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Covid: 4,163 new cases as Holohan points to 'stabilisation'
Taoiseach calls for caution while impact of Omicron variant assessed
Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 13:10 Updated: Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 17:37
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Dr Tony Holohan: 'The additional efforts to adhere to the public health measures we have all been taking over the last few weeks are having a positive impact.' Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA
Chief medical officer Tony Holohan has said the State is "beginning to see stabilisation" in the incidence of Covid-19.
Dr Holohan made the comment as a further 4,163 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the State on Thursday.
As of 8am there were 545 coronavirus patients in hospital, of whom 117 were in intensive care (ICU), according to the latest figures from the Department of Health.
"The additional efforts to adhere to the public health measures we have all been taking over the last few weeks are having a positive impact," said Dr Holohan.
"We are beginning to see stabilisation in a range of key indicators of incidence of Covid-19."
However, he maintained that although "progress is very welcome, the level of disease in the community is still a concern".
"Stabilisation is happening at too high a level. The current high incidence is driven by the Delta variant, which, coupled with the presence of the Omicron variant, means that the trajectory of the disease remains uncertain.
"In the last seven days 478 people with Covid-19 were admitted to hospital with 46 people admitted to ICU."
Although, he acknowledged, it can be "difficult" at this time of year, Dr Holohan stressed that choosing to follow public health advice is "the key to changing the trajectory of the disease".
Earlier on Thursday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said there will be a need for continued caution among the public over the next two weeks until the exact impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 becomes fully known.
Mr Martin said he had spoken to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, who had told him that it would be the middle of the month before a full evaluation of the strain's potency would be complete.
"It will take (a further two weeks) before scientists will have a comprehensive picture in respect of how infectious it is, how virulent, and to what degree will the new variant escape vaccines," he said.
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"In essence then, in the next number of weeks, we have to be cautious in respect of that variant. And its potential to do harm in addition to the Delta wave."
Mr Martin said that the overall picture in Ireland was more positive and that while case numbers were still high, they had stabilised.
He said measures and a "general call to arms" announced two weeks ago – asking people to socialise less, work from home and get vaccinated – "have worked".
He said the winter season, the potential flu season and the possible impact of the Omicron variant had to be taken into account when considering how to proceed in the weeks ahead.
Mr Martin and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe were speaking at the launch of the latest progress report of the North East Inner City initiative. They were speaking outside the refurbished St Mary's Mansions in Dublin 1.
Nphet recommendations
Mr Martin said the Government had to be mindful of the fact the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) was meeting on Thursday.
"They will make recommendations to the Government, and the Government will then consider those recommendations," he said.
The Taoiseach said it was welcome to hear that 40,000 booster shots had been administered on Wednesday and that a further 10,000 to 11,000 people had come forward last week voluntarily to receive a first vaccine dose, while 10,000 others had received a second dose.
Asked about the reductions to the Employment Wage Support Scheme (EWSS) , which came into effect on December 1st, and its impact on the hospitality sector in particular, Mr Martin acknowledged that some sectors were finding it "extremely difficult".
However, he said the EWSS had been an "unprecedented intervention in the economy". He said the EWSS was economy wide but the Government would now be looking at sector specific measures that could be taken.
Mr Donohoe said that more than €5 billion had been invested by the Government into the EWSS, with €440 million paid out in November alone.
"While we remain absolutely committed to how we can use that program to support our economy as it is reopening safely. Equally, I have to be open and say it cannot continue indefinitely," he said.
The right point
"We will have to get to a point that (it is) the right point to end employment by subsidies. It is a program of huge impact, but it was launched at a time of a risk of mass unemployment. And what we will do is review where we are…And then the Government, I'm sure very shortly, will make a decision about what is appropriate in the coming months."
Speaking in the Dáil, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said it would be "prudent" to see what Nphet's advice would be, and its impact on people and businesses, before deciding what the Government's response would be in terms of financial support for workers.
"If it's the case that people end up being laid off, or being made redundant over the course of the next few weeks - I'm not saying that's going to happen - of course, we need to respond to that," he said.
"It wouldn't be fair to say to them, some of them being laid off potentially for the second or third time, that all we have for you is the traditional jobseekers payment."
Struggling to find staff
He said some 2.4 million people were now working in the State, which was "close to more than ever before" and that many businesses he encountered were telling him that they were "struggling to find staff".
"Most of the companies that benefit from the wage subsidy scheme are not in the hospitality, arts entertainment sectors, so we have to bear that in mind too," he said in response to Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy, who said further restrictions on hospitality would amount to "death by 1,000 cuts".
The Kildare North TD questioned whether there was now "some kind of a Darwinian survival of the fittest in terms of the businesses that can withstand" the new Covid wave.
Mr Varadkar said a difficulty with the EWSS was that it "can't be broken down on a sectoral basis".
"I think it's important that anything we do is targeted to the workers who may be affected and the businesses and the sectors affected, not necessarily an across economy approach for sectors that may not need these financial supports anymore, which ultimately are very expensive and are at the cost of the taxpayer."
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The women's swimming and diving team won the SCIAC Championships for the 13th consecutive year. The Athenas won the title with a score of 1,153, with the next-closest team scoring 1,085 (Pomona-Pitzer). On the first day in the 1-meter diving event, Maia Presti (SCR '17) set the SCIAC and meet records en route to her first-place finish. On the third and fourth day of the meet, Emily McKinnon (CMC '17) won the 100 and 200-yard backstroke. In the next week or so, student-athletes will be informed of official NCAA qualifying times for the Division III National Championships in Shenandoah, Texas, from March 18-21. Before that, NCAA Diving Prelims take place on Feb. 27-28.


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Ben Simmons named Rookie of the Year
It has been a banner year for former St Francis Xavier's Primary School student, Ben Simmons. Not only did he lead his team, the Philadelphia 76ers, to the NBA playoffs, the 21-year-old Melbourne-born basketballer took home the Rookie of the Year Award, the league's top award for first-timers in a regular season. He is the first Australian ever to win this honour.
Britten Thompson PUBLISHED July 02, 2018
Held in Santa Monica, California, the NBA Awards Night celebrates the best and brightest in the league. Arriving at this year's ceremony prior to the award being announced, Ben Simmons was a hotly-discussed contender for the award - with most fans and commentators discussing the award as though Simmons had already won.
The buzz generated ahead of Simmons' big win stemmed from him winning multiple Rookie of the Month awards as well as the pivotal role he played in helping the 76ers set a franchise record of 52 wins in the regular season.
Giving Simmons a run for his money in the Rookie of the Year competition was Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell.
Arguably a more formidable opponent in the field, Mitchell averaged 4.7 more points than Simmons per game, a stat attributed to Simmons' unreliable jump shot and poor field goal percentage.
While Mitchell was able to take the ball to the basket more often than Simmons, it was Simmons' willingness to involve all his team members in each attacking move that made the 76ers such a powerful scoring threat this year. In addition, Simmons proved himself to be the more adept defensive player averaging more assists and rebounds per game than Mitchell.
Simmons further showed his defensive prowess this season by averaging 1.7 steals and .9 blocks per game.
Given Simmons outshone Mitchell in most areas, it's not a surprise he was able to clinch this year's award. What is surprising, however, is how convincingly Simmons beat out his opponents.
Simmons won Rookie of the Year with 90 first-place votes, 10 second-place votes, and one third-place vote. Mitchell, the runner up, had 11 first-place votes, 89 second-place votes and one third-place vote.
Those who know his stats would not be surprised by the landslide vote. Simmons passed the legendary Magic Johnson's mark of seven triple-doubles in a rookie season.
Ben Simmons on winning NBA Rookie of the Year
"I'd like to thank my family, to start off with," Simmons said at a press conference following the his big win.
"Family. Friends. I wouldn't be here without them and my teammates, of course. And my great coach; the city of Philadelphia for really embracing me and my family, thank you," he said.
Speaking of Simmons' Rookie of the Year award, his 76ers coach Brett Brown, said: "I am proud of the fact that two of the past five Rookies of the Year have come from our program's development efforts, which are the bloodline of our culture.
"Ben Simmons is so much an example of this fact. He had been a college four-man and transitioned into the NBA as a point guard; that, in itself, is an amazing story. This positional change and added responsibility only confirms how exciting his future is as a multi-dimensional player.
"His character and his talents will be a building block for our championship quests for many, many years. I am so proud to share in his award and so proud of his teammates for also helping him achieve this recognition," Brown added.
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Napoleonic Wars - Saylor nbsp;· The Napoleonic Wars ended following Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 and the Second Treaty of Paris. ... Napoleon Bonaparte,
Napoleonic WarsThe Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitionsthat ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, theyrevolutionized European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to the application of modernmass conscription. French power rose quickly as Napoleon's armies conquered much of Europe but collapsed rapidlyafter France's disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812. Napoleon's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeatresulting in the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France. The wars resulted in the dissolution of the HolyRoman Empire and sowed the seeds of nascent nationalism in Germany and Italy that would lead to the two nations'consolidation later in the century. Meanwhile, the Spanish Empire began to unravel as French occupation of Spainweakened Spain's hold over its colonies, providing an opening for nationalist revolutions in Spanish America. As adirect result of the Napoleonic wars, the British Empire became the foremost world power for the next century,[1]
thus beginning Pax Britannica.No consensus exists as to when the French Revolutionary Wars ended and the Napoleonic Wars began. An earlycandidate is 9 November 1799, when Bonaparte seized power in France with the coup of 18 Brumaire. 18 May 1803is probably the most commonly used date, as this was when a renewed declaration of war between Britain andFrance (resulting from the collapse of the Treaty of Amiens), ended the only period of general peace in Europebetween 1792 and 1814. The latest proposed date is 2 December 1804, when Napoleon crowned himself Emperor.The Napoleonic Wars ended following Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 and the Second Treatyof Paris.
Background 17891802The French Revolution of 1789 had a significant impact throughout Europe, which only increased with the arrest ofKing Louis XVI of France in 1792 and his execution in January 1793 for "crimes of tyranny" against the Frenchpeople. The first attempt to crush the French Republic came in 1793 when Austria, the Kingdom of Sardinia, theKingdom of Naples, Prussia, Spain and the Kingdom of Great Britain formed the First Coalition. French measures,including general conscription (leve en masse), military reform, and total war, contributed to the defeat of the FirstCoalition, despite the civil war occurring in France. The war ended when General Bonaparte forced the Austrians toaccept his terms in the Treaty of Campo Formio. Only Great Britain remained diplomatically opposed to the FrenchRepublic.The Second Coalition was formed in 1798 by Austria, Great Britain, the Kingdom of Naples, the Ottoman Empire,Papal States, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and other states. During the War of the Second Coalition, the FrenchRepublic suffered from corruption and internal division under the Directory. France also lacked funds, and no longerhad the services of Lazare Carnot, the war minister who had guided it to successive victories following extensivereforms during the early 1790s. Napoleon Bonaparte, the main architect of victory in the last years of the FirstCoalition, had gone to campaign in Egypt. Missing two of its most important military figures from the previousconflict, the Republic suffered successive defeats against revitalized enemies whom British financial support broughtback into the war.Bonaparte returned from Egypt to France on 23 August 1799, and seized control of the French government on 9 November 1799 in the coup of 18 Brumaire, replacing the Directory with the Consulate. He reorganized the French military and created a reserve army positioned to support campaigns either on the Rhine or in Italy. On all fronts, French advances caught the Austrians off guard and knocked Russia out of the war. In Italy, Bonaparte won a notable victory against the Austrians at Marengo in 1800, but the decisive win came on the Rhine at Hohenlinden later that year. The defeated Austrians left the conflict after the Treaty of Lunville (9 February 1801), forcing Britain to sign the "peace of Amiens" with France. Thus the Second Coalition ended in another French triumph.
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However, the United Kingdom remained an important influence on the continental powers in encouraging theirresistance to France. London had brought the Second Coalition together through subsidies, and Bonaparte realizedthat without either defeating the British or signing a treaty with them he could not achieve complete peace.
Start date and nomenclatureNo consensus exists as to when the French Revolutionary Wars ended and the Napoleonic Wars began. Possibledates include 9 November 1799, when Bonaparte seized power in France;[2] 18 May 1803, when Britain and Franceended the only period of peace in Europe between 1792 and 1814, and 2 December 1804, when Bonaparte crownedhimself Emperor.Sources in the UK occasionally refer to the nearly continuous period of warfare from 1792 to 1815 as the GreatFrench War, or as the final phase of the Anglo-French Second Hundred Years' War, spanning the period 1689 to1815.[3]
War between Britain and France, 18031814Unlike its many coalition partners, Britain remained at war throughout the period of the Napoleonic Wars. Protectedby naval supremacy (in the words of Admiral Jervis to the House of Lords "I do not say, my Lords, that the Frenchwill not come. I say only they will not come by sea"), the United Kingdom maintained low-intensity land warfare ona global scale for over a decade. Despite such assurance by Admiral Jervis, evidence can still be seen of the beaconwarning towers built in the event of such an invasion, for example, at Eston Nab, near Middlesbrough. The BritishArmy gave long-term support to the Spanish rebellion in the Peninsular War of 18081814. Protected bytopography, assisted by massive Spanish guerrilla activity, and sometimes falling back to massive earthworks (TheLines of Torres Vedras), Anglo-Portuguese forces succeeded in harassing French troops for several years. By 1815,the British Army would play the central role in the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.The Treaty of Amiens (25 March 1802) resulted in peace between the UK and France, but satisfied neither side. Bothparties dishonored parts of it: the French intervened in the Swiss civil strife (Stecklikrieg) and occupied severalcoastal cities in Italy, while the UK occupied Malta. Bonaparte tried to exploit the brief peace at sea to restore thecolonial rule in the rebellious Antilles. The expedition, though initially su
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Hello! I'm Jialing and I will be taking over Amcarmen's Kitchen for today. I will confess that today's blog was very close to being a two-step tutorial on how to boil a cup of water and make tea – the only semi-regular dietary part of my life that does not involve any animal by-products.
As someone who has clearly only ever eaten vegan food a handful of times (I genuinely thought that the vegan theme was intended as a joke when I first agreed to do a recipe), I found this year's Auguest theme to be a punishment. I mean challenge. I ended up ransacking my own pantry and refrigerator for inspiration, confirming with Allison and Google about what ingredients could and couldn't be used by vegans. What seems like day later, I emerged triumphant – pears, wine, cocoa powder, and a questionable bag of chia seeds (waste not, want not…) sat atop my counter, ready for the arduous vegan road ahead.
Now, onto the recipe, poetically inspired by the very essential act of boiling water.
**Maple-flavoured syrup isn't vegan, so be sure to check the label!
Chocolate Chia Mousse: Prepare the chocolate chia mousse the day before, to allow chia seeds time to soak. Combine the cocoa powder, vanilla, and maple syrup, stirring until well mixed.
Slowly pour in almond milk, stirring until mixture is smooth. Add chia seeds and stir until well-incoporated. Leave in fridge to soak overnight, stirring mixture once in between.
Once the chia seeds have fully absorbed the liquid, they will increase significantly in size and have a gelatinous texture. Transfer to a blender or food processor and blitz until smooth and creamy. Tip: leave the chia mixture unblended and top with fresh fruit and desiccated coconut as a healthy and envy-worthy breakfast.
Poached Pears: In a sauce pot large and deep enough to hold pears, combine wine, maple syrup, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, nutmeg, and just enough water to cover pears.
Bring the wine and spices to the boil over high heat.
Add the pears, positioning them so that they are completely submerged, and continue to boil for another 25 minutes, until pears are cooked through and tender. Be sure to turn pears for even cooking, particularly when liquid gets low, keeping in mind that the bottoms of the pears will take longer to cook than the tops.
Once pears are cooked, remove from the pot, reserving the syrup, and set aside to cool.
Carefully simmer remaining syrup until reduced to about 1/2 cup.
To serve, divide mousse into small bowls or stemless glasses and garnish with sliced strawberries. Place a pear on each plate, next to the mousse. Drizzle the pear with syrup. Enjoy!


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Panasonic wants to reimagine your smart home with a remote-control compact sake fridge.
Because who doesn't need a remote-control fridge?
We've seen some seriously awesome stuff at Europe's largest tech conference. But Panasonic's roving mini fridge/sake server might be the coolest yet.
According to Panasonic, this device is linked to a database that provides details about every bottle of sake in your Panasonic fridge. From there, it's supposed to offer up suggestions about the best food to go with your beverage.
It also supposedly responds to voice commands and can move around the house to deliver your sake -- no effort required.
Metro Tech editor Lucy Hedges spotted Panasonic's Movable Fridge + Sake Cooler on the show floor and says it's currently a concept. Check out the below video, originally posted to her Instagram account.
The closest thing we've come across in the US is the Bud Light Bud-E Fridge, a compact fridge that serves -- you guessed it -- Bud Light. Panasonic's Sake Cooler certainly sounds classier than Bud-E.
We're tracking the fridge down to find out for ourselves, so check back for more details in short order.
More tech news from IFA 2017.


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Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part. [<<< Favorite line.] Minimise all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet.
Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first — remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
Tell me your favorite "good wife" advice!
*Snopes claims the Housekeeping Weekly reference was fabricated, but the bullet points still accurately reflect the worst of the 1950's. Read more on the Cult of Domesticity here.
Woah, nope! That sounds unhappily similar to advice I've read directed towards Christian wives of the present century. Some of it is not bad advice except that it is so one-sided. For example, it would certainly be thoughtful of a wife to clean up the house before her husband comes home, just as it would be for a husband to do the same before his wife comes home. But the language of duty and how the husband "deserves" such treatment is what is so disturbing. Also–don't worry if your husband stays out all night? Yeah, that's a terrible idea.
My thoughts exactly! Some of the advice encourages considerate behavior, but *both* spouses should show such behavior! And yep, apparently being a good wife means being naive about where and with whom your man sleeps at night…..
How about this real life pastoral advice: When a wife is mad at her husband, if, for example, she's bringing him a glass of water, she shouldn't slam it down angrily, but should set it down gently, with a smile on her face.
*sigh* Yes to not shattering glass everywhere, no to pretending everything's okay.
What the heck—my eyeballs—what even—!
I am complimentarian, but if my husband expected me to act like all this, I would tell him to go find a doormat to marry lol. Like seriously, consider him staying out all night minor compared to what he went through during the day? What happened to him that this could be minor in comparison, did he get hit by a train?? And never question his judgment… really? It seems like they are saying men can't sin. One of the purposes of marriage taught in our church is the sanctification and building up of BOTH parties, which in my opinion requires some questioning of judgment and decisions.
"Go find a doormat to marry." Good response! :D Right — couples ought to look out for each other and build each other up, not expect one party to wait hand and foot on the other and never challenge them. The 1950's marriage offers no spiritual benefit to men!
My stars. I almost threw up my macaroni. What is this?! Slave service?
Also, what woman with children has time to take a freaking fifteen minute pamper nap?
Oh my! According to this I am the worst wife ever! :)) I honestly think my husband would hate it if I acted like that – he always says I am his teammate, not someone under his command.
I think any self-respecting and wife-respecting man would say the same!


Viemose, I., Møller, P., Laugesen J.L., Schachtman T.R, Manoharan, T. & Christoffersen, G.R.J.
Long-term effects of learned associations between an image and a taste have not been studied with electromagnetic brain scanning techniques. The possibility that taste conditioning may change sensory image processing was investigated in young adult subjects. EEG-responses evoked by images were recorded before and after a training session using an image as conditioned stimulus and a pleasant taste as unconditioned stimulus. The results showed that in posterior electrodes placed over visual cortex areas, the following changes occurred after conditioning: (1) the amplitude and duration of the N2–P3 waves inthe visual evokedpotentials were enhanced;(2)theN2andP3peakdelays were shortened;(3) power induced by image presentation was enhanced in the delta and theta frequency bands;(4) crosshemisphericdelta andtheta coherences among theposterior electrodes were enhanced;(5) calculations of the underlying whole brain distribution of currents using swLORETA showed elevated current densities in posterior voxels. None of the above changes occurred in a sham-trained control group. In electrodes placed over the prefrontal cortex, delta and theta power also rose significantly. It is suggested that the appetitive taste conditioning potentiated synaptic activity in visual cortex networks and thatt his led to an increased speed of image processing.


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The District mostly targeted Youth that had never got the opportunity to attend formal education, single youth parent, youth with disability, youth living with HIV/AIDS, youth who have completed secondary school or tertiary institutions, school dropouts and University Graduates.
The Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) has spent two (2) years in Mpigi District and is being implemented by the Youth Sector under the Community Based Services Department. The programme has a District Technical Support Team which comprises the Senior Community Development/YLP FPP – Mrs. Namusoke Margaret Elasu, the Senior Financial Officer – Mr. John Matovu, the District Commercial Officer – Mr. Kazibwe Ronald, The Head Procurement and Disposal Unit - Mr. Habib Kaggwa, and the Head Production sector - Dr. Kawagga Rueben. During its inception, the sector has registered a number of achievements.
•	Security of YIGs' projects is not certain since most projects are far from the beneficiaries' areas of residence.
•	Projects that deal in animal rearing such as poultry and piggery have a challenge of revering the YLP loan since the animals dies due to diseases such as new castle and swine fever. So far Mpambire A Twegatte Youth Piggery Project lost 32 piglets and Nabusanke youth piggery project lost 3 months pregnant gilts and one boar.
•	The YLP Institutional Support funds should be increased to enable the technical team both at District and Sub County levels perform their work effectively.
•	The YIGs should be advised to have the projects be near their areas of residence.


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Storia
Nel 1992 fu acquisito dalla divisione Thomson Scientific del gruppo Thomson Corporation, assumendo il nome di Thomson ISI. Fino al 2016 appartenne all'unità di business "Intellectual Property & Science" di Thomson Reuters, che in quell'anno la cedette dando vita a Clarivate Analytics. Nel 2018, quest'ultima reintegrò i servizi e gli esprti di bibliometria dell'ISI all'interno del proprio gruppo di ricerca scientifica e accademica.

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L'IS gestiva Web of Knowledge, un servizio che analizzava le citazioni presenti in migliaia di riviste accademiche indicizzate Science Citation Index (anche nella versione cartacea pre-Internet), il Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) e l'Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI).
La base di conoscenza è utilizzata dai ricercatori proprio per identificare quali articoli sono citati più di frequente e da quali autori. Esso valorizza un cruscotto di indicatori che quantificano l'impatto accademico dei documenti indicizzati al suo interno, ma nello stesso può aumentare il numero di citazioni rendendoli più visibili e fornendo loro un marchio di qualità.

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Q: why the integral without singularity does not converge Here is an integral
NIntegrate[1/(px^2 + py^2 + 1)/((px - qx)^2 + (px - qy)^2 +
 1)/(qx^2 + qy^2 + 1), {px, 0, 10}, {py, 0, 10}, {qx, 0, 10}, {qy, 0, 10}]

the integrant are all sufficiently small, but still MMA give a result and say the integral coverage too slow. I tried different method, none of them works.
I could not understand what causes it? How to modify the code?

A: This works well.
NIntegrate[1/(px^2 + py^2 + 1)/((px - qx)^2 + (px - qy)^2 + 1)/(qx^2 + qy^2 + 1),

{px, 0, 10}, {py, 0, 10}, {qx, 0, 10}, {qy, 0, 10},Method -> "CartesianRule"] // Timing

{58.875, 2.84714}

A: Lowering the precision goal slightly from 6 to 5 (perhaps advisable in a high-dimensional integral) and increasing MinRecursion avoids both the NIntegrate::slwcon and NIntegrate::eincr warnings:
NIntegrate[
  1/(px^2 + py^2 + 1)/((px - qx)^2 + (px - qy)^2 + 1)/(qx^2 + qy^2 + 1),
  {px, 0, 10}, {py, 0, 10}, {qx, 0, 10}, {qy, 0, 10},
  PrecisionGoal -> 5,
  MinRecursion -> 1] // AbsoluteTiming
(*  {5.563214`, 2.8471463223061835`}  *)

Update: Alternative
FWIW, you can do an expensive (i.e., takes time) symbolic integration on one or two of the variables, followed by a numerical integration.  E.g, integrating over {py, 0, 10} symbolically first takes about as long as the above and needs no other special numerical processing.  The numerical advantage here is reducing the dimension of the integral.  (In fact, if you integrate over qx and then py, then the two-dimensional integral is quite fast and unproblematic; however, the symbolic integration takes about 17 seconds.)
NIntegrate[
  Evaluate@Integrate[
    1/(px^2 + py^2 + 1)/((px - qx)^2 + (px - qy)^2 + 1)/(qx^2 + qy^2 + 1),
    {py, 0, 10},
    Assumptions -> 0 < px < 10 && 0 < py < 10 && 0 < qx < 10 && 0 < qy < 10]
  , {px, 0, 10}, {qx, 0, 10}, {qy, 0, 10}] // AbsoluteTiming
(*  {4.173041`, 2.8471449687848587`}  *)

We also get the extra digit of accuracy @user64494 got.
Update 2: Third try, inspired by Mariusz Iwaniuk
There is a slight "spike" in the value of the integrand near the subspace px == qx == qy.  This might be why NIntegrate has trouble getting the error estimate to satisfy precision goals of 6 or more.  Some weak evidence is that feeding the subspace as an "Exclusion" with the "LocalAdaptive" method to NIntegrate gives a fairly quick solution agreeing with the other solutions to slightly more than six digits.
NIntegrate[
  1/(px^2 + py^2 + 1)/((px - qx)^2 + (px - qy)^2 + 1)/(qx^2 + qy^2 + 1),
  {px, 0, 10}, {py, 0, 10}, {qx, 0, 10}, {qy, 0, 10},
  Method -> "LocalAdaptive", Exclusions -> {px == qx == qy}] // AbsoluteTiming
(*  {3.497589`, 2.8471576198024686`}  *)

A: About a 1 second.
NIntegrate[
  1/(px^2 + py^2 + 1)/((px - qx)^2 + (px - qy)^2 + 1)/(qx^2 + qy^2 + 1),
  {px, 0, 10}, {py, 0, 10}, {qx, 0, 10}, {qy, 0, 10},
  Method -> {"LocalAdaptive", "SymbolicProcessing" -> 0}] // Timing

(*{1.45313, 2.84718}*)

or:
NIntegrate[1/(px^2 + py^2 + 1)/((px - qx)^2 + (px - qy)^2 + 1)/(qx^2 + qy^2 +
  1), {px, 0, 10}, {py, 0, 10}, {qx, 0, 10}, {qy, 0, 10},
  PrecisionGoal -> 5, MinRecursion -> 1, Method -> {"LocalAdaptive",
  "SymbolicProcessing" -> 0}] // AbsoluteTiming

(*{0.687526, 2.84731}*)

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7 Common Myths On Iron Nutrition Exposed
Posted on 12. May, 2010 by Staff Writer Candy Del Carmen in Alkaline Diet Tips, Blog
Iron as the most abundant metals on earth are needed by our body to function well by transporting the hemoglobin in the blood. However, people have so many wrong beliefs when it comes to iron consumption. While it is true that iron deficiency is the worlds' most common dietary disorder, it is also worth noting that iron overload is one of the problems most people are unaware of. For the benefits of our readers, we will expose the 7 myths on iron hoping that people can still change their view in some old folklore about iron and before it's too late for them to realize that it is already lethal to their health.
Myth # 1 – Spinach can transform human as legendary Popeye
Unlike the legend of Popeye wherein his eminent power is coming from eating spinach, there is no truth that spinach will make you strong because of its rich iron content. The myth was originated during 1870 when Dr. E von Wolf claimed through his published work that spinach has 10 times more iron than any other green vegetables, whereas, the oxalic acid of spinach binds with iron and impairs its calcium absorption. The oxalic acid cannot be absorbed by the body. The other mistake of scientists is the wrong input of decimal point to nutritional iron value of spinach and it was too late to correct the mistake because Popeye already advertised this vegetable as his source of strength. Why is that so? Only 1/10th of iron content of what was originally claimed by the scientists is the correct amount of iron in spinach. Therefore, spinach has unusable iron, but nevertheless, a great source of some minerals and vitamins.
Myth # 2 – Meat manufacturer's claim that meat with hem iron is healthy
For reader's understanding, heme iron is found in meat, fish, and poultry in a chemical structure, while nonheme iron can be found in plant sources. This heme iron can be easily absorbed by our body and the claim of meat manufacturers that it is healthy for consumption is somehow true but there is a clear discrepancy on the claim and definitely a myth. Heme iron from meat, especially red meat may increase blood pressure and has adverse reaction to health, as published in British Medical Journal. Another disturbing truth is that when people have this hereditary hemochromatosis, a condition of iron overload, and getting excess iron from meat would affect some vital organs such as the heart, pituary gland, liver, pancreas, and joints. Furthermore, animal fats with high lipids when combined with heme iron can damage cells and generate free radical activity.
Myth # 3– Vegetarians have higher risk in getting iron deficiency
While it is factual that the nonheme iron found in plant sources makes it harder for human to absorb the iron than heme iron found in meat products, researches showed that iron deficiency cannot be linked to vegetarian people. With the right choice of vegetables like beans and green leafy vegetables, vegetarians can get as much iron as meat lovers do. The significant result has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1999 showing no difference at all the amount of iron a vegetarian can get from his healthy and well chosen diet and a meat lover getting his iron from meat.
Myth 4 # – Eat more bran with meals
Bran is the byproduct of hard outer layer of grains and some people add bran to their diet because of its high fiber content that aids in constipation and best source of protein. However, the misconceptions that including bran with meals are healthier where in fact people who have iron deficiency must not include highly fortified foods with bran because it can actually reduce the iron absorption. To explain further, there are foods considered as iron absorption blockers including bran, and others such as coffee, tea, whole grains and some high fiber intake. This means that to help our body to absorb more iron, we can include vitamin C sources or other heme iron food sources from animal, with moderation, and people have to take note of the word "moderation" to balance the food we eat and not to suffer from any iron deficiency.
Myth # 5 -Using Iron Cooking Pots Can Aid Anemia
Since ancient Chinese era, iron cooking utensils are used in some parts of European and Asian countries because of its relatively low cost compared to aluminum cookware. It has been a controversy how these iron cooking pots can aid anemia based on some researches conducted that it can boost iron intake, but further studies are needed to be conducted to make this a conclusive findings. People who are advocates of using this utensil may also know the disadvantage of how iron pots react to food we consume and may cause iron toxicity that can be harmful to health of people who have hemochromatosis or the tendency of the body to absorb too much iron than ordinary people do.
Myth # 6 – Iron supplements are needed by sports enthusiasts
Taking iron supplements by athletes cannot be connected for having sports anemia. The truth about having anemia is the fact that the cause is due to the liquid parts of the blood known as plasma produced by sports enthusiast in heavy training. It is not the low hemoglobin, but rather, the plasma that is the main cause of sports anemia. . People are thinking that to increase iron intake is the best solution to make them recover from fatigue because of the wrong thinking that the low hemoglobin is responsible behind their lagging performance. Yes, it is true that iron is the most essential component of hemoglobin and plays the most important role in transferring carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood, yet, iron deficiency is not only the main cause of low hemoglobin or anemia.
Myth # 7 – Everyone needs more iron, therefore taking iron supplement is necessary
While others are thinking that iron deficiency is bad for their health, it is also a fact and proven through many researches that high iron intake and body stores of iron are linked to high risk of developing colon cancer. There are two primary causes of iron overload: first, as the result of genetic disorder of excessive iron absorption or having hemochromatosis; second, from blood transfusion or iron poisoning. Why iron overload is toxic? For the reason that organs and tissues can be damaged if iron is chronically exceeded and that's the time when people get affected like having diseases in the liver, hepatitis C and B infections, and many various diseases. The most susceptible in iron toxicity are children who consume and share their mother's iron supplement and it serves as leading cause of death if not treated well.
Less known about the fact that we are just exposing ourselves from iron toxicity for overdosing of intake which we think may be best for our health. Debunking the myths about iron has cleared our old beliefs that were transferred from generation to generation. It is more than enough that we get adequate iron increment from the foods we consume, and no need for added supplement that would only lead to a worst scenario of getting diseases.
Common Iron Myths and Misconceptions, http://nutrition.getfit.com/tips/iron/myths/
Finch (1995) "The Shocking Truth about Iron", http://www.ironoverload.org/hippocrates.html
The Heme Iron Problem, http://www.ecologos.org/iron.htm
Iron and the Endurance Athlete, http://home.trainingpeaks.com/articles/nutrition/iron-and-the-endurance-athlete.aspx
Heme Iron from Red Meat may Increase Blood Pressure, http://www.medinewsdirect.com/?p=550
Cookware, http://missvickie.com/resources/cookware/1castiron.html
Iron Toxicity, http://www.arltma.com/IronToxDoc.htm
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Open the file Release.Tool under AOS (PET.Open Release.Tool ~). Read the comments at the top of the file.
There are two different versions of WinAOS. The internal version starts the Oberon application as WinAOS window whereas the external version starts the Oberon application as MS Windows window.
Note: The default build options for the object files are defined in the BUILDS section of Release.Tool. The defaults can be overriden using options of the Release.Build command (see Release.Mod for a description of available command line options).
The newly created boot file will be located in the /Work/ folder.
Now copy the file ./Work/Aos.exe to the /WinAos/ directory where the old Aos.exe is located.
Note: The folder where object files are loaded from (e.g. /ObjI/) is specified in the configuration file aos.ini.
Hint: It's a good idea to don't overwrite to (working) object files in the directories ../ObjI/ respectively ../ObjE/ and also keep a copy of the old Aos.exe file. This makes sure that you always have a running copy of WinAOS. You can compile the object files into a different directory. To make WinAOS use that object files, you have to adapt the object file path in /WinAos/aos.ini accordingly.
This guide assumes that WinAOS is located in the folder /WinAos/. It uses only relative paths, so it does not matter where exactly this folder is located.
Note: If you prefer the external WinAOS version where Oberon starts in an own window, replace WinAos by eWinAos in the Release.Build command above.
replace the object file folder (here: ObjE) by the new one (in this example: ObjT). The folders in this list are relative to the folder /WinAos/ so ObjT means /WinAos/ObjT/.
8. Be aware that the work folder appears in front of the object file folder in the search path. This means that object files located in the work folder (default: /WinAos/Work/) have preference over object files in the object file folder.
Open file file Win32.BuildMini.Tool and execute the SystemTools.DoCommands command. This will create the file WinAosMini.zip in the work directory. WinAosMini.zip is a mini WinAOS (no Oberon application, excludes some packages).
To start WinAOS as it is present in the SVN repository, you need at least a processor supporting SSE2 instructions (Pentium 4 or Athlon 64/Opteron and later models).
Open the file Build.Tool (PET.Open Build.Tool ~). Building A2 in WinAOS requires a working directory Test located in the WinAOS folder. If does not exist, create a new directory in the WinAOS folder (e.g. /WinAOS/Test/). If it exists, it is sometimes necessary to make it empty before compiling.
In the case you created the directory with a different name, replace Test with the name of the directory you used in the previous step. Release.Build ... creates a file CompileCommand.Tool in directory Test and executes the commands in this file.
Open the file Build.Tool (PET.Open Build.Tool ~). Follow the instructions there.
According to the following post in the forum Self contained build of A2 it should be possible to build A2 from within A2 by replacing in Build.Tool all occurences of the path prefix "../Test" with the prefix of a mounted device, e.g.: new: (of course after having mounted a partition with that name).
For mounting a different partition, see Partition.Tool (e.g., in André Fischer's guide).
For simplicity, we'll refer to current UnixAOS installation as <UnixAOS>, A2 sources directory as <A2> and your build directory as <Build>.
Open Build.VMWare.Tool in PET and follow the steps outlined there.
If you are creating the image within WinAos, the requirements are the same as mentioned above in Build A2 within WinAOS.


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The Poetry Book Awards is an annual, international book award given to the best poetry books produced by indie writers, self published authors or books published by small, truly independent presses.
Even though more and more people are enjoying and participating in creative writing it is becoming increasingly difficult to become traditionally published, especially in the poetry world. Most of the top book prizes and competitions do not allow self published authors to enter. If they are allowed then many are extremely expensive leaving self published authors struggling to find the recognition they deserve.
"We offer true equality," says organizer Dave Lewis. "In a time when corporate greed and influence seem to infect every aspect of our lives and ruin the opportunity for the little guy to succeed the international Poetry Book Awards are a rare beacon of hope," he continues.
"I love the underdog and coming from a no-nonsense town like Pontypridd you know you're not going to get given anything for nothing, especially by the establishment that control the purse strings in Wales, so it's best you just strike out on your own and go for it."
The competition organizer, Dave Lewis, is resolutely untrendy. A well-respected poet himself he shuns the limelight and continues to self-publish his often avant-garde work rather than seek acceptance from the mainstream just so he can continue to push the boundaries of his art. He also runs the International Welsh Poetry Competition, the Writers of Wales database and a small, self-publishing company, called Publish & Print, where he helps other writers get into book form and realize their own ambitions.
This year's judge, Mike Jenkins, is one of Wales' most respected poets. Widely published, he is much in demand for his lively performances and writing workshops. He has performed at the Hay Festival, the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival and has read and tutored at Ty Newydd, the National Writers' Centre for Wales. He won Wales Book of the Year in 1998 for his collection of short stories 'Wanting to Belong'. He has also won an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors, The Young Writers Prize from the Welsh Arts Council for 'Empire of Smoke' and the John Tripp Award for Spoken Poetry.
Mike is at the forefront of contemporary Welsh writing and is a fellow of the Academi, the Welsh Society for Authors. He is a former editor of Poetry Wales magazine and has co-edited Red Poets for 25+ years, an annual magazine of left-wing poetry from Wales and beyond. He has previously judged the International Welsh Poetry Competition, in 2009 and 2019.
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Because the G20 works to create a set of "unified laws" with reference to cryptocurrencies, the federal government of South Korea — the third largest cryptocurrency market on this planet — reportedly plans on enjoying ball with whichever insurance policies the worldwide discussion board of governments and central financial institution governors put into place.
In keeping with China Cash Community, native media has additionally reported that Korean regulators have agreed to use the Monetary Motion Activity Power's requirements to its personal cryptocurrency insurance policies.
It's nearly sure that cryptocurrencies might be categorized as property and the principle problem might be centered on tips on how to regulate them correctly underneath the unified body that might be agreed upon between G-20 nations. Given the present stance, this isn't good, however we are going to step up efforts to enhance issues.
If South Korea adopts the G20's future "unified laws," it could subsequently deal with cryptocurrency the identical as different member nations Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico,the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the USA, and the European Union.
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Yes, you read it right. My title for this post goes, when you are diagnosed with cancer in Nepal.
In October of 2010, my mum was diagnosed with cancer. Let me start with a little background on this. In May 0f 2010, I graduated from University. As I used to talk to my mum over skype on daily basis whenever possible, I remember, she complained of some kind of mild to moderate pain in her stomach. We asked her to visit a doctor from time to time but since my mum never had any health issues and followed a healthy lifestyle, we never even guessed something like cancer would happen to her. She has been meditating everyday since the year 2002. She always used to brag about how meditation cured all her health issues and it brought happiness in her life and she could easily let go of anger. She always encouraged us(rest of the family members) to meditate as well. I used to sit with her now and then in the puja(prayer) room and meditate with her but none of us took it as seriously as she did. Then one day, she went to the hospital to get herself thoroughly checked as many of her friends from meditation group were going. I remember she happily reported everything was normal. Then, one fine day, she was leaving for mama ghar (my maternal uncle's house) with Kancha (our helper at home) on a bike. Kancha was not too confident about driving the bike and my mum was nervous too, so as soon as Kancha took off, they slipped and had a minor accident. That day, my mum went to mama ghar, made some chicken curry, stayed there until dinner and came home at night. She felt fine the whole day but the next morning she had severe body ache so when me and my brother insisted, she went to a nearby hospital for a check up. They said she was alright and there is nothing to worry. Several month passed this incident and my mum complained about stomach pain now and then but she assured us it was just a little bit of pain and there was nothing to worry about.
After I finished my graduation, I visited my brother in Australia, stayed there for a month and a half and headed back to Nepal. Everyone was so happy at home when I arrived in Kathmandu, dashain was approaching and we were all looking forward to tika at home, I had missed the last two Dashain with family. So the humdrum of Dashain began. Bua was very excited and bought a goat that year as I was home. He loves to cook and he is a big fan of goat meat.
So one day before tika, mum did all the housework, cooking cleaning and we all ate a fair amount of meat that day. I was upstairs with my cousins during dinner time. I asked my cousin sister, "Where's mum?", she said Thulmum(elder mum, she is my mum's sister's daughter) is not feeling well today so she'll skip dinner. My mum seldom skips dinner, if she is not well, she will eat something light but I do not remember any other instance when she has skipped dinner. So I went down to her room to check on her. She was lying down on her bed and trying to sleep, I gently woke her up and asked if she wanted any milk and cookies. She said, I just have a terrible stomach ache, it may be due to a lot of meat, I just had a glass of Eno, so I'm fine. I told her, I will boil some milk and keep it in the room, if you feel hungry later, please drink the milk mum. Saying this, I switched off the light and went upstairs to get some milk for her.
Next day was tika I think, I don't exactly remember. Bua and me wanted to take her to the hospital since she had been complaining about her stomach ache quite a lot these days, but that day she woke up early, went to the puja room, did her daily chores and when I saw her, she looked absolutely fine. My mum has the warmest smile that can make you feel good on any situation. She had that smile on her that day, so I just assumed we could wait for few more days until the hospitals started fully operating after Dashain was over.
On the day of her endoscopy, my cousin sister dropped my mum to the hospital on the way to her office and my mum was to return back home by a taxi. I was at home that day, it took her a little longer to come back than anticipated so I was a bit worried. When she came back an hour or so late, I went down to pick her up from the taxi and brought her upstairs in her room. She complained that the procedure was very painful and they had a pipe shoved down her throat and the test lasted for almost one hour!! I think at that time, I didn't react much, just listened to her talk about the experience and that was it. We were waiting for the report. The report was due next day in the afternoon. Since my cousins' office was next to the hospital, she was the one who would go and pick up the report. She went there during her lunch hour and the person who handed her the report asked her to see the doctor as well. She went to see the doctor and the doctor told her to come with her father and he would talk about my mum's endoscopy report. That evening when she came home with the report, she was a bit nervous as she told us what happened at the hospital. I looked at the report and googled it. It indicated CANCER but I was in denial. I thought, this may be advanced form of ulcer, no way my mum would have cancer!! She lead a healthy life, meditated everyday, always had home cooked meal, didn't smoke or drink and so on….
The next day, Mum, Bua and me went to the hospital together. It was jam packed!! We waited for over an hour to meet the doctor. We all went in at first, then the doctor asked my mum to wait outside for a while. Then he told us, my mum had stomach cancer and that it looked like it was in an advanced stage. I don't exactly remember what his advice was after that, I think he asked us to go to another hospital for further treatment or wait for biopsy report. Bua and I were speechless, we didn't know what to do and what to say to each other. We both felt numb, we couldn't react. I think I asked few questions to the doctor before we left the room, like "Are you absolutely certain?", he said, "I'm afraid I am!!". The next thought in my head was to go and show this report to the lady doctor who had confidently said endoscopy would be unnecessary. Bua instantly agreed to visit her, our intention was to let her know the result so that she would not miss such diagnosis in future. When we showed her the report, she was startled, she referred us to a surgeon who had absolutely no experience in oncology!! As we walked out of the hospital, our first instinct was to take her to Delhi, where there was a hospital dedicated solely to treatment of cancer.
….and this is how our fight with cancer began, I will write in episodes about our battle with cancer. Today my mum is in Kathmandu and she has to visit the cancer hospital in Delhi once in every three months. By God's grace, she is doing well. She makes me so proud, I feel blessed to have a mum who is as strong as her.
I am not sure how helpful this post will be for all of you, but I hope you will be able to pick up some pattern and take careful steps in your own lives. Before I end this post, let me make a list of things to do before and after diagnosis of cancer in Nepal.
1. If you have a persistent pain on any of your body part, please visit a doctor and have yourself thoroughly checked. In Nepal, I have seen that doctors tend to hurry to the next patient. So be prepared with the questions you need to ask and a little research before the visit would help a lot.
2. Five early signs of cancer are(from memory): 1. A sore throat or cough that does not heal 2. A wound that does not heal. A wart that is sore. 3. A lump/wart (small/big) on your body that grows over time 4. Blood in stool, cough and urine 5. Constipation. If you have any of these signs, please visit your doctor to check if everything is ok.
3. Get yourself regularly checked up, consider atleast once in a year as mandatory. In Nepal, there is no concept of regular health check ups. And if you or your mom/dad are over 40 or 50, then twice in a year wouldn't hurt. And do not be shy to tell a doctor about all of your problems even if you think they are silly. In Nepal, many doctors tend to discourage you to have a long talk with the doctor specially because of their busy schedule but do not hesitate to take as much time as you need until you have full knowledge of your health condition or until you are fully satisfied of the diagnosis.
4. After the doctor has confirmed your biopsy report, my personal advice would be to request for the slide of your sample from where you had your biopsy done and consider going to Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital and Research Institute in New Delhi, Rohini. In kathmandu, the most reliable lab is Blue cross laboratories in Tripureswor. Do not trust any other lab reports. Sometimes it would take more than one biopsy to verify your diagnosis of cancer.
5. The doctors might suggest you to consider treatment in Kathmandu since the cancer is in early stage and so on, but weigh your options carefully before you begin your treatment in Ktm. Dr. Sudip Shrestha is an Oncologist practicing in Kathmandu, he can be available either at Om Hospital or Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital. You can consult him first for his opinion before you consider Delhi. I would still recommend you to go to New Delhi for a second opinion.
6. Collect some cash before you go to Delhi for treatment. One surgery typically costs around 500,000 INR in average. The cost of Chemo would be 50,000 INR in average/session, but please note that the cost varies with the kind of cancer diagnosis.
7. Trust in higher power and have faith, faith, trust and hope is something that gives you strength and courage to face all the obstacles during your journey of fighting cancer.
I will be writing more about my experience in cancer hospital during my mum's treatment. Stay tuned!


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Chile scraps entry fee for Aussies, but plans new e-visa
Australian travellers no longer have to pay a US$117 fee at the border to enter Chile, but an e-visa will soon be required.
By Chris C., December 16 2019
Australian tourists will no longer be slugged US$117 (A$170) at the border when entering Chile via Santiago Airport, with the country axing its longstanding 'reciprocity fee' from December 16 2019.
For now, this puts Chile in the same category as many other popular destinations for Australian visitors, who can simply book their flight and turn up at the airport, without arranging a visa in advance or purchasing one at the border.
That freedom will be short-lived, however, as Australian passport holders visiting Chile from May 16 2020 will be required to obtain an online e-visa prior to travel. Skip this crucial step and you won't be able to board your flight.
The Chilean Government hasn't yet publicised whether a fee would be charged for an e-visa, or how long these would take to process from the time an application is lodged.
Regular visitors to Chile will be able to request a multi-entry e-visa, although single-use e-visas will be offered as well.
It's not yet known whether an e-visa will be needed to enter Chile via all airports and land borders, or only via Santiago International Airport where the outgoing reciprocity fee exclusively applied.
Why do countries charge 'reciprocity fees'?
Such tit-for-tat fees for Australian and other passport holders were levied by the Chilean Government to align with the costs that citizens of Chile incur when visiting that other country: typically matching the price they'd pay to obtain a visa of the same type.
It's a common approach that countries take where visa-free agreements don't apply or where a visa is still required for a particular type of visit, with nations such as Russia and the United States commonly pricing their pre-arranged visas to align with the fees and charges levied on their own citizens by a traveller's home country.
Travel between Australia and Chile has boomed over recent years with Santiago-based LATAM launching direct flights between Melbourne and Santiago in October 2017, and moving many of its Sydney-Auckland-Santiago services to non-stop flights as of October 2019.
From late June 2020, Qantas is also upgrading its Sydney-Santiago route from four flights per week to a daily service, to be operated by the Roo's Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Other recent visa changes for Australian travellers
New Zealand introduces ESTA-style visa waiver
Brazil axes visa requirement for Australian travellers
How to visit China for up to six days without a visa
No more instant USA ESTA approvals: plan ahead
Australians no longer need a visa to enter Qatar
Canada's electronic pre-clearance for visa waiver travellers
Indian visa applications become more tedious
Chris is a a former contributor to Executive Traveller.
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We landed on QF27 on Monday 16th, and the fee was still definitely being collected at the desk before customs. Maybe we missed it by a day - would be interested to hear what happened on the 17th.
Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019, 01:12:12 pm
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This is much welcome. on our last trip to South America, we bypass Chile altogether as there were many neighboring places that we can spend our time and cash without being slugged with a hefty entry fee for the privilege.
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e-visa simple enough. The problem starts when they ask for all the extra information - bank solvency proof, etc. They then want receipt proof of accommodation and flights. I booked with booking dot com and Avianca and sent the receipts. They did not accept them. I wrote back and told them that Avianca and booking dot com were legitimate global organisations and the receipts they provided should be acceptable, plus I had no other way to submit a proof of purchase. They then decided to accept the receipts - and on and on it went. Finally, after a month of this, I had to cancel my bookings and recover as much funds as I could. Too late, they granted the visa - in late October for an early September trip. Total farce.
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Welcome to the world in which most of humanity lives in. The privilege to travel with short notice is one of those things people born in rich countries take for granted.
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Tiarah Minns in action for the Wallaroos A against Black Ferns Development Squad
A sign of a good international sports program is the ability to identify and develop the next generation of stars.
It's where the Wallaroos A side (Australia's International Women's Rugby Development Team) fits as a vital component of helping talented Super W players make the transition from Australia's highest domestic competition to the international stage.
The Wallaroos A side recently embarked on a two-week tour of Fiji to face New Zealand A, Tonga and Manusina in the Oceania Rugby Championships.
Apart of the touring squad were five of the Melbourne Rebels' brightest and most talented Super W players in scrumhalf Georgia Cormick, winger Courtney Frankl, lock Tiarah Minns, prop Bree-Anna Cheetham and prop Janita Kareta.
With talented Rebels hooker Ashley Marsters, along with Cormick herself having already representing the Wallaroos in 2019, the addition of three other players from the Club's Super W set-up entering an international environment is a testament to the growth and development of women's rugby in Victoria.
18-year-old Tiarah Minns is listed as one of the youngest players on the Melbourne Rebels' Super W roster, however, it hasn't stopped the talented teen being earmarked for future Wallaroos selection.
The lock featured in all of the Wallaroos A matches, coming off the bench to provide a powerful impact in the second row of the forward pack.
Minns, who became a vital component of the Club's Super W side in her debut season, says the experience to join the Wallaroos A side on an international tour was an experience she'd never forget.
"I was so excited to be part of the Wallaroos' Development Tour as it was an absolutely amazing experience where I leant so much and had an immense amount of fun," Minns said.
"My highlights for the trip would be the honour and privilege of putting on the green and gold jersey and singing the nation anthem for my country for the first time.
"I also loved getting to know all the wonderful team and support stuff, as we became a close-knit group with a great team culture and we always had a lot of support for one another."
One aspect which Minns appreciated about the trip was learning all the technical aspects and components of what it takes to be a lock, one of the hardest positions on the pitch to master and be successful in.
Being in a high-performance environment at the international level also helped Minns understand the mental and physical aspects needed to perform at the elite level.
It's those elements of the game which Minns says will hold her in good stead for the 2020 Super W season.
"Throughout the trip, I learnt a lot on the technical skills such as set piece play, body position in contact and game sense understanding, along with how to optimally prepare myself mentally and physically in an elite environment in order to perform at ones best," Minns said.
"I aim to implement these lessons to improve my game personally, as well as hopefully adding these new skills to the 2020 Rebels Super W campaign and environment."
The Oceania Championships for the Wallaroos side was filled with mixed results, with the Australians taking a tough 50-point loss to the New Zealand A side, a draw against Tonga and a resounding 27-point win over Manusina.
Another player from the Rebels who had her first experience on an international rugby stage was prop Janita Kareta.
The Power House product who was an inaugural member of the Rebels Super W squad echoed Minns' thoughts on her experience with the Wallaroos A squad, saying her learnings from the tournament will help her preparations for her third season with the Club.
"It was the best experience I've had so far on my rugby journey," Kareta said.
"There were a lot of things which were highlights from the trip. I think the environment, team culture and bonding aspects were all good, but I've also realised how privileged we are to be in the position we are in representing the green and gold.
"I guess I could give back to the Rebels team what I learnt with the Wallaroos, by having a better mindset, setting the standards and knowing how hard it is to work for a position in that team, especially being at that next level."
While international duties for all five of the Rebels girls having now ended, there'll be little rest for all of them as Super W preparations ramp up for 2020.
The squad will play two trial games today against Tasmania and South Australia at Box Hill, with only several months to go until the Super W season gets underway.
And with a host of players now having international rugby experience under their belt, the Rebels side will hopefully be able to transfer Wallaroos learnings into Super W success.
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While the official end of summer isn't marked until later in September, we traditionally say goodbye on Labor Day, the first Monday of the month. Over the years, it has evolved from a celebration in honor of the working class into a "last fling of summer" holiday. And just as in any other part of the country, food and fun prevail in Northwest Louisiana.
It's no secret that sports are important to the people of Shreveport-Bossier. After all, this is "Sportsman's Paradise." When it comes to team competition, Northwest Louisiana fans go wild over football. For the really die-hard fans, there's nothing like a day trip to the game for a rowdy tailgating party. The region offers several opportunities to experience live college football, such as at Louisiana Tech in Ruston, Grambling University in Grambling, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. Of course, for those willing to travel to South Louisiana, there's nothing like a LSU and Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night. Known throughout college football as "Death Valley," it is rumored that the thunderous fans once caused an Earth tremor that registered on a seismograph across campus in the Department of Geology.
However you choose to celebrate in the month of September, you'll always win with these two recipes from the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier's award winning cookbook, Mardi Gras to Mistletoe.
Superior Grill's Chili Con Queso is guaranteed to be a hit at any gathering you attend this month, or any other month.


Last night was the premiere of my current favorite TV show "How I Met Your Mother". If you are not familiar with the show, former childhood star Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser), plays a character named Barney Stinson. Barney is known for several catch-phrases as well as special high fives.
Borrowing some of the more popular high fives, I have created a top five high fives for developers.
Without further adieu, let's begin the countdown.
You accomplished a task faster than possible so you high five and hold the pose to mock the time it should have taken you!
You worked for hour after hour solving that bug that you now have arthritis from so much typing!
Your boss calls you from his meeting and says something is broken, you fix it while on the phone with him and are awarded a phone high five!
First you're happy the task is done, then you're sad because there was a problem, finally you're happy again because it's fixed!
A developer has told you the problem "should" be fixed!