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Uber adds 911 assistance to rider app
by Theblogsense with March 25, 2019
Home › Tech Uber adds 911 assistance to rider app
Uber has officially launched its 911 in-app calling feature, after first announcing it in April. As you can see below, riders can tap the safety icon at the bottom right corner of the app to call 911. Once on the line with the 911 dispatcher, you can easily communicate your location, since Uber clearly shows it in the app. In seven test markets, Uber is integrating with RapidSOS to enable automatic location sharing with 911 dispatchers. Clicking on the safety icon also brings up an option to share trip details with trusted contacts.
Uber is testing the automatic location sharing with 911 dispatchers in seven cities: Denver, Charleston, S.C., Nashville, Chattanooga and Tri-Cities, Tenn., Naples, Fla. and Louisville, Ky. In terms of determining which cities to deploy automatic location sharing, Uber Director of Product Management Sachin Kansal told TD said it came down to "readiness of cities" and "how fast some of them were able to move in terms of training agents and testing functionality."
Already, Uber is in discussion with several other cities to launch the feature, Kansal said. He added that the goal is to make it available everywhere.
As Uber started developing the 911 assistance feature, Kansal said, the team was looking for helpful ways to contribute. From the company's research, Uber "found out that accurate location fo the caller is one of the biggest problems. Whenever you call 911, the first question is often, 'What is your location?'"
Depending on what the situation is, it may not make sense to use the Uber app to call 911. In another case, if you already have the Uber app open, then maybe that would be the fastest way to get emergency help.
"At the end of the day, when a user is in an emergency, we want them to use whatever will be the fastest mechanism for them in that moment in time," Kansal said. "If they're already in a phone dialer, call 911 from there."
He added, Uber's approach is that if someone happens to be in the Uber app, the company wants to make it "extremely easy for them to dial, as well as to receive information at their fingertips."
Given that some situations may entail a problematic driver, Uber drivers do not get notified when a rider seeks 911 assistance. But it's worth noting the driver would obviously hear the passenger on the phone.
"Most of the scenarios that we see happening in an Uber are generally related to road accidents," Kansal said.
However, Uber will only know the nature of the call if a rider explicitly lets the company know. Uber will know you dialed 911 through the app, but it won't know what you said on the call. Afterward, Kansal said, Uber will send the rider a message to see if everything is ok and if there's anything the company can do to help.
The feature will be available to all riders in the U.S. This summer, Uber plans to launch similar functionality for drivers in the U.S. and riders in international markets. Specifically, Uber plans to add the safety center icon, as well as the ability to call a local emergency number in international markets. In terms of automatic location sharing, there's "nothing to announce," he said.
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This post is pretty darn random, but I'm making it work. Two pretty awesome things happened to me the other day. First, I received my acceptance as a designer for The Comic Fair held this April! Then, R3volt sent out their blogger packs for their Mens Only Gacha items. Yeah, the event is now over, so I waited a good long time for these onesies. Therefore, there was NOway I was going without blogging these Batman PJs. So with this EPIA duffle bag and my Geek. watch, I am going to be well prepared and on-time for this awesome opportunity! Stay tuned for looks into what SwaggedOut has in-store for these upcoming events!


UMassD students perform cranberry research.
The UMass Dartmouth Cranberry Health Research Center received $250,000 to advance research into the cancer-fighting compounds of cranberries.
The funds, a $150,000 gift from the Leo and Anne Albert Charitable Trust and $100,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, came at a critical time in the center's research, according to Catherine Neto, director of the Cranberry Health Research Center. "Our early-stage work has shown the promise of cranberries to fight disease. Now we are able to take that research to the next level," she said.
Multiple compounds in cranberries have been reported to reduce tumor cell growth and proliferation, and this initiative brings together researchers with multidisciplinary expertise to study how cranberries can reduce inflammatory diseases and cancers, with a focus on colon health.
Neto is joined in the center by UMassD bioengineering professors Milana Vasudev, Tracie Ferreira, and Vanni Bucci, and Hang Xiao, associate professor in UMass Amherst's Department of Food Science.
Preliminary studies by Neto and Xiao, demonstrated that in a mouse model of inflammatory colon cancer/colitis, feeding cranberry powder to mice reduced tumor number and size, as well as tissue inflammation.


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SAVE THE DATE: WINLINK 2022 EXERCISE
Our next multi-agency Winlink exercise will be held between February 26 and March 6, 2022. The main goal is to get people to load Winlink and gain some experience. Having other stations up and running in Peer-2-Peer mode gives people a chance to use Packet P2P mode on the air with a local station. This mode is deemed important in an emergency.
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Our regularly scheduled in-person RACES and general volunteer meetings have been switched to Zoom meetings until further notice. Our Emergency Manager will provide an email with additional guidance prior to a meeting.
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Giselle Anne Ansley, MBE (* 31. März 1992 in Kingsbridge) ist eine britische Hockeyspielerin. Sie war Olympiasiegerin 2016 und Europameisterin 2015.

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Die 1,76 m große Verteidigerin debütierte 2013 in der englischen Nationalmannschaft. Bei der Europameisterschaft 2013 in Boom erreichten die Engländerinnen das Finale. Das Spiel endete 4:4, im Penaltyschießen gewannen die Deutschen. Bei den Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow unterlagen die Engländerinnen im Finale der australischen Mannschaft. 2015 war London Austragungsort der Europameisterschaft. Die Engländerinnen gewannen ihre Vorrundengruppe vor den Deutschen und bezwangen im Halbfinale die spanische Mannschaft. Das Finale wurde im Shootout entschieden und die Engländerinnen gewannen gegen die Niederländerinnen. Nach der Europameisterschaft 2015 trat Ansley bis zu den Olympischen Spielen 2016 in Rio de Janeiro nur in der britischen Mannschaft an. Beim Turnier in Rio de Janeiro gewannen die Niederländerinnen und die Britinnen jeweils ihre Vorrundengruppe. Die Britinnen erreichten das Finale mit Siegen über Spanien und Neuseeland. Die Entscheidung im Finale gegen die Niederländerinnen fiel im Shootout, die Britinnen gewannen die Goldmedaille.

Bei der Europameisterschaft 2017 in Amstelveen gewannen die Engländerinnen Bronze vor den Deutschen. Im Frühjahr 2018 siegten die Engländerinnen bei den Commonwealth Games an der australischen Gold Coast im Spiel um Bronze gegen die indische Mannschaft. Drei Monate später bei der Weltmeisterschaft in London unterlagen die Engländerinnen im Viertelfinale den Niederländerinnen. In der Gesamtwertung erreichten sie den sechsten Platz. 2019 belegte die englische Mannschaft den vierten Platz bei der Europameisterschaft in Antwerpen. Zwei Jahre später verpassten die Engländerinnen das Halbfinale bei der Europameisterschaft in Amstelveen und belegten den fünften Platz. Bei den Olympischen Spielen in Tokio bezwangen die Britinnen im Viertelfinale die Spanierinnen im Penaltyschießen, im Halbfinale unterlagen sie den Niederländerinnen mit 1:5. Im Spiel um den dritten Platz trafen die Britinnen auf die Inderinnen und siegten mit 4:3.

Giselle Ansley bestritt bis Ende 2019 90 Länderspiele für England und 66 Länderspiele für die britische Mannschaft. Auf Vereinsebene spielte Ansley ab 2013 für den Surbiton Hockey Club, der von 2014 bis 2019 sechs englische Meistertitel in Folge gewann.

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With Breast Cancer, It's Always "A Million Little Things"
I believe I know what you may be thinking right now. There is no "best part" about cancer. Naturally, I'd rather choose to have a lot of other forms of illness besides my own (male breast cancer). But having cancer in 2019 does have its advantages. If you follow cancer news, especially the in-depth coverage that CURE provides every day, you may find it somewhat comforting to know that new cancer therapies are being discovered and reported on constantly. While it's hard to digest all the news and its implications, it's easy to see that the advancements in the art of cancer detection, medication and eradication are moving swiftly forward. And when it comes to education, there is a wealth of promising news available to all of us. We see it dispersed across the Internet and making the headlines in print and video.
But it's up to us to self-advocate; we should constantly be seeking out the information that may apply to our own types of cancer— at least to the degree we are able to comprehend as laypersons in this wide-ranging field of medicine.
Just this week, there were several new stories of possible big breakthroughs in cancer with hints of a cure on the horizon. We've seen these pronouncements with some regularity over the years, so most of us take a cautionary stance when discoveries with big promises appear (especially without peer review). Our hope, of course, is that one day before long it will come to pass. But in the meantime, I do feel fortunate to have male breast cancer in this day and time when it is finally being acknowledged in a very "pink" world. And I'm still campaigning for it to become a part of mainstream conversation.
My wife died of ovarian cancer 22 year ago this month. The protein known as the cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) was discovered in the early 1980s and soon after, CA-125 testing became standard for patients with (or who may have) ovarian cancer. It was relatively new when my wife's diagnosis of stage 3 cancer was diagnosed. If she had been diagnosed today, advanced options for survival would have been more widely available, thanks to advances such as CA-125 tests and new drugs and therapies.
As another example of the evolution in cancer treatment that many contemporary cancer survivors rely on is the anti-nausea drug Zofran (ondansetron). It was granted U.S. patent protection in 1987 and was approved by the FDA in 1991. My wife was fortunate enough to receive early clinical trial doses of the drug. But now, more than two decades later, it's widely available and certainly less expensive than it was back then at over $100 a dose.
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Many claimed that Wästberg lighting took the prize for the most attractive and intriguing event of the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair at Hotel Skeppsholmen.
Guests described the dramatic and poetic effect of traveling through the snowy dark through Skeppsholmen Island and arriving into Skridskopaviljongen, the Royal Ice Skating Pavilion on adjacent Kastellholmen islet, which was sparsely lit up with new non-electric light products by star designers Ilse Crawford, David Chipperfield and Jasper Morrison glowing in the sophisticated scenery.
After barely a decade of activity, Swedish lighting company Wästberg has decided to take another step back in history – and launch light sources not requiring electricity. Holocene can be seen as a tribute to Fire. The premiere collection of Holocene have been developed in collaboration with Ilse Crawford, David Chipperfield and Jasper Morrison.
"We are proud that a superior design brand like Wästberg chose Skeppsholmen and the Ice Skating Pavilion for their fantastic presentation and were very inspired by their display — it gave us some new ideas for what can be achieved with creative and elegant lighting," says Joachim Olausson, Managing Director of Hotel Skeppsholmen.


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The COVID-19 has become one of the worst ever viruses that the mankind witnesses across the world. The outbreak of COVID-19 came up in Wuhan, one of the major cities of China and the first case reported on December 1, 2019. The number of cases affected by COVID-19 has been more than one million with over 50 thousand deaths across nearly 200 countries in the world by March 2020. Scholars are bound to examine the nature, contents and impact of this virus on global business and economy in short-, medium-, and long -terms. The COVIS-19 has directly affected on the global business and economies, especially from transnational corporations (TNCs) and foreign direct investment (FDI), including the global supply chains, which is the serious concern in developing economies. It also becomes an issue to be taken into account the role and contributions of TNCs, along with FDI, which are controlling more than two-third of the global economy, in overcoming the COVID-19.
The emerging trends arising from the persisting virus has resulted into a heavy loss across the global business and economy. It is particularly urgent to examine the role of TNCs from both developed and developing economies in struggling for the economic and business losses and rebuilding the world. It is imperative that academicians, policy makers, and analysts are asked to examine critically and in depth in issues, such as job losses, drastic reduction in purchasing power and supply chains. This could be the reason on a call for papers to be issued to look into a variety of aspects of COVID-19 on international business and economic activities. This special issue carrying out by the Transnational Corporations Review (TNCR), a SCOPUS indexed journal published by Routledge is to serve this cause. The authors may contribute their research papers on the listed topics (not limited to the list). The authors may go beyond these topics with the condition that the contents remain in line with the theme of this special issue.
• Outbreak, spread, and patterns of the COVID-19 linking to development, trade and investment;
• Issues and trends of the COVID-19 related to TNCs and FDI in rebuilding global business and economy;
• Global perspective related to the COVID-19 for international investment and development;
• Historical perspective related to the COVID-19 for international trade and global values chains;
• Impact of the COVID on TNCs and FDI from global agri-food and manufacturing chains;
• Impact of the COVID-19 on TNCs and FDI from both developed and developing economies;
• Emerging trends in Job losses and supply chains in developed and developing economies;
• Role and contribution of TNCs in recovering the global business and economy from the COVID-19;
• Implications for TNCs and FDI in both developed and developing economies;
• Strategic policies on FDI to meet the issues and challenges of the COVID-19.
It is suggested to submit a proposal by May 31, 2010 [The proposal received will be responded within a week]. The deadline to submit a full paper is July 31, 2020. The planned publication is for December 2020.
To submit a paper, please review the guidelines at www.tandfonline.com/rncr. For more information about this special issue, please contact Dr. Badar Alam Iqbal at badar.iqbal@fulbrightmail.org; dr.iqbal@monarch-university.ch and/or tncr.special@gmail.com.
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IOC Cannot Give 'Absolute Certainty' Amid Growing Concern About Peng Shuai
Madeline Coleman
Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault and need support, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or at https://www.rainn.org
The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday that it cannot give certainties on Peng Shuai's case despite speaking to her twice via video.
In its first press conference since the Women's Tennis Association suspended all tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, per the Associated Press, "We can't provide you with absolute certainty on anything. All we can do is do the best we can in the process that we believe is in the best interests of the well-being of the athlete."
The two video calls with the Olympic body are the only reported contacts Peng has made outside of China since her Nov. 2 post on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform, when the retired WTA veteran accused a former high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party of sexual assault.
The IOC has continued to cite its "quiet diplomacy" because "given the circumstances and based on the experience of governments and other organisations, [it] is indicated to be the most promising way to proceed effectively in such humanitarian matters."
Video footage and transcripts have not been released for either of the video calls, the second being on Dec. 1. Per the IOC's statement the next day, Peng and the body "have already agreed on a personal meeting in January."
"We can't give assurances and we don't know the full facts," Adams said, per the AP. "It's a full road map to at least attempt to keep in touch and to see where she is."
WTA chair and chief executive Steve Simon announced earlier this month that the organization would suspend all tournaments in the country, which they have 10 events scheduled in China for 2022—including the Finals.
"In good conscience, I don't see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault," Simon said in a statement. "Given the current state of affairs, I am also greatly concerned about the risks that all of our players and staff could face if we were to hold events in China in 2022."
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The WTA reportedly has yet to have direct contact with Peng. The retired tennis star's allegations are the first public accusation of this nature against a senior Communist Party official. For over two weeks following the post, no one reportedly had spoken with her directly as an email sent to Simon as well as photos and a video were released by state-affiliated media.
International tennis stars, including Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams, voiced their concerns on social media, and politicians, including Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana, called for President Joe Biden and members of his administration to "suspend any high-level dialogues with China until China responds satisfactorily to our inquiries about Peng Shuai's safety."
The White House joined the call "for PRC authorities to provide independent and verifiable proof of her whereabouts and that she is safe," per press secretary Jen Psaki, while the United Nations made a similar request.
And although the IOC claimed that Peng was "safe and well" following the first video call from Beijing, this did not stop the growing concerns as the European Union joined the call for an investigation and proof of her safety. The call left Simon still "deeply concerned" about Peng's whereabouts and ability to "communicate freely, openly and directly."
From 2012 to '17, Zhang Gaoli served on the party's Politburo Standing Committee, the "top ruling body" of the country, per The Times. Shuai alleged in her post that Gaoli forced her to have sex with him.
"Why did you have to come back to me, took me to your home to force me to have sex with you?" she wrote, per CNN.
The post, which also described an on-and-off consensual relationship with Gaoli, was removed within minutes, according to The Times, and searches of Shuai's name and "tennis" reportedly appeared to be blocked.
"None of this is acceptable nor can it become acceptable," Simon said in a previous statement. "If powerful people can suppress the voices of women and sweep allegations of sexual assault under the rug, then the basis on which the WTA was founded—equality for women—would suffer an immense setback. I will not and cannot let that happen to the WTA and its players."
More on Peng Shuai:
It's Time for the WTA to Stop Doing Business in China
Mailbag: Tennis Community Has Been Steadfast in Response to Peng Shuai Case
Peng Shuai Purportedly in Video, Photos Released by State-Run Chinese Media
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Analysis and a best bet for Sundays Rams-Buccaneers divisional round matchup.
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Smith gives masterful performance during fiery debate over Nets star
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The former Alabama State AD is focused on USA Basketball's reach around the youth game and strengthening the bond with HBCUs.
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The company planned to use the name for an up-and-coming Austrian wrestler.
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It is unclear if he will undergo surgery for the injury.
Advocates: NCAA Constitution Needs Nondiscrimination Language
The Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, Athlete Ally and other groups are calling on the governing body to reinstitute language protecting women, athletes of color and LGBTQ athletes.
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Antonio Brown further discussed his exit from the Buccaneers in a conversation with former Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall.


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Algeco Parent to Buy Williams Scotsman for $1.24 Billion
Published 7:46 AM ET Thu, 19 July 2007 Updated 3:11 PM ET Thu, 5 Aug 2010 Reuters
Mobile office and storage building company Williams Scotsman said on Thursday it had agreed to be bought by the parent of privately-held European competitor Algeco for $1.24 billion.
Williams Scotsman shareholders will receive $28.25 per share, which represents a 21 percent premium to its closing price on Wednesday, the company said.
Including debt, the company said the deal was worth $2.2 billion.
Gerry Holthaus, currently chairman and chief executive of Williams Scotsman, is expected to remain CEO and become chairman and CEO of Ristretto, Algeco's parent company.
The company, which is 27-percent-owned by private equity firm Cypress, may seek alternative offers from third parties through Aug. 17. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
Williams Scotsman, which operates primarily in North America and in Spain, provides modular space and storage units to the construction, education, commercial, healthcare and government markets. Algeco provides accommodation and storage units as well as portable toilets in Europe.
Williams Scotsman has 43.7 million shares outstanding according to its latest quarterly filing.
Its shares, which closed at $23.36 on Nasdaq on Wednesday, were trading at $27.52 in pre-market activity early on Thursday.


Secrecy in governments can thwart accountability by shielding mistakes and poor judgment from public scrutiny.
The problem is double standards: When "intelligence" agencies break laws and go rouge (e.g. CIA) they are not held accountable.
Remember John Howard's justification for joining the illegal war in Iraq? Where is the accountability? He told us that he had seen the evidence, but to protect lives he could not reveal sources.
Turns out this was a bald faced lie. The fact that there was *no* evidence for WMD's except that manufactured by the US "intelligence" community. They consumed their own lies to generate "buzz" that could scare politicians. This was known at the time, just ignored.
Rather than chasing down these massive lies and games our press has toed the line and given them a green light for more abuse. After all, if you get caught, nothing happens!
Any other group that kidnapped, destroyed property and framed people would be branded a crimminal/terrorist group (except catholic churches, who can get away with systematic child abuse), but because it is offical "intelligence" they can get away with it! Are these guys like the Mafia: too scary to tackle?
This is how civilisations fall: the masses let a tiny minority "protect" them and this minority can do no wrong.
ALL official intelligence needs a 5-10 year maximum secrecy period, after that it should be public. War mongering (mass murder and industrial/economic sabotage) should be punishable by life in prison.
Why, when the US is clearly in decline, are we following them in economics, social and government themes? Why have we tied ourselves to a sinking barge in so many ways?
I find it laughable to talk about governments being "accountable" to the people.
As with John Howard there still seems certain withholding news pressures on the media.
Or is the Guardian telling lies when it says the Afghanistan War could finish up like Vietnam?
Or as stated much earlier by the Washington Post and the Guardian, the Surge was actually a deal made between the Bush regime and the Baathist Sunni Sheiks.
But now the same Sheiks have set off the Sunni insurgency once again because America has broken the promise to have the Baath Party in the new Iraqi government.
When a political historian tries to contact a journo, all they get is No Comment.
But that only makes the historian even more suspicious?
- around 90% of "intelligence" used by analysts (of the ONA-CIA Intelligence Directorate type) is reputedly overt. This means newspapers, regional periodicals, websites etc are mostly what analysts read.
- leaders like Howard and Bush justified their prejudices or policies in speeches by citing unnamed "intelligence sources" or CIA advise. This padding out of speeches with intelligence references or uncheckable information is the worst thing politicians can do distort the process of accurate analysis and advice.
Locked into this political milieu the analytical agencies are then forced to provide the slant that political leaders need.
There is, of course, no more telling example of this than ONA merely passing on the US/UK politicized intelligence line on alleged WMDs in Iraq to Howard. Howard both wanted to and was pressured by the US to accept and parrot the WMD myth.
In 2002 Andrew Wilkie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wilkie of the ONA advised the public that this gutless and ultimately destructive process was in motion. He was therefore sacked from ONA - basically for not toeing the political line.
Even in the mystified game of intelligence telling the bosses or other bodies what they want to hear is the road to advancement.
Well said Bill. Part of it comes down to empire building - funding and the need to foster the image of increased counter-terrorism measures as vital to national security.
It cannot be denied that there was a need to fund extra resources after 9/11 and the increased threat to Australia after our involvement in Iraq. The danger is the interests of the empire builders over rational decision making.
While some level of secrecy is needed in the first stages of intelligence collection and analysis, it would be good governance as Ozandy suggested, to make open and honest disclosures after the event (historically speaking).
There is great potential for the so-called interests of national security to become the vehicle for fostering the interests of government policy or agenda without scrutiny nor challenge.
Unfortunately, it is people like Wilkie, Collins and Kessing that pay the price for their integrity while the perpetrators continue unabated.
The first rule of career advancement in the APS is don't rock the boat, don't dissent, toe the party-line.
National security and those who inhabit the periphery of it are a culture unto themselves while good intentions may occasionally surface much of it is vested interests and self-advancement.
if you suffer the misfortune of ever becoming a drug addict like i did at the tender age of thirty five.you will find that it dosent take long to get an intel file and surrveilence they will make an intel file on you quoting remarks form mental patients and other drug addicts bribed or intimidated into writing things to demonize you in the community you live in, i have been raided so many times i have lost count all through being an advocate for the rights of addicts who are denied pollitical reperesentation in this society as the government has presumed ownership of their lives.the way they have treat me and other addicts if it is not addressed soon will force us to resort to terrorism as we have a society that will not suffer an amphetimine addict to live so ultimatly when you realize amphetimine is a drug of war 400 tons used in vietnam it is logical we will destroy this society as it is attempting genocide on us and we wont take it. we have splinter cells all through this society so you decide after all you declared a drug war on us ,your own people you traitors.yours with loathing and contempt the motorcycle messiah.


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Electronic skin could be used for many applications, including prosthetic devices, wearable health monitors, robotics and virtual reality. A major challenge is transferring ultrathin electrical circuits onto complex 3D surfaces and then having the electronics be bendable and stretchable enough to allow movement. With this new method, the researchers patterned a circuit template onto a sheet of transfer tattoo paper with an ordinary desktop laser printer. Coating the template with silver paste, a special liquid metal alloy, and what they call conductive "glue", they can make a flexible electronic tattoo and transfer them to various objects.
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Q: Tabbed components in React.js HTML include I am just currently learning React.js and I am trying to work on a simple project that can have some really heavy body content but I have to keep them in one page, so I chose tabbed components as a possible solution.
So what I'm planning is to put the tab contents into separate HTMLs and just include them into the main page hidden until their tab option is clicked, but does this mean that the HTMLs will only be loaded into the app once the tab option is clicked?
Normally I would think that the separate HTMLs would be loaded at the same time the main page is loaded, but using React.js, maybe the functionality is different?
Can someone please clarify this? Thank you very much!

A: A single page application is generally "loaded" immediately, and the views change based on interaction. So if you properly set up your layout, the content will be interpreted when you load the page.
What you are calling HTMLs is properly called Components. Everything in React is based on JavaScript. You would store your components in JavaScript files that end in .js not .html, and then a JavaScript function would return your JSX Component as its return value, which will trigger the DOM to reload.


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Dr. Nagy graduated from St. John Lateran University in Rome, Italy with both a Bachelor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Theology degrees. While in Rome, he also earned his Master of Arts in Theology from St. Thomas University. He returned to the United States and began his formal career in education in Bethlehem, PA in a private school. He taught Latin and Theology as well as gained a love for working with students both in the classroom as well as while serving as a club advisor and assistant athletic director. After a short time at the school, Dr. Nagy was asked to take on additional duties including the role of vice principal and oversight of school finances. He earned his Masters in Education in Educational Leadership and administrator certifications from Lehigh University in 1993.
Dr. Nagy transitioned to public education as a high school assistant principal in Allentown, New Jersey where he was promoted to high school principal in 1999; he worked in this position for 11 years. While there, Dr. Nagy positioned the school to be recognized among the top 100 schools in New Jersey by NJ Monthly Magazine. During this time, Dr. Nagy earned his Doctorate of Education in Educational Administration from Widener University and was the first in his class to publish his dissertation as a book: The Alternate Route Teachers' Transition to the Classroom: A 21st Century Perspective on the Journey for Those Who Seek Alternative Pathways to Teaching. In 2011, he assumed the role of Superintendent of Schools in Bergen County, NJ where he had oversight of two high schools and the Region III North Jersey Autism Center. As Superintendent, he increased academic achievement, established a one-on-one student laptop initiative, created a character education platform to include social and emotional (SOMO) wellbeing skill development, and implemented a social media platform for the district. He also created a special education program at the high schools to integrate special needs students with autism: The Valley High School Program, a first for the district and region. The work gained recognition from the NJ Dept. of Education and was awarded a grant to promote integration of special education students into regular education settings. Based on the work accomplished in the district, Dr. Nagy published two articles for AASA (American Association of School Administrators) (see http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=27856 and http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=24766).
In 2014, after three years in Bergen County, Dr. Nagy received the opportunity to leverage his administrative footprint in post-secondary education and career technical education in a dual role as the principal of the Adult Division of the Burlington County Institute of Technology and the Burlington County Apprentice Coordinator. At BCIT, he increased student enrollment and apprenticeships, expanded course offerings and programs, established a summer session, revised the website, created a job posting board for employers, and worked closely with county entities to promote job creation, training and youth partnerships while working on the promotion of partnerships with Rowan College at Burlington College. Given the success and turnaround of the program, Dr. Nagy then became the shared Assistant Superintendent for Special Education at the Burlington County Special Services School District and Burlington County Institute of Technology. At BCSSSD, he quickly engaged in the shepherding of the restructure of the BCSSSD Westampton Campus and newly formed partnership with Bancroft at Burlington County. As Superintendent, he also engaged in a process to expand programs as well as enhance the infrastructure, Child Study teams, curriculum and instruction, data, social media, web presence, district technology plans, establishment of District Curriculum Council, special education transition programs, emergent workforce development opportunities and in demand employer needs such as the newest launch of the School of Construction Technology among other innovations.
Dr. Nagy is a believer in being a lifelong learner and leading by example: in March 2016, he earned his certification in Applied Positive Psychology from the Flourishing Center in NYC to benefit the students and staff of both the BCSSSD and BCIT districts. Dr. Nagy also teaches Rider and Delaware Valley University doctoral courses related to curriculum and instruction, leadership, technology, diversity, societal change and special education. He is a former president of the Northern Valley Administrators Consortium and Upper Freehold Administrator's Association and was the former NJ Department of Education Legal Chair for the Board of Examiners. Dr. Nagy is now treasurer to the NJ Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools, member of the Burlington County Workforce Development Board and member of the Burlington County Education and Youth Services Collaboration Committee.
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Dr. Bonsall graduated from Albright College in Reading, PA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He also attended the National College of Chiropractic where he earned a second Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology, as well as his Doctorate in Chiropractic. After practicing chiropractic for twelve years, Dr. Bonsall entered the immersion program at the College of New Jersey where he earned a Master's degree in Educational Leadership. Hence, Dr. Bonsall has transitioned form hands-on healthcare to hands-on education.
At the onset of his educational career, Dr. Bonsall taught Biology and Physical Science at Lenape High School for three years. Upon receiving his Master's degree, he obtained a position at Salem County Vocational Technical School as Assistant Principal. After two years, he was promoted to the Principalship of SCVTS for an additional three years. At this time, Dr. Bonsall transitioned to the Cumberland County Technical Education Center as the Principal for five years. Next, he acquired a district-level position at the Middlesex County Vocational Technical School District as the Director of Career and Technical Education for three years prior to becoming the Assistant Superintendent of BCIT/BCSSSD.
Over the past 14 years, Dr. Bonsall has developed a passion for both Career and Technical Education and Special Education. During this time, it has been his pleasure to work with both general education students and students with special needs through specialized hands-on career and technical education programs. In addition, he has significant experience in the development of CTE academies that serve to meet the needs of highly focused, high achieving CTE students. Recently, he has been instrumental in the development of the following programs: Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication; and the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology Academy; as well as the infusion of Drone Technology and the College Head Start program. He has expanded the use of virtual and augmented technology in Welding and Auto Collision Repair. In addition, Dr. Bonsall has been heavily involved with the modernization and renovation of the Cosmetology, Allied Health Professionals and Welding Technology programs.
In addition to being a facilitator of the TregoED strategies to appraise situations and analyze decisions, potential problems and potential opportunities where he and his colleagues were recognized with the Benjamin B.Trego Award, Dr. Bonsall implemented a Grant Council and co-developed a Curriculum Council to oversee all aspects of curriculum and instruction. In 2011, Dr. Bonsall was presented with the SREB/TCTW National Outstanding School Award for outstanding achievement in Applied Technical Mathematics.
Mike Parker, Principal, Medford Campus
As a lifetime resident of Burlington County, Michael Parker has been an educator for 20 years as a teacher, coach and administrator. Upon graduating from The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor's degree in Technology Education, Mr. Parker began teaching technology education classes at Burlington Township High School for 9 years. During this time, he held positions of head baseball coach, assistant football coach and assistant basketball coach. After earning his Master's degree in School Leadership from Wilmington College, he was named Assistant Principal at Northern Burlington Regional School District for almost 3 years before being named Assistant Principal at BCIT-Medford. Mr. Parker was then promoted to principal in 2007 at the Medford campus after five years where he currently has oversight of several different departments and academic areas.
Joseph Venuto, Principal, Westampton Campus
Joseph Venuto began his teaching career as a Social Studies teacher and two years later, became a member of the Burlington County Institute of Technology's staff in 1998 at the Westampton Campus. As a teacher, he coached soccer, wrestling, and became an integral part of the culture and tradition of the BCIT family. Mr. Venuto earned his Master's degrees in Education and School Administration from Wilmington University. Upon completion of his degree work, he was promoted to the role of Assistant Principal at the Medford Campus for three years. Mr. Venuto was then selected in 2007 as the Westampton Campus building principal. Mr. Venuto is an active member of his professional association where he has served as President of the Burlington County Principals and Supervisors Association.
Fred Aiken, Assistant Principal, Westampton Campus
Dr. Fred Aiken first started in the Burlington County Institute of Technology School-to-Work office assisting students with career placement and post-secondary opportunities. Since 1998 when he started in the District, Dr. Aiken has served as the assistant principal at the Medford Campus and this last year, in the same role at the Westampton Campus. Dr. Aiken earned his undergraduate and doctoral degree respectively from the University of Georgia and Temple University respectively specializing in physical education. He has coached football, basketball, and baseball at the high school level in Georgia and in New Jersey. Dr. Aiken oversees the career and technical education areas at BCIT-Westampton coordinating activities for students and staff.
Heidi Bouchard, AD & Assistant Principal, Medford Campus
A graduate of Pemberton Township High School, Mrs. Bouchard pursued her undergraduate degree in History at Rutgers University where she was also a member of the Field Hockey team. Upon obtaining her degree, she began her teaching career as a History teacher at Helen A. Fort Middle School where she taught for two years before moving on to become a History Teacher at Pemberton Township High School. Having a desire to continue her academic pursuits, Mrs. Bouchard received her Master's Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Scranton and then taught at the high school level for a number of years before she became the Athletic Director/Health & Physical Education Supervisor K-12 in Pemberton Township School District. After serving in that position for a few years, she joined the BCIT-Medford administrative team in the dual role of Athletic Director/Assistant Principal and soon after as Assistant Principal with oversight of Guidance, I&RS, and 504's as well as 12th grade discipline. Believing in the value of lifelong learning, Mrs. Bouchard is pursuing her doctoral studies from Concordia University in Educational Leadership.
Jesse Pappler, Assistant Principal, Adult Education
After graduating from Lenape High School in 2001, Mr. Pappler earned his undergraduate degree from Rowan University in Health and Exercise Science with a specialization in teacher certification. In the spring of 2006, he was hired to teach Health and Physical Education at the BCIT-Medford Campus. In addition to his teaching experience, he served as an Assistant Boys' Soccer Coach, Assistant Girls' and Boys' Basketball Coach and Head Baseball Coach. He was later tapped as the Head Teacher for the Health and Physical Education Department for a few years until August of 2015 when he was named Interim Assistant Principal and Athletic Director. In January of 2016, Mr. Pappler was appointed full time Assistant Principal and Athletic Director. Mr. Pappler is an active member of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association. In 2018 Mr. Pappler was appointed to lead the Adult Education Division as the Assistant Principal.
Laura Reigelsperger, Director of Pupil Personnel Services
Laura Reigelsperger is the Director of Pupil Personnel Services with oversight of Special Education and Guidance at the Burlington County Institute of Technology a new position established in July 2018. Laura Reigelsperger attended Trenton State College as a double major in criminal justice and sociology for her undergraduate degree. During her senior year, she was chosen to engage in an exchange program at California State University: Fresno to further study profiling. She attended Fordham University at Lincoln Center in New York City and received a Masters in Social Work Degree. Her professional experience spans from corrections, mental health, Head Start, crisis screening and school consultations for mental and CST. In 2002, she started working in schools as a member of the child study team and attended NJExcel to receive the Supervisor and Principal certifications. In her various roles, she has worked in two districts in Central and North Jersey as a Supervisor and Director of Special Services. Currently, she is enrolled in the doctoral program for Educational Leadership at Rowan University.
Danielle Hartman, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Danielle has been a passionate educator since 1996 and currently serves as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Burlington County Institute of Technology. She holds her Bachelor's degree in English and Secondary Education from Rowan University and her Master's degree in Instructional Technology from Stockton University. From that same university, she also earned her Certifications in Supervision and School Leadership. Having a penchant for educational technology, Mrs. Hartman is a frequent presenter at conferences such as Educon, TeachmeetNJ, and Teachmeet International. She is a founding member of Edcamp NJ and is an avid proponent of the use of social media to promote good teaching and educational practices. Based on her work, Mrs. Hartman earned the ISTE Sigol Award for Excellence in Online Teaching and was featured in Tech & Learning Magazine and the ePals website. Mrs. Hartman has published multiple articles in Edudemic Magazine and in NJPSA's Educational Viewpoints.
Valerie Lee, Assisant Principal, Westampton Campus
Valerie Lee is a familiar face at BCIT having more than 20 years of experience. She began her career at BCIT in 1993 as a teacher aid and then as a teacher of the handicapped in 1997 until 2005 when she was named Assistant Principal for the District. She remained at the Medford campus until 2010 and has been at the Westampton campus since that time. Mrs. Lee earned her Bachelor's degree in Teaching of the Handicapped from Rowan University, and a Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Wilmington University. Active in her professional associations, Mrs. Lee has served in the role as Vice President of the Burlington County Principals and Supervisors Association.
Lauren Milanowicz, AD & Assistant Principal, Westampton Campus
Lauren Milanowicz is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Secondary Education. Her formal educational career began at BCIT-Westampton in 2006 as a Teacher of Social Studies. During this time, she served as a class advisor and soccer coach for both the boys and girls teams from 2006-2013. During this time, she earned her Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership from Strayer University and subsequently pursued administrator certifications from Delaware Valley College. In July 2014, she was offered the opportunity to serve the BCIT-Medford campus as the Assistant Principal/Athletic Director. One year later she was transferred back to the Westampton campus to serve the district in this same role.
Currently Mrs. Milanowicz oversees all athletic and extracurricular programs and the Health/Physical Education department at BCIT-Westampton. She is also the 9th grade disciplinarian and manages the campus PRIDE program, which recognizes students and staff for their altruistic individual efforts.
Christian Pino, Assistant Principal, Medford Campus
Christian Pino graduated from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) with a Bachelor's degree in Education and Master's degree in Education from Wilmington University.
Mr. Pino began his BCIT career as a physical education teacher and during that time, coached Varsity Basketball, Baseball, and Cross Country for several years. Mr. Pino was then selected to be an Assistant Principal at BCIT -Westampton until last year when he was asked to serve in the same role at the BCIT - Medford campus. Mr. Pino is currently the Anti-Bullying Coordinator for the District and a member of the Burlington County School Crisis Response Team.
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Since the very early years of my life I have always been interested in helping people feel their best whether it be their appearance or emotional well being. While in college studying psychology and music I studied and became a Licensed Cosmetologist in 1980 then a Licensed, Registerd Electrologist in 1984. From there I was a student of other endeavors such as massage therapy, martial arts of 8 years, Native American flute, Digital Photography, Permanent Makeup and Eyelash Extensions.......oh,and building this website don't think this hasn't been a little slice of heaven)!
As of recent I have added intuitive readings for my clients. I have done readings my whole life and and have been asked by many why I don't offer this as a service. Well by popular demand it is here. All readings are confidential and in a private setting.
Learning and expanding my mind is my passion. I love people and I love what I do. Feeling good about oneself is essential to emotional well being as much as physical good health. I love being a part of the learning process.
Debra Kontos M.P.S., R.E., L.C., C.M.T.
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Critical: What We Can Do About the Health Crisis
Tom Daschle, Author, Scott S. Greenberger, With, Jeanne M. Lambrew, With . St. Martin's/Dunne $23.95 (226p) ISBN 978-0-312-38301-5
LIKE NO OTHER TIME: The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America Forever
Getting It Done: How Obama and Congress Finally Broke the Stalemate to Make Way For Health Care Reform
Crisis Point: Why We Must and How We Can Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America
The U.S. is "the only industrialized nation that does not guarantee necessary health care to all of its citizens," and as former senator Daschle observes, "Skeptics say we can't afford to cover everyone; the truth is that we can't afford not to" because U.S. economic competitiveness is being impeded by the large uninsured population and fast-rising health costs. Daschle's book delineates the weaknesses of previous attempts at national health coverage, outlines the complex economic factors and medical issues affecting coverage and sets forth plans for change. Daschle proposes creating a Federal Health Board, similar to the Federal Reserve System, whose structure, functions and enforcement capability would be "largely insulated from the politics and passion of the moment," in addition to a merging of employers' plans, Medicaid and Medicare with an expanded FEHBP (Federal Employee Health Benefits Program) that would cover everyone. "There is no more important issue facing our country," Daschle asserts, "than reform of our health-care system," and the book's "health-care horror stories" bring this immediacy home. (Feb. 19)


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Sergey Brin
Missed Connections: Larry Page on Income Inequality
Over the weekend, Khosla Ventures released a video of its founder, Vinod Khosla, interviewing Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who rarely participate in joint speaking engagements.
Page and Brin come across as charming in different but complementary ways. Page plays the straight man, responding earnestly to Khosla's questions about Google's priorities. "I guess we feel that, right now . . . the actual amount of knowledge you get out of your computer versus the amount of time you spend is still pretty bad. And I think our job is to solve that," he says.
Meanwhile, Brin is like the smart-alecky brother who cracks wise at Page's expense. When Khosla asks the founders about machine learning, Brin drapes an arm around Page, saying, "Well, look, this is our latest model right here. See? Not perfect yet but doing pretty well." The crowd bursts into laughter as Page buries his face in his hands. (We also laughed, watching it online.)
For all the founders' endearing chemistry, the interview is far from a public relations coup for Google, whose gleaming private buses sparked San Francisco's so-called "culture wars" last winter. In fact, the video might serve as further evidence that Google's CEO and co-founder doesn't think very much of the growing wealth disparity between tech workers and everyone else.
Consider Page's response when Khosla somewhat timidly asks him about "short-term issues like you see in San Francisco," such as "people not appreciating that people who are part of the ideas economy … are doing much better than people who aren't." Page might have used the question to assert Google's interest in being a good corporate citizen. Instead, he effectively dismisses the idea that Google has any responsibility for San Francisco's growing divide between rich and poor.
"This kind of thing is really a governance problem," says Page, "because we're building lots of jobs, lots of office buildings, and no housing. So it's not surprising that [has] caused a lot of issues. You also have a lot of people who are rent controlled, so they don't participate in the economic increase in housing prices. It actually hurts them. It doesn't help them. So I think those problems are more structural and very serious problems. We're not really on a path to fix those problems in this area."
Page sounds more tone deaf when Khosla asks him about the consequences of machines replacing human jobs. "If you really think about the things that you need to make yourself happy – housing, security, opportunities for your kids – anthropologists have been identifying these things — it's not that hard for us to provide those things," he tells Khosla. "The amount of resources we need to do that, the amount of work that actually needs to go into that is pretty small. I'm guessing less than 1 percent at the moment."
Because everyone needs to "feel like you're needed and wanted and have something productive to do," one solution might be to "just reduce work time." Page adds, "Most people like working, but they'd also like to have more time with their family or to pursue their own interests. So that would be one way to deal with the problem, if you had a coordinated way to just reduce the workweek."
Simple, right? Not exactly. Page sidesteps the economic consequences of reducing employee hours in an economy in which most people still live paycheck to paycheck. Does he expect companies to pay their employees the same amount of money for less hours? Should the government foot the difference? He doesn't say.
Judging from the interview, Page wasn't prepared to talk at length about social issues. After all, this wasn't a sit-down with the Washington Post. He and Brin were being interviewed by Khosla, a fellow billionaire, at an intimate CEO summit.
But it's probably time to ditch the platitudes of "Abundance," a book by serial entrepreneur Peter Diamandis that describes a world in which everyone's quality of life will continue to rise thanks to the exponential growth of technology. ("I totally believe we should be living in a time of abundance," Page tells Khosla.)
At the very least, Page might pretend for a moment that he's not worth $30 billion and think how his words might sound to those who are working to make ends meet and, in many cases, failing. It's worth remembering that more than 46 million Americans are now living in poverty.
We know Brin was just joking when he said his friend Page was a robot. Now it's time to prove it.
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YOSHIKI donates $100,000 to COVID-19 relief fund for music industry devastated by coronavirus outbreak
Melissa Castor March 31, 2020
YOSHIKI has donated $100,000 to the COVID-19 Relief Fund established by the Recording Academy and its charitable foundation MusiCares to help music creators and professionals affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.
YOSHIKI made the donation through his 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Yoshiki Foundation America, and previously worked with MusiCares to deliver $100,000 in disaster aid to Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas in 2017.
YOSHIKI said, "While I have been calling for performances to be halted for the sake of the fans during this necessary time of self-restraint, I can also understand from my own experience the magnitude of the economic losses. The current crisis threatens not only the entertainment industry but many people across various industries."
"As a musician, I decided to donate to the COVID-19 Relief Fund to help my colleagues who might be struggling. With this virus threatening not just one country but the entire world, I sincerely hope that, through self-restraint and patience, we can contain the spread of new infections and eliminate this threat as soon as possible, and all industries can be revived again, including the entertainment industry," added YOSHIKI, who is deeply involved in the music industry as a producer, performer, and songwriter.
MusiCares Chair Steve Boom said, "We greatly appreciate the generous donations that will help support music professionals in need. The COVID-19 Relief Fund will help us provide much needed assistance to creators and industry professionals who have been most affected by this pandemic, due to the unprecedented cancellation of music events and work opportunities. This collective effort will ensure we have the necessary resources to keep the music playing."
Recording Academy and MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund:
https://www.grammy.com/musicares/get-help/musicares-coronavirus-relief-fund
YOSHIKI – composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer, and the leader of the rock group X JAPAN – has lived in Los Angeles for 20 years and owns a recording studio in Hollywood. As a rare artist who has roots in the U.S. and Japan, his position as a world artist makes him aware of the challenges facing not only these countries but the global music industry as well.
This month, YOSHIKI made a 10 million yen (appx. $100,000) donation to the Japan Red Cross in commemoration of the ninth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, and also donated a total of $24,000 to Meals on Wheels branches across Los Angeles for seniors affected by the coronavirus situation.
This year alone, YOSHIKI also donated a combined $100,000 to Australian Wildfire Relief and the Rain Forest Trust.
He has supported numerous other humanitarian causes, including donating $100,000 to disaster relief for Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas in 2017.
The rock musician and classical composer has also been active in promoting open sharing of information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Last week, YOSHIKI hosted a conversation with Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and director of the Center for iPS Cell Research) to discuss worldwide health concerns. The video was streamed worldwide on Yoshiki Channel International and is available now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yckQnJp9fp8
Yoshiki Foundation America: https://www.yoshikifoundationamerica.org
YOSHIKI Official Website: https://www.yoshiki.net
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