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Refractory myasthenia gravis treated successfully with rituximab: A case report
L Yadav Rahul, Tulsiprasad Dakua, Arabinda Mukherjee
Department of Neurology, CMRI Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date of Web Publication 25-Oct-2017
L Yadav Rahul
Department of Neurology, CMRI Hospital, Kolkata - 700 027, West Bengal
DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_233_17
Rahul L Y, Dakua T, Mukherjee A. Refractory myasthenia gravis treated successfully with rituximab: A case report. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2017;20:436-7
Rahul L Y, Dakua T, Mukherjee A. Refractory myasthenia gravis treated successfully with rituximab: A case report. Ann Indian Acad Neurol [serial online] 2017 [cited 2023 Jan 30];20:436-7. Available from: https://www.annalsofian.org/text.asp?2017/20/4/436/217167
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is immunological disease of neuromuscular junction due to circulating antibodies. In generalized MG, 85% of patients are positive for acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies, while 8%–10% of patients are positive for anti-MuSK antibodies.[1] Treatment of MG consists of symptomatic therapy with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and immunotherapy such as corticosteroids, mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, cyclosporine, plasmapheresis, and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).[2] Between 10% and 15% of patients remain refractory to such treatment. Rituximab is newer immunosuppressive drug used recently for the treatment of refractory MG.[1]
A 56-year-old male patient presented to a city hospital with weakness of facial muscles, drooping of eyelids, and slurring of speech since August, 2016. There, he was diagnosed to have MG with AChR antibody test positive (titer - 30.8). Repetitive nerve stimulation test (RNST) showed significant decrement in amplitudes [Figure 1]. Thymoma was not detected on contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of thorax. He was started with pyridostigmine 30 mg twice daily dose, subsequently increased to 60 mg 4 times daily due to symptom aggravation. After 10 days, he was given IVIG (27 g/day) for 5 days at some other center, possibly due to rapid deterioration and apprehending that he may go into myasthenic crisis. Mycophenolate 500 mg daily and prednisolone 10 mg daily were started. After 1 month, due to progression of symptoms, 5 cycles of plasmapheresis were given. He showed significant improvement in symptoms for 4 days, after which symptoms reappeared.
Figure 1: Repetitive nerve stimulation test of abductor pollicis brevis showing decremental response
Due to worsening of symptoms, he was referred to our center with severe bulbar weakness and difficulty in swallowing and speaking. AChR antibody titer was 19.60 nmol/L. Symptoms were suggestive of acute aggravation of myasthenia which was refractory to usual immunosuppressive treatment. Knowing that steroids may worsen symptoms during crisis and as the patient was rapidly deteriorating, dose of prednisolone was not increased. Hence, it was decided to treat him with rituximab. He was started on rituximab 500 mg intravenous infusion over 4 h on 2 days. Another dose of rituximab 500 mg IV infusion was repeated after 15 days for 2 more days. He showed improvement of symptoms within 4 days after 1st infusion of rituximab. Mycophenolate which was started 2 months ago was tapered off within 1 month because of sustained improvement after rituximab infusion. He was discharged with advice to take pyridostigmine 30 mg 4 times daily. After 15 days follow-up, he showed improvement in symptoms. On follow-up in February, he showed further improvement with negative RNST and AChR titer of 12. Till date, after 7 months of 1st infusion of rituximab, the patient is having sustained improvement.
Rituximab is a monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody that causes destruction of B cells by three mechanisms: antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity,[3] complement-dependent cytotoxicity,[4] and apoptosis.[4]
In the recent study, MuSK-positive patients of MG treated with rituximab achieved higher rates of disease remission even after 1st cycle of rituximab infusion and did not require repeated infusions whereas AChR-positive patients did not achieve complete remissions even after 2–3 cycles of rituximab.[5] However, in our case, the patient was AChR positive and achieved remission within 7 days of starting 1st infusion of rituximab and maintained improved clinical status till date.
Rituximab can cause early and complete disease remission in AChR-positive refractory MG patients.
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Port of Spain, 24 March 06 [AlterPresse] --- Claims of political vendettas against former prime minister Basdeo Panday were levelled against the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Integrity Commission.
British Queen's Counsel Allan Newman, who leads Panday's defence, made the assertion yesterday, as he completed his arguments for a stay of the magisterial proceedings against his client.
Panday is claiming that the trial against him is an abuse of the court's process and an affront to Sections 4 (b) and 4 (d) of the Constitution.
The UNC leader is before Chief Magistrate Sherman McNicolls on three charges of knowingly making a false declaration of income and assets for the years 1997, 1999 and 1998, contrary to Section 27 (1)(b) the Integrity in Public Life Act 1987.
The prosecution closed its case against Panday yes terday, and McNicolls said he would give his ruling on the defence's call for a stay at a later date.
Panday is expected to testify today when the defence opens its case.
Newman accused the commission yesterday of breaching its confidentiality rules by leaking on a massive scale information relating to Panday's case to coincide with the 2003 general election.
"That is powerful evidence to show that Mr Panday was treated differently," he said, adding that no investigation was launched to determine who in the commission leaked the information.
"It was not mere coincidence," he said.
Newman alleged that the issuance of criminal proceedings against Panday was part of an "ulterior political purpose," as, too, the extensive "leaking" of the Integrity Commission's investigations to the press.
As he called on McNicolls not to approve "this type of behaviour," which, he said, threatened human rights and the rule of law, Newman urged the court not to be manipulated or abused "by unfair political advantage."
"This abuse lies in the prosecution of certain politicians belonging to a particular party," referring to both Panday and former UNC minister Finbar Gangar, who is also before the courts on similar charges.
"Hard-seeking political advantage is a clear indication of an abuse of process of the court," Newman said.
But lead prosecutor Sir Timothy Cassel, QC, refuted Newman's claims, saying the court was not being offended by it being asked to try Panday.
Cassel said there was no proof to prove that the DPP and the commission acted in bad faith, the burden of proving which lay with the defence.
"The suggestion is a very bold one. No evidence has been adduced to indicate bad faith on the part of the Integrity Commission.
"There is no evidence of the political leanings of the DPP or (members of) the Integrity Commission," Cassel said.
Cassel poked holes in Newman's assertions that the DPP's actions to initiate proceedings against Panday represented a deliberate, intentional and distinct act of discrimination against the politician, since no one else was brought before the courts for violation of the Integrity in Public Life Acts.
As he went through several past commission reports, Newman alleged that the DPP did nothing to prosecute public officials who did not comply with the act.
"The approach taken by the DPP led to discrimination against Mr Panday," Newman said, admitting that the DPP was entitled to adopt either a conciliatory or hardline approach, as he said, the commission had done.
"You can adopt any approach, but not when it causes discrimination."
He said a conciliatory approach was taken with other public officials by the commission, but not Panday.
Cassel said, though, the late filing of declarations "was not the same as telling lies in your declarations."
He said the only two people who did so were Panday and Gangar.
"The late filing (of a declaration) is not an indication of dishonesty," Cassel said.
He also pointed out that the references to Attorney General John Jeremie and Labour Minister Danny Montano, both of whom omitted to declare interests on a particular form, was totally different from Panday's case.
Cassel said Panday was guilty of failing to declare large amounts of money going in and out of a London account, the balance for which increased to more than TT$1 million "far above."
He said the address on the account was an English one and not one in Trinidad. "Maybe it was to keep the account away from the eyes of the T&T authority," he said.
Also prosecuting is Wayne Rajbansie, while Senior Counsel Desmond Allum, Fyard Hosein, and Rajiv Persad, Anand Beharrylal and Devesh Maharaj are defending Panday. [ed gp apr 24/03/06 10:00]
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There have been no Falcons games since then, although in the middle was a special "Bowling with the Falcons" night. More on that later today.
There were some transactions that took place yesterday. Cody Bass was returned to Springfield by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Also, defenseman Darcy Campbell returned from the Chicago Express on a PTO. Campbell's addition will likely be to fill Cody Goloubef's spot. Goloubef was injured one week ago against the Connecticut Whale and it appears that he may be out of the lineup for some time.
There was some good news for the Falcons from Friday night around the AHL. Divisional rivals from the Northeast Division of the AHL went a combined 0-3 on the night.
In those games, Portland topped Adirondack 2-1. The Hershey Bears beat the Connecticut Whale 5-3 in Hartford while the Rochester Americans shut out the Albany Devils 3-0.
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David Moyes has denied the presence of Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford is proving to be a hindrance for Manchester United.
Moyes has endured a difficult start to his United tenure after being charged with the task of replacing the legendary Scotsman.
United look unlikely to retain their Premier League title, as they sit seventh in the table, and crashed out of the FA Cup with a home defeat against Swansea City on Sunday.
Moyes' woes continued when his side suffered a 2-1 first-leg defeat at Sunderland in the semi-final of the League Cup on Tuesday night.
Ferguson is on the board at Old Trafford and attends home matches along with United's record goalscorer and fellow director Bobby Charlton.
The pair were pictured alongside club ambassador Bryan Robson, a former captain and another club great, at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday as United crashed to a third consecutive defeat.
But Moyes has denied that the presence of United legends is preventing him from taking the club forward.
He said: "Not at all, I can only see Alex as a great sounding board for me, he's there to help so is Sir Bobby, he's terrific, Bryan Robson is at the training ground regular, speak to him at the training ground, I find the three of them terrific."
A defiant Moyes is confident the tide will turn at Old Trafford despite seeing his hopes of securing silverware in his debut season at United take a huge blow in the space of three days.
He said: "I've been here before, done it before, experienced, and I just sense that it's just on its verge of turning, we're about to get a bit better.
"If you're going to be in this job, you've got to win, last few games I've not won, going through a difficult time, it's part of football management, it's never going to be an easy ride."


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I'll also view resource usage in a virtual machine using Google Stackdriver.
I'll work with Deployment Manager using Cloud Shell.
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I already have an environment variable containing my GCP Project ID.
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Now, let's take a look at what we have.
This template defines a virtual machine as a resource.
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command or write my file out to disk.
Now, let's use sed to substitute in our project ID.
The sed command has no output when it is successful.
Similarly, we'll use the sed command to substitute in our preferred zone.
Let's look at the file again and see our results.
Our GCP zone has been substituted into the template as has our GCP project ID.
Now, we're ready to build a deployment from this template.
The template will create a new deployment and compute engine.
and it will use the template mydeploy.yaml.
It's done. We can confirm his status using the gcloud command.
There's our deployment, My First Depl.
Now, let's look at the resulting virtual machine.
We'll go to the computer engine VM instances page.
There's our virtual machine My-VM.
and there's it's startup script apt get update.
Now, let's make a change to our template.
I'm going to add a command to the startup script.
This new command installs the nginx light web server.
Now, we'll update our deployment.
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The startup script has been updated.
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First, we'll log into the virtual machine by connecting to it using SHH.
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In essence, it forces the CPU to continuously attempt to compress random data.
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A high-speed train and a maintenance machine crashed on Friday in Portugal's central region, leaving two people dead and at least 50 others injured.
The Alfa Pendular high-speed train – the fastest in Portugal – went off the tracks in the central part of the country after colliding with a maintenance machine. The collision which occurred near the city of Soure left at least two people dead and some 50 injured.
The train was carrying 280 people, according to a local civil protection association. The country's national relief operations authority, CNOS, said over 160 rescue personnel are working at the site, as well as two medical helicopters. The District Command of Relief Operations in the neighboring city of Coimbra also said that a field hospital is being set up at the crash site.
Rescue services at a site of a train crash in Soure, Coimbra, Portugal. At least one person died and about 50 other passengers were injured. 📷 epa-efe / lusa / Paulo Cunha#TrainAccident #trem #acidente #portugal #Coimbra #epaphotos pic.twitter.com/VYOiU7pOIZ
— european pressphoto agency (@epaphotos) July 31, 2020
Seven people, including the train driver are reportedly in a serious condition, while 30 have only minor injuries. The mayor of Soure, Mario Nunes, said the two people killed in the crash were working on the rails at the time the train and the maintenance machine collided.
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has already expressed his regret over the "serious rail accident" and sent his "heartfelt condolences" to the victims and their relatives.
Em Soure descarrila um Alfa Pendular capaz de atingir os 220 Km/hora e SÓ morre uma pessoa?
É esta falta de ambição que me choca nos portugueses. pic.twitter.com/rw29ntOIb5
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Q: Graphql apollo-client ios batch request I'm working on an application which use the "apollo-graphql-client".
I'm trying to send a batch request (multiple queries/ mutation in a single request), and so far I'm only familiar about sending a single query.
Is it possible? There is no documentation regarding batch request for ios in the apollo-client docs.
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A: Batching can be done as a single query / mutation with this graphql request structure:

mutation {
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Google Apps on iOS and Android [Opinion]
Ron January 18, 2013 ronoffringa 142
In the past few months it has become abundantly clear that Google intends to support three platforms: the web, Android, and iOS. Google's support for the web and Android should not come as a surprise; Google has always been a web company and Google bought Android to fight Microsoft in the mobile space. Even Google's support of iOS is not all that surprising since the iPhone was essentially the Google phone before the G1. What is surprising, however, is that Google isn't just making apps for iOS; they're making really good apps for iOS.
Google has more than enough apps in the App Store to fill a whole page on an iOS device (23 total). While some of these apps are garbage and others are merely remnants of failed Google projects, Google has come out swinging lately with seven apps in particular: Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, Chrome, and Google+. All of these apps are available on both iOS and Android in near identical implementations (the only real difference between the Android and iOS versions of these apps is that pull to refresh is available on the iOS iterations while the Android apps still rely on a refresh button) save Gmail and Maps.
Google's Gmail and Maps Android apps tend to focus on utility over appearance while the iOS apps tend to hide functionality, thereby presenting a cleaner user interface. While Google Maps for iOS looks and feels inspired by the Android app, the cleaner interface is far more inviting to use. While the iOS app emphasizes search and location, the Android app emphasizes utility in general.
Doing things like a search or finding your location are easy to do on both apps, but something like adjusting layers is far less obvious on the iOS app. In fact, settings are essentially hidden on the iOS app. In the iOS app Google chose to hide traffic, public transit, and a link to Google Earth (which is a rather strange inclusion) behind an Android style menu button. The implication here is that iOS users expect a clean interface while Android users expect a heavy amount of mapping tools available as soon as the app launches.
Gmail is probably the most surprising iOS app from Google. The iOS app again brandishes a cleaner UI while the Android app emphasizes utility at the expense of beauty. In fact, with its white expanses and red highlights, the iOS app is actually more faithful to the design of Gmail in a browser than the Android app.
Both apps have multi-user support, swipe to archive, label support, mute, and neither app can create a label (still!). In every screen the iOS app hides settings and options behind buttons while the Android app shoves them in front of users. Because of these UI decisions, the Android app places a very, very heavy learning curve on users in terms of learning the Gmail app's unique iconography while the iOS app labels everything except for archive and trash. As a result, the iOS app has a much cleaner, if less immediately useful user interface.
In my testing, I actually found Gmail, Maps, Google+ and Chrome for iOS to be more of a pleasure to use than their Android counterparts, which is a strange thing to say. Usually companies put their best work on their own apps for their own platform (see Hotmail for Android), but Google's apps are actually in parity with the Android versions or better on iOS. Between pull to refresh, the use of playful, colorful loading animations, and the simpler UI, Google apps on iOS tended to be more responsive and easier to use. If you want to live in Google's ecosystem Android is no longer a requirement.
While I understand why Google would want to make good apps for iOS, I don't understand why they would make better designed apps for iOS. Maybe Google believes that Android users want UI controls exposed and iOS users want them hidden or that Android users don't mind cluttered UIs as much as iOS users. Those are just guesses; if I were Google I would want to make sure that the Android apps performed just as well and included little touches like pull to refresh and loading animations. That kind of attention to detail can make a tremendous difference in how an app works and feels. No matter what the reason is for the discrepency, it is nice to see some really nice design coming from Mountain View. Hopefully we see Google bring some of that finess and focus to their Android apps.
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When the fussy young prince turns his nose up at his royal breakfast, the king and queen decide to hit the road. The whole royal family embarks on a madcap global adventure to Mexico, India and beyond in search of something the prince will eat. With story CD narrated by Hugh Bonneville!


Dit is een zelfsluitende ontvanger en afstandsbediening kit.
On en off toetsen met LED-verlichting.
This is the self-locking Receiver + Remote Control Kit. When you press the ON key, the relay of receiver board close, LED lights; when you press OFF key, the relay release, LED off.
The receiver board must be equipped with a suite of remote control, it cann't recognize other remote controls.
The load capacity of this relay is 250VAC-10A, 125VAC-10A, 30VDC-10A, 28VDC-10A.


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Wednesday - April 8, 2020
Comprehensive aid package:
Bayer supports fight against the corona pandemic in Spain with measures totaling approximately 1 million euros
Bayer supports with its aid package the fight against the corona pandemic in Spain.
Leverkusen, April 8, 2020 – Bayer is supporting the fight against the corona pandemic in Spain with a comprehensive aid package. The company is donating 800,000 euros to the national health system in Spain for the purchase of urgently needed medical equipment and hospital beds.
Further contributions of more than 100.000 euros include the donation of test equipment for the diagnosis of Covid-19 to one of the research centers of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), a prestiogious public research institution, as well as support for the "Coronavirus Emergency in Spain" program of the Red Cross.
In addition, a network of Bayer employees including doctors, biologists, pharmacists and psychologists has come together to volunteer their expertise. They offer their assistance either through telemedicine programs or directly at health facilities. Bayer is actively supporting these efforts by employees through paid leaves of absence. For teachers, the company offers an information service developed in cooperation with science organizations that supplies them with coronavirus related materials and learning aids for online teaching.
The Spanish aid package is one of numerous bundles of measures with which Bayer is commited to fight against the corona pandemic worldwide with its products, technical equipment, know-how and the engagement of its employees. You can find a current overview here: https://www.bayer.com/en/coronavirus-covid-19-update.aspx .
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Forgeboss (Vohrsoth) is rather difficult, but doable. O.K. I am going to star of from after the "seed-thingy" has been destroyed. If you are not there yet, let me know. Anyway, Hide behind the pillars to start out. There should be health behind you if you havn't used it, do it now. while the Vohrsoth-guy is blasting at you with his Forge Proj weapon you should be fine behind the pillar, shooting him from the spot where he can't hit you. However, once he rears up, run for your life! When he gets up, he shoots that yellow crap into the ground and the only defense is to run and stay ahead of it. It doesn't matter where you run, as he won't use his Forge Proj until he's done with that attack. I recommend running between the two pillars that are in front of him, and just run back and forth when he shoots his ground attack. That's about it. Just keep shooting the crap out of him with everything you've got (in the head). Just keep shooting . . . . lots and lots shooting should about do it. Post again if you have a more specific problem in this battle.
To kill the forgeboss u have to keep moving, then strafe left, then right etc, his weapons move slow etc.
ofcourse ammo reload should be done quickly (if u get out of ammo), then press use, and move fast further!
I think he would of beaten it by now.


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Buck Wild: How Republicans Broke the Bank And Became the Party of Big Government [Stephen Slivinski] on preschooldraper.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying . 3 Apr Shain Gandee, one of the stars of the MTV reality show "Buckwild," and two other people died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the sheriff's office. k Followers, Following, Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from buck Wild (@buckwildbrand). Shain Gandee, the year-old star of the MTV reality show "Buckwild," was found dead on Monday, along with his uncle and a third, unidentified person. 9 Apr MTV Cancels 'Buckwild' Following Star Shain Gandee's Death. A source tells THR that the network, which was in the middle of shooting.
3 Apr Critics may have been divided over the MTV reality show "Buckwild" when it premiered last year, but fans weren't. I apologize i done this single lyrics video has many wrong lyrics and thanks Magcon Boys Thailand for all pics:D Buckwild 2Virgins (feat. Taylor Caniff) itunes . Stereotypes, dangerous antics mark rural-style Jersey Shore. Read Common Sense Media's Buckwild review, age rating, and parents guide. What is something you've always wanted to do? Everyday, there are people going about life without a sense of fulfillment they know lies just beneath skin.


In 1945, Father James Keller saw a world at war, the beginnings of the cold war, and divisions at home.
He was a man who believed that against all odds one person could make a difference - so he started a grass-roots movement called The Christophers - literally "Christbearers" - in the belief that each individual has a role in bringing hope and change to a troubled world.
In 2014, the world is just as dangerous and chaotic, and in many ways far more insidious than in Fr. Keller's day. No one knows the extent of this crisis better than Father Jonathan Morris, popular author and FOX news analyst.
Here, in his new book Light in the Darkness, Fr. Johnathan brings you eight of the core teachings of Fr. Keller, along with his own insights, showing us how they relate to us today.
Fr. Jonathan believes that now is the time for each of us to realize our own roles, and become "Christophers" in the world we live in today.


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Just heard about this through the grapevine. This is an awesome gift, especially for (great) grandparents who may not be so tech savvy with the digital photos (seeing them online). Just thought I'd get the word out TODAY so everyone has time to get their photos organized to make it as easy as possible in the store.
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London Has Yamamoto Mania
Sarah Joynt March 25th, 2011
Renowned for its remarkable fashion collection, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London is no stranger to a high-profile fashion exhibition, but with this retrospective of the work of Yohji Yamamoto, they may have just outdone themselves. In collaboration with The Wapping Project Bankside and The Wapping Project, two other spaces featuring Yamamoto's work, the V&A has shed light on all aspects of Yamamoto's coveted conceptual creations and long history in the fashion industry.
The main exhibition at the V&A features over 60 looks, including menswear, alongside a multimedia timeline that reveals the depth of Yamamoto's creativity and his journey to becoming one of the most revered designers of our time. The second exhibit, entitled Yohji's Women, features a collection of images and visual collaborations that the designer has embarked upon in the past 30 years shown at Wapping Bankside. The third, entitled Yohji Making Waves at The Wapping Project, features an installation of the world-famous large-scale silk wedding dress from A/W 1998 seemingly falling into a tank of water where visitors can embark on a boat journey around the space to fully grasp the exhibition. In his 30 years in fashion, Yamamoto has remained a visionary, consistently executing remarkable collections and pleasing both critics and consumers. In an experience most could only wish to have, the exhibitions offer a unique opportunity to see the garments up-close to get a real sense of the creative energy that surrounds a Yamamoto creation.
Yohji's Women at The Wapping Project Bankside runs until May 14. Yohji Making Waves at The Wapping Project also runs until May 14. Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A runs until July 10.
Images: V&A Museum, The Wapping Project, Vincenzo Grillo, IMAXtree
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S-0561.1
State of Washington
66th Legislature
BySenators Palumbo, Nguyen, Liias, and Saldaña
AN ACT Relating to the housing element of comprehensive plans required under the growth management act; amending RCW 36.70A.030; and reenacting and amending RCW 36.70A.070.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 36.70A.030 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 18 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Adopt a comprehensive land use plan" means to enact a new comprehensive land use plan or to update an existing comprehensive land use plan.
(2) "Agricultural land" means land primarily devoted to the commercial production of horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, dairy, apiary, vegetable, or animal products or of berries, grain, hay, straw, turf, seed, Christmas trees not subject to the excise tax imposed by RCW 84.33.100 through 84.33.140, finfish in upland hatcheries, or livestock, and that has long-term commercial significance for agricultural production.
(3) "City" means any city or town, including a code city.
(4) "Comprehensive land use plan," "comprehensive plan," or "plan" means a generalized coordinated land use policy statement of the governing body of a county or city that is adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(5) "Critical areas" include the following areas and ecosystems: (a) Wetlands; (b) areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water; (c) fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; (d) frequently flooded areas; and (e) geologically hazardous areas. "Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas" does not include such artificial features or constructs as irrigation delivery systems, irrigation infrastructure, irrigation canals, or drainage ditches that lie within the boundaries of and are maintained by a port district or an irrigation district or company.
(6) "Department" means the department of commerce.
(7) "Development regulations" or "regulation" means the controls placed on development or land use activities by a county or city, including, but not limited to, zoning ordinances, critical areas ordinances, shoreline master programs, official controls, planned unit development ordinances, subdivision ordinances, and binding site plan ordinances together with any amendments thereto. A development regulation does not include a decision to approve a project permit application, as defined in RCW 36.70B.020, even though the decision may be expressed in a resolution or ordinance of the legislative body of the county or city.
(8) "Extremely low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is at or below thirty percent of the median family income adjusted for family size, for the county where the household is located, as reported by the United States department of housing and urban development.
(9) "Forestland" means land primarily devoted to growing trees for long-term commercial timber production on land that can be economically and practically managed for such production, including Christmas trees subject to the excise tax imposed under RCW 84.33.100 through 84.33.140, and that has long-term commercial significance. In determining whether forestland is primarily devoted to growing trees for long-term commercial timber production on land that can be economically and practically managed for such production, the following factors shall be considered: (a) The proximity of the land to urban, suburban, and rural settlements; (b) surrounding parcel size and the compatibility and intensity of adjacent and nearby land uses; (c) long-term local economic conditions that affect the ability to manage for timber production; and (d) the availability of public facilities and services conducive to conversion of forestland to other uses.
(((9)))(10) "Freight rail dependent uses" means buildings and other infrastructure that are used in the fabrication, processing, storage, and transport of goods where the use is dependent on and makes use of an adjacent short line railroad. Such facilities are both urban and rural development for purposes of this chapter. "Freight rail dependent uses" does not include buildings and other infrastructure that are used in the fabrication, processing, storage, and transport of coal, liquefied natural gas, or "crude oil" as defined in RCW 90.56.010.
(((10)))(11) "Geologically hazardous areas" means areas that because of their susceptibility to erosion, sliding, earthquake, or other geological events, are not suited to the siting of commercial, residential, or industrial development consistent with public health or safety concerns.
(((11)))(12) "Long-term commercial significance" includes the growing capacity, productivity, and soil composition of the land for long-term commercial production, in consideration with the land's proximity to population areas, and the possibility of more intense uses of the land.
(((12)))(13) "Low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is at or below eighty percent of the median family income adjusted for family size, for the county where the household is located, as reported by the United States department of housing and urban development.
(14) "Minerals" include gravel, sand, and valuable metallic substances.
(((13)))(15) "Public facilities" include streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems, parks and recreational facilities, and schools.
(((14)))(16) "Public services" include fire protection and suppression, law enforcement, public health, education, recreation, environmental protection, and other governmental services.
(((15)))(17) "Recreational land" means land so designated under RCW 36.70A.1701 and that, immediately prior to this designation, was designated as agricultural land of long-term commercial significance under RCW 36.70A.170. Recreational land must have playing fields and supporting facilities existing before July 1, 2004, for sports played on grass playing fields.
(((16)))(18) "Rural character" refers to the patterns of land use and development established by a county in the rural element of its comprehensive plan:
(a) In which open space, the natural landscape, and vegetation predominate over the built environment;
(b) That foster traditional rural lifestyles, rural-based economies, and opportunities to both live and work in rural areas;
(c) That provide visual landscapes that are traditionally found in rural areas and communities;
(d) That are compatible with the use of the land by wildlife and for fish and wildlife habitat;
(e) That reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low-density development;
(f) That generally do not require the extension of urban governmental services; and
(g) That are consistent with the protection of natural surface water flows and groundwater and surface water recharge and discharge areas.
(((17)))(19) "Rural development" refers to development outside the urban growth area and outside agricultural, forest, and mineral resource lands designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.170. Rural development can consist of a variety of uses and residential densities, including clustered residential development, at levels that are consistent with the preservation of rural character and the requirements of the rural element. Rural development does not refer to agriculture or forestry activities that may be conducted in rural areas.
(((18)))(20) "Rural governmental services" or "rural services" include those public services and public facilities historically and typically delivered at an intensity usually found in rural areas, and may include domestic water systems, fire and police protection services, transportation and public transit services, and other public utilities associated with rural development and normally not associated with urban areas. Rural services do not include storm or sanitary sewers, except as otherwise authorized by RCW 36.70A.110(4).
(((19)))(21) "Short line railroad" means those railroad lines designated class II or class III by the United States surface transportation board.
(((20)))(22) "Urban governmental services" or "urban services" include those public services and public facilities at an intensity historically and typically provided in cities, specifically including storm and sanitary sewer systems, domestic water systems, street cleaning services, fire and police protection services, public transit services, and other public utilities associated with urban areas and normally not associated with rural areas.
(((21)))(23) "Urban growth" refers to growth that makes intensive use of land for the location of buildings, structures, and impermeable surfaces to such a degree as to be incompatible with the primary use of land for the production of food, other agricultural products, or fiber, or the extraction of mineral resources, rural uses, rural development, and natural resource lands designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.170. A pattern of more intensive rural development, as provided in RCW 36.70A.070(5)(d), is not urban growth. When allowed to spread over wide areas, urban growth typically requires urban governmental services. "Characterized by urban growth" refers to land having urban growth located on it, or to land located in relationship to an area with urban growth on it as to be appropriate for urban growth.
(((22)))(24) "Urban growth areas" means those areas designated by a county pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110.
(((23)))(25) "Very low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is at or below fifty percent of the median family income adjusted for family size, for the county where the household is located, as reported by the United States department of housing and urban development.
(26) "Wetland" or "wetlands" means areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Wetlands do not include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from nonwetland sites, including, but not limited to, irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-lined swales, canals, detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds, and landscape amenities, or those wetlands created after July 1, 1990, that were unintentionally created as a result of the construction of a road, street, or highway. Wetlands may include those artificial wetlands intentionally created from nonwetland areas created to mitigate conversion of wetlands.
Sec. 2. RCW 36.70A.070 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 18 s 4 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 16 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
The comprehensive plan of a county or city that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall consist of a map or maps, and descriptive text covering objectives, principles, and standards used to develop the comprehensive plan. The plan shall be an internally consistent document and all elements shall be consistent with the future land use map. A comprehensive plan shall be adopted and amended with public participation as provided in RCW 36.70A.140. Each comprehensive plan shall include a plan, scheme, or design for each of the following:
(1) A land use element designating the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of land, where appropriate, for agriculture, timber production, housing, commerce, industry, recreation, open spaces, general aviation airports, public utilities, public facilities, and other land uses. The land use element shall include population densities, building intensities, and estimates of future population growth. The land use element shall provide for protection of the quality and quantity of groundwater used for public water supplies. Wherever possible, the land use element should consider utilizing urban planning approaches that promote physical activity. Where applicable, the land use element shall review drainage, flooding, and storm water run-off in the area and nearby jurisdictions and provide guidance for corrective actions to mitigate or cleanse those discharges that pollute waters of the state, including Puget Sound or waters entering Puget Sound.
(2)(a) A housing element ensuring the vitality and character of established residential neighborhoods that: (((a)))(i) Includes an inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs that identifies the number of housing units necessary to manage projected growth and quantifies existing and projected housing needs for all income levels, including extremely low-income households, with documentation of housing and household characteristics, including housing stock condition, overcrowding, and comparison of level of payment with ability to pay; (((b)))(ii) includes a statement of goals, policies, objectives, and mandatory provisions for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing, including single-family residences; (((c)))(iii) includes policies and programs to conserve and preserve existing market rate and subsidized affordable housing and existing manufactured home parks. In cities with populations of more than eighty thousand, the housing element must include policies, regulations, and programs to minimize displacement; (iv) identifies sufficient land for housing, including, but not limited to, government-assisted housing, housing for low-income families, manufactured housing, multifamily housing, and group homes and foster care facilities((; and (d))). If the inventory in (a)(i) of this subsection demonstrates a lack of sufficient sites to accommodate housing needs for extremely low-income, very low-income, and low-income households, the housing element must include a program to make sufficient sites available at multifamily densities available for development; (v) makes adequate provisions for existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. In counties and cities subject to the review and evaluation requirements of RCW 36.70A.215, any revision to the housing element shall include consideration of prior review and evaluation reports and any reasonable measures identified; (vi) analyzes population and employment trends, with documentation of projections; (vii) provides a zone where emergency shelters are permitted without a discretionary review process; (viii) includes an eight-year schedule of programs and actions to implement the policies of the housing element and to accommodate the planned housing units, including incentives and funding for affordable housing; and (ix) reviews and evaluates the previous housing element, including an evaluation of success in attaining planned housing units, achievement of goals and policies, and implementation of the schedule of programs and actions.
(b) The department must review and, if compliant with the requirements of this subsection, approve the housing element of each planning jurisdiction after each periodic review required under RCW 36.70A.130.
(3) A capital facilities plan element consisting of: (a) An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities, showing the locations and capacities of the capital facilities; (b) a forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities; (c) the proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital facilities; (d) at least a six-year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes; and (e) a requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short of meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use element, capital facilities plan element, and financing plan within the capital facilities plan element are coordinated and consistent. Park and recreation facilities shall be included in the capital facilities plan element.
(4) A utilities element consisting of the general location, proposed location, and capacity of all existing and proposed utilities, including, but not limited to, electrical lines, telecommunication lines, and natural gas lines.
(5) Rural element. Counties shall include a rural element including lands that are not designated for urban growth, agriculture, forest, or mineral resources. The following provisions shall apply to the rural element:
(a) Growth management act goals and local circumstances. Because circumstances vary from county to county, in establishing patterns of rural densities and uses, a county may consider local circumstances, but shall develop a written record explaining how the rural element harmonizes the planning goals in RCW 36.70A.020 and meets the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Rural development. The rural element shall permit rural development, forestry, and agriculture in rural areas. The rural element shall provide for a variety of rural densities, uses, essential public facilities, and rural governmental services needed to serve the permitted densities and uses. To achieve a variety of rural densities and uses, counties may provide for clustering, density transfer, design guidelines, conservation easements, and other innovative techniques that will accommodate appropriate rural economic advancement, densities, and uses that are not characterized by urban growth and that are consistent with rural character.
(c) Measures governing rural development. The rural element shall include measures that apply to rural development and protect the rural character of the area, as established by the county, by:
(i) Containing or otherwise controlling rural development;
(ii) Assuring visual compatibility of rural development with the surrounding rural area;
(iii) Reducing the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low-density development in the rural area;
(iv) Protecting critical areas, as provided in RCW 36.70A.060, and surface water and groundwater resources; and
(v) Protecting against conflicts with the use of agricultural, forest, and mineral resource lands designated under RCW 36.70A.170.
(d) Limited areas of more intensive rural development. Subject to the requirements of this subsection and except as otherwise specifically provided in this subsection (5)(d), the rural element may allow for limited areas of more intensive rural development, including necessary public facilities and public services to serve the limited area as follows:
(i) Rural development consisting of the infill, development, or redevelopment of existing commercial, industrial, residential, or mixed-use areas, whether characterized as shoreline development, villages, hamlets, rural activity centers, or crossroads developments.
(A) A commercial, industrial, residential, shoreline, or mixed-use area are subject to the requirements of (d)(iv) of this subsection, but are not subject to the requirements of (c)(ii) and (iii) of this subsection.
(B) Any development or redevelopment other than an industrial area or an industrial use within a mixed-use area or an industrial area under this subsection (5)(d)(i) must be principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population.
(C) Any development or redevelopment in terms of building size, scale, use, or intensity shall be consistent with the character of the existing areas. Development and redevelopment may include changes in use from vacant land or a previously existing use so long as the new use conforms to the requirements of this subsection (5);
(ii) The intensification of development on lots containing, or new development of, small-scale recreational or tourist uses, including commercial facilities to serve those recreational or tourist uses, that rely on a rural location and setting, but that do not include new residential development. A small-scale recreation or tourist use is not required to be principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population. Public services and public facilities shall be limited to those necessary to serve the recreation or tourist use and shall be provided in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;
(iii) The intensification of development on lots containing isolated nonresidential uses or new development of isolated cottage industries and isolated small-scale businesses that are not principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population and nonresidential uses, but do provide job opportunities for rural residents. Rural counties may allow the expansion of small-scale businesses as long as those small-scale businesses conform with the rural character of the area as defined by the local government according to RCW 36.70A.030(((16)))(18). Rural counties may also allow new small-scale businesses to utilize a site previously occupied by an existing business as long as the new small-scale business conforms to the rural character of the area as defined by the local government according to RCW 36.70A.030(((16)))(18). Public services and public facilities shall be limited to those necessary to serve the isolated nonresidential use and shall be provided in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;
(iv) A county shall adopt measures to minimize and contain the existing areas or uses of more intensive rural development, as appropriate, authorized under this subsection. Lands included in such existing areas or uses shall not extend beyond the logical outer boundary of the existing area or use, thereby allowing a new pattern of low-density sprawl. Existing areas are those that are clearly identifiable and contained and where there is a logical boundary delineated predominately by the built environment, but that may also include undeveloped lands if limited as provided in this subsection. The county shall establish the logical outer boundary of an area of more intensive rural development. In establishing the logical outer boundary, the county shall address (A) the need to preserve the character of existing natural neighborhoods and communities, (B) physical boundaries, such as bodies of water, streets and highways, and land forms and contours, (C) the prevention of abnormally irregular boundaries, and (D) the ability to provide public facilities and public services in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;
(v) For purposes of (d) of this subsection, an existing area or existing use is one that was in existence:
(A) On July 1, 1990, in a county that was initially required to plan under all of the provisions of this chapter;
(B) On the date the county adopted a resolution under RCW 36.70A.040(2), in a county that is planning under all of the provisions of this chapter under RCW 36.70A.040(2); or
(C) On the date the office of financial management certifies the county's population as provided in RCW 36.70A.040(5), in a county that is planning under all of the provisions of this chapter pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040(5).
(e) Exception. This subsection shall not be interpreted to permit in the rural area a major industrial development or a master planned resort unless otherwise specifically permitted under RCW 36.70A.360 and 36.70A.365.
(6) A transportation element that implements, and is consistent with, the land use element.
(a) The transportation element shall include the following subelements:
(i) Land use assumptions used in estimating travel;
(ii) Estimated traffic impacts to state-owned transportation facilities resulting from land use assumptions to assist the department of transportation in monitoring the performance of state facilities, to plan improvements for the facilities, and to assess the impact of land-use decisions on state-owned transportation facilities;
(iii) Facilities and services needs, including:
(A) An inventory of air, water, and ground transportation facilities and services, including transit alignments and general aviation airport facilities, to define existing capital facilities and travel levels as a basis for future planning. This inventory must include state-owned transportation facilities within the city or county's jurisdictional boundaries;
(B) Level of service standards for all locally owned arterials and transit routes to serve as a gauge to judge performance of the system. These standards should be regionally coordinated;
(C) For state-owned transportation facilities, level of service standards for highways, as prescribed in chapters 47.06 and 47.80 RCW, to gauge the performance of the system. The purposes of reflecting level of service standards for state highways in the local comprehensive plan are to monitor the performance of the system, to evaluate improvement strategies, and to facilitate coordination between the county's or city's six-year street, road, or transit program and the office of financial management's ten-year investment program. The concurrency requirements of (b) of this subsection do not apply to transportation facilities and services of statewide significance except for counties consisting of islands whose only connection to the mainland are state highways or ferry routes. In these island counties, state highways and ferry route capacity must be a factor in meeting the concurrency requirements in (b) of this subsection;
(D) Specific actions and requirements for bringing into compliance locally owned transportation facilities or services that are below an established level of service standard;
(E) Forecasts of traffic for at least ten years based on the adopted land use plan to provide information on the location, timing, and capacity needs of future growth;
(F) Identification of state and local system needs to meet current and future demands. Identified needs on state-owned transportation facilities must be consistent with the statewide multimodal transportation plan required under chapter 47.06 RCW;
(iv) Finance, including:
(A) An analysis of funding capability to judge needs against probable funding resources;
(B) A multiyear financing plan based on the needs identified in the comprehensive plan, the appropriate parts of which shall serve as the basis for the six-year street, road, or transit program required by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 36.81.121 for counties, and RCW 35.58.2795 for public transportation systems. The multiyear financing plan should be coordinated with the ten-year investment program developed by the office of financial management as required by RCW 47.05.030;
(C) If probable funding falls short of meeting identified needs, a discussion of how additional funding will be raised, or how land use assumptions will be reassessed to ensure that level of service standards will be met;
(v) Intergovernmental coordination efforts, including an assessment of the impacts of the transportation plan and land use assumptions on the transportation systems of adjacent jurisdictions;
(vi) Demand-management strategies;
(vii) Pedestrian and bicycle component to include collaborative efforts to identify and designate planned improvements for pedestrian and bicycle facilities and corridors that address and encourage enhanced community access and promote healthy lifestyles.
(b) After adoption of the comprehensive plan by jurisdictions required to plan or who choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, local jurisdictions must adopt and enforce ordinances which prohibit development approval if the development causes the level of service on a locally owned transportation facility to decline below the standards adopted in the transportation element of the comprehensive plan, unless transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate the impacts of development are made concurrent with the development. These strategies may include increased public transportation service, ride-sharing programs, demand management, and other transportation systems management strategies. For the purposes of this subsection (6), "concurrent with the development" means that improvements or strategies are in place at the time of development, or that a financial commitment is in place to complete the improvements or strategies within six years. If the collection of impact fees is delayed under RCW 82.02.050(3), the six-year period required by this subsection (6)(b) must begin after full payment of all impact fees is due to the county or city.
(c) The transportation element described in this subsection (6), the six-year plans required by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 36.81.121 for counties, and RCW 35.58.2795 for public transportation systems, and the ten-year investment program required by RCW 47.05.030 for the state, must be consistent.
(7) An economic development element establishing local goals, policies, objectives, and provisions for economic growth and vitality and a high quality of life. A city that has chosen to be a residential community is exempt from the economic development element requirement of this subsection.
(8) A park and recreation element that implements, and is consistent with, the capital facilities plan element as it relates to park and recreation facilities. The element shall include: (a) Estimates of park and recreation demand for at least a ten-year period; (b) an evaluation of facilities and service needs; and (c) an evaluation of intergovernmental coordination opportunities to provide regional approaches for meeting park and recreational demand.
(9) It is the intent that new or amended elements required after January 1, 2002, be adopted concurrent with the scheduled update provided in RCW 36.70A.130. Requirements to incorporate any such new or amended elements shall be null and void until funds sufficient to cover applicable local government costs are appropriated and distributed by the state at least two years before local government must update comprehensive plans as required in RCW 36.70A.130.
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Q: Clicking a button 3 times in a row to trigger a toast? I was just wondering how to create a toast (or trigger something else to happen) when clicking on button 3 times in a row?
For example: I've created a coin flip so far and I want a toast to appear if the user manages to get 3 heads/tails in a row.
This is my current code:
        if (randomNumber == 1) {

        Log.i("Result", "Heads");

        greycoin.animate().alpha(0).setDuration(1000).rotationYBy(1800);
        redcoin.animate().alpha(1).setDuration(1000).rotationYBy(1800);

        view.animate()
                .withEndAction(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Heads", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                })
                .start();

    } else {

        Log.i("Result", "Tails");

        greycoin.animate().alpha(1).setDuration(1000).rotationYBy(1800);
        redcoin.animate().alpha(0).setDuration(1000).rotationYBy(1800);

        view.animate()
                .withEndAction(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Tails", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                })
                .start();

    }

}

I'm still incredibly new to Java and programming, so please pardon my poor programming vocabulary.
Thank you very much in advance!

A: you should use the gesture instead:
view.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
    Handler handler = new Handler();

    int numberOfTaps = 0;
    long lastTapTimeMs = 0;
    long touchDownMs = 0;

    @Override
    public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {

        switch (event.getAction()) {
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
                touchDownMs = System.currentTimeMillis();
                break;
            case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
                handler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null);

                if ((System.currentTimeMillis() - touchDownMs) > ViewConfiguration.getTapTimeout()) {
                    //it was not a tap

                    numberOfTaps = 0;
                    lastTapTimeMs = 0;
                    break;
                }

                if (numberOfTaps > 0
                        && (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastTapTimeMs) < ViewConfiguration.getDoubleTapTimeout()) {
                    numberOfTaps += 1;
                } else {
                    numberOfTaps = 1;
                }

                lastTapTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis();

                if (numberOfTaps == 3) {
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "triple click", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    //handle triple tap
                }

        return true;
    }
});


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El nimboestrat o nimboestratus (del llatí, nimbostratus) és un núvol de pluja format per capes força uniformes. La base es pot trobar a no massa alçada del terra, però la part superior del nimboestrat pot arribar fins als 7 km. Formen una capa nuvolosa molt estesa que pot tenir la base en el pis mitjà o en el baix. Aquesta capa és amorfa, cobreix tot el cel i és de color gris. Es formen a partir de l'espessiment d'una capa d'altoestrats que baixen la seva base. Molt rarament poden evolucionar a partir d'un estratocúmul. Són els núvols que formen el nucli actiu, amb precipitacions, d'un front fred. Els nimboestrats oculten completament la llum del sol. A diferència dels estratus, els altostratus i els cirrostrats, els nimboestrats sempre creen precipitacions. Estan constituïts per gotes d'aigua (sovint en estat de subfusió), cristalls de glaç i flocs de neu, una barreja de diferents estats de l'aigua en el seu si.

Molt sovint produeixen precipitacions, tant en forma de neu com de pluja, contínues en tots dos casos. Succeeix de vegades amb aquests núvols que la precipitació no arriba a terra. En aquest cas, la base del núvol és molt difusa i en pengen les cortines de precipitació que s'evaporen abans de tocar terra (virga). Són núvols molt lligats als altoestrats, dels quals són una evolució engruixida i situada a menys altura. És el més gruixut dels núvols estratificats. Quan el cel és tot cobert d'aquests núvols, no hi pot haver altres núvols mitjans. Tanmateix, hi ha sovint núvols baixos associats, però molt esquinçats i trencats.

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 Biblioteca Digital Nacional de Ciències - Nimbostratus
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Europe Economy
German Economic Model Vindicated by GDP Data
Catherine Boyle | @cboylecnbc
Published 5:27 AM ET Tue, 14 Aug 2012 Updated 8:54 AM ET Tue, 14 Aug 2012 CNBC.com
Germany's reputation as the healthy man of Europe has been reinforced by better-than-expected growth in gross domestic product (GDP – click here for an explanation) for the second quarter, as growth contracted in the broader euro zone.
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Reichstag Parliment building, Berlin, Germany
On Tuesday morning, euro zone GDP data for the second quarter shrank by 0.2 percent, as predicted by analysts polled by Reuters.
Germany, Europe's biggest economy grew by 0.3 percent between April and July – not a huge leap, but better than most of the euro zone – as its export strength continued.
"Germanyshows to some degree the way forward to other countries," Daniel Morris, global strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, told CNBC Europe's "Squawk Box" Tuesday.
"Germany's point is if you run a low budget deficit you can still have economic growth. You can't depend so much on government spending, fundamentally it has to be about the competitiveness of the economy, and Germany's shown that."
The Dax , the main German market index, rose following the news. There are already concerns that Germany's third-quarter growth will slow, after poor early indications from manufacturing orders and industrial output.
"We should be very thankful that it's growing as much as it has given that so much of their exports go to Europe," Morris said. He added that he would still recommend investing in Germany, despite recent historic lows in German Bund yields.
France also announced slightly better-than-expected GDP numbers for the quarter, with growth stagnating rather than the expected 0.1 percent shrinkage. There are even greater concerns about France's economy, which is heavily weighted towards the public sector.
"France has not even started to tighten fiscal policy. France is going into recession and it's going to deepen next year," Richard Cookson, global chief investment officer at Citi Private Bank, told CNBC.
Business investment grew by 0.7 percent, after slowing ahead of France's elections earlier in the year, but household consumption, one of the main drivers of the French economy, contracted by 0.2 percent in the second quarter.
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"France is more dependent on these large international companies," Morris warned. "There's got to be more doubts about how things will progress in France, particularly when you look at the tax changes coming in."
The Netherlands, which will hold elections next month, reported a surprise rise in GDP of 0.2 percent for the quarter. It had been expected to shrink by 0.3 percent.
While the euro zone's two largest economies performed better than hoped in the second quarter, forecasters warn that they can only withstand the gloom elsewhere in the currency region for so long.
"We have parts of the euro zone in a deep, nasty recession," Cookson said.
"We have capital flight from the periphery to the core and we have Greece leaving the euro zone at some point."
Greece's GDP shrank by more than 6 percent during the second quarter, as austerity measures imposed as part of its bailout by international lenders continued to bite.
With thin trading volumes, as often happens in August, the market seems to be looking forward to September, when Europe's politicians return from holidays.
"None of the data really has an impact on markets. They're looking at Greece and the German constitutional court ruling in September," Marc Ostwald, strategist at Monument Securities, told CNBC.
"If we just kick the can down the road the way Mario Draghi (the President of the European Central Bank - click here for an explanation) is doing, all we are doing is creating a refinancing mountain for both Spain and Italy," he warned.
Written by Catherine Boyle, CNBC.com.
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For farmers fall is for harvest, for families it's for holiday dinners, and for family agribusiness owners it's for planning. Like planting in the spring, farmers should think of planning in autumn. A comprehensive succession plan is your opportunity for renewal. Fall is a time of optimism and rejuvenation.
Though they come in many different forms and from a variety of experiences, a mentor is far more than a luxury for those who aspire to extraordinary achievement. A mentor, be it a family friend, distant relative, experienced neighbor, classroom instructor, co-worker, or written biography, can give guidance and lend confidence to an aspiring leader. A mentor should be standard equipment for every protégé desiring to make a difference.
Most farm employees and owners are well trained to work with cows and crops. When they become a supervisor the logical tendency is to use skills that have worked well with cows and crops with people. The challenge and the wonderful opportunity is that people have three unique attributes - they can speak, think, and feel. These attributes require very different approaches than those learn managing cows and crops. Read on to learn the differences and the similarities.
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VARIOUS ARTISTS: God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
Album: God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
Label: Alligator
http://www.alligator.com/
The Upshot: A project begun as a Kickstarter fund blossoms into one of the best tribute albums of the last decade.
BY CHIP KLOSS
When Willie Johnson was 7 years old, his stepmother, angered at being beaten by his father, took her revenge by splashing the boy's face with a pan of lye. But losing his eyesight did not slow Willie Johnson down. He became a fire-and-brimstone preacher, spending his life singing the blues and spreading the good word on the streets of several towns in Texas. Between the years 1927-1930, Johnson recorded a total of 29 songs for Columbia Records. He accompanied himself on a cigar-box guitar he built himself. His songs were the very root of the blues, and the lyrics were mostly spiritual in nature.
The impact and influence these 29 would have on the music could not be measured until years later. You have heard the influence in the music of Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt. From gospel acts like the Staple Singers to alt-country artist Jason Isbell, you can feel Willie Johnson bubbling just below the surface. In 1977, one of his songs was included in a collection that was placed on a rocket jettisoned to outer space. NASA included the song to give whoever finds the ship a sense of the diversity found on Earth. But even though he has influenced generations of musicians, as days pass his name is slowly being lost in the annals of time.
Then comes along comes this compilation CD. This project of love was masterminded by Jeffrey Gaskill, who was responsible for Gotta Serve Somebody:The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan (Sony Records, 2003) which was nominated for 2 Grammys. This CD began its life as a Kickstarter fund, which raised $125,154 for the cause. Gaskill skillfully picked a lineup of 9 artists who collectively put forth a raw, endearing effort. There is nothing but pure honesty and commitment on every track. Like most compilations, the flow is a little uneven, but every track is an homage to a man whose words ring as true today as they did in 1927.
The CD begins with Tom Waits' rollicking rendition of "Soul of a Man". This is Tom Waits at his very best. His growling vocals, feverish hand-clapping and joyful piano makes you feel this track was recorded on a hot August night at a little church on the outskirts of Beaumont, Texas. Lucinda Williams and The Tedeschi-Trucks Band follow suit.
To me, it seems every comp CD has one or two artists whose inclusion puzzles you. For this CD, it's Sinead O'Connor and Rickie Lee Jones. They are not musicians who I would identify as being influenced by Johnson, especially O'Connor. But her track, "Trouble Will Soon Be Over," stands out as one of the brightest tracks here. The lyrical context is that life will lead to death, then to your ultimate redemption. The guitar track sounds like nothing I would associate to a blues track, but it is just a tribute to the strength of Johnson's words. The CD moves through a couple more solid tracks and ends up with Rickie Lee Jones. She tackles "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground". It opens with a hollow vocal and a lonely, stark guitar. Jones feels the pain of the lyric and artfully relays that to the listener. The track fills out a little with a French horn, some added vocals, but stays sad and haunting. Its simplicity is its beauty. As Waits starts us off tapping out feet, Jones leads us out bowing our heads in prayer.
Blind Willie Johnson remained poor his entire life, singing and preaching in Texas. His house caught fire in 1945. With nowhere left to go, he continued to live in its remains until contracting malaria and dying penniless in 1945. Thanks to this well-constructed compilation CD (including a very informative booklet), his legacy will be exposed to a new generation of musicians, and music fans.
DOWNLOAD—"The Soul of a Man"-Tom Waits; "Trouble Will Be Over Soon"-Sinead O'Connor; "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground"—Rickie Lee Jones
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