Imagine waking up on a warm spring morning and discovering that €20 million has disappeared from your company's account. This can happen if your application doesn't comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If you want to avoid the sanctions, you'll have to adjust your application to satisfy GDPR requirements.
Below are the steps you can take to make your software solution GDPR-proof, and turn the new law into a business opportunity.
Are you liable to GDPR?
GDPR is the latest EU regulation meant to tighten control over the way companies handle the personal data of its citizens. From the moment it comes into effect on May 25, 2018, noncompliant businesses will face heavy fines and penalties.
Further reading: everything you need to know about GDPR and how to prepare your company for the new age of privacy.
Do EU citizens use your solution?
Is there a subscribe function on your website?
Do you have any comments sections?
Can users log in to your website with third-party apps?
If you answered yes at least to one question, congratulations, you are a definite candidate to the GDPR. So better start getting ready.
How to make your application GDPR-compliant?
The first step to making your application GDPR compliant is to check what kind of personal data it stores. Do you really need it? The best course for the privacy-conscious future is to collect only the bare minimum of personal data that you can't possibly do without.
Based on the wording above, encryption is not mandatory under GDPR. But this doesn't mean you should ignore it.
As any cybersecurity expert would tell you, data breaches are inevitable. In July 2015, hackers have attacked Ashley Madison and stole more than 25 GB of personal data from the adultery dating website.
The information, including names, emails, and addresses, was stored as plain text which allowed anyone to track the would-be cheaters. This negligence resulted in a wave of blackmail, ruined careers, and broken marriages. The website owners had to pay over $11 million to settle ensuing lawsuits.
Moreover, at least three people have committed suicide due to Ashley Madison breach.
This is just one of many accidents that prove the importance of encrypting the users' personal data.
According to experts, end-to-end encryption is your best bet at mitigating the damage of a possible data breach.
In this method, data is encrypted at rest and in transit. It is then decrypted on the client's device using the key only he/she has access to.
But what if for some legitimate reason, such as cost-efficiency or drop in performance, you can't use encryption as a part of your data protection policy? In such a case, you should either gather enough evidence to back up your claims or use the alternative methods such as pseudonymization.
"Contact us" forms often contain personal data such as emails, phones, or even home addresses. If you store and send this information as plain text, you're opening the door to hackers.
So again, use encryption for the "contact us" forms. Also, inform your clients how you store this data and for how long.
The next step is to employ HTTPS, a secure version of the HTTP communication protocol.
It encrypts all the data sent between a client and a server using the SSL/TLS cryptographic protocols. When a user requests an HTTPS connection to your application, it sends him/her your SSL certificate. It contains the key required to initiate the secure connection.
That's why it's important to receive an SSL certificate from a credible Certificate Authority and correctly install it.
Also, make sure that your certificate isn't susceptible to the protocol vulnerabilities.
Starting from May 2018, forget about any kind of pre-ticked boxes.
The very notion of user consent will be drastically changed under GDPR. Right now you can get away with implicit, opt-out consent. But the new law will require "a statement of clear affirmative action" or " a freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous user consent".
This means you should get rid of forms that contain pre-ticked opt-in boxes.
Your consent forms must default to a "no" or be blank. In such a way you don't force your users to actively opt-out.
As a website owner, you want to occasionally reach out to your clients for marketing purposes. You'll have to ask for explicit consent for each type of data processing you handle.
If all you need for your marketing is the email address, a marketing consent will suffice.
But if you use personalization, segmentation or targeting, you'll need both the marketing consent and consent (or legitimate interest) to collect and profile any additional behavioral or demographic data.
The names of all three companies are well defined. Note how each permission has its own checkbox. It's a pity that in this example you'd have to opt-out of the permission instead of opt-in which is a big NO under GDPR.
Still, giving third parties access to the personal data of your users for analytics or other purposes is definitely a bad idea. PageFair has recently conducted a survey to discover how users would react to the consent forms in line with GDPR requirements.
According to more than 300 industry experts, the majority of users don't want third parties anywhere near their personal data.
The best way out of this problem might be using self-hosted web analytics platform which guarantees that you will be the only one to collect, process and store personal data.
Note: GDPR doesn't impact the usage of Google Analytics as it can't track individual users.
The terms and conditions agreement will no longer go hand in hand with other types of contests. You'll have to request user agreement separately for any kind of personal data handling.
Your users will have to acknowledge they've read the Terms and Conditions and agree to them before getting access to your app.
Due to the new GDPR principle – Right to be Forgotten – a user must be able to unsubscribe and remove his/her consent at any time. If, for example, you send newsletters to your customers, your links and emails should contain the "unsubscribe" feature.
In simpler words, the cookies that allow you to identify users via their devices are absolute subjects to GDPR. They include cookies for advertising, analytics, and the so-called functional cookies that allow websites to remember user preferences.
Under GDPR, the act of visiting your website for the first time doesn't automatically grant consent for processing user's personal data. Even if you display a notification like "If you use this website, you accept cookies". According to the Recital 42 of the official GDPR document, the consent in such case is not considered as "freely given".
Granular consent still applies, so if you want to track your visitor behavior via web analytics and at the same time use their data for advertising, you should obtain consent for each activity. You'll also have to allow visitors to withdraw their consent as easily as give it.
Remember, you can't block access to your website for the users who withheld consent. And after they log out, you'll have to destroy their cookies and sessions.
This is a big NO under the new law.
Since May 2018, security questions mustn't contain any information related to the customer's family, preferences, homes, etc.
The best option is to use two-factor authentication (2 FA), which combines a password with the user's phone number/fingerprints etc. Such systems are a powerful deterrent for cybercriminals.
If, for some reason, this option is not possible for you, let your users create their own secret questions. Just warn them against disclosing the personal information.
Check if your system uses IP addresses or location data in the authentication process. If your logs contain such data, you should inform users about the way you store them and how long they persist in your system.
Also, encrypt your logs and never store the particularly sensitive data (i.e passwords) in them.
This is a crucial step for e-commerce applications. If you use payment gateways, you are likely gathering your customer's personal data. In most cases, after being passed to the payment gateway this data remains in your system.
This is illegal under the new data protection regulation.
By May 2018 you must rework your web processes to delete any personal data of your customers within a set period of time (60 days, for example).
E-commerce websites often track the visitors' behavior and tastes to improve their recommendations. Under GDPR, such activities require a clear and explicit consent. You'll also have to tell users how this data will be stored in your systems and for how long.
If a user rejects tracking, you'll have to respect his or her choice.
According to GDPR's Right to be Forgotten, users are free to delete their accounts together with all their personal data. Your task is to clearly show them that their data will indeed be deleted as well as erased from all your backups.
Treating the deleted accounts as merely inactive will be viewed as an infringement of the law.
Now you're armed to teeth for the coming GDPR. You can use these steps to rise high above your competition. In the privacy-conscious future, the ability to ensure security and transparency of your application will be a huge advantage.
But you must hurry up for the clock is ticking. Only the most prudent companies will benefit from the new law while the rest will face the penalties.
And if the task seems too tough, you can always rely on MindK to develop GDPR-compliant applications or modify existing solutions to meet the new requirements.
And of course, don't forget to subscribe!


Jean-Luc Godard (born 3 December, 1930 in Paris) is a French filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or "French New Wave". Guy Debord dismissed him as an "offspring of Mao and Coca Cola". His best-known film is À bout de souffle.
Born to Franco-Swiss parents in Paris, he was educated in Nyon, Switzerland, later studying at the Lycée Rohmer, and the Sorbonne back to Paris. During his time at the Sorbonne, he became involved with the young group of filmmakers and film theorists that gave birth to the New Wave.
Known for stylistic implementations that challenged, at their focus, the conventions of Hollywood cinema, he became universally recognized as the most audacious and radical of the New Wave filmmakers. He adopted a position in filmmaking that was unambiguously political. His work reflected a fervent knowledge of film history, a comprehensive understanding of existential and Marxist philosophy, and a scholarly disposition that placed him as the lone filmmaker among the public intellectuals of the Rive Gauche.
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Veteran Choreographer Saroj Khan Hospitalised After She Faced Troubles In Breathing- READ!
Prominent choreographer Saroj Khan hospitalised
By Nikita Singh On Jun 24, 2020
Veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan has been admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday after she complained of heavy difficulty in breathing.
The 71-year-old National Award-winner, has tested negative for coronavirus, a family member on condition of anonymity mentioned on indianexpress.com.
"She was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra East for breathing issues. She is doing well now and will be discharged in a day or two. She doesn't have COVID-19 symptoms. Her report has come out negative," the relative said.
Saroj Khan, marked her position in the entertainment industry as an assistant choreographer before choreographing the dance sequences for the 1974 film Geeta Mera Naam. She shot to fame after she choreographed Sridevi's dance sequence for the song Hawa Hawai in the 1987 film Mr India. Saroj Khan has choreographed more than 2000 songs till date.
She also has to her credit, dance sequences like "Ek Do Teen", "Hum Ko Aaj Kal Hai Intezaar", "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga", "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai", "Nimbooda" and "Dola Re Dola". Her last film outing was Karan Johar's 2019 period drama Kalank. Khan choreographed the song "Tabaah Ho Gaye", featuring Madhuri Dixit, with whom she has had a long-standing partnership.
She has been the receipient of three national awards for Best Choreography for her work in Devdas, Jab We Met and the 2007 Tamil film Shringaram. She has also featured as a judge in various TV dance reality shows such as Nach Baliye, Jhalak Dikhla Ja and Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan.
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Publication of Meridiam's 2018 Impact Report
The annual report outlines the company's achievements and perspectives
Meridiam just published its 2018 Impact Report, outlining our performance over the past year and our ambitions for the years ahead.
"Together with our investors and partners, our mission is to deliver sustainable infrastructure that improves the quality of people's lives." says Thierry Déau, Founding partner, Chief Executive Officer of Meridiam.
In the pages that follow, you will learn more about the impact and outcomes of Meridiam's activities around the world.
- Meridiam Milestones
- Key Figures
- Meridiam's Investment Philosophy
- ESG-centered Investment Process
- 2017 Key Achievements
- Map of Investments
- Long Term Investment Funds
- ESG Performance Assessment of 2017
- Present and Upcoming ESG Challenges
"To stay at the forefront of the global ESG movement, Meridiam acknowledges the importance of continuously challenging its approach to achieve impact investment and reach new ESG management goals. In 2017, this was fullled through a continued improvement of Meridiam's ESG methodology, constant training and capacity building for project teams, and engagement with research organizations and International impact trendsetters. We look forward to all we can accomplish together this coming year", adds Thierry Déau.
For further details: Access to the complete Impact Report 2017
Thierry Dallard appointed by the French government to chair the SGP (Agency for the Greater Paris)
Thierry Dallard appointed by the French government to chair the SGP (Agency for the Greater Paris). - The appointment of Meridiam's director for France is a recognition for the company's expertise and know-how
Launch of the Africa Infrastructure Fellowship Program (AIFP)
Meridiam, The World Economic Forum and the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) launched a new partnership to help governments across Africa build infrastructure procurement capabilities within their civil services.
Best wishes for 2019!
Meridiam's team wishes you a happy New Year and a wonderful 2019!


Bangladeshi airport officials said more than 1,000 Bangladeshis had been deported from Kuwait, with hundreds more facing a similar fate.
Bangladeshi airport officials said on Friday more than 1,000 Bangladeshis had been deported from Kuwait, with hundreds more facing a similar fate.
Hundreds of mainly Bangladeshi cleaners and workers staged demonstrations to demand better pay and working conditions amid record inflation of about 11 percent.
The protests turned violent and some workers overturned cars and ransacked offices until the government of the OPEC producer reached an agreement to end the strike.
Social Affairs and Labour Minister Bader al-Duwaila said on Sunday several hundreds had been deported.
"The number did not reach 1,000," he told reporters after briefing parliament's human rights committee.
"There are decisions to limit some nationalities," he added. "When a certain nationality surpasses others there must be a fair distribution among working nationalities in the country."
Expatriates make up two-thirds of Kuwait's population of 3.2 million.
Duwaila said the cabinet would discuss a proposal to introduce a monthly minimum wage of 40 dinars ($151) for cleaners and 70 dinars for civilian security staff to improve workers' pay.
Some of the protesting workers had said they were asking for 50 dinars without deductions for visa fees.
The protests came against a backdrop of high prices, with workers complaining they could not survive on their salaries once labour agents took a cut or unscrupulous employers deducted housing, medical and meal costs.


I am the Director of Marketing for a London-based company and have a salary of £120,000 per annum, plus benefits. What changes are going to affect me during 2011/12, and how can I mitigate these changes?
From April 2011, the Government is lowering the 40% higher rate band from £37,401 of taxable income to £35,001, to ensure high earners do not benefit from the £1,000 increase in the personal allowance. National Insurance will also rise by 1%.
Furthermore, those earning over £100,000 like you will lose their personal allowance at a rate of £1 for every £2 of income in excess of this band. And worst of all, income in excess of £150,000 will be taxed at the Additional Rate of 50%. You've mentioned that you employer gives you benefits, so this may well apply to you.
If you would like more guidance on issues relating to high earners, please contact your local TaxAssist Accountant.


Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly leading the race to sign Tammy Abraham on a temporary basis from Chelsea during the second half of the season.
The England international joined Aston Villa on a season-long loan from the Blues at the start of the campaign and he has since picked up form with 16 goals which sees him topping the Championship scoring charts.
According to The Mail, the Wolves are hoping to convince Chelsea into loaning them Abraham for the second half of the season with the striker's loan contract with Aston Villa likely to be terminated.
Nuno's side have generally depended on the services of Raul Jimenez upfront and the manager is seemingly desperate for another competitor, who can enhance the club's prospects of finishing in the top half of the table.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have managed to meet their season expectations up to now and they are currently positioned eighth on the table with 29 points on the board.


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Nurses Who Vaccinate: Anti-vaccine myth dispeller talks with Lester Holt
Melody Butler, founder of Nurses Who Vaccinate, says it's important for medical professionals to spread the word that vaccine are safe and effective.
Nurse on a mission to fight anti-vaccine myths as measles outbreak grows
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April 15, 2019, 9:26 PM UTC / Updated April 16, 2019, 12:17 AM UTC
By Shamard Charles, M.D. and Felix Gussone, MD
Melody Anne Butler, a registered nurse and infection preventionist at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center on Long Island, New York, had mixed feelings about vaccines until she was pregnant with her third son during the deadly H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009.
The mother of four was concerned for her baby's safety, but also overwhelmed by scary reports circulating online about vaccine safety. After talking with her clinical nurse educator about pseudoscience and vaccine misinformation on the internet, Butler decided to get her children vaccinated.
She was shocked that nurses were involved in spreading vaccine myths online. That led to Butler founding Nurses Who Vaccinate, a nonprofit that provides nurses and health care professionals with current, evidence-based information on the benefits of immunizations and current recommendations. But her early encounters with nurses who were opposed to vaccines were frustrating.
"They did not want to hear what I had to say," Butler told NBC News anchor Lester Holt. "It was my first encounter with very vile anti-vaccinators. I was really taken back because these were fellow nurses and they were not receptive to the information."
Amid the ongoing measles outbreaks in the U.S., Butler discussed vaccine misinformation and common myths with Holt.
Holt: Do you change minds?
Butler: Yes, but it's not an overnight thing. I establish a relationship with these people. They know they can come to me with their questions and concerns because I was one of them. I understand you can be taken for a ride. I understand how susceptible people can be, even those who are college educated.
HealthMeasles outbreak: How doctors can change anti-vaccine minds
Holt: Are there more of them [people resistant to vaccines] than there are of you online, in social media? Are you outnumbered?
Butler: Vaccinating is the norm. However, just like when we go to the bathroom and wash our hands, we don't come out and tell everyone every single time. Most people do vaccinate, so it's really important that more people start telling everyone.
Holt: But in terms of social media, are there more folks spreading false messages on social media than there are the facts?
Butler: There are not more people, but sometimes they are the loudest and they tend to go viral because a lot of their stories can be quite sad at times, or their points come across as very scary. It's a lot easier to scare someone than it is to unscare them.
Holt: What are the top inaccuracies or myths about vaccines?
Butler: The most frequent questions I get are, can I give my child all these vaccines at the same time? Should I wait to give these vaccines? And do vaccines cause autism?
Holt: And do they cause autism?
Butler: Absolutely not. We have amazing evidence and studies are constantly coming out. There was amazing meta-analysis coming out from Denmark that once again showed evidence-based research showing that children who receive the MMR vaccine do not have an increased risk of autism.
Holt: What are the other myths out there?
Butler: One of the common questions: 'Is aluminum present in there? I heard heavy metals could be devastating to children.'
And what I usually tell them, is that there's more aluminum present in breast milk than there is in the vaccine your child's going to get. Aluminum is a very abundant resource on earth. We cook with aluminum. Your child's going to come into contact with it on a greater level outside vaccines.
Holt: You mentioned that you started this based on other nurses who were putting out false information. When I go on social media and look at the anti-vaxxer community, a lot of it is based on medical professionals, doctors, and nurses who are promoting some of these ideas. Does that concern you?
Butler: It does concern me when people are using the medical profession as a way to promote misinformation. But, once again, if you look at the CDC, New York State Department of Health — valuable, accurate resources — these claims are very easily debunked.
It just takes a lot of time and it takes a one-on-one conversation to go through some of these concerns and myths.
Holt: No matter where you stand in this, people love their children and they want the best for their children. So, how do you approach that conversation?
Butler: It's a framework conversation, called a case method. It's very simple. It really helps me to kind of focus my message and also acknowledge the patient's fear.
Holt: How do you take emotion out of this conversation?
Butler: You don't. Because I'm passionate about this — I'm doing this because of emotion.
Shamard Charles, M.D.
Dr. Shamard Charles is a physician-journalist for NBC News and Today, reporting on health policy, public health initiatives, diversity in medicine, and new developments in health care research and medical treatments.
Felix Gussone, MD
Felix Gussone is an Associate Producer for NBC News, where he works for the Health & Medical Unit.


On 29 January, ECSDA published the updated version of the ECSDA CSDR Penalties Framework.
This version of the ECSDA Framework is based on the comments received during the public consultation in the summer 2018, further deep reflection among CSD experts and includes the confirmation of some working assumptions by relevant European authorities.
The "ECSDA CSDR Penalties Framework", is the effort of compliance with the CSD Regulation. It aims at harmonisation of settlement penalties mechanisms across CSDs subject to CSDR or (potentially) equivalent regulation. It intends to provide a clear, safe and efficient Framework for settlement penalties solutions of CSDs, both the ones that will be using T2S penalties mechanism and other CSDs.
This updated version of the document will be presented and discussed with the main stakeholders on 18 February in Frankfurt. If you have comments on the Framework and an interest to attend the event, please let us know and we will check, if the capacity allows us to invite you to join.
The ECSDA CSDR Settlement Penalties Framework can be found here.


The Australian dollar is staggering its way towards 2018, trading in a thin range throughout Wednesday.
The AUD/USD is largely unchanged for the session, showing little reaction to the passing of US tax reforms and a subsequent lift in US bond yields.
"Bonds rather than equities or currencies continue to hog the limelight," said Ray Attrill, Head of FX Strategy at the National Australia Bank (NAB).
While the lift in German bond yields acted to support the euro, it did little to support the US dollar.
The greenback also showed little reaction to news that US tax reforms had been passed by Congress, suggesting that this outcome was all but priced into markets. Strong US economic data — revealing existing home sales jumped to an 11-year high in November — was also overlooked by traders.
Given an absence of other market-moving data, that ensured a quiet session for the Aussie dollar.
Looking to the day ahead, there's a few events that carry the potential to generate some short-term volatility in markets.
At 8.45am AEDT, New Zealand Q3 GDP will be released, a report that will likely move the Kiwi dollar, and as a consequence the Aussie.
Later in the session, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will also announce its December monetary policy decision, providing another event that could spice things up a little.
It's possible the BoJ will signal the death of a formal 'QQE' [Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing] policy," says Attrill, adding that the bank will almost certainly retain its targeting of Japanese 10-year government bond yields, known as "yield curve control".
For several years the BoJ has committed to buy around 80 trillion yen per annum of Japanese government bonds in an attempt to lower longer-dated borrowing costs. However, it has not been buying anywhere near that level of bonds this year despite its commitment to anchor 10-year yields at around 0%.
This naturally raises questions as to how relevant an annual purchase target is given the BoJ has managed to keep yields around this level despite significantly lower asset purchases.
If the BoJ does decide to ditch the annual purchase figure, Attrill says it "should not be judged as a 'Yen positive' event".
The decision could arrive at any point after midday AEDT.
Outside of monetary policy, Catalonia will go to the polls to elect a new government — one to watch given the geopolitical risks — while in North America the final read of US Q3 GDP and Canadian CPI and retail sales for November will also be released.


Nineteen year old Sam Welles slid the retractable knife under the strip of parcel tape and watched as the lid of the box peeled apart like unfolding wings. Digging his fingers between the remaining flaps he prised them apart. Packing foam erupted from the widening chasm, spilling in neat little piles upon the floor of the warehouse (Sam was always reminded of popcorn in the cinema). He rummaged through the top layer of foam, lifted the first package free and stared: A squat, green, vaguely humanoid form, with a single red eye, glared back at him from behind clear plastic.
The Galaxy is under threat . . . Rath Kh'Aal aliens, led by the insidious 'General Belicose' have invaded, and only 'Gravity Force 5' can stop them! . . .
Sam smiled, shaking his head. Tossing the box into his trolley he started unloading the remaining fifty packages listed on the delivery docket.
He'd been working at Hal's Toys for three months now, and had loved every second. It was mind-numbingly easy, for one thing. The customers (almost exclusively kids and their parents) were always cheerful, the store was bright and welcoming and the manager – Hal himself – let him play pretty much any tune he wanted on the stereo ("No profanity though!"). Granted, it wasn't exactly his dream career, but it was just for this summer – He'd be starting a Journalism course in September. As far as jobs around this sleepy Yorkshire village went, it beat pulling pints down the Dog & Thistle!
Depositing the final box in his trolley he went to stock the shelves.
Hal was behind the counter, talking to a customer (More like talking at a customer, Sam thought with a grin). He saw Sam emerge and winked, a portly man in his late sixties, with an eternally-grinning countenance and a shock of white hair. He had a real knack with people, and this was in full evidence now: The customer – a young man in a smart suit – was leaning on the counter and laughing, content for the duration. Not so the little girl clinging to the man's free hand, she looked bored as hell . . . Around six or seven, wearing a flower-print dress, with ribbons in her long blonde hair. She swung back and forth on one heel, singing a lilting, made-up tune. The store was otherwise deserted, likely due to the light drizzle that had begun to fall outside.
Christ, these alien things were ugly!: . . . Each standing perhaps a foot high, with emaciated legs and arms and mottled green flesh, like a lizard's. Their heads were exaggerated, tapering domes, with grotesque features occupying the lower half and the upper half all forehead. That single livid red eye stared from its sunken socket; no nose, and a thin, cruel line for a mouth. They wore little grey tunics, upon which was emblazoned a strange, oriental-looking symbol. Their three-fingered hands grasped an identical, impressively-detailed gun, half their size.
A sudden exclamation made him turn.
The girl came running over, flung herself to her knees and wrenched the nearest package from the shelf. She studied it with fierce concentration, flipped , scanned the reverse.
"Sarah?" The young, suited man was standing at the end of the aisle, beckoning.


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Foundation for open media software development launched
By Ben Moore, Mon 13 Aug 2018
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Linux Foundation today launched the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) to provide a neutral forum for open source software developers in the motion picture and broader media industries to share resources and collaborate on technologies for image creation, visual effects, animation and sound.
"We are thrilled to partner with The Linux Foundation for this vital initiative that fosters more innovation, more collaboration, more creativity among artists and engineers in our community," says Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.
"The Academy Software Foundation is core to the mission of our Academy: promoting the arts and sciences of motion pictures."
The ASWF is the result of a two-year investigation by the Academy's Science and Technology Council into the use of Open Source Software (OSS) across the motion picture industry.
The survey found that more than 80% of the industry uses open source software, particularly for animation and visual effects.
However, this widespread use of OSS has also created challenges including siloed development, managing multiple versions of OSS libraries ("versionitis") and varying governance and licensing models that need to be addressed in order to ensure a healthy open source ecosystem.
"Open Source Software has enabled developers and engineers to create the amazing visual effects and animation that we see every day in the movies, on television and in video games," says The Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin.
"With the Academy Software Foundation, we are providing a home for this community of open source developers to collaborate and drive the next wave of innovation across the motion picture and broader media industries."
Renowned New Zealand visual effects company Weta Digital is one of the founding members, amongst Walt Disney/Pixar Studios, Dreamworks Animation, Google Cloud, Cisco and more.
"We are proud to help establish the Academy Software Foundation as a Founding member., says Weta Digital sr. visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri.
"Thoughtful curation and dedicated financial commitment to open source platforms and standards is vital for our industry as we mature. The pace of innovation in visual effects is supported by a reliable platform of technology contributions by many companies and groups. The Academy Software Foundation will provide a unique collaboration environment that marries the interests of all parties and ensures the industry's history of experimentation and creativity will continue well into the future."
The ASWF says its mission is to increase the quality and quantity of open source contributions by developing a governance model, legal framework and community infrastructure that lowers the barrier to entry for developing and using open source software.
Its goals are to:
Provide a neutral forum to coordinate cross-project efforts, establish best practices and share resources across the motion picture and broader media industries.
Develop an open continuous integration (CI) and build infrastructure to enable reference builds from the community and alleviate issues caused by siloed development.
Provide individuals and organisations with a clear path for participation and code contribution.
Streamline development for build and runtime environments through the sharing of open source build configurations, scripts and recipes.
Provide better, more consistent licensing through a shared licensing template.
"In the last 25 years, software engineers have played an increasing role in the most successful movies of our time," says Academy Open Source Investigation project lead David Morin.
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import DetermineTargetsFromConfig, { Versioning } from '../src/Versioning';
import multiEnvPackageJSON from './multi-config.package.json';
import singleArrayEnvPackageJSON from './single-array-config.package.json';
import singleVersionEnvPackageJSON from './single-version-config.package.json';

describe('Versioning', () => {
  it('should support multi env config in browserslist package.json', () => {
    const config = DetermineTargetsFromConfig(multiEnvPackageJSON.browsers);
    const result = Versioning(config);

    expect(result).toEqual([
      { target: 'samsung', version: 4 },
      { target: 'safari', version: 8 },
      { target: 'opera', version: 39 },
      { target: 'op_mini', version: 'all' },
      { target: 'ios_saf', version: 8.1 },
      { target: 'ie_mob', version: 10 },
      { target: 'ie', version: 9 },
      { target: 'firefox', version: 45 },
      { target: 'edge', version: 12 },
      { target: 'chrome', version: 49 },
      { target: 'android', version: 4.4 },
      { target: 'and_uc', version: 11 },
      { target: 'and_chr', version: 55 }
    ]);
  });

  it('should support single array config in browserslist package.json', () => {
    const config = DetermineTargetsFromConfig(singleArrayEnvPackageJSON.browsers);
    const result = Versioning(config);

    expect(result).toEqual([
      { target: 'samsung', version: 4 },
      { target: 'safari', version: 8 },
      { target: 'opera', version: 39 },
      { target: 'op_mini', version: 'all' },
      { target: 'ios_saf', version: 8.1 },
      { target: 'ie_mob', version: 10 },
      { target: 'ie', version: 9 },
      { target: 'firefox', version: 45 },
      { target: 'edge', version: 12 },
      { target: 'chrome', version: 46 },
      { target: 'android', version: 4.4 },
      { target: 'and_uc', version: 11 },
      { target: 'and_chr', version: 55 }
    ]);
  });

  it('should support single version config in browserslist package.json', () => {
    const config = DetermineTargetsFromConfig(singleVersionEnvPackageJSON.browsers);
    const result = Versioning(config);

    expect(result).toEqual([
      { target: 'safari', version: 9 },
      { target: 'ie', version: 9 },
      { target: 'firefox', version: 20 },
      { target: 'chrome', version: 32 }
    ]);
  });

  it('should get lowest taret versions', () => {
    const versions = [
      'chrome 20',
      'chrome 30',
      'node 7',
      'chrome 30.5',
      'firefox 50.5'
    ];

    expect(Versioning(versions)).toEqual([
      {
        target: 'node',
        version: 7
      },
      {
        target: 'firefox',
        version: 50.5
      },
      {
        target: 'chrome',
        version: 20
      }
    ]);
  });
});

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Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said he'll decide in the next month or two whether to remain in or abandon the Oneworld aviation alliance and suggested the latter option is more likely.
The Persian Gulf airline has given the alliance "some breathing space to get their act together," Al Baker said at the ITB tourism fair in Berlin on Wednesday. Should Qatar indeed decide to depart, it will leave a "big hole" because it's a major contributor to the group, he said.
Al Baker lamented what he said was unfair treatment by other carriers and bullying behavior by some individuals in the group. "We were invited as a guest, but then we were not allowed to drink water from a glass and had to drink from the tap instead," he said. "We are not a Mickey Mouse airline."
The comments mark a departure from a conciliatory tone the CEO struck just weeks ago, when he said he was hopeful talks with fellow Oneworld leaders would resolve the spat.
Al Baker has faulted the group for not acting in a spirit of partnership, and said in Berlin he wouldn't be "bullied by an individual," who he later identified as American Airlines Group Inc. CEO Doug Parker.
Qatar Air has had a long-running feud with American, which joined with peers to argue that the Doha-based airline was among Mideast operators benefiting from illegal state aid. In the wake of that spat Qatar sought to buy about 10 percent of American, but dropped the plan in August 2017 after U.S. unions voiced their opposition and Parker called the move "puzzling at best and concerning at worst."
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A month earlier, Al Baker had raised the ire of both American and Delta Air Lines Inc. when he disparaged U.S. flight attendants as "grandmothers," while boasting that his own airline's cabin crew had an average age of 26.
More recent tensions within Oneworld have focused on Qantas Airways Ltd.'s push back against Qatar Air's expansion on Australian routes.
Al Baker said restrictions imposed by neighboring countries in recent years have made operating more difficult, driving up costs that will lead to another loss this year. Despite this, the airline is unlikely to seek an injection from its government owner, he said, calling the carrier's balance sheet "strong."
The company has managed to cut back expenses by introducing more fuel-efficient aircraft and cutting frequencies on some routes that required major detours, he said.
'We find it puzzling': American Airlines CEO on Qatar Airways' offer to buy 10 percent stake
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Qatar is among operators of the Airbus SE A380, the superjumbo that the European planemaker last month decided to terminate in 2021 amid a lack of fresh orders. Al Baker said he would take the aircraft out of service once they are 10 years old, starting in 2024. He also advised Airbus against further stretching its A350-1000, while urging Boeing Co. to take weight out of its 787 Dreamliner, of which Qatar has also ordered several dozen units.
As Brexit approaches in a few weeks, Al Baker said he remains relaxed about his stake in British Airways-parent IAG SA, of which Qatar owns about 21 percent. While he would like to further raise the holdings, foreign ownership caps prevent him from doing so.
"We are in for a long time, it's a very successful investment," Al Baker said. "We get good dividends, IAG has a very solid management, which is why we don't sit on the board, because we don't need to waste our time looking over their shoulders."
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Technical University of Munich: This university dates back to the 19th century. It is the sole university dedicated to technology and science in Germany. Over time, the university has branched into agriculture, medicine, social sciences, natural sciences, brewing, and food tech. Since 1927, 17 Nobel prizes have been awarded in physics and chemistry to academics associated with the university. Further, this university has 15 departments across three campuses in and around Munich.
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich: This university ideally has the second-highest student population as of any university in Germany. The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich was founded in 1472 which makes it one of the oldest universities in the country. It is associated with 42 Nobel laureates which include scientists such as Otto Hahn, Max Planck and Werner Heisenberg. Currently, it has a second-place amongst the top 5 in Germany.
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The gardens are part of Villa d'Este, commissioned by Cardinal Ippolio II d'Este son of Alsonso i d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia and grandson of Pope Alexander VI. He had been appointed Governor of Tivoli by Pope Julius III, with the gift of the existing palace. From 1550 until his death in 1572, when the villa was nearing completion, Cardinal d'Este created a palatial setting surrounded by a spectacular terraced garden, which took advantage of the dramatic slope but required innovations in bringing a sufficient water supply, which was employed in cascades, water tanks, troughs and pools, water jets and fountains. This garden and their water features were imitated in the next two centuries from Portugal to Poland.
Drawing inspiration (and many statues and much of the marble used for construction) from the nearby Villa Adriana, the palatial retreat of Emperor Hadrian, and reviving Roman techniques to supply water to a sequence of fountains, the cardinal created this fantasy garden.
Of course the Gardens need people to appreciate them. First is a group shot of Group Barbara on out Trafalgar Italian Concerto Tour, then an excursion of nuns checking out the gardens built by a Prince of the Church 550 years ago, then a series of individuals enjoying these amazing surroundings.
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3rd: Schebler flied out to left.
6th: Schebler struck out swinging.
8th: Schebler lined out to shortstop.
10th: Schebler singled to right, Hamilton to third.
1st: Barnhart grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Schebler out at second.
3rd: Barnhart grounded out to second.
6th: Barnhart singled to deep left.
9th: Barnhart homered to right (392 feet).
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1st: Votto struck out swinging.
4th: Votto grounded out to first.
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10th: Votto tripled to center, Hamilton, Schebler and Barnhart scored.
2nd: Gennett singled to center.
4th: Gennett struck out swinging.
7th: Gennett lined out to left.
9th: Gennett flied out to left.
2nd: Suárez walked, Gennett to second.
4th: Suárez flied out to right.
7th: Suárez lined out to center.
9th: Suárez flied out to center.
10th: Suárez singled to left, Votto scored, Gennett to second.
2nd: Winker lined out to center, Gennett to third.
5th: Winker grounded out to second.
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10th: Winker flied out to right.
2nd: Duvall walked, Suárez to second.
5th: Duvall flied out to center.
7th: Duvall struck out swinging.
9th: Duvall grounded out to third.
10th: Duvall grounded out to third.
2nd: Peraza flied out to center, Gennett out at home.
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3rd: Merrifield singled to left center.
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4th: Soler grounded out to shortstop.
6th: Soler lined out to right.
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2nd: Gordon flied out to center.
4th: Gordon grounded out to second.
9th: Gordon flied out to left.
2nd: Dozier flied out to right.
5th: Dozier homered to left (425 feet).
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9th: Dozier struck out swinging.
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3rd: Escobar flied out to right.
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3rd: Almonte flied out to center.
5th: Almonte grounded out to second.
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Lead researcher Seema A. Khan, M.D., professor of surgery at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, said the results of this study are consistent with the findings of previous studies that were designed to test cancer prevention benefits of dietary supplements.
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Khan said that beta-carotene and selenium supplementation have also been shown to lack benefit in lung cancer prevention studies.
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Petition Calls for Sony to Drop R. Kelly From the Label
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It's been a wild week in the media for R. Kelly, as the singer is currently being accused of holding women in a "cult" against their will. While details are still coming forward on the investigation, as well as responses from women who were former residents, a petition has been created calling for Sony Records to drop the songwriter from their label.
The Care2 petition has garnered over 10,000 signatures so far, and wants the record label to drop Kellz, stating their desire to "turn R. Kelly into a symbol for victim's rights." They even say that the Black Panties singer has "preyed on women for the past 25 years," mentioning his controversial marriage to a 15-year-old Aaliyah in 1994.
"We must not let habitual abusers float above justice simply because they are rich and famous," the petition states. "Let's work together to turn R. Kelly into a symbol for victim's rights, reminding abusers everywhere that no one is untouchable."
The petition also mentions their actions in the past to try and shed light on other "sexual predators" such as Bill O'Reilly, Bill Cosby, and Dr. Luke. They're urging the label to release R. Kelly from his contract in order to make a statement to abusers about who society "gives a pass to."
The petition is currently growing in signatures, but so far, Sony has not responded to it.
If you recall, BuzzFeed released a thorough investigative piece this week, which detailed disturbing alleged accounts of parents and former entourage members who claim R. Kelly is holding multiple women in a sex cult. The report claims the singer controls their every move, gives them limited access to outside communication, and is said to punish them if they break his strict rules. One of the women spoke out in a video this week, rejecting the claims.
Kellz's lawyer has denied the accusations against him, stating that he "will work diligently and forcibly to pursue his accusers and clear his name."
We will keep you updated on this case as details come forward.
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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine 2015;39(4):609-615.
1Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
2Department of Preventive Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
3Department of Psychiatry, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Corresponding author: Ho Joong Jeong. Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-702, Korea.
To support the establishment of lymphedema education plans and the actual practice of education by investigating the current lymphedema awareness status of Korean breast cancer patients.
cross-sectional population survey was conducted in 116 breast cancer patients in the Busan-Gyeongnam area. The survey included questions regarding demographic characteristics, breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) risk factors, and characteristics and treatments of the disease. Some of the items were scored to determine the level of awareness. The items that affect the awareness of lymphedema were investigated by statistical analysis.
Eighty-one of the 116 patients answered that they had heard of lymphedema, and 30 of them (25.86%) had received explanations about the possibility of lymphedema before surgery. Only 20 patients (17.25%) knew that lymphedema is not a completely curable disease, 24 patients (20.68%) thought that lymphedema does not require any treatment, and only 56 patients (48.27%) knew that lymphedema is treated in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. The main factors that affected patients' awareness of lymphedema were their age, chemotherapy, duration of breast cancer, and lymphedema treatment history.
The majority of survey participants who were breast cancer patients either lacked awareness of BCRL or had false ideas about it, indicating the inadequate level of education provided for lymphedema. In the case of breast cancer diagnosis, early and continuous education for future management is essential, and the framework for the provision of education including education protocols related to age, disease duration, and lymphedema treatment is needed.
Lymphedema is a chronic disease involving the accumulation of protein-rich fluid in the interstitial space due to abnormal lymphatic circulation . Lymphedema can be separated into primary and secondary types, and although it is induced by a variety of causes, it is most commonly caused by breast cancer itself or as a complication of breast cancer treatment . The lymphedema that is caused by breast cancer itself or due to breast cancer treatments is called breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), and its incidence is reported to be 6%-83%, indicating that different studies have found vastly different results . BCRL is a serious complication that impairs the upper extremity functions and quality of life of breast cancer patients. The progression of BCRL is related to various risk factors including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, diagnostic time, pathological lymph node condition, infection, and weight gain [4,5,6]. Prevention by risk factor management is an important part of lymphedema treatment , and several studies have reported that the treatment effects, prognosis of BCRL, and the quality of life of breast cancer patients are greatly affected by the patients' awareness of BCRL and its risk factors [8,9,10]. Although there have been studies on BCRL-related awareness, risk factors, and education in other countries, no evaluation of the BCRL-related awareness level in Korean breast cancer patients has been conducted. Thus, the appropriateness of current BCRL-related education or of early detection of lymphedema cannot be determined. Therefore, this study was conducted in order to investigate the level of awareness of BCRL in breast cancer patients, and to provide the basic data needed to establish a proper education time and method.
This study conducted a cross-sectional population survey from September 2012 to August 2013 on 125 breast cancer patients to investigate their level of awareness of BCRL. The recruited subjects included 70 patients from the Breast Cancer Patient United known as Pink Ribbon, and 55 outpatients and inpatients of the breast clinic that were not members of Pink Ribbon. The authors determined the number of samples for this study by referring to the sample size of previous studies [10,11,12,13,14] conducted in other countries without calculation. Among the recruited subjects, 4 refused to participate in the survey and 5 did not completely answer the questionnaire, thus they were excluded from the study; a total of 116 subjects' answers were analyzed.
There were 24 questions in the survey including demographic characteristics such as body weight, height, age, dominant hand, basic medical history information, such as breast cancer diagnosis and surgery dates, site, method, whether the patient received radiation therapy or chemotherapy before and after surgery, whether lymphedema was diagnosed and treated, whether the patient had heard about lymphedema, whether the patient had received an explanation from medical staff on the possibility of lymphedema before and after breast cancer surgery, awareness of generally known risk factors of lymphedema (upper limb hygiene, mild trauma, tight clothing or wearing bracelets, excessive use of upper extremities, weight gain) [2,3,6], and awareness of lymphedema-related treatment (whether lymphedema needs to be medically treated, if it is curable, which medical department treats it, what exercise is helpful). All of the contents and survey questions in the present study were investigated to meet with the patient directly without checking the patients' medical records (Table 1).
Each answer to a question was analyzed in total ratio, and among 24 questions in the survey, 3 questions asked whether they had received any general information on lymphedema from medical staff, 9 questions were on the risk factors and treatment of lymphedema. A total of 12 questions measured the awareness of lymphedema. Each question was scored. For the comparison of each question item, a Student t-test was used, the awareness level was compared and analyzed, and multiple regression analysis was performed, including age and disease duration, to analyze the influence of the factors that affect the awareness level.
The average age of the 116 subjects in the present study was 51.96±7.63 (range, 31-67 years). The average body mass index was 36.90±5.58 kg/m2. Among the subjects, 106 were right-handed, 10 were left-handed, 116 had had a mastectomy, and among them, 47 had had a left mastectomy, 63 had had a right mastectomy, and 6 had had a bilateral mastectomy. Eighty-three subjects (69.75%) had had armpit lymph node dissection. Seventy-five patients (64.65%) underwent chemotherapy, and 70 patients (60.34%) underwent radiation therapy. Among the participants, 30 (25.86%) were diagnosed with BCRL, and 26 of these (22.41%) received treatment for BCRL.
Among the breast cancer patients, 65 (56.03%) and 84 (72.41%) answered that poor upper limb hygiene and mild trauma were risk factors of lymphedema, respectively. In addition, 83 (71.55%) answered that tight shirts or wearing bracelets are risk factors, 79 (68.10%) answered that an excessive use of the affected upper limb can cause lymphedema, and 64 (55.17%) answered that weight gain can cause lymphedema. Regarding the question asking the participants to choose the proper exercise for breast cancer patients, 66 (56.9%) chose 'strenuous exercise' or 'I'm not sure.' Overall, when answering the questions on risk factors, the lymphedema-diagnosed group showed a greater awareness of the risk factors of lymphedema compared with the patient group that had never been diagnosed with lymphedema. However, with respect to the question asking the participants to choose the proper exercise that is helpful for lymphedema patients, the lymphedema-diagnosed group chose 'strenuous exercise' more often than the group that had never been diagnosed with lymphedema.
For the question regarding the level of awareness about the treatment for lymphedema, 24 breast cancer patients (20.68%) were found to have no idea that lymphedema is a disease that needs to be medically treated, and 96 (82.75%) answered that lymphedema is curable. Among the patients who were diagnosed with lymphedema, 72% thought that it is curable (Table 2). In addition, 29 (25%) answered 'I'm not sure.' for the question regarding which medical department treats lymphedema, and 31 (26.73%) chose orthopedic surgery or general surgery, not rehabilitation medicine. This shows that more than half of the patients did not know that lymphedema is treated in the department of rehabilitation medicine.
The results of the univariate analysis of each factor that affected awareness showed that the patients from the Pink Ribbon association, the patients who had had lymph node dissection, chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and a previous lymphedema diagnosis and treatment, all had a significantly higher awareness of BCRL (Table 3).
In Addition, Multivariate Analysis Including The Factors Used For The Above Univariate Analysis, In Addition To The Patients' Age And Duration Of Illness (Time Since Breast Cancer Diagnosis), Showed That The Younger Patients, Who Had Had Chemotherapy And Treatment For Lymphedema And A Long Duration Of Illness Showed A Significantly Increased Awareness Of Bcrl. Among These, The Strongest Influences On The Awareness Of Lymphedema Were Found To Be Ranked In The Following Order: Lymphedema Treatment Received At A Hospital, Chemotherapy, Duration Of Illness, And age (Table 2).
Lymphedema following breast cancer surgery can cause a number of serious clinical or psychological problems. According to Tobin et al. , 46% of 50 lymphedema patients have a functional disability. Lymphedema is one of the most serious complications that can result from breast cancer treatment, which can clinically induce a limited range of motion and pain in the affected upper limb, weakness or tightness, and can cause secondary psychological problems such as anxiety, depression, sexual dysfunction, social avoidance, and aggravation of existing psychological illnesses [8,15,16,17,18]. There is currently no medical cure for lymphedema; therefore, it is important to prevent lymphedema by educating patients on the avoidance of risk factors and how to observe their own arms for early diagnosis and treatment [7,10,19]. Woods  conducted a survey of 40 breast cancer patients investigated with semi-structured interviews, Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale, and limb volume measurement, and reported that increasing awareness has the benefit of maximum improvement and long-term control for patients with lymphedema. In addition, Sherman and Koelmeyer [11,12], reported that information delivery on lymphedema in a brochure format or via clinic staff plays an important role in minimizing the risk of lymphedema. Moreover, patients' higher awareness of lymphedema helps more effective early diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema. Fu et al.  also reported that education on lymphedema strengthens patients' self-management. Medical institutions in Korea are educating patients to be more aware of lymphedema, yet there have been no prior studies conducted on the patients' level of awareness or knowledge on the risk factors and treatments of lymphedema in Korea. Previous studies [10,11,12,13,14] conducted in other countries have the disadvantages of a small sample number of samples or survey over the phone. The present study increased the number of samples compared with the number of patients, and met with patients in person to survey them, in order to help to plan and conduct education on lymphedema for breast cancer patients in Korea.
Among the recruited breast cancer patients in the present study, barely more than half of the patients were aware of lymphedema as a disease, and only 30 patients (25.9%) received explanations about the possibility of lymphedema from the medical staff before surgery. The patients who were diagnosed with lymphedema showed a higher awareness regarding all of the items on the questionnaire. This means that prevention and management of lymphedema needs be carried out in the early stages and not conducted after exposure to various risk factors or after the diagnosis of lymphedema.
In addition, 20.69% of the patients who participated in the survey answered that lymphedema is a disease that does not require medical treatment, 82.75% answered that lymphedema is a curable disease, and notably, 21 out of the 30 patients (70%) who were diagnosed with lymphedema also answered that lymphedema is curable. Regarding the question asking whether they knew which medical department treats lymphedema, 51.73% of the patients either chose departments other than rehabilitation medicine or answered 'I'm not sure.'; only 19 out of the 30 patients who were diagnosed with lymphedema (63%) answered 'Rehabilitation Medicine'. According to the results above, the patients seemed not to have the proper information even after the diagnosis of lymphedema. In addition, for the questions regarding the risk factors of lymphedema, such as weight gain, hygiene, or aggravated lymphedema, patients showed a relatively lower level of awareness (55.6%) compared with that of the other items (70% on average) on the questionnaire.
Multiple regression analysis results show that the factors that affect this awareness are chemotherapy, lymphedema treatment, duration of illness, and age. In the case of those who underwent chemotherapy and lymphedema treatment with a long duration of illness, the patients may have had greater exposure to other patients or medical staff, and this may have had a positive effect on their awareness of lymphedema. In addition, considering that younger patients also exhibited a higher awareness, cognitive decline in the aging population may have affected the level of awareness of lymphedema. The above results suggest that the quality and timing of the current education on lymphedema are problematic.
Therefore, for proper management of lymphedema, education protocols considering age, duration of illness, and whether the patient has had chemotherapy need to be developed. In addition, although it did not significantly affect the level of awareness of lymphedema, the patients that were members of a breast cancer patient association and those who were diagnosed with lymphedema showed a difference in awareness level. More active education for breast cancer patients to approach their disease is necessary. In addition, continuous exposure to information on lymphedema can help to improve the patients' awareness level and approach towards lymphedema, even for those who have already been educated.
The limitations of the present study were the small number of subjects, and the fact that the difference in the level of awareness was not investigated before and after education on lymphedema, therefore the direct association between education and awareness level could not be proven. Moreover, the degree that education affects awareness could not be examined due to different learning abilities and educational backgrounds of the patients. In addition, the patients that were not diagnosed with lymphedema were not examined for the presence of lymphedema, and the investigation of the difference in the level of awareness of lymphedema and access to the diagnosis and treatment for lymphedema was not accurately conducted. Future studies need to recruit a greater number of subjects and work towards understanding the relationship between education and changes in the awareness level of patients.
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The tourism industries of SPTO member countries will benefit from the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) through the promotion of the China Pacific Tourism Year 2019 (CPTY). This was announced by President Xi Jinping on Friday when he met with Pacific Island Country Leaders from Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, PNG, Cook Islands, FSM and Vanuatu, before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
"With the full support of SPTO member countries at the Council of Tourism Ministers meeting in Samoa in October this year, CPTY 2019 will not be a concept or vision anymore but a reality. We are extremely grateful to the President Xi Jinping, Government and people of the People's Republic of China for this great opportunity and we are very excited for 2019. CPTY 2019 will celebrate and mark the opening of the door of cooperation between China and the Pacific in the tourism sector, connect people in the tourism industry in China and the region as well as increase awareness and understanding of the Pacific Island destinations in the Chinese market and vice versa" said SPTO CEO, Chris Cocker.
SPTO also recognises the pertinent need to improve air access from China into the Pacific; the need to train the Pacific to be China Ready; the need to train the Chinese tourism counterparts to be Pacific Ready; and the need to sustainably develop and promote the Pacific to niche market segments in the Chinese market and finally to integrate culture in the Pacific and China as an important component of the CPTY 2019 celebration and promotion.
"In 2018, an estimated 140 million Chinese visitors have travelled the globe. Today China is the world's largest source market of outbound tourists and strategically for SPTO and its member countries, this means better access to the Pacific Islands where tourism has greatly expanded since the early 90's and China has emerged as not only the region's but also the world's fastest growing source market; and the top spender in international tourism since 2012" said Mr Cocker.
Cocker added that the China market is the 6th largest tourism source market for the Pacific and accounts for 6.7% of the total market share. In spite of its modest contribution to the overall region, China as a market has been the key driver of tourism growth in the Pacific over the past 5 years. In 2017, an estimated 143,014 Chinese travellers visited our region" said Mr Cocker.
The proposed activities for the CPTY 2019 program have been the topic of ongoing discussion between the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Culture & Tourism and SPTO. This was one of the key agenda discussed when SPTO and some of its member countries attended the China International Travel Mart (CITM) last week from the 16th to 18th November in Shanghai, China.


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Sebastian Vettel was heavily criticized
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Sebastian Vettel ended his sports activities profession final yr. Image: imago/motorsport pictures
Sebastian Vettel was hailed by followers and teammates alike as excellent each on and off the racetrack. For instance, the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton summed up the profession of his long-time rival as follows: "We are telling legends in our sport, and to be trustworthy, I do not like this title. But I believe he is one of many biggest individuals we have ever seen on this sport. And we want extra like him."
Sebastian Vettel ended his illustrious profession in Formula 1 final season. In 2010, he grew to become the youngest driver to this point and the second German after Michael Schumacher to win the world championship. By the tip of his skilled profession, he had 53 wins, 57 poles and 4 world championships. But not everybody appreciates the deserves of the German.
A Formula 1 reporter challenged Vettel
Formula 1 pundit Peter Windsor had some harsh phrases for Sebastian Vettel on his Twitch channel. A 70-year-old man judged on this method Vettel was simply an "bizarre racing driver". and never even aggressive in comparison with the opposite greats of the game.
Sebastian Vettel can look again on a profitable Formula 1 profession. Photo: IMAGO/nordphoto GmbH
He would "by no means be in the identical class" as Lewis Hamilton and, in keeping with Windsor, two-time world champion Fernando Alonso was all the time forward of him: "Fernando all the time works higher than Vettel", – says the knowledgeable. The Spaniard can even drive Vettel at Aston Martin this season.
After beginning out at BMW Sauber and Toro Rosso, the now 35-year-old joined the Red Bull racing staff in 2009, the place he has been capable of rejoice 4 consecutive world championships since 2010. In 2015, Vettel moved to the Scuderia Ferrari cockpit earlier than shifting to Aston Martin for his closing two seasons in 2021.
Peter Windsor checks Vettel's confidence
Especially in his final yr at Red Bull, Windsor sues Heppenheim and likewise secretly sends his teammates on the time: "When he disappeared into the midfield in his final yr at Red Bull, he was an everyday racer and actually struggled with Daniel Ricciardo."
Daniel Ricciardo (left) joined Red Bull in 2014 as Vettel's teammate.Image: imago/motorsport pictures
Windsor complained that Vettel didn't wish to compete with the Austrian racing staff, so he switched to Ferrari: "He got here as a four-time world champion, he was chosen by some huge cash and followers." However, the 70-year-old believes that there isn't any productiveness growth right here: "He by no means bought higher, he was the identical driver. This is Sebastian Vettel's story."
Overall, Peter Windsor is essentially alone in his opinion of Sebastian Vettel's Formula 1 profession. However, controversial statements from the House of Windsor are additionally at the moment within the air.
It was solely revealed on Tuesday night that BVB had signed Berlin league rivals Julian Ryerson as a alternative for the injured Thomas Meunier. But the Norwegian shouldn't be Dortmund's solely new participant. BVB regarded round within the Premier League and stated they discovered what they had been on the lookout for.