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I have thyroid problems, but your symptoms can be due to many other things. I think you should have a complete blood screening and get on a good healthy diet. If you can afford it, it sounds like it is time to see a specialist or a new doctor; 25 mg is a very low dose of levothyroxine. It could be other vitamins or mineral out of balance in your body.
I too have had an autoimmune system disorder for years which led to Graves disease, having a thyroid treatment to destroy my thyroid,;and a few years ago, I started having severe arthralgia in my hands, feet, mid back, sometimes elbow and knees. All rheumatoid arthritis, lupus tests, etc. came back negative. I went to an acupuncturist with considerable success who also instructed me to go on a gluten-free diet. Since then I found gluten to be one of the worst offenders for autoimmune system disorders because it causes inflammation. After removing gluten from my diet, my symptoms improved greatly. I also found tree nuts and peanuts as well as sugar to be foods I had to remove from my diet. After doing this, I became almost symptom free. Seasonal allergies, especially grasses, also cause symptoms because bermuda grass is in the wheat family, and thereby inhaling bermuda grass pollen causes similar symptoms as when I have eaten gluten.
Rather than expensive food allergy tests which are often inconclusive, some diligent reading and detective work and reading about food elimination diets usually prove to be more successful. I have been through both and have found that unless you eat something and know immediately that you are allergic to it, you are going to have to do your own detective work with the help of good literature on food elimination diets and some internet research.
I have both RA (rheumatoid) and PsA (Psoriatic) arthritis conditions as well as Type 2 Diabetes and several other issues. Have you checked on any food sensitivities? I know a lot of people think it can't be diet...and diet may or may not be the actual cause, but it certainly can make the conditions worse. Worth checking into. If insurance not available to pay for testing, simply cut out the worst culprits one by one for about 30 days each. By doing each one separately you can find the culprit(s). The worst are grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice), dairy, peanuts/nuts, and of course the worst is sugar. I feel better when I follow the Kaufmann Phase 1/Phase 2 (anti-fungal diet....kind of similar to Paleo) diets that are grain free, dairy free, sugar free, peanut and corn free eating. And you still get great food...cookies, cake, meat, fish, veggies, fruit. You just have to learn how to cook in new ways for some things, but for less pain it's worth it. In case you or anyone else is interested, copies of what I follow which help me when I follow it...kind of off the wagon right now and I'm really hurting...my own fault.
Not surprising ! I threw my teflon pans out long ago. Have been wondering about the pans advertised on tv ; copper ones ? Probably no safer.I use my cast iron skillet.
There should be a nation-wide/worldwide effort to get the flouride out. On that subject, if flouride is so effective in combating tooth decay, why are the dentists making such a good living ?
Yes... what you are describing is fluoride toxicity. Fluoride is not just in our toothpaste, it is in our water, in the chemicals used on our foods, and even in many of our pharmeceuticals. Heck, it's even in our teflon pans, you know the PFOA waste from DuPont that's making the news for polluting water supplies. Fluoride is an inflammatory drug and a substance that intensifies the immune response, i.e. causes or worsens autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. It is also an endocrine disruptor, i.e. something that messes up hormones.
I'm checking to see if there is a specialist on thyroid care within reasonable driving distance. maybe 1 or 2 visits will tell me if my primary care dr. is right-on with my issues. I can hardly wait for summer....I'm tired of feeling so cold so much of the time..it's only February & people are already wearing shorts & sleeveless clothing !
If you have not already done so, go to an endochrynologist. They deal with the thyroid and thyroid diseases. Be sure your T3 and T4 levels are tested. It is best to fast for at least 12 hours before the test. I hope you are feeling better.
disappear with time. They haven't of course. Maybe my new health plan pays for a visit to a dr. who specializes in thyroid treatment.
I DO have autoimmune disease and I KNOW what it can do. If you don't know if you have AID's then have your sed rate checked, if it's 25, 30 or more than YES you have it. if lower than ?


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Oilers vs. Devils (December 31)
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The Oilers have plummeted from the top of the Pacific standings to second in the wild card, but will look to end the calendar year on a high note on a Friday afternoon matinee in New Jersey against the Devils.
New Jersey's recent 2-7-1 slide has the club essentially playing for pride at this point in a year that once looked very promising.
These teams have struggled with similar defensive issues lately and the total stands at 6.5. Will the crimes prevail once again?
Oilers struggling defensively
The Oilers full-back was supposed to be their biggest flaw at the start of the season, and it certainly showed up during this current 2-7-0 streak which has seen the club allow an average of 3.66 goals. per game.
Darnell Nurse trained on Thursday and is expected to return for this competition with William Lagesson. That said, the struggles started ahead of recent workforce shortages, with the Oilers holding the 12th-worst 2.52 xGA / 60 in their last 13 games.
Hopes that Duncan Keith could revive his old form in a new environment have certainly turned out to be foolish, and the Oilers; The Second Couple Between Him and Cody This turns out to be the problem many thought it would be.
In the end, this club is more or less the same as the one we have seen in recent years, with perhaps a little more offensive depth. They'll have a hard time on nights when Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl aren't posting screaming offensive numbers, but whatever concerns for the future, they measure up well against the Devils.
Mike Smith made his long-awaited comeback on Wednesday, allowing four goals on 33 shots against the Blues. Smith holds a -1.1 goals recorded above the expected score with a .900% save this season in a small four-game sample, but he is likely to regress from last year's success.
Devils hope for more from Hughes
Lindy Ruff's Devils have to be considered one of the biggest underachievers of the season, holding an 11-15-5 record and already essentially knocked out of the playoff race.
Jack Hughes' missing time certainly hasn't helped, and he has yet to fully find the kind of elite form that many thought we might see this season.
Hughes had a four-point night in Buffalo on Wednesday, and the possibility of him posting big numbers this season skating a line with Jasper Bratt still seems very reasonable. Bratt holds one of the most underrated offensive skill sets in the entire league, with incredible edge work allowing him to find space.
Behind this top-notch duo, the Devils may have more offensive punch than we've seen, but the problem is, too many of these young pieces that are relied on for better seasons weren't produced early on. .
Skating a patchwork of five different goalies, all with below par results, certainly didn't help. Expected number one Mackenzie Blackwood himself struggled in the 17 games he appeared in.
Blackwood holds a -2.9 goals recorded above the expected score with a .900% save, and while I think the Devils' defensive play has been worse than the data suggests, it would be fair to to say that his season has been completely disappointing. .
Devils vs Oilers Pick
The Devils' games have averaged 6.57 combined goals in their last 14 games, and this one comes up against an Oilers side who are producing well above average totals themselves.
Edmonton could get a boost at the back with Nurse and Lagesson likely to come back, but at this point we've seen that even healthy the Oilers staff aren't allowing them to defend too well.
The Devils may be able to control a reasonable portion of the game 5-5, but as they've shown throughout all of last season, that probably won't stop Edmonton from getting a high offensive performance.
A few stores have opened this total to 6, and I see the value of supporting the most at this key number. Get there early, though, as we could see 6.5 closer to the puck.
Take: Over 6 (play up to -140)
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Due to Years of Austerity, Cuts to Public Health Care, And An Anti-Science and Profiteering President, The United States Now Leads the World In Coronavirus Cases and Deaths in the World! And Now the Total Caronavirs Deaths in the United States are Over 20% of the Total Deaths in the Entire World!
Another Example Capitalism as a Failed System: World Capilalism Was Aware of the Danger of Cornovavirus Threat 4 Years Ago and Did Nothing!
Under Capitalism — Human Lives Don't Matter Capitalism Does Not, and Never Has, Worked for the Masses! In Its Death Agony, Capitalism Is Traveling About The World Like The Four Horsemen of the The Apocalypse, Spreading Racism, War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death. The very future of Humanity Is Now At stake! By Roland Sheppard Laura Gray's cartoon from the front page of The Militant August 18, 1945, Under the Banner Headline: "There Is No Peace"
During This Economic Crisis, Capitalism's Three-Point Political Program: 1.Austerity,2.Scapegoat Blacks, Minorities, and 'Illegal' Immigrants for Unemployment, and 3. The Iron Heel!
Always Remember: That President Obama, With a Majority Democrat Legislature Supported the Wall Street Bailout and Remember, That he Established, in writing, the United States Capitalist Austerity Program. — The Race to the Bottom/Pauperization of the 99%!
Democracy?:As the Capitalist Robber Barons Steal from the 99%, Only the 1% Voted For Austerity! The 99% Should Decide On Austerity — Not Just The 1% Who, Profit From Austerity!! Under Austerity, All of the World Will Eventually Be Pauperized, Humbled, and Desecrated Like Greece and Puerto Rico.! Socialism Means True Democracy, that the 99% Will Rule, Not the Few!
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Mark Hurwitt: Trump's Patriot Quotes of the Day:
During During Fires, Floods. Coronavirus Pandemic, and Racial Crimes! — We Have a Do Nothing/Do Harm President!
"The press of the United States? It is a parasitic growth that battens on the capitalist class. Its function is to serve the established by moulding public opinion, and right well it serves it." — Jack London, The Iron Heel
"I know nothing that I may say can influence you," he said. "You have no souls to be influenced. You are spineless, flaccid things. You pompously call yourselves Republicans and Democrats. There is no Republican Party. There is no Democratic Party. There are no Republicans nor Democrats in this House. You are lick-spittlers and panderers, the creatures of the Plutocracy." — Jack London, The Iron Heel
"A business man who was also a biologist and a sociologist would know, approximately, the right thing to do for humanity. But, outside the realm of business, these men are stupid. They know only business. They do not know mankind nor society, and yet they set themselves up as arbiters of the fates of the hungry millions and all the other millions thrown in. History, some day, will have an excruciating laugh at their expense." — Jack London, The Iron Heel
"There is a greater strength than wealth, and it is greater because it cannot be taken away. Our strength, the strength of the proletariat, is in our muscles, in our hands to cast ballots, in our fingers to pull triggers. This strength we cannot be stripped of. It is the primitive strength, it is the strength that is to life germane, it is the strength that is stronger than wealth, and that wealth cannot take away. "But your strength is detachable. It can be taken away from you. Even now the Plutocracy is taking it away from you. In the end it will take it all away from you. And then you will cease to be the middle class. You will descend to us. You will become proletarians. And the beauty of it is that you will then add to our strength. We will hail you brothers, and we will fight shoulder to shoulder in the cause of humanity. — Jack London, The Iron Heel
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Sanders Slams Republican Senate for Happily Approving $740 Billion for Pentagon While Doing 'Nothing' to Address Covid Crisis "Instead of more austerity for the working class of this country, we need to impose austerity on the billionaire class and on Wall Street." In a speech on the Senate floor Thursday following the defeat of the GOP's latest coronavirus stimulus package, Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed the chamber's Republicans for offering "totally inadequate" relief for jobless, hungry, and eviction-prone Americans after happily approving massive tax cuts for the wealthy and a $740 billion budget for the Pentagon. "The Senate Republican bill provides nothing for rent, nothing for mortgages, nothing for food, nothing for hazard pay, nothing for healthcare, nothing for public transportation, and nothing to prevent the mass layoffs of teachers, nurses, firefighters, and construction workers that will take place as cities and states struggle economically," said the Vermont senator, who joined the united Democratic caucus in voting down the legislation. By Jake Johnson
$252 Is The Average Price of an NFL Ticket. — Who Can Afford to go to NFL Games, during this pandemic crisis? As NFL Players Offer Show of Unity, Booing by Fans Shows Objections to Protests 'Was Always About Perpetuating White Supremacy' "In the past, folks have claimed to be turned off by the Kaepernick-led protests because they disrespected the flag or the troops or the anthem or the country, or all of the above. That excuse is not applicable for the fans' ugly display Thursday night." By Julia Conley
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The New Poll Tax! A New 'Dred Scott Decision'! 'Incredibly Dark Day for Voting Rights': With Support of Trump Judges, Federal Court Upholds Florida Poll Tax Weeks Before Election "An affront of the very notion that Americans have a right to vote." With the backing of five federal judges appointed by President Donald Trump, the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Friday ruled that Florida can require state residents with past felony convictions to pay off all court fines and fees before they are allowed to register to vote—a mandate that has been condemned as a "modern-day poll tax." By Jake Johnson
Fourteen Martyrs in the Struggle Against Racist Terror and Trumpism-Fascism The wannabe fascist dictator Donald Trump, his personal attorney general William Barr, and the rest of the broader right-wing United States political and propaganda machine absurdly portray the remarkable anti-racist and anti-police violence protest wave that arose across the nation after the lynching of George Floyd as "radical Left terrorism." A federal whistleblower has just reported that the Trump administration ordered the Department of Homeland Security this summer to suppress reports of right-wing terrorism and play up supposed case cases of left-wing terrorism.By Paul Street
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Leon Trotsky foretold the 'Partnership' Between the Trade Bureaucracy and the Boss: From Leon Trotsky and the Iron Heel: One must accentuate especially the role which Jack London attributes to the labor bureaucracy and to the labor aristocracy in the further fate of mankind. Thanks to their support, the American plutocracy not only succeeds in defeating the workers' insurrection but also in keeping its iron dictatorship during the following three centuries. We will not dispute with the poet the delay which can but seem to us too long. However, it is not a question of Jack London's pessimism, but of his passionate effort to shake those who are lulled by routine, to force them to open their eyes and to see what is and what approaches. The artist is audaciously utilizing the methods of hyperbole. He is bringing the tendencies rooted in capitalism: of oppression, cruelty, bestiality, betrayal, to their extreme expression. He is operating with centuries in order to measure the tyrannical will of the exploiters and the treacherous rôle of the labor bureaucracy. But his most "romantic" hyperboles are finally much more realistic than the bookkeeper-like calculations of the so-called "sober politicians." It is easy to imagine with what a condescending perplexity the official socialist thinking of that time met Jack London's menacing prophecies. If one took the trouble to look over the reviews of The Iron Heel at that time in the German Neue Zeit and Vorwärts, in the ustrian Kampf and Arbeiterzeitung, as well as in the other socialist publications of Europe and America, he could easily convince himself that the thirty-year-old "romanticist" saw incomparably more clearly and farther than all the social-democratic leaders of that time taken together. But Jack London bears comparison in this domain not only with the reformists. One can say with assurance that in 1907 not one of the revolutionary Marxists, not excluding Lenin and Rosa Luxemburg, imagined so fully the ominous perspective of the alliance between finance capital and labor aristocracy. This suffices in itself to determine the specific weight of the novel.
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The Innovation Manager
Getting the Basics Right – Challenges to the Chief Innovation Officer
by Marc Monar Nov 13, 2014 5 minutes to read
More than 150 senior level attendees gathered mid of October to participate in Innovation Enterprise's Chief Innovation Officer Summit, taking place in London. The agenda was packed with a broad range of innovation topics and speakers. Among them were big brands like Vodafone, Tesco, Swarovski, McCain, BNP Paribas, and Stanford University, sharing their corporate innovation techniques, perspectives, and best practices.
Among my personal highlights was the mutual consent which existed on the decisive role of (innovation) culture. Culture is becoming even more important in an increasingly dynamic marketplace, where most of the companies face fierce competition and a seemingly brutal pace of change.
However, I was surprised to learn that so many CINOs were still struggling with the early challenges of a sustainable innovation program, e.g., aligning the efforts to strategy, getting management support, reaching the crowd, and maintaining motivation and collaboration among the participants. The solutions to these challenges were manifold. Consultancies and vendors alike have been preaching similar best practices for years now, yet the real challenge is not knowing what to do, it seems, it's all about how to get things done. And here, apparently, every CINO must find their individual way.
Getting the basics right
Attending CINOs came from quite diverse disciplines like R&D, business, HR, etc. - the role of a CINO seems to be "not yet mature but rather in a transition phase" said Vodafone's energetic Juan-Jose Juan. This could be the reason why there is little common ground regarding the how of innovation management. Instead, we see fragmented knowledge of different innovation techniques and very different experiences.
On the other hand, CINOs across regions and industries share the same challenges, pains, and frustrations, which might explain the mantra of getting the basics right: "Create an innovation charter, ask the right questions, get people excited, blend teams, empower your employees, use what you have" were common pieces of advice in many presentations.
CINOs at the stage of figuring out what works and what doesn't did not learn of a panacea at the Summit. But they did gain valuable inspirations from the likes of BNP Paribas and Vodafone: "Innovation has to be a passion - it has to be personal. CINOs cannot be trained but their success depends mainly upon passion which varies widely among people, so CINOs need to find their own way."
So innovation management cannot be trained as a skill?
From my experience, these opinions do not need to be on the opposite sides of the scale. In fact they make a powerful combination: be passionate! Do make use of your own personal strengths, be it motivating people, devising a structured roll-out plan, or setting up a creative environment for the team.
However, do also employ best practices to solve the known challenges. Consider the success principles of innovation management as a checklist to be revisited regularly. Not all practices can be absorbed, trained, or played easily. Regard them as a tool, not a doctrine. Adjusting them to fit your individual situation will, most likely, have a great impact on the sustainability of your program.
A crucial prerequisite for a lasting innovation program is your company's culture. The way your company deals with innovation sets the guardrail for the actions to take. Angela Maurer from Tesco stated "We recognized really early on that unless we can't create the right type of culture, innovation just does not really sustain itself", a statement that many speakers agreed with.
Despite the shared feeling about this, Burton Lee from Stanford University found that most European, US, and Asian companies are still under-leveraging innovation culture as a source of strategic and persistent competitive advantage. He shared his insights on how companies in Silicon Valley plan and address culture as a topic very early on to then be able to "pivot very quickly into very different markets from their original product or services area." Take Google as an example: Starting as an internet search in the late 90s, it branched out to other areas, lately into delivery by drones or driverless cars. However, the culture gap to Google seems often too big for a proper transfer to the own, more traditional company. Tesco and BNP Paribas, which have been around for a while, shared their ways to tackle the change towards a more dynamic innovation culture:
Going out on a regular basis to bring people together to discuss new technologies
Offering specific training programs among the usual HR training schedule
Celebrating successes
Formally sharing success stories in an innovation book
Rewarding innovators (e.g., by giving them food for thought: a visit to Silicon Valley, or TED conferences)
Providing a creativity room for people to experiment
Both TESCO and BNP described it as a hard but worthwhile exercise to get people engaged and excited in the innovation journey and eventually drive more valuable outcomes.
These examples all help with starting or changing an existing innovation culture, time consumption is enormous and step-by-step policy to convince others requires a lot of energy while outcomes are unclear or vague, at best. Burton Lee claimed that "up to now this [knowledge around building an innovation culture] has not yet been brought together as a body of knowledge with science and practices" and neither Business Schools nor Consultancies offer deep competency in this area. "It is rather very much an art at the moment", says Lee, which led him to offer innovation hacks for key questions like "How can an existing company 'pivot' its culture to be more innovation-centric?"
One outstanding innovation hack example - where all in the room could see the pride on speakers' faces - was the Hackathon, aka Hackday or Idea Jam. Making use of this technique led to an "instant culture change" said Tesco's Angela Maurer and "answered real needs of customers fast and innovative" added BNP's Heloise Lauret. Burton Lee experienced these events as "inspirational and fun." These intense events focus solely on the topic shared with the participants, no distractions, no other fires to extinguish. The excitement and the results diffuse quickly from participants (becoming loyal to the innovation team) towards the employees (changing their perception towards the innovation team), which makes these events work like a catalyst for cultural change: "Before people had ideas but did not feel they could do anything with their idea. After the event people came up - in their minds something flicked and they thought they can create something and share it with other people and then it will become something" reported Maurer. Lauret complemented this with her practical experience: "The Jam was a turning point in how people looked at us" [the innovation team].
Recommendation / strategic advice
Pivoting existing (innovation) cultures is a highly valuable but difficult and long-lasting task for almost every organization today. The examples from above show that speeding up this process is obviously possible. It needs an ignition to start off the change process, to convince the crowd in the stands that challenges can be tackled differently, fast and efficiently. Setting up an idea jam brings together the collective insight of the entire enterprise and catalyzes cultural change: It changes the mindset as it embarks people on being more creative, more collaborative, more open and more empowered in the essential later stages of the innovation process. It is a chance to establish an innovation identity that is more designed around the business than traditions in your company, nation or continent.
This post was originally published on InnovationExcellence.com
Marc Monar
Marc is a Strategic Consultant for HYPE Innovation. He works with companies on embedding collaborative innovation programs that sustain. Specializing in engaging large online communities, Marc support s innovation managers to develop and incorporate a business aligned approach to foster collective insight and achieve business goals.
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Before reciting the Pledge, we must observe where the U.S. Flag is at half-staff today, Saturday, Jan. 22nd.
The U.S. Flag is at half-staff throughout the 5 boroughs of New York City for a fallen officer, across Minnesota for a fallen first responder, throughout Illinois for a fallen officer, and across North Carolina for two Marines who died during a training accident.
And, now it's time to do the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Q: Understanding the difference between generator and basis of $\mathbb{R}^n$ In my Linear Algebra script I have this passage here:

For $b_1,\ldots,b_n\in\mathbb{R}^n$ with $A
 = (b_1,\ldots,b_n)\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ the following statements
  are equivalent:

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*$b_1,\ldots,b_n$ is a basis of $\mathbb{R}^n$

*$b_1,\ldots,b_n$ is a generator (German: Erzeugendensystem) of $\mathbb{R}^n$

*$b_1,\ldots,b_n$ are linear independent

*$A\in \text{GL}_n(\mathbb{R})$ is invertible

But if a basis is previously defined as $b_1,\ldots,b_n$ being (1) a generator and (2) linear independent, how is one of these conditions 1 or 2 sufficient to tell the other? Isn't $$\text{span}\{b_1,\ldots,b_n,b_{n+1}\} = \mathbb{R}^n \quad \text{with}\quad b_{n+1} = \lambda\cdot b_n,\, \lambda\in\mathbb{R}$$
also a generator of $\mathbb{R}^n$ without $b_1,\ldots,b_n,b_{n+1}$ being linear independent? From this equivalence here $b_1,\ldots,b_n,b_{n+1}$ are a generator of $\mathbb{R}^n$, therefore a basis of $\mathbb{R}^n$ and also linear independent – which they aren't.

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Key policy and regulations changes for 2021/22
We regularly review our policies and regulations to make sure that these continue to be in the best interests of our students and safeguard our academic standards. The changes you see here, will have been considered at either the University's Education Committee or Regulatory Framework Committee before being approved by the University's senior academic committee, Senate, which is constituted by elected academic staff and has student union representation.
This table provides the full detail of all changes to the University's suite of General and Academic Regulations, Policies and Guidance for 2021/22.
Summary of changes to regulations for 2021-22 (PDF)
Changes for 2021/22
Update to capping rules for retakes
There will be a change to how modules will be capped for retake assessments. Instead of capping the element of assessment, the element of assessment itself will remain uncapped and if the module is passed overall on aggregate, the module will be capped at the minimum pass mark. This means that your true mark for the element of assessment will display on your Record of Progress (RoP).
This will apply to modules starting from September 2021 onwards, including retakes for modules that are repeated in 2021/22. If you are trailing a module from 2020/2021 this will continue under the 2020/21 regulations meaning that retakes will still be capped at the element of assessment.
Example of how capping might be applied to a retake from 2021/2022
Undergraduate Module – First attempt
1st attempt
Fail /Pass
Element 1
Coursework 50% 20 Fail
Coursework 30% 45 Pass
Examination 20% 55 Pass
The overall module mark is calculated as follows:
20 x 0.5 = 4
45 x 0.3 = 13.5
55 x 0.2 = 11
Overall module mark at first attempt = 28.5
The Assessment Board agrees the module can be retaken. Only the failed element is retaken (element 1).
Undergraduate Module – Retake attempt
2nd attempt
The overall module mark will be capped at 40%
This change to regulation was agreed by the University's senior academic Committee (Senate) after significant evaluation and analysis and following sector research and consultation with the Union of Kingston Students.
The University has determined that this new regulation will offer our students the best chance of success and progression, allowing your actual mark achieved at element level to contribute to the overall calculation of the module, and will enable the actual marks that you have achieved to be accurately reflected on your Record of Progress (RoP).
Please contact the Union of Kingston Students, or your Personal Tutor in the first instance if you would like to understand this change and how it might impact you in any more detail.
Suspension for Poor Financial Standing
From the 2021/2022 academic year, there will be a change in how we will manage your student enrolment record if you are suspended due to being in Poor Financial Standing, for example, because you have not paid your tuition fees.
As in previous years, prior to applying a suspension of studies, the University will get in contact with you to try and understand more about the situation you are in and to try resolve the issue. If we are unable to resolve the issue, a suspension to your enrolment record will be put in place. This suspension will restrict access to your learning and teaching resources and will prevent you from being able to submit or engage with assessment.
From 2021/2022, to safeguard your academic interests and depending on the time of year when you are suspended, the University may enforce an interruption of studies (break) to your enrolment record to prevent you being academically failed at an assessment board due to your suspension. Suspended students may also request to go on an interruption of studies themselves if they determine that they are unlikely to be able to return to Good Financial Standing in the immediate future.
If you are experiencing financial difficulty, you should contact the Student Money Advisers who can be contacted by e-mailing: studentfunding@kingston.ac.uk or by logging an enquiry on the StudentHUB: studenthub.kingston.ac.uk.
Details of the University's Student Support Funds, including emergency support funding, and how to access them is available on the Student Support Funds 2020-21 page.
Renamed and updated Student Discipline Procedure (GR3)
The Student Discipline Procedure has been renamed the Student Conduct and Behaviour Procedure to signify that the University aims to provide a supportive and positive environment for the University community and has acceptable standards of behaviour and conduct (see section 2 of the General Student Regulations - GR2) that we expect our students to adhere to.
The University has worked with Student Equality Consultants to update this procedure to make it more accessible, shorter in length and easier to understand.
In order to simplify the process, the procedure has been updated as follows:
Alleged misconduct will be dealt with at either Faculty or University Level (not at Level 1, 2 or 3) depending on the nature of the allegation
Once the Faculty or University Investigation has concluded, and if misconduct is found, the Level or seriousness of the misconduct will be determined along with the appropriate outcome
If Level 3 misconduct is suspected, once the Investigation stage is finished, the Academic Registrar can agree to convene a Panel to hear the case
The Panel has the authority to agree outcomes (rather than recommending the outcome to the Vice Chancellor)
Please contact the Union of Kingston Students, or your Personal Tutor in the first instance if you would like to understand these changes and how it might impact you in any more detail.
Updated Student Complaints Procedure (GR2)
Stage 2 of the process (formerly the Faculty/Directorate Complaint) has been renamed the Formal Complaint Stage.
There have been no other significant changes to this document.
If you have any concerns or issues that you wish to discuss, please contact the Union of Kingston Students, or your Personal Tutor in the first instance.
Mitigating Circumstances and Student Assessment (AR5)
The University has reviewed this regulation to make it more accessible, shorter in length and easier to understand.
The deadline for submitting applications for mitigating circumstances has been extended from 5 university working days to 10 university working days from September 2021.
Updated terms
The following terms have been updated:
Senate becomes Academic Council
Tier 4 visa becomes Student Route visa
Services for Students becomes the Directorate for Students
LRC (Learning Resource Centre) becomes the Library
Removal of Regulations or Policies for 21/22
AR10 Expulsion on Academic Grounds has been removed and all references to termination due to non-engagement included in GR1 General Student Regulations
AR17 Transitional Arrangements removed. These were exceptional arrangements relating to Covid and they have now concluded
AG06 Management of Student Files removed as this information is provided within the University's Retention Schedule
Key changes for 2021/22
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Category Archives: Quick Facts
Surviving a Firing Squad
December 2, 2022 Gilles Messier
The human body is an odd thing, at incredibly fragile yet at the same time surprisingly resilient. On the one hand, even the most seemingly minor injuries can result in an untimely death. For example, in October 1911, Jack Daniel, founder of the famous Tennessee distillery, entered his office and attempted to open the safe… But the lock proved troublesome, […]
26 Fascinating Football Facts
February 3, 2018 Daven Hiskey
With the Super Bowl this weekend, we thought we'd do a "Football facts" roundup to help you impress your buddies with amazingly interesting Football knowledge. 891) Buffalo wings were invented sometime around the 1960s by either John Young or Frank and Teressa Bellissimo in Buffalo, New York. The spreading of this tasty appetizer was relatively slow until Football stepped in. […]
Stabbing Bed Bugs, Lloyd Christmas, Cliff from CliffsNotes and More in Yet Another 10 Quick Facts
1026: Bed bugs reproduce via the male bed bug literally stabbing the female in the abdomen with his hypodermic genitalia rather than using the female's reproductive tract. Once he's stabbed the female, he then releases his sperm insider her body cavity. The sperm ultimately travel via the female's blood to sperm storage structures in her body. The males also are […]
Tinkle Bells, the Parasitic Poop Twig, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Marketing Stunt and more, in a Special Christmas Quick Fact List
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1016: Mistletoe tends to spring from bird droppings that have fallen on trees, with the seeds having passed through the digestive tract of birds. From this, it should come as no surprise that the name "mistle" or "missel" meant "dung" and "toe," which came from the Anglo-Saxon "tan," meant "twig." Thus, mistletoe is another way to essentially say "poop twig." […]
The Truth About the Road Not Taken, The Rose / Star Trek connection, What "Trump" Means in the UK, and more in Yet Another 10 Quick Facts
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997) Ever wonder how blind people tell when they've wiped enough after going to the bathroom? Well, wonder no more. To begin with, the vast majority of the world's population uses water to clean, rather than starting with toilet paper. With something like a bidet with reasonable pressure, you just spray for a bit and use toilet paper to dry- […]
The First Thing Eaten on the Moon, What Armstrong Said Directly After His Historic "Small Step" Line, What It Would Take to Stop the Earth Orbiting the Sun and More in Yet Another 14 Quick Facts
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Our Mega List of Fascinating Star Wars Facts You Probably Didn't Know
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Banks sanctions about Rs 1.20 lakh crore loans to MSMEs under credit guarantee scheme
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Friday said banks have sanctioned loans of about Rs 1,20,099 crore under the Rs 3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector reeling under economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, disbursements against this stood at Rs 61,987.90 crore till Thursday (July 9) under the 100 per cent ECLGS for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The scheme is the biggest fiscal component of the Rs 20-lakh crore Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in May. The latest numbers on ECLGS, as released by the finance ministry, comprise disbursements by all 12 public sector banks (PSBs), 22 private sector banks and 21 non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).
As of 9 July 2020, the total amount sanctioned under the 100 per cent Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme by #PSBs and private banks stands at Rs 1,20,099.37 crore, of which Rs 61,987.90 crore has already been disbursed," the finance minister said in a tweet. Under the ECLGS, the loan amounts sanctioned by PSBs increased to Rs 68,145.40 crore, of which Rs 38,372.88 crore has been disbursed as of July 9, she said. At the same time, private sector banks have sanctioned Rs 51,953.97 crore and disbursed Rs 23,615.02 crore.
"Compared to 4 July 2020, there is an increase of Rs 5,596.79 crore in the cumulative amount of loans sanctioned and an increase of Rs 5,896.72 crore in the cumulative amount of loans disbursed, by both #PSBs and private sector banks combined as on 9 July 2020," Sitharaman said.
Market leader SBI has sanctioned Rs 20,788 crore of loans and disbursed Rs 13,893 crore. It is followed by Punjab National Bank, which has sanctioned Rs 8,977 crore. However, its disbursements stood at Rs 2,975 crore as of July 9. State-wise, business units of Maharashtra have got the highest cumulative sanction of Rs 7,035 crore from public sector banks, while disbursement was to the tune of Rs 3,897 crore as of July 9.
It is followed by Tamil Nadu, with a total sanction of Rs 6,955 crore loans and disbursements of Rs 4,153 crore. On May 21, the Cabinet approved an additional funding of up to Rs 3 lakh crore at a concessional rate of 9.25 per cent through ECLGS for the MSME sector.
Under the scheme, 100 per cent guarantee coverage will be provided by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company for additional funding of up to Rs 3 lakh crore to eligible MSMEs and interested Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) borrowers in the form of a guaranteed emergency credit line (GECL) facility. For this purpose, a corpus of Rs 41,600 crore was set up by the government, spread over the current and the next three financial years.
The scheme will be applicable to all loans sanctioned under GECL facility during the period from the date of announcement of the scheme to October 31 or till the amount of Rs 3 lakh crore is sanctioned under GECL, whichever is earlier. All MSME borrower accounts with an outstanding credit of up to Rs 25 crore as on February 29, which were less than or equal to 60 days past due as on that date, i.e., regular, SMA-0 and SMA-1 accounts, and with an annual turnover of up to Rs 100 crore are eligible for GECL funding under the scheme.
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Aramco Withdraws from Cilacap JV
Tim Sullivan - June 5, 2020
Pertamina disclosed last week that Saudi Aramco has withdrawn from discussions about a plan to jointly expand the Indonesian energy company's refinery in Cilacap, Indonesia.
In a May 28 press release, Pertamina said it will look for another partner in the project, which was previously said to include an upgrade of the refinery's base oil unit.
Aramco, the Saudi Arabian oil giant, has not publicly confirmed its withdrawal, but Pertamina's statement said it will carry on the project by itself while also searching for a new partner. Fajriyah Usman, the company's vice president for corporate communications, acknowledged that the environment for such projects has worsened due to the fall-off in fuels demand resulting from lockdowns to counter the Covid-19 pandemic and devaluation of Indonesia's rupiah, but he said Pertamina remains committed to helping the country reduce dependence on fuel imports. The Cilacap project is part of a broader effort for Pertamina to double its refining capacity from 1 million barrels per day to 2 million b/d.
The base oil plant at Cilacap has capacity to make 450,000 metric tons per year of API Group I base oils. In 2015, when Pertamina and Aramco signed a heads of agreement to expand the refinery in two phases, officials said the second phase would include installation of a 43,000 b/d hydrocracker that would be used to upgrade base oil output.
The first phase of the $5.5 billion project would raise throughput capacity of the refinery's crude oil distillation units from 348,000 b/d to 370,000 b/d. The second phase would also increase output of aromatics and polypropylene.
Like oil companies around the world, Aramco has been hammered by a crash in crude oil prices and a sharp drop in fuels demand.
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Betting News > Boxing > Can Chisora become the first man to stop American Johnson?
Can Chisora become the first man to stop American Johnson?
Dereck Chisora (19-4-0) has vowed to become the first man to knockout Kevin Johnson (29-4-1) when the heavyweight pair clash at the Copperbox.
Johnson, who has gone the distance with both Fury and Vitali Klitschko in the past, is well known for his durability and stamina and while Del Boy is the heavy favourite with Ladbrokes for victory at 1/6, he will have to be at the very top of his game to produce a stoppage win.
Chisora, who would set up a final eliminator for the WBO world title with Tyson Fury should he win, comes into the fight full of confidence after four straight wins since his defeat by David Haye and is looking to make a statement against the American, who is 4/1 for the win.
"The way I fight and the way he fights is totally different," said the European heavyweight champion.
"I'm looking for a knockout so he can run and run but there's going to be pressure on him.
"I'm going to go out there looking for him and I'm going to hurt him," he added.
Chisora is 11/4 to claim a knockout but despite the Englishman's claims his opponent's record points to a decision win at 8/15 – a selection rated as one of the best of the weekend by our news team.
And with the 30-year-old determined to set up his re-match with Fury, it could pay to back him to match the Manchester fighter's unanimous decision result over Johnson at 5/6 with the bookmaker.
Fury (21-0-0) makes his own comeback to the ring against another American in the shape of Joey Abell (29-7-0) on the same Copperbox bill.
The 25-year-old returns to the ring after a 10-month absence following his two postponed fights with Haye and is 1/20 to preserve his undefeated streak.
But Abell, who is 9/1 for victory, did cause a stir in his last fight when he put down Kubrat Pulev before the Bulgarian recovered for a fifth round TKO.
And with the possibility of ring rust following Fury's absence from the ring the 2/1 on the fight being won in rounds 6-10 appeals.


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Boccia UK wins bid to host the BISFed 2018 World Championships in Liverpool
General News 28 April 2017
The Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) has awarded the rights to host the 2018 World Championships to Boccia UK. The competition, which is the biggest and most prestigious on the international calendar outside the Paralympic Games, will be hosted at Exhibition Centre Liverpool from the 9th to 19th August 2018.
Following sold out crowds in London 2012 and Rio 2016 the sport continues to grow apace internationally and 192 athletes will travel to Liverpool in 2018 in their quest to become World Champion. A truly international sport, the medals at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were shared between Europe, Asia and the Americas while more countries in Oceania and Africa are taking part in BISFed sanctioned competitions every year.
The organising committee aims to deliver the best World Championships the sport has seen. Hosted in Exhibition Centre Liverpool, an 8,100m2 venue on the banks of Liverpool's world heritage waterfront with accommodation on site, the athlete experience will be second to none. Situated in Liverpool city centre, the event aims to attract thousands of spectators to create a memorable atmosphere and introduce people to a fascinating technical and tactical sport they might not have come across before.
John Dowson, Chair of Boccia UK, said:
"We are thrilled to be hosting the BISFed World Championships in Liverpool next year. This is the largest Boccia event on the international calendar in terms of athlete numbers and gives an excellent opportunity for innovation in showcasing the sport at a stunning location. We are extremely grateful to UK Sport and the National Lottery for their financial contribution through their Major Events Programme and to the City of Liverpool who will provide an unrivalled experience for both athletes and spectators"
David Hadfield, President of BISFed, said:
"I am very pleased that the BISFed 2018 World Championships will be hosted by Boccia UK in the wonderful city of Liverpool. Boccia is the fastest-growing Paralympic sport and we expect the competition to attract more countries and more athletes than ever to an international boccia event. I am looking forward to seeing an extraordinary demonstration of para sport in a very exciting and innovative setting."
David Smith MBE, two-time Paralympic Gold medallist and Boccia UK athlete, said:
"I am so excited that the BISFed 2018 World Championships will be held in the UK. Performing in front of a home crowd in London 2012 was one of the finest moments of my career. I know the people of Liverpool are sports mad and I really hope they will take Boccia to their hearts to give my team mates and I a huge boost on the road to Tokyo. I hope that by creating the most interactive and entertaining Boccia competition ever we will put Boccia firmly in the public consciousness and inspire the local and national disability community to get involved in the sport."
Joe Anderson OBE, Mayor of Liverpool, said:
"This is fantastic news and a demonstration of Liverpool's ability to secure and deliver major sporting events. Whether it's athletics, netball, triathlons, gymnastics, boxing, running and now Boccia, Liverpool has proved itself time and again as the perfect host to showcase a wide range of sports. We take it extremely seriously and have world class venues matched with passionate fans, providing a unique welcome. Sport is in our DNA and we will work hard to bring an enthusiastic audience that will be fair, welcoming and supportive of all athletes and participating nations and showcase Boccia to the world."
Tim Hollingsworth OBE, CEO of the British Paralympic Association, said:
"It is terrific news that Boccia UK will host the BISFed World Championships next year giving British crowds the opportunity to watch Boccia here in the UK. We have a proud tradition of success in Boccia at Paralympic level – this is built on outstanding performances at major championships, such as the Worlds, and I am sure that British athletes will be keen to perform once again in front of home support. The World Championships will also be a major part of the GB team's preparations for Tokyo 2020 so it will be a good testing ground ahead of the Games. I congratulate the team at Boccia UK on all their hard work to win the right to host the Championships. I know they will put on a fantastic event and I look forward to attending next year."
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Full name Rohit Gurunath Sharma
Born April 30, 1987, Bansod, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Current age 31
Major team India
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Bowling style Off break
ODI Debut June 23, 2007 v Ireland at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer and is currently the Indian ODI and T20 teams' vice-captain. He also serves as the captain of the IPL team Mumbai Indians. He has a number of records under his name. Rohit Sharma has scored 3 double-centuries in ODIs, in addition, to the centuries in T20 and Test formats too. Due to his hard-hitting ability, he is also famously known as 'The Hitman.' He gained recognition right from his early days. He started at a mere age of 20 and soon was getting praises for his mature and calm performance.
Born on April 30, 1987, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, in a family of limited means, he soon found his interest in cricket. He caught the eye of Dinesh Lad, a cricket coach, who supported him financially to get admission into Swami Vivekanand International School. He shone in the school cricket tournaments scoring a century.
Rohit Sharma oozes batting talent: malleable wrists, a knack to find the gaps, and the extra half a second when he plays his shots. However, for a player of his class, the first six years of his international career were frustrating for him, the team, and the spectators, as the odd delightful innings was followed and preceded by plenty of failures. It all came together finally in 2013 when Rohit was promoted to open the innings in ODIs. The move turned out to be a masterstroke, as Rohit found form in the Champions Trophy, and then went into overdrive in the ODI series against Australia, scoring two centuries, including 209, only the third double in ODI cricket. That led to a place in the Test team, and Rohit responded by scoring centuries in his first two Test innings, becoming the fifth batsman to do so. A year later, he became the first batsman to hit two ODI double-hundreds, in an innings where he smashed the record for the highest score with 264 off 173 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens.
For the first six years of his career, though, Rohit struggled to come up with the sort of numbers which would justify his talent. He first came to limelight when he exuded class at No. 3 in the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006. He took that class with him when he played for India in their triumphant World Twenty20 campaign in 2007 and the CB Series in Australia in early 2008, scoring two fifties, including a vital 66 in the first final in Sydney. However that ability to look good at the crease didn't translate into long innings in his first two first-class seasons for Mumbai. He kept making strides in the big league, though. He was bought for US$750,000 by the Deccan Chargers in the IPL and made 404 runs at 36.73 including four fifties.
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The term 'masterstroke' has always been a bit of an enigma, historically being used in a vague, results-based manner. The move to promote Rohit Sharma to the top of the order has paid enough dividends for it to be termed a masterstroke – India had finally found a candidate for the opener's spot, and Rohit seemed to have finally scripted a turnaround after almost 5 years in and out of the side. With enough time to play himself in as an opener, Rohit and Dhawan formed a formidable opening partnership, playing a substantial role in India's unbeaten and successful Champions' Trophy campaign in 2013. Still, the talented tag followed him around, and Rohit – at long last – started to live up to it. In a run-fest of an ODI series against Australia, Rohit scored 491 runs in 6 outings, culminating in a violent 209 in the deciding ODI in Bangalore, joining a crème de la crème list of ODI double-centurions that comprised of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.
With the retirements of stalwarts like Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, a new crop of Test batsmen needed to be honed and opened up new avenues in the team. Rohit, at long last, earned the oh-so-desirable India Test cap against West Indies in the first Test at the Eden Gardens in his fabled 'predecessor's' farewell series. Rohit wasn't going to let this opportunity go begging and embraced the Test arena immediately, easing his way to a typically Rohit-esque 177 in his debut innings; vital innings in the context of the match, dragging the momentum India's way. He reinforced his metaphorical statement to the selectors with an unbeaten 111 in the following Test, enchanting a tearful Wankhede in Sachin Tendulkar's farewell Test match and taming the West Indian bowling attack. After an injury-break, Rohit, as if to make up for lost time, ripped apart a hapless Sri Lankan attack on his way to a jaw-dropping 264 – wait for it – in an ODI at the Eden Gardens, making thirteen runs more than the entire Lankan team managed.
Rohit was ruled out of cricket due to a finger injury but came back with a bang, hitting 264 against Sri Lanka. In 2015, he was the second highest run-scorer for India in the World Cup. Just when it looked he would cement his place in the Test side after a good short run, another finger injury sidelined him during the New Zealand series at home. Sharma missed most of India's successful home season in 2016. He returned to cricket in 2017 and led Mumbai to their third title in 6 years, something he will be proud of for a long time. Runs in whites though are what still eludes him.
Rohit Sharma received a number of 'Man of the Match' and 'Man of the Series' awards.
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He led the Mumbai Indians team to three IPL trophies. He has also taken a hat-trick in IPL and became the fifth player to do so.
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Fleet Admiral Gial Ackbar é um personagem fictício da franquia Star Wars . Membro da espécie anfíbia Mon Calamari, Ackbar foi o principal comandante militar da Aliança Rebelde e liderou o ataque contra a segunda Estrela da Morte em O Retorno dos Jedi (1983), a última parte da trilogia Star Wars original . Ackbar desempenha um papel importante no filme, pois sem seu gênio tático, a Aliança Rebelde teria sido destruída. Embora seu tempo no filme tenha sido breve, Ackbar se tornou um personagem proeminente em outras mídias de Star Wars, incluindo romances, quadrinhos, videogames e programas de televisão, e mais tarde fez aparições na sequência de filmes da trilogia Star Wars: O Despertar Da Força (2015 ) e Star Wars: Os Ultimos Jedi (2017), e a série de televisão The Clone Wars .

Biografia do personagem

A história de Ackbar não foi explicada em Return of the Jedi, mas foi estabelecida nos livros de Star Wars e outras mídias desde que o filme foi lançado. Ele é do planeta Mon Cala, [11] um mundo quase totalmente coberto por água, onde sua espécie construiu gigantescas cidades flutuantes. Ackbar é o líder de sua cidade natal, Coral Depths City, quando as forças do Império Galáctico invadem e quase destroem o planeta. Apesar das tentativas dos Mon Calamari de fazer a paz, as forças imperiais destruíram várias de suas cidades, roubaram sua tecnologia e escravizaram sua população.   Ackbar é um dos primeiros a ser escravizado e se torna um intérprete e servo pessoal de Grand Moff Tarkin, um antagonista secundário do primeiro filme de Guerra nas Estrelas. Durante este tempo, Ackbar aprende muito sobre o Império e táticas militares em geral, bem como sobre a Aliança Rebelde e a Estrela da Morte, uma super arma do tamanho da lua que Tarkin está desenvolvendo na época. Ackbar faz anotações detalhadas sobre o que observou com a esperança de eventualmente escapar de volta para seu povo e usar as informações contra o Império.

Retorno dos Jedi
O almirante Ackbar foi o primeiro personagem não humano mostrado em uma posição de liderança nos filmes Star Wars. Em Return of the Jedi, quando os espiões rebeldes descobrem planos para uma segunda Estrela da Morte parcialmente construída, Ackbar e Mon Mothma planejam um ataque surpresa à estação de batalha enquanto ela orbita a lua da floresta de Endor . O ataque, conhecido como Batalha de Endor, envolve o General Han Solo liderando uma equipe de ataque na superfície da lua para destruir o gerador de escudo de energia da Estrela da Morte, enquanto Ackbar e o General Lando Calrissian lideram uma batalha contra a própria estação. Ackbar lidera pessoalmente o ataque de sua nau capitânia, o cruzador Mon Calamari Lar 1 .   O ataque não saiu como planejado, entretanto, porque o Imperador Palpatine estava esperando o ataque e, de fato, permitiu que os planos da Estrela da Morte caíssem nas mãos dos rebeldes. Por ordem de Palpatine, as forças imperiais lançam um contra-ataque massivo contra a frota rebelde com caças estelares TIE e naves capitais Star Destroyer que leva Ackbar a perceber que a frota está indo para uma armadilha.   Ele inicialmente pede uma retirada tática, mas Calrissian o convence a seguir em frente com o ataque e dar à equipe de Solo mais tempo para destruir o escudo de energia. As forças rebeldes sofrem pesadas baixas, mas finalmente conseguem destruir a segunda Estrela da Morte e derrotar o Império.

As Guerras Clônicas

Ackbar apareceu nos três primeiros episódios da quarta temporada da série de animação Star Wars: The Clone Wars, que se passa cerca de 20 anos antes dos eventos do primeiro filme Star Wars. No show, Ackbar é o principal conselheiro do rei Mon Cala, Yos Kolina, e capitão da guarda real Mon Calamari, onde ele aprimora as habilidades que mais tarde o servirão como almirante.  A frágil paz entre as duas espécies principais de Mon Cala, os Calamari e os Quarren, é interrompida depois que o Rei Kolina é assassinado por Riff Tamson, um agente da Confederação de Sistemas Independentes, também conhecido como Separatistas, um dos principais antagonistas da série . Tentando desencadear uma guerra civil no planeta, os Separatistas usam os insurgentes Quarren para obstruir a sucessão de Mon Cala Prince Lee-Char ao trono, e Ackbar tenta proteger Lee-Char e reunir o povo Mon Calamari enquanto a batalha pelo planeta começa.   A batalha está perdida, apesar da ajuda dos Jedi Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker e Kit Fisto . Ackbar é capturado, deixando Ahsoka e Lee-Char para se defenderem sozinhos.  No entanto, depois de saber que Tamson planeja se instalar como o novo rei, os Quarren trai os Separatistas na cerimônia de execução pública de Lee-Char. Posteriormente, Ackbar é libertado e ajuda a liderar um contra-ataque para retomar o planeta. Tamson é morto por Lee-Char, que é coroado o novo rei.

Trilogia de sequências

O almirante Ackbar apareceu nos dois primeiros filmes da trilogia de sequencias Star Wars, que foram distribuídos pela Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures depois que a Walt Disney Company adquiriu a Lucasfilm em 2012. Seu personagem se aposentou do serviço militar antes dos acontecimentos dos filmes, mas Leia Organa o convence a sair da aposentadoria para lutar contra a Primeira Ordem, uma ditadura militar que se formou a partir dos resquícios do Império original. Ele recupera seu posto anterior de almirante e serve como um dos líderes da Resistência, uma organização paramilitar liderada por Leia, que agora é um general. Ackbar está no comando da frota da Resistência, com o cruzador Mon Calamari Raddus como sua nau capitânia. Ackbar é amplamente respeitado pelo pessoal da Resistência como um dos poucos comandantes vivos que enfrentou o Império durante o auge de seu poder.  No primeiro filme, Star Wars:O Despertar Da Força (2015), Ackbar aparece na sede da Resistência e ajuda a desenvolver o plano para destruir a nova super arma da Primeira Ordem, a Base Starkiller . Mais tarde, ele monitora o ataque bem-sucedido contra a arma ao lado de Leia da base da Resistência no planeta D'Qar .

No segundo filme da trilogia, Star Wars: Os Ultimos Jedi (2017), Ackbar lidera a Resistência enquanto eles evacuam sua base em D'Qar e ordena que as naves pulem para o hiperespaço para escapar da Primeira Ordem. A frota da Primeira Ordem persegue a Resistência, enviando Kylo Ren e outros caças TIE atrás do Raddus, no qual Ackbar e outros líderes seniores da Resistência estão a bordo. As naves da Primeira Ordem abrem fogo na ponte principal do Raddus, causando uma enorme explosão e levando todos os ocupantes para o vácuo do espaço. Ackbar é morto, junto com todos os outros na ponte, exceto Leia, que é salva pelo uso da Força . Embora Ackbar não tivesse falas de diálogo durante sua cena de morte no filme, a adaptação de quadrinhos de O Último Jedi revelou que suas últimas palavras foram: "Torpedos entrando. Foi uma honra servir com todos vocês. " Whitta, que escreveu a adaptação da história em quadrinhos, disse que ficou triste por Ackbar morrer tão rapidamente no filme, então ele queria dar a ele "um pouco de tempo antes de morrer".

Cânone oficial

Um Mon Calamari chamado Aftab Ackbar, filho do almirante Ackbar, foi criado para aparecer como um personagem secundário em Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), o último filme da trilogia sequencial. Ele foi criado como resultado de conversas iniciais entre os co-escritores de The Rise of Skywalker , JJ Abrams e Chris Terrio, que forneceram a voz para o personagem. Terrio era fã do almirante Ackbar e disse que "ficou um pouco de luto" quando o personagem foi morto.  Aftab é um coronel com a resistência em The Rise of Skywalker,   Ele aparece em várias cenas, incluindo uma reunião da Resistência para discutir a ressurreição do Imperador Palpatine, e a batalha espacial final sobre Exegol, durante o qual ele pilota um caça estelar B-wing.

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Amarnath strike: Hunt on for LeT commander Abu Ismail
4:16 PM, 12 Jul 2017
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Security forces have launched a massive hunt to track down Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander and Pakistani national Abu Ismail, who has emerged as the mastermind of the deadly attack on Amarnath pilgrims.
Proactive operations have been launched, mainly in south Kashmir, to track down Ismail as investigations including communication intercepts have pointed out to his involvement in the attack on Amarnath pilgrims, a senior police official said.
Seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, were killed and 19 injured when terrorists attacked a bus in Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday evening.
The official said the attack in Anantnag appears to be a reprisal for killing of several Lashkar militants including Bashir Lashkari in an encounter with security forces earlier this month.
"The terrorists are frustrated at the back to back losses suffered by them during counter-insurgency operations over the past month or so and have now resorted to attacking civilians and tourists," he said.
According to the official, Ismail has been active in Kashmir for several years and had moved base to south Kashmir more than a year ago.
The Anantnag attack on Amarnath pilgrims came the same day when police announced arrest of a module of LeT including a Hindu terrorist hailing from Muzaffaranagar area of Uttar Pradesh.
Lashkar has not only distanced itself from the attack on Amarnath pilgrims but also condemned the attack.
LeT spokesman Abdullah Ghaznavi, while condemning the attack on pilgrims, has said, "It is against Islamic teachings".
"The attack on the pilgrims is highly reprehensible act. Islam does not allow violence against any faith," he said.
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ABS-CBN launches "Class Project" documentary contest for students
ABS-CBN Corp. Comm. September 07, 2017 03:54 PM
ABS-CBN, Knowledge Channel, and the Philippine Association of Communication Educators Foundation, Inc. (PACE) recently launched "Class Project: An Intercollegiate Mini-Documentary Competition" that will give college students a chance to have their documentaries shown on television.
"Class Project," a weekly program that airs student-produced documentaries on Knowledge Channel, aims to harness the creativity of students in making broadcast-quality documentaries.
Eligible college students from PACE-member schools can now submit videos produced within January 1 to November 30, 2017, with total running time of 12 to 15 minutes each. Deadline of submission is on November 30. The documentaries will go through a three-level judging process conducted by ABS-CBN to choose the Top 10 entries, which will win cash prizes on top of having their documentaries aired on "Class Project Winners' Festival" on Knowledge Channel, which is currently available on ABS-CBN TVplus and SKYcable.
The winners will be awarded during ABS-CBN's "Pinoy Media Congress Year 12" (PMC) on February 2018. A partnership with PACE, PMC gathers communication professors and students from all over the country to learn the latest trends and issues in media and communication. Last year, PMC had over 1,000 delegates in St. Mary's College and Visayas State University, who learned from the likes of Ricky Lee, Ces Drilon, Ted Failon, and other media luminaries. It also held an online video competition where students from Far Eastern University, University of the Philippines, and St. Louis University won the top prizes.
Meanwhile, ABS-CBN will also hold a "Docu Caravan" together with Knowledge Channel and ABS-CBN Integrated News & Current Affairs starting this September to teach and inspire students to create informative and relevant documentaries. ABS-CBN journalist Jeff Canoy headlines the first leg in University of Santo Tomas on September 20, where he will share the documentary they made on the Marawi siege.
For more information on the rules, mechanics, and prizes for the "Class Project: Intercollegiate Mini-Documentary Competition," visit www.pinoymediacongress.com. Inquiries can also be sent to classproject@knowledgechannel.org.
Founded in 1999, Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. is the only non-profit organization in the Philippines that offers curriculum-based, multimedia educational resources, and professional teacher trainings to improve teaching skills, thereby helping audiences learn better through technology. It's television channel, Knowledge Channel, is the country's first and only educational channel, which has helped educate millions of Filipino students and youth in public schools and households all over the Philippines in the past 18 years.