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Covid-19 – The true test for SA starts now
The country's infection numbers are slowly creeping up, and the overcrowded conditions in our informal settlements and elsewhere are sure to present challenges.
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks out of the Belhar Clinic in Belhar, near Cape Town, on March 12, 2020. Picture: RODGER BOSCH / AFP
Even before the echoes had died down around the World Health Organisation declaring Covid-19 infections a pandemic, South Africa was able to add four more cases to the world total of more than 129,977, and even registered a false positive case in the Free State. Since the first report of a patient who presented with the novel coronavirus eight days ago on 5 March, SA now has 17 confirmed cases, with one patient allegedly on the way to a full recovery, and one more with kidney disease believed to be in a critical condition. And critically, with the South African...
Even before the echoes had died down around the World Health Organisation declaring Covid-19 infections a pandemic, South Africa was able to add four more cases to the world total of more than 129,977, and even registered a false positive case in the Free State.
Since the first report of a patient who presented with the novel coronavirus eight days ago on 5 March, SA now has 17 confirmed cases, with one patient allegedly on the way to a full recovery, and one more with kidney disease believed to be in a critical condition.
And critically, with the South African Revenue Services customs officials and the Department of Health saying they are on top of things at airports, ports, and border posts, at least two cases are now "in the wild".
The report by Health Minister Dr Zwelini Mkhize of the first case of a "local transmission", has proved to be a false positive, but the question remained: how will this test SA's resources?
"The answer is no-one knows," said public health specialist and deputy director at the South African Medical Research Council, Professor Susan Goldstein.
"The upside is that we have a lot of information and a great response team to follow up contacts. Also that our population is relatively young."
Goldstein noted another benefit at the moment was the weather was still quite hot which seemed to affect the virus by allowing it to survive for a shorter period.
"The downside is millions of people with HIV and or TB, a substantial number of whom aren't on ART or TB treatment. Our facilities are relatively good but could become overwhelmed," Goldstein said.
"Other major downsides are that many people live in overcrowded conditions – what does self-isolation mean in this context? Many people don't have running water in their houses or yard, what does frequent hand washing mean in this context," said Goldstein.
"An upside is that we do have private sector resources that can be used and have been offered, I believe."
Independent international relations researcher and consultant focused on issues of international security Dr Leaza Jernberg said yesterday she was "very worried" SA didn't have enough resources.
"If even developed countries are struggling to cope with the demand for ICU and hospital beds, given the high number of immuno-compromised people in South Africa and the realities of high inequality and poverty, the likelihood of high infections with exponential growth overwhelming our systems is a real concern," Jernverg said.
"We urgently need to engage in Social Distancing and ramping up our preparations."
According to tbfacts.org, the World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimated there to be about 322,000 cases of active tuberculosis in 2017, fortunately down from an estimated 500,000 in 2011.
"Out of the estimated 322,000 incident cases in South Africa in 2017, it is estimated by WHO about 60% (193,000) are HIV positive," tbfacts stated.
"It is also estimated that of the 123,148 whose status is known, and who are known to be HIV positive, some 89% (109,799) are on ARV therapy."
In 2018 UNAids declared 7.7 million South Africans were living with HIV, and that SA's HIV prevalence – the percentage of people living with HIV – among adults (15–49 years) was 20.4%.
It all begged the question, is South Africa ready for Covid-19?
Annie Wilkinson is a PhD research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies in the UK and co-founded the Ebola Response Anthropology Platform during the West African Ebola epidemic which provided rapid response advice and research.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is hoping to announce an end to its tenth outbreak of the dreaded disease in April. Of 3,444 cases, 2,264 people did not survive.
"One billion people live in slums or informal settlements where water for basic needs is in short supply – let alone 20 seconds' worth [of hand washing] – and where space is constrained and rooms are often shared," Wilkinson wrote for the IDS.
"Yet discussion about vulnerability in these contexts has been startlingly absent."
Referring to an International Institute for Environment and Development cautionary note that "Weak infrastructure would leave urban settlements in low-income countries highly vulnerable, should the rapid spread of Covid-19 continue", Wilkinson said the impact of Covid-19 on people living in densely populated and unsanitary environments needed to be considered.
"This is challenging as the health and social needs of these populations are often invisible."
Wilkinson noted slums were not "vectors" of disease, "as they are sometimes derogatively cast".
"Informal settlements and their residents are part and parcel of the city system, often subsidising and contributing to life elsewhere in the city," Wilkinson noted.
"This makes control efforts built on containment and reductions in movement difficult to implement, especially if they impinge on people's already threadbare livelihoods. We should beware of slum-wide quarantines, as were attempted ineffectively with Ebola."
For now, however, it's a waiting game to see how SA copes with the virus.
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In the paintings of Russian-born artist Ilya Zomb, images of ballerinas, elephants, and gigantic fruits appear as if out of a dream, but the artist says it's the everyday life in New York,where he lives, that inspires his flights of fancy.
Occupying the shadowy space "between the possible and impossible, the real and unreal," Ilya Zomb's brilliantly conceived, chimerical paintings lie at the elusive intersection of reality and pure fantasy. They are reminiscent of such diverse masters as Botticelli, Degas, and Magritte – but perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of this Russian artist's work is that, despite myriad tempting comparisons, it remains curiously unique.


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Oil spilled in Russian Arctic
A local Nenets reindeer herder passes by his tent at a camp in Tundra, Russia in 2008. An oil spill in the Russian Arctic affected an area of up to 8,000 square meters after workers tried to open an old well, causing oil to gush uncontrollably for 37 hours, officials said Monday.
An oil spill in the Russian Arctic affected an area of up to 8,000 square meters after workers tried to open an old well, causing oil to gush uncontrollably for 37 hours, officials said Monday.
The spill at the Trebs field started on Friday and continued through the weekend, spurting out up to 500 tonnes of oil per day, the Nenets autonomous district administration said on its website Monday.
The government of the Nenets autonomous district estimated the area of the oil spill at more than 5,000 square metres (53,000 square feet), while the Russian natural resources ministry said 8,000 square metres (86,000 square feet) of land had been affected.
The oil well was in the area operated by a joint venture between Russian companies Lukoil and Bashneft, which received the license to work on the northern Trebs field last year.
The accident was most likely caused by breakage of an old well's corroded plug when workers attempted to operate it, said Viktor Ivkin, head of the Nenetsky autonomous district emergency ministry branch.
"That well had been sealed a long time ago," he told AFP.
Workers managed to stop the fountain of oil Sunday morning, and work was under way to construct a storage facility for the spilled oil, he said.
The Nenets autonomous district is a part of the far-northern Arkhangelsk region that lies on the Barents Sea and is populated by the indigenous Nenets people.
Its economy relies almost entirely on oil being produced by Russian and international oil companies.
"Oil workers lost control of the well," WWF Russia said in a statement. "Fortunately it is far enough away from the coast to protect the Arctic's sea wildlife from pollution."
But the NGO wondered how long it would take to stop a similar spill if the accident occurred on an off-shore platform in the Arctic. "The accident proves that pollution risks are very real with the oil industry's expansion in the Arctic," WWF's energy expert Alexei Knizhnikov said.
Russia's state company Rosneft struck a strategic alliance with ExxonMobil last year to explore the Arctic's Kara Sea for oil, investing $2.2 billion into offshore projects there.
Last week the companies detailed the deal, calling it the era of "offshore projects of unprecedented scale".
China launches offshore safety checks
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Q: Can someone please explain the code describing the input and output and major steps for the code/ comment the lines I need help understanding this code, an explanation of what's going on within each line
import pickle
LOOK_UP = 1
ADD = 2
CHANGE = 3
DELETE = 4
QUIT = 5

def main():
    emails = {}
    choice = 0
    while choice != QUIT:
        choice = getMenuChoice()
        if choice == LOOK_UP:
            lookUp(emails)
        elif choice == ADD:
            add(emails)
        elif choice == CHANGE:
            change(emails)
        elif choice == DELETE:
            delete(emails)
        else:
            exit

def getMenuChoice():
    print()
    print('Menu')
    print('------------------------------')
    print('1. Look up an email address')
    print('2. Add a new name and email address')
    print('3. Change an existing email address')
    print('4. Delete a name and email address')
    print('5. Quit the program')
    print()
    choice = int(input('Enter the choice: '))
    while choice < LOOK_UP or choice > QUIT:
        choice = int(input('Enter a valid choice: '))
    return choice

def lookUp(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    print(emails.get(name, 'The specified name was not found.'))

def add(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    address = input('Enter an email address: ')
    if name not in emails:
        emails[name] = address
        pickle.dump(emails, open("emails.dat", "wb"))
    else:
        print('That name already exists.')

def change(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    if name in emails:
        address = input('Enter the new address: ')
        emails[name] = address
        pickle.dump(emails, open("emails.dat", "wb"))
    else:
        print('That name is not found.')

def delete(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    if name in emails:
        del emails[name]
    else:
        print('That name is not found.')

main()

A: Lets break it down.

*

*First and foremost, import all the necessary modules:

import pickle

*Define all the constants (variables that will never change value in the program) that you will use:

LOOK_UP = 1
ADD = 2
CHANGE = 3
DELETE = 4
QUIT = 5

*For the main function, decide how the the program reacts to each of the 5 options the user will choose:

def main(): # Main function that calls the other functions
    emails = {} # define an emails dict
    choice = 0 # Predefine choice
    while choice != QUIT:
        choice = getMenuChoice()
        if choice == LOOK_UP:
            lookUp(emails)
        elif choice == ADD:
            add(emails)
        elif choice == CHANGE:
            change(emails)
        elif choice == DELETE:
            delete(emails)
        else:
            exit

*In the getMenuChoice function:

    print()
    print('Menu')
    print('------------------------------')
    print('1. Look up an email address')
    print('2. Add a new name and email address')
    print('3. Change an existing email address')
    print('4. Delete a name and email address')
    print('5. Quit the program')
    print()

displays the menu.
choice = int(input('Enter the choice: '))
allows the user input to an integer, and the int() wrapper converts the string into an int.
Here,
while choice < LOOK_UP or choice > QUIT:
the program will keep asking for input until the user inputs a valid option, which in this case, are the numbers between 1 and 5, inclusive.
return choice
returns the valid option.

*In the lookUp function,

def lookUp(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    print(emails.get(name, 'The specified name was not found.'))

dict.get() will return the value for the specified key (the first argument passed into the brackets), if the key exists inside the dict. Else, it will return the second argument passed into the brackets, which in this case, is 'The specified name was not found.'.

I've commented the explanations:
import pickle

LOOK_UP = 1
ADD = 2
CHANGE = 3
DELETE = 4
QUIT = 5

def main(): # Main function that calls the other functions
    emails = {}
    choice = 0
    while choice != QUIT:
        choice = getMenuChoice()
        if choice == LOOK_UP:
            lookUp(emails)
        elif choice == ADD:
            add(emails)
        elif choice == CHANGE:
            change(emails)
        elif choice == DELETE:
            delete(emails)
        else:
            exit

def getMenuChoice():
    print()
    print('Menu')
    print('------------------------------')
    print('1. Look up an email address')
    print('2. Add a new name and email address')
    print('3. Change an existing email address')
    print('4. Delete a name and email address')
    print('5. Quit the program')
    print()

    choice = int(input('Enter the choice: ')) # User inputs an integer, and the int converts the string into an int
    while choice < LOOK_UP or choice > QUIT: # If the user's input is greater than 5 or smaller than 1, then ask for input again
        choice = int(input('Enter a valid choice: '))
    return choice # Return the valid input

def lookUp(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    print(emails.get(name, 'The specified name was not found.')) # dict.get() will return the vaur for the specified key, if the key exists inside the dict, else, it will return the second pargument passed into the brackets

def add(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    address = input('Enter an email address: ')
    if name not in emails: # If the input name does not exist among the keys of the emails dict
        emails[name] = address # Create the name as a key, and the email as the value
        pickle.dump(emails, open("emails.dat", "wb")) # Write the data into emails.dat
    else:
        print('That name already exists.')

def change(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    if name in emails:
        address = input('Enter the new address: ')
        emails[name] = address
        pickle.dump(emails, open("emails.dat", "wb"))
    else:
        print('That name is not found.')

def delete(emails):
    name = input('Enter a name: ')
    if name in emails: # If the input name exists among the keys of the emails dict
        del emails[name] # Remove it from the dict
    else:
        print('That name is not found.')

main()

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Das Departamento Gastre liegt im Norden der Provinz Chubut im Süden Argentiniens und ist eine der 15 Verwaltungseinheiten der Provinz.

Es grenzt im Norden an die Provinz Río Negro, im Osten an die Departamentos Telsen und Mártires, im Süden an das Departamento Paso de Indios und im Westen an die Departamentos Languiñeo und Cushamen.

Die Hauptstadt des Departamento Gastre ist das gleichnamige Gastre.

Bevölkerung

Übersicht
Das Ergebnis der Volkszählung 2022 ist noch nicht bekannt. Bei der Volkszählung 2010 war das Geschlechterverhältnis mit 821 männlichen und 606 weiblichen Einwohnern sehr unausgeglichen mit einem starken Männerüberhang.

Nach Altersgruppen verteilte sich die Einwohnerschaft auf 355 (24,9 %) Personen im Alter von 0 bis 14 Jahren, 912 (63,9 %) Personen im Alter von 20 bis 64 Jahren und 160 (11,2 %) Personen von 65 Jahren und mehr.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung
Die Einwohnerzahl ist sehr gering und die Bevölkerung verringert sich seit Jahrzehnten. Die Schätzungen des INDEC gehen von einer Bevölkerungszahl von 1.358 Einwohnern per 1. Juli 2022 aus.

Städte und Gemeinden
Das Departamento Gastre ist in folgende Gemeinden aufgeteilt:1358

Gastre
Lagunita Salada
El Escorial
Campamento Los Adobes
Quechu-Niyeo
Taquetren
Colelache
Sacanana
Bajada Moreno

Einzelnachweise

Gastre

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Poised for greatness with Althea Laing
Published:Monday | June 17, 2019 | 12:07 AM
This survivor with great tenacity has weathered the storm and emerged victorious in her graceful pursuits.
English author P.G. Wodehouse once said, "At the age of 11 or thereabouts, women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later 70s." One phenomenal woman nurturing poise and grace in young ladies all over Jamaica is Althea Laing.
Laing has dedicated 25 wonderful years to the growth and personal development of women through the creation of her summer programme. Today, she shares her story.
Inspired by her time spent working part-time at the Barbizon School of Modelling in Maryland, in the United States, she decided not only to conceptualise this life-changing initiative, but to put it into affirmative action. "It was interesting to see the number of students who attended this six-week programme and noticed the change in their behaviour and the confidence which they exuded at the end of the course. It was my belief that this training could change our girls here in Jamaica." Exposed to social conduct and etiquette while attending Hampton School in St Elizabeth, this training impacted her ability to fit in socially during her stint as an international model.
The summer programme, geared to juniors ages eight to 11 and pre-teens and teens ages 12 to 16, is an intensive one-week workshop which consists of motivation, confidence building, the art of communication, public speaking, poise and posture, social graces and etiquette, wardrobe planning (teens), coping with peer pressure and bullying, teens and mental health. "At the end of the programme, the young ladies will definitely impact any environment in which they are placed and be engaged in lifelong self-development."
Seeing personal development as a necessity for one's life, because it promotes positive behavioural changes, this long-term process is for persons to assess their skills and qualities, taking into serious consideration individual aims and setting goals in an effort to maximise their greatest potential. The programme has been doing exceptionally well over the years, and Laing is happy to receive the many reminders from past students on the impact that she made on their lives.
Among the students who have participated in this programme and have since been high achievers in their respective fields include Alysia Moulton-White, assistant vice-president of marketing at Sagicor Group; Zara Redwood, former Miss Jamaica Universe, who is a Phd candidate in Australia; Nicole Haughton, a former Miss Universe Jamaica, who is the corporate planning and strategic management specialist at the Tourism Product Development Company Ltd (TPDCo); Nadine Thomas, a former Miss Jamaica Universe who is now a brand manager at Cari-Med Limited, and Jacqueline Walker Johnson, editor of the Beyond Woman Magazine.
A SURVIVOR
The survivor with great tenacity has weathered the storm of a business partner who didn't share the same core values. She also experienced hardship due to lack of sponsorship. "Corporate Jamaica does not see it fit to sponsor a programme of this nature, which enhances morals and values in the society. My belief in a programme of this nature has fuelled my desire to continue. In many instances, it has only been a break-even situation or loss, but knowing that I have impacted a life makes a lot of difference. It is simply about fulfilling purpose. I am of the belief that soon it will be profitable, as my sights are now set on a bigger picture as I am in discussion with an academic institution to offer a certificate course which will be accredited."
So what's next? Now retired and a private tutor in English language and literature, she has a new partnership to be announced with one of Jamaica's innovative schools for implementation in September 2019. She has also partnered with Mothers Of Jamaica to conduct a course this summer in the western part of Jamaica over a three-week period, which will include grandmothers and mothers as well. Her dream is to go mainstream in high schools and universities, along with making a lasting impact in each parish in Jamaica. "I also offer training to corporate Jamaica in areas under my image-enhancement programme, which includes social conduct, customer service, communication, to name a few of the areas which are tailor-made to corporate needs. I offer staff development for educators and student image enhancement when requested in schools. I am also a nurturing grandmother; this is a full-time job, and I'm currently completing my first autobiography."
Her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is to fuel your passion. "Believe that your dreams will be fulfilled, regardless of the naysayers. Place your blinkers on and ride into the sunset. Pray and seek inspiration: Reverend Marie Berbick, my mother Carmen Reynolds and my aunt Cynthia Gordon have been my constant source of inspiration over the years."
To sign up for the summer programme, email Althea Laing: althealaingimage2019@gmail.com or call: 876-521-0405.
krysta.anderson@gleanerjm.com
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Article19™ - Emma Park - Expectation, and how to handle it when your expectations do not meet with those running the show.
Education work, for an artist, is somewhat a commission in my mind. Unless you are devising an education programme to support your own professional work you have to meet the remit of your employer and more importantly the remit of those attending your class. Even at that if you are devising your own education programme you must meet the requirements of those you are selling the programme to.
Therefore, how do you address a situation in which all expectations are different yet all equally ''correct''?
I have been in situations previously where I know the expectation compromises my professional integrity and as a result have been told by corporations that they no longer require my services.
Apologies if I refuse to perform services that are out with the role of a tutor, are actually extremely serious and more so that I am not trained to do: for example feeding an individual at a high risk of choking or restraining a powerful young man who has extremely challenging behaviour.
Further apologies to the establishments who feel cramming forty under tens in a small carpeted space with only myself and a volunteer from a local dance school is perfectly acceptable. I simply won't do it as it would be no fun for anyone, let alone be productive or creatively stimulating.
These situations are easy to negate as they are arguably wrong on the grounds of (I hate to say it) health and safety which means I don't ever have to venture into the grey area of artistic code or unwritten social expectation to terminate a contract.
However, what happens when something is 'wrong' on the grounds of artistic code and expectation. How far should you be willing to bend or should you bend at all? Is it a case of stating that some elements of practice are more beneficial than others? Or is it a case of letting this be led by the commissioning body?
It is extremely difficult to answer in general terms as each case is so specific.
For example, with new learners in science we lie. Certain physical equations are over simplified to the extent that they don't actually reflect the science of the matter at all BUT if we did not over simplify in this manner it would be impossible to introduce the subject matter to a new learner in the first place.
Therefore, can we over simplify in participatory settings without compromising the art form we deliver?
Personally I feel that yes we can depending on the expectation of the client, however I don't think that other artists agree. In certain situations the client does not agree which makes the matter even more complex.
If working with a group of aspiring professional dancers then yes, I believe a professional company ethos totally mirroring the professional practice of the company should be used. No argument from me, BUT the majority of dance enthusiasts do so at a recreational level.
When dealing with young children I revel in the balance of creative and 'technical' work however many parents and employers criticise this creative play in spite of my thorough explanation and reasoning behind it (which can be backed up by screeds of research FYI!!!!). This brings in to question, who is the client? The parent or the young dancer? In my experience more often than not the parent which is very sad considering that some of the strongest structured improvisations I have ever seen have been performed by five year olds who grasps the concept of an improvisational score as naturally as they play with Lego!
In additional support needs work I have often received feedback from the support workers of non verbal dancers who claim to 'know' the individual they care for but when this support worker changes the feedback changes. GREAT!
Furthermore, in a team teaching environment I have received feedback from peers. This, I feel is extremely vital and a great experience to learn. However, this is not always a bed of roses and can create a platform which questions everybody's expectations (and as ego becomes involved can become an underhand slanging match about artistic integrity) in spite of detailed planning.
Finally, what if the entire group are satisfied with the exception of one individual. How far do you change your approach and faith in your approach to suit that individual? At what point do you simply let the client know that their expectations were wrong and point them in another direction?
In many commercial settings NEVER but surely this is detrimental to the art form as well as the other dancers in the room? Of course contemporary dance can be taught to motown music and if it creates a greater response from the dancers in the space (although in the eyes of some this is horrifying) then fine. But, at what point does the art form become neglected and misunderstood to the point that the expectations built over years of its; evolution become lost?
A committee of artists is equally as difficult as any committee; more so in fact because we are all trying so hard to balance our general career that lobbying is just another thing on the to do list.


Deposition Author(s): Vahedi-Faridi, A., Scheffel, F., Eckey, V., Saenger, W., Schneider, E.
Vahedi-Faridi, A., Eckey, V., Scheffel, F., Alings, C., Landmesser, H., Schneider, E., Saenger, W.
ArtJ is the substrate-binding component (receptor) of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transport system ArtJ-(MP)(2) from the thermophilic bacterium Geobacillus stearothermophilus that is specific for arginine, lysine, and histidine. The highest affinity is found for arginine (K(d)=0.039(+/-0.014) microM), while the affinities for lysine and histidine are about tenfold lower. We have determined the X-ray structures of ArtJ liganded with each of these substrates at resolutions of 1.79 A (arginine), 1.79 A (lysine), and 2.35 A (histidine), respectively. As found for other solute receptors, the polypeptide chain is folded into two distinct domains (lobes) connected by a hinge. The interface between the lobes forms the substrate-binding pocket whose geometry is well preserved in all three ArtJ/amino acid complexes. Structure-derived mutational analyses indicated the crucial role of a region in the carboxy-terminal lobe of ArtJ in contacting the transport pore Art(MP)(2) and revealed the functional importance of Gln132 and Trp68. While variant Gln132Leu exhibited lower binding affinity for arginine but no binding of lysine and histidine, the variant Trp68Leu had lost binding activity for all three substrates. The results are discussed in comparison with known structures of homologous proteins from mesophilic bacteria.
Institut für Chemie und Biochemie/Kristallographie, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Takustr. 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.


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Has China's Real Estate Bubble Burst???
Along with the woes faced by the United States and the economic trends in real estate we all have to be aware of the Global impacts other large countries have on us directly.
Talk today revolves around whether the real estate bubble which China has experienced has burst? Just like the United States the reaction to his question is so varied, the doomsayers say "It has burst", those closely tied to it know the importance of staying positive but are they just being blind to the bubble burst?, and then of course there is a large group in China who just don't care, without real estate ownership of their own it feels a bit removed to them.
Chinese property buyers are feeling the pinch of buying high and having their property values fall. Buyers are running to real estate offices demanding refunds as their sale price does not meet their real estate value currently, they feel they have been mislead. Developers are discounting the pricing of the new construction.
You would think that they would have learned from other countries, including ours in the United States, from the many mistakes we have made, hindsite is always the best site and boy oh boy the changes we would have made if we knew what the future held instore.
The downturn in China is affecting the Globe. The many construction products including steel and more directly relative to the building industry will feel the impact across the globe but also think on it, the Chinese have been buying automobiles and high end clothing, accessory items and more. This will cause a decrease in their imports from the US too.
Well we will sit and watch as in slow motion we see the asset laiden Chinese distress over the impact of a depreciating market will have on their immediate lives.
As the world turns, so does our economy.
Regards and wishing us all across the Globe a happy, healthy and more prosperous 2012.
Increases in Foreclosures on the Horizon???
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Fleeting Moments of Fierce Clarity Audio Book
I am pleased to announce the launch of Fleeting Moments of Fierce Clarity in audio edition! This is the first audio book release from Homebound Publications. We will be releasing all my titles in audio edition over the next 6 months as well as many other wonderful selections from fellow Homebound authors. It is, in a way, suiting that this collection should come first of all my works. This little book has grown to have a special place in people's hearts. It was released in October of 2012 and since then has gathered some modest praise, including 2 Pushcart Prize nominations for the selections: "The Boat-Rocker" and "Over the Long Day, During the Sacred Night". When time came to make the audio edition, I knew we had to find the right actor to do the narration. We needed a reader who could go from ironically funny to solemn and serious. We put out a casting call and finally found the very talented Rachel Stander. Rachel's reading adds a whole new layer of meaning to my words. Download it today from Amazon, iTunes or Audible. It is the perfect companion for your summer travels!
Fleeting moments of fierce clarity are had when the confusion clears and the gray numbness that hangs about our senses draws back, allowing us to see the world and ourselves with sharp relief. Follow author and New England native L.M. Browning in her wanderings across the Northeast, from the solitude of her home along the shore of Connecticut, to the rushing city streets of Boston, to the tall-pine landscape of Arcadia Park in Rhode Island to the quiet edges of Walden Pond.
Also Available in Trade Paperback, Kindle, Nook and Kobo Editions
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"This generation's New England Transcendentalist."
— Frank Owen, creator of Bodhiyatra Poetry
"Thoreau, that great New England saunterer who serves as one of the inspirations for L. M. Browning's new book, advised never to underestimate the value of a fact, for it one day might flower into a truth. Facts flowering into truths are what one finds on every page herein. Browning's gift is to see the miraculous in the commonplace, and readers will leave her poems and journal entries the wiser and more human. This is no small gift."
— Philip F. Gura, author of American Transcendentalism: A History
"L.M.Browning's rich little book invites the reader to face our common "fear [of] the silence" and take a courageous breath. Her Fleeting Moments may not always bring a contented clarity, yet presents an open journal of a journey within, to fiercely face that silence, and dare to walk beyond it into deeper woods where we can embrace some kind of natural sacredness. This is a celebration through suffering, a seeking beyond the search, and a pathway into a welcome unknown. At times the prose itself becomes poetry, and there are delightful glimmers of the New England life many of us only dream of. One imagines Emerson and Fuller including gifts from this book in The Dial."
—Chris Highland, author of Meditations of Henry David Thoreau and My Address is a River
"As a New England native, L.M. Browning and I share an environmental relationship. She speaks to the seeker in me, the young boy scouring the woodlands for the answers I already have, for the validation of simply "being". Courageous, she reveals a well-worn path of redirection and self-evaluation leading us toward a resonant verbiage that dissipates just as profoundly as it arrives. Inside us lies the cure and the curiosity, and Browning empowers us to recover our own composition and reconstitute it boldly into our realities. Between her own emboldened poetic lines beats the heart-mind of an awakened seeker, re-awakening daily as invitation to share this Journey together, one page at a time. Fleeting Moments will only inspire."
— Keith M. Cowley, author of Presence and Environmental Connection
Author: L.M. Browning grew up in a small fishing village in Connecticut. A longtime student of religion, nature and philosophy these themes permeate her work. Browning is a award-winning author and wildlife artist. In 2010 she wrote a Pushcart Prize nominated contemplative poetry series: Oak Wise: Poetry Exploring an Ecological Faith, Ruminations at Twilight: Poetry Exploring the Sacred and The Barren Plain: Poetry Exploring the Reality of the Modern Wasteland. In late 2011 she celebrated the release of her first full-length novel: The Nameless Man. Browning is a graduate of the University of London and a Fellow with the League of Conservationist Writers. She is partner at Hiraeth Press—an independent publisher of ecological titles. She is Co-Founder and Associate Editor of, Written River: A Journal of Eco-Poetics as well as Founder and Executive Editor of The Wayfarer: A Journal of Contemplative Literature. In 2011 Browning opened Homebound Publications—an independent publisher of contemplative literature based in New England. Her latest title, Fleeting Moments of Fierce Clarity: Journal of a New England Poet, is a journal of her daily contemplative life along the shores of Connecticut and her travels throughout the Northeast.
Read by: Rachel Stander was born and raised in Bellevue, Washington. After high school, she moved first to New York City to study dance at Barnard College, then to Los Angeles to focus on theater studies at the University of Southern California. Rachel is an avid reader, a self-taught photographer, and an animal lover. She currently lives in Los Angeles, working as an actress in film, television, and voice-over. More info at: www.rachelstander.com.
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Khmer Krom Group Requests Visit to Detained Monk
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Human Rights Organization has requested from the Vietnamese government permission to see a monk that has been detained since May last year.
Tim Sakhorn, who was defrocked by Cambodia's Buddhist leadership before his detention, for allegedly fomenting unrest between the countries, was reportedly taken from a Takeo province pagoda and transferred to Vietnam.
Vietnamese authorities have said he was arrested for traveling without proper documentation. He is being held in a prison in An Giang province, officials have said.
Ang Chanrith, executive director of the Khmer Krom advocacy group, said he had written a request to the Vietnamese Embassy to check on Tim Sakhorn's condition, and to bring him some food.
Vietnamese Embassy officials could not be reached for comment Friday.


Sociology is the scientific study of the structures and processes of human societies and social interaction. From the analysis of passing encounters between individuals in the street to the investigation of broad-based international social movements, the student of sociology studies the subtle, yet complex, ways in which his/her life interacts with the collective experience of others.
Students who graduate with a BA in sociology and enter the job market directly will find themselves competing with other liberal arts students, but with an advantage -- knowledge of key social factors that are crucial for working in today's multi-ethnic and multinational business environment, a firm grasp on research design and methods, and strong analytical skills.
The major is organized to provide a firm foundation in both theory and research methods (through the core courses), while allowing students to tailor their major to their specific subject interests. All students are required to complete courses in social theory, social stratification, and methods. In these courses, students acquire the skills necessary to describe and analyze patterns of human interaction.
Requirements (effective Fall 2012): All students in the sociology major are required to take a minimum of 40 hours of coursework. Required courses include Understanding Social Life (SOCI 1810), Sociological Classics (SOCI 2020), Sociological Imagination and Inquiry A and B (SOCI 2005 and 2006), Social Inequality (SOCI 2420), Sociology Assessment (SOCI 3999), and a minimum of 20 additional elective hours, 8 of which can be the Internship/Practicum.


In case you hadn't noticed, there's a de-cluttering revolution going on in the wake of organising consultant Marie Kondo's minimalist approach to tidying up. The KonMari method detailed in her book, Spark Joy, and recent Netflix series, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo has divided the nation over just how much we're willing to throw away for the sake of a tidy house.
If you really want to get the best price for your home and secure a sale as quickly as possible, then it's up to you to prepare your property for viewings. This means getting yourself organised and committing to the job at hand. Fix those niggly little repairs that have been neglected for months. Slap on a fresh coat of paint. Get rid of the junk pile in the spare room. And start a proper tidy-up.
Visualise your home in the clean and tidy state you'd like it to be for viewings, and create an aspirational example for potential buyers. That generally means curating a neutral, blank canvas that shows off the property's best assets and gives viewers a good idea of how they might put their own personal stamp on your home. De-cluttering is an excellent first step, removing all the detritus and revealing what's underneath!
A fatal mistake in any tidying attempt is trying to store the things you've decluttered instead of simply throwing them away (or donating them). As you work through the decluttering process, make a conscious decision whether to keep or discard each item – and follow through with it! Get rid of unnecessary things and you'll suddenly find you can make better use of the storage available and keep your living space clear of clutter.
Kondo suggests decluttering by 'category' (eg: clothes, kitchenware, children's toys) rather than working room by room – otherwise you end up moving things from one place to another rather than making actual progress. By picking a category, you're more likely to complete the job, and breaking the whole process down into manageable chunks. Pick a category, get to work, finish the job, and then move onto the next.
According to the KonMari approach, there's a certain order in which to tackle your decluttering: clothes, books, papers, miscellany and sentimental items. The theory is to start with the things you're least attached to and work up to the items that have the most emotional significance. The same applies to preparing your house for a viewing – figure out an order of priority and stick to it!
The central tenet of Marie Kondo's method is to only keep items that spark joy when you touch or look at them. There's no need to completely strip your house of anything extraneous – a blank canvas may be a bonus when prepping for house viewings, but potential buyers also want to see that your home has a soul and has been lived in, so make sure you retain a little joy and personality in your décor.
For more advice on property, conveyancing, and preparing your home for sale, get in touch with our experienced team of property solicitors at Frances Lindsay & Co.


75 days. Globe shaped personal size melon with tender, juicy 11-12% brix flesh. Pkt contains 10 seeds. Orders over 1oz , are only sold with signed waivers.
75 days. Diploid Type. Globe shaped 7.75x6.5 in/19x16 cm - 6 lb./2.7 kg personal size melon with tender, juicy 11-12% brix flesh. Pkt contains 10 seeds.
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Q: creating two div right next to each other on css? i wanted to know how to put two div right next each other centered in the page like this:
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thank you :))

A: .float-left
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You can adjust the width value in wrapper class to suit your needs.

A: Using float:left; and display:inline;, also you might want to set the width, using width:200px;.

A: Well, depending on how expandable it is you could do the following:
.rightDiv
{
    float: left;
    margin-left: 400px; /* Or whatever */
    width: 400px;
}
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    float: right;
    margin-right: 400px;
    width: 400px;
}

I haven't tested it but basically you want to float them the wrong way and then use the margin to push it back towards the center line.


This robust adapter allows you to mount monitors up to 17.6lbs onto any clamp with a hex receiver such as the Convi Clamp and secure the clamp to a pole. The adapter pans and tilts and is locked down with two metal ratcheting handles. The Monitor Adapter's standard VESA 3 x 3" base bolts directly to the back of the monitor; a steel 4 x 4" adapter is also included for TVs needing that size.
Easy and instantaneous rotation from landscape to portrait.


It's a very busy Tuesday for yours truly, and I apologize for not being able to write more as an intro to this edition of Pick Your Poison. All I'll say is that some of this set's highlights include tracks from Ducky, Elephant & Castle (featuring tUnE-yArDs), Gangrene, Liz Green, Sidi Touré and Yellow Ostrich. In the Soundcloud section check out new songs from Andrew Bird and Morgan Page (with special guests Tegan & Sara).
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Elginerpeton pancheni és una espècie fòssil del Devonià superior de Scat Craig (Escòcia). Originalment se'l descrigué com un «sarcopterigi no identificat», però una revisió feta per Per Ahlberg a principis de la dècada del 1990 demostrà que es tractava d'un tetràpode primitiu. De fet, Elginerpeton i el seu parent proper Obruchevichthys són els dos tetràpodes més antics dels quals s'ha trobat material ossi.

La seva mandíbula mesurava 70 cm de longitud, cosa que indica que devia ser un animal bastant gran.

El nom específic pancheni és un homenatge a Alec L. Panchen, un científic conegut pel seu treball sobre tetràpodes primitius.

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Mr X is a prominent entrepreneur based in Africa with multiple interests in a number of international jurisdictions.
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Hip new restaurant bowls over Upper Kirby with bocce and bites
Houston classic reborn
Classic Creole restaurant serves up new name and new look to Montrose
New Netflix show puts Texas' Navarro College cheerleaders on the mat
New outdoor bar lights up West Houston with volleyball and a dog park
The space includes a dog park. Courtesy of Powder Keg
The Powder Keg offers four volleyball courts. Courtesy of Powder Keg
The bar serves wine, beer, and cocktails. Courtesy of Powder Keg
Play some corn hole. Courtesy of Powder Keg
Enjoy a game while watching one of 16 TVs. Courtesy of Powder Keg
A massive new patio bar has exploded onto West Houston's scene. The Powder Keg, an outdoor bar with volleyball courts and a dog park, recently opened as part of PUMA Development's The Founders District property on Brittmore Rd.
The area also includes The Cannon, a coworking space co-owned by Lawson Gow — son of David Gow, owner of CultureMap's parent company Gow Media — which is where the bar's name originated. Essentially, the Powder Keg offers a preview of how the area will transform for a warehouse district into a multi-phase project with restaurants, retail, office space, a hotel, and more.
"We're a development group that's developing 30 acres over there," director of hospitality Kyle Struble tells CultureMap. "The Cannon is the centerpiece, and the powder keg provides the 'bang.'"
More than just a happy hour option for area office workers, the Powder Keg provides a flexible outdoor space for people in the community to enjoy themselves. Whether they're watching a game on one of the 16 TVs or playing volleyball on one of the four courts, the bar offers lots of options. Struble sees the dog park as a real draw.
"You can have your dog off leash, pick him up after work and hang out instead of going to a regular dog park without booze," he says. "It makes mingling a little easier."
Speaking of booze, the bar has an extensive selection of beer, both craft and macro, as well as wine and original cocktails. Prices on wine and spirits are at a lower markup than other establishes, Struble says, which makes it easier to indulge in an extra glass. For a food option, the bar partnered with a food truck that serves tacos, tortas, and quesadillas.
"It's going really well, Struble says. "I'm getting great feedback from the office next door and the neighborhood. I think people wanted a place they could take their kids, their dogs . . . I think it hits right where it's supposed to hit."


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The SMART program is FREE and open to businesses of all sizes across the Leichhardt LGA with a focus on assisting them to identify opportunities to reduce resource use in the key areas of waste, water and energy through an ongoing assessment process.
The SMART team work with local businesses looking at ways in which the business can potentially operate more efficiently through a series of resource use assessments. The business is then provided with a report detailing all assessment findings, recommendations and costed savings and payback periods. The SMART team will also continue to provide support in implementing the findings of your assessment, including assistance with grant funding opportunities where applicable.
• Ensure all electrical equipment (computers, TVs, appliances etc) are switched off from the power point at night, weekends and during holidays. Even on standby some devices still use significant amounts of electricity.
• Set automatic sleep timers to turn computers off after a period of inactivity.
• Switch to low energy lighting, especially in areas of high use. With new technology lighting, this can result in significant financial savings while still maintaining quality of light.
• Ensure any drips or leaks from water fixtures are repaired promptly (one drip per second from a tap equates to approximately 7000L per year).
• Encourage staff to use water responsibly, for example, always mop floor surfaces instead of hosing them where possible.
• Ensure waste streams are separated properly, minimising the amount of waste sent to landfill.
• Reduce the amount of waste generated by being aware of product packaging and selecting recyclable products where possible.
By recommending and implementing simple changes like these, the SMART program has been successful in identifying opportunities for over 715,000L worth of water savings, as well opportunities to reduce energy use by over 5500kWh and divert almost 122 cubic metres of waste from landfill. These reductions in resource use equate to potential financial savings of almost $15,000 per year for participating businesses, and this is still only the beginning.
The Leichhardt Business SMART team will continue rolling out this program over the next year, and is looking to engage new businesses interested in improving their overall sustainability and reducing their operating costs.
If you are a local business owner and are interested in learning more about the Leichhardt Business SMART program, or would like to register for the program, visit: www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au, or contact Roy Morizzi at: roym@lmc.nsw.gov.au.
Words: Roy Morizzi, Leichhardt Council Sustainable Business Officer.


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Protesters Stop the Removal of 20 Trees for 5G Antenna in France – Activist Post
Posted by EN-AGon 21 november 2020 in Protesters
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By B.N. Frank
Cities worldwide AND entire countries have taken action to ban, delay, halt, and limit 5G installation AS WELL AS issue moratoriums.
Opposition in France is increasing among citizens as well as legislators (see 1, 2). Last week a TV station in France aired a segment about 5G and wireless health risks. Protesters have also stopped 20 trees from being cut down for a 5G antenna.
From Environmental Health Trust:
Loggers Halted After Demonstrators Protested 5G Antenna in Sizun Finistere France
Forty residents and demonstrators gathered at Saint-Cadou in the town of Sizun ( Finistère ) to block the installation of a 5G antenna belonging to the Telecom company Free, reports Le Télégramme .
Loggers were proceeding to fell about twenty trees in area where the antennas were to be located. But protesters climbed the trees, making the operation too dangerous. Unable to work, the companies mobilized on the site were forced to turn back. Protesters voiced that the antennas were to close to residents and they raised the issue of health and environmental impacts.
Yahoo News:Protesters block the installation of a 5G antenna for Free
Le Telegramme: 5 G antenna: demonstrators prevent the work
The Kurun association mobilized against 5G
WORLDWIDE ACTION ON 5G
In the United States, the New Hampshire Commission to Study the Environmental and Health Effects of Evolving 5G Technology has released its final report recommending reducing public exposure to radio frequency radiation, measuring RF radiation levels and replacing Wi-Fi with wireless devices. Resolutions to halt 5G have been passed by Hawaii County, Farragut Tennessee and Easton Connecticut. Cities such as Los Altos, Petaluma, Mill Valley, and San Diego CountyCalifornia have adopted policies to restrict 5G small cells near homes. Oregon passed a Bill to study Wi-Fi health effects.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the California Department of Health recommend children reduce cell phone radiation exposure,
Ohio Protesters Claim Coronavirus Shutdowns Violate Their Constitutional Rights – Activist Post
Posted by EN-ABon 11 april 2020 in Claim, Protesters
These Ohio protesters obviously aren't the only Americans concerned about how the pandemic has already affected their livelihoods and their liberties. They aren't the only ones concerned that it may get worse – much worse.
As noted by Governor Mike DeWine – they still have the right to protest. At least for now they do.
From WOSU:
Around 75 protesters gathered outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday to criticize the government's restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak.
Many wore Guy Fawkes masks over their faces, and at least one held a gun. Their signs criticized the governor's stay-at-home order, closure of schools and shutdown of the economy: "My constitutional rights are essential," "Ohio dies when government lies," "Quarantine the sick not the Constitution," "A free people in a pandemic are still a free people."
Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton acknowledged the chanting that often could be heard during Thursday's press conference. "There are people protesting right now outside the Statehouse. And people are worried. They're afraid. They're afraid about things like their jobs," she said.
Earlier in the day, the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services reported that 695,519 residents had submitted jobless claims over the past three weeks.
DeWine said the protesters had every right to be there, although he urged them to "try not to shout on each other." The state's ban on mass gatherings includes allowances for expressing First Amendment rights.
Top image: About 75 people wearing masks and carrying signs protest outside the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Karen Kasler / Statehouse News Bureau
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Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion – Global Research
Posted by EN-AGon 20 oktober 2019 in Celebrity, Protesters
Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a damnably scandalous, ecologically damaging species. But they also believe in taking sponsorship from the very same entities who are doing their best (or worst) to engage in matters of existential oblivion. So the circle of contradiction, even hypocrisy, is complete.
The matter has come to the fore over overt expressions of support for XR's two-week effort of disruption in London by the entertainment set. Severable notable sites have received the attention of the climate change protest group. The Treasury building has been sprayed with fake blood. The London Underground train system has been disrupted. Protestors have glued themselves to trains, to floors and even mounted trains. Roads to Westminster were blocked, sit-ins staged at City Airport. Over a 1,700 arrests have been made.
Phil Kingston was one such figure, not exactly a rabble rouser or hardened rioter. The 83-year-old glued his hand to the side of a carriage at Shadwell and was concerned for his grandchildren. "I'm also very concerned about what's happening in the poorer parts of the world who are being hit hardest by climate breakdown." Being Christian, he expressed concern about "God's creation being wrecked across the world." Kingston was also jointed by a rather eclectic sampling: a vicar, an ex-Buddhist instructor, and a former GP.
The incident, which involved aggressive scuffling between commuters and the protesters, was acknowledged in a statement from the movement as something divisive. "In light of today's events, Extinction Rebellion will be looking at ways to bring people together rather than create an unnecessary division." Others were keen to pick holes in the rationale of the protest: Why, for instance, get at an electric train? Within XR, things are far from uniform.
Such protestors were a rather humble lot, but it did not take long for the bigger fish to join the shoal. Cumberbatch added his voice of support, his grin flashing as it was snapped by cameras in front of the Extinction Rebellion hearse blocking traffic to Trafalgar Square. Behind him were the conspicuous words hovering with spectral, foreboding promise: "Our future."
The criticism of this was not far behind.
Hong Kong Protesters Are Collectively Punishing the Peaceful Population – Global Research
Posted by EN-ABon 13 augustus 2019 in Collectively, Protesters
Thousands of demonstrators held an unlawful assembly in Hong Kong International Airport on Monday and prompted the cancellation of all flights for the day out of safety concerns. This marks a dramatic escalation in the weeks-long demonstrations against a now-suspended fugitive bill that have grown increasingly violent since they first began. There's no doubt that the political radicalism on full display nowadays is symptomatic of an ongoing "color revolution" attempt tacitly supported by foreign forces.
My article last month about how "It's deceptive to talk about a 'cycle of violence' in Hong Kong" pointed out that the Western mainstream media's biased reporting on these rowdy disturbances aims to discredit the city's law enforcement officers as part of a plot to fuel even more protests on the basis of alleged "police brutality" on top of the preexisting political motivations that many of the participants already have.
It was on this supposed pretext that thousands of people flooded into Hong Kong's airport in order to disrupt its activities just like they've attempted to do over the past few weeks in trying to stop its subway service.
Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Paul Chan, announces the new annual budget in the Hong Kong Legislative Council, February 27, 2019. /VCG Photo
The attempt to bring the city to a standstill by targeting its public transport systems amounts to nothing less than a cruel act of collective punishment by a radical minority against the peaceful majority of Hong Kong's citizens, one that intends to not only inconvenience their lives, but also to damage their livelihoods by trying to harm the city's economy.
In fact, one can even say that several thousand people are trying to hold the metropolis of over seven million people hostage to their political demands through the strategic application of "color revolution" technologies against the city's vital infrastructure.
The end result is that the average person might suffer if the protesters' illegal actions lead to an eventual decline in the city's economy. The protesters are expecting that this would cause their "color revolution" ranks to swell as people join their movement in response, but this is nothing more than wishful thinking on their part since the people know that their livelihoods are being impacted because of the protesters' collective punishment against them,
1000 Protesters Against 5G in Switzerland. Telecom Industry Has Provided No Scientific Evidence That 5G is Safe
Posted by DE-ABon 19 mei 2019 in Against, Protesters
Last month, Activist Post also reported about 5G opposition in Switzerland. It's only increasing.
From SwissInfo.ch
Simmering opposition to the rollout of 5G technology in Switzerland climbed a notch on Friday as a 1,000-strong protest was held in the capital, Bern.
Organised by the Stop5G citizen group, the gathering on Bern's Waisenhausplatz square – a couple of stone's throws away from the federal parliament – was the first significant national expression of resistance to plans for a 5G Switzerland.
Scientists, doctors, engineers, environmentalists, left-wing politicians, and even a tech-sceptic musician took to the stage to highlight the key demand outlined by event organiser Tamlin Schibler Ulmann: "a national moratorium on 5G development".
Widely-distributed flyers outlined their reasons: health concerns (they fear that diseases from cancer to depression to chronic fatigue may be caused by electromagnetic waves); the damage to sustainable development of the infrastructure and energy usage of 5G; and the security threat to our private lives that universal connectivity implies.
In February Telecom Industry executives provided U.S. congressional testimony that they cannot provide any scientific evidence that 5G is safe.
U.S. elected officials continue to ask for evidence of safety (See 1, 2).
The first 5G court case was won last year in England but only after it had been installed in street lights and residents became sick.
There is research that proves 5G is harmful. In fact, here is research that proves all sources of cell phone and wireless WiFi radiation is harmful. It's especially harmful to children. Our pets are affected too. Wildlife and nature are affected as well.
Activist Post has published many articles on the promotion and forced installation of 4G and 5G small cells along with Internet of Things (IoT) technology. People in the U.S. and all over the world are trying to stop this in their communities (see 1,
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Minnelide Moves Forward
Cancer specialists from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, have launched a Phase 1 clinical trial designed to assess the toxicity of Minnelide, a University of Minnesota-developed drug that has successfully disrupted pancreatic cancer development in laboratory tests.
The current trial won't directly result in drug approval; rather clinicians will work to assess the drug's safety and establish proper drug dosing. The trial is designed for patients who have seen their disease progress on standard therapy and have no options left to control their disease.
While University experts are optimistic about the future of Minnelide, they caution that success isn't guaranteed. Only a small number of drugs tested in early Phase 1 trials will ultimately be approved.
According to University experts, if Phase 1 trials yield results similar to those seen in animal models while establishing the drug can be administered safely, Minnelide could gain provisional approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under their "breakthrough" designation, which could lead to expanded clinical trials.
To ensure patient safety, the current trial will progress slowly, enrolling patients in cohort groups of three over a period of time that allow continuous assessment for side effects. Such an approach allows researchers to adjust dosing levels to determine the most effective levels for patients while maintaining patient safety.
"Pancreatic cancer is devastating disease, and Minnelide represents hope that we may be able to develop a new approach to combating the disease in patients with no other options," said Edward Greeno, M.D., a University of Minnesota pancreatic cancer specialist, Masonic Cancer Center researcher and associate professor of medicine. "Most pancreatic cancer patients will die of the disease in just six months; it's the most lethal cancer we face as physicians. It's obviously our hope that Minnelide helps us better manage this disease because it could be a tremendous step forward."
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Virginia's Proposed Gun Laws Are Unconstitutional and Immoral
The other day I was asked a question that really made me think. The question was referring to the unconstitutional events taking place in Virginia regarding the "soon to be law" gun confiscation.
What would I do, really, no BS? What would I do if this was taking place in my state, would I enforce it?
I believe many officers would deny the law initially, but with house payments looming, they would likely soon begin following orders and find themselves confiscating firearms. Some officers will blindly follow whatever they are told to do. Some may even agree with the laws and gladly enforce it. And then there is my category.
Considering all that is at stake, my answer is this: No, I would not enforce it. While I love my job, I have always said that if I am asked to do something that compromises my principals and beliefs, then I would find another way to serve. I refuse to become the tool of a corrupt government. Let me say that again; I refuse to become a corrupt government tool. Not only do I believe the acts in Virginia are unconstitutional, but also immoral.
You see, a firearm is the greatest force equalizer we have. An armed woman is more powerful than an unarmed man. An armed elderly man is more powerful than a young gang member holding a knife. Even if said gang member has a gun, at least the playing fields are a little more even. And yes, a citizen against a tyrannical government.
Let's take a look at numbers. People love talking points and one I hear very often is that there are approximately 39,000 gun deaths a year. This is a valid number. However, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 5-6 out of every 10 was a suicide, that is 50-60% of gun deaths. While tragic, it was self-inflicted and it's not from an act of violence. 3% was due to accidental discharges and 37% from homicides.
Then there is the fact that we keep talking about rifles being an issue. I find this almost comical, but it makes great headlines for politicians. In 2018, the majority of homicides were handgun related at 6,603. Next up were knives or cutting instruments at 1,515. The number of people being beaten to death with hands or feet was 672. Blunt objects were next at 443 and finally rifles at 297. Statistically, rifle deaths account for less than 2% of all homicides in the U.S. yet get most of the headlines.
The CDC has also reported that guns save approximately 500,000 lives a year and quite possibly many more. How many of you have heard about that one? Not many, I bet. Why? Because guns saving half a million lives a year goes against the false narratives about guns, so this number is 'conveniently' swept under the rug. Now you can see why I think it is immoral to take away people's access to proper self-defense.
What does the Virginia legislature think of these numbers? Well it's hard to say, but one number they were concerned with was the budget for corrections and raising it. They are so intent on instantly making law abiding citizens felons, they increased the corrections budget to accommodate the uptick of inmates.
Active shooter situations occur where the suspect is not likely to be confronted by someone with a gun, i.e. gun free zone schools, churches, mosques, etc. You don't see active shooters letting loose at a gun show, because there is 100% certainty that they will be met with a firearm and be instantly overpowered.
I don't believe many of these Virginia politicians know anything about firearms.
In a stressful situation, everyone becomes much less accurate. If you are not a seasoned shooter, there is a high probability you are going to miss a lot of shots from a handgun if someone is breaking into your house. Take my wife, for instance. She isn't a seasoned shooter but understands the fundamentals of handling a gun. However, she isn't prepared or trained for what 'fight, or flight' will do to her physiologically. There is a good chance that she will miss multiple shots with a handgun while trying to get back on target after the recoil. Now, if she has a rifle with 30 rounds in it, it's a game-changer. The recoil is almost non-existent; the ability to point and shoot with greater accuracy is instantly improved. To take away that comfort of self-defense is morally wrong, and I will shout this from the rooftops for every American.
So, my answer to what I would do is: No, I wouldn't comply. I refuse to be used as a tool for a corrupt government.
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On July 24, 2004, at the Camp's annual Picnic Meeting, National Auxiliary SUVCW President Danielle Michaels re-chartered the Frances Finch Auxiliary No. 9 with Rank from August 9, 2003. This Auxiliary was originally chartered in Grand Rapids on January 28, 1925. Officers installed that day were Marge Pifer, President; Marian Solem, VP; Mary Rose, Sec/Treas; Mary Lautner, Chaplain; and Alice Barr, Patriotic Instructor. Also in attendance for this grand event were National Commander-in-Chief Kent Armstrong and SC-in-C Steve Michaels.
On March 26, 2004, Camp No. 14 celebrated its 90th Anniversary with a gala dinner party at the Elks Lodge in Traverse City. Historical records and relics were put on display and community leaders were in attendance to honor the Camp.


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Q: Remove Files of Certain Extension From Git Tracking After Staging I am wondering if it is possible to remove files of specific extensions after they have been added to Git tracking.
Specifically, I have a .gitignore that already eliminates these files. However, as a result of a mishap, they may have been added to tracking. My plan now is to go and run git rm --cached on all directories and files specified in .gitignore. But I am having a difficulty addressing entries specified as file extensions.

A: I would use find for this, since it allows you to both specify a pattern of a filename (including .extension) and execute a command on that file.
Here's an example that does the procedure manually, for one file extension at a time:
/tmp/madphys $ git init .
Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/madphys/.git/
/tmp/madphys HEAD$ touch lala.a
/tmp/madphys HEAD$ touch lala.b
/tmp/madphys HEAD$ mkdir dirdir
/tmp/madphys HEAD$ touch dirdir/bobo.a
/tmp/madphys HEAD$ git add .
/tmp/madphys HEAD$ git commit -m first
[master (root-commit) bfc10f1] first
 3 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 dirdir/bobo.a
 create mode 100644 lala.a
 create mode 100644 lala.b
/tmp/madphys master$ echo "*.a" > .gitignore
/tmp/madphys master$ git add -A .
/tmp/madphys master$ git commit -m ignore
[master 3e0d206] ignore
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 .gitignore
/tmp/madphys master$ find . -name "*.a" -type f -exec git rm --cached {} \;
rm 'dirdir/bobo.a'
rm 'lala.a'
/tmp/madphys master$ git status
On branch master
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)

    deleted:    dirdir/bobo.a
    deleted:    lala.a

/tmp/madphys master$ git commit -m "removed"
[master 87d95d6] removed
 2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 dirdir/bobo.a
 delete mode 100644 lala.a
/tmp/madphys master$ tree
.
├── dirdir
│   └── bobo.a
├── lala.a
└── lala.b

1 directory, 3 files
/tmp/madphys master$ git status
On branch master
nothing to commit, working directory clean