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MEGA Brands To Showcase "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Dora and Friends: Into the City!" And "Thomas & Friends" MEGA BLOKS Lines At Nuremberg 2015
ToyNews, a monthly trade magazine for the toy business, is reporting the exciting news in the following article that MEGA Brands, a trusted family of leading global brands in construction toys, games & puzzles, arts & crafts and stationery, will be showcasing their upcoming MEGA BLOKS "Dora and Friends: Into the City!" construction toy range and the newest additions to their MEGA BLOKS "SpongeBob SquarePants" product range at the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair 2015 in Nuremberg!
MEGA BLOKS' brand-new "Dora and Friends" construction toy line, based on Nickelodeon's popular animated preschool series starring a grown-up "Dora the Explorer", will feature friendly characters, buildable locations and post building play features, such as music and magic.
The MEGA BLOKS "SpongeBob SquarePants" line will continue to focus on buildable collectible figures with new underwater themed vehicles and locations.
Additionally, to mark the 70th anniversary of Nick Jr. UK favourite "Thomas & Friends", MEGA BLOKS will be showcasing a special "Sodor's Celebrations" themed set featuring an exclusive new buildable Thomas the Tank Engine, complete with a birthday hat.
Each MEGA BLOKS line is expected to launch during Fall/Autumn 2015:
Mega Brands to showcase Minions, Thomas & Friends and SpongeBob SquarePants lines at Nuremberg 2015
This year sees the construction firm inject new products into its pre-school, girls and boys lines.
Autumn/winter 2015 is set to be a big season for Mega Brands as it continues to build upon its successful pre-school ranges, including the Mega Bloks First Builders line being showcased at Nuremberg this year.
New products joining the range include the innovative Block Picking Wagon. This allows pre-schoolers to pull the wagon, fill it with blocks for classic play or push it to scoop up blocks up for fun and easy clean-up.
To mark the 70th anniversary of Thomas & Friends, Mega Bloks will be launching a Sodor's Celebrations themed set featuring an exclusive new buildable Thomas engine, complete with a birthday hat.
In addition there will be new characters and movie related product introduced to the range.
Elsewhere, in line with the new Dora and Friends TV series featuring a grown up Dora, Mega Bloks is launching a new range with friendly characters, buildable locations and post building play features, such as music and magic.
Also new for autumn/winter 2015 are six 'spooktacular' play-sets and eight mini monster figures creeping into the new Mega Bloks Monster High line.
Fans can build and create their own freaky fun with Monster High characters that feature full articulation so they can strike any pose. Each character comes with different fashion styles, trendy accessories, while there are also secret reveals hidden in the sets.
Consumers can also build and host a premiere with the Monster High Monster Moviemobile, dance away to the real music with the Graveyard Garden Party or strike a pose in Draculaura Vamptastic Room.
Mega Bloks is also launching its own IP brand for girls in the form of The Craftails. Based in Storywood, Craftails is a range of friendly little creatures boasting big imaginations and even bigger tails.
The brand allows boys and girls to indulge in building and mess free crafting with a selection of different collectable animal figurines, each with furry tails.
Mega Bloks will be building upon its popular Barbie range with new easy to build themes including Careers, Pets and Entertainment.
The stars of Despicable Me will be taking over the big screen this year with the Minions movie, and the little yellow creatures will be starring in their own Mega Bloks set, too.
The Mega Bloks Despicable Me line, inspired by the franchise's new movie, characters, locations and vehicles, features easy-to-build and fully customisable construction sets with mix-and-match capabilities.
The sets include buildable Minions unique to each kit. This means there is a wide variety of Minions for fans to collect, build and play with.
Sticking with animated icons, the Mega Bloks SpongeBob SquarePants line will continue to focus on buildable collectible figures with new underwater themed vehicles and locations.
Elsewhere, for the first time, the popular Mega Bloks Hot Wheels line will incorporate real Hot Wheels track pieces into its play-sets.
Petrolheads can enjoy building cars that can ride on the new track and the sets landing in autumn/winter 2015 will include all-new original Mega Bloks designs, as well as a line of new drivers.
Mega Brands can be found in Hall 12.2 at Stand P-15 at Nuremberg 2015.
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Posted at 1/20/2015 07:35:00 PM
Labels: Dora And Friends, Nickelodeon Licensing, Nickelodeon News, Nickelodeon Partnerships, Nickelodeon Shows, Nickelodeon Toys, NickToons (Animation), SpongeBob SquarePants, Thomas And Friends
Nickelodeon Growing Audience By Adding Sports To The Mix
Adweek has unveiled a article in which Keith Dawkins, the Senior Vice President (SVP) and General Manager (GM) for Nicktoons, TeenNick and Nick Jr. talks about how Nickelodeon is growing their audience by adding sports programming to their schedules, including the "Kids' Choice Sports" awards and Nicktoons' NickSports programming block, which both launched in 2014:
Nickelodeon Says It's Growing Audience by Adding Sports to the Mix
Programming block also opened a door for a new set of advertisers
NFL Rush Zone: Season of the Guardians is part of NickSports lineup.
It's been four months since kid-focused cable network Nickelodeon took the leap of dedicating a 2-hour prime-time block to sports programming. So how is it working out?
Pretty well, say the numbers. Since its September debut, NickSports has grown the Wednesday block by 15 percent with boys ages 6 to 11 and 19 percent with kids (girls and boys combined) in the same age group. "We are hitting all the touch points everyone wants to be involved in," says Keith Dawkins, svp and general manager for Nicktoons, TeenNick and NickJr.
Michael Strahan hosted 2014's Kids' Choice Sports Awards, drawing 2.7 million viewers.
The idea for the programming block, airing from 9 to 11 p.m. ET, came about relatively quickly. After the first-ever Kids' Choice Sports Awards hosted by NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan this past summer drew impressive ratings, Dawkins realized that regular, dedicated sports programming could do well with his demographic.
"Our research shows sports gets big ratings in every quadrant. Add the participation rate of boys and girls in youth sports, and it all adds up to the right time to do more in sports," Dawkins said.
As powerful as many sports leagues are these days, they still turned out to be an easy enough sell for Dawkins' proposal. "The leagues are used to getting big numbers on their own, but we are a place that gives them an entry to kids and families," Dawkins said.
The NFL, NASCAR, Major League Soccer and the WWE have all signed on. And for the NFL, the biggest fish of all, it was an easy decision. "We are always looking for ways to create lifelong fans and to connect with kids in unique ways," said NFL marketing and sales vp Jaime Weston said.
For a league dealing very publicly with some serious offseason concerns—[...]—partnering with Nickelodeon offered a positive counterpoint to much of the public discussion. It's also helped Nickelodeon seem like an attractive place for advertisers looking for options beyond gameday ads.
Dawkins believes that the best parts of the sports industry also align well with his network's strengths. "Nickelodeon has always been a place and space of creating iconic characters, such as SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer, that people have a deep affinity for," Dawkins said. "The sports world too has its characters, and they end up creating lifelong Lakers, Cowboys and Yankee fans."
It just so happens that such character-driven content also turns out to be the best antidote to all those digital devices that kids often prefer these days over television. "Sports has a stickiness that sets it apart," Dawkins said.
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Nickelodeon USA Kicks Off a Charged Up New Season of Popular Power Rangers Franchise with Premiere of Saban's "Power Rangers Dino Charge" On 2/7
Saban Brands and Nickelodeon have today, Tuesday 20th January 2015, announced and confirmed in the following press release, from PRNewswire, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA will start to premiere and show "Power Rangers Dino Charge", the 22nd season of Saban's popular "Power Rangers" franchise, from Saturday 7th February 2015 at 12:00pm ET/PT!
Original Saban Brands Press Release:
Nickelodeon Kicks Off a Charged Up New Season of Popular Power Rangers Franchise with Premiere of Saban's Power Rangers Dino Charge Saturday, Feb. 7, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT)
Saban's Power Rangers Dino Charge
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Saban Brands and Nickelodeon will debut the 22nd season of the iconic Power Rangers franchise, Power Rangers Dino Charge, on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT). Premiering on Nickelodeon, the new season will deliver more dino-charged action and adventure than ever before, with an out-of-this-world storyline and an epic new team of Rangers. New episodes from this larger-than-life season will continue to air every Saturday at 12 p.m. on Nickelodeon in the U.S., with encore episodes airing Sundays at 8 a.m. on Nickelodeon and Saturdays at 7 p.m. on Nicktoons. The dinosaur theme has always been the strongest for Saban's Power Rangers franchise from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to Power Rangers Dino Thunder, priming this newest season to become a fan-favorite with the return to the popular theme for the first time in over 10 years.
In Power Rangers Dino Charge, an alien entrusted powerful Energems to 10 dinosaurs, but when the dinosaurs went extinct, the Energems were lost. Now, an intergalactic bounty hunter is determined to reclaim the Energems and rule the universe, destroying our planet in the process. A new team of Power Rangers must find the lost Energems and use their Dino Chargers to power up an arsenal of dino-fueled weapons, zords and Megazords to save the world!
"Power Rangers Dino Charge will bring fans an action-filled story packed with all-new monsters, villains, weapons, and of course, Power Rangers," said Elie Dekel, President of Saban Brands. "We know our fans will love what we have in store with this all-new dino-themed season."
"It's really great to be back with Power Rangers. I'm humbled to be part of a show that continues to capture the hearts of so many kids, even after 20+ years," said Executive Producer, Power Rangers Dino Charge, Judd "Chip" Lynn. "I've been involved in a lot of seasons, but for Power Rangers Dino Charge, we're pushing the limits, going to places and times we've never visited before, with some unexpected storylines and dino-charged plot twists!"
The new team of Dino Charge Rangers includes: Tyler, the Red Ranger (Brennan Mejia), Koda, the Blue Ranger (Yoshi Sudarso), Shelby, the Pink Ranger (Camille Hyde), Chase, the Black Ranger (James Davies) and Riley, the Green Ranger (Michael Taber).
Sneak peek videos, games and other activities for Power Rangers Dino Charge can be found at www.nick.com/dinocharge and beginning Feb. 16 fans can play the brand-new game, Power Rangers Dino Charge: Unleash the Power! For more information on Power Rangers Dino Charge, please visit www.powerrangers.com and follow Power Rangers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.
About Saban's Power Rangers Dino Charge
Saban Brands will launch the newest installment of the Power Rangers franchise, one of the top-rated and longest running kids live-action series on television, with Power Rangers Dino Charge. The new series, which premieres on Nickelodeon this February, will deliver action, humor, excitement and entertainment, in addition to the core themes of friendship, teamwork, fitness and helping others. Power Rangers Dino Charge will introduce all-new villains, monsters, weapons, Zords and Megazords. The Power Rangers franchise is helmed by Haim Saban, who created and produced the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series in 1993. SCG Power Rangers LLC, which licenses and merchandises the Power Rangers brand, is an affiliate of Saban Brands. For more information, visit www.powerrangers.com.
About Saban Brands
Formed in 2010 as an affiliate of Saban Capital Group, Saban Brands (SB) was established to acquire and develop a world-class portfolio of properties in the entertainment and lifestyle sectors. SB applies a global 360-degree management approach to growing and monetizing its brands through content, media, marketing, distribution, licensing and retail to markets worldwide and consumers of all ages. SB operates out of its global offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Sydney, Shanghai and Singapore. For more information, visit www.sabanbrands.com.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
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Are all sunglasses the same? Are all sunglasses the same?
The problems with losing our natural protective mechanisms!
Extensive work has been done in the Laser/Optical Radiation Program at the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine. Serious concerns were raised about the protective benefits of many sunglasses. Their research goes as far as raising the question: is wearing certain kinds of sunglasses more damaging than not wearing sunglasses at all? This seems incredible, but there is a real issue to be considered.
On a sunny day, the naked human eye is troubled by glare. To avoid the discomfort of the glare, our natural reaction is to avert the face, and to squint the brow and the eye. These instinctive protective mechanisms reduce the amount of UV and visible light entering the eye. Our pupils (the opening through which light enters the eye) also constrict, which again reduces the amount of light entering the eye. This is a normal aversion reflex to bright light.
Now consider what happens if we wear normal sunglasses on a bright day. Because the direct visible light entering our eyes is decreased, our natural protective mechanisms do not kick in. Our pupils remain dilated (that is, more open), we don't avert our face from the light and we don't squint.
In other words, our eyes remain far more open and exposed to the light.
Although the normal sunglasses are blocking some of the direct light that would otherwise make us uncomfortable, most sunglasses do not block sufficient light from the sides, top and bottom. This means that light (including damaging UV light) gets into our eyes from these peripheral areas. What's more, because most sunglasses do not have special coatings on the backs of the lenses, the light that enters from the sides, top and bottom can be reflected straight into the eye.
So normal sunglasses can create a situation where our eyes' natural protective mechanisms are switched off or decreased. Paradoxically, the eye in it's relaxed state allows more light into it!


A.K.O., Inc. designed and developed what is now the most imitated hand Click Wrench Torque Calibration System in the world. In addition, we manufacture a complete line of calibration systems for Hydraulic Wrenches, Pneumatic Guns and Torque Multipliers. A.K.O., Inc. has the most complete and comprehensive line of precision Torque Transducer Calibration Systems. Our Torque Transducers range from as low as 2 to 20 oz·in all the way to 150,000 lb·ft of Torque. We also offer unparalleled accuracy with our own line of Torque Transducers (0.1% of reading +/- 1 LSD from 10% - 100% of capacity).


Solar Innovations, Inc. designed and manufactured several sliding glass door systems for this private residence in southern Florida. The project included two multi-track sliding door systems and one 90º no post sliding glass door. All three door systems include grids and SDLs for increased system aesthetics.While traditional sliding glass doors are installed in the middle of a partition and are surrounded by drywall, the unique no post sliding door system is installed at a corner where two partitions meet. No post sliding glass door units are designed without a structural corner post, which provides a panoramic view when opened. 90º and 135º no post sliding glass doors are Solar's most popular choices for no post sliding applications, however, Solar Innovations, Inc. has an in-house engineering and design team that can create a system with a corner post at virtually any angle, depending on the specific engineering requirements.Solar Innovations, Inc.'s no post G3 multi-track sliding glass doors achieved a Florida Impact certification in the onsite test lab. The majority of Solar's products are designed using durable aluminum framework in order to withstand the most extreme weather conditions. Standard and custom interior finishes are available to help create a unified aesthetic between Solar's system and its surrounding environment. These particular units have an exterior finish of Bronze Duracron and include Yellow Pine wood veneer for the interior of the framework, as well as the grids.For more information on no post sliding glass doors and more of Solar's custom glass wall systems, please visit the Operable Door and Wall webpage.


The standard digital sensor comes equipped with a 1.25 inch stainless steel sheath sealed with waterproof heat shrink tubing. It provides real-time temperature values from -55°C to +125°C or -67°F to +257°F. +/-0.5°C accuracy to -10°C to +85°C.
The stainless steel probe may be submerged in water or glycol for liquid temperature monitoring. A 4-inch and 10-inch probe option is also available.
The standard temperature probe measures 1.25 inches in length.


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2. anything nothing I don't know you say will change what he thinks.
3. I know anything nothing I don't know about films, because I prefer books.
4. I had anything nothing I don't know else to do, so I went to the cinema.
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There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Northumberland, by former districts prior to the 2009 structural changes to local government in England.

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See also
 :Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Northumberland
 Grade I listed buildings in Northumberland

Notes

References
National Heritage List for England

External links

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Lists of listed buildings in Northumberland

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Comedy Under the Stars
friday, JUNE 7 | august 2 | october 4
8:00PM - 10:00PM | Veterans memorial amphitheatre
Join Fair Oaks Recreation & Park District and Sacramento's Laugh's Unlimited for a night full of laughs! Food and spirits available for purchase inside the theatre. No outside food or drink will be permitted. Adults only, no children will be permitted within the theatre.
Comedy Under the Stars may contain explicit language and/or offensive materials and is intended for an adult audience. No children will be permitted within the theatre. Views or opinions presented are solely those of the comedian and do not necessarily represent those of the Fair Oaks Recreation and Park District. No refunds, no exceptions.
Friday, June 7 - Tony Dijamco
As of 10AM June 7th, tickets for tonight's show are ALMOST sold out. Once tickets sell out, we will no longer be selling tickets pre-sale or at the door.Tickets are available for purchase on a first come, first serve basis.
For over sixteen years, Tony Dijamco has been entertaining audiences all over the world. His fearless stage persona, sarcastic one-liners, and fast paced storytelling style have made him a fan favorite to thousands of comedy fans. Tony Dijamco is not a one-dimensional performer. He is an entertainer that prides himself on his ability to win over any audience with both style and substance.
Originally from San Francisco, Tony Dijamco now lives in Los Angeles pursuing an acting and writing career. But he will never quit his true calling in life... stand-up comedy. And why would he?
FILM: "Mama's Boys" "Feather Weights"
TELEVISION: "Seriously Funny" (PBS), "Last Comic Standing" (NBC)
PRESTIGIOUS MENTIONABLE: Finalist in San Francisco International Comedy Competition 2000
ENTERTAINERS WHO HAVE SHARED TONY'S STAGE: Robin Williams, George Lopez, Dave Attell, Richard Lewis, Dan Gabriel
Friday, August 2 - Mike Paramore
Mike Paramore is the guy you fight to sit next to in a movie theatre, on a long car ride, or during a boring lecture. His natural ability to infuse everyday situations with energetic, uplifting humor, combined with a natural ability to put you at ease is key to his personal brand of comedy. His smooth delivery and powerful punchlines make him a force in stand-up comedy, which is very apparent in his debut album "The Things We Tell Ourselves", available now on iTunes and Amazon.
In addition to performing at the 2010 Stellar Awards and being a part of the 2012,Just for Laughs Festival Mike was a finalist in the 2014 World Series of Comedy, Las Vegas, Winner of the 2015, Cleveland Comedy Festival Winner of the 2016, Laughing Devil Festival, in New York City Winner of the 2017, Laugh Fest's best in the Midwest competition. He was a featured on AXTV's Live at Gotham in NYC, as well as a featured comedian on FOX's hit show "Laughs".
Friday, October 4 - Tom McClain
Tom McClain is a popular radio personality and comedian out of Ventura, CA. In addition to touring nationally as a Headline comic, he co-hosts and runs the sports desk for the popular "KVTA Morning Show" in Ventura. He has been seen on a number of National television programs like "Dr. Phil", "Fox Sports", and "The Doctors". Tom has been spotlighted on several Stand-Up comedy television shows, but also shows versatility as an actor having appeared on several Network TV dramas. On stage, Big Tom has a unique ability to draw our the fun loving, immature adult in all of us. He draws from his many life experiences to relate to his audiences. From growing up in one of Sacramento's roughest areas, to spoiling his two young children, crowds get a clear understanding of the big guy.
Big Tom has found ways to tie his passions together by hosting sports celebrity golf tournaments, MMA team fundraisers, and becoming a fixture on dozens of Sports Talk radio and TV programs showing 100% favoritism. He has even performed in front of 17,000 rabid Kings fans before a sold out NBA game. Tom recently announced that he will no longer pursue his own athletic career due to the fact that he is 40, fat, and has no athletic ability whatsoever.
*Comedians subject to change
tickets (AVAILABLE APRIL 2019)
Group Pack (one ticket to each show): $42 | Pre-Sale: $15 each | At the Door: $20 each
Tickets can be purchased online or by visiting the Fair Oaks Recreation & Park District office Monday - Friday between 8:00AM - 5:00PM.
Upcoming FORPD Events
Community Meeting - Village Park Master Plan
Sun Jul. 21
Children's Shows | Fair Oaks Theatre Festival
Sabrina Bernardo
sbernardo@forpd.org
Breakfast with the Bunny
Easter Eggstravaganza
Fair Oaks Chicken Festival
Family Field Day
It's My Park Day + Big Day of Service
Kid's Bike Festival
Kid's Art Festival
Rachel Anne Gray Dinner
Senior Luau
Silent Movie Night
Vernal Pools Guided Tour
Volunteer Social
W.O.W. Bus

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The hotel resembles a short and staggered mountain slope because all its four stories are constructed in a staggered style, one after the other, with the ground floor being erected from the verdant grassy terrain near the Lake Wakatipu at the base of the mountain ranges of Queenstown. .
Located a kilometre from the city centre, the hotel is 7 km from the airport. This property is close to various city attractions like Skyline Gondola, Shotover Jet Boats and Earnslaw Steam Ship.


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Trump's Gone – it was a Good Visit
He's gone. Trump came to UK and was supposed to cause problems. Apart from voting for Boris when he should be voting for Jeremy, he got the politics right. He was supposed to crowd the Royals who supposedly don't care for him. They got on fine. Ninety minutes nattering with the Queen is more than most make.
And his family? His wife looked grim. The rest? Missed them all together. Duchess of Sussex. She was doing the 4 o'clock feed. Didn't see her. Prince Harry stopped by, said Hi, and that was that.
So what about the eye-balling and grump stuff? Not there. Why did we think it would be? Because our newspaper and broadcasting pundits told us that it would be a bit of a farce with every one waiting for the President to cause. But they were wrong, just as they have been wrong about most Brexit things.
When Trump says fake news, what he should be saying is that far too many of the correspondents don't make it up, they just get it wrong.
So trump with Piers Morgan was the best bit of the visit. The fact that the BBC devoted so much coverage to him with commentators saying nothing because they had nothing and didn't know the rest.
We should be glad he came. Trump has sharpened up. He's learned how to act the part of President and can play the humour game. His aside when he publicly asked Jeremy Hunt if he thought Michael Gove would make a good Prime Minister was beautiful timing and worthy of Jack Benny.
Mind you, the US election is to come. It may be that he returns to being the grotesque and nasty guy that he was last time. For now, Trump's fine and a lot better than the thirteen Tories lining up to do what Mrs May couldn't do because it cannot be done. Trump told them so. They smiled smugly and waved him farewell. Hunt was the only one who showed respect rather than sycophancy – could be Hunt learned that from his father Nick, one of the finest and shrewdest admirals the Royal Navy had. Trump will remember that.
Tags:Donal Trump, Fake News, Jeremy Hunt, Megan, Nick Hunt. Jeremy Hunt., Piers Morgan, royalty, Space, TRUMP
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Why Trump Bombed Wrong Bomb
London 7 April 2017
President Trump called Prime Minister May and said this is what we have in mind. Prime Minister May said Go for it.
Defence Secretary Fallon took a call from Defense Secretary Mattis who said he was putting 59 cruise into the Homs air base. Defence Secretary Fallon said Have a good one.
President Putin sat by the phone. No one called.
This morning (Friday) it was all done. The newly shaped National Security Council of generals in Washington (McMasters, Dunford, Coats, Mattis) had a good day.
The President needed to respond to the gas attack on Kahan Sheikhoun. He needed to back away from Obama policy of do nothing. Mr Trump was, maybe still is, an ideal man in charge on the day for the generals.
Donald Trump suddenly had his top people asking Mr President, what do you want us to do?
Man alone eats hog, was how Willie McCobb used to say it when he ran the Mississippi Delta. Big appetite for power but it fades when you're the only one at the hog roast. In crude terms that's what has happened.
So two questions: who gets what out of the US response? What happens next?
Syria: The destructive power of that attack could destroy President Assad's palace and bunker in Damascus. Assad knows now that Russia cannot be guaranteed to defend him. There were Russian anti-missile systems at the Homs air base. No attempt was made to fire them. The US isn't afraid of Russia.
Russia: They read Trump wrongly. His policy on Syria has not changed. Still no boots on ground. But his readiness to do something Obama would not do (one-shot game changing) they never anticipated. Putin will need revenge and that can only be diplomatic and he has no options.
Iran: In the Middle East Iran is the most feared state after Israel. Iran controls or backs policies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen and threatens others in Saudi Arabia and Israel. Iran is protective military cousin to Assad. Iran has failed on this one. It has lost image among other countries. It will try to freeze on bi-lateral agreements with the United States, but Trump is now a tried and tested arse-kicker.
UK: Other NATO and European countries did not get the calls from Washington. The past 24 hours showed Washington regards London as people on-side, trustworthy. Downing Street matters. Mrs May did well to be the first into Trump's Washington. It rings Thatcher-Reagan times.
Next? We are to believe this was a one-off. It happened because Assad, or whoever in his bunker ordered a gas attack and the way the Western world reacted. This in itself compares ideologies.
A gas attack kills fewer people and cause less long term wounds than a 500lb conventional bomb raid.
Yet in the West, still with images of World War One, gas is a far more sinister weapon. It is illegal whereas a conventional warhead that can cause far greater catastrophe is polished and sold to anyone at public annual exhibitions.
Therefore, logically, America should be cruising every Syrian bomber airbase. But warfare obeys made-up rules.
The world doesn't think about the gassed child who got a shot of atropine in time and will be back at school next week.
The world doesn't compare that poor wretch with the kid in the conventional and legal bombing raid with both legs blown off for the rest of his or her life and a demolished hospital that cannot save the rest of the family. This is really the story of the past 24 hours. We all got mad with Assad for using a wicked weapon whereas the bigger killer goes unpunished. Trump has not got that far in the moralist's warfare manual. There may be worse to come.
Trump wanted power. How to respond to the sarin attack was his first experience. It is hoped he did not like it.
Tags:Syria, TRUMP
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Trump Likes Fake Story Allegations
11 January 2017, London
Has President-elect Trump been involved with prostitutes? Has Russian Intelligence proof that he has? Answers: No and No. Correction: No one has produced anything but unsubstantiated allegations. Mr Trump says it is nothing but fake-news and US Intelligence was acting like Nazi Germany for spreading allegations.
Did President Putin have anything to do with Russian hackers breaking into last year's American presidential election. Answer: could be. Not just another unfounded allegation? Seems not. Who says so? None other than Trump's nomination as US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.
Tillerson told his Senate confirmation hearing that he believed it to be a fair assumption that Putin's people did hack into the system. Mr Trump told his news conference that Mr Putin should not have hacked into the US and he will not be doing in future.
That is about that. That is all we really know. But could there be something more behind all this claim and counter claim just days before Mr Trump becomes President Trump. Answer: most certainly.
Allegations that Russian Intelligence has evidence that there are Trump-Russia accounts that suggest greater contact with Moscow than Mr Trump has admitted and damning evidence of prostitute involvement are bizarre enough. Suggestions that the FBI believe all this comes in some detail from a usually reliable source Is verging on the unbelievable.
There has never been a lead into a Presidential inauguration like this. There has never been a decline in ratings for an incoming President like this. Mr Trump's ratings are in the 40s. The out-going President Obama's rating is 55. There is a steady stream of damning stories, fake or otherwise, that make Mr Trump the most embattled President ever.
But then that is the nature of these times in America. Mr Trump ran a sometimes grotesque election. He won. Mr Trump has faced and denied accusations that if they were true would have the Vice President-elect Pence taking over. But Mr Trump, far from running scared, is using the unsubstantiated allegations to his advantage. His view is that the corrupt state – from the FBI down – is exactly why he was elected.
Some in Washington who know the ways of the Nation's Capital are putting big bucks on Mr Trump not surviving 4 years. There's a truth seeker's adage, always follow the money. On this occasion beware. Those same people who think Trump cannot survive are the same people who thought he could not get there in the first place.
As he ended his news conference, there was a frontier atmosphere that reminded us all that the whole White House thing had change. Mr Trump looked pleased and the news crews were scratching their heads. What should have been the hardest day for Mr Trump since November 8 seems to have been a triumph.
Mr Trump? Not Guilty. Everyone else? Guilty as charged under Trump Law.
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A Grotesque Trump:Will he take us to war?
Is President Elect Trump as grotesque as he appeared to the rest of the world? So megalomanic that he could press The Button just to prove he could?
Before the pomp and ceremony let is not forget that Trump is still the man who called Hilary Clinton a crook and promised to have her jailed, who called US military losers, who made crude jokes about women, who said Mexican immigrants are rapists and criminals.
Is that man also more than half of modern American?
We should answer these questions ourselves because almost all the experts got it so wrong.
When America votes for a President it votes on our behalf because we are tied into every issue faced by the White House. Trump is de facto President Elect of the the lot of us.
So what might he have in mind for us all?
Our first concern is security on its grandest scale. Mr Trump says NATO is a failure against modern security threats and that the majority of member states do not follow the 2pc of GDP defence budget guidelines. He is saying what most US Presidents have said since NATO was formed in April 1949. He is right. If an Alliance territory were to be threatened it would take ten to fourteen days to get a decision on what to do and even then any NATO decision would have to ratified by individual legislatures.
Promises of high ready state for 30 divisions is fine if you have the organisation to make it work and then command it. NATO does not have that. Score 1 for Trump.
Vladimir Putin? Mr Trump's view is that you have to get along with Putin especially in the Middle East. So watch for an easy photo-call after inauguration day on 20 January next year to say Trump & Putin have a plan to sort the remainder of ISIS. As for the situation in the Baltics? Not many Latvian votes anticipated in 2020 Presidential. Score 1 for Trump.
Big Business? Not surprisingly, Trump's plans to scrap trade deals unfavourable to the US could have a longer term situation for the rest of the world. He will find that many of the trade deals he dislikes are so tied up that he is not going to get into them apart from a couple of headline incursions but none that will reduce, say, Chinese investments without which many US (and the rest of us) projects would sink.
The fact that stocks throughout the world fell on the news that he had won, can be dismissed. Anyone with any money should buy all the stock they can today – at rock bottom prices. By next week they will be where they were so profits all round and even bigger ones on the day after inauguration.
The are two truths to keep in mind: no US president since Lyndon Baines Johnson has made a huge difference to the way in which America is and its relations with its allies. The most important difference most presidents can attempt is the membership of America's Supreme Court. That is the real guardian of American thought and persuasion and not the incumbent president.
The second truth is a reminder that in spite of headlines about the prospect of Trump's finger on the nuclear button the Congress (now controlled by Republicans as will be the Supreme Court) can stop a president taking the US to war – and maybe therefore the rest of us.
Here is the warning: Congress has the authority. The President Elect has just shown us all, including his own Republican Party who did not want him, that Trump does not do authority – other than his own. A scary time to come especially from pundits who got it so wrong about Trump.
And the most scary question? What sort of America has voted for such a man?
Best go out and by some stock.
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Trump Says NATO's A Dump. Best Listen to Him
In this city there are more bureaucrats on every street than Qin Shi Huang had cast in Terracotta. Donald Trump seems to think they have about the same value: objects of curiosity and most people asking What For?
Nowhere does the modern conundrum of the first emperor of China come to mind than a short 620 bus ride out from Brussels North station. In no time at all (maybe 30 minutes but that is no time considering what will unfold) the bus drops you along Boulevard Leopold III just across from the headquarters of the biggest multinational military and political organisation in the world, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
NATO was very much the brainchild of the Norwegians and the British and had 12 member states when founded on 4 April 1949. Today there are 28 members and if the United States were not a member and did not supply the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) then NATO would count for nothing. At best, it would turn into an Euro Defence Force.
What Donald Trump has been told and whoever did so was right is pretty simple stuff. Four or five NATO states are in a position to treat NATO membership seriously and as Trump's people point out, keep increasing their defence spending by 2% of there national Gross Domestic Products. Trump is wrong when he says the US bankrolls NATO. The UK for example makes the 2% GDP increase in annual defence spending albeit only after some cute double entry book keeping where assets=liabilities + owners equity.
Sir Adam Thomson, the UK's permrep at NATO (an ambassador rating) is reported as saying that Donal Trump has got it right on one thing "Europeans do need to start pulling their weight when it comes to investing in defence."
Trump dumps on NATO in a big way. He say America is carrying the whole alliance or as he puts "we are getting ripped off by every country in NATO. We are paying most of the costs. When he sees that the Belgians here, the Czechs,Hungarians, Italians, Luxembourgers, Slovenes and Spanish each pay less than 1% then you can see why Trump's bad-mouthing is hard to dismiss as the rantings of a red neck Republican looking for headlines.
There is a side of this that he has yet to get on. NATO is as important as a political-military alliance as it was at its formation when Stalin was closing the Iron Curtain around his "near abroad" of client states that with the USSR became on 14 May 1955 the Warsaw Pact -Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungry, Poland and Romania. Many of the states are now members of NATO.
That makes Putin's Russia nervous – as it would the USA if former NATO states had joined Russia. Equally there is little to be said against the idea that Putin's policy on Crimea, Ukraine and thus far in Syria rings alarms along Boulevard Leopold III. In short, Europe feels unsafe – and that is without throwing ISIS into the Threat Assessment delivered every weekday morning at NATO.
Trump is right to biff NATO.
It is remember an Alliance of political formation. Generals do not take decisions in NATO. Politicians in national capitals do and then they come to Ministerial meetings or as they will in July this year in Warsaw, in a gathering of heads of government. The greater truth is that these ministers are governed by the state of their separate economies, their political persuasion with the third imponderable how a crisis may or may not develop.There are three elements of NATO decision making: real polltik, economy and the impossible analysis of the relationship between strategic capability, ambition and intention. The people who hold the secrets, even the masterhands to all three but rarely know when to fold live in the Alliance bureaucracy.
The NATO bureaucracy is home to some brilliant people who never quite make it or have made nothing much. Machiavelli thought the permanent bureaucracy's single mission was to change nothing, probably because they are neither conservative nor liberal thus they are canny, shrewd, ruthless and conspiratorial. They adore the principle of the status quo.
Trump may know all of this and more. He may too have grasped that the bureaucracy has its time. It may be now. Forget the 2 % GDP thing. Defense economics is about what you spend on rather than what you spend. In short, instead of shutting down NATO or re-jigging it as I heard Trump remark, the analysts' bench needs to be freed up to tell the likes of Trump and whomsoever the Democrats throw up what NATO is, what it should be, what it needs to be as a minimum and fundamentally what the true threat is and from whence it comes. He will be surprised especially as it would begin with the legend Start By Seeing How Putin Sees It. A lesson from 1991 still not learned.
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package org.hcjf.layers.storage.cassandra.actions;

import com.datastax.driver.core.DataType;
import org.hcjf.layers.storage.StorageAccessException;
import org.hcjf.layers.storage.actions.*;
import org.hcjf.layers.storage.cassandra.CassandraStorageSession;
import org.hcjf.layers.storage.cassandra.properties.CassandraProperties;
import org.hcjf.log.Log;
import org.hcjf.properties.SystemProperties;
import org.hcjf.utils.Introspection;
import org.hcjf.utils.Strings;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * This class implements the update operation for cassandra.
 * @author javaito
 */
public class CassandraUpdate extends Update<CassandraStorageSession> {

    private static final String UPDATE_STATEMENT = "UPDATE %s SET %s WHERE %s";

    private Object updateScopeInstance;

    public CassandraUpdate(CassandraStorageSession storageSession) {
        super(storageSession);
    }

    /**
     * Store an object to set the scope of update, the 'where' part.
     * @param object Added object.
     */
    @Override
    protected void onAdd(Object object) {
        setResultType(object.getClass());
        setResourceName(object.getClass().getSimpleName());
        updateScopeInstance = object;
    }

    /**
     * Builds and executes the update sentence. Two parts are needed: the 'set' part and the 'where' part.
     * The 'set' part is build from params map.
     * The 'where' part is build from the addedInstance or a specified query.
     * @param params Query parameters
     * @param <R> Expected result set.
     * @return Return the result set with all the rows updated.
     * @throws StorageAccessException StorageAccessException
     */
    @Override
    public <R extends ResultSet> R execute(Object... params) throws StorageAccessException {
        R resultSet;
        if(getResourceName() == null) {
            throw new StorageAccessException("Resource name not found");
        }
        String resourceName = getSession().normalizeName(getResourceName());

        //Obtains the partitions keys and clustering keys for the specific resource.
        List<String> keys = getSession().getPartitionKey(resourceName);
        keys.addAll(getSession().getClusteringKey(resourceName));

        //List of values for all updates
        List<Object> baseValues = new ArrayList<>();
        //Creates the assignations body of the update operation.
        Strings.Builder setBuilder = new Strings.Builder();

        String normalizedStorageValueName;
        for(String fieldName : getValues().keySet()) {
            normalizedStorageValueName = getSession().normalizeName(fieldName);
            if(getSession().checkColumn(resourceName, normalizedStorageValueName)) {
                setBuilder.append(normalizedStorageValueName).append(Strings.ASSIGNATION).append(Strings.WHITE_SPACE);
                if(getSession().getColumnDataType(resourceName, normalizedStorageValueName).equals(DataType.counter())) {
                    setBuilder.append(normalizedStorageValueName).append(Strings.WHITE_SPACE);
                    setBuilder.append(SystemProperties.get(SystemProperties.Query.Function.MATH_ADDITION)).append(Strings.WHITE_SPACE);
                    setBuilder.append(getValues().get(fieldName).getValue(), Strings.ARGUMENT_SEPARATOR, Strings.WHITE_SPACE);

                } else {
                    setBuilder.append(SystemProperties.get(SystemProperties.Query.ReservedWord.REPLACEABLE_VALUE), Strings.ARGUMENT_SEPARATOR, Strings.WHITE_SPACE);
                    baseValues.add(getSession().checkUpdateValue(getValues().get(fieldName).getValue()));
                }
            }
        }

        //Creates the conditions body of the update operation.
        Strings.Builder whereBuilder = new Strings.Builder();
        for(String key : keys) {
            whereBuilder.append(key).append(SystemProperties.get(SystemProperties.Query.ReservedWord.EQUALS));
            whereBuilder.append(Strings.WHITE_SPACE).append(SystemProperties.get(SystemProperties.Query.ReservedWord.REPLACEABLE_VALUE));
            whereBuilder.append(Strings.WHITE_SPACE, SystemProperties.get(SystemProperties.Query.ReservedWord.AND), Strings.WHITE_SPACE);
        }

        //Creates statement string
        String statement = String.format(UPDATE_STATEMENT, resourceName, setBuilder.toString(), whereBuilder.toString());

        //Creates a list to store the values for the update statement.
        List<Object> values = new ArrayList<>();

        //These collections are for store the updated objects.
        List<Object> resultCollection;
        List<Map<String, Object>> resultMap;

        if(updateScopeInstance != null) {
            resultCollection = new ArrayList<>();
            resultMap = null;
            try {
                //The values list is cleared for each row then put in the list the current row values.
                values.clear();
                values.addAll(baseValues);

                Map<String, Introspection.Getter> instanceGetters = Introspection.getGetters(updateScopeInstance.getClass());
                for (String key : keys) {
                    values.add(instanceGetters.get(getSession().normalizeName(key)).get(updateScopeInstance));
                }

                //Execute the update statement.
                getSession().execute(statement, values, getResultType());

            } catch (Exception ex) {
                Log.w(SystemProperties.get(CassandraProperties.CASSANDRA_STORAGE_LAYER_LOG_TAG),
                        "Unable to update instance %s", updateScopeInstance.toString());
            }
            try {
                //Complete updateScopeInstance with the new sets to return the modified object
                Map<String, Introspection.Setter> instanceSetters = Introspection.getSetters(updateScopeInstance.getClass());
                for(String fieldName : getValues().keySet()) {
                    normalizedStorageValueName = getSession().normalizeName(fieldName);
                    Introspection.Setter instanceSetter = instanceSetters.get(normalizedStorageValueName);
                    if(instanceSetter != null) {
                        instanceSetter.invoke(updateScopeInstance, getValues().get(fieldName).getValue());
                    }
                }

                resultCollection.add(updateScopeInstance);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                Log.w(SystemProperties.get(CassandraProperties.CASSANDRA_STORAGE_LAYER_LOG_TAG),
                        "Unable to complete updated to-return instance %s", updateScopeInstance.toString());
            }

        } else {
            resultCollection = getResultType() != null ? new ArrayList<>() : null;
            resultMap = getResultType() == null ? new ArrayList<>() : null;
            //Make cassandra select
            Select select = getSession().select(getQuery());
            MapResultSet selectResultSet = (MapResultSet) select.execute(params);

            for (Map<String, Object> row : selectResultSet.getResult()) {
                try {
                    //The values list is cleared for each row then put in the list the current row values.
                    values.clear();
                    values.addAll(baseValues);
                    for (String key : keys) {
                        values.add(row.get(getSession().normalizeName(key)));
                    }

                    //Execute the update statement.
                    getSession().execute(statement, values, getResultType());

                    //If the expected type is a specific object then creates an instance foreach row and put it into
                    //the result list.
                    if (getResultType() != null) {
                        resultCollection.add(Introspection.toInstance(row, getResultType()));
                    } else {
                        resultMap.add(row);
                    }
                } catch (Exception ex) {
                    Log.w(SystemProperties.get(CassandraProperties.CASSANDRA_STORAGE_LAYER_LOG_TAG),
                            "Unable to update row %s", row.toString());
                }
            }
        }

        if(resultCollection != null) {
            resultSet = (R) new CollectionResultSet(resultCollection);
        } else {
            resultSet = (R) new MapResultSet(resultMap);
        }

        return resultSet;
    }
}


Moments and images from the last week and a bit.
Yesterday we watched the first half of the Superbowl with friends, then headed home for a late bedtime. As I tucked Zion in I asked him who he wanted to pray for. "The Patriots", he answered. I don't know if it's because they were losing or because, thanks to his friend Nathan, he was newly converted by a fan, but either way I thought it was a fine idea. So I prayed for the Patriots to be happy and proud of the way they played, whatever the outcome—Falcons too—and for all the fans to be ok with the result too, and not take it too personally. For my part, at 9:30 last night I was feeling pretty fine about a Patriots loss.
It's not that I don't like the team. I was an impressionable young lad in 1985 and got caught up in the excitement of the playoff run that year, and as a young adult suffered attentively though the Bledsoe years. I feel like I came by fandom honestly—the Patriots may be the Yankees of football now, but I liked them when they managed to find new and exciting ways to fail every season.
Rather, the problem is the national picture these days. It's bad enough that the owner, coach, and quarterback are Trump supporters—in the run-up to the game I also read how white supremacists (you get to hear all about what white supremacists think, these days) were excited to root for a team with three white wide receivers. On the flip side, I was glad to see that in the face of that sort of support the Falcons were wide national favorites. So while I couldn't help rooting for the home team while in the presence of the TV yesterday evening, it wasn't hard to come up with upsides for a Patriots loss.
Then of course they came back to win it (as I discovered this morning) and the whole process repeated itself in reverse. Yay hometown heroes! Rejoice (in a time-shifted fashion so typical of our modern era) with my local friends and neighbors! But there was also a little dismay that terrible people would also be happy about the outcome.
Football is in many ways a beautiful game—acknowledging too its deep problems around safety and racial integration and labor issues—and I happily watched the second half of the game this evening. But being a fan is hard! Only one team can win it all, and everyone else has to go home unhappy. And even when our team does win, the reflected glory doesn't stick around for that long. Hooray, we're represented by the best team in the history of football! We still had to get up this morning and go to work (speaking generally, that is; I was busy with homeschooling). And even the winning players will need to start thinking, soon enough, about what they're doing for next season.
To bad we can't just enjoy sports—as spectators, as players—for the amazing displays of human possibility they represent at the highest level. And at lower levels, because it's just plain fun to play ball! But we can't. So, prayers for the Patriots were right on, Zion. And for the rest of us too.
The boys have had some good play times this week, with friends freed from school by the February break. Just the thing when parents aren't providing any fun. On Monday, when I was stuck on the couch holding Lijah and letting him drip snot all over me, they ventured around the corner to Jack's house—"because we already tried everybody else and they're not home". That's several houses down and across the "big street" (speed limit 25, actual speeds, oh, 40...). And I didn't even have Jack's mom's number to check if they were home. So I gave Harvey a card with my number on it, and off they scootered. Not only did they make it safely, they stayed for four hours or so playing happily. Lijah got to rest and recover, and he was raring to go when we finally walked to pick them up.
Then yesterday we returned the favor by hosting the party at our house, for Jack and also for Nathan and Liam, whose dad also needed to get some work done despite the school vacation. So four big boys played inside and out, two toddlers took long naps, and two dads got to be productive.
My favorite part of the afternoon was when the two older boys invaded the kindergartners' game. After a little bit of yelling and whining, Zion explained capably and eloquently why he didn't like Harvey and Jack trying to take over; after a second, the big kids asked what they needed to do to join in the right way. Then they played superheros together.
My least favorite part of the afternoon was just before dinner—of course everyone stayed for dinner—when all six kids were running around the house shouting at the top of their lungs, but what do I expect... it is winter, after all.
Let's see if we can keep the fun going the second half of the vacation week.


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Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' May Spread Among Patients, Study Finds
People with cystic fibrosis are of special concern.
Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, March 29, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Drug-resistant bacteria that cause lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis can be passed indirectly from person to person, a new study finds.
Between 3 percent and 10 percent of cystic fibrosis patients in the United States and Europe are infected with multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium abscessus, and the numbers are rising. The difficult-to-treat infection causes progressive lung damage.
In this study, researchers conducted DNA tracking of a multi-drug resistant M. abscessus outbreak that occurred among 31 cystic fibrosis patients at a British treatment center between 2007 and 2011.
Despite tight infection-control measures, patient-to-patient transmission was common, according to the study, published online March 29 in the journal The Lancet.
The researchers were unable to pinpoint the exact method of cross-infection between the patients. They said it likely occurred through contamination of things such as hair, clothing and bedding, or when bacteria were released into the air during procedures such as lung function tests.
The findings will have a major effect on how cystic fibrosis patients are cared for in hospitals and raise questions about the effectiveness of current infection-control measures and the risk of multi-drug resistant M. abscessus cross infection in other groups of patients, said Dr. Andres Floto, of the University of Cambridge, and colleagues.
What You Need to Know About Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Is There a UTI-Causing Superbug Lurking in Your Gut?
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Superbugs Kill a Person Every 15 Minutes in the United States
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A Detailed Guide to Canker Sores: Causes, Prevention, Remedies, Treatment, and More
Most canker sores are harmless and common, but they can be painful and recurrent. The more you know about these lesions, the easier it'll be to treat ...
By Valencia Higuera October 25, 2018
Home Remedies and Treatments for Canker Sores
Many canker sores will go away without treatment, but a number of home remedies can speed healing and offer pain relief.
Drinking Alcohol Increases Disease-Causing Mouth Bacteria
Changes in oral microbes may lead to gum disease, heart problems, and cancer, study says.
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Stigma, distancing in slums may impede India's coronavirus fight
Sharper communication and community engagement will help tackle ethical issues, says bioethicist Anant Bhan.
Subhra Priyadarshini
doi:10.1038/nindia.2020.57 Published online 2 April 2020
[Edited excerpts from a webinar hosted by Nature India, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, The Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance and the IAVI on 28 March 2020. Anant Bhan is a medical doctor and researches global health, health policy and bioethics. He is an Adjunct Visiting Professor in the Department of Community Medicine, Yenepoya Medical College and the Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya University, Mangaluru, India.]
Anant Bhan
Q: There's a lot of stigma around stigma COVID-19 tests and labelling homes as 'COVID-19 quarantined'. People find healthcare professionals walking into their houses wearing hazmat suits scary. How can we reduce this stigma and better protect the privacy of people undergoing tests?
Anant Bhan: There are going to be a few challenges as India starts testing more. One, we will need skilled individuals to come into our homes to test us. This will also require them to have personal protective equipment (PPE), and that will increase the cost per test.
Secondly, there is still a fair bit of stigma around either being quarantined or being identified as COVID positive. There are a lot of stories about healthcare workers (living on rent) being asked to leave by their landlords.
The response obviously is community engagement. People need to understand that the only way to tackle this pandemic is to have widespread testing. And if testing is available only at a few central institutions, then it's going to be difficult for everyone to access it, especially given the 3-week lockdown (that began 25 March 2020).
So making testing accessible, as close as to your residence as possible, is a good idea. Some people might want to pay and get exclusive access to it at home. Will they be comfortable with people walking up and testing them? There is stigma attached to even that.
We need to address the stigma around labeling or branding of households and talk more about why by increasing testing we are actually helping in addressing the spread of a pandemic. People will need to be made to understand and cooperate. If they want access to testing at home and if they want the country to tide over the spread of the pandemic, one way is to test more people, identify people with the disease, isolate them and prevent further spread.
This requires both the proactive engagement of all relevant stakeholders – scientists, policymakers the government – and cooperation from the public to ensure that we don't let stigma come in the way of arresting an infectious disease.
Q: COVID-19 vaccine trials in humans have been initiated in at least a couple of places without animal data and many experts have supported this move. What would this mean from the bioethics perspective?
AB: From an ethics perspective, there are three important elements – safety, efficacy and cost effectiveness. And it's the last one that makes the most difference for a low or middle-income country. If the vaccine is too expensive, then how much will we (a country like India) be able to scale up its use is a question. But more specifically, safety and efficacy is what we are really chasing now.
American physician and immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci, one of the most respected infectious disease experts in the world, was speaking to this issue recently in a press conference and he highlighted that we have to really find that balance between ensuring safety and then looking at efficacy. If we skip a few steps, we are also possibly increasing the risk element.
Expediting the speed of vaccine development is important. In the case of Zika or SARS vaccine development was fast tracked, but by the time a vaccine candidate was available the disease had wound down on its own. So speed is an element but you cannot sacrifice safety because there have been enough past experiences where potential vaccine candidates have resulted in disease or infection enhancement and that is not a risk you want to take.
So a judicious mix is required, something which allows phase one studies while simultaneously also doing animal studies so that we don't skip any steps but try to do some steps together. Or reduce the time between the steps so that we don't sacrifice any of the key elements around safety and efficacy. You don't want a vaccine candidate which could potentially harm.
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COVID-19 Ask the Experts Part II
Q: How do you think disciplines beyond science can be engaged in fighting this pandemic? We see techies using network mapping tools and creating cluster maps to help understand the disease spread. What kind of innovative partnerships do you foresee to help improve emergency response?
AB: If there's anything we've learned from responding to epidemics and pandemics, it is that the response needs to be multi-sectoral and inter-sectoral. Developing a cohesive response to COVID-19 cannot just be lab science or clinical science or just public health approaches. It also requires working with sociologists and anthropologists, to try to understand how communities understand infection, how infection spreads and how you can enhance community engagement and participation in research.
We have learnt from our HIV response that having all of these approaches and working closely with communities works. You may have a magic bullet but it will not be effective unless people actually are willing to take it.
Same applies to the efficacy of any public health measure like containment or medication or lockdowns. It's only when people understand why it is important to take those steps and adhere by being convinced about them that you actually see success. There have been several reports in India that people are not adhering to public health advisories. This indicates that there is lack of clear communication or understanding. Working with experts in communications, social work or community engagement can help.
India's deep expertise in biotechnology can be leveraged. For example, I have just started interacting with a group that is looking at developing an app for contact tracing or some indication of risk, concerns around stigma and around privacy and confidentiality.
Working closely with each other also applies to the government. The government now understands that whether its logistics, public health response, statistics or coming up with something which people are willing to adopt, requires you to work with a wider spread of sectors.
The landmark Flury's crossing in Kolkata's Park Street bears a deserted look under lockdown.
Q: How equipped to do you think India is to tackle community spread. What happens, for instance, when this virus enters urban slums in India, for instance the case of Mumbai's Dharavi slums?
AB: A lot of people feel community transmission is already happening because we have had quite a few cases where we are not able to establish contact tracing. Quite honestly, I think at some point of time it doesn't really matter. We are now in a stage where we've seen a lot of states with such cases. We've also seen discrete clusters in many states. So we have to assume that we have to prepare for a surge.
Urban slums or rural areas with a high density of population are going to worry us because once community spread happens there it's going to be extremely difficult to have effective response given that we have system constraints. So the only way to prevent that scenario from happening or to reduce that possibility is to be aggressive in our testing and public health measures. We need to ensure that we are able to test, identify and isolate those who are infected and to continue campaigns around public health measures like social distancing.
Now that's easy for us, the middle class, to say. We have spaces available in our households to do quarantine. But it's much more difficult in a rural setting. I was just talking to a friend who lives in the upper valley in the Uttarakhand hills. They've not had power for 72 hours and the temperatures are around 3-4 degrees Celsius. People are going to burn fires and collect around them. How do you actually preach social distancing in that scenario? That's the kind of practical challenge in ensuring social distancing. In urban slums, you have one small room shared between many people. How much social distancing can you practice? We have to be realistic about what is possible.
But within that realism we have to try to maximise the efficiency of these measures and ensure that we prevent spread. If the spread is like in Italy or Iran, it could become very, very difficult as health and social systems can begin to collapse.
Q: What are your recommendations to a community hospital trying to carry out surgeries, especially in the area of semi urgent situations like cancer that fall in the grey zone.
AB: Most hospitals have suspended elective procedures and routine OPD. Emergency care needs to continue and emergency surgical care is a subset of that, and it's very important.
We should make sure that basic services are made available. Just because a lot of resources are being put into COVID-19, we don't want a rebound of other infectious diseases – we need to be extra cautious about that. Of course, we need to ensure that we are adequately resourcing for a COVID-19 response but not at the cost of basic services at a minimum quality level.
Q: Should India use the Korea model of extensive testing to arrest transmission. Can it be scaled up for a country the size of India?
AB: Each country has to come up with its own model. There are certain lessons to be learnt from every country.
Korea is a good example of bending the curve and reducing the number of new infections with aggressive testing and turning around results quickly. We can get close by trying to identify cases and isolating them. They (Korea) have also used technology effectively. We should learn from all approaches to come up with one that works well for us.
Q: How can an average citizen contribute to this fight against the pandemic?
AB: All of us have a role to play. Try to ensure that you conform to social distancing, wash your hands as frequently as possible, and take care of yourselves.
Whenever there's been some relaxation in a lockdown, just going out into the markets is going to put you at higher risk. Make sure that you use common sense to minimise chances of infection.
People with comorbidities must make sure they continue their medication, get some exercise indoors, take care of mental health, and not get too excited about WhatsApp forwards which claim magic cures. Scientists are working really hard to find something which works. In the interim, it serves us well to just follow instructions from credible sources.
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Een complexio (ook: complexie) is een schrijfstijl, waarbij in een gedicht het beginwoord en het eindwoord van een versregel worden herhaald.

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de weg met de zachte windde weg met de harde wind
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Een complexio wordt ook wel gezien als een combinatie van een anafoor en een epifoor.

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HOLMES & WATSON
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Etan Cohen Stars: Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Kelly Macdonald, Pam Ferris, Ralph Fiennes, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Hugh Laurie, Noah Jupe, Lauren Lapkus, Michael Culkin. My list of the worst films of 2018 has just had a late addition with Holmes & Watson, an execrable and terribly unfunny piece of nonsense that will have Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spinning in his grave. Conan Doyle's estate gave permission for the filmmakers to use the famous characters, but in hindsight they should sue! This dire comedy about the Continue reading
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tim Hill Stars: James Marsden, Gary Cole, Elizabeth Perkins, voices of Russell Brand, Hugh Laurie, Hank Azaria. We've had Tim Allen play a replacement for Santa Claus, and recently we had Dwayne Johnson play a temporary replacement for the tooth fairy. The latest fantasy character to get a makeover is the Easter Bunny. The family friendly Hop is a clever mix of live action and CGI created animation and again the cartoon characters are seamlessly integrated. Director Tim Hill, who previously gave us a similar hybrid of live action Continue reading
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Connecting three individual train lines and offering breathtaking views with frequent departures in each direction, this rail trip is one-of-a-kind. Starting the first leg, Lucerne to Interlaken, you travel alongside the beautiful glacial waters of Lake Brienz and the smaller lakes of Lungern, Sarnen and Alpnach. Extended panoramic windows onboard this train provide unrestricted vistas of rolling alpine pastures and happy cows grazing on the hillsides. On a clear day, you may even catch a glimpse of the famous Jungfrau, Monch, or Eiger mountain peaks. The second leg, Interlaken to Zweisimmen, continues along Lake Thun and through the heart of the Bernese Oberland region. Calming mountain scenery surrounds you with traditional Swiss chalets and small churches dotting the countryside. For the final leg of the GoldenPass scenic route, Zweisimmen to Montreux, passengers have the option of traveling in standard coaches with panoramic windows, or taking a Belle Epoque vintage coach with retro-styled ambiance and an onboard wine cellar offering selections from the region. Passing from the German region of Switzerland into the French region, you exit the Jaman tunnel and have your first glimpse of breathtaking Lake Geneva. Just a few more to twists and turns along these mountain tracks and you arrive at your final destination: Montreux.
Alongside the numerous scenic train journeys, a variety of Mountain-top excursions are also available in Switzerland. These tickets provide self-guided roundtrip travel to the tops of Switzerland's most famous peaks. My favorite is Stanserhorn, easily accessible from the village of Stans, which is only 20 minutes from Lucerne by train. You start your ascent to Stanserhorn in a vintage wooden funicular that slowly climbs the hillside, passing by gently grazing cows with their bells echoing out across the valley. Lake Lucerne comes into view as you change into the CabriO cableway – the world's first open air double-decker cable car – and as your journey continues up Stanserhorn, the entire Obwalden region comes into view. Looking down, the valley of Engleberg surrounds you with Swiss peaks as far as the eye can see, and 360-degree panoramic viewing platforms are waiting as your CabriO reaches the top. The friendly locals, unending Alpine views, and hiking trails for all skill levels are what put Stanserhorn high atop my personal list.
Top of Europe is undoubtedly the most famous of all the Swiss Mountain-Tops, and with good reason. Your 2-hour journey up the mountain begins in Interlaken where you board the Bernese Oberland Railway and ascend alongside glacial streams to the village of Grindelwald. Here you switch to a rack railway and continue the climb into Kleine Scheidegg as peaks grow taller and the air gets colder. Once in Kleine Scheidegg, you board the historic Jungfrau Railway and enter a series of tunnels that will take you to the highest railway station in Europe: Jungfraujoch. Once atop the largest glacier in Europe, you can explore the massive Ice Palace, take in the views from the Sphinx Observation Deck, play in the Snow Fun Park, and even enjoy a special treat from the Lindt Swiss Chocolate Heaven. At over 11,000 feet, views from Jungfraujoch simply cannot be beat – on a clear day, you can see all the way to the Black Forest in Germany – and this is certainly a must-do for anyone exploring Switzerland by train.


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Indium(I,III)-bromid ist eine anorganische chemische Verbindung des Indiums aus der Gruppe der Bromide.

Gewinnung und Darstellung
Indium(I,III)-bromid kann durch Reaktion von Indium mit Brom bei 300 bis 400 °C oder mit Indium(III)-bromid bei 350 °C gewonnen werden.

Es kommt auch im Abfall bei der Produktion von Halbleitern vor.

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Indium(I,III)-bromid ist ein hellgelber diamagnetischer Feststoff. Er kann durch Ether-Extraktion in Indium(I)-bromid und Indium(III)-bromid (etherlöslich) aufgetrennt werden. Indium(I,III)-bromid (In[InBr4]) gehört als gemischtvalentes Indium-I–III-Bromid zum Gallium(I,III)-chlorid-Typ mit orthorhombischer Kristallstruktur und kristallisiert in der  mit den Gitterparametern a = 798,6 pm, b = 1038,5 pm, c = 1042,5 pm sowie acht Formeleinheiten pro Elementarzelle.

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A World War II Letter Home
Armistice Day In La Farge
Armistice Bells Ring In La Farge!
As Americans continue to remember the 75thanniversaries of the United States' involvement in World War II, I thought it might be appropriate to share a letter from 1943. LaVerne Green, who was in the U.S. Navy at that time, wrote the letter and sent it home to La Farge to his father, Lester Green. The letter was written on October 22, 1943 and had an FPO military address in New York City. For much of that year, LaVerne Green was stationed in Panama and did not return to the United States until November of 1943. I am guessing that the letter sent home to his Dad was written in the Panama Canal Zone.
LaVerne Green's letter is remarkable in several respects. First of all the written penmanship of the letter is superb. Written in longhand script with a pencil, the letter reminded me of my own father's excellent cursive writing, common from that generation. Cursive writing was a required skill taught in school back then and those who did it well, like LaVerne, leave an easily readable text for the reader to follow.
Another aspect of LaVerne Green's letter that is unique is that it is almost entirely about music. The Green family was very musically inclined, talents that carried on to La Verne's children and perhaps to later generations even to this day. From the contents of the letter, it is evident that Lester Green probably played in a band of some sort in 1943 and that LaVerne is musically active in the service as well.
Much of that letter from late October in 1943 tells about LaVerne Green's effort to copy some music for his father. I will use La Verne's words as he related them to his Dad in the letter:
Just finished the music today. I had to hurry a lot on two of the tunes. Who & Marie. They were set but I had to copy them and it is slow work. I don't have a writing pen and the ink I used on them is too thin. The ones written in pencil are quite neat but I spent more time on them. Marie was a rush job. I set it last night and took it to my friend to play this afternoon and there wasn't a mistake in it. Fast work. Tonight I copied it for you. I will send them thru in the morning along with this letter.
I do not know what songs that LaVerne is writing about. I "Googled" the top songs of the 1940's, but nothing with those titles came up. Irving Berlin had written a tune titled, "Marie" several decades before then, so perhaps that is the tune that was being worked on and mentioned in the letter.
LaVerne Green continued with his letter to his Dad:
My friend here plays violin beautifully and he likes the choruses very much. He can really take off on them. You will find them very hard for the most part. Tea For Two is a beautiful job and the last measures are really swingy.
Now here is a song that I could find! "Tea For Two" was a song from the Broadway musical, "No, No, Nanette" originally written in 1925. Doris Day sang the song in the 1940's and made it a big hit, probably because as LaVerne wrote, it was "really swingy". He continues to tell his Dad about other hit songs that he is working on:
Whispering is a bit easier. Who is a terrific thing to play, especially the last 16 bars. It's catchy as can be. Marie is a little bit on a hot tenor side. I believe a tenor sax could take most of the choruses except 32 bars of that stuff is too long and the way it is written there are no breathing spots for a horn. Marie runs pretty smooth if not tried too fast. I think you will agree with me they are quite difficult. For a small outfit the whole chorus would be fine. 8 bars or so doesn't make much of a fill. I hope you find them all to your liking.
"Whispering", another song that LaVerne Green had written out for his Dad was a hit song first recorded by Frank Sinatra in the 1940s. Later, it was also recorded by Louis Armstrong and The Ink Spots. LaVerne continues in the letter to tell his father about his work on writing out the music and possibly some future work that he may send home. Apparently, LaVerne thinks his renditions may have some financial value when he wrote:
If you see Alf Modahl, ask him what he thinks of the commercial value of this type of arrangement, will you? Or anyone else you happen to see who knows something about it. Whatever you do, don't give them away or let anyone copy them. Keep them to yourself. I think quite a lot of that work I put in them.
In the last paragraph of his letter, LaVerne wrote to his father about some correspondence with LaVerne's brother, Willard, who is referred to as "Ping" in the letter. Willard Green, who was thirteen years younger than LaVerne and a 1942 LHS graduate, had entered the Army earlier in 1943.
Got the photo of Ping today. I like it very much and thanks a lot. Had a letter from him dated Sept 20. Just before he went to Sam Houston I guess. He wasn't so happy about the Army. Hope he likes the new place.
LaVerne wrote about Willard going to the Army base, Ft. Sam Houston located in San Antonio, Texas. That was where Willard went after basic training and before being deployed to Europe where he was wounded severely in the Italian Campaign. After spending several months in an Army hospital in Iowa, Willard was discharged in late 1944.
LaVerne ended up being based in Washington D.C. for the rest of the war. Ironic, since he had worked for the federal government in the nation's capital for two years prior to joining the Navy. While there, he met a young lady from Pittsburgh working for the war department. LaVerne and Stella Green were married in 1942 and after the war they made their home in La Farge. LaVerne was a mail carrier in La Farge, like his father and brother Willard. LaVerne and Stella were also Cub Scout leaders in town for many years. That's when I first met LaVerne – when I was a member of the Cub Scout Pack – I remember how the couple was devoted to starting young boys on the skills of scouting. LaVerne was also a master at tuning and restoring pianos – a skill that he practiced the rest of his life.
I will close this column with LaVerne's closing words to his father in that letter from 1943:
I'm fixing to send you my radio, player and a bunch of records, just to keep for me in case I get a place to put them. All my love to you and mother. Keep well – keep trying on those tunes too! Your Son, LaVerne
(Joe Persons gave me the letter that LaVerne Green had written in 1943. Joe wasn't sure how he had received the letter, but it's apt that Joe, a man of music would have had it. If there are family members of LaVerne Green's who would like the letter, I would love to get it to them. It might make a memorable Christmas gift. Otherwise, I will pass it on to the Vernon County Historical Museum for their WW II collection.)
Posted by Brad Steinmetz at 10:18 AM
Labels: "Tea For Two", "Whispering", "Who", Joe Persons, LaVerne Green, Lester Green, Stella Green, Willard Green