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Some of the most commonly misdiagnosed diseases are heart attacks and blood clots, infections or tumors. Misdiagnosis can delay treatment and can even be fatal. Mistakes are shockingly common when medication is administered, and surgical mistakes happen way too often. Sometimes doctors operate on the wrong body part, or on the wrong person entirely! The same formula above can be useful in trying to calculate the value of your medical malpractice case.
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O  humano é o órgão sexual copulatório masculino que também é o responsável pela micção. As principais partes são: a raiz (radix); o corpo (corpus); e o epitélio do pénis incluindo o corpo cavernoso e o prepúcio cobrindo a glande. O corpo do pénis é constituido de três colunas de tecidos: dois corpos cavernosos, os dorsais e o corpo esponjoso entre os anteriores no lado ventral. A uretra humana masculina passa através da glândula prostática onde une-se com o ducto ejaculatório através do pénis. A uretra atravessa os corpos esponjosos, e a sua abertura, o meato, dependo do tipo de glande. É a saída excretora para a micção e ejaculação de sémen.
A maior parte de desenvolvimento do pénis é composto polo mesmo tecido embrionário que o do clítoris nas mulheres; a pele arredor do pénis e da uretra provém do mesmo tecido embrionário do qual são feitos os lábios menores nas mulheres. A ereção é a mudança de estado do pénis, o qual expande-se aumentado de tamanho e ficando teso e duro; isto acontece durante a excitação sexual, porém, também pode ter lugar em situação não-sexuais. A alteração genital mais comum é a circuncisão, a remoção parcial ou total do prepúcio por vários motivos; culturais, religiosos e mais raramente, médicos. Há bastante controvérsia acerca da circuncisão.

Anatomia

Partes

 Raiz do pénis (radix): É a parte anexada, consistindo no bulbo do pénis no meio e na crus do pénis, um de cada lado do bulbo. Encontra-se dentro da bolsa perineal superficial.
 Corpo do pénis (corpus): Possui duas superfícies: dorsal (posterossuperior no pénis ereto) e ventral ou uretral (voltado para baixo e para trás no pênis flácido). A superfície ventral é marcada por um sulco na direção lateral.
 O epitélio do pénis consiste na pele da haste, no prepúcio e na mucosa prepucial na parte interna do prepúcio e cobrindo a glande. O epitélio não está preso à haste subjacente, por isso é livre para deslizar de um lado para o outro.

Estrutura

thumb|150x150px|Diagrama anatômico de um pénis humano

O pénis humano é formado por três colunas de tecido: dois corpos cavernosos situam-se lado a lado no lado dorsal e um corpo esponjoso entre eles no lado ventral.

A extremidade alargada e em forma de bulbo do corpo esponjoso forma a glande do pénis com dois tipos específicos de sinusóides, que sustentam o prepúcio, uma prega de pele solta que em adultos pode retrair para expor a glande. A área no lado inferior do pénis, onde o prepúcio é ligado, é chamado o frênulo prepucial. A base arredondada da glande é chamada de coroa. As glândulas Prepuciais, situadas na coroa, secretam substâncias que compõem a secreção esbranquiçada que recobre o pênis, o esmegma. A rafe perineal é a linha perceptível ao longo da parte inferior do pénis.

A uretra, é a última parte do tracto urinário, atravessa o corpo esponjoso, e a sua abertura, conhecida como o meato ureteral, situa-se sobre a ponta da glande do pénis. É uma passagem tanto para a urina quanto para a ejaculação do sêmen. Os espermatozoides são produzidos nos testículos e armazenados no epidídimo anexado. Durante a ejaculação, os espermatozoides são impulsionados pelos canais deferentes, dois ductos que passam por cima e por trás da bexiga. Os fluidos são adicionados pelas vesículas seminais e os vasos deferentes transformam-se nos ductos ejaculatórios, que se unem à uretra dentro da próstata. Tanto a próstata quanto as glândulas bulbouretrais adicionam mais secreções e o sêmen é expelido pelo pénis.

A rafe perineal é a crista visível entre as metades laterais do pénis, encontrada na parte ventral ou inferior do pénis, indo do meato (abertura da uretra) através do escroto até o períneo (área entre o escroto e o ânus).

O pénis humano difere da maioria dos outros mamíferos, pois não possui o báculo (ou osso erétil) e, em vez disso, depende inteiramente do ingurgitamento de sangue para atingir seu estado ereto. Um ligamento distal apoia a glande do pénis e desempenha um papel integral no fibroesqueleto peniano, e a estrutura é chamada de "os analog", um termo cunhado por Geng Long Hsu na Encyclopedia of Reproduction. É um remanescente do báculo que evoluiu provavelmente devido à mudança na prática de acasalamento.

O pénis humano é maior do que a média no reino animal em proporção à massa corporal. O pénis humano alterna de um algodão macio para uma rigidez óssea resultante do fluxo arterial peniano variando entre 2-3 a 60-80 mL /min implica o meio mais ideal para aplicar a lei de Pascal em todo o corpo humano; a estrutura geral é única.

Tamanho

As medidas penianas variam, com estudos que se baseiam em auto-medidas relatando um tamanho médio significativamente maior do que aqueles que se baseiam em medidas feitas por profissionais de saúde. A partir de 2015 uma revisão sistemática de 15 521 homens concluiu que a medida média de um pênis ereto humano é 13,12 cm (5,17 polegadas) de comprimento, enquanto a circunferência média de um pénis humano ereto é 11,66 cm (4,59 polegadas).

Entre todos os primatas, o pénis humano é o maior em circunferência, mas é comparável ao pénis de chimpanzé e aos pénis de alguns outros primatas em comprimento. O tamanho do pénis é afetado pela genética, mas também por fatores ambientais, como medicamentos para fertilidade e exposição a produtos químicos/poluição. O pénis humano mais grande documentado oficialmente foi encontrado pelo médico Robert Latou Dickinson. Tinha 34,3 cm (13,5 polegadas) de comprimento e 15,9 cm (6,26 polegadas) de diâmetro.

Variações normais

Pápulas penianas peroladas são protuberâncias de cor um pouco mais claras ao redor da base (sulco) da glande, que normalmente se desenvolvem em homens com idade entre 20 e 40 anos. Em 1999, diferentes estudos haviam produzido estimativas de incidência variando de 8 a 48% de todos os homens. Eles podem ser confundidos com verrugas, mas não são prejudiciais ou infecciosos e não requerem tratamento.
As manchas de Fordyce são manchas brancas amareladas pequenas, elevadas, de 1 a 2 mm de diâmetro que podem aparecer no pénis, as quais também são comuns e não infecciosas.
As proeminências sebáceas são protuberâncias semelhantes às manchas de Fordyce na haste do pénis, localizadas nas glândulas sebáceas e são normais.
Fimose é a incapacidade de retrair totalmente o prepúcio. É normal e inofensivo na infância e na pré-adolescência, ocorrendo em cerca de 8% dos meninos aos 10 anos de idade. De acordo com a British Medical Association, o tratamento (creme esteróide tópico e/ou alongamento manual) não precisa ser considerado até os 19 anos.
Curvatura: poucos pénis são completamente retos, com curvas comumente vistas em todas as direções (para cima, para baixo, esquerda, direita). Às vezes, a curva é muito proeminente, mas raramente inibe a relação sexual. Uma curvatura de até 30 ° é considerada normal e o tratamento médico raramente é considerado, a menos que o ângulo exceda 45 °. Alterações na curvatura de um pénis podem ser causadas pela doença de Peyronie.

Desenvolvimento

Diferenças entre órgãos femininos e masculinos

No feto em desenvolvimento, o tubérculo genital se desenvolve na glande do pénis nos homens e na glande clitoriana nas mulheres; eles são homólogos. A prega urogenital se desenvolve na pele ao redor do corpo do pénis e da uretra nos homens e nos pequenos lábios nas mulheres. Os corpos cavernosos são homólogos ao corpo do clitóris; o corpo esponjoso é homólogo aos bulbos vestibulares abaixo dos pequenos lábios; o escroto, homólogo aos grandes lábios; e o prepúcio, homólogo ao capuz clitoridiano. A rafe não existe no sexo feminino, porque ali as duas metades não estão conectadas.

Puberdade

Na puberdade, os testículos começam a amadurecer e o pênis aumenta. O pénis cresce, mais ou menos, até aos 18 anos, e o crescimento na largura começa, aproximadamente, aos 11. Durante o processo, os pelos púbicos crescem acima e em torno do pénis. É também no início da puberdade que se dão as primeiras ejaculações, normalmente durante o período em que o rapaz está a dormir (polução noturna).

Fisiologia

Micção

Nos homens, a expulsão da urina do corpo é feita pelo pénis. A uretra drena a bexiga através da próstata, onde é unida pelo ducto ejaculatório e, em seguida, para o pénis. Na raiz do pénis (a extremidade proximal do corpo esponjoso) está o músculo esfíncter externo . Este é um pequeno esfíncter de tecido muscular estriado e está em homens saudáveis sob controle voluntário. O relaxamento do esfíncter da uretra permite que a urina na parte superior da uretra entre no pénis de maneira adequada e, assim, esvazie a bexiga.

Fisiologicamente, a micção envolve a coordenação entre os sistemas nervoso central, autônomo e somático. Em bebês, alguns idosos e aqueles com lesões neurológicas, a micção pode ocorrer como um reflexo involuntário. Os centros cerebrais que regulam a micção incluem o centro de micção pontina, o cinza periaquedutal e o córtex cerebral. Durante a ereção, esses centros bloqueiam o relaxamento dos músculos do esfíncter, de modo a agir como uma separação fisiológica da função excretora e reprodutiva do pénis, evitando que a urina entre na parte superior da uretra durante a ejaculação.

Ereção

Ereção é o enrijecimento e elevação do pénis, que ocorre durante a excitação sexual, embora também possa acontecer em situações não sexuais. As ereções espontâneas ocorrem frequentemente durante a adolescência devido à fricção com roupas, bexiga cheia ou intestino grosso, flutuações hormonais, nervosismo e despir-se em uma situação não sexual. Também é normal que ocorram ereções durante o sono e ao acordar. O mecanismo fisiológico primário que provoca a ereção é a dilatação autonôma das artérias que fornecem sangue ao pénis, o que permite que mais sangue encha as três câmaras de tecido erétil esponjoso do pénis, fazendo com que ele se alongue e enrijeça. O tecido erétil, agora ingurgitado, pressiona e contrai as veias que transportam o sangue para fora do pénis. Mais sangue entra do que sai do pénis até que um equilíbrio seja alcançado, onde um volume igual de sangue flui para as artérias dilatadas e para fora das veias contraídas; um tamanho erétil constante é alcançado neste equilíbrio. O escroto geralmente fica tenso durante a ereção.

A ereção facilita a relação sexual, embora não seja essencial para várias outras atividades sexuais.

Ejaculação

A ejaculação é a ejeção do sêmen do pénis e geralmente é acompanhada pelo orgasmo. Uma série de contrações musculares liberam sêmen, contendo gametas masculinos conhecidos como espermatozóides. Geralmente é o resultado de estimulação sexual, raramente, é devido a doenças da próstata. A ejaculação pode ocorrer espontaneamente durante o sono (conhecida como polução noturna ou sonho molhado). Anejaculação é a condição de não conseguir ejacular.

A ejaculação tem duas fases: a emissão e a ejaculação propriamente dita. A fase de emissão do reflexo ejaculatório está sob controle do sistema nervoso simpático, enquanto a fase ejaculatória está sob o controle de um reflexo espinhal no nível dos nervos espinhais S2-4 via nervo pudendo. Um período refratário se segue à ejaculação e a estimulação sexual a precede.

Aumento peniano

As soluções para o aumento do pénis, divulgadas na mídia, passam por técnicas manuais, bombas de vácuo, esticadores e cirurgia. A maioria dessas soluções, excetuando-se a cirurgia, não é comprovada cientificamente. A cirurgia de aumento peniano também é chamada faloplastia, e envolve, tanto a Cirurgia do Ligamento Suspensor com objetivo de aumento no comprimento do pênis, como a "Injeção de PMMA no corpo Peniano", para engrossamento do órgão. É necessária uma cirurgia de fimose (postectomia), antes de efetuar o procedimento.

Adaptações evolutivas

O pénis humano tem várias adaptações evolutivas. O objetivo dessas adaptações é maximizar o sucesso reprodutivo e minimizar a competição espermática. A competição espermática ocorre quando o espermatozóide de dois machos reside simultaneamente no trato reprodutivo de uma fêmea e eles competem para fertilizar o óvulo. Se a competição espermática resultar na fertilização do óvulo pelo espermatozóide do macho rival, pode ocorrer a traição. Este é o processo pelo qual os machos involuntariamente investem seus recursos na prole de outro macho e, evolutivamente falando, deve ser evitado.

As adaptações do pénis humano mais pesquisadas são o tamanho dos testículos e do pénis , o ajuste da ejaculação e o deslocamento do sêmen. A evolução fez com que ocorressem adaptações selecionadas sexualmente no tamanho do pénis e testículos para maximizar o sucesso reprodutivo e minimizar a competição espermática, acredita-se que a forma do pénis humano tenha evoluído como resultado da competição.

Doenças e lesões

 A parafimose é a incapacidade de mover o prepúcio para a frente, sobre a glande. Pode resultar de líquido preso em um prepúcio retraído, talvez após um procedimento médico, ou acúmulo de líquido no prepúcio devido à fricção durante uma atividade sexual vigorosa.
 Na doença de Peyronie, o tecido cicatricial anômalo cresce no tecido mole do pénis, causando curvatura. Os casos graves podem ser melhorados com correção cirúrgica.
 A trombose pode ocorrer durante períodos de atividade sexual frequente e prolongada, especialmente felação. Geralmente é inofensivo e corrige-se automaticamente em algumas semanas.
 A infecção com o vírus do herpes pode ocorrer após o contato sexual com um portador infectado; isso pode levar ao desenvolvimento de feridas de herpes.
 A compressão do nervo pudendal é uma condição caracterizada por dor ao sentar e perda da sensação peniana e do orgasmo. Ocasionalmente, ocorre uma perda total de sensação e orgasmo. O nervo pudendo pode ser danificado por assentos estreitos e rígidos de bicicleta e acidentes. Isso também pode ocorrer no clitóris das mulheres.
A fratura peniana pode ocorrer se o pénis ereto for dobrado excessivamente. Um som de estalo ou estalo e dor estão normalmente associados a este evento. Assistência médica de emergência deve ser obtida o mais rápido possível. O atendimento médico imediato reduz a probabilidade de curvatura peniana permanente.
 Na diabetes, a neuropatia periférica pode causar formigamento na pele do pénis e, possivelmente, sensação reduzida ou completamente ausente. As sensações reduzidas podem levar a lesões para qualquer um dos parceiros e sua ausência pode tornar impossível ter prazer sexual por meio da estimulação do pénis. Como os problemas são causados por danos permanentes nos nervos, o tratamento preventivo por meio de um bom controle da diabetes é o tratamento primário. Alguma recuperação limitada pode ser possível por meio de um melhor controle da diabetes.
A disfunção erétil é a incapacidade de desenvolver e manter uma ereção suficientemente firme para um desempenho sexual satisfatório. A diabetes é uma das principais causas, assim como o envelhecimento natural. Existe uma variedade de tratamentos, mais notavelmente incluindo os medicamentos inibidores da fosfodiesterase tipo 5 (como o citrato de sildenafil, comercializado como Viagra), que atuam por vasodilatação.
 O priapismo é uma condição médica dolorosa e potencialmente prejudicial em que o pénis ereto não retorna ao seu estado flácido. O priapismo com duração superior a quatro horas é uma emergência médica. Os mecanismos causais são mal compreendidos, mas envolvem fatores neurológicos e vasculares complexos. As complicações potenciais incluem isquemia, trombose e impotência. Em casos graves, a condição pode resultar em gangrena, o que pode resultar em amputação. No entanto, isso geralmente ocorre apenas se o órgão se romper e sofrer lesões por causa disso. A condição tem sido associada a uma variedade de medicamentos, incluindo prostaglandina. Ao contrário do conhecimento comum, sildenafil (Viagra) não vai causar isso.
 A linfangiosclerose é um vaso linfático endurecido, embora possa parecer uma veia endurecida, quase calcificada ou fibrosa. No entanto, ele tende a não compartilhar a tonalidade azul comum com uma veia. Pode ser sentido como um caroço endurecido ou "veia", mesmo quando o pénis está flácido, e é ainda mais proeminente durante uma ereção. É considerada uma condição física benigna. É bastante comum e pode ocorrer após uma atividade sexual particularmente vigorosa para os homens, e tende a desaparecer se houver repouso e cuidados mais delicados, por exemplo, com o uso de lubrificantes.
 O carcinoma do pénis é raro, com uma taxa relatada de uma pessoa em cem mil nos países desenvolvidos. Algumas fontes afirmam que a circuncisão pode proteger contra essa doença, mas essa noção permanece controversa entre os círculos médicos.

Transtornos de desenvolvimento e distúrbios

 A hipospádia é um distúrbio do desenvolvimento em que o meato está mal posicionado ao nascimento. A hipospádia também pode ocorrer iatrogenicamente pela pressão descendente de um cateter uretral permanente. Geralmente é corrigido por cirurgia.
 Um micropénis é um pénis muito pequeno causado por problemas de desenvolvimento ou congênitos.

 Difalia, ou duplicação peniana, é a condição de ter dois pénis. No entanto, esse distúrbio é extremamente raro.

Distúrbios psicológicos alegados e observados

 Pânico do pénis (koro em malaio/indonésio) delusão de encolhimento do pênis e retração no corpo. Isso parece ser culturalmente condicionado e amplamente limitado a Gana, Sudão, China, Japão, Sudeste Asiático e África Ocidental.
 Em abril de 2008, a Polícia de Kinshasa, na República Democrática do Congo, na África Ocidental, prendeu 14 supostas vítimas (de sequestro de pénis) e feiticeiros acusados de usar magia negra ou bruxaria para roubar (fazer desaparecer) ou reduzir o pénis de homens para extorquir dinheiro para a cura uma onda de pânico. As prisões foram feitas em um esforço para evitar o derramamento de sangue visto em Gana uma década antes, quando 12 ladrões de pénis foram espancados até a morte por turbas.
 Inveja do pênis - a contestada crença freudiana que todas as mulheres invejam os homens por terem pénis.

Sociedade e cultura

Terminologia

Em muitas culturas, referir-se ao pénis é um tabu ou vulgar, e uma variedade de gírias e eufemismos são usados para falar sobre isso, alguns exemplos em português: pau, cacete, pica, peru, vara, rôla, salsicha, pinto, piroca, entre outros.

Alterações

O pénis às vezes é perfurado ou decorado por outra arte corporal. Além da circuncisão, as alterações genitais são quase universalmente eletivas e geralmente com o propósito de estética ou aumento da sensibilidade.

Circuncisão

A forma mais comum de alteração genital é a circuncisão: remoção de parte ou de todo o prepúcio por vários motivos culturais, religiosos e, mais raramente, médicos.

As circuncisões em adultos geralmente são realizadas sem grampos e requerem quatro a seis semanas de abstinência de masturbação ou relações sexuais após a operação para permitir a cicatrização da ferida.

Em alguns países africanos, a circuncisão masculina é frequentemente realizada por pessoal não médico em condições não estéreis. Após a circuncisão hospitalar, o prepúcio pode ser usado em pesquisas biomédicas, produtos para o cuidado da pele de consumo, enxertos de pele ou medicamentos à base de interferon β. Em partes da África, o prepúcio pode ser mergulhado em conhaque e comido pelo paciente, pelo circuncidador ou dado aos animais. De acordo com a lei judaica, após um Brit milah, o prepúcio deve ser enterrado.

Há controvérsia em torno da circuncisão. Os defensores da circuncisão argumentam, por exemplo, que ela fornece vantagens importantes para a saúde que superam os riscos, não tem efeitos substanciais na função sexual, tem uma baixa taxa de complicações quando realizada por um médico experiente e é melhor realizada durante o período neonatal. Os oponentes da circuncisão argumentam, por exemplo, que a prática foi e ainda é defendida por meio do uso de vários mitos; que interfere com a função sexual normal; que é extremamente doloroso; e que, quando realizado em bebês e crianças, viola os direitos humanos do indivíduo.

A Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS; 2007), o Programa Conjunto das Nações Unidas sobre HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS; 2007) e os Centros para Controle e Prevenção de Doenças (CDC; 2008) afirmam que as evidências indicam que a circuncisão masculina reduz significativamente o risco de HIV aquisição por homens durante o sexo peniano-vaginal, mas também afirmam que a circuncisão fornece apenas proteção parcial e não deve substituir outras intervenções para prevenir a transmissão do HIV. Além disso, alguns médicos expressaram preocupação com a política e os dados que a suportam.

Pénis

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import Helmet from 'react-helmet';
import Header from 'components/Header';
import Footer from 'components/Footer';
import Paper from 'material-ui/Paper';
import glamorous from 'glamorous';
import {React_Bootstrap_Carousel} from 'react-bootstrap-carousel';
import 'react-bootstrap-carousel/dist/bootstrap.min.css';
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    ':hover': {
     color: "#00B0FF",
     textDecoration: 'none',
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    color:  "#00C853",
    textDecoration: 'none',
})

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    fontSize: '1.15em',
    fontWeight: '400',
})

export default class SumoRedesign extends React.PureComponent {
     constructor(props) {
        super(props);
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    onSelect= (active,direction)=>{
        console.log(`active=${active} && direction=${direction}`);
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      gridTemplateRows: '15vh auto auto auto auto 1fr',
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        gridColumn: '1 / 7 span',
        width: '90vw',
        margin: '0 auto',
      }

        const content = {
          background: "#D1C4E9",
          display: "flex",
          flexDirection: 'column',
          height: '100%',
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            color: '',
          }
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            padding: '2em 2em 0 2em',
            fontSize: '1.15em',
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              margin: '5%',
              background: "#B3E5FC",
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              margin: '0 auto',
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                color: "#673AB7",
                fontSize: '1.25em',
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              height:'90%',
              margin:'5%',
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 <HeaderLink href="http://sumorobotleague.com" target="_blank" > Sumo Robot League Site</HeaderLink> Redesign

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📌 Objectives:

 Redesign clientside.

 Overhaul backend & create API linked administrator dashboards.

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📏 Design thinking:

                <Paragraph>  In my opinion, the original site was a little too dark & strong for a site with young people in mind, so I softened the dark neutrals, added a few primary colors and more whitespace.</Paragraph>

                <Paragraph> The monospace font used in the navigation & for headers was chosen to invoke the programming element of the Robot League, and happened to have the perfect name: Share Tech Mono. </Paragraph>

                <Paragraph> Photos were chosen carefully to display the diversity of the teams, so that any potential student, or teacher thinking of their students, could find representation. </Paragraph>

 💾 Server-side Improvements:

                <Paragraph> Administrative duties made easier via CRUD-based dashboards. Multiple tasks grouped together on the same page using components within Material UI tabs.  </Paragraph>

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          >

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BS 5839-6 2019 – What has changed?
Straight to the point.
Posted on 20th May 2019 at 11:15 am.
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic premises
The BSI's recent update of the domestic fire detection and alarm system standard, specifically Part 6 of BS 5839, outlines the code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic properties.
Why the British Standards Institute (BSI) has updated the domestic fire detection and alarm systems standard
Around 80 per cent of UK fire deaths and injuries happen in domestic premises. Tragically, that adds up to over 300 deaths and around 9,000 injuries each year caused by fires in people's homes, where they should feel safe.
Thankfully, however, fire detection and alarm systems can substantially reduce the risk of death or serious injury from fire. Fatality rates in fires where there's a working smoke detector are between two and three times lower than in fires where no correctly functioning detector is present.
There's also been an overall downward trend in domestic fire deaths since smoke alarms were first given recognition in BS 5839-1 in 1988. It means that Part 6 of the current British Standard on fire detection and alarm systems can play a crucial role in reducing the risk of fire death and injury, which is why the standard has been carefully revised over the past 18 months. The revision has now been published as BS 5839-6:2019 Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings Part 6: Code of practice for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic premises.
The key standard for domestic premises
The BS 5839 series of standards began life with the publication of BS 5839-1 in 1980. It has since grown into nine-parts, splitting domestic and non-domestic premises and also dealing with a range of specific systems in detail.
Part 6 has become the key standard for domestic premises. This document supplies guidance and recommendations on planning, designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining detection and fire alarm systems. The recommendations refer principally to fire detection and fire alarm systems installed for the purpose of life safety but also include recommendations for systems that are intended to protect property. The standard covers homes designed to accommodate a single family; HMOs comprising a number of self-contained units, each designed to accommodate a single family; and sheltered housing, including both the dwelling units and the common areas.
It applies to both new and existing premises. Its recommendations can be applied to the fire detection components of combined domestic fire and intruder alarm systems, or fire and social alarm systems. The standard also includes recommendations for routine attention. The systems it covers range from those comprising a single self-contained smoke alarm to systems of the type described in BS 5839-1.
New recommendations have been added for fire detection in supported housing in particular, whilst revised guidance on the installation of communal fire alarm systems in purpose-built blocks of flats has also been introduced. The Standard has also been updated to reflect the updates made to Part 1 in 2017, which addresses non-domestic premises, combined with any other updates made to other Standards since the last full revision.
Below is an outline of the key changes to BS 5839-6 and the areas you should be aware of to ensure residents are offered the highest standard of fire protection throughout all types of domestic properties. This applies to property managers, architects, building professionals, installers and enforcing authorities.
Revised system grading for fire detection and fire alarm systems
Whilst BS 5839-6 has previously been split into six varying Grades, each outlining the level of protection appropriate for certain properties and their corresponding levels of risk, the new update has altered the six sections, removing Grade B and Grade E, whilst Grade D and Grade F have been split into Grade D1 / Grade D2 and Grade F1 / Grade F2 respectively. Grade C has been revised and its recommendations expanded.
The new grading system is as follows:
Separate detectors, sounders and central control and indicating equipment with back-up power supply that conforms to British Standards BS EN 54.
Separate detectors and sounders that are mains powered with back-up power supply and central control equipment.
Grade D1
A system of one or more mains powered detectors, each with a tamper proof standby supply consisting of a battery or batteries.
A system of one or more mains-powered detectors, each with an integral standby supply consisting of a user replaceable battery or batteries.
Grade F1
A system of one or more battery-powered detectors powered by a tamper proof primary battery or batteries.
A system of one or more battery-powered detectors powered by a user replaceable primary battery or batteries.
You should adhere to the above grades when designing, constructing and managing fire detection and fire alarm systems in domestic properties. You should also be aware of the revisions made to Table 1 of the Standard, which outlines the minimum grade and category of system that should be installed to provide protection of life in typical premises. The updates have been made to reflect current living conditions.
In conjunction with Table 1, a new table has also been created, which outlines the recommended testing and servicing by grade to prevent the blocking or delaying of fire alarm signals transmitted via social alarm systems in sheltered housing to an alarm receiving centre.
3 categories for fire detection and fire alarm systems
With regard to categories, the standard of protection in sheltered housing flats has been increased from Category LD2 to Category LD1, positioning it as a higher potential risk. To meet LD1 requirements, the installation of a fire detection system is required throughout the premises – this includes all rooms (and circulation areas that form part of the escape routes) except toilets, bathrooms and shower rooms.
The three categories for fire detection and fire alarm systems are listed below and outline where fire detection systems should be installed:
LD1 Maximum Protection – all areas where a fire could start
Alarms in all circulation spaces that form part of escape routes and all areas where a fire might start, but not bathrooms, shower rooms or toilets, such as:
o Hallway
o Landing
o Living Room
o Kitchen
o Bedroom
o Airing / Meter Cupboards
o Loft
o Garage
LD2 Additional Protection – circulation spaces and high-risk rooms
Alarms in all circulation spaces that form part of escape routes and rooms or areas that present a high fire risk such as:
LD3 Minimum Protection – escape routes only
Alarms in all circulation spaces that form part of escape routes such as:
The latest updates also outline the recommendation of optical smoke alarms or multi-sensor fire alarms featuring an optical sensor, to be installed in circulation areas such as hallways and landings.
Heat alarms should also be installed in kitchens to provide appropriate protection.
Interconnected alarms should also be installed throughout a property, dependent on the specific grade, through hard-wiring or wireless connections.
By following the latest changes to BS 5839-6, you can ensure the systems you install are not only fit for purpose for current living environments within domestic premises, but also ensure individuals are provided with the highest forms of protection available, contributing to the reduction in the number of fire deaths and injuries that occur each year.
Quantum's Comments
We will be working with our clients to determine how this new standard will affect individual properties with fire alarm systems which may need to be reviewed as part of their fire risk assessment programmes.
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Voting Machine Standard Generates Controversy
Electronic Frontier Foundation Advocates Secure Elections
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
today urged a technical association to stop balloting on a
flawed proposal for an electronic voting machine standard.
EFF invited concerned parties to write letters to the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
(IEEE), requesting an electronic voting machine standard
that requires secure, voter-verifiable election equipment
and technologies that support open democratic principles of
"The IEEE voting equipment standard could impact
dramatically the future of democratic systems in the U.S.
and around the world," said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn.
"We urge the IEEE to take the measures necessary to rework
the standard currently under consideration so that it
includes benchmarks for secure voter-verifiable election
equipment and addresses additional criticisms from the
security community."
In the aftermath of the Florida election debacle, the IEEE
took up the question of standards for voting equipment,
creating a working group, called Project 1583, overseen by a
Standards Coordinating Committee known as SCC 38. Once
finalized, the U.S. and other governments worldwide will
likely adopt the IEEE voting equipment standard, especially
since IEEE sits on a technical advisory board established
by the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
Members of the security community report that the current
standard is flawed. P1583 is largely a design standard,
describing how to configure current electronic voting
machines, instead of a performance standard setting
benchmarks and processes for testing the security,
reliability, accessibility, and accuracy of these machines.
For example, the standard fails to require or even recommend
voting machine designs that permit voters to verify their
votes. One such method that is already available from
multiple election machine companies is a provision that the
machines produce a paper ballot for each voter that allows a
voter to see a summary of her votes to confirm them.
Agencies administering elections can then store paper ballots
separately so they are available for audits in the case of
dispute or for a recount.
EFF is also responding to reports of serious procedural
problems with the Working Group P1583 and SCC 38 Committee
processes, including shifting roadblocks placed in front of
those who wish to participate and vote, and failure to
follow basic procedural requirements like giving sufficient
notice of meetings and deadlines, publishing agendas and
minutes, and circulating current versions of the standard
itself and the comments of others in a timely manner. Some
participants claim that representatives of the electronic
voting machine vendor companies and others with vested
interests control the working group and committee
EFF action alert on IEEE voting machine standard
Security researchers discover flaws in e-voting system
Previous EFF action alert on e-voting
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EFF and FSFP to Court: When Flawed Electronic Voting Systems Disenfranchise Voters, They Should Be Able to Challenge That with Access to the Courts
Atlanta, Georgia—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Free Speech for People (FSPF) urged a federal appeals court today to hold that a group of Georgia voters and the organization that supports them have standing to sue the Georgia Secretary of State over the implementation of defective voting systems they...
Press Release | November 17, 2020
Computer Security Experts Urge White House to Keep Politics Out of Election Security
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has joined more than three dozen cybersecurity experts and professional security organizations in calling for the White House to keep politics out of securing this month's election. Election security officials and computer security experts must be able to tell the truth...
Deeplinks Blog by Kurt Opsahl | November 16, 2020
Elections Are Partisan Affairs. Election Security Isn't.
An Open Letter on Election SecurityVoting is the cornerstone of our democracy. And since computers are deeply involved in all segments of voting at this point, computer security is vital to the protection of this fundamental right. Everyone needs to be able to trust that the critical infrastructure systems we...
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Election Security: When to Worry, When to Not, and the Takeaway from Antrim County, Michigan
Everyone wants an election that is secure and reliable. With technology in the mix, making sure that the technology supports this is critical. EFF has long-warned against blindly adopting technologies that can be easily manipulated or fail without having systems in place to test, secure, and catch problems, including...
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With a Raid on Javier Smaldone, Argentinian Authorities Have Restarted Their Harassment of E-Voting Critics
Javier Smaldone is a well-known figure in the Argentinian infosec community. As a security researcher, he's worked to highlight the flaws in electronic voting in Argentina, despite the country's local and federal attempts to move ahead with insecure software and electoral procedures.The Argentinian authorities have a reputation of...
Deeplinks Blog by Adam Schwartz | May 23, 2019
Rep. Thompson Works to Secure Our Elections
Foreign adversaries and domestic dirty tricksters can secretly hack our nation's electronic voting systems. That's why information security experts agree we must go back to basics: paper ballots. We also need "risk-limiting audits," meaning mandatory post-election review of a sample of the paper ballots, to ensure the election-night "official" results...
Deeplinks Blog by Camille Fischer | May 17, 2019
Senator Wyden Leads on Securing Elections Before 2020
Sen. Ron Wyden's new proposal to protect the integrity of U.S. elections, the Protecting American Votes and Elections (PAVE) Act of 2019, takes a much needed step forward by requiring a return to paper ballots.The bill forcefully addresses a grave threat to American democracy—outdated election technologies used in...
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No to Online Voting in Virginia
UPDATE February 9 2019: Victory! These bills did not make it out of committee.Experts agree: Internet voting would be an information security disaster. Unfortunately, the Commonwealth of Virginia is considering a pair of bills to experiment with online voting. Pilot programs will do nothing to contradict the...
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Election Security Remains Just as Vulnerable as in 2016
The ability to vote for local, state, and federal representatives is the cornerstone of democracy in America. With mid-term congressional elections looming in early November, many voices have raised concerns that the voting infrastructure used by states across the Union might be suspect, unreliable, or potentially vulnerable to attacks. As...
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If It Doesn't Have Paper Backups and Automatic Audits, It's Not an Election Security Bill
Right now, the U.S. Senate is debating an issue that's critical to our democratic future: secure elections. Hacking attacks were used to try to undermine the 2016 U.S. election, and in recent years, elections in Latin America and Ukraine were also subject to cyber attacks.It only makes sense to harden...


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Posted on Wednesday 8th, January 2020.
Supply chains into Western Australia have been brought to a standstill by bushfires as major supermarkets in Perth wait on food and other household essentials as stranded trucks await the Eyre Highway shutdown.
Fires have decimated more than 500,000 hectares on both sides of the Eyre Highway in the state's southeast leaving supplies critically short into towns as residents have been forced to ration food.
Roadhouses along the main route for freight companies are still awaiting much needed stock.
Currently hundreds of trucks bound for Perth are delayed in South Australia with supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles awaiting fresh produce. Coles has already begun diverting road shipments to rail.
"Our team members have been working hard to keep our stores open and stocked for customers where possible, and we thank police and fire services for helping us to get essential supplies delivered to stores in fire-affected areas," Coles said in a statement.
Tourists trapped for several days between the towns of Norseman and Caiguna were finally escorted by police on a convoy following a reprieve in the weather when cooler conditions arrived earlier this week.
Despite hopes the route would be reopened today the blaze has spread with both sides of the highway now affected.
"Once the fire has been contained the situation for opening the Eyre Highway will be re-assessed," the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said.
Up to 50 roadtrains were in transit when bushfires forced closure of the highway according to the Western Roads Federation.
The fire started on 20 December leaving residents with restricted access to travel between Coolgardie and Esperence.
In NSW, Woolworths announced that it would have orders of fresh milk, eggs, bread, meat, fruit and vegetables coming into its South Coast stores as the supermarket chain continued in its efforts to replenish stock.
"We will continue to work closely with our partner The Salvation Army to support their needs for essential items in local evacuation centres, as well as providing support to local rural fire crews as needed," the company said in a statement.
"We thank customers for their patience and understanding during this time and thank our team members for their ongoing support to their local communities."
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Q: XNA 3D Camera rolling I'm using a camera class for XNA by Seabase Alpha, and it works great, I didn't have to modify it at all. But, if I Strafe Horizontally and Yaw at the same time, it changes my roll and I can't figure out how 'lock' it in a way so that it can never roll. (similar to a first person shooter, it can only strafe, thrust, and adjust it's pitch and yaw.)
My code for calling the class is as follows:
        if (gamepadState.ThumbSticks.Right.X != 0)
        {
            // Look Around
            camera.Yaw(-gamepadState.ThumbSticks.Right.X);
        }
        if (gamepadState.ThumbSticks.Right.Y != 0)
        {
            // Look Around
            camera.Pitch(-gamepadState.ThumbSticks.Right.Y);
        }
        if (gamepadState.ThumbSticks.Left.X != 0)
        {
            // Move Around
            camera.StrafeHorz(-gamepadState.ThumbSticks.Left.X);
        }
        if (gamepadState.ThumbSticks.Left.Y != 0)
        {
            // Move Around
            camera.Thrust(gamepadState.ThumbSticks.Left.Y);
        }
        if (gamepadState.Buttons.LeftShoulder == ButtonState.Pressed)
        {
            camera.StrafeVert(0.2f);
        }
        if (gamepadState.Buttons.RightShoulder == ButtonState.Pressed)
        {
            camera.StrafeVert(-0.2f);
        }

I've tried forcing the Up vector in the camera class to Vector(0, 0, 1) and Vector(0, 1, 0). Settings the Z to 1 helped a bit, but it was still able to roll.

A: If you have no intention of ever implementing roll in the camera, it would be best to modify the seabase code like thus:
public Matrix ViewMatrix
{
    get
    {
        return Matrix.CreateLookAt(Position, Forward+Position, Vector3.Up);//changed the 3rd param from Up toVector3.Up
    }
}

This will inhibit the arbitrary roll you are experiencing. But will also preclude you from implementing roll too.

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The Next Dalai Lama Should Be a Woman
October 8, 2009 · by amyyeewrites	· in India, Tibet, Women & Children.	·
Slate (Double X)
At least that's what the current one says.
The Dalai Lama is known as a symbol of peace, compassion, and nonviolence. During his visit to Washington, D.C. this week, it is no surprise that he will receive another award for his work promoting human rights.
Far lesser known is his role as a feminist. In 50 years of exile from Tibet, this self-professed "simple monk" has been the driving force behind the growing prominence of women in Tibetan exile society. He has even suggested that his next reincarnation could and should be a girl. "Woman is more compassionate and has more power to understand and feel the needs of others as compared to man," he said at a press conference last November in Dharamsala, his exile home in northern India.
That the Dalai Lama—believed by Tibetan Buddhists to be the 14th reincarnation of the Buddha of compassion—should return to the world as a woman is a radical notion that perturbs even open-minded Tibetans, men and women alike. And despite his wishes, the 15th reincarnation will very likely be a boy, just like all the prior ones.
But in other arenas, the Dalai Lama's long-standing support for more power and status for Tibetan woman has had a steady impact since he fled into exile in India in 1959. He explained his commitment to empowering woman in a documentary called Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution: "Everywhere half of population is women. Women's participation in building up society is very important, especially in the preservation of Tibetan culture."
In the film he also spoke admiringly about a milestone in Tibetan history known as Tibetan Women's Uprising Day. On March 12, 1959—just days before he fled his homeland — about 15,000 women spontaneously gathered in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa in an unprecedented display of peaceful protest against China's invasion of Tibet.
Those women were "heroines," says the Dalai Lama in A Quiet Revolution. It was "as if they already knew the feminist movement!" He laughs gleefully as though he has told a hilarious joke. At the time, Tibet was closed to the outside world. To a Tibetan, Simone De Beauvoir and Betty Friedan might as well have been Martians.
"But of course they had no idea … I think that is perhaps in Tibetan history the first time. Women's movement. That's, I think, very remarkable!" the Dalai Lama marvels.
Perhaps shaped by that display, the Dalai Lama fought for women from early on. When he established an exile government in Dharamsala in the 1960s, he went out of his way to include women in his "experiment" with democracy.
Inclusion was a radical step, since women did not openly participate in politics in Tibet and were traditionally seen as the "jewel of the home," according to the Tibetan saying. Girls typically did not attend school unless they were from well-to-do families. But shortly after fleeing to India, the Dalai Lama's first priority when he was still in his early 20s was to set up a Tibetan school for children. Girls should attend these schools in equal numbers as boys, he decreed.
He extended the inclusive policy up the education ladder to geshes, the Tibetan Buddhist equivalent of a Ph.D. that takes roughly 18 years to complete. Until the Dalai Lama started to press the idea of women geshes in the 1980s, most Tibetan Buddhist nuns did not take part in rigorous religious training nor did they receive much formal education.
Today at Dolma Ling, a nunnery about 30 minutes' drive from Dharamsala, there are more than 200 nuns. About 15 of them aspire to become geshes and are at different stages of their studies.
The Dalai Lama has insisted on opening the geshe degree up to women despite initial skepticism from religious leaders and the general Tibetan community.
"People never dreamed of nuns getting this degree. They thought women were not allowed," says Rinchen Khando, director of the nonprofit Tibetan Nuns Project, which is based at Dolma Ling and provides education and aid to nuns.
Of 700 nuns who are part of the Tibetan Nuns Project, about 40 are on track to earn the highest religious degree, including Delek Wangmo, a 29-year-old from Tibet studying at Dolma Ling. She has wide cheekbones and a friendly smile. Her head is shaved to a fine stubble. Wangmo is 10 years into her studies for a geshe degree. "When I was in Tibet I never thought I could get such a good opportunity as now," Wangmo told me.
Obstacles for nuns still do exist. According to Tibetan tradition, it was considered prestigious for a boy to enter a monastery for religious studies. But serious religious training for girls was not a priority. The numbers today still indicate this bias. In India, home to about 120,000 exiled Tibetans, there were more than 27,000 Tibetan Buddhist monks and just 1,600 nuns in 2002. Today, there are 223 monasteries, but only 23 nunneries in India, according to the religion department of Tibet's exile administration in Dharamsala.
Even with the big step of letting women study to be geshes, there's still a catch: Because of an esoteric technicality, women are currently barred from studying the Vinaya text, an important Buddhist text necessary for the geshe degree.
The Dalai Lama's commitment to the cause drives many nuns to forge ahead in spite of the uncertainty about full ordination. Tenzin Zangmo, a tall Tibetan nun at the Jamyang Choeling nunnery in Dharamsala, is approaching the last year of her geshe studies that began back in 1988. "His Holiness gave us the chance," says the soft-spoken 40-year-old. "He tell us, you learn Buddhist philosophy, then one day we make one way to get degree."
Tibetan women have also made their mark in politics and activism. Khando, who happens to be married to the Dalai Lama's youngest brother, helped establish the Tibetan Nuns Project in 1987 as part of the Tibetan Women's Association, a nongovernmental organization with 17,000 members today.
In 1993 she became the second woman to serve as a Cabinet minister in the Tibetan exile government. She was also a founding member of the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA), which was revived in 1984. Its original incarnation was established in 1959 in Tibet but dissolved with China's takeover.
In the 46-member Tibetan exile parliament, a quota established in the early 1990s calls for at least six women members. There are currently 11 female members of parliament but Khando says even that's not enough. And though there have been several female Cabinet ministers since 1990, men still far outnumber women in the high ranks of the exile government.
Though she recognizes the fight is not over, Khando credits the Dalai Lama for inspiring how far women have come. She remembers that in the early 1980s at an annual meeting in Dharamsala of the major Tibetan NGOs, the Dalai Lama publicly observed that women were not playing a prominent role in activism. "Some of us used to sit and talk and say we should be more active as women," Khando says. But it wasn't until that speech that they realized, "Oh, this is really the time," Khando recalls. "Without him I don't think we could have done as much as we've done as women."
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Is the Europe-invasive and godma-ruthless Sharia Law the Freemasonic NEW WORLD ORDER or ordo ab chao One World Religion? And how does it relate to the Black Monolith or Egyptian symbolism of the Dollar Bill that illustrates this post from 2001?
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Q: Oracle SQL Developer Mac OS cannot bulk insert into SQL server database I'm trying to import a set of flat files into an SQL server database. I downloaded and installed Oracle SQL Developer for Mac OS. I installed the proper plugin and can connect to the database fine, create tables and perform queries. The problem is I'm trying to use bulk insert to import some tab delimited files into the database. Thing is though, the bulk insert doesn't seem to work. The bulk insert code is as follows
BULK INSERT sessions
FROM '/.../sessions.txt'
WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR='\t',ROWTERMINATOR='\n')

That's the error log I get
Error starting at line 1 in command:
BULK INSERT sessions
Error at Command Line:1 Column:0
Error report:
SQL Error: Incorrect syntax near 'sessions'.
Error starting at line 2 in command:
FROM '/..../sessions.txt'
Error at Command Line:2 Column:0
Error report:
SQL Error: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'FROM'.
Error starting at line 3 in command:
WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR='\t',ROWTERMINATOR='\n')
Error at Command Line:3 Column:0
Error report:
SQL Error: Incorrect syntax near '('.

A: BULK INSERT is a statement executed on the SQL Server. The file names involved are interperted in the context of the NT deployed SQL Server instance. '/.../sessions.txt' is not a valid NT filename, NT uses \ for directories delimiter in full path file names.

A: Try 0x0a as row terminator:
BULK INSERT sessions
FROM '/.../sessions.txt'
WITH (FIELDTERMINATOR='\t', ROWTERMINATOR='0x0a')


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You're Never Too Old To 'Stand Up'
Duane Shimogawa
Ann and her board Pinkie
Have you ever been told if you don't stop doing something, you'll die?
That happened to Princeville's Ann Hettinger some 20 years ago, when her daughter wanted her to quit smoking. Her daughter was so serious about her mom's health that she even made a science project about it.
For Hettinger, it was more than just a project, it was about staying alive for years to come.
"That was a turning point in my life," she says. "I smoked two packs a day, the only source of activity for me was either mowing the lawn or cleaning the house."
After the huge accomplishment of kicking her habit, the 52-year-old Denver native went on an athletic binge after not even playing a sport in her life or exercising whatsoever.
"I decided to join a gym, lifting weights, running," she says. "I ran a mile on the indoor track and that amazed me. I couldn't believe I did that."
She then changed her diet and began competing in 5K and even marathon races. Then her life would change again in 1998 when she came to Kaua'i on vacation.
"I just fell in love with the place," she says. "I went to the Big Island on a boat tour, and I told one of the tour guides that he's so lucky to live in Hawaii. He told me I could as well, and it was as easy as just moving here."
And she did. Just two years ago she moved to Princeville and began another life-changing experience.
Hettinger accepted an offer from a friend to go stand-up paddling. Little did she know that it would become such an important part of her life.
"I really loved the ocean," she says. "I started doing it more and more, and I joined a canoe club in Hanalei."
Hettinger would take her stand-up paddling hobby to a new level when she learned about the 32-mile Molokai-to-Oahu Paddle-board World Championship on July 25. It's considered by many to be the world championship of paddle-board racing.
"I really felt this was something that captured me, I felt an intense desire to do Molokai," she says.
She decided to do the race and she's even having her experience featured in an upcoming documentary.
"The way we grow is to take on personal challenges and fears," she says. Hettinger heeded her own advice.
Ann Hettinger seems to have the Na Pali coast all to herself
She started training with well-known waterman Steve Cole of Kalihiwai. She even had a specially designed board shaped.
"It's very noticeable because it's bright pink," she says.
But Hettinger would be tested once again during a freak incident. As she was on a training run near the highway in Waipa, she was
attacked by a dog. She says if it wasn't for a brave man who stopped to help her, she wouldn't have survived.
"I was on crutches for six weeks," she says. "I didn't get into the water for three months, but I did go to the gym and tried to maintain some kind of physical shape."
She pushed herself to go down to the pier on her crutches to be near the ocean. In February, she finally got back into the water and started to train heavily, up to six hours a day.
Hettinger's strength and determination increased enough to do a test run for a few miles, from Kalihiwai to Hanalei. She was planning on doing this with a friend. But that wouldn't happen – her friend couldn't make it.
"My legs were trembling," Hettinger says. "I did it alone, the waves were going off. It was probably the best thing I could've done for myself."
It enabled her to get past that fear of paddling on her own.
But just like the other fears she's conquered, it won't be impossible to do.
"I have a lot of endurance, strength and determination, but my weak point is technique, it's still a huge learning process, but I'm really excited," she says.
Hettinger's goal is just to complete this year's race, but to truly compete the following year.
"It's been an unbelievable journey," she says. "I've met so many unbelievable people, cheering me on, giving me support and never experienced anything quite like this. We're here for only a short time on this earth, and you have to face things that you fear and even conquer them."
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Tunisia leaving World Cup with head held high, says Khazri
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Doha, Nov 30, 2022 (AFP) - Tunisia captain Wahbi Khazri said his side would go out of the World Cup with heads held high after completing their campaign with a shock 1-0 win over holders France on Wednesday.
"Of course we are disappointed to be going out because we didn't do enough in the first two matches so we are left with a bit of a bitter taste but I think we have made the Tunisian people proud," said Khazri, who scored the only goal of the game in the second half.
It is Tunisia's first ever World Cup win against European opposition and it left them with four points in Group D after they started off by drawing with Denmark and losing to Australia.
However, it was not enough for them to reach the last 16 for the first time in their history as Australia beat the Danes 1-0 in Wednesday's other game to progress alongside the already-qualified French.
France coach Didier Deschamps made nine changes to his side with Kylian Mbappe among the players rested, but Khazri dismissed suggestions that the holders had not taken Tunisia seriously.
"They still had top-class players out there but we were superb and I think the result is down to us," he said.
"Unfortunately in football it is better not to have to rely on others for results, but we can go out with our heads held high."
Brought up on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, Khazri was one of six French-born players in the Tunisian line-up and also plays his club football in France for Montpellier.
"I come from a little place in Corsica and here I was playing against players who I usually watch on television playing in the Champions League," he said.
"France have already shown they can win the World Cup and now I hope they go all the way."
Meanwhile coach Jalel Kadri refused to discuss his own future after Tunisia completed their best World Cup campaign since 1978.
"The contract I have is based on objectives," said Kadri, who had eyed a place in the last 16.
"The objective was not fulfilled but we still have some time to look at things before we take a final decision and that will be up to the Tunisian Federation."


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Official | Monaco's Pietro Pellegri joins Milan on loan
Monaco have announced this afternoon the loan of striker Pietro Pellegri to Milan, with the Italian returning to Serie A three and a half years after first leaving Genoa for the Principality.
Sébastien Denis reports that the Rossoneri will pay up to €2m as part of the loan fee, with the deal also including a €6m permanent clause at the end of the season, which could rise to €7m with add-ons. As stated in Milan's announcement, the loan automatically becomes permanent under certain conditions being met.
Should the 20-year-old joins Milan on a permanent deal, Monaco will also receive 15% of the forward's future transfer fee.
Having broken onto the Serie A stage aged just 16 with a double against Lazio, Pellegri left for Monaco in January of 2018 for €25m. Nevertheless, the attacker has not been able to pin down a consistent place at the club due to a string of injuries.
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Remains: A Singapore Journey
by Kostas Ikonomopoulos
The mausoleum of a Muslim saint stands next to an elevated coastal expressway. The Latin-inscribed tombstones of Christian missionaries lay half-buried and forgotten between bungalows and a childcare center. A quarantine station and detention facility is turned into a series of dormitories for tourists. And then there is the improbable shrine to a German girl turned goddess of luck.
Remains is an unorthodox travelogue, a journey through graveyards, stations, and assorted remnants of Singapore's past. It is also an effort to document locations and preserve stories in an island-city that shape-shifted from colonial backwater to glistening business hub at breakneck speed.
The book attempts a look at another Singapore, which is almost a neglected twin to the one everyone knows. It reconstructs a cultural past which is falling victim to a unique, if unavoidable, vanishing act; a past barely preserved in the form of faded gravestones, crumbling aluminum watchtowers, repainted barracks, barricaded hospitals, neglected theme parks and dismantled rail tracks.
At the same time, Remains is a meditation on the policies of development and heritage preservation and a deeply personal account of the history and the aesthetic appeal of the decayed, the forsaken and the bizarre in Singapore.
Born in Greece in 1976. Kostas studied at Athens University and after being granted a state scholarship, he did postgraduate studies in Philosophy at the Manchester Metropolitan University. After completing his studies, he spent time with an NGO; fundraised in Scandinavia and did Development Work in a South African township for six months.
In late 2001, he returned to Greece to do his National Service. In 2003, he was in China, and spent seven years working mostly as a Project Manager, first for a small trading and outsourcing firm and then for a gaming multinational. In 2010, he moved to Singapore, where he has lived ever since, being employed in the science publishing field.
Two years ago, he became a Singapore Permanent Resident. Married and with a daughter, he has travelled quite extensively in the last 15 years, mostly in East and Southeast Asia. He has an enduring interest in cultural preservation, colonial architecture, derelict monuments and urban decay. Remains is his first book.


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Is your small business throwing money away because of outdated PCs?
(BPT) - If you're running a small business, chances are your budget is tight. You may consider buying new PCs a luxury you can't afford, at least not right now. But if your employees are working on computers that are five years old or older, this could actually be costing you serious money.
How do older computers result in your business throwing money away?
1. Lost employee productivity
Older computers result in less productive employees, for a variety of reasons. In a recent study of 3,297 small businesses in 16 countries by J. Gold, commissioned by Intel, the small businesses reported that employees using older PCs spent what could amount to 11 hours per year just waiting for their computers to start up.1
And that's just one of the ways employees are slowed down. Anyone trying to use new or resource-intensive software applications, load web pages or run a number of applications at the same time on an old computer knows it can result in massive slowdowns. Computers with slower, less powerful processors typically can't handle the load.
When work doesn't get done in a timely manner due to these slowdowns, business owners can mistakenly think they need to hire more employees to handle the work, which will likely cost more money. Or they may turn to cloud computing or software as a service (SaaS) to try to boost efficiency and save money. However, while technologies such as cloud computing and SaaS may help somewhat, to make a substantial difference they would also require the speed and processing power not available from your old computers — asking more than an older machine can deliver.
Overall, the J. Gold study found that computers five years old (or older) can result in lost productivity, up to 29%. What does that mean in terms of dollars? Each older PC being used in your business could cost you up to $17,000 annually in lost productivity alone.2
2. Computer malfunctions and upgrades
On top of lost productivity due to slower start-up times and inefficiently running software applications, PCs that are five years old or older may be more likely to break down or need upgrades to function properly. While it may seem more cost-efficient just to install more memory here, make a repair there — the money you're dumping into outdated computers adds up. And that's money you could have used to invest in new PCs.
The J. Gold study discovered that over the course of a year, the small businesses that they surveyed estimated about 43% of their older PCs malfunctioned or suffered a breakdown. The study also found that the reported repair costs for PCs five years old or older are $662 per year, on average.3 Enough of such repairs could soon equal the cost of a better, more powerful new PC — and newer PCs are less likely to fail or malfunction.
3. Cybersecurity breaches
The last thing a small business wants is to have to cope with a cyberattack, whether that means being hacked or getting hit by malware, but it can and does happen. A survey by global insurance company Hiscox reported that 47% of small businesses experienced at least one cyberattack over the span of a year, and nearly half of those businesses had been hit more than once.4 Unfortunately, the older your PC, the more vulnerable it may be to cyberattacks. In the study by J. Gold, the respondents estimated that nearly 35% of their PCs over five years old had been hit with malware or some other form of cyberattack, while less than 6% of their PCs under one year old had been attacked.
A data breach can be extremely costly for a small business, beyond the harm to your customers and to the reputation of your business. In the Hiscox survey, small businesses estimated that the average cost of cyber incidents over the past year totaled $35,604.5
Updating your PCs to the newest operating system available (currently Windows 10*) is often the best way to boost your cybersecurity. However, running Windows 10 on an older computer means you may not have access to all the newest security features. If you continue to run an older operating system like Windows 7, you should know that Microsoft will not be providing security features for Windows 7 after Jan. 14, 2020.
What's the upshot? Consider the potential cost in terms of lost employee productivity, repairs and security risks when you calculate the price of new computers for your business. If your company's PCs are five years old or older, it may not be saving you money to hang on to them — it could be costing quite a lot. Look for PCs that run 8th Gen Intel® Core™i5 or Core i7 processors, which help computers access information more quickly, helping to deliver reliable and efficient performance to enable your employees to work more effectively and productively. Upgrading to newer, more powerful computers can be the best investment you can make in your business.
1 2018 web-based study commissioned by Intel and conducted by J. Gold Associates, LLC.
2 Also based on the 2018 web-based study commissioned by Intel and conducted by J. Gold Associates, LLC. 3,297 respondents from small business in 16 countries (Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA) estimated that for PCs over five years old, employees would be up to 29% less productive, based on an average assumed employee's salary of US$60,000, so that the lost productivity cost would amount to US$17,000. To review this statistic and the full report, see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/business/small-business/sme-pc-study.html.
3 The percentage of malfunctioning computers is based on based on a 2018 web-based survey, commissioned by Intel and conducted by J. Gold Associates, LLC., of 3,297 respondents from small business in 16 countries (Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA) to assess the challenges and costs associated with using older PCs.
4 The 2018 Hiscox Small Business Cyber Risk ReportTM commissioned Forrester Consulting to assess the organization's cyber readiness.
*Intel, the Intel logo and Intel Core are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
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er lyrics are bluntly dark and honest, spitting witty one-liners of personal confessions. Her instrumentation is equally complex, with layers of sparkly synths drizzled over brooding bass lines and hard-hitting drum machines. It is an eerie dichotomy of dark and light that has defined her career thus far.
Michelle Lee Bae, known onstage as Min.a, is a sugary-sweet, electronic virtuoso whose combination of dark techno and soulful pop music doesn't fit into a neat label, much like the artist herself.
The Korean American producer's real name is Michelle Lee Bae. Her Korean name, which she uses interchangeably with Michelle, is Minah.
Bae cites the cultural divide between her and her fellow contestants on the singing show — all of whom had only lived in Korea — as the inspiration for her lyrics.
Bae was raised by her mother, who majored in flute performance and pinored in piccolo performance, and her grandfather, who played the violin. Although she was reluctant at first due to stage fright, as well as anxious over being an American-born artist on a foreign singing show, Bae won the hearts of the judges and placed eighth in the competition. Yet the struggle of honoring her heritage without compromising her American identity was a weight that lasted long after the season ended.
While performing on "KPOP STAR3," Bae was given virtually no freedom, artistically or otherwise — she ate on a strict diet of apportioned meals and was given specific songs to sing. Bae was thrust into the spotlight in a short white dress with black bows accented throughout, black stockings and matching black gloves. Her long brown hair was curled neatly in place.
To the audience, the young singer appeared to be adorably dolled-up. For Bae, however, who prefers gender-nonconforming attire, the outfits were an uncomfortable weight to bear.
Sporting a short, black bob haircut and baggy black clothes during our interview, Bae clearly defies strict gender expectations, something that is likely to raise eyebrows in Korea. Korean culture has been marked by a level of misogyny. According to the World Economic Forum's 2016 Global Gender Gap Report, South Korea ranks 116th out of 144 countries in terms of gender equality. (The U.S. ranks at 45.) Korean women are expected to be dolled up and presentable for the male gaze, such as in Korean singer Psy's music video for "Gentleman." The multi-instrumentalist Bae competed in the competition round after round, wearing frilly pink skirts and doused in makeup. The very same conditions impelled down on her.
K-pop icons have revealed dangerously unhealthy dieting habits, from IU's 300-calorie daily diets to Nine Muses' fitting all they can eat in a day into three small cups. What's more, BTS' Park Ji-min subjected himself to extreme dieting after his supposed attempt to "become handsome" for a music video shoot. There are countless video compilations of K-pop stars collapsing onstage due to malnutrition and exhaustion.
Each week, thousands of viewers watched as Bae sung her heart out with a bashful smile and rosy cheeks. From afar, one could envision that Bae's dream of being a renowned musician had been realized. However, Bae was quick to confess that being on the singing competition did not foster a healthy environment for a young teen.
Yet, in what was perhaps the most shocking, the 14-year-old was bombarded by producers with emotionally abusive comments and recommendations for illegal plastic surgery.
Yet the singer-songwriter did not see her removal from the show as the end of her career. Instead, Bae's mother encouraged her to expand her musical palette and sign up for electronic music production classes during her sophomore year of high school, fresh off of "KPOP STAR3." She has been producing ever since.
As she moved back to the U.S. to attend NYU, Bae sought to be an artist on her own terms with Min.a.
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