Acebutolol oral capsule is available as a generic drug and a brand-name drug. Brand name: Sectral.
Acebutolol only comes as an oral capsule.
Acebutolol is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and a type of irregular heart rhythm (premature ventricular contractions, or PVCs).
Stopping the drug warning: You should talk to your doctor first before you stop taking this drug. If you have certain conditions and stop taking this drug suddenly, you may have thyroid problems or worsened chest pain. This can even be fatal. Your doctor should gradually decrease your dosage.
Acebutolol is a prescription drug. It comes as an oral capsule.
Acebutolol oral capsule is available as the brand-name drug Sectral and as a generic drug. Generic drugs usually cost less than the brand-name version. In some cases, they may not be available in all strengths or forms as the brand-name drug.
Acebutolol may be taken as part of a combination therapy with other medications.
Acebutolol is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and a type of irregular heartbeat (premature ventricular contractions, or PVCs).
Acebutolol belongs to a class of drugs called beta-blockers. A class of drugs is a group of medications that work in a similar way. These drugs are often used to treat similar conditions.
This drug works by blocking certain receptors (beta) found in your blood vessels and heart from being activated by hormones, such as adrenaline. By stopping activation of these receptors, your blood vessels and heart stay relaxed. This helps lower your blood pressure and your heartbeat.
High blood pressure often happens when your blood vessels are tightened. That strains the heart and increases your body's need for oxygen. Acebutolol also helps to lower your heart rate and your heart's demand for oxygen.
Acebutolol oral capsule does not cause drowsiness, but it can cause other side effects.
Acebutolol oral capsule can interact with other medications, vitamins, or herbs you may be taking. An interaction is when a substance changes the way a drug works. This can be harmful or prevent the drug from working well.
Examples of drugs that can cause interactions with acebutolol are listed below.
Use of acebutolol with reserpine, a drug that can be used to treat high blood pressure, may cause side effects. These include dizziness, low heart rate, and low blood pressure.
For people with asthma or COPD: Many people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) shouldn't take acebutolol. Your doctor may still prescribe it, but only in small doses with careful monitoring. At higher doses, this drug can block receptors on breathing passages. This narrows the passages, which makes your asthma or COPD worse. This can also make your rescue breathing medications not work as well.
For people with diabetes: Acebutolol may hide symptoms of low blood sugar, such as tremors and increased heart rate. This can make it harder to know when your blood sugar is low.
For people with poor circulation: This drug can make poor circulation in your feet and hands worse. Acebutolol reduces blood pressure, which means that less blood may flow to your extremities.
For people with heart failure: If you have uncontrolled heart failure, you shouldn't take acebutolol because it may make your condition worse. If your heart failure is under control, your doctor may use this drug with caution. They will monitor your heart closely.
For people with heart problems: If you have any heart problems, let your doctor know. Taking acebutolol may make your heart weaker or lead to heart failure. If you stop taking this drug suddenly and have heart disease, you may have worsened chest pain or a heart attack. This may even be fatal. Talk to your doctor first before you stop taking this drug. Your doctor should gradually decrease your dose.
For people with overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism): If you have hyperthyroidism and stop taking acebutolol suddenly, you may have a thyroid storm. This is life-threatening. Symptoms include confusion, a very fast heart rate, shaking, sweating, or agitation. Talk to your doctor first before you stop taking this drug. Your doctor should gradually decrease your dose.
For people with kidney problems: Acebutolol is removed from your body by your kidneys. If your kidneys aren't working well, more of this drug may stay in your body longer, putting you at risk for side effects. If you have severe kidney problems, you may need a lower dose or a different medication.
For people with liver problems: Acebutolol is processed by your liver. If your liver isn't working well, more of this drug may stay in your body longer, putting you at risk for side effects. If you have liver problems, you may need a lower dose or a different medication.
Studies of the drug in pregnant animals have not shown risk to the unborn baby.
There aren't enough studies done in pregnant women to show the drug poses a risk to the unborn baby.
Tell your doctor if you're pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Acebutolol should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the unborn baby.
For women who are breastfeeding: Acebutolol may pass into breast milk and cause serious effects in a child who is breastfed. You and your doctor may need to decide if you'll breastfeed or take acebutolol.
For seniors: Your body may process this drug more slowly. Your doctor may start you on a lowered dose so that too much of this drug doesn't build up in your body. Too much of the drug in your body can be toxic.
Typical starting dosage: 400 mg taken once per day, or 200 mg taken twice per day.
Dosage increases: Your doctor may increase your dosage up to 600 mg taken twice per day as needed. Recommended maintenance doses range from 400–800 mg total per day.
This drug hasn't been studied in children and shouldn't be used in children younger than 18 years.
Older adults may process drugs more slowly. A normal adult dose may cause levels of this drug to be higher than normal. If you're a senior, you may need a lower dose or you may need a different schedule. Your total daily dose shouldn't be more than 800 mg.
Typical starting dosage: 200 mg taken twice per day.
Dosage increases: Your doctor may slowly increase your dosage up to 600 mg taken twice per day. Recommended maintenance doses range from 600–1200 mg total per day.
For people with kidney problems: If you develop moderate kidney problems (CrCl < 50 mL/min), your doctor will reduce your dosage by 50 percent. If you develop severe kidney problems (CrCl < 25 mL/min), your doctor will reduce your dosage by 75 percent.
Dosage warningsIf you need to stop taking this drug, be sure to talk to your doctor first. Your dosage should be gradually decreased over 2 weeks under your doctor's supervision. This will keep your heart problems from getting worse.
Acebutolol is used for long-term treatment. It comes with serious risks if you don't take it as prescribed.
If you stop taking the drug or don't take it at all: If you don't take this drug, your high blood pressure or irregular heart rate won't get better. This may also raise your risk of having a heart attack or harming the blood vessels of your lungs, heart, or liver.
If you stop taking it suddenly: If you stop taking this drug suddenly, you raise your risk of having a heart attack. Talk to your doctor before stopping acebutolol. Your doctor needs to monitor you and adjust your dosage slowly.
If you miss doses or don't take it on schedule: If you don't take acebutolol every day or you take your doses at different times each day, your blood pressure may not be controlled and your irregular heart rate may not normalize. This may increase your risk for a heart attack.
How to tell if the drug is working: You may be able to tell this drug is working if you check your blood pressure at home and it's lower, or you check your heart rate at home and it's regular. Your doctor may also do tests to check if acebutolol is working for you.
Keep these considerations in mind if your doctor prescribes acebutolol for you.
Take acebutolol at the same time each day.
Store acebutolol at room temperature between 68°F (20°C) and 77°F (25°C).
If you're taking acebutolol to treat high blood pressure, your doctor will check your blood pressure.
If you're taking acebutolol to treat irregular heartbeat, your doctor will check your heart rate and do an electrocardiogram of your heart.
Most pharmacies should have the generic form of acebutolol in stock, but they may not have the brand Sectral available. If your doctor prescribes Sectral, call the pharmacy to confirm that they carry it.
Many insurance companies require a prior authorization for brand-name drugs such as Sectral. This means your doctor will need to get approval from your insurance company before your insurance company will pay for the prescription.


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This case study explains why Argentina began to grow genetically engineered RR1 soya and why its cultivation has spread so rapidly to more than 14 million hectares (ha) in 2003-4. It looks at the role that Argentina adopted in the 19th Century as an exporter of raw materials and a target for foreign investment. Other factors touched on include the massive accumulation of debt, economic collapse, financial speculation, capital flight and structural adjustment imposed by the Menem government (1989-99) according to instructions from international financial institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
The consequences of growing RR soya in Argentina include a massive exodus from the countryside as small farmers found they could no longer make a living or were driven off their land. The use of agrochemicals and chemical fertilisers has increased and the aerial spraying of herbicides has led to ecological contamination and health problems. Deforestation is accelerating. New diseases and tolerant weeds have emerged in response to the establishment of GE soya monocultures. Hunger and malnutrition have appeared in a country long accustomed to producing 10 times as much food as the population required. Now RR soya is being imposed on poor Argentineans as a substitute for meat, milk, eggs, lentils and other traditional products, thus forcing a change in the national diet. Such food projects are often presented as charity and backed by those profiting from soya production. However, the government sees the export of RR soya as a key factor in servicing the country's massive debt. Argentina is a warning that GE crops are no solution for hunger, debt or agricultural problems. In fact they are a threat to food sovereignty and security and a tool for inducing dependence.
II. The Economic and Political Context
During the 19th century, as a result of colonisation, Argentina became an exporter of raw materials (mainly agricultural products) and an importer of manufactured products. Once the national state of Argentina was established in 1853, the process of internal colonisation accelerated. This included the "conquest of the desert", which involved removing indigenous peoples by force from land required for agriculture, accelerated. The government also adopted an economic model that facilitated exports and began to contract debt. However, although Argentina was exporting agricultural produce, much of it to the UK, there were many differences between the impacts then and now. At that time it was mainly producing food for internal consumption, there were no toxic chemicals being applied, people were able to save their seed and make their own farming decisions, and there was plenty of rural employment.
In 1890, the country suffered an economic collapse and the peso was devalued against the price of gold, helping the export sector. The introduction of foreign currency payments ensured a rapid recovery. After 1890, UK interests in the country shifted and investment focused on the railways. Between 1880 and 1913 investment in railways increased 30-fold and itinerant workers produced millions of railway sleepers from the forests of North East Argentina. Railways were not routed to facilitate the movement of people but of commodities to the ports (Buenos Aires and Rosario) Today's parallel is the construction of the HidrovÌa (Waterway) the massive intergovernmental project to build canals and link rivers so as to open up the whole continent to big cargo vessels for exporting goods. It is calculated that 48% of goods carried will be crops and fertilisers. US companies plan to transport 70,000 tonnes of oilseeds (including soya) per day for processing at the industrial centre ROSAFE close to the port of Rosario.
One of the architects of Argentina's agricultural modernisation, JosÈ Martinez de Hoz, wrote a book in 1967 renewing the call for Argentina to base its economy on industrial export agriculture. The green revolution began with importing hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and machinery. Most of the food produced was consumed internally as international prices at that time did not favour exports. The country's debt increased markedly between 1976 and 1983 under the military dictatorship. In spite of this, Argentina was able to attract loans from the World Bank, the IMF and the Club of Paris. The promise of quick returns attracted large-scale investment and financial speculation, which became important components of the country's economy. During this period, power was concentrated increasingly in the hands of a small elite.
The period of democratic consolidation in Argentina, between 1983 and 1989, was marked by hyperinflation fuelled by speculation on the peso against the dollar. Low international prices for exports did not help either. In 1984 the new democratic government sought to promote a greater use of fertilisers with a plan to exchange agro-chemicals for grain produced. In 1989 the fiscal system collapsed, together with incomes, while national industry continued to decline. This meant that President Menem's proposal to turn Argentina into a first world country and reduce its debt through a neo-liberal programme was welcomed as a possible way out. Menem followed the World Bank, IMF, and the Inter-American Development Bank's standard prescription for economic recovery: monetary reform, fiscal reform, and reducing taxes and restrictions on imports and exports. It also meant cutting state expenditure by privatising the public sector, the social support system and pensions. Even state funding for scientific research was scaled back with the aim of making public services "more efficient". However, instead of being alleviated, the debt tripled, reaching US$198 billion by 2003. The impending economic crisis was exacerbated by capital flight on a massive scale. At the same time, national industry was decimated, unable to compete with cheap imports, and Argentina once again began to export raw materials and import goods made from them. The economy finally collapsed in 2001, and this time the peso was devalued against the dollar, which in turn helped to promote the export of RR soya.
III. The Introduction of RR Soya
Between 1991 and 2003, the government gave 670 permits for the deliberate release of genetically engineered (GE) crops, including maize, sunflower, soya, cotton, wheat, potatoes and alfalfa. No information was given to the public or to Congress about what was happening. The Advisory Commission on Biotechnology included representatives from biotech companies such as Monsanto, Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences, and Bayer CropScience.
In 1996, a time when international prices for soya were high, the government gave a licence to Monsanto to grow RR soya. At this point, Monsanto was not able to charge royalties because they had not been granted a patent on the gene for glyphosate resistance in Argentina, which meant that farmers were able to save their seed from season to season. Glyphosate was cheap, giving Argentina a further advantage in international sales. Since credit was hard to obtain, farmers were instead given packages of seeds and inputs by seed and chemical distributors, to be paid for after the harvest. These companies also rented land to grow soya and, over the next few years, RR soya seed was smuggled from Argentina to be grown illegally in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. Monsanto then began to demand royalties in Brazil and Argentina. In Argentina, soybean seed continues to be saved and sold without royalties because the struggle over how royalties should be collected has not yet been resolved in spite of pressure from Monsanto.
The production of soya in Argentina has increased dramatically in recent years. In the early 1970s, soya was being produced on just 9,500 hectares (ha) of land. By 1996, this figure had increased to 5.9 million ha, and soon rose inexorably to 10.3 million ha in 2000 to 2001, and further still to 14.1 million ha during the 2003 to 2004 season. Most of this total is now GE. Though the area under cultivation rose by 1.5 million ha between 2002 and 2003 at the expense of other crops and forest clearance, total production did not increase but fell slightly, from 34.8 million tonnes to 34.77 million tonnes because overall productivity, actually fell by about 10.5%. The government is unwilling to acknowledge this problem because it sees the income from RR soya as the main way to service the country's debt.
IV. The Rural Exodus and the Growth of Poverty
In 1992, the Argentine government proclaimed that 200,000 producers would have to quit farming because units smaller than 200 hectares were deemed to run at a loss. Small farmers have found it extremely difficult to compete under the economic conditions in the country and the arrival of RR soya has increased the pressure. Small farmers cannot afford the massive machines used for direct drilling and direct drilling and large scale spraying require little manual labour, so many people have sold or rented their land and left, together with workless farm labourers for slums in the cities. Others have been driven out due to threats and violence. "Sowing pools", powerful investor groups that have replaced contractors and brought in their own employees to grow soya, are farming large areas of land.
The export model exemplified by soya seriously threatens food sovereignty in Argentina. The Argentine diet used to include plenty of cheap meat, dairy produce, lentils, beans and other vegetables. Mixed farming, with animals and crops in rotation, provided good yields but received no support from the government. In recent years, soya has replaced the production of food staples, which are now being imported. This has led to higher food prices for the population. In fifteen years Argentine dairy farms decreased by 50%, from 30,000 in 1988 to 15,000 in 2003. Milk is now being imported from Uruguay at a higher price.
The population of Argentina is predominantly urban, so the rural crisis has long remained invisible. Nobody believed there could be hunger in a country that produced so much food. However, economic instability, public sector reform, wage cuts, the dismantling of national industries, replacing national food crops with RR soya for export and the rural exodus have all had disastrous consequences for ordinary Argentineans.In 1970, 5% of the population were below the poverty line, in 1980 12%, in 1998, 30% and in 2002 51%. Malnutrition among infants is estimated to be somewhere between 11% and 17%, and rising.
In some regions, RR soya is exacerbating old injustices. In the nineteenth century the region of Santiago del Estero supplied the rest of the country with agricultural products. The beginning of the twentieth century saw the massive extraction of timber to make more than 20 million sleepers for the new railway system. Much of the mobile labour force that carried out this work settled on the land afterwards. Argentine law says that if people settle on a piece of land for 20 years it becomes theirs, but the legal process of proof is complex. This has been the case in the province of Santiago del Estero, an area that has long been subject to almost feudal rule, with rampant deforestation and the concentration of land in the hands of the few. In this part of the country and coinciding with the emergence of the soya boom, strangers began to approach long-established peasant communities, claiming to own their land. If they refused to leave, armed groups would steal their cattle, burn their crops and threaten them with violence. Once traditional communities like these are dislodged, the situation becomes irreversible. To counteract this phenomenon, a peasant organisation called the Santiago del Estero Farmers' Movement (MOCASE – Movimiento Campesino de Santiago del Estero) has been formed to defend the rights of local people. So far, they have had some successes. Nevertheless, the lure of profits from RR soya is the latest and most serious threat to their livelihoods.
V. New Pest and Weed Problems
Direct drilling, and its no-till, lo-till or conservation tillage variations, was introduced in the US to save time and money for farmers, and also to counter erosion. The land is not ploughed, but instead the farmer incorporates the old crop residue into the top few centimetres of soil, drills in the seed and presses down the soil. With specialised machinery, one man can do everything in a single operation.
Evidence shows that pests flourish and diseases lurk in the rotting crop residues, which means that slug pellets and additional pesticides may be required. Although perhaps not originally developed to promote chemicals, direct drilling has now become widely associated with the use of glyphosate and RR crops. Since the introduction of direct drilling, new disease problems have arisen. For example, the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi (Asian rust) has recently appeared in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The spores survive in the crop residues and are dispersed by the wind. Weed communities are also changing, with a number showing increasing tolerance to glyphosate. This means that producers are now using 2,4.D, metsulfuron methyl, imazetapir and atrazine in addition to glyphosate. They also use paraquat and atrazine to deal with "soya volunteers" – fallen seeds which grow after the harvest. In the future they may also have to use fungicides on a massive scale.
Syngenta, which produces paraquat, atrazine, and fungicides, proclaimed in December 2003 that Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay constitute the "United Soya Republic".
VI. RR Maize Approved for Argentina
As RR soya spread, producers were experiencing problems with conventional maize in neighbouring fields which were sometimes damaged by glyphosate spray drift. Promoters of GE crops said that RR maize would solve the problem and also reduce the amount of herbicide required. Before Monsanto's RoundUp Ready maize (NK603) was approved, the European Union (EU), which imports some 2 million tonnes of maize from Argentina per annum, appeared ready to reject GE maize. Monsanto therefore recommended that, if approved in Argentina, RR maize should be used inside Argentina. However, in July 2004, the EU finally approved NK603 maize for importing and processing, and just a few days later it was approved in Argentina. At that point Monsanto's shares increased to US$36 per unit.
VII. The Impacts of Pesticide Use
Communities close to soya cultivation have been seriously affected by aerial spraying of herbicides, most commonly, glyphosate. One study in Loma SenÈs, province of Formosa, involved peasants with an average land-holding of 10 ha who used to grow cotton until the international price collapsed. Today, they grow mixed vegetables for their own consumption, selling any surplus. However, the community is surrounded by large areas of land which have been rented out for soya production using the direct drilling technique. In February 2003, the peasants found their crops destroyed by aerial spraying of glyphosate. Their chickens died, and other animals, especially horses, were adversely affected. People suffered from nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pains, skin lesions, allergies and eye irritation. They succeeded in stopping the spraying for a few months, with the help of their local organisation, MOCAFOR, or Movimiento Campesino de Formosa, but it has since been resumed. Similar cases have been reported from many parts of the country and there are also cases involving other chemicals such as 2,4.D.
VIII. Deforestation
Facilitated by good soya prices, high levels of investment, better roads and more powerful machinery, high levels of deforestation for soya cultivation have been reported from the Yungas and Chaco regions. This has led to an increase in cases of leishmaniasis (Leishmania [Viannia] Braziliensis) a parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies that deforestation has brought into closer proximity with human beings. Treatment is relatively expensive and re-infection is common, leading to terrible scars and deformities.
In Entre Rios, where an order forbidding deforestation was implemented in October 2003, almost 1.2 million ha of forest has been removed in the last few years, due in part to the expansion of soya from 600,000 ha in 1994 to 1,200,000 ha in 2003. Up to 30% of soya production there is now carried out by sowing pools. In all these regions, the loss of biodiversity is catastrophic. Modern soya varieties are extremely efficient at extracting nutrients from the soil, so the crop flourishes when first planted in areas where forest has recently been cleared, but soon exhausts the land.
IX. Soya as the Solution to Hunger: Changing the Argentinean Diet
Over the last few years, as resistance to RR soya has grown outside Argentina, propaganda to promote soya as the solution to problems within Argentina, especially hunger, has increased. At the end of 2001, the Argentine Association of Direct Drilling Producers (AAPRESID) launched the "Soya Solidarity" campaign, through which 1 kg of soya for every tonne exported was "donated" to feed hungry people. In fact, although at first it was given away free of charge, it was later sold. At the same time, big efforts were made to promote soya as a safe and nutritious substitute for meat, milk and eggs. Some even asserted that it was superior in quality and safety to all three. Because soya never formed part of the traditional Argentine diet, nobody knew how to use it. Therefore, recipes were soon concocted for making dishes using soya instead of meat, eggs or milk. However, even though soya was cheap, the public remained unconvinced and many public projects gave up using soya altogether. The government continued to provide the information that soya should not be given to children under 5 and only to those under 2 with a doctor's advice. Yet it did nothing to oppose the promotion of soya, even though the National Forum for a Feeding and Nutrition Plan (2002) made it clear that soya is not good for bone development and that it contains little iron, of a kind that is difficult for the body to utilise. They also recommended that its protein should be complemented with that of other vegetables.
As soya was touted as the solution to hunger and malnutrition, the corporations and influential social actors joined ranks. The Church became involved in the charitable efforts of Soya Solidarity to feed the poor with soya and DuPont pledged assistance through its "Proteins for Life" programme. The "Food Bank Project", which began in 2000, collects unsold food stocks from companies for distribution (including Kraft Argentina, NestlÈ Argentina, and Procter & Gamble). Along with DuPont and the National Scientific and Technical Investigation Council of Argentina, the Food Bank Project has been experimenting with ways of including other foods to supplement the nutritional values and taste of soya. DuPont recently provided food fortified with soya proteins to 3,500 poor people in Buenos Aires.
X. Conclusions
This case study shows that industrial soya production is not a sustainable option. Nor is the production of GE crops for export a solution to hunger. In fact, as RR soya production has risen, hunger has increased in Argentina to unprecedented levels. Moreover, the use of agrochemicals has not been reduced. Argentinean agriculture has not only become dependent on inputs, but is also using pesticides which are prohibited elsewhere. Furthermore, Argentina has committed itself to the production of commodities for export, at the expense of its own natural resources and future generations, in order to service its debts. This focus on exports is the standard prescription of the international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, that promote the opening up of countries to free trade. The effect is to deprive countries of control over their own development, repeating the pattern of the colonial period. GE crops have played a key role in facilitating this process in Argentina. The Argentine case should sound the alarm for any country seeking to defend its food security and sovereignty.
1. RoundUp Ready soya, Monsanto's soya genetically engineered to be resistant to the herbicide glyphosate and described therefore as RR soya, RoundUp being the brand name of Monsanto's glyphosate product.

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Q: DevOps Linking Project Dependency from another Solution I'm receiving a build error in DevOps for a .Net Core 3 web application using a project dependent Razor Class Library from another solution.
For the DevOps pipeline, I receive the following build solution error:
##[error]d:\a\1\s\consumer.app.sln.metaproj(0,0): Error MSB3202: The project file "d:\a\1\s\..\framework.app\framework.rcl\framework.rcl.csproj" was not found.

I have another pipeline for the framework.app project (which also uses framework.rcl as a project dependency) but because the framework.rcl project is within that solution (and the same repo), it works flawlessly.
Is there any way (preferably without nuget) to access the framework.rcl razor class library from the consumer.app pipeline?
Everything works perfect locally as the project has been added in visual studio (via Add Existing project), but obviously that linked project is not included in source control for the consumer.app solution.
Please Help :)

A: I tripped over myself here. I was deep into managing project dependencies and using Azure Artifacts to do so.
However, the problem here wasn't a dependency issue. Msbuild in the Azure DevOps pipeline was simply trying to build a shared project used in the solution that wasn't available in the repo.
In Visual Studio, I simply unticked the build for the 'Release' configuration in Configuration Manager and DevOps no longer wants to build it.
I get a warning, but no error and my package reference to my Azure artifact (nuget) ensures everything wires up correctly.

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NAMM 2014: New models from Paiste cymbals
By Rhythm 2014-01-24T11:30:00.23Z
Masters, Rude and the Signature Precision
New additions to the Masters range
Paiste Masters Dark crash and hi-hats
NAMM 2014: This year the Swiss cymbal-maker is focusing on new additions to existing lines, and there's something for everyone here.
The renowned Swiss cymbal maker Paiste announces the introduction of the Masters Dark crash and Dark hi-hat models. Masters started out with twelve rides that are amongst the most exquisite cymbals of the Paiste assortment.
Now three crashes and two hats join the series to expand the unique Masters sound atmosphere to additional cymbal types. The new models were designed in collaboration with the notable jazz drummers Gregory Hutchinson and André Ceccarelli, and reflect their concept of traditional sound with modern quality standard.
The 16", 18" and 20" Dark crash modelsare based on the critically acclaimed Masters Dark ride atmosphere that exudes darkness, warmth and a smoky vibe. Tender clarity dwells in these crash cymbals, they exhibit a remarkably buttery, soft feel, enabling the finest dynamic nuances. The 20" crash is also suited for airy, light ride patterns.
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Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Signature Bronze
Paiste Signature Precision Heavy cymbals
In 2014 Paiste celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Signature Bronze with the Signature Precision Heavy models.
The proprietary alloy launched the success of the Signature series, and created numerous fans amongst drummers of different musical styles thanks to its rich sound. To kick off the anniversary, the Signature Precision series, released in 2013, will be enhanced by heavy models for Rock, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. The 14" Heavy hi-hatoffers a rich, sharp sound with very pronounced responsiveness. The powerful open sound pierces even the most massive guitar walls. Equally penetrating is the meaty chick sound.
New additions to the Rude family
Meet the Paiste Basher, Shred Bell and Blast China
The Basher, Shred Bell and Blast China models are new additions to Paiste's Rude line which, can you believe it, was launched in 1980.
In 1980 Paiste released RUDE, raw cymbals for the extreme volume required by the punk and heavy metal scene of that time. Since then, the series has gained cult status and remains unique in the cymbal world. In collaboration with Alex Gonzalez, since 1987 drummer of Mexico's most successful rock band Maná and co-founder of new metal project De La Tierra, Paiste added new exciting sounds to the Rude series with the Basher, Shred Bell and Blast China models. Alex nailed it best, as he says in his own words: "18" & 20" Basher- The name says it all! Imagine a 2002 Medium on steroids! Lively, explosive but controlled at the same time! Great to bash out crash/ride patterns and unique crash sounds!"


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Grant Nelson may refer to:

Grant Nelson (basketball) (born 2002), American basketball player
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Grant S. Nelson (born 1939), American professor

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A second-year Sheffield journalism undergraduate has pulled off an amazing scoop by landing an exclusive interview with an A-list Hollywood actor.
While reporting for a live production newsday in the Department of Journalism Studies, Holly Brown spoke to Tom Holland – best known as the new Spider-Man – during his lunch break from filming.
The 19-year-old star of Heart of the Sea and The Impossible is set to star in the new Captain America: Civil War and takes the title role in the new Spider-Man reboot. He talked to Holly, who used her cracking contacts to get the interview, about his Marvel boyhood dreams.
Holly said: "Tom is really busy filming at the moment so I'm very grateful that he found time for the chat. He told me hard work is good work, so I'm going to apply that here!"
Another Holly with a Sheffield journalism background is enjoying media success – with the publication of her fourth novel since graduating in 2008.
Holly Bourne's How Hard Can Love Be? hit the bookshops in February, described by reviewers as "a really satisfying page turner" and "searingly honest".
The author studied BA Journalism Studies at Sheffield and writes fiction for a teenage audience while working full time for TheSite.org, an advice website for young people.
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One of the newest researchers in the Department of Journalism Studies has made high-profile academic and media appearances to discuss the role of the media as political upheaval sweeps through the Middle East.
Dr Omar Al-Ghazzi was invited to speak at Central European University in Budapest in January and gave a lecture entitled 'From the Arab Spring to ISIS: On the Mediation of History in Arab Politics'.
His insights were also recently broadcast to viewers of Al Jazeera English, where Omar provided expert commentary in a special edition of The Listening Post (see video) looking at how the media reports from conflict-torn Syria.
Omar joined the department in 2015 as Lecturer in Journalism, Politics and Public Communication. He has worked as a journalist in New York and the Middle East and now researches media, politics and identity in the contemporary Middle East.
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In the latest of a series of taster days, run in partnership with the Faculty of Social Sciences outreach team, staff from the department helped year 12 pupils prepare a news article and develop a TV bulletin.
The department is committed to helping people from a wider range of social backgrounds enter journalism, and the taster days target schools in areas where relatively few pupils go on to university.
One pupil commented that they left the event "having a better idea about the university, the course and having just developed some very useful skills".
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Francesca joined the department in 2014 to research coverage of migration in Italian and Spanish media.
Three Sheffield journalism graduates have been nominated in the IRN Awards, which honour the best in commercial radio journalism.
Rachael Venables, Will Chalk and Aileen O'Sullivan – who all studied MA Broadcast Journalism with the Department of Journalism Studies – are in the running for prizes in the 2016 awards.
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Q: Can I get django model object by pk which is string? Is it okay if I get model object by string pk?
I'm using basic model's pk.
What I mean is like:
str_pk = str(21)
object = ExampleModel.objects.get(pk=str_pk)

Is it possible and working well?

A: PKs are integers, not strings. Don't cast to a string -- cast to an int if necessary:
str_pk = int(21)


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Robby Gordon Wins At Coronado
CORONADO, California (Sept. 21, 2014) – Robby Gordon captured the Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS race at the Coronado Speed Festival on the historic Naval Air Station North Island Sunday in front of a full house of military personnel and local San Diego area race enthusiasts. The crowd included thousands of new Stadium Super Truck (SST) series fans who witnessed one of the most amazing feats possible in a race car at the conclusion of the second race.
EJ Viso held off Sheldon Creed from nearby Alpine, Calif. in heat race competition, with Arizona's Scotty Steele taking third. In the SST final, Creed again finished second with fellow-TRAXXAS driver Keegan Kincaid finishing third the night after winning his first SST race in Orange County.
The TRAXXAS SST race on the massive Navy Base across the Glorietta Bay from downtown San Diego, marked the third consecutive day the trucks raced in Southern California, with the first two races coming at Orange County's Sand Sports Super Show Sept. 19-20.
Gordon and Kincaid shared top honors in Orange County. The overall weekend win went to Gordon, followed by Kincaid and Steele.
Following the second race at the Coronado Speed Festival, 16-year-old Creed, who's Alpine home is only 30 miles from the Navy base, hoisted his TRAXXAS SST truck onto its right two tires and bicycled his truck around the 1.7-mile, 13-turn race course to the delight of the crowd. Never once did Creed let his left side tires down to the ground as fans clapped and yelled during the nearly five minute slow lap around the circuit.
Despite the great racing the trucks produced on the converted airport runway, Creed all but stole the show with his amazing effort. Almost unbelievably, his Toyo Tires kept their grip and maintained their integrity as Creed rode on the sidewalls of his Toyo's.
Racing Returns this Weekend with Three Events in Southern California
Costa Mesa, California (September 15, 2014) – The SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS series will headline a full weekend of racing in Southern California Sept. 19-21 at two separate venues. The Stadium Super Trucks (SST) that compete in the high-flying series will be part of the Sand Sports Super Show at the OC Fair and Event Center Friday and Saturday nights, and then will move further south and be part of the Coronado Speed Festival Sunday afternoon at Naval Air Station North Island.
SAND SPORTS SUPER SHOW
Costa Mesa's OC Fair and Event Center will host the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS series and a full slate of other off-road racing vehicles during the Sand Sports Super Show Friday and Saturday nights.
While the SST trucks will highlight both nights of racing, SPEED Energy Supermoto, Class 1400 trucks, multiple divisions of UTV's and Trophy Karts will provide non-stop racing action both nights, with gates opening at 5 p.m.
Tickets are $25 per night for adults. Children 12 and under and military with proper ID receive a $10 discount each night. One-day tickets including admission to the Sand Sports Super Show and one-night of racing are $30 and a two-day combination tickets are $55. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and www.stadiumsupertrucks.com and will also be available at the gate subject to availability. General admission grandstand seating is limited and fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance and arrive early for both nights.
The Sand Sports Super Show SST races will be rounds 12 and 13 in the season-long competition which has included the trucks racing in front of massive crowds at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix, the Long Beach Grand Prix, the Detroit Grand Prix, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and X Games Austin. After racing at the OC Fair and Event Center and the Coronado Speed Festival, the TRAXXAS trucks will close their season under the bright lights of Las Vegas in conjunction with the SEMA Show in November.
Among the drivers entered for the Sand Sports Super Show SST event include Orange County's Robby Gordon (SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires/TRAXXAS), X Games winner Apdaly Lopez (RPM Off-Road/Visit Mexico.com), TRAXXAS driver Keegan Kincaid, California drivers Burt Jenner (Gladiator) and Nick Vanis (IconoWraps.com), Arizona's Scotty Steele, Texas driver Charles Dorrance (Rigid Industries), Michigan's Aaron Bambach (Discount Tire), IndyCar star E.J. Viso (LIVE/UFD/Momo) and Pennsylvania's Bill Hynes (LIVE/UFD). Las Vegas and King Shocks' driver B.J. Baldwin will be making his second SST start of the season after competing at X Games Austin.
CORONADO SPEED FESTIVAL
Following two nights of racing at the Sand Sports Super Show, the SST trucks and drivers will immediately head south toward San Diego for Sunday's Coronado Speed Festival on the Naval Air Station North Island as part of the Navy's Fleetweek 2014.
The TRAXXAS Stadium Super Trucks will race twice on the runway of the active military base which will be transformed into a race track. Each year the Coronado Speed Festival races at the base with the beautiful backdrop of San Diego across the water. In addition to the debut of SSTs, the Coronado Speed Festival features various classes of vintage sports cars and historic stock and Trans-Am cars.
Tickets for the Coronado Speed Festival are available through www.fleetweeksandiego.org.
Three of SST's "young guns" will be joining the series when it races at the Navy base Sunday, with San Diego's Sheldon Creed taking the controls of the TRAXXAS truck, along with fellow teenagers Jerett Brooks in the Synergy Energy truck and Gavin Harlien in the IronClad entry


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Q: How do we discriminate binomials with ordinary pairs of words? There's an interesting topic that I've seen on my book i.e. Binomials [expressions (often idiomatic) where two words are joined by a conjunction (usually 'and')]. The book gives a lot of examples and it seems that each binomial has its unique meaning.
For instance, these are sentences that I've taken from my book:

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*Pick and choose [have a wide choice]

*Peace and quiet [a peaceful/calm situation]

*Take it or leave it

*Back to front [the wrong way]

Now, related to my question in the title, what's the difference or how do we know whether the pairs are binomials or just ordinary pairs of words or pair of near synonyms?
If there's no difference, Can I make my own binomials using words as long as they sound natural?
I mean, the pairs in bold below that I've randomly chose, are they binomials as well?

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*My boyfriend is handsome and tall.

*Black or white is not important before the law.

*I heard someone on my room last night. She was shouting and screaming.

A: Thoughtco binomials in English

In language studies, a pair of words (for example, loud and clear) conventionally linked by a conjunction (usually and) or a preposition is called a binomial, or a binomial pair.

[emphasis added]
The word conventionally suggests that while you can put words together any way you want, a pairing would become a binomial only if it was widely accepted.
"Tall and handsome" is common, but in that order. "Shouting and screaming" is common.
The link discusses various types of binomials - irreversible and reversible, synomymous, and echoic, for example. It mentions trinomials too.


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2. Setting the Stage
3. The Committee on Scientific Aids to Learning
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23. Getting Involved
24. Intolerance on the Home Front
25. Life as a Soldier
26. Laboratory Accidents
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The Committee on Scientific Aids to Learning
Despite official U.S. neutrality, the significance of the chaos in Europe was not lost on the American public. The academic community in North America, which had a long tradition of cooperation with the institutions of Western Europe, was horrified as their respected colleagues became refugees and prisoners of war.
Academics across the country turned their attention to the war and to politics both at home and abroad. Like many of his peers, Linus Pauling, then a well-respected chemist at the California Institute of Technology, found himself drawn into the drama of the conflict. Though largely apolitical and only mildly interested in world affairs beyond scientific research, he was deeply troubled by the rise of fascism in Europe. Since 1932, he had received reports of growing anti-Semitism from his colleagues in Germany. He had watched as the Nazi movement swept through Germany's scientific centers, forcibly removing Jews from the country's academic institutions. Then on the heels of intolerance and defamation came the rumors of violence and brutality. Pauling's concern for his colleagues and their families overwhelmed his anti-war tendencies and he found himself supporting American involvement in the war.
Pauling wasn't the only scientist who believed war was inevitable. The members of the Committee on Scientific Aids to Learning (CSAL), a group formed to support science-based education, were equally distracted by the events in Europe. This collection of biologists, chemists, and physicists found their committee meetings devolving into long discussions on Hitler, China, and American preparedness.
Vannevar Bush, the director of the Carnegie Institute and member of the CSAL, found himself particularly invested in the talk of war. He had worked with the National Research Council and the U.S. Navy during World War I to develop techniques for detecting the German submarines in the North Atlantic. Through this work, Bush had heard stories of U.S. troops overseas suffering from malnourishment, second-class weaponry, disease, and poorly distributed and poorly maintained equipment - all a result of unpreparedness.
To Bush, the Second World War looked to be following the same path as the first. He predicted another late entry with the American war effort still flatfooted. This time, though, he knew technology would be a deciding factor in the outcome. World War II would not - could not - be another trench war won with brute force alone. And if the United States was to prevail again, it would require a level of preparation unlike any the nation had seen before. Thankfully, there was a precedent for war preparations in the U.S.
See Also: Letter from Linus Pauling to Irvin Stewart. April 5, 1939.
See Also: Letter from Linus Pauling to Irvin Stewart. September 19, 1939.
Vannevar Bush, 1940s.
Letter from Linus Pauling to Alexander Todd. April 26, 1939.
"The feeling in America is uniformly that of sympathy for England in her inability to stand for Hitlerism any longer and I hope that the democracies will line up together strong enough to put an end to the situation soon."


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Dear Google, in defending me as a woman, you've insulted me as someone who works in STEM
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Stereotypes should be debunked, not categorically denied
I'm sure by now you've all read that memo by James Damore. But I'm not here to talk about the memo — I'm here to talk about Google's response.
Clearly panicked about what the leak of this document would do to its efforts to recruit and retain women, executives at Google quickly released multiple statements. Here are their responses to the memo's contents:
Google Vice President of Diversity, Integrity, and Governance, Danielle Brown: "I found that it advanced incorrect assumptions about gender"
Google CEO, Sundar Pichai: "First, let me say that we strongly support the right of Googlers to express themselves, and much of what was in that memo is fair to debate, regardless of whether a vast majority of Googlers disagree with it. However, portions of the memo violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace. Our job is to build great products for users that make a difference in their lives. To suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK."
YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki: "No, it's not true."
In addition, James Damore was fired for "perpetuating gender stereotypes".
After reading these responses, it was clear to me that Google believed that the arguments in the memo were "incorrect," "assumptions," "stereotypes," "not OK," and "not true." I suppose as a woman, I should have felt relieved. But I didn't.
Because I'm not just a woman, Google, I'm a woman who works in STEM. I chose this field because I like facts and I have profound respect for scientific discourse. When I argue that a hypothesis, a belief, or a statement is wrong, I'm expected to provide supporting evidence that refutes the argument. I'm sure that your employees are expected to do so as well. So why didn't you hold yourself to the same standard? If James Damore is so wrong, then countering his arguments based on the merits should have been easy.
And beyond that, my job as a data scientist basically consists of looking at data and making generalizations about populations, so the reason you gave for firing James Damore concerns me quite a bit. Are you saying that all generalizations about gender are unacceptable? Only the ones not supported by data? Only the ones that are harmful? Only the ones that are seen as stereotypes? Only the ones that are not politically correct? Only the ones that are inconvenient when you are being sued?
As someone who works in STEM, I have been trained to look at studies and tear them apart for the smallest inconsistencies in logic. Did you really think you could say that "much of what was in that memo is fair to debate" and "portions of the memo violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace" without me asking you to clarify which sections you found fair for debate and which portions violated which specific portions of your Code of Conduct?
To be absolutely clear — I find James Damore's memo poorly written, his arguments fundamentally lacking, and his conclusion flawed. But this post is about you, Google. Your response could have been clear, precise, and well-cited, showing your commitment to both women and the values that underpin STEM.
But instead, Google, you've done the most sexist thing of all. You've shown that when you need to appeal to me, you primarily see me as a woman, not as someone who works in STEM.
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Behind the massive fireworks Wednesday at the Oi Rio Pro, in which a 20-year-old wildcard took down multiple World Champions and an emotional Adriano de Souza won his first event in well over a year, was one man: Leandro Dora.
Dora coaches both De Souza and the statement-making wildcard, Yago Dora, who also happens to be Leandro's son. (Leandro also coaches Tatiana Weston-Webb, on the women's Championship Tour.) Until this week in Saquarema, Yago's reputation was largely limited to his explosive performances in video parts and surf films like Sorria and Pyschic Migrations. Since the 2017 season began, however, Yago has shot up 40 spots on the Qualifying Series (QS) rankings, already well within reach of making the Championship Tour (CT) next year -- for now.
But his performance Wednesday in Saquarema was simply transcendent -- born of pure passion and talent, lip-launches and last-minute airs. As Dora took down Gabriel Medina and then Mick Fanning -- only to be stopped by De Souza in the Semifinals -- he gave fans something palpable to cheer about: dreams, hope and promise, all flying high above them on a packed beach.
De Souza earns an 9.57 against Yago Dora in Heat 1 of the Semifinals.
How did you start working with Adriano?
We talked with Adriano at the end of 2014 and started the work, but not in the contests. Only training and talking. And then, at the start of J-Bay in 2015, we started working together at events.
But we knew each other for years. Adriano lives close to my house, and before we worked with him, I surfed with him. This all started with Ricardo dos Santos [who was murdered in January 2015]. Ricardo worked with me for five or six years -- a long time. He talked to Adriano, saying, "You need Leandro." Then Ricardo went to the other side and Adriano came to work with me and said, 'Let's go, let's start work.' He said, 'This is the time.' Too emotional for me, and Adriano, and Yago. Two days, the energy stayed here.
Why is Yago pushing competition now? What changed in terms of wanting to make a serious run at qualifying for the CT?
This last year, I talked to Yago, and he told me, 'I'd love to do the CT. Let's go work for this.' Last year, he finished at No. 43 on the QS rankings and told me that it's possible. So this year, it's been our focus. But the trips and filming and videos, he loves doing them and hasn't stopped. It's necessary for him -- not just to work and compete. It's important to relax and surf with your friends.
This is Adriano's focus this year, too. He changed this. Before he worked with me, the life of Adriano was only competition. And I told him, 'Hey, let's go to Fiji and just surf.' And he changed. He stayed at the competition one week extra, just to surf. And this year, after the Australian leg, he went to Bali to surf. It's really good to bring up your level of surfing, to surf without pressure. There was a change in his spirit -- for me, it stays on the good side of the sintonia [harmony].
How was it watching both Adriano and Yago in the same heat?
I am so happy for this. For me, it's better to have two guys in the Final. But in saying this, this is perfect.
Is there any particular advice that you gave to them before their Semifinal?
No. Only to go out there and have fun. Do it for the love of it.
Are you surprised at how well Yago did here in Rio?
Yeah, it's a very good result. I talked to him, heat after heat. I said, 'It's only about the surf. Only you. Your brain. Focus on yourself and your board and the wave.' And that worked well.
Does Adriano ever give advice to Yago?
Yeah, sometimes. More during free surfs, but sometimes he talks to Yago about competition.
What are the goals for your athletes this year?
Adriano is coming back to run for a World Title, maybe, for the second time. Last year was a very turbulent year for Adriano. Too much -- it was a crazy time with the World Title. And the next year after [winning a Title] is sometimes good, sometimes not. But this year, he has renewed his energy.
And Yago, the mission is to stay in the Top 10 on the Qualifying Series (QS) rankings.
How would you describe your philosophy of coaching?
Love of surf. Go out and surf for love and surf free. Not for the rules. Surf for your heart and your soul. For me, surf is mystical, it is a mix of dance and meditation.


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package handlers

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	cloudevents "github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2"
	cecontext "github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2/context"
	"github.com/google/knative-gcp/test/test_images/probe_helper/utils"
	"go.uber.org/zap"
	"knative.dev/pkg/logging"
)

const (
	// BrokerE2EDeliveryProbeEventType is the CloudEvent type of broker e2e
	// delivery probes.
	BrokerE2EDeliveryProbeEventType = "broker-e2e-delivery-probe"

	brokerExtension    = "broker"
	namespaceExtension = "namespace"
)

func NewBrokerE2EDeliveryProbe(brokerCellIngressBaseURL string, client CeForwardClient) *BrokerE2EDeliveryProbe {
	return &BrokerE2EDeliveryProbe{
		brokerCellIngressBaseURL: brokerCellIngressBaseURL,
		client:                   client,
		receivedEvents:           utils.NewSyncReceivedEvents(),
	}
}

// BrokerE2EDeliveryProbe is the probe handler for probe requests in the broker
// e2e delivery probe.
type BrokerE2EDeliveryProbe struct {
	// The base URL for the BrokerCell Ingress
	brokerCellIngressBaseURL string

	// The client responsible for sending events to the BrokerCell Ingress
	client CeForwardClient

	// The map of received events to be tracked by the forwarder and receiver
	receivedEvents *utils.SyncReceivedEvents
}

// Forward sends an event to a given broker in a given namespace.
func (p *BrokerE2EDeliveryProbe) Forward(ctx context.Context, event cloudevents.Event) error {
	namespace, ok := event.Extensions()[namespaceExtension]
	if !ok {
		return fmt.Errorf("Broker e2e delivery probe event has no '%s' extension", namespaceExtension)
	}
	broker, ok := event.Extensions()[brokerExtension]
	if !ok {
		broker = "default"
	}

	// Create the receiver channel
	channelID := channelID(fmt.Sprint(event.Extensions()[utils.ProbeEventTargetPathExtension]), event.ID())
	cleanupFunc, err := p.receivedEvents.CreateReceiverChannel(channelID)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create receiver channel: %v", err)
	}
	defer cleanupFunc()

	// The probe sends the event to a given broker in a given namespace.
	target := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", p.brokerCellIngressBaseURL, namespace, broker)
	ctx = cecontext.WithTarget(ctx, target)
	logging.FromContext(ctx).Infow("Sending event to broker target", zap.String("target", target))
	if res := p.client.Send(ctx, event); !cloudevents.IsACK(res) {
		return fmt.Errorf("Could not send event to broker target '%s', got result %s", target, res)
	}

	return p.receivedEvents.WaitOnReceiverChannel(ctx, channelID)
}

// Receive closes the receiver channel associated with a particular event.
func (p *BrokerE2EDeliveryProbe) Receive(ctx context.Context, event cloudevents.Event) error {
	// The event is received as sent.
	//
	// Example:
	//   Context Attributes,
	//     specversion: 1.0
	//     type: broker-e2e-delivery-probe
	//     source: probe
	//     id: broker-e2e-delivery-probe-5950a1f1-f128-4c8e-bcdd-a2c96b4e5b78
	//     time: 2020-09-14T18:49:01.455945852Z
	//     datacontenttype: application/json
	//   Extensions,
	//     knativearrivaltime: 2020-09-14T18:49:01.455947424Z
	//     traceparent: 00-82b13494f5bcddc7b3007a7cd7668267-64e23f1193ceb1b7-00
	//   Data,
	//     { ... }
	channelID := channelID(fmt.Sprint(event.Extensions()[utils.ProbeEventReceiverPathExtension]), event.ID())
	if err := p.receivedEvents.SignalReceiverChannel(channelID); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	logging.FromContext(ctx).Info("Successfully received broker e2e delivery probe event")
	return nil
}

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Jay-Z Calls Out Prosecutor For Using Word Trickery In Perfume Trial
Jigga talking spicy.
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Jay-Z is a great rapper but also very talented at avoiding being finessed. The Jigga Man handled himself like a champion while being cross-examined by a prosecutor during his cologne trial.
As spotted on Complex the Brooklyn native took the stand to defend his good name in conjunction with the Jay-Z Gold cologne deal. On Monday, November 1 he fended questions from Parlux's attorney Anthony Viola. The litigator asked the "Run This Town" rapper if he was familiar with the terms of the deal he signed with the smell goods brand back in 2013. According to Parlux, he failed to make several appearances to promote the release. When asked about it he shot back "I'm not a lawyer" suggesting that his legal team had reviewed the paperwork for him.
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Viola also asked repeatedly if he had received physical samples of the cologne but according to Rolling Stone magazine Hov rejected the inquiries. Viola then responded by referring to their prior disposition session from 2019. "You gave an answer to me under oath two years ago and you're changing your testimony today," he said. The two would engage in a back and forth where Jay referred to Viola's tactics as "lawyer tricks" and "word games." In what resembled the classic scene from A Few Good Men Jay-Z replied "you want the facts or you want to talk about the deposition?" "The facts are the deposition, that's your testimony" Viola shot back.
In 2016 Parlux filed a breach of contract suit against Jay-Z citing that he was paid millions to promote the cologne. They claim he failed to live up to the contractual obligations and the company went in the red to the tune of $18 million. Jay-Z then countersued. The trial is ongoing.
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DatBoiSkeet delivers another new visual from his project Broke Is The Root Of All Evil. This one is for the track "Dirty Money" featuring QC's Lil Baby. Directed by Marri Giovanni. You can download Broke Is The Root Of All Evil now on iTunes/Google Play.


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KUALA LUMPUR: Election monitors Friday urged the government to put off polls until it can clean up the electoral roll, problems with which have led to a public "crisis of confidence".
K. Shan, chairman of the independent election monitor National Institute for Electoral Integrity (NIEI), said the government must implement reforms fully before the election, including allowing court challenges to the voter roll, which critics say is riddled with irregularities.
"The problem with the electoral roll … has translated into a crisis of confidence and perception in terms of the election processes," Shan told reporters. "They (the government) should postpone the election."
Independent polling agent Merdeka Centre also published findings from a survey last year that showed voters could not be located for 69 percent out of 1,200 randomly selected registrations.
Of another 1,200 people surveyed, six percent said they had registered but could no longer find their entry in the voter roll.
The Election Commission, in charge of conducting polls, has said it is cleaning up the roll. It has also reportedly fired hundreds of staff for registering voters twice, adding non-citizens and other "negligence".
Shan said commission officials did not require proof of address when registering voters and so politicians were registering supporters in their areas, hoping to secure victory.
Opposition election workers and independent vote-reform advocates say a rash of such irregularities, unequal access to media and other problems could tip the balance in what analysts say will be a closely fought contest.
A bi-partisan parliament panel set up to address these issues is due to publish its reform recommendations on Monday after a six-month study.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak established the panel in response to the July rally for electoral reforms.
Najib is widely expected to seek a fresh mandate within months though polls are only due by April next year.
The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, which has governed the country since 1957, got its worst drubbing in the last elections in 2008.-AFP
- http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/03/31/election-monitors-urge-poll-postponement/
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Salvadori's honingeter (Microptilotis montana) is een endemische vogel uit de nevelwouden van Nieuw-Guinea. Deze honingeter is beschreven door Tommaso Salvadori en in het Nederlands naar hem vernoemd.

Beschrijving
Salvadori's honingeter is een vrij grote honingeter uit het geslacht Microptilotis met een lengte van 17 cm. Honingeters uit dit geslacht lijken sterk op elkaar en onderscheiden zich van elkaar door het verspreidingsgebied waarin ze voorkomen en hun roep. Salvadori's honingeter heeft een witte vlek op de oorstreek en een witte "teugel" (horizontaal streepje op de kop in verlengde van mondhoek).

Verspreiding en leefgebied
Het verspreidingsgebied van Salvadori's honingeter stekt zich uit over het noorden van Nieuw-Guinea en het eiland Batanta en reikt van Vogelkop tot aan de provincie Oro in Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea. Het leefgebied is heuvellandbos in de zone tussen de 500 m en de 1150 m boven de zeespiegel. Salvadori's honingeter foerageert op vruchten en ongewervelde dieren en wordt niet speciaal aangetrokken door bloeiende struiken en bomen.

De soort telt twee ondersoorten:
 M. m. montana: de eilanden ten westen van Nieuw-Guinea, Vogelkop tot ver in noordwestelijk Nieuw-Guinea.
 M. m. steini: Het eiland Japen.

Honingeters
Endemisch dier uit Nieuw-Guinea
IUCN-status niet bedreigd


Are you a fan of turkey?
Maybe you find turkey burgers a bit flavourless or bland, but with the right herbs and spices, you will be pleasantly surprised. A lot of people think that turkey burgers are a bit more boring compared to the "real deal" beef burgers. Don't get me wrong, I love making and eating beef burgers, but sometimes I want something a little lighter. These easy turkey burgers fit the bill, plus when you load them up with avocado or guac, you are in for a HUGE taste bud treat. If you also want a good veggie burger, check this one out, it is my absolute fave and I have gotten such great reviews from it!
If you are partaking in any meat, I always suggest buying the best quality you can. Not only is it healthier for you but it is also a better option for the environment and you will be supporting smaller scale farmers in the process. When it comes to turkey, you should try and find organic turkey and then make these easy turkey burgers.
All meat in Canada is hormone free, except for beef. When it comes to antibiotics, however, those are permitted in beef, dairy cattle, chicken, laying hens, turkey, pork and fish (farmed fish). Of course Health Canada has determined a "safe level" for hormones and antibiotics left in our food, but is this the best option? I would leave that for you to decide, but for me, personally I would rather not have my food treated with antibiotics and hormones. So when you buy organic, this means it is produced without the use of antibiotics or hormones. It also usually means that the animal was treated more humanely and fed a diet that doesn't allow for genetically modified food.
When it comes to antibiotics, however, those are permitted in beef, dairy cattle, chicken, laying hens, turkey, pork and fish (farmed fish).
It is best to buy from a certified organic grower/farmer as they have had to pass rigorous testing to get and maintain this certification. However, with that being said, if you do find a local (small scale) farmer who abides by organic principles but cannot afford the costly certification, they may be another option. That is a personal choice for you to make and one in which you have to trust the person you are buying from.
There hasn't been any official reports or tests that prove organic food is healthier. But there are studies to show that organic/pastured meat does contain more omega 3 fatty acids than conventional. You can find more research to support this here. It should also be noted that although hormones are not used in Canada (except beef) it is used in the U.S. so if you are eating food from there, have a look to ensure the quality of the meat. It is also important to note that the use of hormones is banned in the European Union (much like GMO's) and so I always find it a bit funny when people from North America make a big deal about why people care about these issues (hormones and GMO's). The EU has always been more strict about the quality of their food and that is something that I can appreciate.
If you are interested in learning more about your meat and why buying organic matters, then have a look at this article which summarizes each and every label and what it means.
When it comes to turkey and chicken, if you believe that you are what you eat, eats, than you should look at buying organic.
Does not use GMO grains in their feed.
Also, I added an avocado-hemp sauce on top that is great for dipping and slathering on top. I also made some really delish sweet potato spirals(?), I don't know what to call them haha. But, they are spiralized with my trusty spiralizer and then fried in coconut oil and spices. I love making them as a tasty treat, just be careful to watch them closely so they don't burn (like some of mine did) oops. Honestly, I just wasn't paying enough attention, but they are really easy to make.
I use this spiralizer and have been for years, it works well and is pretty affordable, I highly recommend it!
Note: some of the links are affiliate links, meaning I make a small commission on the item you purchase. It doesn't cost you anything extra and I only ever link to products I use myself and recommend and love.
So let's get to it, here is my recipe for the most delicious organic and easy turkey burgers complete with avocado sauce and sweet potato. You can keep it bunless like me, or have it on one if you wish.
These keep well in the freezer after you cook them, just wrap them in parchment paper and in a ziploc bag. Then take them out the night before to defrost. They make a great salad topper, with avocado over greens and anything else your little heart desires (watermelon is highly encouraged!). Keep the dressing simple, like I did with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey and salt and pepper.
Don't worry if you don't have all the ingredients, I've made them without mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes and they're still delicious.
Combine all ingredients into a bowl and mix with your hands, it will be wet.
Form into patties and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 8-9 minutes, then flip and bake for an additional 8-9 minutes.
Spiralize your sweet potato, by cutting it in half and spiralizing each half (leave the peel on).
Get a pan nice and hot, add your coconut oil.
When the pan is hot, add the potato (and spices) and move them around with tongs until crispy.
Combine all of the above ingredients (except water) into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth, adding the water as needed to thin.
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The Guardian has taken the dramatic step of canceling all advertising on Google and YouTube in protest at the placement of its membership ads in proximity to extremist material hosted by the search giant - following hot on the heels of the UK government demanding an explanation as to why public campaigns are also popping up alongside extremist material.
Horrified staff at the newspaper took the decision to sever all ties in response to the 'completely unacceptable' misuse of their ads, which is believed to have occurred when an agency acting on its behalf made use of Google's AdX automated ad exchange.
The government meanwhile has placed a 'temporary restriction' on its own YouTube advertising. In a statement a government spokeswoman said: "Google is responsible for ensuring the high standards applied to Government advertising are adhered to and that adverts do not appear alongside inappropriate content.
"We have placed a temporary restriction on our YouTube advertising pending reassurances from Google that Government messages can be delivered in a safe and appropriate way."
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It is believed that the Guardian and government were inadvertently linked to controversial content including videos of an American white nationalist peddling hate and an Islamist preacher banned from the UK.
"ISBA would further encourage Google to withdraw immediately from sale any advertising inventory which it cannot guarantee as a safe environment for advertising, to restore advertiser confidence and to allow a thorough review of systems, processes and controls to take place. As a specific example, ISBA urges Google to review the practice of placing advertising immediately against newly-uploaded YouTube content, before it has been classified. Google should ensure that content is quarantined until properly categorised.
"ISBA's Media Services Framework has been prepared for its members to serve as the contractual foundation to ensure that best practice industry standards are applied in buying online media. There are also ISBA tools available to advertisers to help mitigate the impact of ad misplacement and to try to ensure online brand safety. ISBA is a founder member of JICWEBS (Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards) and DTSG (Digital Standards Trading Group), which certifies companies for their online brand safety processes."
Such unfortunate associations have become increasingly common with the rise of programmatic advertising, an automated process of buying and selling advertising online.
Yesterday Google's UK MD Ronana Harris called on advertisers to work with it on such issues.
The IPA meanwhile said it was now "fast tracking" discussions in this area with Google.
"It is very disappointing to see further evidence of corporate and now Government ads appearing adjacent to questionable or unsafe content," said Paul Bainsfair, IPA director general.


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Investors with cash edging out Kentucky home buyers
admin on April 27, 2022
Hopeful homeowners who are already struggling with low inventory and higher prices must now confront an additional challenge: investors.
Real estate professionals are noting investor interest in homebuying has been on an upward trend for months. According to the numbers tracked by the HousingIQ Survey of Kentucky REALTORS®, 31% of the respondents in the January survey said investors had outbid their individual buyers. By the February survey, 42% of the respondents reported the occurrence. By March, responses indicated an 18-point jump since the beginning of the year, with 49% of the respondents saying that investors had squeezed out individual buyers.
Nationally, according to data compiled by CoreLogic, investors accounted for 26% of single-family purchases in the third quarter, up from 15% a year earlier.
"The double-digit rent growth is attracting investors," said Vidur Dhanda, author of the HousingIQ survey.
Current mortgage rates of 5% make it difficult for individual buyers to stay in the game. 22% of the March HousingIQ survey respondents reported that some of their buyers dropped out of the market because of the rates.
"With mortgage rates surging, individuals will lose more often as investors have deeper pockets, and with rising rental rates, the higher cost of investing can be passed on to renters," Dhanda said.
Kentucky realtor David Earls said what he has been seeing in his market regarding higher investor interest in home purchasing aligns with the national trend.
"I feel it is occurring about 10-15% of the time in regular transactions and much higher at auctions," he said. "Several homebuyers have given up and decided to rent due to being outbid multiple times."
As more buyers get blocked from homeownership, the demand for rentals increases, thus making investing in rental properties more lucrative.
Investors use cash to compete
According to a January article by Bloomberg, investors, both smaller and mightier institutional investors, are capitalizing on soaring rent prices from the same properties sought after by individual homebuyers. But investors have something most individual buyers don't – cash.
Investors largely account for all-cash transactions. Data published by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show that all-cash sales accounted for 28% of transactions in March, up from 19% in January 2021.
"With rising mortgage rates, cash sales made up a larger fraction of transactions, climbing to the highest share since 2014," said Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist.
In the March HousingIQ survey, 43% of respondents reported an increase in the number of all-cash offers. Cash offers combined with climbing interest rates make purchasing a home for many impossible.
First-time home buyers lose out
First-time buyers are the most impacted by the double whammy of high prices and surging mortgage rates. In Kentucky, a sharp decline in the HousingIQ survey numbers indicates realtors have become less optimistic the situation will soon improve. Only 13% expected more sales to individual buyers in March, down from 30% in February's survey.
Not all agree
Not all experts are buying into the statistics, however. Gary Beasley, CEO and co-founder of Rootstock, told CNBC in July 2021 that he doesn't believe the reports of larger investors crowding out individual homebuyers or even smaller investors are wholly based on the facts.
"There's always been a lot of investor interest in the asset class," he said in the interview. "Historically, it's been more mom and pop driven. Today, there's about 21% of the homes purchased by investors, but the vast majority of those are small investors."
Rusty Underwood, a real estate broker in Kentucky, agrees with Beasley's assessment, noting that while he agrees that investors may be outbidding individual homebuyers for available inventory, he does not believe any of it is occurring more than it has typically.
"We have not found anything in our data to back up the national narrative that investors are taking buyers out of the marketplace," he said. "We do still have strong investor activity but not more than historically monitored that we can quantify."
Still, two out of five of the Kentucky realtors who responded to the HousingIQ survey in March expect increased sales to investors over the next year.
The pushback
Investors see the skyrocketing rent prices as an opportunity, but some members of homeowner associations (HOA) refer to the practice of outbidding families for homes as bullying.
According to an article by The Wall Street Journal, some HOA members are scrambling to update the rule books to hamper the efforts of investors by putting a cap on the number of rental units that can be operated within the neighborhood and approving renters.
Their concerns, they say, are that rental homes devalue the neighborhood and attract some who aren't willing to take care of the property.
In an analysis of third-quarter data, Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics, expressed more fundamental concerns. "This is not a healthy market," he said. "It feels like it is getting very stretched. Investors will buy until it no longer pencils out. Then what happens with prices?"
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