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Post Holiday Blues: Who Will Pay for The Doc Pay Fix?
Business	Policy & Law
by gooznews 7 min read
The following appeared first in The Fiscal Times:
Holiday cheer and bipartisan bonhomie are still possible on Capitol Hill.
For evidence, one need only look at the so-called "doc fix," where Congress every year overrides a previous effort at health care cost control to ensure physicians get paid at least as much as they did the year before. Expect another present to arrive at physicians' offices sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, now that the Super Committee has failed to permanently resolve the issue as part of Medicare's contribution to long-term deficit control.
The heretical thought that the salaries of physicians who treat Medicare patients could be held in check dates from the mid-1990s. The optimistically entitled 1997 Balanced Budget Act created a "sustainable growth rate" (SGR) for physician reimbursement that said any increase in total pay for physicians could not exceed the growth rate of the rest of the economy.
That was wishful thinking, as it turned out. Health care costs and physician pay far exceeded economic growth, largely because of Medicare's fee-for-service system. While the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services could fix the reimbursement rate for the 7,000 price-controlled services offered by physicians, it could not put a brake on the quantity that physicians ordered.
"This system, which ties annual updates to cumulative expenditures, has failed to restrain volume growth and, in fact, may have exacerbated it," the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) noted in its non-binding recommendations to Congress in mid-October.
Total physician pay, which is a product of both price and volume, has exceeded economic growth every year since 2003. And every year, Congress has voted more money to ensure that the fees per service never go down. Last December, for instance, physicians' fees were frozen at 2010 levels, which had been increased earlier in the year by 2.2 percent over 2009.
But as the economy steadily moved ahead, even at its recent tortoise-like pace, the gap between the legislated SGR and what doctors actually got paid grew larger and larger. Congress needed to come up with supplemental appropriations to close the gap. Last June, the Congressional Budget Office calculated it would $275 billion to maintain physician pay at current levels over the next ten years.
That's right. Congress votes
and the president signs a
bill that counts ten years
of savings to pay for one
or two years of spending.
Since Democrats and Republicans on the Hill and the White House swear by "pay for" budgeting, closing that gap requires finding money somewhere else. Given the sky high total, it's likely that this year's fix – like last year's fix – will be a one- or two-year stopgap measure that uses ten years of savings from some minor limits on spending in other parts of the Medicare program.
That's right. Congress votes and the president signs a bill that counts ten years of savings to pay for one or two years of spending.
According to a CBO analysis published in June, a one-year freeze on physician salaries would cost $22 billion. But that would leave physicians facing an even larger cliff on Jan. 1, 2013 – a 34 percent gap between the legislated SGR and overall physician pay, up from 29.4 percent this year. That date also happens to be when the $1.3 trillion in sequestered budget cuts go into effect, and when the Bush-era tax cuts, from which most physicians derive significant benefits, expire. Median salaries for physicians in the U.S. range from $174,000 per year for family practitioners to $225,000 for surgeons, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The American Medical Association has spent most of the past year lobbying Congress to abolish the SGR. In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee last May, AMA president Dr. Cecil Wilson lobbied for a pay increase, calling for setting rates high enough to equal to the growth of medical practice costs. "This will allow time to develop and test demonstration and pilot projects that would form the basis for a new Medicare physician payment system," he said.
MedPAC's recommendations were far less generous. It called for reducing payments for overpriced services, and a three-year, 5.9 percent annual reduction in pay for all specialties other than primary care, which would be followed by a freeze for seven years. On the other hand, primary care doctors, whom the health care reform law projects will play a major role in controlling costs by limiting unnecessary services, will have their pay stay the same for the full ten years.
"Taking into account the increase in the number of Medicare beneficiaries over the next 10 years and growth in the volume of services provided per beneficiary, total practitioner payments from Medicare would rise from $64 billion to $121 billion," the report said. "On a per beneficiary basis, practitioner payments would continue to rise at an average rate of 2.2 percent a year.
The price tag for Congress and the administration under the MedPAC proposal would still be $200 billion over the next decade.
And where could Congress raise such sums from elsewhere within the program? MedPAC identified $50 billion in savings from previous recommendations like creating co-payments for home health episodes and limiting the increases given hospitals, dialysis clinics and hospices. It also identified $219 billion in potential savings that it hasn't yet recommended, including $75 billion in reduced payments to pharmaceutical companies for drugs sold to Medicare beneficiaries who also qualify for Medicaid.
Given the powerful interest groups that would be hurt by any of those recommendations, don't expect a permanent fix any time soon. The most likely scenario is for Congress to cobble together the $22 million needed to kick the can down the road another year.
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Thanks to the recent rain, the Cuber reservoir in the Tramuntana has excess capacity and the Gorg Blau reservoir is at 98.6% capacity. Palma's water requirements, 85,000 cubic metres per day, are therefore currently being met by water from the reservoirs and natural supply sources.
The Emaya municipal services agency will for now delay buying in desalinated water. This had been due to start on 1 April, but the recent rain makes this unnecessary, while there was still some snow on the peaks on Monday that has yet to filter its way to the reservoirs.
The condition of the reservoirs means that the water plant in Lloseta is being started up, while spring sources that supply Palma are flowing to such an extent that the maximum flows can be captured. Emaya says that the situation is very positive, that the aquifers are recovering and that "we can do without desalinated water" for now.
The rain of the past days has meant a dramatic increase in reservoir capacity. On Thursday last week Emaya reported that capacity was at 70.6%. At the end of December the capacity had been 40%. Over a couple of days, therefore, the water level rose by as much as it had done over a three-month period.


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Q: javascript validations before form submission I added a javascript form validation to my code, before submitting it to the server. When the user clicks submit it should call the javascript validator before submitting it. If the validator gives the ok, only then should it submit. I seem to be doing something wrong, because it submits regardless of what the validator says...
Html:
<form id="start_form" method="post" onsubmit="return validate_form(this);">

    Title: <input value="{{ post.title }}" type="text" name="title">
    Summery/Prompt: <textarea name="summery">{{ post.summery }}</textarea>
    Participants Emails:

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<input type="text" name="person2">

    <button type="submit" class="button">Start Game</button>
    <input type="hidden"  id="pn" name="pn" value="2">
</form>

Javascript function:
function validateEmail(email) {
    var re = /^(([^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@\"]+(\.[^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@\"]+)*)|(\".+\"))@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\])|(([a-zA-Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/;
    return re.test(email);
}
function append_error(m) {
    c = "
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    $('#error').appendChild(c)
    }
function validate_form(form) {
        var e = true
        if (form.title.value == "") {
            append_error("Title Required");
            e = false
        }
        if (form.summery.value == "") {
            append_error("Summery Required");
            e = false
        }
        for (i = 0; i < Number(form.pn.value); i++){
            email = $('[name="person"' + i++ + '"]').innerText
            if(email == ""){
                append_error("Email #" + ++i + " can not be blank")
                e = false
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                append_error("Email #" + i++ + " is not valid")
                e = false
            }
        }
        return e;
    }

A: jquery doesn't have appendChild method.
in your function:
function append_error(m) {
    c = "
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    $('#error').appendChild(c)
}

this cause an error that submition eventually ignores your validation function

A: It looks like you are using jQuery so you can bind the submit event like so:
$('#start_form').submit(function(){
    return validate_form(this);
});

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/bitly/go-nsq"
	"github.com/bitly/go-simplejson"
	"github.com/bmizerany/assert"
	"io/ioutil"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path"
	"strconv"
	"testing"
	"time"
)

func getMetadata(n *NSQd) (*simplejson.Json, error) {
	fn := fmt.Sprintf(path.Join(n.options.dataPath, "nsqd.%d.dat"), n.workerId)
	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fn)
	if err != nil {
		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
			log.Printf("ERROR: failed to read channel metadata from %s - %s", fn, err.Error())
		}
		return nil, err
	}

	js, err := simplejson.NewJson(data)
	if err != nil {
		log.Printf("ERROR: failed to parse metadata - %s", err.Error())
		return nil, err
	}
	return js, nil
}

func TestStartup(t *testing.T) {
	log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
	defer log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)

	iterations := 300
	doneExitChan := make(chan int)

	options := NewNsqdOptions()
	options.memQueueSize = 100
	options.maxBytesPerFile = 10240
	_, _, nsqd := mustStartNSQd(options)

	topicName := "nsqd_test" + strconv.Itoa(int(time.Now().Unix()))

	exitChan := make(chan int)
	go func() {
		<-exitChan
		nsqd.Exit()
		doneExitChan <- 1
	}()

	// verify nsqd metadata shows no topics
	err := nsqd.PersistMetadata()
	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
	metaData, err := getMetadata(nsqd)
	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
	topics, err := metaData.Get("topics").Array()
	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
	assert.Equal(t, len(topics), 0)

	body := make([]byte, 256)
	topic := nsqd.GetTopic(topicName)
	for i := 0; i < iterations; i++ {
		msg := nsq.NewMessage(<-nsqd.idChan, body)
		topic.PutMessage(msg)
	}

	log.Printf("pulling from channel")
	channel1 := topic.GetChannel("ch1")

	log.Printf("read %d msgs", iterations/2)
	for i := 0; i < iterations/2; i++ {
		msg := <-channel1.clientMsgChan
		log.Printf("read message %d", i+1)
		assert.Equal(t, msg.Body, body)
	}

	for {
		if channel1.Depth() == int64(iterations/2) {
			break
		}
		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
	}

	// make sure metadata shows the topic
	metaData, err = getMetadata(nsqd)
	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
	topics, err = metaData.Get("topics").Array()
	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
	assert.Equal(t, len(topics), 1)
	observedTopicName, err := metaData.Get("topics").GetIndex(0).Get("name").String()
	assert.Equal(t, observedTopicName, topicName)
	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)

	exitChan <- 1
	<-doneExitChan

	// start up a new nsqd w/ the same folder

	options = NewNsqdOptions()
	options.memQueueSize = 100
	options.maxBytesPerFile = 10240
	_, _, nsqd = mustStartNSQd(options)

	go func() {
		<-exitChan
		nsqd.Exit()
		doneExitChan <- 1
	}()

	topic = nsqd.GetTopic(topicName)
	// should be empty; channel should have drained everything
	count := topic.Depth()
	assert.Equal(t, count, int64(0))

	channel1 = topic.GetChannel("ch1")

	for {
		if channel1.Depth() == int64(iterations/2) {
			break
		}
		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
	}

	// read the other half of the messages
	for i := 0; i < iterations/2; i++ {
		msg := <-channel1.clientMsgChan
		log.Printf("read message %d", i+1)
		assert.Equal(t, msg.Body, body)
	}

	// verify we drained things
	assert.Equal(t, len(topic.memoryMsgChan), 0)
	assert.Equal(t, topic.backend.Depth(), int64(0))

	exitChan <- 1
	<-doneExitChan
}

func TestEphemeralChannel(t *testing.T) {
	// a normal channel sticks around after clients disconnect; an ephemeral channel is
	// lazily removed after the last client disconnects
	log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
	defer log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)

	options := NewNsqdOptions()
	options.memQueueSize = 100
	_, _, nsqd := mustStartNSQd(options)

	topicName := "ephemeral_test" + strconv.Itoa(int(time.Now().Unix()))
	doneExitChan := make(chan int)

	exitChan := make(chan int)
	go func() {
		<-exitChan
		nsqd.Exit()
		doneExitChan <- 1
	}()

	body := []byte("an_ephemeral_message")
	topic := nsqd.GetTopic(topicName)
	ephemeralChannel := topic.GetChannel("ch1#ephemeral")
	client := NewClientV2(0, nil, &Context{nsqd})
	ephemeralChannel.AddClient(client.ID, client)

	msg := nsq.NewMessage(<-nsqd.idChan, body)
	topic.PutMessage(msg)
	msg = <-ephemeralChannel.clientMsgChan
	assert.Equal(t, msg.Body, body)

	log.Printf("pulling from channel")
	ephemeralChannel.RemoveClient(client.ID)

	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)

	assert.Equal(t, len(topic.channelMap), 0)
	exitChan <- 1
	<-doneExitChan
}

func metadataForChannel(n *NSQd, topicIndex int, channelIndex int) *simplejson.Json {
	metadata, _ := getMetadata(n)
	mChannels := metadata.Get("topics").GetIndex(topicIndex).Get("channels")
	return mChannels.GetIndex(channelIndex)
}

func TestPauseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
	log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
	defer log.SetOutput(os.Stdout)

	options := NewNsqdOptions()
	_, _, nsqd := mustStartNSQd(options)

	topicName := "pause_metadata" + strconv.Itoa(int(time.Now().Unix()))
	topic := nsqd.GetTopic(topicName)
	channel := topic.GetChannel("ch")

	b, _ := metadataForChannel(nsqd, 0, 0).Get("paused").Bool()
	assert.Equal(t, b, false)

	channel.Pause()

	b, _ = metadataForChannel(nsqd, 0, 0).Get("paused").Bool()
	assert.Equal(t, b, true)

	channel.UnPause()

	b, _ = metadataForChannel(nsqd, 0, 0).Get("paused").Bool()
	assert.Equal(t, b, false)
}

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Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 8.1 RTM version for both MSDN and TechNet Subscriptions. Any one with a valid MSDN or TechNet license can now login to the account in https://msdn.microsoft.com and start downloading the RTM version directly from the subscriptions download page right today. Microsoft initially announced the Windows 8.1 will be available for download in Mid October 2013 which has been lots of discussion with partners and developers who focused to develop apps targeting windows 8.1.
With this Microsoft finally decided to release the Window 8.1 RTM Version to the customer to upgrade their apps that target Windows 8.1 version. If you are a MSDN subscriber and having a Windows 8 OS running you can simply upgrade to Windows 8.1 with the update readily available or can download the OS image from MSDN and do a fresh installation from the scratch.
With Windows 8.1, for developers there are quite a few APIs and references opened for development which we can get through the Windows 8.1 SDK for development with Visual Studio 2013 RC that has been released today along with this release.


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IPL 2021: Match 6: SRH vs RCB: Match Report and Analysis
Yet another thriller of a match as the Royal Challengers Bangalore bounced back from a rather difficult position to win the encounter by a narrow margin of 6 runs against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The victory now puts Virat Kohli and Co. at the top of the table, with two wins from two matches.
The Sunrisers who are yet to taste victory this season find themselves languishing at the bottom of the table.
Once again the toss went in favor of the foreign captain and he decided to have a bowl first. The Challengers had a shaky start to the innings as Devdutt Padikkal was seen struggling to get his timing right after a short break from the sport after being tested positive for the virus.
With the top order failing to make any significant contributions, it was up to the star Aussie hard-hitter Glenn Maxwell to get RCB to a decent total. The 32-year old did live up to the hopes as he played a match-winning inning of 59 from 41 balls.
Though the RCB managed to reach a total of 149 runs, it did look well short as the SRH side possesses a strong batting line-up. The reply began with Saha once again falling cheaply but Warner and Pandey once held the ship together.
At 115 for the loss of 3 wickets in the 17th over, things did look done and dusted for the RCB side but a spirited 17th over by Shahbaz Ahmed in which he managed to dismiss the three big guns- Bairstow, Pandey, and Abdul Samad and give away just 1 run turned the proceedings in favor of the Men in Red.
Cricwizz brings you the stand-out players of the thrilling encounter and also the player who we think was a reason for the downfall of the Hyderabad side.
Hero of the Match
Glenn Maxwell (RCB)
There is no doubt that the innings of the 'Big Show' stands to be the difference between Sunrisers and victory. When most of the batsmen found the going difficult, the Aussie all-rounder played a gem of an innings by scoring a fluent fifty and ensuring the RCB side got to a decent total.
Zero of the Match
SRH opener Wriddhiman Saha once again failed to get going and despite facing 9 balls, the 36-year old was only able to score 1 run. His poor form does reflect on his partner- David Warner, who seems to be feeling the heat with the high number of dot balls played out by the wicket-keeper batsman.
Wriddhiman Saha (SRH)
Can he strike back in the upcoming matches? Or will he be replaced with Kedhar Jadhav in the line-up and Bairstow be given the responsibility of keeping wickets?
Game-changing moment of the match
Shahbaz Ahmed (RCB)
Until the 16th over, the proceedings were well in favor of the Sunrisers. But it was the 17th over that turned the plate. The over began with Bairstow top-edging the ball and AB deVilliers gladly accepting the catch. The next ball was almost a deja-vu of the Bairstow dismissal as Pandey was looking to finish off things in a hurry and ended up giving away his wicket. The magnificent over concluded with the crucial wicket of pinch-hitter Abdul Samad.
Stay tuned with Cricwizz as we bring you an in-depth analysis of all the IPL matches. Do you agree with our picks above? Also, do read our fantasy picks for the upcoming clash between the Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium, this Thursday.
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The partner who'd rather be anywhere but home - Honoring myself everywhere but home - The present moment
What do you do when your partner wants to spend more time away from home than with you? Is that a sign that there's something wrong in the relationship? Is there a more serious issue, perhaps they don't feel safe with you? In the first segment, I read a letter from a man who missed his fiance'. She would go out drinking with friends and family and he would be home alone trying not to be offended or hurt. As she spent less time at home, he got more concerned but also gave her the space she asked for. Soon, the wedding was called off and she was moving out. What went wrong? What could he have done differently? Healing needs to take place for sure, but is he focusing on the wrong person during his healing process?
In segment 2, Mary honors her boundaries around her boss and friends, but is a people pleaser who to her husband. She's afraid to say no to him but doesn't know why. I ask a lot of questions in this segment, so if you're in a similar situation, you may get the guidance you need.
During the closing, I talk about the present moment and some things you can do to be present and even bring meditation into the external world.
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A Super Sidekicks az SNK fejlesztőcsapat által kiadott foci játék. A játék többek között az SNK Neo Geo konzoljára érhető el.

Super Sidekicks (1992)
Az 1992-ben megjelent eredeti Super Sidekicks (eredeti nevén Tokuten Ou, vagy mint "Goal-Scoring King" japánban) az SNK cég első foci játéka volt, s 12 csapat sorakozott fel, két csoportra osztva az "SNK kupa" megszerzéséért. (A csapatok közötti különbség legfőképpen a formációjuk különbségeiben volt megfigyelhető.)
A csoport: Németország (GER helyett FDR-ként feltüntetve), Olaszország, Spanyolország, Anglia, Mexikó, Japán
B csoport: Argentína, Hollandia, Brazília, Franciaország, Amerikai Egyesült Államok, Dél-Korea
A játékban a csapatnak egy csoporton belül minden másik csapattal kellett megküzdenie, amit kieséses elődöntő, illetve döntő követett.
A játékban megbújt egy rejtett, dokumentálatlan funkció is: a gép számára megítélt szabadrúgás esetén ha a játékos a második játékos A gombját nyomogatta, akkor a gép rövid szabadrúgást lőtt, ha viszont folyamatosan lenyomva tartotta, hosszú szabadrúgás mellett döntött a gép.

Super Sidekicks 2: The World Championship (1994)
Az 1994-ben kiadott játék (eredeti, japán nevén: Tokuten Ou 2 - Real Fight Football) korrigálta az eredeti design hibáit, mint például a játékosok közötti váltás hiányát, valószerűbb gólokat, s megszüntette a hosszú előreadásokat, amik gyakran végződtek bedobásban. Ugyancsak megnőttek a csapatok számai is, szám szerint 48-ra, s 6 nemzetközi régióra lettek felosztva (az új csapatokat aláhúzással jelöltük):

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#ifndef TM_TOUCH_H
#define TM_TOUCH_H 100

/* C++ detection */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * @addtogroup TM_STM32Fxxx_HAL_Libraries
 * @{
 */

/**
 * @defgroup TM_TOUCH
 * @brief    Touch library for touch screen controllers - http://stm32f4-discovery.com/2015/08/hal-library-23-touch-for-stm32fxxx/
 * @{
 *
 * This library is a "high" level library for working with touch screens.
 * It needs low level drivers (read/write functions) specially for your touch controller.
 *
 * When you have your driver written, 2 functions are needed:
 *  - Function for touch initialization
 *  - Function for touch read coordinates
 *
 * When you call @ref TM_TOUCH_Init function, you also have to specify some parameters for low level functions.
 *
 * \par Set built-in driver
 *
 * @note  If you follow my description in @ref TM_DISCO library on how to select your used board, then this library will automatically select your "target".
 *
\code
//Use touch driver on STM32F7-Discovery, FT5336 controller
#define TOUCH_USE_STM32F7_DISCOVERY

//Use touch driver on STM32F439-Eval board, TS3510 controller
#define TOUCH_USE_STM32F439_EVAL
\endcode
 *
 * @note  When selecting "built-in" drivers, you also have to include some libs.
 *           - @ref TM_TOUCH_TS3510 library for STM32F439-Eval
 *           - @ref TM_TOUCH_FT5336 for STM32F7-Discovery
 *
 * \par Set custom driver
 *
 * Setting custom driver needs special structure @TM_TOUCH_DRIVER_t where you pass pointers to your low level driver functions.
 *
 * You can see example on how to do that.
 *
\code
//Create variable with structure
TM_TOUCH_DRIVER_t MyDriver;

//Working touch screen structure
TM_TOUCH_t TS;

//Create functions for custom TOUCH driver
//Init function
uint8_t MYDRIVER_Init(TM_TOUCH_t* TS) {
  //Initialize your custom driver here.

  //Set max X and Y location for touch
  TS->MaxX = MAX_X_VALUE;
  TS->MaxY = MAX_Y_VALUE;
}

//Read function
uint8_t MYDRIVER_Read(TM_TOUCH_t* TS) {
  //Read coordinates and check if pressed here
  TS->NumPresses = NumberOfFingersDetected

  //Save coordinates
  TS->X[0] = Finger1_X_Location;
  TS->Y[0] = Finger1_Y_Location;
}

//In main function for example:
int main() {
  //Pass init and read functions
  MyDriver.Init = MYDRIVER_Init;
  MyDriver.Read = MYDRIVER_Read;

  //Init touch library
  TM_TOUCH_Init(&MyDriver, &TS);

  while (1) {
    //Read touch and process
    TM_TOUCH_Read(&TS);

    //Check presses
    if (TS.NumPresses > 0) {
      //At least one touch detected
    }
  }
}
\endcode
 *
 * \par Changelog
 *
\verbatim
 Version 1.0
  - First release
\endverbatim
 *
 * \par Dependencies
 *
\verbatim
 - STM32Fxxx HAL
 - defines.h
 - TM TOUCH TS3510
 - TM TOUCH FT5336
 - TM I2C
 - TM GPIO
\endverbatim
 */

#include "stm32fxxx_hal.h"
#include "defines.h"

/**
 * @defgroup TM_TOUCH_Macros
 * @brief    Library defines
 * @{
 */
/* Macros here */
/**
 * @}
 */

/**
 * @defgroup TM_TOUCH_Typedefs
 * @brief    Library Typedefs
 * @{
 */

/**
 * @brief  Touch working structure
 */
typedef struct {
	uint8_t NumPresses;   /*!< Number of touches (fingers) detected */
	uint16_t X[10];       /*!< X positions for touches */
	uint16_t Y[10];       /*!< Y positions for touches */
	uint8_t Events;       /*!< Events, if any. For example, touch has detected "zoom" with fingers or similar */
	uint8_t Orientation;  /*!< Touch orientation to match LCD orientation if needed */
	uint16_t MaxX;        /*!< Touch MAX X value. Maximal value for touch X coordinate */
	uint16_t MaxY;        /*!< Touch MAX Y value. Maximal value for touch Y coordinate */
} TM_TOUCH_t;

/**
 * @brief  TOUCH Driver structure
 */
typedef struct {
	uint8_t (*Init)(TM_TOUCH_t*); /*!< Pointer to init function for touch controller */
	uint8_t (*Read)(TM_TOUCH_t*); /*!< Pointer to read function for touch controller */
} TM_TOUCH_DRIVER_t;

/**
 * @brief  TOUCH result enumeration
 */
typedef enum {
	TM_TOUCH_Result_Ok = 0x00, /*!< Everything OK */
	TM_TOUCH_Result_Error      /*!< An error occurred */
} TM_TOUCH_Result_t;

/**
 * @}
 */

/**
 * @defgroup TM_TOUCH_Functions
 * @brief    Library Functions
 * @{
 */

/**
 * @brief  Initializes touch controller
 * @param  *Driver: Pointer to filled @ref TM_TOUCH_DRIVER_t to be used for touch. Set parameter to NULL if you want to use default drivers which lib supports
 * @param  *TS: Pointer to empty @ref TM_TOUCH_t structure
 * @retval Member of @ref TM_TOUCH_Result_t enumeration
 */
TM_TOUCH_Result_t TM_TOUCH_Init(TM_TOUCH_DRIVER_t* Driver, TM_TOUCH_t* TS);

/**
 * @brief  Reads touch data from sensor
 * @param  *TouchData: Poiter to @ref TM_TOUCH_t structure where data will be stored
 * @retval Touch status:
 *            - 0: OK
 *            - > 0: Error
 */
uint8_t TM_TOUCH_Read(TM_TOUCH_t* TouchData);

/**
 * @}
 */

/**
 * @}
 */

/**
 * @}
 */

/* C++ detection */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif


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MEDIACENTRAL DELIVERS SUBSTANTIAL REVENUE GROWTH FROM ENHANCED PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING EFFORTS
Company surpasses 2019 annual programmatic revenue in five months by introducing new digital strategies and technologies to its flagship publications
Proprietary marketing technology automating the capture of behavioral data to improve user experience, increase traffic and enhance advertiser solutions drives increased programmatic revenue
Annual programmatic revenue grows by 191%1
From April 2020 to August 2020 the Company produced more programmatic advertising sales than the entire previous year2
Average monthly revenue from last five months is 372% higher than the previous five months3
TORONTO, ON., September 17, 2020 – Media Central Corporation Inc. (CSE: FLYY, FSE: 3AT) ("MediaCentral" or the "Company") today announced impressive revenue growth from aggregated programmatic advertising across the Company's flagship publications NOW Magazine ("NOW") and the Georgia Straight ("Straight). Year-over-year the Company has seen its annual programmatic revenue rise by 191%1.
Since acquiring NOW in November 2019, and the Straight in February 2020, the Company has been focused on implementing digital strategies to modernize and transform both publications into sustainable, profitable media brands. In spring 2020, the Company introduced key updates including expanding its ad inventory to incorporate more diverse display and programmatic formats and leveraging proprietary marketing technology to automate the capture of behavioral data, improving user experience and increasing overall traffic.
As a result, the Company has generated more programmatic advertising revenue over the last five months than the publications captured in the entire previous year. Additionally, the average monthly revenue from April 2020 to August 2020 is 372% higher than the previous five month average from November 2019 to March 2020.
"The strategic updates we made in early spring to innovate our brand's use of data and other technologies has directly impacted the effectiveness of our platforms in providing advertising solutions for our partners. At the same time, we are leveraging this data to better serve our audience with relevant content that relates to them. It's a win-win situation," said Brian Kalish, CEO of MediaCentral. "With this latest growth we are well on the way towards our goal of creating healthy profitable media brands driven by digital advertising revenues."
In addition to the programmatic advertising initiative, MediaCentral continues to make additional digital revenue from affiliate marketing through its various partnerships announced earlier this year.
"Brands are increasingly moving to investing their dollars in digital as the primary means to reach their customer and are looking to new formats and technologies to do so in a meaningful way. MediaCentral has an attractive and influential audience of 6.5 million Canadians. We are committed to continuing to transform our channels, providing companies and brands with innovative ways to connect to our highly engaged readers. We strongly believe that the future of our media properties is connected to our ability to pivot to a digital-first monetization strategy."
In the May 2020 Internet Advertising Revenue Report released by the iAB, it states that despite a reduction in spending brought on by the global challenges from COVID-19 digital advertising revenues continue to flourish. In Q1 2020 revenues in the United states grew to $31.4 billion, at a 12.0% increase from the prior Q1 period. The report also shares that Programmatic ad revenues in the U.S. reached $57 billion in 2019, a $9.8 billion increase from 2018.4 Globally programmatic marketing is on the rise with the market expected to reach $147B by 2021.
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Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp., owns and operates Georgia Straight and straight.com. Established in 1967 as the news, lifestyle, and entertainment weekly in Vancouver, the Georgia Straight has been an integral part of the active urban West Coast lifestyle for over 50 years. Reaching over 56 million annual readers, every Thursday in print, and every day at straight.com, Georgia Straight delivers an award-winning editorial package of features, articles, and reviews. Regular coverage includes news, tech, arts, music, fashion, travel, health, cannabis, and food, plus Vancouver's most comprehensive listings of entertainment activities and special events. Vancouver Free Press Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Central Corporation Inc. (CSE: FLYY, FSE: 3AT).
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NOW Central owns and operates NOW Magazine and nowtoronto.com. Since 1981 NOW has been Toronto's news and entertainment voice, published in print every Thursday, and daily at nowtoronto.com. Reaching over 25 million annual readers, NOW has been a leading publication, defining and pioneering the independent and alternative voice for more than 38 years. NOW Central Communications Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Central Corporation Inc. (CSE: FLYY, FSE: 3AT).
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With unique daily content appealing to both new and experienced cannabis consumers, Canncentral is poised to become the leading digital publisher for all things cannabis. Presenting authentic news and lifestyle content through a verified lens, Canncentral is emerging as an industry leading authority on knowledge, product and insight for cannabis enthusiasts, patients and investors around the world. Canncentral Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Central Corporation Inc. (CSE: FLYY, FSE: 3AT).
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ECentralSports is a dynamic digital destination for eSports fans in search of the latest in news, competitive gaming coverage, analysis, events, lifestyle features and gaming culture. With a strong focus on covering cultural, artistic, and social subjects from deep within the esports world, ECentral provides the ultimate insider guide to the industry. ECentralSports is a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Central Corporation Inc. (CSE: FLYY, FSE: 3AT).
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Tokyo has been paying more attention to the dispute between Brazil and Canada at the World Trade Organization over the subsidies of the Canadian government to Bombardier. Japan places its own position as the main exporter of aircraft components, according to a WTO document quoted by Law 360 journalists.
Brazil's Council of Ministers of the Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX) has formally requested consultations with the Canadian Government at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the 8th of February 2017 regarding subsidies benefiting Bombardier's CSeries aircraft program.
Brazil's request for consultations highlights the wide range and massive scale of subsidies provided to Bombardier, amounting to over US$4 billion in support, from Canada's national, provincial, and local governments. In 2016 alone, over US$2.5 billion was provided to the Canadian aircraft manufacturer, according to Brazil.
Japan as the third party supplying parts for both Bombardier and Embraer sees that it has a substantial trade interest in consultations at the WTO.
The country of the rising sun reported that it has gained around $4.6 billion in 2016 from aircraft parts export. According to Law 360, the export to Brazil and Canada reached $102 million and $138 million respectively.
Brazil's government, backed up by Embraer, brought its case one day after Montreal-based Bombardier announced on 7th of Febuary 2017 CA$372.5 million ($283 million) in repayable contributions from the Canadian government for development of Bombardier's CSeries aircraft and Global 7000 business jets.
Brazil's action further put more force to WTO to take action against Canada over alleged subsidies which is considered to cut the competitiveness between Embraer and Bombardier.
Ottawa's support might have helped Bombardier get an order for 75 CSeries jets, worth an estimated US$5.6 billion, from Delta Airlines, beating the competition from Embraer's E-Jets. Brazil believes that Bombardier offered a discount to below break-even price in order to close the deal – something it couldn't have done without the alleged subsidies, Global Trade Review noted.
Paulo Cesar Silva, Embraer's CEO, further stated: "The subsidies that the Canadian company has already obtained and continues receiving from the Canadian government have not only been fundamental in the development and survival of the CSeries program, but have also allowed Bombardier to offer its aircraft at artificially low prices".
In Canada, the Globe and Mail reported that the Conservative Party came out strongly against the government aid, rejecting the measure as an unwarranted "taxpayer handout" by the Trudeau Liberals. Opposition Leader Rona Ambrose questioned why Ottawa was making the massive loan when a senior Bombardier executive told media in March 2016 that federal funding would be helpful but not required.
Bombardier's CEO Alain Bellemare has said repeatedly in that the company's liquidity situation is now sufficient to fund its current aircraft programs well through initial production. At the beginning of February 2017 announcement, Bellemare said the money would help give Bombardier "additional support, additional flexibility" as it develops technology, weathers softness in demand for some products, and plans its next aircraft.
Will the trade match over soon?
The dispute between Brasilia and Ottawa is not unprecedented. In November 2001, a WTO panel found that, by providing the export subsidies, Canada had violated some WTO obligations. Brazil claimed that Canada's government had counter-measured a total of US$ 248 million to Bombardier.
The current dispute is still in the consultation phase at the WTO, with the possibilities to solve the problem at the bilateral table. However, if the talk fails, Brazil would seek out a WTO panel to adjudicate the subsidies of Canada's government to Bombardier.
The dispute between both countries resembles the similar battle between Airbus, backed by the EU, and Boeing, backed by the USA, regarding the EU subsidies granted to A380 programs and Washington State's subsidies for the B777 program. Requested on 16th of October 2004, the WTO released the conclusion 12 years later on the 22nd of September 2016.
The WTO Panel will make necessary analysis to form the rulings. However, the winner of the trade match might not be announced soon and Japan might have to wait longer for the decision.


Several days ago, I went out of my way to find a Target Canada store so that I could use a gift card that my daughter received as a birthday present. It was a generous and thoughtful gift, and I wanted to use it before Target closed its doors in Canada. How could anyone imagine that in such a short timeframe, a large and highly anticipated American retailer like Target would disappear from the Canadian landscape? I needed to get to the store before the liquidation began on February 5, when sales (and customer antics) were expected to rival those on U.S. Black Friday. I had a plan: Quickly find the iTunes cards and buy one for $25. Easier said than done, though. Of course, there were none left. Empty shelves had been an issue since Day 1 for Target Canada and this was part of the reason I was trying to get there before any sales were announced. High prices were another problem that we saw in our Canadian version of the store. The motto for Target is: "Expect More, Pay Less". But in Canada, it really should have been: "Expect Less. Pay More". It's such a sad tale of corporate greed, arrogance, and lack of understanding of Canadian shopping habits.
Starting off by rebranding old Zeller's stores without making significant changes was a massive mistake. Why didn't the powers-that-be deliver us the same "Tar-jay" shopping experience that motivates Canadians to cross the border just to shop there? It's disappointing that this effort failed, but it is downright sad to see more job losses in the Canadian retail sector.
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Scandal erupts to national prominence, but Jurich will stand by Pitino
October 20, 2015 Sam Draut
Andre McGee photo courtesy of UMKC Athletics
By Sam Draut–
There was a brief moment when everything seemed quiet on the front of the University of Louisville men's basketball prostitution scandal at Billy Minardi Hall.
After a week or so of swirling rumors and leaked investigation interviews which was kicked off by Katina Powell's release of her book "Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen," news around the investigation had gone quietly stale over the past few days.
It was too quiet and too stale for ESPN, who tore open the investigation to a national audience on Tuesday morning. "Outside the Lines" spent a special hour-long edition of the show interviewing Powell and going through the investigation.
ESPN reported five former University of Louisville basketball players and recruits told OTL they attended parties in Billy Minardi Hall from 2010-14 which included strippers paid for by then Director of Basketball Operations Andre McGee.
Speaking to OTL on the condition of anonymity, the former players and recruits confirmed stripping and paid sex occurred during the parties.
One of the former players told ESPN that Minardi Hall was "like a strip club."
Along with the already condemning evidence from former players and recruits, ESPN independently confirmed the text messages Powell and McGee exchanged, which were included in the book, came from a phone number that belonged to McGee.
Powell's daughters spoke with OTL and admitted to having sex with Russ Smith and Montrezl Harrell, among other recruits and players.
OTL attempted to reach U of L for comment, but the university refrained from commenting, but did release a statement.
"To preserve the integrity of the review process, the university will withhold comment on any details until the review is concluded."
Head Coach Rick Pitino and Athletic Director Tom Jurich declined to comment on the new development, but a Louisville spokesperson told ESPN Jurich said Pitino would not resign.
"Coach Pitino has no plans to step down and he absolutely didn't know about the allegations," Jurich said.
Later in the day, Pitino spoke with ESPN college basketball reporter Dana O'Neil. The Hall of Fame head coach implored McGee to come forward with the truth, whatever that truth maybe.
"I don't know if any of this is true or not," Pitino told ESPN's Dana O'Neil by phone Tuesday. "There's only one person who knows the truth, and he needs to come out and tell the truth to his teammates, to the University of Louisville, to his fans and to his coaches that have taught him to do the right thing for years and allowed him to be part of something special here. He's the only one with any answers. Whether it's true or not, I don't know. Everything else is absurd. I don't care about the legal issues. If he's done something wrong, he has to own up to it and do his penance."
McGee did not comment to ESPN after Powell's appearance on several shows or Pitino's comments to O'Neil.
Piece by piece, evidence is being put into place as the investigation continues, and piece by piece, the evidence appears to be more condemning to the University of Louisville.
Named after Pitino's brother-in-law who died in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Minardi Hall has become a building synonymous with fornication and corruption.
This building's activities that took place from 2010-14, along with McGee and Powell could mark the end to Pitino's career at the University of Louisville.
While Pitino has been resolute on his stance that he knew nothing about the strip shows and prostitution, national and local critics have called for his resignation.
Though knowing about the shows and side dealings put on for recruits and players should fall under the umbrella of responsibility for Pitino, there is little doubt that he actually did know.
Throughout his career, Pitino has adamantly followed NCAA guidelines and is known around coaching circles as a man who does things the right way.
But, can the University of Louisville withstand another scandal with Pitino as the head coach of the men's basketball program?
In 2009, his extra-marital affair with Karen Sypher drew poor disdain upon the university, but Pitino held onto his job after a sincere apology.
It maybe difficult for Pitino to recover from this scandal, but Jurich will do everything possible to hold onto his head coach.
After being the athletic director for nearly 20 years at the University of Louisville, Jurich has always kept a fatherly loyalty and protection for his coaches and players.
No one should expect any different from this current scandal.
Finding the absolute truth is most important and it will eventually come out. More rumors will add fuel to the fire, but until the absolute truth is completely defined, Jurich will reserve judgment and refrain from a rash decision to rid the program of Pitino.
No matter how long it takes, Jurich will stand by Pitino and await the truth, until then, Pitino will remain the head coach of the men's basketball team.
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Naval Health Clinic Annapolis and Uniformed Services University; Partners to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death
Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Dana Legg | ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 6, 2020) A midshipman 4th class, or plebe, from the United States...... read more read more
Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Dana Legg | ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 6, 2020) A midshipman 4th class, or plebe, from the United States Naval Academy Class of 2024 receives an electrocardiogram. The electrocardiogram measures the electrical signal generated by the heart and is abnormal in 80% of those with cardiac conditions associated with sudden cardiac death. A specialized electrocardiogram that was designed specifically for use in young athletes has been added to the usual historical and physical examination recommended by the American Heart Association. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dana D. Legg/Released) see less | View Image Page
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (September 3, 2020) – Even in youth, high-intensity exercise can cause sudden death or cardiac arrest if certain rare congenital conditions are present. In order to mitigate this problem at the United States Naval Academy, Capt. Adam Saperstein, Admissions Medical Officer for the U.S. Naval Academy, Capt. Alaric Franzos, Director for Medical Readiness at U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Dr. Mark Haigney of the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research program at Uniformed Services University, initiated a program to enhance the current screening approach with the addition of an electrocardiogram.
An electrocardiogram measures the electrical signal generated by the heart and is abnormal in 80% of those with cardiac conditions associated with sudden cardiac death. Previously, the electrocardiogram was removed from routine entrance screening due to an unacceptably high number of "false positive" exams that unnecessarily delayed recruit training, led to large expenditures on unnecessary cardiac tests, and improperly disqualified otherwise healthy applicants.
In a new approach, a specialized electrocardiogram specifically used for young athletes has been added to the usual historical and physical examination recommended by the American Heart Association. Since July 20th, the team has evaluated 1178 incoming plebes. The examination has proven expeditious, taking less than 10 minutes to perform, and allows 80 midshipmen to be screened daily by only two Hospital Corpsmen overseen by Haigney, who describes it as a game-changer.
"This new device is increasing performance, reliability, and optimizing our evaluation of midshipmen," said Haigney. "Hopefully, this trial will demonstrate that we can save lives."
Saperstein agreed stating, "To date, approximately 2% of those screened have been referred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for further evaluation, less than expected and far less than traditional electrocardiograms."
The rest of the U.S. Naval Academy will be screened pending a favorable evaluation of the new approach. The process will be considered as an additional component to the current screening of all Navy recruits if this updated device identifies previously missed cardiovascular issues during the entrance exam process and does not overburden the existing system.
"By partnering with experts within Navy Medicine and trying out a new, more efficient test that provides good data in order to ensure a medically ready force, we are able to enhance naval superiority here in Annapolis," said Capt. Walter Brafford, Commanding Officer of Naval Health Clinic Annapolis.
Since 1845, Naval Health Clinic Annapolis (NHCA) has been committed to exemplifying the best of Navy Medicine though innovation, quality care, technology, talent management, and leadership. NHCA provides health support in six locations across three states, at our core is the care and commissioning readiness of the Brigade of Midshipmen, 4500 strong. NHCA providers contribute to athlete development on and off the field and cover as team physician for 33 varsity sports teams and 26 club sports.
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Up to nine lives could be saved a year by having a helipad at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Health Minister Michael Ferguson says.
He said the helipad was an important part of the RHH redevelopment which was added by the Liberal Government.
"We have advice that it could be saving up to nine lives a year. It's about saving time and lives," Mr Ferguson said.
He said critically ill patients from across Tasmania would be transported by helicopter and arrive directly at the RHH.
"They will get early definitive care in the most timely fashion," Dr Zalstein said.
The 10-storey RHH development scheduled for completion mid-2019.
Mr Ferguson on Tuesday unveiled the new helipad which has been installed as part of the 60 metre, 10 storey redevelopment.
He said a massive effort was now underway by about 400 sub-contractor workers to fit out the building.
"The RHH redevelopment remains on track to reach practical completion mid-2019, which is now less than 12 months away," Mr Ferguson said.
"The redevelopment is Tasmania's largest health infrastructure project and when complete will mean increased bed capacity, more operating and procedure rooms, and state-of-the-art health facilities.


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Two-in-one: cathode modification and improved solar cell blend stability through addition of modified fullerenes
Zandra George, Yuxin Xia, Anirudh Sharma, Camilla Lindqvist, Gunther Andersson, Olle Inganas, Ellen Moons, Christian Muller, Mats R. Andersson
The synthesis of dual purpose modified fullerenes with pyridine- as well as amine-functional groups is reported. Addition of these fullerenes to a polymer : fullerene bulk-heterojunction blend based on a thiophene-quinoxaline donor polymer is found to modify the active layer/cathode interface of inverted solar cells (glass/ITO/active layer/MoO3/Al). In particular the open-circuit voltage of devices is increased from 0.1 V to about 0.7 V, which results in a drastic rise in photovoltaic performance with a power conversion efficiency of up to 3%. At the same time, presence of the functionalised fullerene additives prevents the detrimental formation of micrometre-sized fullerene crystals upon annealing at 140 °C. As a result, the device performance is retained, which promises significantly increased thermal stability of the bulk-heterojunction blend nanostructure.
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Fullerenes Engineering & Materials Science 100%
Cathodes Engineering & Materials Science 63%
Fullerene Chemical Compounds 58%
Solar Cell Chemical Compounds 55%
Cathode Chemical Compounds 46%
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Heterojunctions Engineering & Materials Science 33%
George, Z., Xia, Y., Sharma, A., Lindqvist, C., Andersson, G., Inganas, O., Moons, E., Muller, C., & Andersson, M. R. (2016). Two-in-one: cathode modification and improved solar cell blend stability through addition of modified fullerenes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(7), 2663-2669. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta06420a
George, Zandra ; Xia, Yuxin ; Sharma, Anirudh et al. / Two-in-one: cathode modification and improved solar cell blend stability through addition of modified fullerenes. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2016 ; Vol. 4, No. 7. pp. 2663-2669.
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