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Explainer: How police steal court files to cover for their colleagues.
June 1, 2022 waithiramuchomba police
A court in Mombasa yesterday heard how a police officer stole a file to protect his colleague against charges of murdering a second-year student.
Bw. Bernard Kingori was allegedly involved in the disappearance of a file created by the Independent Police Oversight Authority (Ipoa) after investigating the murder of Tony Katana.
"Mr Kingori was involved in the theft of the file and if he is granted bail there is a risk that he will continue to intervene in the case," Ipoa officer Jane Ndusya said.
The court also heard that the file (IPOA / INV / 2002209-2018) was a court case where the accused is accused of stealing.
Relying on a police affidavit, state attorney Alex Gituma asked the court to deny Mr Kingori and his co-accused Faraj Masoud bail. He argued that they had a strong influence on the community and could interfere with civilian and police witnesses who knew them if they were released.
"Several civil prosecution witnesses in this case are well known to the defendants and it is likely that if released on bail they could threaten, intimidate, coerce or attempt to persuade witnesses in any way," Mr. Gituma said. .
He also told Mombasa Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku that the charges against the suspects were punishable by life imprisonment and that this could prompt them to escape if released on bail.
"This court has a constitutional duty to equalize the rights of all people, including the victim. We humbly believe that this court protects justice by providing an environment for prosecution witnesses to testify without fear or interference by depriving the defendants of bail or bail, "Mr Gituma said.
The two officers have been charged with "additional perversion after the fact of the murder". They say they are accusing them of giving false information to protect their colleague, John Otieno, from being charged with murder.
They allegedly lied to Ipoa to prevent Sergeant Otieno from being charged with the murder of the student.
The government alleges that the suspects committed the offense on September 5, 2016 in Nyali.
Mr Otieno was charged last year with killing Katana at Goat Stadium, Kongowea on August 12, 2016. Katana was 16 years old and a student at Havards High School.
Ipoa said Katana died from gunshot wounds sustained during clashes with police. He reportedly returned home from attending the wedding when the incident happened.
Police said at the time the boy was part of a gang of criminals operating in the area, but Ipoa's investigation has refuted the theory.
Mr Kingori and Mr Masoud have been remanded in custody pending their bail decision on June 2.
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Pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (neoCTX) is a prognostic factor in many cancer types, and early prediction would help to modify treatment. In patients with gastric and esophagogastric junction (AEG) cancer, the accuracy of FDG PET-CT to predict early pathologic response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (neoCTX) is currently not known.
From a consecutive cohort of 72 patients, 44 patients with resectable, locally-advanced gastric cancer or AEG Siewert type II and III received neoCTX after primary staging with endoscopic ultrasound, PET-CT and laparoscopy. Overall, 14 patients did not show FDG uptake, and the remaining 30 were restaged by PET-CT 14 days after the first cycle of neoCTX. Metabolic response was defined as decrease of tumor standardized uptake value (SUV) by ≥35%. Major pathologic regression was defined as less than 10% residual tumor cells.
Metabolic response after neoCTX was detected in 20/30 (66.7%), and non-response in 10/30 (33.3%) patients. Among metabolic responders, n = 10 (50%) showed major and n = 10 (50%) minor pathologic regression. In non-responders, n = 9 (90%) had minor and 1 (10%) a major pathologic regression. This resulted in a sensitivity of 90.9%, specificity 47.3%, positive predictive value 50%, negative predictive value 90% and accuracy of 63.3%.
Response PET-CT after the first cycle of neoCTX does not accurately predict overall pathologic response. However, PET-CT reliably detects non-responders, and identifies patients who should either immediately proceed to resection or receive a modified multimodality therapy.
The trial was registered and approved by local ethics committee PB_2016–00769.
Cancer of the stomach (GC) and the distal esophagus and esophagogastric junction (AEG) is a substantial global health problem with around 1 million new cases and 750,000 deaths per year, accounting for estimated 10% of all cancer-related deaths [1, 2]. In Europe and North America, the overall 5-year survival for GC is approximately 25% , while superior outcomes with 5-year survival rates of approximately 60% are reported in East Asia .
The optimal medical treatment for advanced GC and AEG is still a source of debate, but after the publication of the randomized "MAGIC Trial" and "ACCORD Trial", neoadjuvant chemotherapy has become first choice for the treatment of locally advanced GC and AEG, and reported improved 5-year survival rates of 36 and 38% respectively [5, 6]. This situation is similar for esophageal and cardia cancers where the recently published randomized "CROSS Trial", using neoadjuvant chemoradiation, reported 3-year survival rates of 59% .
Objective assessment of the treatment effect after neoadjuvant treatment is only possible by histopathology in the resected specimens. In patients with AEG and GC, the presence of < 10% of vital residual tumor cells is considered as a major pathologic response, and is associated with a significant survival benefit [8–10]. The difficulty is to identify patients who do not respond or progress under neoadjuvant treatment. Those patients may not profit from neoadjuvant treatment, still suffer from adverse events, and finally risk tumor progression.
In the setting of esophageal cancer, measurement of early changes in tumor glucose uptake by use of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET (PET) and later PET-CT yielded promising results for predicting response following neoadjuvant chemotherapy . Metabolic tumor activity can be quantified by the standardized uptake value (SUV), and it was shown that a drop of ≥35% measured after 2 weeks of induction chemotherapy was an accurate cut-off value to predict response . This cut-off at ≥35% was prospectively studied in the MUNICON-I trial including 119 patients with AEG I and II . Metabolic response evaluation by PET-CT accurately identified all non-responding tumors within two weeks of treatment. In addition, there was a significant survival difference between metabolic responders and non-responders.
No data are currently available for early metabolic response evaluation by PET-CT in patients with AEG III and GC, and the potential benefit is therefore unclear. We studied patients with AEG II/III and GC in a cohort of patients using the criteria for early metabolic response from the MUNICON-I trial to evaluate the accuracy and feasibility of metabolic response evaluation by early PET-CT following neoadjuvant CTX.
A retrospective cohort of 72 consecutive patients with biopsy proven GC or AEG Siewert type II-III  was included in this study. All patients underwent routine staging, including, laboratory tests, upper GI-endoscopy with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and 18FDG PET-CT as reported previously . Patients with stage cT2N+ or cT3–4, Nx by EUS and PET-CT (UICC TNM Classification, 7th edition,  underwent diagnostic laparoscopy to exclude occult peritoneal carcinomatosis prior to neoCTX. All patients were discussed in a multidisciplinary specialized tumor board prior to treatment initiation. The study was approved by the local ethics committee (PB 2016–00769).
A baseline PET-CT was performed as part of the staging procedure and an early response PET-CT, 14 days after the first cycle of neoadjuvant CTX. Imaging was performed on an in-line system (Discovery RX or Discovery VCT; GE Healthcare). These systems integrate a state-of-the art full ring PET scanner with a multi-slice helical CT (LightSpeed 16 or VCT 64 slice; GE Healthcare) allowing for acquisition of co-registered CT and PET images in one session. Patients fasted for at least 4 h before scanning, which started 50–60 min after the injection of a standard dose of 340–370 MBq 18F-FDG. A low dose CT (80 mA, 140 kV, 0.5-s tube rotation, 4.25-mm section thickness, 867-mm scan length, and 22.5-s data acquisition time) was performed first. Immediately after CT, the PET emission scan was acquired, with 2 min emission time per cradle position (total PET-CT acquisition time 12–16 min). PET images were reconstructed using a standard 3-dimensional iterative algorithm (ordered-subset expectation maximization). Image reading was done on screen using a commercially available software package (Advantage workstation, version 4.4; GE Healthcare). For quantitative measurement, a circular region of interest was placed over the tumor in the slice with maximum [18F]-FDG uptake in the baseline scan. A tumor was defined as negative or non-avid when there was no measurable activity over background [18F]-FDG uptake in the tumor area defined by endoscopy and/or demonstrated as mass in the integrated multi-slice CT. In the second PET scan, the region of interest was placed according to the baseline study using the surrounding anatomical landmarks. Patients with a decrease of ≥35% SUV were classified as metabolic responders (12,13).
Two neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens were applied, either 3 cycles ECF according the "MAGIC" regimen , or 3 cycles of FLOT, consisting of biweekly oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2, day1; docetaxel 50 mg/m2, day2; and continuous infusion 5-FU 2600 mg/m2 days 1–2 [17, 18]. Adverse events were reported according to the National Cancer Institute Criteria, version 3.0.
Standardized resections were performed including subtotal (80%) gastrectomy for distal GC, gastrectomy for middle or proximal third GC and transhiatal extended gastrectomy for AEG Siewert type II-III tumors . Systematic D2-lymphadenectomy (LAD) was routinely performed , and additionally LAD of the lower mediastinum for AEG types II/III. In few selected patients, para-aortic lymph node dissection (D3-LAD, ) was performed. Complications were recorded using the Clavien-Dindo classification .
Pathologic tumor regression was evaluated using a published validated scoring system . Patients with less than 10% residual tumor cells were classified as responders. All other patients were classified as non-responders. All specimens were reviewed by an experienced gastrointestinal pathologist (AW).
Patients were followed clinically and by contrast CT (local tumor recurrence, lymph node metastases, systemic metastases including peritoneal carcinomatosis) at 4-month intervals during the first year after surgery and at 6-month intervals thereafter, and endoscopy at 6 months and yearly thereafter. Survival was calculated from the day of study inclusion.
Differences in proportions were analyzed using Fisher's exact test. Inter-individual comparisons of quantitative data were done by use of a Wilcoxon signed rank test. Survival was estimated according to Kaplan-Meier. Statistical comparisons between different groups of patients were done with a log-rank test. All tests were two-sided and done at the 5% level of significance with the use of SPSS for Windows, version 11.50 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
From October 1, 2008 to October 31, 2013, 72 consecutive patients with resectable, locally-advanced GC or AEG II/III were included. Among them, 28 patients were finally not eligible for neoadjuvant chemotherapy due to severe comorbidities, patient's decision, or peritoneal carcinomatosis at diagnostic laparoscopy. In 44 patients planned for neoCTX, 14 (32%) did not show FDG uptake and could therefore not be further evaluated. The remaining 30 patients (68%) underwent neoCTX and were restaged by PET-CT 14 days after beginning neoCTX. Patient characteristics are shown in Table 1.
Nine patients (30%) received neoCTX with ECF , and 21 (70%) received FLOT [17, 18]. 8/9 patients pretreated with ECF received the planned 3 cycles and one patient refused the third cycle because of side effects. 20/21 (95%) patients with FLOT received 3 full cycles and 1 patient received 2 cycles due to severe bone marrow depression.
All but one patient proceeded to surgical resection within 3 weeks, while it had to be postponed to week 5 due to bone marrow depression. Radical lymphadenectomy was performed in all patients with a high median number of resected lymph nodes of 43 (range 23–113). Perioperative morbidity according to the Clavien-Dindo classification was observed in 50% of patients, including major complications grade IIIb in 4 (13%) and grade IV in 1 (4%) patient. There was no in-hospital or 90-day mortality. Surgical details are summarized in Table 2.
Most patients had locally-advanced ypT3–4 tumors (83%), and positive lymph nodes (67%). Advanced N-categories ypN2–3 were detected in 50% of resected specimens. Major pathologic regression occurred in 11/30 (36.7%) tumors with only 2/30 (7%) showing a pathologic complete remission. Major pathologic response in R0-resected patients was significantly associated with improved median survival rates (not reached) compared to minor response (28.2 months; 95% CI 16.7–39.7 months) by log-rank test (p = 0.04). Results are summarized in Table 3.
In 30 patients with PET positive primary tumors, median SUV significantly decreased from 10.4 (range 4.0–29.8) to 5.0 (range 0–25.2) 14 days after the first cycle neoCTX (p < 0.0001). Metabolic response was observed in 20 (66.7%), and no response in 10 (33.3%) patients. Prediction of pathologic response by metabolic response on PET-CT resulted in a sensitivity of 90.9% (95%-CI: 57.1–99.5%), specificity 47.3% (95%-CI: 25.2–70.5%), positive predictive value (PPV) 50% (95%-CI: 27.8–72.1%), negative predictive value (NPV) 90% (95%-CI: 54.1–99.4%) and overall accuracy of 63.3% (95% CI: 38.5–78.6%). Although the overall accuracy is low, the NPV is high with a correct identification in 9/10 true non-responding tumors.
Median follow-up was 22.4 months (range 3.2–61.8) for surviving patients. Median overall survival was significantly better for metabolic responders than for non-responders (median survival not reached and 28.2 months, 95%-CI: 7.2–10.7 months, respectively, log-rank p = 0.04). Survival curves are shown in Fig. 1.
This cohort study in patients with locally advanced AEG II/III and GC shows that metabolic response two weeks after starting neoadjuvant therapy evaluation by FDG-PET-CT, using the validated threshold for metabolic responders from the MUNICON-I intervention trial (13) of ≥35% reduction of SUV does not accurately predict overall pathologic response. It does however identify a subgroup of patients that does not respond to neoCTX with a specificity of 90%. In this cohort, this subgroup compromised 14% (10/72) of the study population with an inferior prognosis compared to PET responders.
The results of our study compare well to the results of the MUNICON-1 trial in patients with esophageal cancer, where 110 patients with AEG I/II were evaluated by PET-CT . The authors claim that responders can be identified by early metabolic imaging, however, 42% of the 50 PET responders showed a minor regression like the 50% observed in our study. The NPV for the metabolic response was 100% in the MUNICON trial, which is comparable to the 90% in our study and the 10% difference is likely due to the low patient numbers and different tumor entities. We therefore conclude that metabolic response evaluation by PET-CT does not accurately predict overall response but identifies non-responders in both trials. We also confirmed that PET-responders have a better prognosis than non-responders (p = 0.04) with remarkably close survival rates (median survival was not reached in PET-responders in both trials and 26 months and 28.2 months respectively for PET non-responders). In the MUNICON-I intervention trial, chemotherapy was discontinued in metabolic non-responders, thereby saving time, and reducing side-effects and costs without compromising the outcome.
Less data is available for patients with gastric cancer. Vallböhmer et al.  found no predictive value for the FDG uptake in 40 gastric cancer patients. Ott and colleagues  prospectively studied 49 GC patients including Siewert type III tumors with a metabolic response (SUV reduction ≥35%) by PET. Overall, 23/49 (47%) patients had non-intestinal type cancers and 38/49 (78%) were in the proximal third. Metabolic response correctly predicted histopathologic regression in 11/16 responding and 27/33 non-responding tumors. This resulted in a sensitivity and specificity of 69 and 82%. PPV and NPV were 65 and 84% and overall accuracy was 78%. Median survival of metabolic responders was not reached, and significantly (p = 0.037) better than for non-responders (24.1 months). Again, remarkably similar results were obtained in our study. The lower NPV is likely attributable to the higher proportion of non-intestinal tumors (46.9%) compared to our study (20%) and the significantly lower baseline SUV obtained in non-intestinal-type tumors.
In contrast to patients receiving chemotherapy alone, early metabolic response evaluation by PET-CT was not successful in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancers. [24–26]. Technically, a higher cut-off value might be better to predict histopathological response. Indeed, a previous study from the Munich group  showed that a 45% or more decrease in SUV would result in higher specificity for histological response (86% versus 75%) but most important, in a lower NPV. This was also true in our study with a cut-off at 50% (data not shown). The FDG uptake is not uniform among the subgroups. Esophageal tumors, AEG I, show about 100% FDG uptake, much higher than AEG III or GC, or diffuse type cancer . Therefore, the use of PET-CT is not uniformly recommended, particularly in non-intestinal gastric cancer including signet ring cell cancer [23, 27–29].
Distal gastric cancer with low differentiation grades, including diffuse types are less likely to achieve major tumor regression after chemotherapy . A risk score was evaluated in 410 patients receiving neoCTX for GC. Well-differentiated tumor grading, intestinal tumor type histology and tumor localization in the middle third of the stomach were identified as the significant positive predictive factors for histopathologic response and prognosis. A prognostic index could be created based on tumor localization, grading and type according to Lauren classification that identified 3 risk groups (low, intermediate and high) with significantly different clinical and histopathological response rates and overall survival times. . Several molecular markers have been investigated in view of characterizing tumor entities and predicting tumor response and prognosis following neoadjuvant treatment [32, 33], since a variety of novel targeted therapeutic approaches are introduced in cancer treatment . In HER2-positive advanced GC and AEG, the international phase III trastuzumab for GC (ToGA) study showed a significant improvement in the median overall survival of patients upon the addition of trastuzumab to cisplatin and fluoropyrimidine backbone therapy . In the MUNICON-II trial, salvage neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in metabolic non-responders lead to local remissions in a considerable number of patients but was not able to change the clinical course . Altogether, metabolic non-responders may profit from a therapeutic switch to these novel approaches.
Our study clearly has its limitations, mainly attributable to the small study population which does not allow more sophisticated statistical analysis including multivariate testing, and all test results must therefore be interpreted with caution. Despite these limitations, our results are remarkably close to the results of two published comparable studies, the MUNICON PET-CT trial in Siewert type I/II tumors  and the PET-study in gastric cancer including Siewert type III tumors  using early metabolic response evaluation. Furher research could also include assessing survival outcomes in patients classified as non-responders by PET-CT with subsequent discontinuation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and comparing them with those remaining on treatment.
In conclusion, our study in patients with AEG and GC adds further evidence that response PET-CT reliably detects metabolic non-responders and can therefore identify patients who should either immediately proceed to resection or receive a modified multimodality therapy. PET-CT-guided neoadjuvant chemotherapy appears feasible in patients with AEG and GC but important issues remain to be addressed in future trials especially standardization for metabolic imaging as planned by the EORTC GI Group and NEOPEC Trial Group [37, 38].
We thank Miss Monika Stentström, Clinical Nurse for assistance with patients follow-up.
PMS: consultant surgeon in all patients, analyzed and interpreted the patient data, manuscript preparation DE: retrieved, analyzed and interpreted the patient data, manuscript editing TR: chemotherapy and oncological follow-up of patients, manuscript editing DV: interpreted the patient data, manuscript editing PV: radiologic response evaluation, interpreted the patient data, manuscript editing AW: histological examination, interpreted the patient data, manuscript editing PB: endoscopic classification of AEG, endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic follow-up of patients, interpreted the patient data, manuscript editing PS: chemotherapy and oncological follow-up of patients, manuscript editing KL: retrieved, analyzed and interpreted the patient data and was a major contributor in the writing the manuscript.
The study was approved by the local ethics committee, Kantonale Ethikkommission Zürich, Stampfenbachstrasse 121, 8090 Zürich, Tel + 41 (0)43259 79 70 and registered under registration number PB 2016–00769. The need for written informed consent form from each patient has been waived by ethics committee due to retrospective manner of the study.


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Australia announced it will ban the export of recyclable waste from its shores, with a phase-out of the practice beginning next July.
Australia has set its timeframe to ban the recyclable waste it exports to other countries.
Australia will ban the export of recyclable waste from its shores, with a phase-out of the expensive practice beginning in July next year, according to news.com.au. Currently, according to the report, when households and businesses put waste into recycling bins, only 12 percent is processed in Australia. The remainder has been shipped to other countries at a hefty cost.
From July 2020, glass waste will be banned for export, followed by mixed waste plastics the following year and tires in December 2021. All remaining waste products, including mixed paper and cardboard, will be banned no later than June 30, 2022.
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Australia will ban the export of recyclable waste from its shores, with a phase-out of the expensive and controversial practice beginning in July next year.
A meeting of federal, state and territory environment ministers today has devised a timeline to cease sending plastic, paper, glass and tyres internationally.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged the ban after the last Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in August, and today's agreement has set in stone a staggered process to allow jurisdictions time to adjust.
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Германское язычество — духовное мировоззрение и религиозные практики древних германцев с эпохи Железного века до принятия ими христианства в Средневековье. Исследователи описывают его не как цельную религию, а скорее как систему связанных идей и практик.

Язычество было разным в различных краях германского мира. Лучше всего отражена в источниках X—XI веков скандинавская религия, но также исследуется англо-саксонское язычество и континентальные германские источники.

Германское язычество было политеистичным, похожим на другие индоевропейские религии. Многие германские божества появляются под разными именами у разных германских племён, к примеру, бог известный западным германцам как Вотан, скандинавам известен как Один.

Римские источники
Как пишет Страбон, у кимвров жреческие функции выполняли седовласые женщины, которые предсказывали будущее следующим образом: пленникам перерезали горло и наблюдали, как их кровь заполняет специальные бронзовые котлы. Предсказания также делались по рассмотрению внутренних органов убитых пленных.

Юлий Цезарь в «Записках о Галльской войне» не подтверждает таких способов гадания. По его словам, прорицания у германцев делают матери семейств по жеребьёвым палочкам. О верованиях германцев он пишет так:

У них нет друидов [жрецов у галлов], руководящих обрядами богослужения, и они не особенно усердствуют в жертвоприношениях. В качестве богов они почитают лишь солнце, огонь и луну, то есть только те [силы природы], которые они видят [собственными глазами] и в благоприятном влиянии которых имеют возможность воочию убедиться; об остальных богах они даже не слышали.

Тацит, писавший примерно спустя 150 лет после Цезаря в конце I века, фиксирует заметный прогресс германского язычества. Он сообщает о большой власти жрецов внутри германских общин, а также о богах, которым германцы приносят жертвы, включая человеческие. В их представлении земля родила бога Туистона, а его сын бог Манн породил германцев. Они также чтят богов, которых Тацит назвал римскими именами Меркурия, Марса и Геркулеса. Кроме того германцы поклонялись различным богиням, находя в женщинах особый священный дар. Разные племена имели свои особые обряды и собственных богов. Воля богов определялась при помощи гадания на деревянных плашках с вырезанными на них знаками (будущими рунами), по голосам и полёту птиц, по ржанью и фырканью священных белых коней. Богам не строили храмов, но «посвящали дубравы и рощи». Для предсказания исхода войны применялись поединки избранных соплеменников с захваченными представителями противника.

Скандинавская мифология
Развитая скандинавская мифология, представляющая собой древнегерманский северный эпос, записывалась с XII века и создавалась во времена Великого переселения народов или позже. Сохранившийся древнеанглийский эпос (Беовульф, Видсид) не содержит описаний духовных воззрений его персонажей. Скудные сведения древнеримских авторов о языческих представлениях древних германцев почти не пересекаются с мифологией значительно более поздней эпохи викингов, к тому же записанной уже после обращения к христианству всех германских народов. В то время как христианство арианского течения стало распространяться среди готов в середине IV века, в Скандинавии язычество сохранялось до XI века.

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Литература

  Die Religion der Germanen. Götter - Mythen - Weltbild. Beck Verlag, München 2003, ISBN 978-3-406-50280-4.

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Confident attribution of bipedal tridactyl dinosaur tracks to theropods or ornithopods can be challenging. Here we describe trackways produced by tetanuran dinosaurs, previously attributed to hadrosaurs, from Coahuila State, northeastern Mexico. Multiple trackways headed in the same direction suggest gregarious behaviour in these late Campanian theropods.


My Paramour and I are scheduled to depart at lunchtime today for Shrewsbury Folk Festival. He has a monster work deadline to meet before we go, and it's anyone's guess whether he'll manage it in time - or, if he doesn't, whether he'll abandon the work project or put in a request for a late departure. He had a small meltdown last night when he discovered that he's managed to buy us tickets that don't include camping - and the festival is now sold out - but one of our friends has been a steward there for years, and she reckons she can find a way around the problem for us. If all else fails, I have a key for a friend's house in Shrewsbury, but it's a couple of miles from the festival site so not ideal.
Nevertheless, there should be some good things. Karine Polwart. Ade Edmondson playing thrash mandolin with the Bad Shepherds. Three beer tents, count 'em, three! If we can just get there... and if it would please PLEASE stop raining, and turn down the wind from fierce gusts to gentle breezes. I live in hope. It's a nice place to live. Better than England in August.
Back on Tuesday, if all goes according to plan. Have a good weekend, yourselves.
I was feeling quite low after last weekend. Not miserable, as such, just low in energy and lacking in motivation - which is very unusual for me.
I've been seeing an osteopath for a while, now, for help with back and knee injuries from when I was ill last year. He's lovely, and always wants to know how I am in general, as well as how the musculo-skeletal problems are progressing. I had a treatment this week, and moaned a bit about how I'd been feeling droopy and lacklustre. He remarked, at the end of the treatment, that he expected my energy would rise as a result.
It did. I woke up the next morning with my brain buzzing with ideas that proliferated in all directions. I could barely keep up with myself.
I would have been very pleased about this, if it hadn't been 2 am.
I have been so proud of my crochet achievements. (You may have noticed.) The other night I sent Millie an email, with photos, very much like my last blog post. She had no idea what I'd been up to, and I thought she'd be pleased to know I'd been working on a way to mend the lovely blankets her granny made. I told her I thought I was nearly there; that I knew the square I'd crocheted didn't look quite like the ones in the blanket, but I reckoned I'd worked out how to make them like her granny, and I figured the next one would be up to the mark.
Millie phoned me last night. 'Thank you for your email,' she said.
'No problem.' I sat back on the sofa, waiting for my due allocation of gratitude and praise.
Such a joker, Millie's husband. I chuckled obligingly.
I intend to spend this weekend lying in a darkened room with a cold compress on my forehead, in the hope that by Monday my face will have returned to its normal colour. Have a good one, yourselves!
I think I've worked out why. In my square, I do three triples before each chain stitch, and - from close inspection of the blanket, with my glasses on - it looks as if Millie's granny did four triples. She probably also had a smaller central circle - I've done a chain of six, but I suspect she used a chain of five or possibly even four. So my next experiments will be along those lines. And at some point soon, it'll be time to try more than one colour. I will, of course, keep you posted. Bet you can't wait!
Is that not squarishly, almost, near enough, a square? I mean, if it had some little squarish friends, and their corners were tied together with bits of wool, would it not then be part of a fairly convincing blanket?
I think so! Yay me, craftswoman extraordinaire!!! And I taught myself to crochet left-handed, too (not bad, eh, Debs?!). Watch out, world, for you shall soon be covered in blankets made of purple squarey things!
I'm a little bit pleased with myself. Can you tell?
We talked, non-stop, except when we were asleep. And, in the Squirrel's case, except for a few bleary minutes on Sunday morning when she was sitting up and breastfeeding but not, in fact, awake. Spiral and I happily filled that conversation gap and, finding herself with two relentlessly cheerful morning people who provided her with a cup of tea and a cup of coffee, the Squirrel succumbed to peer pressure and resumed her chatty status.
Baby Squirrel was a delight, despite being full of cold. He has a staggering bowlegged flat-footed walk which makes him look like a miniature drunk, especially as he sometimes sits down very suddenly (and once went flat bonk on his nose on the kitchen floor, which would have made me laugh if it hadn't made him wail). He enjoyed bimbling around my kitchen and garden, playing with kitchen utensils - a few bits of tupperware, a pair of spatulas and a wooden spoon kept him happy for ages. There was much communicative clapping of hands and bibblibblibbling of fingers and lips, and that was just the grown-ups.
Spiral and Squirrel got on well, bonding over shared experiences as mothers of sons. We talked about writing, and families, and mutual friends and acquaintances, food and drink, jobs and careers, haircuts and make-up - all sorts of things. I cooked, accompanied by organic English Kir Imperial - yes, really - Spiral brought organic English 'champagne' and organic English blackcurrant vodka, AND some delicious organic nut chocolate, what a good guest! We pottered out to the park on Saturday afternoon, to amuse Baby Squirrel, but mostly we sat around chatting, eating, drinking, laughing and chatting some more.
Then on Sunday afternoon Spiral went home (I did try to persuade her to stay another night and drive home at the crack of dawn, but she had her sensible head on). It was still an hour until the Squirrels' train was due, so the remaining trio went to the park again with the aim of wearing out Baby Squirrel so he would be peaceable en route. I was confident about how long it would take us to walk from the park to the station, but I had forgotten to factor in various things such as the slower progress made by people with baby and buggy, and the bypass actually being the long way round. So they missed it, and it was all my fault - but Mummy Squirrel was very laid back and kind about my stupidity and, in the hour before the next train, I took them to Wetherspoons for consolatory drinks and warm chocolate fudge cake with vanilla ice cream. Baby Squirrel amused us by emitting an outraged bellow every time Mummy Squirrel raised her spoon to her lips - she did give him a few small tastes of ice cream, but he wanted the great big bits of cake!
We managed to get them on to the next train, then I strolled home and made an experimental pizza with a spelt flour base which luckily turned out to be scrumptious. Overall, it was one of my best weekends in ages, and without the magical wonderful Internet it never would have happened.
Last night my Paramour cooked a toothsome stir-fry: small cubes of marinaded tofu, fried until crispy; lots of sliced red onion and garlic; big slices of field mushroom; mixed bean sprouts from the jar on the windowsill; a savoury, spicy sauce; and fried rice with mange-touts from the garden. I washed that down with a large glass of well-chilled Sauvignon Blanc, he chose a bottle of Speckled Hen ale.
I looked at him, surprised. He was concentrating on his plate but I could see a mischievous light in his eye. 'Go on,' I said.
Look at my word counter!!!
I didn't reach this point as quickly as I would have liked - but hey, I'm there now.
and there are 13 of my stories still out there, so I could have another sale or two to come, if I'm lucky.
So far, my three short story sales have earned me a total of £255. I reckon each story takes on average around half a day to write, edit and submit. Then there are the extra submissions, and time spent reading/critiquing the stories of others in my group, I'd say that adds up to another day a month, plus another half day overall for time spent on euphoric emails/texts/phone calls to tell people about my sales. That means I've spent 30 days so far on my short story writing. Which comes out at £8.50/day or just over a pound an hour!
Going on holiday, a proper, dossing holiday, made me realise how exhausted I am after the last emotionally hectic year. So much has happened, no part terribly momentous in itself, but the sheer quantity of stuff I've had to deal with seems immense. Right now I feel as if a year's holiday wouldn't be enough to redress the balance, although I'm sure that will change with time.
For the first day and a half I was in France, I was too tired to read a single word. I don't think I've gone a day and a half without reading since I learned to read over 40 years ago. However, I did manage to canter through four books in the rest of the holiday, and as they never made it on to my sidebar, I thought I'd chronicle them here.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg, see how long it takes me to get around to reading things, this was first published over 20 years ago, I haven't seen the film either. Loved it.
For A Pagan Song by Jonny Bealby, published over 10 years ago, this is the second of his travel books that I've read, his writing has a great combination of vulnerability and strength, I have his third (and, so far, last) and will be saving it for a special occasion.
Summer In The City by Pauline McLynn (aka Mrs Doyle from Father Ted), published only three years ago. I had more mixed feelings about this book, it's a great story with some terrific characters but zooms along at breakneck speed, so that I felt some of the key scenes were rushed and superficial (not all though). Also, there were so many characters that at times I lost track of who was who - seven major characters, each with their own POV scenes, and at least 14 significant minor characters. This may be as much my fault as the book's fault, because I am impatient and I read fast, so when I come up against a quick-thinking author who writes fast, I tend to miss bits. I got more out of the book when I re-read some parts more slowly, so perhaps the lesson for me is to take my time as and when I read another book by Ms McLynn - which I will, because she is a skilful writer, who was able to pull my heartstrings hard on one page and make me laugh out loud on the next, and I think she hasn't yet reached her full writing potential.
Travelling Light by Katrina Kittle, published at the turn of the century. This is a real tear-jerker, the kind of thing Caroline would like, and yet I enjoyed it too - even though it very nearly made me cry on the plane - perhaps because its poignancy was leavened with gentle humour interspersed with the full range of other human emotions. Great characters in a very imaginative and memorable story.
I didn't set myself any writing targets for the week, but I did turn out 2000 words of the WIP rewrite, and edit a short story which I subbed yesterday. So altogether my lovely week in France managed to be both restful and productive.
And this photo was taken at the playing-with-it stage, before the snake got disembowelled.
After seeing that, I swore I would never ever again moan about ours bringing in mice and birds. However, when Sock Boy and Rorschach woke me up in the small hours of last night by playing with a very lively mouse under our bed last night, I broke my oath. Broke out several new oaths, in fact, especially when they cornered it under the chest of drawers and had a long stand-off involving lots of snuffling and growling. (Rorschach is a small cat with big eyes and therefore extremely cute. She is also all black, which is why you haven't seen a picture of her yet, because she always comes out looking more like an ink blot than a feline.) I don't know what happened in the end because I decamped to the spare room. Maybe there's still a mouse hiding in our bedroom. The cats would be right out of favour if I wasn't so pleased to see them.


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These are so simple to make, you could easily have your kids help or have them make them themselves.
Tape off a section. I kept my design geometric, think stripes and diagonals.
Paint the untaped section. Let it dry. Paint as many coats as you need until you achieve the desired coverage. I needed about 3 coats. I painted this section a color called "night sky" on all the tiles. The taped off section was then painted a contrasting color.
Once this is dry, remove tape and paint a contrasting color. I love bright colors against navy so I chose a chartreuse, hot pink, turquoise and chose to leave one tile white.
The chartreuse apparently photographs bright yellow but it's really a great green shade and the pink is much more vibrant and neon than pictured, too.
Add some felt to the bottom or some felt pads to the bottom corners so that the coasters don't scratch whatever surface they are placed on.
If you're presenting as a gift just stack 'em up and wrap some twine around them.
How cute! Love this for a little hostess gift! Stopping by from the party at Work It Wednesday!


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An-Nâsir Badr ad-Dîn Abû al-Ma`âlî al-Hasan ou An-Nâsir al-Hasan (1334-1361) est un sultan mamelouk bahrite d'Égypte de 1347 à 1351 et de 1354 à 1361, son règne est interrompu par celui de son frère As-Sâlih Salâh ad-Dîn Sâlih. Il est le septième et le seul des huit fils d'An-Nâsir Muhammad à régner pendant plus de trois ans. Son neveu Al-Mansûr Salâh ad-Dîn Muhammad lui succède en 1361.

Biographie
En 1347, An-Nâsir al-Hasan succède à son frère Al-Muzaffar Sayf ad-Dîn Hâjjî, il prend alors le nom d'An-Nâsir Badr ad-Dîn. Al-Muzaffar Sayf ad-Dîn Hâjjî a vidé le trésor des sultans avec la complicité d'une de ses esclaves au moment où la population du Caire meurt de faim. Il est mort assassiné.

Premier règne (1347-1351)
An-Nâsir al-Hasan commence par mettre au pas les favoris et les maîtresses de ses prédécesseurs. En 1348, l'Égypte est victime d'une épidémie de peste noire. L'épidémie a pris naissance en Asie centrale. Elle est amenée vers le Proche-Orient par les marchands circulant dans l'empire Mongol. La garde royale a disparu, les casernes de la citadelle sont vides : il y a plus de neuf-cent-mille(900 000) enterrements au Caire pendant les mois de novembre et . Les cimetières sont pleins et on n'enterre plus les morts. L'épidémie diminue à l'automne 1349, puis s'arrête. La peste ne met pas fin aux rivalités entre les émirs. An-Nâsir al-Hasan est renversé par un complot. Les insurgés le mettent en résidence surveillée. Son frère  As-Sâlih Salâh ad-Dîn Sâlih âgé de quatorze ans est mis sur le trône.

Règne d'As-Sâlih Salâh ad-Dîn Sâlih

Il n'a que quatorze ans quand les émirs le portent au pouvoir. Il est renversé en 1354 et An-Nâsir al-Hasan est ramené au pouvoir.

Second règne (1354-1361)
Restauré, An-Nâsir al-Hasan va laisser les émirs gouverner tandis qu'il se livre à une vie de débauche. Une expédition est envoyée en Cilicie pendant laquelle ses troupes prennent Adana et Tarse. Il termine sa vie emprisonné et probablement assassiné, son corps n'a jamais été retrouvé. Le mausolée attenant à la mosquée du Sultan Hasan ne contient qu'un cénotaphe.

Son neveu Al-Mansûr Salâh ad-Dîn Muhammad fils d'Al-Muzaffar Sayf ad-Dîn Hâjjî lui succède.

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Mosquée du Sultan Hasan
 Mamelouk
 Bahrites
 Burjites

Liens externes

   (Les Mamelouks bahrites / Les Kiptchaks)

Bibliographie

Naissance en 1334
Décès en 1361
Mamelouks
Histoire de l'Égypte
Sultan mamelouk d'Égypte du XIVe siècle


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I'm Going To Win 2023 Election, No One Can Stop Me — Tinubu Brags
January 3, 2023 042 Staff News 0
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, said he has been interacting with people directly and indirectly throughout the 54 days leading up to the 2023 election. As a result, claims that he has boycotted interviews are untrue.
Freedom Radio while on lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, Tinubu said:-
"I just finished talking to people through town-hall meetings and speaking directly to people. Those saying that I am boycotting interviews are losers, and they will lose.
"I have moved around, spoken on different platforms, and stood for hours to address different audiences. Before, they said I could not walk; they said I could not stand. They were shamed.
"Since the campaign started, I have marshalled more original ideas than anyone else. "I have demonstrated knowledge, experience and a great capacity to be on top of issues in the country. And this job is about ideas and issues regarding the leadership of our country.
"I have all it takes to be the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and I am asking the people of the country to have confidence and respect for that.
"Look at my background and my previous assignments. I want to serve the country and serve the country very well.
"By the engagements we are having, it is clear that we are going to win this election.
"As the elections draw closer, the signs are clear, and that is why our opponents are jittery."
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Papers Containing Fraud Charges Filed Against Tinubu & Alpha Beta Were Burnt In Igbosere Court — Lawyer
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Mr. Tade Ipadeola, the lawyer to former Managing Director of Alpha Beta Consulting firm, Dapo Apara has disclosed that court papers containing fraud charges filed against former governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu and the tax […]
End SARS: Who Ordered Lekki Toll Gate Shooting – Tinubu Asks Gov Sanwo-Olu
Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has queried the shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State on Tuesday. Tinubu said he asked the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu […]
Guest Battles With Sleep At Tinubu's Colloquium Held In Kano State (Videos)
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A video of a guest at the 12th Bola Tinubu colloquium battling with sleep has gone viral. The guest fought so hard not to sleep as one of the speakers spoke at the colloquium held […]


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"In an attempt to get pregnant, I underwent traditional fertility treatments for two years without any success. After one month of treatment with Dr. Chung, my pregnancy test came out positive (on my birthday)! I'm now 7 months pregnant. I couldn't believe it have would happen so soon!" –Yoshiko B.
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Acupuncture is one of the most recommended natural treatments that may help in infertility issues. It works by restoring the energy flow in the body, releasing hormones in women and helping in low sperm count and erectile dysfunctions in men.
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When just one of these factors is impaired, issues arise with fertility. For the pregnancy to continue to full term, the embryo must be healthy, and the woman's hormonal environment must be adequate for its development.
Acupuncture is a form of medicine that began in China over 4,000 years ago. Very thin, sterile needles are inserted into specific points on the body. The insertion of the needle stimulates and manipulates the flow of energy to bring our bodies to a much needed balance. When our bodies are in balance, we function optimally: our sleep is restful, we are resistant to sickness, recovery to injury are quicker, and in the case of fertility, reproductive capacity is most functional. The balance can be disturbed for any amount of reasons, and the imbalance gives rise to symptoms.
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The Modern Science Approach to acupuncture states that the body has a biochemical defense mechanism. The microscopic prick of the acupuncture needle creates a site of injury at the cellular level. The body responds by releasing chemicals vital to cellular repair. The acupuncture needle fools the body into thinking that it has been invaded by a foreign object, and both tissue and cellular biochemical mechanisms are initiated. This helps to reduce pain and local inflammation.
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Can acupuncture help if I'm over 40?
Acupuncture therapy assists in regulating the menstrual cycle and enhances the function of the whole body. This "whole body" approach may unlock the unlimited potential in healing that our bodies are capable of. This is especially appropriate for couples over the age of 40 as it stimulates overall health to effect reproductive health.
When during my cycle should I get acupuncture done? Should I come just before ovulation?
Treatments should be done on a regular basis throughout your cycle. Receiving treatments only around ovulation time may only have limited effects. The immediate effects of acupuncture are very subtle in general. However, the cumulative effect from regular acupuncture treatments can produce considerably longer lasting benefits.
How long will it take for me to get pregnant with acupuncture?
Most patients (men and women) usually will need a minimum of 3 months of treatment. For women, consistent treatment is important. Missing a week of treatment may lose an important opportunity to heal particular segments of the menstrual cycle. A minimum of three consecutive cycles begins to regulate a woman's system back into balance.
How does acupuncture support IVF?
Acupuncture is used to balance and strengthen one's general health. It affects the autonomic nervous system, which controls the muscles and glands. Treatment could lead to relaxation of the uterus, increasing the uterine blood flow, thus making the lining of the uterus more receptive to receiving an embryo.
How does prenatal massage benefit pregnancy?
Prenatal massage can help with many pregnancy related issues – swelling, carpal tunnel, back or sciatic pain and morning sickness to name a few. During pregnancy there are specific points on the body that should be avoided for the safety of mom and baby. Prenatal massage is conducted either on a special massage table with a cut-out for the belly or by having a woman lay on her side, supported by bolsters and pillows.
How does nutrition help improve fertility?
While there are no specific foods or drinks that will 100% make someone more fertile, one's overall nutrition has a subtle but powerful effect on the whole body, including the reproductive system. Our doctors can help you to form a new eating plan that is balanced, but also provides adequate calorie and nutrient intake. With a balanced diet, you will be able to utilize the best forms of vitamins and minerals that are imperative to ready your body for conception.


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XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface Struct Reference

#include <XnModuleInterface.h>

Public Attributes

XnModuleGeneratorInterface * 	pGeneratorInterface

XnStatus(* 	AddGesture )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, const XnChar *strGesture, XnBoundingBox3D *pArea)

XnStatus(* 	RemoveGesture )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, const XnChar *strGesture)

XnStatus(* 	GetActiveGestures )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnChar **pstrGestures, XnUInt16 *nGestures)

XnStatus(* 	EnumerateGestures )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnChar **pstrGestures, XnUInt16 *nGestures)

XnBool(* 	IsGestureAvailable )(XnModuleNodeHandle hInstance, const XnChar *strGesture)

XnBool(* 	IsGestureProgressSupported )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, const XnChar *strGesture)

XnStatus(* 	RegisterGestureCallbacks )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnModuleGestureRecognized RecognizedCB, XnModuleGestureProgress ProgressCB, void *pCookie, XnCallbackHandle *phCallback)

void(* 	UnregisterGestureCallbacks )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnCallbackHandle hCallback)

XnStatus(* 	RegisterToGestureChange )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnModuleStateChangedHandler handler, void *pCookie, XnCallbackHandle *phCallback)

void(* 	UnregisterFromGestureChange )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnCallbackHandle hCallback)

XnStatus(* 	GetAllActiveGestures )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnChar **pstrGestures, XnUInt32 nNameLength, XnUInt16 *nGestures)

XnStatus(* 	EnumerateAllGestures )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnChar **pstrGestures, XnUInt32 nNameLength, XnUInt16 *nGestures)

XnStatus(* 	RegisterToGestureIntermediateStageCompleted )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnModuleGestureIntermediateStageCompleted GestureIntermediateStageCompletedCB, void *pCookie, XnCallbackHandle *phCallback)

void(* 	UnregisterFromGestureIntermediateStageCompleted )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnCallbackHandle hCallback)

XnStatus(* 	RegisterToGestureReadyForNextIntermediateStage )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnModuleGestureReadyForNextIntermediateStage ReadyForNextIntermediateStageCB, void *pCookie, XnCallbackHandle *phCallback)

void(* 	UnregisterFromGestureReadyForNextIntermediateStage )(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnCallbackHandle hCallback)

Detailed Description

Gesture generator Interface.

Member Data Documentation

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::AddGesture)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, const XnChar *strGesture, XnBoundingBox3D *pArea)

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::EnumerateAllGestures)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnChar **pstrGestures, XnUInt32 nNameLength, XnUInt16 *nGestures)

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::EnumerateGestures)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnChar **pstrGestures, XnUInt16 *nGestures)

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::GetActiveGestures)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnChar **pstrGestures, XnUInt16 *nGestures)

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::GetAllActiveGestures)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnChar **pstrGestures, XnUInt32 nNameLength, XnUInt16 *nGestures)

          XnBool(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::IsGestureAvailable)(XnModuleNodeHandle hInstance, const XnChar *strGesture)

          XnBool(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::IsGestureProgressSupported)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, const XnChar *strGesture)

          XnModuleGeneratorInterface* XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::pGeneratorInterface

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::RegisterGestureCallbacks)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnModuleGestureRecognized RecognizedCB, XnModuleGestureProgress ProgressCB, void *pCookie, XnCallbackHandle *phCallback)

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::RegisterToGestureChange)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnModuleStateChangedHandler handler, void *pCookie, XnCallbackHandle *phCallback)

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::RegisterToGestureIntermediateStageCompleted)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnModuleGestureIntermediateStageCompleted GestureIntermediateStageCompletedCB, void *pCookie, XnCallbackHandle *phCallback)

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::RegisterToGestureReadyForNextIntermediateStage)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnModuleGestureReadyForNextIntermediateStage ReadyForNextIntermediateStageCB, void *pCookie, XnCallbackHandle *phCallback)

          XnStatus(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::RemoveGesture)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, const XnChar *strGesture)

          void(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::UnregisterFromGestureChange)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnCallbackHandle hCallback)

          void(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::UnregisterFromGestureIntermediateStageCompleted)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnCallbackHandle hCallback)

          void(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::UnregisterFromGestureReadyForNextIntermediateStage)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnCallbackHandle hCallback)

          void(*  XnModuleGestureGeneratorInterface::UnregisterGestureCallbacks)(XnModuleNodeHandle hGenerator, XnCallbackHandle hCallback)

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XnModuleInterface.h

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Q: Invalid Argument Error Tensorflow Placeholder import tensorflow as tf
import numpy as np

sess = tf.InteractiveSession()

n_steps = 3                       # number of time steps in RNN
n_inputs = 1                      # number of inputs received by RNN Cell at each time step
n_neurons = 10                    # number of RNN cells in hidden layer
n_outputs = 3                     # number of outputs given out by RNN
n_layers = 3                      # number of layers in network
n_epochs = 1000                   # number of epochs for RNN training

learning_rate = 0.01              # learning rate for training step

X_train = np.array([[[1.],
                     [2.],
                     [3.]],
                    [[4.],        # training data for input sequence
                     [5.],
                     [6.]],
                    [[7.],
                     [8.],
                     [9.]]])

y_train = np.array([[4., 5., 6.],
                    [7., 8., 9.],              # training data for output sequence
                    [10., 11., 12.]])

X_train.reshape((3, 3, 1))                     # reshape X training data

X = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, [None, n_steps, n_inputs])  # placeholder for input sequence
y = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, [None, n_outputs])          # placeholder for output sequence

basic_cell = tf.contrib.rnn.BasicRNNCell(num_units = n_neurons, reuse =
True)                                                                     # create hidden layer of 10 basic RNN cells

outputs, states = tf.nn.dynamic_rnn(basic_cell, X, dtype = tf.float32)          # create layer using basic RNN Cell and input sequence X using dynamic RNN method (get outputs and final state)

logits = tf.layers.dense(states, n_outputs)                            # logits (and final prediction) of RNN

prediction = logits                    # final prediction of RNN

rsme = tf.square(y - prediction)       # squared deviations of predictions form targets

loss = tf.reduce_mean(rmse)            # mean of all squared deviations (cost function)

training_op = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(learning_rate =
learning_rate).minimize(loss)          # training step using Gradient Descent Optimizer

tf.global_variables_initializer().run()

for _ in range(n_epochs):

    sess.run(training_op , feed_dict = {X: X_train, y: y_train})       # run training operation iteratively

In the above code, I am trying to predict the last 3 elements of a sequence given the first 3 elements using a dynamic Recurrent Neural Network with basic RNN cells. It has an input layer with 3 neurons and a hidden layer containing 10 recursive neurons and an output layer of 3 neurons. But, it is giving an 'Invalid Argument Error', saying that I am feeding a tensor with a negative dimension of (-1, 3, 1) to a placeholder of shape (?, 3, 1). I am not able to fix this error even after plenty of desperate googling. Can someone please help me fix this error.
Thanks in advance for the help!

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Girls hockey: Alexandria wins penalty-riddled playoff opener to set up third game with Brainerd-Little Falls
A total of 19 penalties slowed down the game, but the Cardinals dominated the puck in a 3-0 win over Buffalo-Maple Lake to advance to the 8AA semifinals.
The Alexandria girls hockey team celebrates a first-period goal from freshman forward Kennedy Ellingson, 3, during the Cardinals' Section 8AA quarterfinal game against Buffalo-Maple Lake on Feb. 12, 2022. The Cardinals won the game 3-0 to move on to the semifinals on Tuesday night at 7 where they will host third-seeded Brainerd-Little Falls.
Eric Morken / Alexandria Echo Press
Playoff games are about surviving and advancing, and that's what the Alexandria girls hockey team did in the Section 8AA quarterfinals on Saturday night.
The second-seeded Cardinals (14-10-1) locked up in a penalty-filled playoff opener against seventh-seeded Buffalo-Maple Lake (5-19-2). A total of 19 penalties were called, eight on Buffalo and 11 on Alexandria.
The Cardinals still outshot the Bison 48-20. Many of those came in the opening period when they held a 27-5 shot advantage, but a first-period goal from freshman Kennedy Ellingson was all the Cardinals had to show for it through two frames. The Cardinals added two more in the third to move on with a 3-0 win.
Alexandria will host third-seeded Brainerd-Little Falls on Tuesday night in the section semifinals. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Alexandria's Kennedy Ellingson celebrates with her teammates on the bench after her first-period goal against Buffalo-Maple Lake on Feb. 12, 2022.
"We dominated the first period," Alexandria head coach Molly Arola said. "I don't think we've put up 27 shots in one period, let alone the first period before. It was just one of those games where things were going to get called. It is what it is. It was a crazy, chaotic, messy game, but we played well through it all. That's what we're really proud of with these girls is they fought through all that stuff and found a way to win."
Alexandria got the insurance goal it was looking for less than two minutes into the third period. Buffalo's senior goaltender Maddie Mootz came out of the net to try to clear the puck. She misplayed it with Alexandria junior Ella Westlund rushing the net aggressively.
When the puck bounced off Mootz's stick and got behind her, Westlund was there to bury an open-net opportunity. Kylie Lattimer and Peyton Boesl were awarded assists on the play as the Cardinals got the 2-0 lead.
"That was huge," Arola said. "That was what we needed just to give us a little bit of relief. We were just peppering and peppering and finally to get one through again. That was a really nice play by Westy, and our defense, I think it was Kylie Lattimer, put it up the boards for her to skate and hunt it down. That was a great play."
Alexandria senior forward Hanley Block wins a race to a loose puck in front of Buffalo-Maple Lake's Annika Englund on Feb. 12, 2022 during the Section 8AA quarterfinals.
The Bison's best shot at scoring might have been midway through the first period on an Alexandria power play.
Junior forward Raegan Wurm knocked a puck out of midair with her stick deep in Alexandria's defensive zone to create a turnover. Wurm gathered the puck and had an immediate offensive chance, but Cardinals' senior goaltender Hailee Bailey made the save to keep it a scoreless game.
"It was a big save, and she had a big save in the middle of the third," Arola said. "She did what she needed to do, and I thought our defensive zone was better than what is has been lately. That was good. There's still some things we have to clean up, but for the most part, we didn't give them too many quality scoring chances."
Alexandria senior goaltender Hailee Bailey pushes aside the puck during the first period of a playoff game against Buffalo-Maple Lake on Feb. 12, 2022. Bailey earned a 20-save shutout in the 3-0 win for the Cardinals.
Bailey had the 20-save shutout, and she had to be good because Mootz was on her game for the Bison. Mootz was getting pressured in front of the net all night, but she stopped 36 shots through two periods and finished with 45 saves in the game.
"We definitely came out buzzing right away, and we kind of let them come back a little bit as the game progressed," Bailey said. "But their goalie played great. Otherwise, I think the score would have been a lot different. She's a big goalie, so she covers up a lot of the net. She definitely helped her team keep it close."
Kennedy Ellingson's first-period goal came on a scrum in front of the net after a puck got loose near the crease as Mootz found herself out of position. Ellingson hopped on a chance at an open net as she poked it in for a big goal after the Cardinals had come up empty on multiple chances to that point. Assists went to seniors Lauren Rebrovich and Riley Nyberg.
Getting shots on goal and bodies in front of the net was the game plan all night for Alexandria. It eventually paid off again when freshman Julia Doherty shot home a rebound through traffic to make it a three-goal game with less than two minutes left.
1/5: Alexandria senior forward Kaci Trosvig looks to center the puck during a power play against Buffalo-Maple Lake on Feb. 12, 2022.
2/5: Alexandria junior forward Lauren Maras carries the puck along the boards during an Alexandria power play against Buffalo-Maple Lake on Feb. 12, 2022.
3/5: Alexandria's Kaci Trosvig fires a shot on goal during a Section 8AA quarterfinals game against Buffalo-Maple Lake on Feb. 12, 2022.
4/5: Alexandria senior forward Lauren Rebrovich works for position in front of the net during a Cardinals' power player on Feb. 12, 2022 in a Section 8AA quarterfinals game against Buffalo-Maple Lake.
5/5: Alexandria senior MaKenna Aure clears the Cardinals' defensive zone during a Section 8AA quarterfinals game against Buffalo-Maple Lake on Feb. 12, 2022.
The Cardinals are now eager to turn their attention to Brainerd-Little Falls (15-11).
"They're a gritty team," Bailey said of the Flying Warriors. "They always go hard to the puck and pick up our sticks, so we just need to do that, along with just getting shots. I think we outshot them like 40-30 last time and only put up two goals, so we just need to keep putting up shots and making sure they're quality."
The Cardinals will try to beat Brainerd-Little Falls for the third time this season. The Flying Warriors beat Sartell-Sauk Rapids (6-18-2) 2-1 in their quarterfinal game on Saturday.
The Cardinals beat the Flying Warriors 5-1 on Jan. 11 and 2-1 in overtime on Jan. 31.
Brainerd-Little Falls has won three straight games since that last loss to Alexandria with shutout wins over St. Cloud (14-10-2) and Fergus Falls (18-5-2) in the last two games of the regular season.
"We have to keep getting pucks and bodies to the net," Arola said. "We got to make sure we play defense first before we think about offense, and just keep working together. We can be a very dangerous team when we work together and use each other. It's going to be another dogfight with them. We need to come ready. It's playoff hockey."
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Q: Solenoid cannon (coil gun) possibility and recoil? Similar to my other question
If you are to pass a magnet through a solenoid a current is produced in the solenoid due to the magnetic flux. However, if you were to have a magnet sit inside a solenoid, and apply a specific current through the solenoid, would the magnet be able to be moved outside of the solenoid? More specifically, would it be possible to use this effect to create a 'solenoid gun' or cannon/launcher? According to this wiki page we are able to reach stable magnetic fields of up to 45 Tesla's with bitter electromagnets. Would this technology be applicable in this question? [Even if it were to get destroyed after one time use]
Another question about this device is, if you were able to create a theoretical 'solenoid gun', would it produce any recoil? Or would the energy only be applied to the circuit's current and the projectile? Would the 'forces' on the circuit end up being equivalent to physical recoil?

A: RE to your second query,
In all possibility the answer is yes, it will produce a recoil.
Apart from the EM fields used up in accelerating the projectile, do realize that the projectile and the gun initially are one system and afterwards the projectile leaves the the projectile-gun system with some energy. This whole scenario is simple classical mechanics. Ergo, the very 'firing' can be considered as an isolated system with mass leaving the system which in return will produce a recoil.

A: RE to your first question -
"have a magnet sit inside a solenoid, and apply a specific current through the solenoid, would the magnet be able to be moved outside of the solenoid".
This is a yes.
If the permanent magnet in the coil is situated off center in the solenoid and the
solenoid creates a repulsive field to the field of the permanent magnet, the magnet will be accelerated away from the solenoid. The north-south field of the magnet needs to be opposed by a south-north field of the solenoid.
With regards to the high field of the bitter magnets - the permanent magnet will likely be demagnetized or even reverse magnetized in high fields before it can be accelerated.

A: I think there may be recoil. Think of a slingshot. When the load is released the energy in the rubber straps pulls the load forward and pushes the handle backward while your hand pushes forward to hold the handle still. When the load is gone your hand will continue to push forward for an instant causing a forward movement, not a recoil. With a coil gun the magnetic force replaces force in the rubber straps, but it would all happen in an instant with no time for you to adjust by pushing forward or backward. So that initial push backward might be experienced as recoil.


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Mordo is planning on casting a spell that will cause all kinds of havoc and doom on Earth, and he needs a really powerful location to cast it from. So, what's a really important place on Earth? The Nexus of Realities!
Thus, Dr. Strange and Man-Thing end up going mano-a-mano in Manny's swamp.
Baron Mordo has a ton of hostages who will be necessary for his big spell, and he has mystically possessed and turbo-powered Man-Thing, so the swamp monster is a worth foe for Dr. Strange–who otherwise could presumably cast some kind of fireball or teleportation spell and just take care of Man-Thing easily.
After their big fight, it looks like Man-Thing wins the battle–Stephen appears to be drowned in the swamp.
But of course he's not. There's a little more action and then it all wraps up with the status quo returned. Not a bad arc, but not a great one, either.
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Historically, data sharing across the healthcare continuum has been hindered by a host of challenges. These diverse issues range from data security concerns, technical standard issues, required infrastructure costs, and misaligned incentives surrounding participation.
Incremental progress has been made over the past decade through wide investment into electronic health record (EHR) systems. Unfortunately, this progress has been uneven. On the inpatient and outpatient side, core focus areas of EHR deployment have been in areas other than frictionless data exchange. Post-acute care has been even more challenged, having been largely excluded from the funds and technologies sparked by the HITECH Act. While capabilities continue to grow, there is much left to do in order to realize the benefits of closer collaboration, improved communication and optimized transitions promised by the ubiquitous exchange of data.
With emerging value-based payment models bringing renewed momentum and serving as a financial catalyst, care providers across the continuum are again pursuing rapid improvements in real-time data exchange. Under these new models, hospitals now bear direct risk for total episodic costs. They are explicitly placed in the driver's seat, and despite having limited control over downstream services and often only marginal visibility into their patients' journeys, they must navigate the road ahead.
To succeed in this new reality, hospitals and health systems are increasing taking a more aggressive stance in deploying the real-time data infrastructure essential to managing the clinical and financial outcomes of patients under their umbrella. Atop the technical requirements of such systems, obtaining buy-in necessitates a robust legal framework protecting both patient privacy and economic interests of network participants. Nevertheless, the promise of bridging care silos to manage care, report on key clinical and outcome measures, and proactively mitigate risk across the entire care continuum is essential for those health systems looking to thrive in a value-based world.


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Gender test racket busted, man held
Updated At: Jun 21, 2020 07:07 AM (IST)
Jhajjar, June 20
A team of district health authorities led by Civil Surgeon Randeep Singh Punia today busted a cross-border sex determination racket with the arrest of a tout in Bahadurgarh town here. The team also recovered more than Rs 2 lakh from his possession.
"We got a tip-off that a Bahadurgarh-based tout, identified as Chand Singh, was involved in a sex-determination racket. A decoy customer was sent to him who cracked a deal for Rs 70,000. Chand called the customer in Bahadurgarh in the wee hours on Saturday from where he took her to Noida in a car," said Dr Anchal Tripathi, Deputy Civil Surgeon, Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques.
Action after tip-off
We got a tip-off that a Bahadurgarh-based tout, identified as Chand Singh, was involved in a sex-determination racket. A decoy customer was sent to him who cracked a deal for Rs70,000. —Anchal Tripathi, Deputy Civil Surgeon
"We immediately nabbed him with the help of the police. A total of Rs 2.11 lakh in cash was recovered from his car. The tout is being interrogated by the police. They will take him to Noida in the evening to nab the doctor who performed the ultrasound," he said.
The Civil Surgeon said several more people might be engaged in the racket as another vehicle carrying some more pregnant women was also following the tout's car in the morning. "It seems these women were also been called for a sex-determination test," he said.


Can Herbalife Products Cause Liver Damage?
The effect of Herbalife products on the liver has been brought up numerous times in the past, but has been an avenue abandoned by critics of the company. Today, there's reason to question these effects once again.
I wondered if she had meant "from Herbalife" instead of "for Herbalife" so I sent her a query asking if it had anything to do with liver toxicity. I received a simple "yes".
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It isn't just this one journal article. A person inclined to search for more could find quite a bit of reading to do.
You may also remember the strange case of Lorena Peralta – reported in Mexican media to have died from being "addicted" to Herbalife products. A post that appeared on NutraIngredients.com talked about it, and how it was hastily refuted by the Doctor who was allegedly caring for Peralta. He instead claimed she died from "previous serious illness".
In response to Minkow's investigations, the Los Angeles-based company has been on the defensive lately. In late April, company president Gregory L. Probert resigned after Minkow's firm discovered that the executive did not earn an MBA has he had claimed. Last month, Herbalife was busy rebutting lab tests Minkow claimed showed high levels of lead in some of its product.
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Q: How can I automate the coloring of the dots(series) in a Scatter Plot? http://s3.dosya.tc/server11/yvuh7e/v7m_Quadrant.zip.html
Attached you can find the table that I need help with. In "M Quadrant" sheet I have a graph and a pivot table. There's also a combobox which switches between some names and changes the pivot table therefore the graphic.
What I need is somehow automate the color of the series. When I change to a new name the series remain with their old color, i would like to have the colors via below criterias
X axis positive, Y axis positive = Green
X axis positive, Y axis negative = Orange
X axis negative, Y axis positive = Blue
X axis negative, Y axis negative = Red

or
this information is also recorded in "M Grafik" sheet, which is the resource of the pivot table, at N Column .  Here are some translations :
Yeşil = Green,  Kırmızı = Red, Mavi = Blue, Turuncu = Orange

I would like to add the solution below my button and combobox macros. So everytime I change the graphic, colorin should re-run.
Also a screenshot here :

Best Regards

A: You can use a method like this to get the X- and Y-Values from the Series objects, and then conditionally apply the R/G/B color to each Point's Fill.ForeColor and Fill.BackColor:
Sub foo()

Dim cht As Chart
Dim srs As Series
Dim pt As Excel.Point
Dim x, y
Dim s As Long
Dim p As Long

Set cht = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(1).Chart '## Modify if needed

'Loop all series in this chart
For s = 1 To cht.SeriesCollection.Count
    Set srs = cht.SeriesCollection(s)
    'Loop all point in this series
    For p = 1 To srs.Points.Count
        'Get the x and y value of this point
        x = srs.XValues(p)
        y = srs.Values(p)
        Set pt = srs.Points(p)
        pt.Select
        'assign color based on x and y value
        '## NOTE: YOU NEED TO SPECIFY THE R/G/B PARAMETERS FOR EACH.
        Select Case True
            Case x >= 0 And y >= 0 'Green
                pt.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 255, 0)
                pt.Format.Fill.BackColor.RGB = RGB(0, 255, 0)
            Case x >= 0 And y < 0 'Orange
                'pt.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(,,)
                'pt.Format.Fill.BackColor.RGB = RGB(,,)
            Case x < 0 And y >= 0 'Blue
                'pt.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0,0,255)
                'pt.Format.Fill.BackColor.RGB = RGB(0,0,255)
            Case x < 0 And y < 0 'Red
                'pt.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255,0,0)
                'pt.Format.Fill.BackColor.RGB = RGB(255,0,0)
       End Select

    Next
Next
End Sub

A: Add four columns to your source data for green, orange, blue, red. Use formulas to pull the data from the original data column, according to the conditions you listed above.
Add the four new columns to the scatter chart as new series. Format each series to its respective marker color. Remove the original data series.


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PerkinElmer, Nonlinear Dynamics Sell 2D Systems to Korean Proteome Center
NEW YORK, May 30-PerkinElmer Life Science and Nonlinear Dynamics have sold two 2D gel software systems to the Yonsei Proteome Research Center in Korea, the companies said today.
The sale is the first of this product in the Asian region.
PerkinElmer agreed in July 2001 to be the nonexclusive worldwide distributor for Nonlinear Dynamics bioinformatics products.
Progenesis, introduced last year, is an automated gel analysis software system for 2D electrophoresis. It automates and standardizes the process of gel separations.
The Yonsei Proteome Research Center is at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. It was established in March 2000 and serves as a national core facility for proteomics research. It is conducting joint research programs with the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility, Applied Biosystems' Proteomics Research Center, and protein researchers at Osaka University.
Nonlinear Dynamics is a bioinformatics company based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom.
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