The nomination of gospel musician Joseph Oscar Mettle, who is affectionately called Joe Mettle for 'Artiste of The Year' in this year's edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Award has received a lot of mixed feelings in the entertainment.
While some people are of the opinion that he fully deserves the nomination, others are of the opinion that he does not merit it. The musician has however finally stated publicly that his works under the year in review, 2018, affirms that he deserved the nomination.
Speaking on Accra FM's popular mid-morning show with Nana Romeo (Welewele) in his hot seat as host, the 'Mehia Wo Yesu' singer questioned people who are up in arms that he had the nomination on what they can do about it since it is too late in time for that now.
The VGMA 'Artiste of the Year' winner in 2017 tells them that if they feel that he is not worthy of the nomination, the best thing they can do know will be to vote massively for the people they feel deserve the award so that he will not be able to win.
Joe Mettle also revealed that the people who are going about making such comments do not really know the amount of work he has done in the year under review. He stressed that if his team decides to put out the work they did out there, all the people who feel this were will hush.


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Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance is moving into fiat trading through a joint venture with Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX), a cooperation that was first announced on August 16. The service going under the name of "Binance LCX" has already started the hiring process to build a team of 10 to 15 people that will be in charge of the operations in the Liechtenstein office, so if you are interested you should definitely look it up on their platform.
Located in Liechtenstein, this new trading platform will enable the exchange of Swiss Francs and Euros against some of the most popular cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. The exact pairs are not yet included in the press release. Binance on its own will develop the platform and work on updates, while Binance LCX (the joint venture) will take care of customer support, compliance, and communication with the government and the public.
CEO of LCX Monty C.M. Metzger expressed the need for professional investors to have a fiat channel they can rely on to make investments into crypto assets easier. He also stated his excitement to collaborate with Binance and set forward new frontiers for the blockchain industry.
Adrian Hasler, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, spoke with confidence about the current and future legal framework in Liechtenstein, and business practices to provide the foundation that Binance LCX and other blockchain companies need in order to produce significant results through their results.
In a recent interview with CoinTelegraph Hasler said the entire country sees the great potential of blockchain technology. This was followed through by the introduction of a new blockchain law that improves legal and regulatory certainty for both business and customers, effectively lowering the difficulty of understanding the compliance process.
In the same interview Hasler expresses his opinion of blockchains being capable to be an important base for a wide variety of financial applications, but even beyond, being capable of providing great results for the entire economy and specific industries.
Back in March, Liechtenstein's lending institution Bank Frick started to open up for blockchain business by providing investment and cold storage options for the top five cryptocurrencies i.e. Bitcoin, BitcoinCash, Litecoin, Ripple's XRP, and Ethereum. The main target of this service was the professional market providers and financial intermediaries, and the service was a great success that led Hubert Büchel to claim that all of their services are in high demand from companies around the European Union.


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Austinites Recount Police Violence During Weekend Protests, Demand Cuts To APD Budget
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Demonstrators with their hands up face Austin police officers at a protest against police violence downtown on Sunday.
The Austin City Council heard from hundreds of people during an emergency meeting Thursday that addressed police violence at weekend protests against the killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Mike Ramos in Austin.
The council has been holding its meetings remotely, via video chat, so speakers called in. Some demanded the city slash the police department's budget and put that money towards health care and other social services, while others detailed police violence they experienced as protesters this past weekend, including when officers used tear gas and shot "less lethal" ammunition at demonstrators.
"It felt like a war zone," said Sam Kirsch, who protested alongside Black Lives Matter demonstrators Sunday.
Kirsch said he was shot with what he thought was either a bag filled with lead pellets or a rubber bullet, which broke at least five bones in his face. (APD has said it did not use rubber bullets this past weekend, but protesters say they saw them).
Edwin Ayala, whose 16-year-old brother Brad Levi Ayala was hospitalized after an officer shot him in the head with a lead-pellet bag, spoke to council members through sobs Thursday.
"We thought he was going to die," Edwin said. "He's in so much pain, and I can't help him."
At least two others, including a pregnant woman and a 20-year-old university student, were also injured by police over the weekend.
At the meeting, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said his officers would no longer shoot this type of ammunition into crowds of people, but that it, "is still an appropriate tool in many other circumstances."
Council Member Greg Casar, who represents North Central Austin, told Manley his response was "insufficient," saying that he'd seen a video shared of Levi Ayala being shot and that he was standing by himself, not in a crowd.
"Changing the policy for crowds would not have changed this," Casar said.
Other speakers asked City Manager Spencer Cronk to fire Chief Manley and to cut the police department's budget; the council allocated more than $440 million dollars to the department last year.
"Give [the money] to our black people. We need it; better healthcare, our economy, our schools. We need food. We're homeless out here," said Nyeka Arnold, who has lived in Austin for 27 years and said she's never felt safe. "Defund it, period."
Manley said policing is not perfect.
"These are men and women in very dynamic situations," he said. "Unfortunately, there will be mistakes ... We are committed at the Austin Police Department to serve our community, to serve them rightly and appropriately and to look for opportunities to improve."
Council members are scheduled to reconvene Friday morning to hear from police about what happened last weekend, although they will not vote or take action on anything at that time.
"When is the time going to be to change? When are we going to actually do something? When are we actually going to matter to the people who have been paid to protect us?" Ashleigh Hamilton asked the council.
Casar said he hopes that as early as next week the council can vote on changes to police department policy, pointing towards eight demands for departments from the national policy group Campaign Zero. These include a policy banning officers from using chokeholds and strangleholds and shooting at moving vehicles, which is how Ramos was killed in April.
"I'm tired of talking," said Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, who represents East Austin, at the beginning of Thursday's meeting. "This is not mine or that of any other black or brown or otherwise marginalized person; this is all of ours. We all should feel sad and mad and demand that we stop talking."
After the last person spoke, council members had to then vote on accepting roughly $430,000 in grant money, with the city matching it with $173,000, to fund detectives for the police department's car theft division. Several council members opposed accepting the money, saying they saw this as a moment to begin diverting money from the police, as so many speakers urged them to.
"I can't support passing this after hearing from the community," Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza said.
But Mayor Steve Adler countered, saying the council had to be rational in its response to the community and not accepting grant money that otherwise wouldn't be used elsewhere was not that. The majority voted to take the grant money, with a vote of 7 to 4.
"There are going to be some tough votes next week, some far-reaching votes next week," he said. "It's really important when we take those votes next week that people will say they were reasoned decisions that we took and were taken in the context of ensuring public safety in the best possible way and in an Austin way."
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While trying to choose the best home security system it is essential that you factor in the installation process. It is important to decide on whether you are going to hire a professional to install the system for you or you will do it all on your own. It is good to get the help of a professional as he understands what needs to be done and your system will be installed properly as doing it yourself can cause some hazards. Ensure that you know the charges of the expert before hiring one to help you not exceed the planned budget.
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News organizations tend to be reticent about reporting on wrongdoings within their own walls. But yesterday Colbert discussed the explosive allegations against Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS, the network that produces and broadcasts his show. In addition, he brings up the Kimberly Guilfoyle-Donald Trump Jr. genital photo issue.
Ryan Grim and Zaid Jilani report on a new study that finds that adopting the Medicare For All plan advocated by Bernie Sanders that is increasingly supported by politicians and the public would not only improve the availability and quality of health care and cut costs but also result in increased wages for people. But what is noticeable is that this study was not done at some leftists but by a former Bush administration economist and issued by a conservative think tank.
A driver for a Canadian company was captured on camera making a jerk move. During heavy rain in Ottawa, the van was deliberately driven through puddles so as to splash pedestrians on the sidewalk.
I have deleted my Facebook account that I never used and so was not aware that the company has been running ads apologizing for some of the things that have been revealed recently about its practices. John Oliver exposes the disingenuous nature of the 'apologies' and runs a more truthful ad.
In a segment on his latest show Who Is America?, Sacha Baron Cohen, in his adopted persona as an Israeli anti-terrorism expert, interviews failed Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore and demonstrates a new device supposedly invented by the Israeli army that can detect pedophiles, something that Moore has been accused of being. The interview does not go well.
I have been writing about how the Israel lobby in the US is attempting to stifle criticism of Israel for its atrocious treatment of Palestinians, the latest move being to pass a law declaring the country as a Jewish state, placing into law what had been in practice already. One effort to stifle critics in the west is to formalize the definition of anti-Semitism, while at the same time expanding its definition to include legitimate criticisms of Israeli government policies. In the US, the lobby is going so far as to advance legislation to punish advocacy for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) Movement that seeks to apply to Israel actions similar to those that led to the collapse of apartheid in South Africa. The reason for the lobby's actions is the concern that an increasing number of Jews and non-Jews alike see the actions of the Israeli government as indefensible and are referring to its policies as apartheid.
We are now sadly familiar with incidents where white people tell others that they do not belong in the US and should leave. But that sense of arrogant entitlement seems to be contagious and I recently came across two incidents of immigrants attacking other immigrants and telling them they don't belong here. Here is the first case.
According to the ACLU, Amazon has developed facial recognition software called 'Rekognition' that has come under severe criticism from privacy advocates because of the possibility that it will create a massive database of ordinary people that will further aid the national security state apparatus to keep track of everyone. Of course Congress, ever compliant to the needs of the national security state, did nothing.
But then the ACLU took photos of members of Congress and used the software to compare with a database of photographs of people who had been arrested for crimes.


I picked up a blog post that mentioned about my income from Nuffnang and the blog author of Malaysia Property Blog was rather demotivated because the blog failed to make any income from Nuffnang after a week.
1) We cannot expect to gain any local advertisers trusts within one week. Usually, we put our little Nuffnang blue banner to gauge our traffic and Nuffnang marketing staffs will bring these figures to the potential advertisers to show them our blog stats. So, if you just join a month or two, those figures won't be stabilised and hence, we cannot impress any advertisers. I have joined Nuffnang since they started the company, which is over a year ago.
2) Local advertisers are not only very demanding, they are very judgmental, critical, fussy, annoying, irritating and more. They have never ventured into blog advertising and therefore, they have nothing to use as a benchmark. So, they expect the sky. Moreover, the marketing staffs (of the advertisers) are not familiar with search engine optimisation and instead, focus on branding. So, our blog is our image. Many advertisers turned my blog down because they just hate my obnoxious style of blogging. I do not care and will never bend down. In fact, sometimes, Nuffnang need to negotiate with the advertiser and I to come to an agreement. I sometimes refused to accept because of principle matters.
3) The main money is made from advertorials. Advertorials are paid posts, Malaysian styles. Unlike overseas paid posts, our local advertisers practically watch us with eagle eyes and they pick and choose the blogs they like. There are thousands and thousands of bloggers in Malaysia. How then do we breakthrough to gain the attention of the local advertisers? Well, if you notice, only a few 'veteran' bloggers get the main piece of the pie. Nuffnang's staffs do try to promote newer blogs but the local advertisers keep sticking to the selected few. For example, I have some pretty good blogs which cover women topics, foods, entertainment and even this blog which ranks highly on make money topics. But NO advertisers want to give me an advertorial. So, you see? It is not easy. I find it frustrating and I do feel for those newer bloggers who are forever ignored. But that's our local advertisers for you. Anyway, I am sure with time, they will begin to spread their horizon and change their approach, i.e. utilising smaller blogs.
4) There are two types of codes on Nuffnang. In fact, there is a new feature launched by Nuffnang recently (more about that when I understand how it works). One is the 'one code, fits all'. You will see ads on your site but those are paid only when someone clicks on it (CPC). Income is low. Meanwhile, I am using the more 'lansi' (egoistic) type which is the cost per thousand (CPM) banner. Either the advertiser buy up the space for the week, or I don't earn a thing. Most weeks, I go without earning anything. In fact, on my smaller blogs I go for months without earning anything. But when I do get banners, it pays anything between RM200 per week to RM3.80 per week, depending on our bands which is the clusters of traffic.
5) To make money with Nuffnang, we have to stop comparing it with Google Adsense or banner ads. To make money with Nuffnang, we have to bear with the little blue banner that probably won't make us money until we establish good traffic, a blog image and reputation. It is 'just leave it there' or 'forget about it'. And no, if you cannot make money with Nuffnang, you cannot make money with any other local advertising network. If you do, it is just a spurt. A gimmick, if I may say so. I notice that the aforementioned blog did try another local advertising network but as of now, I do not see anymore local ads banner.
P/S : I find it amusing how competitor to Nuffnang gets so efficient in responding to the Malaysia Property Blog author. See the comments?
i assume that adwords advertisements from google …the webmaster get paid for clicks too.
wow..i did not know that nuffnang does advertorials….thanks for the heads up…but it is a classifieds…so I can't go paid post….I guess most of the malaysia online advertising is still targeting mostly on blogs.
Thank you for sharing great info about Nuffnang, that was really useful. I have heard about it and seen the Nuffnang blue banner many times in many blogs but never really bother to check it out further as yet.
Again Thx for sharing the tips.
now wonder I can't earn anything out of it. so sian!
my nuffnang earning also very slow but at least got something there..
lilian ahyi, is it better we switch to cpm banner and wait advertiser to advertise on our blog ?
To Malaysia Property – you gave up after 17 days? That's hardly even waiting.
My site generates more than a thousand Nuffnang impressions a week and it was even more when I placed more ads – and I've had them on for months! :) You don't see me quitting.
So anyway, take heed to what the lady mentioned!
really a good post..learn lots from here..I'm a new blogger..I wonder will what type of blog consider a good blog that can attract advertiser..
Thank you for your honest review. We need more people like you. I have been searching for "success stories" from Nuffnang and i can find none. I am always skeptical of it. But I think, its not Nuffnang fault if we dont make any money.. the fault lies with local advertisers who are too damn fussy.
They need to buck up because more and more people are not watching TV or reading newspapers anymore. The internet is the way to go… I think if u really wanna earn money via the internet, create a website and make content targeting US demograph and slap some Google Ads. Much better than waiting for Nuffnang pay checks:) All the best to all!
why i not earn anything from nn although i put the code in my blog??
ya ya .. completely advise .. nice post !!
I just started blogging and using Nuffnang…thanks for the sound advice.


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HomeLatest NewsGulfIran Latest NewsErdogan calls Iraqi 'Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi' a 'terror' organization, Iran summons envoy
Erdogan calls Iraqi 'Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi' a 'terror' organization, Iran summons envoy
April 22, 2017 MEO Staff Iran Latest News, Iraq Latest News, Turkey Latest News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the Iraqi paramilitary organization Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi (popular mobilization) as a "terrorist" entity.
In an interview with the Al-Jazeera television channel, Erdogan referred to the group and said: "In the fight against Daesh in Iraq there is something striking. It's interesting, the Iraqi Parliament says Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi is not a terror group but what is interesting is who is behind this terror group."
The statement drew an angry response from Baghdad, with the Iraqi Foreign Ministry summoning the Turkish ambassador over the issue.
"The Foreign Ministry has decided to summon the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad to hand him a formal protest note regarding recent remarks by the Turkish president on Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi," Ahmad Jamal, the ministry's spokesman, was quoted as saying by AFP.
The Turkish ambassador in Baghdad, Fatih Yildiz, began his diplomatic duty in January.
Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi is an umbrella of armed groups dominated by Shiite militia loyal to Iran.
Erdogan is a reviled figure among many of Iraq's Shiite parties, who accuse him of having directly supported the emergence of Daesh and of continuing to abet the extremists' operations.
Political analyst and former US diplomat Ali Khedery told Arab News that he was not surprised by Erdogan's description of Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi as a terrorist organization.
"Going back to the 1980s, Iran did in fact create these Iraqi Shiite militias," Khedery said. "It has since continued to train, arm, finance and, in many cases, direct them in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and now Yemen, and potentially the Gulf countries as well. Turkey's and the Gulf states' positions on these Iranian-commanded and controlled militias — whether they are under the guise of the so-called Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi, which has been brought under the control of a government umbrella — is that they are terrorist organizations."
As to why Iran has promoted these kinds of militias, Khedery said: "I believe that it is Iran's strategic plan, or Tehran's strategic plan, to reconstitute the ancient Persian empire, which stretched from the Mediterranean all the way to the Indian Ocean through Afghanistan and Pakistan. That means Iran has Arabs, Afghans and Pakistanis dying en masse to advance Persian interests under the guise of Shiite unity. I don't honestly think that the mullahs in Tehran give a damn about the global Shiite population. They only care about Persia."
Khedery said the global community should join in the efforts to counter such militias.
"Turkey and the Gulf countries can — and they should — counter them. But I believe that the entire world should come together to counter them because Iran's regional hegemonic ambitions are a threat to global security and stability," he said.
"This is a global problem. One of the many reasons Daesh exists is because of unjust rule by Baghdad and Damascus. That rule caused the disenfranchisement of millions of Sunni Arabs, which turned into an insurgency and has been taken advantage of by jihadi groups."
On why the West is obsessed with the threat posed by Daesh more than that of the Shiite militias, Khedery said: "I share that concern and I share that frustration but I don't have an answer."
He added: "I think it is principally because while Shiite radicals pioneered the concept of suicide bombers, namely in Lebanon against the US Embassy and the marine barracks, Americans have a really short memory… The view among the majority is that yes, the Shiite militias and Iranian Revolutionary Guards are a problem but they didn't blow up the World Trade Center. So we will deal with them later but, in the meantime, the immediate threat is Daesh, Al-Qaeda and other radical Sunni groups."
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Q: total number of triangles in $G$ and $G^C$ Prove that if G is a simple k-regular graph on n vertices then the total number of triangles in $G$ and $G^C$ is :
$n\choose 3$-$nk(n-k-1)/2$.
I can understand how $n\choose 3$ comes but doesn't it give the total number of triangles in $G$ and $G^C$?
I don't understand how to obtain   $nk(n-k-1)/2$.
Can someone please help me with this

A: There are easy examples to show that the number of triangles in $G$ and $G^C$ can be less than $\binom{n}3$. For example, let $G=C_4$, the $4$-cycle: $G^C$ is the disjoint union of two copies of $K_2$, so neither $G$ nor $G^C$ contains any triangle, yet $\binom43=4$, not $0$. $\binom{n}3$ is simply the maximum possible number of triangles in $G$ and $G^C$.
To get the actual total number of triangles in $G$ and $G^C$, we need to count the triangles in $K_n$ that are not in $G$ and not in $G^C$. Let $u$ be any vertex; $\deg_Gu=k$, and $\deg_{G^C}u=n-k-1$. Thus, there are $k(n-k-1)$ ways to choose two edges incident at $u$ in such a way that one of them is in $G$ and the other in $G^C$. We can do this for each of the $n$ vertices, so as a first approximation we count $nk(n-k-1)$ triangles in $K_n$ that aren't in $G$ or in $G^C$. However, we've counted every one of these triangles twice, so the actual number of such triangles is only $$\frac{nk(n-k-1)}2\;,$$ meaning that $G$ and $G^C$ between them really do contain $$\binom{n}3-\frac{nk(n-k-1)}2$$ triangles.
The spoiler-protected block below contains a proof that each of these 'bad' triangles is counted exactly twice, but you should try to find one for yourself before looking.

 To see why this is so, say that vertices $u,v$, and $w$ form a triangle that is in neither $G$ nor $G^C$. Then two of the edges $uv,uw$, and $vw$ must be in one of the complementary graphs $G$ and $G^C$, while the remaining edge is in the other. Without loss of generality suppose that $uv$ and $uw$ are in one of graphs, while $vw$ is in the other. Then this triangle got counted once at vertex $v$, when we chose edges $vu$ and $vw$, and once again at vertex $w$, when we chose edges $wu$ and $wv$. Those are the only two vertices at which it was counted, and it was counted only once at each of those vertices, so it was counted exactly twice.

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History of Java
It is always a good practice to know a little bit of history and background of any technology before starting to actually use it. In fact Java has nothing to do with the 'Island Java' in Indonesia. It all started at Sun Microsystems when they were developing an application for the 'set-top box'.
In 1990's they tried to develop a portable application that can run on any micro chip. Not surprisingly, the team chose C++ to accomplish this task. But soon they found that there are many features in C++ that prevented it from being PORTABLE. Therefore they tried to remove those features that are platform dependent. In doing so, they ended up developing a new programming language. They named this new programming language as OAK. Some say that the reason simply being that the team leader James Gosling spent most of the time under a OAK tree. So they chose this name. Surprisingly, this programming language never took off.
In 1995, the WWW (World Wide Web) became popular and Internet came to be widely used even among homes. This was a blessing in disguise for 'OAK'. The WWW presented the same problems and issues such as the 'set-top box' software. Around the globe, there were many different platforms, under different operating systems and therefore there was a need for a portable, platform independent programming language which can be used to write programs that can run on all these different platforms without the necessary of re-compilation.
Sun Microsystems, renamed OAK to 'JAVA' with some changes and launched it in the same year. Developers around the globe immediately found Java's potential and the WWW got its new look and Java took the world by storm.
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Q: Why does std::list have a max size? If std::list is a linked list then why is there a limit on how many elements you can have? Each element is a link to a new node and there's no limit on how many pointers you can have.

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If std::list is a linked list then why is there a limit on how many elements you can have?

Because the max_size() function is a requirement for all standard containers.

Each element is a link to a new node and there's no limit on how many pointers you can have.

Yes there is: the size must be representable by size_type, so a limit is that type's maximum value. There's probably no reason for it to be less than that.

A:
there's no limit on how many pointers you can have

There's a limit on how many distinct pointer values there can possibly be, based on the size of a pointer. For example, if a pointer occupies 64 bits in a particular implementation, then max_size() could safely return 264-1. In fact it could be rather less than this, since each linked list node will be bigger than 1 byte.

A: The simple answer is because the standard says so:
23.2.1 Requirements for containers Table 96 — Container requirements p. 747 for N4296:

a.max_size(); size_type; distance(begin(),end()) for the largest possible container

This, most probably, comes from the fact that in c++ algorithms separated from the containers. Algorithms are written as templates, so they basically duck type code, they expect some contracts to be fulfilled (i.e. providing some API). There are algorithms written for all containers so they expect whatever is passed as a container to implement full API, even if sometimes a particular method does not have much theoretical sense it must be implemented.
That said, technically there is an upper bound anyway so it's good idea to use it in such cases. Funnily enough, it is practically impossible to hit the limit you get from std::list::max_size() (i.e. you would run OOM), yet alone the theoretical infinity.


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Q: Copying from one drive to another / filename too long? Copying folders on a Windows 10 machine from one drive to another in File Explorer fails with the following error:

"the file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder."

Both drives are the same size and use the same format. How can it fit on the source but not on the destination?

A: Long Path Fixer claims to Move, Copy and Delete files with full path up to 32,767 characters. Though I've not used it, it's free, portable and tested clean at VirusTotal. [If it works for your use, please comment so this answer may be improved.]
According to a similar question, FAR Manager can access files with long paths... though with limitations.

A: Windows does have a 260 character filename limit. Have a go at editing the registry to bypass this limit by following the instructions found here


In Intelligent Bio-Systems, Inc., v, Illumina Cambridge Ltd., [2015-1693] (May 9, 2016), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's Final Written decision that the challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,566,537, directed to a method of labeling nucleotides in DNA strand, was not shown to be obvious.
The presence or absence of a motivation to combine references in an obviousness determination and the presence or absence of a reasonable expectation of success are questions of fact reviewed for substantial evidence. With respect the the expectation of success, the Federal Circuit found that the Board got it wrong, by failing to consider the appropriate scope of the claim. The Federal Circuit noted that the Board seemed to believe that the "reasonable expectation of success" inquiry looked to whether one would reasonably expect the prior art references to operate as those references intended once combined. The Court said that is not the correct inquiry—one must have motivation to combine accompanied by a reasonable expectation of achieving what is claimed in the patent-at-issue.
While the Board conflated two different legal concepts—reasonable expectation of success and motivation to combine—it nevertheless made sufficient factual findings to support its judgment that the claims at issue are not invalid. Petitioner had the burden to show that a skilled artisan would have been motivated to combine the teachings of the prior art references to achieve the claimed invention. However petitioner's argument for obviousness was that it would have been obvious to combine the references to in order to improve the efficiency, reliability, and robustness of the sequencing by synthesis method taught in the primary reference, which required quantitative deblocking. So even though quantitative deblocking was not a requirement of the claims, it was a requirement of Petitioner' stated reason for the combination, and the "central" to a motivation to combine. Not only did the Petition fail to provide a specific or credible explanation why an ordinary artisan would have combined the references, the patent owner provided substantial evidence to support a finding that a person of ordinary skill would not have had reason to combine the references. These references support a conclusion that the claimed efficiency that allegedly motivated the combination would not be achieved and that a person of ordinary skill in this field would not have been motivated to combine the references.
Of more significance, is the Federal Circuit's treatment of Petitioner's improper reply brief. The Federal Circuit noted that the Board's determinations whether petitioner exceeded the scope of a proper reply in violation of 37 C.F.R. § 42.23(b) and/or improperly incorporated arguments by reference from another document in violation of 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(a)(3) are reviewed for an abuse of discretion.
The Federal Circuit observed that unlike district court litigation—where parties have greater freedom to revise and develop their arguments over time and in response to newly discovered material—the expedited nature of IPRs bring with it an obligation for petitioners to make their case in their petition to institute. The Federal Circuit agreed that new grounds were presented in Petitioner's reply, and that the Board did not err in refusing the reply brief as improper under 37 C.F.R. § 42.23(b). Having concluded the Reply was improper, the Federal Circuit did not reach the issues of whether the reply also impermissably incorporated arguments by reference.
In Pride Mobility Products Corporation v, Permobil, Inc., [2015-1585, -1586] (April 5, 2016), the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB's construction and cancellation of claim 7, but affirmed cancellation of all the other claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,408,598 and 8,408,343 in IPR2013-00407 and IPR2013-00411.
The claim language says two things about the plate: it must be substantially planar, and it must be oriented perpendicular to the drive-wheel axis. The "oriented" term allows the plate and axis not to be touching: it requires that their placement in space must be such that, if translated in space without rotation, they would be perpendicular. With the axis idealized as a line, perpendicularity in the ordinary geometric sense relevant here requires that the axis make a right angle with either an essentially one-dimensional feature (a line or curve) or an essentially two-dimensional feature (a plane or surface) of the plate: lines are not "perpendicular" to a three dimensional object in any other ordinary geometric sense. And the claim tells us exactly what that feature of the three-dimensional plate is: it is the surface that makes the plate substantially planar. The claim identifies no other feature of the plate. The phrase "oriented perpendicular to the drive wheel axis" must be read to mean that the drive-wheel axis is perpendicular to the mounting plate's substantially planar surface. We do not see how the claim language can mean anything else without obvious strain.
not reasonably support a departure from what the claim language and specification so clearly mean. There was no evidence of the claim 7 element in the relied-on prior art. Because there is no other Board ruling or properly preserved argument addressed to this element, the Federal Circuit reversed the cancellation of claim 7.
In HP Inc., v. MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC, [2015-1427] (April 5, 2016) the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB Final Written Decision in IPR2013-00309, agreeing that all but one challenged claim (claim 13) of U.S. Patent 6,771,381 was anticipated, and holding that it cannot review the Board's decision not to review that claim as obvious, on redundancy grounds.
by the Director whether to institute an inter partes review shall be final and nonappealable. The Board rejected HP's arguments, including that 314(d) only barred review of findings under 314, namely where there is a reasonable likelihood that petitioner would prevail; that § 314(d) does not bar review of whether the Board has properly construed the scope of its authority; that the Board lacks authority to grant review on only a subset of properly presented grounds; that the Board did not fulfill its obligations under the APA; and finally that the Board did not adequately explain redundancy.


So I found this cute heart shaped mold lying around my home. I decided to buy an agar gelatin mix and filled in the mold with nice colors to produce a pretty dessert.
Jello could also be put in the mold, but jello is transparent, so I don't think it would work so well. I thought I'd share it with you. There's no recipe though. I used an almond flavor agar mix found in an asian super market and dyed it with food coloring.


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Arroyo wants to stop P366-M PCSO case
By: Leila B. Salaverria, Michael Lim Ubac - @inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 12:50 AM July 18, 2012
Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. CONTRIBUTED FILE PHOTO
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday sought a halt to all court proceedings and her possible arrest in connection with her plunder case stemming from the alleged misuse of P366 million in Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) funds.
In an urgent motion, Arroyo's lawyers said she would file a motion for reconsideration on the Office of the Ombudsman's resolution ordering that she and nine others be charged with plunder, a nonbailable offense.
This is the first plunder case against Arroyo, although she is already detained for another nonbailable case, electoral sabotage, pending in the Pasay City Regional Trial Court.
Arroyo is also facing graft cases in the Sandiganbayan for her approval of the allegedly overpriced National Broadband Network deal with China's ZTE Corp. The deal has been scrapped.
Maria Rosario del Rosario and Christian Diaz of the Diaz, Del Rosario and Associates law firm also asked that the Office of the Ombudsman be directed to furnish Arroyo with a copy of its ruling, as she had yet to receive one.
The Office of the Ombudsman claimed that from January 2008 to June 2010, the accused diverted funds from the PCSO's operating budget to the confidential or intelligence fund, which could be withdrawn or accessed any time and with few restrictions.
The accused then allegedly converted, misused and illegally transferred the funds for their own use "in the guise of fictitious expenditures," it said.
In the motion, the lawyers said Arroyo, now a Pampanga lawmaker, would exhaust all remedies, especially the filing of a motion for reconsideration in the Office of the Ombudsman.
They said a motion for reconsideration was an integral part of any preliminary investigation of a case. If an accused is deprived of the chance to file such a motion, the preliminary investigation is deemed incomplete.
"It is a well-settled rule that a person under preliminary investigation by the Ombudsman is entitled to file a motion for reconsideration of the adverse resolution. This right is provided for in the very Rules of Procedure of the Office of the Ombudsman," the lawyers said.
Preliminary probe
They added that the right to a preliminary investigation was a "component part of due process in criminal justice" and that it should be done before any charge is brought to court. The lawyers asked the court to suspend any further action on the plunder charge.
But even without the motion, the Sandiganbayan cannot as yet issue any ruling or warrant in connection with the case until it has been raffled to a division. The antigraft court is scheduled to raffle off the case on Friday.
Arroyo's coaccused in the plunder case are former PCSO Chairman Sergio Valencia; former General Manager Rosario Uriarte; ex-board members Manuel Morato, Jose Taruc V, Raymundo Roquero, Ma. Fatima Valdes; and ex-budget and accounts manager Benigno Aguas.
Indicted as well were former Commission on Audit Chairman Reynaldo Villar and Nilda Plaras, erstwhile intelligence/confidential fund audit unit head.
Morato's motion
Like Arroyo, Morato sought the suspension of proceedings in his plunder case Tuesday.
In a motion filed through his lawyers, Morato said he had yet to receive a copy of the Ombudsman resolution indicting him for plunder.
Morato's motion said he was entitled to file a motion for reconsideration, with the court's permission, on the adverse ruling. To deny him of this chance would violate his right to due process.
The motion was signed by Morato's lawyer Dante Diaz.
Not Sona-related
The plunder case was filed a week before the third State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Benigno Aquino, a constant critic of Arroyo.
Arroyo's lawyer Anacleto Diaz on Monday said that the filing of the plunder case was timed for Sona in which Mr. Aquino would demonize Arroyo.
Malacañang said there was no politics behind the back-to-back filing of separate plunder cases against Arroyo and one of her most trusted appointees, former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chairman Efraim Genuino.
In a Palace briefing, presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the filing of the charges was "merely incidental (and) has no relation whatsoever to the Sona on July 23.
Filed 'long ago'
Lacierda recalled that the case against the former President was filed "long ago" in the Office of the Ombudsman.
"And we'd like to remind you that the executive branch has no control or influence over the Office of the Ombudsman and, time and again, there were certain instances or cases where the Ombudsman dismissed a case against the former President or lowered the crime charge," Lacierda said.
The President's spokesperson noted that graft investigators had found probable cause to warrant the filing of the charges.
In a statement, Deputy Customs Commissioner Danilo Lim said the plunder case would finally land Arroyo in jail.
"The plunder case will deliver Arroyo from her hospital detention to a regular prison. Justice will be served," said Lim, one of the complainants in the case. With a report from Philip C. Tubeza
Originally posted: 2:54 pm | Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
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Bold Views from the Bold City and Beyond!
by River City Rogue November 18, 20163:01 pm
Rogue Rundown: Jaguars-Lions
The Jaguars are 1-3 on the road (thanks, Chicago). They head north this week for a third game against the NFC North this season. The Detroit Lions have won four of its last five games. It's the second straight week the Jags will face a team coming off a bye week.
Detroit (5-4) does not look like the same squad that dropped three in a row earlier this season. They are in a three-team race – with Minnesota and Green Bay – for a division title. The Jaguars (you know they are 2-7) are looking to snap a four-game losing streak. If you having any remaining passion and energy for the Jags, it kicks off Sunday at 1 p.m. on CBS.
The Jaguars lead the series 3-2. The last time the Jags played in Detroit – Nov. 2008 – Jacksonville won 38-14. Most recently, the Jaguars hosted the Lions on Nov. 4, 2012. Detroit took a 24-0 lead with 434 total yards to win 31-14. The loss sent the Jags to a 1-7 record. This all feels a little similar.
Humble-brag to Lions fans:
The Jaguars defense does not allow much yardage.
Kicker Jason Myers connected on a 54-yard field goal last Sunday.
Connections to River City:
Detroit safety Don Carey spent two years in Jacksonville. The Jaguars claimed him off waivers on August 8, 2009.
Other former Jaguars now with the Lions: Clay Harbor, Justin Forsett, Thurston Armbrister and former Jags assistant offensive line coach (2012) Ron Prince. It's a long list.
Jaguars WRs coach Jerry Sullivan was the Lions wide receivers coach from 1997 to 2000.
Can the Jags force a turnover? It might be the only reason to watch. No NFL franchise, since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, has gone six straight games without getting a turnover.
Like Rich Gannon last week, will Steve Beuerlein pick apart Blake Bortles' issues? Odds are yes.
A Lions team without Calvin Johnson is really weird, but are they better without him?
Trying to Figure Out:
Will the Jaguars be able to get four or five wins this season? How crazy is that. /sips beer
Are the Lions legit? Can they continue an upward trend of a playoff team?
About the Opponent:
Hopefully the Lions are looking ahead to the Thanksgiving game against Minnesota. Quarterback Matthew Stafford is in the NFL MVP conversation alongside Tom Brady and Matt Ryan. Stafford has a stable of guys he can use. His connection with tight end Eric Ebron is strong. Stafford has the wheels to run for first downs. And Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter has been receiving plenty of attention lately. Oh, and Stafford can hand off to Theo Riddick or find Marvin Jones, Golden Tate or Anquan Boldin in the aerial attack.
Detroit's win over the Vikings two weeks ago was impressive. It's crazy to think that Lions head coach Jim Caldwell's seat was hotter than Gus Bradley's.
Lockdown Matchup:
The Lions offensive line was bolstered with three draft picks. It was the first time since 2001 Detroit used that many selections on the o-line. Is this what the Jaguars were trying to build? Not really the most attractive matchup to watch but we want to see how teams have built through the draft.
This Equals a Win:
Do you know? Pixie dust and unicorns? Four-game losing streaks are too commonplace.
A single turnover would be nice. Scoring points in the first quarter. Passion from the Jags players in a venue where they will hear more cheering and clapping.
How to Listen:
Frank Frangie, Tony Boselli and Jeff Lageman will provide the call on 1010XL and 92.5 FM with Rick Ballou working the sidelines. The Sawyer Gas Kickoff Show begins at 10 a.m. The simulcast will be on WGNE 99.9 FM.
Where to Watch:
The 1 o'clock kickoff will be on CBS and locally on WJAX 47. Andrew Catalon has the play-by-play work this weekend with Steve Tasker and Steve Beuerlein with Catalon in the booth.
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10 Years On: Just How Close Are We To Closing The Gap?
By David Barden
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AVALON, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: The Australian and Aboriginal flags displayed on January 26, 2016 in Avalon, Australia. Australia Day, formerly known as Foundation Day, is the official national day of Australia and is celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788. (Photo by Ashley Feder/Getty Images)
It's been 10 years since the Close the Gap campaign launched. The goal was to eliminate the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians by 2030.
The campaign was built on evidence that significant improvements in the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples could be achieved within short time frames.
Yet while there have been positive developments in particular areas, this anniversary is not a time for rest according to Justin McCaul, Oxfam Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Program Manager.
"We are seeing some improvement in particular areas -- child mortality rates are closing -- but overall the picture is marginal improvement across the board and that means we have a long way to go," he told The Huffington Post Australia.
"It's obvious to see that closing the gap is a priority for the government. What I think we struggle with is the transition of the verbal commitment into maintaining or investing more in the Aboriginal health sector."
In the ten years since the launch of the campaign, there has been a significant decline in child mortality rates.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull handed down the annual Closing the Gap Report in February, acknowledging that progress had not been made in critical areas, such as Indigenous life expectancy.
"There have been gains in year 12 attainment rates, and a significant decline in child mortality rates," Turnbull said.
"However, there is slow progress in other critical areas, such as employment and life expectancy."
Currently, the average life expectancy of Indigenous Australians is still around 10 years less than non-Indigenous Australians, and in some areas there is a difference of 20 years, according to Dr Brian Owler, President of the Australian Medical Association.
"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to experience stubbornly high levels of treatable and preventable conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, rheumatic heart disease, kidney disease, and other life-shortening conditions," Owler said.
There's no denying that the Close the Gap Campaign has received a surge of support from the Australian public since its launch.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner, Mick Gooda, says this sends a strong message to governments to continue their commitment towards closing the gap.
"This generation of Australians is demanding decisive action from government[s] to close the unacceptable gap in life expectancy between our First Peoples and the non-Indigenous population.
"In 2016, it is simply unacceptable that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a life expectancy at least 10 years shorter than non-Indigenous Australians."
What is being done to close the gap?
A major breakthrough for the campaign was seen in 2008 when all sides of politics collectively pledged their support in signing the 'Close the Gap Statement of Intent' -- followed by funding of $1.6 billion, committed over four years.
From 2009 onwards, improvements were observed in infant and child health outcomes, a gradual closing of the gap in smoking rates, significant increases to the number of health checks and increased access to medicines due to higher levels of resourcing to the Indigenous health sector.
In some areas, the average life expectancy of Indigenous Australians is 20 years less than non-Indigenous Australians.
Oxfam Australia's McCaul said the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health service has played a significant role in addressing the disparity in health equality.
It's a primary health care service initiated and operated by the local Aboriginal community to deliver culturally appropriate health care, operating in over 150 locations throughout urban, regional and remote Australia.
"I've had conversations with a number of state and national level Aboriginal health organisations," McCaul said.
"It may be anecdotal, but their take on this situation is Aboriginal people are much more likely to seek medical advice from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander managed health service.
"For Aboriginal people, it's about accessing services that are culturally appropriate so they know they are going to be managed and dealt with in a way that isn't going to be alienating.
"The simple thing of just accessing health services has been identified as an improvement in the campaign so far."
In addition to this, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023 has also been implemented, identifying areas of focus to guide future investment and effort in relation to improving the health of Indigenous Australians.
As well as its commitment to improving health outcomes, the government has also set employment and education goals with improvements to Year 12 attainment rates.
"There's a real connection between something like closing the gap on health and equality, investing in Aboriginal controlled health organisations and investing in the education and training of Aboriginal health workers too," McCaul said.
A Case Study: Aboriginal People Are More Likely To Die From Bowel Cancer After Surgery Than Non-Aboriginal People
Research released from Cancer Council NSW on Thursday found that Aboriginal people who received surgical treatment were 68 percent more likely to die from bowel cancer five years after diagnosis than non-Aboriginal people.
Cancer Council NSW senior researcher Dianne O'Connell said the findings may be explained by a variety of reasons including a potential lack of long-term follow up tests undertaken by Aboriginal people, reduced access to health services, poor support mechanisms, cultural and practical barriers within the health system and health literacy.
"We know that there are significant cultural barriers for Aboriginal people accessing health services," she said.
"These barriers mean that Aboriginal people may be reluctant to access a cancer service and complete their treatment due to a lack of cultural safety, inadequate support and an unwelcoming environment.
"Increasing the number of Aboriginal people working in cancer services is an important part of breaking down these cultural barriers and helping to close the gap."
President of the Australian Medical Students Association, Elise Buisson, told HuffPost Australia that a higher number of Indigenous medical professionals would aid in closing the gap.
McCaul agreed, saying since the Close the Gap campaign was launched there had been an observed increase in the amount of indigenous Australians accessing health services.
"We are seeing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using health services more and more," he said.
"That's absolutely a positive thing and will contribute towards people being diagnosed and treated before their health gets to a point where they are unable to recover."
According to the 2016 Progress and Priorities Report from the Australian Human Rights Commission, improvements to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy should not be expected to be measurable until at least 2018.
"Once you're immersed in the Aboriginal health sector and you see what they do, you do get quite hopeful and feel very positive about the work that is being done and just how close we can get to closing the gap," McCaul said.
"It comes back to the issue of maintaining momentum by providing funding to Aboriginal controlled health organisations."
With the 2016-17 Federal Budget expected to be delivered in the coming weeks, all eyes will be on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison.
All eyes will be on Treasurer Scott Morrison when the Federal Budget is delivered.
"The budget is one of the key markers for the Close the Gap campaign in seeing the Government's financial commitment towards health," McCaul said.
He urged the Government to follow through on its commitments to ensure the health targets are met.
Speaking at the Redfern Community Centre on Thursday, Gooda urged the Government not to cut funding towards the campaign.
"We know Australia's going through a hard time with budgetary matters but I will say this to [the] Government - you can't cut your way towards Closing the Gap," Gooda said.
"If you think you are going to cut resources and maintain the commitment to meet this Closing the Gap target by 2030, we're all kidding ourselves."
For Professor Tom Calma -- the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner whose 2005 Social Justice Report provided the catalyst for the Close the Gap Campaign -- it is important bipartisan support is maintained.
"We've got to try and make sure that all portfolios of Government work together and we have to make sure that Indigenous affairs doesn't become the political football it does too often between governments and oppositions," he said on ABC News on Thursday.
"We need to embrace the approach that we actually signed off in 2008 on a statement of intent with the Government and the Opposition to say they would work together.
"We are not asking for billions more dollars; we are asking for better performance on behalf of governments and [the] key to it all is working with Aboriginal [and] Torres Strait Islander people and our community-controlled health organisations in a very clear and strategic way."
David Barden Journalist, HuffPost Australia
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Q: SOAP UI Assertion Help : To validate Total attribute and Total Value I searched in Google and Stackoverflow and I didn't find any helpful information and decide to post question.
I am getting response from API in JSON.
{
"CouponCode": [{
    "id": 56,
    "name": "BlackFriday"
}, {
    "id": 58,
    "name": "ThanksGiving"
}, {
    "id": 62,
    "name": "New Year"
}]}

I need to add assertion that will count that there are total 3 id and 3 name.
All IDs and Names are not empty. We don't want to send empty attribute value.
I am using SOAP UI open source. Please provide exact code or exact reference.
Exactly assertion needs to

*

*Find total Ids and Name that's will be size

*Find total Ids and Name size.

If Id is 3 and 3 Ids value are three..if JSON come like in this case assertion will failed.
this
{
"CouponCode": [{
    "id": 56,
    "name": "BlackFriday"
}, {
    "id": 58,
    "name": "ThanksGiving"
}, {
    "id": "",
    "name": "New Year"
}]}

A: The below groovy script uses json way to check the expected results.
Add the groovy script step after the rest request step in your test case.
Sudo code for extracting the same.

*

*Read the json text. If you do not want to use fixed response, read it from previous step response. Create the object.

*Make sure you have the expected counts for id, and name. You may also define them at test case custom properties in case do not want to use fixed values and change each time in the script.

*find all the id count and check with expected value and show the error message in case of failure.

*Similar to step 3, do the assert for names.

//for testing using fixed response, you may aslo assign dynamic response.
def jsonText = '''
{
"CouponCode": [{
    "id": 56,
    "name": "BlackFriday"
}, {
    "id": 58,
    "name": "ThanksGiving"
}, {
    "id": 62,
    "name": "New Year"
}]}'''

def coupons =  new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(jsonText).CouponCode
//You may also read these values from test case properties
def expectedIdCount = 3
def expectedNameCount = 3
//assert the expected id count with find all coupon ids count of json response
assert expectedIdCount == coupons.findAll{it.id}.size(), "Coupon id count does not match"
//assert the expected name count with find all coupon names count of json response
assert expectedNameCount == coupons.findAll{it.name}.size(), "Coupon name count does not match"

The same can be achieved using script assertion for the rest step as well, that will avoid additional groovy script step. But it may require little changes in the script as below.
How to read the json response dynamically?
From script assertion
Use below line and remove the fixed jsonText from above.
def jsonText = messageExchange.response.responseContent
From Groovy script step
//replace the rest request step name below
 def jsonText = context.expand('${ReplaceStepName#Response}')
How to read the test case level properties for expected results instead of hardcoded values in the script?
Define a test case level property for id, say EXPECTED_ID_COUNT and provide value 3 like you mentioned and similarly, define for name as well.
//read in script these properties
def expectedIdCount = context.testCase.getPropertyValue('EXPECTED_ID_COUNT') as Integer

A: There are several possible solutions. The easiest is to use an XPath assertion; keep in mind that internally, SoapUI converts everything to XML if it can.
count(//*:id)

expected result:
3

Similarly for your name.


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Journalism under duress in Asia-Pacific: A decade of resistance
Figure 1: The Pacific Media Watch anchor page at Auckland University of Technology and (inset) the news page
RESEARCH: David Robie: Auckland University of Technology's Pacific Media Centre marked its tenth anniversary with a wide-ranging public seminar discussing two of the region's most critical media freedom crises. The 'Journalism Under Duress in Asia-Pacific' seminar in November 2017 examined media freedom and human rights in the Philippines and in Indonesia's Papua region, generally known as West Papua.
The Pacific Media Centre, Pacific Media Watch, impunity and human rights
Auckland University of Technology's Pacific Media Centre marked its tenth anniversary with a wide-ranging public seminar discussing two of the region's most critical media freedom crises. The 'Journalism Under Duress in Asia-Pacific' seminar in November 2017 examined media freedom and human rights in the Philippines and in Indonesia's Papua region, generally known as West Papua. The introduction to the PMC seminar, later presented at a Reporters Without Borders summit for Asia-Pacific freedom advocates and activist journalists in Paris in July 2018 examined the culture of impunity over crimes against journalists and journalism safety as a major factor undermining media freedom in the region.
Robie, D. (2018). Journalism under duress in Asia-Pacific: A decade of resistance. Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa, 24(2), 12-32. https://doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v24i2.459


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Home D'Angelo Russell Lakers News: D'Angelo Russell Suffers 'Moderate' Sprained Ankle
Lakers News: D'Angelo Russell Suffers 'Moderate' Sprained Ankle
D'Angelo Russell On His Career-High Night: 'Y'All Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'
Though the Los Angeles Lakers ultimately came up short in their comeback attempt against the Sacramento Kings, D'Angelo Russell enjoyed a career night, pouring in 27 points.
Unfortunately for Russell, his night was cut short as he turned his ankle with two minutes remaining and had to leave the game.
Thankfully for Russell and the Lakers, X-rays on Russell's ankle came back negative according to Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times:
X-rays on D'Angelo Russell's right ankle showed there were no broken bones. Moderate ankle sprain, Lakers say.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) January 8, 2016
This is excellent news for the Lakers as it could have turned out much worse. After last year's terrible situation of losing Julius Randle, the Lakers did not want to go through something similar with Russell, especially as he is just beginning to figure things out.
After a slow start to the season, Russell has played well recently, figuring out how to get to his favorite spots on the floor and getting his teammates involved. Russell has looked more and more comfortable and that was apparent before he left tonight's game against the Kings, scoring 11 of his career-high 27 points in the fourth quarter.
After the loss, the Lakers have three straight home games. How long it takes Russell to come back is up in the air and he was reportedly limping noticeably in the locker room after the game. Hopefully, Russell can return quickly and continue his development.
Lakers News: Jose Calderon Denies Reports Of Wanting To Play For Real Madrid
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Q: Would [NSUserDefaults resetStandardUserDefaults] cause app to crash? I've gotten a few reports of my latest update crashing on launch from some users.
The previous versions of my app had a Settings.bundle where I had a few settings that could be changed.  In the latest version I removed it and the code that retrieved values from it.  I did notice that I forgot to remove a call to [NSUserDefaults resetStandardUserDefaults] in my app delegates applicationWillEnterForeground method.
Would calling this cause the app to crash in some cases?  I've not been able to reproduce it and haven't received any crash logs from the users who reported the issues yet so I can't see where it's crashing or what it's crashing from.  Other users who have upgraded haven't had a problem so I'm not sure why it would affect some people and not others.


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Thesis - Honours
Investigating the role of peroxiredoxin in hydrogen peroxide signalling
Carrad, Rose Jane
Cite this item: Carrad, R. J. (2017). Investigating the role of peroxiredoxin in hydrogen peroxide signalling (Thesis, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences with Honours). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7717
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was viewed as an unwanted by-product of aerobic respiration for many years but it is now well-established as being involved in many different signalling pathways. H2O2 is reduced to water by peroxiredoxins (Prdx), which make up a family of antioxidant enzymes. Due to high rate constants and the abundancy of Prdx in cells, H2O2 is quickly reduced to water. Therefore, signalling proteins have to compete with Prdx to be oxidised by H2O2.
This has resulted in two conflicting theories for how Prdx are involved in H2O2 signalling. The first is the floodgate model, suggesting that Prdx are inactivated by high levels of H2O2, allowing for direct H2O2 oxidation of signalling proteins. The second model, signal peroxidase model, suggests that Prdx are more directly involved in the reversible oxidative activation of specific non-peroxidase thiol-containing proteins. Prdx1, a ubiquitously expressed cytoplasmic enzyme, is one of six isoforms of the Prdx family. Prdx1 has been characterised as acting in a redox relay mechanism in the H2O2 activation of the apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) apoptotic pathway. ASK1 activates apoptosis via the phosphorylation and activation of p38. This set of experiments aims to characterise the role of Prdx1 in H2O2 signal transduction, looking specifically at H2O2 induced apoptosis via the phosphorylation and activation of p38.
The model systems used for this set of experiments were Hap1 wild type and Prdx1 knockout cells. Experiments carried out to measure the effect that Prdx1 knockout has on cell growth were done through the observation of Prdx1 knockout and WT growth rates. There was no observed difference in growth rates providing evidence that Prdx1 knockout does not affect cell growth. Secondly the effect that Prdx1 has on H2O2 induced phosphorylation and activation of p38 was determined through the comparison of p-p38 in WT and Prdx1 knockout cell lines that had been treated with H2O2. Due to nonspecific binding of the anti-phoshpo-p38 antibody these experiments remain inconclusive. Therefore, H2O2 induced activation of apoptosis was measured in Prdx1 knockout and WT cell lines by caspase-3 activity. Again, there was no observed difference of H2O2 induced apoptosis between the Prdx1 knockout and WT cell lines. This result gives evidence that Prdx1 does not have a critical role in the H2O2 signalling cascade that activates apoptosis. Further work to supplement these experiments is to observe H2O2 induced phosphorylation of a broad range of human kinases between Prdx1 knockout and WT cell lines. There were various kinases that were seen to be differentially phosphorylated in Prdx1 knockout cells. C-Jun, Hck, HSP60, PYK2, STAT2, STAT5a and STAT5a/b were seen to be differentially phosphorylated in Prdx1 knockout cells when treated with H2O2.
In conclusion, this set of experiments gives evidence that Prdx1 does not have a crucial role in cell growth or H2O2 induced apoptosis in Hap1 cells. Therefore, these results do not support either theory for how Prdx are involved in H2O2 signalling in the cell. Preliminary phospho-kinase array results show a possible role of Prdx1 in signal transduction as per the signal peroxidase model.
Advisor: Ledgerwood, Elizabeth Clare
Degree Name: Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences with Honours
Degree Discipline: Biochemistry
Keywords: Peroxiredoxin; hydrogen peroxide; Prdx1
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On Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m., Friends of the Central Library will present David Grann at the Civic Center in downtown Syracuse.
On Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m., Friends of the Central Library will present David Grann at the Civic Center in downtown Syracuse. Grann is the fifth author to speak in the 2018-2019 Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series.
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Oncenter Box Office or by calling (315) 435-2121. Keep up with this year's lecture series and learn more about the authors by visiting www.foclsyracuse.org.
David Grann is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker. His book Killers of the Flower Moon is being made into a major motion picture and was named one of the best books of the year. Another book, The Old Man and the Gun, has been made into a film starring Sissy Spacek and Robert Redford. His stories have appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.
Explore the following titles by David Grann at your local Onondaga County Public Library or by visiting www.onlib.org.
Filled with colorful photographs, this is the true story of a man obsessed with the Antarctic. Henry Worsley, a family man and decorated British special forces officer, is fascinated by Ernest Shackleton, the polar explorer of the 19th century. Worsley decides to travel across Antarctica, determined to succeed, taking along two descendants of Shackleton's crew. Battling the freezing cold and exhaustion, Worsley returns home, but is pulled to return, this time alone.
Learn about a centuries-old mystery that made global headlines. The Lost City of Z is about what lies beneath the impassible jungle of the Amazon. Grann discovered a treasure of diaries from the British explorer Percy Fawcett and sets out to find out what happened to him and his search to find the lost city of El Dorado. Immerse yourself in the mysteries of the Amazon as the author digs deeper into his search for the truth and what he discovered about Fawcett.
Idolizing the criminal Pretty Boy Floyd, a man makes himself into an infamous bank robber and master escape artist. Two other stories are included in this selection. "The Chameleon" is about a Frenchman who gets into deep water when he pretends to be a missing Texas teenager. "True Crime" follows a compelling investigation where a Polish cold case detective connects a novel by a philosopher to a murder case.


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Judge Upholds OSHA Citations Against NY-Based Chicken Processor
By News Desk on October 17, 2014
A judge has upheld citations for a NY-based chicken processor found to be violating rules related to chemical and mechanical hazards for workers. The citations were issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). Murray's Chicken, of South Fallsburg, NY, was cited in May 2012 for a number of worker safety and health violations. According to OSHA, the company failed to inform employees about the hazards of products that contain peracetic acid and bleach and also failed to train employees who worked with machines that could unexpectedly start up. "This is a critical decision that this employer and others in the industry should pay close attention to," said Robert Kulick, OSHA's regional administrator in New York. "Not informing production employees that the chemical hazards they worked with exposed them to potential illness, or that the absence of machine maintenance procedures left them vulnerable to lacerations, amputations or death, is unacceptable and will be enforced to the highest extent of the law." Employees of the company had told an OSHA compliance officer that they had experienced symptoms of respiratory ailment and rashes consistent with exposure to harsh acidic chemicals and chlorine bleach. The judge also agreed with OSHA that the company's machine maintenance procedures lacked sufficient detail to protect employees from serious injury while working with the equipment. Employees were not given basic training on how to avoid such injuries, and two employees were injured after attempting to perform maintenance on equipment without proper safety knowledge.
Tags: chicken, Murray's Chicken, OSHA, poultry, worker safety


Melissa McCarthy is great, but this looks a far cry from her Paul Feig collaborations.
Despite Melissa McCarthy's best efforts this loose capitalist satire is a comically bankrupt affair.
When it comes to comedy, one of the trickier balancing acts to pull off is when a filmmaker is clearly aiming to deal in both the zany and the sincere; going all-out wacky with the comic set-pieces, but also wanting to inject a little pathos into proceedings. This is precisely what Ben Falcone attempts, unsuccessfully, with The Boss, the second feature he has co-written and directed for wife Melissa McCarthy following 2014's Tammy.
This did have plenty of promise, though. For starters, McCarthy has proven she is adept at playing vulnerable characters while showcasing her flair for physical comedy in outlandish scenarios. So the role of Michelle Darnell, a corporate dragon lady with a troubled past who sets about rebuilding her empire and tarnished reputation after serving time for insider trading, seems right in her wheelhouse.
The trouble is that in the film's floundering search for a decent laugh, the wackiness is upped to desperate levels in the hope that something – anything – might stick. So we get a massive street brawl between rival groups of brownie-selling school girls to a sharp detour into katana combat between McCarthy and Peter Dinklage on a helipad. With Falcone spending so much of the film trying to invest in Darnell's redemptive arc, which concerns a surrogate family bond with former assistant Claire (Kristen Bell) and her daughter, Rachel, (Ella Anderson), the clash of tones is just too clumsy for any of it to work.
Structurally speaking, the story feels like it was made up on the fly. One overlong, painfully unfunny scene of Michelle berating former investment partners at a country club ends with her randomly falling down a flight of stairs, which then switches to two characters watching a video of said tumble. Immediately before that, Darnell gives herself a bad spray tan, seemingly setting up a gag where she will turn up to the country club looking ridiculously dark, thus embarrassing herself in front of the investors. But the tan "gag" is not carried over to the next scene. It's a strange thing watching a comedy about a corporate mogul that doesn't even invest in its own jokes.


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By: Amanda Ringler on April 12th, 2017
Who Are the Best Manufacturers of Fiberglass Insulation?
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Insulation is an important addition to your home, but choosing the right material for your budget and needs is important too.
If you are considering fiberglass insulation for your home, the next thing to tackle is deciding which manufacturer to use. The best manufacturers of fiberglass insulation include Johns Manville, Guardian, Knauf, and Owens Corning.
RELATED: How Much Does Fiberglass Insulation Cost?
RetroFoam of Michigan specializes in injection and spray foam insulations with more than 15 years of experience insulating homes across the lower peninsula. While foam is our forte, we have dealt with fiberglass in homes that need updated or new insulation.
We occasionally have customers that are looking for a cheaper insulation option who are curious about the different manufacturers of fiberglass.
As a part of our ongoing efforts to provide our customers with the best information, we have compiled a list of the best fiberglass insulation manufacturers.
Best Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturers
Fiberglass insulation – which is made up of extremely fine glass fibers – is an insulation material that can be found in most homes. Fiberglass insulation is most commonly used as either blankets that come in batts or rolls and loose fill. Fiberglass is also available as rigid boards and duct insulation
Currently fiberglass manufacturers produce medium- and high-density batt insulation products that have a slightly higher R-Value than standard batts, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Johns Manville
Johns Manville fiberglass insulation can work in each room of the home with R-Values ranging from R-11 to R-38. Here is a look at the fiberglass insulation products JM offers and their benefits.
JM Kraft-Faced batts and rolls are ideal for moisture control in exterior walls. It is available in pre-cut batts to fit standard wall cavities or rolls that can be cut to fit any size cavity.
The thermal and acoustical insulation offers R-Values between R-11 to R-38.
JM Comfort Therm fiberglass insulation is wrapped in plastic for less itch and dust during the installation process. The poly-encapsulated thermal and acoustical insulation is available with a vapor-retardant plastic facing or without the facing for use in hot, humid climates. It comes in pre-cut batts or rolls.
JM unfaced building insulation is made with formaldehyde-free thermosetting binder that provides a better indoor air quality. It is made for effective heat control from the exterior while controlling unwanted noise in the interior walls.
Johns Manville Climate Pro blown-in fiberglass insulation is designed to fit into hard to reach cavities and corners. The material's R-Value ranges between R-11 to R-60.
Guardian offers fiberglass insulation spray, blown-in, and batts. Here is a look at Guardian's products and benefits.
Guardian's UltraFit Plus is a spray-on fiberglass insulation. It's R-Value varies between R-14 to R-40 depending on the thickness of the material applied.
Guardian Fatt Batt has a R-Value of R-49 at 15 inches thick. There are 6 pieces of batt insulation per bag.
Guardian Supercube II is a loose-fill fiberglass insulation that works in attics, walls, and floors. The material's R-Value ranges between R-11 and R-60 in open attics and R-15 to R69 in closed cavities.
Attic Guard Plus is a premium loose-fill fiberglass insulation. The R-Value ranges from R-11 to R-60 for open attics and R-15 to R-69 for closed cavities.
Knauf Insulation manufactures thermal and acoustical glass mineral wool insulations for residential customers, as well as commercial, industrial, marine, original equipment manufacturer, and metal building applications. Here is a look at their fiberglass insulation materials.
Knauf's EcoBatt insulation doesn't look like traditional forms of fiberglass insulation due to its natural brown color that represents a level of sustainability. EcoBatt insulation combines sand, recycled bottle glass and ECOSE technology to create the sustainable insulation. The natural color assures no phenol formaldehyde, acrylics, or artificial colors are used to manufacture the material. The R-Value ranges between R-11 and R-38 in various areas of the home.
Jet Stream Ultra blowing wool insulation is an unbonded, virgin fibrous glass blowing insulation designed with optimal thermal properties, as well as coverage and blowing characteristics that help completely fill the cavity. The blown insulation doesn't settle and is made with recycled content. The R-Value varies between R-11 and R-60 for attics and R-15 to R-39 for walls cavities.
EcoFill Wx blowing wool insulation is also unbonded, virgin fibrous glass blowing insulation with a high degree of post-consumer recycled material, as each bag contains the equivalent of 30 recycled bottles. It is designed for weatherizing and retrofitting existing homes. The material doesn't settle once it is installed in walls. The insulation R-Values range between R-11 and R-60 in the open attic and R-15 to R-39 in wall cavities.
The EcoRoll glass mineral wool insulation is made with ECOSE technology and contains a high concentration of sand and at least 60 percent post-consumer recycled glass. The ECOSE technology ensures no phenol, formaldehyde, acrylics, or artificial colors are used to manufacture the material. The material has consistent quality, low dust, and easy-cutting resilient fiber.
Owens Corning develops, manufactures, and markets insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites. Here is a look at the fiberglass insulation they offer.
AttiCat expanding blown-in insulation system releases fiberglass insulation that expands inside the machine. It is a self-feeding system that helps to put the insulation where the homeowner wants it. It is an optimized process for minimal handling of the fiberglass material. The R-Value ranges between R-13 and R-60 in attics of new and existing homes.
EcoTouch Pink fiberglass insulation with PureFiber technology delivers comfort to the home while helping the structure stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The material will also help reduce monthly heating and cooling costs and offers exceptional thermal and acoustical performance. The material is certified to include a minimum of 58 percent total recycled content and is formaldehyde free. It comes in batts and rolls with R-Values ranging from R-13 to R-38.
Choosing the Best Insulation for Your Home
RetroFoam of Michigan has been insulating thousands of homes across the lower peninsula with foam insulation, so we know that foam is the superior insulating material over other traditional insulation like fiberglass.
If you are curious about the benefits of foam insulation and how it can dramatically increase the comfort levels in your home, along with lowering your monthly energy bills, check out our Guide to Insulation for more information.
About Amanda Ringler
Amanda previously has worked as a breaking news and crime reporter, TV news producer, and editor in Flint and Detroit. Throughout her career as a journalist, she has won several awards from the Detroit Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists and the Michigan Press Association. As part of the RetroFoam of Michigan family, Amanda uses her experience as a journalist to write content that will help educate homeowners on the benefits of foam insulation. When Amanda isn't writing, she's spending time with her husband and rescued huskies. She also loves knitting, making art, cooking, and hosting dinner and a movie night for friends and family.
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In his first live book signing for "The Big Lie," Dinesh D'Souza was joined by special guests Steve Forbes, James O'Keefe, and Stephen Moore to discuss the Left's biggest lie of all: that President Trump and the Republicans are fascists, or even Nazis.
In his first live book signing for The Big Lie, Dinesh D'Souza was joined by special guests Steve Forbes, James O'Keefe, and Stephen Moore to discuss the Left's biggest lie of all: that President Trump and the Republicans are fascists, or even Nazis.
In a riveting live conversation on Facebook yesterday, D'Souza and his guests excoriated the Left for its cozy relationship with fascism—both in ideology and in tactics—throughout history, and especially in America today.
Missed Dinesh D'Souza's first live live book signing? Don't worry—you can still pre-order a signed copy of The Big Lie in time to receive it on July 31st! Just click here to order your signed copy now.
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Bill O'Reilly's Killing Jesus Set For A National Geographic TV Adaptation
Published: Mar. 25. 2013 1:27 PM
Even before the TV adaptation of his book Killing Lincoln brought in record numbers at the network, National Geographic had the adaptation for O'Reilly's follow-up book Killing Kennedy on order. Nat Geo appears to be happily staying aboard the O'Reilly train and showing confidence in his work, as they've given a similar treatment to his next book Killing Jesus: A History, which was only just announced last month and is set to hit shelves in September. As you might have surmised, the book will explore the details and events leading up to the death of Jesus of Nazareth.
Deadline shared the announcement today that National Geographic is partnering with Ridley Scott and O'Reilly, once again, to adapt O'Reilly's next book (co-authored with Martin Dugard) for a TV movie. As Deadline points out, pre-production has begun on O'Reilly's Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, which is expected to air on the network's channels later this year.
"O'Reilly has proven with 'Killing Lincoln' and 'Killing Kennedy' that the public is fascinated with the tragic tales of these renowned historical figures, and this is one of the most dramatic stories ever told. We are privileged to once again work with National Geographic Channel to bring Bill's vision to the screen," said Ridley Scott.
Tragedy certainly does draw a crowd, and O'Reilly has targeted revered public figures as the subject of his books, which offers its own built-in interest. Between that and his own celebrity as a Fox News commentator, not to mention the success of Killing Lincoln, it's not particularly surprising that Nat Geo would call dibs and get things rolling on the adaptation of O'Reilly's next publication months before the public has even had the chance to look at it. Of course, the network also stands to benefit from whatever added attention O'Reilly brings to the book in the coming months, as it's likely he'll find ways to drop mention of it on The Factor now and again.
National Geographic says the Killing Jesus special will premiere globally on NGC in 171 countries and 38 languages in 2014. Pre-order the book here.
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I am an interdisciplinary artist, and work at the intersection of visual art and landscape architecture. My work involves construction of temporary landscapes, outdoor installations, collaborative building and design, and public space interventions, as well as tangible objects that encompass sculpture, painting, and collage. I use words, natural materials, and found objects, among other media, and my work is often informed by public participation. Through my projects I seek to help people interact with their environments, whether natural or artificial, and to create evocative and vibrant public places for themselves. My primary subjects of interest include plants, maps, genius loci, vernacular design, and the multiple senses we use to navigate this world.
I am currently developing a multimedia series called Lost [Found] Landscapes, which documents fragments of urban landscapes through digital drawings, mixed media reliefs, and sculpture. These compositions, combining synthetic and organic textures and materials, are my translations of the character, or spirit, of landscapes I observe around the city. Urban terrain comprises layers of contrasting materials: splashes of weeds in a parking lot; exotic, high-maintenance ornamentals in a planter box; spilt coffee overlying a splotch of splattered paint; skid marks burned into asphalt; a random ray of light casting a shadow here, revealing a pattern there; a peeling sticker; an illegal tag, all superimposed on the city's grid. Small but significant details render a given space, at a specific moment, unique.
Due to the deficit of accessible open space, and born out of the reality that some things cannot be solved by good design alone, my work often takes root in the cracks of the urban landscape. It might take the form of an alternative play space on a vacant city lot, appear in a pop-up show at a pending eminent domain, or manifest as a spontaneous street intervention.