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LLPA 2016 Jury
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Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2016
The third edition of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award (LLPA) is up and running.
The Lenstar Lenticular Print Award (LLPA) supported by drupa 2016 is the first of its kind, and has specifically been created to reward and encourage companies and individuals in the development and use of lenticular printing throughout the marketing and communication mix. This award is an incredible opportunity for the graphic arts community to recognize the growing importance of lenticular imaging as a product differentiator and a mechanism for ensuring that promotional efforts stand out from the crowd. The award is an initiative of DP Lenticular and Lenstar, an organization committed to bringing the latest information on lenticular and new direct-to-lens lenticular printing technologies.
"We highly appreciate as well your efforts to organize again the ceremony for the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award and we are convinced that the event will lead to another great success."
Sabine Geldermann, Director drupa
The third edition of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award (LLPA) supported by drupa 2016 is organized in the context of the drupa innovation park (dip! – Hall 7) with the support of drupa print media fair 2016 which will have place in the Messe exhibition complex in Düsseldorf, Germany, May 31 – June 10, 2016. The drupa innovation park 2016 is a global platform for innovation presenting technology and business solutions for the future.
The organizers would like to thank all the printers and the artists taking part in the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2016. We received applications from all the continents. We recorded an increase in applications from the United States due to the possibility to avoid oversea transport delivering the images to Pacur in Wisconsin. We are very happy with the high quality of the 2016 images.
There is one winner (award) for each of the 5 different categories. See here the nominees.
The results were be announced during the LLPA Awards Ceremony on 02 June 2016 at 5PM in the drupa innovation park, hall 7. Each winning candidate will be awarded with a "Lenstar Lenticular Print Award" trophy created by Dublin Crystal, a certificate, and a digital Lenstar Lenticular Print Award logo they can show on their websites or in other forms of communications. NEW: the Jury has decided to add a Special Jury Award !
Besides the official judging, a Public Prize will also be awarded after drupa 2016. More than 11 000 votes were recorded during drupa 2012, we hope even more in 2016 ! See here where to find the LLPA 2016.
The organizers have decided to call this the "Supreme Public Preference Award".
29 April 12h00 GMT 2016 was the deadline for receipt of the images in Europe. As mentionned in the rules&regulations, the American participants were invited to send the works to Pacur in Wisconsin (before 31 March 2016) to avoid paying oversea transport.
The contest is open to any person or company, designer, photographer…, active in the field of creating, processing and printing of lenticular images. All visual effects such as flips, animation, zoom, morphing and 3D effects qualify for the award.
Benefits of Winning a Lenstar Lenticular Print Award
Winners of the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award will be announced during the LLPA Awards Ceremony on 02 June 2016 in the drupa innovation park, hall 7. Also the winners will be announced on this site and to the trade press.
The nominees will be shown on the large LLPA wall at drupa innovation park 2016 (Hall 7). drupa is the most important event in the printing business, this created an enormous visibility, both for lenticular print and the nominees.
The nominees and their proposed work feature in an image gallery on the Lenstar Lenticular Print Award website, with a direct link to their corresponding company website.
Winners will be awarded with a "Lenstar Lenticular Print Award" trophy created by Dublin Crystal, a certificate, and a digital LLPA logo they can show on their websites or in other forms of communications.
Nominees can be shown on other trade shows or exhibitions as you can see here.
Participants receive extra recognition for their professionalism in this highly specialized field.
To cover the entirety of applications for which lenticular images are suited, six different categories have been defined. An award shall be awarded for each category.
Sales material Merchandising products such as postcards, posters, etc.
Promotional material Point of Sales or Point of Purchase such as poster, shelf tag, wobbler, display, aisle decoration, face frames, etc.
Packaging material Book or magazine covers, CD, DVD, in-pack content, partial or full on-pack content, labels, other packaging, etc.
Artistic works photography or digitally prepared images, created and intended to be a work of art, printed direct to the backside of the lens or laminated
Large Format Any format between 711 x 1016mm (28 x 40 inches) and 1220 x 2450mm (48 x 96 inches) Produced in offset or digital.
The complete list of the regulations can be found here.
The Lenstar Lenticular Print Award supported by drupa 2016 would not exist without :
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Q: Soma retorna NaN para valores acima de 999 Tenho uma função que calcula subtotal + ascrescimo - desconto, porém fui testar um valor acima de 999 ele retorna NAN.
//função para calcular o total da nota
function calcular() {
     var soma1 = 0;
     $(".subtotal01").each(function(indice1, item1){
          var valor1 = parseFloat($(item1).val());
          //console.log(valor);
          if ( !isNaN( valor1 ) ) {
              soma1 += valor1;
          }
     });
     //pega o valor das desconto01 e caso haja substitue a virgula por ponto
     var acrescimo01 = (document.getElementById("acrescimo01").value).replace(",", ".");
     acrescimo01=Number(acrescimo01);

     var desconto01 = (document.getElementById("desconto01").value).replace(",", ".");
     desconto01=Number(desconto01);

     soma1=(soma1).toFixed(2);
     somatotal1=(soma1-desconto01+acrescimo01).toFixed(2);
     ptotal1=((desconto01/soma1)*100).toFixed(2);

     if(isNaN(ptotal1)) ptotal1 = 0;

     //substitui separador decimal ponto por virgula
     soma1=soma1.replace(".", ",");
     somatotal1=somatotal1.replace(".", ",");
     //a regex abaixo coloca um ponto a esquerda de cada grupo de 3 digitos desde que não seja no inicio do numero
     $("#total01").val((soma1).replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, "."));
     document.getElementById('p1').innerHTML =  '% ' + parseFloat(ptotal1);
     $("#totalGeral01").val((somatotal1).replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, "."));
}

A: É preciso fazer um replace antes que remova todos os pontos do número, para só depois fazer outro replace que substitua a vírgula por um ponto.
Isso porque se você apenas substituir a vírgula por ponto, irá resultar em um número inválido quando houver separadores de milhar. Por exemplo:
6.000,00 (seis mil) virará 6.000.00(?!)

Com os dois replaces:
6.000,00 (seis mil) virará 6000.00 ✔

Para remover todos os pontos (.) possíveis do número, tem que usar uma expressão regular no replace (se usar apenas .replace(".", "") irá remover apenas o primeiro ponto):
.replace(/\./g, "")

O \. representa o ponto (usa-se o escaper \ porque o ponto sozinho tem função dentro da expressão regular), e o g (de global) para pegar todas as ocorrências.
Em seguida outro replace simples apenas para substituir a vírgula:
.replace(",", ".")

Juntando os dois, na ordem da esquerda para a direita, fica:
.replace(/\./g, "").replace(",", ".")

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Mking44 Week 13
1 Assignments
2 Individual Journal Entries
3 Class Journal Entries
5 Combined Methods/Results
5.1 Exploring the Spike Protein Structure
5.2 Research Proposal
6 Data and Files
7 Scientific Conclusion
8 Acknowledgments
Individual Journal Entries
Class Journal Entries
The purpose of this week's assignment was to further investigate the SARS-CoV-2 S spike protein and use databases such as Uniprot and Predict Protein server to look more closely at the sequence of amino acids and see how the actual sequence affects the function and structure of the protein. Then, using 3D viewers allowed one to visualize the Spike glycoprotein and locate amino acids or sequences on the actual structure to correlate how they relate to each other. This allows one to start their own research project on structure function relationships of the S protein.
Combined Methods/Results
Exploring the Spike Protein Structure
The DNA sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 S protein from Wuhan-Hu-1 isolate is found on the Week 13 page.
DNA sequence was converted to protein sequence using the ExPASY Translate tool
First, sequence was copied and pasted into DNA box on the page. Then, the tool spit out multiple reading frames. The first reading frame is seen below.
You know that the first reading frame is the right one because it starts with M (AUG is the start codon in a sequence) and it is read 5' to 3'.
To double check this prediction, the NCBI protein record was used.
By clicking on the link and the FASTA button to reveal the protein sequence, it is shown that these two sequences match and the correct reading frame was selected.
The S protein was investigated using UniProt Knowledgebase (UniProt KB).
First, SARS-CoV was inserted into the search bar (due to how recent SARS-CoV-2) is, and 818 results came up.
Then, the entry with the ascension number P59594 was used to analyze the S protein.
In the database, there is information about the S1 and S2 subunits of the S protein. It also has links to different Gene Ontology terms describing its function and biological process such as 'host cell surface receptor binding' and 'receptor-mediated virion attachment to host cell'. It also includes some taxonomy information, virus host, structure, and different proteomes of the S protein. It shows different types of mutations of the S protein and how it affects its function. Overall, it has a lot of information about the S protein!
Then, PredictProtein server was used to analyze the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
First the sequence from Walls et. al was inserted into the PredictProtein server. The results are shown below.
By using some of the analysis tools on the website, it shows that 50% of the secondary structure are loops, 27% B-sheets, and 20% helices. Unlike alpha helices and B-sheets, loops are irregular secondary structure and are related with binding and enzyme sites. Also the results say that 57% of them are buried, which emphasizes the different conformation states of the S protein. It also reveals a lot of protein disorder within the overall amino acid sequence, which relates with the unfavorable reactions in some of the papers we heard about. Lastly, it shows a lot of places where point mutations could have a major effect as well as 17 predicted binding sites in the S protein, which is not too far away from in the paper where they said that 14 known binding sites are essential.
Some of this information agrees with the Uniprot information, such as where the B sheets and alpha helices are and some effects of point mutations. However, since the Uniprot database does not have the SARS-CoV-2 protein sequence yet, the amino acids are somewhat off since in the paper, they observed the insertion of the 4 A.A. residue that the others SARS viruses do not have.
Next, the actual 3D structure of the S glycoprotein was observed using the Protein Data Bank. The S protein closed structure will be observed: 6VXX.
The 'Structure link' was opened (found under the picture of the 3D image) and the JSMol viewer was used to view the structure (the viewer can be changed on the bottom right)
iCn3D can be also used in order to better identify the N and C terminus and overall compare the two viewers.
Protein databank ID was pasted into (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/index.shtml NCBI Structure homepage)
Then, the 'full feature 3D viewer' was selected found on the results page.
Comparison of the S protein structure using cryo-EM from the paper and 3D viewer on Protein Data Bank can be shown below:
Left: Walls. et al. 2020. Right: Protein Data Bank 3D structure viewer
N and C terminus of each polypeptide tertiary structure is identified using the Rainbow color scheme on Protein Data Bank.
N terminus to C terminus: dark blue --> red
Secondary structures of SARS-CoV-2 were identified using the 3D viewer on Protein Data Bank. Image is shown below:
Pink: alpha-helix, Yellow: beta-strand, Blue: beta-turn, White: coil.
These secondary structures correspond to the Predict Protein server since most of the protein is comprised of blue and yellow (loops), and the rest are split between beta sheets and alpha helices.
Amino acids discussed in the paper were able to be seen in the Cn3D viewer by highlighting specific regions in the sequence.
In the red box, there is a strand of highlighted amino acids. This is a region where 9 out of 14 amino acids essential for binding to ACE2 are located. It makes sense why they are at the very top of the structure because this is the S1 subunit. The S1 subunit is protruding out of the cell membrane and contains the receptor binding domain.
What question will you answer about sequence-->structure-->function relationships in a SARS-CoV-2 protein?
How does SARS-CoV-2 interact with other ACE2 orthologues with species not found in the Wan 2020 paper?
What sequences will you use? (A multiple sequence alignment will be performed).
Species that have the ACE2 receptor are: Human, Mice, Rat, Civet, Bat, Monkey, Dog, Cat, Bovine, Yeast, Horse, and Chicken. Therefore we can analyze the sequences of the ACE2 receptors in most of these species and determine if any significant amino acid changes are observed which can change the structure-function relationship of ACE2 bound to SARS-CoV-2.
What protein tools will you use for analysis and answering your question?
We will use Uniprot in order to obtain the ACE2 receptor amino acid sequences of these species. Then, we will use Phylogeny.fr in order to do a phylogenetic tree of these species based on the protein sequences. Then we will do a multiple sequence alignment in order to determine important residue changes. Then we will find these residue changes on the 3D viewer of the protein and determine how that might affect the S protein binding to it.
Data and Files
File:DNAtoaminoacidsequencemking.JPG
File:Predictproteinresultsmking.JPG
File:3Dstructurecomparisonmking.JPG
File:NandCterminusmking.JPG
File:Secondarystructuresmking.JPG
File:Aminoacidsessentialforbindingmking1.png
Scientific Conclusion
The SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein was investigated using several different databases and servers in order to better understand the structure/function relationships. Uniprot, a well known protein database, gave information such as Gene ontological terms, mutations, and secondary structure. On the other hand, PredictProtein tries to predict all of that information just by analyzing the protein sequence. Most of the information hypothesized by PredictProtein was very close to the known information about the S protein. This shows how just by having the protein sequence, a lot can be predicted such as the secondary structures, lethal mutations, and binding sites. Lastly, the S protein was observed by using 3D viewers such as Cn3D and the Protein Data Bank viewers. Different settings can be modified such as the different color schemes, highlighting particular amino acids or sequence, and different perceptive views. In conclusion, by using these databases and servers, one better understands the structure-function relationships of a particular protein in interest.
I copied and modified the protocol from Week 13 assignment
My homework partners for this week are Maya and Karina
I asked Maya for help on how to highlight specific sequences on the 3D viewer of the S protein.
Dr. Dahlquist, Maya and I were on a Zoom call addressing questions about the final project on April 21st.
Except for what is noted above, this individual journal entry was completed by me and not copied from another source.
Mking44 (talk) 12:34, 19 April 2020 (PDT)
Cn3D. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), National Center for Biotechnology Information; 2020 – [cited 2020 Apr 22]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml
ExPASy - Translate tool (2020). SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. Retrieved April 22, 2020, from https://web.expasy.org/translate/
OpenWetWare. (2020). BIOL368/S20:Week 13. Retrieved April 19, 2020, from https://openwetware.org/wiki/BIOL368/S20:Week_13
Rose et al. (2018) NGL viewer: web-based molecular graphics for large complexes. Bioinformatics doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bty41
PredictProtein (2020). RostLab. Retrieved April 22, 2020, from https://open.predictprotein.org/
PDB ID: 6VXX. Walls et al., Structure, Function, and Antigenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein. Cell. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.058
Structure [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), National Center for Biotechnology Information; 2020 – [cited 2020 Apr 22]. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/index.shtml
UniProtKB - P59594 (2020). National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved April 22, 2020, from https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P59594
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Father of ALL Heaven and ALL Earth As we witness spiritual warfare in the world, I am crying to you to bring our families back to Your Will with Godly leadership, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and financial stability. Allow the Spirit of Love and Peace to dwell in our homes. Bring our communities back to Your Will; allow the Spirit of Love and Peace to dwell in our communities. Bring employers with strong wages and less arrest and fatalities. Allow our Nation come back to Your Will; Bring the Spirit of Peace and Love to dwell in the Nation and be governed according to Your Will and allow Your Will to be done. Raise the Church as the light in dark situations. In the POWERFUL name of Jesus. Amen.
Please pray that God will mend my broken family what ever issues my sister and brother have with my mother I pray that God will reveal them and put them to rest in the name of Jesus I pray amen.


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Updates to the Now
By Gary Gach, Patheos.com, April 12, 2011
Editor McLeod delineates Buddhism's uniqueness: nontheistic, concerned with mind rather than, say, First Cause or unsayable Name; no divine prophet, no sacred book
San Francisco, CA (USA) -- Eternity, Blake says, is in love with the productions of time. (And vice-versa!) Ultimately, truth has no beginning, middle, nor end. Yet it intertwines with the historical world. So each year I greet with great pleasure—and a divine delight—yet another new edition of The Best Buddhist Writing. And 2010, seventh in the series, is no exception.
What constitutes "best" (and, for that matter, "writing" and "Buddhist")? In a brief interview with American Book Review, series editor Melvin McLeod outlined for us some defining traits:
Honesty - willingness to be honest about realities of life - is one characteristic I look for. Heart and compassion and sympathy for one's self and others. Realization is another. And a sense of beauty and elegance in writing.
If an anthology is a critical act, the Best Buddhist Writing exemplifies high standards. Along with an engaging range and meaningful depth of selection, Mr. McLeod's introductory briefing to each year's crop is invariably an integral pleasure of the book's occasion. He has worked in media for over thirty-five years, as editor of Shambhala Sun magazine since its inception in 1993. His writing and editing balance analytic rigor with warm, open-heartedness—a blend that typifies his Vajrayana Buddhist lineage. Call it citizen journalism, or spiritual journalism—he publishes what he practices.
So what's at hand for 2010? Editor McLeod locates this year as one whose global affairs continue to have been marked by religion. He then delineates Buddhism's uniqueness: nontheistic, concerned with mind rather than, say, First Cause or unsayable Name; no divine prophet, no sacred book. This gets to the bones of the Buddha's foundational teaching. To paraphrase the Jogger's Mantra: pain is inevitable, yet suffering is extra.
In these pages, you'll thus find accounts of diverse people variously coming to grips with pain and suffering, opening with Stan Goldberg's memoir of volunteering in a hospice shortly after his own diagnosis of prostate cancer. Zen priest Norman Fischer faces his grief at the death of his best friend, Rabbi Allan Lew. Jarvis Jay Masters writes from Death Row, on experiencing freedom.
Just by being aware of others' suffering and opening to others' experiences and insights we're invited to widen our own view. This also reminds us not to seek changeless, absolute truths (thank God). Rather, truth is in life itself.
Buddhism's practical antidote to needless suffering is exemplified here via the words of Sylvia Boorstein (on human solidarity), Pema Chödron (on vulnerability to pain as opportunity for growth), Gaylon Ferguson (on our natural wakefulness), Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh (in q&a with kids), Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (on the art of awareness), and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (on finding joy amidst difficulties). Each offers us an awakening to a better way, always available to us,
in the present moment. (When else?!) Whatever the insight, activity, or meditation offered, each author reminds us of the birthright of our inherent buddha nature, already within our reach.
In short, this latest installment in a worthy, noble, and most-welcome series offers, as ever, a nice blend of episodic detail and panoramic perspective, served up via a pleasantly eclectic mix of voices. Seeds, path, and fruit are all in clear view, depending on your level of engagement. And you don't have to be Buddhist to appreciate or derive benefit from any of it.
Besides looking at the book head-on—as to its contents—we might also turn it sideways, for contexts. Let's explore the publisher's carving a path for Buddhism in the West, and the impact it's having.
The Buddha ("The Awakened") was a realized teacher who, during his life, spoke directly to his students. The presence of living teachers is thus crucial. This writer recalls when more Eastern Buddhas were sitting out in museums, behind glass, than living, breathing ones. Consider the exiled Tibetan Buddhist teacher ("rinpoché") Chögyam Trungpa (1939-1987). One of his students, author Rick Fields, once recalled, "He caused more trouble and did more good than anybody I've ever known." The good well remains.
Back in the cultural/spiritual revolution of the 1960s, two of his acolytes hung a shingle out on Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley: Shambhala Booksellers. It would become one of the country's most diverse and comprehensive purveyors of what was then known as "New Age." But note the name. Not "bookstore." Not "bookshop." Not "books." Booksellers: meaning, people. After all, it's people who become buddhas. (Or who already are, and just need a little encouraging.)
One day, a book appeared on their shelves they themselves published: Meditation in Action, by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. A transcript of some of his talks, it merged three modern technologies: tape recorder + transcriber + word processor. A year later, in 1970, talks by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi were published as Zen Mind Beginner's Mind. (The original publisher was Weatherhill, another independent house; this, backed by a Japanese tea ceremony lineage.
Shambhala has since acquired the title). Both remain classics, beloved by beginners and adepts. These also prepared the ground for such landmark bestsellers as Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh, which laid the cornerstone for Parallax Press, and The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, and The Art of Happiness by The Dalai Lama, from mainstream publishers. Two other early, notable titles from Shambhala's launch that also proved game-changing were The Tao of Physics and The Tassajara Bread Book. Now the press is an imprint of Random House. They thus engage America's cultural arena—the marketplace—while staying on the growing edge of titles on Buddhism and contemplative practice.
By the way (to digress for a beat), books are a Buddhist origin, in and of themselves. Did you know? Movable type was invented in Asia to disseminate Buddha's teachings, before Gutenberg.
Anyway, Trungpa Rinpoche's lineage evolved into what's now a worldwide network of centers for meditation and community, known as Shambhala. He also founded Naropa, America's first accredited Buddhist university. And an early newsletter morphed into a leading English-language Buddhist magazine, Shambhala Sun again gaining a wide readership. Its subtitle is Buddhism - Culture - Meditation - Life.
While texts transmitting teachers' living words have always played a role in Buddhism, we see now a newer trend, that of applications -- "news you can use"—be it dealing with illness or aging, or in relationships or at work. In this year's anthology are two entries on food (and what spiritual tradition doesn't express thanks for food?), also surfing . . . Alice in Wonderland . . . fire . . . and diarrhea. It's all potential Dharma (all the literal stuff of truth).
One step more along this vector, we discover the West giving birth to a marvelous new genre: Buddhist memoir. Self as subject isn't a venerable tradition in the East, as it is here. In Stephen Batchelor's current title, Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist, for instance, we can hear the echo of St. Augustine's confessions. Yet Buddhist memoirs are, in fact, quite apt, given how this path is experiential, first-person. As the Buddha said, "Come and see."
(Ehipassiko.) It's for each of us, that is, to see for ourselves.
And, as traditions from different nationalities meet and cross-fertilize in the West, there's increasing engagement of Buddhists in contemporary social and political issues, most commonly environmental. David Loy's piece, "Why Buddhism Needs the West," is a sharp case in point. The title draws upon a trope from American Buddhist ecopoet Gary Snyder, from forty years ago: "The mercy of the West has been social revolution; the mercy of the East has been individual insight into the basic self/void. We need both."
Naturally, for Buddhism to take root in America, it must accommodate ethnic and class diversity, women taking an active role, gays, vigils, marches, writing elected officials, environmentalism, and so on. One way Buddhism uniquely informs political engagement and social justice is in applying its critique of self on larger degrees of scale (corporation, political entity, etc.), as equally liable to, and capable of liberation from, the same suffering as so-called individual self. Work on self and work on the world are one.
Allen Ginsberg once wrote: "While I'm here, I'll do the work. What's the work? To ease the pain of living. Everything else, drunken dumb show." The Best Buddhist Writing encourages the work. The real work, timely in any season.
This article was first published at American Book Review.
The Best Buddhist Writing 2010
Melvin McLeod, editor
304 pages, paper, $17.95
Gary Gach is author of Complete Idiot's Guide to Buddhism (third edition), editor of What Book !? -- Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop, and co-translator of three books by Ko Un. His website is here.


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Home Arctic Economy Russia plans sweeping upgrades to Arctic weather stations
Russia plans sweeping upgrades to Arctic weather stations
The upgrades are aimed at allowing for safer shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Researchers operate in the Russian Arctic. (hydro-state.ru via The Independent Barents Observer)
The Russian government has announced plans to upgrade 123 meteorological stations in the Arctic.
The network of meteorological stations has degraded over many years and a comprehensive upgrade is now direly needed, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev made clear in a recent meeting in the Presidium of the Russian Arctic Commission.
The main motivation for the initiative is to provide safer shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
"Under Arctic conditions, the presence of an efficient system for meteorological monitoring means security. Without such a system we can not develop shipping on the Northern Sea Route, and furthermore — it would mean additional risks for people in the area," he underlined.
According to the deputy premier, the state of Russia's meteorological network in the Arctic has degraded to "the level of the 1950s."
The new project includes a comprehensive modernization of 26 of meteorological service Roshydromet's Arctic monitoring points, as well as partial modernization of another 97 points.
The east Arctic coast will be the main priority.
"This region is the most important in connection with the perspective development of year-round shipping on the Northern Sea Route in the eastern direction," Trutnev said in the Commission meeting.
The upgrades are to be completed by year 2024, according to the Ministry of the Far East and Arctic.
Roshydromet will also get federal funding for a modernization of its Sever information system on Arctic sea ice. That modernization includes an integration with the systems operated by Rosatom and its Northern Sea Route Directorate.
The federal authority is leading key parts of Russia's research of Arctic weather and climate developments.
It is taking an active part in the ongoing major investments in the Russian Arctic, including the development of the Northern Sea Route.
Shipping across the Russian Arctic has increased explosively over the last years and in 2020 exceeded 32 million tons of goods. That figure is to increase to 80 million tons by year 2024 and to 130 million tons by 2035, Yuri Trutnev reiterated to the member of the Arctic Commission.
Northern Sea Route
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Q: ElasticSearch rollover index based on field I'm a baby sitter learning Elastic Search. Here I'm pushing data from Kafka to ES using Kafka Connect. The data index size just grows and grows to TB's and its not easy to perform a search until I realized to have a new index hourly/daily, picking the date from the Document.
My document looks like:
{
   "base":{
      "message":"",
      "timestamp":"2019-08-09T13:20:11.877Z",
      "type":"vpc"
   },
   "ecs":{
      "version":"1.0.0"
   }
}

Now could I use the timestamp and type from the document to form a new index like 'vpc-2019.08.09-1'? That helps me create and direct documents to the index based on type and timestamp.
Taking a sample, we have an alias 'foo' which is defined as a time based alias with index format as foo-yyyy.mm.dd
We get a document at Jan 10, 2018 to write to the index. The ES client infers the index to be written to is foo-2018.01.10 and writes the data to the specified index or creates it if required.
We get another document at Jan 11, 2018 to write. Index inferred will be foo-2018.01.11 and written.
I came across this, based on system time. Doesn't help.
Any suggestions?


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Lisa McVey transformed the tragic experience in her life into something that accomplished good: She became a sheriff's deputy.
Bobby Joe Long mug shot [supplied]; Lisa McVey [Fox13 screenshot]
By: Aaron Rasmussen
TAMPA, FL — In 1984, Lisa McVey was a Florida teenager determined to kill herself on a fall night, but after a serial murderer stalked, kidnapped, and repeatedly assaulted her, she decided to fight back — and live to tell her story.
On November 3 of that year, 17-year-old McVey penned a suicide note and went to work a double shift at her job with a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop. At 2 A.M., she finished, grabbed her bike, and left.
"I always took the same route on the way home. It was always dark, but it seemed darker than usual that night," she recalled. "I'm pedaling my bicycle on the sidewalk, but a car blew a horn. I thought, 'That was kinda odd. Why would a car go by and blow a horn? I'm on a sidewalk.'" She continued riding.
"I got halfway down the street, I noticed a car was in the parking lot of a church. I looked back at the church and next thing I know, I was yanked off my bicycle. It felt like three or four guys jerked me off my bike" McVey said.
However, there was just one man — Bobby Joe Long. McVey didn't know it at the time, but she had just crossed paths with a prolific sexual sadist turned serial killer, who, as the so-called "Classified Ad Rapist," violated at least 50 women around the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. He then ramped up his crimes and murdered eight women in Tampa. He'd later go on to murder two more, but for now he had targeted McVey, the girl who would bring him to justice and end his eight-month reign of terror.
"I felt a cold, steel barrel of a gun to my left temple. He dragged me across the street. I couldn't see his face," she said of then-31-year-old Long. "He got me to the same car I'd seen in the parking lot. He threw me into the driver's side. I remember seeing a huge knife sitting in the middle of the seats. He blindfolded me, bound my hands, my wrists and my feet, and took my seat and reclined it back. Shortly after that, he drives off. Here I was thinking about killing myself, and now I was going to be fighting for my life."
Long drove her to an apartment, where he held her hostage at gunpoint for 26 hours. "He raped me over and over again," she said. "I lost count." But somehow McVey didn't lose hope. During the unimaginable ordeal, she was secretly collecting information to help police if she were to make it out of the situation alive. "I had street smarts and I did everything I could to remember every detail of where I was and what happened," she said.
Though her eyes were mostly covered with a blindfold, McVey had managed to peek out and glimpse the word "Magnum" on the red car she and Long had driven in for about 30 minutes to an apartment she could tell was somewhere near a wooded area. She even memorized how many steps led up to the apartment where Long held her captive. "It smells very new," McVey said she filed away in her memory. Though blindfolded, McVey also figured out many aspects of Long's appearance by feeling his face with her hands. "There were pock marks, a small mustache, small ears, short hair, clean-cut, kind of stout, but not overweight; a big guy," she ascertained.
When he took her into a bathroom, she left fingerprints on every surface she could touch without him noticing what she was doing — in case Long murdered her and police needed evidence she was ever there. Much of the rest of McVey's time was spent dealing with Long. "He was erratic: His demeanor was very aggressive. I did what he told me to do. I was afraid if I didn't he would kill me," she said.
McVey eventually asked him why he was doing this to her. His response: "Because he was getting back at women in general for a really bad breakup with another girl," she said he confessed.
A victim of childhood sexual, physical, and mental abuse at the hands of a family member, McVey knew she had to gain her attacker's trust and turn it against him. Finally, at 3 in the morning, he dressed her and asked, "What am I supposed to do with you?" she recalled, realizing this was her chance to play on his emotions. "I said to him, while I'm blindfolded and still tied up, 'Listen, I know you said you've done this to other women before because of the broken relationship. It's unfortunate how we met. You seem like a nice guy. I can take care of you, I'll be your girlfriend, and I won't tell anyone how we met,'" she said, talking to her captor "like a 4-year-old."
Her plan worked. "He said, 'No, no, I can't keep you, where do you live? I'll go ahead and drop you off in the area you live in.' I think he took sympathy on me, but I don't know why he didn't kill me<," McVey said. "He drove off. I pulled my blindfold down, and the first thing I saw was this gorgeous, beautiful oak tree. That's the moment I knew my life was about to change for the good. I saw the branches of new life."
Of the 10 Tampa Bay–area women Long kidnapped, McVey was his only victim to survive. Thinking back on the ordeal, she recalls, "I had wanted to die before and now I wanted to live."
On November 16, 1984, 13 days after Long released McVey, police captured the serial killer at a movie theater using information the teen provided about his car and appearance. McVey even managed to transform the experience from what could have been a tragic force in her life into something that accomplished good — both for her and her community: She became a Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy.
"No one's going to get hurt on my watch," she said. "That was my motivation to become a police officer. I'm no longer a victim. I'm a survivor and a warrior."
Long, now 64, confessed to murdering multiple women, and he was eventually sentenced to die by electrocution. He is currently on Death Row at Union Correctional Institution in Raiford, Florida.
McVey, 51, said she will never forgive Long, and she is determined to witness his death. In fact, she's planned out her outfit for when the day finally arrives. "I already know the T-shirt I'm going to wear," she noted. "It will have his name on the front: 'Long.' And on the back: 'Overdue.' 'Long Overdue.'"
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This kind of drop ceiling can be considered as the most common one. That is because the ceiling that is lowered is located on the central part of the room. This kind of drop ceiling might require you to add some extra lights on the side of the dropped ceiling to light more area on the side of the dropped ceiling.
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Age and special conditions will be prioritized during Phase Two COVID-19 vaccination rollout
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Saskatchewan's COVID-19 immunization delivery plan will be conducting clinics in the following highlighted communities.
Saskatchewan will be taking an age-based approach to rolling out additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines when the second phase of the provincial vaccination delivery plan begins sometime in April.
The mass immunization portion of Saskatchewan's vaccination delivery plans were unveiled on February 10, with the roll-out strategy taking aim at immunizing the oldest residents of the province first. All Saskatchewan individuals over the age of 70 are targeted to receive the vaccine during Phase One, while Phase Two will begin with residents in the 60 to 69 age group.
"We will be focusing on age as the primary risk factor. We know that age is the number one factor in determining severe outcomes from COVID-19. So our mass vaccination will be done by age, starting with our oldest residents first," explained Saskatchewan's Health Minister Paul Merriman.
"What we're looking at right now is getting a large quantity of vaccines in a short amount of time. And the best way to distribute that and get it across the province as fast as possible and as safe as possible is to look at age categories. That's also where we've seen the attack rate of COVID… it's the people that are over 60 that unfortunately have the most impact from COVID and the most fatalities that we've seen in Saskatchewan, and across the country and around the world. That's where we need to focus in to make sure that that group is immunized. That will take pressure off our healthcare system."
Of Saskatchewan's 332 COVID-19 deaths as of February 9, the 80 and over age group accounted for 175 deaths or just over half (52.7 per cent) of the deaths. The 60 to 79 age group recorded 118 deaths (35.5 per cent of total deaths). There were also 27 deaths (8.1 per cent of all COVID deaths) in the 40 to 59 age group, while 12 individuals (3.6 per cent of deaths) in the 20 to 39 age group succumbed to COVID-19.
Additionally, the province announced that Phase 2 vaccinations will also be delivered to the following targeted groups:
• Group homes for persons with intellectual disabilities
• Emergency shelters
• People with underlying health conditions that are clinically extremely vulnerable include: Solid organ transplant recipients; People with specific cancers; People with severe respiratory conditions; People with rare diseases that significantly increase the risk of infections; People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase the risk of infection; Adults with very significant developmental disabilities that increase risk; Adults on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease.
And while the province is planning to deliver the vaccine in an efficient and timely manner, the start date for the launch of mass vaccinations has no official start date. As a result of the limited supply of vaccines provided to Saskatchewan, the province currently has competed only 12 per cent of vaccinations which are targeted for the 190,000 people identified in phase one.
Saskatchewan was expecting to receive 191,300 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the first quarter of 2021 (124,800 doses of Pfizer vaccine and 66,500 doses of Moderna vaccine). However, the province is now anticipating a shortfall of more than 12,600 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the first quarter, as well 500 less doses of the Moderna vaccine, which is further slowing the completion of phase one. To date the province has received only 45,000 doses of the 380,000 doses needed to immunize the 190,000 people identified in Phase One.
"The current allotments that we have are less than half of what our Phase One priority population requires to be fully vaccinated, and we continue to see delays in receiving vaccines and those delays are going to extend the time it will take us to finish Phase One, but also may disrupt our start of Phase 2 depending upon how much vaccine we receive near the end of March and in early April," explained Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingston.
When Phase Two begins, with projected start dates of April to June dependent on available vaccine supplies), immunizations will be delivered by the Saskatchewan Health Authority through more than 220 clinics across 181 communities. Vaccinations will be delivered through mass immunization clinic, drive-thru clinics, mobile clinics, along with community clinics (pharmacies)and other methods.
In the Southwest, a drive-thru clinic will be operated in Swift Current, mass clinics will be delivered in Leader, Cabri, Kyle, Beechy, Lucky Lake, Maple Creek, Gull Lake, Swift Current, Eastend, Shaunavon, Frontier, Climax and Gravelbourg. Additionally, mobile clinics will be run in Vanguard, Hodgeville, Kincaid, and Lafleche.
It was pointed out that a total of 385 pharmacies in 113 different communities participated in Saskatchewan's flu immunization program and delivered approximately 50 per cent of flu shots across the province this past year.
Livingstone noted that it was important to share details of their plans in order to prepare both workers and the public for the vaccination campaign. By getting the right information out to the public they will also be able to communicate the safety of the vaccine and help avoid vaccine hesitancy.
"The reality is we have a safe vaccine. We have it inside of a 12 month period of time since the start of this. And we need to actually prepare as a province and prepare as people of this province to receive that vaccine as quickly as possible."
Merriman said that the plans are subject to change, similar to the way Phase One vaccinations have been changed based on availability and changing priority areas.
"If we had an unlimited supply of vaccine we'd be rolling out this evenly across the province. Everybody would be able to have access to this, if we had unlimited supply of vaccine. We don't right now, so we've been targeting areas that have had some challenges with their COVID outbreaks," he conceded.
"This is a challenge. This is going to continue to be something that we're going to work on to make sure that it's as fair and equitable as possible across the province. But the real reason is is because we don't have a massive supply of vaccines right now. And it's extremely scarce. And we have to target specific areas."
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A cafe' is a public space that is actively connected with the city. People refuge to cafe's to spend, mostly, relaxing moments, whereas providing comfortable environment is a design necessity. In fact, typical cafes' not only demand pleasant internal environment, but they usually have an attached outdoor terrace, where adopting the external environment become important as well. The relaxing environment should watch for all the environmental components, i.e. the thermal environment and the wind flow, and equally important, the lit environment.
Another cultural dimension of tea ceremonies in different parts of the world, and covering three continents, Asia, Africa, and Europe. To enrich this quality, we asked our international students to share their tea ceremonies and coffee drinking habits and rituals. whereas at the same time, they could provide diverse challenges for each group, not only from a cultural point of view but also, form the various climatic challenges, in essence.Our TA (Ph.D. Students) are from Sudan (resembling the Hot-arid climates), China and Thailand (representing Taiwan hot and Humid climate), tougher with our remote support form Finland (as Cold climate ambassadors).
To proving the qualities, one should carefully understand the climatic challenge of each country and couple it with the cultural habits and the building usage profile. only deep climatic understanding, coupled with optimized simulations could lead to a good design. Overall, in this studio 2016, we focused on the parametric design optimizations tools, namely, we focused on training the student of how to master using Ladybug and Honeybee tools (both are Grasshopper-based parametric design tools).
Our roadmap for mastering these tools along the exploration journey starts with understanding the climate using the Ladybug components, then moving to the light/and or energy simulations in Honeybee components. In a subsequent stage, student transfers their models to FlowDesigner, a CFD tool that enables them to form simulating the air movement and its relation with humidity ratios, and the odor/pollutant removal, if nay.The students were able to utilize these tools in a surprisingly effective way, and they came up with astonishing designs that they would like to share with their colleagues.
Not to forget, we have raised an intriguing question, for everyone to answer, i.e. to which degree it possible to change the experience of the cafe space via the internal and external environmental conditions?
Down below, we have prepared streamline photos for the design progress, enjoy it!
1. Exploring environmental approaches from codification, tradition, and culture of the country from discussions with students and studying abroad.
2. Analyze meteorological data around the world using weather analysis tools and analyze the environmental potential of the ground.
3. Learn environmental simulations using Rhinoceros and Grasshopper and conduct form studies linked to climate.


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CA Vehicle Code (CVC) 21718, "Additional Driving Rules" states, "No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle upon a freeway…" This section of the CA code goes on to outline several situations in which it is legal, or where the driver has no choice but to stop. But, what is a non-emergency stop? Is running out of time on your electronic logging device (ELD) before the mandatory 30-minute break within eight-hours of driving a non-emergency stop? Is reaching the 11-hour mark for daily driving a non-emergency stop on the freeway? What about when you're so fatigued you can't keep your eyes open any longer? Most would consider the latter as more of an emergency than meeting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) regulatory requirements for hours of service (HOS). However, a misstep like a failure to comply with those requirements could cost you your job and quite possibly your career.
Many would say failing to plan for these requirements does not constitute an emergency. It's often difficult to plan around a four hour wait at the loading platform or two hours stuck in traffic. What about running out of gas? Wouldn't that be a failure to plan? Most would consider that an emergency stop. The point we're trying to make is this: legislation does not define what a non-emergency stop is. Therefore, when ticketed it would be wise to enlist the aid of a traffic ticket attorney.
One thing is always true, never use an escape ramp for a rest stop or non-emergency stop. You never know when a runaway truck with no brakes will need to use that ramp. There are very few excuses law enforcement will accept for using one other than a bona fide emergency.
Emergency Stop or Non-Emergency Stop, What's Legal?
Although these and others are open to interpretation, most others are non-emergency stops that may result in a ticket.
The fine for a non-emergency stop on the freeway is around $230-250 depending on the CA County. However, the fine is just the beginning. If you are not eligible to attend traffic school to mask the conviction from your insurance company, the resultant rise in auto insurance premiums could be $1000-1500 due to the negligent operator treatment system (NOTS) point assessed by the DMV. A non-emergency stop on the highway can also get you two to six Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) points as well, depending on your time-weight factor. Always consult with a traffic attorney when you receive a traffic ticket.
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March 5, 2012 Katja Presnal
Las Vegas isn't just for partying and gambling, but it is for playing. Las Vegas is all about having fun and about luxury experiences, whether it's enjoying food, playing golf, shopping, pampering yourself at a spa.. or getting the ultimate thrill, like being a race car driver for a day. Dream Racing racing experience just opened at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway where you can take a red hot track-ready Ferrari F430GT for a spin or two just like professional race car drivers. If you don't want to drive yourself (why wouldn't you?), there is also an option to sit next to a professional driver. The 1.1 mile track features low, medium and high speed corners and a straight and you can drive the Ferrari to maximum speed of approximately 120 miles per hour on the track. Now, this if something sounds like an opportunity of a lifetime, and comes with an affordable price ticket. The three hour Dream Racing experience begins with a shuttle to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the exclusive pick-up location inside Crystals at CityCenter. Once at the track, you'll be greeted by hostesses who will guide you through each step to the finish line. You will have a 15 minute classroom instruction in the dedicated theater room to get some hands on tips how to handle the race car on the track and you'll get a chance to drive the Las Vegas track first on the unique 3D professional simulators. Your drive experience gets complete authentic feel immediately after you'll get your racing suit and helmet and see the cars on the raceway. Once you climb into the cockpit of a Ferrari and fasten the safety belts, joined by a professional racing instructor on a passenger seat, ready to provide guidance as needed. The pit crew preps for the start and you are on their way in a race car able to go from 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds. The Dream Racing experience was created by former race car drivers Enrico Bertaggia and Adriano De Micheli. "We have traveled around the world throughout our racing careers," said Bertaggia. "When we conceived the Dream Racing concept we knew that Las Vegas, with all of its energy and excitement, would provide the ideal location for such an exhilarating luxury adventure." "Taking control of a racing car specifically built for the track is an unmatched experience that delivers indescribable emotions to drivers and passengers," said De Micheli. "There is simply no comparison to a street car, much like there is no comparison between a jumbo airliner and jet fighter plane." The Dream Racing experience accessible to anyone with a driver's license and the Ferrari F430 GT is more responsive, easier to handle and safer than most road cars. Dream Racing brings participants as close as possible to the thrill that only professional race car drivers have of taking these incredible machines to their limit. The Dream Racing experience includes five high speed laps around the track, instruction from professional drivers, use of racing suit and helmet and transportation between Crystals at CityCenter and Dream Racing for an all inclusive fee of $499. Five additional laps may be purchased for a supplementary $399 fee, and those that want the thrill of the race as a passenger can ride with a professional for two laps for $179. More information visit Dream Racing.
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Daniel McBane
Thank you for bringing attention to something other than gambling and hotels in Las Vegas. I lived in Vegas for about ten months and never once gambled; there are so many other things to do, many of them very inexpensive or even free. While renting a race car is certainly not inexpensive, I think this is a much better way to spend your money than handing it to the casinos, especially if you're a car enthusiast.
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Indonesia and Global Fund Unveil New Grants
JAKARTA – The Global Fund and health partners in Indonesia yesterday launched six new grants aimed at expanding Indonesia's ambitious goals against HIV, TB and malaria.
The grants will support enrolment of more than 250,000 people for HIV treatment by 2020 and expand HIV services, including prevention and treatment for all people at risk. The grants will support Indonesia to reach the goal of detecting and treating 1.8 million additional TB cases, as well as increasing treatment success rates to more than 90 percent for TB and to 65-75 percent for drug-resistant TB. The grants also aim to increase the ownership and use of mosquito nets to 85 percent of the population affected by malaria. The funding, amounting to US$264 million, will be implemented by government and civil society partners from 2018 through 2020.
Indonesia's partnership with the Global Fund has already contributed to significant impact on HIV, TB and malaria. More than 50 percent of the districts in Indonesia have eliminated malaria. More than 90,000 people are on treatment for HIV and more than 2 million cases of TB have been detected and treated.
Indonesia's Minister of Health, Dr. Nila Moeloek, stressed the importance of partners working together for greater impact: "HIV, TB and malaria are not only health issues, they are also development issues involving cross-sectoral ministries, institutions and communities. We will continue to work together to ensure that the resources mobilized through this grant are used accountably and effectively."
"The launch of these grants is a culmination of a successful country dialogue among health partners in the country, which drew a lot of lessons from the previous implementation period," said Dr. Donald Pardede, Chairman of the Country Coordinating Mechanism of Indonesia. "I congratulate everybody who was involved in this robust process."
"I want to commend Indonesia for being a great example of how to effectively respond to HIV, TB and malaria," said Mark Edington, Head of Grant Management at the Global Fund. "Indonesia has maintained high TB treatment success rates, made HIV treatment available across the country, and is making great headway toward malaria elimination."
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This isn't a perfect recreation. I didn't spend that much time on it. And, of course, if you want the explosion and lightning, you'll need to go through the gomediazine.com tutorial as they teach you how to do that. I'm just here for the 3D text. I wanted to show some of the possibilities of 3D Invig and on a basic level how I created it.
In the 3D Invigorator tutorial sections, the basic video tutorials go over how to move and rotate text and lights, so I recommend checking those out. They'll tell you everything you need to know about positioning the text as I have here.
The debris around the text is a little trickier. 3D Invigorator doesn't really have a great way of generating random polygons for this purpose. So… enter Adobe Illustrator.
Since 3D Invigorator can accept Illustrator Files (you need to save them as Illustrator CS files though!), I just imported these, rotated and scaled them a bit and instant debris! Obviously with a little more effort you can create just as much debris as the original had.
So that's a quick way of adding random elements to the text you create in 3D Invigorator. There's no limit to the number of objects that can be added to an Invigorator scene. So feel free to whip up all sorts of cool shapes in Illustrator to accentuate your text.
HOT TIP: You can save your scenes! Go to File>Save Scene… If you've created a really big setup and spent a lot of time working on it, make sure you save it. If Photoshop crashes or the power goes out you'll (as usual) lose everything if it's not saved.


UPDATE: We have complete sentences. We have the end of twitching.… - Misanthropy & Entropy, Inc.
UPDATE: We have complete sentences. We have the end of twitching. We have phone conversations.
Hoorah for relief - be well sir.
I'm really so relieved for you and your family. I've been thinking about you and hoping things would turn out well. I hope he returns home soon.


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Community Groups Add to Civil Rights Complaint Against Lee County School System
FORT MYERS, F.L. – The Lee County NAACP submitted an amended civil rights complaint to the U.S. Department of Education last week, pointing out that students of color are drastically overrepresented in the school-to-prison pipeline as a result of the school district's current disciplinary policies and are afforded fewer opportunities to succeed academically than their white peers.
The amended complaint includes examples of individual students and families affected by the systemic issues raised in the original complaint filed in September 2017. The violations in the complaint signal the school system's failure to comply with the Civil Rights Act, a requirement for all schools that receive federal funding.
"The majority of students in Lee County schools are students of color," noted James Muwakkil, President of the Lee County NAACP. "And sadly, students of color here are more likely than their white peers to be removed from the classroom, suspended, expelled, referred to law enforcement, and drop out. Our school system is failing our children and we must do something about it now."
The current Lee County school district policies result in students of color having:
Higher retention and dropout rates: Black students, who make up 15% of the school district population, represent 22% of students who are held back a year in school and 18.9% of students who drop out in a single year. Hispanic students make up 35% of the student population but 40% of students who are held back and 40% of single-year dropouts. By contrast, white students, who make up 45% of the school district population, represent just 34% of students who are held back and 40% of single-year dropouts.
Lower graduation rates: Black students graduate at a 63% rate, compared to a 71% rate for Hispanic students and an 80% rate for white students.
Lower gifted enrollment: Black students represent just 6% of students who are enrolled in gifted programs. Hispanic students represent 20%. White students represent 67%.
Increased racial achievement gap: The achievement gap between black and white students in Lee County is 30 percentage points or more in all subject areas. For Hispanic students, it's at least 17 percentage points in all subject areas. The district lags behind the state average in all categories.
The complaint also makes suggestions for how the school system can address the civil rights violations. The complaint asks the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights to require Lee County School District to:
Adopt more equitable policies based on those that have succeeded in other school districts that serve primarily students of color, including a revised code of student conduct and student discipline bill of rights providing adequate due process.
Improve training about race for its staff and administrators.
Set clearer expectations for student behavior.
Expand the number of representatives of color on the School Board and its advisory committees.
Study the reasons for the current academic and disciplinary disparities to inform additional needed policy reforms.
All of the suggested changes are policies or practices that have been implemented by other Florida school systems to address similar problems.
"There are solutions for the discrimination that students of color face in this school system. We have seen the school systems in Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, and Broward Counties make changes to make students safer and more successful in their schools. We can do the same thing right here in Lee County. Students should have every chance to succeed. And I am not going to sit by and let the schools be the place that holds them back or pushes them off course," said Dr. Shirley Chapman, chairwoman of the Lee County NAACP Education Committee.
The original report and new supplement can be found at http://bit.ly/CivilRightsComplaint.


Recycling paint is the process of collecting either post consumer or post industrial paint and making it into a new coating. A better term rather than recycling is reuse as the paint is not actually used a second time.
Paint has been part of human culture for over 100 000 years according to Stephanie Pappa who wrote an article called "Oldest Human Paint-Making Studio Discovered in a cave".
In general all paint contains a binder, diluent, pigment and sometimes additives. By using different amounts and origins, paint can take on many different characteristics. Because recycled paint is made up of many different types of paint the end result is a paint representing an average of all components including additives.
10 Things you Should Know About Recycled Paint?
Is recycled Paint Good Paint?
Yes, recycled paint is good paint. It's good paint for the simple reason that its made from good paint. Our recycled paint is made from paint collected from Ontario (Canada) Municipalities and because the average can of paint purchased in Ontario sells for about $35 it makes sense that our recycled paint has the same quality characteristics as a $35 can.
Blue Moose Recycled paint should not be compared to cheap virgin paint. We have all used inexpensive paint and in general you get what you pay for because it simply costs more in raw materials to produce a good paint which covers and clings to a roller.


"Thistle Music Box", 2014. Found object kinetic sculpture. Scrap metal, bamboo brush, oboe reed, music box, thistle. Video by Sarah Kane Photography.
"Squall", 2016, with Matt Lively. Found object kinetic sculpture: tree stump, cast iron stove stand, typewriter motor, fan motor, parasols, moss. Base oil on wood, background oil on canvas. Created for "Cahute" at Glave Kocen Gallery, July - August 2016.
"Tea for Two", 2014. Kinetic Sculpture made from found objects. Gingko leaves, umbrella, microscope, spring, tv antenna, drywall float, flash bulb attachment, typewriter pieces, music box, vegetation, ballpoint pen pieces, tape dispenser, c-clamp.
"Birds", 2013. Kinetic crank driven Sculpture made from found objects. Pencil shavings, chopsticks, paint rollers, tent peg, gas heating element, textile spindles, springs, scrap wood/rubber.
"Blue Lantern", 2017. Found object kinetic sculpture.
"Red Lantern", 2017. Found object kinetic sculpture, 2017.
"Gumball Two", 2017. Found object kinetic sculpture.
Solo Exhibition, RVA Nest, February 2016. Photos courtesy Sarah Kane Photography.


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Anti-vaccine protesters rally in France, Germany, Austria, Italy
More than 100,000 people marched across France against government's plans to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine pass.
Protesters have taken to streets across western Europe in protest against COVID-19 vaccine requirements, with more than 100,000 people rallying in France alone to oppose what they called the government's plans to restrict the rights of the unvaccinated.
In the French capital, Paris, protesters – many of them unmasked – braved the cold and the rain on Saturday, carrying placards that read "Truth", "Freedom" and "No to vaccine pass".
Some also took aim at President Emmanuel Macron, who had caused an uproar last week when he said he wanted to "piss off" the unvaccinated by making their lives so complicated they would end up getting the jab.
They protesters retorted by adopting his language, chanting "We'll piss you off".
A person holds a sign that reads "Freedom" as people attend a demonstration to protest against a bill that would transform France's current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass into a "vaccine pass", in Paris, France, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
The protests came as France recorded more than 300,000 COVID-19 infections in a single day on Friday and the country's lower house on Thursday approved a government bill that will require individuals to prove they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus before they can eat out, travel on inter-city trains or attend cultural events.
The government has said it expects the new requirements to be implemented by January 15, although legislators in the Senate could now delay the process.
The French interior ministry said 105,200 people participated in Saturday's protests across France, 18,000 of them in the capital Paris, where police reported 10 arrests and three officers slightly injured.
Elsewhere there were 24 arrests and seven police officers lightly injured according to the ministry.
Among the larger demonstrations, around 6,000 demonstrators turned out in Toulon, while in Montpellier police used teargas during clashes with protesters.
More than 40,000 people also protested in the Austrian capital, Vienna, where vaccination against COVID-19 is set to become compulsory from next month.
Police said the demonstration was largely peaceful.
In Germany, protesters rallied in several cities on Saturday, with the largest event held in Hamburg, where some 16,000 people attended, according to the police.
The protest was held under the banner "Enough! Hands off our children".
Protesters take part at a demonstration and hold banners reading "We are the red line, no compulsory vaccination, protect the children" and "Double vaccinated, lied to multiple times! Booster? No thanks" in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on December 18, 2021 [Ina Fassbender/ AFP]
Italians gather to protest against mandatory vaccinations for people over 50 and stricter rules for the unvaccinated in Turin, Italy, January 8, 2022 [Massimo Pinca/ Reuters]
Germany, which is considering imposing a general vaccine mandate, began offering COVID-19 jabs to children between the ages of five and 11 last month
One protester wore a Star of David with the inscription "unvaccinated," according to a police tweet. Officers added that they were investigating for incitement.
In Berlin, one coronavirus demonstration took the form of a car-and-bike convoy. Police counted more than 100 vehicles, 70 bikes and around 200 people overall.
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said the arguments made by vaccination opponents and coronavirus deniers had lost all measure and focus.
"A small group is willing to wipe all scientific knowledge off the table and voluntarily enter a bubble of bogus truths," he said in comments to the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
Protests also took place in Italy, with hundreds of people in the city of Turin protesting against rules that make vaccine mandatory for anyone over the age of 50.
Tougher laws are also coming into force for others – from Monday, those who are unvaccinated can no longer use public transport or visit restaurants.
Previous Former Kazakhstan anti-terror chief arrested over protests – Fox News
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A new competition is coming!
The SUPERSEVENS Rugby
In 2020, the French National Rugby League (LNR) will kick off SUPERSEVENS, the first professional championship of 7-a-side rugby clubs, in Paris La Défense Arena. This is an opportunity to take stock of this unprecedented competition, which should arouse the interest of rugby fans and fans of new sensations.
The best players of TOP 14 will be involved!
A 5-star casting:
On the starting line on 1 February 2020 in Paris La Défense Arena, SUPERSEVENS will be able to count on the 14 teams of the TOP 14, the Barbarians Rugby Club and Monaco Rugby Sevens, who will thus make up the 5-star cast of this unprecedented competition.
In addition to the inaugural stage on 1 February 2020, the championship will take full effect in August via 3 summer days in 3 cities soon to be announced, while the final will take place in November and will crown the first French champion of rugby clubs at 7 in history.
A mix of rugby, festival and cultural activities!
A rugby festival:
On the program of the SUPERSEVENS, a beautiful game of course. This competition will feature a fast, fluid, forward-flowing movement game, characteristic of 7-a-side rugby, and short matches (2 times 7 minutes) that follow one another throughout the day.
But SUPERSEVENS wants to go beyond the game to promote a real rugby festival. The LNR wanted to promote a "festival" format where concerts, costumes, DJ sets, fooding and games are mixed throughout the competition days in a festive atmosphere.
Discover the amazing indoor stadium of Paris La Défense Arena!
A ticket office already in place for rugby fans:
To celebrate this unique competition, the LNR is opening the ticket office for the launch event in Paris La Défense Arena on Thursday 24 October 2019.
See you on February 1st for the kick-off of the SUPERSEVENS!
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Kosher → Organic Turmeric Powder
gallon size (96 oz net wt) - $62.13
Organic Turmeric Powder (pronounced "tur-mer-ick"), Curcuma longa, is also called pure Turmeric powder, organic Turmeric, or organic curcumin powder.
Organic Turmeric Powder has an essential oil of 1.0% - 6.9% and a minimum of 3% curcumin.
What is Organic Turmeric Powder
Turmeric is a deciduous, herbaceous perennial with thick, fleshy, branched rhizomes (which are the elongated horizontal subterranean plant stems that produce roots below and shoots above). Native to tropical South Asia, it is one of the key ingredients in numerous Asian dishes.
Turmeric powder is ground from the plant's rhizome. The rhizomes mature beneath the foliage in the ground. Turmeric's rhizome is tuberous with a rough yellowish brown skin, while the interior is a yellowish orange color.
History of Turmeric Powder
An archaeological dig near New Delhi discovered pots that had garlic, ginger and turmeric residue in them that dates back to 2500 BC. Turmeric was known during the Vedic period (1500BC - 500 BC) in India as "the golden spice" or "the spice of life". Its vibrant color was associated with the sun, and sun Gods were a focal point of worship and ritual at the time. The main spiritualistic uses of turmeric during this age were for fertility rituals and spiritual purification.
Turmeric has been used in China since before the Middle Ages (476-1453), although it has proven difficult for food historians to determine which species of Curcuma (there are over 100 known species of curcuma) was first used in China. Curcuma longa was not described until the Tang dynasty (618-907). Turmeric is believed to have been introduced to East Africa in the 700s, West Africa by 1200's and in 1280, Marco Polo, who traveled extensively along the Silk Road, described turmeric as a vegetable that exhibited qualities similar to that of saffron. Turmeric first appeared in Jamaica in 1783, and it was found in Hawaii, Tahiti and Easter Island before these islands were "discovered" by the Europeans.
Turmeric Cultivation
Turmeric is a perennial herb with underground rhizomes. Plants are reseeded from some of the rhizomes that are harvested each growing season. The plant thrives in loamy or alluvial fertile (along rivers and coastlines), well-drained soil, with a frost-free climate, temperatures between 70° and 90°F and 40 to 80 inches of annual rain fall. Light shade is best while excessive shade tends to reduce the yield.
The plant can reach a height of 3 feet or more. With large green leaves as the plant begins to mature it produces tall, white and sometimes pink flower spikes. Rhizomes are harvested only once a year, typically 9 to 10 months after planting. When the lower leaves begin turning yellow or the stems start drying out and falling over this is a sign of full maturity.
The leading commercial producers of turmeric include India, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
Where is Our Organic Turmeric From
Regions and Grades of Turmeric
There are two primary regions in India where Turmeric is grown -- Chennai (pronounced chuh-nai formerly known as Madras) in southeastern India and Alleppey (pronounced "uh-lay-pee) located in the farthest reaches of southwestern India. The Chennai grown Turmeric has up to 2.2% essential oil with up to 2.1% curcumin, while Alleppey grown Turmeric has 3.5% to 6.9% essential oil with 3.0% to 6.5% curcumin. Curcumin gives the rhizome its orangish-yellow coloring and this color level is also an indication of its quality. Lower quality turmeric is more brownish in color.
There are several grades of Turmeric produced in the Alleppey region -- the "splits and bulbs" grade comes from the main root (rhizome) and these tend to be less expensive and of a lower quality (less flavor, color and volatile oil) are more fibrous and are difficult to grind.
We carry the higher quality Turmeric "Fingers" which are appendages that grow off the main rhizome. These are then broken into 1" to 3" lengths. The "fingers" possess a greater curcumin content and more flavor because of their higher volatile oil, which provides a superior quality turmeric for grinding.
What does Organic Turmeric Powder Taste Like
Mildly sour and bitter, slightly pungent, warm and musky.
How do You Use Organic Turmeric Powder
Turmeric is a central ingredient in Masalas, curry powders and pastes. In India, Turmeric helps in digesting the complex carbohydrates found in most dishes. In Indian and southeast Asian cooking Turmeric is an important seasoning used to add flavor and color to curries of all kinds but especially vegetable curries, desserts, fried fish, lentils, pickles, rice, soup and vegetables like cauliflower and potatoes.
In Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai cooking, Turmeric is added to yellow and red curries, laksas (a spicy noodle soup), stews, yellow rice (nasi kuning) and vegetable-based dishes.
Many Persian dishes use Turmeric as a starter ingredient and when combined with dried limes is used to flavor a Middle Eastern stew of meat, lentils, onions and tomatoes that is served over rice. In Lebanon it is used to color Sfouf cake. In South Africa, Turmeric gives boiled white rice a rich, golden color.
In the US, Turmeric is often used commercially in baked goods, biscuits, canned beverages, cake icings, cereals, dairy products, ice cream, mustard, orange juice, sauces, yellow cakes and yogurt.
Some of our favorite recipes with Turmeric include Rajma, Moroccan Soup, and Pineapple Sauerkraut.
Bright yellow Turmeric both looks and tastes fantastic on cauliflower and potatoes and is instrumental in giving the traditional cauliflower and potato curry (aloo gobi) its distinctive appeal. It adds richness to both dill and bread-and-butter pickles. Add Turmeric to marinades for chicken or fish, or mix with yogurt, ginger, and some lime juice for a savory dipping sauce for spicy foods. Use Turmeric with beans, eggs, meat, rice and spinach.
Turmeric works well in combination with other herbs and spices like bay leaves, cilantro, clove, coconut, coriander, cumin, curry leaves, dill, fennel seed, galangal, ginger, lemongrass, mustard seeds, nutmeg, paprika and pepper.
What is a Substitute for Turmeric Powder
When substituting for color, you can use Saffron or Annatto in place of Turmeric. Keep in mind both of these spices are more red than yellow. If you want a spice with a similar earthy flavor, try Cumin, but keep in mind that cumin is a very aromatic, strong-tasting spice so use it sparingly.
Ingredients Organic Turmeric
Also Called Pure Turmeric powder, organic Turmeric, or organic curcumin powder
Recommended Uses Add to curries, desserts, lentils, marinades, noodles, pickles, rice, soup. stews, or vegetable dishes
Flavor Profile Mildly sour and bitter, slightly pungent, warm and musky
Oil Content 1% - 6.9%
Botanical Name Curcuma longa
Cuisine Africa, Indian, Latin American, Mexican and Vietnamese
How To Store Airtight container in a cool, dark place
Shelf Life 6-12 months
Dietary Preferences Gluten Free, Non-GMO
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*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. These values were calculated and therefore are approximate. For more accuracy, testing is advised.
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Return to About the IISL
At the meeting of the IISL Board of Directors held at Brighton, United Kingdom, in October 1987, the Board decided to create a Standing Committee of the Institute to prepare and submit at each annual Colloquium a report on the status of agreements relating to activities in outer space.
Institute members who can contribute substantively to the work of the Committee are invited to serve on it. Membership is open to any interested IISL member. The Committee members help collect, review and verify data concerning selected space agreements. Agreements of general global applicability or regional applicability are selected for reporting. Bilateral agreements are not included in the report. In general, the agreements included in these reports, and their status, are believed to be valid as of the dates indicated in the respective reports.
View the Standing Committee reports here
Coded entries are used in the tables are as follows:
R = ratification, accession or succession
S = signature only
D = declaration of acceptance of rights and obligations
When no entry is made in a column opposite a state's name, that state has not signed that agreement, or is not a party to it, or that state has withdrawn from the agreement.
At the meeting of the IISL Board of Directors held at Paris, France, in April 1998, the Board decided that the report should also contain basic data concerning Declarations of Principles Relating to Activities in Outer Space adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Declaration of Principles Relating to Activities in Outer Space adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations
1. Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space (General Assembly resolution 1962(XVIII)). Adopted without vote on 13 December 1963.
2. Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for International Direct Television Broadcasting (General Assembly resolution 37/92). Adopted by 107 votes to 13, with 13 abstentions, on 10 December 1982.
3. Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Outer Space (General Assembly resolution 41/65). Adopted without vote on 3 December 1986.
4. Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space (General Assembly resolution 47/68). Adopted without vote on 14 December 1992.
5. Declaration on International Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for the Benefit and in the Interests of All States, Taking into Particular Account the Needs of Developing Countries (General Assembly resolution 51/122). Adopted without vote on 13 December 1996.