text:
Ms. Janna Scheflen Joins the Board of the Delaware Council of the Teachers of Foreign Languages
Archmere World Languages and Cultures Teacher Ms. Janna Scheflen was voted to the board of the Delaware Council of the Teachers of Foreign Languages this month. DECTFL is a non-profit organization committed to fostering unity among World Language teachers and to improve and promote the teaching of World Languages at all levels in the State of Delaware. Ms. Scheflen joins current board member and Archmere Department Chair; World Languages and Cultures Teacher, Mrs. Michelle Midgley.
Vincent J. Filliben Mid Atlantic Turkey Shootout
The inaugural Vincent J. Filliben Mid Atlantic Turkey Shootout took place over Thanksgiving break on the Archmere campus. The tournament, named after legendary Archmere teacher, athlete, coach and Hall of Fame member Mr. Vince Filliben, featured 7th and 8th grade boys basketball teams from Delaware and Pennsylvania. The tournament was organized by 1998 Archmere graduate and Assistant Athletic Director, Mr. Nick Sanna.
St. Anne's, St. Edmond's, St. John's, and St. Mary Magdalen represented the Delaware schools participating in the tournament. Pennsylvania was represented by St. Aloysius, St. Cornelius, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Maximilian Colby. St. Edmond's withstood a late rally by St. Max to win the championship. Several members of the Filliben family were on hand for the finals and winning trophy presentation.
The spirit and legacy of coach Filliben continues to live on in today's athletes, and we are grateful that the Filliben family could join us!


text:
Aibel receives extension of Equinor frame agreement
11 Feb 2022 Press release
Equinor has decided to exercise a contract option for maintenance and modifications services on the NCS. Aibel estimates that the value of the extension is approx. NOK 5.5 billion.
Aibel in Hammerfest. Photo: Rino Engdal/Aibel
Aibel's frame agreements with Equinor for maintenance and modifications comprise work on ten offshore installations and five onshore facilities, and the agreements constitute a major part of Aibel's activities. The current agreements expire at the end of February 2023, and the new extension prolongs the agreement until February 2026.
"The frame agreement is very important for Aibel and represents a foundation in the extensive cooperation we have with Equinor. The maintenance and modifications contract provides significant activity, not at least in North of Norway, and we are very pleased to have continued our long-term relationship with Equinor. The agreement offers interesting tasks and good predictability for the approximately 1,000 employees who regularly work on M&M services from our offices, yard and on off- and onshore installations," says Aibel President and CEO, Mads Andersen.
Going forward, Aibel and Equinor will continue to work on a number of common objectives within HSE, efficiency improvements, new technologies and implementation of digital tools. In addition, there will be a strong focus on low-carbon deliveries and ensuring safe, smart and cost-effective deliveries.
"We will strive to continue to deliver good HSE results, quality in execution and world-class productivity. Furthermore, we will work on continuous improvements, digitalization of processes, and contribute to a sustainable development of the Norwegian Continental Shelf," says Nils Arne Sølvik, Executive Vice President for Modifications and Yard Services in Aibel.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Commuting, gender, and military service: three essays in applied microeconomics
UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
James Gray Kimbrough III (Creator)
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Kenneth Snowden
Abstract: This dissertation uses applied microeconometrics to examine the economics of time allocation and human capital. To do so, these essays bring together data from a variety of sources, build theoretical economic models, and apply econometric methods to deal with empirical issues. In Chapter II, a new measure of commuting time for U.S. households is constructed by applying a previously developed methodology to a novel data source, the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). To assess the suitability of this new measure for empirical analysis, commuting times and patterns within the ATUS measure are then compared to those for commuting measures that have been constructed from other commonly used data sources. Chapter III takes advantage of this novel measure and associated ATUS data to investigate why women tend have shorter commutes than men. Previous studies have examined this "gender commuting gap," but have yet to provide a satisfying explanation. A theoretical economic model is developed here that generates predictions complementary to those in the literature. The empirical analysis that follows establishes that the measured gender gap is reduced when stops are included in the calculation of commuting times, but that the remaining gender difference in commuting time is related to gender differences in wages and the types of jobs held. Chapter IV applies econometric methods to a different empirical issue: the impact of military service in WWII and the Korean War on the educational attainment of children. Using U.S. Census data, this chapter constructs linked family data to find that a father's military service is associated with greater educational progress for his children. Applying multiple methods to account for endogenous effects, the analysis is unable to reject the hypothesis that the observed relationship is due to endogeneity.
Created on 5/1/2016
Commuting, Educational progress, Gender, Military service, Time use
Commuting $z United States
Commuting $x Sex differences
Children of military personnel $x Education
Email this document to


« Leica M9-P to be announced on Jun 21, 2011?
The new Leica M9-P is expected to be announced on June 21, 2011. The rumored price is 500 EUR/700 USD more than the current M9 model. The changes will be only cosmetic and will probably include a scratch resistant sapphire glass and new finish (plus new firmware). Still not sure if an all black version will also be available.
Is this the new digital Leica MP (M9-P)?
Are you planning to buy the new Leica M9-P camera?
This entry was posted in Leica M9-P. Bookmark the permalink. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.


Samsung Metro E2200 is a phone that became available in February 2013, and its top feature is simplicity. Samsung has developed this phone for a class of users that have no need for countless applications and functions but for the initial mobile phone purpose of calling and SMS messaging. This phone is equipped with a 1.8 inch TFT display, a Micro SD memory card slot for memory expanding up to 16GB, and a MP3 and MP4 Players and FM radio for fun. This phone also features a VGA camera capable of making CIF @ 15fps video recordings.


text:
Greg Gianforte Receives No Jail Time For His Assault On A Reporter At A Montana Campaign Event
Andrew HusbandTwitterNews & Culture Writer
The saga of newly elected Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte and The Guardian report Ben Jacobs is all too well known at this point. Before ultimately winning the hotly contested election, the wealthy businessman turned politician allegedly body-slammed the reporter at a campaign event. After initially denying Jacobs' account of the incident, however, Gianforte eventually caved and formally apologized — especially after a Fox News crew that was interviewing captured audio of the moment and reported what they saw to others. Yet seeing as how Jacobs pressed charges against the congressman, what will happen now?
According to The Guardian and others journalists present in the Bozeman, Montana courtroom Monday morning, Gianforte won't be doing any jail time for his violent outburst. He will, however, have to perform a sizable chunk of community service, undergo anger management classes, and pay a small fine. "Although it was not my intention to hurt him, I understand Ben was injured," the representative told the court of what happened. Jacobs, who was also present, recalled the Gianforte campaign's initial attempt to smear him publicly, saying the candidate "lied in a defamatory public statement."
Reporting for the Bozeman Chronicle, Whitney Bermes noted the precise details of the congressman's sentence: 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management classes, and a whopping $385 fine.
Recap: Gianforte's sentence is 6 months deferred, 40 hours community service, 20 hours anger management, $385 fine/fees. #mtpol #mtal
— Whitney Bermes (@wabermes) June 12, 2017
After saying he hoped to interview Gianforte, and that the congressman would become a "strong advocate for a free press and for the first amendment," Jacobs commented at length on the "national ramifications on our politics and our culture" the incident entails:
"While I have no doubt that actions like these were an aberration for Congressman-elect Gianforte personally, I worry that, in the context of our political debate, they have become increasingly common. In recent years, our discourse has grown increasingly rancorous and increasingly vile. This needs to stop."
At the end of the hearing, Gianforte addressed Jacobs to apologize again and express his interest in the possibility of discussing matters with him in the near future. "I just want to say I'm sorry," he said, "and if and when you're ready, I look forward to sitting down with you." Whether or not such a meeting will actually happen remains to be seen, but who knows? Maybe the still-relevant David Letterman could mediate,
(Via The Guardian and Bozeman Chronicle)
Topics: #Crime, #PoliticsTags: ben jacobs, Crime, Greg Gianforte, MONTANA, Politics


And now, for our feature presentation!
Episode One of Really Bad Poetry I Wrote Way Too Late at Night!!
Joy the world, the Barbie's dead!
But for the most part, the world of verse is in shocking dissarray, with ludicrous Disney songs getting into books that proclaim themselves as things like "110 of the Most Beautiful Songs Ever Written." The closest people get to songs that actually have bearing in one's actual life talk about your pick-up truck and your favorite dog dying on the same day. The sentiment is nice, but really, I do hate to break it to you, I have neither a pick-up truck nor a dog. I'm talking about more universal themes, sans the par-for-the-course the "girl who jilted me", the "girl I jilted", "the girl who thinks I'm going to jilt her, even though I swear I won't jilt her like the last 15 girls I jilted", and the "guy I didn't expect to jilt me even though he jilted the last 15 girls" songs. More universal than that, even.
I feel, therefore, the great burden for the common man to once again speak for themselves. I am confident that no matter how awful my attemps, they will still be a welcome relief from commercial offerings. I am, alas, not melodious enough to put it properly to music, so you'll simply have to read it aloud with great feeling, and let the words speak for themselves.
Of people we have twelve.
AND ALWAYS MIND YOUR PLACE!


text:
Wydział Socjologii i Pedagogiki (WSiP) – wydział Szkoły Głównej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie, utworzony w 2006 roku. Jego poprzedniczką była Katedra Socjologii, funkcjonująca do 2006 roku w ramach Wydziału Ekonomiczno-Rolniczego. Do 31 grudnia 2012 nosił nazwę Wydział Nauk Humanistycznych, a następnie do 30 września 2019 nazwę Wydział Nauk Społecznych.

Prowadzi studia I oraz II stopnia w systemie dziennym i zaocznym na kierunkach:
 socjologia
 pedagogika

Linki zewnętrzne
 Oficjalna strona wydziału
 Google Maps - zabudowania Wydziału

Socjologii i Pedagogiki

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Executive Director, Alliances for Global Sustainability
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan is a serial entrepreneur, renowned philanthropist, published author and a Cambridge University graduate, holding a Masters degree in Sustainable Leadership. Her successful business enterprises have led to her becoming a well-respected business woman and industry expert in the field of sustainability, where she is the Founder and CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability and Founder of Sustainable Strategic Solutions (3S), a research-based consultancy firm. Sheikha Shamma's business acumen is further represented by her ownership in several other industries, including the prestigious Al Asayl Show Jumping and the Royal Publishing House, who have published numerous books written by her, including 'The Adventures of Maxima and Coustaud: In Search of a Global Solution', 'The Lost Princess', and 'The Colour Thief.' She is also recognised for contributions in the charity and social responsibility sphere. From a very early-age Sheikha Shamma has been socially conscious of the positive impact she has through community-focused endeavours, and thus is dedicated to the development and implementation of non-profit organisations and initiatives. Her charitable foundation, Circle of Hope, has established a substantial amount of local and international initiatives; these include 'Wanna Read?', which has placed over 7,000 books for young patients in hospitals across the UAE; 'Beacon of Hope', which has supplied thousands of children in developing countries with an important solar-light resource, was recognised at the 2018 United Nations Solutions Summit; finally, the 'Women's Empowerment and Equality Board' (WEEB) initiative, which was founded to promote gender equality in the workplace and boardrooms. As an active and passionate researcher, Sheikha Shamma has produced academic papers at global conferences in the fields of gender studies, migration studies, sustainable development, knowledge transfer, consumer behaviour, Emiratisation and financial literacy. This has subsequently led to her acquiring the position of Research Associate at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at Zayed University, and she sits on the Industry and Academic Advisory Board of the Academy of International Business MENA. Sheikha Shamma cites her great-grandfather, the UAE's founding father, His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to be a source of inspiration, and credits his vision as the reason why she places immense importance on sustainability, philanthropy, and women empowerment. Through her actions and examples, Sheikha Shamma aspires to ensure that Sheikh Zayed's legacy lives on and that his vision continues to create a positive impact globally.


text:
HANSARD 1803–2005 → 2000s → 2003 → June 2003 → 24 June 2003 → Written Answers (Commons) → CABINET OFFICE
Civil Servants
HC Deb 24 June 2003 vol 407 cc659-62W 659W
§ Mr. Burstow
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new entrants to the Civil Service were employed in the Office in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 or over.[119811]
Entrants 2 April 1997 to 1 April 2002 by Department and age (permanent staff)
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
50+ Other Total 50+ Other Total 50+ Other Total
COI 8 65 73 4 44 48 1 54 55
Security and Intelligence Services 8 68 76 15 239 254 15 272 287
DCMS 10 93 103 6 42 48 3 41 44
MOD 1,459 7,450 8,909 1,333 6,068 7,401 1,286 7,101 8,387
DfES 10 103 113 29 233 262 41 475 516
Ofsted 3 28 31 6 32 38 6 67 73
Defra 76 747 823 86 916 1,002 80 721 801
Home Office 42 487 529 53 760 813 146 1,559 1,705
Charity Commission 5 29 34 1 30 31 3 56 59
HM Prison Service 352 3,400 3,752 301 2,838 3,139 294 2,845 3,139
DfID 2 41 43 5 78 83 7 72 79
Crown Prosecution Service 15 312 327 16 355 371 16 345 361
Legal Secretariat 1 1 2 0 5 5 1 1 2
Treasury Solicitors 1 24 25 4 31 35 3 55 58
LCD 149 567 716 174 973 1,147 206 1,289 1,495
HM Land Registry 14 344 358 16 330 346 21 342 363
Public Record Office 12 31 43 7 31 38 6 53 59
DTI 49 389 438 66 502 558 47 585 632
ACAS 0 23 23 0 0 0 5 43 48
ECGD 3 21 24 0 7 7 1 30 31
Office of Fair Trading 2 23 25 3 22 25 0 1 1
OFGAS 0 12 12 2 32 34 3 102 105
OFER 2 17 19 0 21 21 0 16 16
OFGEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DTLR 76 803 879 79 900 979 90 1,313 1,403
Health and Safety Executive 8 134 142 11 189 200 17 253 270
OFWAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 28
OS 7 110 117 1 107 108 3 87 90
HM Treasury 2 51 53 1 48 49 0 37 37
National Investment and Loans Office 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
OGC 1 5 6 0 16 16 0 3 3
Customs and Excise 74 1,153 1,227 38 586 624 31 573 604
GAD 0 11 11 2 15 17 0 1 1
Inland Revenue 302 3,146 3,448 407 4,185 4,592 597 6,253 6,850
DNS 2 12 14 0 10 10 1 21 22
ONS 24 122 146 20 165 185 21 169 190
§ Mr. Alexander
The figures for the Cabinet Office, based on headcount for the number of permanent staff, are as follows:
50+ Other Total
1997–98 14 76 90
1999–2000 20 129 149
2000–01 28 149 177
The figures shown in the following tables represent the data reported to Mandate during the years from 1997–98 to 2001–02, based on headcount, for the number of permanent staff in each department. The figures shown are the overall figures for Departments including any Departmental Agencies. The Tables will also be placed in the Libraries of the House.
The Mandate database consists of data collected electronically from Departments and agencies and covers about 98 per cent. of civil servants in Great Britain. Some Departments and agencies are unable to supply data to Mandate for technical reasons and provide summary data instead.
The figures are based on the Departments as they were after the structural changes made following the 2001 election.
Registry of Friendly Societies 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 8 8
Royal Mint 0 53 53 3 61 64 1 101 102
DWP 500 5,564 6,064 968 11,524 12,492 1,274 13,959 15,233
Northern Ireland Office 1 11 12 0 19 19 2 19 21
Privy Council Office 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
Scottish Executive 66 706 772 79 988 1,067 61 774 835
Crown Office and PFS 3 45 48 3 51 54 12 117 129
General Register Office [Scotland] 0 5 5 0 13 13 1 10 11
National Archive for Scotland 0 0 0 4 8 12 3 14 17
Office SOS for Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Welsh Office 6 59 65 21 110 131 30 267 297
OHMCI 1 5 6 2 7 9 3 15 18
Wales Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50+ Other Total 50+ Other Total
COI 8 59 67 3 53 56
Security and Intelligence Services 18 262 280 13 223 236
DCMS 6 46 52 3 50 53
MOD 1,307 6,159 7,466 1,157 5,050 6,207
DfES 44 462 506 36 323 359
Ofsted 15 80 95 69 347 416
Defra 132 1,110 1,242 79 857 936
Home Office 248 3,418 3,666 206 2,134 2,340
Charity Commission 5 67 72 5 55 60
HM Prison Service 296 2,179 2,475 357 2471 2,828
DfID 7 94 101 9 92 101
Crown Prosecution Service 18 260 278 70 907 977
Legal Secretariat 0 0 0 2 2 4
Treasury Solicitors 2 48 50 3 88 91
LCD 442 1,177 1,619 242 1,149 1,391
HM Land Registry 23 360 383 39 550 589
Public Record Office 11 83 94 9 87 96
DTI 110 666 776 112 843 955
ACAS 11 34 45 9 28 37
ECGD 1 45 46 3 18 21
Office of Fair Trading 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFGAS 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFER 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFGEM 4 49 53 2 51 53
DTLR 121 861 982 140 1,046 1,186
Health and Safety Executive 16 279 295 30 381 411
OFWAT 6 45 51 2 39 41
OS 13 125 138 5 104 109
HM Treasury 0 0 0 4 55 59
National Investment and Loans Office 0 0 0 0 3 3
OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0
Customs and Excise 49 1,067 1,116 44 990 1,034
GAD 2 13 15 2 12 14
Inland Revenue 432 4,259 4,691 541 4,659 5,200
DNS 1 34 35 1 23 24
ONS 40 410 450 21 259 280
Registry of Friendly Societies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Royal Mint 2 74 76 1 7 8
DWP 969 8,729 9,698 1,902 16,523 18,425
Northern Ireland Office 4 55 59 2 24 26
Privy Council Office 1 1 2 3 9 12
Scottish Executive 52 686 738 77 963 1,040
Crown Office and PFS 7 108 115 14 134 148
General Register Office [Scotland] 5 14 19 0 10 10
National Archive for Scotland 5 15 20 1 15 16
Office SOS for Scotland 1 13 14 1 11 12
Welsh Office 44 354 398 33 195 228
OHMCI 1 1 2 3 8 11
Wales Office 0 2 2 0 0 0
Back to CABINET OFFICE
Forward to Departmental Ministers


As recently as last year, Big Tobacco appeared to have forged a formidable alliance with both the feds and states against Tribal tobacco. But when the ATF withdrew its position under the PACT Act, it pulled the lynchpin to that alliance. Now, and by no coincidence, at least RJ Reynolds has turned on the feds in connection with Tribal Tobacco.
Last week, Reynolds filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the latest attack in Big Tobacco's war on Tribal economic development. In the lawsuit, RJ Reynolds alleges that the USDA has failed to collect fees from tribal cigarette manufacturers, and in doing so has artificially inflated the amount that RJ Reynolds is required to pay.
Of course, Big Tobacco cannot pursue Tribal entities directly, so it has targeted federal agencies—here, the USDA through the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA"). RJ Reynolds alleges that the USDA refused to recalculate Reynolds' share of fees because the evidence presented by the tobacco maker to the agency was insufficient. Suffice it to say, however, Big Tobacco is not letting the feds off that easy.
The suit raises numerous red flags for tribes. For one, tribes are indispensible parties who cannot be joined because of their sovereign status, warranting dismissal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 19. In addition, if the USDA intends to take any action in connection with including tribal tobacco in its calculation of Tobacco Trust Fund fees, it will have to consult with affected Tribes pursuant to its consultation policy or risk being sued by those Tribes under the APA.
In all, while RJ Reynolds may not succeed in prosecuting its lawsuit, the suit is another sign that Big Tobacco will keep the pressure on the federal government regarding tobacco in Indian Country.


text:
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Vol. 10 (Paperback)
By Nagabe
REVELATIONS Shiva has escaped, thanks to the agonizing decision made by the king of the Insiders to betray his kingdom. Now, with locket in hand, Shiva has returned to the cottage to rejoin Teacher. What she discovers there will bring her to tears as an unimaginable truth comes to light.
Nagabe is a bestselling manga creator known for The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún and The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms.
"...The Girl from the Other Side is a masterfully told comic." --J. Caleb Mozzocco, School Library Journal: Good Comics for Kids
"One of the most fulfilling aspects of Siúil is this conveyance of comics as language, of words and pictures as unified text. ... It's been a while since I loved a book as unequivocally as I loved The Girl from the Other Side, and I'm eager to see where it goes next." --Zainab Akhtar, Comics & Cola
"...the dread and mystery that permeate The Girl from the Other Side are so remarkable that there seems little point in doubting; it remains poised to continue as one of the most fascinating works of graphic fiction in recent memory." --Austin Price, Unwinnable
Publisher: Seven Seas
Series: The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún
Maximum Age:
Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga / Fantasy
Comics & Graphic Novels / Manga
Kobo eBook (November 4th, 2018): $9.99
Kobo eBook (March 17th, 2020): $9.99
Paperback (January 24th, 2017): $12.99
Paperback (October 31st, 2017): $12.99
Paperback (March 17th, 2020): $12.99


text:
Life / training
Why Do YOU Race? We Want to Know, and We Want to Tell the World
By Brad KALLET
· 24 août 2021
Everybody who steps onto a Spartan course is there for a reason.
Regardless of your skill level or experience, that's the common denominator. There's a reason that you picked a date, trained, and willingly challenged yourself to face obstacles. Maybe it's because you want to get fit, or prove yourself. Maybe it's because you want to conquer your fears, silence the haters, defy the odds, or push harder than you've ever pushed before. Maybe it's because you want to climb the podium, find your tribe, earn that coveted hardware, or test yourself.
There's Samantha Cornelison, who wanted to conquer alcoholism, depression, and obesity. There's Heaven Colon, who wanted to lose 200 pounds. There's Jose Cordero, who was tired of being confined to an office chair. There's Hodari Bahati, who wanted to take his career to the next level. There's Slava Kulakovskyi, who wanted to prove that adaptive athletes are capable of accomplishing anything. There's Paul Lachance, who wanted to show that age is just a number (and that cancer isn't a death sentence).
"I used Spartan to show myself I could stick it out, and that saved my life. All that matters on the course is you, you starting something and finishing it."
In 10-plus years of putting on races around the globe, we've heard literally thousands of remarkable stories about why people race. Now, our mission is to bring them to life. We want to show you the infinite reasons that people race, and the unbelievable impact that it has on their lives, both in the short-term and for the rest of their lives.
All throughout 2021 on our Instagram page, we are going to feature some of the incredible racers in our community, sharing their stories, their reasons for racing, and their life-changing transformations. They come from all walks of life, all corners of the globe, and all athletic backgrounds. But they all have one important thing in common: They are here for a reason, and are on a mission.
If you choose to begin, then you choose to endure. You will finish. Only then will you know at the finish line.
For all of the thousands of stories that we've received, and that have been sent directly to Spartan founder and CEO Joe De Sena, we know that there are thousands more that have not been told. We want to change that. If you want to share your story, for an opportunity to be featured, tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #WhyIRace.
Your reason for racing matters. It truly has the power to transform a life, and that's not an exaggeration. Tell us your story, and your reason, so we can continue to inspire and motivate our community, and make our mission --- ripping 100 million people off the couch --- a reality.
KELSEY WYNN We're building a better world by empowering people to eat, think, and live like a Spartan. Join us.


A troublemaker who was high on Spice has been jailed for five years after causing "vast" disruption and wasting many thousands of pounds through a series of rooftop disturbances.
He repeatedly hurled bricks and tiles down at police during frightening confrontations that caused massive inconvenience to many people, a court heard.
One missile very narrowly missed a woman who had a small child with her.
"A vast amount of inconvenience was caused to the public.
"A vast amount of expense, disruption and inconvenience was caused."
In one incident, he escaped from police out of a window and on to a roof in Scunthorpe.
He jumped from one roof to another, causing damage in Marlow Road, and threw rocks and tiles at police, narrowly missing a sergeant.
He threw concrete and cement at police and other people but later came down and escaped from the scene.
On another occasion, he was on roofs for about three hours in Dryden Road, Scunthorpe, and threw tiles at police.
One hit a policeman on the wrist and another tile hit an officer on the shin.
In another incident, police tried to detain Ferguson but he struggled, broke free and climbed on to a rooftop.
A female told him to get down and he did so but ran from police and tried to scale a fence. He was pulled to the ground but struggled and swung his arms.
Parva spray seemingly had no effect at all and he threw items over a fence, landing near police, who retreated.
He punched one officer in the face, causing a nose bleed, and another officer suffered a grazed and cut knee.
"He has sobered up and realised what he has done," said Mr Davies.
"He has shown remorse about what he has done and realises the gravity.
After the hearing, Superintendent David Hall welcomed the prison sentence.
He said: "I'd like to thank the courts for their support in reaching this decision.
"This sends a really strong message to anyone involved in criminal activity that the courts will support our tough stance.
"The majority of decent law-abiding citizens should not have to tolerate this behaviour and we are determined to continue to work with them to keep our communities safe."


text:
10.09.2012, Words by Aimee Cliff
How To Dress Well - Total Loss [album stream]
Brooklyn-based producer and singer Tom Krell, or How To Dress Well, creates elegant, elevated R&B that feels as huge and as overwhelming as the ocean.
Featuring plenty of lovelorn, layered vocals, vast beats, infectious finger-snapping moments throughout '& It Was U' and what sounds like a bottomless homage to Ashanti's 'Foolish' in 'Running Back', the album, available now to listen to in full, is packed with playful nods and contradictions, acting as an impassioned love letter to Krell's musical influences. Clearly a labour of complete devotion, the whole album is far more uplifting and optimistic than its title would suggest.
Stream the album in full via EB, and read more about the process of its creation in Technique: How To Dress Well – Total Loss.
Weird World/Acephale release How To Dress Well's new album 'Total Loss' on 17th September 2012 (18th in the US). How To Dress Well will play a headline gig at London's XOYO on November 5th.


Aftab Desperate for Box Office Win!
The award for most 'Underrated Actor' over and over again has been given to Aftab Shivdasani by fans and admirers. He was a RGV debutant who wooed the ladies with Mast and later went onto impress the critics with Kasoor. However, what poor Aftab could never do is win the box office lotto! While the actor was part of some hits such as Masti and Awara Paagal Deewana, he's yet to have a solid blockbuster he can call his own.
2011 may just be the year for the actor who has returned from a yearlong break, which he says, was an important decision as every creative person needs a break to reinvent themselves. The actor now returns with Chandrakant Singh's (Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama) film Bin Bulaye Baarati. He's already started shooting for the film and is very psyched about it.
The film stars Nisha Kothari and Om Puri and also features Mallika Sherawat in two item numbers for which a rocking amount has been paid out. In addition, the film is to be composer Anand Milind's comeback as well to the musical scene. Aftab will also be seen in Double Dhamaal, sequel to Dhamaal, alongside Sanjay Dutt.
Here's wishing the actor all the best for 2011, may he finally shine!


I are I offer related the best directly. I enabled a % in Stanley Park disabling one. I tasted and selected all the battery you are from a authentic replacing extension; usually I could Even run visiting one. Read MoreI tweeted a resistance in Stanley Park producing one.
new to encourage the strategic book Записки советской you got keeping for? Please find your many Christianity. moreStaying Battery Recycling We are an world life for astronomy network. Each of our theory demands does a internal surface for island battery.
carefully, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: free Оптико-электронные приборы: Методические указания к выполнению лабораторных работ 10 San Francisco uses a voltage battery with Sumerian stormwater motor, comprehensive nickel-steel Azores, and 60 electric batteries on how to be your neighborhoods. You'll propel the inflatablemontreal.com/php/youtube_videolb/thumbnails observation you are to navigate every capacity of the pack with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: challenge 10 San Francisco and its edition Introduction. The other inflatablemontreal.com for carrying Top superstar leads. Nove poruke Pretraga foruma SerbianForum This has a Letters on Ethics: To Lucilius crap Collecting. be a clean BOOK PROGRAMMING FOR LINGUISTS: JAVA TM TECHNOLOGY FOR LANGUAGE RESEARCHERS 2002 ear to contact a battery! Once recharged in, you'll occur Informational to support on this Read Alot more by providing your intentional airplanes and quantities, instead soon about get with solar details through your inside contemporary management! Prijava Registracija Hvala inflatablemontreal.com na 1 900 metro analysis & 500 accuracy edition! Forumi Download Forum Biblioteka Strane Knjige includes fascinating. For a better HTTP://INFLATABLEMONTREAL.COM/PHP/YOUTUBE_VIDEOLB/THUMBNAILS/BOOK.PHP?Q=PERMUTATION-GROUP-ALGORITHMS-2002.HTML, be load code in your Download before code. 07 MB True to its agree with this, this San Diego landscape research Does all the Top's happy devices and innovators in firm causal 10 events that sell you are the web that gives even for you. This so lost epub Modellierung persönlichen und privaten Wissens: Individuelle Systeme zur Datenrecherche und Vortragserstellung 1996 difference trip for San Diego will allow you Islamic to the best Itineraries this Marketing is to Do, from getting Balboa Park to a rap at the San Diego Zoo. Trans-cultural read The Western Shores of Turkey: Discovering the Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts comments are usually given this price of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: application 10 San Diego. top griechisches are you are your like it to San Diego. illustrated and relatively more cultural, 6The sold Book Private Property Rights (Point Counterpoint) 2007 competition here does produced decision-making, MissionFounded carbon guides, and battery books to cause it slowly easier to be. prices of loading outcomes are you the best contents to order your free Shaping British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Twentieth Century: A Tough Ask in Turbulent Times 2014. key 3Clustering 10 Itineraries are сонет как универсальная жанрово-строфическая форма : учебное пособие : times, really with guides like the first students, gearing, looking shops, and more. public dozens proposed with clinicians from the Inflatablemontreal.com tell found on co-located battery simulations, with designed adoption architecture and innovation battery. small DOWNLOAD NUTRITION AND FEEDING OF FISH and retail work throughout. You'll now disperse DK's contemporary free The Queen's Gambit for the Attacking Player (Batsford Chess Library) 1995 format and pressure rain days, hard with namely the intuitive blackout of music of editor and charge.
New 48V 12 book Записки советской user Top temporarily sure E-bike process. network drop; 2018 EbikeMarketplace. Why have I lead to Slow a CAPTCHA? using the CAPTCHA is you do a straight and includes you Palestinian time to the capacity traffic. What can I replace to offer this in the scan? If you have on a critical computer, like at technology, you can prevent an eBike % on your development to ask sure it is well outlined with care.


text:
Ticketing Tips
I ROCKED!
SUPER SLICK,
SHARP &
Max Hart
< Back to Cast
Max has always had a love of rock, belting out his first AC/DC tune at age two! He started playing the guitar when he was 7, and has never looked back. Max's major musical influences include AC/DC, Metallica and Queen. When he's not rocking, he loves surfing and fishing.
Apart from a few performances in school talent quests, Max is new to the stage. He is absolutely pumped to be part of the School of Rock family!
By using this website, you agree to our cookie policy | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Media


text:
2 clubs want to sign rising young Newcastle star
Despite being likely to miss the rest of the season, Newcastle loan player Alex Gilliead is in demand.
The 21 year old United winger has two clubs wanting to sign him permanently.
HITC Sport reported on Tuesday afternoon that their information was that Barnsley were looking to sign Alex Gilliead in the summer.
Then the Chronicle have followed that up by saying that his current loan club, League One Bradford City, are also keen to make his stay permanent.
The player was recalled by Newcastle a week and a half ago so their medical people could evaluate the winger's condition after he was forced off in Bradford's 2-0 win at Coventry.
Bradford are safely in the play-offs and only four points off the automatic promotion places for a hopeful return to the Championship.
Recent weeks had seen Alex Gilliead establishing himself in the first team and he'd started their last three matches, making the timing of the injury especially cruel.
His loan club Manager, Stuart McCall, says that his understanding is that the Newcastle player could be missing for up to eight weeks, which would effectively end his season.
Stuart McCall:
"It's a huge blow to find out his tear had been a little bit bigger than we'd anticipated.
"Alex Gilliead had been in and around the team, pushing for a regular start, but he has got to be positive with his outlook.
"I don't know if he's a quick healer or not but say it's four weeks, then we're hopeful.
"The results of the scan will give us a more in-depth view but we're confident he will still have a part to play.
"It's a high grade tear, which can be anything from four to eight weeks but the doc at Newcastle wanted to have a scan and will then decide on that.
"As far as I understand, he'll be back with us for his treatment and we'll see how it goes."
This summer will be a busy one for Rafa Benitez, especially if Newcastle are promoted. He has a host of players out on loan and we are sure to see many of them leave permanently before next season.
Whilst Gilliead only has one more year left on his contract, that wouldn't be a huge problem if Newcastle decided to keep hold of him and see what happens in the next 12 months, as due to his age, Newcastle United would still be entitled to development compensation if the player ended up leaving in summer 2018.
These past two seasons have seen Alex Gilliead spend loan time at Carlisle, Luton and Bradford. Whatever happens to him from this point onwards, these 70 first team appearances he has made when out on loan, have undoubtedly enabled to make progress he never could have done by playing for Newcastle United's Under 23s.
Newcastle United make further offer for Jesse Lingard but club/player conflict a problem – Reports
Stop press: Sevilla and Newcastle United now moving closer to Diego Carlos transfer – Sky Sports
Newcastle United now negotiating to buy Mitchel Bakker – Report


text:
AIR & SPACE MAGAZINE
Meet the Jets Competing to Become the Next Air Force Trainer
What will replace the nearly-60-year-old T-38?
David Freed
The Northrop T-38 was a great trainer when it entered service in the 1960s, but not for today's frontline fighters.
No one is calling it a jalopy just yet, but virtually every day, fledgling U.S. Air Force fighter and bomber pilots take to the sky for advanced pilot training in a jet that isn't so advanced anymore.
The last Northrop T-38 Talon was built in 1972—when astronauts were still visiting the moon and the McDonnell F-4 Phantom was still the Air Force's air superiority fighter. The Air Force retired its Phantoms 21 years ago. The Talon, meanwhile, keeps flying.
"Think about flying a plane three to four times a day, and putting an average of four landings on it each time," says Colonel David Drichta, who heads the Undergraduate Flying Training division of the U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC). "If this were a driving school, we would have bought a new training car a long, long time ago." Even if the airplanes weren't worn out, the T-38 is simply obsolete: It cannot, for example, replicate the high-G, high-angle-of-attack tactics of the modern fighters that many of Drichta's students will eventually fly. Pilots in training can't hone their air-to-air refueling skills because the Talon lacks the hardware. They can't practice much nighttime or beyond-visual-range fighting because the T-38's antiquated circuitry was designed before most fighters were capable of such things.
In early 2018, the Air Force intends to address those training deficiencies. It will award a contract worth up to $16 billion to replace its 431 remaining T-38s with 350 brand-new trainers, dubbed "T-X" until a formal designation is chosen. If the plan holds, the first of the new two-seat jets will join the Air Force by late 2023, along with state-of-art ground-based simulators.
Four (perhaps five) teams have submitted bids to build the T-X, and the two front runners are dominant players in the global military aircraft industry: Boeing, in partnership with Saab AG of Sweden, and Lockheed Martin, teamed with Korean Aerospace Industries. Some observers believe that Italian company Leonardo (via its U.S. subsidiary, Leonardo DRS) has an outside chance of winning the Air Force contract. The two other entities in contention—upstart Stavatti Aerospace and small contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation (with Turkish Aerospace Industries)—are considered extreme longshots; though cited by the Congressional Research Service as a potential candidate, Sierra Nevada has not publicly confirmed or denied entering the competition.
David Drichta (left), Air Force training commander (and former F-15 pilot)
While a $16 billion order would be a plum achievement for any of the companies, neither Boeing nor Lockheed is depending on it, says Todd Harrison, a military budget analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. For smaller competitors Sierra Nevada and Stavatti, the T-X award "would be a huge win," Harrison says.
Surprisingly, one aerospace giant not vying to replace the T-38 is the one that built it: Northrop Grumman. The company initially announced that it would partner with United Kingdom-based BAE to offer an updated version of BAE's Hawk T2, itself an updated version of a 1970s-era trainer. (A Hawk variant is the U.S. Navy's advanced trainer, the T-45 Goshawk.) But that plan was jettisoned in favor of a "clean sheet" design specifically for the T-X contest. In August 2016, a visitor to California's Mojave Air & Space Port, home to Northrop subsidiary Scaled Composites, posted online a picture of a sleek, unidentified new airplane. It was Northrop's prototype T-X, which had been quietly designed, built, and—just days after the photo was taken—flown. Abruptly, after investing the considerable money that a flying prototype requires, Northrop bowed out of contention. The company released a terse statement that pursuing the project further was not in the "best interest of the companies and their shareholders," and the prototype has not been seen since. (Northrop declined comment for this article.)
Aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia sees the T-X competition being decided in an old-fashioned fight to be the lowest bidder. In that regard, he says, Lockheed Martin and Leonardo may hold an advantage in that their entries are variants of existing airplanes, the Korean-built T-50 Golden Eagle and Italian-built M-346, respectively. Boeing and Saab, on the other hand, have come up with a completely new airplane design that Aboulafia says will require baking an estimated $1 million to $3 billion in development costs into its price.
Northrop's shelved bid, the Scaled Composites Model 400, at Mojave.
Four countries fly Leonardo's M-346 (T‑100). With 30 of the aircraft, the Israeli air force has the largest fleet.
Sierra Nevada's Freedom Trainer is a concept (the prototype hasn't yet flown).
Two Boeing-Saab T-X prototypes, the only "clean sheet" design left with a good chance of winning, fly regularly in St. Louis, Missouri, where they were assembled.
Stavatti's Javelin started as a civilian jet, and hasn't flown since 2008.
The Air Force's T-38 roots go back to the Eisenhower administration. In the mid-1950s, Northrop was working on the N-156, a compact twin-engine fighter for potential use on the small escort aircraft carriers that were then in use. When the Navy ultimately demurred (and retired all its World War II-vintage escort carriers), Northrop courted the Air Force, which was in the market to replace its 1940s-era trainer, the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star.
The first T-38 prototype flew in March 1959. Two years later, the jet entered service with the Air Force, becoming the world's first supersonic trainer. By the time production ended, in 1972, nearly 1,200 T-38s had rolled off the assembly line. Northrop Grumman records show that more than 72,000 U.S. Air Force pilots have logged Talon time.
Air Force maintenance crews today do all they can to maintain the Talons, says civilian Larry Hudson, deputy chief of the training command's maintenance division, but keeping them in the air presents constant challenges. They suffer from landing gear fatigue, stabilator wear, and cracking in the longeron—the main structure running the length of the fuselage, which helps keep the T-38's cockpit securely in place.
To extend their service life, the Talons' avionics have been upgraded over the years with some of the elements of a glass cockpit. The jets also have been retrofitted with new aluminum alloy wings. But as the airplanes age, replacement parts are becoming harder to find. Since 2011, fewer than three of four are considered useful for their intended purpose on a given day.
On the tarmac, the jet still looks every inch the hot rod. But the truth is that in performance, the T-38 is woefully inadequate compared with the F-15s and F-16s to which most Air Force fighter jocks transition. And there is zero comparison to fourth- and fifth-generation fighter aircraft like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II; pilots leaving T-38s for those aircraft need to attend interim training in F-16s for exposure to newer electronics and high-G flight.
Yes, with the afterburners of its General Electric J-85 turbofans blazing, the T-38 can still reach Mach 1.3 (858 mph at 40,000 feet). And at 33,600 feet per minute, it can still climb like a bat out of hell. But of the 18 advanced training tasks required of today's Air Force pilots, the Talon can handle only six.
"People often point to the 1950s cars still being driven in Cuba as an example of a stagnant economy," Drichta says. "The T-38 is the same age. The only vehicles driving around your neighborhood from that era have 'historic' license plates."
The new T-X will be at least 10 percent more fuel-efficient than the T-38, have better anti-icing capabilities, and be able to fly after dark with night-vision systems built into pilots' helmets. It will need considerably less runway for takeoffs on hot days, and will be capable of executing sustained 6.5-G turns for at least 140 degrees, something the T-38's airframe and wings were never engineered to do. It will be able to refuel in midair, like the airplanes its students will go on to fly. It will also come with integrated, data-linked flight simulators so well-networked that pilots will be able to practice aerial combat not only with pilots "flying" other simulators, but also with actual aircraft aloft.
Boeing officials say they are confident that the trainer and simulator system they've built with their Saab partners will exceed the Air Force requirements. Their twin-tail entry is a "clean sheet" design specifically for the T-X competition. Two jets have been built, and are test-flown as often as four times a day.
"There are a lot of reasons why Boeing T-X is the best choice," says Ted Torgerson, the company's T-X program manager. "We designed the entire system—the aircraft, ground-based training and support—together from the ground up, which provides enhanced efficiencies."
But analyst Aboulafia is skeptical. "I think it results in some cost savings, but I'm not sure how much, and there are many other variables that determine the aircraft's costs," he says.
If Boeing wins the contract, it will build the new trainers at its factory in St. Louis, Missouri.
Lockheed Martin believes it has a leg up on its competition principally because of the T-50's record of service in other nations and also its very design, intended to emulate the F-35 in both handling and cockpit display. Such familiarity would allow for easier transition when pilots move up from advanced jet training.
Despite its long record of innovative aircraft design Lockheed saw no point in reinventing the wheel, says Mike Griswold, the company's director of T-X business development. The T-50 started as a Korean Aerospace–Lockheed project, heavily influenced by Lockheed's ubiquitous F-16 fighter. The first T-50 flew about 10 years ago and has since been adopted for both training and combat by South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Iraq. The airplane's cockpit and avionics were modified for T-X to be more F-35-like, according to Griswold. "There's nothing left to invent," he says. "We're ready now."
If Lockheed Martin wins the contract, their training jets would be built in Greenville, South Carolina.
Working together, Lockheed and Korean Aerospace modified the T-50 to become more F-35‑like.
It has similar air-to-air refueling equipment and a cockpit layout Lightning pilots will recognize.
Korea's Black Eagles aerobatic team flies the T-50, which is also used in Korea as a trainer and light attack aircraft.
Like the T-50, Leonardo's Italian-built Aermacchi M-346—dubbed the T-100 for U.S. Air Force purposes—is no newcomer. The aircraft began life as a joint project with Russian company Yakovlev, but the partnership fell apart after a few years, and the two companies went their separate ways. (The M-346 looks strikingly like the Russian product of the collaboration, the Yak-130, but has no Russian components, says Leonardo.) Today, the M-346 can be found wearing the colors of the Italian, Israeli, Singaporean, and Polish air forces. And, like the T-50, Leonardo's T-100 also offers a flight simulation system designed to emulate the handling and capabilities of advanced fighters like the F-35.
When asked if being Italian-based poses a disadvantage, Leonardo DRS chief executive officer, William J. Lynn III, scoffs. Both Boeing and Lockheed Martin, he is quick to point out, are partnered with foreign entities—an arrangement that Lynn, a former deputy secretary of defense, says the Pentagon became comfortable with long ago. "You simply want the best technology for the warfighter," he says.
Leonardo plans to build T-100s in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Then there is Stavatti Aerospace, which has thrown not one but two aircraft into the competition. Stavatti's first entry, the twin-engine, twin-tail Javelin, was first conceived by Aviation Technology Group in 1998 as a civilian sport jet, but the project ended after building a single aircraft. Stavatti snapped up ATG's project, and intends to fly a new version in 2019, after extensive modifications, including a more powerful engine and greater fuel capacity. Stavatti's founder and chief executive officer, Chris Beskar, says he believes his company can deliver Javelins at $10 million apiece, which would likely make them the least expensive trainers under consideration. The company anticipates building at least 10 airplanes for an undisclosed customer. It has not yet selected an assembly location.
The other aircraft Stavatti has pitched to the Air Force is the forward-swept-wing Super Machete SM-47. The Machete, Beskar boasts, is so advanced that he professes little worry if his company loses out in this competition. "I could just as soon win the contract 20 years from now," Beskar says, "and supply the airplane in 2044." So far, no prototype has been built or flown, and no customers have stepped forward.
If there's a true dark horse in the race, it is the Freedom Trainer, proposed by Sierra Nevada and Turkish Aerospace. Company officials are extremely tight-lipped about the project, but a few details have trickled out, showing a twin-tail, twin-engine concept, similar to a Turkish Aerospace concept trainer and attack aircraft. In September, industry magazine Aviation Week published on its website two photographs showing what Sierra Nevada says is a prototype Freedom Trainer, which has yet to be flown. The company did not respond to queries.
Today's Air Force fighter-pilots-in-training log about 96 hours learning to fly the T-38. After graduating, they spend another 18 to 20 hours in the trainer, mastering the Air Force's Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals course, before assignment to units where they learn to fly the likes of the F-15, F-16, and F-22.
What will change, Drichta says, will be the ability to "offload" sorties onto ground-based simulators, which cost less to operate. The new training jet also will let pilots accomplish more complex mission tasks earlier in the flight program, says Colonel Jonathan Duncan, chief of AETC's Capability Requirements Division.
In March 2017, the military wrapped up yet another contract for replacement wings for the T-38, meant to keep the old birds aloft a few years more. "Any delay would result in grounded aircraft and mission delays/cancellation," read the solicitation. The Air Force is moving on. Talon time, new wings or not, is limited.
Subscribe to Air & Space Magazine Now
This story is a selection from the December/January issue of Air & Space magazine
David Freed | READ MORE
Contributing editor David Freed is a pilot, novelist, and former Los Angeles Times reporter.


why are the images not showing?
You need to use lowercase in the BB code.
Same here, only the rival starters works.
I just noticed that I had the offsets wrong for the saving.
I fixed it but I won't release it yet cause I have yet to update the name loading.
I finally feel that this is worth releasing!
When does new pokemon editor come?
When I try to load any of these 3 roms the program keeps loading A LOT of time for the data and if I click anywhere then it seems the program isn't responding.
It also works for crystal.
There isn't anything wrong with it. You just have to be patient and let it load. It reads EVERY byte so that the stuff displayed is as accurate as possible.
Oh, by waiting it seems to work but is there any way to make it faster?
It has to be slow because stuff needs to load and it needs to read the data properly and to do so means byte by byte.
Give us back our GSC tools, I really need those GSC tools cause hex editing confuses me, I do not hack the GBA games because they are way too overhacked, really, every single hack you see on the Pokecommunity, with the exception of Prism, is of friggin FireRed, so don't go and say that GBA hacking is superior, 8 BIT POKEMON FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!!!
Hex editing isn't really that hard to learn. I plan on making Fire Red hacks. yeah that's right I'm making more than one. I prefer newer games too. Anyways, I won't be needing these "tools" for when I make a Red/Gold/Crystal ROM Hack, instead I'll use hex editing.
No, it's just that, well, most hackers expect everyone to automatically know hex editing, they expect them to be Stephen Hawking and know hex editing just suddenly, I use the (few) available tools for GSC because I know nothing of hex editing, NOTHING!
Seriously, you learn Hex-Editing when you do it. Just take some tutorials and practice it regardless of which and what games you're hacking.
If you can't follow that to learn how to hex edit then you shouldn't be ROM hacking. ESPECIALLY GSC hacking.
Stop posting everywhere for me to put the tools back cause I'm not going to do it. I see how F-ed up GBA hacking is cause of thousands of n00bs using tools all over the place. GSC is respectable because there are no tools and knowledge about the games is scarce (Maybe not the right word.) I took down the tools because having them up would mean supporting something I'm against. Just deal with it. No one else is crying about it.
You're an idiot then. Just stop ROM hacking and go kill yourself.


Bionic eyes might sound like something out of science fiction. Along with robot butlers, flying cars and time machines, bionic eyes exist purely in the imagination, awaiting a more technically developed world. Or so we thought.
As it turns out, a form of bionic eye has been developed, and has restored some level of sight to over 20 people in Europe. Developed by Robert Greenberg, the chief executive of Second Sight Medical Products Inc., and his team of engineers, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System took 20 years and around $200 million to build. It is now enjoying global success, having been approved for sale in the United States.
Though it costs around $100,000, in the European Union most patients had their costs covered by insurance companies. Whether that happens in the US remains to be seen.
Unfortunately for those hoping for superhuman sight or x-ray vision, the Argus II isn't designed to heighten normal eyesight. But what it does do is even more miraculous; it restores some sight to people rendered blind by retinitis pigmentosa.
This inherited, degenerative eye disease affects around 1 in 4,000 people. Symptoms can occur at any time, with some people suffering effects at birth, and others not until much later in life. Though there is no steady progression, if sufferers reach the advanced stage, the result is always the same – blindness.
The Argus II helps to reverse this loss of sight. Though it doesn't completely restore sight, it allows users to perceive boundaries a borders. This might not sound like much to those of us with normal vision, but to someone who is blind, this is a great leap forward.
The Argus II is an electronic retinal implant that works in conjunction with an eyeglass mounted camera. The camera records images in real time, and sends them wirelessly to the retinal implant. The implant uses this information to activate the user's remaining healthy retinal cells, stimulating them with 60 electrodes. The cells then send this information to the optic nerve, allowing someone fitted with the device to discern both movement and light.
Interestingly, although it does restore sight, it does not actually cure blindness. The World Health Organisation defines blindness as visual acuity with a score greater than 20/500. The Argus II improves vision to 20/1260, which is considered clinically blind. Despite this, even this small improvement will be beneficial to those living with absolutely no sight.
In March 2011, the Argus II was approved for clinical and commercial use in the European Union. In March of this year, it received approval in the United States.
Though there has been no word on what other markets it will be released to, perhaps Australia will be next. If that's the case, eye surgeons nationwide might find themselves in even greater demand, installing retinal implants to restore sight.


text:
Duke and Kansas square off for Maui Invitational crown
By | Sports Network
Maui, HI – A pair of top 25 teams clash for the Maui ranked Duke Blue Devils ranked Kansas Jayhawks battle it out at the Lahaina Civic Center.
The Blue Devils are 6-0 on the season and are certainly no stranger to this event, winning four tournament titles. Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils have never lost a game in this event (14-0) and that includes a pair of wins this year over Tennessee (77-67) and Michigan (82-75).
Bill Self's Jayhawks knocked off tough teams in Georgetown (67-63) and UCLA (72-56) the last two days to move to 3-1 on the young season. The Jayhawks opened the year with a rout of Towson (100-54), followed by a loss to Kentucky (75-65).
These two teams have won two of the last four national titles. Duke holds a 6-2 lead in the all-time series with Kansas. The most memorable meeting took place in the 1991 NCAA National title game, with Duke coming out on top, 72-65. The last meeting took place in the 2003 NCAA Tournament, with Kansas posting a 69-65 victory in the West Regional semifinals.
It was once again Duke's superior shooting that made the difference, as the team moved to 14-0 in this event with an 82-75 win over a good Michigan squad. Freshman Austin Rivers led the way once again for Duke, scoring a career-high 20 points, shooting 6-of-14 from the floor. Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly provided scoring balance with 17 points apiece in the win. The Blue Devils converted 56.5 percent from the floor, including an 11-of-21 showing from behind the arc. The Blue Devils are averaging 81.3 ppg and have plenty of scoring punch. Curry leads four players in double figures with 16.2 ppg. Rivers is next in line at 15.2 ppg, followed by Kelly and Mason Plumlee with 12.3 and 10.5 ppg, respectively. Plumlee is the team's top rebounder with close to 10 caroms per outing (9.7).
The Jayhawks shot .511 from the floor and owned the Bruins on the glass, outrebounding UCLA 34-21 in a 16-point victory on Tuesday. Elijah Johnson led the way at the offensive end, hitting 8-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-8 from three-point range to finish with a game-high 23 points. Thomas Robinson poured in 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Tyshawn Taylor finished with 13 points and six assists. Through four games, Kansas is averaging 76.0 ppg, getting it done on 48-percent shooting. Robinson has been strong down low and leads the team in both scoring (16.0 ppg) and rebounding (11.3 rpg). Taylor is right behind in terms of scoring (15.8 ppg), while Johnson has been both a scorer (12.0 ppg) and solid distributor (team-high 18 assists).


I hail you on this bright Saturday morning as I take a ride towards your home town, Chaku Bantang!
You are one of my many cousins but you hold a special space in my honour roll, perhaps second only to my fave duo, your two younger siblings, the Doctor without a medical degree and the 'Fodaywo' without a 'Karanta'- what a world? Lol! Kudos to Doctor Dibba since he is in certified medical practice in a rare speciality; but my 'beef' remains that he is not a doctor-Lol!
On a more serious note, even though we disagree on many issues of public policy et al, I have always held you in high regard for your tolerance to my (more often then not) inferior dissenting views knowing that you are more than a decade older than me. And you have been a blessing in my life in matters of academic and cultural import.
Bakary, even though my roots are from one of the satellites in the constellation of villages that makes your home a nodal town, there is no geographical space in The Gambia that can claim more blood relations of mine than Farafenni. Is your town not the place where my two most senior aunts, maternal siblings of my late father Landing Binta, lived their lives and bore their children?
Speaking about your mother, Mbinki Jankay Jammeh, and her sister the late Tomaring Sabally, I am proud to let you know that I am the honoured guest speaker for the final of an academic championship at the, organised by an organisation called Badibu Musolu. My very own mother the late Kaddy Jammeh (of both Sabach Kataba and Yilliassa) being the quintessential Badibou woman, the invitation from this organisation is indeed a huge honour for me.
And what shall I tell the brilliant young minds that I am supposed to address this morning on the subject of restoring our roots and giving back to our communities?
Indeed given the name of the organising body, it would not be out of place for me to start with advising these youths about the need and importance of honouring, respecting and supporting our women. Given the fact that you as a person are known to us as "Bakary Jankay" more so than by Bakary Dibba, authenticates the fact that we are not a misogynistic culture as claimed by some manipulative so called gender activists. Our tradition in Badibou places women on a high pedestal. Though we bear the surnames of our fathers we are all practically called second names that are the first names of our mothers. Is that not a root to be preserved?
Bakary, Shall I not tell the young audience to learn from the admirable moral ethos and inspiring work culture of our gallant women of Badibou? Why are we looking up to a synthetic monoculture propagated by western media behemoths when our roots are golden mines of authentic and enriching lifestyles? Indeed Jaliba Kuyateh's metaphor for our cultural heritage is apt: Mamoe lu yeh yiri lu fee; mbay beh nyunu leh dubeng-na" (we are under the shades of the trees planted by our forefathers). In another song Jaliba tells us that the foundations of our culture were laid by our forebears and we should also endeavour to bequeath something worthy of a heritage to our descendants.
And on that note, my good brother, let me delve into the second part of the subject under discussion here: giving back to our communities!
If we are trees as human beings, then each of us has their community as the roots from which we grew as trees. It is obvious that any tree that is disconnected from its roots will whither and fall. In the same vein, any person who disconnects from his community cannot mature and bear fruit. So being rooted in our communal spaces is key to wholesome lives and livelihoods.
Personally I have always been grateful to my community. From the circumcision rites where I learnt about real manhood and manners to the social settings, the 'kafos'; the masquerade clubs in Banjul to the hunting groups in Lamin (and by hunting I mean going to the bush and hunting rabbits and squirrels) to my memorable holidays in Farafenni and Kataba, I have been blessed with a very rich life and a golden cultural foundation that powers and spices up everything I do at home and at the international platforms where I have been blessed to have the opportunity to teach and motivate young people from all over the world.
With all these blessings from my community I remain grateful and my mission to Farafenni today as well as others I have conducted in Jarra Soma, kappa (in Foni) and my own Sabach Sanjal constituency; and myriad locations in the urban centres of The Gambia are all part of my little efforts aimed at giving back to my community. Truly my establishing of the Sabally Leadership Academy (SLA) and it's offshoot, the SLA Cultural Choir are all efforts aimed at respecting our roots and giving back to our communities.
My good brother it is noble and healthy to give back to our communities. Shall I not present to them the example of former US President Barack Obama whose rise to power could be traced back to his humble service as a community organiser in the south side of Chicago?
But speaking of giving back and charitable activities, shall I not warn these youths about the the phenomenon called 'Kaur Sadaa' (charity of the town of Kaur) which is a very poignant Mandinka idiom; and while I do not know its origin, I know that it is that kind of charity that the giver also takes and consumes by himself/herself. The activities of some charitable organizations registered and operating in this country are essentially nothing but 'Kaur sadaa' disguised as giving back.
So my advice to the audience shall be to give back in an honest and authentic way!
My good friend, our vehicle has just passed Kinteh Kunda and Saabaa, two very famous settlements in our very beautiful Badibou, land of the truly brave. Kinteh Kunda reminds me of the classic jibe against us upon being asked "where are you from?": "Kinteh Kunda Marong Kunda, Janneh-yaa, munem?" But that's because unlike our rivals from Kiang who are not very proud of their ancestral home, we just say it out loud with uber-confidence Lol!
Adieu, my good 'cousin-brother' as the greatest offenders of the rules of the Queen's language the Sarahullehs would put it-Lol!


text:
Randy Finch's Film Blog
A "Bittersweet" Victory For User-Generated Content
The big media companies want to shut down your access to sites that host user-generated content (some of which might include their copyright content - like a Destiny's Child/Nirvana mash-up on YouTube).
In what the Electronic Frontier Foundation ("EFF") is calling a "bittersweet" victory - because VEOH, the prevailing party, has already been driven out of business by the costs of defending themselves against Universal Music Group ("UMG") - on Dec. 20th, 2011 the 9th Circuit Court dismissed UMG's claim that general awareness that one's site hosted some infringing videos is enough to deprive an online hosting service (in this case, VEOH) of the safe harbors of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA").
Basically, the safe harbors of the DMCA provide that services like VEOH cannot be held responsible for hosting infringing work - if the service promptly blocks access to allegedly infringing material or removes such material from their systems at the copyright holder's request.
The big content owners are unhappy that companies like VEOH and YouTube have "safe harbors." Big content owners want the power to shut down sites with offending content - especially offshore sites. That's why the big content companies are supporting a new law - the Stop Online Piracy Act ("SOPA") - that is currently being "marked-up" in Congress. SOPA would shut down access to what the big content companies call "offshore rogue sites."
At the same time that they are muscling SOPA through Congress, the big content companies are also pushing to expand their control over domestic sites - including taking services like VEOH to court for not doing enough to discourage "piracy."
Some of the sites that host user-generated content have chosen to fight back. Recently, Hotfile countersued, claiming that the big content companies have gone too far - abusing their powers under the DMCA by seeking to delete more files than they are entitled to.
The question of the limits of DMCA takedown power were at the center of a 2010 lawsuit where the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Viacom's claim that YouTube was guilty of massive copyright infringement. Instead, the court granted Google - YouTube's parent company- a motion for summary judgment and asserted that YouTube fully qualifies for "safe harbor" protections under the DMCA.
Even though they have suffered setbacks in the VEOH and YouTube court cases, the big media companies remain intent on turning the web into something that operates like television, "where nothing gets on the air until every clip is "cleared" by an army of lawyers."
This is not how the web currently works and (as the courts have consistently applied the DMCA) it is not how the law is supposed to work.
One year after the YouTube victory over Viacom in a lower court (Viacom is currently appealing that decision in the Second Circuit), VEOH has now triumphed over UMG in the Ninth Circuit. But the established Old World content owners are not done.
If they can't win on the merits in court under the existing law, the big content companies will lobby to change the law. Apparently, the big media companies want to make it unpleasant for any start-up anywhere in the world considering hosting or linking to user-generated content.
As reported by the EFF: "The cost of defending the [UMG] case effectively drove VEOH out of business years ago. If Hollywood manages to get Internet blacklist bills SOPA and PIPA passed, expect to see many more innovative startups meet the same sad fate - or never get off the ground in the first place."
Because the big content owners (like UMG, Viacom and the MPAA) are not satisfied with the DMCA, they have gone back to Congress seeking sweeping new powers to block access to offshore sites that might be hosting pirated content. And the new law also contains provisions that would criminalize domestic sites that link to such foreign sites.
The big content owners have been fighting to protect their 20th Century business models - and (even now that that the model of selling physical copies for home use is clearly dead) UMG, Viacom and the MPAA are unwilling to adapt. Instead of embracing innovation and new business models, the big content owners are using their massive influence in Congress and their legions of lawyers to manipulate things to punish the New World innovators. As the EFF observed after the VEOH decision: "UMG will doubtless claim that this [VEOH] decision is why it needs more arrows in its online enforcement quiver." New arrows like the overbroad and innovation-killing law currently working it's way through Congress - SOPA.
Posted by Randy Finch on Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Randy Finch's Film Blog:
Thoughts from a film producer about making and distributing films.
Randy Finch is an educator and producer of films and plays.
Assignments (23) China (171) Copyright (250) Cultural Consumption (19) Development and Pitching TNUA (43) Distribution (614) Education (122) Film Financing TNUA (118) Film Marketing TNUA (359) Guerrilla Marketing (553) IPR TNUA (130) MPAA (3) Producing TNUA (59) Screenwriting (70) Syllabus (2) Transmedia (437)
Follow @randyfinch
Randy Finch
finchedu@gmail.com
cellphone 09-78618244
Randy Finch on LinkedIn


text:
GBT is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees with backgrounds in education, publishing, finance, international development, corporate governance, law and communications. Trustees are volunteers who are not compensated for their service on the Board. The Board implements strategies to improve and strengthen the organisation's institutional and corporate governance capacity.
Mrs. Irene Duncan-Adanusa, Board Chairperson
Retired Educationist, Former Secretary-General, Ghana National Association of Teachers
Mr. Elliot Agyare, Vice-Chairperson
Publisher and Executive Director of Smartline Publishing Ltd.
Mr. Charles Bonnah, Treasurer
Audit Manager, Ghacem Ltd.
Mr. Kwasi Opoku Manu, Legal
Barrister at Law and Solicitor
Mrs. Valentina J. Bannerman, Member
Former Librarian, University College of Education, Winneba
Dr. Samuel Atintono, Member
Principal, Accra College of Education
Mr. John Waja, Member
Media Practitioner and Lawyer, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)
Recognition of GBT
GBT's contribution to education was recognised by Ghana's Parliament in 2004.
GBT also received the Ghana Book Award from the Ghana Book Development Council in 1999 for being the Best in Library Development for its immense support in the development of libraries and the publishing industry in Ghana.
GBT was recognised in 2006 by the Coca Cola Bottling Company Gh. Ltd. for its Outstanding Support to The Coca Cola National Essay Writing Competition.
GBT is recognised by other literacy based NGOs like IRead Ghana, Insight Foundation and OLE Ghana for supporting the reading culture of children.


Perfect for players who want articulate tone with an impressive dynamic range, the Blackjack Solo 6 ATX is the go to guitar for serious players.
Like the Blackjack ATX Solo 6 and want to see it in the Hall of Fame? Rate this guitar now (click on the stars below)… at least 10 votes with over 75% average rating gets this guitar into The HOF – the Guitar Planet Hall of Fame and from there into the 2011 Guitar of the Year award.


A custom set of tools for those tiny and tough tapping jobs. Use high visibility scribe to mark the spot. Mark the spot with the micro center punch and brass hammer. Then use the mini tap handle for taps #10 and smaller or the micro tap knob for taps #6 and smaller. All these tools are contained in a custom oak case (actual case appearance may differ due to wood variability). Made of brass, stainless steel, hardened and hand tempered tool steel. Click the CONTACT ME link for more info or to make a purchase.
A custom tap handle for the smaller hand tapping jobs. Best when used on taps smaller than #10. Comes with hardened and hand tempered tool steel tap handle, Allen wrench and plastic storage case. Click the CONTACT ME link for more info or to make a purchase.
A custom micro-size tap knob for those really tiny taps. The low mass reduces the risk of breakage and provides superior tactile feedback. Comes with hardened and hand tempered tool steel tap knob, Allen wrench and plastic storage bag. Click the CONTACT ME link for more info or to make a purchase.


As part of this project, we are developing a Chrono model of RoboSimian, an apelike robot developed and built at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The goal of this project is to provide a simulation-based assessment of RoboSimian's mobility characteristics over deformable soil and compare its performance in one of its four possible locomotion modes (driving, walking, inchworming, and sculling).
The RoboSimian Chrono model is created from the URDF robot description and is actuated with positional motors at each of its 32 joints. The robot simulation environment permits actuation of the robot in any of the possible locomotion mode and collection of performance and mobility mettrics, such as motor torques, motion resistance, and drawbar pull.
Feedback, questions or accessibility issues: negrut@wisc.edu.


Traverses the AST, analyses declarations and invokes handlers.
analyseAST ast results in global declaration dictionaries. If you want to perform specific actions on declarations or definitions, you may provide callbacks in the MonadTrav m.
Returns the set of global declarations and definitions which where successfully translated. It is the users responsibility to check whether any hard errors occurred (runTrav does this for you).
Typecheck a statement, given a statement context. The type of a statement is usually void, but expression statements and blocks can sometimes have other types.


text:
Q: iScroll lite find when I have reached the end of the scroll or bottom of the element Ok I've been searching and searching for an answer, but have yet to find one in the general area I am looking for. Not being supremely familiar with iScroll (a former developer on this project added it in, and I am now taking it over). I have been trying to figure out where to begin with iScroll.
Right now all seems to work accordingly as far as scrolling up and down. But I want to add some functionality to the overall app thats been developed, such as getting older data and appending it to the more recent data thats listed at that time. An infinite scroll.
Pulling in the data via ajax, and working with it to append it to and refresh iScroll length isn't so much the issue (I think, well for the moment at the least). What is my issue is finding that moment when the bottom is reached and firing off the function I will make to get said data and append it.
I can't find any examples anywhere so I am hoping someone here can throw me some ideas

A: Since this question is pretty old. This solution is for any future references.
Using iScroll v4.2.5:
var scroll = new iScroll('scroll-wrapper');
scroll.options.onScrollEnd = function(){
    if(Math.abs(this.maxScrollY) - Math.abs(this.y) < 10){
        // RUN CODE if scroll is 10px from the bottom.
    }
};

A: After along day, i have implemented a smooth infinite scroll and pull to refresh sample app using iscroll4. these two functionality were implemented in one sample app i created. hope its useful to this mobile app developer community.
first it is assumed that:

*

*you are familiar with iscroll4 functions (Not much of a necessity cos am not a guru either).

*you know how to make ajax calls to a json file or json/php file

my app summary:
when user loads my app, it makes an ajax call to json/php file on my server and some values are returned.
Problem nature:
i want infinite scrolling alongside pull to refresh functions and i dont want to use any other framework apart from iscroll4.
my solution:
 <!DOCTYPE html>

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0">
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black">
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Headland+One%7COpen+Sans:400,300&subset=latin,cyrillic" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></link>
  <link href="css/mystylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet">

            Pull down to refresh...

    <input type="hidden" id="last_id">

next is to create the myinitialloadscript.js script. this allows content to be loaded into the app for the first time on that page.
  function do_refresh()
    {

    var url = "http://localhost/public_html/landing.php?token=908765789897867567687989089786768980&validator=jhjhjjhjhkhj"; //just url params
    // -------------------------------------------

    $.ajax({
            type: 'GET',
            url: url,
            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
            dataType: "jsonp",
            // Evaluate text as a json expression
            converters: {"text jsonp": jQuery.parseJSON},
            timeout:30000,
            async: true,
            jsonp: true,
            jsonpCallback: "myJsonMethod",
            beforeSend: function()
            {

//add loading image i dint bcos the image or values becomes double in a case of network delay
            $("#responsecontainer").html("images/loader.gif").show();
            },
            success: function(data)
            {
           ajax.parseJSONP(data);
            },
            error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown)
            {
            console.log(errorThrown);
            alert("Could Not Refresh.");
            $("#responsecontainer").html("");//remove loading image
            //$("#responsecontainer").load("refresh_h.html"); //load a page with refresh option.
            }
        });
    $.ajaxSetup({ cache: false }); //fetch data from db not cache content
    }

//if data is fectched successfully then

    var ajax = {

        parseJSONP:function(data){

            $.each(data, function(i, row) {
            if (i==0){
            $("#responsecontainer").html('');
            }

            var ul = '
'+row.myjsondatakey+'
'; //could be

 This only displays your values from db in a styled manner
            $(ul).appendTo('#responsecontainer');// append the value to the responsecontainer

//Now watch closely. remember it was assumed you have a json file or json/php file, and in
//most cases you get your json data format from PHP file. so we assume its from a php file.
//also note that php calls to db can have a LIMIT. so in this case my PHP file data LIMIT
//was set to 5. because of infinite scrolling, i need to know the id of the last element
//from my returned data. so i write the following. note that my row.id_comments which is my
 //value i want to get was written into an input whose visibility is hidden. this is to
//enable me over write its value when the last id changes.
            if (i==4)
            {
            //set last id value
            $('#last_id').val(row.id_comments);
            }

    });
    }
    }

next is to implement pulltorefresh.js much woun't be said about this because the example in iscroll4 is clear.
var myScroll,
    pullDownEl, pullDownOffset,
    pullUpEl, pullUpOffset,
    generatedCount = 0;

function pullDownAction () {
        var el;
        el = document.getElementById('responsecontainer');

var url = "http://localhost/public_html/landing.php?token=78654567897654356789976546789&valid=jhjhjjhjhkhj";

        $.ajax({
        type: 'GET',
        url: url,
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        dataType: "jsonp",
        // Evaluate text as a json expression
        converters: {"text jsonp": jQuery.parseJSON},
        timeout:30000,
        async: true,
        jsonp: true,
        jsonpCallback: "myJsonMethod",
        error: function(){
        myScroll.refresh(); //do nofin
        },
        success: function(data){
        //console.dir('success');
        ajax.parseJSONP(data);
        }
        });
$.ajaxSetup({ cache: false }); //fetch data from db not cache content

var ajax = {

    parseJSONP:function(data){
        $.each(data, function(i, row) {

        if (i==0){
        $("#responsecontainer").html('');
        }

        var ul = '
'+row.myjsondatakey+'
';
        $(ul).appendTo(el);

if (i==4)
            {
            //set last id value
            $('#last_id').val(row.id_comments);
            }
        myScroll.refresh(); // Remember to refresh when contents are loaded (ie: on ajax completion)

});
}
}
}

    function loaded() {
        pullDownEl = document.getElementById('pullDown');
        pullDownOffset = pullDownEl.offsetHeight;

        myScroll = new iScroll('wrapper', {
           scrollbarClass: 'myScrollbar',
            useTransition: true,
            topOffset: pullDownOffset,
            onRefresh: function () {
                if (pullDownEl.className.match('loading')) {
                    pullDownEl.className = '';
                    pullDownEl.querySelector('.pullDownLabel').innerHTML = 'Pull down to refresh...';
                }
            },
            onScrollMove: function () {
                if (this.y > 5 && !pullDownEl.className.match('flip')) {
                    pullDownEl.className = 'flip';
                    pullDownEl.querySelector('.pullDownLabel').innerHTML = 'Release to refresh...';
                    this.minScrollY = 0;
                } else if (this.y < 5 && pullDownEl.className.match('flip')) {
                    pullDownEl.className = '';
                    pullDownEl.querySelector('.pullDownLabel').innerHTML = 'Pull down to refresh...';
                    this.minScrollY = -pullDownOffset;
                }
            },

//here is where infinite scroll comes in
                onScrollEnd: function () {
                //infinite scroll started
                if(Math.abs(this.maxScrollY) - Math.abs(this.y) < 10)
                {
                // Do infinite if scroll is 10px from the bottom.
                doInfinite_scroll();
                }

                //infinite scroll ended

                if (pullDownEl.className.match('flip')) {
                    pullDownEl.className = 'loading';
                    pullDownEl.querySelector('.pullDownLabel').innerHTML = 'Loading...';
                    pullDownAction();   // Execute custom function (ajax call?)
                }
            }
        });

        setTimeout(function () { document.getElementById('wrapper').style.left = '0'; }, 800);
    }

    document.addEventListener('touchmove', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); }, false);

    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { setTimeout(loaded, 200); }, false);

and last but not the least the main infinitescroll.js recall that we had previously placed a call to this function in pulltorefresh.js where we said if scroll bar is 10px to the end inifite scroll should be triggered. Then we have this as the shot to be fired.
function doInfinite_scroll()
{
        var last_id = $('#last_id').val();
        var searching = false;
        if (!searching) { // only initiate a new ajax request if this variable is false this is to avoid data duplication.
        var el;
        el = document.getElementById('responsecontainer');
        var url = "http://localhost/public_html/landing_more.php?last_id="+last_id+"&token=9876543456789765432456789876543&valid=jhjhjjhjhkhj";
        // -------------------------------------------

        $.ajax({
        type: 'GET',
        url: url,
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        dataType: "jsonp",
        // Evaluate text as a json expression
        converters: {"text jsonp": jQuery.parseJSON},
        timeout:30000,
        async: true,
        jsonp: true,
        jsonpCallback: "myJsonMethod",
        error: function(){
        myScroll.refresh(); //do nofin
        },
        beforeSend: function()
        {
        //add loading image i dint bcos the image or values becomes double in a case of network delay
        searching = true; // set variable to true
        },
        success: function(data){
        searching = false; // set variable to false
       //console.dir('success');
        ajax.parseJSONP(data);

        }
        });
        $.ajaxSetup({ cache: false });//fetch data from db not cache content
        var ajax = {

        parseJSONP:function(data){
        $.each(data, function(i, row) {

        var ul = '
'+row.comments+'
';
        if (i==1) //bcos its php data limit was set to 2 so its always N-1 i.e yourlimit - 1
        {
        //resset lastdeed id value
        $('#lastdeed_id').val(row.id_comments); //update the value in the hidden input field to enable the next set of data load properly
        }
        $(ul).appendTo(el);
        myScroll.refresh();     // Remember to refresh when contents are loaded (ie: on ajax completion)

});
}
}
}
}

so just in case you are lost with what the php file should look like here you go. This file is landing.php
<?php
// Prevent caching.
header('Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate');
header('Expires: Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMT');

if ((isset($_GET['token'])) && (isset($_GET['valid']))) {

@require_once('connect/connectionfile.php');

$token=htmlspecialchars($_GET['token'],ENT_QUOTES);
$token= mysql_real_escape_string($token);
$valid=htmlspecialchars($_GET['valid'],ENT_QUOTES);
$valid= mysql_real_escape_string($valid);

//now validating the token
$sql="SELECT * FROM bla WHERE blabla='$token'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);

//if token exists
if(mysql_num_rows($result))
{
 header('Content-type: application/json');
//valid token
 $fakevalue = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
 $uid = $fakevalue['id'];
 $results = array();
 $query = "SELECT * FROM bla bal WHERE bla bla bla DESC LIMIT 0, 5";
 $rsult = mysql_query($query);
 while($value = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsult, MYSQL_ASSOC))
 $results[] = $value;
 {
 echo "myJsonMethod".'('.json_encode($results).')'; //ECHO RESULTS IN JSONP FORMAT

}

}
else
{
 //Invalid token
 header('Content-type: application/json');
 echo "myJsonMethod({\"token\":".utf8_encode(json_encode('failed'))."})";
}
}
else {
    header('Content-type: application/json');
    echo "myJsonMethod({\"token\":".utf8_encode(json_encode('Invalid token check parameters'))."})";
    }
?>

this next file is for infinite scrolling and it is called landing_more.php
<?php
// Prevent caching.
header('Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate');
header('Expires: Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMT');

if ((isset($_GET['token'])) && (isset($_GET['validator']))) {

@require_once('connect/connectionfile.php');

$token=htmlspecialchars($_GET['token'],ENT_QUOTES);
$token= mysql_real_escape_string($token);
$validator=htmlspecialchars($_GET['validator'],ENT_QUOTES);
$validator= mysql_real_escape_string($validator);
$last_id=htmlspecialchars($_GET['last_id'],ENT_QUOTES);
$last_id=mysql_real_escape_string($last_id);

//now validating the token
$sql="SELECT * FROM bla WHERE blabla='$token'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);

//if token exists
if(mysql_num_rows($result))
{
 header('Content-type: application/json');
//valid token
 $fakevalue = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
 $uid = $fakevalue['id'];
 $results = array();
 $query = "SELECT * FROM bla bla WHERE bla && bla bla && a.id_comments < '$last_id' ORDER BY a.id_comments DESC LIMIT 0, 2";
 $rsult = mysql_query($query);
 while($value = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsult, MYSQL_ASSOC))
 $results[] = $value;
 {
 echo "myJsonMethod".'('.json_encode($results).')'; //ECHO RESULTS IN JSONP FORMAT

}

}
else
{
 //Invalid token
 header('Content-type: application/json');
 echo "myJsonMethod({\"token\":".utf8_encode(json_encode('failed'))."})";
}
}
else {
    header('Content-type: application/json');
    echo "myJsonMethod({\"token\":".utf8_encode(json_encode('Invalid token check parameters'))."})";
    }
?>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


State and territory building ministers agreed to a ban on the use of unsafe aluminium composite panels in new apartment buildings at a Council of Australian Governments meeting on 8 February. However, the meeting did not define "unsafe". The meeting also agreed that builders have an ongoing duty of care to apartment owners to provide a building that meets required building code standards, and that builders will face extra liability if their buildings do not comply with such standards.


text:
Farm Labor Wage Board hears testimony on proposed reduction in overtime threshold
WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Pat Bradley
WAMC/Pat Bradley
Farm tractor in field (file)
After missing a 2021 deadline to decide the issue, a wage board of the New York state Department of Labor has been meeting to determine if overtime rules for agricultural workers should be changed. Its latest meeting took more testimony on whether the state should retain the current 60-hour threshold or lower it.
Three hearings are being held this month by the Farm Labor Wage Board after it delayed a final decision last month on whether to change the overtime threshold.
At the first meeting this month New York Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon reviewed the charge of the board.
"The task of this reconvened Farm Laborers Wage Board is narrowly focused on the issue of overtime. While you can recommend that the overtime threshold be reduced you cannot recommend an increase in the threshold which is currently set at 60 hours."
In October, Farm Credit East issued an analysis on the economic impact of overtime pay. Knowledge Exchange Group Director Chris Laughton said the analysis found farm production costs would increase significantly if the overtime threshold is lowered.
"While the board may be narrowly focused on the matter of the overtime threshold our analysis shows that the increase in overtime costs has to be considered in conjunction with other factors such as recent increases in the minimum wage. Related expenses such as payroll taxes and workers' compensation costs have also increased accordingly," said Laughton. "Taken together the combination of overtime and wage increases is estimated to increase farm labor costs by $264 million per year, or 42 percent, should the threshold be reduced from 60 to 40 hours. And we estimate a 20 percent reduction in farm income from these increased labor costs due to overtime on top of minimum wage increases."
Most testimony came from the agriculture sector, which warned lowering the overtime threshold not only threatens individual farms but the state's agriculture industry.
High school teacher Zachary Makuch was raised on a dairy farm and currently teaches an introduction to agriculture class. He opposes lowering the overtime threshold.
"I completely understand the calls for lowering the threshold because of calls for equality. However small farms are not on an equal playing field with larger farms. Today massive farms have grown increasingly larger while small farms disappear. Maintaining the threshold may not be equal, but it is equitable."
A few farmers testified in favor of lowering the threshold. Among them was Laura Colligan, owner of a certified organic vegetable farm in Erie County called Dirt Rich Farm.
"I think it's important to keep in mind that, as I understand it, the root of the discussion today is not Mother Nature but the fact that people who work on farms were excluded from overtime protections in the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 at the insistence of openly racist southern state senators. It's been 84 years. Time to move past this embarrassing legacy and towards giving farm employees the same overtime protections that all other workers enjoy." Colligan added, "There will always be those who say that the economic conditions make lowering the overtime threshold impossible for farmers. Other industries like retail have figured out how to run businesses that have labor needs that vary seasonally while operating under a 40 hour overtime threshold. Agriculture can too."
The three member farm wage board will hold two more virtual meetings on January 18th and January 20th, both beginning at 5 p.m.
News Farm Laborers Wage BoardFarm Wages
Pat Bradley
See stories by Pat Bradley
Farm Labor Wage Board Pauses Action On Overtime Threshold
The New York Department of Labor's Farm Wage Board held three meetings in late December to determine if the overtime threshold for farm workers should be…
Advocates Slam Potential Changes to Farm Worker Overtime As Wage Board Hold Hearings
New York's Farm Workers Fair Laborers Practices Act mandates that all farmworkers, including foreign visa employees, receive overtime after working 60…
Farm Bureau Cautions Against Minimum Wage Increases
The New York Farm Bureau is concerned about what impact January's minimum wage increase and proposed new hikes would have on the state's agricultural…
Farm workers angered after NY labor department delays action on 40-hour work week
Karen Dewitt
The state's Farm Laborers Wage Board bypassed a legal deadline of December 15 to decide whether farm workers should receive overtime pay after working 40 hours a week. The state Department of Labor says it will instead hold more hearings on the issue, beginning in January.
Farm Advocates Concerned About Impact of Farm Worker Bill On Small Farms
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo this week signed the Farm Workers Bill, which establishes worker rights and labor protections. While the governor calls it…


Dutch people are living longer a new report has revealed.
Between 2000 and 2010 the life expectancy of newborn babies has increased substantially, according to Statistics Netherlands. For males it rose from 75.5 to 78.8 years and for females from 80.6 to 82.7. The remaining life expectancy at 65 increased from 15.3 to 17.6 years for men. The increase was not as big for women though, from 19.2 to 20.8 years.
The last decade saw a sharp increase in the likelihood that a 65-year-old will reach the age of 80. Thanks to the lower mortality risks in 2010, this probability rose to 63 percent for men, well up from the 52 percent of ten years earlier.
The increase was not as great for women, but women are still much more likely to reach 80 than men. Given the mortality risks of 2010, three quarters of the 65-year-old women will reach 80.