This and other cases involving people from your area coming before magistrates courts.
Simon Christopher Higgs, 25, Shepherd Close, Abbots Langley. Drove a car that was in such poor condition that it was dangerous, with no MOT and not displaying a road tax disc in Nascot Wood Road, Watford on February 6. Three points on licence, fined a total of £800, £85 costs and £40 victim surcharge.
Mark Underwood, 42, Broadfield Road, Hemel Hempstead. Driving without an MOT on the M1 between J6A and J6 at Watford on August 18, 2012. Fined £200 and £85 costs.
Sonia Emma Louise Carty, 44, Rosehill Gardens, Abbots Langley. Drunk and disorderly in public in High Street, Watford, on July 26. Fined £75, £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Skip Walker Grant, 34, Widford Terrace, Hemel Hempstead. Assaulted a man by beating and used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour in Hemel Hempstead on July 22. Fined £700, £100 compensation, £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Dominic O'Neil, 73, no fixed abode. Drunk and disorderly and used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards a policeman and PCSO in Hemel Hempstead on August 16, while on conditional discharge for a previous offence. Fined a total of £275, £20 victim surcharge and £55 costs.
Jonathan Gregory Sears, 23, Holly Drive, Berkhamsted. Stole a golf buggy and drove while banned and without valid insurance, while over the limit with 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 mililitres of breath (limit is 35), and causing an accident resulting in damage to fences and a dog waste bin in Kings Road, Berkhamsted, on August 17. Jailed for 16 weeks suspended for two years, banned from driving for four years, community service order including 100 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £80 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
David Robert Ferguson, 31, Honeycross Road, Hemel Hempstead. Failed to stop at a red light on the M1 slip road in Hemel Hempstead on November 29. Three points on licence, fined £200, £20 victim surcharge and £250 costs.
Jonathan Arthur Elgy, 24, Stag Lane, Berkhamsted. Possession of one wrap of cocaine in Watford on July 30, while under conditional discharge for a previous offence. Fined £465, £46 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Christopher James Ward, 53, Jennings Way, Hemel Hempstead. Drink driving with 92 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 mililitres of breath (limit is 35) in Hemel Hempstead on August 1. Banned from driving for 23 months, to be reduced by 23 weeks with a rehabilitation course. and fined £450, £45 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Barry Christopher Curtis, 42, High Road, Leavesden. Owner of a dog which was dangerously out of control in Leavesden on March 11 and 14. Dog to be destroyed, owner banned from owning dogs for life and fined a total of £330, £285 compensation, £20 victim surcharge and £1,300 costs.
Perry Cowig, 52, Marlin Square, Abbots Langley. Driving without proper control of the vehicle and while using a mobile phone on the M25 in Hertfordshire on February 13. Three points on licence and fined £80, £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Mary Riley, 45, Broomfield Rise, Abbots Langley. Driving without valid licence or insurance in Watford on February 22. Eight points on licence and fined a total of £800, £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Matthew Evans, 29, Potten End, Hemel Hempstead. Failed to attend an unpaid work placement on July 13 and 27. Fined £50 and £85 costs.
Benjamin Mark Armstrong, 32, Dowling Court, Hemel Hempstead. Speeding at 36mph in a 30mph zone in Bourne End on February 3. Three points on licence and fined £200, £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Justin Anthony Komodromou, 42, Roman Way, Markyate. Driving without valid insurance in Markayet on January 23. Banned from driving for nine months and fined £600, £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Lee Davies, 26, Bayford Close, Hemel Hempstead. Destroyed an iPhone 5 belonging to a woman in Hemel Hempstead on August 1-. Fined £80, £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Richard Brian Kappes, 45, Eastwick Row, Hemel Hempstead. Assaulted a woman by beating in Hemel Hempstead on June 27. Community order including 27 days domestic abuse programme and 18 month supervision requirement, fined £165, £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Harry Peter Waters, 21, Mill Close, Hemel Hempstead. Harrassing a woman in Hatfield by making numerous phone calls and text messages between June 8 and 28. Community order including 80 hours unpaid work and six months supervision requirement, restraining order against the victim, £100 compensation, £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Simon William Bunce, 38, Waterhouse Street, Hemel Hempstead. Possession of 37g diamorphine, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to another and destroyed police limb restraints to the value of £8 belonging to British Transport Police in Watford on March 3. 12 months supervision requirement and ordered to pay £60 victim surcharge.
Mark Henry Woodman, 61, London Road, Cow Roast. Breached a non-molestation order by going within 100metres of a house in Tring on July 24. Community order including 80 hours unpaid work, £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Bradley Christopher George Carty, 25, Rosehill Gardens, Abbots Langley. Assaulted a woman by beating in Watford on May 31. Restraining order against the victim, fined £375, £37 victim surcharge and £200 costs.
Jacqui Louise Parr, 35, Lawn Lane, Hemel Hempstead. Speeding at 52mph in a 40mph zone in Hemel Hempstead on February 7. Three points on licence, fined £265, £26 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Abbass Mirkhalaf Zadeh, 26, Berefeld, Hemel Hempstead. Speeding at 36mph in a 30mph zone in Hemel Hempstead on January 26. Three points on licence, fined £265, £26 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Yiannaki Ktorides, 25, Datchworth Turn, Hemel Hempstead. Driving without a valid licence or insurance in Hemel Hempstead on February 11. Banned from driving for 12 months, fined a total of £147, £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Jason Sturges, 44, Long John, Hemel Hempstead. Driving without wearing a seatbelt in Hemel Hempstead on May 1. Fined £40 and £20 victim surcharge.
Michael Ian Best, 21, Chaulden House Gardens, Hemel Hempstead. Threatened and assaulted a man in hospital in Watford on August 21, while on community order for a previous offence. Jailed for a total of 16 weeks.
Kamal Singh Dhanjal, 56, Nightingale Walk, Hemel Hempstead. Stole a Samsung Galaxy S4 mobile phone and charger from another man and committed fraud by sell the item in Hemel Hempstead on june 26, while on community order for a previous offence. Jailed for six weeks suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £118 compensation, £80 victim surcharge and £45 costs.
Harry Lee Ralph Martin, 31, Foxlands Close, Leavesden. Used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards another man in Hemel Hempstead on July 25. Fined £110, £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Daniel Paul Macmmillan, 28, Abbots View, Kings Langley. Received a stolen credit card in Hemel Hempstead on March 12. Community order including nine months drug rehabilitation and supervision requirement and 60 hours unpaid work, ordered to pay £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Luke James Turney, 23, Cuffley Court, Hemel Hempstead. Stole a shaver to the value of £199.50 belonging to Boots in Hemel Hempstead on August 5. Fined £85, £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.


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Ceren significa gasela en turc (d'origen mongol) i s'utilitza com a nom de dona. Persones amb el nom Ceren inclouen:

 Ceren Aksan - violinista turca
 Ceren Necipoğlu - harpista turca
 Ceren Nur Domaç - jugadora de voleibol turca
 Ceren Taşçı - actriu turca

Prenoms femenins turcs
Pàgines de desambiguació de biografies

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Q: How to make a conditional button that changes the screen view? I am new to Swift, but I am trying to make a simple blackjack game. I have a HIT button that adds a card to the player's hand and increases the player's total score each time. But I also want to add a condition to the HIT button that if the player's total is over 21 a new screen appears with the text "You lose". However, I cannot get the button to open another view.
I at first thought to change the HIT button to a NavigationView but then I couldn't figure out where to add the ifBust condition, so I thought it would better solution to make a new .swift file and call the file name in the if statement, that does not seem to work either.
I have a isBust function that returns true if the player's score is over 21:
func isBust(score:Int) -> Bool {
 if (score > 21) {
  return true
 }
 return false
}

And in another swift file, I have the "You Lose" screen titled "LooserView.swift"
import SwiftUI
struct LosserVew: View {
 var body: some View {
  Text("You loose!")
 }
}
struct LooserView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
 static var previews: some View {
  LooserView()
 }
}

And lastly, I have the HIT Button:
// action = deals 1 card to player and increases player count then checks if player is bust

Button(action:{
 let randomSuit:String = suits[Int.random(in:0 ...  3)]
  // calls the 'suit' array, and returns a random suit: clubs, diamonds, hearts, or spades
 let randomNumb:Int = Int.random(in: 1 ... 13) // calls a random card number
 playerCard = String(randomSuit) + String(randomNumb) // updates the player's card
 playerScore += randomNumb // adds to the player's current score

 if (isBust(score: playerScore)) {
  // if true, meaning the player's score is over 21, load the "You Lose" screen
 }
}, label: {
Text("HIT")
})

A: I think I figured out the answer to my own question. First I need to add a selection variable with nil (also meaning null?) as its value within the file.
struct ContentView: View {
 @State private var selection:String? = nil
  var body: some View {}
}

Note that ContentView is just the name of the .swift file.
Then, I need to insert a NavigationView in the body of the .swift file.
struct ContentView: View {
 var body: some View {
  NavigationView {
   // the body/design of the code
  } // End of NavView
 }
}

Next, I need to add a NavigationLink inside the "design" of the code (i.e.: under the first Z, H, or VStack present). And attach a tag to the navigation link. So when I update the selection to match the tag and it will cause the appropriate NavigationLink to activate.
struct ContentView: View {
 var body: some View {
  NavigationView {
   // the body/design of the code
   ZStack() {
    NavigationLink(destination: LooserView(), tag: "A", selection: $selection) {}
    // destination = LooserView.swift file, the tag of the nav-link is called "A"
   }
  }
 }
}

And lastly, within the HIT button in the ifBust conditional, I update the selection to A if ifBust returns true (a.k.a: the score is over 21).
if (isBust(score: playerScore)) {
 selection = "A"
}

How to use programmatic navigation in SwiftUI <- this article helped me a lot with this problem

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Daniel Marshall Humidor Breaks Records at Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Annual Gala
August 31, 2016 George Manzella
Cigar Scene
An extremely rare and never-sold limited edition humidor hand crafted by No. 1 rated humidor designer in the world, Daniel Marshall, brought in 750,000 Euro (~$920,000 USD) at the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) Annual Gala. The Foundation had their third annual event at the Domaine Bertaud Belieu vineyard in St. Tropez, France, and featured a fabulous list of auction items including the Daniel Marshall Humidor and Cigars alongside historic celebrity memorabilia, extensive important contemporary art, and exotic travel experiences. The humidor was packed full of Governor Schwarzenegger Signature Daniel Marshall Red Label Churchill Nicaraguan Cigars. Also included were two Daniel Marshall 24 karat Red Label Golden Torpedo Cigars and Davidoff Special "R" Dominican Cigars. To complement this historic humidor Governor Schwarzenegger also offered his patriotic Lucchese leather boots, which were custom designed for his use, and a replica Terminator Endoskeleton skull.
The Daniel Marshall humidor, originally intended for live auction, was pre-sold with the record-breaking 750,000 euro bid prior to the Gala during the preliminary release of the LDF Auction Catalog. The humidor and cigars were highly coveted by a Russian billionaire who could not attend the event and placed the record-breaking bid.
This "1 of 1" humidor, crafted in California, required four months to create, and was hand carved from solid American Alder harvested from a renewable forest. The design idea was Governor Schwarzenegger's, as he wanted his humidor to evoke the look and feel of old wood beams and flooring reminiscent of his home in the mountains. The gold enameled Governor seal inlay on top of this masterpiece is unique. Unlike the consistency of the US Presidential Seal, the Governor's seal changes with each Governor in office making the 38th Governor of California seal unique to Schwarzenegger.
During Governor Schwarzenegger's two terms as the 38th Governor of California, Daniel Marshall created a very small number of these humidors, unique in size and design. The Governor used them as special gifts and auction pieces to raise money for charities including After School All Stars and the R20 Environment Foundation. Over the 20 years that Daniel Marshall has known Governor Schwarzenegger, Marshall has been inspired by the Governor and motivated to give back and create unique pieces for charity.
Inclusion of the Davidoff Special "R" Cigars carries a special meaning to Marshall. "I asked my friends at Davidoff to be a part of this historic humidor lot that I felt would make history. Davidoff has the vision and commitment to carry the legend, passion and lifestyle of fine cigars to the highest level of quality," said Marshall. "Davidoff represents the absolute best and embodies all of the reasons why we love cigars. Their stores, lounges, and fabulous team worldwide are stellar. I believe we share a common vision with an obsessive commitment to excellence and the extraordinary."
Marshall continued, "We are proud to partner with The DiCaprio Foundation and LDF Global Fundraising Chairman, Milutin Gatsby. Congratulations to Leonardo DiCaprio and his incredible partners and team for their vision and absolute commitment. It was our honor to be part of a wonderful evening that raised $45 million dollars for a vital cause, to protect our planet and implement renewable resources and energy to ensure health, safety and prosperity for our children and all future generations. One world, one people, one life."
Recognized as the United Nations Messenger of Peace, DiCaprio and his Foundation are dedicated to the long-term health and well-being of all Earth's inhabitants. "We've decimated our forests, wildlands, polluted and over fished our rivers and oceans; all the key ecosystems that not only serve as a home to our planet's biodiversity, but also make life here for us possible," said DiCaprio. "I'm incredibly proud to be part of a night that will allow us to do so much to protect the planet."
George Manzella
George Manzella is a passionate cigar smoker who credits his father for introducing him to the leaf in 1994 when he was just 18 years old. George has been a high school teacher of English in New Jersey, USA since 2003 where he has taught literature, writing and journalism. He is also the founder of the New Jersey Cigar Club. George wrote for two local community periodicals prior to joining Cigar Journal in 2015. His passion for premium tobacco and his zest for writing has taken George on a remarkable journey through an enchanted world of unforgettable memories and life-long friendships.
DM XXXVIII Anniversary Cigar by Carlos Fuente
Daniel Marshall Takes Home Lifetime Achievement Award in London
Campfire Experience with co-host Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger at Beverly Hills Hotel
Daniel Marshall Brings Modern Day Campfire to Movie Studio's Theme Park
Charity Auction Raises 1,5m Euros For Cuba's Health System
Annual "Kitzbuhel Campfire" Becomes a Bonfire at Daniel Marshall Cigar Lounge

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A St. Louis resident since 2011, Ralph Echtinaw owns and operates a window cleaning business called I Feel Your Pane. Ralph's journalism experience predates his window washing company, as he was a reporter, editor and copy editor for various Michigan newspapers from 1987 to 2001.
St. Louis Facts
The 2010 census set the population of St. Louis at 3,659 free people and 3,823 inmates in the prison.
St. Louis police officers typically carry 30-40 pounds of gear when they are on duty. State police troopers carry 41 pounds of gear.
There are 24 miles of road in St. Louis and 22 miles of sanitary sewer pipe.
How much are they paid?
The mayor is paid $1,120 per year plus $35 per council meeting. City Council members are paid $700 per year and $35 per meeting.
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Members of all other city boards and commissions serve for free.
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Cancer Center Volume and Type Impact Stage-Specific Utilization of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer
Emily F Midura, Andrew D. Jung, Meghan C. Daly, Dennis J. Hanseman, Bradley R. Davis, Shimul A. Shah, Ian M. Paquette
Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiation reduces local recurrence in locally advanced rectal cancer, and adherence to national and societal recommendations remains unknown. Objective: To determine variability in guideline adherence in rectal cancer treatment and investigate whether hospital volume correlated with variability seen. Design: We performed a retrospective analysis using the National Cancer Database rectal cancer participant user files from 2005 to 2010. Stage-specific predictors of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation use were determined, and variation in use across hospitals analyzed. Hospitals were ranked based on likelihood of preoperative therapy use by stage, and observed-to-expected ratios for neoadjuvant therapy use calculated. Hospital outliers were identified, and their center characteristics compared. Results: A total of 23,488 patients were identified at 1183 hospitals. There was substantial variability in the use of neoadjuvant chemoradiation across hospitals. Patients managed outside clinical guidelines for both stage 1 and stage 3 disease tended to receive treatment at lower-volume, community cancer centers. Conclusions: There is substantial variability in adherence to national guidelines in the use of neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer across all stages. Both hospital volume and center type are associated with over-treatment of early-stage tumors and under-treatment of more invasive tumors. These findings identify a clear need for national quality improvement efforts in the treatment of rectal cancer.
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Hospitals low-volume
Rectal neoplasms
Dive into the research topics of 'Cancer Center Volume and Type Impact Stage-Specific Utilization of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Neoadjuvant Therapy Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Rectal Neoplasms Medicine & Life Sciences 88%
Guideline Adherence Medicine & Life Sciences 15%
Radiation Medicine & Life Sciences 9%
Midura, E. F., Jung, A. D., Daly, M. C., Hanseman, D. J., Davis, B. R., Shah, S. A., & Paquette, I. M. (2017). Cancer Center Volume and Type Impact Stage-Specific Utilization of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 62(8), 1906-1912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-017-4610-2
Cancer Center Volume and Type Impact Stage-Specific Utilization of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer. / Midura, Emily F; Jung, Andrew D.; Daly, Meghan C. et al.
In: Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Vol. 62, No. 8, 01.08.2017, p. 1906-1912.
Midura, EF, Jung, AD, Daly, MC, Hanseman, DJ, Davis, BR, Shah, SA & Paquette, IM 2017, 'Cancer Center Volume and Type Impact Stage-Specific Utilization of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer', Digestive Diseases and Sciences, vol. 62, no. 8, pp. 1906-1912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-017-4610-2
Midura EF, Jung AD, Daly MC, Hanseman DJ, Davis BR, Shah SA et al. Cancer Center Volume and Type Impact Stage-Specific Utilization of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2017 Aug 1;62(8):1906-1912. doi: 10.1007/s10620-017-4610-2
Midura, Emily F ; Jung, Andrew D. ; Daly, Meghan C. et al. / Cancer Center Volume and Type Impact Stage-Specific Utilization of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer. In: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2017 ; Vol. 62, No. 8. pp. 1906-1912.
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Suspending the next turn as a form of repair initiation: Evidence from Argentine Sign Language
Manrique, Elizabeth
Language and Cognition Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;
International Max Planck Research School for Language Sciences, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society, Nijmegen, NL;
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Enfield, N. J.
Department of Linguistics, The University of Sydney;
Manrique_Enfield_2015.pdf
Manrique_Enfield_2015_supp.pdf
(Supplementary material), 33KB
Manrique, E., & Enfield, N. J. (2015). Suspending the next turn as a form of repair initiation: Evidence from Argentine Sign Language. Frontiers in Psychology, 6: 1326. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01326.
Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0028-D68C-E
Practices of other initiated repair deal with problems of hearing or understanding what another person has said in the fast-moving turn-by-turn flow of conversation. As such, other-initiated repair plays a fundamental role in the maintenance of intersubjectivity in social interaction. This study finds and analyses a special type of other initiated repair that is used in turn-by-turn conversation in a sign language: Argentine Sign Language (Lengua de Sehas Argentina or LSA). We describe a type of response termed a "freeze-look,' which occurs when a person has just been asked a direct question: instead of answering the question in the next turn position, the person holds still while looking directly at the questioner. In these cases it is clear that the person is aware of having just been addressed and is not otherwise accounting for their delay in responding (e.g., by displaying a "thinking" face or hesitation, etc.). We find that this behavior functions as a way for an addressee to initiate repair by the person who asked the question. The "freeze-look" results in the questioner "re-doing" their action of asking a question, for example by repeating or rephrasing it Thus, we argue that the "freeze-look" is a practice for other-initiation of repair. In addition, we argue that it is an "off-record" practice, thus contrasting with known on record practices such as saying "Huh?" or equivalents. The findings aim to contribute to research on human understanding in everyday turn-by-turn conversation by looking at an understudied sign language, with possible implications for our understanding of visual bodily communication in spoken languages as wel


DENVER (AP) — Would you eat venison if there was a chance it could slowly eat away at your brain?
If there's a slight possibility, it doesn't bother Patrick States. On the menu this evening for his wife and two daughters at their Northglenn home are pan-seared venison steaks with mashed potatoes and a whiskey cream sauce.
Tonight's deer came from outside the northwestern town of Craig. The area has a low-prevalence of Chronic Wasting Disease, a deadly neurological disorder similar to Mad Cow that's found in deer, elk and moose.
First observed among captive mule deer in Fort Collins in 1967, CWD has since infected wild herds in 24 states and Canada. It has also been found in South Korea and Norway. In that time, there's been no report of human illness due to CWD exposure, but a recent Canadian study has renewed concerns the disease could make the jump.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks hunters to test kills from certain areas affected by CWD. If an animal comes back positive, they recommend hunters avoid any risk by tossing out the meat before it's eaten.
The reason has to do with the speed of the disease. A CWD-infected animal can live for two years before showing signs, like a vacant stare or exposed ribs. Predators or car accidents tend to remove infected animal first, according to Dunfee.
What's tricker is explaining why hunters should worry at all. As Dunfee acknowledged, scientists have found no conclusive proof that infected meat has harmed people.
That evidence, or lack of it, suggests a strong "species barrier" between deer and humans.
CWD passes from animal to animal through prions, misfolded proteins that cause other proteins to misfold around them. Different prion disease tend to only harm certain species, but can evolve to overcome those limitations.
For instance, Mad Cow emerged in the UK in the mid-1980s after cattle ate bone meal of sheep infected with scrapie, a similar brain-wasting disease. The disease then made the jump to people through infected beef products, causing a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
"While most research shows there's a robust species barrier, this recent study showed that barrier might not be quite as robust as we once thought," Dunfee said.
Research by Mark Zabel, the associate director of the Prion Research Center at Colorado State University, has found the agents behind the "zombie disease" are highly susceptible to change and are likely still evolving.
Over the last hunting season, Colorado Parks and Wildlife required CWD testing for mule deer from certain areas of the state. The goal was to get a clearer picture of the spread of the disease.
He flipped the head over on a white plastic table and worked a scalpel into the crevice between the neck and the chin. He then carefully removed two gray lymph nodes. The organs serve as early reservoirs for CWD prions and would be sent to a lab for testing.
The maps show that CWD continues to have a strong presence in Colorado, its original epicenter. The news means further pressure on the state's herds of deer and elk, which could eventually lead to long-term population declines.
Public health officials also monitor Colorado's human population for diseases related to CWD. Since the disease has been known to exist in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming longer than anywhere else, epidemiologists watch for any occurrence of human brain-wasting diseases, like Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment continues to monitor for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease deaths across the state. Since 1998, it reports there have been 72 cases confirmed by the examination of a victim's brain. Some families choose not to have the procedure, so the agency estimates 42 additional probable cases in that period.
If the estimates are combined, the highest number of CJD cases in a year is 10, which is in keeping with expectations for Colorado's population. The prevalence of hunters among the victims is also at or below the general population.
Matt Dunfee at the CWD Alliance said such results are encouraging, but are not definitive proof people are safe. A strain could be steps from vaulting the species barrier between deer and people.
But if it ever did, Dunfee said his advice to hunters would be the same.


Disputes are manifestations of "people problems rather than legal problems". A person's cultural background pervades the entire mediation process and must be considered while reaching mediated settlements. This becomes especially relevant in the realm of International Relations, where crises between two culturally dissimilar states are resolved through mediation.
Culture itself encompasses values, norms and standard practices commonly used by a group that is "internally approved and sanctioned" in the daily routines of people. Our behavioural reactions and assumptions of life are the products of the environments we live in and this social conditioning determines the way in which a problem is approached. This, also, means that there will exist a difference between how a mediator of a particular background chooses to mediate and how parties from different cultural backgrounds respond to mainstream mediation.
There has been a lot of research in attempt to understand the behavioural patterns of countries for they are uniquely shaped by their cultures. For instance, the US tends to deal with negotiation in a highly individualistic manner. Naturally, "straightforward dialogue", which Edward Hall calls "low context communication", is the preferred method of communication to ensure profitability of time and money(Singh Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals, 2007). Thus, the expenses and time consumption of litigation has made mediation a lot more popular in this country.
However, not all countries have an individualistic culture. In fact, two thirds of the countries in the world have a more collectivistically oriented culture. For instance, India, Egypt, Nepal, all have collectivistic culture which ties the individual identity to that of the group. The happiness of the group ensures the happiness of the members, implying a strong connect with family and community (Singh Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals, 2007). This "high- context" culture implies that much of what is being said is already understood by the other side because of their shared experiences in life. Thus, a mere inference is enough to communicate the point. Saving the relationship between the parties and keeping one's reputation intact is valuable as it invariably reflects on the group identity. Despite this, there appears to be a dichotomy while dealing with the newer generation which practise "low context" conversational tactics. This reveals a further dilemma of cultures and subcultures that exist contemporarily.
The mediator's adaptability to differing circumstances is exceptionally crucial while mediating cross cultural differences. Apart from the style of mediation used, they must also change their mode of communication. Individualistic cultures tend to be more expressive, exaggerative and maintain eye contact in their conversation and the mediator must take cognizance of this fact. Collectivist cultures tend to share very little with someone they don't know. In this situation, a mediator must balance out both parties as expressive parties might correlate the mediator's effectiveness with their ability to hear them out while maintaining eye contact whereas those who are not too expressive while find this absurd in a mediator.
Similarly, the approach that various cultures take to resolve issues is very specific. Single-focus cultures, mainly individualistic societies, deal with one issue at a time, in a liner manner and in a business-like fashion. Multi- focus cultures, mostly collectivistic societies, juggle several issues at once to arrive at solutions side by side with other conversation. The mediator must respond to the what is comfortable and preferred by both parties, often switching up tactics while either side is talking. Alternatively, a mediator can assess the background a person comes from which determines whether they prefer solutions based on the exact letter of the law or whether they may choose other general, flexible alternatives to maintain the relationship between parties.).
A prime example of cross cultural mediation was the resolution of the dispute over the Sinai peninsula territory, at the end of the Arab Israel War. The United States played mediator in this dispute. Using an 'incremental' peace strategy, the US managed to achieve what the United Nations was not able to do. The strategy employed involved gaining the trust of both these countries by working in tandem with them, rather than acting as a third party neutral. The collectivistic orientation of the two countries involved in the dispute meant that the US had to get to know them in order to facilitate the peace process.
A mediator, in the day of cultural globalization, needs to be culturally sensitive while working with parties. They can build on the common values that the parties share to point out common ground. They may take the help of co-mediators (someone who is more familiar with the culture) to make the process more efficient. It is also important to keep in mind that individuals, though largely influenced by their respective cultures, are the ones involved in International Mediation and if the mediator is not spontaneous enough to adapt to the circumstances at hand, he may end up stereotyping a people and the mediation would fall through the ground.
 Rendon, J. (2018). When You Can't Get Through To Them: Cultural Diversity In Mediation. [online] Mediate.com. Available at: https://www.mediate.com/articles/rendon.cfm [Accessed 1 Oct. 2018].
 Sgubini, A. (2006). Mediation and Culture: How different cultural backgrounds can affect the way people negotiate and resolve disputes. [online] Mediate.com. Available at: https://www.mediate.com/articles/sgubiniA4.cfm [Accessed 1 Oct. 2018].
 Satloff, Robert. 2018. "The Myth Of "Failed" Peace – The American Interest". The American Interest. https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/09/12/the-myth-of-failed-peace/.


I love the look of that keyboard, sort of like an IBM 122 but still its own thing.
Really cool looking board, would love to see more pictures of it. Has anyone ever converted this into a regular keyboard?
I am also very curious to hear if there have been any progress made on this?
Wait, that Round 5 group buy was for cherry caps? I just saw the pictures of the non-cherry keys in the first post and moved on since I don't have a keyboard that fits those caps. They should have made that clearer because those caps are very nice.
This supposedly hypermodern 25th century holographic ship features some really nice Amiga keyboards and CRT monitors.
Grond wrote: ↑ Looks good, what's that?
First image is a Zenith Z-120, the second one I don't know.
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Q: Building Joda from source using IntelliJ? I've imported the maven project of the Joda source (https://github.com/JodaOrg/joda-time) and tried to build the project. When I do I get the following stacktrace:

Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: Resource not found:
  "org/joda/time/tz/data/ZoneInfoMap" ClassLoader:
  sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@1f3e8d89     at
  org.joda.time.tz.ZoneInfoProvider.openResource(ZoneInfoProvider.java:212)
    at
  org.joda.time.tz.ZoneInfoProvider.(ZoneInfoProvider.java:123)
    at org.joda.time.tz.ZoneInfoProvider.(ZoneInfoProvider.java:82)
    at
  org.joda.time.DateTimeZone.getDefaultProvider(DateTimeZone.java:462)
    at org.joda.time.DateTimeZone.setProvider0(DateTimeZone.java:416)   at
  org.joda.time.DateTimeZone.(DateTimeZone.java:115)    at
  org.joda.time.DateTimeUtils.(DateTimeUtils.java:48)   at
  org.joda.time.base.BaseDateTime.(BaseDateTime.java:61)  at
  org.joda.time.DateTime.(DateTime.java:155)  at
  org.joda.time.MainTest.main(MainTest.java:12)     at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)   at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
    at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)     at
  com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:120)

Here's what the ZoneInfoProvider class looks like:
/*
 *  Copyright 2001-2009 Stephen Colebourne
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *  limitations under the License.
 */
package org.joda.time.tz;

import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeSet;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;

import org.joda.time.DateTimeZone;

/**
 * ZoneInfoProvider loads compiled data files as generated by
 * {@link ZoneInfoCompiler}.
 * <p>
 * ZoneInfoProvider is thread-safe and publicly immutable.
 *
 * @author Brian S O'Neill
 * @since 1.0
 */
public class ZoneInfoProvider implements Provider {

    /** The directory where the files are held. */
    private final File iFileDir;
    /** The resource path. */
    private final String iResourcePath;
    /** The class loader to use. */
    private final ClassLoader iLoader;
    /** Maps ids to strings or SoftReferences to DateTimeZones. */
    private final Map<String, Object> iZoneInfoMap;

    /**
     * ZoneInfoProvider searches the given directory for compiled data files.
     *
     * @throws IOException if directory or map file cannot be read
     */
    public ZoneInfoProvider(File fileDir) throws IOException {
        if (fileDir == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No file directory provided");
        }
        if (!fileDir.exists()) {
            throw new IOException("File directory doesn't exist: " + fileDir);
        }
        if (!fileDir.isDirectory()) {
            throw new IOException("File doesn't refer to a directory: " + fileDir);
        }

        iFileDir = fileDir;
        iResourcePath = null;
        iLoader = null;

        iZoneInfoMap = loadZoneInfoMap(openResource("ZoneInfoMap"));
    }

    /**
     * ZoneInfoProvider searches the given ClassLoader resource path for
     * compiled data files. Resources are loaded from the ClassLoader that
     * loaded this class.
     *
     * @throws IOException if directory or map file cannot be read
     */
    public ZoneInfoProvider(String resourcePath) throws IOException {
        this(resourcePath, null, false);
    }

    /**
     * ZoneInfoProvider searches the given ClassLoader resource path for
     * compiled data files.
     *
     * @param loader ClassLoader to load compiled data files from. If null,
     * use system ClassLoader.
     * @throws IOException if directory or map file cannot be read
     */
    public ZoneInfoProvider(String resourcePath, ClassLoader loader)
        throws IOException
    {
        this(resourcePath, loader, true);
    }

    /**
     * @param favorSystemLoader when true, use the system class loader if
     * loader null. When false, use the current class loader if loader is null.
     */
    private ZoneInfoProvider(String resourcePath,
                             ClassLoader loader, boolean favorSystemLoader)
        throws IOException
    {
        if (resourcePath == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No resource path provided");
        }
        if (!resourcePath.endsWith("/")) {
            resourcePath += '/';
        }

        iFileDir = null;
        iResourcePath = resourcePath;

        if (loader == null && !favorSystemLoader) {
            loader = getClass().getClassLoader();
        }

        iLoader = loader;

        iZoneInfoMap = loadZoneInfoMap(openResource("ZoneInfoMap"));
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * If an error is thrown while loading zone data, uncaughtException is
     * called to log the error and null is returned for this and all future
     * requests.
     *
     * @param id  the id to load
     * @return the loaded zone
     */
    public DateTimeZone getZone(String id) {
        if (id == null) {
            return null;
        }

        Object obj = iZoneInfoMap.get(id);
        if (obj == null) {
            return null;
        }

        if (id.equals(obj)) {
            // Load zone data for the first time.
            return loadZoneData(id);
        }

        if (obj instanceof SoftReference<?>) {
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            SoftReference<DateTimeZone> ref = (SoftReference<DateTimeZone>) obj;
            DateTimeZone tz = ref.get();
            if (tz != null) {
                return tz;
            }
            // Reference cleared; load data again.
            return loadZoneData(id);
        }

        // If this point is reached, mapping must link to another.
        return getZone((String)obj);
    }

    /**
     * Gets a list of all the available zone ids.
     *
     * @return the zone ids
     */
    public Set<String> getAvailableIDs() {
        // Return a copy of the keys rather than an umodifiable collection.
        // This prevents ConcurrentModificationExceptions from being thrown by
        // some JVMs if zones are opened while this set is iterated over.
        return new TreeSet<String>(iZoneInfoMap.keySet());
    }

    /**
     * Called if an exception is thrown from getZone while loading zone data.
     *
     * @param ex  the exception
     */
    protected void uncaughtException(Exception ex) {
        Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
        t.getThreadGroup().uncaughtException(t, ex);
    }

    /**
     * Opens a resource from file or classpath.
     *
     * @param name  the name to open
     * @return the input stream
     * @throws IOException if an error occurs
     */
    private InputStream openResource(String name) throws IOException {
        InputStream in;
        if (iFileDir != null) {
            in = new FileInputStream(new File(iFileDir, name));
        } else {
            String path = iResourcePath.concat(name);
            if (iLoader != null) {
                in = iLoader.getResourceAsStream(path);
            } else {
                in = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(path);
            }
            if (in == null) {
                StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(40)
                    .append("Resource not found: \"")
                    .append(path)
                    .append("\" ClassLoader: ")
                    .append(iLoader != null ? iLoader.toString() : "system");
                throw new IOException(buf.toString());
            }
        }
        return in;
    }

    /**
     * Loads the time zone data for one id.
     *
     * @param id  the id to load
     * @return the zone
     */
    private DateTimeZone loadZoneData(String id) {
        InputStream in = null;
        try {
            in = openResource(id);
            DateTimeZone tz = DateTimeZoneBuilder.readFrom(in, id);
            iZoneInfoMap.put(id, new SoftReference<DateTimeZone>(tz));
            return tz;
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            uncaughtException(ex);
            iZoneInfoMap.remove(id);
            return null;
        } finally {
            try {
                if (in != null) {
                    in.close();
                }
            } catch (IOException ex) {
            }
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Loads the zone info map.
     *
     * @param in  the input stream
     * @return the map
     */
    private static Map<String, Object> loadZoneInfoMap(InputStream in) throws IOException {
        Map<String, Object> map = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Object>();
        DataInputStream din = new DataInputStream(in);
        try {
            readZoneInfoMap(din, map);
        } finally {
            try {
                din.close();
            } catch (IOException ex) {
            }
        }
        map.put("UTC", new SoftReference<DateTimeZone>(DateTimeZone.UTC));
        return map;
    }

    /**
     * Reads the zone info map from file.
     *
     * @param din  the input stream
     * @param zimap  gets filled with string id to string id mappings
     */
    private static void readZoneInfoMap(DataInputStream din, Map<String, Object> zimap) throws IOException {
        // Read the string pool.
        int size = din.readUnsignedShort();
        String[] pool = new String[size];
        for (int i=0; i<size; i++) {
            pool[i] = din.readUTF().intern();
        }

        // Read the mappings.
        size = din.readUnsignedShort();
        for (int i=0; i<size; i++) {
            try {
                zimap.put(pool[din.readUnsignedShort()], pool[din.readUnsignedShort()]);
            } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
                throw new IOException("Corrupt zone info map");
            }
        }
    }

}

Also worth noting that the pom.xml file contains, in part, the following:

     <execution>
        <phase>compile</phase>
        <configuration>
          <target>
            <property name="tz.src" value="${project.build.sourceDirectory}/org/joda/time/tz/src" />
            <property name="tz.dst" value="${project.build.outputDirectory}/org/joda/time/tz/data" />
            <!--uptodate property="tz.build.notneeded" targetfile="${tz.dst}/ZoneInfoMap" >
              <srcfiles dir="${tz.src}" includes="**/*.*"/>
            </uptodate-->
            <mkdir dir="${tz.dst}" />
            <java classname="org.joda.time.tz.ZoneInfoCompiler" fork="true" failonerror="true">
              <classpath refid="maven.compile.classpath" />
              <sysproperty key="org.joda.time.DateTimeZone.Provider"

value="org.joda.time.tz.UTCProvider" />

                run

I'm not sure how to resolve this issue. Any suggestions?

A: This can happen in the case you miss initialization:
JodaTimeAndroid.init(this);

A: Go to run configuration > before launch > click the + sign > click 'maven goal' > find and add  'joda time: compile'


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