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India vs. Pakistan Could Be a Nuclear War Where Billions Die
September 22, 2019 Topic: Security Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: Nuclear WeaponsMilitaryIndiaPakistanTechnology History
Hundreds of nuclear weapons could go flying.
Know This: It's distinctly possible that any future war between India and Pakistan would involve limited action on the ground and full-scale fighting at sea and in the air. India has the upper hand in both, particularly at sea where it would have the ability to blockade Pakistani ports. Pakistan imports 83% of its gasoline consumption, and without sizable reserves the economy would feel the effects of war very quickly. An economic victory, not a purely military one might be the best way to decisively end a war without the use of nuclear weapons.
With that scenario in mind, let's look at the five Indian weapons Pakistan would fear most in a war.
INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier
Commissioned in November 2013, INS Vikramaditya is the newer and more modern of India's two aircraft carriers. In the event of war, Vikramaditya would lead an offensive at sea designed to sweep the Pakistani Navy from the field. The nightmare scenario for Pakistan would be Vikramaditya parked off the coast of Karachi, Pakistan's largest port, enforcing a naval blockade.
Originally built for the Soviet Navy as the anti-submarine aviation cruiser Baku, Vikramaditya was mothballed in 1996 after it became clear post-Cold War Russia could not afford to operate her. The ship was purchased by India in 2004, to be upgraded by Russian shipbuilders to a true aircraft carrier complete with angled flight deck. The updated design deleted all cruiser armament, including two 100mm deck guns, 192 SA-N-9 surface to air missiles and 12 SS-N-12 Sandbox anti-ship missiles.
Vikramaditya is 282 meters long and displaces 44,000 tons, making it less than half the displacement of American supercarriers. Nevertheless Vikramaditya's powerful air wing is capable of executing air superiority, anti-surface, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare. The carrier air wing is expected to consist of 24 MiG-29K or Tejas multi-role fighters and 10 anti-submarine warfare helicopters. India has ordered 45 MiG-29Ks, with the first squadron, 303 "Black Panthers" Squadron, stood up in May 2013.
INS Chakra Nuclear Attack Submarine
While INS Vikramaditya would be the visible symbol of a naval blockade, perhaps the real enforcers would be India's force of 14 attack submarines. The most powerful of India's submarines is INS Chakra, an Akula-II nuclear-powered attack submarine.
INS Chakra would be able to fulfill a variety of wartime tasks. It would be a real threat to Pakistan's Navy, particularly her 11 frigates and eight submarines, only three of which are reasonably modern. Chakra is also capable of covertly laying mines in Pakistani waters and conduct surveillance in support of a blockade.
Construction of the submarine that would become Chakra began in 1993, but stalled due to lack of funding. In 2004 the Indian Navy agreed to fund the sub to completion—at a cost of $900 million—in exchange for a future 10 year lease with an option to buy. Delivery to the Indian Navy was supposed to take place in 2010, but transfer was delayed after a 2008 accident that killed 20 Russian Navy personnel and wounded another 21.
At 8,000 tons displacement, Chakra is as large as U.S. Virginia-class nuclear submarines. It has a maximum speed of 30 knots with a maximum operating depth of reportedly 520 meters. The sub not only has a customary large sonar hydrophone array on the bow, but also active and passive arrays scattered over the rest of the hull. Chakra also features a pod-mounted towed hydrophone array.
INS Chakra is armed with not only four standard diameter 533 torpedo tubes but also another four 650mm torpedo tubes. Armament includes the VA-111 Shkval supercavitating torpedo, a high speed torpedo capable of traveling at 220 knots to ranges of up 15 kilometers. Missile armament is in the form of 3M54 Klub anti-ship missiles. Chakra can carry up to 40 torpedo tube launched weapons, including mines. (Five merchant ships were struck by mines during the 1971 India-Pakistan War.) For defensive purposes, Chakra has six external tubes, each carrying two torpedo decoys.
According to the terms of the lease with Russia, Chakra cannot be equipped with nuclear weapons.
AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III Attack Helicopter
India's recent agreement to purchase the AH-64D Apache helicopter represents a quantum leap in land firepower for the Indian Army. The Apache's versatility means that it will be able to do everything from engage armored formations in a conventional war scenario to hunt guerrillas and infiltrators in a counterinsurgency campaign.
The Apache is one of the most battle proven attack helicopters fielded. Apache is capable of speeds of up to 171 miles an hour in high altitude environments, an important consideration in India's mountainous terrain. The rotor blades are resistant to 12.7mm machine gun fire and the cockpit is protected from shrapnel by Kevlar shielding.
The Apache Longbow is optimized to attack and destroy armor—the mast-mounted millimeter-wave radar is capable of detecting and prioritizing up to 128 vehicle targets in a matter of seconds, then attacking up to sixteen targets in quick succession. For counterinsurgency operations, the thermal imaging sensor allows crew members to pick out individuals in ground cover and concealment.
The helicopter has four external hard points, each of which can mount four Hellfire missiles. A 30mm cannon capable of engaging light armor, soft targets or personnel is mounted underneath the helicopter chin and slaved to an optical sight worn by the pilot and gunner.
In a contract worth $1.4 billion dollars, in 2012 India agreed to purchase 22 Apache helicopters. Also included in the 2012 deal was a request for 812 Hellfire Longbow millimeter-wave radar guided missiles for use against tanks and armored vehicles and 542 Hellfires optimized for use against hard, soft and enclosed targets. Also included in the deal were 245 Stinger Block I missiles to provide an air-to-air capability.
In August, India offered to buy a further 39 Apaches, in an attempt to drive the overall unit cost down.
Su-30MKI Fighter
The Indian Air Force's Su-30MKI air superiority fighter is meant to secure air superiority over Pakistan. The IAF has 200 Su-30MKIs in service with another 72 on order. A long-ranged, twin engine fighter with a powerful radar and formidable armament, the Su-30MKI will form the mainstay of the Indian Air Force.
The Su-30MKI is an evolution of the 1980s-era Su-27 Flanker. Thrust vectoring control and canards make the plane highly maneuverable, while the Zhuk active electronically scanned array radar makes it capable of engaging several targets at once. Complementing the Zhuk will be the Novator long-range air to air missile, capable of engaging targets at up to 300 to 400 kilometers.
The Su-30MKI has an impressive twelve hardpoints for mounting weapons, sensors and fuel tanks. The Su-30MKI is arguably superior to any fighter in the Pakistani Air Force, with the possible exception of the F-16 Block 50/52, of which Pakistan has only 18.
A portion of the Su-30MKI force has been modified for the strategic reconnaissance role. Israeli-made sensor pods reportedly give the Indian Air Force the ability to look up to 300 kilometers into Pakistan (or China) simply by flying along the border.
The Su-30MKI will grow even more lethal with the addition of the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic missile, currently under development. Each Su-30MKI will be capable of carrying a single BrahMos. BrahMos will give the Su-30MKI stand-off capability against ships and ground targets to ranges of 295 kilometers.
Indian Nuclear Weapons
India first tested a nuclear weapon in 1974, with the detonation of a 12 kiloton explosive device. The Indian government has been consistently tight-lipped on the status of their nuclear arsenal, and as a result a considerable amount of mystery surrounds India's nuclear weapons.
The exact size of the arsenal is unknown but estimated to be between 90 and 110 nuclear devices. Statements by officials have lead outsiders to believe the maximum yield of Indian weapons to be around 200 kilotons, or approximately ten times the destructive power of the Hiroshima bomb.
India's first nuclear delivery systems were likely attack aircraft—first the Jaguar, then the MiG-27 and Mirage 2000. Although capable, the aircraft were vulnerable to Pakistan's air defense network and this vulnerability likely lead to the development of the land-based missiles. It is unknown whether nuclear weapons have been fitted to the Su-30MKI, but as a non-stealthly aircraft its ability to penetrate Pakistani defenses would not be dissimilar to a Mirage 2000.
Indian nuclear weapons are placed under the authority of the Strategic Forces Command. India's primary delivery systems are land-based missiles. The Prithvi I and II liquid-fueled missiles have ranges from 150 to 350 kilometers and need half a day to prepare for launch. The Agni I, II, III and IV solid-fuel missiles are medium to intermediate range ballistic missiles with a range of 700 to 4,000 kilometers.
India is also on the verge of fielding its first ballistic missile submarine, the Arihant. Based on the Akula-I attack submarine design, Arihant has been modified to carry 12 K-15 short-range missiles or 4 K-4 intermediate-range nuclear missiles. Arihant is significant in that it will be able to patrol far beyond the range of Pakistani anti-submarine warfare capabilities. This will essentially make India's retaliatory capability untouchable by Pakistan and thus a more credible deterrent.


To put it simply, I think Chrono Trigger is the best video game, period. Between the fun and memorable cast, the great story, the amazing music and interesting battle system, it's just the perfect game. Plus, you know, time travel! Anyone who has played through the game knows that we could do a feature on just about any of the main (and, I would wager, many supporting) characters, but I'm going to focus on my favorite character in the game, Frog. A character who originally comes off as a standard chivalrous knight (though in a strange-looking package), Frog actually hides a lot of pain and inadequacy under his courtly exterior. Frog has experienced a lot of pain and loss in his life, and it takes some time, as well as a little outside assistance, to finally help him overcome it. Seeing him conquer his internal demons is one of the more satisfying moments in the game. As always, we're going to be venturing pretty deep into spoiler territory, so read on at your own peril.
When Crono and Lucca travel back to the Middle Ages for the first to save Queen Leene, they find that she is being held in a cathedral infested with monsters. Upon entering, they are attacked almost immediately. After fighting off the first line of defense, another monster appears and attacks Lucca. Suddenly, out of the shadows, a frog-man appears and dispatches the beast with a single slash of his sword. The strange warrior, who calls himself Frog, offers his services to Crono and Lucca, as their goals run parallel – saving the queen.
We first get a glimpse into Frog's personality when Lucca reacts fairly negatively to seeing a large sword-wielding frog. The world of Chrono Trigger has a pretty simple "human good, monster bad" philosophy, so it isn't surprising that seeing what could easily be considered just another monster would elicit this kind of response. However, instead of being hurt or offended, Frog just shrugs it off. He's likely used to this kind of reaction from people, and having to work on his own because of it. Lucca quickly recovers, though, and the three team up to rescue the queen.
After fighting through the waves of monsters in the cathedral, the team eventually faces the monster in charge, and saves the queen. After returning her to the castle and retrieving Marle from whatever purgatory in which she was trapped, the group decides to return to their own time, but not before Frog says he is leaving. Disgusted by his own inability to keep the queen safe, he leaves in shame to live in seclusion, likely much the same as he did before hearing of the Queen Leene's disappearance. Even though everything worked out in the end, Frog is incredibly hard on himself, thinking that, if he had just tried harder, maybe Leene wouldn't have been kidnapped in the first place. It isn't explained at this point why Frog feels this way, but things become clearer later on.
Much of Frog's difficulties revolve around two key items: a medal and a sword. Understanding what is going on in Frog's head means understanding the significance of these items. We don't hear from Frog again until a little later in the game when the gang travels back to the Middle Ages. Now on a mission to stop the evil Magus, who Crono and company think is the creator of Lavos, the lifeform that triggers the apocalypse, the group finds that the war between Guardia and Magus's forces is now in full force. The king has been injured in battle, and it is now believed that only the mythical "Hero" can save the kingdom from Magus's forces.
The Hero who will totally save the kingdom.
The group finds that a young boy from the southern continent named Tata is in possession of the Hero Medal, making him the savior that can defend the kingdom. Apparently, all you need to be a hero is a badge to prove it. I love this logic. Tata has gone to Denadoro Mountains to the north to claim the evil-slaying sword, Masamune, so that he might take on Magus. As the group arrives, they see Tata being chased by a horde of monsters. After the group fights them off, Tata comes back and tells them that it's too dangerous, and runs home, leaving Crono with the burden of retrieving the Masamune. After climbing to the top of the mountain, and defeating the spirits guarding the sword, the team claims their prize, but it turns out the damaged blade of the Masamune is all that remains.
Returning to Porre Village, the group finds Tata in his home, who confesses that he isn't really a hero – the medal was actually dropped by a strange frog-man. After doing a little asking around, the group finds that a certain forest is infested by frogs. After some investigation, the group finds a hovel hidden by some bushes. Suddenly, Frog jumps out of the shadows and greets the group. Upon hearing of the king's injuries, Frog becomes crestfallen, saying only a hero could stop Magus now. Upon being presented with the Hero Medal, Frog is shocked that it was in Crono's possession, but says he has no right to it. Even so, one would need the Masamune to stand a chance against Magus. After rooting through Frog's possessions (as friends do), the gang is shocked to find the hilt to the Masamune. Why would Frog have a piece of the mythical blade?
After a short* trip to the Prehistoric era, the team finally collects all the necessary materials needed to repair the Masamune. Returning to Frog's home, they show him the reforged sword in all its glory. Frog is shocked, and says he needs some time to process these new developments. During the night, Frog has a dream about the heroic knight named Cyrus and his friend, Glenn. Cyrus embarks on a quest to take back the Hero Medal, which has been stolen by the Frog King, and retrieve the Masamune. After handily defeating the Frog King, Cyrus and Glenn make their way to the Denadoro Mountains to claim the Masamune. There, they are attacked by Magus and his second-in-command, Ozzie. Cyrus is soundly defeated by Magus, and the Masamune is badly damaged in the process. Cyrus tells his friend to run away, but Glenn is petrified with fear, and unable to run away. Ozzie scoffs at this development, and Magus, rather than killing Glenn outright, casts a spell on him, after which point the young man falls off a nearby waterfall. After the dream ends, we see Frog contemplating the reforged sword before him, wondering if he can really take Cyrus's place after ten long years. The next morning, Frog informs the team that, though it may be foolhardy, he will accompany them to battle Magus. While he still seems to have a lot of doubt in his heart, Frog has at least resolved to stop hiding, and will work to right the wrongs of the past. Thus, Frog joins the group permanently, but his evolution as a character is not yet done.


Karla Bonoff returned to the Narrows Friday night, bringing her polished West Coast folk pop sound. Left to right in the photo above is her fine guitarist, Nina Gerber, and Ms. Bonoff. This was "backstage" a little while before the concert.
The pink blouse that Karla is wearing later turned into a liability while playing the guitar. She kept pushing it back off the strings--but finally she just rolled up her sleeve, noting that it wasn't a good shirt to wear and play guitar.
The show was opened by longtime producer and collaborator, Kenny Edwards (pictured below).
By the way, several members of the audience drove all the way from Buffalo, NY, just to see the show. I'm sure they felt it was worth it! One of the best concerts of the year at the Narrows!
Jeff Olson is pulling through. He's getting physical rehabilitation currently and should be home very soon.
Right now the docs are determining the long-term effects, if any, of the ordeal that nearly took his life.
Check down further on this blog for information about the benefit concert and to learn more about him in case you don't know this outstanding musician and all around fine gentleman.
Eric Lindell, below, wrapped up the main stage at Sunday's Narrows Festival of the Arts.
Eric brought his swampy Big Easy funk to the Fall River streets--and the people responded wildly when Narrows prez Patrick Norton raised his finger and asked if they wanted Eric and his band to return to the stage for one more song.
Please indulge your humble Backstage Blogger for publishing the above photo of me hangin' with The Holmes Brothers after their show at the Narrows Festival of the Arts on Sunday. Left to right, that's Sherman Holmes (bass, vocals), Popsy Dixon (drums, vocals), the Backstage Blogger, and Wendell Holmes (guitar, keyboard, vocals).
The Holmes Brothers, by the way, will soon be touring for an extended period in Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, Austria and other countries. There are no language barriers when it comes to Sanctified Soul.
Grammy-winner Jim Lauderdale brought his country tunes and fun attitude to the Narrows Festival of the Arts on Sunday afternoon.
That's our volunteer coordinator Marilyn Edge in the photo above getting a hug from Jim before the show. She and Jim got to know each other through their involvement with the Americana Music Association.
We hope to see Jim again sometime in 2009 at the Narrows.
The annual Narrows Festival of the Arts was a huge success Sunday! Tropical Storm Hannah blew in and blew out Saturday night and left a beautiful sunny day for the festival, part of which was carried live on mvyradio.com.
Carrie Rodriguez kicked off the main stage, located outside the Narrows Center for the Arts on Anawan Street. Above, Carrie and her band put together their set list moments before performing.
More photos of the festival coming up. Watch this space.
Also, check out mvyradio.com over the next few days to hear some of the performances.
Rebecca Pronsky, who opened for Catie Curtis Friday night, uses yoga as a warm up. That's her in the photo back in the Narrows' "green room" a few minutes before she got onstage and charmed the crowd with her voice, songs and wit.
Catie Curtis brought her tunes, her humor and musicianship to the Narrows Friday night.


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X. and Church of Scientology v. Sweden (7805/77) was a case decided by European Commission of Human Rights in 1979.

Facts

In 1973, the Church of Scientology of Sweden placed an advertisement for an E-meter in its periodical. The Consumer Ombudsman, acting upon complaints, requested Market Court an injunction prohibiting the use of certain passages in the advertisement, namely that it was "an invaluable aid to measuring man's mental state and changes in it". The court granted the injunction, and the Church's petition was rejected by the Supreme Court.

Decision

The commission declared the application inadmissible. Concerning Article 9 of the Convention (freedom of religion), it mentioned that "the Market Court did not prevent the Church from selling the E-meter or even advertising it for sale as such" and stated that "the concept, contained in the first paragraph of Article 9, concerning the manifestation of a belief in practice does not confer protection on statement of purported religious belief which appear as selling 'arguments' in advertisements of a purely commercial nature by a religious group", therefore founding no interference with Church's rights.

Concerning Article 10 (freedom of expression), the Commission found an interference with applicant's rights. However, it found the interference necessary in a democratic society, stating that "the test of 'necessity' in the second paragraph of Article 10 should therefore be a less strict one when applied to restraints imposed on commercial 'ideas (compared with 'political' ideas).

The case was also significant, since the Commission recognised in its decision the right of a church to petition on behalf of its members, changing the previous practice.

See also
 Church of Scientology v. Sweden
 Scientology and the legal system

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EComHR decision

Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Consumer protection case law
European Court of Human Rights cases involving Sweden
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NORTHBORO — With more than 60 years of experience as an international records management and document storage company, it seems only natural that Iron Mountain would be involved with preserving the thousands of articles left at a memorial in Copley Square following the Boston Marathon bombings last year.
The Boston-based company, established in 1951, has 1,000 facilities worldwide, including a 600,000-square-foot records management center on Bearfoot Road, where many of the memorial items are being archived and stored indefinitely in a temperature-controlled vault. The company is building a 30,000-square-foot data center nearby, which is scheduled to open in May and will employ about 200 people.
Selected items from the makeshift memorial will be displayed in, "Dear Boston: Messages from the Marathon Memorial," an exhibit to be held at Boston Public Library in Copley Square April 7 to May 11. Those items will also be stored at Iron Mountain.
The company is covering the cost of the project through its philanthropic Living Legacy initiative. Iron Mountain did a similar project for memorial items left after the mass killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
The preservation/archiving project involving Sandy Hook, called the Condolence Archive, has a website created by the Connecticut State Library and Iron Mountain that allows visitors to easily search and find a representative sample of items that came into Newtown. The items are being stored in an Iron Mountain facility in Connecticut.
Samantha H. Joseph, director of corporate responsibility and sustainability for Iron Mountain, said when the memorial in Copley Square continued to grow, the company jumped at the opportunity to help. She met with then-Boston City Council President Stephen J. Murphy, who was receptive. He directed her to the City of Boston Archives.
"I think so many companies were trying to find a way to support the city. For us, this is a really special project and privilege for us to be involved in," Ms. Joseph said.
The items include many pairs of running shoes; T-shirts; stuffed animals, including a 4-foot-tall teddy bear with a shirt that says "Watertown Strong"; plastic flowers; a lot of oversized banners; flags; and 1,800 letters, cards and photographs from around the world. There are also the four 1.2-foot-tall crosses that were the centerpiece of the makeshift memorial. Each has the name and picture of the four people who were killed. There is also an MIT uniform with bibs from Boston's "Run to Remember Officer Sean Collier" pinned to it.
The letters will be individually digitized for an online archive that can be viewed around the world. The goal is to have them digitized by the anniversary date.
Ms. Joseph said some of the more touching items are the ones made by young students in classrooms. Others that stand out are a letter and flag from a U.S. Army unit that was stationed in Afghanistan. Ms. Joseph said it was very touching that an Army unit, fighting in the midst of a war zone, had the thoughtfulness to reach out to the city of Boston and offer its support. The letter, sent to then-Mayor Thomas M. Menino, said the USO sponsored a 5K race dedicated to the city of Boston on April 20 last year.
"To further honor those affected by the events, we had a flag embroidered and ran with it the length of the race," the letter read in part. "Enclosed please find the flag signed by the sailors, soldiers, airmen and civilians who ran. Let this gift serve as a small gesture of our support for the city."
This year, Iron Mountain is a corporate sponsor of the annual marathon. A 10-member team of runners from Iron Mountain will participate in the marathon.
Anne Rebecca Starr, project manager for the exhibit at Boston Public Library, said the exhibit was the brainchild of Rainey Tisdale, a Boston-based independent curator who specializes in urban history. Less than a week after the bombing, Ms. Tisdale had the idea to make sure the materials were collected and displayed on the first anniversary. She said several media organizations from across the country have documented the project.
Ms. Starr said the exhibit does not tell the grand narrative of the bombing event of that week. Instead, it's a look at the support and love that came from around the world to Boston and the people directly affected. One of the goals, she said, is to make something positive from the experience.
"How can we process what happened to the people and the city and make it move forward from there in positive ways ... to be hopeful for a better future when things like this don't happen," she said.


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HomeNDTVMan In Custody Allegedly Jumps To Death At Delhi Police Station
Man In Custody Allegedly Jumps To Death At Delhi Police Station
By admin 22nd February 2018 NDTV 0 Comments
New Delhi: A 54-year-old man in police custody died after he allegedly jumped off the second floor of a police station in Delhi, a senior officer said. His family, however, alleges that he was brutally thrashed in custody and the cops who had arrested him demanded money for his release. The post-mortem report is awaited but based on an inquiry, a sub-inspector and a constable stationed at the Naraina police station in south-west Delhi have been suspended.
Dalbir Singh was arrested when he was reportedly trying to get medicines from Army Base hospital using fake prescription. He also carried fake medical documents, police said. A case of cheating was registered against him, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West, Vijay Kumar.
Mr Singh was produced in the Patiala House Court on Wednesday where he was sent to one-day police custody. After he was taken to the Naraina police station, he wanted to use the restroom. A constable accompanied him to the washroom on the second floor. Mr Singh then allegedly locked him in the adjacent room and "escaped".
DCP Kumar said they found him lying unconscious on the ground floor. He was rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where he was declared brought dead.
But Mr Singh's family alleges he was beaten up and thrown off the building. "My father went missing on Tuesday. We received a call from the police at 9.30 pm that a case has been registered against him," Vijay Singh, Mr Singh's son, told news agency ANI.He added, "Later, police made several calls asking for money. The last call was from my father at 6 pm who asked me to come soon. I reached the police station at 6.30 pm, but the gates were locked and no one received calls on that number. At 9.30 pm, the investigation officer (IO) of the case told me that my father fell down from the building."
The DCP said that a public grievance inquiry has been initiated to ascertain the circumstances of his death.
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So please feel free to invite as many of your friends as you wish to the public space. Make it your own. Let's see how many people we can get involved in this simple mission of collecting and generating love!
And check out some of Laura favorite heart photos from her vast collection from her 365 Days of Love project in 2017. See love, spread love, be love!


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The Ukrainian Safer Internet Centre supports educational and fun activities for children and youth
While simultaneously facing the war and the massive displacement of those affected by the conflict, the Ukrainian Safer Internet Centre provides educational tools for teachers, psychologists, and youth workers.
2022-12-07 Ukrainian Safer Internet Centre awareness, sid media literacy/education, online reputation, potentially harmful content children and young people, parents and carers, teachers, educators and professionals
Since April 2022, Better Internet Centre (the Ukrainian Safer Internet Centre) shares its educational games for free.
3,600 sets of Universe of opportunities, Start, Souvenirko, along with online safety posters, contribute to the educational and fun activities for children and youth in local communities. These games assist children and young people in overcoming traumatic events, and in creating a safe space to talk and to play.
Universe of opportunities
The game Universe of opportunities consists of 30 cards which illustrate everyday life situations related to the internet and digital technologies. There is no explanation to the illustrations. The cards are designed to be played in 15+ exercises reaching out to any number of participants of any age.
The game was published in 2019 and created in close co-operation with children and young people in Ukraine. Universe of opportunities was appreciated by educators, librarians and youth workers as a relevant tool for the development of online safety competencies of children and young people. Some people used the game to celebrate Safer Internet Day in Ukraine.
One of the comments from youth on the game Universe of opportunities was: "Children like large-sized cards, and have an opportunity to animate what they see". You can read more feedback and comments here.
Online safety posters
The Ukrainian Safer Internet Centre also has a handful of online safety posters that are targeted to different student groups.
Top ten ideas for my online safety, for middle and high school pupils.
Ten tips from Skrolik for your safety online, for primary school pupils.
Child online safety: what parents can do, for kindergarten and primary school pupils.
Teens' online safety: ideas for parents, for middle and high school pupils.
Souvenirko
The Souvenirko game was developed for the winter holiday season to recall all sorts of favourite festive memories in a group of players. The game is widely used by organisations working with children and youth to create a space for sincere communication and sharing.
Following numerous requests from Ukrainian families who had to flee the country and therefore lost their physical sets of the game, Better Internet Centre has developed an online version of the game. The online version will help them to continue the tradition of playing wherever they are now.
This game can also be quite a good icebreaker activity, so anyone can make use of it at trainings, conferences and team building events with young people and adults.
The online version is available in Ukrainian and English.
SIC+ programme
In 2022, Better Internet Centre is one of the participants of the SIC+ programme. The programme made its official debut in 2020, with the objective of broadening the European network of Safer Internet Centres with countries from across the globe. The first piloting phase includes organisations from Armenia, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Serbia and Ukraine.
In October 2022, the day after the Safer Internet Forum (SIF), participants from the SIC+ programme recently gathered to participate in the SIC+ Focus Group in Brussels. In addition to the SIC+ members, a number of European Safer Internet Centres (SICs), the European Commission (EC), BIK Youth Ambassadors and Twitter were also represented. You can read more about the SIC+ Focus Group here.
Within the framework of the Safer Internet Day activities, the Ukrainian Safer Internet Centre organises throughout the year preparatory work for the Safer Internet Day celebrations, through the SID in Ukraine Facebook page, the official site of the Better Internet Centre and an online bulletin on online safety education including news, informational and educational resourses and activities related to online safety for children, young people, parents and caregivers.
For more information about educational resources in the Ukrainian language, visit the Ukrainian Safer Internet Day Committee profile page and the Better Internet Centre website.
2023-01-16 gaming, media literacy/education Latvian Safer Internet Centre
Social initiative to educate young internet users
The Latvian Safer Internet Centre, together with Latvian major internet service provider TET and other partners, have launched the social initiative "When you use the internet, remember safety!", which will help the youngest digital users (4 to 7 years old) to learn about safe and responsible internet use, and involving parents and educators in the learning process.


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Recovery after minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty: A gait study
M. A. Wimmer*, M. Hildebrand, K. C. Moisio, K. C. Foucher, C. J. Della Valle, R. A. Berger, J. O. Galante
Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
Aim. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether gait returns to normal during the early postoperative period following minimally invasive (MIS) total hip arthroplasty (THA). Methods. Twenty-nine THA patients were compared against an age-matched group of normal subjects. All hip replacements were performed by two orthopedic surgeons using three MIS approaches. HHS, WOMAC scores, time distance parameters and three-dimensional hip kinematics and kinetics were collected at 6 and 12 weeks postoperatively. Results and conclusion. THA subjects had a rapid early functional recovery as assessed by HHS and WOMAC. However, gait analysis revealed that THA subjects did not return to normal within the study period. Walking speed, stride length, and cadence were below normal. In addition, differences from normal were seen in the external extension, adduction and internal rotation moments.
Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica
Hip - Surgical procedures
Minimally invasive - Gait
Dive into the research topics of 'Recovery after minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty: A gait study'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Gait Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Arthroplasty Medicine & Life Sciences 99%
Hip Medicine & Life Sciences 86%
Gait Analysis Medicine & Life Sciences 21%
Walking Speed Medicine & Life Sciences 20%
Orthopedic Surgeons Medicine & Life Sciences 19%
Postoperative Period Medicine & Life Sciences 16%
Biomechanical Phenomena Medicine & Life Sciences 16%
Wimmer, M. A., Hildebrand, M., Moisio, K. C., Foucher, K. C., Della Valle, C. J., Berger, R. A., & Galante, J. O. (2012). Recovery after minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty: A gait study. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica, 63(2), 101-110.
Wimmer, M. A. ; Hildebrand, M. ; Moisio, K. C. ; Foucher, K. C. ; Della Valle, C. J. ; Berger, R. A. ; Galante, J. O. / Recovery after minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty : A gait study. In: Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica. 2012 ; Vol. 63, No. 2. pp. 101-110.
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(C) An understanding of his or her role as a resource family and the capacity to work cooperatively with the agency and other service providers in implementing the child's case plan.
(i) That the applicant demonstrates an understanding of the rights of children in care and his or her responsibility to safeguard those rights.
(iii) That the applicant understands his or her responsibilities with respect to acting as a reasonable and prudent parent, and maintaining the least restrictive environment that serves the needs of the child.
(6) (A) Updating resource family approval annually and as necessary to address any changes that have occurred in the resource family's circumstances, including, but not limited to, moving to a new home location or commencing operation of a family day care home, as defined in Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code.
(14) Ensuring resource families complete a minimum of eight hours of caregiver training annually, a portion of which shall be from subparagraph (M) of paragraph (13) and from one or more of the other topics listed in paragraph (13).
(2) Understanding how to use best practices for providing care and supervision to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender children.
(4) Understanding the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.), its historical significance, the rights of children covered by the act, and the best interests of Indian children, including the role of the caregiver in supporting culturally appropriate, child-centered practices that respect Native American history, culture, retention of tribal membership, and connection to the tribal community and traditions.
(7) Understanding the different permanency options and the services and benefits associated with the options.


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Q: How to insert text within the element through Selenium and Java Can someone give me a hint to locate an element in selenium?
Where is what I tried to select
WebElement  hello =  driver.findElement(By.className("input-box"));

Error from Eclipse:
Can't find symbol 'GetGraphicsResetStatus'.
Exception in thread "main" org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException: Unable to locate element: .input\-box

Thank you again.
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WebElement  hello =  driver.findElement(By.className("textarea"));
Can't find symbol 'GetGraphicsResetStatus'.
Exception in thread "main" org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException: Unable to locate element: .textarea
For documentation on this error, please visit: http://seleniumhq.org/exceptions/no_such_element.html
Build info: version: '3.6.0', revision: '6fbf3ec767', time: '2017-09-27T16:15:26.402Z'
Adding my jar file and my codes
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A: Try the xpath:
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A: The element is a dynamic element, so to send a character sequence to the desired element you have to induce WebDriverWait for the element to be clickable and you can use either of the following solutions:

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new WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.cssSelector("div.input-box>textarea.textarea[placeholder^='inputhere']"))).sendKeys("JohnMax");

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A: You have consider wrong class name for the inputbox.Your class should be.
WebElement  hello =  driver.findElement(By.className("textarea"));

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Every six years NCC is required by law to consult the city and ask residents for their views on how council is elected. It's an important check to ensure our local democracy is working as well as it could.
NCC Rep Review 2017-18 - LGC Determination (PDF | 288 KB)
Electoral Donations and Expenses Returns
NCC election results
Napier's electoral wards
Why we review our elections and "representation arrangements"?
Sections 19H and 19J of the Local Electoral Act 2001 require all councils to review their representation arrangements at least once every six years. These reviews are to determine:
the number of councillors to be elected
how those councillors are elected (and, if this includes wards, the boundaries and names of those wards)
whether we need community boards and, if so, how we might choose members for those boards.
Above all, always, our aim is for fair and effective representation for all our communities.
The 2012-13 review
We last reviewed our representation arrangements just before the 2013 local government elections. Following public submissions, NCC decided to retain the status quo of a mixed system. Our council would be made up of a Mayor and 12 councillors, six elected at large, six from the four wards below. This system was used in both the 2013 and 2016 elections.
Our most recent review began with preliminary consultation in September-November 2017. We held a number of 'pop-up' events, a focus group, met with various interest groups and also sought feedback via social media. We also conducted a survey which received 618 responses. See the Rep Review Report (PDF - 295 KB) for more details.
Following the preliminary consultation, NCC's initial proposal was to retain the status quo. In April-May 2018 we asked the community for formal submissions.
We received 37. Of these:
26 (70%) supported a ward-only system for the election of councillors
6 (17%) supported the current mixed system
1 (3%) supported the at large system
2 (5%) supported the establishment of community boards
15 (41%) did not support the establishment of community boards
20 (54%) did not comment on community boards.
NCC's decision for the 2019 elections
After hearing submissions, NCC determined its final proposal on 26 June 2018. This was for a full ward system of representation with 12 councillors elected from the existing four wards (see below).
As with previous years, the council did not support the establishment of community boards.
There were two objections to NCC's proposal which were considered by the Local Government Commission. They discussed each in detail - see our Rep Review 2017-18 (PDF - 295 KB) - and ultimately endorsed NCC's decision. But they also added:
"We do recommend, however, the council undertakes further work as part of its next review to determine whether the current four-ward structure will continue into the future to provide the most effective representation for the more local communities of interest in Napier City."
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BINDER was recently ranked among the ten most innovative companies in the whole of Germany. The LEAN FACTORY is just one example of BINDER's abundance of creativity.
The lean management strategy has been employed at the LEAN FACTORY for several years now. So, when Fabien Schnoering joined BINDER as Head of Lean Management back in 2017, the processes were already firmly established. The Frenchman came to BINDER from Siemens and was impressed by how well a number of measures had already been integrated at the company. "I was interested to see how the principle of lean management could be applied to a medium-sized business," said the 35-year-old when explaining his decision to make the move to BINDER. Despite the foundations having already been laid, however, Schnoering has still had a lot of work to do over the past two years. "We've expanded the lean management system and there's still a lot of potential to take it further," Schnoering affirms.
Schnoering, who completed his Master's thesis while at Siemens, has his own way of increasing efficiency at work. He regularly supervises staff during the production process and makes a note of points for improvement, many of which have already been implemented. The tools for the Assembly V (vacuum drying chambers) process, for example, are kept close at hand, and individual parts are precisely numbered so that BINDER employees can recognize them quickly. Other components are also unpacked during the pre-assembly stage and made ready for production. "We've increased our output for Assembly V by over 20%," says Schnoering. Assemblies M and C are set to be converted in the coming year.
Sometimes, Schnoering also tests out work steps in the production process itself, in order to experience first hand where more work needs to be done to improve efficiency. "The fact that I get to work on developing processes on the computer and get up close to the production process itself is what makes working at BINDER so fun," says Schnoering, who originally hails from the Burgundy region of France.
Schnoering wants to continue down this path and develop new methods for use in the LEAN FACTORY to boost efficiency even further. According to Schnoering: "Digitization will not replace lean management. It is important, though, that the lean management team is involved right from the development stage of a new product. That's what we're doing at the moment, and we need to make sure that this continues and is intensified in the future," Schnoering affirms, who, true to his French roots, once considered running his own vineyard!


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Home » » Tyler, Texas: Smith County Deputy Accessed Secure Database To Assist Drug Trafficker From Mexico
Tyler, Texas: Smith County Deputy Accessed Secure Database To Assist Drug Trafficker From Mexico
By Sol Prendido 9/21/2021 01:25:00 PM 3 comments
A Smith County deputy is accused of using his unique login information to access a secure database to assist a drug trafficking operation from Mexico, according to an arrest warrant obtained by KETK News.
28-year-old Luis A. Sandoval was arrested back in August and charged with misuse of official information. It came after a months-long investigation by the East Texas Anti-Gang Task Force.
He had been employed with the department from November 2017 to August 2021.
The warrant alleged that Sandoval received a text message from a phone in Mexico asking him to run the driver's license of a man trying to cross back into the U.S. who was a known drug dealer.
The warrant included excerpts from multiple text messages from July 2 to July 3 that had to be translated from Spanish. One of them read:
"I don't know if you can do this, but I have a friend who moves drugs so what happened was my friend, they got his truck, they got him with a bunch of drugs, now the truck's over here, and he hasn't crossed. His mom and wife are crossing, we need to find out if this dude has an arrest report so I need you to check that because he sent me the dude's ID, if you could check it out for me."
Text from Mexico to Luis Sandoval
Another text sent later in the day to Sandoval said "I will deposit for you. Look, there's nothing going to be wrong. I'll erase it once I show it to him."
Sandoval agreed and searched the Texas Crime Information Center that is used to lookup warrants and criminal history, which can only be accessed through a unique login given to each peace officer. He texted back the friend that the man, Martin Manriquez, had no active warrants for his arrest.
The Texas Penal Code has two requirements to violating the statute of misuse of official information that Sandoval is charged with:
Discloses information from his employment for a nongovernment purpose
The information has not been made public
The warrant alleged that Sandoval violated this section because the information was accessed from a secure database that is not available to the general public.
Sandoval was booked on a $250,000 bond, which he posted one day later. He is facing up to 10 years in prison, if convicted.
Sandoval is not the only Smith County law enforcement officer in hot water recently. Last week, former Smith County Pct. 2 Constable Joshua Black was convicted of official oppression and sentenced to six months in jail. He was also removed from office by court order.
Commissioners will be meeting Tuesday to discuss his replacement. Black is also facing a second official oppression charge and two misdemeanor prostitution allegations.
ketk
Like I said with the other police officer. There goes Mr. Sandoval's Pension, benefits. Cartels trying to Curupt American law abiding officers.
Pendejos.si .see dejan.once you get a Penney from those punks who use people for favors you never get them off your backs .even CBP guys get caught the only to fight them is with their own medicine.Never let them get the best of you.without guns and intimidation they are not shit.
Está bien puñets!


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Is BOK Financial Corporation (BOKF) A Good Stock To Buy?
Debasis Saha
Insider Monkey December 11, 2019
Insider Monkey has processed numerous 13F filings of hedge funds and successful value investors to create an extensive database of hedge fund holdings. The 13F filings show the hedge funds' and successful investors' positions as of the end of the third quarter. You can find articles about an individual hedge fund's trades on numerous financial news websites. However, in this article we will take a look at their collective moves over the last 4 years and analyze what the smart money thinks of BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF) based on that data.
Is BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF) ready to rally soon? Investors who are in the know are in a pessimistic mood. The number of long hedge fund positions were cut by 3 lately. Our calculations also showed that BOKF isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q3 rankings and see the video below for Q2 rankings). Video: Click the image to watch our video about the top 5 most popular hedge fund stocks.
5 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds
If you'd ask most shareholders, hedge funds are seen as slow, outdated investment vehicles of the past. While there are greater than 8000 funds with their doors open at the moment, Our experts look at the masters of this club, about 750 funds. These investment experts preside over the majority of the smart money's total asset base, and by monitoring their top picks, Insider Monkey has figured out a few investment strategies that have historically beaten Mr. Market. Insider Monkey's flagship short hedge fund strategy exceeded the S&P 500 short ETFs by around 20 percentage points a year since its inception in May 2014. Our portfolio of short stocks lost 27.8% since February 2017 (through November 21st) even though the market was up more than 39% during the same period. We just shared a list of 7 short targets in our latest quarterly update .
[caption id="attachment_758429" align="alignnone" width="600"] Ric Dillon of Diamond Hill Capital[/caption]
Ric Dillon Diamond Hill Capital
We leave no stone unturned when looking for the next great investment idea. For example Europe is set to become the world's largest cannabis market, so we check out this European marijuana stock pitch. One of the most bullish analysts in America just put his money where his mouth is. He says, "I'm investing more today than I did back in early 2009." So we check out his pitch. We read hedge fund investor letters and listen to stock pitches at hedge fund conferences. We also rely on the best performing hedge funds' buy/sell signals. We're going to take a peek at the key hedge fund action regarding BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF).
How have hedgies been trading BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF)?
At Q3's end, a total of 16 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, a change of -16% from the previous quarter. On the other hand, there were a total of 16 hedge funds with a bullish position in BOKF a year ago. So, let's check out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
Is BOKF A Good Stock To Buy?
According to publicly available hedge fund and institutional investor holdings data compiled by Insider Monkey, Ariel Investments, managed by John W. Rogers, holds the biggest position in BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF). Ariel Investments has a $92.1 million position in the stock, comprising 1.2% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Diamond Hill Capital, managed by Ric Dillon, which holds a $49.8 million position; 0.3% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the stock. Remaining peers with similar optimism include Chuck Royce's Royce & Associates, Renaissance Technologies and Phil Frohlich's Prescott Group Capital Management. In terms of the portfolio weights assigned to each position Ariel Investments allocated the biggest weight to BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF), around 1.23% of its 13F portfolio. Prescott Group Capital Management is also relatively very bullish on the stock, setting aside 0.49 percent of its 13F equity portfolio to BOKF.
Due to the fact that BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF) has experienced falling interest from hedge fund managers, it's safe to say that there exists a select few hedgies who were dropping their full holdings last quarter. It's worth mentioning that Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group dumped the biggest investment of all the hedgies tracked by Insider Monkey, totaling about $2.2 million in stock, and Noam Gottesman's GLG Partners was right behind this move, as the fund sold off about $1.4 million worth. These bearish behaviors are important to note, as total hedge fund interest fell by 3 funds last quarter.
Let's also examine hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF). These stocks are MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU), Axis Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS), Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT), and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE). This group of stocks' market valuations match BOKF's market valuation.
[table] Ticker, No of HFs with positions, Total Value of HF Positions (x1000), Change in HF Position MDU,21,378844,0 AXS,28,893110,1 SRPT,33,801161,-15 WWE,34,1203910,-5 Average,29,819256,-4.75 [/table]
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As you can see these stocks had an average of 29 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $819 million. That figure was $189 million in BOKF's case. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand MDU Resources Group Inc (NYSE:MDU) is the least popular one with only 21 bullish hedge fund positions. Compared to these stocks BOK Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BOKF) is even less popular than MDU. Our calculations showed that top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 37.4% in 2019 through the end of November and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 9.9 percentage points. A small number of hedge funds were also right about betting on BOKF, though not to the same extent, as the stock returned 5.9% during the fourth quarter (through 11/30) and outperformed the market as well.
Disclosure: None. This article was originally published at Insider Monkey.
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Nantwich is an ancient town, established well over 1000 years ago, originally known as 'Wich Malbanc' and, in the 18th century 'Namptwych'. The old Welsh name was 'Hellath Wen'. Nantwich was an important outpost close to the Welsh border, with a castle near the river Weaver (now recalled in the name 'Castle Street'). The Romans had troops in Nantwich and an old Roman track was recently discovered near the river. In the 1800s the town was a vital coaching route from London to Wales and Ireland.
Historically, salt production was a major activity in the town. In the days before refrigeration it was the main method of preserving food. The Saxon word for an industrial settlement, often based on the availability of salt, was 'Wich'. The 'Nant' in 'Nantwich' is probably derived from the Old English 'Namet' (the most famous) or the Welsh 'Nant' (place in a river valley).
For many years the industry thrived and by the 19th century Nantwich was one of the biggest salt producers in the country. Brine, naturally occurring in springs in the area, was heated and salt produced by evaporation. Eventually, competition from mined rock salt made the process uneconomic, and the industry died out in the 1850s. However, the town still has a unique heated outdoor brine swimming pool and from about 1880 to 1940 was promoted as a fashionable place to take salt water treatment to help cure stomach complaints, gout and rheumatism.
Nantwich was also an important location for tanneries and the manufacture of leather goods. Possible explanations of the term 'Dabber', which is a nickname for a native of Nantwich, is that 'dabbing' is part of the process used in curing leather or in the 'dabbing' of glue during shoe making.
A major event in the history of Nantwich was a great fire in 1583, when most of the town was destroyed. The Queen's Aid house in the town centre gives thanks to Elizabeth I for helping to rebuild the town after the fire. An inscription reads:-
God grant our Royal Queen,
In England long to reign,
For she has put her helping hand,
To build this town again.
During the civil war, Nantwich was the only Cheshire town supporting Cromwell and the Parliamentarians. The town was besieged for weeks by Royalists, but on 25th January 1644 troops led by Sir Thomas Fairfax relieved the town and defeated the royalist army. The townsfolk celebrated by wearing sprigs of holly in their hats and the day is still known as 'Holly Holy Day'. The victory is commemorated now by a re-enactment of the battle of Nantwich, staged by the Sealed Knot, on Mill Island, a site by the river in the centre of the town.
In 1849, cholera struck the town. In about 3 months 1000 cases were reported – about one sixth of the population at that time. About 180 people died of the disease. Many are interred in a peaceful green space in front of the parish church in the centre of town.
Nowadays, Nantwich is a lively market town, well known for an annual International Cheese Show and for a Food Festival. Other festivals, such as the Jazz Festival and Words And Music Festival, attract many visitors. Locally, cheese manufacture, agriculture and information technology are important businesses.
Nantwich is a thriving shopping centre with many specialist traders, especially food shops and businesses selling clothes and fashion accessories. It's attractive old buildings, beautiful church and splendid recreational facilities make Nantwich a popular centre for tourism.
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Antidotes in Depth (A29): Prussian Blue
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Hoffman RS. Hoffman R.S. Hoffman, Robert S.Antidotes in Depth (A29): Prussian Blue. In: Nelson LS, Lewin NA, Howland M, Hoffman RS, Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE. Nelson L.S., & Lewin N.A., & Howland M, & Hoffman R.S., & Goldfrank L.R., & Flomenbaum N.E.(Eds.),Eds. Lewis S. Nelson, et al.eds. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 9e . McGraw-Hill; Accessed January 20, 2021. https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=454&sectionid=40199511
Hoffman RS. Hoffman R.S. Hoffman, Robert S. (2011). Antidotes in depth (a29): prussian blue. Nelson LS, Lewin NA, Howland M, Hoffman RS, Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE. Nelson L.S., & Lewin N.A., & Howland M, & Hoffman R.S., & Goldfrank L.R., & Flomenbaum N.E.(Eds.),Eds. Lewis S. Nelson, et al. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 9e . McGraw-Hill. https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=454&sectionid=40199511
Hoffman RS. Hoffman R.S. Hoffman, Robert S. "Antidotes in Depth (A29): Prussian Blue." Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 9e Nelson LS, Lewin NA, Howland M, Hoffman RS, Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE. Nelson L.S., & Lewin N.A., & Howland M, & Hoffman R.S., & Goldfrank L.R., & Flomenbaum N.E.(Eds.),Eds. Lewis S. Nelson, et al. McGraw-Hill, 2011, https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=454&sectionid=40199511.
Antidotes in Depth (A29): Prussian Blue: Introduction
In Vitro Adsorption of Thallium
Thallium Poisoning
Cesium Poisoning
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Prussian blue, the first artificially synthesized pigment, was discovered unintentionally by Diesbach in 1704 while he was attempting to make cochineal red lake. Although it immediately became popular in art and later in printing, it took approximately 250 years to recognize that Prussian blue was able to attract monovalent alkali metals into its crystal lattice. Subsequently, in 1963, Nigrovic was the first investigator to demonstrate that Prussian blue enhanced cesium elimination from the gut of rats.33 In 2003, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Prussian blue (Radiogardase®) for the treatment of thallium and radioactive cesium poisoning.
The literature associated with Prussian blue is complicated by many confusing chemical and physical terms. The product synthesized by Diesbach, Fe4[Fe(CN6)]3, commonly known as insoluble Prussian blue, is assigned the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number 14038-43-8, and is the FDA-approved product Radiogardase® (Fig. A29–1). Synonyms for Prussian blue include Berlin blue, Hamburg blue, mineral blue, Paris blue, and Pigment blue 27, among others.51 These names are often used interchangeably to refer to both insoluble Prussian blue and a soluble (colloidal) Prussian blue that has the molecular formula either KFe[Fe(CN)6]3 or K3Fe[Fe(CN)6]3. Thus "Prussian blue" also carries two additional CAS numbers: 25869-98-1 and 12240-15-2.37 Compounds containing the same basic core structure, such as NH4Fe[Fe(CN)6]3 (ammonium ferric ferrocyanide or Chinese blue) and sodium ferric ferrocyanide, may have similar efficacy in binding monovalent cations, and are also sometimes incorrectly called Prussian blue. For the purpose of clarity, general statements that follow use the term "Prussian blue." In many instances the terms "insoluble" and "soluble" are chosen to highlight differences between the compounds. Unfortunately, because many studies do not specify which Prussian blue is used, some inherent ambiguity persists.
Figure A29–1.
The chemical structure of insoluble Prussian blue. The Roman numerals II and III denote the valence state of iron. Although in the most current nomenclature this would be expressed as Fe2+ and Fe3+, the figure is drawn this way to be consistent with most available references, which use the older nomenclature.
Typically, the crystal lattice of Prussian blue takes up cationic potassium ions from the surrounding environment. However, because its affinity increases as the ionic radius of the monovalent cation increases, Prussian blue preferentially binds cesium (ionic radius: 0.169 nm) and thallium (ionic radius: 0.147 nm) over potassium (ionic radius: 0.133 nm).6,16 Additionally, binding for rubidium (ionic radius: 0.148 nm) has been demonstrated.44 Thus, when given orally, Prussian blue binds unabsorbed thallium or cesium in the gastrointestinal tract, preventing absorption as well as reversing the concentration gradient to enhance elimination through gut dialysis. In addition, Prussian blue can interfere with enterohepatic circulation, causing a further reduction ...


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Mater Dei varsity soccer players are pictured prior to their Kick for a Cause game held October 4. From shirt, ticket and food sales, the event raised $920 for Camp Oasis, which offers children with Crohn's or Colitis Disease the opportunity to simply be a kid for a week in the summer. Mater Dei senior soccer player Bobby Clancy (back row, fourth from left), who has experienced multiple surgeries and hospital stays as he battles Ulcerative Colitis, volunteers as a Leader-in-Training (LIT) at Camp Oasis. Thank you to all who supported the Kick for a Cause!


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At the end of the fourteenth century the iconography of Music shows a complex morphology based on the myth of the first founding father of the musical art. Its most sophisticated image appears in the opening illumination of Pit (Paris, Bibl. Nationale, It. 568), one of the most important manuscripts of the Italian Ars Nova.
After reviewing the existing bibliography, the first part of the article traces the cultural context that produced this illumination. The second part reconstructs the whole history of the myth of the origin of music, its biblical tradition (Jubal), its pagan equivalent (Pythagoras), their association with the myth of translatio studii (the pillars of knowledge), and its syncretic form adopted from the twelfth century onward. The iconographic model was conceived in fourteenth-century Italy, and the illumination of Pit is its most complete form; it was later assimilated into the iconography of Saint Cecilia.
The reconstruction of this stratification of myths aims to clarify how different musical traditions crossed each other, and at the same time proposes an earlier dating for the illumination of Pit (late fourteenth century) in connection with Silvestro dei Gherarducci's Florentine workshop.


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About Liberalism and Its Deterioration of Civil Rights…and Its Own Credibility
Liberals are curiously less than rapturous about a political victory only they could have accomplished: the election of Donald Trump, a living caricature straight from the pages of a satirical novel, to the country's highest office. Liberals do count as a victory, and have for a long time, laws that authorize the wholesale removal of citizens from their homes by armed agents of the state based on what may amount to nothing more substantive than finger-pointing.
In this writer's opinion, they're the same victory.
Since the advent of the restraining order in the 1970s, and particularly since the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994—under the auspices of which billions of federal tax dollars have been poured into state courts and police precincts to condition how judges and law enforcement officials respond to complaints of abuse—the priority in the U.S. has been to curtail evidentiary requirements and due process rights to expediently meet political expectations, expectations inspired by liberal feminist politicking.
With typical dramatic irony, liberals today vehemently denounce immigration policies that divide family members who have entered the country illegally, that is, in plain violation of the law. Meanwhile the separation of accused citizens from their families, citizens who have not, in a majority of cases, been proven to have violated any laws, continues to quietly transpire, as it has for decades. Attorney Liz Mandarano posits that "[t]here are between 2 and 3 million temporary restraining orders issued in the United States annually," and attorney Gregory Hession, a vocal critic of protective order laws, observes that "500,000 children are right now in the custody of the state" ("an astounding number").
Liberals consider conservatives "dumb" yet fail to perceive that alienation of such a broad swathe of the populace could inspire contempt for their values if not a raw animal loathing for everything they represent. Liberals adduce (and Twitter-reinforce) preposterous and hackneyed theories to explain disenchantment with their positions like resistance to progress and a longing to return to the days of "patriarchy."
The author of this post has recently examined criticisms by NYU Journalism Prof. Katie Roiphe of #MeToo feminists' disregard for due process (for which she has been excoriated almost everywhere but in the National Review, which called her criticisms courageously commonsensical). Prof. Roiphe has similarly qualmed about the extrajudicial "rape trials" of male college students. Even she, however, seems to assume that if the merits of "abuse" complaints are decided in a courtroom, then defendants have been afforded due process of law.
The assumption is understandable but ignorant of the legal standards and the practical ones that have come to inform how civil claims of abuse are adjudicated, claims that affect the lives of millions of American citizens every year.
It's a truism of language that the meanings of words follow usage. Applied poorly, language degrades. Rights are no different, which is something our "educated" class should already know.
On a scale our government disdains to even calculate, citizens are denied both rights and dignity, besides in many cases family, property, and liberty, in the absence of determinate evidence, which is not, in any case, heard by a jury. Liberals, who often "identify" as humanist, say they simply deplore insensitivity.
The only thing more hateful to voters than a hypocrite is a party of hypocrites who support arbitrary attacks on citizens in their own homes.
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Oh yikes so scary! So glad that the previous administration is out of office and that a more conservative president is in office. However, that does not mean that things are necessarily going to get better. Another win for liberals in 2024 plus a more liberal congress means no good for those of us concerned with a constitutional republic As a woman who has an adult disabled son I can tell you that being a white adult male is still a liability in our country and society. We need to make waves to get justice for ourselves and our children and grandchildren. I ascribe to the American Center for Law and Justice a constitutional law firm whose head counsel Jay Sekulow has argued and won cases before the Supreme Court. Somehow, we have to bring this all down to the state level. Oy vey!


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The CH Foundation owes its existence to the incredible generosity of Miss Christine DeVitt, but the story of her accumulated wealth goes back almost 120 years to the Mallet Land and Cattle Co.
Christine's father was David DeVitt. He was a newspaper reporter from New York who first came to Texas in 1880 to seek his fortune. Although he had no practical experience in the livestock business, David Devitt grew a small investment into a 100,000 acre cattle operation over a period of 20 years. As can be imagined, there were many highs and even more lows in the cattle business, but nevertheless, the Mallet Ranch was established in 1895.
Today the Mallet Ranch encompasses approximately 50,000 acres of pasture and another 5,000 acres of farm land and is mostly located west of Lubbock in the southwestern quarter of Hockley County. The ranch comprises one of the largest blocks of virgin high plains prairie still in existence.
The Mallet Ranch was over forty years old when oil was discovered and the first oil well came into production in 1938, four years after the death of Christine's father. The ranch is now dotted with more than 1,000 oil wells which have produced millions of barrels of oil.
Although the Mallet owes its preservation as a ranch partly to its remote location, it was largely the unique personality of one of its principal owners, Christine DeVitt, who inherited a part of the ranch, as well as a part of its oil royalties, that insured its survival. Christine's insistence that her mother and sister, Helen DeVitt Jones, hold onto her beloved ranch even during the Great Depression brought about the DeVitt family wealth. And, because Christine never married, most of her wealth is now invested in The CH Foundation. The result has meant that over $131 million in grants has been poured back into the Lubbock area.
Due to Christine's documented procrastination and eccentric ways, most of her contributions during her lifetime were not made until December 31stof each year. Even though she was extremely frugal in her own lifestyle, many friends and distance relatives remember Christine for her personal generosity. Genuinely interested in the development and education of children and young people, she provided funds for the education of numerous individuals, especially the children of her Mallet Ranch associates and others with whom she came in contact. Large contributions to educational institutions demonstrated her interest in education in general. And, large personal contributions in the area of music–both performance and education–show her strong arts interest. As a young woman, she taught music in the Fort Worth public schools, and she also taught private piano lessons. Christine lived to age 98 and died in Lubbock on October 12, 1983.
Christine founded The CH Foundation in 1969, and the Foundation was funded at the time of Christine's death in 1983.
A more detailed history of the DeVitt family is written in the book: Oil, Taxes, and Cats by David J. Murrah.
The CH Foundation is comprised of five trustees who meet at least quarterly. Deadline for grant submission is May first–earlier for Texas Tech which must be submitted through the Institutional Advancement Office. Trustees meet in late June to decide grants, notification is made in July and grants are funded in December of each year.


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Our collection of around 5000 coins and medals has a connection to maritime history and Greenwich.
The 2987 commemorative medals date from the Renaissance period onwards and mark maritime events throughout the world. The items we hold include coins, trade tokens, orders and decorations from around the world, including British war and gallantry medals and art medals from Europe and North and South America.
Largely British, the collection nevertheless has international coverage. The collection includes 16th- and 17th-century Naval Rewards, which preceded the institution of the Naval Gold Medal, first presented after the Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794. This section also includes decorations, orders of chivalry, gallantry and lifesaving awards, polar medals, and prize medals of all types.
It is arguably the best collection of naval awards in the country, although important collections are also held at the Imperial War Museum, Royal Marines Museum and Army Museum. It includes eleven Victoria Crosses, 17 Naval Gold Medals and 221 examples of the 1848 Naval General Service Medal. The personal groups of campaign medals and orders of chivalry belonged to some of the most significant naval commanders of the twentieth century.
From Sir Francis Drake to the First World War
Highlights from our collection include a medal by Michael Mercator showing the track of Drake's circumnavigation of 1577-80, a Victoria Cross awarded to Captain William Peel (1824-58) and German medals designed by Karl Goetz during the First World War (1914-1918). Most of the Museum's trade tokens came from the collection of H.H. Brindley.
In the field of polar exploration, the Museum's collection includes the gold medals of the Société de Géographie, Paris awarded to Arctic explorers, Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), Sir George Back (1796-1878) and Sir John Ross(1777-1856).
Some very generous gifts
George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich (1874-1962) presented his private collection of coins and medals to the Museum in the 1930s. It included foreign commemorative medals, Roman coins and a collection of French counters or jetons. His printed collection formed the basis of our online catalogue.
Other items were presented by Sir James Caird and Queen Mary in the 1930s. After the Second World War, the Museum concentrated on collecting war medals, gallantry medals and other awards.
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Which military branch is better
Which branch of the military has the best benefits?
Which Branch of the Military has the Best Benefits? ARMY . The Army is accountable for the defense of the United States on land. AIR FORCE . The Air Force oversees the protection of our country from the air. MARINE CORPS . COAST GUARD . NAVY.
Which military branch is the hardest?
What branch of the military is the safest?
U.S. Air Force , hands down. The Air Force is the safest, cushiest job in the U.S. Military . They have the most lax military discipline, best food, best utility uniforms and on and on. The next safest is the Navy .
What is the most female friendly military branch?
US Space Force May Become the Most Female-Friendly Military Service. The sixth and newest U.S. military service may also be the one most appealing to and inclusive of women. Air Force Maj.
Which military branch sees the most combat?
The Army. Hands down. Statistically the Army is the largest branch, when you add in Guard and Reserve Units, even larger. The Marines are a tiny branch and thus fewer of them see combat.
Who are the toughest soldiers?
These are the Toughest Special Forces in the World British SAS . Irish Army Ranger Wing. French Special Forces. Canadian JTF2. French Commandos Marine. Israeli Shayetet 13. Russian Spetsnaz. U.S. Navy Seals .
Is Navy SEALs harder than Marines?
Although the Marines are highly respected and considered one of the most elite fighting forces, the Navy SEALs training is far more rigorous and demanding than that of the Marines .
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What branch promotes the fastest?
The Army
What is the hardest boot camp?
The Marines' San Diego training station is the toughest in the nation: 688 recruits broke lower-leg — tibia and fibula — bones there from 2004 to 2010 (that translates into a rate of 28.9 fractures per 1,000 years of training).
Which military branch is best for a family?
The Air Force has the reputation of having the best quality of life programs (dormitories, family housing, on-base shopping and services, and recreation) of all the military service branches.
Can girlfriends live on army base?
To begin with, an unmarried couple cannot live on base outside of certain extenuating circumstances that would have the non-service member defined as a caregiver for the service member's children. As a result, unmarried military couples typically live off- base .
Which branch goes to war first?
Historically, the Navy has probably been the first US force to engage an enemy in some fashion or other in what ultimately became a war.
Can I join the military and not go to war?
You have to go to basic training, and you do not necessarily have to go to war . Everyone in the military has to be ready to go to war if you are called. However even and engineer preforming his duties on a ship doing maintenance is something we need. That would be your job throughout even in a time of war .
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The 50th Academey of Country Music Awards, Cabela's and 3D Archery set the stage at the Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark on April 18th. The event hosted by Cabela's brand ambassador's Luke Bryan and Justin Moore set country music fans on fire to take up the sport of archery, featuring the Cabela's Creedence bow.
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Make A Wish Foundation helped Emily Kempen and Bryson's dream to shoot archery with their favorite country music stars come true.
Team Luke WON the event with a score of 519 to 459. Rhett Akin won top archer by one point over Kristy Titus, taking home the top archer trophy.
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