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Q: Multi-Graphing in R with Normal I was trying to graph an experimental data with a normal curve (for comparisons). I could graph one of the curves just fine, but the normal curve couldn't be plotted in properly, I could only see a line running down the screen. I get same result for dcauchy. The only curve which is plotted properly is the "pdf_cauchy" variable.
This is what I am trying to do:
plot(pdf_cauchy, type = "l", col = "red", lwd = 4)
curve(dnorm(x, 0, 1), add = T, col = "blue", lwd = 4)
x <- seq(-5, 5, by = .001)
lines(dcauchy(x, 0, 1, FALSE), type = "l", col = "green", lwd = 4)

Here is the data in "pdf_cauchy"
c(0.00127277, 0.00132412, 0.0013786, 0.00143646, 0.00149797,
0.00156345, 0.00163324, 0.00170772, 0.00178731, 0.00187247, 0.00196372,
0.00206165, 0.00216691, 0.00228022, 0.00240241, 0.00253439, 0.0026772,
0.00283202, 0.00300018, 0.00318319, 0.00338278, 0.0036009, 0.0038398,
0.00410205, 0.00439061, 0.00470887, 0.00506072, 0.00545067, 0.00588391,
0.00636639, 0.00690497, 0.00750753, 0.00818301, 0.00894155, 0.00979444,
0.010754, 0.0118334, 0.0130459, 0.0144036, 0.015916, 0.0175867,
0.0194097, 0.0213637, 0.0234058, 0.0254655, 0.0274413, 0.0292036,
0.0306076, 0.0315168, 0.0318319, 0.0315168, 0.0306076, 0.0292036,
0.0274413, 0.0254655, 0.0234058, 0.0213637, 0.0194097, 0.0175867,
0.015916, 0.0144036, 0.0130459, 0.0118334, 0.010754, 0.00979444,
0.00894155, 0.00818301, 0.00750753, 0.00690497, 0.00636639, 0.00588391,
0.00545067, 0.00506072, 0.00470887, 0.00439061, 0.00410205, 0.0038398,
0.0036009, 0.00338278, 0.00318319, 0.00300018, 0.00283202, 0.0026772,
0.00253439, 0.00240241, 0.00228022, 0.00216691, 0.00206165, 0.00196372,
0.00187247, 0.00178731, 0.00170772, 0.00163324, 0.00156345, 0.00149797,
0.00143646, 0.0013786, 0.00132412, 0.0012

A: Consider what your x-axis is in these graphs.  Your initial plot has no x-axis given and therefore just uses 1:100 for the 100 Cauchy values.  Now you add a normal curve to that starting at 0 and going to 100 with a mean of 0.  You're only going to get the right half of the curve and and extreme value at that.  With a mean of 50 and an sd of 25 you'll get something more reasonable and you could also do something similar with dcauchy.
You probably really need to put some x-values in your initial plot but I don't know what they'd be.  Did you want the placement to have the peak at 0?... some other value?  Only you know what the location and extent of the x-axis should be.

A: This is a good way to plot:
plot(x, dcauchy(x, 0, 1, FALSE), type = "l", col = "red", lwd = 4)
par(new = TRUE)
plot(x, pdf_cauchy, type = "l", col = "blue", lwd = 2)
par(new = TRUE)
plot(x, dnorm(x, 0, 1), type = "l", col = "green", lwd = 3)

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Home>Authors>K>Hanif Kureishi
Hanif Kureishi grew up in Kent and studied philosophy at King's College London. His novels include The Buddha of Suburbia, which won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel, The Black Album, Intimacy and The Last Word. His screenplays include My Beautiful Laundrette, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid and Le Week-End. He has also published several collections of short stories. He has been awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and been translated into thirty six languages.
Books by Hanif Kureishi
Collected Essays
Hanif Kureishi's essays collected together for the first time.
Collected Stories
The essential collection from one of Britain's most celebrated and controversial writers.
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A wonderfully colourful, warm and epic novel of London life, love, sex and regret from one of Britain's greatest contemporary writers.
The Word and the Bomb
A collection of Kureishi's most controversial and though-provoking writing on the gulf between fundamentalist Islam and Western values
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Sugar Fudge Yule Log
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3/4 cup (180 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) baking powder
A pinch salt
5 eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) vanilla extract
Sugar Fudge Filling
1 1/4 cups (310 ml) sugar
1 1/4 cups (310 ml) brown sugar
1 cup (250 ml) 35% cream
2 tablespoons (30 ml) corn syrup
3/4 cup (180 ml) cold unsalted butter, cubed
With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 190 °C (375 °F). Butter and line a 43 x 30-cm (17 x 12-inch) baking sheet with parchment paper, letting it hang over two sides.
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In another bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture triples in volume and is thick enough to form a ribbon when the beater is lifted from the bowl, about 10 minutes. Add the oil and vanilla.
Sift the dry ingredients over the egg mixture, gently folding as you go, with a spatula or whisk.
Spread on the baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Unmould the cake onto parchment paper. Remove the paper from the top. Roll the warm cake with the paper from the shorter side. Let cool completely.
Sugar Fudge
In a heavy saucepan, bring all the ingredients to a boil, except for the butter, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Attach a candy thermometer in the centre of the pan and simmer, without stirring, until the thermometer reads 112 °C (234 °F). Remove from the heat and place the pan in an ice water bath. Let cool, without stirring, until the thermometer reads 43 to 50 °C (110 to 122 °F) or 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove the pan from the water. With an electric mixer, beat the mixture until it loses its gloss but is still soft, about 2 minutes.
Beware, the next step must be done quickly. Spread three-quarters of the sugar fudge on the unrolled cake. Roll again. Set aside.
Continue to beat the remaining sugar fudge and add the butter, one or two cubes at a time, beating until smooth. If necessary, refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes or until the buttercream is spreadable. Place the log on a serving dish and frost with the sugar fudge buttercream. Store at room temperature.
Beware; this dessert is for serious sweet tooth!
Suzanne B.
5 stars October 18th, 2015
Simply wow...but if you are not an extreme sugar fan, it is definetly not for you. It says serve at room temperature but we found it better cold.
For 1 serving
Teneur
% valeur quotidienne
Saturated Fat 10 g
Sodium (salt) 50 mg
Fibre 0 g
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AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT: Maddie Stevens | Coventry, England
MEET MADDIE STEVENS!
Hi I'm Maddie Stevens! I'm 17 years old and from Coventry, England. I'm currently studying sport in college. I started playing junior hockey in Coventry at the age of 10, when my love of the game began after watching the elite men's team with my family.
The team I started playing on was a mixed team, which was male dominated apart from me and one other player. I was named captain in my first season playing, as my coach said she admired my positive attitude even in tough games. I continued playing on the junior team until I was 16 ,when I was old enough to move to the Coventry Phoenix, my local women's team. I have just finished my second season playing defence for them and couldn't ask for a better team to play for.
I wanted to become a brand ambassador as I'm very passionate about the game and would like to become a positive role model for young girls getting in to such an amazing sport, and show them they can do anything if they put their mind to it.
I'm most looking forward to being part of a community that supports other women. And hopefully inspire new players into playing hockey and achieve their goals.
What's something not a lot of people know about you?
I really enjoy learning how to cook and bake, along with taking my dogs for walks.
If I could sit down with one female hockey player it would be Hilary Knight because she was the first women's hockey player I saw and inspired me to start playing.
The best advice I've been given is keep your head up. This relates to not only keeping your head up on the ice, but also keeping your head up in hard times because if you look down you could miss something important.
My dream for women's hockey is for it to grow and develop and become appreciated as much as men's hockey.
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Today, I made German zuckertutes for Hayley's immigrant paper doll report about her Great Grandma Schmidt who immigrated from East Germany--Zwickau, Saxony in 1911.
This is a German tradition for children entering school for the first time. This little tradition originated in my Grandma's home town. This was a fun little treat to share with Hayley's class. We will post her German paper doll we dressed up soon. It is so dang cute!
For the zuckertutues: I used scrapbook paper, cut a half circle then cut an inch and a half from one edge of the diameter, then rolled, and glued one edge to the other creating a cone shape. Then we filled the cone with chocolate kisses and salt water taffy.


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Iranians playing with fire in the Gulf
Iranian warship Alborz preparing before leaving Iran's waters
In an act of precarious defiance, the deputy commander of Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps threatened to bar access to the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they "threaten" the Islamic Republic.
The narrow strait that lies between Iran on one side and Oman's Musandam peninsula on the other provides the only sea passage to the open ocean from the Arabian Gulf. It is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.
At its narrowest, the strait has a width of 54km, making it relatively simple to block. Crippling one or two supertankers, of which there are no shortages going through the busy strait on a daily basis, would close the passage to all shipping.
Blocking the strait would create an oil shortage for parts of the world, diplomatic imbroglio and military enmeshment, with potentially grave consequences.
On the oil front, with Hormuz closed, there would be an immediate fuel shortage. It is estimated that about 20% of the world's petroleum passes through the strait.
The closing of Hormuz would have serious consequences for Saudi Arabia, whose super tankers need the Hormuz outlet to ferry the country's oil and liquefied natural gas from port terminals in Eastern province, as well as for other Gulf Cooperation Council members.
Such action would create a scurry on the diplomatic front, as politicians and diplomats at all levels would try to reach a peaceful solution.
The United States would certainly intervene, as it has in the past to protect its US Navy 5th Fleet, which has its home port in Bahrain and is deployed mainly to protect international shipping in the region.
There is a memorable precedent of a similar situation pitting the US military against the Iranians when, in 1987-88, the US Navy set out to escort as many tankers and supertankers as it could, frequently engaging the Iranians who tried to attack the vessels.
But that was nearly 30 years ago. Today the region is very different and much more volatile. Following the uprisings of the "Arab spring", it is much more explosive with several conflicts percolating.
Given the harsh realities associated with the closure of such a strategically important waterway, it is unlikely that the Iranians would actually go through with their threat to bar US ships from the strait.
However, the danger may come because hotheads in Iran, egged on by the country's military successes in Syria and political achievements on the nuclear negotiation front, could be blinded and misguided by those limited accomplishments.
Iranian state media quoted Brigadier-General Hossein Salami, the acting commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as saying: "If the Americans and their regional allies want to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and threaten us, we will not allow any entry."
Earlier Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticised US military drills in the Gulf.
The last time the United States confronted the Iranians in the Gulf, the situation was contained but with conflicts raging in Yemen, Iraq and Syria and with jihadists creating potential trouble in the rest of the region, there are good chances for any Iranian-US conflict to escalate to very dangerous levels.
Written By Claude Salhani
Claude Salhani is a regular columnist for The Arab Weekly.


We are gearing up for the end of Summer, and by now sunflowers are nice and tall! Last year we decided to grow our own sunflowers, and by this time in the season they were starting to wilt and die down. Before they died off completely, I decided to create a fine motor activity out of a sunflower plant!
Now you may be asking, "Why are fine motor activities so important?" I have a very simple answer: a child should have strength in using both their hands and fingers before we can ask them to manipulate a pencil and begin writing.
There are many ways to build fine motor strength without being too boring, so this Sunflower Seed activity is super fun and can provide the fine motor strengthening your child needs without them even knowing!
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The rest is easy! Just have your child try to remove all the seeds from the center of the sunflower. They can use their fingers, tweezers, or any other way they can think of.
Using tweezers to remove the seeds is great because not only is it building fine motor strength, but it also strengthens hand/eye coordination too!
Your child can even use their thumbs to push the seeds out. My little one discovered that he can break open the middle of the sunflower and some seeds will fall out on their own.
Look at his fingers and how they have to grip the tweezers tightly to hold the seed there! Awesome fine motor development happening here!
This sunflower seed fine motor activity is super simple and serves an amazing purpose for those little developing hands!
At the end of the activity, you'll have a bowl full of sunflower seeds! This is a great time for your child to explore even more! Count them, use words to describe them, smell them, you could even roast them for eating!
This Sunflower Seed fine motor activity is great for your home or classroom! You could put the sunflower in a sensory tub and have your students each take turns trying to pluck the seeds out!
Did you grow any sunflowers this year?


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THE FDA MAKES HEPATITIS C A PRIORITY
by Benjamin Ryan
Recognizing that investigational
drugs from three pharmaceutical companies show advantages over existing
hepatitis C therapies, the FDA has sped up its development and review process
for the therapies.
With pharmaceutical companies clamoring to bring to market second-generation direct
acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently given a trio of companies a
significant leg up. Two promising investigational agents—Gilead Sciences'
nucleotide analogue inhibitor sofosbuvir and Janssen's protease inhibitor
simeprevir—each received what is known as a priority review status from the FDA
over the past few weeks. And in early May, the FDA tapped AbbVie's
interferon-free combination therapy, ABT-450/r, ABT-267 and ABT-333 (which has
been studied both with and
without ribavirin) as a "breakthrough therapy," qualifying those drugs for an
expedited development and review process in preparation for FDA approval.
The FDA grants priority review to drugs in development that appear to
offer significant advantages over available therapies. As of now, there are two
FDA-approved DAAs to treat hep C: Incivek (telaprevir) and Victrelis
(boceprevir), each of which cures about 50 to 75 percent of those who undergo
therapy lasting between 24 and 48 weeks. Both must be taken with ribavirin and
also interferon, an injectable drug that often causes difficult, flu-like side
effects. So at this stage, the FDA's imprimatur for the investigational
therapies, while not necessarily a promise of the final stamp of approval, marks
an official recognition that the research indicates these new drugs will likely
improve on the current crop of therapeutic options on various fronts.
Simeprevir, for one, has shown in clinical trials to have
somewhat higher cure rates than today's DAAs, but its major advancements are in
its once-a-day dosing, its reduction of side effects and its shorter duration of
therapy. Sofosbuvir, meanwhile, has been a champion of sorts throughout the
clinical trials process, consistently boasting high cure rates when used in
combination with other drugs in development: either Bristol-Myers Squibb's daclatasvir or Gilead's
own ledipasvir (the company
has longer-range plans to develop sofosbuvir and ledipasvir as a fixed-dose
pill).
For practical purposes, the priority review is intended to cut
down the FDA's review process, which begins 60 days after a new drug application
(NDA) is filed, from the standard 10 months to six. Companies that receive
priority review also get additional guidance from the FDA to expedite the
development and approval process. On March 28, Janssen filed its NDA for
simeprevir, to be taken with ribavirin and interferon for treatment of those
with genotype 1 of hep C; as such, the company expects an answer from the FDA in
late November. Gilead is just a couple
weeks behind in the same process; it's seeking approval for sofosbuvir to be
administered as an all-oral therapy with ribavirin among those with genotype 2
or 3, and in combination with ribavirin and interferon for genotypes 1, 4, 5 and
By comparison, Incivek and Victrelis each received priority review
designation in January 2011 and were approved in May that same year.
Achieving breakthrough therapy status, on the other hand, promises a more
dynamic range of benefits to AbbVie, which is the first company developing an
HCV therapy that has received the designation. Intended to expedite the
development and review of investigational drugs when clinical trial data shows
they promise at least one significant improvement over currently available
treatments, the designation means AbbVie receives, for starters, fast track
designation. This allows a pharmaceutical company to submit elements of its
marketing application before submitting its complete application for the drug.
Among other benefits, the breakthrough therapy designation also grants AbbVie
more FDA involvement in the combo therapy development—for example, by providing
increased access to the agency's senior management, as well as giving practical
advice and helping design clinical trials that are as efficient as
Alan Franciscus, executive director of the Hepatitis C Support
Project in San Francisco, said that AbbVie's breakthrough status was awarded
"clearly because of the less frequent dosing and pill burden, lower side effects
and high cure rates" when compared with Incivek and Victrelis.
believe that this will greatly accelerate the approval process, especially if
the FDA has stated that they will provide guidance during the development and
approval process," Franciscus says.
But even with all this extra help,
AbbVie's combo is still running behind its competitors, not having submitted an
NDA. Furthermore, sofosbuvir and simeprevir have been researched as an interferon-free combination
therapy with one another: Taken with or without ribavirin, they were found in a
recent study to boast high cure rates among those with genotype 1 of hep C. If
both drugs receive FDA approval, clinicians are free to prescribe them together
off-label, providing yet another option outside the FDA-sanctioned uses for
people with hep C.
Daniel Fierer, MD, an assistant professor of medicine
in infectious diseases at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City,
projects that "since simeprevir and sofosbuvir were already expected to hit the
market soonest, probably at the same time, the only thing I can see is that
maybe AbbVie moves up its timeline a little. But if it doesn't move it up to
being out before [Janssen's simeprevir and Gilead's sofosbuvir] come to the
table, they will start eating without AbbVie, and then it'll be leftovers for
lunch."
Indeed, there is much excitement over these drugs in the
pipeline, as well as over the larger wave of interferon-free regimens that
should arrive a bit further down the line. Franciscus acknowledges this but also
hopes that the hubbub doesn't distract physicians from the hep C patients who
have urgent therapeutic needs.
"What really scares me is that people with
HCV and their medical providers are waiting for the interferon-free drug
approval, but there are definitely some people who should be treated now—it
could be dangerous to wait," he says. "There is never a guarantee that the
interferon-free drugs will work for
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BLOOD TESTS OK FOR FIBROSIS DX IN HEPATITIS C
Blood Tests OK for Fibrosis Dx in Hep C
By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage
Published: June 03,
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman
School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA,
BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
Action Points
While liver biopsy remains the gold standard for predicting disease
progression in people with HCV infection, it is no longer recommended as
necessary in all patients before the initiation of antiviral therapy with newer
medications.
This study suggests that blood tests can help to identify HCV-infected
patients with clinically significant fibrosis, with somewhat greater accuracy
for identifying cirrhosis than for less advanced
fibrosis.
Blood testing can accurately identify clinically significant fibrosis and
cirrhosis in people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and may be an
alternative to liver biopsy in some patients, a new study found.
The analysis of 172 studies comparing various blood tests to biopsy in HCV
patients revealed that some of the simplest, cheapest blood tests performed as
well as more expensive, complex tests, reported Roger Chou, MD, and Ngoc Wasson,
MPH, from the Evidence-Based Practice Center at Oregon Health and Science
University in Portland.
Six tests identified clinically meaningful fibrosis with a median positive
likelihood ratio of 5 to 10 at commonly used cutoffs and areas under the
receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUROCs) of 0.70 or greater (range 0.71
to 0.86), they wrote in the June 4 issue of the Annals of Internal
Medicine.
The tests were the platelet count, age-platelet index, aspartate
aminotransferase-platelet ratio index (APRI), FibroIndex, FibroTest, and Forns
In addition, three of those tests, platelet count, age-platelet index, APRI,
plus Hepascore, all identified cirrhosis with median positive likelihood ratios
of 5 to 10 and AUROCs of 0.80 or greater (range 0.80 to 0.91).
"Our results suggest that blood tests can help to identify HCV-infected
for identifying cirrhosis than for less advanced fibrosis," the researchers
wrote.
Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for predicting disease progression in
people with HCV infection, but it is no longer recommended in all patients
before the initiation of antiviral therapy. Drawbacks of liver biopsy include
the potential for sampling error and risk for complications such as bleeding,
severe pain, and infection,
Blood tests have been proposed as a less invasive alternative to liver
biopsy, and more than two dozen tests have been studied for this purpose.
"We expect to see all-oral, interferon-free HCV treatment regimens in a few
years, and that means many more people are likely to begin antiviral therapies,"
they wrote. "Having blood tests to help identify patients who can benefit from
these treatments will be increasingly important."
Using MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library database, and other reference lists, the
authors identified studies that compared blood tests to liver biopsy for
diagnosing fibrosis or cirrhosis in HCV-infected people.
Most of the studies included in the analysis were conducted in the U.S.,
Europe, Asia and northern Africa, and 15 were rated as good quality studies,
while five were rated poor quality. The remainder were considered fair
Chou said one of the most surprising findings was that the simple APRI blood
test performed as well or better than more complex and expensive tests.
"This test provided useful information about the severity of underlying liver
disease," he told MedPage Today. "For patients trying to decide if they
should begin antiviral therapy, this and other blood tests may be an alternative
to biopsy."
In a subanalysis in which APRI was compared to FibroTest (known as FibroSure
in the U.S.), the predictive value of the two tests was very similar, Chou
FibroTest is a patented, six blood serum test for liver damage marketed by
French company BioPredictive.
APRI was associated with a slightly lower AUROC than the FibroTest for
fibrosis (18 studies: median difference, -0.03; range, minus 0.10-0.07), but
there was no difference for cirrhosis (seven studies; median difference, 0.0;
range, minus 0.04 to 0.06).
Chou and Wasson noted several limitations to their analysis, including the
fact that only English-language studies were included and that most trials
failed to describe blinded interpretation of liver biopsy specimens. Many also
included inadequate descriptions of enrollment methods.
The added that the results may not apply to populations excluded from the
review, including patients coinfected with hepatitis B virus, HIV, and those
receiving hemodialysis.
The study was funded by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Primary source: Annals of Internal Medicine
Chou R, et al "Blood tests to diagnose fibrosis or cirrhosis in
patients with chronic hepatitis c virus infection" Ann Intern Med 2013;
The Majority of Physicians that Treat Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Have Begun "Warehousing" and Preparing Their HCV Patients for the Next Generation of HCV Treatments.
Sixty Percent of Surveyed Physicians Agree That They
Are Beginning To Warehouse HCV Patients Until New Interferon-Free Regimens Are
Available, According to a Recently Published BioTrends Report
By BioTrends Research Group
BioTrends Research Group
modified: 2013-05-23T14:10:59Z
Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 7:10 am
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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
EXTON, Pa., May 23, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ --
BioTrends Research Group, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms
for specialized biopharmaceutical issues, finds that, unaided, one in five
surveyed gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and infectious disease specialists
reported that in the past six months, they have begun warehousing patients
(e.g., intentionally delaying treatment) in anticipation of the next generation
of HCV treatments—notably more physicians than six months ago, when only 6
percent reported that they had begun warehousing patients.
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Furthermore, only one in five physicians agrees that they are satisfied with
currently available treatment options, underscoring the high unmet need for
alternatives to treat chronic HCV infections. The trending analyses of
physician-reported anticipated prescribing in TreatmentTrends®:
Hepatitis C Virus (US), Wave 1 also finds
that, for the first time in a year, surveyed physicians are expecting to treat a
greater proportion of their genotype 1 (3 percent) and 2/3 (3 percent) patients
in the next six months with regimens that are not currently available. Unaided
responses from most physicians who expect to be using other treatments suggest
they are expecting products in development, potentially interferon-free
regimens, to be available for use in the next six months.
In aided physician responses, Gilead's sofosbuvir and Janssen/Medivir's
simeprevir garnered the highest degree of familiarity for use in HCV treatment,
followed closely by Bristol-Myers Squibb's daclatasvir and asunaprevir.
Additionally, 20 percent of the surveyed physicians believe that Gilead's
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A Német Labdarúgóliga (DFL) () egy 2000-ben alapult németországi szervezet, mely a bajnokság gazdasági ügyeinek rendszerezésének érdekében alapult. 2001-óta a DFL égisze alatt rendezik az osztályos labdarúgó bajnokságokat, valamint a nevét viselő DFL-Szuperkupát is. A szervezet nagy szerepet vállalt a német labdarúgás fejlődésében és népszerűsödésében.

Elnökök
Werner Hackmann (2000–2007)
Reinhard Rauball (2007 óta)

Teljesítmény
A DFL irányítása alatt egyre népszerűbb a Bundesliga, és a telt házas mérkőzések száma is egyre nő. Irányításuk alatt elérték, hogy német labdarúgásra példaképként tekintsenek fel más szövetségek is.

A legeredményesebb szezonnak a 2012–2013-as Bundesliga-szezon számít:

A csapatok 2,17 milliárd eurós bevétellel dicsekedhetnek a 2012-2013-as idényben. 91 millió eurós többletet, tehát 4,4%-os növekedést jelent az idáig rekordot tartó, előző szezonhoz képest.

Az adózást követően is összesen 62,6 millió euró jövedelemmel számolhatnak el a DFL csapatai.

A Bundesliga másodosztályában szereplő csapatoknak ebben a szezonban 419,4 millió euró volt a pénzforgalma, ami 9,1%-os bevételnövekedést jelent az előző idényhez képest.

A Bundesliga első és második osztálya összességében  munkahellyel szolgál, melyből közel 1000 új volt az előző évadhoz képest.

A nézők terén nem dőlt rekord. 41.914 volt az átlagnézőszám a találkozókon. A rivális bajnokságokat mégis megelőzi a Bundesliga (Premiere League: 35,921, La Liga: 28.249, Serie A: 23.300).

A TV-s szerződések újrakötésével a következő szezontól kezdve évi 120 millió euróval többet oszthatnak majd ki a 36 profiklub között.

Jelentőség
Megalapítása előtt a DFB rendezte az összes németországi labdarúgó rendezvényt. Mára az osztályos bajnokságok (Bundesliga első és második osztálya) és szuperkupa rendezési jogával bír. A DFB által rendezett ligakupa 2007-es megszűnése után 2010 óta DFL-Szuperkupa néven ismét rendeznek 1996 után német szuperkupát immáron a DFL vezetésével.

Jegyzetek

További információk
https://www.bundesliga.de/de/dfl/

Kapcsolódó szócikkek
Német labdarúgó-szövetség
Bundesliga
DFL-Szuperkupa

Németország labdarúgása

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We've been hard at work on some improvements to the way taxes are handled in the app, and we're super excited to get the improvements released to you today. Many users live in states that require different tax rates based on vehicle type or rental add-on type. Previously, in order to handle this you'd need to build your tax rates into your final pricing. Not a great experience for you, your renters or your tax accountants (sorry tax accountants). Now, you'll have the ability to define as many tax rates as you need and assign them to rentals or add-ons. Your account also provides an option for a default tax rate applied across your entire account (This can be overwritten on any rental).
To create new tax rates, open up your dashboard, click on your account settings and then select "Tax Rates". Here you'll be able to define new tax rates and select your default if you'd like.
To set your tax rates for specific vehicles or add-ons, you'll need to open up your add-ons section, select the add-on you'd like to apply a tax for and choose the desired tax rate. The same can be done for vehicles on the vehicle rates page where you set your pricing.
In addition to tax rates, we also worked closely with several of you to better design our transaction reports for fee transparency and accounting. You'll now find a breakdown of your fees by credit card fees, renter fees and insurance fees. Take a look and please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions – we'd be happy to hop on a call and walk you through your fee breakdown. Lots more improvements coming here, including the ability to export your transactions to build your own reports.
We've also added the ability to see when transactions will be deposited into your account. We've always shown dates after the fact, but now you'll see scheduled deposits as well. Note that this will be on future transactions only – transactions currently making their way to your accounts will not show scheduled deposit dates.
[FIX] Correctly remove cc fee from total fees. This made it look like we were charging much more than we really were in some cases. We were just testing to see if you'd notice…you did.


"Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu" (English: "O God, our strength") is the national anthem of Kenya. The music was originally composed in Kiswahili and English, the national languages. Kenya's National Anthem was prepared by local people. The commission included five members and was headed by the Kenya Music Adviser. It was based on a traditional tune sung by Pokomo mothers to their children.— Excerpted from Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


Fire Ants are reddish brown in color, live in mounds by the thousands and worst of all intrude and sting. Learn more facts about these fiery pests.
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), or simply RIFA, is one of over 280 species in the widespread genus Solenopsis.It is native to South America but it has become both a pest and a health hazard in the southern United States as well as a number of other countries.


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Montpelier, Vt. -- Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement on the Moody Investor Services reports.
"While Vermont continues to have the highest overall bond ratings in New England, our transportation bond rating is stable and we're getting stronger every day, it's no surprise that Moody's Investor Services today highlighted Vermont's aging demographics and the unfunded retirement liabilities that have accrued over the last several decades. These are our most significant economic and budgetary challenges. In fact, they foreshadowed this in last year's report.
"As I've noted for the last several years, we have to do more to retain and recruit working age families by focusing on affordability, reducing barriers to organic wage growth and job creation, and strengthening state government's fiscal foundation. This has been a primary focus of my Administration and we have a comprehensive plan to achieve these goals.
"While we've made much progress in the last 22 months -- and Moody's has acknowledged our 'strong management and governance' -- there is clearly much more work to do to grow the economy and make Vermont more affordable. Vermont didn't get into this situation overnight and getting out is going to take more work. And it is essential that we do this work together on a bipartisan basis, and with the understanding, and sense of urgency, that it is essential to changing the economic trajectory of our state.
"I'm hopeful this report will help every elected official, every appointee in my Administration, and every state employee focus on the fundamentals of affordability and economic growth, and increase the pace at which we work together to get measurable results. It is necessary to ensure we can afford to preserve essential services and make new investments in our future.
"It is important to note that the report clearly says addressing our demographics and economic growth is the path back to the best possible fiscal health – and we are on that path. But this is about so much more than the ratings of a Wall Street agency – it's about having a healthier, more vibrant and prosperous state for families and job creators.
"We can, and we will, change the economic and demographic trajectory of our state – if we share those goals and are all pulling in the same direction.


Foreign Exchange Reserves in Slovenia increased to 368 EUR Million in March from 333.30 EUR Million in February of 2019. Foreign Exchange Reserves in Slovenia averaged 2208.12 EUR Million from 1994 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 6992.60 EUR Million in February of 2006 and a record low of 116 EUR Million in May of 2013.
In Slovenia, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans. This page provides - Slovenia Foreign Exchange Reserves - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Slovenia Foreign Exchange Reserves - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.


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"We feel we finally have some light to this darkness," said Theresa Rodriguez, Soto's cousin, according to the Mendocino Voice. "I know for myself for the first time in 29 days as of yesterday I got to go home without the heaviness in my heart."
Mendocino authorities said the object was near the lake outlet at a depth of about 100 feet.
"We couldn't get close enough in a steady manner to see what it was. It's basically a human shape, but it could be a log," Mendocino Sheriff's Lieutenant Shannon Barney said, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department divers are expected to help recover what could be the body, the Mendocino Voice reports, adding that "to accomplish this upcoming dive, the flow of Lake Mendocino into the Russian River may actually be stopped for a brief period, a relatively unprecedented event." Slowing the water current is necessary because "otherwise the divers might be swept into the dam outlet," the Voice reported.
"Their team can dive to a depth of 200 feet," Barney said of the Los Angeles divers, according to KTVU. "And our request will be that the dam go to a zero flow for a short time, a few hours, so we can get in and get it done."
Mendocino deputies said "our dive teams are not equipped to work in that depth."
Daniel Garcia, a brother of Vincent Soto, told KTVU that "it really is a blessing to see all these agencies work together to find my brother and bring my family some closure."
After Carlos Soto's body was found in early June, a phone and ID were discovered in a wallet in the boat — all of it belonging to Vincent Soto, also of Laytonville, deputies said. The family's vehicle and their boat trailer were found at the lake's north boat ramp.
After contacting their family, deputies said they learned the pair had planned a daylong fishing trip on the lake and should have been together. A missing person investigation was launched in the son's disappearance, but the initial search of the lake didn't turn up any sign of him, according to the Sheriff's Office.
"They were inseparable, they worked together, they were best friends," Garcia said, according to KTVU.
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Father-son fishing trip on California lake ends with one dead, one missing, cops say
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Deputies said a Marin County diving robot found a body-shaped object in Lake Mendocino near Coyote Dam in Northern California. It may be missing person Vincent Soto, who disappeared on a fishing trip. LA divers will try to recover the possible body. Screen grab from Facebook video
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Strategos, plural strategoi, Latinized strategus, (; Doric Greek: στραταγός, stratagos; meaning "army leader") is used in Greek to mean military general. In the Hellenistic world and the Eastern Roman Empire the term was also used to describe a military governor. In the modern Hellenic Army, it is the highest officer rank.

Etymology

Strategos is a compound of two Greek words: stratos and agos. Stratos (στρατός)  means "army", literally "that which is spread out", coming from the proto-Indo-European root *stere- "to spread". Agos (ἀγός) means "leader", from agein (ἄγειν) "to lead", from the proto-Ιndo-Εuropean root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move".

Classical Greece

Athens
In its most famous attestation, in Classical Athens, the office of strategos existed already in the 6th century BC, but it was only with the reforms of Cleisthenes in 501 BC that it assumed its most recognizable form: Cleisthenes instituted a board of ten strategoi who were elected annually, one from each tribe (phyle). The ten were of equal status, and replaced the polemarchos, who had hitherto been the senior military commander. At the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC (according to Herodotus) they decided strategy by majority vote, and each held the presidency in daily rotation. At this date the polemarchos had a casting vote, and one view among modern scholars is that he was the commander-in-chief; but from 486 onwards the polemarchos, like the other archontes, was appointed by lot. The annual election of the strategoi was held in the spring, and their term of office coincided with the ordinary Athenian year, from midsummer to midsummer. If a strategos died or was dismissed from office, a by-election might be held to replace him.

The strict adherence to the principle of a strategos from each tribe lasted until , after which two strategoi could be selected from the same tribe and another tribe be left without its own strategos, perhaps because no suitable candidate might be available.  This system continued at least until , but by the time Aristotle wrote his Constitution of the Athenians in , the appointments were made without any reference to tribal affiliation. Hence, during the Hellenistic period, although the number of the tribes was increased, the number of strategoi remained constant at ten.

In the early part of the 5th century, several strategoi combined their military office with a political role, with Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, or Pericles among the most notable; nevertheless their power derived not from their office, but from their own personal political charisma. As political power passed to the civilian rhetores in the later 5th century, the strategoi were limited to their military duties. Originally, the strategoi were appointed ad hoc to various assignments. On campaign, several—usually up to three—strategoi might be placed jointly in command. Unlike other Greek states, where the nauarchos commanded the navy, the Athenian strategoi held command both at sea and on land. From the middle of the 4th century, the strategoi increasingly were given specific assignments, such as the strategos epi ten choran () for the defence of Attica; the strategos epi tous hoplitas (), in charge of expeditions abroad; the two strategoi epi ton Peiraia (), responsible for the war harbour of Piraeus; and the strategos epi tas symmorias (), responsible for the equipment of the warships.  This was generalized in Hellenistic times, when each strategos was given specific duties. In the Roman Imperial period, the strategos epi ta hopla () became the most prominent magistrate in Athens. The other generals had disappeared by the end of the first century BC.

The Athenian people kept a close eye on their strategoi. Like other magistrates, at the end of their term of office they were subject to euthyna and in addition there was a vote in the ekklesia during every prytany on the question whether they were performing their duties well. If the vote went against anyone, he was deposed and as a rule tried by jury. Pericles himself in 430 was removed from office as strategos and fined, and in 406 six of the eight strategoi who commanded the fleet at the Battle of Arginusae were all removed from office and condemned to death.

Other Greek states
The title of strategos appears for a number of other Greek states in the Classical period, but it is often unclear whether this refers to an actual office, or is used as a generic term for military commander. The strategos as an office is attested at least for Syracuse from the late 5th century BC, Erythrae, and in the koinon of the Arcadians in the 360s BC.

The title of strategos autokrator was also used for generals with broad powers, but the extent and nature of these powers was granted on an ad hoc basis. Thus Philip II of Macedon was elected as strategos autokrator (commander-in-chief with full powers) of the League of Corinth.

Hellenistic and Roman use
Under Philip II of Macedon, the title of strategos was used for commanders on detached assignments as the quasi-representatives of the king, often with a title indicating their area of responsibility, e.g. strategos tes Europes ("strategos of Europe").

In several Greek city leagues the title strategos was reserved for the head of state. In the Aetolian League and the Achaean League, where the strategos was annually elected, he was the eponymous chief of civil government and the supreme military commander at the same time. Two of the most prominent leaders re-elected many times to the office in the Achaean League, were Aratus of Sicyon and Philopoemen of Megalopolis. Strategoi are also reported in the Arcadian League, in the Epirote League  and in the Acarnanian League, whereas the leaders of the Boeotian League and the Thessalian League had different titles, Boeotarch and Tagus respectively.

In the Hellenistic empires of the Diadochi, notably Lagid Egypt, for which most details are known, strategos became a gubernatorial office combining civil with military duties. In Egypt, the strategoi were originally responsible for the Greek military colonists (klerouchoi) established in the country. Quickly, they assumed a role in the administration alongside the nomarches, the governor of each of the country's nomes, and the oikonomos, in charge of fiscal affairs. Already by the time of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (r. 283–246 BC), the strategos was the head of the provincial administration, while conversely his military role declined, as the klerouchoi were progressively demilitarized. Ptolemy V Epiphanes (r. 204–181 BC) established the office of epistrategos (, "over-general") to oversee the individual strategoi. The latter had become solely civilian officials, combining the role of the nomarches and the oikonomos, while the epistrategos retained powers of military command. In addition, hypostrategoi (sing. hypostrategos, ) could be appointed as subordinates. The Ptolemaic administrative system survived into the Roman period, where the epistrategos was subdivided in three to four smaller offices, and the procurator ad epistrategiam was placed in charge of the strategoi. The office largely retained its Ptolemaic functions and continued to be staffed by the Greek population of the country.

The Odrysian kingdom of Thrace was also divided into strategiai ("generalships"), each headed by a strategos, based on the various Thracian tribes and subtribes. At the time of the kingdom's annexation into the Roman Empire in 46 AD, there were 50 such districts, which were initially retained in the new Roman province, and only gradually fell out of use. It was not until c. 136 that the last of them were abolished.

Under the Roman Republic and later through the Principate, Greek historians often used the term strategos when referring to the Roman political/military office of praetor. Such a use can be found in the New Testament: Acts of the Apostles 16:20 refers to the magistrates of Philippi as strategoi (στρατηγοί). Correspondingly, antistrategos (, "vice-general") was used to refer to the office of propraetor.

Byzantine use

The term continued in use in the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire. Initially, the term was used along with stratelates and, less often, stratopedarches, to render the supreme military office of magister militum (the general in command of a field army), but could also be employed for the regional duces. In the 7th century, with the creation of the Theme system, their role changed: as the field armies were resettled and became the basis for the territorial themes, their generals too assumed new responsibilities, combining their military duties with the civil governance of the theme. The first themes were few and very large, and in the 8th century, the provincial strategoi were in constant antagonism with the emperor at Constantinople, rising often in rebellion against him. In response, the themes were progressively split up and the number of strategoi increased, diluting their power. This process was furthered by the conquests of the 10th century, which saw the establishment of several new and smaller frontier themes: while in c. 842 the Taktikon Uspensky lists 18 strategoi, the Escorial Taktikon, written c. 971–975, lists almost 90.

Throughout the middle Byzantine period (7th–12th centuries), the strategos of the Anatolic theme enjoyed precedence over the others and constituted one of the highest offices of the state, and one of the few from which eunuchs were specifically barred. At the same time, the Eastern (Anatolian) themes were senior to the Western (European) ones. This distinction was especially marked in the pay of their presiding strategoi: while those of the Eastern themes received their salary directly from the state treasury, their counterparts in the West had to raise their—markedly lower—pay from the proceeds of their provinces. During the 11th century, the strategoi were gradually confined to their military duties, their fiscal and administrative responsibilities being taken over by the civil kritai ("judges"). Senior military leadership also devolved on the hands of a new class of officers titled doukes or katepano, who were placed in control of regional commands combining several themes. By the 13th century, the term strategos had reverted to the generic sense of "general", devoid of any specific technical meaning.

The Byzantines also used a number of variations of the title strategos: strategetes (στρατηγέτης, "army leader") was an infrequently used alternative term; the term monostrategos (μονοστράτηγος, "single-general") designated a general placed in command over other strategoi or over the forces of more than one theme; the terms strategos autokrator, archistrategos (, "chief-general") and protostrategos (πρωτοστράτηγος, "first-general") designated commanders vested with supreme authority; and the term hypostrategos (, "under-general") denoted a second-in-command, effectively a lieutenant general.

In Messina

The city of Messina in Sicily also had a Strategos. In 1345 Orlando d'Aragona, illegitimate son of Frederick II of Sicily, held that position.

Modern use

In the modern Hellenic Army, a stratigós (the spelling remains στρατηγός) is the highest officer rank. The superior rank of stratárchis (Field Marshal) existed under the monarchy, but has not been retained by the current Third Hellenic Republic. Under the monarchy, the rank of full stratigós in active service was reserved for the King and a few other members of the royal family, with very few retired career officers promoted to the rank as an honorary rank. Since , in accordance with NATO practice for the member nations' chiefs of defence, the rank is held in active service by the Chief of the General Staff of National Defence, when he is an Army officer, and is granted to the retiring Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff.

All but one of the other Greek general officer ranks are derivations of this word: antistrátigos and ypostrátigos, for Lieutenant General and Major General, respectively. A Brigadier General however is called taxíarchos, after a táxis (in modern usage taxiarchía), which means brigade. The ranks of antistrátigos and ypostrátigos are also used by the Hellenic Police (and the Greek Gendarmerie before), the Greek Fire Service and the Cypriot National Guard, which lack the grade of full stratigós.

Fictional uses
The oldest use of the term strategos in fiction may be found in the Callirhoe of Chariton of Aphrodisias which is dated in the first century A.D. There, Hermocrates is the "strategos" of Syracuse and the father of Callirhoe, living in the 5th century B.C. In fact, he was a historical person, the victor over the Athenians in 413 B.C., an event which stopped Athenian expansion to the West. His role as a character in the novel is rather limited. Although his position in Syracuse gives Callirhoe a background, and he gives consent to her marriage and fulfills a few official duties, his legal or constitutional position is not very clear.

This position was featured in Orson Scott Card's novel Ender's Game. In the novel, the position of Strategos was charged with overall command of solar system defense. The Strategos, along with the positions of Polemarch (responsible for the International Fleet of space warships), and the Hegemon (the political leader of Earth, rather like a stronger version of the Secretary-General of the United Nations), was one of the three most powerful people alive. During an earlier war described in the novel, because of a belief in their inherent luck and brilliance—specifically, that no Jewish general had ever lost a war—all three positions were filled with Jewish people: an American Jew as Hegemon, an Israeli Jew as Strategos, and a Russian Jew as Polemarch. The defeat of the Formics by half-Māori Mazer Rackham changed this position. Bean (Julian Delphiki) was given the title of Strategos by Peter Wiggin after he assumed the role of Hegemon. The prequel novel Earth Awakens establishes that the position of Strategos was named after the Strategoi, a group of international military commanders in charge of the Mobile Operations Police, which served as the model for the newly created International Fleet. The first Strategos was Lieutenant Colonel Yulian Robinov of the Russian Ministry of Defense, who served as the chair of the Strategoi during the First Invasion.

The dystopian slave-empire of the Draka, in the series of books by S. M. Stirling, also uses "Strategos" together with many other military ranks and terms drawn from Classical Antiquity, though often with only the loosest resemblance to what they originally meant.

The position of 'Strategos' was also featured in the English version of the Sunrise anime The Vision of Escaflowne; the character Folken occupied the position when he served the Zaibach empire.

It is also used in the webcomic Ava's Demon for Strategos Six.

The term is also used in the 2018 Ubisoft video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey. There is no Athenian variant of them, as they are exclusively Spartan. They are powerful units found in forts and camps, second in power only to that of the Polemarch. They wield heavy blades and shield.

In Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Strategos is the name of an optional character class, given by the character Isurd.

The main protagonist in David Gemmell's Lion of Macedon and Dark Prince, is a half-Spartan, half-Macedonian Strategos, called Parmenion. The real life Parmenion was indeed a Strategos in Ancient Greece.

See also

Footnotes

Citations

General sources
 Hamel, Debra (1998). Athenian Generals: Military Authority in the Classical Period. Leiden.
 Hansen, M. H. (1987). The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes. Oxford.

 Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2nd edition. (1996). "strategoi".
 Roberts, John (2005). Dictionary of the Classical World. Oxford.

External links

Ancient Greek military terminology
Ancient Greek titles
Byzantine military offices
Gubernatorial titles
Military ranks of ancient Greece
Military ranks of ancient Macedon
Military ranks of Greece


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Edexcel further maths A Level paper replaced after leak
"Our message to students is not to worry about this and focus on your revision as you normally would."
Neil ShawHead of Digital, live and trending for PlymouthLive, DevonLive and CornwallLive
File photo of a maths exam in progress
A further maths A-level paper due to be sat by around 7,000 students on Thursday has been replaced following the leak of an earlier exam.
A cheating probe was launched last week after images of an Edexcel maths exam were circulated online.
But Pearson, the exam board's parent company, has decided to replace the forthcoming paper due to the actions of the unnamed centre concerned being investigated.
It said the probe revealed that a package containing the further maths paper had been opened by an individual at the centre.
According to Pearson, there is no evidence to suggest that the withdrawn test or any of its questions have been leaked, but it is taking "precautionary steps" to safeguard the exam for the students.
Sharon Hague, senior vice president, schools at Pearson, said: "We have reached out to all of our centres directly to inform them of this decision.
"We will continue to support and communicate with them through this unusual yet necessary step, that is vital for the safeguarding of confidence in the examination system and to ensure fairness for all learners.
Arrangements are being made to deliver the papers to all centres shortly before the exam, apart from the one being investigated.
There, separate arrangements are being made to ensure its students can complete their exams.
In a video message to students, teachers and parents, Ms Hague said it is necessary for everyone involved in the exam system to work together.
"We are reliant on the collaboration and trust of everyone involved in the exam system, and when someone commits malpractice, they let everyone down."
She added that the "serious security breach" last Friday has been referred to the police, who have been asked to investigate it as a criminal matter.
Ms Hague added that there are various ways to ensure fair outcomes from the exam, including the option to exclude the two leaked questions from the final calculation.
Last week's breach came after similar leaks in 2017 and 2018 when A-level maths papers were posted online ahead of the tests.
Earlier this year, Pearson said it would be trialling a scheme where microchips were placed in exam packs to track the date, time and location of the bundles.


Thanks to a generous scholarship as well as receiving the Univeristy of Nebraska Hixson-Lied Summer Study Grant, I was able to be among the 30 string and piano students of the 2014 International Music Institute and Festival USA, which took place on the beautiful campus of Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD.
At our very first orientation meeting, the founder of the festival Dr. Charles Borowsky welcomed us with these words, "give what you have and take what you need." Throughout the ten days of this intense solo and chamber music festival and the following five-day tour around MD and PA, I gave my best. I also feel that I have taken with me a plethora of knowledge and experiences, to the point that I can say I have grown as a musician, performer and a human being.
The festival offered more than traditional lessons, coachings and performances. It focused on a holistic approach and comprehensive musicianship.
The participants varied in their age and skill level; there was a very talented 11-year old pianist, many high school students, but also college students, some of which came from the nearby Peabody Conservatory of Music while the others flew from Canada and California.
Every day we began with centering our body, mind, and spirit with 7am yoga morning stretches. For me, this would have usually been completely out of question since I'm a night owl. However, I soon found out that being up this early I get a lot accomplished while still feeling full of energy. Our festival schedule was completely booked beginning with these stretches until the evening reflection time, usually taking place around 9.30pm.
I loved IMIF's unique opportunity to take both solo lessons and daily ensemble coachings, with the IMIF faculty alternating so we never received the same perspective two days in a row. I must say that these 1.5-2hrs intense coachings on our Brahms's Piano Quartet op. 26 were my most favorite part of the camp. There was simply so much to learn from the IMIF faculty (but also from one another) about this piece, its musical style, technique, phrasing, balance, ensemble communication and much more. It was as if the whole semester of the UNL chamber music class was "squeezed" into 10 days. We took a far journey from the very first reading of the Brahms until a week later when we performed the first movement at the student chamber recital, especially given that our newly formed ensemble consisted of four musicians from completely different colleges and musical backgrounds. We were also thrilled to receive a coaching session with Baltimore Symphony concertmaster Jonathan Carney, who helped us put on the final touches before our first performance.
A major highlight was the visit of the amazing pianist and professor at the Peabody Conservatory, Prof. Brian Ganz. In my own work with Prof. Ganz, as well as observing the lessons he provided to other students during his masterclass, I was simply amazed. It is incredible how much difference he was able to make in thirty minutes while completely engaging the audience and radiating with positive encouragement. I have participated and also observed many masterclasses throughout my studies, but I can honestly say that the way he approached his students was simply unforgettable.
That same evening we were in for an incredible treat: Prof. Ganz performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio and Schumann's Piano Quartet with the IMIF faculty (Blanka Bednarz and Emmanuel Borowsky, violins; Sharon Eng, viola; and Cecylia Barczyk, cello). An unbelievable spiritual-musical experience!
Later that week, the IMIF faculty performed at Dickinson College, presenting a whole new program of solo and chamber works. I truly respect the IMIF faculty for they are excellent performers, teachers and caring people – these skills that do not always go hand in hand.
Success does not mean perfection.
"Sleep on it" (the 24-hour rule before you judge your performance).
Everyone has inherent self-worth, regardless of the quality of his or her performance.
I feel that the last point is really essential since so often we judge ourselves according to how we played, forgetting about other characteristics that contribute to who we really are.
The other non-musical activity I really enjoyed was the theater workshop. Happening on the very first evening of the festival, it definitely helped to break the ice while making us step outside of our comfort zones. We were asked to dance, create fictional ensembles and were challenged to acknowledge the necessity of breathing to our existence and performance.
Perhaps the most important lesson we have learned was that during those 10 festival days, we have to work together as a team. Sometimes it is even necessary to "put on a mask" when you perform, even if you feel scared.
After the first week of hard work, it was time to perform our solo repertoire as well as the assigned ensemble pieces. I found myself performing my solo Bach as well as accompanying two violists during the same concert. Needless to say, this was a great challenge for me as I usually avoid playing solo and collaborative works on one occasion. Yet again, it was time to face this task and learn from it.
As exhausted as we may have been when the institute was over, eight of us checked out of our dorm rooms and immediately were on our way to begin the IMIF 5-day tour. In 27 years of my life I have never participated in a concert tour, so the idea of seven concerts in five days was scary and exciting at the same time.
We performed in towns of Thurmont, Annapolis, Towson, Bel Air and Baltimore in venues such as mountain retreat cottage, retirement centers, Armory, and many gorgeous churches. The acoustics, space, and even the quality/type of the piano varied considerably from place to place. Usually we were able to rehearse in the space but few times we simply had to trust our skills and "adjust" during the performance. The audiences were very enthusiastic and curious, so during our last few performances we decided to offer a brief Q&A session. This was a great way to connect with them as we shared more about our musical upbringing, our repertoire and love for music. Twice during the tour we had two performances in one day, a noon and an evening concert. I have to admit that staying focused and energized until the evening performance (and being last on the program!) was probably the most challenging part of the whole tour. As we were blending together as a group more and more after each performance, we had a chance to personally get to know each other when sightseeing and trying local foods around the toured cities.
The words are not enough to capture how grateful I am for these two weeks of my life, for everything I have learned, the many performance opportunities I've had as well as the personal and professional connections I have made.
Janka, your written reflections of the time you spent at IMIF (2014) was one of the most astute, comprehensive and engaging essays I have had the pleasure to read. It is so accurate and detailed that I wish to share this with potential candidates whom I wish to recruit for IMIF in future years. May I have your permission to do so? Thank you for the honor of working with you, and for listening to your artistry. Enjoy the fruits of your wonderful endeavors. Sincerely yours, Prof. Sharon Eng (IMIF Faculty).


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Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past leader, Frederick Chiluba was President of Zambia. Its election into power in 1991 ended the 27-year rule of President Kenneth Kaunda and his United National Independence Party (UNIP). It remained the dominant party within Zambian politics until the general elections of September 2011.
Nevers Mumba[1]
Political position
Centre to centre-left
Pan African Parliament
Politics of Zambia
1.1 Formation and government
1.2 Opposition
2 2015 presidential by-elections
3 2016 illegal MMD convention
4 2019 Judge Newa Judgement
5 Electoral history
5.1 Presidential elections
5.2 National Assembly elections
Formation and governmentEdit
Growing opposition to UNIP's monopoly on power, due in part to economic problems and corruption, led to the formation of the MMD in July 1990, led by Frederick Chiluba, the head of the country's trade unions.[2] During that same year, pushed by internal and international pressure, Kaunda agreed to a referendum on the one-party state, but in the face of continued opposition, dropped the referendum and signed a constitutional amendment that relinquished UNIP's guaranteed right to rule.
Multi-party general elections were held on 31 October 1991, and saw the MMD sweep to power in a massive landslide. Chiluba was elected president with 76% of the vote to Kaunda's 24%, whilst the MMD won 125 of the 150 elected seats in the National Assembly. However, by the end of Chiluba's first five-year term as president, the MMD's commitment to political reform had faded in the face of re-election demands and several prominent members left to establish other parties.
Relying on the MMD's overwhelming majority in parliament, President Chiluba in May 1996 pushed through constitutional amendments that effectively eliminated former President Kaunda and other prominent opposition leaders from the 1996 general elections. As a result, UNIP boycotted the elections, allowing Chiluba to be easily re-elected with 73% of the vote, whilst the MMD won 131 of the 150 seats in the National Assembly. Afterward, however, several opposition parties and non-governmental organisations declared the elections neither free nor fair.
Early in 2001, supporters of President Chiluba mounted a campaign to amend the constitution to enable Chiluba to seek a third term of office; the campaign led to further breakaways from the MMD, including the Forum for Democracy and Development and the Heritage Party. Eventually civil society, opposition parties, and other MMD members exerted sufficient pressure on Chiluba to force him to back away from any attempt at a third term.
Levy Mwanawasa was selected as the MMD presidential candidate for the 2001 elections, winning with just 28% of the vote. Although the MMD remained the largest party in the National Assembly, it lost its majority after being reduced to 69 seats. Three parties submitted petitions to the High Court, challenging the election results. The petition remained under consideration by the courts in February 2003 when it was ruled that while there had been irregularities these had not been large enough to affect the outcome; thus the result was upheld. Opposition parties won a majority of parliamentary seats in the December, 2001 election, but subsequent by-elections and liberal use of government patronage to secure the support of opposition MPs gave the ruling MMD a slim majority in Parliament.
Mwanawasa was re-elected in the 2006 general elections with 43% of the vote, with the MMD winning 72 seats in the National Assembly.
Following the sudden death of Mwanawasa in August 2008, a presidential by-election was held. Rupiah Banda was chosen as the MMD candidate, and was elected with 40% of the national vote, narrowly defeating Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front (PF) by a margin of around 2%.
OppositionEdit
However, the 2011 general elections saw Sata defeat Banda by a margin of 42%–35%, whilst the MMD won only 55 seats in the National Assembly to the PF's 60. The following year Nevers Mumba was elected as MMD president, defeating rival Felix Mutati and several other candidates.
2015 presidential by-electionsEdit
In the 2015 presidential by-election Former Party President Mr. Rupiah Banda returned from political retirement and claimed that he would be the candidate of the Party in that by election, whilst the Party through the National Executive Committee (NEC) backed its Party President Dr. Mumba. The Issue went to the Supreme Court and the Court ruled that Dr. Mumba as Party President had the right to run for President on the Party ticket.
The judgement was passed two weeks before the election date and partially due to that the MMD with Dr. Mumba as its candidate received just about 0.9%.
2016 illegal MMD conventionEdit
In May 2016,a group of former and expelled MMD members elected former Lunte MP Felix Mutati as party president at a convention at the Mulungushi Rock of Authority in Kabwe, whilst the Party continued supporting Nevers Mumba.[3]
2019 Judge Newa JudgementEdit
On the 9th of November 2019, High Court Judge Sharon Newa sitting in Lusaka ruled that the Convention that elected Felix Mutati as Party President was illegal and all decisions made between then and that date was declared null and vold. It further ruled that Dr. Nevers Mumba was the MMD President and that Felix Mutati and Raphael Nakachinda remained expelled members of the MMD.
Electoral historyEdit
Presidential electionsEdit
Party candidate
1991 Frederick Chiluba 972,212 75.76% Elected
1996 913,770 72.59% Elected
2001 Levy Mwanawasa 506,694 29.15% Elected
2006 1,177,846 42.98% Elected
2008 Rupiah Banda 718,359 40.09% Elected
2011 987,866 35.42% Lost
2015 Nevers Mumba 14,609 0.87% Lost
National Assembly electionsEdit
1991 931,945 74.01%
2006 1,059,526 39.05%
2016 99,356 2.71%
^ "Zambian Opposition Leader Nevers Mumba wins MMD presidency". Lusaka Times. November 5, 2019.
^ Martin Lindhardt (2014). Pentecostalism in Africa: Presence and Impact of Pneumatic Christianity in Postcolonial Societies. BRILL. pp. 302–303.
^ "Mutati is new MMD leader". ZNBC. May 21, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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