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OPPO Joins Vodafone, Qualcomm and Ericsson to Establish Europe's First Commercial 5G Standalone Network
By Financial News On Apr 14, 2021
Chinese smartphone maker OPPO announced on Tuesday that it has successfully launched Europe's first commercial 5G stand-alone (SA) network in partnership with Vodafone, Qualcomm and Ericsson. The network will be accessible in the coming weeks on the OPPO Find X3 Pro, the latest device in OPPO's premium product series.
"OPPO is proud to be the only mobile device provider participating in the commercialization of Europe's first 5G stand-alone network, delivering on our promise as a company to provide advanced technology to our customers. As a pioneer in 5G, OPPO will continue to work with industry leaders to improve access to 5G services and create more unique experiences for our users worldwide, "said Henry Duan, OPPO's vice president and head of smartphone operations.
Standalone 5G refers to the more complete form of 5G network technology and is the architecture that all such networks will eventually conform to. The theoretical latency of 5G SA is as low as 1ms – this marks a huge improvement over that of the current non-standalone (NSA) 5G, which lingers at around 20ms.
Düsseldorf, Münster and Leipzig will be the first European cities to receive 5G SA coverage. Residents or visitors of these cities who own an OPPO Find X3 Pro can enjoy the benefits of the network after receiving OPPO software updates.
OPPO is the first smartphone manufacturer to offer products equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform on a commercial 5G SA network in Europe. OPPO leveraged its expertise in the field and was deeply involved in the development and testing process with Qualcomm Technologies. In 2019, OPPO was the first company to launch a commercial 5G NSA smartphone in Europe with the OPPO Reno 5G.
SEE ALSO: Oppo Unveils Flagship Find X3 Pro With 10-Bit Color Engine
Founded in 2004, OPPO now ranks first in the Chinese smartphone market, filling a void left by Huawei, which, due to US sanctions, no longer has access to major chip suppliers. In addition to a wide range of smart devices led by the Find and Reno series, OPPO also offers the ColorOS operating system and various internet services such as OPPO Cloud and OPPO +. The company is active in more than 40 countries and regions, with six research institutes and five R&D centers worldwide, as well as an International Design Center in London.
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This is a picture yanked out of a magazine that I painted and played with. Sometimes following my biggest, boldest, wildest ideas feels like walking on a teeny tiny tightrope. The thing is, I'M OUT THERE! Out there on my tightrope. I could be still waiting on the side of that beautiful lake sipping a cold drink and admiring all the people out there on their own tightropes. Living their large dreams and putting themselves in peril. It's so easy, right? Dream but not do.
Except, I would be so antsy over there. Knowing there was a yearning in my heart. A sparkle inside of me that could no longer be contained. I simply had to take the first step, and then the second step, and then get right out in the deepest part of the lake on my tiny rope.
Now that I'm out there, I want to keep taking one step after another step. Feeling the breeze. Smelling the fresh outdoorsness. Fully electrified by this absolutely amazing journey that I'm on.
My hope is that others sitting on the side of the lake drinking their cold drinks will look over the tops of their sunglasses and decide to get up out of their folding lawn chairs. Pick up their dreams, their sparkles, their yearnings and take one step and then another step. That they will discover their own amazing journeys on teeny tiny tightropes.
I am a life coach connecting people to their Purpose and Possibilities through powerful conversations, meaningful art workshops (no art skills required) and reflective celebrations. When you truly know who you are, what you value, and what your visions are, you can put down your default settings and CREATE a fuller, more meaningful life. Don't wait for your best life to happen. Create it!


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using AsciiDocNet;

namespace Nest.Litterateur.AsciiDoc
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Visits raw asciidoc files (i.e. not generated) to make modifications
	/// </summary>
	public class RawAsciidocVisitor : NoopVisitor
	{
		private readonly FileInfo _destination;

		private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> IncludeDirectories = new Dictionary<string, string>
		{
			{ "aggregations.asciidoc", "aggregations-usage.asciidoc" },
			{ "query-dsl.asciidoc", "query-dsl-usage.asciidoc" },
			{ "search.asciidoc", "search-usage.asciidoc" },
		};

		public RawAsciidocVisitor(FileInfo destination)
		{
			_destination = destination;
		}

		public override void Visit(Document document)
		{
			var directoryAttribute = document.Attributes.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Name == "docdir");
			if (directoryAttribute != null)
			{
				document.Attributes.Remove(directoryAttribute);
			}

			// check if this document has generated includes to other files
			var includeAttribute = document.Attributes.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Name == "includes-from-dirs");

			if (includeAttribute != null)
			{
				var thisFileUri = new Uri(_destination.FullName);
				var directories = includeAttribute.Value.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);

				foreach (var directory in directories)
				{
					foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(Path.Combine(Program.OutputDirPath, directory), "*.asciidoc", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
					{
						var fileInfo = new FileInfo(file);
						var referencedFileUri = new Uri(fileInfo.FullName);
						var relativePath = thisFileUri.MakeRelativeUri(referencedFileUri);
						var include = new Include(relativePath.OriginalString);

						document.Add(include);
					}
				}
			}

			base.Visit(document);
		}

		public override void Visit(Open open)
		{
			// include links to all the query dsl usage and aggregation usage pages on the landing query dsl and aggregations pages, respectively.
			string usageFilePath;
			if (IncludeDirectories.TryGetValue(_destination.Name, out usageFilePath))
			{
				var usageDoc = Document.Load(Path.Combine(Program.OutputDirPath, usageFilePath));

				var includeAttribute = usageDoc.Attributes.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Name == "includes-from-dirs");

				if (includeAttribute != null)
				{
					var directories = includeAttribute.Value.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);

					var list = new UnorderedList();

					foreach (var directory in directories)
					{
						foreach (var file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(Path.Combine(Program.OutputDirPath, directory), "*usage.asciidoc", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
						{
							var fileInfo = new FileInfo(file);
							var fileNameWithoutExtension = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(fileInfo.Name);

							list.Items.Add(new UnorderedListItem
							{
								new Paragraph(new InternalAnchor(fileNameWithoutExtension, fileNameWithoutExtension.LowercaseHyphenToPascal()))
							});
						}
					}

					open.Add(list);
				}
			}

			base.Visit(open);
		}
	}
}
#endif

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TRANSACTION CASE-IN-BRIEF The property was put on the market for sale and an existing tenant contacted John Whitney about the sale offering.
The tenant occupies about a third of the building space and wanted to consider a purchase or a partial purchase of the property. They had invested significant improvements to their leased area and wanted to ensure their long-term occupancy in the building.
Ginger Whitney & John Whitney met with the client and reviewed the project valuation and the other tenants in the Project. They also conducted a full building and site audit and provided a detailed analysis of the offering for presentation to the Audit Committee.
The tenant was interested in participating in a purchase but asked to find an equity partner that had investment real estate experience. John and Ginger brought in an investor group who partnered with the tenant to purchase and manage the 3-building property. They sourced financing for the purchase and finalized a partnership agreement so the sale could be finalized.


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Acquisitions send sales fizzing at Conviviality
By Julia Bradshaw 30 January 2017 • 2:43pm
Employees outside a Bargain Booze shope
Three acquisitions in the space of 12 months boosted sales and profits at booze distributor Conviviality by more than two-fold in the first six months of the year.
The acquisition of drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark in October 2015, outdoor bar operator Peppermint just over a year ago, and wine specialist Bibendum in May last year have transformed Conviviality into a very different and more diversified company than it was when it listed on London's Aim market in 2013.
As well as supplying its 780 Bargain Booze and Wine Rack-branded shops across the UK with drinks, Conviviality now supplies tens of thousands of restaurants, pubs, retailers and specialist wine shops across the country. It distributes a range of alcohol, from craft beers and ales to fine wines and spirits.
It also owns a brand agency that helps producers market their products in the UK and two companies that serve alcohol at outdoor events, such as music festivals.
The change in tack resulted in a 210pc rise in revenues to £782.5m and a 4.4pc increase in like-for-like sales in the six months to the end of October. That generated a £7.4m pre-tax profit for Conviviality, compared with a £4m loss a year ago.
Christmas trading was solid, with group sales in November and December 6pc higher than a year earlier.
Conviviality 1-year share price
Diana Hunter, chief executive, said more of Conviviality's customers were now buying a greater assortment of products from the company. She said the acquisitions had also allowed for a number of lucrative cross-selling opportunities.
Wine merchant Bibendum, for instance, has 79 wines in Conviviality's retail shops. It can also offload end-of-line stock that previously would have been stuck in a warehouse into the retail chain.
"This way it flows through our supply chain and gives our franchisees something new to sell," Ms Hunter said.
The only weakness in the half-year results was the retail side, where like-for-like sales among Conviviality's corner shops were down 1.7pc, although Ms Hunter pointed to strong figures in the comparative period.
The chief executive has strengthened the management team after appointing three new managing directors to head up Conviviality's separate business units: retail, direct and trade.
With just an 8pc share of the total UK market, Ms Hunter said there was plenty of space to enlarge the business in its own right, but that "naturally we always keep an eye out for acquisitions".
Like all food and drinks retailers, Conviviality will inevitably have to put up prices this year as inflation rises, Ms Hunter said.
The company will pay an interim dividend of 4.2p, double the amount paid out at this time last year.
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New UN Climate Report Predicts Rising Hunger by 2050
Climate change could drive up the risk of global hunger by 20 percent by 2050 unless governments increase their efforts to help the world's most vulnerable communities better adapt to extreme weather events, according to a new study on food security by the United Nations World Food Program, in partnership with the Swedish government.
Three years of research went into the 62-page report, released last week at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Bonn, Germany. The countries most vulnerable to food insecurity stretch largely across the Equator, including Sub-Saharan Africa and much of Asia, with lower levels in South and Central America.
Those that stand out include Bangladesh, where 20 to 25 percent of the country's territory is inundated every year. In years of extreme flooding, as much as 60 percent of the country, one of the world's poorest, is under water, destroying crops and agricultural land and increasing the incidence of malnourishment.
Asia "is particularly vulnerable to climate change, due to a combination of high reliance on climate-sensitive livelihoods, high incidence of poverty and food insecurity and high population densities in vulnerable areas exposed to climate-related hazards," the report indicates.
Extreme weather events between2002 and 2011 cost Asians more than US$60 billion every year, the report continues. Climate related disasters in 2011 alone forced more than 10 million people out of their homes. Sea level rises, and glacier melt are increasing concerns over water stress, soil salinity and impacts on livelihoods The Philippines, a collection of more than 7,600 islands, faces higher typhoon intensity although they are expected to occur less frequently. Sea levels are expected to rise by up to 50 cm. by the end of the century, increasing the damage from storm surges as well as to coastal settlements. Parts of Luzon and Mindanao, however, are expected to face drought during the dry season and large increases of rainfall over the Visayas region. Rising sea temperatures may result in more frequent and stronger El Nino periods.
In Sri Lanka, the number of people affected by climate-related hazards is expected to climb to more than 750,000. In recent years, the northeast monsoon has been delayed or collapsed altogether, resulting in insufficient rainfall for rice production, particularly in the central and northeastern regions. Projections of sea level rise could reach one meter, with the potential to inundate the entire coastal region, increasing the risk of storm surges and salt intrusion that would affect agriculture.
Other Asian countries likely to suffer include Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Timor Lest, Nepal, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and the Kyrgyz Republic.
In the meantime, a good deal of the earth is dithering. Although 200 nations gathered in Bonn for COP23 – the 23rd United Nations-sponsored Conference of Parties on climate change – facts on the ground are discouraging. According to the climate blogger Oren Cass, global clean energy investment fell by 18 percent in 2016, the worst performance on record, while in developing countries fell by 27 percent. First-world investment in third-world countries, considered critical to global progress, fell by 26 percent.
The United States, which pulled out of the comprehensive agreement negotiated in Paris in 2016, played a less negative role than had been expected. "The U.S. was not the bomb-thrower many feared," according to a report by the Brookings Institution, a liberal Washington, DC-based think tank. "Through two weeks of negotiations in May and now two weeks in November, the US technical team took a very cooperative approach, adding elements when it was useful and not taking highly obstructionist positions. Their focus was largely on transparency rules, which have the benefit of setting the stage for the US to re-enter in the future.
Two American political appointees – White House Adviser George D. Banks and Adviser to the Vice President Francis Brooke, were met with massive protest and a walkout by largely American youth, but the officials, according to the Brookings report, "did not lash out at the protesters or the UN process as a whole. Banks never disputed the science of climate change, but clarified that "when the president looks at the Paris Agreement and climate policies in general, he looks through the lens of what effect does this have on manufacturing and competitiveness."
As has been widely reported, the US position isn't as dire as it sounds. The government is locked into the climate talks until 2020 and a wide range of state, city and regional governments and private enterprise showed up at the talks, determined to take over where the Trump administration had publicly left off.
That is probably fortunate. "Climate change disproportionately affects the most vulnerable people," according to the UN World Food Program report. "Climate-related hazards, particularly floods, storms and droughts, are becoming more frequent and intense, land and water more scarce and difficult to access, and increases in agricultural productivity are even harder to achieve."


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Q: How to combine q-input/ q-edit with Yjs to manage cursor position when co-editing I figured out how sync text value between clients using Yjs but I still can't handle cursor pos after text update. I use quasar framework so I can't apply one of this recomended text-editors by Yjs documentation. I do not need and special binding like characters size, color, bolding and on.
this is what I've got up to now
<q-input
 :modelValue="article"
 debounce="1000"
 ref="editor"
 type="textarea"
 @update:modelValue=" (e) => {
  updateText(article, e )
 }"
 @focus="showCursor()"
/>

<script setup lang='ts'>
/* main imports */
import { QInput } from 'quasar'
import { ref, nextTick } from 'vue'

/* yjs lib */
import * as Y from 'yjs'
import { SocketIOProvider } from 'y-socket.io'

/* fast-diff lib */
import diff, { Diff } from 'fast-diff'

/* Set Y instance and bind it with y.text extension */
const doc = new Y.Doc()
const doc_text = doc.getText('article')

/* Set provider to manage communication */
const provider = new SocketIOProvider(
  'http://localhost:1234',
  'example-document',
  doc,
  {
    autoConnect: true,
  }
)

/* Check if provider is connected */
const is_provider_connected = ref('')
provider.on('status', ({ status }: { status: string }) => {
  is_provider_connected.value = status
  article.value = doc_text.toString()
})

/* To get cursor position */
const editor = ref<QInput | null>(null)
function curetPos() {
   return editor.value?.getNativeElement().selectionStart
}
function showCursor(){
  setTimeout(()=>{
    relPos.value = Y.createRelativePositionFromTypeIndex(doc_text, curetPos())
  }, 1)
}

const relPos = ref()
const pos = ref()

/* intercept article change */
const article = ref('')
const diffResult = ref<Diff[]>()

function updateText(oldValue: string, newValue: string | number | null) {
  let consumerIndex = 0
  if (typeof newValue === 'string') {
    diffResult.value = diff(oldValue, newValue)

    diffResult.value.forEach((el) => {
      if (el[0] === 0) {
        consumerIndex += el[1].length
      } else if (el[0] === 1) {
        doc_text.insert(consumerIndex, el[1])
      } else if (el[0] === -1) {
        doc_text.delete(consumerIndex, el[1].length)
      }
    })
  }
}

doc.on('update', () => {
  article.value = doc_text.toString()
  if(relPos.value){
    pos.value= Y.createAbsolutePositionFromRelativePosition(relPos.value, doc)
    nextTick(()=>{
      editor.value?.getNativeElement().setSelectionRange(pos.value.index, pos.value.index)
    })
  }
})
</script>

So as you see the main problem is the setting cursor pos after update.
First because update model is earlier then dom-el re-render and second is that someone could changed value while you still write the text.

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With age may come wisdom, a distinguished salt-and-pepper look, and, unfortunately, unwanted skin conditions that develop seemingly out of the blue. Some common skin conditions can make their first appearance later in life, which can be reason for concern. Not only can they be frustrating to deal with, but these conditions can cause irritating or even painful side effects. Recognizing the symptoms and arming yourself with effective treatments can help alleviate symptoms and restore healthy and perhaps younger-looking skin.
Eczema is one of the most common skin conditions in the country and is characterized by itchy, flaky patches of skin that range from mild to severe. Unfortunately, the more you scratch, the more irritation will likely occur, which can lead to further inflammation and skin irritation. In very severe cases, the urge to scratch these itchy, painful patches of skin can interfere with daily activities, sleep and even lessen a person's quality of life.
A variety of triggers can lead to eczema flare ups, so one line of defense is to identify which ones contribute to your condition and avoid these whenever possible. Certain foods, weather changes, or even stress can provoke symptoms, so keeping these factors in check will often help reduce your discomfort.
Many of the symptoms of psoriasis are similar to those of eczema, but the source of psoriasis actually lies in an immune system disorder. Those with psoriasis actually generate new skin cells too quickly, before the body can shed the old ones, creating a buildup of excess skin cells. This accumulation creates the dry, flaky patches of skin that appear on the surface .
Like eczema, psoriasis flare ups can be provoked by stress or other environmental triggers, and the condition can vary in severity. While there's no cure for psoriasis, treatment methods can help to significantly reduce its symptoms and improve the appearance of your skin.
vher common skin concerns, paying attention to your diet and other environmental factors can be a great first step to controlling your rosacea symptoms.
So what can you do to both alleviate the symptoms of these common conditions and help your skin repair and restore itself? Moisturizing dry, flaking skin can be a very soothing solution for all three of these skin care concerns. However, when an effective moisturizer also delivers potent ingredients beneath the surface, it may produce healing on a molecular level.
AminoGenesis HEFF delivers the healing power of 17 amino acids to not only moisturize dry skin, but to boost your body's natural production of proteins that aid your skin's healing and repair process. At the first sign of dry, itchy, or otherwise irritated skin, apply HEFF to the affected area and experience for yourself just how effective the right blend of natural ingredients can be for your skin's health and overall condition.
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Q: verification of my proof proving the set of boundary points are closed and set of interior points is open Let $\overline{A} = \{x : x \text{ is a boundary point of A}\}$ and $\mathring{A} = \{x : x \text{ is a interior point of A}\}$ we will show that $\overline{A}$ is closed and $\mathring{A}$ is open.
In order to show that $\mathring{A}$ is open we have to show that every element of $\mathring{A}$ is an interior point. Since any $x\in\mathring{A}$ is an interior point of $A$ we now that there exist an $r>0$ s.t. the open ball $B(x,r)\subseteq A$. But since $B(x,r)$ is open we now that for any $x^*$ we can find $r^*>0$ s.t. $B(x^*, r^*) \subseteq B(x,r) \subseteq A$. But this shows that every element of $B(x,r)$ is an interior point of A and thus the open ball $B(x,r)$ is also contained in $\mathring{A}$, i.e. $B(x,r) \subseteq \mathring{A}$. Thus, every element of $\mathring{A}$ is an interior point and we conclude that $\mathring{A}$ is open.
In order to show that $\overline{A}$ is closed we have to show that $\overline{A}$ contain all its boundary points. In order for this to happen it must be the case that $\overline{A}$ and $A$ share the same boundary points.
Thus, let $x_0$ be a boundary point of $\overline{A}$, we will show that $x_0$ is also a boundary point of $A$. Since $x_0$ is a boundary point of $\overline{A}$ we now that for every $r>0$ we can find $x,y\in B(x_0, r)$ s.t. $x\in\overline{A}$ and $y\in \overline{A}^\mathrm{C}$. We know that $x$ is a boundary point of $A$ and thus for every $r^*>0$ we can fins $x^*,y^*\in B(x, r^*)$ s.t. $x^*\in{A}$ and $y^*\in{A}^\mathrm{C}$. If we can show that their exist an $r^*>0$ s.t. $B(x,r^*) \subseteq B(x_0, r)$ then we now that $x^*,y^* \in B(x_0, r)$ where $x^*\in{A}$ and $y^*\in{A}^\mathrm{C}$ we have shown that $x_0$ is a boundary point of $A$ and thus $\overline{A}$ contain all its boundary points and is closed.
Set $r^* = r - d(x, x_0)$ it then follows that $d(y^*,x_0)\leq d(y^*,x) + d(x, x_0)< r-d(x, x_0) + d(x,x_0) = r$ which shows that $B(x,r^*) \subseteq B(x_0, r)$ and hence $B(x_0, r)$ contains at least one $x^*\in A$ and $y^*\in A ^\mathrm{C}$ $\implies$ $x_0$ is a boundary point of A $\implies$ $x_0\in{\overline{A}}$ $\implies$ $\overline{A}$ is closed.

A: It is not true that $\overline{A}$ and $A$ must share the same boundary points. For example, the boundary of the rational numbers is the the real numbers, while the boundary of the real numbers is empty.
However, your argument doesn't use this claim and is essentially correct as written, but it needs some editing for clarity. For example, the last paragraph is a bit confusing to read since you use $y^*$ is multiple places with different meanings.


Spread pecans out on a baking tray. Place in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes, or until fragrant. Don't let them burn! Once cooked, remove from the oven and let cool.
Meanwhile, grease a mini muffin tin with butter.
Roll out the pastry dough using a rolling pin. Flour the surface and the pin to prevent sticking. Roll until desired thinness (about 1/8 inch thick).
Use the mouth of a drinking glass to cut out circular pieces of dough. Take the circle and place it into a mini muffin cup. Press the dough down evenly so it covers the bottom and sides. It should be shallow in the middle still. Repeat this process until all cups are filled.
Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until crust is just about cooked and lightly golden.
In a bowl, toss together three apples, diced small, with 1-1/2 tsp gluten free flour, 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Depending on the size of the apples, you can always add some more cinnamon or a little extra splash of vanilla.
Scoop the apple mixture into the baked pie cups. Bake for another 20 minutes.
Take the pies out, then place one pecan on top of each pie. Bake for 3 more minutes.


Allopathic (or conventional) treatments for Lyme disease and its co-infections tend to be the most effective but can also have the most adverse effects. These include antibiotics, antifungals, and antiparasitic treatments (as broken up on this page).
There are many side effects that need to be understood and considered before beginning any of these treatments. It is important to have an in-depth conversation about all possible side effects with your treating physician. For myself, I found it was helpful to do my own research on it as well, just in case.
The idea of being on pharmaceutical medication for extended periods of time was not my ideal scenario as many people feel. However, in this case….with this disease, I feel it was the better choice for me. I also believe that using certain herbal remedies for Candida after treatment had some antimicrobial benefit, and continues to have an effect in after treatment maintenance. Some people are allergic to antibiotics or have sensitivities and may not have any other choice than to try alternative remedies. I have heard of overwhelmingly good results with a combination of both. It is a personal choice, and it is one that should be carefully considered and discussed with your doctor. Conventional or Alternative, make sure that whatever you take does not contain wheat, yeast, soy, dairy, alcohol, sugar (in any form) or any other allergens.
I am not going to go into details of what drug is best for Lyme disease or its co-infections as there are many differing opinions about this, not enough research, and it is not my business or my place to do so. That is what your doctor is for. Each person is going to be different, have different infections, and different reactions. I will, however, provide a basic description of antimicrobials, how they work, and give brief descriptions of the most commonly prescribed ones and some of the possible side effects.
For Lyme specific treatment information, please reference Dr. Burrascano's Guidelines.
Antibiotics in their simplest and most common forms are created from molds and have been used in many cultures throughout history. There are many natural products that have antibacterial and antifungal properties which I describe in further detail on the Naturopathic Treatments page. In the 1920s Sir Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin. It was around 1940-1950 that today's common antibiotics were discovered and recognized as a viable medical treatment. They can be administered either orally or intravenously.
Antibiotics are further classified as Narrow Spectrum (targeting specific types of bacteria) and Broad Spectrum (targeting a wide range of bacteria). The latter tends to be the most effective in Lyme treatment but does not distinguish between "good" bacteria and "bad" bacteria which are the main cause of Candida yeast overgrowth (see the Candida and Lyme page and the Antifungal section below). Broad Spectrum antibiotics also promote antibiotic resistance.
Side Effects: Candida Fungal Overgrowth/Infections, may impair liver and kidney function, Ototoxicity (damage to the ear and hearing).
Side Effects: Candida Fungal Overgrowth/Infections, diarrhea, nausea, mild stomach cramps or upset.
Side Effects: Candida Fungal Overgrowth/Infections, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, (Rare: nervous system effects, phototoxicity, convulsions). May affect bone growth, not recommended for children or pregnant women.
Side Effects: Candida Fungal Overgrowth/Infections, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (Rare: temporary auditory impairment; should be used with caution if liver dysfunction is present).
Side Effects: Candida Fungal Overgrowth/Infections, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and upset stomach.
Side Effects: Candida Fungal Overgrowth/Infections, cramps or burning of the stomach, diarrhea, sore mouth or tongue, photosensitivity. (Rare: severe headache and vision problems may be signs of dangerous secondary intracranial hypertension; can be toxic over time; use of expired drugs can be dangerous).
Side Effects: Candida Fungal Overgrowth/Infections, fever, skin rash, toxicity.
Antifungals are used to treat fungal infections. Unfortunately, since fungal cell membranes are similar to animals, antifungal medications can be potentially toxic to humans and close monitoring is necessary by a physician. Although there are topical antifungal medications (for things such as ringworm, athletes foot, and jock itch), I will only list internal antifungals here.
For the Lyme and/or Candida patient, antifungal medication often becomes a necessity. It is important to understand that prevention with diet is the best option. If you already have Candida overgrowth, than you may need to take antifungal medication to get it under control. However, it is imperative that a strict anti-Candida diet is followed throughout Lyme or Candida treatment in order to be successful with both. For more information on Candida, please see the Candida and Lyme page. For details on the specific anti-fungals listed here, please go here.
Fungicidal: Kills the fungi or yeast by either interfering with the formation of the cell wall or rupturing the cell wall.
Fungistatic: Prevents the fungi or yeast from multiplying by interfering with fungal growth, DNA or RNA synthesis, or cellular metabolism.
Common Names: Tirazoles (Fluconozole, Diflucan, Voriconazole, Itraconazole, Vfend, Sporanox); Imadazoles (Ketoconazole, Clotrimazole, Miconazole) For details on how each of these works, please go here.
Description: Interfere with fungal growth and ability to build cell walls.
Side Effects: Hepatotoxicity (liver toxicity), and endocrine toxicity. Liver function must be monitored regularly (monthly or bi-monthly). Other signs of liver toxicity are itchy skin, abdominal cramps, dark urine or stool, and pain at the base of ribs.
Note: Some believe that Fluconozole can treat Lyme disease, but there is no evidence proving this. It is theorized that it helps to prevent Lyme from reproducing, but it does not kill Lyme spirochetes. Fluconazole is considered to be well-tolerated and the treatment of choice for Candida, however. It targets Candida and Cryptococcus, penetrates into tissues, and effectively crosses the blood-brain barrier to reach fungus and yeast that has affected the central nervous system. Candida can build up resistance to this drug and should not be relied upon long term.
Description: Interferes with DNA and RNA synthesis. Soluble in water. Develops resistance to fungi and yeasts easily, so is usually used in combination therapy with an Azole or Polyene.
Side Effects: Vary depending on combination therapy. Renal problems can be an issue and can cause bone marrow depression. GI disturbances, hepatoxicity, Central Nervous System Toxicity.
Description: Ruptures the cell wall. Not absorbed from the GI tract, so are not effective against hyphae or systemic fungal infections unless taken intravenously. When taken orally, they can be effective against oral thrush and Candida that exists within the GI tract.
Side Effects: When administered via IV, these are highly toxic to the liver and must be monitored closely. Orally, they are relatively safe since they are not absorbed systemically.
Description: Inhibits hyphae growth. Administered via IV and is generally used for invasive Aspergillosis infections that are not responding to other treatments. Fungistatic against invasive Aspergillosis and Fungicidal against invasive Candida. Is not currently licensed for use for Candida. Does not affect Cryptococcus.
Antiparasitic treatments vary depending on the type of infestation. There are three main families of parasites: Protozoans (single-celled), Helminthics (multi-celled or worm-like), and Ectoparasites (arthropods such as lice, fleas, mites, ticks, etc…). I will not address Ectoparasitic medications here as they are generally topical.
Many Lyme patients also suffer from co-infections including parasitic infections. Treatment often includes drugs that are both antibacterial and antiparasitic for this reason. It is important with parasitic infections to determine which parasite is present. There are very specific drugs that are used depending on which parasite is being treated.
Although conventional medications may be needed for severe parasitic infestations, there are many herbal cleanses that are effective with parasites. In particular, doing a parasite/colon cleanse once or twice a year is good for preventative maintenance. See the Naturopathic Treatments page and the Heavy Metals & Parasites page for more information.
Description: Treats a variety of parasitic worm infections caused by specific worm-like parasites such as Nematodes, Cestodes, and Trematodes. Drug action varies.
Side Effects: Varies depending on drug. Can cause liver toxicity, cardiotoxicity, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
Common Names: Metronidazole (Flagyl), eflornithine, furazolidone, hydroychloroquine, iodoquinol, and pentamidine.
Description: Treats a variety of protozoan infections caused by specific protozoal parasites such as Trichomonas and malaria-like organisms. Drug action varies.
Side Effects: Varies depending on drug. Can cause liver toxicity, cardiotoxicity, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, chills, blood in urine or stools, skin rash, numbness, blurred vision.
Description: Effective against specific amoebic parasites (a specific type of Protozoan). Luminal (localized intestinal), direct (affect amoeba organisms directly), indirect (affect intestinal flora making it less friendly for ameobas), and tissue (affect amoeba cells in the tissues of the host). Drug action varies.


TRIPOLI, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Imad al-Sayeh, head of Libya's Election Commission, confirmed on Sunday that the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be held before Sept. 30 next year.
"The voters' registration process is going well. Around 1 million voters have already been registered, and the number is increasing," Al-Sayeh told Xinhua.
Head of UN Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, in September proposed an action plan to end the Libyan political crisis.
The plan includes amendment of the current Libyan political agreement and holding parliamentary and presidential elections.
"All Libyans are entitled to participate as long as they have a national number," Sayeh said, confirming that supporters and officials of the former regime are also entitled to take part in the upcoming elections.
"So far, there is no law that determines the conditions for candidates. We are waiting for such a law to be approved," Sayeh added.
"According to the UN-proposed action plan, everyone can participate in the elections and there are no labelings or classifications," Sayeh explained, when asked about the possibility for Saif Islam Gaddafi, son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi, to run in the elections.
Tunisia recently hosted UN-sponsored meetings between representatives of the Libyan political parties in order to introduce amendment to the political agreement.
Following the 2011 uprising that toppled former leader Gaddafi's regime, Libya has been struggling to make a democratic transition amid political division and unrest.
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Q: Download package zip/tar.gz file without installing I am looking for a function, that downloads an r package  zip/tar.gz file (given its name) without installing it.
Basically install.packages(), but I want to keep the zip files at a given directory.
I did not find a way to build the URL myself given the package Name, but there seems to be one, since install.packages() works that way.

A: Using download.packages:
download.packages(pkgs = "ggplot2", destdir = "/path/to/my/libs")

Or we can get the url manually using available.packages:
myPackage <- "ggplot2"
p <- available.packages()

myPackageUrl <- paste0(
  p[ rownames(p) == myPackage, "Repository"], "/",
  myPackage, "_",
  p[ rownames(p) == myPackage, "Version"], ".tar.gz")

myPackageUrl
# [1] "https://cran.rstudio.com/src/contrib/ggplot2_2.2.1.tar.gz"

# then download
download.file(url = myPackageUrl,
              destfile = paste0("/path/to/my/libs", "/",
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Fusion science and technology
Fusion reactions combine light ions to produce heavier nuclei, along with energy associated with mass conversion. This energy can be converted to electricity, or the energetic particles can be used for non-electric applications. Faculty and staff in this area are exploring a variety of technologies to produce fusion energy. The state of matter of the fusion medium is called a plasma—a highly charged gas that can be confined in strong magnetic fields. Therefore, plasma physics is the fundamental physics discipline for fusion energy science, but it also can be used for a variety of other science and industry applications.
Stephanie Diem
Benedikt Geiger
Oliver Schmitz
Chris Hegna
Carl Sovinec
Benjamin Lindley
Douglass Henderson
Riccardo Bonazza
Centers, consortia and institutes
Pegasus Plasma Experiment
Center for Plasma Theory and Computation
Experimental Fusion and Plasma Science
Fusion Technology Institute
Magnetic fusion experiments
To reach fusion conditions, the high-temperature plasma is confined within a vacuum chamber by strong magnetic fields. Exploring the optimization of various configurations to accomplish this magnetic confinement is a key aspect of fusion energy-related research. The department houses a unique magnetic confinement fusion experiment, the Pegasus spherical tokamak under the supervision of Professor Emeritus Fonck. This device is being upgraded to become a center for studies of non-inductive current drive in tokamaks on the national scale. Assistant Professor Diem is responsible with her research team for applying radio-frequency waves to heat this unique tokamak plasma.
There are two other major magnetic fusion experiments on the UW-Madison campus. They are HSX, a stellarator, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and MST, a reversed-field pinch device, in the Department of Physics. All of these facilities create a strong, collaborative research environment for faculty, staff and students from multiple departments across campus.
As fusion science progresses, large-scale facilities are addressing the high-performance regime. Engineering physics faculty in fusion energy science are participating in several large-scale facilities around the world, among them the ITER tokamak in Cadarache, France, well as the two U.S. national user facilities DIII-D and NSTX-U. The research group led by senior scientist McKee studies turbulent fluctuations in DIII-D and NSTX-U based on beam emission spectroscopy (BES). The collaborative research at the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Greifswald, Germany, is coupled to an on-campus stellarator program by means of the HILOADS international laboratory of the German Helmholtz Association. Assistant Professor Geiger's group studies the ion-heat and impurity transport in the core of W7-X, together with comparisons between HSX and W7-X plasmas. Professor Schmitz's group investigates the plasma edge and plasma material interaction in stellarator geometries with a focus on W7-X.
To realize sustained confinement, materials have to be developed that withstand the conditions in this harsh environment. The MARIA linear helicon plasma is used to study plasma material interactions and fundamental atomic processes in the plasma surface interaction domain. This experiment is supervised by Professor Schmitz.
Plasma theory and computation
The Department of Engineering Physics has a robust theory and computation effort spearheaded by Professors Hegna and Sovinec, who use analytic and computational techniques to study the dynamics of high-temperature plasma.
Prof. Hegna is the director of the Center for Plasma Theory and Computation (CPTC), which fosters collaboration among campus plasma theory efforts. His current research interests include the macrostability of tokamak and stellarator plasmas, optimization of stellarator confinement, turbulent transport and pedestal stability in three-dimensional configurations, plasma edge and divertor modeling physics. Professor Sovinec applies nonlinear numerical computation to problems of macroscopic stability and magnetic relaxation in tokamaks and other configurations. He leads the international NIMROD code development team. His current research interests include numerical methods for extended MHD modeling, the macrostability of tokamaks and stellarators, and tokamak disruption dynamics.
Plasma-material interaction in fusion experiments is a non-linear, multi-scale, multi-state and multi-species plasma physics and atomistic challenge. Professor Schmitz's group addresses these challenges by applying large computationally parallel codes for plasma edge physics (EMC3-EIRENE) and the plasma material interaction (ERO2).
Fusion technology addresses the engineering issues that must be addressed to build a reactor capable of producing electricity from fusion. Professors Lindley, Henderson and Wilson have active research programs to address such issues as heat removal, radiation damage to materials, tritium production, magnet design, neutron and gamma transport, and component lifetime for nowadays experiments and future fusion reactors.
The plasma medium that is intensively studied for fusion application offers a broad range of applications from processing plasmas, to plasma coating and plasma propulsion. One direction that is actively pursued in the Department of Engineering Physics is the development of a plasma source for plasma-based wake field accelerator. Professor Schmitz is a full member of the AWAKE project at CERN and his group operates the Long Wake Field Accelerator Plasma prototype (LWAP-proto) cell.


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Login at Customer Control Panel with your main account's username and password.
Click on the "Account" tab to the left of the "Help & Support" tab.
At the top right hand corner of the page you'll see a "Buy Additional Resources" link, click on it.
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Samuel Umtiti does not think that it is a big advantage for France that opponent Croatia has played an extra three times on the way to the World Cup final. The French defender expects the Croats to be able to disable the fatigue.
"At the end of a race, fatigue always plays a role, but in a World Cup final you do not think so," said Umtiti Thursday at a press conference.
Because France already played its semifinals on Tuesday, the team has a day's rest than the Croatians who were ninety minutes longer in the field than the French in the knockout phase of the tournament due to the extra time against Denmark, Russia and England.
"They also know that they are only one victory away from the world title, and despite these three extensions, they will be ready and running as in the other matches here in Russia," said Umtiti.
The 24-year-old defender thinks that Croatia has a strong midfield. "Ivan Rakitić, for example, my teammate at Barcelona, is technically very strong and has a very large lung capacity, he can keep walking, he forms a strong tandem in the midfield with Luka Modrić, we can not let them go too much, otherwise we know that it will be very difficult. "
Umtiti led in the semi-final against Belgium (1-0) with a striking header that France reached the final battle in Moscow. A few Belgian internationals were critical of France's conservative style after the game.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois talked about "anti-football" of the French and captain Eden Hazard said "would rather lose with Belgium than to win with France". Umtiti is not awake from the criticism from Belgium. "We know that making the final is the most important thing, but now it is all about winning the world title."
"If you win, there is no mention of number two or three, it is only about the champion, only that one will remember," said the Frenchman. "I can only reply to all criticism that we are in the final and that we will do everything we can to win it."
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Dame Dash's Attempt To Stop A Meeting Between The Roc-A-Fella Co-Founders Was Denied By A Judge
The drama between a pair of Roc-A-Fella Records co-founders continues as a judge delivered a new ruling this past week. The label was created more than 25 years ago by Jay-Z, Dame Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke, but recently, Dash sought to sell his one-third stake in the company, a move that Jay-Z is reportedly trying to stop. According to TMZ, Dash recently learned about a meeting that was set to take place between Jay-Z and Burke on Friday and quickly sought to have the meeting stopped by a judge. Unfortunately for Dash, the judge denied his request and told him to file a lawsuit at a later date if he was not pleased with the outcome of the meeting.
This comes less than a month after a judge blocked Dash's attempt to sell an NFT of Jay-Z's debut album, Reasonable Doubt. According to The Hollywood Reporter, U.S. District Court Judge John Cronan signed off on a temporary restraining order to the label. Dash denies trying to auction an NFT of Reasonable Doubt, but his partner in the business move, SuperFarm, announced the auction "of Damon's ownership of the copyright to Jay-Z's first album Reasonable Doubt. This marks a new milestone in the history of NFT's, entitling the new owner to future revenue generated by the unique asset."
As for Dash's attempt to sell his one-third stake in Roc-A-Fella, he claims that Jay-Z offered to buy his portion of the label back in March, but it was at "a price I deemed unacceptable." As a result, Dash was left to find a more suitable buyer for his Roc-A-Fella stake.
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Spice Rant
Dune: Part One's ending gets one frustrating thing right about the books
The spice must flow, but only to a certain point.
Ryan Britt
Despite being the most nuanced and patient blockbuster in recent memory, Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part One probably won't elicit a nuanced or patient response from the general moviegoing public. For all the Dune hot takes and deep-dives into the sand, the one prevailing, inescapable truth of this version of Dune is that it is fundamentally incomplete.
Some might say the runtime of Dune feels long, but when you consider how abruptly it ends, the story is actually cut short. Until the existence of Dune: Part Two becomes clear, the prevailing feeling about the new film is that leaves us hanging. While this is pretty frustrating, it's also, oddly perfect. The entire history of all things Dune is the history of loose ends. The truest Dune is the unfinished Dune. Here's why.
Mild spoilers ahead for Dune: Part One.
The terrible truth of Dune's ending
Paul (Timothee Chalamet) in Dune: Part One Warner Bros
It's no secret that Dune: Part One ends roughly 500 pages into the 794 pages (excluding the appendices) that comprise the bulk of the storyline of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune. It's also not a spoiler to reveal that right toward the end of the film Chani (Zendaya) says to Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet), "This is just the beginning."
More accurately, Chani could have said, "This is about two-thirds of the way through the beginning, but it also depends on how far in the series we're going to go."
Villeneuve has made it clear he wants to make a trilogy of films from two novels — Dune and Dune Messiah — and the ending of Dune: Part One is the set-up for the events of the rest of the proposed trilogy. If you only watch Dune: Part One on HBO Max, this might make the film feel like an overly long pilot episode to a TV series that may or may not get picked up.
To say Dune: Part One is a masterpiece isn't wrong, but it's also kind of like one of those incomplete Van Gogh paintings. It's not that it's not great — it is — but its basic incompleteness, the missing pieces of the narrative puzzle are, bizarrely, its defining feature.
What Dune: Part One leaves out
Zendaya near the end of Dune: Part One. Warner Bros.
Other than the fact that Dune: Part One stops before the third part of the book begins, there are also a plethora of other details from the novel that the movie omits. Non-book people probably have no idea the motivations of Dr. Yueh (Chang Chen), nor is it made clear that Thufir Hawat (Stephen McKinley Henderson) is a "Mentat" (a kind of walking computer who has served in House Atreides for generations). The relationship between Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac) and his "concubine" Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) isn't made clear in the film, nor do we learn why the Duke is giving Lady Jessica the cold shoulder in this part of the story. (In the book there's an entire subplot about Leto needing to publicly pretend like he's mad at Jessica to fool his political rivals.)
In short, the novel Dune, despite its reputation for epicness, is focused on the interior lives of its characters. This is why the ceaseless voiceover in the David Lynch 1984 Dune is both a curse, but oddly, closer to the feeling of reading the book.
Villeneuve's version gets closer to depicting the events of the book correctly but seems strangely distant from its characters. True, we get a lot of Paul Atreides in this film, but do we truly understand his journey? Throughout most of the film, he's bewildered and reluctant to take the mantle of leadership. Then, when he's offered no choice, we have to simply accept that he's changed.
This works in the novel in a way that barely works in the movie. By the time Paul is ranting to Liet-Kynes (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) about how he'll make Arrakis a "paradise" with a "wave of my had" when he becomes Emperor, it's as though we've got an entire Anakin Skywalker arc in about 20 minutes.
Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac) and Gurney (Josh Brolin) in Dune. Warner Bros.
In Dune: Part One, Paul's journey should be central, but because the film so slavishly has to depict every step of the Harkonnen invasion, we don't really see Paul change. Leto gets murdered, and Paul is suddenly a bigger jerk.
These shortcomings exist in the novel, too. The difference is, the book is designed to make you uncomfortable about all these themes in a way that the movie doesn't really do. Instead, the film makes you confused as to how to feel about Paul and his messianic ascendence. He doesn't have one of those over-the-top Anakin Skywalker "uh-oh" moments, but you sort of wish he would.
The only things Dune: Part One leaves up to interpretation are Paul's future visions, while the rest of the film is relentlessly literal. But oddly, some of these counterintuitive dream sequences are actually where we feel closest to Paul. In those moments, the plot matters less, which is when the story of Dune is actually at its best.
The curse of trying to "finish" Dune
Frank Herbert wrote six novels in the Dune saga, and in the last book, Chapterhouse: Dune (1985), the events of the story also ends on a cliffhanger. To be clear, Chapterhouse is set roughly 17,000 years after the events of Dune and Dune: Messiah, meaning that other than a cloned version of Duncan Idaho, you're not really dealing with any of the original characters by that point.
Herbert passed away before writing the seventh book, but his son Brian Herbert and novelist Kevin J. Anderson "completed" the saga with Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune. The reactions to these books were decidedly mixed, with many fans calling the latter "one of the worst books" ever. Whether claims are objectively true isn't really the point. The point is, in all mediums, Dune is always unfinished, and nobody is ever entirely happy.
Jodorowsky's failed attempt to make Dune in the 1970s is perhaps the best example of this. Pundits liked to call it "the greatest science fiction movie never made." The sci-fi channel managed to adapt all of the first book into an early 2000s miniseries, but was only able to cover Dune Messiah and Children of Dune by combining them into a single follow-up miniseries.
In terms of film and TV, there haven't been any attempts to adapt the series beyond the third book. When you considered how many successful sci-fi/fantasy book series have been adapted into TV shows and movie franchises this is kind of shocking. Harry Potter got eight movies for seven books. Foundation is adapting seven books at the same time. Even The Vampire Diaries adapted several novels. Why is adapting Dune so hard?
Why Dune can never be finished
Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica in Dune. Warner Bros
Despite all the praise Dune receives for its impressive world-building, its reputation is mostly reliant on its ideas and themes, not its story. This might sound hyperbolic, but try to find someone who says Heretics of Dune (1984) or Chapterhouse: Dune (1985) are their favorite in the series. You won't. Maybe, you'll find those who claim Dune Messiah or Children of Dune are just as good as the original, but even that is a minority opinion.
At least one review of Dune: Part One claims "the next Lord of the Rings and Star Wars is here." This is false. All three books of Lord of the Rings are equally beloved, and the story told in those three books is cohesive and satisfying.
This is simply not true of the Dune books beyond the first one. Now, I'm not saying Lord of the Rings is better than Dune, in fact, in some ways, it's not. Because the plotting of Dune is so unwieldy, it actually might be better art than Lord of the Rings. There isn't a clear hero. The bad guys are bad, but the good guys are sometimes worse. Major characters come and go. With these novels, Frank Herbert did something that wasn't populist: Paul doesn't have a Hero's Journey, because Herbert's message was to "beware of heroes." As literature, this is bold and fascinating.
However, this kind of thinking doesn't necessarily work for huge blockbusters. Subtlety is hard. Although Villeneuve says Dune is the "opposite" of a white savior movie and rejects the "traditional" hero's narratives, his film doesn't always make that clear. Instead, Dune: Part One tries to have it both ways. It wants to be the start of a big, epic, exciting franchise, but it also wants to stay true to the murky, less definable, and ruminative aspects of the books.
Dune: Part One does the blockbuster franchise-building thing better than the meandering sci-fi novel vibe. But, because the movie feels unfinished — and very well may stay that way — it ends up being true to the vision of the Dune books after all.
It may not be satisfying to experience the non-ending of this movie. But the experience of reading all the books isn't satisfying either. And maybe that's okay. Maybe the metatextual message of Dune isn't about the geopolitics of sandworms, but instead about what we expect from our stories. In a world in which books, TV shows, and films follow a formula of climaxes, finales, and resolutions, Dune dares to leave all its threads dangling.
Chani's right, after all. This is just the beginning, because, in life, it always is.
Dune: Part One is streaming on HBO Max and out in theaters on October 22, 2021.
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A Year At A Swiss Boarding School
Updated September 09, 2019 | by Robert Kennedy
In 1957-58 Montrealer Peter Denis attended a boarding school in Switzerland. In this article he recounts his experiences for us.
Editor's note: In 1957-58 my cousin Peter Denis attended a boarding school in Switzerland. He very kindly answered my questions about his time abroad at school. ~Rob
What prompted your parents to send you to boarding school overseas? Which school did they send you to? How did you get there?
My parents wanted me to improve my French. So they sent me for one year after high school and before university to Ecole Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande, Chailly sur Lausanne, Switzerland. I was the third in a series of five people who had followed such a plan. The idea was to live in the boarding school together with the students doing regular studies. I was enrolled to learn French which I had already been exposed to over eight years growing up in my hometown of Montreal, Quebec. This Swiss school had a French second language program with dedicated teachers to accommodate students from around the world. The 18 students in my class came from the US, Norway, Sweden, Iran, Germany, to name just a couple of the countries.
There was no penalty for speaking English, but if you were going to survive, you had to learn French. Once your French was at an acceptable level, you were placed in the regular classes.
I traveled to Le Havre, France via a Cunard steamship from Montreal. Then I spent five days in Paris with cousins. This was before travel by jet.
Which grades did you attend? What courses did you take? In what sports did you participate? In what extracurricular activities did you participate?
When I started attending regular classes, I was one year below the final year for the Suisse Maturité. I took History, Math, and Biology. For sports, I played on the school basketball team and did some field events like throwing the javelin. One of my classmates was an Egyptian boy who had been trained by some touring American Olympians. He knew what he was doing. Groups of boarders were taken to movies and concerts, so we had regular entertainment. The school organized a trip to Rome during the Fall Break Week. I organized a ski holiday over the Christmas break.
This short video explains high school education in Switzerland.
What was the school community like? What were the teachers like? What were the dorms like? What was the food like?
The school community was very international. There were sons of diplomats, lots of rich Iranians and Americans. One of my roommates was the son of a Section Editor at Time Magazine. The teachers were excellent. Many lived in the school and had taught there for many years.
The sleeping accommodations consisted of rooms of four or two. The boarding school was for boys only. The girls were day students as were some boys as well. The food was boarding school food prepared on-site. We ate with a regular group of twelve with a teacher -always the same one - at our table. We only balked at the food when we were offered squirrel. There was lots of yogurt for breakfast about ten years before it came to North America.
Did you have a chance to take any trips away from your school? Where did you go? What was it like?
We went to Rome for the fall break which was one week long. A couple of friends and I slipped away from the group to spend a couple of extra days in the Vatican Museums. On one epic day, the girlfriend of the teacher leading us blew up at him and stormed off. We next saw her on the train home. At Christmas, I organized my own ski holiday. I also attended a soccer camp at a Swiss Olympic training center in the Jura Mountains, I visited a friend in Neuchatel for a wine festival and had a few weekend ski excursions with the school to nearby centers. One lovely spring day all the older boys were driven by bus to the vineyards around Lake Geneva for a walking excursion. In June we also took a train to the top of a mountain, then walked down. All the trips were well-planned. We stayed in hostel-like accommodations. The discipline was very relaxed compared to what I expected.
This video gives us an idea of what skiing in the Swiss Alps is like.
How did you communicate with your parents? Did they visit you?
I wrote regularly to my parents about what was happening. They came in late May and took a large group of my friends to a nice dinner in Lausanne with the teacher. Then we traveled throughout western and central Switzerland for about four days in a rented Chevrolet.
How did attending a European boarding school benefit you?
I remember the experience fondly, as did my younger brother John. Our next-door neighbors did the same as I did, and they too enjoyed it. The school still keeps in touch me via an annual publication about graduates and teachers. I would recommend the experience to anyone although, in my day back in 1957-58, it cost my father about CA$4,000 or $35,000 in 2016 dollars, for everything, including school fees and travel.
I visited the school again in 1988 with my wife Loy. We had lunch with the current headmaster who had taught me in my French classes. He said that the cost of the school was then about US$50,000 per year for boarders because the Swiss Franc had increased to $US1.25 from the $.22 it was in my time. This meant that starting teachers were paid about $US72,000. Most of them made $90,000 - $100,000. By the 1990s North American students were rare, having been replaced by lots of Japanese and Chinese students.
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Time For Real Concern? Judge's Recovery Reaches Estimated 3 Weeks And He Still Isn't Swinging A Bat
Yankees GM Cashman Says Slugger Is Close, Expects Him To Take Part In Rehab Games Before Minor League Season Ends In Early September August 16, 2018 at 12:10 pm
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Yankees are putting on a pretty brave face right now.
When superstar outfielder Aaron Judge injured his right wrist on July 26, the Bombers estimated that it would take around three weeks before he'd really be able to swing a bat. Well, Thursday marks three weeks since he was drilled by Kansas City's Jake Junis and not much has changed. The 2017 AL Rookie of the Year has done some baserunning and light outfield work, but has yet to pick up the lumber.
The Yankees continue to say he's close, but the concern over the possibility of the injury being a bigger deal than anyone thought is there.
"I've certainly peeled the onion on that question, and rightfully so, not just because of who he is and what he means to the club," general manager Brian Cashman, said on WFAN on Wednesday.
"I doubt he hits the ground running. I'm sure at times with a check swing here or there, he might have a little bit of an issue to deal with, back off and give him a little more time," he added. "But we're going to be approaching enough of a time frame where he'll be back on track health-wise well in time for the meaningful games in the future."
Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is looked at after he was hit by a pitch in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on July 26, 2018. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Cashman also said he expects Judge to be able to take part in rehab games before the minor league season ends in early September.
MORE: Yankees' Sanchez Says Pain In Groin Has Disappeared
Judge, who is hitting .285 with 26 home runs and 61 RBIs, and has a .398 on-base percentage this season, described the pain and what he can and cannot do to the New York Post on Wednesday.
"I haven't really done any motions of trying to extend it out because that's the motion that gets me — when I full extend like that, it kind of bothers my wrist," Judge said. "Just a sharp pain whenever I flex the wrist like that."
It's looking more and more like a September pennant race isn't going to happen. The Yankees (75-45) entered Thursday's finale of their series with visiting Tampa Bay 10 games behind first-place Boston in the AL East. They do, however, hold the top spot in the wild card race, leading Oakland by 3 1/2 games and Seattle by six. So, the urgency to get Judge back in the lineup may not be as pressing as previously thought.
However, the Yankees have won just 10 of the 19 games Judge has missed since late July.
"It's been tough sitting on the sidelines, but I've been just trying to find ways I can help out the team: cheering guys on, helping them out with certain things, just talking to guys," Judge said. "Do what I can from the sideline to help out, that's all I can really do right now."


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Derivative is the instantaneous rate of change and sometimes referred to as the rate of change (i.e. how fast or quickly is something changing). This chapter will look at the concept of derivative, and the procedure for finding derivatives of functions. The process of finding derivative is called differentiation, and we will start by differentiating polynomials and rational functions using sum, difference, product, quotient, power and chain rules as well as, composite function differentiation rule. It is highly recommended that students take the time to master these techniques because this is the very foundation from which all Calculus topics will build upon.
HINT: It is evident from the chapter and overall course reviews that slope = m = rise/run = ΔY / ΔX = rate of change = tangent = limits = gradient. Now, to add a new word to the list: yes, you've guessed it- its "DERIVATIVE!" Derivative is similar to all of the previously mentioned terms, but it's more synonymous to instantaneous rate of change.


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What your cleaning lady can explain to you about the Ukrainian crisis
gilbertdoctorow	International	 April 19, 2014 9 Minutes
Western 'truth' about the crisis in and about Ukraine is very superficial if not maliciously concocted by Thought Central. Regrettably, your average American has neither the book knowledge nor the life experience to know what is truth and what is propaganda, whereas your average Russian does. Read on…
Truth has many dimensions and different people prioritize them in different ways, which is why arriving at some absolute truth recognized by everyone is so problematic if not quixotic.
Historians will tell you how conflicts between Poland, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turkey and Russia going back centuries have brought us to the present confrontations in and over Ukraine. There is truth in what they say.
Economists will tell you about the failed reforms that left Ukraine in the dust over the course of the last 23 years of independence while neighbors like Poland and Russia have moved far ahead, fueling the discontent that made possible the latest turbulence and extremist currents in Kiev.
Political scientists will tell you about human aspirations for self-expression and political influence over decisions affecting their lives. These abstractions contain other elements of truth about the Maidan and its consequences.
In this essay I will focus on none of the above 'big picture' sides to truth, looking instead to down to earth people and how they understand the unfolding Ukrainian crisis from the context of their own family ties. I begin with the person in the title above: our Ukrainian cleaning lady. Since anecdotal evidence like this is more credible if supported by additional material drawing on statistically relevant samples or on phenomena documented by authoritative sources, I will present some observations that have been widely reported by journalists in respected mainstream American and European media. Where I will differ markedly from their reporting is in the interpretation of the observations as I make the case that Western 'truth' about the crisis in and about Ukraine is very superficial if not maliciously concocted by Thought Central in Washington.
It should come as no surprise to readers in London or Paris or New York, that menial jobs like cleaning lady in middle class households of Brussels are performed by new immigrants. We used to have a succession of Polish ladies helping us once a week with the cleaning of our townhouse. As Poles moved up and out to better paid work, their place has been taken by new arrivals from further East.
Our present cleaning lady, who is from the Western Ukraine, with family roots in the impoverished countryside of Lviv, has been with us for three years. Though she has no higher education, she is bilingual Russian and Ukrainian, with rudimentary French and Polish. As she goes about her duties, she regularly pauses to converse in Russian with my wife about her and our family matters. The women's talk typically revolved about our grandchildren who are with us on Wednesdays when she works for us and about her daughter and son-in-law who are enrolled in university courses in Warsaw. Politics was always off the table.
Maidan abruptly changed all that, if only briefly. After President Yanukovych was overthrown, Olya arrived at our house in a jubilant mood, speaking proudly about how the crooks had been chased out and Ukraine would soon be on its way into the European Union, with clean government and prosperity sure to follow.
On subsequent weeks, Olya again took up with my wife her narrative of developments back home, developments which she followed both on the phone with relatives in the Lviv region and on Ukrainian satellite television. Her mood changed. When the Russians took Crimea, she saw her homeland as being threatened by the big neighbor to the East. She was very anxious that the newfound freedom would be dashed. Her chat with my Russophile wife became tense.
Two more weeks passed, and Olya came to us completely dismayed, looking embarrassed by her past enthusiasm for the Maidan. She now told us that nothing has changed in the Ukrainian political elites, that aside from a new set of faces, thieves were once again in the seat of power. Looking forward to the presidential elections in May, she could see no candidate worth supporting. Not Tymoshenko, not Klitschko, not Yatsenyuk, the Rabbit. All the candidates were just an embarrassment. The country seemed as far away from the EU as ever. As we understood, Olya has turned off Ukrainian television in disgust.
Since then, the political discussions have ended. Olya and my wife are back talking women's talk.
The New York Times and other mainstream Western journalists reported on the sharp rise of Russian nationalism (negative connotation) in Moscow following the annexation of Crimea. They were stunned to see Russian flags hanging out of office and apartment windows all around the city, saying the atmosphere was like in America after 9/11.
From several meetings with acquaintances as well as total strangers in St Petersburg last week and. writing to you as I do today from the Russian countryside, in a hamlet of 200 souls located in the Leningradskaya oblast, 80 km south of St Petersburg, I can add to their observations that the same feeling of national pride or patriotism (positive connotation) seems to be ubiquitous, not merely a phenomenon in the country's capital and largest city. For the first time in my experience, people other than taxi drivers are keen to talk politics.
In particular, I note that acquaintances who previously only spoke of their government as corrupt and/or incompetent suddenly have become great enthusiasts not merely of the annexation of Crimea but of the Kremlin's standing up to the West over Ukraine and its insistence on federalization. They are saying with gusto how they are ready to undergo Western sanctions if necessary for the country to defend its interests. They are confident that the price of sanctions will be paid equally heavily by the West, thereby limiting their extent. It is expressions like this which explain the surge in approval ratings of Vladimir Putin in recent weeks to an incredible 80%.
The dramatic rise in Russian nationalism (patriotism) has been uniformly interpreted by our mainstream media as due to the aggressive propaganda campaign being promoted on the country's state television. This same alleged distortion of the news has been used both in Ukraine and more recently in several of the Baltic States to justify their ordering cable television providers to discontinue their distribution of Russian channels. Western journalists and political commentators would have us believe that their own and Ukrainian state coverage of events in and concerning Ukraine is objective and truthful, whereas the Kremlin is keeping Russian citizens and viewers cut off from the reality of their aggression and bullying of neighbors.
So what is going on? Who is right?
Let's start with the turn in feelings about Vladimir Putin and his 'regime' by Russia's man in the street and the link to national pride over absorption of the Crimea. Are these feelings that could be manufactured from nothing by effective and unchallenged state propaganda?
Perhaps. But your man in the street was not moved by whatever propaganda content there was on state television before. On the contrary, in December 2012 at least in the capital he demonstrated his disbelief in official news by taking part in mass protests over alleged vote rigging in the Duma elections.
I believe that the capture of Crimea for Russia has been seen by ordinary Russians as a great present to the nation. A Kremlin which only did favors for an inner circle did not command respect. A Kremlin which faces down the West and takes back what people feel was their national legacy is something else. And this statesmanship is all the more powerful given that the government has delivered a public good at its own risk and peril. Personal sanctions on leadership figures were threatened and followed soon afterwards, while the people was left, at least up to now, unscathed.
Here in Russia everyone knows where Crimea is on the map and what its place is in Russian naval, military and national history. Everyone felt it was an injustice that this land had been gifted to Ukraine by Khrushchev and then gifted a second time by Yeltsin in his agreeing to the Ukrainian secession from the Union with Crimea in its hands.
Why everyone? Because so many of today's over 35s had been to the children's summer resorts in Crimea on trips organized by their schools, not to mention the paid family vacations sponsored by major state institutions of the USSR.
As for the situation in Ukraine, here everyone has back channels of information. The extent of intermarriage, of Russian families having close relatives in Ukraine is enormous. Reporting on state television cannot be far removed from what people know from their own experience and that of their kin.
The reasons why there is such an intermixing of Russians and Ukrainians in turn requires an explanation. This is not just the consequence of inter-ethnic romances, some Slavic version of West Side Story or the equivalent of intermarriages between Croats and Serbs whose families had lived side by side in Bosnia for centuries. It is the result of both the nasty and the good aspects of the Soviet past which caused the Homo Sovieticus to settle and re-settle across that vast expanse of Eurasia with almost as much abandon as Americans move across their Continent.
The nasty side of the past was the vast resettlement of families and peoples in Soviet times during Collectivization, during the Great Terror, during the Great Patriotic War and the parallel movement of runaways seeking to escape the clutches of the state machine by disappearing to another end of the empire without the helping hand of the KGB.
The good aspect of the past came from the HR policies of the Soviet system whereby graduates were matched with career opportunities across the Soviet empire.
The common result of these internal migrations was a great deal of mixing up of peoples even if the titular nationality of each republic in the USSR was in the majority. Hence today you will find large numbers of Russians, both your man in the street and leadership personalities, who have Ukraine under their skin.
This being the case, state propaganda about Ukraine in Russia runs up against a constant reality check of people's family experience and informal information feed.
By contrast, in the West, and in America in particular, most folks would have had a hard time locating Crimea not to mention Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv on the map prior to the onset of the present troubles. They have no store of knowledge or family experience to help them judge whether reporting about Ukraine on their television sets is impartial or pure propaganda from the Neocon dominated majority of their foreign policy establishment.
©Gilbert Doctorow, 2014
G. Doctorow is an occasional guest lecturer at St. Petersburg State University and Research Fellow of the American University in Moscow. His latest book, Stepping Out of Line: Collected (Nonconformist) Essays on Russian-American Relations, 2008-12, is available in paperback and e-book from Amazon.com and affiliated websites worldwide. Also on sale in Sterling and Waterstone's booksellers, Brussels.
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