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In a world where demand and economic interests to a large extent rule, and men sit on a structural advantage in terms of power, this will always mean that forces work to make sure that the demands of men are met. This paves the way for an acceptance of the (economic, social, mental, physical) vulnerability… Read more »
We mark the European Day for Victims of Crime on Instagram
Today is the European Day for Victims of Crime and we take the opportunity to commemorate all trafficking victims with a series of illustrations that Dennis Johannson has created especially for our Instagram account: @kimrealstars Kim is the public face of RealStars' online project Fair Sex Online. Kim is one of our agents who spreads stories… Read more »
Prostitution is often spoken about as if it were the first, actual profession. Something that was formed in ancient societies, perhaps on the streets of Mesopotamia. It is portrayed as a quick and easy exchange of money, the natural interplay between demand and supply. For what seems more natural than to sell what one already… Read more »
Our work with Fair Sex Online continues
RealStars is working on the online project Fair Sex Online, www.fairsexonline.se, where our agents scan the internet and tip off the police about sexual violations on social media and suspected trafficking on escort sites. We are signing up more people who want to be Fair Sex-agents and keep an eye on the web for sexual… Read more »
Bildserie under Alla Hjärtans Dag
Idag är det alla hjärtans dag och många av oss visar extra uppskattning till våra nära och kära. Den är en viktig dag som just borde vara fylld med kärlek, relationer och Fair Sex. Tyvärr ser världen inte ut så än. Trafficking, sexköp och sexövergrepp sker men är också ständigt närvarande på nätet. Vi har… Read more »
Tess, the film and prostitution in South Africa
Linda Schenck has seen the film and now shares her impressions of it in the review below. We get to meet Tess and learn about her impending, dark fate. Tess is a young woman who lives a life of prostitution in Cape Town, South Africa and who gets through her days with the help of… Read more »
Reporting from the annual Gothenburg Film Festival, Robert Schenck has seen and reviewed the renowned movie The Apology – a movie depicting the reality of estimated 200,000 women and girls in eastern Asia during the second world war. These women, captured by the Japanese army who at the time had occupied several countries in eastern… Read more »
RealStars is growing and mobilizing for Fair sex against trafficking 2017
RealStars is looking back at a year full of action where we take many challenges in society. We give impression in schools, among companies, and on EU – level. We are taking new efforts 2017 in order to get more people to join us for a Europé free from trafficking. 2016, a year with overtrow and a great… Read more »
(Svenska) Fimfestivalen igång – Fair Sex är i blickfånget för Realstars
Vid årets filmfestival, finns i programmet som vid tidigare års festivaler ett antal filmer som bör intresserar RealStars, ofta är prostitution i dessa filmer huvudtema och i bland har det varit andra ingångar för att reflektera kring Fair Sex i relationer och även gråzoner. Robert Schenck, som recenserar filmer för Realstars har samlat några av… Read more »
Porn – a phenomenon that awakes reactions and needs to be discussed
Today's normalization of porn where we are exposed by our own or other's consumption is striking. What alternative is there but mainstream porn? RealStars emphazises the most important part of the scool. Laure Olivia is in charge of young people's engagement in the chairity organisation FiLiA, that work's for women's rights. She recently wrote an… Read more »


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Date: 20 January 2018
Country: Indonesia
Race venue: Forest Park Ir . H. Juanda , Bandung, West Java
Edition: 6
Event organiser: Indonesia Biking Adventure - Running Division
Race distance: 42 km (other shorter distances available: 21km, 10km, 17km night trail)
Elevation gain: 1549 hm
Highest altitude: 1510m
Start time: 6.15 a.m. on 20 January
Cut-off time: 9h 45 (finish closes 16:00)
Asia Trail Master finisher points: 100
Max ATM performance points: 400
Grandmaster Quest: No
Event website: Link
Event registration: Open
International gateway: Jakarta / Bandung (via KL)
2017 Male Champion: Abdullah Mitiche (ALG)
2017 Female Champion: Tahira Najmunisaa Muhammad Zaid (MAS)
In just a few years the Tahura Trail in Bandung, roughly three hours away from Indonesia's capital Jakarta, has developed into one the country's top running events. The 6th edition on 20 January is again the opening race of the Asia Trail Master Championship series, as it was in 2017. The event is organised by the running division of Indonesian Biking Adventure, a well-oiled team that puts up several events a year as well as guide adventure travellers around the region and Java as a whole. The event features a Trail Running Expo as well, and can be combined with a city trip to Jakarta, or quite simply a great weekend outdoors with the family as the Bandung area is famous for that.
To kick-off the new year, this is the perfect trail race. Not too technical in general, and therefore also a superb introduction to the sport for beginning runners. The official data suggests 70% of single trails. Take note of the 1500 hm of elevation gain, however. Not excessive but certainly not flat neither. You will pass various types of landscape, including waterfalls, forests and rivers. There are bits of road to connect with trails also.
You can download the GPS file and check the latest information from the course director here.
Take a virtual tour of the 42k trail course via this link
Tahura Trail Running Race is a trail running competition, which features offroad terrain in open nature including hilly sections and other challenging natural obstacles.
Surface on which will be run include common asphalt roads, rocky road, dirt road / mud , village paths and paving blocks. Race distances for Short is + -10Km, Half Marathon Trail 21k, Marathon 42k Trail,+- Family + -6km and Night Trail +-17km.
For the Asia Trail Master series' points championship only the 42k Marathon race counts for points.
In addition to the uneven contours of the course, both uphill and downhill , this competition is held in open nature with possible weather changes that must be anticipated by each participant, such as cold , rain and heat .
Unlike road running competition, trail running requires more stamina, a better sense of running technique, and higher spirit than running on the roads in order to beat the challenges that come in a trail running competition.
Everyone is eligible to become a participant in the 42k Tahura Juanda Trail Running Race as long as the following requirements are met:
1. Participants must do the race using their own power without the help of wheels or other mechanical support
2. Must bring a bottle of drink / water bladder minimal 1 litre ( for Half Marathon and Marathon Trail ) .
3. Must bring raincoat, whistle, and cell phone
4. Headlamp and/or Torch and flashing light
4. Maintain cleanliness and do not litter.
5. Must follow the path already set by the committee in the form of signage, road markings, directions and directives of marshal. Short cuts are not allowed. If you get lost, return to the last sighted marking.
6. Finish the race within the cut off time
7. Comply and follow the instructions specified by the Committee at all times.
8. Act with sportsmanship and put safety first.
9. The committee reserves the right to change the race route , postpone the race or cancel the race if there is something that is considered to endanger the participants , such as rain , storms , lightning and other potential events .
10. Participants who violate the rules may be disqualified .
When you sign up for the event, you will find the following benefits:
Tahura Trail takes place in and around the Forest Park Ir. H. Juanda, which is located in the center of Bandung, West Java. It is the remaining Nature Conservation Area and serves as the lungs of the city of Bandung. The park is only +/- 5 km from the Central Government (Gedung Sate).
Participants are encouraged to use public transport to get there from the city centre.
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Does anyone have an Isaiah ABBOTT b: 1814 in Indiana?I have hit a solid dead end in my research for him or his family.He apparently moved to Illinois because records show he was married there to Elizabeth Jane MIDDLETON in 1836. I have information from his marriage to present. According to census records they show he was indeed born in Indiana, but I can find no trace of him earlier than 1836.Thanks for any information or direction.
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For over a decade now, the Sandbar Football Fanclub has been known as the best place for watching NFL Sunday Ticket on the Space Coast.
Our 22 HDTVs and superior sound system, 2 full bars, full kitchen, and amazing ocean breeze make the Sandbar Sports Grill in Cocoa Beach one of the world's most unique and fantastic place to spend game day. Whether you live around the corner, over the causeway, or just in town for the day–you're always welcome here.
Our NFL fan club includes ten great tasting wings cooked to order and a tasty Coors Light or Miller Light to wash it down, but that's not all. We shower you with gifts and T-shirts along the way. Since, the Sandbar is famous for having a great time on the beach, we like to spoof different team logos and reimagine if our own mascot Mahi Mark was running the team. This year he's got his sights set on our neighbors to the North, the mighty Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Jags, through a little bit of fate, get to debut 3 first round draft picks this year (fingers crossed). It should make it interesting this year for football in Florida, plus the Dolphins and Bucs are both starting over with new head coaches. You never know if they'll make the climb, just be fine, or seriously decline.
Transplant favorites: the Steelers, Packers, and Patriots all have something to prove with aging Superbowl MVP QBs –can they get back to glory? Oh and then there's Brady, Brady, Brady! Is this last year throwing the duck around the barn?
The Sandbar Football Fanclub is an amazing deal, and we just want to make sure you know you have a home on Sundays with us. For only 60 bucks you get $325 worth of Beer and Wings for the Season, that's Ten Wings and a 20oz Draft every Sunday through the Super Bowl—plus other prizes. So, stop by and ask your server to sign up of the Sandbar Football Fanclub a Cocoa Beach tradition since 2005.
For all our returning fans, welcome back! This year we get started early with our all new Sandbar Style Bloody Mary and Mimosa Bar. For you rookies, your going to be sure to tell your friends and family you signed up for the best place to watch the NFL Sunday Ticket in Cocoa Beach, Brevard County, or heck maybe the world. It's going to be Super!
If you're serious about the beachside lifestyle, you'll want a fresh fish taco to complete the blissful scene.
No one's quite sure of the fish taco's exact origins, but it's safe to assume that they've been part of the Latin and South American diet since people started catching fish and grinding corn to make tortillas.
The Baja peninsula is often cited as the birthplace of the fish taco as we know it – whether from San Felipe or Ensenada still stirs fierce argument – and surfers returning from Mexico are credited with bringing this simple dish stateside sometime in the 1950s.
The fish taco as we know it consists of lightly fried white fish enfolded in a tortilla and topped with shredded cabbage, a cream-based sauce, fresh salsa or pico de gallo, and a squirt of lime juice. Variations on this theme exist of course, but that combination is generally agreed to be the ideal one. However Americanized the fish taco has become is beside the point, because its popularity as the quintessential beachside food is unprecedented.
Locally, some of the best examples can be found at the Sandbar Sports Grill, the "home" of the fish taco.
To learn more about the Sandbar's Fish Tacos, read the full article online at The Beachside Resident.


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Federal Tax LienA tax lien gives the IRS a legal claim on your property as security or substitution for payment. Your creditors will be publicly notified that the IRS now lays claim on all of your property, including property acquired after the lien was filed. A tax lien may be recorded on your credit report, and credit scores have a chance to drop significantly, making it difficult to qualify for a loan, buy a car or home, or apply for a credit card.
Tax liens may lead to property seizure if the IRS deems your property to be valuable. The IRS would then sell your property at a public auction, and all profits would go to paying your tax debt.
Wage GarnishmentA wage Garnishment (also known as a wage levy) is put into affect after the IRS notifies your employer to withhold a portion of your earnings or face penalties themselves. The IRS will take the maximum amount allowable from your income, as well as garnish your welfare, disability, and up to 15% of your social security earnings. This money will be paid directly to the IRS, and will stay in affect until the tax debt is paid in full or a separate agreement is reached.
Bank LevyWhen the IRS is preparing to levy your bank account, it will notify your bank that all funds will be seized from your account. The bank will hold these funds for 21 days, in which time you can protest the levy on grounds of hardship. If the claim is denied, after 21 days the bank is obligated to send the funds directly to the IRS.
Payroll TaxThe IRS will pursue a company that hasn't properly filed their employee's payroll taxes, going after company owners, officers, or even the employee themselves. After an investigation and assessment of you and your employees, the IRS can begin collection efforts aimed at the company's assets or personal assets in order to satisfy delinquent taxes. The IRS may liquidate these assets, if it deems necessary.
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Our main goal is to provide the best services to customers to attain their complete satisfaction and maintain our strong leadership role among the competitors. We offer the best contract services to our clients. Under these services, we offer high quality equipment such as, combustion power scissor, mobile cranes, boom lift, scissor lift, hydra cranes, electric scissors, telescopic cranes and much more. Our team of experienced professionals operates these equipment and carry out work in an efficient manner.


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What it Does
There are lots of situations where the prices for certain products you sell might change. This could be a time based change like Happy Hour, Promotional or Weekend Pricing or it could be a location based changed with you City Stores, Regional Stores and Metro stores having variations based on the people they sell to.
We've got you covered with our Price Lists feature.
Please Note:
- When a Price List rule is triggered, the POS will present a green bar advising of the change, this bar must be tapped to initiate a SYNC or a SYNC must be manually performed to ensure that the new pricing is enabled/disabled.
- Price lists will change the standard company pricing of your products, it will not change the prices of products included in Option Sets, these need to be manually updated.
Enabling Price Lists
Like all other Kounta built add ons, Price Lists are free.
To enable follow theses steps
- Log into Back Office
- Tap MySite
- Select a Site
- Tap on Add-Ons
- Choose Price Lists
- Tap Enable
Once enabled a new tab called Pricing will show on your Site Level horizontal menu
Existing Price Lists
By default you will have Company pricing which is managed from the Products area and is what most people will stick with. This forms the basis for setting up other price lists.
Depending on the age of your Kounta you might find you have some others in there, likely name after your Sites this is because Kounta used to support Site Pricing
Creating New Price Lists
Creating new Price Lists is simple! Follow these steps
- Go to a specific Site that has Price Lists enabled
- Select Pricing from the horizontal menu
- Tap Create New Price List
- Give the price list a name
- Find the product/s you want to apply a price change to
- Type in the new price into the Price field (note we show you the Company Price as a reference point)
- As you click away from a field it will automatically save
You can also apply bulk price changes by a $ or % amount by ticking the checkboxes then tapping the Bulk Options dropdown.
NOTE: If you don't specifically set a price for a product in your price lists, don't worry! We automatically default that product to the Company price, so only set a price for the products you want to change.
Once created we need to apply some Rules before the Price List will affect anything
ALSO NOTE: Ensure that you a) select the price list you wish to change (i.e Happy Hour) and b) change the price in the "price" field not "company price" field.
Setting the Standard Price List for a Site
Under the Pricing section you will see Rules in the horizontal menu. Tap on that to manage the default price list used at the Site and setup other rules to move between your price lists.
Setting the Standard Price List is super simple, once on the Rules page just tap the dropdown and choose one of the price lists.
Once you hit Save & Apply it will push out a notification to all registers at the site, advising of the change and giving them an option to update to the new pricing.
NOTE: If another rule is in effect the Standard price list will not immediately change your site pricing.
Configuring Rules
One of the nicest things about the Price List feature is the ability to trigger price changes in your site/s without needing to do it manually.
Let's use an example of a bar that runs Happy Hour pricing.
Once they have created their Happy Hour price list, they can setup Rules about when this will automatically take affect.
Rules have a Day, From Time and To Time that dictate when they in affect, once outside that time the Site automatically switches back to the Standard Price List
Configuring rules is simple, see below:
- Tap Add New Rule
- Set a Day
- Set a From Time (when it should start!)
- Set a To Time(when it should finish!)
- Select the Pricelist to change to
- Tap Save & Apply
As you can see it's quick and easy to setup and is a great way to manage what prices you use at what times.


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OverOps (Takipi)
We have partnered with OverOps (formerly Takipi) to provide an integration with Lightbend Telemetry for Akka.
Note: Make sure you configure Lightbend Telemetry for OverOps before proceeding.
OverOps dashboard
The OverOps dashboard will display metrics and events for your actors. Here below is an example of what this can look like. There is also an online demo for the OverOps dashboard.


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Jason Iain Flemyng is an English actor. Flemyng is known for his film work, which has included roles in British films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, both for Guy Ritchie, as … Enjoy Jason Flemyng's best quotes below.
"I've got the body of a model and the face of a coal miner."
"A film is like a mad arranged marriage, with all these people who don't necessarily want to be with each other forced into this intimate, exhausting process."
"Running has been great for keeping me fit throughout my acting career."
"I live in jeans, mainly Wrangler and Nudie. I like them as dark blue as they'll go and tightly woven."
"I run four times a week."
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Nonfiction by Courtney Mroch
Below are Courtney's works of nonfiction, including any anthologies or compilations. All are available in some form, either paperback or Kindle (in some cases both), on Amazon.com.
Newest Release(s)
Includes two of Courtney's stories: "A Blessing, Not a Curse" and "Thunder Thighs and All." Available on Kindle for $9.99 and in paperback for $8.30.
Previous Releases
Includes Courtney's Story "Kitty Bites." Available on Kindle for $9.99 and in paperback for $10.49.
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Includes Courtney's story, "The Bubble Bath." Available on Kindle for $9.99 or in paperback from Amazon for $12.20.


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LeAnn RimesCountry Singer
#1865Most Popular
Birthplace Mississippi, United States
AGE35 years old
Album5 Pictures
Country singer who covered the multi-Platinum single 'Blue' at the age of thirteen and was considered the youngest country star since Tanya Tucker in the early 1970s.
She won Star Search at age eight.
She has released covers of songs by Whitney Houston.
Before fame
Rimes started performing in talent shows at the age of five. She was later almost cast as Annie in the Broadway musical.
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She married Dean Sheremet on February 23, 2002 and, after their divorce on June 19, 2010, she married Eddie Cibrian on April 22, 2011.


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Is the market ready for a dot-com stock offering with connections? LinkedIn, the social-networking site that has won over 12 million business professionals, seems to be inching toward a public lifestyle.
A recent Reuters article details many key executives who have been joining the company lately after stints at seasoned companies like TiVo
Sure, ex-CFOs at TiVo seem to be a dime a dozen these days, but it's the kind of pedigree that investment bankers like to see in Wall Street debutantes.
The line starts here
LinkedIn should be a popular IPO. We're not talking about the chatty teens at News Corp.'s
With more than 11 million registered users in 150 different industries, LinkedIn is a paid-search marketer's dream of affluence. The site is free, though premium accounts are available. Job recruiters also pay in pursuit of qualified hires.
Subscriptions, online advertising, and headhunter fees give LinkedIn a well-rounded trifecta of revenue streams. This is the real deal. The more that one thinks on the possibilities, the more surprising it is to find that Yahoo! -- a company that's paddling hard in all three of those streams -- hasn't pounced on LinkedIn already.
The Reuters story has the company's CEO -- also a recent hire, and one who cut his teeth at Intuit
Avoiding another dot-com bubble
Growing revenues and what should be juicy, high-margin profitability are the kinds of things that will light up a prospectus like a pinball machine. Oh, there will be a prospectus. The company wouldn't have raised $30 million in venture-capital financing and started padding its management team with market vets to stay private forever.
All of the heavy-hitter hires have probably been wooed by the potential of lucrative stock options. That's a dinner bell that LinkedIn will be unlikely to ignore.
Obviously, it's not really up to the company. Companies like Facebook and LinkedIn seem like slam-dunk IPO candidates today, but a sharp bearish correction in the coming months would dry up demand for freshly minted shares.
Sure, one would think that LinkedIn would be immune to rocky markets. Like Monster Worldwide
An IPO may be moot, though
The biggest hurdle to going public for an Internet company isn't always investor apathy. All too often lately, the biggest stumbling blocks are the fat pockets of already-public companies that swallow them whole.
MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, and DoubleClick are all companies that were primed to be belles of the dot-com ball. Along came News Corp., Google
Established connections? That's something that LinkedIn knows all too well. What are you waiting for, Yahoo!?
To network in other Foolish articles:
Yahoo! is a Stock Advisor recommendation, and TiVo is a former Stock Advisor pick. You don't need a LinkedIn connection to score a free 30-day trial subscription.
Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz thinks it's better to be LinkedIn than LinkedOut. He does not own shares in any of the companies in this story, save for TiVo. He is also part of the Rule Breakers newsletter research team, seeking out tomorrow's ultimate growth stocks a day early. The Fool has a disclosure policy.


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The lawyer sees that Block has locked the door and asks whether he is running away from Leni. The lawyer says that Leni loves all the clients who return her love. The lawyer points at Leni's strange nature, of loving all accused men. He says accused men stand out prominently. They seem to be attractive. Block finds Leni attractive. The lawyer as usual evades the issue of the progress of the case. So K. dismisses him abruptly and says that he does not need his services. The lawyer persuades K. not to take the drastic step and says that he likes K. he says that many of his clients have reacted in the same manner. K. is surprised that the lawyer requests him not to withdraw. K. wonders why he persists. Is he helping his fellow judges or does he not want to face them with the loss of a single case? The lawyer says K. has been treated too well, but he is arrogant. K. is made to sit beside the bed on the spot that the chief clerk occupied when K. first met the lawyer.
The lawyer says that the judge looked into Block's case and gave an unfavorable reply. In spite of Leni trying to soften his stand the lawyer says that the judges are not willing to take up Block's case. The lawyer does not even address Block by his name. He is scared to even stir from his place. Though the lawyer insists that Block lives in his house the lawyers bill his case as being hopeless. Block is characterized by the lawyer has being dirty and unattractive, even revolting. The lawyer tries insisting that Block need not be worried if the judge is dissatisfied with his case once. Block is portrayed as plucking the fur rug like dogs while Leni warns him to pay attention.
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Johnson & Johnson appeal denied, kickback case moves on in federal court
Johnson & Johnson has been under fire from the U.S. Justice Department for its alleged role in a kickback scheme dating back as far as 1999. According to the Justice Department suit, and an earlier whistleblower suit, Johnson & Johnson paid kickbacks to long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare Inc. in exchange for increased purchases of the antipsychotic Risperdal. In 2009, Omnicare paid a $98 million settlement to the U.S. government for its role in the scheme.
Friday's decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns paves the way for the whistleblower suit to proceed in court. Plaintiff Bernard Lisitza, a former Omincare pharmacist who first filed suit in 2003, is joined in his claim by the state of Indiana and the commonwealths of Virginia and Kentucky. Stearns's decision denied similar claims from the states of Nevada, Illinois and Texas.


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In June 2015 we launched the Code Climate Platform. You can learn all about it on our blog!
When using the Code Climate Engines, your results come from the individual analysis engines you've enabled. New repositories added to Code Climate use our platform by default. If your repository is running our Classic analysis, and you'd like to switch to our engines-based analysis, you can enable it at anytime from your repository's settings.
This doc covers:
A few grade-related things to keep in mind when enabling our engines analysis:
Config file: On our platform, you'll specify which files you want graded using your
.codeclimate.ymlfile, via a
ratings:node. If you don't specify any files, your project won't have a GPA.
Ruby Files versus Classes/Modules: On our platform, we grade individual files, for all languages. This is different than our traditional Ruby analysis, where we graded classes/modules, not files.
- From your repo, mouse over the repository's name and click Settings.
- Select the Code Climate engines tab.
- Click the Use engines to analyze my repo button.
Test-driving Engines-Based Analysis
If you would like to have the option to stay on classic while test-driving the new engines-based analysis, it is possible, with some extra steps, to run both Classic and engines-based analysis simultaneously.
When using the Code Climate Engines, the analysis results come from the individual engines that you enable in your
.codeclimate.yml file. This means that we'll run different checks than in our classic analysis for Ruby, JavaScript, PHP, and Python projects.
Below are detailed breakdowns comparing our engines-based analysis to our classic analysis.
Our new platform supports more languages/engines than our Classic analysis. See our complete list!
Classic-Inspired Analysis Configuration for Engines
If you're looking for a simple analysis configuration for engines similar to our Classic offering, please see our documentation on classic Analysis Configuration.
Our classic Ruby complexity analysis was provided via a fork of Flog.
We have implemented similar checks in our new platform's RuboCop engine, including cyclomatic complexity, length, and ABCSize. These are configurable in your .rubocop.yml file. Check out the RuboCop docs for our recommended defaults.
Our classic Ruby duplication analysis was provided by a fork of Flay, a tool that identifies repeated similar and identical code structures.
On our new platform, we have implemented a Duplication engine to provide the same functionality.
Our platform runs a RuboCop engine, which enforces many of the guidelines outlined in the community Ruby Style Guide. Users can choose from a variety of style check options configurable in their .rubocop.yml config file. Note that by default Ruby style checks are disabled for analyses running with an inferred configuration, so that your team can make its own style choices.
Our platform runs a Bundler Audit engine, which provides patch-level verification checks for Bundler.
In addition, our classic Ruby security analysis was provided by a fork of Brakeman (but analogous to version 2.6.2). We have implemented a Brakeman OSS engine on our platform to identify vulnerabilities in Rails projects, which runs much closer to the latest version of Brakeman.
Our platform runs a Rubymotion Engine, which analyzes RubyMotion projects.
Additionally, our engines typically run with newer versions of Ruby parser. If you're seeing missing files running classic, upgrading to our platform analysis may resolve those issues.
Our classic JavaScript complexity analysis was based on the ABC metric.
Our platform currently offers an ESLint engine, which checks for cyclomatic complexity.
Our original JavaScript duplication analysis was provided by a fork of Flay, a tool that identifies repeated similar and identical code structures.
On our new platform, we have implemented a Duplication engine to provide the same functionality.
Our platform runs a Radon engine, which provides analysis of cyclomatic complexity.
On our new platform, we have implemented a Duplication engine.
Our platform runs a PHP Mess Detector engine, which provides analysis of cyclomatic complexity.
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Our PHP Mess Detector engine also detects code smells and possible errors.
Our PHP Code Sniffer engine detects violations of a defining coding standard. By default, we use the PSR-1 basic coding standard and PSR-2 style guide.
On our new platform, we have implemented a Duplication engine that analyzes php code.
If your team plans on making a switch to engines-based analysis from Classic, but would like a chance to configure your new analysis before switching, with a few extra steps you can run both forms of analysis simultaneously:
1. Manually add your repository via its URI to Code Climate a second time.
Your organization will have the same GitHub repository twice on your Code Climate dashboard when you have completed this step. This is expected. For clarity, you may want to rename your repositories on Code Climate (e.g.
My Repo - Classic). This can be done under your repository settings.
Why add manually via URI?
Clicking "Add Repo" with our more streamlined import process automatically enables GitHub pull request integration.
While it is possible to add the same GitHub repository to Code Climate more than once, Code Climate only supports GitHub status integration with one Code Climate repository. If two Code Climate repositories are integrated with GitHub at the same time, they will both attempt to post a status update and overwrite one another.
Manually adding a repository to Code Climate prevents this scenario. If you already added a repo via "Add Repo", you can disable the GitHub integration for one of your repositories under Settings / Integrations / GitHub Pull Requests for that repository.
2. Commit a
.codeclimate.yml (and any other configuration files) to your repository
If you have content in your
.codeclimate.yml file (a
languages key), retain the old content, and add the new engines-based configuration in addition. For a first pass, we recommend using Code Climate's Default Analysis Configuration.
3. View and customize your engines-based analysis results
By browsing the Issues tab for your new Code Climate repository, you can start to get a sense for your analysis configuration. Additionally, you'll want to audit the kinds of issues that will start to fail your pull requests. This can be done by entering the URL for the analysis results for pull requests manually. The URL will be:
https://codeclimate.com/repos/REPO_ID/pull/PR_NUMBER. For example:
4. When ready, switch over your Pull Request Integration to your new engines-based analysis results.
Start by disabling pull request integration for your classic repo. This can be found under repository Settings / Integrations / GitHub Pull Requests. Deselect "active" and click "save". Finally, enable pull request integration for your new repository.


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TAB Capital ropes in V.S. Krishna Kumar, former executive dir. of Canara Bank as their Independent Director
TAB Capital, a Digital Lending NBFC for financing needs of MSMEs & professionals, has named V.S. Krishna Kumar as an Independent Director.
A B.Sc. LLB, Kumar has over 34 years of Banking experience, with Canara Bank, its subsidiaries like Canbank Venture capital fund, Canara HSBC OBC Insurance company, Canara Bank Securities, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund etc. & Allahabad Bank.
He has proven expertise in the field of Prime Corporate Credit, Financial Management & Subsidiaries, Information Technology & Transaction Banking, Vigilance and Human Resources Management. His rich experience has been well spanned across different Branches, Zonal and Head Offices in various geographic locations, including the West, East, Central and South India.
Commenting on his appointment, CA Abhay Bhutada, Chairperson & MD, TAB Capital, said, "We are glad to welcome Mr. V.S. Krishna Kumar on board and join our team of driven and earnest professionals. While his credentials and professional odyssey carry a strong testament of his merit, I believe his efforts and expertise are going to be instrumental in TAB Capital achieving its objective of AUM worth 500 crores by 2019."
On joining the Pune-based NBFC, Krishna Kumar said, "The new-age lending platforms of today are endeavoring to fill up the credit deficit faced in the industry, especially in the tier-2 and 3 segments and the small-scale businesses. I share the TAB Capital's vision of ushering in financial inclusion in the diverse and scattered Indian landscapes today. I look forward to my tenure with TAB Capital, and utilizing the esteemed platform created by CA Abhay Bhutada in bringing about financial inclusion in India."


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It's an urgent message that Schwarzenegger brought to members of the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce.
"Jobs, jobs, jobs. That is the most important thing," he said.
In his State of the Union Address, Obama also made job creation one of his priorities. And even before the politicians can do anything about it, we're hearing a job recovery may be in sight.
"I see all sorts of evidence that the job growth we're all hoping to see is imminent, and I expect significant growth in jobs over the course of 2010," Comerica Bank Chief Economist Dana Johnson, Ph.D. said.
Johnson shared his forecast with Silicon Valley business leaders on Thursday. He sees several indicators flashing green for the labor market which include:
- New claims for unemployment insurance are trending lower
- Surveys of company hiring plans are improving
- Layoff announcements are down
- And hiring of temporary workers has picked up, often a precursor of permanent hiring
Lawrence Goulder, chairman of Stanford's Economics Department, also spoke at the Comerica conference. He thinks the president's proposal to channel $30 billion to make small business loans will also help.
"They often have more difficulty obtaining credit, so if we can liberalize the credit system so that it's easier for small businesses to get capital and make up the difference between their access and that of larger businesses, I think that would be beneficial," Goulder said.
Both economists see the focus on green technology in Silicon Valley also helping with future job growth.
More good news on the job creation front could come Friday with the release of the gross domestic product. That figure is expected to go up.


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Anselm Franke is a curator and writer based in Berlin. He is Head of Visual Art and Film at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, where he co-curated The Whole Earth. California and the Disappearance of the Outside (with Diedrich Diederichsen), and After Year Zero. Geographies of Collaboration (with Annett Busch, both 2013), as well as Forensis (with Eyal Weizman, 2014). He was part of the curatorial team of the Anthropocene Project at HKW, and the Anthropocene Observatory, a project with Territorial Agency and Armin Linke. In 2014, he was Chief Curator of the Shanghai Biennale Social Factory and in 2012 of the Taipei Biennial, entitled Modern Monsters / Death and Life of Fiction.


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A master class is an unique educational experience where participants have the opportunity to learn with and from an expert in a specific field or discipline. Master classes typically focus on refining a basic skill or developing new skills with direct feedback from the featured expert. Dr. Schell is an authority on innovative pedagogy and conducts master classes on a variety of topics including: Design Thinking, Collaborative Learning, Peer Instruction, Flipped Learning, Project-Based Learning, and incorporating cognitive science into classroom teaching. In her master classes, Dr. Schell leads participants through hands-on simulations of the techniques and strategies she first learned at Harvard University and now uses in her own classroom at The University of Texas at Austin.
Julie is an expert Design Thinking facilitator. She specializes in the design of learning experiences that create Design Thinking Readiness so that participants can implement Design Thinking immediately and with efficacy. Her recent talk,"Design Thinking has a Pedagogy Problem" was selected by SXSWedu 2018 as a Future 20 Session and is available as a Keynote presentation. She offers an emerging idea that Design Thinking has a wicked pedagogy problem. The talk is a call to action in response to a recent article in FastCoDesign, authored by Meg Miller, that suggests we "forget Design Thinking" to fight wicked problems like inequality. Based on her teaching and experience, Schell argues that, instead, we must rethink how we teach and learn Design Thinking -- to be more inclusive and extend well beyond the classroom and ever popular "bootcamp" models. She recommends we move from rapid exposure to deep learning.
Want your students to learn effectively, retain their learning, and be able to apply their knowledge skills outside of the classroom? No matter the grade level, most students do not incorporate strategies based on the science of learning into their approach to studying or academic work. Worse, throughout their lives, most learners never receive direct instruction on how to learn more effectively. So, they repeat the same learning cycles over and over un-interpreted. Once students get to college, they have developed strong attachments to what are largely ineffective learning strategies unsupported the science of learning. In this workshop, Julie uses Design Thinking to lead participants through Design Your Learning, a curriculum she created as part of her Design Your Learning Project to address what she believes is an epidemic of ineffective learning strategies among students of all ages. Design Your Learning is appropriate for student, college and university faculty, and K-12 teacher and administrator, or lifelong learning audiences.
In this popular video, Julie explains the Flipped Classroom in 60 seconds.
Instructors all over the globe are turning their students' worlds around by flipping their classrooms. In a flipped class, teachers move information coverage out of the lecture hall so that they can better leverage in-class time to address student difficulties and misconceptions. She will use responses from her work with teachers all over the globe in the workshop and discuss the why, what, and how of flipped classrooms by confronting and resolving a series common myths about flipped teaching. Note, this is not a session on how to create lecture videos.
Contrary to popular belief, flipped learning is much more than watching videos and doing "homework" in class. In this hands-on session, Dr. Julie Schell will introduce two research-based flipped methods called Just-in-Time Teaching and Peer Instruction and demonstrate how to flip your classroom in ways that will engage students throughout the learning cycle. A primary goal of Peer Instruction is to prepare students before class for radically transformed in-class experiences.
How can I help my students learn in ways that pique their interest and enrich their subject matter understanding? We will explore this perennial question by considering an innovative, research-based teaching method called Peer Instruction (PI). Developed by Dr. Eric Mazur to address major gaps in students' conceptual knowledge of physics at Harvard University, this interactive pedagogical method is now widely used by thousands of instructors across the world. PI leverages the power of social learning and the latest advances in instructional technology to confront students' misconceptions and activate their minds while providing instant feedback to faculty. Most of all teaching with Peer Instruction is fun for teachers and students alike. Attendees will participate in live demonstrations of Peer Instruction and test out classroom response systems.
How can I help my students learn in ways that pique their interest and enrich their subject matter understanding? We will explore this perennial question by considering an innovative, research-based teaching method called Peer Instruction (PI). Developed by Dr. Eric Mazur to address major gaps in students' conceptual knowledge of physics at Harvard University, this interactive pedagogical method is now widely used by thousands of instructors across the world. PI leverages the power of social learning and the latest advances in instructional technology to confront students' misconceptions and activate their minds while providing instant feedback to faculty. Most of all teaching with Peer Instruction is fun for teachers and students alike. Attendees will participate in live demonstrations of Peer Instruction.
Technology in its various forms has been a part of classroom pedagogy for centuries. The origins of the chalkboard, a classroom innovation that changed how information was delivered en masse, are unclear. It may have been based on smaller slates that individual students used during classroom learning . But without a sound approach, even the simplest classroom technologies such as chalk and chalkboard can be and often are misused, failing to catalyze student learning. They very same holds true for the most popular and promising educational technologies, classroom response systems. In this workshop, we will work with low-, medium-, and high-tech versions of classroom response systems such as flashcards, clickers, and Learning Catalytics. We will collaborate to determine protocols for ensuring that technology enhances rather than dampens teaching and learning.
Learning Catalytics is a new, cloud-based response system that facilitates student learning through a large variety of engaging question types. The software, developed in the Mazur Group at Harvard University has a number of sophisticated but easy to use features to help instructors drive learning in the moment and outside of class. In this highly interactive workshop, Dr. Julie Schell will lead live demonstrations of Learning Catalytics. Participants must bring a wifi enabled device (smartphone, tablet, laptop) to participate.
Why don't students remember what they learn, even when they study hard? How can we help students boost their learning strategies to increase their success in and outside of the classroom? In this session, we will review the current science on memory and learning. We will discuss easy to implement, research-based strategies for helping people remember what they learn in educational settings and transfer their learning to new contexts. After this session, participants will be able design experiences so that the most important things for students to learn stick.
In this workshop, participants will practice designing research-based learning experiences for their students that incorporates the cutting-edge science of retrieval-based learning.
The ability to take what is learned in classrooms and apply it within new contexts is the most important skill for 21st century learners. Transfer of learning is the heart of innovation and the core purpose of any educational system. No matter if you are a teacher, an administrator, or policymaker, no matter where in the world you reside and no matter what you teach, this mission of education does not drift. Unfortunately, by the time students arrive at university, after more than 11,000 hours of compulsory schooling, they still have difficulty transferring knowledge across contexts. This is a sign that their learning is situated, rather than flexible. Transfer of learning is also a difficult skill to teach. In this talk, Dr. Julie Schell will provide an overview of different types of transfer of learning and present several practical strategies for teaching for transfer.
Advances in cognitive science have changed what we know about how people learn, but pedagogical approaches have not adapted to use this knowledge to help our students learn better. In this workshop, Dr. Julie Schell will draw on cognitive science principles to demonstrate three simple tips educators can use to catalyze learning in any educational context.
Questions are the heart of engaging students in or outside of class. In this workshop, we will discuss the anatomy of a question and use contrasting cases to identify the elements of an effective question. We will practice answering different question types as a large group and work individually and in pairs on a case study to set the stage for developing effective questions. At the end of the workshop, we will also apply our learning by trying to write a few new questions or improve on ones we typically ask in our classrooms or on tests.
Open the doors to any classroom across the globe and you will observe an almost universal model for the assessment of student learning. Instructors stand at the front of a lecture hall, teach content, students (at least we hope) attempt to learn that content, and then instructors assess that content learning periodically through high-stakes multiple-choice exams, quizzes, or research papers. Most of these conventional approaches to student learning assessment are too infrequent, too high stakes, too procedural to drive student learning or to inform teaching. Indeed, for most faculty, assessment is considered separate from teaching, rather than a teaching strategy. In this workshop, participants will learn a framework for innovative approaches to assessment that are proven to drive, rather than limit, student learning.
Teachers use tests and quizzes frequently in an effort to measure what students learn. Despite their ubiquity, measuring learning is not where the power of testing lies. Testing involves an activity called retrieval or "the act of calling information to mind rather than rereading it or hearing it" (Roediger and Butler, 2011). When students engage in retrieval practice as a learning approach, versus rehearsing materials, they can more than double their performance on exams or assessments that test the same and even related content. However, most students do not use retrieval practice and are unaware of it's benefits. The same holds true for most teachers. In this workshop, we will review the science of retrieval practice and and describe how to use testing to it's full potential in education.
When I ask teachers from all corners of the world about what worries them most about their teaching issues of deep learning are by far the most popular response. Teachers wonder: "Am I making any difference in my students' learning lives? Have my students gotten anything out of my course that will help them succeed in their subsequent classes and eventual careers? Are they learning anything at all?" These are certainly the questions that weigh heavily on my mind at the end of a semester of teaching. In this workshop based on a blog post on the same topic, we will consider five of my favorite strategies for assessing deep learning among students. I use these strategies in my own classrooms to help me write questions or assessments that provide evidence of deep learning (learning that is permanent, strong, and enduring) versus surface learning (learning that is temporary, weak, and short-lived).
Rubrics have their origin in religion, first used as a guide for how church services should be conducted. In the past, "rubrics" could be found in prayer books, most often written in red ink. Today, rubrics are used in similar ways, in the first place to guide how assessment should be conducted and in more innovative uses, to clarify and make explicit expectations for students. In this workshop, we will practice using a simple rubric designed by Dr. Julie Schell around a familiar topic. We will then work individually and in pairs to develop more sophisticated rubrics for assessing one performance task important to participants' individual classrooms.
This is a hands-on, introductory session on project-based learning. Participants will learn what project-based learning is, delve into easy to understand examples of project-based learning, learn how to get quickly started using the method, and come away with a protocol for how to design a project-based experience for students that is aligned with best practices in the field.
In this presentation, Dr. Schell will present a case study of her project-based course Technology and Innovation in Higher Education. She will outline the design that helped her achieve a 5.0/5.0 on her teaching evaluations despite requiring students to work exceptionally hard. Participants will gain insight into her failures and successes, view example projects, and hear from students about the most important things they gained from the project-based experience.
In this workshop, Dr. Schell offers a quick start guide for incorporating game-based learning into your curriculum. Participants will understand that at the center of every game is an inherent, content- and skill- rich learning experience to be had. They will also come to believe that anyone can build a game. Finally, participants will apply the fundamentals of game design by creating a game prototype for teaching a difficult topic in their own classroom.


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Abandoned children -- fiction, Homelessness -- fiction, My Librarian, unemployment -- fiction, Virginia Johnson, Shelf Life Blog, unRequired Reading Blog, Guys Read Too
11/28/2016 - 2:36am
A year ago, Clay Garrity lived with his parents in a comfortable apartment. His dad had a good job as an art director at a magazine. But his dad lost his job, and he lost his hope. One day, he lost his family. He just didn't come home.
Five days ago, Clay's mother went out and didn't come home. She left him some food, including a can of soup, a little over 20 dollars, and not a word about not coming back—although he had to admit she was acting strangely. Clay has been waiting. He doesn't want to open the soup. Because then he will have to accept she isn't coming back. If he can just wait a little longer…


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Rapper Lil Scrappy is facing a lawsuit from his landlord over missed rent payments on his Atlanta, Georgia home.
Randy Williams of the Williams Property Group alleges the hip-hop star owes $4,000 (GBP2,500) in back rent, late fees, utility bills and court costs and has threatened to evict him if he fails to pay.
The rapper, real name Darryl Richardson, has yet to respond to the lawsuit, but this isn't the first time he has faced legal action from bosses at the company - in January (15), he was sued over unpaid rent, but the case was later dropped, according to Bossip.com.
He also lost a home to foreclosure in 2010.


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Re: Hiram Akers, Floyd County Kentucky (born VA 1828)
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David Akers 4/23/07
Thanks David. That's the family. The question is Hiram Akers father. The story I've heard for years is that Mary Sturgeon became pregnant in Virginia and moved by herself to Kentucky. There she married Tolbert Akers and he adopted Hiram, who took the Akers surname. The natural father of Hiram according to some, yet uncomfirmed reports, is that his father was a man named Berry. The yDNA test of one of Hiram's male descendants compared with results in a Berry DNA project might confirm that family connection...or prove it wrong. It might also link with another family or no one at all. Right now, we're at a dead end and the yDNA test might be the only way to move this story forward.
Are you a direct descendant of Hiram Akers? If not, do you know someone who might be interested in taking the yDNA test?
Thanks for your help with this,


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CONCORD TOWNSHIP — A 21-year-old man was killed early Sunday after a single-vehicle crash on Kennebec River Road.
About 1 a.m., Sam White, of Embden, was traveling south on Route 16 when he "failed to negotiate a curve," according to a news release from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office. White's gray 2000 GMC Sierra crossed the center line, rolled over and landed in a ditch on its roof.
White, the lone occupant, was declared dead at the scene. Speed and alcohol are possible factors, the release states.
More than 30 friends and family members gathered Sunday afternoon at the home of Bonnie and Sam White Jr. of Embden, White's parents.
When the crash occurred, White was returning from a remembrance service for a close friend who died last week, Bonnie said.
White, a 2008 graduate of Carrabec High School, was known for his participation in competitive weightlifting. At his prime, White could bench press 500 pounds, Bonnie said.
"I always called him 'my gentle giant,'" she recalled.
Bonnie said her son was hardworking and helpful as an employee for his father's business — Sam White Jr. Excavation — and a good father to his son, Jonathan White, who is nearly 1 year old.
White's brother, Zachary White, 19, said he was very close with his older sibling.
"He was my best friend," Zachary said. "I idolized him. He was my hero. He was strong as an ox, but he had a heart made of gold."
Zachary said his brother developed a reputation in Embden as a hard worker, and was often hired for odd jobs such as cutting firewood or delivering gravel.
"Whatever he could do, he'd do it," he said.
About 70 friends and family members were expected to visit the home by the end of the day Sunday, Zachary said.
"It's rough right now, but more family keeps coming," he said. "That's all we can expect right now is we'll keep coming together. It's not the reason we'd want to come together, but it shows how tight we are."
Bonnie said service arrangements for White are still developing. The crash is still under investigation.


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Volunteers arrange donated propagandize supplies, uniforms, boots for internal students
October 24, 2016 - School Supplies
With thousands of homes flooded and families displaced, some of a biggest needs via a bishopric have been restoring propagandize supplies, uniforms and boots to students so they can lapse to a classroom versed and prepared to resume learning.
School leaders fast determined a means to ask and accept donations so reserve and wardrobe could be diluted to students as shortly as possible.
Juban Parc Junior High Principal Jeff Frizell, Literacy Technology Center Director Kim Albin and Supervisor Ed Foster teamed adult to collect, arrange and discharge propagandize reserve that were donated.
Curriculum Director Deborah Kropog managed a group of volunteers who collected and rightly sized uniforms and shoes.
They expect collecting and distributing some-more than 10,000 uniforms. Albany Middle School Teacher Joni Smith also used her position as a newly named Louisiana Teacher of a Year to strech out to organizations opposite a state and national to give a accumulation donations.


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Sweethaus opened in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2011, in late 2014 they opened up a second branch in New York. The owners met when they were managers at the infamous SoHo restaurant Balthazar in the early 2000s and left the city as cupcake hysteria was reaching new heights to open up their own place. Their move-in date to their Williamsburg location was delayed because their prospective landlord went missing and was eventually found…dead.
Isn't the world of sweet things so scandalous? I knew none of these facts when I visited the shop to get a cupcake of course. Written in cursive neon, the logo hangs upon a perfectly and newly built retro pastel green facade. On the inside is a long white and grey marble countertop, extending down to the back where a wall of pick and mix sweets line the back. Even though the sign says cupcake cafe, Sweethaus have made sure to offer more things on the menu–which is beautifully designed with grey and red condensed all-caps type.
I've tried to research why they named their company Sweethaus–haus being of course a German word–a funny and random combination. Sweethaus.com looks to be the answers, possible they just wanted a unique URL without a decoration of hyphens. I've been there a couple of times now and tried various cupcakes. They were OK, not too memorable. What the winner for me is the place, there isn't a high number of sweet places in Williamsburg so if you're looking to meet up with someone for a sweet treat then Sweethaus is a safe bet.
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3. Schizandrin C induced apoptosis was associated with down-regulation of expression of the anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, proteolytic activation of caspase-3 and -9, and a concomitant degradation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP).
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|Chloroform, Dichloromethane, Ethyl Acetate, DMSO, Acetone, etc.
|Providing storage is as stated on the product vial and the vial is kept tightly sealed, the product can be stored for up to 24 months(2-8C).
Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20C. Generally, these will be useable for up to two weeks. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour.
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|After receiving:
|The packaging of the product may have turned upside down during transportation, resulting in the natural compounds adhering to the neck or cap of the vial. take the vial out of its packaging and gently shake to let the compounds fall to the bottom of the vial. for liquid products, centrifuge at 200-500 RPM to gather the liquid at the bottom of the vial. try to avoid loss or contamination during handling.
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|Citation [1]
Int Immunopharmacol. 2013 Oct;17(2):415-26.
|Schisandrin C exerts anti-neuroinflammatory effects by upregulating phase II detoxifying/antioxidant enzymes in microglia.[Pubmed: 23859871]
|We investigated the anti-neuroinflammatory properties of Schisandrin C by focusing on its roles in the induction of phase II detoxifying/antioxidant enzymes and in the modulation of upstream signaling pathways. Schisandrin C induced expression of phase II detoxifying/antioxidant enzymes including heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NADPH dehydrogenase quinone-1 (NQO-1). Activation of upstream signaling pathways, such as the cAMP/protein kinase A/cAMP response element-binding protein (cAMP/PKA/CREB) and erythroid-specific nuclear factor-regulated factor 2 (Nrf-2) pathways, significantly increased following treatment with Schisandrin C. In addition, expressions of Schisandrin C-mediated phase II detoxifying/antioxidant enzymes were completely attenuated by adenylyl cyclase inhibitor (ddAdo) and protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor (H-89). In microglia, Schisandrin C significantly inhibited lipoteichoic acid (LTA)-stimulated pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), nitric oxide (NO), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and matrix metallopeptidase-9 (MMP-9) protein expressions. Moreover, Schisandrin C suppressed LTA-induced nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), activator protein-1 (AP-1), janus-kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STATs), and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. Schisandrin C also effectively suppressed ROS generation and NO production, as well as iNOS promoter activity in LTA-stimulated microglia. This suppressive effect was reversed by transfection with Nrf-2 and HO-1 siRNA and co-treatment with inhibitors ddAdo and H-89. Our results indicate that Schisandrin C isolated from Schisandra chinensis could be used as a natural anti-neuroinflammatory agent, inducing phase II detoxifying/antioxidant enzymes via cAMP/PKA/CREB and Nrf-2 signaling.
|Citation [2]
Int J Mol Med. 2009 Oct;24(4):495-502.
|Induction of G1 arrest and apoptosis by schisandrin C isolated from Schizandra chinensis Baill in human leukemia U937 cells.[Pubmed: 19724890]
|We isolated two phytochemical lignans, schisandrin and schisandrin C, from Schizandra chinensis Baill and investigated their anti-cancer effects in human leukemia U937 cells. Schisandrin C inhibited cell growth in a dose-dependent manner, which was associated with the induction of G1 arrest of the cell cycle and apoptosis; schisandrin did not inhibit growth. Schisandrin C induced G1 arrest was correlated with down-regulation of cyclin D1, cyclin E, cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) 4 and E2Fs expression, inhibition of phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein (pRB), and up-regulation of the Cdk inhibitor p21(WAF1/CIP1). In addition, schisandrin C-induced apoptosis was associated with down-regulation of expression of the anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, proteolytic activation of caspase-3 and -9, and a concomitant degradation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Furthermore, schisandrin C-induced apoptosis was significantly inhibited by a caspase-3 specific inhibitor z-DEVD-fmk, indicating an important role for caspase-3 in the schisandrin C mechanism. In summary, growth inhibition by schisandrin C is related to cell cycle arrest at G1 and induction of caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in U937 cells; these findings suggest that schisandrin C may be a useful chemotherapeutic agent.
|Citation [3]
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010;74(2):285-91.
|Anti-inflammatory effects of gomisin N, gomisin J, and schisandrin C isolated from the fruit of Schisandra chinensis.[Pubmed: 20139628]
|Schiandra chinensis is a well-known Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of hepatic disease. In this study, we investigated whether the nine major compounds of Schiandra chinensis could be applied to suppress lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses in murine macrophages (Raw 264.7 cells). Among the nine lignans, three, gomisin J, gomisin N, and schisandrin C, were found to reduce nitric oxide (NO) production from LPS-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. These three lignans showed low cytotoxic effects in Raw 264.7 cells. Pre-treatment of Raw 264.7 cells with gomisin J, gomisin N, or schisandrin C reduced the expression of mRNA and the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. These inhibitory effects were found to be caused by blockage of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK 1/2), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation.
|Citation [4]
Chin Med J (Engl). 1998 Mar;111(3):248-51.
|Effectiveness of the analogue of natural Schisandrin C (HpPro) in treatment of liver diseases: an experience in Indonesian patients.[Pubmed: 10374427]
|Controlled study consisted of 20 cases of Child A chronic hepatitis which were randomly treated with either Schisandrin C or a mixture of known drugs which used as a liver protective agent in Indonesia as control for one week. The patients were then crossed over those two drugs in the next week. RESULTS: In the open trial, after 4 weeks' treatment with Schisandrin C 7.5 mg orally three times daily, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis and fatty liver cases showed rapid decrease of SGOT and SGPT. In the liver cirrhosis cases, SGOT and SGPT were decreased slowly. In the controlled trial, nine patients received Schisandrin C 7.5 mg three times daily orally and eleven were treated with a mixture of known drugs as the controls. After one week treatment, Schisandrin C group clinically showed significant decrease of SGPT and SGOT levels compared to control group (P = 0.035). At the second week, Schisandrin C group showed significant decrease of SGOT compared to control group (P = 0.038) but the decrease of SGPT was not significant (P = 0.096). CONCLUSION: Treatment with Schisandrin C is effective to reduce liver impairment in acute and chronic liver diseases on Indonesian patients. No side effect of Schisandrin C was observed.


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United Way of Tompkins County will be holding its annual Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring on Thursday, September 15th at Stewart Park, Ithaca, at the large pavilion from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The community is invited to a program at 12:00 Noon.
This will be the 14th food and personal care items drive and the 20th Day of Caring. Last year over 8,000 pounds of food and personal care items were donated by the community. Donations can be dropped off in advance of September 15th at United Way of Tompkins County, 313 N. Aurora Street, Ithaca, NY. Suggested items include:
Non-Perishable Food Items
Canned fruit and fruit juices
Canned meats
- tuna
- stews
One-box meals
- macaroni & cheese
- instant potatoes
Beverages (coffee, tea, canned milk)
Pasta & spaghetti sauce
Soups, boxes of crackers
Peanut butter & jelly
Canned vegetables
Brownie & cake mixes
Bottled water, juice boxes
Personal Care and Household Items
Diapers – sizes 3, 4, 5 and 6
Liquid laundry detergent
30-gallon trash bags
Shampoo & conditioner
Bar soap, deodorants
Toilet paper, paper towels, tissue
Feminine products
Toothbrushes, toothpaste,
dental floss
Cleaning supplies
Pet food
School Supplies
Wide-ruled Paper
Art Supplies
Any questions should be directed to United Way of Tompkins County at 607.272.6286 or email Carmela LoRusso at email@example.com.


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The summer is sizzling and so are the deals you can find in New Braunfels.
The good deals start right here at Hill Country RV Resort & Cottage Rentals, which is sponsoring a weekday promotion on our cottages and RV sites. Stay two nights from Sunday through Wednesday and get the third night free. This is valid for new reservations only. But hurry – this promotion will continue only through the end of August.
Old Gruene Market Days resume July 20 and 21. Nearly 100 vendors offer uniquely crafted items, collectibles and packaged Texas foods. Market hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. For more information, visit http://www.gruenemarketdays.com or call (830) 832-1721.
Next week, the Wholesale Jewelry, Gift and Bead Show runs July 26-28 in New Braunfels. Times vary. A Tax ID is required at door for entry on Friday. All shoppers are welcome on Saturday and Sunday. For FREE admission register online at www.nashows.com otherwise tickets can be purchased at the door for $5 each. Great show with fashion and accessories, beads and supplies, gifts, home decor and fine fashion jewelry.
For his 41st birthday, Roger Creager is celebrating with a four-night stand at Gruene Hall starting July 25. The first two nights will be acoustic with special guests and the second two nights will be rockin' full band shows. Schedule subject to changes and additions. Visit www.gruenehall.com for more details on this and other upcoming concerts.
Check out the Phoenix Saloon in New Braunfels for their upcoming entertainment or click here to learn about all the activities coming up in New Braunfels in the coming weeks.
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Yvonne Thomsen
Erik Blytt master-stipendiat
Tentativ tittel: Making waves - Access to abortion in the high seas
The purpose of the study is to examine the connection between womens human rights, access to abortion and the concept of citizenship. The study will be a qualtitative case study of the work of the organization Women on Waves.
Women on Waves is a Ducth non-profit NGO that is based in the Netherlands, and works to provide safe abortion where it is not available. Women on Waves work with different activist strategies, but they are mainly know for their work with an abortion ship, that travels to countries where abortion is illegal and where they provide abortions in international waters.
Tentaitve Research questions: 1) How is lived, or, substantive, citizenship for women affected by restrictive access to safe and legal abortions? 2) How does Women on Waves manuver in the different countries and on different scales (locally, internationally, globally) with different legal framworks? - The example of the ship campaign in Guatemala, Febuary 2017.
Professor Kristian Stokke, Institutt for sosiologi og samfunnsgeografi, UiO