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Rohingya Influx: Needs of affected locals 'ignored'
Porimol Palma
Sun May 13, 2018 12:00 AM Last update on: Sun May 13, 2018 03:47 AM
While locals in Cox's Bazar are bearing the brunt of socio-economic and environmental damages due to the massive influx of Rohingyas, their needs are being largely overlooked, said local government representatives and officials of the district yesterday.
Many of the host people in Ukhia and Teknaf, who provided shelter and food to the Rohingyas in the early weeks of the crisis, are now largely worried -- a situation that is triggering tension between locals and refugees, they said.
It is crucial that the aid agencies immediately take initiatives to provide livelihood options for the locals and promote social cohesion, they said at a discussion on "Joint Response Planning (JRP) for Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis and affected Host Communities."
Cox's Bazar Civil Society and NGO Forum (CCNF) and the Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG), a coordinating body of the aid agencies responding to the Rohingya crisis, organised the event at a hotel in Cox's Bazar yesterday.
Representatives of international aid agencies, local government representatives, officials and national NGOs were present at the discussion.
The day labourers in Cox's Bazar have lost their jobs because of oversupply of labour from the refugees, said Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Abul Kalam.
He said local people who depend on hills and forest for livelihood have also lost their livelihood options as the Rohingyas are clearing forests for fuel and cutting hills to build shelters, he said at the discussion.
"The tension between the locals and refugees is mounting. If it increases, the situation may worsen in the future," Abul Kalam said.
According to ISCG, Rohingya influx has led to increased pressures on firewood and transport services, water, basic services, environment and competition for jobs.
In Cox's Bazar, on an average 33 percent people live below poverty line and 17 percent below extreme poverty line, said Rhonda Gossen of ICSG.
"The current situation risks slowing -- and even reversing -- efforts towards achievement of sustainable development goals in Cox's Bazar," she said.
Cox's Bazar Civil Surgeon Dr Abdus Salam said the existing health facilities are seeing three-fold patients every day.
"Logistics and human resources are limited. Some of you [aid agencies] are helping us, but these things are overlapping. You should sit with and ask me what we need. Then you decide how you improve the hospital," he said.
Tahera Akhter Mili, vice-chairwoman of Teknaf Upazila Parishad, said NGOs claim that they have plans to provide assistance to local people, but they have yet to implement those.
Often there are disputes between the Rohingyas and the locals over competition in day labour and thus law and order in and around the refugee camps is deteriorating, she said and suggested that local youths should be trained and provided jobs.
Marzina Akhter, a woman UP member from Teknaf, said with the rise in population, the local women cannot get out of home in the evening as they face eve teasing.
Mozaffar Ahmed, UP chairman of Palongkhali in Ukhia, said public representatives need to be involved in projects undertaken by the aid agencies.
FUND FOR LOCALS
The United Nations and the government have prepared a plan to provide an assistance of $950 million to the Rohingya refugees and the vulnerable locals in Cox's Bazar for 10 months until December.
The plan incorporates 25 percent of the money for the affected local community, said Sumbul Rizvi, senior coordinator at the ISCG.
However, so far the response from the international community has been poor and only 16 percent of the money confirmed.
Sangjukta Sahani of UN Migration Agency said a good number of NGOs are working for the host community, but more needs to be done to support them, he added.
CCNF Co-chair Rezaul Karim Chowdhury said as there is fund shortage, it is critical to devise ways to reduce operational cost and improve efficiency.
There are many expatriates engaged in operations in Cox's Bazar, which is very costly. It is time now that local NGOs are involved in the whole operations, he said.
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Q: How to fit distributions to data in R? I have 6 sets of Volume(v) & Duration(d) data. I have fitted a quite few distributions to the data such as Weibull, Gamma, Log-Normal, Exponential, GEV, Pareto, Log Logistic, Poisson, and GP. This is one of the data set:
                    d            v
  [1,]              4         48.0
  [2,]             16         73.6
  [3,]              4         52.4
  [4,]              2         62.0
  [5,]             10         48.5
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  [8,]             15         61.0
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 [11,]             11         55.5
 [12,]              8         89.4
 [13,]             18         54.5
 [14,]              5         56.5
 [15,]              3         67.6
 [16,]              6         51.1
 [17,]              5        112.0
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 [19,]             10         50.6
 [20,]             10         52.0
 [21,]              2         77.5
 [22,]              2         53.0
 [23,]              3         56.0
 [24,]              9         51.6
 [25,]              2         50.0
 [26,]              7        103.9
 [27,]              4         50.1
 [28,]              4         51.5
 [29,]              5         55.1
 [30,]             17         64.4
 [31,]             11         54.9
 [32,]              7         89.5
 [33,]              9         50.0
 [34,]             10         50.9
 [35,]              3         56.5
 [36,]              6         54.0
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 [38,]              8         50.0
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 [40,]              9         66.0
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 [42,]              9         57.5
 [43,]             15         48.0
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 [66,]              8        139.0
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 [68,]             15         61.5
 [69,]              9         59.5
 [70,]              7         77.7
 [71,]             13         50.5
 [72,]             22         48.4
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 [74,]              4         53.5
 [75,]              2         49.5
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 [78,]             15         67.0
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 [80,]              7         51.0
 [81,]             10         64.0
 [82,]              8         58.8
 [83,]             16        102.9
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 [87,]              3         49.0
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 [90,]             22         65.5
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 [92,]             13         51.7
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 [94,]             11         75.9
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[100,]             72         91.2
[101,]             72         84.0
[102,]              9         57.5
[103,]              5         68.5
[104,]             48         88.8
[105,]              8         54.5
[106,]              3         74.5
[107,]             11         62.2
[108,]              3         65.5
[109,]             55         50.8
[110,]             48         96.0
[111,]             96         62.4
[112,]             54        111.4
[113,]             18         52.0
[114,]             48         79.2
[115,]             48         79.2
[116,]             72        144.0
[117,]              6         54.0
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[119,]              5         77.0
[120,]             16         51.3
[121,]              3         65.0
[122,]              8         64.5
[123,]              7         79.6
[124,]              4         48.9
[125,]              8         76.6
[126,]              6         50.5
[127,]              4         52.6
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[129,]              6         65.5
[130,]              7         61.0
[131,]              6         54.9
[132,]              2         57.5
[133,]              9         60.0
[134,]             10         54.0
[135,]              2         50.0
[136,]              5         57.5
[137,]              9         65.0
[138,]             10         50.6
[139,]              5         63.5
[140,]              7         62.6
[141,]              5        100.0
[142,]              2         49.5
[143,]              6         72.0
[144,]              5         81.5
[145,]              6         48.3
[146,]              4         49.0
[147,]             11         69.0
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[149,]             19         49.1
[150,]             11         75.5
[151,]              2         63.0
[152,]              5         74.5
[153,]              3         58.6
[154,]              5         49.4
[155,]             11         52.0
[156,]              2         50.0
[157,]              3        101.0
[158,]              8         72.5
[159,]              7         48.1
[160,]              2         51.0
[161,]             11         60.5
[162,]             11         50.1
[163,]              2         62.0
[164,]             10         51.6
[165,]              9         49.6
[166,]              3         56.1
[167,]             16         80.1
[168,]              6         81.4
[169,]              2         48.0
[170,]              4         52.5
[171,]              4         49.9
[172,]             19         63.1
[173,]             40         81.9
[174,]             12        105.5
[175,]              5         85.0
[176,]              6         56.4
[177,]              6         49.6
[178,]              5         64.1
[179,]             13         48.6
[180,]              8         54.5
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[182,]              7         64.5
[183,]              3         64.9
[184,]              3         54.6
[185,]              5         86.5
[186,]              2         51.0
[187,]              5         52.4
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[192,]              2         49.5
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[196,]              6         49.0
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[198,]              2         60.5
[199,]              8         55.4
[200,]              4        107.5
[201,]              3         60.1
[202,]              8         64.5
[203,]              5         51.6
[204,]              3         54.0
[205,]              6         76.0
[206,]              3         64.5
[207,]              3         63.0
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[210,]              5         62.0
[211,]              3         70.5
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[213,]             11         77.5
[214,]              5         61.1
[215,]              2         60.0
[216,]              2         48.0
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[218,]              7         68.0
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[220,]              4         60.4
[221,]              8         75.0
[222,]              5         55.0
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[225,]              8        158.0
[226,]              7         91.5
[227,]              9         61.5
[228,]              4         73.0
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[230,]              2         67.5
[231,]              3         58.0
[232,]              6        102.5
[233,]              8         87.0
[234,]              8         74.5
[235,]              4         55.5
[236,]             18        112.5
[237,]             12         75.5
[238,]              3         57.5
[239,]              4         48.5
[240,]              5         55.0
[241,]             14         61.0
[242,]              8         85.4
[243,]              7         79.5
[244,]              5         59.5
[245,]              4         48.0
[246,]              3         72.0
[247,]              7         61.0
[248,]             13         50.0
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[250,]              2         48.0
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[252,]              9         55.5
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[255,]              1         99.5
[256,]              2         60.0
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[262,]             15         68.1
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[266,]              9         59.1
[267,]              6         50.0
[268,]              6         52.5
[269,]              7         67.0
[270,]              4        129.0
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[272,]             19         57.5
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[274,]              6         55.5
[275,]              5         65.0
[276,]              4         53.0
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[281,]              3         58.0
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[283,]              4         56.5
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[286,]              3         84.5
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[288,]              2         62.0
[289,]              3         74.5
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[297,]              3         51.0
[298,]              2         52.5
[299,]              6         60.0
[300,]              6         88.5
[301,]              4         52.0
[302,]              3         56.0
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[304,]              3         87.0
[305,]              3         65.5
[306,]              6        108.5
[307,]              6         57.0
[308,]             17         52.0
[309,]              9         62.0
[310,]              7         56.0
[311,]             12         64.0
[312,]              7         54.0
[313,]             31         92.5
[314,]              8         73.0
[315,]              7         55.0
[316,]             26         73.5
[317,]             63         76.5
[318,]            315        117.5
[319,]             12         73.5
[320,]              5         54.0
[321,]              2         58.5
[322,]              7         83.0
[323,]              3         53.0
[324,]              3         48.0
[325,]             10         78.5
[326,]              3         72.5
[327,]              2         52.0
[328,]              4         57.0
[329,]              6         55.5
[330,]              7         57.0
[331,]              6         53.0
[332,]             13         52.5
[333,]              9         59.5
[334,]              8         79.0
[335,]              4         67.0
[336,]              8         73.0
[337,]              7         62.5
[338,]              4         80.5
[339,]              3         54.0
[340,]              6         58.0
[341,]              6         98.0
[342,]              2         49.0
[343,]              4         52.5
[344,]              2         55.0
[345,]             17         58.0
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[347,]             11         60.0
[348,]              3         83.5
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I'm using fevd function in extRemes package to fit GEV and GP and
fitdist function in fitdistrplus package to fit other distribution. The coding basically like this
fw1 <- fitdist(d, "weibull")
fw2 <- fitdist(v, "weibull")

fit1 <- fevd(d, type="GEV")
fit5 <- fevd(v, type="GEV")

but none of the distributions can fit my data. Anyone can help me with the coding/ R? what distributions suitable for my data? what other distributions that I can try? I also try this code. This is the first time I've done this and I'm not familiar with the distributions. Thank you for your help!
EDIT:

A: EDIT: an important warning about choosing the likelihood from the density plot of the data. In these cases, there is the risk of overfitting the data. Here a good answer about how to reduce this risk https://stats.stackexchange.com/a/20738/289381 (Gelman's advise is to use a leave-one-out cross-validation).
From the density plot of the "volume" variable, its distribution is a mixture of two log-normal (notice the right shoulder "peak"):

You can find some details about a mixture of two Gaussians here
https://stats.stackexchange.com/a/474775/289381
This is how I fitted its parameters using a Bayesian approach using the R package brms
library(brms)

dat <- read.csv("data.csv")
colnames(dat) <- c("d", "v")

mix <- mixture("lognormal", "lognormal")
mdl_1 <- brm(v ~ 1, data=dat, family=mix)  # Using the default priors

This is the plot of the posteriors (the names of the parameters are quite clear, $\theta$  represents the probability to belong to the first or the second component of the mixture):
plot(mdl_1, N=6)

This is the posterior predictive check that shows that the fitted distribution capture the data reasonably well:
pp_check(mdl_1, nsamples = 50)

duration
The data looks highly skewed to the right. I am not sure if the outliers are expected or are the result of something that went wrong.
The log-normal distribution seems to fit well the data as you can see here from the posterior predictive distribution

These are the posterior for the mean and st.dev. of the log-normal distribution:

This is the code (using brms):
mdl_ln <- brm(d ~ 1, data=dat, family="lognormal")
plot(mdl_ln)
pp_check(mdl_ln, nsamples = 50)

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Q: How to create a BBC style (facebox?) help popup I have tried to take apart the code, but can't seem to replicate it.
On the BBC weather homepage, http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/, you will see a little help quetionmark in a circle in the top right corner or some of the boxes. When you click on it, it brings up a nice help popup, that looks a little like facebox.
The main thing I like about this, is the little arrow that points back to the help button to the right of the container. Facebox is just a standard square.
If anyone knows how to replicate this, some help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Ian

A: The effect is known as a modal window and was popularised primarily by the Lightbox javascript library. Nowadays, there are many libraries to create this kind of effect, but the most popular tend to use the jQuery JavaScript framework.
My personal favourite jQuery implementation is ColorBox (A light-weight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery 1.3 and 1.4). Look at the Other Content Types section on their demo page for examples of something similar to that seen on BBC.

A: I've done something similar to this by using a hidden DIV on the page.  I then attached a javascript event to the icon (?) to toggle the visibility of the DIV.  For the shape of the 'pop-up', seems to me that could just be a background graphic.
I have an example of that on www.sitemills.com/prices.php if you're interested.  Fairly sure the javascript is embedded so you should be able to do a view-source.


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The main focus of the project is to develop standard techniques for the measurement of critical current of high-temperature and low-temperature superconductors. Some applications for which these types of measurements are crucial include: magnetic-resonance imaging, research magnets, fault-current limiters, magnetic energy storage, motors, generators, transformers, transmission lines, synchronous condensers, high-quality-factor resonant cavities for particle accelerators, and superconducting bearings. One area in which superconductors have the potential for making a significant impact is in fusion energy. Fusion energy is a potential, virtually inexhaustible energy source for the future. It does not produce CO2 and is environmentally cleaner than fission energy. Superconductors are used to generate the ultra-high magnetic fields that confine the plasma in fusion energy research. Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) staff measure the magnetic hysteresis loss and critical current of marginally stable, high-current Nb3Sn superconductors for fusion and other research magnets.
PML staff have completed the construction and testing of a variable-temperature and variable-strain, or unified, apparatus for measuring critical current. The apparatus combines world class capabilities in variable-temperature and variable-strain measurements and is expected to be the highest-current apparatus of its type in the world. The new apparatus will help answer fundamental questions about the performance of strain sensitive superconductors. Measurements taken on the new apparatus facilitate the investigation of scaling models.
The top photograph shows the new high-current apparatus constructed at NIST to measure the critical-current dependence on strain, temperature and magnetic field. The worm-wheel that torques the spring can be seen through the small, round window. The lower photograph shows the CuBe spring with a helical sample soldered to the spring. Three pairs of voltage taps cover the three central turns of the spring. The current contacts are made at each end of the spring.
Photo Credit: Loren Goodrich
Scaling models are very complicated, nonlinear functions of magnetic field, temperature, and strain versus pinning force, or critical current. There are many scaling models currently in use, so a long-term objective of this project is to provide some guidance to the superconductor community regarding the best scaling models. SED staff have succeeded in fitting the three types of unified scaling models (temperature, strain, and combined temperature and strain) to critical current data. The data and subsequent model fits will be used to verify or determine the limits of scaling laws. Such information would greatly reduce the amount of data and liquid helium required to measure new samples in the future.
A review paper summarizing our findings, "Unified Scaling Law for Practical Superconductors, Part II: Parameterization Testing, Scaling Constants, and the Extrapolative Scaling Expression," by J. Ekin, N. Cheggour, L. Goodrich, and J. Splett, is in preparation.
Data and informatics, Mathematics and Statistics and Statistical analysis
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Applied and Computational Statistics Group
Jolene D. Splett
Theodore C. Stauffer
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Ted Stauffer (PML) and Jack Ekin (PML Guest Researcher)
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Damon Lindelof Dishes on Tomorrowland, Next Film from Brad Bird
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Brad Bird's next film has been announced as "Tomorrowland," but there's a shroud of mystery surrounding the films plot and the ideas behind it. The film;s writer Damon Lindelof just gave a long interview to Grantland in which he talks about the multitude of projects he's connected to. One of those is Tomorrowland, which was originally called "1954," a very time specific title.
The rumor is that Bra Bird turned down an offer to direct "Episode VII" to make "Tomorrowland," must be an interesting story:
I've always been fascinated by Disneyland and Disney World, and my favorite part of the park was always Tomorrowland. But there's no story there. Like, if you go into Fantasyland, there's just story happening all around you everywhere, whether it's sort of a direct kind of connection to a movie that you know or a fairy tale that you know, and the same with, like, Frontierland, or when you go in the Haunted Mansion. My son, who's 6, when he went on Pirates of the Caribbean for the first time, Jack Sparrow is a part of that ride. He's going to see the movies in two years, when he's old enough, and he's going to think that the movies were the inspiration for the ride, versus the other way around. I would love to do that for Tomorrowland, you know? I would love to give Tomorrowland a story, because right now, Tomorrowland is kind of being taken over by Star Wars — which is great, but it's called Tomorrowland. Star Wars is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. Star Wars is not about our future.
And there's this Neil deGrasse Tyson speech — you can YouTube it — and he gave an eloquent and beautiful talk about how the abandonment of the space program after we landed on the moon is responsible for the fact that we no longer have an optimistic view of our future. I just said, "There's a movie in there somewhere." And that was the beginning of me curating this rather fascinating "is it or isn't it?" Disney history in this kind of Dan Brown, Da Vinci Code way. Like, all these things that I didn't know about, the history of Tomorrowland in the park, and could that be the basis of something? Even though the movie is not about the park — I will say this exclusively to you, that none of the movie takes place in a Disneyland park. It doesn't, but that history became the inspiration for this amazing story. I brought Jeff Jensen in, who had come up with all these amazing theories about Lost while it was on, some of which were just so much better than what we were coming up with in the room. I said, "Come in and look at this stuff and talk to me about it," and then we started coming up with the germs of a really cool story, and then at the same time, I was hanging out with Bird, because we were both in the Bad Robot universe; he was posting Ghost Protocol as we were working on Into Darkness. I kind of got my hooks in him because I started asking him all these questions about Disney, because he worked there for a number of years and was basically trained by a couple of the original Imagineers, and he was like, "Why are you asking me these questions?" and I said, "I'm working on this project regarding Tomorrowland," and then he was in. And then we went and picked up George Clooney, and we were off to the races.
Now I'm even more intrigued. Anything that combines Disney, Futurism, and Mystery sounds great to me.
Hat Tip to BSD.
3 thoughts on "Damon Lindelof Dishes on Tomorrowland, Next Film from Brad Bird"
Matt May 21, 2013 at 11:12 am
Can't wait for this!
1967WEDway May 21, 2013 at 3:13 pm
"I've always been fascinated by Disneyland and Disney World, and my favorite part of the park was always Tomorrowland. But there's no story there."
Yes there is, it tells a story of optimism moving forward and a Future on the Move. It astounds me how Tomorrowland could be your favorite land yet you failed to see this.
"My son, who's 6, when he went on Pirates of the Caribbean for the first time, Jack Sparrow is a part of that ride. He's going to see the movies in two years, when he's old enough, and he's going to think that the movies were the inspiration for the ride, versus the other way around. I would love to do that for Tomorrowland, you know?"
NO! Not every attraction has to be tied to a movie franchise! Attractions don't need to be based on movie franchises in order to tell a meaningful story (Pirates proved that, before they went and added in Jack Sparrow). Tying Tomorrowland to a franchise would cripple it.
"I would love to give Tomorrowland a story, because right now, Tomorrowland is kind of being taken over by Star Wars — which is great, but it's called Tomorrowland. Star Wars is a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away. Star Wars is not about our future."
I don't know what you're basing this conclusion on. The only thing Star Wars-related in Disneyland's Tomorrowland right now is Star Tours, and that had its opening in the 80's, so this is no new trend. The Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland has nothing Star Wars-related at all.
Jay May 21, 2013 at 4:27 pm
well, there's the popular Jedi Academy also in Anaheim's Tomorrowland, but I definitely agree with many of your points. Part of that movie mentality I've heard is the rumors of Tomorrowland being tied to Iron Man. While I guess that's better than a Captain EO or Stitch universe…
Of course, all my objections could be muted if it causes them to bring back the Peoplemover to Disneyland.
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All in all, we still had a lot of fun!
Hmmm. Even though you mostly chopped off your head, I now know who you are! Well, I know your face and blogger identity, so now every time I see you at Mass I will think "There's Waltzing Matilda and her cute children!"
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EMDR Therapy Quarterly
Vol 3 No 4
Deep Brain Reorienting: unlocking body memory
By Abrar Hussain
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Abrar Hussain was fascinated by Dr Frank Corrigan's talk on Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and the role of the midbrain in processing trauma. He sees EMDR as a particularly appropriate in processing trauma that is somatically stored.
As the frontiers of our neurological understanding expand, so does the richness of our toolboxes and skills sets within our clinical work. Dr Frank Corrigan's presentation on the concept of Deep Brain Reorienting and the neuroanatomy that underpins it, helped me to understand how scientific discovery can be practically applied in everyday practice.
Neurobiology highlights the somatic aspect of trauma work and underpins the importance of body awareness in trauma psychotherapy. Being aware of the brain's structure and function enables therapists to pursue an evidence-based approach as the clinical work will be underpinned by proven neurological considerations (see the Box giving an overview of the relevant neuroanatomy). Further it gives patients the confidence that the therapy they are having has a sound grounding in scientific principles
Somatic trauma storage
Corrigan explained that "body awareness of the trauma memory states" is a concept common to all body-based therapy modalities. The resolution of trauma involves thalamocortical processing, which binds together memory, visceral sensations, thoughts and other components of traumatic experiences. The clinical importance of processing all these components and visceral/somatic symptoms in particular cannot be understated as traumatic memories are not necessarily fully accessible to verbal recall. In other words, not paying attention to somatic signals may not fully resolve the trauma. In my view, this also makes EMDR unique when compared to other psychotherapies in which words and language are so heavily relied upon.
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) performs risk assessments when danger is distant; this can help the person plan and organise the response to the oncoming danger. However, the PAG takes over when threat is close. The periaqueductal gray (PAG) can trigger an affective response as well as mount a defence (in the form of a fight, flight or freeze response). This affective involvement is complex; it extends beyond just fear and includes rage, shame, abandonment and distress. Clinicians need to be aware of this and so be prepared to support the patient in navigating complex and confusing emotions. It is important to remember that patients may access these new feelings for the first time during trauma work and that this can be difficult and potentially destabilising.
Application in processing
EMDR causes neurophysiological shifts and, as different components of the trauma are accessed and processed, different parts of the brain come into play. The inherent healing power of the brain accounts partly for how EMDR can sometimes jumpstart this process and allow for the trauma to continue to be assimilated and made sense of in between sessions.
During trauma processing, there is signal transmission from the posterior to anterior cingulate cortex. The PFC–PAG axis plays an important role in organising the threat response and EMDR taps into this. Any shift of activity from the PFC to PAG can cause emotional upset, abreaction and dissociation. This mechanism underpins the importance of preparatory work, grounding and keeping the processing within the window of affect tolerance. Ensuring the patient is grounded means they are in the present and therefore less likely to dissociate or experience overwhelm.
The superior colliculus (SC) and its interactions similarly play a crucial role in trauma processing. The superficial layers of the SC interact with the pulvinar of the thalamus. This interaction creates a fast pathway and detects any visual threat (such as an angry face or a snake). The intermediate layers of the SC are involved in perceiving auditory and somatosensory stimuli. The deeper layers help in preparing for the threat and are implicated in the muscle tone of the forehead, neck and eye muscles.
Working with a DBR lens
DBR appears to offer therapists a gentler mode of getting into the trauma work and reducing the risk of emotional overwhelm.
The perception of danger makes an individual to prepare for movement. Before themovement can take place, there is a pattern of pre-movement tension; this can happen even before any affect is generated. This "pre-affective bracing" is the shock that hits before emotions are felt in response to a traumatic event; it happens before a defence response can be mounted and can be difficult to pick up. This may be in the form of a physical sensation (butterflies in the stomach, chest tightness, pain etc) and will usually be a unique response for each individual. As therapists, it is therefore important to be aware of this and actively look for such signs. The associated "orienting tension" is the core focus in Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and with training and practice, it may be possible to recognise this. The approach safeguards against emotional overwhelm and dissociative switches as deepening awareness into the orienting tension provides an anchor. This grounds the patient and protects them from deviating from the present.
I found the concept of DBR helpful and hope to learn more about it in order to apply it in my clinical practice. Being able to talk to patients about the neuroanatomical underpinnings and relate it to the clinical work is likely to help them in their journey towards healing and growth.
Dr Abrar Hussain is a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist and EMDR Practitioner practicing in Berkshire. He has a special interest in Functional Neurological Disorders. He works in the NHS and private practice.
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 Calomyrmex Emery, 1895
 Camponotus Mayr, 1861
 †Chimaeromyrma Dlussky, 1988
 Colobopsis Mayr, 1861
 Dinomyrmex Ashmead, 1905
 Echinopla Smith, 1857
 Forelophilus Kutter, 1931
 Opisthopsis Dalla Torre, 1893
 Overbeckia Viehmeyer, 1916
 Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 1910
 Polyrhachis Smith, 1857
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Home"The south angle was the object of their aim": Another minor bombardment of Fort Sumter
"The south angle was the object of their aim": Another minor bombardment of Fort Sumter
29 January 2014 29 January 2014 Craig Swain American Civil War, Charleston SC, Fort SumterFort Sumter, Stephen Elliott, Third Minor Bombardment
Through much of January 1864, the Federal guns on Morris Island focused on Charleston. Their nine day bombardment of the city was the heaviest, in terms of shots fired, up to that time. The gunners fired an occasional shot at Fort Sumter, mostly as a reminder of the range. But as January came to a close, the Federal guns on Morris Island turned on Fort Sumter for another "minor bombardment." This commenced on the evening of January 28. Reporting on January 29, Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Elliott, commanding the fort's garrison, observed:
I have the honor to report that at 9 o'clock last night the enemy opened on us with mortars from the middle battery, throwing by morning 123, of which 82 burst in and over the fort. Two Parrott shots also struck. I ordered the steamer to return to the city before her cargo had been entirely discharged, as she was in evident danger. No injury was done to the work and no casualties occurred. The firing continues this morning from guns. The thick weather obscures the fleet. A tug was lying very close in at daylight this morning; I think she could have been struck by Sullivan's Island guns.
Later that day, Elliott added an additional report:
The fire is from three 10-inch columbiads, and a 30-pounder Parrott is directed at the south angle, where some open arches have been recently filled from the outside, and which we suspect they have seen. Work going on as usual, and no damage done.
By 11 p.m., he tallied the overall figures for incoming rounds and damage that day:
Shots fired from 10-inch columbiads, 8-inch Parrott, 6-inch Parrott, 40 and 30 pounder Parrotts at south angle, 156; 129 hit. Mortar shells fired, 13; 7 hit. Damage, trifling. Casualties, 1 man wounded in ankle.
The bombardment continued the next day, with Elliott noting "The south angle was the object of their aim; an hour's work at dark repaired the injury it received." For the garrison, the high point of the day occurred at 3 p.m. when the flagstaff was shot away.
…it was first replaced upon a small and afterwards upon a larger staff by Private F. Schafer, Company A, Lucas' battalion, who stood on the top of the traverse and repeatedly waved the flag in the sight of the enemy. He was assisted by Corpl. L. Bressentiam and Private Charles Banks, of the same corps, and by Mr. H. B. Middleton, of the Signal Corps, who is acting as adjutant of the post in the absence of the regular officer.
They were exposed to a rapid and accurate fire of shells. At the close of the scene Schafer, springing from a cloud of the smoke and dust of the bursting shell, stood long waving his hat in triumph. It was a most gallant deed, and the effect upon the garrison was most inspiring.
Although at a slower rate than fired during the heavy bombardments of the previous November, shells continued to fall through the last day of the month. Elliott provided a full record of all incoming shots for the month in his routine reports:
The spike in the numbers for those last four days of the month stand in contrast to only three days of very light firing earlier in the month. Note that Elliott's tallies provided in the daily reports often overlap reporting periods depicted in the table above. So those looking to run the numbers need to shake them first.
The objective of this minor bombardment was, as Elliott observed, just to break up a section of the fort the Confederates had recently repaired. That objective achieved, from the Federal perspective, all returned to normal… meaning skirmishing with heavy caliber guns and mortars.
(Citations from OR, Series I, Volume 35, Part I, Serial 65, pages 183-186.)
← "We don't need their infernal old sharp-sticks at all.": Colonel Gibbs airs grievances, January 29, 1864
"If I could get leather I could set 500 shoemakers to work": Lee, ANV, and shoes for '64 →


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Q: tkFileDialog.askdirecotry loop until 'cancel' - tkinter python I'm trying to run a loop that makes you choose a directory, then upload files from that directory. I cant get the loop to stop neatly (without errors) when you press 'cancel'
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What I was hoping is for the program to run and ask for a directory until I pressed cancel. It keeps asking for a direcotry and runs, but when I press cancel, it uploads entire C: drive

A: Check the value against None rather than 'NULL'.  As your code is written now, it will only stop of they choose a file literally named NULL.


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Q: List of unique characters of a dataset I have a dataset in a dataframe and I want to see the total number of characters and the list of unique characters.
As for the total number of characters I have implemented the following code which seems is working well
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Could you please let me know how to get a list with the unique characters (not including the space)?

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Evidence-based Medicine: Losing the Patient's Voice?
What Is Going Wrong With Research?
Pain that transforms from peripheral to central pain can create treatment dilemmas for many pain practitioners. If not rapidly controlled, microglial cells may release excitatory amino acids, such as glutamate, nitric oxide, and proinflammatory cytokines, which damage central nervous system tissue.
A 60-year-old woman underwent hip replacement surgery. The surgeon reported a good technical result, and x-rays showed good placement of the metal implant. After leaving the hospital, the patient experienced constant pain that was so severe she could not maintain her position as an executive in the financial industry. Over the course of the next 2 years, the patient underwent a number of failed pain treatments, including intralesional corticosteroid injections, acupuncture, prolotherapy, physical therapy, electromagnetic measures, nerve blocks, and topical lidocaine patch.
Physical exam revealed no pain on pressure when applied around the hip joint. The patient had some hyperactive reflexes and cold extremities.
By now, most practitioners are aware of the discovery that peripheral pain may migrate to the central nervous system (CNS) and imprint itself into its memory.1-9 But does this discovery have practical ramifications for clinical practice? The answer is simply yes. Why? Treatments directed at peripheral pain will be ineffective if the pain has transformed itself into a central pain. Additionally, a diagnosis of central pain clearly has practical ramifications for prognosis.
Based on this new knowledge, every patient with chronic pain must be evaluated to determine if the pain is peripheral, central, or a combination of both. This article is a primer on how to recognize central pain transformation so that the pain practitioner can select better treatment options and educate patients about the consequences of this transformation.
How and Why Does Transformation Occur?
Any painful peripheral condition can, unfortunately, transform itself into central pain (Table 1, page 36). The transformation of postsurgical pain into central pain is one of the most studied conditions, as surgery is a traumatic event that damages many nerves. Injured nerves are believed to emit inflammatory stimulators, and possibly some electronic signals, that reach glial cells in the spinal cord and brain.3-9 Microglia, the smallest glial cells, comprise about 5% to 10% of all glial cells (the other 90% to 95% are astrocytes). Once activated by chemical stimuli, microglia change their morphology into amoeboid phagocytes.
If the peripheral pain is not cured, it is believed that microglial cells remain activated, neuroinflammation continues, and brain tissue continues to shrink and atrophy. Numerous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have now demonstrated this loss of brain matter.13-17 When loss of brain tissue occurs, any number of brain functions may be altered, and some very deleterious impairments, such as dementia, may occur.
As noted, the time it takes for peripheral pain to transform to central pain can be quite varied. With very traumatic events, such as head and neck injury, it can be almost immediate. Most cases appear to occur about 6 to 12 weeks postinjury. Some patients may have only peripheral pain for several years, but suddenly transformation may take place, perhaps precipitated by a new injury or illness. These patients give a history that their pain was mild, intermittent, and responded to simple measures, such as anti-inflammatory agents and topical treatments, until suddenly the pain became severe, constant, and unresponsive to the old, simple, stand-by measures.
There are two major historical hallmarks of central pain. The first is that central pain is usually constant. Patients complain that it is present "24/7" and never goes away. Constancy is apparently due to permanent imprinting or encoding of the memory of pain in the brain's cellular structures.
Peripheral pain, on the other hand, is not constant. It will be present some days or for some time with varying severity, but it is not constant. Peripheral pain ebbs and flows as it is part of an anatomic site that has variations in blood flow, lymph node drainage, and electrical conduction. The patient's movement, activities, and temperature also influence peripheral pain.
The second hallmark of central pain is that patients respond poorly—or not at all—to treatments aimed at peripheral pain, including injection techniques, topical agents, electromagnetic measures, acupuncture, prolotherapy, and physical therapy. Practitioners should take careful note as to whether a patient responds poorly or not at all to these peripheral treatments. A poor or nonexistent response is a sign that transformation has occurred. On physical examination, the classic findings of swelling, redness, elevated temperature, or pain on pressure or slight movement, is not present. The patient can point to the site of the pain and describe the pain as severe, but applying pressure to that site does not make the pain better or worse.
In the early, developing phase of central pain, neuroinflammation and resulting abnormal cell reformation is believed to abolish a great number of inhibitory descending pathways in the brain and spinal cord.3,5 This may result in unchecked, descending electronic signals that may exhibit as allodynia, hyperalgesia, or burning sensation.
Watkins LR, Hutchinson MR, Ledeboer A, et al. Norman Cousins lecture. Glia as the bad guys: implications for improving clinical pain control and the clinical utility of opioids. Brain Behav Immun. 2007;21(2):131-146.
Roberts J, Ossipov MR, and Porreca F. Glial activation in the rostroventromedial medulla promotes descending facilitation to mediate inflammatory hypersensitivity. Eur J Neurosci. 2009;30(2):229-241.
Milligan ED, Watkins LR. Pathological and protective roles of glia in chronic pain. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2009;10(1):23-36.
Vera-Portocarrero LP, Zhang E-T, Ossipov MG, et al. Descending facilitation from the rostral ventromedial medulla maintains nerve injury-induced central sensitization. Neuroscience. 2006;140(4):1311-1320.
Banati RB. Brain plasticity and microglia: is transynaptic glial activation in the thalamus after limb denervation linked to corticalplasticity and central sensitization? J Physiol Paris. 2002;96(3-4):289-299.
Banati RB. Visualizing microglial activation in vivo. Glia. 2002;40(2):206-217.
Mika J. Modulation of microglia can altenuate neuropathic pain symptoms and enhance morphine effectiveness. Pharmacol Rep. 2008;60(3):297-307.
Hains LE, Loram LC, Weiseler JL, et al. Pain intensity and duration can be enhanced by prior challenge: initial evidence suggestive of a role of microglial priming. J Pain. 2010;11(10):1004-1014.
Tracey I, Bushnell CM. How neuroimaging studies have challenged us to rethink: is chronic pain a disease? J Pain. 2009;10(11):1113-1120.
Duric V, McCarson KE. Persistent pain produces stress-like alterations in hippocampal neurogenesis and gene expression. J Pain. 2006;7(8):544-555.
Kuchinad A, Schweinhardt DA, Seminowicz DA, Wood PB, Chizh BA, Bushnell MC. Accelerated brain gray matter loss in fibromyalgia. J Neurosci. 2007;27(15):4004-4007.
Buckalew N, Haut MW, Morrow L, Weiner D. Chronic pain is associated with brain volume loss in older adults: preliminary evidence. Pain Med. 2008;9(2):240-248.
Cook DB, Lange G, Ciccone DS, Liu WC, Steffener J, Natelson BH. Functional imaging of pain in patients with primary fibromyalgia. J Rheumatol. 2004;31(2):364-378.
Perkins FM, Kehlet H. Chronic pain as an outcome of surgery: a review of predictive factors. Anesthesiology. 2000;93(4):1123-1133.
Visser EJ. Chronic post-surgical pain: epidemiology and clinical implications for acute pain management. Acute Pain. 2006;8:73-81.
Macrae WA. Chronic post-surgical pain: 10 years on. Br J Anaesth. 2008;101(1):77-86.
Turk DC, Audette J, Levey RM, Mackey SC, Stanos S. Assessment and treatment of psychosocial comorbidities in patients with neuropathic pain. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010:85(suppl 3):S42-50.
Ochsner KN, Ludlow DH, Knierim K, et al. Neural correlates of individual differences in pain-related fear and anxiety. Pain. 2006;120(1-2):69-77.
Seminowicz DA, Wideman TH, Naso L, et al. Effective treatment of chronic low back pain in humans reverses abnormal brain atrophy and function. J Neurosci. 2011;31(20):7540-7550.


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Love how that lipstick looks on you!
Yes, I've been stalking the post office for the past three weeks - the delivery is painfully slow!
Well, warm undertones are a "no-no" for me, but we'll see how it goes. They do have an Ash Brown shade, though it looks almost black. Bummer!
My Morphe palette came in exactly 2 weeks time. It should've been here if it's been 3 weeks already.
It's a pain to figure out the tones online, because if you check and try to compare them on Sephora and Beauty Bay, they look different. Though, I would say (rechecked) that looking at Sephoras shade samples they are more precise than on Beauty Bay.
I am going to the US in the end of this week and I am so going to buy some shades from that collection!
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AZZ's turnkey data centers are custom-engineered with flexibility and efficiency in mind. With the capability to design, engineer and manufacture in a controlled environment, our pre-fabricated modular data centers provide many quality and scheduling advantages, including factory testing and reduced field construction and installation times.
With the rapidly changing industries we serve, the scalability of our modular data centers provides the flexibility that traditional data centers cannot deliver. As capacity varies, our modular data canters allow for quick construction and deployment of more capacity to effectively match site demands. Each data center can be custom designed to fit your specific requirements. Depending on server and cooling requirements, AZZ can deliver the exact solution to your site.


This apartment is in Orlando. Nearby parks include Interlaken Park, Lake Fairview Park and Trotters Park.
4177 N Orange Blossom Trail has a Walk Score of 20 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so almost all errands require a car.
Imagine relaxing on the private balcony of your spacious lakefront retreat, enjoying a refreshing lake breeze and spectacular views of 400 acre Lake Fairview and all the while you are centrally located only minutes from the heart of College Park, Florida Hospital, Downtown Orlando, Winter Park and Maitland.
This residence has been upgraded, meticulously maintained and is in like-new condition.
Inquire or apply now! If you have dreamed of tranquil lakeside living, you won't want to miss out on this unique opportunity.
Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from 4177 N Orange Blossom Trail.
4177 N Orange Blossom Trail has some transit which means a few nearby public transportation options.
4177 N Orange Blossom Trail is in the city of Orlando, FL. Orlando has an average Walk Score of 42 and has 238,300 residents.


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Un número de la Comunitat Europea (número CE) és un identificador únic de set dígits que s'assigna a les substàncies per a fins de regulació en la Unió Europea per la Comissió Europea. L'anomenat Inventari CE comprèn tres inventaris individuals: EINECS, ELINCS i la les llista NLP.

Estructura
El número CE pot ser escrit en una forma general com: NNN-NNN-R, en la qual R és un dígit de control i N representen enters. El dígit de control es calcula utilitzant el mètode ISBN. D'acord amb aquest mètode, el dígit de control R és la següent suma mòdul 11:

Si la resta R és igual a 10, aquesta combinació de dígits no s'utilitza per a un número CE. Per il·lustrar, el número CE de la dexametasona és 200-003-9. N1 és 2, de N₂ fins N₅ són 0, i N₆ és 3.

La resta és 9, que és el dígit de control.

Referències

Nomenclatura química
Dret comunitari europeu


6 Must-See Shows For The Whole Family - Me, him, the dog and a baby!
Looking for a fun activity suitable for the whole family? Catching a show is a great family activity as there are many child-friendly productions that showcase breathtaking performances, interesting stories, music, comedy, drama and much more. This will always be a fun day out for the whole family and a good chance to soak up some culture. There are many terrific family-friendly shows to consider right now which will be entertaining for all ages with many adaptations of very popular children's tales. Here are a few of the best shows to check out as a family right now.
Arguably Disney's greatest film, The Lion King has been brilliantly re-imagined with this fantastic and very popular musical which is still running after opening at the West End in 1999. It features music from Sir Elton John and is the highest grossing Broadway production of all time.
Fans of the much-loved Harry Potter book and film series will adore this play from Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany. It takes place 18 years after the events of the last instalment where Harry Potter is a Minister of Magic employee with his son, Albus Severus Potter, about to start Hogwarts.
Wicked tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz where the story is told from the point of view of the witches of the Land of Oz taking place before, during and after Dorothy's arrival in the iconic Wizard of Oz tale. The musical is a breathtaking production which has scooped numerous awards and shows a different side to an iconic and much-loved story. Additionally, you can find London cheap theatre tickets online to make this an affordable family day out too.
Another Disney classic turned into an incredibly successful and popular musical, Disney's Aladdin is a fun, magical and colourful production that the whole family will enjoy. The story follows Aladdin, a poor young man who is granted three wishes from a genie in a lamp.
Matilda The Musical has received widespread critical acclaim and tied the record for the most Olivier awards during its premiere run (later topped by Harry Potter). Based on Roald Dahl's much-loved story of the same name, it follows a young girl who discovers that she has telekinesis which helps her to overcome her difficulties at home and at school.
A charming musical based on the lovely Raymond Briggs book and film directed by Dianne Jackson. This story remains popular with adults and children alike particularly around the festive period and the highly rated stage show features brilliant set design, enchanting music, breathtaking choreography and beautiful lighting.
If you are looking to catch a show that the whole family will enjoy then it is hard to go wrong with any of these productions. Theatre is a terrific family activity that is sure to bring you all closer together while showing some of the best performing arts and culture in the entire world.


I am going to take my GRE on Aug 24th. I studied ECE in my B-tech and got 85%. I want to know some univs that are good in VLSI, Microelectronics and Digital communication so that when I write GRE I can send them my scores. By this I can save money.
The problem is I dont know how to select univs. Pls tell me how to choose univs. A univ may be a higher ranked one in general Electrical Engineering ranking but it may or may not be good in all the disciplines. Some univs may be good in embedded systems but not in micro electronics. I want to know how to select univs for a particular subject say VLSI. If u guide me how to choose I will be grateful.
I am not asking u to list univs that are good in VLSI. Im just asking u to guide me to select univs on my own so that I can send them my gre scores without any cost after finishing my exam. Thanks in advance.
Problem you are facing is something every student have to face and overcome. You have something unique in your set of questions.
done your home work about GRE Score forwarding and ways to save money.
know ho much you are going to score in GRE.
seeking help after doing some ground work.
Not many students put so much effort while studying GRE. I guess you should have read Why International Students in US are Unique. Just your questions alone reflect that you are already unique.
You will be able to find Electrical Engineering rankings at US News, but if you look at the factors that are used to rank those universities, none of them will match with the criteria you will be looking as an international student.
Don't waste time trying to search for rankings in the field of VLSI. There is no such rankings and you have to spend countless hours searching for the information. Above all, don't search for rankings, find the school that best fits your need and matches your profile.
can anybody guide me which are all the good universities in USA I can apply for MPH. Also tell me which universities are offering scholarship/funding.
Hi, I am final year mechanical engg. student. I am aiming for a Ph.D in thermal and fluid sciences. If anybody knows people who are already working in that domain in the US, please let me know. I am having a nightmare selecting universities because it all seems rosy from out here. Plz help asap.
Really liked your advice on university selection. Till now, I was using the method you have specifically advised against.
any body please reply me ….
i need the information about the collages that have major at construction management program for masters….
My main aim is to pursue PhD in Food science (Food Microbiology) , while my gre score is 1230(q:750;v:480;awa:2.5) and toefl score being 99. I am extremely worried about my awa score hampering my admission chances to my colleges of interest. My main problem is that i am not being able to decide which one is reach or safe for me. I would really appreciate your help , if you could shed some light in this matter. Thanks in advance.
am studying b.tech 4th year. after completion(june-2011) of b.tech i will try to study ms in US, so kindly request give some suggistions to me,like GRE,TOEFL.
I have some doubts about MS, so please give me good suggestions.
1)Is necessary TOEFL along with GRE?
2) how much marks will be used for good universities?
3) what is the least score of GRE qualifying for MS?
I got 12oo in GRE and have registered for TOEFL.I wonder deadline for fall2011 in some universities of US fall in January which seems very embarrassing.Also please brief about those universities which offer assistantships.
I am doing my Electronics and Communication Engineering in UnderGraduate Degree. But I want to do MS in audio engineering in USA. Is it possible?
same question for this side.. as this course is limited to less universities, its difficult to find.. suggest something plz..
Also, am taking the TOEFL on 14th November and m hopeful of getting at least a 100 on it. Apart from that I have done B.Sc and M.Sc in Biotechnology and scored a 68 % in each.
I have got a combined research experience of one and a half year at three different places. Presently, am working on Neuroscience research project.
Now, please let me know reasonable my analysis looks, and what should be my realistic chances at either of the above.
I am doing my Electronics and Communication Engineering in UnderGraduate Degree. But I want to do MS in audio engineering in USA. Is it possible? If so please suggest me some universities.
i want to know about 5 good pharmacy universities for doing M.S program in pharmaceutics or pharmacology or pharmaceutical analysis.what is min gre &toefl required for getting admission.
Currently i am preparing to take the Gre general test in October to apply for Msc in Electrical Engineering at univs in US, but when i search for the university that best fit with my current profile excluding the gre score the universities that i found in my assesment requires either Toefl or ielts test score in addition to GRE score especially for an International student.
So would you help me in finding those universities with MSC program in EE with out the requirements of either of Toefl/ielts?
If u can do it for me i will be grateful.
Can u send me the deadlines in the month of june for fall intake?
i completed mtech with 74.5% in india (jnt university) and i got gre score 1000 and tofel score 105 so can suggest me good universities with full funding for phd.
Regarding the score forwarding process,is it first required to apply to the university,before forwarding scores or the application can be done after the score forwarding?
Can you please tell me what is the role of Ontario Council of Graduate Studies(OCGS)? I had applied to 2 universities (Queeen's and University of Toronto) in Ontario and was rejected by both. Probably the mistake that i committed was the work experience i showed. My actual work profile included both the job of an accounts in charge and many times i used to do the role of a trainer too, owing to my Commerce and Human Resource background. While applying for Accounting program at Queen's I mentioned the accounting profile and while applying for the human resource program at UFT, I showed the profile of an HR trainer.. I do not know what is the role of OCGS? Do all applications reach OCGS first? Could this be the reason for my rejection? How do i figure that out? I have applied for Ryerson University, Ontario too but the result is awaited ..should i expect a rejection from there too as its in the same state ? Now that most of the deadlines have passed (2 American Universities result is still awaited), can u tell me if i have any option left?
I want to know about some good college in Toronto for ACCOUNTING fields. Kindly let me know of some colleges & accounting courses as well which comes under the list of NOC.
I am currently pursuing my BE in ECE in bangalore and i am about to complete my third year in a month's time. Can u please suggest me to when to write the gre and toefl.
hey buddy this is the correct time to start the process and stuff.Write GRE and TOEFL before the end of october or before december so that u can apply for fall 2011 in december 2010.be fast remember universities look for first come first serve as one of their preferences.


Women's Integrated Skills & Employment (WISE), Donegal, receive award for outstanding work in Adult Education.
Women's Integrated Skills & Employment (WISE), Donegal, helps women back into employment, education or self-employment, won at the annual STAR Awards this week.
The STAR Awards are an awards initiative organised by the national adult learning organisation, AONTAS as part of its annual Adult Learners' Festival. They recognise and celebrate the achievements of adult learning projects throughout Ireland.
Model and adult learner Gillian Quinn delivered the keynote address and met the winning groups at the STAR Awards ceremony in the Pillar Room, The Rotunda, Dublin. Over 170 people attended the awards ceremony, representing 27 organisations shortlisted for awards.
WISE is co-funded by the Department of Justice and Equality and the European Social Fund as part of the Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020. The STAR Awards is proudly sponsored by the European Social Fund (ESF), TUI, the Open University in Ireland and the Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCNNI).


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The Jukebox Rebel
keeping it Peel 24/7
a-z indexes
"Sweet America" by Buffy Saint-Marie - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1976 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s
The album includes three covers within the first four tracks; "Sweet America" (Greenfield, 1971), "Wynken, Blynken And Nod" (David Gude, 1961) and "Free The Lady" (Greenfield, 1973), rendering the first half a very disappointing one, all very middle of the road. Things do improve once these are out of the way, and side two delivers some decent mid-70s form. Opening side two, "I Don't Need No City Life" a lightly rocking rural blues number which celebrating the simple pleasures of the countryside, leading perfectly into the sweet country lilt of "Sweet January", which comes complete with mouth harp and pedal steel guitar. Elsewhere, it's great to hear Buffy introduce those wonderful Indian whoops and hollers to the set via "Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan", a paean to where her heart truly belongs, and the intoxicating "I Been Down", a little helper if ever I heard one. Just a pity the session men can't get tribal with her. "Starwalker" is another strong highlight, celebrating her friends imagined as Starwalker, Wolf Rider, Holy Light & Lightning Woman. Buffy would later describe this as one of her own favourites. I'll leave the last words on this review to the inspirational lady herself: "it's about the incredible energy of our contemporary Indian people. Because of what our ancestors went through for us. I sing it for all our generations past, and all our generations yet to come".
A1 [03:04] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Sweet America (Barry Greenfield) Pop
A2 [03:08] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Wynken, Blynken And Nod (Eugene Field, Beverly Sainte-Marie) Folk
A3 [02:52] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Where Poets Go (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Pop Ballad
A4 [03:22] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Free The Lady (Barry Greenfield) Pop
A5 [02:32] Buffy Sainte-Marie - America My Home (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Songwriter
A6 [02:12] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Look At The Facts (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Pop
B1 [03:10] Buffy Sainte-Marie - I Don't Need No City Life (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B2 [02:49] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Sweet January (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Country
B3 [03:19] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Pop
B4 [03:15] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Honey Can You Hang Around (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B5 [02:03] Buffy Sainte-Marie - I Been Down (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B6 [02:32] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Starwalker (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B7 [01:00] Buffy Sainte-Marie - Ain't No Time For The Worrying Blues (Beverly Sainte-Marie) Folk
ratings by TJR
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When you first begin the process of designing a funeral, the decisions you'll face might seem overwhelming at first. We're here to help you tackle the choices one by one and make the journey one of love, healing, and life celebration. The process can be broken down into two stages: decisions regarding the service and how you'd like to honor your loved one's life, and decisions regarding how you'd like to care for your loved one's physical remains.
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Whether it's formal or informal, traditional or offbeat, a funeral provides an opportunity for family and friends to gather and support one another in taking the first steps of their healing journey. A service can take place in any setting - at your home, outdoors, or at our facilities, for example - and can incorporate music, poetry, or art in the celebration of a life well-lived. There are endless possibilities for what the service can be, and we're honored to go above and beyond in our duty to meet your personalized and specific requests.
Our staff is experienced in understanding and graciously accommodating the needs of all beliefs, faiths, lifestyles, and relationships. We're here to answer your questions and guide you through the decisions you'll need to make, and will encourage you to take your time to figure out the most meaningful and fitting way to honor your loved one and incorporate the elements that you and your family find meaningful.
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Once you've chosen how you'd like to celebrate your loved one's life journey, the next decision you'll face is about how you'd like to care for their physical remains. This can be a difficult or emotional choice for you and your family, and we'll provide you with the information you need as we help you to consider your options and make the decision that is right for your loved one and for your family. Once you've chosen between burial and cremation, there are a few additional decisions you'll face:
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Click here to view the PowerPoint Presentation for the Friday presentation on Virtual microscopy as a tool for QA in Transplantation Pathology.
Quality assurance, quality control, and quality improvement are crucial concepts in transplantation pathology to ensure patient safety. Assessment of the quality of the final report is a major responsibility of the pathologist who renders the diagnosis. Starting this year, quality assurance/improvement and proficiency testing will be part of the Banff Conference on Allograft Pathology.
This online virtual slide test is designed to test the overall proficiency and diagnostic skills of practicing pathologists and trainees in reaching an accurate diagnosis in renal allograft biopsies and consistency of application of the Banff classification and lesion scores.
Please download the blank answer sheet and complete for each case. Do not include your name on answer sheets. Submit your completed answer sheets via e-mail to mhaas@jhmi.edu and bsis@ualberta.ca by June 15, 2009.
We hope you enjoy the test and reading virtual slides!
Case 1: The patient is a 40-year- old man who received a renal transplant from a living related donor four months ago. Baseline serum creatinine was 130 µmol/L (1.47 mg/dL) but has been recently unstable over 200 µmol/L (2.26 mg/dL). A renal allograft biopsy is obtained to explain the unstable renal function. C4d immunofluorescence staining is negative.
Case 2: The patient is a 67-year-old man who received a renal transplant from a living unrelated donor 14 months ago. Now presents with a rapid deterioration in renal function. B cell crossmatch is positive and the patient has circulating class II panel reactive antibodies at time of biopsy. A renal allograft biopsy is taken. Immunofluorescence shows diffuse C4d staining along peritubular capillaries.
Case 3: The patient is a 39-year-old man, status post living-related renal transplant 3 years ago. The patient is highly sensitized. Baseline serum creatinine has ranged between 1.4 and 1.7 mg/dL. His serum creatinine has recently increased to 2.7 mg/dL. A renal allograft biopsy is performed. By immunofluorescence, C4d shows diffuse peritubular capillary staining.
Case 4: The patient is a 55-year-old man, status post living-related renal transplant 10 years ago. He has bipolar disorder. He is now presenting with deterioration in renal function with increased serum creatinine of 184 µmol/L (2.08 mg/dL). A renal allograft biopsy is performed. C4d immunofluorescence staining is negative.
Case 5: The patient is a 42-year-old man, status post positive crossmatch renal transplant 4 months ago. He now presents with a serum creatinine of 1.4 mg/dL, up from a baseline of 1.0 mg/dL. A renal allograft biopsy is performed. C4d immunofluorescence staining is negative in peritubular capillaries.


Welcome to the Industry Training Authority. This is the comprehensive resource for all industry training programs in British Columbia. This site is a useful source of information for current apprentices and their employers, as well as for those considering apprenticeship for their career or workforce development needs. It also contains information for parents, post-secondary and K-12 educators, the media and others.
Discover Trades BC is an initiative to provide easy access for secondary students to the many educational opportunities available to them in trades training. BC offers a wealth of programs & training options to give BC students the skills they need to lead exciting and rewarding careers. Students, parents and educators can discover these opportunities here.
This website was created to help people prepare for success in the first two levels of technical training during their apprenticeship. It focuses on Essential Skills, which are the foundation skills like reading, math and document use. Each trade requires Essential Skills, but to different degrees. For example, both carpenters and bakers use math, but carpenters need trigonometry and bakers do not. The assessment can be challenging. So are the trades. This assessment will give you a realistic look at the skills you need for the job. It even uses examples and forms that you would find at work.
Looking for a job? The Career Centre is a multi-service, non-profit agency working to assist residents in the Parksville/Qualicum Beach area with their job search and career development needs. Local job opportunities are posted on this site.
This website is a valuable tool for job seekers and students looking to connect with employers in BC. There are links to over 100 Chamber of Commerce's and Boards of Trade throughout BC with links on many of them to potential employers.
WorkSafeBC is dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety for the workers and employers of this province. We consult with and educate employers and workers and monitor compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. In the event of work-related injuries or diseases, WorkSafeBC works with the affected parties to provide return-to-work rehabilitation, compensation, health care benefits, and a range of other services.
Welcome to TradesTrainingBC.ca. Here you can learn about BC's Public Post-Secondary Apprenticeship and Foundation Trades Training programs and view schedules offered by the 16 member institutions. And, you can search for where and when programs are offered in the province by using our handy map tool. Once you have selected your program, registration can be completed at each institution's website.
Skills Canada BC provides trades and technology career promotion supported by business, government and labour to meet the needs of BC's growing and diverse economy. Vision Statement: To be recognized as the premier organization advancing trades and technologies as valued career opportunities.
Workapedia has been designed with the Career Practitioner in mind. It was conceived of as a virtual meeting place for those delivering career assistance to the people of BC and beyond to help them stay connected on important issues and news that affects them in their day-to-day work.
It was also designed as a place where those same Career Practitioners' clients, and those in the general public seeking advice about their careers, will be able to access key resources and a host of very relevant and useful links regarding the majority of career development activities required in this modern world of work. In other words: job postings, career development and Labour Market information, how to network, write resumes, succeed in interviews and grow careers once the job is achieved.
What's Key in Labour Market Information for BC is a catalogue of selected resources for British Columbia career practitioners, young people and adult job seekers. This website is designed to steer users toward an array of selected career, learning and labour market information (LMI) sources and tools, handpicked by knowledgeable practitioners. Anyone who is looking for work, planning a career or deciding on an education path will find this information helpful for finding a sense of direction and getting started.
A guide to hundreds of B.C. careers and the education and training you need to pursue them. This is a good general site to better understand day-to-day realities of the job being looked at.
The BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) oversees the BC Transfer System. BCCAT facilitates admission, articulation, and transfer arrangements among BC post-secondary institutions for the benefit of students. It also manages resources such as BCTransferGuide.ca and EducationPlanner.ca to assist students in their education planning.
Want a trade's job? Consider STEP. The STEP Network has grown to include employment programs that serve all Canadian residents wanting a career in any of the Over 90 Industry Training Authority recognized trades. STEP is successful because of the way it works with people and industry; with direct access to employers across the province. Our Trade Employment Specialists are able to connect skilled workers with companies and businesses in need of those skills.
We are currently in partnership with a number of different post-secondary institutions across Vancouver Island and BC. We encourage students to research other post-secondary institutions and programs so we can create new relationships and provide more opportunities for our students.


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package org.adonai.fx;

import java.util.List;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
import javafx.scene.layout.Background;
import javafx.scene.layout.BackgroundFill;
import javafx.scene.layout.CornerRadii;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import org.adonai.ApplicationEnvironment;
import org.adonai.export.presentation.Page;
import org.adonai.model.Song;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public class SongViewer extends VBox {

  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SongViewer.class);

  private Pane leftPane = new Pane();

  private Pane rightPane = new Pane();

  private List<Page> panes;

  private int currentIndex;

  private ApplicationEnvironment applicationEnvironment;

  public SongViewer(final ApplicationEnvironment applicationEnvironment, final List<Page> pages) {
    this.setId("songeditor");
    this.applicationEnvironment = applicationEnvironment;
    this.panes = pages;
    currentIndex = 0;
  }

  private void disableAndRemove() {
    if (!leftPane.getChildren().isEmpty())
      leftPane.getChildren().get(0).setVisible(false);

    if (!rightPane.getChildren().isEmpty())
      rightPane.getChildren().get(0).setVisible(false);
    leftPane.getChildren().clear();
    rightPane.getChildren().clear();
  }

  private void enableAndAdd() {

    if (currentIndex < panes.size())
      leftPane.getChildren().add(panes.get(currentIndex).getPane());
    if (currentIndex + 1 < panes.size())
      rightPane.getChildren().add(panes.get(currentIndex + 1).getPane());

    applicationEnvironment.currentSongProperty().set(panes.get(currentIndex).getSong());

    if (!leftPane.getChildren().isEmpty())
      leftPane.getChildren().get(0).setVisible(true);

    if (!rightPane.getChildren().isEmpty())
      rightPane.getChildren().get(0).setVisible(true);
  }

  private void selectSong(Song song) {
    if (song != null) {
      for (Page nextPage : panes) {
        if (nextPage.getSong().equals(song)) {
          disableAndRemove();
          applicationEnvironment.currentSongProperty().set(song);
          currentIndex = panes.indexOf(nextPage);
          enableAndAdd();
          return;
        }
      }
    }

    //default if song not found or no song selected so far
    song = panes.get(0).getSong();
    disableAndRemove();
    applicationEnvironment.currentSongProperty().set(song);
    currentIndex = 0;
    enableAndAdd();
  }

  public void show() {
    selectSong(applicationEnvironment.getCurrentSong());

    Scene scene = getScene();

    if (scene == null)
      throw new IllegalStateException("Scene not yet set");

    scene.setOnKeyReleased(event -> {
      LOGGER.info("onKeyPressed " + event.getCode() + " recieved");
      if (applicationEnvironment.isCursorSelectsSong()) {
        if (event.getCode().equals(KeyCode.M)) {
          //metronome.setBpm(panes.get(currentIndex).getSong().getSpeed());
          //metronome.setVisible(! metronome.isVisible());
        } else if (event.getCode().equals(KeyCode.RIGHT)) {

          disableAndRemove();

          if (currentIndex < panes.size() - 1)
            currentIndex++;

          LOGGER.info("toRight (" + currentIndex + ")");

          if (panes.get(currentIndex).getSong() != null)
            //metronome.setBpm(panes.get(currentIndex).getSong().getSpeed());

            enableAndAdd();

        } else if (event.getCode().equals(KeyCode.LEFT)) {
          disableAndRemove();

          if (currentIndex > 0)
            currentIndex--;

          LOGGER.info("toLeft (" + currentIndex + ")");

          if (panes.get(currentIndex).getSong() != null)
            //metronome.setBpm(panes.get(currentIndex).getSong().getSpeed());

            enableAndAdd();

        }
      }

    });

    HBox hbox = new HBox();

    hbox.setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill(Color.rgb(230, 230, 230), CornerRadii.EMPTY, null)));

    hbox.setFillHeight(true);
    hbox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
    hbox.getChildren().add(leftPane);
    hbox.getChildren().add(rightPane);
    HBox.setHgrow(leftPane, Priority.ALWAYS);
    HBox.setHgrow(rightPane, Priority.ALWAYS);

    getChildren().add(hbox);
    VBox.setVgrow(hbox, Priority.ALWAYS);

  }
}


Fairfax Media hosted Melbourne clients for a Spectrum Film Night at Palace Kino Cinema on Wednesday 22 February 2017 ahead of the 89th Academy Awards.
Matthew Burgess, National Entertainment Editor and Karl Quinn, National Film Editor assessed the Oscar nominations, and shared their predictions before the screening of Academy Award nominee for Best Picture, Hidden Figures; the story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.
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On March 11, 2018, the host of a TV show Night Studio on TV channel Obiektivi, Nino Ratishvili, stated that the 2008 Presidential Snap Elections in Georgia were rigged and the West never showed any interest in the fact that voters' opinions were neglected.
The assessment, that the West allegedly rigged presidential elections of 2008 and recognized Mikheil Saakashvili as the president of Georgia based on its own interests, is not true and is aimed at strengthening the message that the West has double standards and the Western democracy is conditional. Reports from international observers include numerous violations and recommendations with regards to these elections.
Mikheil Saakashvili received 53.47% of votes in the 2008 Presidential Elections. Many local and international organizations' observation missions mentioned in their reports the violations that accompanied the electoral process.
The OSCE identified violations in election campaigns, as well as in the vote counting process. The conditions for the campaigning were evaluated as "uneven".
The OSCE report also stated that tensions were observed on the polling stations and in nearby areas. In addition, the marking of the voters was improperly inspected. The OSCE report notes that some voters were not checked at the polling stations at all.
The OSCE report also noted that despite the large number of violations, the election commissions and the court "received very few complaints". The opposition parties and NGOs explained this by the lack of trust in the government and the court. Also, the OSCE/ODIHR Observation Mission was told that citizens were afraid to file a complaint about politically motivated violations.
The part of the report, which describes the pre-election period, indicates that the election campaigns were based more on mutual accusations than sharing the promises to the voters.
The US Department of State expressed concern over the violations in the election process, particularly the use of administrative resources and the ineffectiveness of the ballot counting process.
Problems related to ballot papers: IRI observer teams consistently recorded complaints from political party representatives of the high number of red ballots for voters registering on Election Day at precincts, and other accusations of manipulation related to the red ballots.
Problems related to voters' lists: IRI observer teams recorded widespread complaints related to the flawed voter lists. The most common grievances cited were: deliberate duplicate or twin voters, residences mysteriously created or omitted from lists and deceased persons appearing on the lists.
Lack of organization: IRI observer teams observed disorganization contributing to a tense political environment which was ultimately rooted in flaws in the Election Code. Notable areas of the code that lack clarity and comprehensiveness are regulations for party representatives inside PECs and firm boundaries for campaign activities around the PECs.
Lack of professionalism: IRI teams observed an overall lack of professionalism in the conduct of election commission personnel on Election Day, as well as in the general election environment. PEC chairmen and other commissioners generally demonstrated a lack of training and exhibited poor knowledge of the rules and regulations, particularly during the count. In addition, IRI noted that the CEC gave fax machines to each PEC in order to submit protocols in time but many PECs were unable to do so because telephone lines were damaged (or were not checked beforehand) or they did not know how to use the fax machine.
Problems of marking: IRI observer teams noted two problems with the use of invisible sprayed ink to prevent multiple voting: (1) the ink could easily be spread to others' hands, and it was washable; and (2) election commissioners were not diligent in checking voters' hands for the ink as they entered the PEC.
Problems related to video recording: IRI observer teams noted that election commissioners did not have sufficient knowledge about the purpose and use of video cameras in the PECs.
Mistrust towards the judiciary system: IRI noted that confidence in the judicial system is severely lacking. Throughout the 2008 presidential election process, neither the political opposition nor private citizens had sufficient confidence in the courts to rule in an impartial and apolitical manner. While judicial reform and the improvement in the rule of law should be a long-term goal of the country, some steps forward in these processes should be evident prior to the spring 2008 parliamentary elections.