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Philippine Survey Confirms Huge Support For Vaping
"The Philippine Senate will be on the right side of the people when it approves the most progressive vaping legislation in Asia Pacific," says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA).
Her comments follow the release of a survey conducted by ACORN Marketing & Research Consultants. 'A Survey of Attitudes Among Adult Tobacco & Nicotine Users in the Philippines' was commissioned by consumer advocacy group, Vapers PH.
Images showing the costs of smoking will save over half a million lives
Graphic photos showing the severe consequences of smoking, which will be printed on all cigarette packages beginning in Oct. 2022, will save an estimated 539,000 lives over the remainder of this century, new research by the Yale School of Public Health and its partners finds. "There was a lost opportunity here and people suffered as a result," said Jamie Tam, [...] the study's lead author. "When tobacco industry litigation and delays with the [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] keep evidence-based policies from being implemented, public health pays a heavy price.
Freedom of choice has been cancelled and will cost lives from tomorrow
Policymakers have impinged on the freedoms of the most disadvantaged members of society – smokers. From 1 October 2021, it will be next to impossible for smokers to legally access Australia's most popular quitting aid, nicotine vaping.
Smoking rates will most certainly increase, with legal access to nicotine for vaping harder than ever.
Authorities have imposed fines up to $222,000 for attempting to import nicotine liquid for vaping without a doctor's prescription. With a public health system already reeling from COVID-19 Australia's 600,000 vapers are set to push it to its limit from 1 October.
New York Governor Says Marijuana Legalization Will Create 'Thousands' Of Jobs And Touts Regulatory Appointments
The governor of New York says marijuana legalization will generate "thousands and thousands of jobs" in the state, and she's touting her recent actions to make regulatory appointments for the industry to get implementation underway.
[...] Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) talked about the state's business ethic and the importance of supporting markets of all sizes, including cannabis companies.
"We do want to go big or go home, and I want to help you get there," she said. "I need you to survive because you're the identity of New York that people create jobs and opportunities. You are who we are as New Yorkers. Your success means the success of this entire state."
The missing ingredient Australia needs to kick its smoking addiction for good
From October 1, Australians who use e-cigarettes and other vaping products containing nicotine will need a doctor's prescription to buy them from a local pharmacy or to order them from overseas.
But there's another evidence-based way to help more smokers quit, which Australia is yet to act on: reducing the nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels. And e-cigarettes could play an important role in this policy.
Bidi Vapor Forges Ahead With Studies to Meet FDA's Rigorous Standards
Despite the recent setback for its flavored Bidi Sticks, which were caught up in the wave of Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) marketing denials issued by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against all non-tobacco and non-menthol flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), Bidi Vapor remains committed to compliance with FDA standards, stringent youth-access prevention measures and developing product-specific scientific evidence to support that its ENDS are appropriate for the protection of the public health (APPH), and should remain on the market as an alternative for adult 21 and older) combusted cigarette smokers.
The FDA Is Late in Banning E-Cigarettes That Tempt Kids
The Food and Drug Administration needs a wake-up call.
More than 3 million U.S. high-school students and another half a million middle-school students use e-cigarettes, many of which are loaded with so much nicotine they could not be legally sold in Canada, the U.K. or Europe. The addictive nature of these products makes them a menace to students' health, and it's clear that kids are being drawn in by a tactic the industry has long used to hook young smokers: sweet, flavored products, including menthol.
New Cochrane Report
A new Cochrane report has been released that looks at using electronic cigarettes to help people achieve long‐term smoking abstinence. They find that vaping works to help get people off smoking – and works better than traditional nicotine replacement products like patches or gum.
Cochrane says: "Since coming on the market over a decade ago, electronic cigarettes have caused a considerable stir in the public health community. It is of prime importance that the debate around this issue is based on high quality, relevant and up to date scientific data.
This Anti-Vaping Congressman Insists 'There's Simply No Evidence' That E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit
In my syndicated column last week, I noted that politicians who favor new taxes and restrictions on nicotine vaping products tend to ignore the lifesaving potential of this harm-reducing alternative to conventional cigarettes. One of those politicians, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D–Ill.), responded with a letter to the Chicago Sun-Times that proves my point. Krishnamoorthi exaggerates the threat posed by underage vaping, conflates vaping with tobacco use, and insists "there's simply no evidence" that e-cigarettes help smokers quit.
Vaping vs. Tobacco Smoking: What The FDA Is Getting Wrong | Steve Forbes | What's Ahead | Forbes
The FDA recently blew past a court-set deadline for reviewing nicotine vaping products, a move that has left the entire vaping industry in legal limbo. Steve Forbes on vaping versus smoking tobacco, on what the FDA is getting wrong and on how it is prohibiting smokers from employing a relatively safe, highly effective tool to give up a habit that is the leading cause of lung cancer.
Study shows link between smoking and COVID-19 severity, death
Smoking is highly likely to worsen the severity of COVID-19 and the risk of dying from the infection, finds a large UK Biobank study published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.
It is the first study of its kind to pool observational and genetic data on smoking and COVID-19 to strengthen the evidence base.
The evidence on whether smoking is associated with a greater likelihood of more severe COVID-19 infection has been inconsistent, note the researchers.
Consumer groups ask Asia-Pacific countries to challenge WHO's stance vs. vaping
Asia-Pacific countries should challenge the World Health Organization's stance against vaping, an innovative product that has helped reduce smoking rate in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France and Canada, according to consumer groups.
The Nicotine Consumers Union of the Philippines (NCUP) and Vaper Ako particularly asked the Philippine government to join the four vaping-friendly countries in rebuking the extremist stance of the WHO on vaping that deprives millions of smokersbetter alternatives to combustible cigarettes.
New Evidence Exposes Harms of Philly's Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment
"Huge step backwards for recovery, it sucks!" was how one participant in a new study described the smoking ban in drug treatment programs in Philadelphia.
The exploratory study* was conducted by Dr. Casey Bohrman, a researcher at West Chester University, in partnership with Angels in Motion. It used both qualitative and quantitative methods to examine how the policy was impacting people with a substance use disorder (SUD) who also smoke. Over half, 56 percent, of people with SUD smoke cigarettes.
Crackdown on vaping set for October 1 will drive smokers back to their habit
Every year, 21,000 Australians die prematurely from smoking cigarettes. That is more deaths than from alcohol, plus prescription drugs, plus illicit drugs, plus road crash deaths, plus HIV, plus suicide. Governments have moral and health obligations to reduce smoking-related deaths by adopting policies that minimise the harm caused by the inhalation of tobacco smoke. Vaping provides nicotine without the toxic products of combustion and is far less harmful than smoking. Policies that support vaping could help to reduce the huge toll from smoking-related disease. [...]
PMI Calls for Science-Based Discourse on Smoke-Free Alternatives
Misinformation threatens progress toward a smoke-free future, reveals a new international survey released [...] by Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM). Well-funded groups continue to promote false narratives and spread confusion even as societal support increases for smoke-free alternatives that are scientifically substantiated to be a better choice for adults than continued smoking.
The survey—fielded among nearly 30,000 adults in 26 countries by independent research firm Povaddo and commissioned by PMI—reveals that too many adult smokers remain unaware that better alternatives to cigarettes exist, [...]
Vaping vs. Tobacco Smoking: What The FDA Is Getting Wrong
This segment of What's Ahead sharply admonishes the Food and Drug Administration's cruel and wrongheaded crusade against e-cigarettes. The agency refuses to green-light even a single application, putting the vaping industry in legal limbo. It should follow the science, as other countries are doing.
Real world experience and studies have demonstrated that nicotine vaping is 95% safer than traditional cigarettes. It's by far the most effective way to stop smoking—better than nicotine patches, gums and other antismoking aids. [...]
South Africa: Age Verification Crackdown at Vape Shops
South Africa's Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, was first announced last year by Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla, and is currently being reviewed. The Bill proposes stricter e-cig regulations, and restrictions on the use, marketing, and sales of certain tobacco products in South Africa. Moreover, it would set in place a provision allowing the government to implement a "100% public cigarette ban".
WHO costing millions of lives with e-cigarettes opposition - shock claim
Clive Bates, the former director of the anti-smoking campaign group ASH, told journalists at a briefing last week that Britain needs to push internationally for a change of policy to save millions of lives. It came as Parliamentarians have called for the UK Government to use its Brexit freedoms to have a "big independent voice" at the United Nations (UN) COP9 summit on tobacco harm to push for greater use of e-cigarettes as an alternative.
THE PROS AND CONS OF PRESCRIPTION-ONLY LIQUID NICOTINE
On October 1, domestic and international purchases of liquid nicotine, including products containing liquid nicotine, will require a prescription. This is a result of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) amending the Poisons Standard for nicotine.
But, in reality, not much has changed. Nevertheless, there are several public health implications, both positive and negative, to the TGA's decision. First, these changes to nicotine scheduling will make it legal for consumers with a valid prescription to obtain Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs) – like e-cigarettes – domestically from local and online Australian-based pharmacies.
Cannabis vaping among adults in the United States: Prevalence, trends, and association with high-risk behaviors and adverse respiratory conditions
The e-cigarette or vaping product-use-associated lung injury outbreak in the United States has raised concerns about the potential health effects of cannabis vaping, a method of cannabis use that is becoming increasingly popular. We used 2017-2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to estimate yearly prevalence and trends of past-30-day cannabis use and vaping among US adults. We used multivariable logistic regression to evaluate the associations of cannabis vaping with high-risk behaviors, asthma, and other respiratory symptoms. [...]
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Vape flavor bans to worsen global smoking problem
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Vuse continues to gain ground on Juul for top-selling electronic cigarette
Why compliance matters for the vape industry
Kiwi Expert: Low Nicotine Cigs Will Just Make Smokers Consume More
GUEST COLUMN: Denver must ban flavored tobacco products
In the Era Of Fake News, FDA Is Contributing to the Epidemic
Vape Age Restrictions Will Mean More Young Smokers
Tobacco control experts lament 'unbalanced' debate on harm reduction
Vape makers struggle to stay in business after FDA bans flavored e-cigs
Fatal Assumption | Spurious Cost-Benefit Analysis Drives Risky Flavour Ban
Chicago to allow expansion of recreational marijuana stores
The US Obsession With Youth Vaping Looks Odd From Across the Atlantic
David Sweanor: Swedish Match deserves as much credit as Volvo for saving lives
Bureaucrats, Democrats are needlessly killing a powerful anti-smoking tool
Vaping: necessary clinic and functional indicators to assess tobacco harm reduction and related benefits
WHO Busted For Manipulating Key Tobacco Conference
Making Malaysia a tobacco-free nation
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/ The World and Korea - Historical Facts
Never-to-Be-Condoned Capital Crimes
The Japanese imperialists set up the Government-General in Korea on October 1, 1910. From that time they enforced the vicious colonial rule by governor-general in the whole period of their occupation of Korea. The atrocities committed by them during their rule left serious wound in the hearts of the Korean people.
The Government-General in Korea was a heinous violent organ.
The successive governors-general were all notorious hangmen. The first Governor-General in Korea Terautsi said "the Koreans must obey the law of Japan, or they must be killed". This shows well the ferocious and brutal nature of the Japanese imperialists.
During their rule the Japanese imperialists enforced the unprecedentedly vicious policies of national obliteration.
In the initial period the Government-General in Korea fabricated the system of gendarme and police in a bid to emasculate the anti-Japanese spirit of the Korean people and maintain their colonial rule and on its basis, enforced heinous medieval terrorism.
The Japanese imperialists mobilized the gendarme and police mechanisms set up everywhere in Korea according to the "act on summary conviction of crimes" to punish Koreans at random without any legal procedures or trial. In 1918 alone, the number of Koreans arrested increased more than 10 times as against the year 1912.
The Japanese imperialists ruthlessly killed more than 100,000 Koreans who turned out in the anti-Japanese popular uprising on March 1, 1919 in resentment against their growing oppression.
In the 1930s they were hell-bent on massacre, saying; "If you kill 100 Koreans, you will find that at least one of them is a communist. Therefore you must kill the Koreans at random."
The Japanese imperialists kidnapped and walked off more than 8.4 million Koreans for war and hard labour. Under the pretext of secrecy, they did not hesitate to commit brutal massacre which would make even brutes blush with shame.
One of their crimes is the tremendous immoral crime that they reduced 200,000 Korean women to sex slaves. The Japanese imperialists set up the sex slavery not simply to preserve their fighting efficiency and tighten discipline. It was part of their policy to obliterate the Korean nation.
In addition, the Japanese imperialists enforced the policy of "making the Koreans imperial subjects" under the deceptive slogans; "The Japanese and the Koreans are of the same ancestry" and "Japan and Korea are one". They went the lengths of depriving the Koreans of their full names and spoken and written language.
There is no end to enumerate all the crimes committed by the Japanese imperialists during their rule.
The Japanese imperialists made desperate efforts to perpetuate Korea as their colony and their past crimes can never be condoned.
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There are built-in Kaseya scripts to remove the various remote control packages.
You should schedule these to run (even if they are not all installed) on each agent you are removing the Kaseya agent from.
- any utilities installed via my original Kaseya installer.


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The SFO had commenced a criminal investigation into KBR Ltd, concerning suspected offences of bribery and corruption. KBR Ltd is one of many subsidiaries of the US based KBR Inc., and ultimately forms part of the wider KBR Group.
As part of its investigation, the SFO sought documents held both in and outside the UK. On 28 April 2017, the SFO issued a section 2(3) notice to KBR Ltd, in which they requested the production of 21 categories of documents. The SFO became concerned that the KBR Group was drawing an inappropriate distinction between documents held by or within the control of KBR Ltd, and documents held outside the UK and outside the control of KBR Ltd. It therefore issued a further, largely duplicative, s.2(3) notice in July 2017 (the "July Notice") addressed directly to the US entity, KBR Inc. seeking disclosure of documents held by it outside the UK.
Service – The July Notice was not effectively served when it was served on a representative of KBR Inc. who was temporarily present in the UK at the request of the SFO, in order to attend a meeting with the SFO.
The Court rejected all of these arguments and upheld the validity of the notice.
The Court held that a section 2 notice could be validly served on a non-UK company in respect of documents held outside the UK where there is a "sufficient connection between the company and the jurisdiction". Among the factors establishing such 'sufficient connection' in this case were that some of the allegedly corrupt payments made by KBR Limited had required approval from KBR Inc., and had been processed by KBR Inc. in the US.
The Court found that although the Mutual Legal Assistance regime provides an additional, alternative route to obtain documents for the SFO, its availability does not affect the lawfulness of the SFO's decision to issue a section 2 notice to a non-UK company with sufficient connection to the UK.
It was held that there was no requirement of "service" under section 2(3), but that plainly, as required, KBR Inc. was within the jurisdiction when the section 2 Notice was served through the presence of its corporate officer at the meeting with the SFO. While the Court found it unappealing that the SFO insisted on a KBR Inc. representative attending the meeting with the surreptitious intention to serve the July Notice, this did not affect its validity.
The decision has important implications for foreign parent companies of subsidiaries that are under investigation by the SFO, where that parent company holds documents overseas which are potentially relevant to the investigation. It also represents a de facto widening in the SFO's confirmed powers and it remains to be seen how the SFO will use this tool in future.


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HomeWho is Lou Sulola Samuel? Meet Supermodel Heidi Klum's Daughter
Who is Lou Sulola Samuel? Meet Supermodel Heidi Klum's Daughter
By Meenal Mehta
Heidi Klum is a model, television host, producer, and businesswoman. In 1998, she graced the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel.
When the supermodel is not posing for the cameras, she likes to spend time with her kids. She is a proud mother of four kids. She shares her four children Leni, 18, Henry, 17, Johan, 16, and Lou, 13 with her ex-husband Seal.
Continue reading further to know more about the youngest daughter of the German supermodel Heidi Klum, Lou Sulola Samuel including her age, interests, and more.
Here's all you need to know about Heidi Klum's youngest daughter Lou Sulola Samuel (including her birthday, age, and more)
For those of you who are unaware, let us share with you, Lou Sulola Samuel is the youngest daughter of the Project Runway host Heidi Klum and her ex-husband Seal. Lou was born on October 9, 2009, in Los Angeles. At the moment, she is 13 years old.
At the time of her birth, British singer Seal put out a statement that read, "It's difficult to imagine loving another child as much as you love your existing children. Anyone who has a family will tell you this. Where will one find that extra love? If you love your existing children with all of your heart, how then can one possibly find more heart with which to love another?"
He further added, "On Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at 7:46 p.m., the answer to this question came in the form of our fourth child and second daughter. Lou Sulola Samuel was born, and from the moment she looked into both of our eyes, it was endless love at first sight."
Lou Sulola Samuel has 3 siblings
Lou has three siblings: sister Leni, and brothers Henry, and Johan. Lou's eldest sister Leni is 18 years old now. Leni followed in the footsteps of her mom Heidi Klum and decided to be a model.
In an interview with People magazine, Leni disclosed that her mom Heidi didn't let her model Brandy Melville when she was 12 years old. At that point, she told the magazine, "I was really sad about it, but in the end she was right. And I feel like that's what sparked me to want to model more."
A couple of years later, Leni bagged her first modeling gig posing for the cover of Vogue Germany with her mother. Since then, she has graced the covers of Rollacoaster magazine, Harper's Bazaar Germany as well as Glamour Germany.
When Heidi was asked about the piece of advice she gave her daughter, she replied, "I said to her, at the end of the day you have to be happy with yourself. And don't do anything you don't want to do. It's okay to say no. You don't always have to please people. But I'm always with Leni. And she has a very good head on her shoulders."
Lou also has 2 brothers. Her eldest brother is Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel. Not long after Heidi gave birth to Henry, she talked about the newest addition to her family with People magazine.
Then, Heidi said, "Everyone who sees him says, 'Oh my god, he looks just like Seal.' And I'm like, 'He has nothing of me? C'mon, there must be something of me in there somewhere.' And they're like, 'No, sorry, he looks just like his father.'" Right now, Henry is 17 years old.
The name of Lou's other brother is Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel and he is 16 years old. Back in the day, Heidi and Seal announced the news of their son's arrival via a post written by Seal on Klum's website.
At that time, the Kiss From a Rose singer spilled the beans on his son and penned, "He is healthy, beautiful and looks just like his mother. To our children, a brother/ To our parents, a grandson/ To my wife and I, a son/ To our family, a blessing."
Heidi Klum's youngest daughter Lou Sulola Samuel loves Halloween
Like mom, like daughter! In a 2021 interview with People magazine, Heidi Klum revealed that her youngest daughter is the only one of her kids who seems to have inherited her love of Halloween. The America's Got Talent judge is well known for Halloween parties and epic costumes, and she wanted to pass the tradition on to her kids.
Although, most of her kids "couldn't care less" about the holiday. At that time, Heidi went on to say, "I was hoping that I would pass this on even to my kids, but out of four, there's only one that really is going for it and that's Lou." Klum stated that her daughter Lou dolled up as an Anime character that year with "full on makeup, the hair, all the accessories."
Heidi's daughter Lou Sulola Samuel loves to dance
Yeah, you read that right. Heidi's daughter Lou Sulola Samuel loves to dance. In August 2021, Heidi posted a video of her daughter doing a hip-hop routine alongside famous choreographer Miguel Zárate on the social media platform Instagram.
Heidi Klum dropped an adorable birthday post for her daughter Lou last year
Last year, Klum posted a sweet birthday post for her daughter Lou Sulola Samuel on the occasion of her 13th birthday. At that time, she posted a beautiful throwback picture of herself and her daughter on the social media platform Instagram.
"Happy 13 th Birthday Lou 🥳🎉❤🎊💫 🎂 💝 🎁 💐 I L❤VE you with all my heart 🥰," she wrote in the caption of the post. It looks like the picture is from Halloween.
A post shared by Heidi Klum (@heidiklum)
In the snap shared on Instagram, both Heidi and her daughter Lou had ear cheetah-print face paint with Lou in cat ears. The photo showed the model with a big smile on her face, meanwhile, her daughter Lou Sulola Samuel had a confused look on her face.
We must say Heidi Klum and her daughter Lou Sulola Samuel make for a cute mother-daughter duo. Don't forget to stay tuned with us for the latest updates from the world of showbiz.
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Hi, I am Meenal. I'm a travel enthusiast, a movie buff and a cricket fan all wrapped in one. I love to capture moments through my words. Writing is my happy space, it has been a great way of putting all my thoughts out and feel liberated.
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Russians Replace AK-74M With Redesigned Rifles
Sep 7, 2018 George Winston
The final production model of the AK-15 7.62x39mm assault rifle. By Vitaly V. Kuzmin CC BY-SA 4.0
The Russian military is replacing their AK-74M assault rifles with the new AK-12 and AK-15 models.
The Russians have wanted to update their assault rifles for a long time. It has not been a priority though since they had more AK-74s than they had soldiers. The AK-74 is a 5.45mm rifle that is the descendant of the venerable 7.62mm AK-47 which was first used in 1947. The AK-74 appeared in the 1970s and the M variant was introduced in 1991. The Russian military has stockpiled about 2 million AK-74s of various versions.
Besides the number of AK-74s the Russians have in stock, the volatility of the Russian military budget, due to oil price changes and economic sanctions, has placed a damper on the modernization project. Furthermore, the Russians were looking for sufficient improvement in the new models to warrant spending the money on new weapons.
AK-74 assault rifle. By Сергей Сандалов CC BY-SA 3.0
Both the AK-12 and AK-15 resemble the AK-74M in most ways. The AK-12 is designed to fire 5.45 x 39mm ammunition just like the AK-74M. In contrast, the AK-15 is chambered for 7.62 x 39mm ammunition, the same as the AK-47. It is unclear why the Russians are buying two rifles of different calibers. One possible reason is that the Russian military still has stockpiles of ammunition from the Cold War. The AK-15 could be intended for rear or low-priority troops who can use the older ammunition.
The primary difference between the older AK-74M and the newer AK-12/15 is the new accessory system on the modern rifles. They appear to have been developed to use accessories that modern, high-tech armies have come to rely on. Both the AK-12 and AK-15 have two Picatinny rails which allow for the attachment of rifle scopes, red dot sights, and laser pointers.
The second rail is under the barrel and can be used to attach a vertical foregrip. Another improvement of the newer rifles over the AK-74M is the buffer tube, which allows for attaching buttstocks and making adjustments to the rifle's length of pull. This is similar to the design found on the M-4 carbine.
A right-side view of the final production model of the AK-12, which is based on the well proven AK-400 prototype. By Vitaly V. Kuzmin CC BY-SA 4.0
Kalashnikov is the manufacturer of the new rifles. The new weapons are about 35 inches long with a 16-inch barrel and an unloaded weight of 7.7 pounds. Both of the new rifles are capable of firing 700 rounds a minute. They both use 30-round magazines.
Mikhail T. Kalashnikov designed the original AK-47. He designed the rifle to replace both the bolt action rifles and submachine guns used by the Soviet military. As such, it rested in the middle area between the two older weapons. It had more range than the Soviet submachine guns but less power than the Mosin rifles. It was shorter than the Mosin Nagant rifle but still had an effective range of 400 meters.
A right-side view of the AK-15. By АО Концерн CC BY-SA 4.0
The AK-47 was replaced in the 1960s by the AKM. In turn, the AKM was replaced by the AK-74 in the 1970s. The current AK-74M is the modernized version introduced in the 1990s.
The AK-12 and AK-15 are similar to the US Army's M4A1 carbine but are both longer and heavier than the US weapon.
A 1972 AK-47, presented as a gift to Swedish Lieutenant general Carl Eric Almgren, Chief of the Swedish Army, in 1974 by Colonel general Mustafa Tlass, Syrian Minister of Defense, at an official visit in Damascus. By Armémuseum CC BY 4.0
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Flippin' heck! It's been a busy week!
My latest book, High and Low, launched last week.
So far, the feedback and reviews have been fantastic.
In fact, after just four days, there's 47 reviews on Amazon UK, and every single one is five stars.
If you've left a review, thank you!
Anyone who has read one of the author's previous books will know that he writes with wit, an eye for detail and an unbounded joy for the great outdoors that leaps off every page. So when I received my copy of this, I was surprised to see a much more polarised portrayal of his latest hiking adventures.
The beauty and wildness of Scotland is described with his usual skill but along with the anecdotes it also details a journey through denial, dawning realisation and acceptance of Foskett's struggles with depression and the associated mental health baggage. He writes with candour of his dark days and his good days and the way he was persuaded into writing off his mood swings and feelings of hopelessness. It's a touching and revealing read and many of his phrases resonated with me.
Keith Foskett has never hidden that he self-medicates with escaping around the world to lift his mood and clear his mind, but this is a much more honest account of his growing realisation that his mental state was not sustainable. Touching and funny in places, it's a very good read whether you like through-hiking, travelogues or a truthful account of learning to accept who you are and learning to ask for help.
A lot of people think High and Low just follows my hike across Scotland two years ago.
What many don't realise is that adventure actually came about by accident after being hauled out of the New Mexican wilderness by a chopper. It's not just about hiking either, it follows my battles with depression, and offers advice on how to cope with mental illness.
To listen to more of what happened, I've done two podcasts.
The first was with three Appalachian Trail thru-hikers; authors Gary Sizer and Zac Davis, and Megan Thompson.
Due to the time differences between here and the US, somehow, we managed to link up three time zones to discuss my new book, hiking and maple syrup.
The resulting chat was weird to say the least.
Another podcast involved Bob Cartwright from The Outdoors Station, familiar to many of you. Part One aired last week, and Part Two is released today. This is quite a personal insight into what happened in Scotland, and Bob asked some interesting, and insightful questions.
Everything covered from depression, Scottish bog, ponchos and umbrellas.
. . . posed an interesting question.
To find out the answer click on the link below. There's also an extract from High and Low, exclusive to TGO magazine.
Jill's Book Café asked me some bizarre stuff in her 'Five on Friday' feature. This was interesting as they weren't run-of-the-mill questions.
It was a lot of fun, read it HERE.


As we study the interactions of nanoparticles with cells, we often use a technique called transmission electron microscopy (TEM). This is very similar to light microscopy, but instead of shining visible light onto the thing we're looking at, we send a beam of electrons through the sample to image very small structures. Electron microscopy is great for allowing us to see detailed interactions, but as someone who has spent hours in front of the scope looking for particles, I can tell you that it does get tedious. The problem is the size difference between nanoparticles and cells. A typical mammalian cell can be 2500 times the size of the nanoparticles we want to see, so if I'm searching through a sample where nanoparticles are scarce, I may have to look for a long time before I find anything.
Transmission electron microscopy image of Bacillus subtilis with gold nanoparticles. Which one of those small black dots is a nanoparticle?
Luckily, Nathan, my undergraduate mentee, came up with an idea to make imaging easier. He had just been trained on how to use the TEM, and during the training he learned about an optional mode called "dark field" microscopy. When we take a typical image, we discard certain electrons which are scattered too much, in order to make the image easier to focus. In dark field mode, we actually do the opposite: we use those highly scattered electrons to make the image, and discard the rest. This yields an image that is both darker and clearer than a normal TEM image.
Some of the significant electron scattering that is discarded in regular TEM and used for imaging in dark field TEM happens when the electrons hit a nanoparticle with high mass or a particular crystal structure. When Nathan learned about this, he wondered if we could use dark field imaging to get a huge amount of contrast for highly crystalline nanoparticles like those we study at the CSN. It turns out, he was right! The image below is that same bacterium from the previous image, but viewed in dark field mode. The nanoparticles light up due to their high scattering, and all the other visual noise fades away.
The same bacterium as in the previous figure, viewed in dark field mode. Check out the bright pinpoints of light on the far left side of the membrane: nanoparticles!
This technique allows us to see nanoparticles clearly, even when we are at low magnifications. That cuts down on my time in front of the scope and allows us to look at even more samples. It also helps us to make more definite conclusions about whether the particles are inside or outside the cell, how they cluster together, and other important characteristics. We're hoping that this publication will help other researchers in the same way. Well done, Nathan!
The TEM (left) and dark field (right) images of the same bacterium make for a useful side-by-side comparison.


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Copper – has been used for generations to help with the painful inflammation of arthritis.
For many years it has been known that copper can help with the painful inflammation of arthritis, but it is not until recently that scientists have begun to understand why.
Research shows that copper levels present in mononuclear cells, which are responsible in part for controlling inflammation in the body's tissues, were low in patients suffering from arthritis.
Therefore, supplementation with copper replacement therapy could help combat the inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis if copper is delivered directly into the bloodstream and tissue at the site of the inflammation. A study carried out at the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Dublin found that by delivering a dose of medication via a skin patch, instead of orally - therefore avoiding the liver - more than 95 per cent of the dose goes directly into the bloodstream, as opposed to as little as 5 per cent by other methods.
Dr Donald Grant, from the Nuffield Hospital in Bristol is a specialist in inflammatory conditions and has carried out several studies on arthritis.
'There is a growing bank of anecdotal evidence to suggest copper plays a role in reducing inflammation,' he says.
Over the years copper has been used in the form of tablets and bracelets, specialists agree that these delivery methods could be far less efficient as copper patches. Consumers are increasingly familiar with skin patches for a variety of applications. The Copper Patch is based on a skin patch technology that is in use throughout the world. The copper metal is in direct contact with the skin with the aim of relieving aches and joint pain.
Copper health benefits have used to remedy pain. Archaeologists have been unearthing copper jewellery for now over 200 years and yet, up until recently, the scientists have only just begun to understand the power of this natural metal.
Worn by Pharaohs, Indian Rajas, Chinese Emperors, Persian Kings, Alexander the Great, and so many others, copper has had more than just a cosmetic purpose. Copper has been used by every civilization that had access to it as a medicine and preventative. The history of civilization is also the history of the use of copper…normally in the form of bracelets…copper has literally been worn in every major civilization.
It is no secret that copper is a most excellent conductor of electricity, and besides that, the skin is as much an entry point in the body as a barrier. Microdoses of copper enter the body and bolster the immune system, and as it's on the skin, it enters as and when needed (not ingested as a dietary supplement).
The copper bracelet seems also to emit elemental and molecular vibrations and other physical phenomena such as a corona effect of the ends of the bracelet.
These vibratory emissions appear to convey some medicinal benefit. In the case of body pains due to some rheumatoid arthritic condition, it appears to be very effective indeed.
Helps to correct the body's copper deficiency and supports the resistance to disease.


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Q: swift access container button I am relatively new to Swift. Here is my question:
I have a UIViewController that has a container in it. The container has its own ContainerViewController. The container is the header of the app and it has a button in it.
I would like to set the value of a Bool inside the UIViewController based on whether the button (inside the container) has been pressed or not.
I don't think passing a "mainVC" with a segue would make it: There is no point to make a segue as the two views are shown on the same screen.
Should I give both the view and its container the same ViewControllerClass?
Thank you very much for your time

A: There are different solutions:

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*Call a method on the ContainerViewController's parentViewController(=UIViewController)

*Use the responder chain:

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*Implement canBecomeFirstResponder() in the UIViewController (subclass) to return YES

*implement a buttonPressed(sender:AnyObject) (or something) method in the parent view controller

*call UIApplication.sharedApplication().sendAction("buttonPressed:", to: nil, from:self) from within the container view controller

This will allow the method to "travel" up the responder chain until it find a object that implements the buttonPressed() method. This solution can be useful if you want to reuse the header view in other view controllers.

*Use the delegate pattern. Create a delegate property + protocol in the container view controller and have the parent vc set itself as delegate in the prepareForSegue() method that fires of the embed-segue. This also gets the reuse friendly stamp.

*If you are using Storyboards then you can also use an Unwind Segue


Mrs. Cecilia Razovsky Davidson, a social worker and civil servant who devoted her career to aiding immigrants and refugees, died in San Diego, California Sept. 28 at the age of 77, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency learned today. Mrs. Davidson, who was active in Jewish communal affairs even after retiring seven years ago, was the first Jewish civil servant hired to do refugee resettlement. She organized the Coordinating Committee for Refugee Resettlement which later became the National Refugee Service.
Mrs. Davidson was born in St. Louis and started her career teaching English to foreigners at the Jewish Educational Alliance there. Later she worked in Washington, D.C. as inspector of the Children's Bureau and afterwards became secretary in the immigrant aid department of the National Council of Jewish Women. In 1933 she was selected to head a committee of immigration experts appointed by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins to study conditions on Ellis Island, then an immigrant reception center.


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Tropical storm forecast to form in the gulf, could impact US
Moisture could impact the Carolinas by late week
Updated: 8:09 AM EDT Jun 19, 2017
WYFF News 4 SOURCE: WYFF News 4
A low pressure system entering the Gulf of Mexico is likely to form into a tropical storm early this week. WYFF News 4 Meteorologist Chris Justus said Sunday night that even though the system is disorganized, conditions are favorable for tropical development on Monday. That storm is one of two low pressure systems that could become tropical storms. The other is in the Atlantic nearing the Windward Islands. This system isn't expected to remain very strong once it moves into the Caribbean. If both systems turn tropical one will be named Bret, the other Cindy. Justus says the system in the Gulf is forecast to move north toward the United States by Tuesday and Wednesday. Chris said a landfall is possible in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama or Florida. Chris said the system will remain rather weak with winds around 40-45 mph at landfall, but that the storm will contain a lot of moisture. The system could bring 9-12 inches of rain to the Gulf coast through mid-week.Once the system is on land mid-week Chris says the system will weaken dramatically. However, Chris expects leftover moisture from the system to move toward the Carolinas by Thursday and Friday making for a couple of wet days. 1-3 inches will possible across the Upstate. Chris says one of computer models shows the moisture moving at a slower pace which would mean the rainy days could be Friday and Saturday. But Chris says these systems tend to move more quickly than the models analyze and is expecting the wettest weather to be Thursday evening across the area.
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A low pressure system entering the Gulf of Mexico is likely to form into a tropical storm early this week.
WYFF News 4 Meteorologist Chris Justus said Sunday night that even though the system is disorganized, conditions are favorable for tropical development on Monday.
WYFF News 4
That storm is one of two low pressure systems that could become tropical storms. The other is in the Atlantic nearing the Windward Islands. This system isn't expected to remain very strong once it moves into the Caribbean. If both systems turn tropical one will be named Bret, the other Cindy.
Justus says the system in the Gulf is forecast to move north toward the United States by Tuesday and Wednesday. Chris said a landfall is possible in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama or Florida. Chris said the system will remain rather weak with winds around 40-45 mph at landfall, but that the storm will contain a lot of moisture. The system could bring 9-12 inches of rain to the Gulf coast through mid-week.
Once the system is on land mid-week Chris says the system will weaken dramatically. However, Chris expects leftover moisture from the system to move toward the Carolinas by Thursday and Friday making for a couple of wet days. 1-3 inches will possible across the Upstate.
Chris says one of computer models shows the moisture moving at a slower pace which would mean the rainy days could be Friday and Saturday. But Chris says these systems tend to move more quickly than the models analyze and is expecting the wettest weather to be Thursday evening across the area.


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Q: Jackson: How to deserialize instance field of my own class I'm writing RESTful web service for my android app.
I have my POJO class named ServiceResponse:
private int responseCode;
private String objectType;
private ArrayList<Object> data;

public int getResponseCode() {
    return responseCode;
}

public void setResponseCode(int responseCode) {
    this.responseCode = responseCode;
}

public ArrayList<Object> getData() {
    return data;
}

public void setArrayData(ArrayList<Object> data) {
    this.data = data;
}

public void setData(Object data) {
    if(this.data == null) this.data = new ArrayList<Object>();
    this.data.add(data);
}

public String getObjectType() {
    return objectType;
}

public void setObjectType(String objectType) {
    this.objectType = objectType;
}

It's parsed to JSON using Jackson, example here: http://pastebin.com/pu8792a1
There will be many classes passed using this arraylist.
My question is, how do I make it ServiceResponse object again from the JSON?
{
  "responseCode" : 2,
  "objectType" : "com.example.User",
  "data" : [ {
    "name" : "name",
    "password" : "pass",
    "email" : "mail@gmail.com",
    "device" : "ABC",
    "level" : 10,
    "gold" : 82,
    "delois" : 0,
    "uranium" : 0,
    "attack" : 5,
    "speed" : 5,
    "armor" : 5,
    "controllability" : 5,
    "exp" : 100,
    "hp" : 100,
    "hpMax" : 300,
    "deuter" : 21,
    "deuterMax" : 120,
    "research" : 1413360596907,
    "id" : 1
  } ]

I tried: (skipped try & catch)
    ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
    ServiceResponse response;
    response = mapper.readValue(output, ServiceResponse.class);

    User user =  (User) ( response.getData().get(0) );
    System.out.println(user.toString());

but I got ClassCastException: java.util.ArrayList cannot be cast into com.example.User

A: A couple problems:
Problem 1:
"data" : [ {
  "name" : "name",
  "password" : "pass"
  ...
} ]

private ArrayList<Object> data;

Since you define the type of the list as Object the parser doesn't know to map it to a User type, so it will map it to an array of LinkedHashMap. So basically you're left with ArrayList<LinkedHashMap> data. Change all the Object to User.
Problem 2:
private ArrayList<User> data;
...
public void setData(User data) {
    if (this.data == null) {
        this.data = new ArrayList<User>();
    }
    this.data.add(data);
}

The parser will look for JavaBean properties that follow JavaBean naming convention i.e. property/setProperty/getProperty. In your case the parser thinks the setData is a setter to set the value of the data field. As a setter, it will expect an ArrayList<User> and not a User as the argument. So better to change the name to something like addUser(User user). While you're at it, you should change the name of setArrayData to follow the name convention also.
public void setData(ArrayList<User> data) {
    this.data = data;
}

public void addUser(User data) {
    if (this.data == null) {
        this.data = new ArrayList<User>();
    }
    this.data.add(data);
}

Making these few changes should get it working (tested).

UPDATE: Problem 1 is actually not a problem

I know I could make it work if I used User instead of Object, but I'd like to send different objects in data array (sometimes it would be User, other time, for example Item). Is there a way to do it? Here They say I can use this: POJO pojo = mapper.convertValue(singleObject, POJO.class); To convert from LinkedHashMap to my object, but when I try it: User user = mapper.convertValue(response.getData().get(0), User.class); User is still null

As the OP brought to my attention, we can convert the map the parser created by using ObjectMapper.convertValue( map , User.class);.  Not sure why the OP is getting null, but when I tested, changing the User types back to Object type, it works fine
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
        InputStream is = Test.class.getResourceAsStream("test.json");
        ServiceResponse response = mapper.readValue(is, ServiceResponse.class);
        User user = (User) (mapper.convertValue(response.getData().get(0), User.class));
        System.out.println(user.toString());
        is.close();
    }
}

Result test.json.User@366e2eef

UPDATE 2:
The OP wants to use the String objectType to convert the the map by type:
ServiceResponse response = ...
String objectType = response.getObjectType();
Class clazz = Class.forName(objectType);      // catch exception
ArrayList user = (mapper.convertValue(response.getData(),
            TypeFactory.defaultInstance().constructCollectionType(
                    ArrayList.class, clazz)));


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Yes, Games Critics Understand Innovation
Tags: #blog #column #joe-martin #mirrors-edge #perfect #the-guardian
There are two things you need to know up front. First, this column is mainly in rebuttal to Keith Stuart's thought provoking blog post over at The Guardian. Second, I haven't played Mirror's Edge yet as I've been too busy with other games and taking a week off.
For those of you who don't like getting two self-gratifying columns for the price of one and who don't want to read through Keith's take on the critical reception to Mirror's Edge, I'll summarise it here. Titled 'Do Game Reviewers Really Understand Innovation' Keith's column looks at the reception to Mirror's Edge and asks if it isn't perhaps mired in the small inconsequentialities.
"Many reviewers have criticised the combat, the repetition, a smattering of trial-and-error moments. There has been a general compulsion to counter the sequences of innovative genius with niggling doubts about core mechanics," wrote Keith, who believes it highlights an ongoing issue in games journalism.
Are games critics getting stuck in what he dubs the 'better sequel' mentality, forever looking at small and irrelevant flaws and not appreciating the larger picture? Keith points to the IGN review, which criticises the combat and controls in what is actually supposed to be a pacifist and streamlined game, as proof.
And for the most part, I agree – many games reviewers are heading down that way, convincing themselves both that the perfect game is an attainable reality (it isn't) and that the games which come close (The Orange Box, Fallout 3) are fundamentally flawed.
Where I disagree with Keith though is with a few of the specific comparisons he draws between games and film journalism. If Mirror's Edge was a film, argues Keith, it would be called visionary for the way it shirks the conventions of the genre and tries something new. Nobody would mind the shaky camera and so forth, because the product as a whole is trying something new and doing it well for the most part.
For me, this raises a couple of important issues and I'm going to go out on a limb and say first that the comparison is flawed because films are intrinsically more shallow than games. There are some truly deep and re-watchable movies for sure, but for audience involvement and commitment it's hard to beat a good computer game.
Games make you interact with them and feel their brutal form of empathy through force feedback and a total lack of limitations. More importantly though, they are longer and require more commitment and love from the viewer.
I didn't much care for Indiana Jones IV, for example, but I still watched the whole movie because it cost me less than a tenner and only took about 90 minutes of zero effort. That doesn't happen with games because my brain does the same internal math and realises that even if my level of dislike is the same, it isn't worth the effort.
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I only have to hate Indy 4 for 90 minutes but I have to hate Twilight Princess for closer to 90 hours – and it'll require a lot more from me in terms of monetary investment, dedication and ability.
To boil it all down; the lack of action in the fictional Mirror's Edge movie might only annoy me for a maximum of two hours. In the game though it might annoy me for a good dozen or so hours, so it might be worth saying.
Shaky comparisons and differing opinions on the artistic merit of games aside though, Keith and I definitely agree on the fact that innovation isn't prized enough in our industry.
There's an argument too to say that it's the role of the critic to explain the flaws of the game (even the tiny ones) so that the reader can make an informed decision, but in this instance I don't hold much truck in that. If that were the case then the critic should be telling the reader that the game is about running away from fights, not that there aren't enough fights in it.
I'm both lucky and biased though because I think bit-tech is a site which does this well, recognising and rewarding innovation whenever we see it and always giving honest and informed reviews. That's why we were able to give Episode 2 a ten out of ten and an excellence award, but also weren't afraid to tread the unpopular path and say that Gears of War 2 was little above a seven. It's why we've only ever given three games a ten-out-of-ten score since I've been here, though many have edged that line and retrospect perhaps disfavours some others. This isn't a science afterall.
Do games critics need to understand how important innovation is? Obviously, yes. More important than that though is the ability to recognise when something really is innovative (and Mirror's Edge owes a lot to the chase sequence from Call of Cthulhu from what I've heard) and the wisdom to recognise that just because something is innovative doesn't mean it's perfect.
Simply; innovation isn't worth anything if you can't get the basics right - though that doesn't mean any developers should stop trying!
Oh, and we gave Mirror's Edge a nine and a recommended award by the way.
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Zombie Cow's Dan Marshall has said that all games journalists should dabble in development.
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Ultimate Game Chair Free Play Review
We take a look at the Free Play from Ultimate Game Chair, which attempts to make gaming better than ever but without breaking the bank. Has cutting the cost resulted in a dip in quality though, or is the Free Play really the ultimate gaming chair? We find out.
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Ok I have been busy busy. Getting ready to move (did I mention that I am a loony bin to move in July in Texas?). But I have had a few moments here and there to sew. I finished two more dresses. I will have to put pictures up soon :) I did not take pictures as I created, so excited to make them lol didn't stop for photos. I will have to have a fun photo shoot soon.
I just purchased some REED to make a nice set of paniers. I am making two different versions. Pocket hoops and then an oval set. I made a pair of pocket hoops with plastic boning but was not impressed with how they turned out.
I also have picked up some pretty great fabric lately........so stay tuned for LOTS more dresses. I'm on a crazy rampage right now!!!
Also, I have been painfully finishing the stays. Dear gracious is the binding ridiculous! SUPER PROPS to those who hand sew them completely. I will be making another set though :) The ones I made are from a Simplicity pattern slightly altered.
You definately should try it and post pics when your done :-) Good luck in Texas.


Just a big thank you for providing the Fiore Membership a tremendous dose of entertainment. It was reminiscent of classic live TV such as Red Skelton or Carol Burnett. Bob was such a great and willing part of his own "Italianization". That is why the growth of the FIORE has continued and your dedication to the "cause" does not go unnoticed.
Wow, that is fantastic Nelson! A true testiment to you and the remaining original founders who built this non-organization from the first non-concept non-meeting at the Starbucks on Flamingo and Arville, to the old Greek Isle, to downtown, to now this.
Too bad life and work get in the way from me joining the events, but I have extremely fond memories and truly enjoy watching it grow.
Merry Christmas to you and family my friend.
In all of my years of playing Mrs. Claus, I have to tell you that the FIORE Christmas Party was the best I have ever attended! It was such a fun event with everything done to perfection.
I think everyone enjoyed the festive atmosphere, the great musical entertainment and the delicious food. You did your usual outstanding job of coordinating and hosting the program.
I told Santa to be extra good to you this year. I enjoyed seeing all of the great photos in the Las Vegas Tribune. Thank you again for inviting me to join the fun!
Nice of you to use the "royal WE" Nelson, but, for all purposes, ALL the credit goes to you.
To FIORE, you give your heart and your soul and it COMES THROUGH like it did yesterday.
No speaker, nothing in particular except roses and chocolate, and just LOOK at the turnout!
I'd say nothing short of spectacular!
Yesterdays luncheon was wonderful. I don't know if you receive enough cudos from individual members. So here's one from me.
I would love to research his music.
Thank you for having me I love you guys!
Thanks!!!! What a great time I had. You guys are the MOST fun crowd in town!
Good Morning , Thank you for a wonderful time yesterday. Your FIORE event was just delightful and Gary and I are looking forward to the Halloween evening. Your special charm and wit are both entertaining and engaging. To bring laughter to so many, is a true gift!
Just a quick blast to say thanks for another fine outing with the non-club club FIORE on this most recent Thursday night.
It is quite enjoyable to socialize with the many fine people in attendance. The food is very good, the entertainment is excellent, and the atmosphere is fun to be a part of.
Wishing you Good Health and Continued Success as I look forward to the August gathering.
and want to join our non-club. Please add their email address to the non-club mailing list.
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to deliver the blessing. It was an honor.
As always it was great to see you & the rest of the group .
I think Angelo is doing a great job with the club as well.
Thank you for inviting me to FIORE it was fun and look forward to enjoying more good times.
A nice fun filled time was had by all.
The food was delicious. The IAC looked entertaining…and upbeat.
Another 5 star party my friend.
I had a great time yesterday and regret not coming sooner. I will be there from now on and will bring my wife Alice. If I can ever help you with anything let me know. What a great job you do and what a great group of people.
From the bottom of my heart thank you and the Bakies.
I used my $50.00 winning today to purchase their book.
Bought lunch and tickets for two and received a free book.
What a country and what a club!!!
What a great event, Nelson.
The March 8 luncheon was a great success.
The F.I.O.R.E. club is a very classy operation.
You really know how to do it up right.
if you need some extra help with the club.
Just let me know, and I will make an effort to help.
Again, great job on the Mar. 8 event.
What a great group, and great club.
I am very proud to be associated with it.
I would be happy to join FIORE but I do not live in Las Vegas, I live near Atlantic City and I was suggesting to have a chapter of FIORE in Atlantic City.
The only problem is that there would not be a Nelson Sardelli at that chapter.
Loved the Amazing Mr Hughes presentation by Mr. McCaffery. In my younger days, I read everything "Hughes" that I could. One of my heroes.
Here I am now in Vegas, with friends whom some have direct links to him and Mr Maheu. Looks like we all are still having a fortunate life. Ain't that cool!!
You have created a marvelous group. …. The meeting was thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining; reminded me of my old Rotary club days of yesteryears.
Best Regards to you and your men!
Great party, great photos. I loved the idea of the garlic rose…my compliments to whomever came up with that clever idea. Thank you for staying home from Italy and giving us all a great night to remember!
president's family circle. it warms my heart to be a part of it.
Hi Nelson, I always look forward to our meetings. As you find out more about the guys it becomes more interesting, and of course you are the glue that holds it together. It's all good. Lets keep doing stuff.
My wife and I want to thank you and all involved in putting together the Valentine party. We had a great time and my wife enjoyed meeting some of the other couples. We look forward to the next couples party. To all, a super job, well done.
It is entirely my pleasure to belong to FIORE, a group that obviously cares about others. Besides, I don't ever want to be on the bad side of that many Italians.
I want you to know that I felt virtually up in a cloud when I left your F.I.O.R.E. luncheon. It lasted all day….. light of heart yet my heart was filled.
Never, in years, have I had such a welcome feeling of being-at-home. The company of you…… Artie….. Linda…….including your performances made my day………….. and being introduced to such a talent as Michaelina.
I was awestruck having heard her and now I know more about her from the videos.
The combination of the comraderie of all of you and all of your displays of talent left me emotionally rewarded having joined you all there. If having friends like all of you is being rich, I can now retire.
I completely agree with everything Sam said. it was a wonderful day with great friends. I was thinking yesterday, that four years ago when all this started at the first meeting, how awe struck I was that you had all these great celebrity friends and how much fun we had at that very first meeting with Freddy Bell, Joey Villa, Sonny King, Rich Little & Pat Cooper to name a few. I want to personally thank you Nelson, for letting me be part of this great club and it has opened so many doors for me here in Las Vegas. The non club & the friendships of fellow Presidents has made my retirement wonderful here in Las Vegas, Thanks to you Pal.


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Chiefs beat Steelers 36-10, win AFC West for 6th straight year
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)(Charlie Riedel | AP)
By Mitchel Summers
Published: Dec. 26, 2021 at 6:23 PM CST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WIBW) - The Kansas City Chiefs dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-10. This win sealed the Chiefs sixth consecutive AFC West Division title. That's the most consecutive titles any team in the AFC West has every won.
From the jump, the Chiefs were in the zone on all phases. Kansas City forced a punt after their first drive fizzled out quickly. The Chiefs put together a 14-play, 73-yard drive that ended in a Clyde Edwards-Helaire touchdown run on the goal line.
TOUCHDOWN#Chiefs: 7#Steelers: 0
The Chiefs convert a fourth down on the goal line. A few plays later, Clyde Edwards-Helaire makes a great run for the score. Edwards-Helaire has now run in 4 touchdowns this season. #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/QC71miOvzJ
— Mitchel Summers (@WIBWMitchel) December 26, 2021
On the Steelers ensuing possession, Ben Roethlisberger threw an interception directly to Charvarius Ward. The Chiefs took over already in opposing territory and KC made Pittsburgh pay.
Patrick Mahomes threw his first touchdown of the day to Byron Pringle. The Chiefs led 14-0 after the first quarter.
AYYYYOOOO‼ @pringle_byron
📺: #PITvsKC on CBS pic.twitter.com/Wfj0ZGAQsF
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 26, 2021
Kansas City added a 44-yard field goal from Elliott Fry, who was playing because starting kicker Harrison Butker missed the game due to COVID-19, and weren't done scoring in the first half.
Near the goal line, Mahomes quickly threw the ball to Mecole Hardman and the receiver powered his way in for a touchdown.
Kansas City shut out the Steelers in the first half. That marked five straight first halves that Pittsburgh had been shut out, the most for the Steelers since 1940.
In the second half, the Steelers gifted the Chiefs another possession after Pittsburgh receiver Diontae Johnson fumbled the ball. Tyrann Mathieu recovered the ball for the Chiefs second turnover.
Kansas City would once again punish the Steelers for the turnover. Mahomes dumped it off once again to Byron Pringle and he made multiple defenders miss on his way to the end zone. This marked the first time in the former Kansas State receivers NFL career that he had scored multiple touchdowns in a game.
TOUCHDOWN#Chiefs: 30#Steelers: 0
Byron Pringle shakes multiple defends on his way to the end zone. That's his second receiving touchdown on the day, marking the first multi-touchdown game for the former Kansas State receiver. #ChiefsKingdom #KStateFB pic.twitter.com/HwuTQkaCdt
The Chiefs preserved the shutout all the way until late in the third quarter until the Steelers kicked a field goal.
Patrick Mahomes had a sensational outing. He completed 23/30 passes for 258 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers. Byron Pringle's career day ended with 6 catches for 75 yards and two touchdown catches.
The Kansas City Chiefs (11-4) hit the road for their final two games of the season. They play at Cincinnati against the Bengals (9-6, 1st in AFC North) on Jan. 2 at 12:00 p.m. That game can be seen only on WIBW.
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Q: Why is the user_id not automatically added upon creation of a comment? I have a field that creates a comment (named pcomment). I am trying to get it to automatically add the user_id to the pcomment in the pcomment table like it adds the purchase_id automatically. I am not sure why the purchase_id is being recorded in the database but the user_id remains blank for each pcomment. Here is the form for the pcomment.
<%= form_for([purchase, purchase.pcomments.build], :html => { :id => "blah_form" }) do |f| %>

What deal are you offering?

      <%= f.text_field :body %>

  <% end %>

It may be that I have to add some hidden_field, but I don't think so. I am using http://ruby.railstutorial.org/book/ruby-on-rails-tutorial#cha-user_microposts as resource and in that the microposts dont have any hidden_field. Instead, the user_id is indexed and it automatically is created upon the creation of a micropost (based on who is signed in at the time). This part is working for me too, adding to my rational that indexing user_id on the pcomments table is enough to automatically generate it. Here is my schema.rb file so that you can see the current state of my database.
   ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20121011085147) do

  create_table "pcomments", :force => true do |t|
    t.string   "body"
    t.integer  "purchase_id"
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.datetime "created_at",  :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at",  :null => false
  end

  add_index "pcomments", ["purchase_id"], :name => "index_pcomments_on_purchase_id"
  add_index "pcomments", ["user_id"], :name => "index_pcomments_on_user_id"

  create_table "purchases", :force => true do |t|
    t.string   "content"
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
  end

  add_index "purchases", ["user_id", "created_at"], :name => "index_purchases_on_user_id_and_created_at"

  create_table "sales", :force => true do |t|
    t.string   "content"
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
  end

  add_index "sales", ["user_id", "created_at"], :name => "index_sales_on_user_id_and_created_at"

  create_table "scomments", :force => true do |t|
    t.string   "body"
    t.integer  "sale_id"
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
  end

  add_index "scomments", ["sale_id"], :name => "index_scomments_on_sale_id"
  add_index "scomments", ["user_id"], :name => "index_scomments_on_user_id"

  create_table "users", :force => true do |t|
    t.string   "name"
    t.string   "email"
    t.datetime "created_at",                         :null => false
    t.datetime "updated_at",                         :null => false
    t.string   "password_digest"
    t.string   "remember_token"
    t.boolean  "admin",           :default => false
  end

  add_index "users", ["email"], :name => "index_users_on_email", :unique => true
  add_index "users", ["remember_token"], :name => "index_users_on_remember_token"

end

and the reason I know its not working is that I check in the database and the pcomment is successfully created with all columns filled in including purchase_id but the user_id is still blank. also, the user has_many pcomments and has_many purchases. The purchase has_many pcomments and belongs_to user. The pcomment belongs_to user and belong_to purchase.
also, here is the pcomments_controller.rb
    class PcommentsController < ApplicationController
  before_filter :signed_in_user
  def create
    @purchase = Purchase.find(params[:purchase_id])
    @pcomment = @purchase.pcomments.build(params[:pcomment], :user_id => @purchase.user_id)

    @pcomment.purchase = @purchase

    if @pcomment.save
       flash[:success] = "Offer submited!"
       redirect_to :back
    else
      render 'shared/_pcomment_form'
    end
  end

  def new
    @pcomment=purchase.pcomments.new
  end

end

      def new
        @pcomment=purchase.pcomments.new(:user_id => purchase.user_id)
      end

    end

A: purchase.pcomments.build builds empty Pcomment object just with purchase_id filled from purchase. To assign also user_id pass the hash with attribute:
purchase.pcomments.build(:user_id => purchase.user_id)


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3 December 2007 17:04pm
By Jonathan McConnell
Ulster Rugby has confirmed that Captain Rory Best has agreed a new two-year deal with the club, which sees him contracted until June 2010.
Ulster Rugby Chief Executive Michael Reid said; "We're delighted that Rory has agreed a new deal with Ulster Rugby. He's matured tremendously as a player and as an individual in recent years and while there's no doubting that this season so far has presented a huge challenge for him, both in terms of Ireland's disappointment at the World Cup, and his brother Simon's illness as well as Ulster's loss of form, he's never shirked any of his responsibilities as a Captain, or as a team player and in many ways embodies what playing for the red hand means."
Rory Best made his Ulster debut in the 2004-05 season and since then has made a total of 58 appearances for his club. He's been ever-present in the Ireland Squad since winning his first cap in November 2005 against the All-Blacks at Lansdowne Road and holds his own in an ongoing battle with Munster's Jerry Flannery for the No. 2 shirt.
Educated at Portadown College, Rory was awarded the Guinness Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year Award last May and was named Ulster Captain at the start of the 2007-08 season.
Ulster Rugby began contractual negotiations at the beginning of November, starting with the current crop of international players and discussions are now well underway. As the search for a new coach continues, Rory Best's decision to commit to the club for the next two years is just the first of the 2008-09 signings for Ulster Rugby.


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One area of training Zora and I have been struggling with consistently is when I'm wanting her to turn away from me and then keep moving forward despite limited movement forward from me. So after a couple of different approaches that clearly weren't helping, I shelved this for a few weeks, month. And thought about it.
I brain stormed, I watched some you tube videos of people and dogs running distance courses, I watched their handling and their dog's response to said handling, I wrote out what I've tried before what hasn't worked, what has and how. What skills I've introduced to Zora, even ones we haven't used since she was itty bitty. Everything I could think of.
I stopped doing that because a. the pause box is heavy and therefore harder to move. b. it's set at 12″ tall and she has to take a running leap to get onto it which limits where I can place it. c. It's 3×3 square so that's a lot of area for her to target to meaning less precision on how she approaches it. and d. I only have one, meaning moving it A LOT (see a. once more).
Yesterday morning, I tossed one out on the grass and cued, "Mark" and somehow my brilliant little short dog who hasn't heard that cue in over a year remembered. Happily tail wagging ran up to the bucket and popped her front feet up on it. Good girl! Great! You remember, perfect! We did a bit of through a hoop, 'mark'. Then a bit of directions with a couple of jumps. She was happy, tail wagging, thrilled the entire time. I was thrilled!!! Finally clarity for my dog! WooHoo!!!!
Here's a video clip from our training session this morning with agility equipment. I'd say this is the most success we've had with the switch and drive away concept with her being happy, enthusiastic and clearly it making sense to her what I was wanting. Yay!
Some of the reasons I like the upside down rubber feed buckets as targets are a. they are readily available and fairly inexpensive. we picked up a couple more buckets at Tractor Supply this weekend and they were less than $5 each. b. the buckets last. I've had a some of mine for many years. They've survived freezing cold, rain, snow, heat, dogs, ducks. Because they are a thick yet flexible rubber, they don't crack when water freezes in them like other buckets I've used in the past. The flexible thick rubber also gives them better traction for the dog. c. They are small and low enough to the ground to not be too obvious to the dog until they are near it. unlike the pause box which is large and very visible from a far distance, I like that these targets are just visible enough as the dog approaches to give the dog a nice clear focal point but not so visible that the dog can guess where you are directing them to without really paying attention to your cues. d. they give the dog a really clear behavior to do with them that is very clear to the handler if done incorrectly. Unlike say a bit of rug or plastic lid flat on the ground, which can be hard to know far away what the dog is doing, or a target that requires a nose touch meaning it takes more consistent training for the dog to learn to touch and then stay at the target, 2 front feet up on the bucket until verbally released is a really clear response. and e. they are really great for helping dogs learn to collect in early stage training since you teach them to run straight to the target and front feet up, not run past it then return. I was first introduced to the idea of using rubber feed buckets for such skills by NADAC gu-ru Sharon Nelson, great use for them!
Teaching a dog this type of behavior is also super helpful outside of agility. Person at the door, send the dog to their target place. Dog rushes out the door. Target place, open door, release, cue 2nd target place positioned right outside the now open door. Dog struggles with no jumping on people for greetings, cue target behavior pet and greet dog as long as their feet stay on the target. Nice things about place and location targets are the clarity they give for dogs and handlers, makes it a lot easier to be consistent with criteria I find personally.
Have you played around and used location targets with your dog? Do you find them helpful as well?


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Rondell Henry, a "Maryland Man," was recently captured while attempting to drive a U-Haul truck into a crowd of infidels at the National Harbor waterfront. According to the New York Times, however, Henry's religion remains a mystery, and certainly played no role in his desire to wage jihad in the name of Allah. As we learned from the Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, however, when non-Muslims launch a terrorist attack, the ideology must be examined thoroughly. David Wood discusses the hypocrisy.
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