Measurement of SVV can take many forms.
Unfortunately, many of the tests used in clinical practice cannot directly diagnose Acute Vestibular Syndrome (AVS), Ménière's disease, vestibular migraine, and many central pathologies. Specifically, the tests used point us toward/away from a particular diagnosis. Beck, et al1 note the professional is "tasked with relying on and interpreting the patient's history and physical findings, combined with subjective reports and non-exclusive test findings…" from which an eventual differential diagnosis emerges.


Grrr Arg: The Art of Loosing.
Okay, so in the movie, In Her Shoes, I was amused by the poem One Art by Elizabeth Bishop which Cameron Diaz reads.
It's quite pretty, quite nice, quite true and filled with a lot of love. The kind of love that is real and based on a deep bond of friendship rather than just feelings in a stomache or temporary love. This is unconditional and amazing.
But it's true, we all do get used to losing things, and people. We just start accepting it, and we look and suspect that things will be lost so we always assume we will loose them so we try not to attach ourselves to them in order to not be surprised or upset when they are lost.
When I say we I mean me, it's a fact, I do it all the time. I just assume that nothing will last forever so I just wait for it to leave rather than hold on to it, or I behave towards thing like a lost dog: You know, turn your back on it and send it home. I will tell it leave me alone and go away because it will leave me eventually any way.
I only started losing things recently. Like my wooly hat, my jacket, my gloves, I left my laptop in a bar, I've left left my jumper in wagamamas, and before I have spent hours looking for car keys and what not. I hate losing things. They are inanimate objects and I control them, I am in charge of them, how can they leave me. So Then I feel bad because it's my neglect that causes them to be lost.


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Kyiv Pechersky District Court has granted the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine to choose arrest as a pre-trial preventive measure for fugitive Ukrainian businessman Serhiy Kurchenko, the PGO's press service reported.
"On January 3, 2017, the investigating judge of Pechersky District Court of Kyiv issued a ruling to grant a repeated request by the Prosecutor General's Office to choose a preventive measures in the form of detention," the press service reported.
The Prosecutor General's Office reiterates that they are holding a pre-trial investigation into Kurchenko on suspicion of establishing and managing a criminal organization and misappropriating property using state-run and private banking institutions, state-owned enterprises of the fuel and energy sector in a large scale. The activities of the criminal organization have inflicted losses to the state amounting to more than UAH 7 billion.
As reported, the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine suspects Kurchenko of committing grievous crimes as the head of a criminal group in 2010 and early 2014 in the area of business operations with liquefied gas. In particular, during this period Kurchenko headed an organized criminal group through which he arranged the illegal seizure of state-owned liquefied gas produced by PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia and PJSC Ukrnafta and worth UAH 2.2 mln. The liquefied gas was bought at specialized auctions at understated price, allegedly to provide for the needs of the public. Then, this liquefied gas was sold to Kurchenko-controlled business entities at market prices.
As a result of these actions, the state suffered damage totaling more than UAH 2 billion.
Kurchenko has been on the international wanted list since March 2014.
His property and other assets totaling over UAH 2.8 billion have been arrested. The pretrial investigation is underway.


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Q: How to make Temperature vs. Energy graph representing a phase change? As we know that phase change graphs generally show a variation in the Temperature and time.The graph roughly looks like this.
I guess that the shape of the curve will be the same. This is because the internal energy is rising as the temperature is rising (the average kinetic energy is increasing) and so we should get a somewhat linear relationship in this region. Next, the temperature remains constant while the potential energy is increasing.  I would like to know whether my guess is right, i.e. is the shape of the Temperature vs. Time graph and Temperature vs. Energy graph the same?

A: To draw the graph you have shown, you are assuming an addition of energy at all times. That would of course assumably be a constant addition of energy - that is, a constant energy addition rate (e.g. some fixed amount of Joules in the form of heat added to the system per second).
If that is the case, then on the Temperature/time graph each time increment (e.g. each second along the x-axis) corresponds to a certain and fixed amount of energy (heat) being added.
You could thus just as well replace the time-axis with an energy-axis. The curve would just be stretched or shrinked horizontally (depending on e.g. how many Joules added that correspond to one second passed) but will remain the same shape.

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The Alubond PV Booster Mirror is a innovative patented technology which reflects the Sun's radiation and concentrates it to the silicon wafer channeling it onto a PV Panel which increases their electrical output, while protecting it from the burnout effect which is a serious and frequent issue with PV panel concentrators that end up reducing the life of the device.
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Alubond PV Booster Mirror have special innovative coating which uses Hydrophobic principle in which the physical property of a molecule repels from a mass of water. This can be observed in the experiment shown below. When water was placed on the Alubond PV Booster Mirror water did not form droplets, but instead fully wets the mirrors to have self cleaning effects. This is contrary to This is contrary to the competitor's samples, which caused water to bead up. Thus, the Alubond PV Booster Mirrors was evidently hydrophobic, while the Competitors reflectors were hydrophilic.
To study the effect of this aspect on solar system performance, samples were mounted on a rack outside on a clear night. The next morning, observations were made. As shown in Figure 3 & 4, the Alubond PV Booster Mirror hydrophobic samples appeared to be visually clear, while the hydrophilic mirrors appeared cloudy.


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Rebecca "Becky" Owen (born 16 August 1986) is a retired British artistic gymnast. She represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal in the team event and on the floor exercise.

Career
She competed at the 2002 European Championships alongside Beth Tweddle and Katy Lennon, and they finished sixth in the team competition. Individually, Owen finished tenth in the all-around final with a total score of 35.198. At that time, this tenth-place finish tied her for the best finish in a European all-around final.

Owen competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games with Beth Tweddle, Katy Lennon, Lizzy Line, and Nicola Willis. She was the youngest member of the team. The English team won the silver medal behind Australia. Individually, Owen finished seventh in the all-around final with a total score of 34.900. She finished sixth in both the uneven bars final and the balance beam final. In the floor exercise final, Owen scored a 9.237 and won the silver medal beind Sarah Lauren from Australia.

In 2003, Owen pulled out of the qualifying competitions leading up to the 2004 Olympic Games due to injuries, and she then retired from gymnastics.

Injuries and lawsuit
Owen suffered from her first back fracture when she was eleven years old while performing a whip salto. Owen sued her coaches, Christine and Colin Still, in 2010, claiming that she was forced to continue training through her various back injuries, and that these injuries have left her unable to sit or stand for more than a few minutes, and she is unable to carry a baby.

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1986 births
Living people
British female artistic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

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Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad Will Be The First U.S. Olympian To Compete In A Hijab
"When most people picture an Olympic fencer, they probably do not imagine a person like me. Fortunately, I am not most people."
By Claire Hannum
Ibtihaj Muhammad, a 30-year-old champion fencer, wears a hijab during matches.
The Duke University grad and Maplewood, NJ native first took up fencing at age 13 and has been in love with the sport ever since. (She also happens to be a a style maven who owns an online clothing shop, because apparently there's nothing she can't do.) "As a Muslim female, the sport was uniquely accommodating" she says in her USA Fencing athlete bio. "My religion requires that my body be fully covered, and fencing did just that."
She has just qualified for this summer's Olympic Games, where she'll be the first U.S. athlete to compete in a hijab.
This past weekend, she won a bronze medal at an Athens World Cup event, which secures her a spot at the Rio Summer Games.
Ibtihaj has long dreamed of making waves in the fencing world, so she's never let self-doubt or naysayers stand in her way.
In her bio, she shares an empowering statement:
"When most people picture an Olympic fencer, they probably do not imagine a person like me. Fortunately, I am not most people. I have always believed that with hard work, dedication, and perseverance, I could one day walk with my U.S. teammates into Olympic history."
Spine tingles much?
She hopes that her ambition will inspire others to pursue their goals, no matter how intimidating they may seem.
One of Ibtihaj's biggest motivations in her decision to pursue fencing full-time after college was how little diversity there was in the sport. Few minorities were represented in the game, and she wanted to change that. "I felt that it was something the squad needed," Ibtihaj told Team USA. "There were barriers that needed to be broken."
Her goal is to show the world that amazing things can happen with determination and hard work, no matter who you are.
"I want to compete in the Olympics for the United States to prove that nothing should hinder anyone from reaching their goals—not race, religion or gender," Ibtihaj says in her bio. "I want to set an example that anything is possible."
It looks like Ibtihaj's goal is taking shape—she hasn't even arrived at the Olympics yet and she's already making history!
Photo Credit: Ibtihaj Muhammad / Instagram
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Q: How to make animation value always run from 0 to 1 I'm trying to create an animation tween from 0 to 1:
final Tween<double> _tween = Tween(begin: 0, end: 1);

late AnimationController _controller;

late Animation<double> _animation;

And for some reason, sometimes I need to call _controller.reverse() or _controller.forward(), and my animation.value runs from 0 to 1 then from 1 to 0.
How do I always get animation.value to run from 0 to 1?

A: You can use .repeat().
_controller.repeat();

If you like to reverse while repeat
_controller.repeat(reverse: true);

Also, just to get on initial state, you can use
_controller.reset();

then can be start
_controller.forward();

A: You can do it with _controller.forward(from: 0) or you can create a function to get animation value like this:
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ALA > About ALA > Committees, Volunteer Resources & Opportunities > Subcommittee on Grassroots Advocacy
Subcommittee on Grassroots Advocacy
To develop and propose strategies for the Committee on Legislation (COL): to involve library supporters in grassroots lobbying in support of ALA's federal legislative and policy agenda and the related work of COL; to collaborate with the Legislation Assembly and other ALA units to maximize grassroots lobbying from all parts of the association; to support and assist in maintaining the national grassroots advocacy network to maximize ALA's effectiveness; and, to perform other tasks as requested by COL.
Mr. Eric D. Suess (Member, January 1, 2019, to September 1, 2019)
Megan Ortegon (Staff Liaison, September 1, 2018, to September 1, 2026)
Kathi J. Kromer (Staff, June 1, 2017, to June 1, 2020)
Emily Wagner (Staff, September 1, 2018, to September 1, 2026)
Members of the COL Subcommittee on Grassroots Advocacy are appointed from the membership at large, serving 1 year terms and led by a subcommittee chair.
Subcommitees and Task Forces
Megan Ortegon
Manager, Public Policy and Advocacy
mortegon@alawash.org
Emily Wagner, MSLIS
Assistant Director, Public Policy and Advocacy
ewagner@alawash.org


Non Attachment and the Creative Life — Hi! I'm Kat Sturges...Loving the Creative Life!
A lot has been shifting in my world this week! I joined a yoga group called Body Positive Yoga, and have begun learning all about yoga and the yoga mindset. Today was such a beautiful afternoon that included meditation, Mickey Hart and learning some things about Non Attachment.
When you are a creative it can be sooooo easy to get attached to outcomes. Perhaps when you first start out, you just push some paint around the page. Then after a couple of years you start to see other people's art and wish your art was as good as theirs. Then you might try to sell your art and attachment really rears it's ugly head. Suddenly you are a failure if you can't sell your art, and the outcome begins to feel more important than what brought you to art in the first place.
Non Attachment is a teaching in both yoga and Buddhism. It is an idea that you aren't so fixed on the outcome, and you allow your creativity to just be what it is without a preconceived idea of what it SHOULD look like.
I've been trying to have less attachment to outcomes with my own creativity. I rarely try to sell my art but when I do put it out there it has to feel just right, it has to feel really good to me. And I'm less concerned about each work being better than the last. I'm more about what really feels fun, and allow passion to push me further into my own imagination. That might not be a straight shot to financial success, but I sleep really well at night knowing that the things I do are a true representation of my spirit.
Here are some ideas for your own creative hobby…some ways to be less attached to the outcome.
Follow your passion when you create! If you have to, limit how much other art you look at and try not to compare your work to what other people are making. In my own practice I strive to be original and make things that only I could make. I stay true to my style even if it isn't popular because it brings me joy.
Try to make art as a way to express your voice, and as a way to heal your spirit. Art has such a way of enriching your life. It is a damn shame that so much art gets commercialized, especially too soon. There are so many ways to be creative that can totally empower you! Treat your art as you would a sacred jewel. Allow it to unfold as it wants to.
Do what feels fun! That might mean collage or paint or flinging acrylics at the canvas, or graffiti. Sage advice from a friend has stayed with me, you don't have to worry about having a cohesive collection. The most important thing is that you are doing what you love.
Every work is a success, because each work naturally leads to the next. Art is not an end result, it is a journey that begins with a single step and continues throughout life. If you follow your passion every time you get out your paints, the work will be pure. And it won't be in vain, regardless of how many works you sell in your lifetime. Making things has deep meaning, find your why and let that carry you through.


So I found myself an absolutely amazing engineering job!
A couple weeks ago I had an interview with a company by the name of Rising Edge Engineering. For those of you without an electrical background of sorts, a rising edge is the part of a digital electronic signal where the voltage rises from low to high, off to on, or 0 to 1.
The interview was absolutely amazing. The way that the conversation went was something like "I don't know how to do anything that you guys do! And, I am absolutely committed to learning what it takes to do this".
Their response was something along the lines of "Ooooo! I want that!"
So here I am, employed as an Engineer in Training in the discipline of Electrical Engineering for Rising Edge Engineering.


Divassence!'s New Year Giveaway: Win Votre skin care products from Jabong.com - Divassence!
It's giveaway time on Divassence! To celebrate the end of yet another good year and the beginning of an awesome year, I have a giveaway for you!
This year has been a complete game changer for me. I am thankful for everything that happened and for every individual I met this year. Although I didn't blog regularly, I still received a lot of love and support from those of you who follow my blog.
Comment below on which Votre products you would pick if you win and why. You could choose the products from this link: Divassence! Giveaway. Also share your new Year skin care resolutions with us. Do leave your NAME and EMAIL ID in the comments section as well.
Visit Jabong's and Votre Bio-Cosmetics' Facebook pages and do give them a like!
The giveaway ends on 8th January 2016 11:59 pm IST and is open ONLY to those living in India. The winner will be announced on Divassence's facebook and instagram page. So make sure you follow me there to be notified.
Now, I do not gift things I don't love myself. I've used Votre products and I absolutely love them, especially the Face Masque. I will be sharing my views on few Votre products the coming week as well.
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Thanksss for hosting dis wonderful Giveaway in the end of dis year.Wishing you a happy and prosperous New year.
1.Try to stress free and always full of happiness .
2.I'm resolving to get a few quality facials next year because there isn't a better way to get a deep cleaning, exfoliation and hydration without any effort on my part.
4.Another skin care resolution that I'm pledging to keep is to keep my hands away from my face and hair! There's nothing worse than meticulously caring for your facial skin only to contaminate it with dirty hands!
Amazing giveaway and i'm happy to be the part of this giveaway.
I have opted this set because it is a small kit of daily skin care. As I am working and get less time to take care of my skin and this set is a complete set which helps me in cleaning, toning and moisturizing my skin. By devoting less time I can get a good skin.
My new year skin care regime : I will spend some time for my skin on daily basis for sure, being working doesn't mean that we don't spend time on ourself. Time for self care not only enrich your skin but also nourish your skin with our own touch. With the help of these Votre product my new skin care regime will sure fulfill in 2016.
Wonderful Giveaway , Would love to win some Votre Products .
1.Stop having junk foods and oily food as they aggravate acne problem and since I have oily skin , I need to be extra careful.
2.Use natural and herbal products which are gentle on skin and hair and avoid products having harsh chemicals .
3.Using good face masks to keep my skin oil free and healthy .
as its a vegan product with turmeric and sandal wood both good for oily skin .
– Drink plenty of water to detoxify.
– follow daily skin care routine religiously.
– keep myself hydrated wid lots of water nd fresh juice.
– Remove makeup without fail every night.
– will not leave my house without sunscreen.
Hello dear, I'm loving your blog as well as this giveaway.
I want to win VOTRE Mangifera Hand & Foot Gel Cream Spf 15 75G, Almond & Shea Butter Hand And Foot Cream100G and VOTRE Invigorating Hand & Foot Scrub 75G. My new year skin care resolution-The first and foremost thing which we need to follow in winter is to drink a lot of water(4 to 5 litres daily). secondly, we must make a healthy diet plan(including all kinds of leafy vegetables, juices), Thirdly, we should moisturise our skin daily with a good moisturiser.
VOTRE Mangifera Hand & Foot Gel Cream Spf 15 75G. My New Year skin resolution- The first and foremost thing which we need to follow in winter is to drink a lot of water(4 to 5 litresdaily), secondly, we must make a healthy diet plan(including all kinds of leafy vegetables, juices), Thirdly, we should moisturise our skin daily with a good moisturiser.
Emilee Bond emileebond2004@gmail.com I would LOVE http://www.jabong.com/o3-Brighten-Up-Kit-2-Pc-723973.html?pos=6 and I'm focused on getting rid of the little wrinkles I have, as much as I can, and keeping my face soft and clean. 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!!!
And as far as my New Year skin care resolutions goes my routine would be very simple – Drinking enough water every hour and cleanser-toner-moisturizer (daily) and Scrubs (Weekly).
Thanks for the superb giveaway dear..


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No 'Lies': Actresses bonded on HBO set
Bill Keveney
As the women connect in Big Little Lies, so have the five actresses who play them in HBO's miniseries (Sunday, 9 ET/PT).
It's the kind of on-set bonding opportunity that was rare until recently, for one simple reason: There weren't many female ensembles in Hollywood.
"Are you kidding? None of us did movies together, because there was just one of us, with like six guys. Maybe there were two female roles," says Laura Dern,
Murder roils oceanfront town in HBO's 'Big Little Lies'
Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, also executive producers of the project, say the limited-series format gave them an opportunity to delve more deeply into multiple characters than they could in a feature film.
A look at the actresses behind the series:
Reese Witherspoon, 40 (Wild, Walk the Line)
Character: Madeline Martha Mackenzie, a sharp-tongued, big-hearted woman always looking for a cause. She's on her second marriage, with a daughter from each union.
Witherspoon, who worked with Lies director Jean-Marc Vallée on Wild, says she celebrated her birthday during filming, "and all the women took me out to dinner." Getting together off set "was a great opportunity to share life beyond the (acting) parts. We've had so many common life experiences because of what we do and where we live," she says. "Nicole, Laura and I have done this for many years and Shailene and Zoe are young women who have incredible talent. It's exciting to see them on their journey."
Nicole Kidman, 49 (Lion, The Hours)
Character: Celeste Wright, the mother of twin boys whose marriage to a handsome businessman (Alexander Skarsgård) appears to create a perfect picture of affluent wedded bliss.
Producing provides the chance to champion programs such as Lies, creating more acting opportunities for women. "As an actor, a lot of times your destiny is controlled by what you get offered, so it's nice if you can create your own opportunities," she says.
Shailene Woodley, 25 (Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars)
Character: Jane Chapman, a twentysomething single mom with an unknown past, who arrives in Monterey seeking a quality education for her son.
Woodley checked in with Fault co-star Dern before taking the role. "To work with a cast of empathetic and compassionate women who are true champions of other women and a male director who was approaching this from a matriarchal point of view was really special."
Laura Dern, 50 (The Founder, Wild)
Character: Renata Klein, a high-tech businesswoman, wife and mother, whose career success leads to harsh judgment of her mothering skills by others.
Dern found the new role — and the vicious dialogue between Renata and Madeline — an amusing contrast to their roles in Wild. "We had an opportunity to tell one of the great love stories between a mother and daughter in Wild, and no two people hate each other more" than Madeline and Renata, she says. "We were horrible to each other and shocked at how easy the improvisations would come."
Zoë Kravitz, 28 (Divergent, Mad Max: Fury Road)
Character: Bonnie Carlson, a yoga-teaching mom married to Madeline's ex-husband, whose improved spousal and parental devotion helps spur Madeline's resentment.
Kravitz says none of her more famous co-stars pulled rank. "Knowing that Reese and Nicole were producing, it was a great honor to be asked to be part of this. It meant they thought Shailene and I had what it took to play with the big dogs," she says. "On set, there was no competition. They really wanted to collaborate."


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Building resilient cities during the recovery from covid-19
As the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) celebrates its 75th anniversary in the face of setbacks posed by the covid-19 pandemic, World Food Day (October 16th) highlights the need to build long-term resilience and sustainability in the wake of the crisis. In Europe, urban sustainability projects in Amsterdam and Paris offer promising models for rebuilding after the pandemic.
As elsewhere in the world, the covid-19 pandemic has exposed some deep weaknesses and rigidities in the food systems of European countries. The problems faced are so severe that academics are asking whether we are heading into a full-scale "European food crisis".
The challenges have been multifaceted. Under lockdown, consumers saw food prices spike, with prices for some vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, increasing by up to 30% in central and northern Europe. Demand for food banks has risen by 50% in Spain and up to 81% in the UK. Border and business closures during the pandemic have seen food producers left with vast unsaleable stockpiles of potatoes in the Netherlands and Belgium, and cheese in France. A mountain of surplus Italian wine was turned into hand sanitiser over the summer. Harvests reliant on itinerant seasonal workers have been disrupted across Europe. Major covid-19 outbreaks at food processing factories and farms have exposed unsanitary and even inhumane working conditions.
With food systems pushed to breaking point, the EU and national governments have responded with short-term financial relief. However, in the longer term, the pandemic has made clear the need to rethink unsustainable food systems, both within countries and globally.
Although France and the Netherlands, the two highest scoring countries on the Food Sustainability Index, experienced many of the same instabilities as the rest of Europe, there is a clear determination to build more resilient food systems beyond the pandemic, with a particular focus on cities.
Working with a University of Oxford economist, Kate Raworth, and a not-for-profit organisation, Circle Economy, the Netherlands capital, Amsterdam, launched a project to transform the post-pandemic city into a "doughnut economy" in April. The "doughnut", devised by Ms Raworth, demarcates the "environmentally safe and socially just space in which humanity can thrive". At the scale of the city, the "doughnut" highlights areas for improvement in social and ecological terms, including reducing carbon emissions, maintaining green spaces, and providing citizens with sufficient housing and food. But it also looks at the city's global impacts, setting targets for attention to labour conditions in the procurement of goods from beyond the city and a 50% reduction in raw material use.
The "doughnut" framework compliments Amsterdam's plan to achieve a fully circular economy by 2050. A circular economy absorbs the waste that it produces through recycling and reusing while also minimising consumption. Amsterdam's strategy focuses on three core areas: food and organic waste, consumer goods, and the built environment. Establishing shorter and more resilient food chains will be central to the city's new food strategy. This builds on Amsterdam's existing urban farming movement, which contributes to the 120,000 sq metres of green roofs across the city.
However, Amsterdam will not be making the transition alone. The Dutch government has committed to achieving a waste-free circular economy for the Netherlands as a whole by 2050.
In 2016 the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, launched "Les Parisculteurs" – a major initiative to encourage urban farming in the city. In the midst of the pandemic, Nature Urbaine, the largest urban rooftop farm in the world, opened on the roof of Pavilion 6 at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre. The farm does not waste any of its 14,000 sq metres, using efficient aeroponic and hydroponic farming techniques to grow strawberries, herbs, lettuce, tomatoes and aubergines. Selling its first produce in the midst of lockdown, it made sense for the farm to sell fruit and vegetable boxes directly to consumers.
The sustainable and local food system that Nature Urbaine exemplifies is a model for the future for European cities. As the project leader, Pascal Hardy, explained in a recent interview, it offers a framework of food production that can "make a real contribution to the resilience—social, economic and also environmental—of the kind of big cities where most of humanity now lives".
Although the ambition to develop resilient food systems and societies begins in cities, home to 55% of the world's population, it should not be limited to them. Projects such as those established in Amsterdam and Paris can move forward in combination with changes to the wider agricultural sector. As the example of the Netherlands makes clear, a self-sustaining, waste-free economy with a fair and resilient food system at its heart is a viable state-wide ambition.
The "doughnut" was originally designed by Ms Raworth to be applied to the entire planet. Amsterdam's experiment will show how the model can be scaled to transform a city, but the ultimate aim remains the development of a socially and ecologically resilient food system for the whole world.


Touching down at legendary London superclub fabric for the very first time, Ibiza's biggest underground brand, ANTS, continue their relentless march across the globe this autumn, invading the UK capital on Friday 2nd November.
Following another huge season at Playa d'en Bossa's Ushuaïa Ibiza venue, the colony is set to invade several electronic music hotspots in the coming months, recently announcing parties at Southampton's SWITCH venue, Madrid, and now, fabric. The iconic Farringdon club will open their doors to legendary DJ Steve Lawler, who will headline proceedings on a night when Emanuel Satie, Eli & Fur, Housekeeping, Manu Gonzalez, Secondcity, and Will Taylor & GW Harrison will also be in attendance.
Promising an unrivalled evening packed with slick house and techno from some of the biggest names in underground music, ANTS has enjoyed a meteoric growth in stature since the inception of the brand in 2013 and counts a selection of the industry's hottest talents such as Andrea Oliva, Pete Tong, and GRAMMY nominees CamelPhat as supporters. Staging recent events in Marbella and Venice, the colony are also preparing to round off the Ibiza season as they are confirmed to host Ushuaïa's official closing party on 6th October with a stacked line-up that boasts 14 names in total.
Invading the brooding halls of the long and distinguished fabric this November, the ANTS London showcase promises to be one of the UK's most in-demand dance events this Winter.


He Puna Marama Trust is committed to providing outstanding education to students and whanau seeking bilingual education. At Establish, we have a similar mission, to create spaces for children to flourish and we believe that is why our team was recommended when a decision was made to develop a new early childhood education centre in Manurewa, Auckland.
Based on similar projects that we have been involved with, this development required the amalgamation of two adjoining sites, the removal of existing residential buildings, earthworks and surrounding works in order to facilitate the single-level centre, its car park and outdoor play areas.


Не могу разобраться что делать дальше. Что вообще должен возвращать скрипт Exec-Program радиусу?
ясное дело что смотрел. не понятно ни там ни там.
3g. NEW RADIUS ATTRIBUTES (to be used in the USERS file).
Login-Time	string	Defines when user may login.
checks when a request is received.
SMTP) service. "brunq" is the program that runs the SMTP queue.
reply sent to the NAS. This way, you can for example set Session-Timeout.
denied to the user. With a zero-exit status, access is granted.


Park's Coatbridge has been undergoing some major changes in recent months to transform the site and improve our customer experience. The much improved facility is soon to be opened and will be home to Suzuki, Renault and Dacia and will also include a brand new showroom dedicated to Mitsubishi which has been operating from a temporary facility.
Each showroom is bright and airy with increased ceiling heights and lots more space to showcase the great selection of new cars that each brand has to offer its customers. There has been modernisation throughout including customer waiting areas, coffee areas that now include iPod stations, improved lighting, new furniture, new reception areas and a new corporate identify for each brand giving everything a fresh and modern look and feel.
The outside area has also been improved with increased customer parking plus dedicated electric charging points as well as a better exterior display area for our large selection of used vehicles. The site also includes a brand new purpose built workshop to cater for the service requirements for all franchises plus all makes vehicle servicing and MOT.
These are exciting times for Park's in Coatbridge and we are confident that once completed our brand new four franchise showroom will be able to fully cater to all your needs.
Park's Coatbridge is conveniently located on Whifflet Street, Coatbridge, easily accessible from the M8 motorway.


Correct me if I'm wrong, but Wired seems to be leading the discussion of splogs, those sick abuses of blogging that merely serve to line some sad maladjusted scammer's pockets.
Proof of another scobb rule: People Will Mess Up Every New Technology for Profit. Of course, there will be counter-attacks as legitimate interests fight back. But don't you just wish humans as a whole were less greedy and just generally better behaved?
As Windows becomes harder to crack, could virus writers start to target hardware? "On August 25th, security firm Symantec engineers announced they had discovered a virus that leveraged a flaw in the AMD64 CPU. This virus, called W32/W64.Bounds, was capable of binding itself to Windows executables in such a way that made it hard to detect. However, it's now been shown that this virus doesn't have anything to do with in AMD CPUs, but instead with the X86-64 instruction set itself. But could this be a sign of things to come?"
Anyone who has heard me talk about risk displacement will know my answer to his question: Yes.
As you harden security in one area, softer areas will be targeted. Savvy security managers at large companies learned this in the nineties. As they began to install firewalls most attackers moved on to target other, less protected networks. In fact, this phenomenon is at the heart of the Turntide anti-spam technology that I helped develop. We bet that spam software would not waste bandwidth trying to stuff spam into networks that appear incapable of accepting spam at a high rate of messages per second. We were right.
And as Adrian points out in his column, widely deployed hardware is an attractive target for malware authors. The first Microsoft Word virus did not show up until Word was the most widely used word processing application. Email viruses did not appear until email was widely used. So the big variable in the emergence of a hardware virus threat is the extent to which a "hard to crack" version of Windows is deployed.
BTW, Adrian's web site is a gold mine of useful information about PC hardware and software, check it out at http://www.pcdoctor-guide.com/wordpress/.


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Editor Harley joins Piatkus from W&N
Published June 13, 2019 by Mark Chandler
Weidenfeld & Nicolson senior editor Holly Harley will join Piatkus as a commissioning editor for health and popular psychology titles next week.
Reporting to Piatkus, Constable and Robinson non-fiction publisher Zoe Bohm, she starts the new role on 17th June.
At W&N, Harley has worked with a wealth of big non-fiction names including Simon Sebag Montefiore, Adam Rutherford, Philippe Sands, Laura Freeman, Bettany Hughes and Henry Marsh.
Harley said: "It's been a privilege to have started my career at Weidenfeld and to have worked alongside some inspirational colleagues and exceptional authors. But I'm very excited to be joining Piatkus, to be building on the success of the list, and to spreading my wings by publishing the brightest and best non-fiction."
Bohm added: "Holly impressed us hugely with her passion for non-fiction, market knowledge and ideas for the future of the Piatkus list. She is a perfect fit for the team and will be instrumental in ensuring Piatkus remains at the forefront of intelligent, bestselling non-fiction in the health and popular psychology categories."
Holly Harley
Zoe Bohm
Kidd joins W&N as editor-at-large
Former Vanity Fair editor's diaries to W&N
W&N scoops 'gripping' crime novel from debut author Díaz
W&N reveals new title from Philippe Sands coming 2024
Jenny Lord to join W&N as publishing director


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Q. How do I schedule an appointment with a sleep specialist at Rockland Pulmonary & Medical Associates?
A. You can call Rockland Pulmonary & Medical Associates at 845-689-9141 to schedule a sleep consult. If it is determined that you need a sleep study to make a diagnosis, this will be scheduled during your visit. Please obtain a referral if needed prior to your visit.
Q. How long does a sleep study take?
A. The test is performed during the night while you are asleep. You will need to arrive at the center by 8:00 PM and spend the night in the lab. At this time, different body functions are measured, including breathing patterns, heart rate and rhythm, brain waves, eye movements, leg movements and oxygen levels in the blood. These are recorded with electrodes attached to the body. Technicians will monitor your sleep all night while gathering data. The tests are usually finished by 6:00 am the following morning. The collected data are forwarded to your physician to determine if you have a sleep disorder.
Q. Can I take my usual medications on the day of the sleep study?
A. All sleep aids being taken should be discussed with a physician before making an appointment for a sleep study. However, unless instructed by a physician, patients should continue to take all regular/daily medications on the day and night of the sleep study.
Q. How do I obtain my sleep study results?
A. A follow-up visit should be scheduled about 3 weeks after completion of all testing. In some cases, this may mean you would have two separate sleep studies and two separate follow-up visits. A follow-up visit is usually about 15-30 minutes, and at that time you can discuss treatment options with the sleep specialist, and may obtain a copy of your results for your own records. Results of your sleep evaluation test results, and follow-up care will be sent to your primary care physician as well.
Q. If CPAP is prescribed, who supplies the machine?
A- All CPAP units and supplies are provided by a homecare company through physician prescription. Rockland Pulmonary & Medical Associates will coordinate the ordering of your CPAP machine and replacement supplies. The homecare company will contact your insurance company for authorization and any possible out-of-pocket cost. The homecare company will then call you to discuss your insurance coverage and schedule an appointment with a respiratory therapist to instruct you on CPAP therapy in your home.
Q. How often should I follow-up with my sleep specialist?
A. It is recommended that you follow-up yearly with your doctor to discuss any changes or problems. Replacement supplies can also be ordered during this visit.


This traditional style townhouse development designed by Simonds Homes was for fourteen double storey dwellings including a mix of 2 and 3 bedrooms. One of the key challenges was the provision of all double storey dwellings in an area where there is a preference for single storey dwellings to the rear of properties which would have resulted in a smaller yield for our client.
We were able to convince Council Officers and Councillors that this site was unique with a park to the rear of the site and that each of the interfaces was sensitively managed to ensure there were no unreasonable offsite amenity impacts and ultimately gain the planning permit.


Endovascular repair of iatrogenic popliteal artery trauma.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome of the management of iatrogenic arterial injuries following knee arthroplasty using a primary endovascular approach. METHODS: A detailed review of the management of all iatrogenic arterial injuries to the lower limb following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) referred to the Vascular Surgical Unit of a tertiary referral hospital between July 2005 and December 2007 identified from a prospectively maintained database. RESULTS: Of the seven cases referred over a 30-month period, six patients underwent endovascular treatment with successful limb salvage. All seven injuries were related to the popliteal artery behind the knee: pseudoaneurysm (4), intimal flap occlusion (2) and stenosis (1). One patient underwent above-knee amputation. The presentation and pattern of arterial injuries, potential risk factors for their occurrence, measures to reduce their risk and factors that aid in their early recognition are discussed. CONCLUSIONS: An endovascular approach may be considered for the management of these injuries, although it is likely to involve long-term surveillance and may not be appropriate for all cases. Surgeons performing TKA should be aware of the potential risk factors for arterial injury and maintain a high index of suspicion for these infrequent injuries during the post-operative period.


Anderson Ranch is farmed organically and is planted exclusively to Zinfandel on a high bench separating Dry Creek Valley from Alexander Valley. Located on Lytton Springs Road amongst the most revered Zinfandel in Dry Creek Valley, Anderson Ranch provides Quivira with perfectly balanced fruit that contributes to most of our Zinfandels including the single-vineyard Anderson Ranch bottling (formerly Flight). This 9-acre ranch, formerly a kiwi fruit orchard, is leased long-term by Quivira. The Zinfandel from this property is estate fruit and boasts bright red fruit and a compelling verve.


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Q: Graphic cards/components reliability after crypto minning In the near future we will be probably flooded with graphic cards they were used for crypto mining. There are many not very well-founded discussions about their reliability. And similarly many un-founded comparisons between used and used for crypto mining. Hence I would like to dig deeper, educate myself and find more information's regarding this service life topic. Any technically/physically focused comments and sources describing components service life welcomed. I propose to skip electrolytic caps in this discussion as its reliability is already well described. However ICs, ceramic caps, resistors and magnetics is part of my focus.
As a starting point I cite Murata MLCC chart where with X5R they declare that 20C difference in case case temperature (range 60C-80C) is a question of almost 10 years of service life. Woo-ow!

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There are many not very well-founded discussions about their reliability.

Hm, seems to be a very normal computer component, not unlike say, a server mainboard. Knowledge on the reliability of those after continuous use should transfer very smoothly.

I propose to skip electrolytic caps in this discussion as its reliability is already well described.

Like all other components. It's not like we've been building complex computer equipment for only 5 years or so; caps might be more in public discussion, but they're not "special" in terms of being considered in terms of reliability. So, yeah, you should include capacitors, RAM, SMPSes, the PCB itself, … everything.

Any technically/physically focused comments and sources describing components service life welcomed

You're starting at the wrong end. Learn how systems composed of components fail, then you'll learn which components you need to model better. Really, looking at individual components (not even classes of components: you're literally looking at a single type of capacitor from a single vendor!) before understanding failure models is like trying to understand  the rainforest by looking at every beetle.


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ESPN's Tim Keown pens sobering feature on future of pro sports in Oakland
It's terrible timing to have a column about Oakland titled "Death of Sports Town" as the A's jump into the postseason, yet here it is. Written by ESPN the Magazine writer and former Chronicle scribe Tim Keown, the piece tries to codify the meaning and value professional sports teams provide to their home communities.
Keown deftly explains the socioeconomic dichotomy that stratifies Oakland, the lack of outsider faith in The Town, the city government's ongoing ineptitude, and the greed of owners who already have one foot out the door.
At the end of the column is a plea from Keown for the owners and overseers of these sports to, for once, forgo the extra $$$ and try to keep the community intact.
In the relentlessly monarchical world of professional sports, someone has to be able to forsake a digit or two in the bank account to create a legacy more meaningful than a trust fund that'll cover a lifetime of BMWs and Botox treatments for the grandchildren of his grandchildren. Someone has to consider the void left behind.
Yet Keown can't clearly answer the question he poses about gauging the impact of pro sports. I don't know that anyone can. Yes, they are part of the fabric of any community fortunate to have them there. He drops the Raider-turned-San Leandro-cop Kenny Shedd anecdote. He interviewed Oakland native and NBA rising star Damian Lillard, who grew up near the Coliseum. These are all good, but anecdotes are the worst kind of gauge. There should be something between these feel-good stories and cold political calculation, as was exhibited in the Oakland Chamber's poll yesterday.
In the poll, 50% felt that it was very or extremely important to keep the franchises in town. 55% of the 500 respondents said that they hadn't attended an A's game in the last 12 months. Another 20% only went 1-2 times. Obviously, part of the reason has to be the Coliseum's dilapidated state. Some may be turned off by ownership. It shouldn't be the team, since they've been meme-ing the sports world for the last 15 months. Someday someone – perhaps multiple people – will write an academic study on Oakland and its relationship with sports. Hopefully it's not an eulogy.
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33 thoughts on "ESPN's Tim Keown pens sobering feature on future of pro sports in Oakland"
While it was an excellent and accurate article, I agree the timing was very bad. As I stated in a previous thread, all energies currently should be going towards cheering the A's to victory; doesn't matter if your an A's fan from Richmond, Oakland, Livermore or San Jose. Again, once that final out is made (hopefully with a WS Championship) we could then resume our partisan bickering about where our team should play in the future.
Yea timing might be bad. But it's because they decided to do an all bay area edition of ESPN the magazine. They try to cover everything going on in bay area and obviously this fits well for this issue. It was an article written for the Magazine and not timed to come out with A's starting playoffs. Just an unfortunate coincidence.
I think a study by someone like Peter Dreier on Oakland would be awesome. I am not sure who are the urbanists at Cal/CSUH or Mills are. But I agree, I wish there was a study, there isn't a ton of source material on Oakland, which is why I wrote a lot of my papers on LA region.
Maybe Oakland needs less sports and more academics?
Steven, I don't get your drift. The UC and Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab influence in Oakland is pervasive. (Little known fact: In uptown, couple of blocks from my office, LLN keeps its supercomputers humming.) The relationship between Berkeley and Oakland is as tight as Palo Alto to SF.
Man that Tim Keown sure can over-write.
I eat stuff like this up and loved the verbose, heavy handed tone Keown uses drawing the parallels between 21st Century pro sports and old world religious ideologies. The unfathomable amount of resources humans once threw into cathedrals is far from the priorities we put on new pro sports venues. I hope Oakland supporters will see that this piece was written out of a deep rooted admiration of Oakland.
EDIT: The unfathomable amount of resources humans once threw into cathedrals isn't far from the priorities we put on new pro sports venues.
The socioeconomic development and population growth of the Bay Area never really sufficiently expanded over to the East Bay during the most recent decades. Instead, the natural expansion of this phenomenon moved south along the San Francisco peninsula to Santa Clara County and the South Bay. The desire of the Bay Area major professional sports franchises to move to new and potentially more profitable venues within a changing market is understandable. Examples, the upcoming move of the 49ers to Santa Clara and the hopeful moves of the Warriors and A's to San Francisco and San Jose, respectively. The good news about these impending moves is that these teams will be able to remain within their Bay Area market, and at the same time be able to maintain a potentially strong level of financial viability. Ironically, the one team(Raiders) that is most willing to remain in the East Bay could be the only one of the current major Bay Area sports franchises to eventually move to another market.
btw, turns out Judge Whyte has a "tentative rulings" web page. Currently, the rulings for last Friday's hearings are up. Should be worth monitoring, though. (Of course, he could always say: "parties to appear.")
http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/rmwtenrulings
@llpec: Also, Oakland is a port city whose economy relies on a thriving shipping industry. The South Bay was first known for making cars. As car factories moved over seas, electronics manufacturing filled the void. When electronics manufacturing moved over seas, the South Bay shifted to biotech and business/internet services. Meanwhile, Oakland's ports take the hit.
Xoot – Only doing a little trash talking before the big game tomorrow morning.
Tony, Tony, Tony. Hey, have you seen Twitter's new headquarters on Market St.? Or have you heard about this?
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-silicon-valley-backlash-20130814,0,7114762.story
But don't worry. I hear there are a few similar busses plying the streets of Los Gatos.
Over here in poor old Oakland, we get none of that excitement. The place has soul, however, great natural beauty, and perfect weather.
Xoot, Xoot Xoot; have you seen Samsung's new headquarters in NSJ? Polycom's new headquarters in NSJ? Brocade's got nice new digs up there as well. Apple's staying home in Cupertino as is Google in Mt. View. Got Facebook in Menlo Park? You dig Xoot? Yet your making a broad judgment on civic relationships based on Twitter and busses in LG? OK!
@xoot / Tony D. – You guys are being dick-measuring douchebags. Knock it off.
Tony, when I see pictures of Marissa Mayer posing for cameras outside the San Jose Opera House, I'll concede your point. Of course, when I see her having a beer at Rudy's Can't Fail here in Oakland, I'll be impressed, too.
I'd like point out that this was a perfectly missed opportunity to say, "Tony! Toni! Toné."
Disclaimer: Keown's article itself mentioned that the homicide number amongst Oakland African Americans was equal to the numbers moving on to a higher education. A commenter suggested that Oakland should place academics over sports teams in importance. Another commenter drew a questionable parallel between Oakland and places of higher learning/academia and I responded in kind. As a minority myself I meant absolutely no disrepsect towards African Americans or the City of Oakland. Was just responding to the content the article presented; that is all.
Marissa Mayer now represent ALL of Silicon Valley? Oh boy! Xoot, just stop will yah..
Having less sports teams in Oakland will probably reduce crime, adding to Xoot's life expectancy.
"Full Definition of ACADEMIC
"1: a member of an institution of learning
"2: a person who is academic in background, outlook, or methods
"3 plural: academic subjects "
I responded a bit hastily, relying on the primary defintion of the word. It's habit. This is an academic town.
Believe me, I'm well acquainted with the divided worlds of Oakland.
@Steven That last one, was funny. @xoot I may have gotten this round. Tony D. your on it man, I agree with you, there is this SFOak vs SJ thing. my home town (Oakland), gets pimp-slaped by SF so much like Warriors showing SF skyline, not taking host city name (Oakland), mayor Lee giving Curry keys to the(SF) city after Warriors playoff run. re-nameing the eastern span of Bay Bridge (Oakland eastbay side) after W. Bown? Boxer working to keep the A's in town, and helping get the Warriors get out at the same time I could give 100 examples, Good for SJ they just are not letting SF pimp-slap them, like Oakland, and as you know, as much as I would like to see the A's in Oakland, if we get a new park in SJ, I will be sitting next to you saying "Lets go San Jo" first round is on me.
@xoot-Sorry ment to say. You may have
Look, I'm sitting here in my Oakland home enjoying the sunset over the bay and looking forward to attending the game vs. the Tigers tomorrow night. Life's good. Oakland's wonderful place.
@Lakeshore,
I'll give this round to Xoot as well. Hey, perhaps I should have been an attorney. BTW, there's photos of me posing outside the Orpheum Theater/SF after an awesome performance of Lion King, so maybe Xoot is right after all 😉
GO A'S!!
@Tony D. Yeah I saw the Lion King there too, really nice show. I am with you though, while it is true, it is named the San Francisco Bay Area for a reason, and there would be no South Bay, or East Bay without SF, but SJ (South Bay), have been growing and makeing things happen not only in, and for the Bay Area, but stateworld wide as well. It would be nice if some (not all) folks in SF would let SJ have their day in the sun, rather then act like SJ is some small area just outside SF. SJ and Oakland have lots things (history) going for them, when I was growing up in Oakland Shela E. was doing her thing, Tom Hanks was still at Skyline High, I almost lost it, when I saw two stories about each of their lives growing up in San Francisco, I was like next thing you know it will be Clint Eastwood, and R. Henderson.
@xoot Yeah you have said, you live in Oakland befor. I have no problem with you. Your the best (Giants fan), friend I have (-:
Loved the column and it speaks directly into the sports crisis that is taking place in Oakland. One telling quote I took away from it was this:
"Some of the greatest times we've had in our restaurant came last year when the Warriors and A's were in the playoffs," LeBlanc says. "Did it translate into revenue? I don't know, but I do know everybody there had a great time."
Although sports definitely boosts the Town's civic pride, it doesn't necessarily translate into an economic boom for the city, unfortunately.
The soul or cultural atmosphere of the two cities is an odd argument for this issue(IMHO). It means nothing to the issue of wheres and hows of locating/building a successful stadium. It's all about the return on investment with everything else being just small talk (whether that is a good thing or not, as is suggested in the article, is simply not applicable).
I have, as many others, posted it before and certain points in this article just reinforce that theme. Pro Sports are a dying thing in Oakland. I'm not saying that to put down Oakland (the city has some fine points to it), I'm just stating what I see as the obvious reality. When it takes between a half a billion to a billion dollars to build a stadium yet the 'economic equations' don't come out and say that is a wise investment, the question is answered. And the only thing that will change that is the government/people of Oakland putting a huge sum of money into the project to alter the outcome of the economic equations. And while anything is possible when it comes to government, I'll east my hat if the city of Oakland gives LW somewhere in the area of 100 to 200 million dollars. Further, IMHO, the city of Oakland is absolutely right not to do that (see: Davis, Mountain. See: pressing needs, other). Then when we add into the issues that 30 miles down the road the 'economic equations' equal a much less riskier investment? Game, set, match. At this point it's all dog and pony…the reality is set in stone save the red tape.
I have a suggestion to Keown, when he speaks of asking others/companies to forgo extra $$$ for the purity of civic heart, can he also balance that with a statement that says if the A's must leave Oakland for SJ because the economics simply don't work even with the purity of heart discount (as crazy as that belief is), the Giants should forgo the $$$ and let the civic pride of the entire Bay Area continue by keeping the A's. Hey! That suggestion may work as the Giants ownership sure seem like a bunch of above board, straight shooting, money isn't everything type of group (ahem).
I read the article and it is some kind of "Fantasy Land" viewpoint, that all races and classes exist in some happy place (the Coliseum), and the A's owners are bad guys, because they are not making the experience of an A's Game special. Of course, Keown takes the time to mention The Black Panthers, but does not look at 100 plus years of A's History and the reality of it. Why? It is very simple, it defeats his article: They cannot compete long-term with teams like the Yankees (or Giants) without a decent facility and (or) additional TV Revenue (even the Yankees are cutting back). Remember Charley Finley (who History is viewing much more kindly), and even Connie Mack, had Dynasty A's teams they could not afford so they got broken up. There is a price to be paid for success. The reality is Municipalities have to make investments if they want to grow and keep their "Best & Brightest." and places where the A's have played, simply have not done that. Look at Stanford, they built the New Stadium, and look at the results on the football field. The choice between Sports and Academics is also a false one, the debate about building a New Yankee Stadium and the Barclay's Center, and should Columbia University and New York University (NYU) be allowed to expand, has been equally nasty and controversial, but were approved. There are always going to be winners and losers in these confrontations, the only questions are who and what is the cost? One thing is for certain: There is some other entity who would be elated to "Take the A's and (or) Raiders off Oakland's hands." Just like some team will be happy to take Yoenis Cespedes, of the A's hands (just like what happened with Eddie Collins, Jimmie Foxx, Roger Maris, Reggie Jackson, Mark McGwire and countless others throughout the A's History). But acknowledging that point does not generate controversy and of course, money.
Lakeshore, it's called the San Francisco Bay Area because the bay is named San Francisco Bay. And it was named as such long before San Francisco the city existed (and even at its founding SF was called Yerba Buena if I'm not mistaken.) With or without SF we'd all still live in the SF Bay Area.
@Dan I already know the history, but thank's, something tells me the point may have been lost…
Don Perata hired as a lobbyist by Mark Davis? Perata has his fingerprints ALL over Mt. Davis debacle & the remaining $100M+ debt. Perata should be in jail.


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Major geographical error on common gag in many cartoons
Rooting for the Bad Guys
Cartoon Network playing live action; Boomerang playing new shows
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Battle of the GHOSTBUSTERS! ("Real" vs "Original")
Tad Ghostal goes Postal!
NY/LA: Mirror TV markets?; Ch. 1
PacCube
http://erictb.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/major-geographical-error-on-common-gag-in-many-cartoons
When does one root for the good guys or the bad guys?
http://erictb.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/when-does-one-root-for-the-good-guys-or-the-bad-guys
Cartoon Network playing live action? Boomerang playing new shows? What's going on?
http://erictb.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/cartoon-network-playing-live-action-boomerang-playing-new-shows-whats-going-on
The Entire Looney Tunes Library in one pot now? The quest for the ultimate Bugs Bunny Show
http://erictb.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/the-entire-looney-tunes-library-in-one-pot-now
Battle of the GHOSTBUSTERS!
http://erictb.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/battle-of-the-ghostbusters
Tad Ghostal Gone Postal:
http://erictb.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/tad-ghostal-gone-postal
Other media company switch: create "mirror image channel markets": NY-LA
Growing up watching TV, and realizing most of it is from Hollywood, California (the LA area); and also seeing that TV channels were different in different cities (like Springfield, MA or the Connecticut channels that were printed in hollow channel bullets in NYC TV guides), I realized that our three network stations were "flagships", whose call letters were the actual three letter network initials themselves. WABC, WNBC, WCBS. Other places had the three networks of course, but the call letters were anonymous, basically, and you could not tell the network by them. (the channels were also different, even if it was a market that had the same channel assignments as New York. They alternate, as to avoid conflicts, so Connecticut/Rhode Island, and Philadelphia will have 3, 6, 8, 10 and 12, but Boston and Baltimore/Washington will have 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 like NY).
I also begin seeing that while all of our call letters began with "W", out west, they began with "K". (From seeing news footage on one of the stations, from its "sister station" out there, showing its call letters. The dividing line between W and K territory is basically the Mississippi River, with some exceptions on both sides). So I suspected there would also be a set of "K" flagships for the three networks, and the most likely place would be "Hollywood" or the LA market. So I asked our block's resident "celebrity", a member of the Persuasions doo-wop group, who of course had been all around the country; what LA's TV was like. He said it had the same channels as NY, and the networks even matched. (2)-CBS; (4)-NBC, and (7)-ABC. I soon have another acquaintance who was visiting both Compton and Oakland, to bring me back TV Guides from those two markets (LA and San Francisco). While now, the call letters of the "big three" network flagships were the same; only differentiated by W or K as the first letter . In 1980, when I got the TV Guides, the CBS for some reason was different: KNXT instead of KCBS. The latter was a radio station elsewhere. This was "corrected" a few years later (like by the time I finally got to Cali myself). But it's PBS, and the predecessors of today's so-called "little three" networks that were all mixed up. In New York, it was (5)-DuMont->Metromedia->FOX, (9)-RKO->->UPN-> My Network; (11)-Tribune/INN/OPT->WB->CW. DuMont was once a "big" fourth network, but then fell out of the race, kept its own flagship stations in the big markets, but became mostly a loose independent service rather than a network, and then changed its name to Metromedia, which is what I grew up with. Metromedia's signature program was the Merv Griffin Show along with Wonderama. Nearly three decades later, the Metromedia core of stations was then changed back into a network, and called FOX, and has now ironically grown back into a fourth "big" network; coming full circle! The second "loose syndicated" "network" comprised the Tribune owned stations, with WGN in Chicago as the flagship. Sister station WPIX here in NY would also launch an "Independent Network News" for national distribution, and there would also be an "Operation Prime Time" syndication package, which would include the popular music show Solid Gold, and some made for TV movies, such as Yogi's First Christmas, and the Pam Dawber film "the Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything", mentioned in the discussion below on time travel. These stations later became the basis of the WB Network, which more recently was partially bought by CBS and changed into "the CW".
But back in the "independent" days of these stations, in other cities that were big enough to have independent stations, you would often see one station that had programming similar to NY's channel 5, and another, that had programming similar to 11. (though not always perfectly followed, of course). Probably using the same syndication packages, they were already like "little networks"! RKO was the next "proto-network" after Metromedia and Tribune. It only had its two flagship independent stations in NY and LA. The rest of the stations it owned were "big" network affiliates. If there was a third independent station in another city, it would often be in some respects similar to our 9 (WOR). 9 was a channel I almost never watched, as it for some reason had no cartoons in the 70's, until the late 80's. (It once had them in the 60's, though, though I don't remember that). It instead had its old movies and drama shows, Romper Room, the only kids programming, the Joe Franklin show late night, Knicks, Nets, Islanders, Rangers and Mets games, and then, who could forget, the strictly adult Benny Hill! Rerun network sitcoms were later added, like 5 and 11 had. Other cities with three independents would also have this other station that, while not owned by RKO, still had no cartoons, and showed mostly old movies and shows, and such. Or, sometimes it would be a religious station. So that was sort of like a third "independent network". (Sometimes a third station would be more like the other two. 38-WSBK in Boston was an example, with 56 Tribune-like, and 25 Metromedia-like. These stations did in fact become, respectively, UPN, WB/CW and FOX; though when UPN was replaced by MYN, 38 turned it down and went back to independant, while a newer station; New Hampsire-based ch.50 picked up MYN. Some places like Dallas even had a fourth major independant!)
Lastly, there was PBS, which was a full fledged national "network", but was public TV, and educational, so not usually classified with the other three.
So while 9 in LA was the RKO outfit (KHJ), matching NY, 5 and 11 were reversed, and with an additional twist: 11 (KTTV) was Metromedia, and "Tribune" seemed to be split among both 5 (KTLA) and 13 (KCOP). The main PBS was on 28. I forget which shows were on which, but in the 1980 TV guide, I remember 5 as having no cartoons (in addition to 9), but it did have OPT. (In fact, OPT was by Paramount Television, who owned the station. Even though I include this syndicated package as part of a precursor to WB, it quite technically was more of a predecessor to UPN! Paramount was trying to create a network back then anchored by a new Star Trek series (like the later UPN) which was replaced by the movie, and this probably would have ended up on the Tribune stations such as WPIX; instead of on 9). Paramount had once had a small network decades earlier, also loosely involved with NY's ch5).
13 had INN, but it moved to 5 when it was purchased by Tribune in 1985. So the ch11-like cartoons were also on 13. Then, entering the "little network" age, it gets worse. 11 becomes FOX, of course, and 5 becomes WB. After the breakup of RKO, the 9's in both markets went separate ways, changing hands several times. In NY, it was bought by Chris Craft, and became the sixth network, UPN. But in LA, Chris Craft had all along owned 13, which then became UPN! 9 eventually ends up with CBS and becomes a second CBS station of sorts. When CBS acquired UPN through its merger with Viacom, people wondered if its owned & operated 9 might be converted to UPN, but they wanted to keep their own program format on it.
Of course, CBS eventually decides to merge UPN with WB and change it into CW. Meanwhile, Chris Craft had been bought out by FOX, who would then create a second network, "MY-N", for its new stations. Funny how in this age of relaxed FCC regulations, while a big established network would obviously have the clout to expand to a second network, FOX, which started out as a new little network, would quickly rise up and be right next to CBS in owning a second network! Channel 9 here in NY had basically lost all of its own identity. For a time, its network was owned by channel 2, while the station itself was owned by channel 5. Now, it is entirely FOX O&O, like 5!
BTW, the grabbing of the NFC games from CBS, was the singular event that propelled FOX to the status of being a big network. You don't really hear this pointed out anywhere; but I clearly saw the connection. This caused a chain reaction, as CBS suffered, then stations dropped it for FOX, with some markets like Atlanta having CBS end up on UHF! But CBS manages to wrest the AFC games from NBC, and now NBC suffered. Why WB and UPN when independently owned by the powerful Time Warner and Viacom empires before the mergers didn't try to follow suit by grabbing NFL games (such as Monday Night Football, which recently moved from ABC), I don't know. Now, they'll NEVER get NFL and other programs that make a big network, as their parent networks will keep all that stuff for themselves.
So I always wished they would swap those channels, and it would create a "flagship" image: CBS2, NBC4, FOX5, ABC7, MY9, CW11, and PBS13. (I also wish someone would buy MYN from FOX, and CBS' shares in CW, and the two networks continue to grow). I say change the LA market to be like NY, because while most of the production may be in LA, NY is where the broadcast system is generally structured from. Like the headquarters of the big three have always been here, and our channels always stayed the same (Another point, KTTV, was originally the CBS station, while DuMont was on 2! They switched in 1951). Besides, "FOX5 (foxfive)" has a nicer "corporate" ring to it than "FOX11 (foxeleven)". I guess that is not important enough for them. Just funny now CBS, NBC and ABC thought it worthwhile to have the same channels in both leading markets. (ABC's circle "7" logo is identical in NY, LA and Chicago, and the "CBS2" logo's are similar). To me, it would just make an interesting symmetry. This page: http://www.r-vcr.com/~television/TV/TV11.htm says that KTLA-5 could have become DuMont, and Wikipedia says it actually carried its programming 1947�48! The old Paramount Television Network owned KTLA and had stock in some DuMont stations like in NY. KTLA was even considered a DuMont O&O by the FCC! It truly would have been a sister station to WNYW-5, formerly WNEW. Both were similar in carrying the WB cartoons syndication packages decades ago).
Also, PBS not using it's own initials in its call letters in the two markets. In NY, it's WNET ("NET" was the previous network initials, National Educational Television), and in LA, KCET (California Educational TV). WPBS is way upstate in Watertown, NY, and KPBS in in San Diego. These are both "border-town" markets, and from what I read, that is so people picking up the signal from across the border can see those stations as "representative" of PBS.
Now in the San Francisco TV Guide, KPIX, which sounds like it might be WPIX's west coast counterpart, I find is channel 5, and the CBS station! (Now O&O)
The only western "CW11" is KSTW, Seattle. It had long been independent, but then became CBS after the NFL shuffle, and then became CBS-owned and eventually UPN. However, in the WB-UPN merger, it was one of the stations CBS decided to convert to CW (where it was usually the WB affiliate that adopted the new network). KNTV-11 in San Jose, after being a supplementary ABC afiliate, also seemed to be on the road to becoming WB at one point (airing the kids block "Kids WB"), but when NBC station KRON-4 was dropped by the network, it picked up 11 and eventually bought it.
Cognitive Confessions:
Why do I care about this? What difference does it make?:
This is just an interesting potential symmetry picked up by my introverted Thinking (which references frameworks such as symmetry) and patterns and possibilities picked up by extraverted iNtuition. It may seem silly to a society geared towards extraverted Thinking, which is logical judgment geared toward external efficiency. So as long as each station works and broadcasts the programs to its market, that's all that matters. Carl Jung described introverted Thinking as basically, subjective logic "for its own sake". So we are attracted to things such as symmetry, and look for it everywhere, and gravitate towards theories and structures that have symmetry. Since it is a subjective process, each introverted Thinker chooses his own models and frameworks. Among mine are mirror symmetries. So having flagship stations WCBS-2, WNBC-4 and WABC-7 in NY mirrored by West Coast counterparts KCBS-2, KNBC-4 and KABC-7 in LA is just a cool symmetry. It's a bit surprising that those networks chose the same channels in both cities, along with the corporate call letters. So I figured, to be consistent, why not the "little networks" and PBS, on 5, 9, 11 and 13, match theirs up as well?
Our models and frameworks, while seeming frivolous in trivial matters such as this, still do come to play in solving problems and making decisions. Especially on abstract things such as theories. There are many symmetries, both physical and mathematical, in the universe, and introverted Thinking is the function that draws out these universal principles and employs them in decisions and judgments.
More information on type:
Primer on MBTI
Concise definition of the functions
Another TV anomaly I found interesting was Whatever happened to Channel 1? Believe it or not, there once was one, and the station that became Channel 4 (WNBC) here was originally on it! Springfield, MA was the next market going in that direction to have one. (The market is so small, it doesn't have any other VHF stations!) Here is an article on K/W Call Letters.
A Truly 3-D Pac-Man:
http://erictb.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/paccube
Filmation, the much maligned staple of Saturday Morning TV
TONTO: Unique musical production style
Rap: Where Did We Go Wrong?


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638 Contract Issues
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package org.jasig.portlet.widget.links;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.junit.Test;

public class ResourceLinkTest {
    static final String TITLE = "My Title";
    static final String DESC = "My description.";
    static final String ICON_FA = "fa-disk";
    static final String ICON_URL = "/rs/234234.png";
    static final String URL = "http://localhost:8080/myapp";
    static final List<String> GROUPS = new ArrayList<>();

    static {
        GROUPS.add("everyone");
        GROUPS.add("students");
    }

    public ResourceLink createLink() {
        final ResourceLink link = new ResourceLink();
        link.setTitle(TITLE);
        link.setDescription(DESC);
        link.setIcon(ICON_FA);
        link.setUrl(URL);
        link.setGroups(GROUPS);
        return link;
    }

    @Test
    public void testGettersSetters() {
        final ResourceLink link = createLink();
        assertEquals(TITLE, link.getTitle());
        assertEquals(DESC, link.getDescription());
        assertEquals(ICON_FA, link.getIcon());
        link.setIcon(ICON_URL);
        assertEquals(ICON_URL, link.getIcon());
        assertEquals(URL, link.getUrl());
        assertEquals(GROUPS, link.getGroups());
    }

    @Test
    public void testIsIconFontAwesome() {
        final ResourceLink link = createLink();
        assertTrue(link.isIconFontAwesome());
        link.setIcon(ICON_URL);
        assertFalse(link.isIconFontAwesome());
    }

    @Test
    public void testEqualsAndHashCode() {
        final ResourceLink link1 = new ResourceLink();
        final ResourceLink link2 = createLink();
        final ResourceLink link3 = createLink();

        assertFalse(link1.equals(link2));
        assertFalse(link2.equals(link1));
        assertTrue(link2.equals(link3));
        final int hash2 = link2.hashCode();
        final int hash3 = link3.hashCode();
        assertEquals(hash3, hash2);
        link3.addGroup("staff");
        assertFalse(link2.equals(link3));
    }

    @Test
    public void testToString() {
        final String TO_STR = "ResourceLink(title=My Title, description=My description., icon=fa-disk,"
        + " url=http://localhost:8080/myapp, groups=[everyone, students])";
        final ResourceLink link = createLink();
        assertEquals(TO_STR, link.toString());
    }
}


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KetoNutrition: Good theoretical resource, focussed on oncology.
The Ketogenic Diet: Lyle-McDonald. PDF. A little bit dated but the principles still the same.
What is intermittent fasting?: Kris Gunnars, BSc. "Explained in Human Terms"
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