The territory of modern Kyrgyzstan has always been a target for conquer for different troops at different times. For example troops of Gengis Khan also crossed this area and significantly influenced on the history of Kyrgyz people.
The first people known to appear here about five thousand years ago, old stone carvings and the 3000-year-old town of Osh can support this fact. The nomadic people of the Kyrgyz first appeared in this area about 2000 years ago and they are known to be one of the oldest tribe in Central Asia. They went south, coming from the Siberian region Yenisey and established the Kyrgyz Khanate at the beginning of the first millennium.
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WSMR, state need agreement on call-up land
Sun-News Editorial Board
Editor's note: This editorial has been corrected to reflect the correct number of acres and lost revenue claimed by the state.
When the SunZia Transmission Project was first announced in 2009, it brought attention to lands just beyond the boundaries of White Sands Missile Range referred to call-up areas.
The range has areas to the north and west that are not considered part of WSMR, but can be used temporarily if needed for specific missions that can't be accomplished within the boundaries of the range. SunZia's plan to build a transmission line across part of the northern extension demonstrated the potential conflicts with those areas.
That issue was eventually resolved with an agreement to bury much of the line underground, but that only settled the issue for that one company. It did not resolve the larger issue of what can, and can not, be done within the call-up areas.
Now, Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is trying to force the issue. Dunn has sent a letter to the Department of Defense demanding that it, "immediately cease uncompensated restrictions on the use of trust lands in the call-up area."
WSMR officials responded that there are no restrictions. Which is technically true. There is nothing on paper restricting use of the lands, but there are practical restrictions that come with being beneath the path of flying missiles, and having the government able to temporarily take over the land at any time.
We know from their reaction to SunZia that the range is fiercely protective of those lands and considers them to be critical to their overall capacity. We take those concerns seriously.
WSMR is the premiere weapons testing and evaluation center in the nation. It is not only vital to the local economy, it is also critical to our national defense and security. When missions arise that require access to the call-up areas, those lands must be made available on demand.
But we think that should be negotiated so that there are no future disputes, as was the case with SunZia, as to who has control of those lands and what can be done on them, and the state gets a fair return on its land.
Dunn estimates that the state is losing as much as $7.5 million total on some 300,000 acres.
"These trust lands have revenue-generating potential from many uses including wind and solar energy development, telecommunications, dude ranches, oil and gas development and recreation," Dunn wrote in his letter to the DOD.
In 2004, former Land Commissioner Pat Lyons reached a deal with the Department of Defense spelling out restrictions in the call-up areas and lease payments from the DOD. But, that deal expired in 2006, and they have been at odds ever since.
We're not sure what issues are standing in the way of an agreement, but we urge that the two sides come together to find a reasonable compromise.
We treasure WSMR and the men and women who work there. We are proud of the role they play in keeping our nation safe, and want them to have all of the resources they need to continue that role.
But, it is not unreasonable for the state to expect lease payments for the use of its land. We are hopeful that this letter from Dunn will result an agreement that protects WSMR and provides the state with a fair compensation.

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Those who ever had doubts about some of the sources of Los Angeles' booming medical marijuana industry can take a clue from this: Federal authorities over the weekend broke up a pot ring that was alleged to have sold millions of dollars worth of cannabis to Southern California dispensaries.
The leader of the ring was alleged to be Joshua John Hester, a West Hollywood resident and dispensary owner who was arrested at his home, according to Associated Press.
Eleven others were also behind bars. Arrest warrants were served in L.A and San Diego counties according to the report.
Hester's two dispensaries and 12 others had been raided last summer as part of the operation. In one case agents stated that they found two secret grow rooms behind a bookshelf.
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Q: WCF Service Endpoint not found (but service operations work OK) Here is my problem:
Does anybody know how to configure a WCF service hosted in Sharepoint to show standard WCF welcome page (the one with description and a link to wsdl)?
I want to underline that I have dug through almost any available tutorial for this, including MSDN ones and I am able to call service methods normally. It just drives me crazy that it doesn't behave as it should and instead of showing me the forementioned welcome page (while browsing http://localhost/_vti_bin/MyService.svc) it says "Endpoint not found".
Once more: my service methods work OK, when I browse http://localhost/_vti_bin/MyService.svc/MyMethod I receive the expected results.
My question is: why am I not able to get the normal WCF welcome page when browsing http://localhost/_vti_bin/MyService.svc and the only info I get is "Endpoint not found" ?

This is my contract:
[ServiceContract(Namespace="SharepointPublisher")]
    public interface ISharepointPublisherService
    {
        [OperationContract]
        [WebInvoke(Method = "GET", BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.WrappedRequest, ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json)]
        IList<SharepointListData> GetSharepointLists();

        [OperationContract]
        [WebInvoke(Method = "GET", BodyStyle = WebMessageBodyStyle.WrappedRequest, ResponseFormat = WebMessageFormat.Json)]
        IList<EventReceiverData> GetEventReceiversForList(Guid listId);
    }

This is my service:
[AspNetCompatibilityRequirements(RequirementsMode = AspNetCompatibilityRequirementsMode.Required),
    BasicHttpBindingServiceMetadataExchangeEndpoint,
    ServiceBehavior(AddressFilterMode = AddressFilterMode.Any, IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults = true)]
    public class SharepointPublisherServiceProxy : ISharepointPublisherService
    {
        [ServiceKnownType(typeof(IList<SharepointListData>))]
        public IList<SharepointListData> GetSharepointLists()
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }

        public IList<EventReceiverData> GetEventReceiversForList(Guid listId)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }

My config:
<bindings>
      <webHttpBinding>
        <binding name="customWebHttpBinding" maxReceivedMessageSize="100000000" maxBufferSize="100000000"
                  maxBufferPoolSize="100000000">
          <security mode="TransportCredentialOnly">
              <transport clientCredentialType="Ntlm"/>
          </security>
        </binding>
      </webHttpBinding>
    </bindings>

And finally my svc:
<%@ ServiceHost Language="C#" Debug="true" Service="SharepointPublisher.SharepointPublisherServiceProxy, $SharePoint.Project.AssemblyFullName$"
    Factory="Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Services.MultipleBaseAddressWebServiceHostFactory, Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ServerRuntime, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" %>

Additional info:

*

*I am working on Sharepoint 2010 Foundation hosted on Windows Server 2008 R2 which is a domain controller (easy, it is just a VM, I am sane enough not to do such a thing on a real DC:)),

*I have enabled anonymous authentication for Sharepoint site in IIS ,

*I have placed it in the mapped ISAPI directory (svc and web.config),

*I have edited Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint.targets file and added svc extension in TokenReplacementFileExtensions section,

*Situation is repeatable for TransportCredentialOnly None, Ntlm and also for security mode set to None,

*I am using a factory for building and configuring the service so adding endpoint config sections to web.config results in exceptions and makes no sense,

*Yes I have thought about creating a custom factory inheriting from one of the three available but is it really necessary to achieve such a simple goal ?

I have used Reflector to debug a little bit more than just my source files because "No endpoint found" is a very terse description: the resulting exception (for TransportCredentialOnly security mode and clientCredentialType set to ntlm) is

The incoming HTTP request's URI
  'http://localhost/_vti_bin/sharepointpublisherserviceproxy.svc/ntlm'
  does not match any service operation.

for security mode set to None the URI in the exception is naturally different:

The incoming HTTP request's URI
  'http://localhost/_vti_bin/sharepointpublisherserviceproxy.svc/anonymous/'
  does not match any service operation.

That is not all because the exception cited above is the last one I receive. I also receive ArgumentException in Microsoft.Sharepoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPRequestModule.IsExcludedPath. The IsExcludedPath method throws ArgumentException if virtual path is null or starts with ~. This is a known problem but from what I have googled it refered to Sharepoint 2007 not 2010. The solution for 2007 was to create a custom VirtualPathProvider but I don't think it applies to 2010. Besides, I don't know if this is the source of "Endpoint not found"
I am happy to provide any additional information on request if needed

A: The actual answer is:
Use
Factory="Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Services.MultipleBaseAddressBasicHttpBindingServiceHostFactory, Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ServerRuntime, Version=15.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c"

in your svc file.
The MultipleBaseAddressDataServiceHostFactory one is for REST, where your endpoints are your method (another slash, method name) and you don't have a MEX/wsdl part.

A: There's no way to do that. The normal welcome page is provided by the handler which handles .svc requests for ASP.NET. In SharePoint, that handler isn't there. It's replaced by the WCF service host factory you specify and that just doesn't supply that page.
So just drop it, or you'll be spending a lot of time trying to find a page which isn't there (and which isn't usefull at all either).

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From 2010 to 2016, the number of actively licensed DOs in the U.S. increased by nearly 40%, from over 58,000 to over 81,000, reports the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) in its most recent physician census, released last week and published in the Journal of Medical Regulation.
Over the same time period, the number of actively licensed MDs in the nation went up by 10%, from nearly 790,000 to over 870,000.
By the AOA's count, there are more than 102,000 DOs total in the U.S., with a combined total of more than 129,000 osteopathic medical students and osteopathic physicians.
The nation's total number of actively licensed physicians, including U.S.-trained MDs, DOs and international medical graduates, is nearly 954,000.
One-third of the nation's physicians are female. The number of women physicians increased by 26% from 2010 to 2016.
This article was originally published on The DO.


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Twitter Killing TweetDeck on Desktop and Mobile
Last Updated on March 4, 2013 / Social Media / Leave a Comment
I run TweetDeck on my beloved ChromeBook because of the rather impressive Chrome app that Twitter has created for the interface. To be honest, this isn't really that surprising given that TweetDeck has been moving towards the web and away from its roots in Adobe Air:
An update on TweetDeck – The TweetDeck Blog: "TweetDeck is the most powerful Twitter tool for tracking real-time conversations. Its flexibility and customizable layout let you keep up with what's happening on Twitter, across multiple topics and accounts, in real time. To continue to offer a great product that addresses your unique needs, we're going to focus our development efforts on our modern, web-based versions of TweetDeck. To that end, we are discontinuing support for our older apps: TweetDeck AIR, TweetDeck for Android and TweetDeck for iPhone. They will be removed from their respective app stores in early May and will stop functioning shortly thereafter. We'll also discontinue support for our Facebook integration."
I'm actually excited about this and hope that Twitter continues to put dev resources towards the product that I've been using for many many years now as my go-to "Twitter power user" app.
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The artistic personality of the group can be seen through its creative approach to programming with a rich offering of the 17th and 18th century repertoire alongside new compositions with strong cross-cultural flavors. The ensemble has appeared in the Central Conservatory Music Festival (Beijing), Harlaxton International Chamber Music Festival (UK), and the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
Other concert engagements have taken the group to London, Vienna, Salzburg, Leipzig, Munich, Prague, and throughout China. CMHK's highlights of 2014 include its New York City Debut at Carnegie Hall, featuring the world premiere of Hong Kong composer Fung Lam's In Search Of and Tan Dun's Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa in collaboration with the internationally renowned Pipa player, Zhang Hongyan. CMHK has also worked with such guest artists as violinist Gottfried von der Goltz, Daniel Dodds, fortepianist Bart van Oort, and Baroque specialist Christophe Rousset. Since 2006, CMHK has collaborated with Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music in a series of Baroque performances. Some significant Baroque revivals include the complete Messiah in Beijing (2007) and Ningbo (2008), and the first-ever Chinese production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (2010) in Beijing, China.


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Vincent van Gogh Facts & Worksheets
Vincent van Gogh was a major Post-Impressionist Dutch painter whose work had a huge impact and influence on 20th century art.
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Vincent van Gogh was a major Post-Impressionist Dutch painter whose work had a huge impact and influence on 20th century art. His paintings were noted for their rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color. Although he was not famous in his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh is now considered to be one of the greatest artists of his time and his paintings sell for millions of dollars.
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Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert, Netherlands on March 30, 1853. He had two brothers and three sisters, and although his father and grandfather were ministers, other family members did work in the art world.
He was around 27 when he finally decided to devote his life to art. Before this, he had many different jobs. He was a teacher in London, a minister, he worked in a bookstore, an art gallery, and also worked as a missionary.
He learned to draw using pencils and charcoal sticks. Sometimes he would also use watercolors. Over time he came to paint using oil paints. One of his favorite subjects was to draw poor, hard working people.
His early paintings were often sad and somber. He achieved this by using a lot of dark colors like brown and dark green, and by focusing on poor people. One of his most famous early paintings was The Potato Eaters, which was a very dark and somber painting of a poor peasant family eating potatoes for their dinner.
Most of what we know about van Gogh comes from letters that he wrote to his brother, Theo. He was very close to his younger brother, who worked in an art gallery in Paris. Theo supported Vincent's art career by sending him money and encouraging him. Theo also tried to sell Vincent's paintings, but at the time nobody wanted to buy them.
Theo introduced Vincent to Impressionism. He wrote to let Vincent know about this new style of painting in Paris, and in 1886, Vincent van Gogh moved to Paris to learn from these new painters. As a result, his art became influenced by painters including Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro.
During his time in Paris, van Gogh started to use brighter colors. His brushwork also changed and became more broken as he painted subjects found in the streets of Paris, as well as the countryside.
VAN GOGH AS AN ARTIST
He painted over 20 self portraits during his time in Paris. He became very interested in painting portraits of people and turned to self portraits when he couldn't find any subjects to paint.
Van Gogh moved to Arles, France in 1888. During this time he set up an artist's commune and invited artist Paul Gauguin to join him.
In Arles, van Gogh began to paint with even more intensity and emotion. The vibrant colors of Arles inspired him and his paintings became more vibrant and bright. He would often paint directly to the canvas from the tubes, leaving it thick with rough brush strokes that would sometimes take weeks to dry.
He became fully obsessed with art. He painted hundreds of pieces of art during his time in Arles. Sometimes he would paint masterpieces in a single day.
Vincent van Gogh cut off his own ear. After an argument with Paul Gauguin, van Gogh cut off his own ear with a razor and presented it to a woman, named Rachel, to "keep this object carefully". Doctors told his brother Theo that Vincent would live, and on January 7, 1889, van Gogh was released from hospital.
In 1889, Vincent van Gogh committed himself to Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. This happened because the people of Arles signed a petition to say that he was dangerous. On May 8, 1889 he began to paint in the hospital grounds and was invited to exhibit his paintings in Brussels later that year, in November. He sent six of his paintings, including Irises and Starry Night.
On July 27, 1890, Vincent van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a pistol. The bullet didn't kill him and he was found bleeding in his room. His brother Theo came to be by his side and they spent a couple of days together talking. After Theo took him home, van Gogh died in his brother's arms on July 29, 1890.
Van Gogh's brother, Theo, died six months later. He was already suffering from syphilis and he was weakened by Vincent's death. He died in a Dutch asylum and was eventually buried in Auvers cemetery next to his brother.
Today, several of van Gogh's paintings rank among the most expensive in the world. Irises, which was painted during his time in the asylum, sold for a record $53.9 million, and Portrait of Dr. Gachet, a portrait of the doctor who cared for him during the final months of his life, was painted in June 1890 and sold for $82.5 million in 1990.
During his lifetime, Vincent van Gogh completed over 2,100 works. These include 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, sketches, and drawings.
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So.....ANOTHER YouTube channel to skip out completely on World at War and the spin-offs.
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From best to worst and worst to uh fixing.
The cold war happens. The end.
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And you know me. I don't like anyone!
So is not killing kravjenco not canon?
And then there's black ops 3. Oh boy.
They kind of forgot to mention that after the grenade, Woods gets moved to Hanoi which is why the map was on multiplayer. He's tortured in Japan for a while.
1 and 2 were beautiful, 3 and 4 were embarrassing.
Technically WaW is part of this due to Reznov right?
I like to pretend like everything post Advanced Warfare never came out.
Thank you Activision for ruining the Black Ops saga with BO3 and BO4.
MW2, BO1, and Ghosts are the three best CoDs.
Should've done WaW with this. It has more to do with the Black Ops than BO3.
When they first mention Menendez in BO3, i was just "Yeah, he deserved what happened to him. He deserved to play with Avenged Sevenfold"
They should have ended the Black Ops series at Black Ops 2.


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Yamana Gold Announces Strong Preliminary Second Quarter Operating Results With Exceptional Performance Across Its Core Asset Portfolio Delivering Production Ahead of Plan; Strategic Initiatives at Jacobina and Wasamac Continue to Advance
YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI) (NYSE:AUY) (LSE:AUY) announces strong preliminary second quarter operating results, with total gold equivalent ounce1) production of 260,960 GEO(1). Gold production during the quarter was 232,542 ounces with silver production of 2.36 million ounces. Canadian Malartic, Jacobina, El Peñón and Cerro Moro all delivered standout quarters. All-in sustaining costs(2) for the quarter are expected to be less than US$1,090/oz.
The Company generated strong cash flows during the quarter, which strengthened its cash balance and financial flexibility. Cash and cash equivalents increased by more than $30 million to a total quarter-end cash balance of over $328 million from $298 million at the end of the first quarter, exclusive of approximately $215 million in cash available in MARA for utilization by the project. This represents an improvement in cash flow generation of nearly $40 million compared to the first quarter of 2022.
SECOND QUARTER 2022 PRODUCTION RESULTS
Second Quarter 2022 Preliminary Production
GEO(1) Production 260,960
Gold Production (oz.) 232,542
Silver Production (oz.) 2,356,853
Operational Update
Year to date operating results comfortably position the Company to achieve both its annual production and cost guidance. The strong year to date gold equivalent production has exceeded budget despite the gold to silver ratio being near an all-time high and significantly above the Company's budget assumption for that ratio.
Canadian Malartic produced 87,186 ounces of gold (50% basis) during the second quarter, ahead of plan. Permitting at the Odyssey project remains on schedule while construction is on track and on budget with first production from Odyssey South expected in the first quarter of 2023.
Jacobina had an exceptional second quarter and delivered record quarterly production of 49,662 ounces of gold. Underground mine development work is in line with the mine plan at 1,500 metres per month to gain access to new mining panels. Together with the higher ore tonnes mined, the mine development provides additional flexibility through the build-up of ore stockpiles supporting the higher throughput of the Phase 2 expansion. Production for 2022 is expected to increase for the ninth consecutive year, a trend that is expected to continue in the coming years, as a result of the phased expansion strategy and the exploration programs aimed at generating significant value from the remarkable geological upside of the property.
El Peñón produced 54,068 GEO(1), comprised of 46,627 ounces of gold and 619,981 ounces of silver during the quarter, with June production of 19,077 GEO(1) benefitting from access to the Chiquilla Chica zone which entered into production at the beginning of the month. Optimized mining sequencing, bringing forward zones with a higher gold to silver ratio in the first half of the year, has put El Peñón in an excellent position to achieve full year GEO(1) production guidance.
Minera Florida produced 18,138 ounces of gold during the quarter and remains on track to meet annual production guidance.
Cerro Moro delivered exceptional results, producing 51,906 GEO(1) comprised of 30,929 ounces of gold and 1,736,872 ounces of silver. Production at the mine continues to benefit from the opening of more mining faces and the resultant increase in mill feed coming from higher-grade underground ore, as well as improved recoveries. Production for the first half of 2022 marks the highest half-yearly production since 2019.
Mine-by-Mine Second Quarter 2022 Preliminary Production
Gold (oz.)
El Peñón 46,627
Canadian Malartic (50%) 87,186
Jacobina 49,662
Cerro Moro 30,929
Minera Florida 18,138
Total Yamana 232,542
Silver (oz.)
El Peñón 619,981
Cerro Moro 1,736,872
Total Yamana 2,356,853
Jacobina Phase 2 Commissioning and Phased Expansion Update
The Phase 2 expansion at Jacobina continued to successfully ramp-up during the quarter, with the mine achieving a sustained throughput rate of over 8,400 tpd in June. Yamana expects the throughput objective of 8,500 tpd to be achieved in July, establishing Jacobina's sustainable production profile at 230,000 ounces of gold per year.
The Company's phased expansion strategy at Jacobina is well advanced and the Company anticipates that the low-cost operation will have a strategic mine life exceeding at least two decades, taking mineral reserves and high-conviction mineral resources into consideration. With the Phase 2 expansion delivered ahead of schedule, the Company is now pursuing the Phase 3 expansion to 10,000 tpd through continued incremental debottlenecking. With the permit to expand to 10,000 tpd already in hand, Phase 3 is expected to increase gold production to approximately 270,000 ounces per year by 2025 with a modest incremental capital expenditure of $20 million to $30 million.
A comprehensive plan for the Phase 4 expansion, which envisages throughput of up to 15,000 tpd and gold production in excess of 350,000 ounces per year, is also well underway as is the evaluation of further strategic options related to Jacobina and the significant exploration potential that is present along the prolific Jacobina Greenstone Belt, which hosts the mine. Jacobina is a complex of underground mines with a common plant and now, in addition to local exploration, from which the Company has been successful at new discoveries and developing newer mines in the complex, the Company is advancing a broader regional exploration effort initially north of the current mine complex although more broadly across a more than 110 kilometre greenstone belt north of Jacobina with comparable geology.
Board Approved Wasamac Bulk Sample Program
The Company continues to advance preparations for its board-approved bulk sample program at its wholly-owned Wasamac project in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region of Québec, Canada. The initiative would allow construction to commence on the ramp, enabling earlier access to the deposit to increase the level of confidence in metallurgical and geotechnical variables and optimize the processing flow sheet and mining sequence. Construction of surface facilities to support the ramp development activity and associated environmental requirements would also be advanced.
With a high level of continuity and regular geometry, combined with a relatively simple structural setting and average mineralized widths of 13 metres, Wasamac is well positioned for high-production and low-cost underground mining methods given the project's low level of geological risk and favourable geological environment. Infill drilling results since mid-2021 confirm or exceed expected grades and widths. Similarly, the metallurgical and geomechanical assumptions used in the feasibility study are based on rigorous lab testing from drill hole samples. Bulk sampling and industrial-scale tests will build on these results, enabling development of production-ready models for the grade, recovery, and geotechnical aspects of the project, to support the first three years of production.
Additionally, the bulk sample program will allow the Company to capture opportunities to optimize the processing performance by testing multiple flowsheet options and confirm stope stability parameters to optimize stope dimensions, backfilling strategy and mining sequence while contributing to ensuring a safe working environment. The accelerated development of the ramp will also establish drilling platforms to perform both delineation and exploration drilling at Wasamac main zones, Wildcat and potential new zones from underground.
Preparation of the documentation for the bulk sample permits is underway and scheduled for submission in the third quarter of 2022, with the approval process expected to take less than 6 months. Permit approvals are expected in early 2023 and ramp development could begin in spring 2023. While the permit application is in progress, select site works, including construction of an access road, a temporary 25 kV power line and temporary buildings is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2022.
The bulk sample will not require additional costs above what was included in the feasibility study, rather a fraction of the costs will be brought forward in time slightly. A modest capital expenditure of approximately $7 million is planned for the second half of 2022, in preparation for development to commence in the first half of 2023.
Wasamac Strategic Life-of-Mine Plan Highlighting Potential Upside Optionality
During the second quarter, the Company completed an update of the Wasamac strategic LOM plan, building on the 2021 feasibility study and incorporating the results of several value-adding studies that were advanced throughout the first half of 2022. The strategic plan demonstrates an improved gold production profile compared to the feasibility study, while continuing to establish Wasamac as a modern, low-cost, responsible underground mine.
Extension of the processing plant site through land acquisition and additional geotechnical drilling have allowed optimization of the underground mine design and processing plant layout. The revised layout avoids environmentally sensitive areas, improves the plant configuration, and provides additional space for ore stockpiling, while continuing to minimize impacts to the surrounding property holders. Using the revised mine designs, the mining sequence has been optimized to increase feed grades in the first two years, resulting in a faster production ramp-up to 200,000 ounces in 2027 and up to 250,000 ounces in 2028.
Furthermore, the ongoing mine design and sequence optimizations could position the Wasamac mine with the option for a future incremental expansion from 7,000 tpd to 9,000 tpd in year 3 of operations, to extend the gold production profile of 250,000 ounces per year until at least 2030. The results of a comminution trade-off study indicate that the higher throughput of 9,000 tpd could be achieved with limited additional mechanical equipment at modest capital expenditures and without increasing the area of the plant layout.
The strategy to start production at 7,000 tpd, with a later incremental expansion to 9,000 tpd, balances the mining equipment fleet and workforce requirements while minimizing any impact to the ongoing permitting process. As a result, the Company continues to expect to receive the required permits to commence project construction in mid-2024 and the initial capital cost estimate from the feasibility study of $416 million also remains unchanged.
Positive infill and exploration drilling results to date indicate the potential for a strategic mine life of 10 to 15 years at 200,000 to 250,000 ounces of gold per year, compared to the LOM average of 169,000 ounces in the feasibility study. The Wasamac deposit is not only open at depth and along strike but the underexplored secondary zones such as Wildcat are showing promising drilling results. Additional exploration targets on the property, including the adjacent Francoeur, Arntfield, and Lac Fortune properties, provide further upside.
Figure 1: Optimized Strategic Production Profile
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As a result of the improved production profile in the updated strategic LOM plan, unit costs are expected to be lower than the feasibility study LOM average of $828 per ounce and, at the feasibility study gold price of US$1,550, the net present value would approximately double assuming the strategic mine life is extended through 2036 at 9,000 tpd.
Other opportunities that continue to be evaluated but are not yet included in the strategic plan include the processing flow sheet optimization to increase metallurgical recoveries by approximately 3% (for which metallurgical testing is ongoing), optimized configuration of the tailings filter plant and paste backfill plant, and increased levels of electrification, automation and renewable energy usage in the project.
Wasamac further increases the Company's footprint within the prolific Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. Together with the Odyssey project at Canadian Malartic, the optimized strategic plan increases the attributable sustainable strategic gold production platform to 500,000 – 550,000 ounces, with considerable upside. Assuming a gold price of US$1,550 per ounce, both the Wasamac and Odyssey projects are fully funded with no external capital required and put the Company on a path towards being a regionally dominant producer with two generational, cornerstone mines within the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
The Company intends to provide an exploration update alongside its full Q2 2022 operational and financial results on Thursday, July 28, 2022 to highlight the ongoing positive exploration results of its assets in Québec that underpin the strategic outlook and support meaningfully extending the sustainable production platform.
Qualified Persons
Scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Sébastien Bernier (P. Geo and Senior Director, Reserves and Resources). Sébastien Bernier is an employee of Yamana Gold Inc. and a "Qualified Person" as defined by Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Yamana
Yamana Gold Inc. is a Canadian-based precious metals producer with significant gold and silver production, development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions throughout the Americas, including Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Yamana plans to continue to build on this base through expansion and optimization initiatives at existing operating mines, development of new mines, the advancement of its exploration properties and, at times, by targeting other consolidation opportunities with a primary focus in the Americas.


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Het kanton Les Ulis omvatte tot 2014 enkel de gemeente Les Ulis.

Door de herindeling van de kantons bij decreet van 24 februari 2014, met uitwerking op 22 maart 2015 werden er volgende 6 gemeenten aan toegevoegd:
 Gometz-le-Châtel
 Marcoussis
 Nozay
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Today guests will enjoy a half day mountain bike tour in the tropical jungle around Chaa Creek. On route they will learn about the local flora and fauna in the tropical jungle. The afternoon is free to relax at the lodge.
For Machaca Hill Lodge: On this tour guests will meet the makers of chocolate, the Maya people of Belize. Guests will see how the local people grow and use Cacao beans and will enjoy learning about their ancient ways and crafts. In the afternoon guests will learn more about another fascinating culture of the region and visit the Garifuna village of Barranco. For Lodge at Big Falls: After breakfast guests will drive to San Felipe, a Kek'chi Maya village, to meet your host for the day, Juan Cho, who is running his own organic cacao plantation. Juan sells his beans to the Toledo Cacao Growers Association which ships the beans to Green & Black in the UK where they are used to produce their signature Mayan Gold chocolate bars, the very first Fair trade product. Guests will visit the plantation where they will be explained the organic farmer methods they use to produce cacao.
After breakfast you will be driven the thirteen miles to Blue Creek village where you will spend the day with very experienced local guides with a deep knowledge of rainforest medicinal plants and of the caves system in the hills and mountainsides around Blue Creek. Blue Creek offers variety of activities to suit the seasons including swimming into the cave where Blue Creek emerges from the mountainside, hiking through a dry cave higher up in the mountainside, exploring a medicinal plant trail or visiting your Mayan guide's home and learning how to grind corn and make tortillas. For the very energetic there is also the option of climbing the steep side of the valley to the peak where you can gain magnificent views of the forest between Blue Creek and the coast twenty miles away.
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Fungi lovers are sprinkled throughout the world, country to country, state to state, separated by language barriers, cultures and beliefs. Our mission is to break down the imaginary barriers and connect through the world of mushrooms. The date is November 22, 2016 and 7 of us are adventuring the heart of Guadalajara, Mexico with the intention of expanding our network and connecting with new friends at Eco Casa Madero, the FungiHouse and CaserHongo.
The FungiHouse is alive with work exchange and study opportunities that allow individuals to expand their knowledge of fungi in a space of creation. Art covers the walls, healthy plants are growing and animals running about. There are two rooms dedicated to mushroom cultivation for Shiitake, King Oyster, Reishi and additional mushrooms are fruiting into creation. During our stay we got the chance to pick the brains of Eduardo and Ivan, two of the leaders and teachers of the FungiHouse and CaserHongo. They met at the University of Guadalajara and both graduated with a degree in Biology and Natural Science. Passion captured us all as they taught us their way of connecting with fungi, allowing us to expand our minds and learn new methods of mushrooms cultivation. We are grateful for Eduardo and the wisdom of fungi he carries and shares with the world around him. Eduardo taught us cheap, low tech methods of how to work in the laboratory with alcohol lamps instead of HEPA Filter Flow Hoods which can cost hundreds of dollars.
Ivan was born into a fungi family, his father has been nurturing the art of mushroom cultivation for over 30 years and is one of the main organizers of the first Fungi Festival near Guadalajara, Mexico this past year. Guadalajara is paving a platform to bring urban organic growers together and spread awareness about non GMO foods to the people of Mexico by hosting a multitude of organic food fairs (cacao, corn, agave, fungi to name a few). The push to share this medicine with the culture of Mexico inspired this group to take a unique approach to the situation, from this the moment of medicine foods was born! "Our culture is not eating well, it is time to make medicinal foods more accessible to the people" expresses Ivan. Cookies, hamburgers, ceviche, sweet breads and savory foods packed with medicinal mushrooms are now being sold on the streets of Mexico in an attempt to spread the knowledge and medicine of fungi.
Gratitude overflows out of my being for the traveling Fungi Bus experience that is my present external reality. Our travels are allowing us to connect and exchange knowledge others who share the same passion of fungi as we do. We are one of the same, regardless of the country we are born in, the language we speak, the beliefs we hold, separation is an illusion. It is a gift to be apart of an experience where we are banding together and looking past our external differences. As we continue to be guided in the flow naturally we are connecting like the Mycelium Network throughout Central America.


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Q: random data returns on android browser I have an application that maps an array (that is in the state) that should really only have 6 sets of data in it (the back end really limits it to 6) but somehow this sometimes spikes and prints data that isn't there or is old.
It works perfectly fine on google chrome and more, but when it hits an old android browser it begins to have this error.
is it an es3 thing? I have web pack handling that (I thought).
{objects.map((object)=> {return <Data key={object.key} info={object}/> })}

that is where I provide data inside <div>
Is there something I need to do different via webpack for it to work on an android browser (which is es3 i believe).
It works perfectly on my google chrome browser and more.

A: Webpack bundles your code, Babel is what compiles your code. You can change which browser version are targeted by editing your Babel configuration which is either in the package.json or .babelrc file.
To your specific issue, can narrow the realm of possibilities by creating a build that targets that version of Android to be sure.
Configuration would look something like this in a .babelrc file:
{
  "presets": [
    ["env", {
      "targets": {
        "browsers": [ "Android >= 4" ]
      }
    }]
  ]
}

And if your Babel config is in your package.json, then like this:
{
  "name": "my-package",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "babel": {
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      ["env", {
        "targets": {
          "browsers": [ "Android >= 4" ]
        }
      }]
    ]
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}

Would find out the browser version of Android you are targeting and input that above.
I'd also look at the network traffic on the android device to be sure more than six records are not being received due to a malformed request or a bug in your API.
A browser bug can not make data appear. Leads me to believe this is an API bug. If you are seeing more than 6 records from an API that is constrained to 6 records, this means there is a bug in the API or 6 records are being retrieved at a time and added to an array held in memory. So the list keeps growing. Just some armchair suspicions/guesses.


American Idol winner Jordin Sparks is about to accomplish something her retired football player father never did: Perform on the Super Bowl field. Sparks, whose dad Phillippi spent nine seasons wearing the New York Giants blue but never made it to the big game, will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Sunday's Super Bowl in Jordin's home turf of Glendale, Arizona. Alicia Keys has also been drafted to perform during the Super Bowl pre-game show, even though Keys admits "Even I, who might think the Mighty Ducks and Penguins are playing, love the Super Bowl." Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers headline the halftime show, while this year's batch of high-profile commercials will feature the likes of Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott.


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EU suggests new warning for same sleeping pill that landed a Kennedy before a jury
by Carly Helfand |
Sleep drugs have been the root of plenty of safety worries over the years, especially when it comes to driving while under their influence. Now, just a week after the wrap of one of the highest-profile cases to revolve around Ambien generic zolpidem--Kerry Kennedy's--the European Medicines Agency' (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) is recommending updates to its product information to underscore the drug's associated risks.
According to PRAC, the proposed changes are aimed at further minimizing the well-documented risks of next-morning impaired driving ability and mental alertness; they come following a review of the drug prompted by reports of morning-after road accidents, the committee said in a release. PRAC recommends the product information include strengthened warnings and precautions, and that patients refrain from driving until 8 hours after taking the drug. It did not, however, push for a lower recommended daily dose.
The EMA is not the only regulatory body to reassess the guidelines for sleep aids as of late. This January, the FDA said it would require drugmakers that sell sleep remedies that contain zolpidem--including Ambien-maker Sanofi ($SNY)--to halve the recommended dose for women, who the agency said eliminate zolpidem from their bodies more slowly than men do.
A recent trial has also put zolpidem's safety risks in the spotlight, with the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy pinning a highway accident on the med. As The Guardian notes, Kennedy's lawyers argued the 54-year-old took zolpidem in a mix-up, mistaking it for her daily thyroid medication before side-swiping a truck in a drive she said she didn't remember. Prosecutors agreed the events were an accident, not a crime, and a jury acquitted her of drugged-driving charges that could have landed her up to a year in jail.
"If I realized I was impaired, I would have pulled over," Kennedy testified.
It's not the first time the public has had its eye on a sleep-drug case. Kennedy's arrest came just one month after U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson had two nocturnal car accidents in Los Angeles; Ambien was later found in his system.
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The concept for this site was conceived in late October of 2013 and has grown rapidly throughout the entertainment industry. Liquid Chocolate's primary focus is the promotion of talent and events of local artists, bands and venues.
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HomeNewsTadgh Jenkins – Candidate for VP for Community and Citizenship
Tadgh Jenkins – Candidate for VP for Community and Citizenship
Niamh Quinlan
March 19, 2021 News, SU Elections
Tadgh Jenkins is a final year Joint Honours student of Politics and Law who calls DCU his home and knows the ins and outs of campus life.
As Class Representative for the third year in a row, Jenkins said this time was invaluable in recognising where the breakdowns in communication are and how the students, lecturers and staff work in relation to each other.
"I learned much more where the players on the team sit," he said.
Jenkins was also a part of the team that wrote the position of VP for Community and Citizenship last year and has worked with the USI in the last two years.
One of Jenkins's main focuses will be on accommodation for DCU students, including campaigning against any possible rises in rent and overhauling the DCU digs system.
Jenkins plans to build on the existing framework in the digs database, but also essentially restarting it. He highlighted the importance of an efficient database that all students know about.
"We have a gap now of students not being on campus and the incoming students who might be or may not be, we need to kind of make sure that that communication is given in a more formal way so that it's not just left to be through word of mouth," said Jenkins.
Jenkins will also work to get non-invasive ashtrays back on campus and plans to work with Irish start-up company FiltraCycle, who recycle cigarette butts into new forms of plastic.
"We need to be realistic, students will still smoke," said Jenkins. "[But] it needs to be a sensible handling of the fact that we are still creating that waste."
Jenkins also promises to revamp the Class Rep system, by providing information about the role, training for class reps and a "buddy system" between first-time representatives and those who have done it before.
Jenkins also promises to fight for "paid placement and fair working conditions" for student nurses and teacher, as well as making sure students on INTRA still feel involved in campus life. He will also work with post-graduate students to understand their needs and give proper supports.
"Really, for me, it's about listening to people who are actually affected by the problem," he said, promising to do a lot of consultation work around these issues.
Jenkins is working to set up lockers around campus for commuter students to hold their belonging. They will operate on a "swim-style" use-by-use basis and would be housed in central buildings across the campuses.
With regard sustainability, Jenkins will encourage students to use the DCU community garden more and will approach NuBar to "discuss feasible initiatives that will help reduce single-use plastic consumption."
Jenkins also says he will provide support to charitable and civic-based clubs and societies, to work with DCU Volunteer to "create lists of volunteering opportunities specifically suited to different demographics of students", and will organise the DCU Darkness into Light walk in 2021, if Covid-19 allows.
Voting for DCUSU elections takes place on March 24th and 25th, information on all candidates can be found at https://www.lead.dcusu.ie/
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Bloomberg interviews Cook on being CEO, products, more
Phil Dzikiy
December 6, 2012 11:35 am UTC
Highly recommended to Apple watchers, CEO Tim Cook's lengthy interview with Bloomberg Businessweek covers a large range of topics, including some interesting insights into how Cook sees his job, relative to the famously bold and confident former CEO Steve Jobs. "…I love being CEO of Apple, I love it. It's just something I have to, and continue to, adjust to. If you have some ideas there of how I can do it better, I would love to hear it," he laughingly said, while noting that he receives hundreds or thousands of e-mails each day with comments from users.
Cook curiously mentions Apple's "few" products. "I mean, if you really look at it, we have four iPods. We have two main iPhones. We have two iPads, and we have a few Macs. That's it," he said. Oddly, the CEO seems to be leaving out various products — likely the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2, perhaps shedding light on which products Apple truly cares about, while the Apple TV isn't mentioned at all. New products seem to be the emphasis, and he proudly makes a point about Apple's willingness to refresh its product lines later in the interview: "Eighty percent of our revenues are from products that didn't exist 60 days ago. Is there any other company that would do that?"
The interview provides further insight into the company's internal strategic planning, with Cook noting that an executive team meeting is held at 9 a.m. every Monday, and four hours are spent talking about "everything in the company that's important — everything." Every Wednesday, a subset of the executive team meets with each product division — Mac one week, and iPhone the next, for instance. Discussions illuminate the debates that go on within Apple as to current and future products, their roadmaps, and overall strategy.
Also discussed is Cook's transition into the full-time CEO of Apple. Cook notes that Steve Jobs formalized plans for the transition in the summer of 2011 — Jobs resigned in August, and died in October. "Of course, we had talked about me being a successor before, so it wasn't the first time I had heard that, but the conversation occurred at a period of time when I felt Steve was getting better, and I think he felt this way as well," Cook said. "So from that point of view, I was a little surprised." The timeline suggests that despite Jobs' departing statement that the company had clearly been planning for the succession, the most critical detail was left ambiguous to even Cook until very late in the process.
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NEWTON, Mass., January 7, 2021 – Dynasil Corporation of America ("Dynasil" or the "Company"), a leading developer and manufacturer of optics and photonics products, optical detection and analysis technology and components for homeland security, medical and industrial markets, today announces that it has appointed Militram Futuristic Technologies of Israel to pursue the growing demand in Israel's industrial, commercial and military segments.
"This is an important development for each of the Dynasil subsidiaries being able to serve the growing demands of the commercial, industrial, defense and military segments in Israel," said Peter Sulick, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Dynasil. "It makes Dynasil's deep-rooted expertise in optical materials, components, coatings, scintillation and detection solutions, and radiation detection and imaging, accessible to Israeli companies – both in government and industry."
Dynasil's manufacturing operations in the US will extend Militram and its customers in Israel the use of U.S. FMF/FMS congressional funding for the Israeli systems market.
Militram Futuristic Technologies will represent products and solutions from Dynasil Fused Silica (DFS), Evaporated Metal Films (EMF Corp.), Hilger Crystals, and Optometrics. Dynasil joins an exclusive club of world-leading photonics companies represented by Militram in Israel.
About Dynasil
Dynasil Corporation of America develops and manufactures optics and photonics products, optical detection and analysis technology and components for the homeland security, medical and industrial markets. Combining world-class expertise in research and materials science with extensive experience in manufacturing and product development, Dynasil is commercializing products including dual-mode radiation detection solutions for Homeland Security and commercial applications and sensors for non-destructive testing. Dynasil has an impressive portfolio of issued and pending U.S. patents. The Company is based in Newton, MA, with additional operations in MA, MN, NY, NJ and the United Kingdom. More information about the Company is available at www.dynasil.com.
About Militram
Militram is a leading solution provider of high-tech, leading-edge components, systems, sub systems and equipment. It is Israel's largest and oldest representative company in electro optics with broad reach in both industrial and large military programs. It has the systems knowledge to support large military, airborne and space programs as well as highly qualified high-level personnel to support them.
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A: Envolva a sua RecyclerView em um Layout (FrameLayout, por exemplo).
Esse layout também deve ter android:layout_width="match_parent"
Mova o app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" para esse FrameLayout
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            <android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
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                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:padding="4dp"
                    app:layout_collapseMode="pin"
                    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
                    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
                    app:tbgCheckedButton="@+id/tudo">

                    <com.nex3z.togglebuttongroup.button.LabelToggle
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                        android:padding="2dp"
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                        app:tbgMarkerColor="@color/colorPrimary" />

                    <com.nex3z.togglebuttongroup.button.LabelToggle
                        android:id="@+id/unidade"
                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
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                        android:padding="2dp"
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                        app:tbgMarkerColor="@color/colorPrimary" />

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        app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">

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Weather balloons are used to perform all kinds of experiments in the atmosphere. The balloon is filled with enough helium to reach the target atmospheric layer and carries underneath it a small radio-controlled measurement lab. In this case study, our customer had been contracted to build a large volume of single-use balloons and measurement labs, which would be too difficult to recover after the experiments had been concluded.
Their single-use measurement lab was a cut-down version of a much more expensive multi-use platform and used a servo motor to drive a pump. The customer was struggling to find a motor supplier that could match the performance of a Swiss motor, but in higher volumes and at a fraction of the cost. The prototype had worked acceptably with a tape-deck analogue servo motor, but in addition to the analogue PID driver being obsolete, ultimately the speed variation under varying torque loads was unacceptable. Our steps, therefore, were to test the motor used in the prototype, design a specification and develop a digital PID driver that would turn a regular brushed motor into a cost-effective precision servo.
Having characterised the prototype motor, we designed the final part around a 32mm frame and optimised the magnetic circuit and windings for 4 mNM torque @ 2500 rpm. We then designed a digital PID controller PCB back-pack for the motor and extended the motor shaft into the controller enclosure. The controller was based around a microcontroller sampling motor speed and motor current, which adjusted the drive voltage accordingly. The resulting controller stabilised the speed within 0.4% over a range of 0 ~ 6 mNM of torque. A connector also provided real-time motor parameters to the lab's host controller.


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Home CICS Doctoral Student Milad Nasr Awarded Google PhD Fellowship
CICS Doctoral Student Milad Nasr Awarded Google PhD Fellowship
Milad Nasr
UMass Amherst College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) doctoral student Milad Nasr has recently been granted a Google PhD Fellowship in recognition of his promising research on circumventing internet censorship.
Nasr's research focuses primarily on three main areas: internet censorship, traffic analysis and privacy in machine learning. He is currently working to create tools to circumvent internet censorship, conducting research in tracking the traffic of "cybercriminals," and designing methods to measure and reduce privacy leakages.
"I believe research on censorship circumvention is one of the most influential topics since it affects billions of internet users," says Nasr. "However, existing tools have failed to provide reliable service to censored users. It is worth mentioning that censorship circumvention is an interdisciplinary problem and requires different knowledge in security, cryptography, and networking in addition to the social sciences, public policy, and political sciences. As a result, censorship circumvention has become an important, complex and difficult research topic."
The Google PhD Fellowship Program was created in 2009 in an effort to "recognize and support outstanding graduate students doing exceptional research in computer science and related disciplines." The 2-year fellowship covers tuition and provides a stipend for living expenses, travel, and computing equipment, as well as access to a Google Research Mentor.
"These awards have been presented to exemplary PhD students in computer science and related disciplines...and acknowledge their contributions to their areas of specialty and provide funding for their education and research," says Susie Kim, program manager of Google Academic Relations. "We look forward to working closely with them as they continue to become leaders in their respective fields."
Nasr began his MS/PhD program in the fall of 2015 and completed his MS degree in the fall of 2017. He is currently a member of the Secure, Private Internet (SPIN) group under the supervision of CICS Assistant Professor Amir Houmansadr. He received a BS in computer engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran.
Time Management and Boundaries
Event for current MS and PhD students.
PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense
Measurement and Causal Inference for Social Data Science with Text
Speaker: Katie Keith
Zoom Meeting: https://https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/93555507517
Microaggressions Workshop for Staff
Speaker: Dr. Kirsten Helmer, Dr. Neena Thota
Virtual via Zoom
Join us for a free 1.5 hour training on how we can make our community a more welcoming & inclusive place.


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Dr Parag Sancheti was awarded Fellowship without Examination from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Dr Parag Sancheti graduated from the MCh Orth course in Dundee in 2003 by winning the Course's Presentation Skills Award. He is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Knee Specialist and is the current Professor and Chairman of the widely acclaimed Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation in Pune, India. He was today awarded the Fellowship without Examination from the College of Surgeons of Edinburgh towards his services to training and education in orthopaedics.
"It was very clear to me that Dr Sancheti will not sit on his laurels but will go on to achieve one accolade after the other", said Professor Abboud. "Dr Sancheti made it possible for us to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Dundee MCh Orth Course in 2004 in Le Meridien in Pune and most recently the 20th Anniversary in March 2013 in Le Meridien in Pune again. The academic and research developments that have taken place over the last 10 years since he completed his MCh degree with us shows a leader with a vision who is creating new milestones for the Sancheti Institute rather than living on past history. It is no surprise that he was elected as the youngest President of the Pune Orthopaedic Assocaition on 1st April 2013 and this Fellowship is a further accolade to his ongoing success".


I have to thank you for your kind letter of the 14th inst received on my return from Birmingham. It was kind of you to have taken so much trouble, I will keep Mr. Storr's letter by me and as you say I think the best thing to do is to get into an O.T.C. and train for the Artillery.
When the time comes and it is necessary to fill up papers etc I shall avail myself of your kind offer to sign same.
I am anxious to get into "Khaki" as soon as possible, London is no place for the "unemployed" at the present altho' I have not had a holiday for nearly 4 years excepting of course the journey home from Singapore.


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This is not to say that we've not been having fun… because we are! However, as we got closer and closer to our deadlines, the type of work we were doing changed considerably. It's true that the first couple of days involve doing such things as gathering materials, preparing spaces, and discussing options and possibilities. The pace of things always picks up closer and closer to the deadline. In the case of this show, we had two preview deadlines. The first was Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. in order to receive a reporter from The Scotsman. Our second deadline was on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. to meet a reporter and crew from STV News.
We're now putting the finishing touches on things in order for the final deadline, which is the exhibition opening at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday… more about that soon.
First up, more photos taken on Tuesday then a pile from Wednesday. Enjoy!
Another group photo… We're thinking about you, Cathy!
… Says the poet known for having administrative assistants! Ha!
An incredible amount has been accomplished in the past few days: shopping for materials, scouting sites, detailing promotional and didactic material, and preparing the gallery for installation. But, on top of that Monika and I have still managed to squeeze in some fun. First we stopped into the Moorings Bar for pints, and then met up with a group of fantastic people at a lovely spot part of the Ferryhill House Hotel.
I have a ton of photos to share, but not a great deal of time to do it, so I'll have to leave this post as text-only for now.


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Round Table — Anti-Asian Racism and the Pandemic: An Assessment
Parker Mah
Parker Mah is a fourth-generation Chinese man of Toishanese descent, based in Tio'tia:ke. Parker being a multimedia artist, musician, and DJ, his varied works deal with different themes and realities, such as migration, hybridization and identity. He also participates actively in many cultural and activist spaces as a curator, moderator, trainer and community organizer.
Julie Tran
Julie Tran holds a master's degree in Social Services from the University of Ottawa. As a young feminist, anti-racism activist, Julie has spoken out against systemic racism on multiple high-audience media outlets to shine light on this issue. Her research examines, among other things, the issue of discrimination against Asian women through an intersectional and decolonial feminist lens. Julie is currently project manager for the "HoodStop les violences sexuelles" project in the Hoodstock organization.
May Chiu
Me Sau May Chiu is a family mediator who has exclusively practised family law since 2008. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 1996, she has previously worked as an immigration lawyer and has cumulated great experiences in community and intercultural spaces, especially in the integration and anti-discrimination sectors. She holds a bachelor's degree in Arts as well as a bachelor's degree in Law.
Viet Tran
A psychiatrist by profession, Viet Tran is the founder and editor in chief of Sticky Rice Magazine, a non-profit organization and digital magazine founded in Montreal, aiming to contribute to a more authentic representativeness of Asian people in the media and promote creativity in Asian communities.
Diamond Yao
Diamond is an independent journalist who covers contemporary social and environmental issues. Born from Shanghainese parents in Montreal/Tio'tia:ke, she aims to give a voice to silenced stories as well as marginalized perspectives in the public sphere. Most of her work addresses themes like intersectionality, diaspora, sustainable development and social justice. Her articles have been published in multiple media outlets, such as Toronto Star, CBC, The Canadian Encyclopedia, and La Converse.
Rebecca Ng
Rebecca Ng is a second-generation Chinese Canadian. After dropping out of Concordia University's animation program, Rebecca went on to work on productions such as Ville Neuve, Green Eggs and Ham, and Zamzoom. She now runs a bubble tea store in Montreal.


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'We sacrificed quality for speed': Why rapid antibody tests may not be the key to reopening the US
Policymakers and U.S. health officials are looking to expand antibody testing for the new coronavirus as a way to provide key data that could allow them to reopen businesses and ease social distancing measures—but some experts warn that many of the tests are unregulated and often produce unreliable results.
Your Covid-19 checklist to expand capacity
States, businesses see mass antibody testing as key to ramping up operations
Multiple states and some businesses over the past few weeks have started to roll out mass antibody testing for the new coronavirus as part of their strategies for determining whether it's safe to allow essential employees to work, reopen nonessential businesses, and ease social distancing measures intended to curb the virus' spread.
Manufacturers of the antibody blood tests say they can determine whether an individual already contracted the new coronavirus based on the presence of antibodies in their blood—even if they didn't experience symptoms of Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. The majority of antibody tests currently available in the United States are rapid tests, which manufacturers claim can identify coronavirus antibodies within minutes.
Public health and government officials have argued that widespread antibody testing is key to safely reopening nonessential businesses and scaling back social distancing measure across the country. President Trump on Friday said the tests could be used to show "who might have developed the wonderful, beautiful immunity" to the new coronavirus, though public health experts have warned that it's still unclear whether having coronavirus antibodies means a person has developed any immunity to the virus.
Still, states, localities, and some businesses have embraced rapid antibody tests as a tool to inform their plans for reopening businesses and scaling back social distancing restrictions.
For instance, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Sunday announced the state would begin mass antibody testing on a random sample of residents, starting with an initial rollout of 2,000 antibody tests per day. Cuomo said the testing could give officials "the first true snapshot of what we're really dealing with" in terms of how many New York residents have been exposed to the new coronavirus. He added, "Any plan that is going to start to reopen the economy has to be based on data and that means it has to be based on testing."
A similar effort is underway in Laredo, Texas, the New York Times reports. In Chicago, officials have employed the tests to detect infection rates among the city's homeless population and are considering expanding the effort to test nursing home residents, according to Allison Arwady, commissioner of the city's Public Health Department.
Some health systems and other businesses are launching widespread antibody testing initiatives, as well. For example, Beaumont Health in Michigan plans to offer voluntary antibody testing to all of the system's 38,000 employees and thousands of affiliates, the Times reports. Separately, the clinical labs network Eurofins is working with subsidiary Boston Heart Diagnostics to test workers at 100 hospitals, according to the Times.
Are antibody tests reliable?
But health experts are raising concerns about the testing rollouts, noting that a vast majority of the tests currently available in the United States haven't been approved by FDA. Further, experts say early data suggests some of the tests are highly unreliable and, in some instances, providers may be using the tests inappropriately.
The Times reports that, to increase testing capacity in the country, FDA loosened regulations regarding diagnostic and antibody tests for Covid-19, and many such tests can now be sold in the United States without first receiving the agency's formal review or approval. Since March, FDA has allowed manufacturers to sell their tests as long as they validate their own results and notify the agency of the outcomes, the Times reports. Under the relaxed regulations, more than 90 companies selling antibody tests for the new coronavirus have entered the U.S. market without traditional government vetting.
Health experts warn that some of those antibody tests may not be high quality, even though manufactures claim they are. "It's a real mess," said Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota. "This is the wild, wild West in terms of testing, and at a time when we need real definition of what these tests mean."
For instance, after health officials in Laredo administered 20,000 antibody tests to residents, the local health department found the tests had a reliability rate of about 20%—far lower than the 93% to 97% reliability rate the manufacturer had advertised. A police investigation eventually led the federal government to seize the remaining tests, the Times reports.
Rapid antibody tests, which are the most commonly used antibody tests in the United States right now, are proving to be the most unreliable, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
For example, Britain found that millions of rapid tests it acquired from China were not sensitive enough to detect coronavirus antibodies in severely ill patients, the Times reports. Similarly, officials in Spain last month learned that an initial batch of rapid testing kits had an accuracy rate of 30%, rather than 80% accuracy rate the manufacturer had advertised, according to the Times.
Giorgio Palù, a microbiologist and former president of the European Society for Virology, explained that rapid antibody tests are particularly problematic because "they do not have the required sensitivity and specificity."
As Osterholm said, "We sacrificed quality for speed."
Even antibody tests that have gotten FDA's approval could present challenges when it comes to estimating accurate infection rates, the Times reports.
According to the Times, Cellex's FDA-authorized antibody test has a false-positive rate of about 5%. According to Osterholm, that means that, in a community where 5% of the population has been infected with the new coronavirus, the test could result in as many false-positive results as accurate results.
Further complicating the matter is unclear guidance from FDA that's led to some health care providers using the tests improperly, the Times reports. According to the Times, FDA in a guidance document has said antibody tests could be performed in "point-of-care" settings, which include doctors and nurses' offices. However, FDA in the guidance also said antibody tests that haven't gotten the agency's approval must be conducted in high-complexity laboratories.
So far, FDA has approved just four antibody tests for the new coronavirus, which were developed by Cellex, Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Mount Sinai Laboratory, and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. However, other companies have inappropriately claimed that their tests were approved by FDA, and providers in some instance have administered antibody tests that they were not authorized to use under FDA's guidance.
How should the tests be used?
Given the uncertainties about the tests' accuracy and persisting unknowns regarding whether a person who has antibodies to the new coronavirus is immune to future infection, experts say officials shouldn't rely on antibody tests alone to inform their strategies for easing social distancing restrictions and reopening businesses.
"We're really far from that," Osterholm said, adding, "We're not even in the second inning of a nine-inning game at this point."
Ida Bergstrom, a physician in Washington, said officials should consider rapid antibody tests as only "one tool" to assess the spread and impact of the new coronavirus on their communities, and Syed Ashraf, a physician in Virginia, said positive antibody test results shouldn't be viewed as "a free license [for patients] to run around and do whatever [they] feel like."
Osterholm said, "[I]n the end, when it's people's lives that are hanging in the balance, safety has to take precedence over speed" (Eder, New York Times, 4/19; Owens, "Vitals," Axios, 4/20; Young, Politico, 4/19).
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Hall Pass is a 2011 American comedy film produced and directed by the Farrelly brothers and co-written by them along with Pete Jones, the writer/director of Stolen Summer. It stars Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis. It was theatrically released on February 25, 2011. The film received mixed critical reviews and was a moderate box office success by grossing over $83 million.Hall Pass was #1 on opening day with $4.6 million. putting Hall Pass in first with $13.5 million in its opening weekend. It eventually grossed $45 million in North America and $38.2 million in other territories to a total of $83.2 million worldwide against a budget of $36 million.