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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has died aged 85 after briefing at lunch-time on Shabbat - the Jewish Sabbath - when much of the. Israelis begin a period of mourning for ex-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has died at 85 of heart failure after eight years in a coma. Read CNN's Ariel Sharon Fast Facts and learn more about the life of the former Israeli Prime Minister. Marriages: Lili Yehuda ( - March 25, , her death); Margalit Yehuda One thousand security officers provided protection when Sharon . Pour This On Your Head And Watch What Happens. But then again, Ariel Sharon's death is not going to change much," she Even when he pulled out of Gaza, this was meant to undermine the.


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It is important for USS employees to understand the policies that guide them. This session will cover the four policies that are most frequently referenced by supervisors and will address them from the employee's perspective. The session will also explain both the employee's and supervisor's role in administering these policies.
Understand their rights and responsibilities regarding attendance.
Know the four-step disciplinary process.
Develop an awareness of the PRC (Peer Review Committee) appeals process.


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Europe Absence Won't Affect Signings- David Moyes
The prospect of not playing in the European Champions League next season will not affect Manchester United's chances of signing new players, according to manager David Moyes.
The English club lost out in the quarter-finals of Europe's elite competition to reigning champions Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
Patrice Evra blasted home a long range shot in the 57th minute, but Bayern immediately replied through a Mario Mandzukic close-range header.
Thomas Muller's scuffed finish put Bayern ahead and Arjen Robben sealed victory by placing the game beyond the Premier League champions.
The loss spelled out a 4-2 aggregate defeat for United, after playing a 1-all draw at Old Trafford.
The 'Red Devils' are seventh on the league standing and are unlikely to be in Europe's elite club competition in 2014-15, but Moyes insists transfer targets know any absence is "not a long-term thing".
"Any players we've quietly discussed it with are more than happy to join Manchester United," he stressed.
"The club have never had any problems and everything we've talked about, we're looking to spend the right money on players who are available and it's not anything to do with the Champions League."
For most of the first-half, United held off Bayern's attack, reducing them to speculative chances and even threatened to score a goal of their own at some point.
United stunned the home crowd when Valencia beat his man on the right to cross into the box where the ball was cleared only to fall to Evra, who raced to the edge of the area and rifled a fine strike off the underside of the crossbar and into the net.
The Frenchman's goal celebrations were cut shot as Ribery received the ball on the left flank from kick-off and released Mandzukic who raced ahead of Evra to head his low cross David De Gea.
The Bavarians got a crucial second when Robben's low ball into the area was turned in from close range by Muller.
The Dutch international then ran across the edge of the goal area, with United's defenders backing off, to slot home his trademark low shot just inside the post.
"It probably went wrong 30 seconds after we scored," added Moyes. "If you're a schoolboy you're told don't concede after you score.
"From the kick-off they went up the pitch and scored, we needed five or 10 minutes to compose ourselves. The players didn't do an awful lot wrong tonight. They played really well but it was just a couple of small errors that cost us in the end."
Moyes has got between now and the summer to build a more confident team, who can dominate possession and move the ball round the pitch in predatory pace- an attribute currently missing in his inherited side.
All said and done, United face the prospect of not competing in the Champions League next season
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"We've not got Champions League football which is disappointing but the focus now is that we get a team ready to get back in there. It's a great competition, we've really enjoyed it and we need to get back in it. My focus is getting a side together that gets us back into the Champions League."
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عودة ظهور الأنثوية الإلهية في الجزيرة العربية
Photo Documentation Project on The Resurgence of the Divine Feminine in Arabia
Explores the multifaceted spiritual dimensions of the female. The female desires equality, harmonious participation, and inclusion in all areas of life. The female has always been an object of great desire and curiosity. The female defies being sexualized and objectified by society and government. Moreover, religion has for centuries been interpreted and ruled by males. Males are on the frontlines of religion and rule. The evolved female expresses distaste and aversion to a masculine interpretation of law and doctrines. Hence, a new breed of women, the evolved femme, desires to break away in total and rediscover the Divine through her eyes, her heart and her connection to nature and the God within. She now is the redefined leader in her own right of both secular and religion interpreted through the femme. The soul of this femme unleashes herself through a rebirth. She is the embodiment of Divine Energy. As the select gender to birth, she harnesses her inherent Divine powers to co-create a new world.
The Divine Feminine
The Activist/Campaigner
The Revolutionary
Through photography, my art and poetry, visitors gain access to my Divaan; the inner courtyard of my heart. Akin to a walk-through my soul, entering into the inner realms exploring the above themes through a combination of photography, art, and poetry. The experience helps to engage the heart guest in exploring the similar themes within their own being. For any society to flourish and reach great heights of conscious awareness, the birth their spirit becomes mandatory.
Oppressed spirituality has lead to a new breed of disharmonized females and a disharmonized society. The prolonged creative oppression further aggravated a desire for the woman to birth her soul, a desire to be set free. In the process, she became a poet, writer, mystic, dancer, lover and essentially an evolved Soul Artist. Through a full embrace, passionately and compassionately, she unveils herself to all, subtly, discreetly and fearlessly.


What We Know Now: Kate Whetsel | Blog | Hanson Inc.
We're back again with our latest installment of "What We Know Now," where we ask fellow Hansonites to reflect on their careers. Most recently we've talked to Account Director Michael Hirsh and Director of New Business Development Craig Hagenbuch. Today, we're talking to Account Manager Kate Whetsel.
Sally: Before you came to Hanson, you worked in client services for a media measurement and analytics company that provided marketing data to other companies. Did you always know you wanted to work in the client services field?
Kate: I was a marketing and leadership major in college, and I think I always knew I wanted to work in account management in some way. My dad was in sales for most of his career, and he's been a huge influence on pretty much everything I've done. He actually got into digital when it first came about. And actually it's funny because at my first job I worked with my dad's direct competitor!
Sally: How ironic! So how did your previous experience prepare you for agency life here at Hanson?
Kate: My first job was a good start for me because it was more of a vendor role, whereas an agency is all about being a partner and an extension of a brand. So I was able to get great, broad exposure to different facets of the digital marketing industry. Once I came here, I got more ingrained in agency life and learned what actually happens with data and analytics. I started to see how data guides digital strategies and initiatives, and quickly discovered while that data at my previous job was my whole world, here it's only a piece of a puzzle that includes other insights.
Kate: The learning curve in digital is huge. There is so much to learn at the beginning and it can be overwhelming, but when you realize you can't always know everything and that this industry is constantly changing, you realize just how much you can handle and can learn how to adjust to a fast-paced work environment.
Sally: How important is it to develop strong client relationships?
Kate: It's very important because in order to provide the best solutions you really need to understand the needs. Clients can be wary to open up all the way, but if they hold back, your recommendations can only go so far. But when they share a lot, you can provide more holistic solutions and build an extremely beneficial partnership. A lot depends on good communication.
Kate: Always be open to learning. Turn to news, podcasts, books, or any other resources that are helpful. At the same time, tapping into people around you is important. So look for mentors and people in your field that can guide you. I've had my dad, who has had a huge impact on my early career, and have colleagues now with years' more experience, so I've always been surrounded by people that can help me learn and grow—you just have to be open to it. Be willing to ask questions and be proactive.
And organization is huge! To start my week, I spend 30 minutes in the morning planning my to-do list and organizing priorities instead of immediately diving in. I try to be diligent about staying true to this list, which makes my week so much more productive.
Kate: I think if there was something I would tell my previous self, it's that you're never going to know everything. You're always going to be learning something new. And that's exciting to me, that's what I like about client services specifically. Things are always progressing and you have to adapt, but that's what makes it rewarding at the same time.


This tutorial will walk you through the process of creating a new template for an application in ZOO.
All the templates are located in /media/zoo/applications/APPLICATION/templates/TEMPLATE/.
The templates meta data and the template parameters can be found in the template.xml file. The actual template files for the views are called item.php, category.php, frontpage.php, tag.php and alphaindex.php.
Most templates also have a folder called renderer. In here you will find the item layouts, which tell the item how to render itself. Click here to see how you create a new item layout. Also the custom element renderer can be found here. Click here for a description on how to create a new element renderer for the template.
Have a look at existing templates to get an impression of the templates folder structure.
Lets create a demo template.
To learn about the parameters, click here.
After that, we create the template files for the views: item view - item.php, category view - category.php, frontpage view - frontpage.php, tag view - tag.php and alphaindex view - alphaindex.php.
Next you will have to write the template code itself. Each view will have a custom set of variables, already filled with values.
$this - This is the current View object.
$this->application - This is the current Application object.
$this->template - This is the Template object.
$this->params - This is the Params object, containing the site parameters.
$this->item- This is the Item object.
$this->renderer - This is the Renderer object, needed to render the item.
$this->category - This is the Category object.
$this->items - This is an array containing Item objects, that are published in this category.
$this->category - This is the Category object, containing the root category.
$this->items - This is an array containing Item objects, that are published on the frontpage.
$this->tag - This is the Tag object.
$this->items - This is an array containing Item objects, that are tagged with the selected tag.
$this->alpha_char - This is a string containing the selected alpha char.
$this->selected_categories - This is an array containing Category objects, containing the selected categories.
$this->items - This is an array containing selected Item objects.
These variables provide you with all the information, you need to output a nice template.
The first parameter for the render function is the layout. Click here to learn more about creating a new layout. The second parameter is an array containing arguments for the render function. We need to provide the view and the item.
This tutorial walked you through the process of creating a new template. As with everything, learn from what is already provided and build on that.


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7 signs the person you're dating is totally in love with you
Hint: it's not just buying you cute little gifts.
If there's one thing that confuses us no end, it's knowing whether the person we're dating actually gives a sh*t.
Sure, they send you cute text messages and let you keep a toothbrush at theirs, but WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? Is it love, or are they just keeping themselves busy until something better comes along?
We spoke to relationship expert, matchmaker and all-round dating aficionado Matthew Hussey to get his take on the seven sure-fire signs that the person you're with is crazy about you. And why shouldn't they be? You're amazing, FYI.
1. They make eye contact during sex
When having sex with someone you love, you're more open expressing yourself through prolonged kissing and eye contact. Sex becomes more than pleasure, it becomes a way for them to feel close to you.
2. They push the relationship forward
When someone feels truly in love, they feel certain. That means they lose any commitment-phobia and will want to find ways to bring you closer together. Any signs that they're planning a future with you (even if it's just talking about living together one day) are a sure sign they feel devoted to you.
3. They get sweet and affectionate
Even the toughest of eggs to crack will have soppy, soft moments when they feel in love. Usually they'll want to be more physically affectionate in terms of hugging and kissing, and they'll feel more protective towards you.
4. They'll be eager for people in their life to know who you are and meet you
As soon as someone's heart is soaring, they'll want everyone to know about it and sing from the rooftops like they're in The Sound of Music. They'll want to bring you out with their friends, or introduce you to their brothers and parents, so that they'll love you as much as they do.
5. They want to spend A LOT of their free time with you
You know when it's moved beyond the 'casual-fling' stage when someone wants to hang out with you, even when they're just working or doing something chilled at home. If they start involving you in their normal, routine, everyday life, it's a sign they want you to be a bigger part of it.
6. They'll want to do things that make you happy, instead of seeing them as a chore
A person who is in love will live to see you happy. That means they'll actually learn the things that you love, whether it's bringing you your favourite coffee in the morning, or taking you to that concert you keep talking about. When they're listening to what you love and trying to make it happen, it's a sure-sign they want you to love them.
7. They tell you they're thinking about you
Quite simply, if someone tells you often that they're dreaming of, or thinking about, you, it means you're someone they see as a big part of their life. When you're in their head, it means you're also pretty close to their heart.
* For more from Matthew visit GetTheGuy.co.uk and visit 9texts.com
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Christmas shopping: The hidden risks of ordering online from the UK
Pricewatch: Ordering anything from a non-EU country brings with it the risk of all sorts of hidden extra costs, so think twice before you buy
Watch out for the red tape of VAT and customs this Christmas if you are ordering from outside of the EU, including the UK. What looks like a bargain could turn out to be very expensive.
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When is something free not really free? When it comes from the UK and has perhaps not been properly labelled. "I ordered a free sample of material from a company in the UK," begins a mail from Elaine – a mail which could well have implications for many people shopping online in the run-up to Christmas.
"Before it arrived, I got a bill from a delivery company for €13.64. There was an import tax of €7.64 and a disbursement fee of €5. I didn't pay it, thinking that the sample wouldn't be delivered then and would be sent back."
While that might have been a logical assumption, it was also quite wrong. "The package was delivered and I kept getting letters telling me to pay the charge," she says. "There was no phone number or email address for me to contact them, just a link to pay the charge. They threatened to pass me on to debt collectors, which they have now done. The bill is now over €18. They say they will add €20 on for every letter they send. This does not seem fair to me."
It is, indeed, very unfair although we are not sure where exactly we can point the finger of blame. Obviously, were it not for Brexit, this would never have happened. In times past, when the UK was in the EU, a package such as this would have come from there to here without customs officials showing the slightest interest in it, but then there was all the Brexit unpleasantness, which meant the UK was suddenly regarded by us as a so-called third country, with all products bought from there liable to the same rules and taxes as if they had come from Taiwan, Texas or Tanzania.
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In this instance, there may also be fault on the part of the retailer who shipped the free sample. While we know it was a free sample. we don't know what value it had or what the retailer had put on the label and if they had made it clear that it was a sample for promotional purposes and was of a negligible value.
Had the correct paperwork been completed in the UK, then the sample would most likely have been exempt from tax. But if they just sent it or ascribed a particular value to it then it would have been taxed accordingly as a product coming from the UK.
And then there is the delivery company. It had to complete customs declarations and outline where the product had come from and what it was and it may well have overstated the value, leaving our reader with an entirely disproportionate tax bill to pay.
Where the price advertised seems attractively low, this might be because tax and duty costs are not reflected in the price advertised
We understand why Elaine might have assumed that by ignoring the request for payment in advance of delivery the package would be sent back to the retailer in the UK. But that is often not what happens, not least because it gives more work to the delivery companies in an era when they are all suddenly swamped with extra work because of Brexit. So, oftentimes, the simplest thing to do is deliver the package and then chase the recipient for the money.
We contacted Revenue about Elaine's case and a spokeswoman was upbeat about her prospects of seeking redress.
"There isn't enough information to be definitive on exactly what has occurred in this case but it appears that the electronic customs declaration completed by the parcel service has not identified the goods as samples for trade promotion purposes," she said. "If goods are not declared properly in the customs declaration, Customs and VAT charges may be levied where they would not otherwise arise if the goods were correctly declared."
She added that "in the normal course of events, samples of goods for trade promotion purposes can be imported from outside of the EU without the payment of customs duty and VAT. For this exemption to apply, the goods must be used as samples to promote future sales and must be of negligible value. The courier or postal service handling the package should correctly complete a customs declaration by declaring the goods as samples for trade-promotion purposes, and enter a specific code to confirm the goods as such. It would appear that your reader has a valid case with which to approach her parcel service operator."
We are now in the process of chasing the parcel service operator in question to see what we can do for Elaine.
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Her story raises an issue that will be encountered by many Irish shoppers in the weeks ahead, particularly those who are shopping on UK-based websites. This has prompted Revenue to remind people to check whether the advertised price of online goods includes all tax and duty costs due before deciding to buy.
Where the price advertised seems attractively low, this might be because tax and duty costs are not reflected in the price advertised and there are additional charges, it warned.
Real cost
"Almost all goods bought online arriving from non-EU countries will be liable to tax and duty," says Revenue's Maureen Dalton. "You need to check whether the advertised price includes any tax and duty costs. Knowing the real cost of a product from the outset will better inform your decision to buy the goods and will ensure there are no surprise additional tax and duty costs when the goods actually arrive in Ireland."
She highlights different models operated by different retailers in the UK. "In the case of some suppliers, a duty-paid model is in operation, whereby the total advertised price for the goods at the time of purchase includes Irish VAT and duties, meaning no further such charges will arise on delivery.
"However, where this is not the case, the amount of VAT and any duties due will be payable when the goods arrive in Ireland. Online shoppers should also be aware that, separate to import taxes and duties, it is normal practice for parcel operators to also charge an administration fee, the amount of which can vary across operators. You will have to pay all of these additional charges to the postal service or parcel operator before the goods will be delivered to you."
It is worth noting that VAT rules have changed in recent years and VAT is payable on all goods arriving in Ireland from non-EU countries, no matter how much they cost. So were you to buy a Christmas jumper online for €20 from a non-EU country, VAT at 23 per cent will apply to the cost plus the parcel operator's administration fee for bringing the goods to Ireland. That would make a Christmas jumper you thought cost €20 end up costing €28.90, when a €3.50 administration fee plus €5.40 in VAT is imposed.
Online shoppers should be aware that a '.ie' domain name does not necessarily mean a website you're buying from is based in Ireland
And if the purchase price of the goods alone is more than €150, you will have to pay customs duty and VAT. So if you bought a coat from the UK that had a price tag of €250, when VAT, duty and the administration fee are included to the price, it could end up costing you more than €350, a jump in price which may well give you reason to pause.
It might also influence your decision on where you buy and prompt you to shop local, which is, of course, a good thing. It is also worth remembering that online shoppers should be aware that a ".ie'" domain name does not necessarily mean a website you're buying from is based in Ireland. There is nothing to stop Dan's Dodgy Deals in Denver setting up a dansdeals.ie website but, despite the website address, you will still have to pay all the necessary taxes if Dan ships to you from his home state in the US.
Shoppers can check where a business is based by reading through the About, Contact us and Terms and Conditions sections of the website of the business concerned. It might sound like a chore, but a couple of minutes research now might save you some awful headaches in the future.
Offline issues
Ann O'Neill got in touch last week to highlight two things. The way people who don't have access to the internet can be disadvantaged, this time when it comes to buying home heating oil and the benefit of standing your ground.
"I know from past experience that the larger amount you buy, the better price you get, so I always try to wait until I need 1,000 litres," she says.
The price of home-heating oil can vary depending on the size of the order and whether it is arranged over the phone or online. Photograph: iStockPhoto
"However, my gauge is broken so it's always touch and go. Last time, the delivery man said just ring in and ask for a fill so I did that on Wednesday. I also asked for the best price possible and this was agreed. I got my delivery today and it took 1000 litres for which I was charged €1,239.99. I looked up the price on the site and the price for 1,000 litres was €1,199.00. I rang the company and was told that this is an internet-only price. I could not find any mention of that on the site. I argued this and they said they would reduce it to €1,225. I declined this also and eventually they gave it to me for €1,199. The difference of €40 means a lot to me. So once again anyone without internet is at a disadvantage."
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Eir has announced that it will be imposing annual price rises three percentage points higher than the rate of inflation, starting next spring. Photograph: Alan Betson
Shay Dempsey contacted us in connection with a pricing policy imposed by some mobile and broadband operators which, he points out, could lead to "whopping increases" next year.
"I have a broadband, TV and home package with Eir. I got a price increase notification during the summer which I found somewhat worrying. What I find most concerning (and arrogant) is how they have awarded themselves annual increases of the CPI plus 3 per cent from April next. Would that all of us who are trying to get to grips with the current cost-of-living crisis would be able to follow suit. With inflation running close to 10 per cent at the moment, Eir customers are looking at a whopping increase next April."
He says it is the "most arrogant and presumptive price-increase notification I have ever received and that is saying something. I thought I should bring it to your attention. Needless to say, I intend to shop around for better value and less arrogance."
According to the company website, the new pricing structure is being rolled out next April "in order to support our continued investment in our products and services".
It says "the monthly price of your Eir plan will increase in April each year" and "will be based on the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) published in the previous January, plus an additional 3 per cent [and] applies to all new and renewed contracts entered into from May 12th, 2022".
In the admittedly unlikely event that inflation is zero or in minus territory "the additional 3 per cent increase will still apply".
So, what will all that mean? Well, if you pay €50 a month right now and inflation in January is in line with what it was last month you will face a price hike of 12 per cent in April, which would mean your monthly bill rising to €56. And if we assume that inflation stays at that level for a further 12 months – and let's hope it doesn't – your monthly Eir bill in April 2024 will rise to €62.72, which when spread out over the cost of a year comes to a leap of more than €150.
It is also very unusual for a company to signal price hikes that are likely to kick in months – and indeed years – into the future.
Mind you, Eir is not alone. This summer, Vodafone announced that it, too, would be increasing its prices annually by at least 3 per cent and would also be looking at the CPI figures in January when determining increases, while Three Mobile said its customers can expect annual price hikes of 4.5 per cent.
We contacted the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to see if it had a view on the similar price hikes among the main communications providers but it had not responded by time of publication.
Tolls take toll
Delay paying your M50 tolls and the penalties can be severe, a reader found. Photograph: Alan Betson
A reader called Ronan had a recent back and forth with eFlow, the company that operates the M50 tolls, which he says "highlighted the shocking amount of charges and penalties they charge consumers who forget to pay their toll within 24 hours".
Ronan recently changed his car and hadn't registered for a new toll account. "I made six journeys through the M50 toll (€3.20 times six which equals €19.20) over around five weeks, and when I rang eFlow they told me that I had racked up penalties and that my balance was over €300. I was shocked and asked how this was possible and, after a few more transfers, I spoke to a supervisor who said they'd reduce the charge to around €120. However the scale of penalties versus the toll charges are completely out of line. It could be one worth highlighting in your column. People complain about charges on credit cards etc and very high APRs, but these are on a completely different level."
A spokesman for Transport Infrastructure Ireland, which looks after the tolls, said a standard toll request/first penalty notice is issued if the toll is not paid by the 8pm deadline and an initial default toll of ¤3 per toll is added to the applicable toll. A letter is sent out informing the registered vehicle owner of this additional penalty for late payment.
He said that if our reader "made six journeys on the toll road that were not paid within 14 days of the standard toll request being issued, that would amount to ¤48.70 per journey, comprising the toll and the two additional default tolls, with a total of ¤292.20 owing after a five-week period . . . At all stages of the process a letter is sent out to the vehicle's registered owner, informing them of the toll and the default amounts."
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BCCSU > Alcohol Use Disorder
Important update: The BC Centre on Substance Use is developing new guidance in the context of COVID-19. Here's the latest information for health care providers:
Bulletin: Information For Health Care Providers Regarding Alcohol Use Disorder And Withdrawal Management
Please refer to our COVID-19 page for the latest resources.
Despite the significant burden of disease, social harms, and economic costs attributed to alcohol use in BC, high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder frequently go unrecognized and untreated in the healthcare system. Although nationally representative data from Canada is not available, data from the U.S. and Europe have shown that fewer than 10% of people with AUD receive evidence-based treatment.
The BC Centre on Substance Use convened an expert panel to review the literature and develop a consensus guideline for the optimal screening, diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals drinking above low-risk limits. The guideline sets out 13 recommendations that are supported by high-quality, current, and rigorously reviewed evidence. The guideline aims to bridge the significant research-to-practice gap in this field, which will, in turn, improve access to evidence-based treatment for patients and families, and reduce the significant harms associated with alcohol use in British Columbia.
Alcohol Use Disorder Guideline:
Guideline for the Clinical Management of High-Risk Drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder
Summary of Recommendations / Recommendations at a Glance
Continuing Care Pathway
Withdrawal Management Pathway
Pharmacotherapy Tables
At a Glance: Managing Co-occurring Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorders
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Operational Guidance for Implementation of Managed Alcohol for Vulnerable Populations
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Q: Rcpp, C++: Pass by reference for a vector of integers changing size I just started learning Rcpp (a R and C++ interface) yesterday to make my code run faster, and I am learning a lot from all of you reading the posts. Thanks! I am just wondering if it would cause a problem if I assign a vector of lower size to a vector passed by reference.
if(currValue > maxValue){
  maxgrp = currgrp;
  maxValue = currValue;
}

where maxgrp is, say, declared as a IntegerVector of size 5 and the size of currgrp is changing in some recursive algorithm, but it would not exceed the size of maxgrp as initially declared. Also, maxgrp is passed by reference and currgrp is declared each time this function is called.
After all, the return value seemed to be correct for several test runs, but I am wondering I will be encountering some unexpected errors in the long run.
Thank you

A: If you use RcppArmadillo, define all your vectors using
arma and then you can do for instance
// I'm assuming currgrp is rowvector of arma type
// I'm assuming maxgrp is rowvector of arma type
int ncurrgrp = 1;
if(currValue > maxValue){
    ncurrgrp = currgrp.n_rows;
    maxgrp(arma::span(0,ncurrgrp-1) = currgrp;
}
In this way you are sure that you fill the first ncurrgrp elements of maxgrp with the elements of currgrp.

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People in Zanzibar love colours they wear colourful cloths and paint their houses with vibrant colours. This photo is my favorite of Zanzibar trip I took it during first day of Eid and to me it represents what Zanzibar is all about, vibrant and beautiful colours.
زنجبار Zanzibar: there are more to see!
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Quietly picking the last flowers of the Gardens Of Kraut, they stayed in the back and watched as the others bled and passed out. Then, arms full of scented bouquets and wondrous colors, the mighty armies of Petzi descended on the remnants of Rock (the kind they called Post). They needed no victory but yet one was had, and when books will be written and tales will be told, they shall all sing their praises, the boldest of the bold. Try to be worthy, you who comes near, this album is precious, do hold it dear.


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Home Article Harold Koh Defends Obama Record On Rule Of Law.
Harold Koh Defends Obama Record On Rule Of Law.
In his speech at the Alliance for Justice annual luncheon today, State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh seemed conscious of liberal disappointments with the trajectory of the Obama administration's national-security policy. He criticized the Bush administration for having "assaulted basic principles of the rule of law" and cast the role of the Obama administration as "repair[ing] the damage."
While part of Koh's speech was meant to be taken as humor, he very clearly seemed to be addressing the relative continuity of the two administrations on matters of national security:
Which reminds of the tale of the two Irishmen walking down the road...And one of them asks the other, "how do you get to Dublin from here?" To which the other answers, "you know I wouldn't start from here." Given the choice, who would start with what we inherited? Guantanamo, strategic damage in global reputation, a deeply polarized Congress, the worst recession since the depression, historic fights over health care and wall street reform, a four foot blizzard, a 7.0 earthquake in Haiti and another one in Chile, huge clouds of volcanic ash and gulf oil, you just might say, "I wouldn't start from here!"
But we had no choice to play the hand we've dealt. In only one year you can't undo the damage of nine. But our only choice has been to work as steadily and systematically as we can to turn these situations around.
Koh also offered an oblique defense of the use of targeted killings against terror suspects, referencing his speech before the American Society of International Law that appeared to lay out the rationale for the administration's copious use of drone strikes:
So guided by his words, we in the administration have tried hard to ensure that we conduct all aspects of these ongoing armed conflicts, detentions, use of force, and prosecution of suspects in a manner consistent not only with the constitution and the laws of the United States, but also with the laws of war. In a recent speech I gave to the American Society of International Law, I described our approach.
The reason I am in the government is to make sure that the government lives up to its commitment to comply with international law, including the laws of war in all aspects of these ongoing armed conflicts. This commitment is not just rhetorical, it's an ongoing task to which I and others in my office devote dozens of hours every week.
For civil libertarians and human-rights activists concerned about the administration's escalating use of drone strikes, attempts to revise Miranda rules, revival of the hybrid system for trying terrorists, and now the news of the U.S. military doing covert operations abroad, Koh's personal commitment will probably be seen as unsatisfactory.
Indeed, prior to introducing Koh, AFJ President Nan Aron criticized the administration for failing to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. "While the administration pledges to close Guantanamo, we cannot erase the stain on America's actions with just a promise," Aron said. "We need a promise fulfilled."


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The Vinoteca is a small wine bar and also a wine shop. The no-bookings policy in the evening means it's first come, first served. The bar offers a big variety of international wine. You have also the opportunity to get a private dining and enjoy a meal with friends in a separate room. Enjoy. The bar is located at 7 St John Street, EC1M 4AA in London.
The Wonder Bar opened in 2007. The bar is on a mezzanine level above the Selfridges wine shop. The choice of wines remains good, with a nice mix of favourites and new, challenging flavours. Open/meals served 11am-10pm Mon-Fri; 11am-9pm Sat; 11am-6pm Sun. Prices vary. For example house wine is 26 GBP a bottle and 4.75 GBP a glass. The bar is located at Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB in London.


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PALESTINE – A change of venue order has been granted for the upcoming murder trial of William Mitchell Hudson. Hudson stands accused in the murders of six individuals near the Tennessee Colony area in November of 2015.
In a press conference held in the District Courtroom of the Anderson County Courthouse on Nov. 19, 2015, Sherriff Gregg Taylor reported all of the six individuals had been identified and were the victims of murder.
The names of the victims were: Kade Johnson, 6; Carl Johnson, 76; Hannah Johnson, 40; Austin Kamp, 21; Thomas Kamp, 46; and Nathan Kamp, 23.
Hudson was served with three counts of capital murder after six capital murder warrants were combined into three.
"There are no adequate words to truly describe this horrific and senseless act. Six members of two different, yet joined families are gone. Our hearts grieve for the Johnson and Kamp's families and we will use all our resources to prosecute Hudson to the fullest extent of the law," Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell said in mid-November 2015.
The change of venue was granted by Third District Court Judge Mark Calhoon after attorneys for the state and for the defendant came to an agreement.
Hudson has pled "not guilty" to all charges. His next scheduled court appearance is set for mid-May and the trial is expected to begin sometime early in the fall.


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Simao Sabrosa
Simão Sabrosa was born on 31 October 1979 in Portugal.
Like his famous Portuguese counterparts, Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo, Simão Sabrosa went to Sporting's youth academy.
At 17 he scored on his debut for Sporting in their 3-0 win over Gil Vicente.
From 1999 to 2001 he had a stint at Barcelona before returning to Portugal when he was signed by Benfica, where he became captain and did not miss a penalty kick in roughly six years.
In 2007 he signed for Atletico Madrid with whom he won a UEFA Europa League medal in 2010.
Simão Sabrosa was the most-capped player in Carlos Quieroz's 2010 Portugal squad.
He had previously missed out on the Korea/Japan 2002 World Cup because of injury, but Simão Sabrosa was a regular in the Portugal side that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2006.


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Propulsion health monitoring of a turbine engine disk using spin test data
Author(s): Ali Abdul-Aziz; Mark Woike; Nikunj Oza; Bryan Matthews; George Baakilini
On line detection techniques to monitor the health of rotating engine components are becoming increasingly attractive options to aircraft engine companies in order to increase safety of operation and lower maintenance costs. Health monitoring remains a challenging feature to easily implement, especially, in the presence of scattered loading conditions, crack size, component geometry and materials properties. The current trend, however, is to utilize noninvasive types of health monitoring or nondestructive techniques to detect hidden flaws and mini cracks before any catastrophic event occurs. These techniques go further to evaluate materials' discontinuities and other anomalies that have grown to the level of critical defects which can lead to failure. Generally, health monitoring is highly dependent on sensor systems that are capable of performing in various engine environmental conditions and able to transmit a signal upon a predetermined crack length, while acting in a neutral form upon the overall performance of the engine system. Efforts are under way at NASA Glenn Research Center through support of the Intelligent Vehicle Health Management Project (IVHM) to develop and implement such sensor technology for a wide variety of applications. These efforts are focused on developing high temperature, wireless, low cost and durable products. Therefore, in an effort to address the technical issues concerning health monitoring of a rotor disk, this paper considers data collected from an experimental study using high frequency capacitive sensor technology to capture blade tip clearance and tip timing measurements in a rotating engine-like-disk-to predict the disk faults and assess its structural integrity. The experimental results collected at a range of rotational speeds from tests conducted at the NASA Glenn Research Center's Rotordynamics Laboratory will be evaluated using multiple data-driven anomaly detection techniques to identify anomalies in the disk. This study is expected to present a select evaluation of online health monitoring of a rotating disk using these high caliber sensors and test the capability of the in-house spin system.
Date Published: 8 April 2010
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 7650, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2010, 76501B (8 April 2010); doi: 10.1117/12.847574
Ali Abdul-Aziz, NASA Glenn Research Ctr. (United States)
Mark Woike, NASA Glenn Research Ctr. (United States)
Nikunj Oza, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)
Bryan Matthews, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)
George Baakilini, NASA Glenn Research Ctr. (United States)
Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2010
Tribikram Kundu, Editor(s)


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The Neutron Data Landing Page is a web-based view into the scientific instruments available at the Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux Isotope Reactor and into the experiments performed with them. Users of the portal can find the instruments offering techniques of interest, such as diffraction, spectroscopy, etc., and learn about and launch further software for planning experiments, reducing and analyzing data, and more.
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The gallbladder is a digestive organ located under the right side of the liver and connected to the common bile sympttoms. Bile is weight loss and gall bladder symptoms digestive juice secreted by the liver that helps digest fats and has other functions. Bile flows from the liver through the common bile duct down to the duodenum. The gallbladder which is attached to the common bile duct by the cystic duct acts as a reservoir.
The gallbladder collects bile between meals and then squirts it out during meals to help digest food. Thus when you are not eating the bile is diverted into the gallbladder. When you eat bile is released into the intestine. When the gallbladder has been removed, the bile simply goes directly to the duodenum a little at a time, all day long. The reservoir function of the gallbladder makes the system more efficient. Bile is available when needed and it weight loss and gall bladder symptoms not drip through the system when there is no food is present.
The gallbladder was probably very important to primitive humans who ate large quantities of raw fat. Now we tend to cut away fat and cook our food, so fat intake is dramatically reduced. So having a large quantity of bile present at meal time is no longer critical. People by and large get along well without the gallbladder. Gallstones form when there is weight loss and gall bladder symptoms imbalance in the bile causing a high ratio of cholesterol compared to bile salts.
This type of imbalance often occurs when people are on very restrictive diets. Such is the case with liquid protein fast programs and during the first 6 - 18 months after gastric bypass. Studies have shown that 30 percent of gastric bypass patients will develop gallstones, and 10 percent of patients will develop galll requiring surgical gall bladder removal cholecystectomy.
Gallstone development following gastric bypass can be prevented two ways. First, the gallbladder can be removed at the time of surgery. Weibht, one can take a medication called Actigall. Actigall is a naturally occurring bile salt. Taking Actigall increases the ratio of bile salts to cholesterol in the bile and prevents cholesterol from crystallizing as gallstones. Actigall must be taken twice a day while one is losing weight. Once the weight is lost one can stop taking the Actigall.
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Watching a sports match can stress your heart just as much as playing in the game itself, suggests a small new study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Researchers found that people's pulses increased by 75% when they watched a hockey game on television and by 110% when watching one in person—equivalent to the cardiac stress of vigorous exercise.
Previous studies have linked watching sporting events to an increased risk of heart attack and sudden death among spectators, especially for people with existing coronary artery disease. The new research involved 20 adults living in Montreal who had no history of heart disease. They gave information about their general health and filled out a "fan passion" questionnaire to determine how invested they were in their local National Hockey League team, the Montreal Canadiens.
Then, researchers from the University of Montreal measured everyone's pulse while they watched a Canadiens game. Half watched on television, and half attended the game in an arena. They found that TV viewers' heart rates increased by an average of 75%, and game attendees' heart rates increased by 110%.
That's about equal to the heart-rate bump seen during moderate-to-vigorous exercise, the authors say. Participants' heart rates stayed above the threshold for moderate physical activity for about 39 minutes when watching a game on television. For those in the arena, heart rates stayed above the moderate-activity threshold for 72 minutes, and above the vigorous-activity threshold for almost 13.
In total, spectators' heart rates increased by an average of 92% during the hockey games, from a resting heart rate of about 60 beats per minute to a maximum of 114. Peak heart rates occurred during scoring opportunities, both for and against the Canadiens, and were noted throughout the game—not just at the end or in overtime.
Somewhat surprisingly, it didn't seem to matter how passionate fans were about the team. Their heart-rate fluctuations weren't affected by where they fell on the "fan passion" scale, or what gender they were, either. The authors note, however, that the scale was adapted from studies involving soccer fans, and that a questionnaire designed specifically for hockey fans may have revealed a more accurate relationship.
Viewing a hockey game can be a source of "intense emotional stress," the authors wrote in their paper, which may temporarily increase markers of inflammation and blood vessel constriction for people who already have heart problems. And while no harmful effects were observed in their healthy sample of participants, the authors raise the possibility that such a stress response could trigger a cardiac event.
Still, they say that doctors should speak with their at-risk patients about the potential dangers of watching exciting sporting events. Having defibrillators in place at sporting arenas will also save lives, they add.
The editorial authors conclude that a Stanley Cup victory for the Montreal Canadiens or another hometown team would "undoubtedly" cause a spike in cardiovascular events among Canada's die-hard hockey fanbase. "Unfortunately that risk does not seem imminent," they write, since no Canadian-based hockey team has won the championship since 1993.


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Q: Dynamically change content using javascript/jQuery I have a virtual store and a shopping basket. Also, I have in every page an info note about how many products one has in the basket and the total sum (my basket area).
The problem is that the basket uses jQuery to update and delete elements but the 'my basket' area on every page has behind a simple query in the database and it doesn't update except at page refresh.
Is there any solution to synchronise the basket javascript logic with the 'my basket area'?

A: The answer from alex was short but right to the point.
You could use XmlHttpRequest to make a GET request to a server side page in which you return a JSON string representing your basket products. Then you can use JQuery to create this elements in your page's DOM.
I think JQuery itself has some sort of abstraction of XmlHttpRequest.

A: I don't know what store you are using but you will have to figure it mostly out.
Here is an example of what you'd do.
$('.addToCart').click(function(){
    //Whatever stuff
    $.get('updateCart.php?action=add&item=' + $(this).attr('id') + '&time=' new Date().getTime(), function(data)
    {
        alert(data); //the response
    }
});

A: Yes, you can have your JavaScript code that's dynamically updating the basket in-page also send off update events to the server via "ajax". jQuery provides a variety of useful ajax utilities for doing these sorts of updates.
I would suggest that the server have the "canonical" version of the basket, and that all update operations receive back a copy of the current contents of the basket and use that to adjust what's displayed on the page. This is because users are chaotic and you never know when they might use "open in new tab/window". An update to the server is an opportunity to get the latest information.
So for example, if the user removes an item, this pseudo-code:
$.ajax({
    url:      "url_of_basket_handler",
    data:     {remove: productId},
    success:  updateBasketOnSuccess,
    error:    basketErrorHandler
});

...where updateBasketOnSuccess is a function used by all of your handlers to update the displayed contents of the basket based on the response:
function updateBasketOnSuccess(data) {
    // Use the given data to update the display
}

...and similarly basketErrorHandler handles telling the user there's been an error in the ajax call:
function basketErrorHandler(jxhr, statusCode, err) {
    // Tell the user something went wrong
}

I'd probably have the basket handler reply using JSON to list the basket contents and other meta-data.

A: Best AJAX Reference:
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/5-ways-to-make-ajax-calls-with-jquery/
var ajax_load = "<img src='img/load.gif' alt='loading...' />";
var loadUrl = "getbasket.php";
$("#mybasket").html(ajax_load).load(loadUrl, null);

Then getbasket.php just needs to grab the data from db and output (echo/print) the basket html for example..
<?php
//Connect to mysql db and query
$dbvariables = mysql_fetch_array(...);
?>
My Basket
Items: <?php echo $dbvariables[item_count]; ?>
<?php
for($i=1;$i<=$dbvariables[item_count];$i++){
//Show items in basket..
}
?>

Or something like that, I don't know what your basket looks like.
Again, look here http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/5-ways-to-make-ajax-calls-with-jquery/

A: You want to use XmlHttpRequest, otherwise known as the AJAX functions in jQuery.
Simply post your cart's state back to the server (on add/update/delete), and then update the user's cart in the database.
This will keep them both in sync.


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Custom bikes have always grabbed the attention of motor lovers and recently it has again returned with a bang only to further hype up the craze for ultra designed two wheelers. Starting from the Honda CB Cafe Racer to the BMW R100RT there have been few arrivals that have not only won the hearts of the bikers but have as well drawn the attention of biggest selling motorcycle magazines. So let us take a look at the record of top 10 custom motorcycles to identify the special feature that they have been enhanced with.
Keep scrolling to know the top ten custom bikes that have been making rounds as the as the best.
Designed with a Yamaha YZF-R6 sportbike front and comprising of a hand control, forks and wheel; the Honda CB Cafe Racer by Classified Moto leads the record when it comes to best custom motorcycles. It has taken its rear wheel from a Ducati 1098 while the single-sided swing arm has been adapted from Ducati Multistrada. Moreover, it is geared with a gold D.I.D X-Ring chain, a Superlite 525 rear sprocket and a custom front sprocket.
Almost ten years after the introduction of the stunning concept bike – 'Flate Red' by Jens vom Brauck, the German designer has this time come up with the Flate Red II with further enhancements. Sporting an aluminium tank with a carbon cover, the elegant monster is based on a Ducati Monster 1100. Though it consists of 100 bhp, the model just weights 150 kg and is quite light as compared to its initial version. This is due to the presence of a Termignoni ECU, all round Öhlins suspension, custom exhaust and forged OZ wheels. Plus it has a modified Monster 696 swingarm to cover up the compact li-ion battery. Its electrics are concealed inside the new tank's shell while the headlight and the fender are surrounded by carbon fiber.
The third best custom built motorcycle is a creation of Walt Siegl – a rare craftsman with exceptional talents in auto field. The bike has been improved to match the design of the Verlicchis built for racing along with 4130 chrome moly steel tubing. It weights 19lbs, just like a Verlicchi TT1 and TT2. For enhanced performance, it is geared with a 39mm Keihin FCRs motor.
Though Honda CX500 might not be that pleasant to the eyes but it is definitely the most reliable and toughest of all bikes. Initially launched in 1978, the new model is a custom from Poland. Bearing a durable and faithful engine happens to be the best feature of the old dog, making it more tempting. Its back fame has been completely power coated and redesigned while the tank has been sandblasted and elevated to line up with the new casing. Moreover, to offer a more aggressive yet comfy riding experience, the front end was lowered.
Regarded as not only one of the top ten custom motorcycles, Yamaha SR500 has even gain reputation as the perfect model for cruising around the town and bar-hopping. Named as 'Bruto', the 1979 case offers a raw edge look with a seat big enough for two. While its rear end is kept planted with Gazi Suspension Hyper Lite shocks, the front end has been stolen from a GSX-R. It has been painted with raw metal coat accompanied by a black and golden strip. Furthermore it has been adapted with LED strips to operate the lights along with a Shinko 705 series dual sport tires fitted well into powder-coated rims.
Designed on an oil-in frame, Cafe Racer was built by the American firm – C&J. To enable belt changing, the original rear swinging arm bike has been perked up with removable section. Fuelled by a Mikuni HSR 42mm slide carb, the engine is a Buell S1W1203cc. Furthermore, the model has been enabled with Screaming Eagle cams, carbon pushrod tubes and ignition. Its front master cylinder is from a Honda Fireblade and uses CRG levers.
Named as 'Opal', the classic Moto Guzzi V50 is owned by founder of Rno Cycles in Culemborg – Arno Overweel. The bold, rising waistline that reveals the elegance of the V-twin motor is the most eye-catching feature of the rapier-sharp V50. In addition to it, it bears a small bore 490 cc motor escorted by a five-speed transmission. Its electric start has been replaced with kick start by changing the complete gearbox. Making use of custom swing arm and new fork internals, even the suspension has been upgraded to 10 cm in length to blend with an HK Suspension monoshock.
In order to maintain the family bike, Simon Ackrill refurbished his father's 1986 Kawasaki GT550 to shape it as the custom Kawasaki GT550. He completely repainted, replated and repowered the model to offer it a dashing look. A new Z Power top yoke was fitted into it to not only for comfortable ridding but as well to use it as modern Renthal bars. It's handing has been perked up by rebuilding the original fork and the rear shocks.
Created by MeanMachines, Triumph Bonneville appears among the 10 best custom motorcycles due to its attention-grabbing tires – 200 out back and 130 up front. By offering custom sprockets, both back and front, the monster truck got its gear changed by small ratio. In order to match a Suzuki GSX-R fork attached to an improved hub and laced rim, the suspension has been refinished. GSX-R switchgear, 5½" Bates unit headlight and battered oil tank are the other additions that have offered the model a cleaner-than-stock look.
Bill Costello is the man behind the conception of the classic yet tough looking BMW R100RT which had even been selected as the cover picture for three magazines. The urban styled motor has all the power Bill required as it has been upgraded with 70 hp on tap. It has been added with adjustable gold-valve emulators, Works Performance shocked suspension, spoked wheels, Avon tubeless tires and a small BMW toolkit underneath the seat. Even its handing has been improved along with the weight, dropping to 430 lbs from 525.
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Support group available for youth with Asperger syndrome
Dear Annie: I am a 17-year-old who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at age 10. My AS is mild and allows me to function better than most. However, I have an individualized education program and access to the learning/emotional support system in my school.
Since I have a mild type of AS, my teachers often tell me they "can't see any hint of AS." But they don't realize how difficult it is for me to talk to them — or anyone — about my condition.
I see a therapist on a regular basis, and she has confirmed my diagnosis. Could you recommend a support group? This would be extremely helpful to me, especially since I will be leaving for college soon.
— Aspie in Pittsburgh
Dear Pittsburgh: Asperger syndrome is an autism spectrum disorder characterized by some degree of impairment in language and communication skills, as well as repetitive or restrictive patterns of thought and behavior. Treatment includes social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, medication, occupational or physical therapy, specialized speech/language therapy and parent training and support.
You sound very high functioning, which is undoubtedly why your teachers question your diagnosis. The Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS) center has joined with MAAP Services for Autism and Asperger Syndrome to provide an online support website at aspergersyndrome.org. Please check it out.
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been together for 30 years. "Mitch" is a great guy in all aspects, except intimacy. There's no romance, touching or attention. Sex is infrequent and always mechanical and unemotional. For years, I tried everything — articles, counselors, conferences — and nothing changes this man. He says he just doesn't have it in him, which to me translates as, "You are not important enough for me to want to change."
Mitch has taught me not to feel any affection toward him at all. I care about him, and we cohabit well together and have other interests, but we are no more than roommates. So now, in my 50s, I'm finished crying about it, talking about it, fighting about it. I am DONE. I told Mitch I no longer wish to have any intimacy with him at all. Of course, he was blown away by this and now has decided he wants to do better. But it's too late. Those feelings are gone. To me it is like having sex with my brother. And then he had the nerve to say I am blaming him for all this. Really? What do you think? — Washington
Dear Washington: We think it's too bad Mitch ignored your misery until now, but then, some men don't recognize what's at stake until you hit them over the head with it. Is there any possibility that the romance could be rekindled? It would be hard work for both of you and would require that you get over your anger. But it's not impossible now that you have his complete attention. Please consider counseling together. It seems to us that there may be something worth saving.
Dear Annie: When I read the letter from "Head in the Clouds," I knew I had to write. Go! Do it! I, too, had always dreamed of living overseas. When I graduated from college, I jumped at the chance to work in Scotland. It was one of the best decisions of my life, and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
Taking the plunge without the absolute support of parents and family may prove challenging, but "Head in the Clouds" will learn so much about herself, including how strong she really is. Go!
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Frederick Gabriel
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling is likely to dump billions of dollars into the coffers of three New York area thrifts and send them on a spending spree that could include major acquisitions.
The high court ruled last week that the federal government must pay for reneging on incentives to acquire troubled thrifts. This paves the way for Astoria Financial Corp., Dime Bancorp Inc. and Long Island Bancorp Inc. to ask the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for billions of dollars in damages.
Final judgments could take years. But if the thrifts prevail, they are likely to use that money to strengthen their existing operations or gobble up other institutions. They might also use it to buy back stock.
The thrifts would be pressured to put the money from any settlement to good use because it would increase their capital levels. If their return on equity doesn't also rise, the institutions might face trouble from stockholders.
"We're all going to have to find something to do with that money," says James M. Large Jr., chief executive of Dime, which inherited a potential claim against the government of nearly $700 million with its acquisition of Anchor Bancorp. "It comes at a time when the thrift industry is actually overcapitalized."
Long Island Bancorp says the government left it holding the bag for $500 million, while Astoria says it is out $160 million. All three banks are likely to file significantly higher claims against the government due to damages.
Need to grow
Wall Street applauded the ruling, a signal that investors think overcapitalized banks will use at least some of the settlements to increase dividends or buy back stock. All three stocks reached 52-week highs last week on news of the Supreme Court ruling.
"All the stocks have the potential for an even bigger rally," says Salvatore J. DiMartino, a bank analyst at Advest Inc., of the three issues.
But the thrifts would also be under some pressure to use the money to grow through acquisition or internal expansion. Even the largest thrifts hold such a small market share in New York that they can't achieve the economies of scale necessary to earn big profits.
Dime, for example, commands only a 3.22% share of the New York area's total deposit base, even after its merger with Anchor last year; Astoria holds 0.97%; and Long Island Savings Bank holds just 0.43%, according to Sheshunoff Information Services, a bank research firm.
Increasing that market share is not going to be easy, especially in a region where many of the best acquisition targets have already been picked up and the remaining thrifts are largely overvalued. All three thrifts have expanded their mortgage businesses into other states.
Without acquisitions, the thrifts would be hard-pressed to grow internally even with the settlement money. One alternative would be to invest in expanding their loan portfolios, but banks in the New York area are reporting a slowdown in loan demand. Thrifts might be able to expand their lending only by lowering their credit standards.
"There is a possibility that some of the thrifts may use that money to take foolish risks," says Dime's Mr. Large. "They might use it to liberalize their underwriting guidelines."
Smart survivors
But Astoria's president, George Engelke, dismisses the notion. "The thrifts that are around today are here because they are run by smart, capable survivors. The crud in this industry is gone."
The Supreme Court's ruling makes the three New York thrifts more attractive to potential suitors, although each thrifts is thought of more as a buyer than a seller.
With the question about the federal government's responsibility to the thrifts finally answered, would-be acquirers no longer have to worry about what an unfavorable ruling would mean to the value of the thrifts' stock, says Mr. Large.
Behind the high court's ruling is an obscure accounting principle called "supervisory goodwill." To encourage healthy thrifts to buy failing ones, the federal government allowed acquiring thrifts to count the goodwill as capital-the government-regulated cushion against loan losses.
But in the 1989 bailout legislation for the savings and loan industry-known as the Financial Institutions Reform and Recovery Act, or FIRREA-Congress outlawed supervisory goodwill. So, some institutions ended up failing. Others had to raise additional capital from investors by issuing new stock.
The potential claims that the banks have against the government are based on the amount of supervisory goodwill they had on the books at the time the FIRREA legislation was enacted.
The next step is for the banks to assess the damages they have suffered. About 100 thrifts across the country have suits pending. While the three New York thrifts were left holding $1.3 billion in supervisory goodwill, they are likely to seek much more in damages.
But the thrifts aren't counting their dough until it's in the vault.
"This money won't be in my hands for at least three years," says Astoria's Mr. Engelke. "I have not even contemplated how I'm going to spend it."
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Quick Answer: What Do You Call Academic Group Exhibition?
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One of the easiest ways to get your foot in the door at a gallery is to participate in a group art exhibition. Instead of a gallery taking the chance on the collected works of one artist, they offer space to a group of artists creating work based on a common theme.
What is educational exhibition?
Educational exhibitions are conducted in educational institutions to educate the learners. They usually involve a large range of products from a number of different industries on display to the general public.
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What do you call an exhibition?
An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience. In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" (the French word) or "show". In UK English, they are always called "exhibitions" or "shows", and an individual item in the show is an "exhibit".
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Types of exhibitions Exhibitions may be divided into two categories: trade fairs/shows and consumer fairs/shows.
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An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. Temporary exhibits that are transported from institution to institution are traveling exhibits. Though exhibitions are common events, the concept of an exhibition is quite wide and encompasses many variables.
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UNC School of Law is pleased to welcome four new faculty members this school year.
Kerrel Murray joins the school as a two-year postdoctoral fellow. After graduating from Stanford Law School, Murray clerked on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and District Court for the District of Columbia. He subsequently worked as an associate at Covington & Burling LLP and a fellow at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., from which he joins UNC. His teaching and research interests include property law, administrative law, race and the law, and how law reinforces or undermines democracy. Murray teaches Race and the Law.
Joining the school's new Institute for Innovation as clinical associate professor and director of the Intellectual Property (IP) Clinic is Zaneta Robinson, a board-certified specialist in trademark law by the North Carolina State Bar. Robinson was most recently in private practice with Kilpatrick Townsend, where she focused on trademark and copyright clearance, registration and protection issues. She also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating contracts that affect intellectual property rights and representing clients before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has been teaching in the IP Clinic as an adjunct professor since 2017.
Rick Su joins the faculty from the University at Buffalo School of Law, where he has taught since 2007 in the areas of local government law, immigration, and federalism. He was a visiting professor at Harvard Law School in 2015 and a visiting professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 2018. His research has appeared in such law journals as the Columbia Law Review, William & Mary Law Review, the North Carolina Law Review,and the Harvard Law & Policy Review. Before joining the faculty at University of Buffalo, he clerked for the Hon. Stephen Reinhardt on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and worked in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He teaches Immigration and Citizenship, Property, and State and Local Government Law.
Marjorie S. White joins the faculty as clinical professor and director of the new Startup NC Law Clinic; she will also serve as director of small business initiatives for the Institute for Innovation. She joins the faculty from Brooklyn Law School, where she had served as an associate professor of clinical law and director of transactional practice for the Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy Clinic since 2014. Prior to entering academia, White had extensive experience in private practice, both at law firms as well as in executive in-house positions. She spent much of her career in the corporate department of Davis Polk & Wardwell, where she focused on mergers and acquisitions, securities work and private equity transactions. After graduating from law school, White clerked for the Hon. Robert J. Ward of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
In addition to the new faculty, UNC School of Law also recently named the following new chair appointments:
David Ardia, Reef C. Ivey II Excellence Fund Term Professor of Law
Andrew Chin, Paul B. Eaton Distinguished Professor of Law
John Coyle, Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law
Deborah Gerhardt, Reef C. Ivey II Excellence Fund Term Professor of Law
Michael Gerhardt, Burton Craige Distinguished Professor
Andrew Hessick, Judge John J. Parker Distinguished Professor of Law
Thomas Kelley, James Dickson Phillips Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law
Mary-Rose Papandrea, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law
Kathleen Thomas, George R. Ward Term Professor of Law
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Viewpoints: Contraception Conscience Vs. Political Objections; Is The Mandate The 'Non-Tax' Tax?
Chicago Tribune: Obama Has It Right On Birth Control
The president's new birth control plan would insure coverage of women's birth control without copayments or deductibles. Sounds fair, especially given that men's anti-impotence Viagra treatments have been covered by insurance plans for years (Rachel Marsden, 2/16).
The Washington Post: Objections Of Conscience? Or Of Politics?
You might think that Sen. David Vitter would observe a lifetime moratorium on public moralizing after his phone number was found in the little black book of a prostitution ring's madam. But there he was in the House TV studio on Wednesday afternoon, informing a bank of cameras about President Obama's inferior conscience, as evidenced by a new rule that requires employers to provide birth-control coverage. ... The continuing contretemps concerning contraception offers a reminder that in Washington, the usual laws of physics don't apply (Dana Milbank, 2/16).
Roll Call: Contraception Mandate Doesn't Break New Ground
True religious freedom gives everyone the right to make personal decisions, including whether to use birth control, based on our own beliefs and according to what is best for our health and our families. It fiercely protects the rights of all of us to practice our faith. It does not, however, give anyone, including the bishops, the right to impose their beliefs on others (Sarah Lipton-Lubet, 2/16).
Boston Globe: Blunt Words For Brown
Why would a Republican hoping to be reelected in Massachusetts leap headlong onto Missouri Senator Roy Blunt's slippery-slope? In case you missed it, Brown cosponsored Blunt's legislation allowing employers to limit insurance coverage for treatments they find objectionable on moral or religious grounds. ... So any Catholic employer could refuse to cover contraception ... A Jehovah's Witness who believes blood transfusions are against God's will could refuse to provide coverage for those (Yvonne Abraham, 2/16).
The Wall Street Journal: Meet The ObamaCare Mandate Committee
Offended by President Obama's decision to force health insurers to pay for contraception and surgical sterilization? It gets worse: In the future, thanks to ObamaCare, the government will issue such health edicts on a routine basis — and largely insulated from public view. This goes beyond contraception to cancer screenings, the use of common drugs like aspirin, and much more (Dr. Scott Gottlieb, 2/16).
The Wall Street Journal: ObamaCare's Non-Tax Tax
The quicksilver qualities of the Affordable Care Act individual mandate penalties — what you pay if you don't buy government approved health coverage — are something to behold. Does the Obama Administration think they're a fine, a tax, or maybe something else? Well, that depends, as revealed in a telling exchange at a House budget hearing Wednesday (2/16).
Boston Globe: The Doomed But Useful Budget
Even before President Obama introduced his 2013 budget on Monday, the condemnatory e-mails from Republicans were rolling in: The budget raises taxes, especially on the rich; it does nothing to rein in entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid, the biggest drivers of projected future deficits. ... But Obama's budget is noteworthy nonetheless (Joshua Green, 2/16).
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Mr. President: Take A Stand On Entitlement Spending
What's really needed is a realistic, long-term approach to the biggest budget-eaters — military spending, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Those four broad categories occupy 68 percent of the space in the federal budget. With more than two-thirds of the federal budget consumed by military spending and insurance programs, cutting spending for everything else - as the GOP candidates propose — doesn't do much to bring budgets under control and harms the nation's well-being (2/14).
The Baltimore Sun: Health Exchanges Will Benefit Maryland families
It's no wonder Maryland families are so hard pressed to find good, affordable health insurance — premiums have outpaced earnings, and the field of insurance options is confusing. … That's why our Health Care for All Coalition is so excited about Gov. Martin O'Malley's health care bill (SB 238). By setting up a competitive insurance marketplace for private health insurance, also known as an exchange, this bill will give Marylanders more choice, more control and more peace of mind about their health care (Vincent DeMarco, 2/15).
The Seattle Times: More Cuts To Home-Care Workforce Will be Costly In The Long Run
As the Legislature considers more budget cuts on top of the more than $10 billion already slashed, a new report, "Why They Leave; Turnover Among Washington's Home Care Workers," shows that further targeting the long-term-care workforce would be costly to the state. One in five of the more than 42,000 people who care for seniors and people with disabilities lives in poverty, making barely more than $10 per hour on average (David Rolf, 2/15).
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Bachmann, Cravaak Push For Greater Health Plan Scrutiny
Two members of Minnesota's Republican congressional delegation have joined the push for greater scrutiny of state health plans' management of Medicaid patients. … Bachmann and Cravaack deserve credit for weighing in on a complicated issue, and their timing couldn't be better. Their concerns should add momentum to efforts underway at the Capitol to increase HMO transparency (Jill Burcum, 2/15).
Houston Chronicle: Texans Need Access to Basic Health Care
You know it's serious when the Harris County Hospital District, which provides more than a million outpatient visits a year in its community health centers, has to turn away at least 340 people a day who request appointments with a primary care doctor. ... We need to support all areas of adequate funding and resources that will enhance Texans' access to primary care (2/15).


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Home SPORTS	The last World Series to be played entirely on one site has much in common with this year's
The last World Series to be played entirely on one site has much in common with this year's
by The Other Press October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020
Pandemic Parallels
By Craig Allan, Staff Writer
The World Series is underway between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. This World Series is one of the most unique in baseball history, as the entire series will be played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. This is due to the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled large crowd events. This is the first time a World Series has been played entirely in one park since 1944. The 1944 series has many parallels to 2020; set in the backdrop of a global crisis, it featured two teams that, much like the Dodgers and Rays, were also polar opposites in money and support.
The 1944 World Series was held in Sportsman Park in St. Louis, between the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite sharing the same building, the two teams could not be more different. The Cardinals were a baseball powerhouse, tied with the New York Giants for most World Series championships by a National League team, and looking to take the lead. The Browns were the perennial losers of baseball. Not only did they not have a World Series championship in their entire 44-year history, they were the only team in all of baseball that had never been to a World Series.
The reason for this can be found back in 1920, when the Browns opened their new stadium, Sportsman Park, and the Cardinals agreed to pay them rent on the facility. For the Browns, this looked like a win. They had their own stadium, and their crosstown rival was paying them to use it. However, this was not the case; because the Cardinals were no longer paying money for the costly repairs and maintenance on a ballpark, they were able to use that money to pay for players. In 1926, Sportsman's Park hosted its first World Series, but it was the Cardinals who would not only be playing in their first World Series—they would go on to win the championship.
Little did the Browns know, they had subjected themselves to a vicious cycle of losing. They needed money in order to get good players, but in order to get money they needed fans to come to the games; in order to get fans to come to the games, they needed to put a good product on the field; in order to put a good product on the field, they needed money to pay good players, etc. The vicious cycle of losing went around in an unbreaking loop, that is, until 1944.
Nineteen-forty-four was the height of World War II for the United States. Because of this, many of the era's greatest players like Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio volunteered for the war effort. With the league's talent drained, the Browns had an opportunity; in a situation emblematic of their folly as a team, they were the least affected by the draft, as many of their players were deemed unfit for service. This gave the sad sack team some of the most experienced players in the game and led to them claiming the American League pennant.
If the Browns could win this series, maybe they could win the hearts of St. Louis. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be, as the Cardinals took the series and became the National League's most successful team. For the Browns, they would go on for a few more years which featured stunts, and silliness, but most of all, losing. In 1953, the Browns sold Sportsman's Park to the Cardinals and moved to Baltimore.
Seventy-six years later, many similarities can be seen between both series. A World Series played in a neutral site due to an out-of-control world event; the Dodgers, a team with the second highest payroll in the league going up against a Rays team with the third lowest payroll; a Rays team unable to get fans to the point that there is even talk of them relocating to Montreal. This is the battle of the have and the have-nots. Maybe the Rays can win, and do what the Browns couldn't, or maybe this is just a mirage. Only the future will tell.
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A new mobility program in the intensive care unit (ICU) at University of Minnesota Medical Center is improving patients' health, decreasing the length of ICU stays and giving families hope.
Nurse Manager Chris Linke, RN, BSN, (left) and Nurse Leah Chapman, RN, BSN, (right) led the development of a mobility program that is helping intensive care unit (ICU) patients heal.
The intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital is often a necessary stop for the most critically ill and injured patients who need continuous monitoring and treatment. But those prolonged stays can take a toll on a patient's body.
Days or weeks on bed rest in the ICU can cause muscle weakness that can last for much longer than the hospital stay itself. To limit those debilitating side effects, nurses staffing the ICU at the University of Minnesota Medical Center's East Bank Hospital started a rehabilitation program that gets ICU patients up and walking—even those who need medical support from life-saving machines.
The goals of the new ICU early mobility program at University of Minnesota Medical Center are simple: Reduce use of sedatives or painkillers in the hospital setting, promote faster healing through physical conditioning and improve the patient's quality of life.
The idea sprouted with Nurse Manager Chris Linke, RN, BSN, and other members of the surgical, medical and cardiovascular critical care units at University of Minnesota Medical Center.
To turn the idea into a reality, Linke and others established an interdisciplinary team of hospital specialists who interact with ICU patient. This included physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists and other specialists.
Linke and the team began with the most complex cases. "Our methodology was, if we could be successful with the most advanced and critically ill patient, we could make this work for everyone," Linke said.
For Linke and other ICU specialists, that meant the elderly.
Many patients are easily winded after long periods of inactivity, so Linke and the team employ breathing exercises in addition to progressive physical conditioning. The team also builds rest and recovery time into each mobility session in order to avoid over-exertion.
One by one, they started getting ICU patients out of bed. And the results were astounding.
"One big improvement that we've realized is the decreased time on a ventilator," Linke said. "This contributes to a quicker recovery, less time in the ICU and a huge cost savings." Patients have also experienced a reduction in other common ICU side effects, like muscle loss, restlessness, anxiety and delirium, Linke added.
And when patients or family members see other ICU patients walk down the hall, it gives them hope.
That was certainly true for Ben, who was one of the first ICU patients to try the program in 2017. "Being able to walk was very empowering, and I felt like I was contributing to my healing and recovery," he said.
Plans are now under way to integrate the early mobility program into other hospital ICUs throughout the University of Minnesota Health and Fairview Health system.