With Scott Brosius arriving at the Yankees' Tampa complex yesterday, still wearing a split and limited to conditioning drills, the timeline for his return is still in question. But until he gets back it looks like Clay Bellinger will be playing third base, and playing it well.
With Brosius' broken left hand likely to keep him out until September, it appears Bellinger will get the nod over Luis Sojo and Enrique Wilson. And even though he went 0-for-3 in last night's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay, he made big defensive plays at third to rival Brosius' Gold Glove best.
"It was a big one. Any time you lose three in a row, you want to come out and do good," Bellinger said after the Yankees' rebounded from a three-game sweep in Oakland.
He did just that, with three put-outs and six assists, including a diving play to snare Ben Grieve's corkscrew grounder and rob the Tampa Bay DH of at least one RBI and end the third inning. And twice he reached into the stands to snare foul popups and retire Greg Vaughn.
Vaughn has 24 homers and the rest of last night's lineup had just 30, so retiring Vaughn was key and he did it twice, reaching into the visiting dugout for a foul pop to lead off the fourth and stretching into the photographers' box to snare a pop-up with two on to end the fifth inning.
Bellinger has started five of the last six at third base. He has hit 3-for-13 since Brosius went down, better than Sojo (1-for-13) or Wilson (2-for-10).


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Yoshimi (née    le 18 février 1968) est une musicienne japonaise surtout connue pour son rôle de batteuse la plus constante du groupe de rock japonais Boredoms.

Parallèlement de ses talents en tant que batteuse avec Boredoms, elle performe les vocales pour tout le groupe féminin OOIOO et joue aussi de la trompette, guitare et du clavier.

Née à Okayama, au Japon, Yoshimi a rejoint son premier groupe, UFO or Die, avec EYE en 1986. Depuis 1997, elle dirige le groupe entièrement féminin OOIOO et continue de contribuer à l'incarnation actuelle de Boredoms.

Yoshimi a travaillé sur de nombreux autres projets, notamment un groupe de raga appelé Saicobab, un projet ambiant appelé Yoshimi and Yuka, OLAibi, influencé par les tambours tribaux, et le supergroupe indépendant Free Kitten .  Elle est apparue en tant que joueuse de session et chanteuse sur l'album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots de Flaming Lips en 2002. Yoshimi a participé en tant que premier batteur à la performance Boredoms 77 Boadrum, qui a eu lieu le 7 juillet 2007 à l' Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park à Brooklyn, New York.

Wayne Coyne de The Flaming Lips a déclaré que leur album Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots était inspiré de Yoshimi.  Il l'appelait "l'une de ces étranges musiciennes de génie".

Réception
Yoshimi a fait la couverture du numéro de juillet 2014 du magazine WIRE et dans un article de fond de James Hadfield.  Pitchfork l'a couverte ainsi que son groupe OOIOO dans un article de fond en 2020. Le magazine Modern Drummer a publié un article de fond sur Yoshimi écrit par John Colpitts.  En 2016, Emi Kariya a interviewé Yoshimi et Ikue Mori pour Tom Tom Magazine.

Discographie

Yoshimio

 Gros toast (1993)
 2 (1994)
 3 (1995)
 Yunnan sans couleur (2007)
 Bor-Cozmik (2009)

Yoshimi et Yuka

 Fleur sans couleur (2003)

OOIOO

 OOIOO (1997)
 Flotteur de plumes (1999)
 Or et vert (2000)
 Kila Kila Kila (2003)
 Taïga (2006)
 OOEYヨOO -EYヨ REMIX (Eye Remix EP) (2007)
 COCOCOOOIOO: Le meilleur de Shock City 1997–2001
 Armonico Hewa (2009)
 Gamel (2013)
 Nijimusi (2019)

OLAibi

 Humming Moon Drip (2006)

Saïcobab

 Sab Se Purani Bab (2017)

Z-Rock Hawaï

 Z-Rock Hawaï (1996)

Références

Liens externes

 77 Profil du site de Boadrum Viva Radio, septembre 2007. ( Flash )
 http://www.ooioo.jp/ Site officiel

Naissance en février 1968
Batteuse
Musicien japonais
Musicienne japonaise

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Court declares that the Environment Agency must take action to reduce emissions
Beale & Co
United Kingdom November 26 2021
We have been instructed in many cases by landfill site operators, where local communities expressed dissatisfaction with the Environment Agency's regulation of a landfill site. Our experience is that the EA is rarely called to account. However, a recent case concerning a landfill site in Staffordshire suggest that Regulators are set to face closer scrutiny of their actions.
The judgment In the Silverdale Quarry Case (R (on the application of Richards) v Environment Agency and Walleys Quarry Ltd [2021] EWHC 2501 (Admin) (16 September 2021)) resolved a complaint by a five year old boy, Mathew Richards, who had been born prematurely with a very severe breathing disorder which threatened to develop and shorten his life. A claim for judicial review was brought on behalf of Matthew, complaining about the lack of regulatory steps taken by the Environment Agency ("EA") to control emissions of hydrogen sulphide from Walleys Quarry Landfill Site in Silverdale which his family believed were making his condition worse.
Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 ("HRA 1998") provides it is unlawful for public authorities to act inconsistently with rights provided by the European Convention on Human Rights ("ECHR"). Mathew's representatives claimed that the EA had failed to discharge its statutory duty under Section 6 HRA 1998 to protect Matthew's Article 2 right to life and his Article 8 right to respect for private and family life afforded by the ECHR.
Hydrogen sulphide, produced by the bacterial breakdown of organic matter, is a flammable, colourless gas with a characteristic odour of rotten eggs. Residents living near the landfill site had complained of odours and effects on their health and monitoring undertaken at the site demonstrated that hydrogen sulphide emissions from the site were higher in 2021 than in 2017-2019, following a significant increase in the permitted levels of waste tipped at the site. Crucially, the monitoring also demonstrated that hydrogen sulphide emissions exceeded World Health Organisation ("WHO") guidelines and levels recommended in reports published by US agencies. This led PHE to make two recommendations in its Fourth Risk Assessment, namely that: "all measures are taken to reduce the off-site odours from the landfill site, as early as possible" (dealing with short-term exposure); and "all measures are taken to…reduce the concentrations in the local area to levels below those health-based guidance values used to assess long-term exposure".
The Court's Findings
The judge heard extensive medical evidence from both sides as to the effect of hydrogen sulphide on human health and, in particular, on Mathew's health. Interestingly, he did so by using the 'hot tub' method whereby both experts give evidence at the same time, allowing the judge to put questions to them concurrently and discuss their responses. Having heard the medical evidence, Fordham J concluded that ongoing exposure to hydrogen sulphide emissions from the landfill was making Mathew's current health condition an inevitable precursor to COPD, a serious illness which would reduce his life expectancy. On that basis, he considered exposure to the emissions posed a "real and imminent risk" to Mathew's life, triggering the positive safeguarding duty for the purposes of Article 2 ECHR.
Fordham J noted that the EA had a statutory duty, under section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, to protect Mathew from that exposure and did not accept the EA's submission that it had done what the law required it to do to protect Mathew, because he had not been presented with any evidence of a disciplined plan to address the recommendation that PHE had made that "all measures" be taken to reduce off-site emissions of hydrogen sulphide " as early as possible" to certain levels.
Although Fordham J accepted that the EA had a considerable amount of discretion in appraising the problem and identifying the steps it should take, and that it had adequately assessed the emissions from the site and had properly taken advice from Public Health England ("PHE") he nevertheless held that the EA had failed to demonstrate that any individual officer had devised a plan that would effectively reduce emissions in accordance with the PHE's recommendations.
Fordham J underlined that PHE's recommendations required "real and significant change, as a matter of urgency", in order to ensure that human rights safeguards were practical and effective. He therefore made a declaration that the EA must take measures to ensure that hydrogen sulphide emissions from the landfill site be reduced as early as possible to meet the WHO's half-hour average guideline level of 5 parts per billion, and that concentrations in the local area must be reduced to below the US EPA Reference Value of 1 part per billion (recommended by PHE as a safe level for chronic inhalation) from January 2022, concluding those reductions would make a " very real difference" to the air that Mathew and his community breathe.
As consecutive pieces of climate change litigation around the world have demonstrated, human rights-based arguments are increasingly being used by individuals to force governments into action and the environmental dimension of those rights is well-established. In this case, Fordham J held that the judgments from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg make it clear that the EA has an operational duty as part of the UK's framework duty to ensure that ECHR Articles 2 and 8 are met.
Significantly, this was the first domestic judgment explicitly to decide that a reduction in life expectancy can be a "real and imminent risk" to life for the purposes of Article 2 ECHR. As such, it potentially opens the door to many more such applications, for example by people who are consistently exposed to excessive levels of air pollution, or even those affected by climate change.
Claims for damages resulting from loss of amenity caused by emissions arising from landfill sites and other industrial facilities are common. Less common, however, are successful claims for an injunction preventing or abating the odours complained of. For residents seeking a real improvement in their quality of life, rather than financial compensation, this judgment signals a potentially more effective route.
This judgement could be said to be one of the results of the chronic underfunding of enforcement agencies and regulators such as the EA (the EA's accounts show its funding fell from £157.3m in 2010 to £75.6m in 2020), which has led to a much-reduced rate of regulatory enforcement and prosecution despite the pressing need to tighten environmental standards. The Environment Act 2021 has of course recently (on 17 November 2021) established the Office for Environmental Protection ("OEP"), a new public body tasked with protecting and improving the environment by holding government and public authorities to account. It remains to be seen what specific functions and powers will be made available to the OEP by Parliament and it will be reassuring to some that the courts remain willing and able to play a part in taking government agencies to task.
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Shanghai, the world's busiest container port, handled 2.81m TEU in October, according to figures from Shanghai International Port (Group). This represented an increase of 3.2 per cent year-on-year, but was down on the total of 2.9m TEU recorded in September 2012.
In the first 10 months of this year, Shanghai port posted a total throughput of 27.97m TEU, an increase of 3.8 per cent compared with the same period last year.


Venus' Transit of Sagittarius: What If It's Going To Be Ok?
Venus' Sagittarius ingress begins on October 18th. After the exploration of what lay beneath relationship, financial and self-esteem issues, she reaches out and up. The exploration continues, but now the search for new truths and new possibilities takes you over the horizon.
This transit urges you to have faith that something better is coming. Love will improve and grow. What you want may actually be out there, and you can afford it. Beauty lies in the glow of promise that you can see...just over there. If you don't have faith that things will improve, that things will be ok, you'll never get out of bed. And you can choose to not have faith. To believe in nothing. You can sit this one out, because sometimes it's easier to be hopeless. Hope leaves you open to pain.
...for those who want to progress, you have to move on. You have to take that risk and start believing again. Even a rock solid relationship or value system will stagnate if there's no expansion. And for sure...the pain of an eviscerating love or the abyss of zero self-esteem will remain magnetically fresh if you don't move forward. You have to make room for something new, even if you're not certain that you'll achieve it. With this transit, the cliché about the journey being more important than the goal is true. What you learn along the way is what triggers growth.
Venus will be in mutual reception with Jupiter in Libra. This adds an extra layer of optimism, as Venus and Jupiter strengthen each other. Partnership issues will be key- new ways to cooperate, new people to meet, new things to learn about a partner you've been with for many years. For those who've been dancing the same, painful relationship dance, these influences can open your eyes to different ways of connecting. Maybe you don't have to play the role of ____. That's the core of Jupiter/Sag's optimism - you are given a broader perspective, which encourages you to try something different. Sag is a Mutable sign - truth is not carved in stone. The downside is "flexible" honesty. The upside is busting out of unhealthy truths you've been telling yourself.
Who knows where this might lead?
The Venus/Jupiter sextile (October 26th) will be an important date. Another key date will be Venus' conjunction with Saturn, on October 29th - the finish line, reality check or formal commitment.


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São Paulo: The City and The Interior
São Paulo skyline (photo credit: Pablo Verdin)
In the year 1554, the Jesuit priests José de Anchieta and Manuel de Nóbrega set up their mission on the banks of the Rio Tietâ. The name of the mission was São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga. The mission soon became a trading post. In 1681, São Paulo became the seat of the regional government; in 1711, it was constituted a municipality by the King of Portugal. By virtue of its strategic location, São Paulo became the focal point of several successive economic booms --- the coffee boom, the textile boom, the manufacturing boom and the automobile boom. Today, São Paulo is the business, financial and industrial center of Brazil and accounts for about 40% of the Gross Domestic Product of the country. It is the largest city in Brazil, indeed of Latin America, and the third largest city in the world.
When the name São Paulo is invoked, one usually thinks about the city. Yet this city is just part of the state of São Paulo. About the interior of São Paulo, much less is known. What do we know? Here is E. Bradford Burns' introduction to Gilberto Freyre's book that explains the relationship between the city and the rural people:
Freyre correctly emphasizes that the cities, ever larger, more important, and more receptive to change, steadily eroded the influence of the rural aristocracy, thereby diminishing patriarchal authority. The landowners began to build impressive residences in the cities and, furthermore, to spend considerable time in time. Thus they lent prestige and authority to the city, enhancing its position. The government bureaus, export agencies, and banks, rooted in the cities, branched out to exert economic control of the countryside, a trend that accelerated impressively throughout the nineteenth century. The landowner could make fewer decisions within the confines of the fazenda. He had to visit the city to consult his banker or his agent; he had to petition a government official for a favor. If his children were to receive a higher education, they had to remain in the cities, where the sons of the new middle class as well as of the plantation aristocracy enrolled in ever larger numbers in law, medical, engineering, and military schools. Upon graduation they pursued urban careers, contributing their numbers and their ability to strengthen the city. After 1870, larger currents of European immigration flowed into Brazil. A high percentage of these foreigners chose to settle in the cities, where their differing customs and thoughts helped to alter the urban milieu.
São Paulo is also blessed by having plentiful rich and fertile land. When coffee became an important crop in the 19th century, it was cultivated across the state with an infusion of European immigrant capitalists and laborers. This dispersed production system had some major beneficial consequences: (1) coffee was grown on small holdings, meaning that the profits were spread widely among the population, thus creating an affluent consumer base for other products; (2) to collect the coffee crops for export, an extensive system of railways was built, most of which were British-financed or British owned, and was used to support other industries.
(photo credit: Pablo Verdin)
In this note, our objective is to compare the city of São Paulo against the Interior on a number of consumer characteristics. We will refer to some survey data collected in the TGI Brasil survey by IBOPE. This is a consumer survey of 10,103 persons between the ages of 12 and 64 years old interviewed in 1999. Within this survey, there were 1,708 persons from the city of São Paulo and 1,350 persons from the interior of São Paulo.
First of all, we can look at the socio-economic levels. In Brazil, the socio-economic class determined by a point-scoring scheme, which credits points for possession of certain household goods and services as well as the education/occupation of the heads of household. The following table shows the distributions of socio-economic classes by geographical region, and the index is simply 100 times the ratio of the interior percentage divided by the total São Paulo percentage. On the average, the city dwellers have somewhat higher socio-economic levels.
Socio-economic class % São Paulo city % São Paulo interior Index (=100 * Interior% / Total%)
DE 36%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100
(source: TGI Brasil, IBOPE)
Socio-economic class is a composite idea consisting of many dimensions. To understand the underlying dynamics, we present the itemized goods and services within households in the next table. The city dwellers are more likely to own utility services such as telephones and cable/satellite television, since the infrastructures may not be present in remote locations. The city dwellers are also more likely to have financial services, since financial institutions may not be present in remote, sparsely populated locations. In terms of household appliances, the established technologies such as sewing machines, refrigerators and fans are equally prevalent, but the newer technologies such as microwave ovens are more common in the city. As we have noted elsewhere in Major Urban Area Studies, the leading-edge consumer technologies are initially introduced to the big cities and will take time to diffuse to the interior.
Goods & Services % São Paulo city % São Paulo interior Index
Telephone (wired/cellular)
Bank savings account
Bank checking account
Household appliances owned
Electronic consumer goods
Video game player
Portable CD player
Stereo system w/o CD player
Stereo system w. CD player
Computer printer
Electronic agenda
In the next table, we show the participation rates in certain activities. The city dwellers are more like to engage in these activities, by virtue of their easy access to newspapers, cinemas and internet. São Paulo city has more top-quality newspapers available and more cinemas offering a great variety of movies.
Activities % São Paulo city % São Paulo interior Index
Read Monday-Saturday newspapers 22% 20% 95
Read Sunday newspapers 32% 28% 94
Attended cinema in last 6 months 25% 20% 87
Used Internet in last 3 months 13% 11% 93
Finally, in the next section, we have some photos taken in four municipalities of different sizes in the interior of São Paulo. These photos are not positioned here as objective and truthful representations of these locales in the scientific sense, since there was no particular methodology involved (beyond the fact that these municipalities were selected as primary sampling units in a consumer survey). Nevertheless, these photos should dispel any notion that the interior of São Paulo consists only of abandoned farm estates and run-down shacks. Instead, these photos convey the idyllic atmosphere of (or, at the very least, an attempt at) a consumerist society that runs at a pace slower than the hectic lifestyles of the Paulistas.
PHOTO ALBUM OF SAÕ PAULO INTERIOR
Sorocaba (population: 431,561)
Familiar sign of Bradesco,
the large Brazilian
consumer bank ...
... which has competition
in this city from Banco Safra
Tree-lined residential street
with industrial structure
in background
A street with
unfinished pavement,
a house with satellite dish
Presidente Prudente (population: 165,484)
In smaller cities, the transportation hub is the bus depot. This one comes with a Marlboro sign outside.
In the middle of the day,
the streets are virtually empty
in a city with a slower rhythm
A pastoral touch
with a horse-drawn
carriage down an asphalt road
A neat fenced house
with a tree in front
Batatais (population: 47,996)
The bus depot
in this city
A carefully manicured
figure of Christ on the cross.
Is that an UFO in the sky?
Nicely built two-story
home with excellent
A car in a fenced garage,
in a home equipped
with Directv satellite dish
Cardoso (population: 12,282)
The obligatory church
in the center of town
A picnic area for
A home with a swimming pool and a large satellite dish
A well-maintained home
with a large satellite dish
WWW REFERENCES
Chaos Symphony Article by Philip Blazdell in Brazzil (July/August 2001)
Cidades de Brasil Magazine covering different cities of Brazil
Cosmo O porta do Interior Paulista
Major Urban Area Studies Zona Latina article comparing the major urban areas of Latin America against the balance
Nossa Terra (O Point das Cidades Brasileiras)
Prefeitura de Sorocaba Official link to the municipality of Sorocaba
Tristes Tropiques ... Article by Simon Romero, in InfoBrazil.com (December 03-09, 1999)
PRINT REFERENCES
Teresa P.R. Caldeira. City of Walls: Crime, Segregation and Citizenship in São Paulo. University of California Press: Berkeley, CA. 2000.
Cesar Caviedes and Greg Knapp. South America. Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1995.
John D. French. The Brazilian Workers' ABC: Class Conflict and Alliances in Modern São Paulo. The University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC. 1992.
Gilberto Freyre. The Mansions and the Shanties: The Making of Modern Brazil. University of California Press: Berkeley, CA. 1986.
Alan Gilbert. The Latin American City. Latin American Bureau: London, UK. 1994.
Alan Gilbert (ed). The Mega-City in Latin America. United Nations University Press: New York, NY. 1996.
Gilbert M. Joseph and Mark D. Szuchman (eds). I Saw a City Invincible: Urban Portraits of Latin America. Scholarly Resources Inc: Wilmington, DE. 1996.
Paul Rambali. In The Cities and Jungles of Brazil. Henry Holt: New York City, NY. 1993.
Fred Rosen & Deidre McFadyen. Free Trade and Economic Restructuring in Latin America. Monthly Review Press: New York, NY. 1995.
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Last year's 24-hour winner and double Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso announced that after 2018/2019. At the end of the WEC Super 2006 season, the championship leaves new challenges for the career.
Alonso joined the Toyota team this season, which started in the spring of 2018 and ends in 15-16. in Laman in June. Earlier this Saturday, Alonso had to make a 6-hour race at the Spa, where she, Sebastian Buemi and Kazuki Nakadimas had the chance to win the championship title.
"I enjoyed the opportunity to be part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing endurance racing team, but a point is given to this section. The win in Leman is one of my most brilliant achievements and part of the challenge to win the & # 39; Triple Crown & # 39; reach. I will always remember the success achieved together. This is the time to take on new challenges with Toyota Gazoo Racing,"says Fernando Alonso. After the recent tests with the Hilux model, the possibility to participate in the Dakar Rally is allowed.
Alonso is replaced by the 2015 and 2017 champion, Brandon Hartley, who, after leaving Porsche from the championship, spent a little more than one season in the Formula 1 championship "Toro Rosso", and on March 15, "SMP Racing helped "team at 1000 miles Sebring Finish in third place behind both Toyota teams.
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The Lamentation of Ramilla
by Maria Isabel Cecilia Pascual
(Philippines)
With grief stricken heart Ramilla uttered these words repeatedly, as if chanting...
"...Of life and of tears that turns into a gentle mist and dew drops ...
Glistening in the dark as the moonbeam emerges thru the dense clouds...
Such bitter-sweet reminder of the love long gone...
And so here I bare my unbeating heart, to be burried amongst the fallen leaves of the fading season...
Let darkness and obscurity claim it forevermore.
Let the gushing wind claim my breath ...
Let the fiery sun dry my tears...
Let the darkness hide the growing pain in my eyes...
Let the bitter cold numb my senses...
For this cursed and betrayed heart does not wish to linger on..."
Miranda's hardened heart softened at the pitiful sight of her younger sister Ramilla... Her hair had lost its lustre but it's growing longer now... "How long ago was it since that night?" Miranda asked herself...The night father almost died and the shame her sister had brought to their family, after many months of grueling court hearings. Everytime they go to the town hall, their name were dragged to the mud and intriques, but eventually the judge could not indict Ramilla of the crime she was accused of just by mere association with Armando.
Miranda almost teared up when she recalled how she added more misery to Ramilla's predicament when she confronted her...She will always be jealous of her, but this time if only she could take back those hurting words she hurled viciously at her younger sister. For even the sacred gods and saints will be taken aback and roused from their eternal slumber.
"You have no shame! Ramilla... Mama and Papa have welcomed you to our family from your nomad relatives! You think you're so special? You have dearly shamed our name! You don't deserve Mama's love nor Papa's adoration...You are selfish and an ingrate! You don't belong here! You are not one of us! I wished you'd go away and never to return!"
Her younger sister went on with life just like the turning of the wheels...It just rolled forward at every tag and push. If that's considered living? Then Miranda would not wish it to be hers or anyone else.This time the tears that's been welling in her eyes rolled down her face, she could not stop it. It just came pouring ...
On one occasion finally Miranda had mustered her courage to approach and ask Ramilla. Why so much preoccupation with honey? Everything that she eats she drown it with honey...Even spicy dishes like goat curry or her favorite curried cauliflower... "Why Ramilla?" She gently asked.
Ramilla looked at her and smiled wanly...She's lost weight and her eyes look bigger, surrounded by dark long lashes making her face/ skin ghastly pale. Miranda has to admit even at this vulnerable state, Ramilla's beauty still emanate.
"The sweet nectar of the flowers makes life bearable...It's my only way of hiding the bitterness that's holding me captive until now...For everything I put in my mouth taste like poison... How I wished Papa could come up with a pill that would undo all these."
In the adjacent room Anya was busy doing the numbers and recording it in a huge leather bound book...She could not help but ovehear Ramilla's spoken words...Anya clucthed her chest as if in pain, she closed her eyes and murmured sacred prayers. Her youngest daughter's plight did not go unnoticed, but they could not do anything to take away the bitterness and pain that enwrapped her existence. If only she could, then she would gladly carry the heavy burdens and the sufferrings her daughter been struggling to bear all these months.
Yes, her daughter is still breathing, walking and mingles with them but she's like an empty shell, lifeless and dispirited. It's not the same Ramilla she had known since she came to them that night, or the first time she held her in her arms, or the way she had snuggled close to her chest and made those sweet, irresistable soft cooing sound. Her chubby fingers touching her face, or the immeasurable joy she felt, when Ramilla first said the word "mah-mah"... Her infectious smiles and laughter. She was a bundle of sunshine for her, her husband and for those who had known her in the village. Those families who had begged them to let Ramilla grace their home for goodluck and more blessings..."But where are they now? Them, like others have ostracised her daughter, shunned her from their home and lives.''
"Does it matter now?...As long as I am here, Ramilla will have a family and a home." Anya silently vowed to herself. She dearly loves her, and if Ramilla thought she's alone suffering...She's gravely mistaken, for every pain and tears Ramilla felt and shed...It bounces back to her twice and more, like a thousand sharpened dagger stabbing her right thru her heart!
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Comment: Oh! it's this way you wish to take it from here! A fresh approach and a new dimension.It's going to be a terrific story now on! Looking forward for more.
Answer: Wanted to write some more but really pressed with time. It's the hazard of residing away from your own native home, have to keep up with the present and current way of living.
I have so many things to share but hard to translate it at once, much more to a foreign language. If it's only possible that all nations speak only of one language then everything including human quests and past history might have been written in a different light. Perhaps things would have been better, easier and ultimately peace will prevail.
A NEW DIMENSION
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Oh! it's this way you wish to take it from here! A fresh approach and a new dimension.It's going to be a terrific story now on! Looking forward for more.


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Small businesses encouraged to use online banking to reduce costs
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 – Small businesses are encouraged to use online banking such as the Interbank Giro (IBG) service to reduce their operational costs and to perform transactions more conveniently.
Bank Negara Malaysia Payment System Policy Department Director Tan Nyat Chuan said IBG, via Internet banking and mobile banking, provided significant benefits to businesses through the reduction of cash and cheque handling costs.
He said 92 per cent or 18.4 million of the adult population in Malaysia had bank accounts and Internet banking population accounted for about 74 per cent.
"However, only 43 per cent or 5.9 million of the Internet banking subscribers are active e-payment users.
"In this regard, we have not reached a stage where the masses are familiar or have gained sufficient trust in using Internet banking to conduct their financial transactions," Tan said in a statement issued in conjunction with the "Experience IBG" Roadshow in Kuching Wednesday.
He said to encourage the migration to e-payments, the central bank announced a new pricing strategy last year for payment services.
The transaction fee for IBG, conducted via Internet and mobile banking, was reduced to 10 sen on May 1, 2013 from RM2 previously while a cheque processing fee of 50 sen would be imposed next month.
He also said a successful migration to e-payments had the potential to drive further efficiency gains and cost savings.
"Research has shown that a successful migration to e-payment can save the country about one per cent of Gross Domestic Product, annually," he added.
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Penryn Overclocking . . .
Penryns are beginning to show up at XtremeSystems Forums. Here's what one person is getting with an air-cooled quad.
These are pretty impressive results: almost 4.4GHz with 1.36V, almost 4.7GHz with 1.488V.
Odds are the lower-end production units won't do quite as well, but 4GHz would seem to be almost a gimme with little muss or fuss.
I would be happy to relay what folks are doing with K10s, but there aren't any, yet. That may change in a few days, and if it does, you'll hear about it in this thread.
The initial K10s tested won't crank up very much, of course, and the initial comparisons will be really ugly for Green.
They'll get less ugly early next year, but it's tough to see, no matter how many steppings AMD tries, how a K10 at 65nm is going to do any better than a K8 at 65nm.
For overclockers, if the matchup four or five months from now is a K10 quad running at 3.2GHz with little muss or fuss versus a Penryn quad running at 4.2GHz with the same, the winner is a foregone conclusion.
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7:00 PM Wednesday, July 7 The Libertarian Party of Cuyahoga County will hold a our meeting and election of county chairman at Denny's Restaurant, 4331 West 150th Street, Cleveland (just south of the I 71 exit). This is a very important meeting and all eligible people are urged to attend. If you wish to eat, you should arrive by 6:00 PM.
Subsequent meetings starting in August will be on the first Wednesday of each month at the same time and location for the rest of the year.
I will be sponsoring a booth at the Solon Home Days, which will take place at the Solon Community Park, 6679 SOM Center Road, Solon 44139 in July. Volunteers are still needed.
(Short Notice) Tonight, Thursday July 1 7:30 PM There will be an honest political debate between US Senate candidates Eric Deaton www.deatonforsenate.com and Dan LaBotz www.danlabotz.com. The fascist and communist candidates have been invited but are not expected to attend. This meeting is sponsored by Women Speak Out For Peace and Justice and will take place at Peace House, 10916 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland in the University Circle area.
7:00 PM Friday, July 2 Former Green Party presidential candidate, David Cobb, will discuss his views about corporations at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 2728 Lancashire Road, Cleveland Heights. Many Libertarians will remember him as one of the two 2004 American presidential candidates, the other being Michael Badnarik, www.constitutionpreservation.org, who were arrested for attempting to commit freedom of speech when they were denied entry to a taxpayer-financed phony debate between Skull and Bones '66 and Skull and Bones '68 (George W. Bush and John Kerry) in St. Louis, Missouri.
3:00 PM Sunday, July 4 Veterans For Peace will hold its monthly meeting and potluck at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights (at the northeast corner of the Coventry Road intersection). To find out what to bring for the potluck email vfp_chapter39@yahoo.com.
7:00 PM the second Thursday (July 8) of each month. We the People meets at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, at the northwest corner of Dennison and Albrecht Avenues in Akron.
6:30 PM the second and fourth Thursdays (July 8 and 22) of each month. The Northeast Ohio Anti-War Coalition meets at the Gypsy Bean Cafe on the southeast corner of West 65th and Detroit Avenue.
7:00 to 9:00 PM Thursday July 15, 2010 – Seeking Middle East Peace at Shaker Heights Public Library 16500 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights, OH 44120 (entrance on Lee Road, between Van Aken and Chagrin) Sponsored by Cleveland Peace Action Education Fund. Moderated Panel Discussion: "The Israeli-Palestinian Impasse: What is the US Role?" A panel discussion from various viewpoints about the U.S. role in seeking a just and viable solution.
Honest historian and Austrian economist, Thomas Woods, has just written a brilliant, vitally needed book which may become the None Dare Call It Treason or the None Dare Call It Conspiracy of the 2010 election campaigns, Nullification: How To Resist Federal Tyranny In The 21st Century which may be ordered at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596981490?ie=UTF8&tag=lewrockwell&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1596981490. It appears that this book is indispensable, especially for candidates for state office who believe in liberty. I am eagerly awaiting my copy.
Nullification is the concept which Thomas Jefferson and James Madison elucidated in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in 1798 to oppose the blatantly tyrannical and unconstitutional Sedition Act, part of the Alien and Sedition Acts which the Adams administration had passed during the hysteria of possible war with France. This, of course, is the same technique which the Bush administration used to pass the even more egregious violation of the Constitution, the USA P.A.T.R.I.O.T. ACT after the 9-11 hysteria, except that the Naval War with France was not an inside job.
Basically, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Father of the Constitution proposed that the state governments had the right and the duty to protect the lives, liberty and property of their citizens (the only legitimate purposes of government) from unconstitutional federal laws by refusing to enforce them within their sovereign states, according to Article One, Section Eight of the Constitution and the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the Bill of Rights.
According to the reviews below, Dr. Woods has presented a history of nullification from 1798 until now, as well as necessary techniques which need to be implemented, including sequestration, withholding of federal taxes by the states and distributing what the fedgov needs for its constitutional functions, and interposition, preventing any fedgov agents from harassing the citizens of the states and punishing them appropriately if they do so. Candidates for state office this year, including legislative candidates may have the most important role to play of any candidates in a very long time.
You may have noticed that I have not listed those fedgov enactments which should be nullified. Primarily, this is because I do not have sufficient time and space to do so right now. However the "PATRIOT" Act and the other Bush-Clinton-Bush-Obama police state bills, every federal gun law since Roosevelt's tax on machine guns, "Obamacare" formerly known as Socialized Medicine, the Internet Shutdown Act, (Knee)Cap and Trade if it passes and financial "reforms" which would allow the international banksters to pillage us more effectively, come to mind. I am sure that each of you can compose your own lists and send them to me.
If you are running for office, especially as a Libertarian or other pro-liberty candidate, your most important task is to read and understand this book. If you are a voter, you should read it, too. If you attend candidates' forums ask every candidate if he or she has read it and whether they stand with the people or with the fedgov tyrants. Then give your time, energy and money and vote accordingly.
Below are several reviews of Dr. Woods' liberty-saving book, with asterisks for those which I consider the most important.
I wish all of you a happy Independence Day. As you enjoy yourselves I encourage all of you to do everything you can to restore our national independence, liberty, peace and prosperity. Time is running out fast.


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Incurable Gonorrhea hits North America
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Gonorrhea infects close to 700,000 Americans each year.
Completely incurable gonorrhea may be at hand
The fears of major health organizations have come true: Gonorrhea that is immune to the last remaining effective oral antibiotic has been detected in at least nine North American patients, meaning the era of "incurable" gonorrhea could be close.
In a study released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a group of scientists led by Vanessa Allen of Public Health Ontario, found that 6.7 percent of patients with gonorrhea at a Toronto clinic still had the disease after a round of cephalosporins, the last effective oral antibiotic used to treat the disease. Of 133 patients who returned for a "test of cure" visit, nine remained gonorrhea-positive. This is the first time cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea has been found in humans in North America.
Last year, both the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control warned that untreatable gonorrhea—the world's second most common sexually transmitted infection—could soon be a reality as the bacteria showed increasing resistance to cephalosporins in lab tests.
"These are the clinical cases we've been waiting for," Allen says. "This is the translation of the lab information into what the clinical consequence is."
Previously, there had been a couple individual case reports of untreatable gonorrhea cases in the United Kingdom, Austria, France, Norway, and Japan. In an accompanying editorial, Robert Kirkcaldy of the CDC writes that gonorrhea is quickly becoming a more threatening disease.
"Cephalosporin treatment failures have now been documented in North America," he writes. "Although this milestone was expected, its arrival is deeply troubling."
Gonorrhea is estimated to infect close to 700,000 Americans each year. Symptoms include painful urination, abdominal pain, genital discharge, itching, and infertility in women. Women who have both HIV and gonorrhea are more likely to pass HIV to their offspring than women with just HIV.
Less than a year ago, Gail Bolan, director of the CDC's sexually transmitted disease prevention program, wrote that the "threat of untreatable gonorrhea is emerging rapidly." At the time, just 1.7 percent of gonorrhea isolated in the lab were considered resistant to cephalosporins. Allen says her study shows just how fast antibiotic resistance is evolving in the organisms.
"Our results aren't generalizable to the overall population because they all came from one clinic," she says. "But basically, the problem appears worse than we originally thought."
Although each of the nine patients in Canada were cured with the injectable antibiotic known as ceftriaxone, Allen warns that there's been "a parallel increase" in resistance to that antibiotic.
"I think without a doubt this will become a bigger problem," Allen says. "The next threat is when, not if, the same thing happens with ceftriaxone. And then what?"
According to Kirkcaldy, "clinicians now face the emergence of cephalosporin-resistant [gonorrhea] without well-studied, effective backup treatment options."
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Sisi, Merkel reaffirm keenness on unity, stability of Libya
Thu, 19 Dec 2019 - 04:30 GMT
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel - File Photo
CAIRO - 19 December 2019: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel affirmed on Thursday their keenness on the unity and stability of Libya.
During a phone call between the two leaders, Sisi stressed on Egypt's stance towards the unity, stability and security of Libya, and its support for efforts to combat terrorism and extremist groups and militias that represent a threat not only to Libya but also to the security and stability of the entire Middle East and Mediterranean region.
According to the presidential spokesperson, Bassam Rady Sisi added, "Illegal external interference in Libyan affairs must be ended."
Rady said that the telephone call also dealt with bilateral relations in the light of the growing ties between the two countries, noting that Merkel expressed Germany's keenness on developing relations with Egypt while president Sisi voiced hope for pushing forward Egyptian-German relations.
On Tuesday, Egypt delivered a message to the UN Security Council regarding the situation in Libya and especially the recently signed memorandum of understanding with Turkey.
"The memorandum of understanding signed by Turkey and Libya violates Security Council resolutions on Libya, especially resolution 1970 of 2011," Egypt stated in its message.
Ambassador Mohamed Idris, Egypt's permanent representative to the United Nations, said that the MoU also allows the transfer of weapons to militias west of the country, stressing that this MoU is a violation to Skhirat Political Agreement on Libya.
Egypt has condemned the signing of the two memoranda of understanding on security and maritime jurisdictions by Turkey and Libya shortly after the signing was announced.
"Egypt affirms that such memoranda possess no legal effect, as they cannot be recognized in light of the fact that Article 8 of the Skhirat Political Agreement on Libya, widely accepted by Libyans, defines the competences conferred to the Council of Ministers, expressly stipulating that the Council of Ministers as an entity – and not the president of the council alone – has the power to conclude international agreements," Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Hafez said in a statement.
"It is well-known that the Council of Ministers' membership is clearly incomplete, and that it currently suffers from a serious imbalance in the representation of the Libyan areas. Accordingly, the restricted role of the prime minister is limited to managing the council's affairs. All attempts to build legal arrangements with any other country comprise a serious breach of the Skhirat Agreement.


As we have seen through recent cyber-attacks, even the most secured cyber systems may be vulnerable to hackers, foreign actors, or other persons with malicious intent. In 2016, a major attack occurred using devices that were part of the Internet of Things (IOT), to block access to critical applications that rely on internet connections. This exposed even the simplest internet facing devices, such as smart TVs, appliances, and cameras. They can be controlled and used for malicious purposes, and typically have very little protections. It is more important now, more than ever, that we protect are critical assets. Electric utilities are one of the most critical components of our national infrastructure, yet some of the devices used to control the electric system are left exposed and do not have adequate cyber security protections in place to deter malicious actors. Additionally, electric utilities have a wealth of customer information stored on their corporate systems, that could potentially be stolen. This could result in, at best, loss of trust from customer, and at worst, customers being exposed to fraud or identity theft. It is imperative that we, as electric utilities, work to protect both our Operations Technology (OT) (e.g. SCADA and Metering Systems), and our Information Technology (IT) (e.g. customer information and internal/confidential documents).
Prior to the mandatory and enforceable date of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Reliability Standards in 2007, NERC and its predecessor the North American Electric Reliability Council, have set a focus on cyber security for the electric system. The Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards focus on how electric utilities that are part of the Bulk Electric System (BES) need to protect those cyber systems that monitor and control the high voltage and bulk electric system. While these Standards and Requirements are only enforceable on entities that are part of the BES (entities that own looped transmission connected at 100 kV and above and/or generation facilities that have a rating of over 75 MVA), this can also be used as a best practice for securing any OT cyber system, and it can also be extended to other IT systems.
Training and Awareness are key components in securing both IT and OT systems. Many IT and OT security risks can be addressed through training and re-enforcement of good security practices. Often times, people will be the biggest threat to cyber security, so maintaining a culture of good cyber security awareness practices can be an excellent way to help reduce risk. Outside of the electric industry, Cyber Security Awareness has transformed into a major national initiative. As an example, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established October as "National Cyber Security Awareness Month".
Cyber Security Awareness should be a corporate wide initiative and not just limited to the IT and OT personnel. Cyber Security Awareness Topics can include how to use complex passwords, looking out for phishing emails, and knowing how to report any suspicious activity to a supervisor or the IT/OT Team. The awareness material that is used for general staff members can be as simple as a poster that reminds them to keep their passwords secret, or a periodic e-mail reminding staff to only open attachments from known senders. It is just important to get in the habit of thinking about security. A best practice is to change out the Cyber Security Awareness material at least once a calendar quarter to keep the topic fresh and in the minds of the staff.
in protecting the critical cyber systems. These individuals would need training on how to protect the cyber assets that are critical to the operations of the electric system. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a publication on how to design an information security awareness and training program, NIST Special Publication 800-50. This NIST publication is a good place to start when designing the training program for your IT and OT personnel. It is important to design a training program that meets the needs of the electric utility, and is not overly prescriptive or burdensome on the IT and OT staff. These training courses can be combined, since many of the topics that need to be covered will be the same in an IT and OT environment.
OT Systems and IT Systems differ fundamentally in the way they are designed. The primary function of an OT System is to monitor and control the electric grid, not secure it. Many of the OT configurations that are in use across the system were not designed with security in mind. This is associated with the electromechanical systems that were in use when these OT configurations were brought in. Now, with the systems becoming more interconnected, electronic security becomes an issue that needs to be in the spotlight.
Another difference between the two systems is the up-time requirements. OT systems need to be running 24/7/365, and in some cases, need redundant back-up systems in case of a failure. Transmission substations (100 kV and above) typically have both primary and back-up transmission Protection Systems, in case one fails. IT environments may also have back-up systems, but it is not as critical to have zero down time for an IT system. Control Center OT systems also need to have an extremely high availability with little to no down time, so that the utility does not loose visibility of their electric system. When compared to a Control Center OT system, the IT system may not be as critical to the overall operations of the electric utility. For these reasons, it is important to jointly train and educate your IT and OT staff on which systems are the most critical to operations of the utility, and the dangers of taking down the OT system without a hot back-up option available.
Now, the technologies and hardware used in IT are becoming much more prevalent in OT Systems. Entities want to have the monitoring and controlling capabilities that come with an integrated system. With that approach comes additional security risks that entities are going to need to be made aware. It is estimated that about 80% of security issues faced by OT are almost identical to IT, while about 20% are unique to the OT infrastructure. This is especially prevalent in networking, since both areas use the same hardware for communications.
What we really need from a security standpoint, is a defense in depth approach. There are many different attack vectors into OT systems, and utilities need a multitude of security features to compensate. Entities need properly managed access points, segmented networks, controlled communications, secure remote capability, strict access controls, and properly patched systems. These security controls are also meant to work in tandem with efforts in physical security of OT systems as well.
From a physical security perspective, there has always been a long history of utilities dealing with thefts, vandalism, and sabotage at their facilities. One of the most common ways utilities are protecting their BES assets, is to physically separate the IT and OT networks. Using this approach will prevent any physical attacks from effecting both IT and OT assets. Even though this approach will reduce the ability to directly affect the Grid, there are numerous other secondary approaches one can take to disrupt operations. Employee information including any physical security credentials typically reside within IT networks. With that information, an individual can clone an ID card, or card access tag, and obtain access to critical assets and locations. This is one of the main reasons why security experts across the industry are suggesting that utilities begin to review their IT networks to see if the protection is adequate.
As with electronic security, within the physical security world, the more layers of security a utility has, the harder it is to penetrate the system. There are numerous ways to implement this defense in depth strategy; one of the most common ways is to separately lock critical assets, both IT and OT, within a separate locked room or cabinet. This will be supplemented by a locked building/gate entrance. FIGURE 1 as seen on the following page, you will find a rough sketch to see an example of a defense in depth strategy.
Within this example, there are card readers on each door that will only allow an individual with the correct permissions to access that room. Card readers (labeled CR in the diagram) are one aspect of the Physical Access Control System (PACS). The PACS can be setup to limit the individuals entering one room or area from another. This can allow a different area to have a more restricted access, than the previous area. The PACS can also be setup to allow door and glass contacts. This gives the utility the ability to monitor for any unauthorized access or alarms within the system. Another approach a utility can use, while still implementing a defense in depth strategy, is to key each room containing critical IT and OT assets separately. This way, an individual, with only access to the room, cannot enter an area or cabinet with IT and OT assets without proper authorization.
A third example is having a secured data center where both IT and OT assets reside. By limiting access to the data center to only key IT/OT personnel, that have received the training and passed a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA), the entity can protect its cyber systems both through Human Resources and physical security protections. Having one secured data center works best in the situation where the Utility is using an IT/OT Team approach, and not differing security practices.
Within the NERC Standards, it is only required that BES facilities have a single form of physical security on their OT assets (with more stringent controls the higher an impact that facility or control has); however, it is always best practice for each utility to review their own physical security and determine if they are adequately protecting their IT and OT assets from any potential vandalism, theft, or sabotage.
In today's environment, the difference between IT and OT systems are becoming less clear. Many OT systems now have similar characteristics of an IT system. Smaller electric utilities are many times faced with deciding what areas are better to staff and protect, their IT systems that contain critical customer data or OT systems that control the electric system. It is possible to do both utilizing the same set of resources that can help save cost, and result in a better security program for the electric utility.
This article focused on how the NERC Standards can be used for both protection of OT assets but also as best practices for protecting critical IT assets. The NERC CIP Standards are continuing to evolve to meet new challenges that electric utilities face in their OT environment and working together as a team of IT and OT experts can make the implementation of these new security standards more effective and efficient for a small to medium size electric utility.


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Q: Send screenshot as email attachment Im taking a screenshot, and saving it, but i don't know how to read it and send it as an attachment in E-mail with Gmail.
Here's my code :
// We should only read the screen after all rendering is complete
yield return new WaitForEndOfFrame();

// Create a texture the size of the screen, RGB24 format
int width = Screen.width;
int height = Screen.height;
Texture2D tex = new Texture2D( width, height, TextureFormat.RGB24, false );
// Read screen contents into the texture
tex.ReadPixels(new Rect(0, 0, width, height), 0, 0 );
tex.Apply();

// Encode texture into PNG
byte[] bytes = tex.EncodeToPNG();

// save our test image (could also upload to WWW)
File.WriteAllBytes(Application.dataPath + "/../test-" + count + ".png", bytes);
count++;

DestroyObject(tex);

Debug.Log(Application.dataPath + "/../test-" + count + ".png");

MailMessage mail = new MailMessage();

mail.From = new MailAddress("test@gmail.com");
mail.To.Add("test@gmail.com");
mail.Subject = "Test";
mail.Body = "testing class";
mail.Attachments.Add(new Attachment(Application.dataPath + "/../teste-" + count + ".png",
                                    Application.dataPath + "/../teste-" + count + ".png",
                                    "png"));

SmtpClient smtpServer = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com");
smtpServer.Port = 587;
smtpServer.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("test@gmail.com", "123456") as ICredentialsByHost;
smtpServer.EnableSsl = true;
ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback =
    delegate(object s, X509Certificate certificate, X509Chain chain, SslPolicyErrors sslPolicyErrors)
{
    return true;
};
smtpServer.Send(mail);
Debug.Log("success");

A: As far as I can see, you're already adding the attachment:
mail.Attachments.Add(new Attachment(Application.dataPath + "/../teste-" + count + ".png",
                                    Application.dataPath + "/../teste-" + count + ".png",
                                    "png"));

problem is, the MIME type is incorrect, and your path differs from the one you're saving image to:
File.WriteAllBytes(Application.dataPath + "/../test-" + count + ".png", bytes);

There is no teste here!.
Try following:
mail.Attachments.Add(new Attachment(Application.dataPath + "/../test-" + count + ".png",
                                    @"image/png"));

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The invention relates to a fast shooting control method and a system thereof. The mobile device is provided with a shortcut key, which is different from the current mobile device, such as a power button, a volume key, a home page key and a fingerprint identification key... Such as physical buttons, and the exposed surface of shortcut keys on a mobile device shell, characterized by comprising the following steps: a shortcut key through a processing module of the mobile device is pressed to produce a shooting instruction; through a shooting module according to the instructions of a digital media image shooting shooting. The invention realizes rapid shooting of the mobile device by using a shortcut key added by the mobile device, thereby reducing the operation time of the user and improving the user experience.


Yay for a great run yesterday - and for being binge-free! Another idea to make a little money with your blog - you could include Amazon links to items that you use. As an Amazon affiliate, you make a percentage of any sales made when people click through your link to buy...I only thought of that because I saw your picture of your bodyfat calculator/measuring tool, and was thinking of buying one myself.
I notice the same thing Katie. I lose more slowly when I am exercising.
I love your toe nails!
I just wanted to say that I made Noah's Spaghetti Pie tonight and it was super yummy!
Jen Larson has a great idea about Amazon. After you posted a picture of that BMI tool that you hold, I bought one on Amazon. Now about retaining water weight. When I went to Fitness Ridge for 4 weeks and exercised 7 hours a day and ate 1200 calories per day, that first week I only lost 3 pounds. I was in TEARS! But, the trainer gave me a pep talk about the very thing you mentioned and the following week I lost 9 lbs or so. The body is an amazing thing. Keep up the great work and nice pedicure!
The first week I starting running I gained 6 lbs! I laughed it off. I couldn't gain weight that fast when I was being lazy and over-eating!
Thanks for the info Katie! Aunt Flo is here this week so I'm ignoring the scale as well!
I actually did buy that body fat monitor because of you Katie! :) lol.
What was your body fat % prior to surgery? Just curious what your normal number has been. Do you find it fluctuates fairly easily? I think I check mine too often. lol!
oh this makes sense. haha i never thought of it that way. my YMCA closes down for a week at the end of summer every year, i lost about 2 lbs that week and i was shocked cause normally i am at the gym just about every day (5 days a week) so iwas like wait i didnt work out once and i lost weight!!?? and my diet didnt change at all.
Great info! I have a question about clothes sizes. I'm going down 1 size for every 20 lbs. Was that your experience, and at what point did your pant size go down with fewer pounds? I think you said you went from a 24W to 8 at 100 pounds and now you are a size 4.
Jen, I only check it once a week (at most). I don't really have a "normal" number, because it fluctuates with my weight. At my lowest weight of 128 (a year ago), it was a little over 17%. During the summer, when I put on some weight and got up to about 150, it was around 26%. At 253 pounds, it was almost 50%!
At first, it took me about 20 pounds to lose a size as well. Once the clothes get to a certain number (I believe 8 or 10) there is only a 1-inch waist difference rather than a 2-inch difference, so you will drop sizes faster. Once I got down to about a 14 or 16, I started dropping sizes much faster.
Hi Katie. WOW...I HAVE noticed that!!!! And now, it just makes sense. Hope you are having a wonderful Friday.
Hi again, thank you so much for posting on this particular topic...I have been "working the program", meaning eating really well, started walking and have been binge free for 10 days! and still find no change reflected on the scale. Discouraged, absolutely! however, after your post, I am relieved to hear this is a thing. By the way, I heard about this blog through SparkPeople...MANDMZMAMA.


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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Massachusetts-Based Uniform Supply Company
BOSTON – A Florida man pleaded guilty today in connection with a scheme to defraud his former employer, a Massachusetts-based uniform-supply company, by falsifying invoices.
Richard Ritz, 58, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock scheduled sentencing for Sept. 9, 2021. Ritz was charged on May 4, 2021.
Between approximately 2000 and March 2019, Ritz and others defrauded the uniform-supply company by causing the company to pay fake invoices for products that were not actually delivered and diverting other products that they re-sold for their own benefit. In addition, Ritz's co-conspirators created a fake supply company and Ritz caused the uniform-supply company to pay more than $800,000 in invoices to the fake supplier for purported products.
The charge of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell and Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sara Miron Bloom and Ian Stearns of Mendell's Securities Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit are prosecuting the case.
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James Brown (television)
name = James Brown
birth_date = birth date and age|1951|2|25
birth_place = Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
death_date =
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occupation = Sportscaster
spouse = Dorothy
parents =
children = Katrina
James Brown (born February 25, 1951), commonly called "J.B.", is an American sports announcer known for being the host of the FOX network's NFL pregame show "FOX NFL Sunday". Beginning with the 2006 NFL season, Brown hosted "The NFL Today" on CBS, and returned to play-by-play of CBS coverage of NCAA basketball, along with co-hosting the "Saturday Early Show".
Born in Bethesda, Maryland, Brown's involvement in sports began while playing basketball at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville. After doing the same at Harvard University, the three-time All-Ivy League was drafted with the 62nd pick overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1973 NBA Draft.
First stint at CBS
After a brief playing career, Brown entered the corporate world, working for such companies as Xerox and Eastman Kodak. Brown went into sports broadcasting in 1984 when he was offered a job doing Washington Bullets TV games. He later moved on to an anchor position at WDVM-TV (later WUSA-TV) in Washington, D.C. and to some work at CBS. While at CBS Sports [ [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.tv/browse_thread/thread/b523de722fc54bf8# Brown first joined CBS Sports in 1984 where he served as play-by-play announcer for the network's NFL and college basketball coverage, as well as reporter for the NBA Finals. He also was host of the afternoon show from the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. While at CBS he also was co-host of "CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday," a weekend anthology series.] ] , Brown worked as a play-by-play announcer for NFL telecasts and reported on major events such as the NBA Finals and the Winter Olympic Games. He has also reported on college basketball games.
The move to FOX
In 1994, Brown moved on to his biggest claim to fame yet as he accepted the position of host of the "NFL on FOX" pregame show. He shared the set with former football players Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long. Jimmy Johnson, Cris Collinsworth and Ronnie Lott have graced the fourth seat on the desk over the years.
From 1994-1998, Brown was the lead studio host for "FOX NHL Saturday". He appeared in a similar capacity in the EA Sports video game "NHL '97", which used full motion video.
Following the 2005 NFL season, Brown left FOX in order to rejoin CBS Sports.
Brown was removed from college basketball coverage for CBS after a one year stint in 2008.
Brown has also hosted "The World's Funniest!" (similar to "America's Funniest Home Videos" and other funny videos) on the Fox Broadcasting Company, "Coast to Coast" (a syndicated radio show formerly hosted by Bob Costas), and served as a correspondent for "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel".
Aside from his HBO and CBS duties, Brown hosted a weekday radio sports talk show that aired weekdays on Sporting News Radio for several years. Brown left the network in April 2006. He has since, returned to Sporting News Radio with Arnie Spanier.
Brown regularly appears on the syndicated radio program, "The Don and Mike Show".
Career timeline
*1994–2006: "FOX NFL Sunday" - Host [ [http://www.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/jbrown NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAA, Fantasy Sports News - CBSSports.com Live Scores, Stats, Schedules ] ]
*1994–1998: "NHL on FOX" - Studio host
*2006–present: "The NFL Today" - Host
*2007: "NCAA Basketball on CBS" - Play-by-play
Brown resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife Dorothy and daughter Katrina. He formerly had a second residence in Century City, California, when working on FOX because their NFL program was based in Los Angeles, unlike the traditional New York location for studio shows in the NFL. He was also named one of the 100 most influential student athletes by the NCAA On January 12, 2008; James Brown became a grandfather when his daughter had her first child.
On May 3, by|2006, Brown became a minority owner of the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team. Brown was one of a handful of investors in the group led by Washington, D.C. real estate developer Ted Lerner.
* [http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0506/324774.html Lerner Picked as Nationals New Owner]
* [http://www.onlinesports.com/sportstrust/sports44.html Issue 44 -- Television Sportscasters (African-American)]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/sports/football/04nfl.html Fox's Brown Will Leave to Be CBS's N.F.L. Host]
* [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-brown4feb04,1,6748996.story?coll=la-headlines-sports Brown Leaving Fox's Pregame for CBS]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/06/AR2006020601416.html James Brown is switching jerseys.]
* [http://cbs.sportsline.com/cbssports/story/9212315 Official CBS news release.]
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Rita Wilson Touts New Prada Ad Campaign 'Play Records, Delete Apps'
Rita Wilson recently posted a photo on Instagram showing off a new little ad campaign from Prada. "Love this ad from @Prada! Play records!!!" she writes in the caption. The photo shows a model posing in black and white with the words "Play Records and Delete Apps" written on it. This seems to be a powerful message in the day and age of technology.
Back in the day, many of us got entertainment through listening to records, going to play outside, or hanging out with friends. Now, in the digital age, literally, everything is online. Music, photos, videos, and more. If you wanted to find a full episode of The Twilight Zone, you could absolutely find it through Google. So much has changed!
Play Records and Delete Apps… in the digital age
Rita Wilson Prada campaign / Instagram
Many people sounded off in the comments section in approval of the ad's message. "Yes! We play our parents vinyl records & it brings back so many memories," someone writes. Another person says, "Yes!!! Apps are cool on the go, but there is nothing like hearing good music touch your soul through a record!!"
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One person even shares a personal experience. "Amen sister, we did away with apps and bought them a record player this Christmas." Even in the digital age, vintage and retro items are making a comeback. Everything that once went out of style is coming back in, including clothes, record players, hair accessories, and more. In with the old and out with the new?


Todd Stockdale is a teaching fellow at Seton Hall University, New Jersey. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh and his research interests include practical theology. Cross-disciplinary in his approach, he uses qualitative research methods to explore a range of theological issues.


Creates and draws streamlines over a contour plot over a cylindrical equidistant map.
The u and v data for the streamline plot; they must be two-dimensional.
The data for the contour plot. It must be two-dimensional, where the leftmost dimension will be represented on the Y (latitude) axis, and the rightmost dimension represented on the X (longitude) axis.
A scalar id of the map plot created is returned. The id of the streamline plot is returned as an attribute called streamline and the id of the contour plot as an attribute called contour. The id of the data object is returned as an attribute called vfdata, and the id of the scalar data object is returned as an attribute called sfdata. This is useful if you want to use setvalues to change some data options after this function has been called.
This function creates and draws streamlines over a contour plot over a cylindrical equidistant map on the given workstation.
In order for the streamlines and contours to be overlaid correctly on the map, please see the document "Overlaying data on a map".
The map will be centered at longitude 0 unless you set the resource mpCenterLonF to the desired center longitude.
If you want to turn the labelbar off, set lbLabelBarOn to False.
In NCL V6.1.0, this function was updated to automatically create a labelbar if stMonoLineColor is set to False.
res@tiMainString           = "Example of a streamline plot"


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date: '2010-06-16'
title: Microsoft's Parallel Computing Platform
speakers:
  - Phil Pennington
location: Lone Star College - Montgomery
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We start with an introduction to new operating system technologies for many-core scale computing and proceed with illustrative examples of parallel work-item partitioning, scheduling, and collation.  Featured technologies and tools include Windows 7 (x64), Visual Studio 2010, the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Parallel Extensions, the C++ Concurrency Runtime, the Parallel Debugger, and the Concurrency Analyzer.

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For many vacationers, what they eat at a resort is just about as important as the activities that make them hungry. Legends abound of spectacular buffets and gourmet spreads at destination hotels around the world. After all, when was the last time you heard someone say, "We had the time of our lives, but the food was terrible"?
Guests who pay top dollar expect first-rate comfort, and that means culinary delights, too. Working as a chef at a resort will give you the opportunity to please guests, work with highly skilled gourmets from around the world, travel, and learn new methods and styles of meal preparation.


Our lovely candles and scent diffusers are the best way to add unforgettable warmth and fragrance to your home.
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School Bus Safety can save the lives of so many - Edwards & Ragatz, P.A.
We are about a month into the school year and many counties are trying to educate the public and enforce school bus safety laws. In Alachua County, the Sheriff's Office has a safety program "Operation BlueBird" that they do every year with these goals in mind. It begins the week of October 20th.
Seventy citations were issued to drivers in Alachua County who did not stop for stopped school buses in 2013, 47 in 2014 and 37 in 2015. As of 2016, nine citations have already been issued, according to the Alachua County Clerk of Court.
The sheriff's office launched a social media campaign in August, before the first week of school, to remind residents to watch out for children and stopped school buses. Social media and school resource deputies will educate drivers on the proper way to approach stopped school buses. Public schools will also take an active role in educating the public about when they must stop for school buses.
Florida State Statute 316.172 states that when a school bus stops and turns on its flashing lights and extends its signs, motorists must also stop unless there is an unpaved median of at least five feet, a raised median or a physical barrier separating the vehicle from the stopped school bus. If people do not follow the school bus safety laws, the fine for passing a stopped school bus is $264 and $364 for passing the bus on the right side, plus a mandatory court appearance, according to the sheriff's office.
Bus drivers will also report any problems during their routes, and law enforcement will then set up patrols at problem areas to catch those not following school bus safety laws, Johnson said.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration considers school buses to be the safest form of transportation for daily school commutes. However, nationally, about 16 students each year are fatally injured while getting on or off a school bus.
Unfortunately, the greatest risk involved is not riding the school bus, but getting on and off the bus. Children need to be especially careful around the school bus "danger zone," which is the 10 feet in front, behind and on each side of the school bus.
Each year, nationwide, numerous students are injured getting on or off the school bus. Most of those fatally injured are children, 5 to 7 years old. Students are more likely to be injured while within the "danger zones" of the school bus. The danger zones extend 10 feet around the perimeter of the school bus.
Situations where persons are positioned in close proximity of the wheels and/or the school bus' body is especially dangerous. That danger is magnified when the school bus is in motion, according to National Highway Safety.
Many students will assume that the bus driver can see them while in the danger zones. That assumption can be fatal. The school bus is a very large vehicle and students may not always be visible to the school bus driver when in the danger zones. Again, this danger is compounded when the child is small in stature, bending down or when there is poor direct visibility of the student. Other dangers include vehicles that may pass the school bus on the left side as well as the right side of the school bus.
Never run towards, behind, away from or after a stopped or moving school bus. Students should walk while cautiously observing the environment around them.
Stop, look and listen for possible dangers prior to approaching or exiting a school bus.
Alert an adult when you have dropped an item around any vehicle including a school bus.
Be at the bus stop on time. Do not play at the bus stop or in the roadway.
Wait for the school bus driver to signal when it is safe for you to cross the roadway.
Make a complete stop when the bus' warning lights are flashing, or the stop sign arm comes out. Do not proceed until the arm is lowered and the lights stop flashing.
Lower your driving speed around schools and especially where children are loading and unloading from buses and cars.
Share the road with the yellow bus.
Obey the school zone speed limit when school is in session and children are present.
Operation Bluebird will run from Oct. 20 to Oct. 24, coinciding with National School Bus Safety Week.


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AES Jordan vision is to be the country's leading sustainable power company that safely provides reliable, affordable energy. We seek to do this by leveraging our unique electricity platforms and the knowledge of our people to provide the energy and infrastructure solutions our customers. Our people share a passion to help meet the world's current and increasing energy needs, while providing communities and countries the opportunity for economic growth due to the availability of reliable, affordable electric power.
We will always put safety first–for our people, contractors and communities.
Safety comes before everything at AES. We harness one of the world's most powerful forces: electricity. Our people put their lives on the line when they come to work each day and ensuring safe operations at our facilities around the world so each person can return home safely is the cornerstone of our daily activities and decisions. We always put safety first, and we measure our success by how safely we achieve our goals.
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When we act with integrity, we earn the trust of our customers, business partners, shareholders and the people who live in the communities where we operate. We honor our commitments by doing what we say and by not making promises that we cannot keep. Maintaining our reputation requires a continuous commitment from all of us to act with the highest standard of integrity in all of our business decisions.
We move with vision, speed and flexibility to adapt to our dynamic and rapidly changing world.
Our world and our industry are changing at a faster pace than ever. We must be nimble, efficient and continue to evolve our business to succeed. Agility means we create value by moving quickly, anticipating opportunities, avoiding risk and changing direction as necessary to grow in new ways and best serve our customers.
We work because work can be fun, fulfilling and exciting.
We enjoy our work and appreciate the fun of being part of a team that is being innovative, making a difference and winning. Having fun through work means knowing that what we work at each day has a positive impact and being inspired by what we do. We believe a workplace that supports respect for one another, teamwork and diversity of backgrounds and views is a fun workplace.
We strive to be the best in all that we do and to perform at world-class levels.
Excellence is both a goal in itself and the way to achieve that goal. Striving for excellence means continually working to improve ourselves and our business operations.
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J and I have been watching Veronica Mars all week on Netflix. It's the first time I've seen it since it originally aired. I'd forgotten how good it was–and particularly the first season. (I was less interested in the second season, which faltered in some serious ways; I don't remember if I watched the third at all, though I also didn't have a television then and was at the mercy of others' ability to download torrents.) But it's been fun to watch it again without thinking of it so much as as methadone following my years-long addiction to the heroin(e) known as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which ended the year before Veronica started.
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