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WHO panel calls for registry of all human gene editing research."It is irresponsible 'at this time' for anyone to proceed with clinical applications of human germline genome editing."
WHO panel calls for registry of all human gene editing research
By Kate Kelland. Reuters•March 19, 2019
LONDON (Reuters) – It would be irresponsible for any scientist to conduct human gene-editing studies in people, and a central registry of research plans should be set up to ensure transparency, World Health Organization experts said on Tuesday.
After its first two-day meeting in Geneva, the WHO panel of gene editing experts – which was established in December after a Chinese scientist said he had edited the genes of twin babies – said it had agreed a framework for setting future standards.
It said a central registry of all human genome editing research was needed "in order to create an open and transparent database of ongoing work", and asked the WHO to start setting up such a registry immediately.
"The committee will develop essential tools and guidance for all those working on this new technology to ensure maximum benefit and minimal risk to human health," Soumya Swamanathan, the WHO's chief scientist, said in a statement.
A Chinese scientist last year claimed to have edited the genes of twin baby girls.
News of the births prompted global condemnation, in part because it raised the ethical specter of so-called "designer babies" – in which embryos can be genetically modified to produce children with desirable traits.
Top scientists and ethicists from seven countries called last week for a global moratorium on gene editing of human eggs, sperm or embryos that would result in such genetically-altered babies – saying this "could have permanent and possibly harmful effects on the species".
The WHO panel's statement said any human gene editing work should be done for research only, should not be done in human clinical trials, and should be conducted transparently.
"It is irresponsible at this time for anyone to proceed with clinical applications of human germline genome editing."
The WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, welcomed the panel's initial plans. "Gene editing holds incredible promise for health, but it also poses some risks, both ethically and medically," he said in a statement.
The committee said it aims over the next two years to produce "a comprehensive governance framework" for national, local and international authorities to ensure human genome editing science progresses within agreed ethical boundaries.
Categories: Genetic Manipulation and Hybridization Update
Tagged as: CRISPR, Genetic Chimeras, Genetic Editing, Genetic Experimentation, Genetic Hybridization, Genetic Manipulation, Genetic Mutation, Genetic Sequencing, Genetic Splicing, Genetic Tampering, Genetics, Genome Editing, Genome Mapping
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ENERGIZING DIPLOMACY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. Gog is noticing a 'great spoil' in the land of un-walled villages.


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Switch : Arena of Valor officially launch for Switch this September, for Free.
Arena of Valor(AoV), one of the most popular MOBA game on mobile, is coming to Switch this September, however, no actual date has been announced yet by Tencent, the developer behind the game. There are 30+ heroes to choose from in this 5-vs-5 three-lane fast-paced battle arena combat game, the graphics are sharper and more detailed on Switch screen, which shouldn't be a surprise considering the game was only available on Mobile Platforms before this. Hopefully, fans will find mastering their favourite heroes easier with the joy-cons. And, oh yeah, the game is also free <3
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Enter the madness of Call of Cthulhu in its first Gameplay Trailer
Kelvin is one of the many in our team who repeatedly ignores the advice to write his own bio. Left with no choice, his Editor had to write one for him. Kelvin is the Chinese William Shakespeare of video games, whatever he says or do is never straight to the point. You are in a furious gunfight with an enemy faction and you need more ammo, expect Kelvin to recite a poem or two first before finally realizing you are half-dead, surrounded, helpless, disappointed, the list can go on really. In his free time, he likes to play carefree games (Those games made for children above 2 years old but below 7). The Mr Philosopher of BunnyGaming.
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Goodenough Club
Goodenough Club offers 4-star accommodation overlooking a quiet garden square in London's Bloomsbury 900 metres from King's Cross and St Pancras International stations. It has free WiFi and en suite rooms.
The Goodenough Club consists of 5 Grade II Listed Georgian town houses and offers 4-star accommodation. It mixes original character and traditional style with modern comforts.
The rooms have a TV telephone hairdryer and tea and coffee-making facilities. Rooms looking out over the Mecklenburgh Square Gardens are available on request.
A continental breakfast is included in the room rate and served in the Club Guest Lounge. Guests can also relax in the lounge with a complimentary coffee and newspaper during the afternoon or evening. A freshly cooked breakfast and lunchtime hot meals are available just across the square in the college's Great Hall and Freddies Bar.
The Goodenough Club is part of Goodenough College. Guests can attend the international college's cultural and academic events.
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Goodenough Club offers 4-star accommodation overlooking a quiet garden square in London's Bloomsbury 900 metres from King's Cross and St Pancras International stations. It has free WiFi and en suite rooms. The Goodenough Club consists of 5 Grade II Listed Georgian town houses and offers 4-star accommodation. It mixes original character and traditional style with modern comforts. The rooms have a TV…
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Ultraspank is the debut studio album by the American nu metal band Ultraspank. It was released on March 31, 1998 on Epic Records.

Their song "5" was featured on the PlayStation video game 3Xtreme.

Track listing
 "No Man, My Hands are Dirty" - 0:17
 "5" - 4:56
 "Butter" - 3:38
 "Slip" - 4:26
 "Suck" - 3:19
 "Wrapped" - 4:07
 "Perfect" - 4:41
 "Sponge" - 4:53
 "Fired" - 3:14
 "Worn" - 4:57
 "Burnt" - 3:57
 "Better Luck Next Time" - 2:44
 "Asphyxiate" - 4:33 (Japanese bonus track)
 "Suck" (Live) - 3:43 (Japanese bonus track)

 "Asphyxiate" and "Suck (Live)" are also featured on the "Turn Your Head & Cough" EP.
 "Suck (Live)" was recorded on March 31, 1998 at the Cabaret Metro.

Personnel
Pete Murray - vocals, programming
Neil Godfrey - guitar
Jerry Oliviera - guitar
Dan Ogden - bass, backing vocals
Tyler Clark - drums, backing vocals
Stephen Marcussen - mastering
David Bottrill - production, mixing

References

1998 debut albums
Ultraspank albums

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Back from Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison DVD
Back from Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
A star-studded cast of comedians including Chris Rock, Jay Leno, Ron White, Kathy Griffin and Denis Leary gather to pay tribute to the man who turned rage into an art form. Filmed in part at Sam Kinison's familiar Los Angeles stomping ground the Comedy Store, this documentary weaves performance footage and interviews to offer some fresh perspective on a truly original voice in comedy. Starring Chris Rock, Ron White, Denis Leary, Jay Leno, Kathy Griffin. Special Features include feature and a music video.
Title: Back from Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Genre: Comedy-Stand-Up Comedy
Starring: George Lopez, Denis Leary, Chris Rock, Jay Leno
Director: Robert Small
Studio: Comedy Central
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Juan D'Arienzo Archives - Master Spanish Now!
When you are dancing in milongas, have you ever wonder what those tango lyrics you are listening to are about? While understanding the whole Spanish lyrics often requires a near-native level of Spanish, which we may not be there yet, knowing some words that frequently appear in the lyrics would definitely help us to get a feeling of what the song is about, and makes it easier for us to get into the mood while dancing to it.
In this blog post we have compiled a list of 7 common Spanish words in tango songs, each with its explanation in English, and an example of a tango song in which the word appears.
"Amor" means love, and perhaps the central theme of all tango.
One representing tango song that contains this word is "Hasta Siempre Amor" (Farewell, love) (Music by Donato Racciatti; lyrics by Federico Silva). The song has been interpreted by many different orchestras, such as D'Arienzo, Di Sarli, and Salamanca.
Click here to listen to the version by orchestra Juan D'Arienzo and singer Jorge Valdez.
"Abrazo" means embrace, the essential element of tango. The verb form of the word is "abrazar" (to hug).
Click here to listen to version by orchestra Alfredo de Angelis and singer Óscar Larroca.
"La despedida" (Farewell) is a recurring theme in tango.
Click this link to listen to the version by orchestra Jorge Dragone and singer Argentino Ledesma.
"Mentira" means lie, and "mentir" is the verb form (to lie).
Click here to listen to how the song was interpreted by orchestra Di Sarli and singer Jorge Falcon.
Corazón (heart) is an important word in tango. How can you dance without your corazón?
The song was written by Carlos Di Sarli, let's listen to how his orchestra and singer Roberto Rufino interpreted the song (Click here).
"Adios" means goodbye, another frequently appear topic in tango lyrics.
We have selected "El Adios" (The Goodbye) by orchestra Pugliese and singer Jorge Maciel for you, a powerful and sorrowful interpretation of the song (Click here to listen to the song).
Many songwriters expressed via tango lyrics their different kinds of "dolor" (pain) in life: the pain of losing a lover; parting from their family or being betrayed.
Click here to listen to the interpretation of the song by orchestra Miguel Caló, singer Raúl Berón.
Interested in learning Spanish for tango? Check out our Tango Spanish Course, or get a copy of our book Tango Spanish and Buenos Aires Travel Tips on Amazon!


Die großformatigen original Kunstwerke werden in der New Art Gallery des Filmaur Multimedia Haus in Gauting während der Dauer des Festivals ausgestellt.
The 'Looking Forward' Art Exhibition of 184 new Michel Montecrossa drawings and paintings in the New Art Gallery of the Filmaur Multimedia House in Gauting, (Germany) can be seen every day from 15:00 – 19:00 and will be on display from 2017 – 2019.
On 20th May 2017 starting 19:00 opening of the 'LOOKING FORWARD' Art Exhibition of new Michel Montecrossa paintings and drawings for the period of 2017-2019.
As part of the exhibition Michel Montecrossa with his band The Chosen Few performs his 'Joy & Love Dance – Freude und Liebe Tanz Cyberrock, New-Topical & Cyberdance Concert in Gauting' from 22:00 – 24:00.
The 'LOOKING FORWARD' Art Exhibition of new Michel Montecrossa paintings and drawings can be visited every day from 3 p.m. till 7 p.m. in the New Art Gallery at the Filmaur Multimedia House.
'Rising Aim' is with its red hand the image of matter working its way to universal consciousness and meeting there the blue space age spirit of the luminous soul of mankind expanding into transcendence. 'Rising Aim' is the left side painting of the Triptych with the title 'Universe'. It is a painting with intense and bold energy of color-power, triumphant composition and depth of light, effortlessly opening the mind to the beyond-mind levels of perception and their youthfully de-stressing capacity.
'Rising Aim' is with its red hand the image of matter working its way to universal consciousness and meeting there the blue space age spirit of the luminous soul of mankind expanding intotranscendence. 'Rising Aim' is the left side painting of the Triptych with the title 'Universe'. It is a painting with intense and bold energy of color-power, triumphant composition and depth of light, effortlessly opening the mind to the beyond-mind levels of perception and their youthfully de-stressing capacity.


Melissa Walker and husband, Christian McBride queue up the next track – Christian McBride Spins as DJ Brother Mister for Montclair Jazz Festival at 18 Label Street Friday. July 28, 2017.
On Friday, July 27, 8 p.m., DJ Brother Mister, otherwise known as Christian McBride, will appear to spin records at the second annual DJ Brother Mister Old School Funk + Soul Party at 18 Label, at 18 Label St.
For more information, visit montclairjazzfestival.org.
When I got to work with Mr. Brown he called me that one time.
I'll never forget it. That let me know he felt really comfortable with me.
READ: MONTCLAIR LOCAL FIRST PERSON, I WON'T DANCE. DON'T ASK ME.
I think people really can appreciate it. The thing about dance music, you think of music played by musicians playing instruments, as opposed to programs and studio wizardry I have no problem with studio wizardry. There are genius producers and artists, who maximized the creativeness of that Somebody like Prince. He also played an instrument. He didn't have to go digital to get down.
There was a sweet spot in dance music from 1966 to 1986. I don't care what your culture is, what you are into.
Dance music from that period will make you get up.
"I wasn't going to dance.
"Get up, get on up!
I looked down, and saw my foot moving.
Then my hips. Then my arms were waving.


It's pretty uneventful, boring compared to most, but I thought I'd share, anyway, just in case any of you forgot what an aggressive "landing" looked like.
I'm going to need to get back there as often as possible before Memorial Day when all that beautifully empty horizon gets replaced with hordes of sunbathers.
Yeah it was really cool there. I've been to beaches that were long, but this place had A LOT of width to it! It was like a 1/4 mile from where the sand first started to the water. I think it's possible that even in dead of summer there might space enough to fly towards the back, being as most folks will want to be closer to the water.
@Adamld13: Agreed. The colors really pop. It reminds me of dragon's wing a little, too.
You just need to get to the beach around 7am-8am to get in a few good hours of flying before the beach crowds. And yeah, that does look like a rally nice beach... nothing to hurt the sail there.
Actually, it was my 12th!
So lemme ask, heavy kite, wrong lines, bad wind, bad location, or just a bad pilot? Maybe all of the above?
I don't suppose anyone can tell what the wind speed was just by looking at these videos? I realize Prism's "4-25" may be a bit lofty, but I would think 6-8ish would keep the kite aloft, no? What was I flying in the video from the first post in this thread? 12-15mph?
from the flag in the frist lil video I would call the wind at a pulsing 2-4 and if I may ask was there trees behind you from the direction the wind was coming from ?
First you had bad shifty winds up to 40 degrees. Judging by the flag they were in the 2-4 range with gusts up to 6.
2nd you are inexperienced and probably had the kite set up wrong for the wind as well as the fact that you were flying at the edge of the window. From what I could tell you had the kite set factory which is fine for 10-12 mph. For the hypno set it at the light wind knot and leave it there as well as put it on the forgiving turbo setting. It will fly a LOT better in low wind even with the stock lines.
Third is your arm position. YOu are doing the cross pose, arm fully out to your side and that will kill you in low wind. Keep your elbows at your side so you can get good arm motion for pumping the kite. YOu had enough wind to fly but not enough to do it without a little work. Look at the light winds section of the dvd that came with your kite and you will see the arm motion I'm talking about. YOu can also watch me here and see how I keep my arms while doing these slides in really low wind. Always elbow at my side hands in front. Best position to use for when you have to pump the kite to get it back up and easiest to give lots of slack from. http://vimeo.com/19018195 IF you watch the last couple minutes of my vid you can see how I pump the lines to get the kite back up.
Last thing is when you need to pump the kite up in low wind don't pull hard or jerk the lines. pull smooth and releas just as smooth. THe lines should not go slack when pumping the kite to get extra drive.
Yeah, there were lots of trees in every direction, and houses after that. Definitely not the optimal location, but I was running out of options.
So it seems like an "all of the above" situation. That makes me feel a little better, I guess.
Thanks for all the great advice, Anthony. I re-watched both the low wind section on the Prism DVD as well as your video. Those helped a lot. I was definitely flailing there. I just felt so helpless with all that slack line in front of me. It's good to know with a combination of factors I'll have a much better time flying in lower winds as is, but I'd still love to get a hold of some shorter/lighter lines just for sake of comparison.
Question about the bridal settings, if you don't mind? I'm clear on the turbo settings, but where exactly is the light wind setting for the bridal. I have to assume this adjustment is going towards the nose of the kite, yes? Everything I've read thus far suggests small 1/4" increments to find the right spot, so should I be sliding the prussic knot to "1" or should I be moving it completely over and past the blue knot to around the "2" area?
Isn't the radical setting further away from the tow point?or you are mistaking in the picture. as in your picture, moving the inhaul (line attached to the center T) closer to the tow point (prussik knot) will make it a 3 point bridle.
As from the picture, i will keep it here and recall i fly with this settings. Moving it further from the tow point will make the turbo leg longer and small and precise inputs are required for this flying style.
Anyway this is not for wind settings. So what you need to do here is move the knot (prussik knot) towards the upper spreader. Thus you are putting the nose of the kite more into the wind and it will gain more lift and fly better in light winds. This is referred sometimes as raising the bridle as if you put your kite in launch position, moving it to the nose is raising it more and pointing the nose more into the wind.
The hypnotist flies best in clean 6-8mph winds with the factory bridle set as in the picture.
I rarely lower my bridle but you must know that raising a bridle to gain more lift will affect control on the kite. A heavy bridle (factory or lower) will give sharper turns and corners and better responsiveness.
At this stage it's better to move it up a bit in light winds and return it to factory in medium winds but you will learn on the field what are different effects on bridle adjustment. The hypno features limit knots that will refrain you from going further in your settings and this is good for new fliers.
Now you should know that only 5-6mm of adjustment is needed for this (1/8" i think) and adjust by little increment to start with.
Oops, you're right, I reversed the radical setting in that picture.
So, then I should only move the prussic knot a little ways forward then towards the "1"? I should never have to slide it over the knot in the blue circle?
I'm on my way to the beach now where it's a perfect 8.1 knots, but I will try these adjustments tomorrow when I return to suburbia.
Moving it to the top knot (blue circle here) has given more lift to the kite that will help it fly on lighter winds but still on the hypnotist, the flier have to work on the kite to keep it aloft and you will find that walking backwards is necessary here and pumping on the lines to too.
Try adjusting it just a little bit and try..moving it all the way from the factory to the limit will have a big effect on the kite flying characteristics...unless you know what you are doing here.
I edited your pic to be correct. YOu have all the wrong ideas about the adjustments which isn't uncommon for a new flier and you probably did like most of us men and ignored the instructions THere is no range for radical or forgiving just the knots. THe only range adjustment is for wind. Set it to the low wind limit and leave it there. Once you get some basic flying down then you can worry about fine tuning for wind.
Wait, it came with instructions?!
Seriously though, to my credit, I did know that the larks head (inner yoke?) settings weren't for wind adjustments. I just wanted to label ALL the points to be thorough. I'm always doing this. You should hear me ask a question in person. I don't just jump in and ask, I have multiple prefaces first.
I think I get it now, though! Thank you both very much for setting me straight. I appreciate all the help.
Yeesh! You ever get that feeling it just wasn't meant to be?
THats because kites aren't safe or take up too much room or cause damage to the beach or whatever idiotic excuse they can think of. Look up the law suit against Huntington Beach because a kid was walking backwards with a kite and fell into a fire pit. THe city is being sued when the parents kids and the ones that had the fire should be slapped for being stupid and not paying attention to whats around them or properly tending the fire pit. I'd really like to see more details on what happens with this one.


At first they choose attacking mentality and after this they surprised why AI parking bus ^_^ Anyway I often notice some things in IRL matches about which I think - "If it happens in FM I said its stupid and unrealistic thing"
You can buy steam keys for any games in web shops, but it must be trusted shop of course. I know two at least, but they are Russian and I'm not sure how it comfortable for you + have no idea about regions politics in Steam. Some games have a keys for different regions, some games activate in every steam account regardless of region. If I scared you, webshops of your country sell keys which exactly fit your account. Also I want to inform you that Steam has refund option. Its not working if you buy steam key outside of Steam.


We know you're thinking this is a BS holiday. And you'd be right. But you'd also be missing a great opportunity to do something nice for the people you love. Buy them Greeting Card or perform some random acts of kindness. Pay-it-forward style.
This is not a Congressionally recognized holiday. Figures. When was the last time they did anything nice for anybody?


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Africa: Stories in the 55
RFI | Podcast , ±17 min episodes every 7 weeks, 2 days |
A monthly program on African authors, book publishing and news throughout the 55 countries on the continent, hosted by RFI's Laura Angela Bagnetto.
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Africa: Stories in the 55 - Camaraderie and Irish attitudes in Nigerian writer's short story collection
Poignant, upsetting, at times quite funny, the short story collection This Hostel Life, from Nigerian novelist Melatu Uchenna Okorie, elicits a response. Okorie's stories stem from her life and the lives of others, ranging from childbirth in rural Nigeria to racism in rural Ireland.
Okorie drew on her experiences from her eight-and-a-half years in DP, or Direct Provision – the Irish refugee system, which can be draconian. In DP, asylum seekers are housed in old hotels, at times in very remote areas, are generally not allowed to work, and are given a tiny weekly allowance to live.
The short story This Hostel Life shows the everyday racism encountered by African women in DP. But amidst the hardship, a camaraderie among the women from various countries shines through in their playful banter.
The other two stories in the collection take place in diverse settings – the first, The Egg Broke, speaks of the long-ago "problem" of a woman having twins in a rural area in Nigeria.
The second, Under the Awning, concerns a story within a story. A tale, written by the main character about living in Ireland while black, comes under attack by her writers' group.
"There was something about not wanting to touch the story, not wanting to add other things to it to appeal to the Irish as I was advised to do within the creative writing workshop," said Okorie in her interview with RFI's Africa: Stories in the 55.
Okorie's own experiences of taking writing classes and the push by other writers to compel her to tone down her story drove the piece.
Africa: Stories in the 55 - Helon Habila's novel 'Travelers' explores the lives of Africans in exile
In Nigerian author Helon Habila's latest novel, "Travelers", Habila brings African expat and migrant stories to life in a number of short stories that are woven into a complex narrative of safety, identity, loss, and love. He also reflects on his own experiences, dealing with homesickness in "a new place that you're trying to make sense of."
In stories that begin and end between Germany, London, Malawi, Somalia, and Libya, in apartment blocks and refugee camps, Habila draws on personal tales why people live outside their countries for various reasons.
The first encounter with Mark, a young Malawian who holds a life-changing secret, sets the pace for this look into the lives of others.
One character, an elderly Zambian writer, is a political dissident in exile, a familiar person with African expats, the token African writer living outside of the continent.
"You leave your country and you cannot be the kind of writer you want, the kind of writer you thought you were going to be," says Habila." You become this voice of Africa, you're interviewed any time there is a coup d'etat," he says adding that political dissidence because it is the only thing that gives him relevance.
Ultimately, each and every one of us has a journey, and a story, says Habila. His experience with talking to Africans in Europe is that they want to be understood.
"They feel unseen… anyone who listens to them is validation that they are alive and they are heard."
Africa: Stories in the 55 - Contrasting images of his native Nigeria in Nnamdi Ehirin's debut novel, The Prince of Monkeys
In April's Stories from the 55 podcast, Laura Angela Bagnetto speaks to Nnamdi Ehirin from Nigeria about a coming-of-age story called The Prince of Monkeys. The author also reads an extract from his work.
The Prince of Monkeys unites politics and religion through a first-person narration. It's a story weaving in and out of the bonds between four old friends. It contains hints of autobiographical writing, embodied in close observations of Nnamdi Ehirin's own culture at the end of the 20th Century.
Of his main character, he says, "The narrator is passive and deliberately so. It's not particularly autobiographical though. When I was growing up I was not the most vocal and I always open to ideas from other people in the group, open to trying out new things. It's not being passive, as being weak. He's open to others' ideas."
Also, one of Laura Angela Bagnetto's guests in 2018, Sulaiman Addonia who wrote Silence of My Mother Tongue, shares his favourite novel in the Heinneman African Book series called Season of Migration to the North by Sudanese writer Tayeb Salih.
He says, "It taught me that for a writer there shouldn't be any forbidden place ... Tayeb Salih taught me about the freedom of writing."
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Miriam Landkammer introduces the frescoes at the Göttweiger Hofkapelle. In the neighbouring Minoritenkirche in Stein, Jiří Hájíček reads from his literary work and Martin Gut plays the Scheit. Followed by a wine reception.
Jiří Hájíček, b. 1967, is a Czech writer who lives in Budejovice. He is a double award-winner of the Magnesia Litera, the Czech Republic's highest literary accolade, for his novels that are all set in the Southern Bohemian countryside: for his novel "Rustic Baroque" (Selské baroko) and "Fish Blood" (Rybí krev). Readers of the daily newspaper Lidove noviny nominated the novel "The Rain Stick" as book of the year in 2016. In 2017, the novel received the Czech Book Award.
Jiří Hájíček is among the most outstanding Czech writers of our time. In his rural homeland, an insomniac city-dweller finally hopes to find peace – a vain hope. Jiří Hájíček's bestselling novel appears for the first time in German.
Martin Theodor Gut plays the Scheit, the youngest ancestor of the historical family of monochords (similar to zithers). The audience can enjoy the wonderful acoustic and music created from a single string.
Miriam Landkammer is an art historian who works with numerous projects of the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture/Krems. As part of her work she has studied the painted frescoes in the Göttweiger Hofkapelle that she will present during this talk.
In 2019, in cooperation with the Kulturamt of the City of Krems, Literaturhaus Europa is launching a new programme of events with plenty to explore: unique places and architectural gems in Krems, which are not accessible to the general public; sounds by artists from Krems's thriving music scene and the centrepiece of every evening is award-winning literature by European writers who read from their literary work and take time to meet an interested audience in special surroundings.


Synced ID: Specifies the immutable ID of the federated identity of the user. This should be omitted for users with standard identities.
You have local Active Directory with AAD Connect installed, which sync users and password hash to Office 365. Now you have decided to migrate the authentication from local Active Directory to Office 365 and decommission on-premises Active Directory. The purpose of this exercise to demote on-premises AD, use Office 365 as office productivity tools and Azure AD as the IDaaS.
The following are the steps to transition from on-premises "Synced Identity" to "In Cloud Identity".
Step3: Transition a Single Test User from on-premises "Synced Identity" to "In Cloud Identity".
Now go to local Active Directory, move user out of sync scope. In best practice when you have configured sync, you target a specific OU in active directory to sync users from, moving user to different OU will take user out of sync scope. If you have targeted the sync to all users then you have delete user from your local active directory.
Now, last step is to login into Office365 with the same password, it should work.
Also, you will see that in Office365 the user sync status will be shown as Incloud instead of Synced with local AD.


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Q: Pandas - split dataframe on one axis and concatenate them back on another axis How do I get a dataframe whose columns names always end in either 1 or 2, like so:
A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 A2 B2 C2 D2 E2 F2
1  2  4  2  3  2   5  3  2  0  3  1
2  4  3  5  3  2   2  3  2  2  4  1
3  2  5  2  6  7   3  5  3  2  5  1

Split it into two sets based on the last character being 1 or 2, and concatenate them back, keeping only characters prior to 1 or 2, like so:
A  B  C  D  E  F
1  2  4  2  3  2
2  4  3  5  3  2
3  2  5  2  6  7
5  3  2  0  3  1
2  3  2  2  4  1
3  5  3  2  5  1

Note: A, B, C, D, E, F are just simplified examples. actual columns names have many more characters up to 1 and 2, like 'column_a1', 'another_column2' etc

A: Use wide_to_long with str.extract for columns names passed to stubnames parameter:
a = df.columns.str.extract('(\D+)', expand=False).unique()
df = pd.wide_to_long(df.reset_index(),stubnames=a,i='index', j='tmp').reset_index(drop=True)
print (df)
   A  B  C  D  E  F
0  1  2  4  2  3  2
1  2  4  3  5  3  2
2  3  2  5  2  6  7
3  5  3  2  0  3  1
4  2  3  2  2  4  1
5  3  5  3  2  5  1

Or use MultiIndex.from_frame for MultiIndex in columns and reshape by DataFrame.stack:
df.columns = pd.MultiIndex.from_frame(df.columns.str.extract('(\D+)(\d+)', expand=True))
df = df.stack().rename(index=int, level=1).sort_index(level=1).reset_index(drop=True)
print (df)
0  A  B  C  D  E  F
0  1  2  4  2  3  2
1  2  4  3  5  3  2
2  3  2  5  2  6  7
3  5  3  2  0  3  1
4  2  3  2  2  4  1
5  3  5  3  2  5  1

A: Why not just do this one-liner:
>>> pd.DataFrame({idx: pd.Series(val.to_numpy().ravel()) for idx, val in df.groupby(lambda x: x[0], axis=1)})
   A  B  C  D  E  F
0  1  2  4  2  3  2
1  5  3  2  0  3  1
2  2  4  3  5  3  2
3  2  3  2  2  4  1
4  3  2  5  2  6  7
5  3  5  3  2  5  1
>>>

Or use df.melt with pivot:
>>> x = df.melt()
>>> x['variable'] = x['variable'].str[0]
>>> x.assign(count=x.groupby('variable').cumcount()).pivot('count', 'variable', 'value').rename_axis(columns=None, index=None)
   A  B  C  D  E  F
0  1  2  4  2  3  2
1  2  4  3  5  3  2
2  3  2  5  2  6  7
3  5  3  2  0  3  1
4  2  3  2  2  4  1
5  3  5  3  2  5  1
>>>

A: You could use pivot_longer from pyjanitor to reshape the data :
# pip install pyjanitor
import pandas as pd
import janitor
df.pivot_longer(names_to= '.value', names_pattern=r'(.).')

   A  B  C  D  E  F
0  1  2  4  2  3  2
1  2  4  3  5  3  2
2  3  2  5  2  6  7
3  5  3  2  0  3  1
4  2  3  2  2  4  1
5  3  5  3  2  5  1

Alternatively, you can get faster speed, depending on your data size, if you work solely in numpy; your data seems ordered (A -> F), with equal numbers:
new_columns = df.columns.str[0].unique()
length = new_columns.size
 reshaped = np.reshape(df.to_numpy(), (-1, length))

pd.DataFrame(reshaped, columns = new_columns)

   A  B  C  D  E  F
0  1  2  4  2  3  2
1  5  3  2  0  3  1
2  2  4  3  5  3  2
3  2  3  2  2  4  1
4  3  2  5  2  6  7
5  3  5  3  2  5  1

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P/2010 A2 is the 5th recognized Main Belt Comet (MBC), but it differs from the others in having an orbit within the hot, inner regions of the asteroid belt. Unlike prototype MBC 133P/Elst-Pizarro, this object is very unlikely to be driven by the sublimation of water ice. Instead, the morphology suggests (but does not prove) a recent collisional origin. We cannot rule out other possibilities, for example that P/2010 A2 has been spun-up by radiation forces to the rotational bursting limit. Either way, A2 is an asteroid losing mass.
Caption: Main-belt comet P/2010 A2 imaged at the WIYN 3.5-m telescope on UT 2010 Jan 11 by James Annis (Fermilab), Marcelle Soares-Santos (FermiLab and University of Sao Paulo) and David Jewitt (UCLA). This is the picture we used to identify P/2010 A2 as an object of special interest, and the one we used to secure observing time on Hubble Space Telescope.
The portion of the image shown is about 3 arcmin in length (140,000 km at the comet). The broad band of light is sunlight scattered from dust apparently emitted from the tiny, point-like object at the head of the comet (indicated by arrows in the right-hand panel). In this image, numerous background stars and galaxies have been largely removed by image processing (a straight median stack, if you want to know).


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/*
 * ConnectionAdapter.h
 *
 *  Created on: Sep 16, 2012
 *      Author: Mitchell Wills
 */

#ifndef CONNECTIONADAPTER_H_
#define CONNECTIONADAPTER_H_

class ConnectionAdapter;

#include "networktables2/NetworkTableEntry.h"
#include "networktables2/connection/BadMessageException.h"
#include "networktables2/util/IOException.h"
#include "tables/ITable.h"

class ConnectionAdapter
{
public:
	virtual ~ConnectionAdapter()
	{
	}
	//returns true if the connection should still be alive
	virtual bool keepAlive() = 0;
	virtual void clientHello(ProtocolVersion protocolRevision) = 0;
	virtual void serverHelloComplete() = 0;
	virtual void protocolVersionUnsupported(ProtocolVersion protocolRevision) = 0;
	virtual void offerIncomingAssignment(NetworkTableEntry* newEntry) = 0;
	virtual void offerIncomingUpdate(NetworkTableEntry* newEntry, SequenceNumber sequenceNumber, EntryValue value) = 0;
	virtual NetworkTableEntry* GetEntry(EntryId) = 0;

	/**
	 * called if a bad message exception is thrown
	 * @param e
	 */
	virtual void badMessage(BadMessageException& e) = 0;

	/**
	 * called if an io exception is thrown
	 * @param e
	 */
	virtual void ioException(IOException& e) = 0;
};

#endif /* CONNECTIONADAPTER_H_ */

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If one is to go for the most stable investment in any market, it would be in properties. You have tangible ownership and it is only in rare instances that these decrease in value. Whether you want to build equity or sell it, you are assured of something that will keep on growing in value over time.
Make home exterior more appealing by repainting surfaces, keeping the lawn neat and tidy, adding a few plants, and making sure the entry way is as inviting as possible. These simple things can make a big difference when it comes to the overall look and your home's total value.
Survey your house's exterior to easily determine features to enhance and the ones to hide. Create focal points that will draw viewers' eyes to the best parts of the house. For example, if your home has a beautiful stone pathway leading up to the front door, then emphasize it by adding flowers or some lights.
With the proper lighting, a home can look more spacious and infinitely more inviting. Modern lighting fixtures instantly make the home feel more modern without becoming a distraction to buyers. Strategically-installed lighting fixtures give the right ambiance and highlight the home's most attractive features.
Aside from installing new fixtures, you can also get more natural light into a living space by adding windows or installing a skylight. With more natural light filtering in, the home will seem brighter and create a livelier ambiance.
Smart home technology has become one of the most sought-after features in recent years. The convenience smart technology gives the home adds to its value. These features range from smart security systems to smart home appliances.
Home buyers tend to look for houses with safety-enhanced features. Other devices can detect intruders and/or monitor high smoke and carbon monoxide levels. Once triggered, these can alert proper authorities.
Installing home devices that help lessen utility bills is also a great way to increase your home's value. Make your home more energy efficient with smart thermostats like Nest and Honeywell which can automatically adjust your temperature whenever you leave or enter the house. Conserve water and save on your water bill by getting smart dishwashers and laundry machines.
One of the most common and effective ways to increase your home's value is by giving your kitchen and bathroom an upgrade. This could be as simple as updating some fixtures like sinks and cabinets or going the more elaborate route and changing the whole floor plan.
For the kitchen, it's always best to invest in the latest appliances. Old appliances not only decreases functionality of the kitchen but makes it look dated as well. You could also add color by changing the backsplash or repainting the cabinets. Give special attention to the flooring and countertops.
When renovating the bathroom, focus on making it feel as comfortable as possible. The bathroom is more than just a place to take a bath, but a space where homeowners can relax and unwind. Simple improvements like changing the sink, countertops, tiles, and toilet can give your bathroom a new look.
If you want to make the most out of the renovation and get the highest value, install features like heated floors and tower rails, rain showers, a soaking tub, and the like.
Need more advice on how to increase your home's value? Get in touch with Coldwell Banker Lake Chelan Properties, the #1 realtors in the Lake Chelan and Wenatchee area. Give us a call today at 509-682-7777. You can also send us a message at info(at)cbchelan(dotted)com.


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LA Fire Threatens Communications Towers
Cellular communications towers, as well as TV and radio broadcast towers atop Mount Wilson are at risk.
W. David Gardner
A wildfire raging in Southern California is reaching dangerously close to cell phone and broadcast towers used for commercial and emergency services on top of Mount Wilson.
Hundreds of firefighters are battling to hold back the Station Fire, which has been spreading throughout the San Gabriel Mountains in Northern Los Angeles County.
The fire started August 26 and has burned through more than 20,000 acres. As of Monday morning, the fire was only 5 percent contained and officials said it may not be fully contained for another eight days, the Reuters news agency reported.
"Firefighters are preparing to set more back fires below the broadcast towers, but otherwise things are calm on the mountain for the present," said Mount Wilson Observatory director Harold McAlister in his blog early Monday. "I remain optimistic for now."
The cellular communications towers, as well as TV and radio broadcast towers, provide service to the Los Angeles area. Mount Wilson rises to an altitude of 5,715 feet and, taken together, the various towers on it are called the Communications Facilities.
The observatory itself has carried out important astronomy projects for decades including some that helped support the "Big Bang" theory.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered a state of emergency on Friday for both the Los Angeles and Monterey Counties because of the spreading fires.
Several thousand homes have been threatened by the fires and two firefighters lost their lives over the weekend. Several areas have been the subject of mandatory evacuations and evacuation shelters have been set up.
InformationWeek has published an in-depth report on smartphone security. Download the report here (registration required).
MobileInsider Threats
Beyond Passwords: New Thinking and Strategies for Authentication


Last updated on 2018-07-30 by David Wallis.
The design of your "Invoices" table and your use of the AutoNumber data type for the primary key field is fine. Your table records invoices. The AutoNumber field is named "InvoiceNo". Your intention is that invoices are numbered sequentially as they are generated.
Your Invoices table is linked to your InvoiceDetails table, which contains line-by-line information about the items covered by an invoice.
On checking the invoice records DMW note that the last few invoices in the sequence, those numbered 689, 690, 691 and 692, received unusual attention and we believe that this is what has caused your problem.
At some point invoices 690 and 691 were deleted, we understand by someone who had made a mistake and wanted to start them afresh. In order to fill the gaps so that the numbering sequence would remain complete, your database administrator used an Append Query to re-introduce 690 and 691.
We reckon that due to the appending of the numbers 690 and 691 to the AutoNumber field, Access was left with the belief that 692 would be the next number it should autonumber for a new record. As it tried to so it found the attempted new 692 was a duplicate of the 692 still in the table—hence the duplicate value error message.
When you open the database and input a new invoice it should be numbered 690. Rather than trying any Update or Append Queries, you may feel more confident to input the information for invoices 690, 691 and 692 manually, taking care to match input to the information in printouts of these invoices you may have made before the problem arose.


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Random weirdness for the week of July 30, 2019
By Mark Sabbatini on August 2, 2019
"What's black, white and red all over? Not a newspaper – but a polar bear mother and her cub having lunch." Not entirely a new joke for Svalbard, but that first sentence in a Daily Mail story about photographer Andy Rouse encountering the pair of bears during a cruise July 15 is fitting after they ate a fresh-killed seal while he watched. He told the U.K. newspaper the baby cub ate so much that he was barely able to walk, with the pair laying down nearby after their feed for a snooze. "It was an amazing experience to see the cub learning such an important life skill," he said, adding "we laughed as it was obviously such a huge effort for it to get back up the hill to its mother whereupon it fell soundly asleep…"
Heroic husky: The modern-day Canine Nemo, captured in all the glorious artistic technology present when his more famous human predecessor sailed the seas near here 140 years ago. Painting by Lisa Goren.
Very hardcore fans of "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" might recall it briefly mentions Spitsbergen at the end just before the three intruders make their near-fatal escape at a not-quite-known spot in the northern Norwegian seas (they actually washed ashore on the Lofoton Islands). Which is enough of a bit of trivia (barely) merit a mention in what we'll call The Modern Svalbard Adventures of Nemo the Superhero, as told by intrepid interloper Lisa Goren during her relatively short sojourn of his explorations here. In this case Nemo was a dog who assisted guides in scouting out shore stops for polar bears while Goren and 26 other artists were participating in a residency expedition in the archipelago. But Nemo took on mythological qualities for our author, who "didn't realize how uncomfortable I'd be with the idea of a bear over my shoulder or just behind my back." In her entry at thebark.com she notes "we weren't allowed to give him treats or disturb him while he was checking the place out for bears. Believe me, I wanted to get down on my hands and knees and give Nemo a truckload of treats so he'd focus on protecting me, but I played by the rules. Still, I could predictably be found closest to the triangle point that Nemo guarded." She described his presence as an experiment, which seems a bit odd since dogs with a nose for polar bears are hardly a new presence on plenty of commercial and private trips, but since we didn't really grok all the nuances of the Nautilus and its 1860s technology (and had to read a subsequent novel to learn the fate and origins of Captain Nemo himself) we'll let it slide…
In more sobering news, Svalbard's biggest drinking game is over for another year as the stem of the giant "champagne glass" of snow on Operfjellet was severed on July 28, a rather rapid occurrence since heavy snows the past winter led some to speculate it might not "break" at all this year. Woe be to any who made that their guess in The Local Paper of Reveler's annual contest where the person picking the correct date wins a bottle of champagne. What makes this year's contest so weird is just how "normal" it was given the staggering rate of climate change lately, since July 28 is the most common "break" date during the contest's 14 years. The earliest date was July 12 in 2013 and the latest Aug. 31 in 2012 (ponder what the weather was like those two years, if you will). The winner, incidentally, hasn't been announced yet in case you were thinking of feeding the newspaper's website in the hope it might be a friend of yours (or make quickly)…
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Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer / Have We Seen An All-Time High For Seat Belt Use?
Have We Seen An All-Time High For Seat Belt Use?
Gabriel Levin | August 3, 2017 | Auto Accidents
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's website, the use of seat belts is at its highest levels since the first studies in 1994. Seat belt use saves thousands of lives and prevents thousands more serious injuries every year. Why are so many people smartening up and how much difference does it make?
How Did America Get Seat Belt-Smart — and Who is Still Not Getting It?
It may be surprising if using a seat belt is a habit for you personally, but it has actually taken decades of concerted effort to get seat belt use up over 90%, where it is today. It was not until 1984 that the first seat belt law went into effect and years of lobbying efforts have lead to 49 out of 50 states have now made seat belt use mandatory for adults. Further, 30 out of 50 states have what are called "primary" seat belt laws, meaning law enforcement can pull over a vehicle for a seat belt infraction, alone. Thus, these laws, along with stronger along with awareness programs and simple self-preservation, has been a great success.
Despite those efforts, who is most likely to still not buckle up? According to the Center for Disease Control, these groups include:
Adults between 18-24 are less likely to use safety belts
Adults in non-metropolitan areas
States with weaker seat belt laws
Those that sit in the back seat of a vehicle
And How Much Safer Are You With a Seat Belt on?
The numbers are pretty straightforward. According to the CDC, again:
Using seat belts doubles your chances of surviving an accident
Seat belts saved nearly 14,000 lives in 2015.
Air bags are great but they do not act as a substitute for seat belts. "Air bags plus seat belts provide the greatest protection for adults"
Talk to an Experienced Philadelphia Auto Accident Attorney Now.
If you have been involved in an auto accident, hopefully, you had a seat belt on, but you still may have been injured. If so, you should not wait to contact an attorney experienced in auto safety and auto accidents. Contact attorney Gabriel Levin with The Levin Firm today to talk about your options. Call us at (215) 825-5183 and so we can learn about your accident and how we can help.


I knew the minute I heard him call out her name. Elizabeth. I knew in that instant she was no longer mine, even though I had made it very clear that I was going to protect her from a man such as myself. She was never mine. It was just a fantasy.
Maybe it was in his voice – his tone dripped like honey and spilled onto the barroom floor as her back faced this curious young man slowly encroaching the space we shared for months – the only space in my life where time flew too fast. And time was up. And my body weakened and my heart sunk.
Maybe it was in the way she froze and how her eyes smiled and teared up, simultaneously – without even a glance in his direction. Maybe it was written in her sigh – the release of pain so great she didn't have the time to even scratch the surface of it in our time together.
It was a release. Something of which I knew little because, unlike her, I never allowed myself to heal … until I met her. I could feel the warmth from her exhale and I could taste the sweetness on my tongue, and I could feel the dampness saturate my skin. There was residue in that sigh – thick as quicksand and as black as tar. I had to swallow it. Not just because she meant to rid herself of it, but because I was the man standing before her. I swallowed it because, despite my attempts to rid myself of untamed emotions … despite my attempts to steer clear … despite my attempts to look away from the astonishing light radiating from her being- I fell for her. Her charm. Her raw beauty. Her untamed heart. Her brazen fight. Her words. The way she spoke backwards until I was so twisted in her voice and mind, I had little choice but to unravel the mystery that was her. Every day. At all hours. Even in my dreams, but not mine alone.
But she never knew. Because I could not tell her. She sensed it, I know. Her intuition tried to push through. But I was a faithful man. A loyal man. And I was otherwise engaged. My heart bled before her and my head collapsed on the floor everytime she walked through those doors … every tear I cried before her was deep and raw. She had that ability to move me and stir pain into a myriad of color and truths I was forced to look at through her eyes. Somehow she was able to silently witness my sorrow and hurt and turn into a sweet release that I haven't felt for decades. Not only was it a release, it was an immediate filling of the void where the hell resided. She filled it with hope. Desire. Courage. Faith. Inspiration. Love. Trust. Honor. And Laughter. Oh sweet laughter.
She is one to search out pain. She can see it on your poker face and she can taste it in your choice of words. She is addicted to it, but for good reason. The minute it's brought to the surface, she has a way of dissolving it in light. She absorbed mine for months, even the first day we met, and somehow transformed it into her own. I don't know her tricks – how she hides it or how she manifests a smile after taking on our burdens. No one has figured it out. But her presence is enough for us all to fall into her embrace and cry until we laugh through the tears. This much I know is true. She shares the feathers from her wings so we may always walk out of those doors feeling lighter than when we walked in.
And she was gone in that moment the honey slipped between her toes.
I knew there was a piece of her that she held sacred.
And I knew he had the key.
He was crying and held a bouquet of dead roses in his hands.
There were many instances where I told her to stop. Stop teasing. Stop flirting. Stop writing. Stop looking at me the way she did. Stop gething close. Stop speaking. I told her to stop because I was afraid to fall. But like quicksand, the harder you fight, the deeper you sink. And I knew in that moment. I should have never told her to stop.
They say you reach a decision not by seeing what side the coin lands on when you flip it and it finally lands. You make it while the coin is still in the air. Because between the flick of your thumb and it's descent, you already know what you're hoping for. This moment felt like that. A suspended hope. A wish frozen in midair.
And a deep regret as tails disappeared beneath heads.
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By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on April 15, 2016 • ( 3 )
The Frankfurt School theorists Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer produced an incisive critique of modern culture through their work The Dialectic of Enlightenment, in which they introduced the term "Culture industry," to describe mass cultural forms which, in the wake of capitalism, transform the individual from a thinking and discerning subject into an unthinking, passive consumer. The essay The Culture industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception is an unrelenting denunciation of the banalities of manipulative mass culture and a critique of Enlightenment Rationalism, which is seen as complicit with totalitarianism and capitalism.
Culture Industry refers to commercial and state-owned organisations in the arts and media committed to the direct production, sponsorship, display and distribution of cultural goods and services (such as exhibitions, sports events, books, newspapers and films). In Adorno's essay, forms and effects of mass culture are seen to serve the ends of commodification and to duplicate the social relations of capitalism in the realm of ideology. Adorno points out that Enlightenment had proposed to bring pluralism and demystifification by endorsing rationality, but instead society has suffered a major fall as it has been corrupted by capitalist industry with exploitative motives. The term "culture industry" readily captures the Marxist assumption that cultural forms like paintings, operas and films are no different from other consumer products such as cars or television sets, thus affirming the Marxist belief that culture is not an abstract thing produced by an individual genius but a product of social and economic conditions in society.
Thus art is not a "pure" aesthetic realm but one which is produced and sold like any other consumer good. According to Adorno and Horkheimer, everything is appropriated stereotypically for mechanic and mass reproduction. All cultural products alike, ultimately serve to remind people of the "triumph of invested capital", and to ensure that the might of industrial society is lodged in "men's minds."
The issues raised by Adorno and Horkheimer relate to both the traditional media as well as to information conglomerates and the operations of new technologies such as the Internet. Culture industries are products of transnational and globalised communication networks that operate beyond the borders of national government.
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The regular session of the Louisiana Legislature is right around the corner and one of the most depressing aspects of it is what won't be discussed. Pension reform isn't going to be a prominent topic.
In fact, what could happen is lawmakers will make things worse. That's because bills to give retired state workers a 1.5 percent cost of living raise have not only been filed but, according to the early handicapping, are likely to pass.
It's been eight years since the last raise, which is a long time in any context other than one in which the private sector is enduring stagnant wages and chronically high unemployment for years. That is to say, like now.
Under the bookkeeping formulas kept by the state, the money is there for the COLA boost. Now. It may be better to give than to receive, but a pension increase, like a raise, is a gift that keeps on giving for the recipients. This is no bonus forun a job well done, it's something that stays on the books and has to be met going forward even if balances cause that accounting formula to change.
Furthermore, it's no secret that state and municipal governments face few if any looming financial crises greater than pensions. Some governments have taken piecemeal steps to address this, largely copying moves made by the private sector.
More specifically, defined contributions plans like 401ks are now recognized as far more sensible than the rich defined benefits schemes that were once the norm.
Nevertheless, whether the fiscal bombshells created by defined benefit plans — which guarantee a certain payment for life — can be defused remains an open question. By no means is this all the workers' fault. Lawmakers in states across this great land have frequently underfunded pensions, and states have stuck to a very respectable and probably outdated "anticipated" rate of return of 8.5 percent.
Translated, that means not enough money has been poured into the pension systems and investment returns will have to be forever rosy.
But the relationship between unions – whose power is increasingly concentrated in the public sector – and lawmakers means handsome deals have been struck between decidedly non-adversarial parties. Besides, it all involves other people's money, and the unions have always provided handsome returns to friendly politicians' campaign war chests.
Taxpayers are now looking at the monstrous bill produced by such cozy extravagance.
Louisiana, fortunately, doesn't have as gigantic a burden as states like Connecticut face. That doesn't mean it isn't a huge problem in the Pelican State – to the tune of somewhere between $20 billion or nearly $75 billion, depending on which alarming report you consider more accurate.
Louisiana hasn't adopted sensible reforms like raising the retirement age and moving to defined contribution plans. Louisiana taxpayers are still stuck with an antiquated and expensive arrangement where the defined benefit plan rules supreme.
In 2012 the Legislature did pass a law requiring future state hires to enroll in defined contribution plans, but led by the teachers' unions and other interested parties – staffers, boards, lobbyists, investment salespeople, accountants, lawyers and the rest who ride like remoras on this bloated whale – the law was repealed.
It's hard to predict how deeply we must dip the gourd into the magic fountain of other people's money to make good on the state's current obligations. What is clear is regardless of whether one goes with the rosy estimates floated by those in the pension business or the much scarier numbers arguably more objective analysts reach, it would take tens of thousands out of Louisiana wallets just to plug the existing gap.
In other words, what Louisiana and practically every other state across this great land faces is a system that is — all together now — unsustainable.
It is beyond belief everyone doesn't see this, which means everyone does. The state workers drawing these handsome pensions want them. They fight like cornered tigers over having to contribute another dollar to what they regard not as some extraordinarily generous entitlement paid for by folks who have no such protected eggs themselves, but as some kind of right, confined to them, as sacred as free speech.
These brutal fights seem to have knocked the starch out of our current lawmakers. Yet absent a Legislature and governor with the guts to do what they must, this is headed to an ugly ending. Debts that can't be paid, won't be. Assuming they will is like assuming massive bundles of poorly vetted mortgages represent a safe investment.
Once upon a time Gov. Bobby Jindal and others in Baton Rouge talked about the mess and bravely tried to accomplish something. Some in similar positions to Jindal – Wisconsin's Scott Walker springs to mind – have seen their national reputation (along with their state's bottom line) improve by tackling this beast.
No doubt politicians feel they are better off kicking pension reform down the road and living to fight another day. But fight another day for what?


Although experts advise that bed linen should be changed at least once a week, a recent survey of the British public found that 37% of respondents wash their sheets fortnightly, whilst almost a fifth (17%) admitted to only doing this once a month.
In response to the findings, Dr Adam Fox, a paediatric allergist, expressed concern about the effects of unwashed linen on people's health: "While unsavoury in themselves, [bodily] deposits mostly pose a problem as they are all deliciously appealing for dust mites."
Whilst dust mites are relatively harmless, their faeces can case a number of health implications, he explained. When inhaled, for example, these allergens can provoke asthma and rhinitis and may also worsen symptoms of eczema.
As we're sure you'll agree, it's all rather unpleasant. So, when guests come to stay at a hotel it's only natural that they would expect their bed linen to be spotless upon arrival; but also that it will be changed during their stay if they are visiting for a longer period of time.
Of course, these concerns are easily avoided by enlisting specialists to wash bed sheets, duvet covers and pillow cases regularly and high temperatures – anything over 60°C will be sure to kill any bugs or bacteria that might be present. You should also advise cleaning staff to make a habit of vacuuming and flipping mattresses on a semi-regular basis.
If you're finding it difficult to stay on top of your establishment's laundry needs, get in touch with us today. Our expert and professional service can make sure that your beds stay as clean – and therefore hygienic – as possible.


Having opened in 2006, The 39 Steps is not exactly a show that screams 'review me', and yet given that it sadly closes on the 5th of September and I myself have only just seen it, I wouldn't want anyone else to miss out on seeing this hilarious show like I almost did!
Based on Alfred Hitchcock's brilliant spy drama of the same name, The 39 Steps may connote drama and intrigue, but in this stage adaptation the story in given a comedic spin which really helps to bring the perhaps outdated elements of the plot into the 21st century. It's also given a relatively short running time of just 1 hour 45 minutes, meaning that far from dragging, or trying to translate every scene from film to stage, The 39 Steps moves along at a brisk pace, which really ramps up the excitement and urgency which the spy drama element of the plot creates.
The play's hero Richard Hannay (played with gusto by the charismatic Daniel Llewelyn-Williams) is inadvertently pulled into the middle of a top secret mission, which the fate of the nation depends upon. He is joined by a whole host of characters ranging from a German secret agent to hapless Scottish Policemen. Impressively, all 150 characters within the show are played by just 4 (very versatile and energetic) cast members! As a result the audience in treated to a multitude of hilarious moments where more characters are required on stage than there are actors to fill the roles, and subsequently there are man moments where multirole-ing comes into play in the most ingenious and hilarious ways!
As a comedy, there is no doubt that this Olivier Award winning play succeeds. There are moments of genuine laugh-out-loud humour, and plenty of giggles throughout the show too. It's definitely a play I'd take visiting family or friends too, as it's pretty safe and family friendly, but still features a little bit of adult humour which would no doubt go over younger children's heads.
There are jokes, sight gags, some slapstick comedy and an exciting, fast paced storyline, laced with love and drama. Don't miss out!
The 39 Steps closes on September 5th. If you've not seen it yet then you can book tickets here.
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The Devil is proposing a second round of the contest for mans immortal soul. God accepts in the hope that this time the Devil and all he stands for may be eliminated forever. He briefs the Archangel Gabriel (Jon Gadsby) to pick a suitable young lad to start things off in the Garden of Eden.
Adam Smith (Roger Wilson) wrestles with his graduation speech over the noise of the fraternity party downstairs. Shy and bespectacled, he needs encouragement from Chuck to risk the strip poker and beer drinking contest. When Adam trips on the stairs and falls, literally, head over heals into the arms of Eve (Diane Franklin), an equally reluctant English Major.
Adam, all fingers and thumbs spills a drink over Eve and she has to rush to his room to change. The police raid the house and Adam finds himself being arrested by State Trooper Gabriel. He thinks he is being taken in but instead arrives in the Garden of Eden.
Of course he is innocent, naked and has no awareness of his previous life. The stunningly beautiful Eve emerges from a limpid pool and together examine the mysteries of the Garden and the differences in their anatomies. Gabriel keeps watch from a nearby hill. All is serene until a friendly neighborhood snake – The Devil in disguise – seduces Eve into eating apple.
Adam has, of course, been warned by Gabriel and at first refuses to join her. In addition the 'danger signal' pointed out by Gabriel seems to be about to come up. Adam is about to bite when God stops the action and declares that the next round take place in Ancient Rome.
Caesar (the Devil) is to marry the lovely Devia of Destruction (Eve). Adam the conquering hero refuses to acknowledge Caesar as God and is about to be dragged off when he successfully placates Caesar with the title "Universe". As a reward for this and his victories he attends the wedding feast where Devia has another sort of reward in mind. Gabriel keeps a watchful eye in various disguises.
Devia engineers Adam to her bedchamber to the disappointment of Caesar's gay friend, Columbia (John-Michael Howson), but Caesar realizes he has been duped. Prompted by Gabriel Adam remains true to his God and is once again dragged off, this time to face death in the arena.
Devia's last minute plea succeeds, Adam declares Caesar God but meets with an untimely wound. The Devil is delighted. God loses again. The angry deity flicks his cigar earthward, where it becomes a bomb in World War One.
Adam, a British soldier, is one of the injured; Eve a Florence Nightingale like nurse. Gabriel keeps an eye on things as a doctor. The hospital is overrun by Germans and Eve reveals herself as a spy. When it is recaptured by the British, she is sentenced to face the firing squad but is saved when peace is declared and promptly disappears.
The Devil is furious. God has shortened the war by six months. The Devil loses but gets to choose the venue for the next round.
Eve bursts from a birthday cake as a gift for Big Nick in the middle of a celebration at his house. The boys in the mob are delivering a number of dead rivals gift wrapped when Adam, the untouchable, bursts in. Eve is smitten and the untouchable Adam is unable to deflect her advances. In the confusion Big Nick makes his escape. Adam gives chase only to be foiled inadvertently by Eve. On a jetty at dawn they reflect on how it might have been.
God has one last shot.
Back in the modern era, Lou Seffer is a big shot in rock n roll. Eve is his lead singer and completely in his power. Lou Seffer scours the world for kids to ensnare and attracts them with ugly, hate filled rock n roll. At one concert Adam a guitarist in the band persuades Eve to turn against Lou and together they destroy his vile Empire.
Back at the frat house where it all began Adam Smith and Eve the English major are getting to know each other well.
So well that they retire behind closed doors in Adams room. The door opens a crack and out rolls a shiny red apple – with two bites taken out of it.


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Take exit 261 and travel north off the ramp into Hillsborough. Before the 13th traffic light (Jay's Chicken Shack is on the right), turn right onto Highway 70. At the next light, turn left onto Orange High School Road. (New Hope Church, formerly Abundant Life Church, is on the left.) Go half a mile and turn left into Orange High School's parking lot.
Take exit 161 (from I-40/I-85) and travel north off the ramp to Highway 70. Turn right onto 70 and travel east for 4 miles. Turn left onto Orange High School Road (intersection has a light; New Hope Church, formerly Abundant Life Church is on the left). Go half a mile and turn left into Orange High School's parking lot.
Traveling south on I-85, take exit 170 to Highway 70. Travel 6 miles to the light at Orange High School Road (New Hope Church, formerly Abundant Life Church is on the right). Turn right and go half a mile and turn left into Orange High School's parking lot.


When I first started in Paid Media at Nebo, the digital industry was as fresh as I was out of college. The opportunity and potential was thrilling, but came with a set of challenges that many undefined industries face: lack of historical user data.
Many times I'd feverishly sort through dozens of market research previews and summaries from huge research firms, hoping that the one I eventually picked (and convinced Nebo to pay for) would offer some insight into online behaviors.
More often than not, I'd reach the end of a report with a solid understanding of how affluent males ages 24-45 make offline decisions about buying a luxury car, for example, but nothing of how these users engage with online mediums throughout their buyer journey.
Today, however, the data we need to help guide our digital strategies is more widely available than ever. We still have the option of buying comprehensive data packages from mega researchers, but are also dozens of amazing free tools available that help us get insight into how people are searching online, how they're interacting with brands, and what the modern buyer journey looks like.
My take: Google's Real-Time Insights Finder is perfect for small business owners trying to understand how their audience behaves online, but who aren't yet familiar with all of the tools available. Think of it as a digital compass that directs you toward the most relevant tools for your needs.
My take: My favorite thing about this tool is that it gives you the ability to mix and match stats to create your own infographic. I love using this tool to create one-sheeters to help educate a client on a subject that might be difficult to grasp, or to convince them of the importance of mobile-friendly landing pages.
My take: Mobile, it's so hot right now! This one is a no brainer. Mobile in the Purchase Journey is a great tool for determining how to align your messaging and landing page content strategy to the devices users are engaging with at each stage of the buyer journey.
My take: This tool is great for so many reasons. We like to use this to identify where our internal teams (SEO, Social, Paid) can sync to create a cohesive strategy that reaches users at each stage of the buyer journey. It's also great for educating clients on how each of these digital marketing branches can make an impact.
My take: This infographic is a great resource to reference for some quick information on Finance, Travel, Shopping, and other industries as they perform across Google's Search and Display Networks. Taken with a grain of salt, it helps our Paid Media team to establish benchmarks to measure a client's campaign efforts.
My take: Display offers so much opportunity, yet advertisers still seem hesitant to invest too many marketing dollars in a medium where value is sometimes difficult to communicate. I like to use the Display Benchmarks Tool to identify where I should focus display efforts based on client goals.
My take: While this is great for tracking paid brand awareness efforts, it's also extremely valuable for Social and Digital PR teams interested gauging conversations around a given brand or campaign.
My take: With 2013 being the first year that mobile searches outpaced desktop, understanding the value of your mobile audience is critical. The great thing about this tool is that it allows you enter data manually or upload data from AdWords, which makes my life a little easier!
My take: I'm all about working smarter, not harder, so I love any tools that allow me to create a custom chart within a few clicks. Not only that, but the level of granularity available is pretty great. This is a tool you can really get lost in for hours.
My take: Consumer Barometer is a great tool for anyone looking to learn more about the role of digital and how users are engaging with online media. Not only can you delve into specific user behaviors across verticals and countries, but there are a multitude of visual representations of the data to explore, from data trees to hexagon clouds to donut graphs.
These are just a few of my favorite tools, but there are tons more worth talking about. What tools do you like to use for research?


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Q: How can I get weights converged in a way that MSE minimizes? here is my code
for _ in range(5):
    K.clear_session()
    model = Sequential()

    model.add(LSTM(256, input_shape=(None, 1)))
    model.add(Dropout(0.2))

    model.add(Dense(256))
    model.add(Dropout(0.2))

    model.add(Dense(1))

    model.compile(loss='mean_squared_error', optimizer='RmsProp', metrics=['accuracy'])
    hist = model.fit(x_train, y_train, epochs=20, batch_size=64, verbose=0, validation_data=(x_val, y_val))

    p = model.predict(x_test)
    print(mean_squared_error(y_test, p))

    plt.plot(y_test)
    plt.plot(p)
    plt.legend(['testY', 'p'], loc='upper right')
    plt.show()

Total params : 330,241
samples : 2264
and below is the result

I haven't changed anything.
I only ran for loop.
As you can see in the picture, the result of the MSE is huge, even though I have just run the for loop.
I think the fundamental reason for this problem is that the optimizer can not find global maximum and find local maximum and converge. The reason is that after checking all the loss graphs, the loss is no longer reduced significantly. (After 20 times) So in order to solve this problem, I have to find the global minimum. How should I do this?
I tried adjusting the number of batch_size, epoch. Also, I tried hidden layer size, LSTM unit, kerner_initializer addition, optimizer change, etc. but could not get any meaningful result.
I wonder how can I solve this problem.
Your valuable opinions and thoughts will be very much appreciated.
if you want to see full source here is link https://gist.github.com/Lay4U/e1fc7d036356575f4d0799cdcebed90e

A: From your example, the problem simply comes from the fact that you have over 100 times more parameters than you have samples. If you reduce the size of your model, you will see less variance.
The wider question you are asking is actually very interesting that usually isn't covered in tutorials. Nearly all Machine Learning models are by nature stochastic, the output predictions will change slightly everytime you run it which means you will always have to ask the question: Which model do I deploy to production ?
Off the top of my head there are two things you can do:

*

*Choose the first model trained on all the data (after cross-validation, ...)

*Build an ensemble of models that all have the same hyper-parameters and implement a simple voting strategy

References:

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*https://machinelearningmastery.com/train-final-machine-learning-model/

*https://machinelearningmastery.com/randomness-in-machine-learning/

A: If you want to always start from the same point you should set some seed. You can do it like this if you use Tensorflow backend in Keras:
from numpy.random import seed
seed(1)
from tensorflow import set_random_seed
set_random_seed(2)

If you want to learn why do you get different results in ML/DL models, I recommend this article.


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Q: Two ValidationSummary controls in asp.net displaying with an extra line in between the errors I have two ValidationSummary controls on one page:
<asp:ValidationSummary ForeColor="Red" Style="margin-left: 1.5%" ID="ValidationSummary"
    runat="server"/>
<asp:ValidationSummary ForeColor="Red" Style="margin-left: 1.5%" runat="server"
    ValidationGroup="vgOnScreen"  />

These are both triggered by one button. Now my problem is, when there in an error for each control, it is displayed with an extra line in between which is inconsistent with the look of the application.
This is what the display looks like:
    •This is my first error

    •This is my second error

Does anyone know how to get rid of the extra line between two validation summary controls?


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Artht piton
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On Relating With One's Public
D EMINISCING on the early years of his career at an IN-Institute of Transport meeting in London last week, Sir John Elliot. the...
Tory Clash is Likely on State-owned Manufacturers
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Transport Freedom in Benelux
T HE 'Ministerial Council of the Benelux group—Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg—has now decided that as from July 1 next, all...
Another Northern Records Row
T'HE managing •director of Turnbull I Transport and Packing Co., of North Shields, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, told a Public Inquiry...
Mr. Mitchell on Channel Link and Disqualification Clause
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T.D.G. Earn Xlm. More
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Hovercraft Service This Year
THE world's first scheduled Hovercraft service is planned to start this summer. It will be operated across the Dee estuary...
Series of Surveys on Goods Transport
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Men in the News
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STANLEY DAWES MEMORIAL FUND
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The H.M.W. Appeal Commences
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Democrat Upsets Trump Ally Kris Kobach For Kansas Governor
Democratic state lawmaker Laura Kelly was elected to be the governor of Kansas on Tuesday, defeating Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a close ally of President Donald Trump's known for his activism on immigration and voter fraud.
Kelly, who has represented Topeka in the state Senate since 2005, had tallied 49 percent of the vote when The Associated Press called the race in her favor. Kobach and Greg Orman, an Independent candidate, received 42 percent and 6 percent of the vote, respectively, when the race was called.
BREAKING: Democrat Laura Kelly will defeat Republican Kris Kobach in Kansas governor's race, CNN projects https://t.co/AYzhdix2MC #CNNElection pic.twitter.com/bKy2viPuFo
— CNN (@CNN) November 7, 2018
Tuesday's result will assuredly generate debate, not just in Kansas, but across the U.S.
Kobach's coziness with Trump was seen as a potential liability in Kansas, which chose Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz over Trump by a 48-23 margin in the March 2016 GOP presidential caucuses.
Former GOP Gov. Sam Brownback has also posed a problem for Republicans.
Brownback, who left office Jan. 31 to serve as ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, was criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike after income tax cuts he pushed through created a hefty budget deficit. Brownback had a 25-percent approval rating as of July 2017, making him the second least popular governor in the U.S. at the time.
Kobach has proved a polarizing figure in his own right. Former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves, a moderate Republican who left office in 2003, endorsed Kelly over Kobach.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks in his Topeka, Kansas, U.S., office May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Dave Kaup/File Photo
Kobach rose to national fame for his positions on immigration and voter fraud. Kobach helped craft the 2010 Arizona law that required law enforcement officers to ask suspected illegal aliens to provide identification. (RELATED: Kobach Wins Republican Primary By 343 Votes)
Kobach, who won his primary against current Gov. Jeff Colyer by 343 votes, also served as vice chairman of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, which was formed to review cases of voter fraud and voter suppression.
Brown's victory comes despite Orman's candidacy. A moderate, Orman was widely seen in Kansas as a closer alternative to Kelly than to Kobach. Orman's campaign treasurer, Tim Owens, resigned his position on Oct. 30 and endorsed Kelly.
Kelly is considered a moderate. She campaigned on improving the state's Medicaid system and addressing budget issues that Brownback left behind.
Kelly's victory snaps a Republican winning streak for national and statewide office that began in 2010. Republicans were 32-0 in those races until Tuesday, according to the Kansas City Star.
Tags : elections 2018 kansas kris kobach
Here's The Ex-Green Beret Who Allegedly Smuggled An Imprisoned Auto Exec Out Of Japan In A Box


As some of you might know, Dr. Leann is off on maternity leave again! While Dr. Leann is away, Dr. Mandeep Braich, who started with us March 1, will be covering her patients as well as building her own practice with us.
Dr. Mandeep has a wide range of experience with musculo-skeletal injuries, headaches, low back pain, and prenatal chiropractic care. Her current schedule is Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays each week and one Saturday a month. Please contact the clinic to set up an appointment with her.


Located in fertile delta close to the Andaman Sea, Yangon is a relaxed city of charming tree-lined streets, crumbling colonial architecture and glistening pagodas. Originally a simple fishing village, Yangon grew slowly over the years until the British re-built the city, encouraged trade and eventually designated it capital in 1885. Many fine examples of Victorian architecture remain with the colonial centre home to balconied buildings, colourful temples, book sellers and tea shops. Highlights include Chaukhtatgyi, a colossal reclining Buddha, the National Museum, bustling Scott Market and magical Shwedagon Pagoda. This 2,500 year old Buddhist temple is resplendent in over 60 tonnes of gold leaf, is the most sacred of all Buddhist sites in Myanmar and was described by Kipling as 'a golden mystery'. Every holiday and tour to Burma that we design is one-off, memorable and special.


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Fight Strength NSFW: Hypertrophy for Different Weight Classes
This episode, we cover topics included building size for different sizes, cardio that can burn fat while retaining muscle and much more.
Written by Jason Burgos Last updated on December 7, 2017
This is a weekly show that focuses on the training strategies used to develop elite fighters. Phil Daru is the lead strength and conditioning coach at American Top Team (ATT). Some of the notable fighters he currently works with are former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the aforementioned Poirier, Colby Covington, and Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal.
This is a weekly show that focuses on the training strategies used to develop elite fighters. Phil Daru is the lead strength and conditioning coach at American Top Team (ATT). Some of the notable fighters he currently works with are former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the aforementioned Poirier, Colby Covington, and Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal. Co-host Jason Burgos is an MMA journalist who is currently the senior editor of MMA Sucka, and a member of the Mixed Martial Arts Journalists Association.
On the latest edition of Fight Strength NSFW, co-host Phil Daru and I take our weekly "Ask Daru" segment to the next level. Listeners of the show have sent Daru a whole pile of questions lately, and we felt the need to dedicate an entire episode to deliver answers for these aficionados of fitness.
Daru recently returned from a two-week stay in Russia, where he conducted exclusive seminars for the talented fighters at the ACB Berkut gym in Grozny. Before getting to our listener's questions, I chatted with the strength and conditioning expert on his visit to the former Soviet Union, and some of his personal methods that he imparted on the athletes and trainers he got to work with.
The questions asked in this all "Ask Daru" episode of the show ran the gamut of training levels. The topics included programming hypertrophy for various weight classes, cardio routines that can burn fat while retaining muscle, conditioning techniques for Muay Thai fighters, methods to improve punching power and speed, and more.
About Jason Burgos
New York resident Jason Burgos is the co-host of the Fight Strength Podcast. He has written for lastwordonsports.com, pwpnation.com, bronxjournal.com, and SportsandPolitics.org. He is currently the senior editor for mmasucka.com, as well as being a member of the Mixed Martial Arts Journalists Association.
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