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increase in gun deaths
Guns for entertainment
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Yesterday President Trump actually told British media personality Piers Morgan in an interview that AR-15s are used for entertainment. Yes. He said that. He is parroting what the gun lobby is trying to sell to us about the necessity for these weapons meant for war. And coincidentally the President was in Britain, and then in Normandy, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of D-Day where thousands of U.S., British and Canadian troops were shot on the Omaha, Utah and Gold beaches.
Let's look at Trump's words from the linked article:
"In London you have stabbings. I read an article…they said your hospital is a sea of blood…Piers, when somebody has a gun illegally and the others [don't] they have no chance. The bad guys are not getting rid of their guns…The people who obey the laws are sitting ducks. The thing I think about the most is Paris…if there was a gun on the other side."
Deflect, deflect, deceive, lie, deflect, blame someone else, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah…….
Where is common sense? Inexplicably he also tried to slough off any criticism of America's public health gun violence epidemic by blaming the British for all the blood running in England from knife deaths. Good grief. You just can't make this stuff up but this is also the gun lobby's turning the conversation away from all of the blood running in the streets and homes of Americans from gun violence.
According to the above article knife deaths are up in the UK and so are gun deaths- they are up to 29. America's are up,too- about 40,000! No comparison.
My brother fought in Viet Nam and was under fire much of the time he was there. He came home with Malaria and now suffers from Parkinson's Disease and PTSD. He doesn't think of assault rifles as entertainment. To him they mean death and destruction.
My Dad was a World War ll Veteran. He served in an Infantry Brigade in North Africa and Italy. He rarely talked about the horrors of war but clearly suffered from Panic Attacks. He was involved in a lot of gunfire as they marched over the mountains and into Rome. He did not live long enough to mourn the death of my sister who was murdered in a domestic shooting. I am quite sure he would have been horrified at the proliferation of shootings and mass shootings, some of which were the result of shooters using AR-15s to kill as many people as possible in as short a time period as possible.
We should all be horrified that our President thinks AR-15s are for entertainment when they are weapons that don't belong in the hands of ordinary citizens, gun rights or not. Did the founding fathers anticipate this kind of carnage when they wrote their infamous and now controversial words? Would they have been able to predict that since 1968 when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, more Americans have been killed by guns than all American wars combined? Yesterday was the 51st anniversary of his shooting. I will never forget that awful day as America mourned the shooting death of a second Kennedy brother. I don't believe he would have been in favor of the sale and use of semi-automatic assault rifles for common use.
(added since first posted) I just ran across this relevant article about gun deaths compared to American deaths on D-Day:
Some 2,501 Americans gave their lives that day, according to historic estimates. Another 1,913 soldiers from other Allied countries also died, bringing the total death toll from the immediate invasion to 4,414.
It took until late April before the number of people killed by guns in the United States in 2019 topped that number, according to data collected by the Gun Violence Archive. (This data excludes suicides.)
This is so stunning that there are really no good words to talk about it.
Let's take a look at guns used for "entertainment":
Does anyone remember when a little girl "accidentally" shot and killed the gun range instructor with an Uzi which her parents allowed her to shoot? The man's family is suing the girl's family for allowing her to shoot the gun? Did he not have a responsibility to say No to letting a 9 year old shoot an Uzi for fun? Presumably that was for entertainment.
Too many other incidents like this have happened to enumerate here. Guns are not for entertainment. Their sole purpose is to kill animals or humans. That is what they are designed to do.
There are so many other things that people can do for entertainment. Bowling. Movies. Sports. Music. Theater. Playing games with friends. And yes, I get that some like to shoot guns for fun at gun ranges. But the slippery slope has created a gun culture where military style weapons have become common place for just about anyone who wants one. That is not entertainment.
The President is wrong. The gun lobby is wrong. Guns are not their playthings that they can do anything they want to do with them.
It's been 100 days since the House passed H.R. 8 to require background checks on all gun sales. The Senate companion bill, S. 42 is in limbo because……rights? fear? paranoia? power and influence? campaign contributions?
How about saving lives? Does that figure into any of this. Here is today's press release from Brady about 100 days passing since the House passed the life saving bill:
In the 100 days since the House passed H.R. 8 in a bipartisan vote:*
10,000 people have been shot and killed;
21,000 people were injured by gunfire;
400 children and teenagers (1-17) were killed in shootings;
800 children and teens were shot in family fire;
6,100 Americans died from suicide with a firearm, with another 1,000 attempting.
A reminder to my readers- this is NOT NORMAL. This is a public health epidemic. The Republicans in the Senate are letting America down. They seem to feel no shame or responsibility when mass shootings occur every week or so and 12 or more innocent people are mowed down for no apparent reason except a gun was readily available. And for the domestic related gun deaths and for the suicides by gun and the little children shooting each other with a gun found at home. They have no conscience.
We are better than this.
Virginia Tech remembered as shootings continue in America
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Tomorrow is April 16th ( one day from the late tax day deadline this year)
I want to first remember the victims of the Virginia Tech mass shooting which happened on April 16, 2007. It was the worst mass school shooting after Columbine and still remains one of our country's deadliest mass shootings. 32 died and 17 were injured. The effects of that shooting, even 11 years later, live on for those who were there, those left behind and the entire community. Gun violence has a ripple effect. No one forgets. The corporate gun lobby wants us to forget. They are not succeeding. If anything, we are remembering more and more as more and more of these kind of shootings and every day homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings continue apace.
The young man who got his hands on a gun and shot up the Virginia Tech campus should not have had a gun and was clearly irresponsible with his gun. Not only was he irresponsible, he intentionally murdered innocent people. He was a supposed "legal" gun owner as his name was not in the FBI database flagging him as prohibited to buy a gun. It should have been but our loose gun laws allowed him to purchase that gun and kill people. Why did he want his gun? For self defense? No. To kill people.
Many gun owners are responsible with their guns and own them for hunting or sport. Many gun owners are not interested in shooting at people who they believe might do them harm because they are not paranoid. Most gun owners don't just shoot first and ask questions later. In fact most Americans don't do this because most Americans don't own guns in their homes for hunting, sport or self protection. And they are more safe than those who do as it turns out.
I write all the time on this blog about the rare instances of needing a gun for self protection in your home or in public and the rare incidents of said uses of a gun. NPR posted this article a day ago about this very topic.:
The latest data show that people use guns for self-defense only rarely. According to a Harvard University analysis of figures from the National Crime Victimization Survey, people defended themselves with a gun in nearly 0.9 percent of crimes from 2007 to 2011.
David Hemenway, who led the Harvard research, argues that the risks of owning a gun outweigh the benefits of having one in the rare case where you might need to defend yourself.
"The average person … has basically no chance in their lifetime ever to use a gun in self-defense," he tellsHere & Now's Robin Young. "But … every day, they have a chance to use the gun inappropriately. They have a chance, they get angry. They get scared."
The gun rights advocates beg to differ with little evidence or actual facts- from the article:
But the research spread by the gun lobby paints a drastically different picture of self-defense gun uses. One of the most commonly cited estimates of defensive gun uses, published in 1995 by criminologists Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz, concluded there are between 2.2 and 2.5 million defensive gun uses annually.
One of the main criticisms of this estimate is that researchers can't seem to find the people who are shot by civilians defending themselves because they don't show up in hospital records.
"The Kleck-Gertz survey suggests that the number of DGU respondents who reported shooting their assailant was over 200,000, over twice the number of those killed or treated [for gunshots] in emergency departments," crime prevention researcher Philip Cook wrote in the book Envisioning Criminology.
Kleck says there is no record of these gunshot victims because most instances of self-defense gun use are not reported.
Hmmmm. Really? Why not report these incidents if it is so important to you? Because they are not happening, that's why.
"The researchers who look at [Kleck's study] say this is just bad science," Hemenway says. "It's a well-known problem in epidemiology that if something's a rare event, and you just try to ask how many people have done this, you will get incredible overestimates."
In fact, Cook told The Washington Post that the percentage of people who told Kleck they used a gun in self-defense is similar to the percentage of Americans who said they were abducted by aliens. The Post notes that "a more reasonable estimate" of self-defense gun uses equals about 100,000 annually, according to the NCVS data.
Check out this chart from the Gun Violence Archive for facts:
You can see for yourself how often guns are used defensively and how many end up being used to kill or injure someone by comparison. Not even close.
The NRA extremists in the form of their leaders and their minions, have ratcheted up the fear and paranoia for so many decades that they have convinced a certain segment of gun owners that they should be afraid of their own shadows. They are afraid of the wrong thing.
Three incidents from the past day or two prove my point.
This one involved a black teen who got lost while looking for his school. He innocently knocked on the door of the home of one of those aforementioned paranoid and racist homeowners:
A black teenager was nearly shot and killed by a racist homeowner after missing his bus and trying to ask a neighbor for directions. (…)
"I got to the house, and I knocked on the lady's door," Brennan told the TV station. "Then she started yelling at me and she was like, 'Why are you trying to break into my house?' I was trying to explain to her that I was trying to get directions to Rochester High, and she kept yelling at me."
"Then the guy came downstairs, and he grabbed the gun," the teen added. "I saw it and started to run — and that's when I heard the gunshot."
The shot missed the fleeing teen, and Brennan said he kept running until he found a hiding place, and that's when he broke down crying.
His crime was being Black and lost and knocking on the wrong door, apparently. And more from the boy:
"My mom says that black boys get shot because sometimes they don't look their age, and I don't look my age," he said. "I'm 14, but I don't look 14. I'm kind of happy that, like, I didn't become a statistic."
He was one of the lucky ones who did not become a statistic. But way too many do.
This gun owner should be held accountable for, at the least, reckless discharge of a gun and at the most, intent to injure or kill someone. Let's see how this one turns out.
Another teenaged Oklahoma boy did, however, become a statistic. His own father shot and killed him in his haste to shoot first and ask questions later. Without that gun in his hand, his son would be alive today. And what did he do wrong? Let's look:
When Tony Rutherford, 47, arrived in the middle of the night, he saw his older son's pickup truck cut across a field. It was supposed to be parked.
According to the release, Rutherford "gave chase and fired his rifle at the driver several times."
At least one of those rounds hit the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene. That driver, found slumped over in the driver's seat of the pickup, was later identified as Rutherford's 13-year-old son.
"What is unique about this case is that we have a father who thought he was protecting an older son's property, and in fact, he shot and killed his younger son, not knowing it was his younger son," Jennifer Brown, OSBI spokeswoman, told KOAM.
Unique? No actually, incidents like this happen often enough in America as to be of grave concern. I have written many many times in this blog about family members "accidentally" killing each other when they mistake them for someone else and don't use an ounce of common sense.
The boy's death was totally avoidable and senseless. How will that father be able to live with what he did?
And then there is this, all too common stupid and dangerous use of a gun- an 8 year old had a loaded gun and fired it off while walking home from school with friends!:
Detectives said the gun is legally owned by a family member of the child.
Police said that the child took the gun that morning without the owner's knowledge, and carried it to Harper Elementary in his backpack.
Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.
Lock up your darned guns everybody. Safe storage can save lives. Where is common sense?
Do I have to remind you all that these two gun owners were "law abiding" until suddenly they weren't? And the parents of the 8 year old? I have no words. They were the "good guys" with guns that NRA VP Wayne LaPierre loves to talk about. As recently as the CPAC convention, mentioned in the above linked article, La Pierre was using the same old unprovable and nonsensical argument about those good guys out there with guns. And this happened just a week after the Parkland school shooting that shocked the nation and caused everyone to take a different look at the National Rifle Association. Take a look at the continuing rants of this man who represents a group that represents a very small minority of Americans- about 1.5% of us.
Wayne- we actually hate the shootings.
Gun ownership is going down. The NRA's reputation is in the toilet. They are now part of the Mueller investigation.
What LaPierre and others sometimes talk about but don't often do much about is that gun ownership requires not only common sense but responsibility, training, and restraint. Guns are lethal weapons designed to kill. And kill they do. They are the only product on the market not regulated for safety. There are no training requirements to own a gun and very few for carrying one in public.
We are changing the culture and the conversation more slowly than we should since the body count is increasing every year.
Finally the messaging of the corporate gun lobby is falling apart. It's well past time for that to happen. Just as with gay marriage, the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke and driving while drunk changed laws and the culture, so too will allowing loose gun laws to lead to a national public health and safety epidemic.
Candidates and lawmakers are now publicly stating their support for measures that will save lives and claiming their "F" rating from the NRA proudly.
Yesterday I attended my congressional district convention as a delegate. Not one of the democratic candidates running or current sitting lawmakers were against passing reasonable laws to protect our kids and communities from the devastation of gun violence. Even those in districts where many gun owners and hunters live agreed that something has to be done. I had many conversations with these leaders and candidate as did many in the room. Gun violence prevention was on the top of the list as issues of concern.
The Parkland students and students all over this country are telling lawmakers that they are no longer willing to listen to their BS representing gun lobby speak. Students and others in the Virginia, Maryland, DC area came out for a rally at NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia yesterday. They ( we) are not going away any time soon. We are more committed than ever to getting things done to save lives.
We are better than this and the public has had about #enough.
#Neveragain.


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Difference Between Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide are two gases and they are both composed of carbon and oxygen. Both of them are also present in air so they are around us. The Difference Between Carbon monoxide and Carbon dioxide is that carbon monoxide only has one oxygen atom while carbon dioxide has two oxygen atoms. This changes their physical and chemical properties.
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Carbon dioxide: Definition and Functions.
Carbon dioxide has the chemical formula CO2 and it is a colorless gas. The density of this gas is much higher than that of air, up to a 60% higher. A. Single carbon atom is bonded to two oxygen atoms covalently. Even though it makes up a part of the Earth's atmosphere, it is present in trace amounts.
There is around 0.04% of Carbon dioxide in the air around us. The gas is also naturally present in hot springs, geysers, and volcanos. When carbonate rocks dissolve in water, they also release C02.
Carbon dioxide exists in lakes, rivers, and oceans because it is soluble in water. Even though it is odorless, carbon dioxide has an acidic odor when it is present at high concentration. All organisms that respire aerobically produce carbon dioxide.
It is returned to the air when the organism dies and decays. Carbon oxide is normally a by-product in many reactions such as acrylic acid production. Carbon dioxide is present in fire extinguishers and is also added to beverages for effervescence. Carbon dioxide is frozen to form dry ice.
Carbon monoxide: Definition and Functions.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless gas that has no taste or smell. It is flammable and is denser than air carbon monoxide is toxic to humans and animals. It is important for the formation of ground-level ozone. Other than that, it is also present in the body for some metabolic functions. The gas is short-lived and uses hemoglobin as a carrier, just like oxygen.
It is harmful to animals because it has a much higher affinity to bind with hemoglobin as compared to oxygen. This is why most of the carbon monoxide saturates hemoglobin, leaving little or no space for oxygen. Due to a shortage of oxygen, the individual can die.
When carbon-containing compounds are only partially oxidized, carbon monoxide is formed. Also, it is produced when there is not enough for carbon dioxide production. Carbon monoxide is flammable and gives a blue flame in the presence of oxygen.
The product is carbon dioxide. Coal gas has carbon monoxide as a constituent and that is why it was used for cooking. This gas is produced as a by-product of iron smelting and oxidative processes that are involved in the production of chemicals.
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The Difference Between Carbon monoxide and Carbon dioxide is that carbon monoxide has single oxygen while carbon dioxide has 2 oxygen atoms in it.
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Does it seem like you spend a lot of time cleaning your shower? You may be getting rid of mould, scrubbing at soap scum and drying up water on a regular basis. If that is the case, then you could benefit from a few shower cleaning tips.
One of the worst shower cleaning duties is taking care of the accumulated soap scum that has built up over time. It may be on the walls, around the rim of the tub and even on the faucet and shower handles. It often takes a lot of scrubbing to get that soap scum off, especially if it has built up over a long period o time.
The best way to cut through the scum is to use a putty knife which we do at Diamond Cleaning. It will probably take you half as long to clean up the scum as you would be using a scrubbing pad. In the future, you may want to switch to a gel or liquid soap of some kind to greatly reduce shower scum. This will cut down your cleaning time tremendously, and you may find that you prefer it to traditional bath soap.
The biggest cause of mould in the shower is excess water pooling. If you have any leaks from the shower, then they need to be repaired right away. If there is water pooling anywhere, then you ought to dry it up as soon as you see it. One of the better ways to prevent excess water in the bathroom and the shower is to use a shower liner that rests inside the shower. This keeps water from dripping out onto the floor and the outside of the shower. You want to get one that tis easy to clean, that you can just scrub off with a simple wipe and some cleaning solution. Look for shower liners and shower curtains that are designed to resist mould and be easy to clean when you are making your purchase. This is included in our power washing service.
When dealing with mould, you have to realize that simply wiping it way may not be enough to ensure that it does not come back. You may not be getting rid of the microscopic mould spores, and those can grow new mould over time. You need to completely eliminate the mould, and that often means removing water sources and using a fungicide to eradicate any mould spores.
You will actually spend less time cleaning if you clean every week as opposed to cleaning each month. The scum and mould that you struggle with will come off easier of it hasn't been there very long. So instead of spending hours cleaning each month, you only spend a few minutes cleaning each week. The more often you clean, the easier grime and scum will be to get rid of, so if you are struggling to keep the shower clean, you may want to increase the frequency of your cleaning.
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Bath: Rich History and Stunning Architecture
Welcome to the beautiful city of Bath in the United Kingdom. You are going to want to check this place out. It is absolutely incredible! Before we get into the adventures we had in this amazing town, I want to make note of something that happened to us before we went to Bath. This took place after we left Stonehenge and were trying to visit France as our next stop. At this point on our trip, we had only been in the UK for about nine days, and they required 14 days of quarantine before traveling elsewhere.
We were trying to enter France and made it all the way to the ferry before being stopped. There, a French lady screamed at us because we had only been in the UK for nine days instead of the full fourteen. She insisted that we leave France immediately. So, we were escorted back to the UK by three police vans to ensure that we stayed there and did not try to enter France again until the fourteen-day time period had passed. I just want to be completely transparent and let you know that they take these policies very seriously. In the end, this allowed us to explore the city of Bath, which was incredible!
This amazing town is located in the southern part of the United Kingdom. Bath is located about 100 miles west of London and 10 miles east of Bristol. The whole place is absolutely stunning. From the incredible architecture to the huge river running through the city, this place is honestly breathtaking. The richest of the rich live in Bath and it is considered very prestigious. The Romans used this town for bathing, taking shelter, and attending church.
Beautiful Architecture in Bath
You can wander and explore at your own pace and easily guide yourself throughout the entire city. As you explore, you will see the underground rivers and the plumbing system installed in the city over 900 years ago. There is also an iconic landmark there, called the Royal Crescent, that we were unfortunately unable to visit. It consists of 100 homes constructed to look like a Roman wall. The architecture is amazing and it's one of the first things you notice when you enter the city.
Right next to the Roman Baths is Bath Abbey, a historic and stunning place of worship whose site dates back to 757AD. The unique and gorgeous fan-vaulted ceiling at the East end of the abbey is worth the tour alone, not to mention the stain-glassed windows. It is the last great medieval cathedral built in England, with rich history and interesting facts. I highly recommend taking a tour!
The UK was fairly relaxed when it came to COVID-19 policies. However, shortly after we left, the UK had a surge of cases. So, I'm sure that policies became more strict after we left. We wore our masks the whole time we were there when we were indoors. The city of Bath had very similar requirements to the United States, so nothing really caught us off guard.
This city is absolutely stunning. I couldn't recommend this location more. I would recommend someone spending 5-7 days in Bath because it was a bit of a drive from London. It is also rich in history, and it was very interesting to explore. You can also tour all of the buildings, which made for a great time exploring.
As far as difficulty goes, it's a lot of work. There are a lot of hills in Bath, similar to San Francisco. It feels like it's all uphill. The trek was very hard for me as a big guy, walking throughout the town. However, it was more than worth it! I would highly recommend this spot to any person no matter their age, shape, or size. Just be prepared for a lot of walking!
Walking Through Bath


I am pleased to announce you the opening of a second NEW PLACE Real Estate Agency at Port Grimaud South, 30 Place François Spoerry, succeeding the Agency of Mr Patrick PIETROPAOLI.
This important step meets our wish to ensure a high-quality service at your immediate convenience, while developing a synergy between Port Grimaud 1 and Port Grimaud South.
Mr Patrick PIETROPAOLI had known the origin of our Lacustrine City and worked in Port Grimaud since 1983.
Since 1990 my family lived in Port Grimaud, so I have been a witness of its evolution myself.
In 2009 I opened my first Agency in Port Grimaud 1 – 23 place des Artisans.
Mrs Annie SCHINCKUS, associate of Mr Patrick PIETROPAOLI for nearly 15 years, will obviously stay in order to complement our team.


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Q: how to display image and file name from sdcard I am able to get all images from sdcard,but I want to show file name along with image while listing images from sdcard.Can any one help me to implement this.

A: I think this will solve it :
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For us in the T T Group, reaching out to under-served communities is part of our DNA. We believe in the trusteeship concept. This entails transcending business interests and grappling with the "quality of life" challenges that under-served communities face, and working towards making a meaningful difference to them.
Our Chairman's vision is – "to actively contribute to the social and economic development of the communities in which we operate. In doing so build a better, sustainable way of life for the weaker sections of society and raise the country's human development index".
All projects are identified in a participatory manner, in consultation with the community, literally sitting with them and gauging their basic needs.
Arising from this, the focus areas that have emerged are Education, Health care, Sustainable livelihood and Sports. Most of our CSR projects/activities are carried out through the following four Trusts:.
T T Charitable Trust established in 1976 by Shri Rikhab C. Jain, Chairman of T.T. Group.
Mother & Child care is main "Motto" of Hospital.
In addition to above, Trust contribute regularly to various NGO's for religious, spiritual upliftment of the society and alleviate hunger, illiteracy, disease and deprivation. Aid to schools and scholarships is a routine for the trust.
Company is contributing regularly to this trust. This is a NGO that strives to uplift and empower humanity through the three jewels i.e.; Humanitarianism (Seva) Education (Shiksha) and Inner Development (Sadhna). It runs several primary education, secondary schools, Teachers training school, school of pharmacy and health centres and vocational training centers in different parts of country particularly underdeveloped area. Guiding principle of trust is that: "The flame of one candle can light thousands of others".
The trust has embarked upon a project to open 200 schools in 25 years in backward rural area.
Shri Rikhab C. Jain, Chairman, T T Group is Chairman of Veerayatan, Bihar and Senior Vice President of the main body.
To alleviate the lot of physically challenged and to reduce their high dependency levels, Company contribute to this trust regularly. BMVSS is the world's largest organisation serving the disabled. Shri V. R. Mehta Ji, Independent Director of T T Limited is actively involved in the management of the BMVSS. Shri Rikhab C. Jain, Chairman, T T Group had been Vice President of BMVSS for many years. It had been founded by Padam Bhushan Shri D. R. Mehta Ji. This NGO provides all its assistance including artificial limbs, calipers and other aids and appliances to needy peoples.
This trust provides free food to hungry and poor persons. Service to human is service to God.
We believe serving food to people who are suffering from hunger is equal to performing Ritual Yagna.
Keeping in view above, Company contribute on quarterly basis certain percentage of profit to this trust.
In the field of Sports, Company is sponsoring Table Tennis, Veteran Cricket, Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament and Basket Ball Tournament.
A specific budget is allocated for each of the above mentioned CSR activities.
The Company's engagement in this domain is its website, Annual Reports and through the social media.
From day one of establish T.T. Industries and T.T. Brand a certain percentage of earnings had been earmarked and regularly spent on dharmada or charity now recrutioned as CSR.
Our Board of Directors, our Management and all of our employees subscribe to the philosophy of compassionate care. We believe and act on an ethos of generosity and compassion, characterized by a willingness to build a society that works for everyone. This is the cornerstone of our CSR policy.
Our Corporate Social Responsibility policy confirms to the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
T T Limited is vigilant in enforcement of its corporate principles and is committed towards sustainable development and inclusive growth. The company constantly strives to ensure strong corporate culture which emphasizes on integrating CSR values with business objective. It also pursues initiatives related to quality management, environment preservation and social awareness.
Undertake proactive engagement with stakeholders to actively contribute to the socio-economic development of the periphery/community in which it operates.
Using environment friendly and safe processes in production.
Create a Positive footprint within the society by creating inclusive and enabling infrastructure/environment for livable communities.
Ensure environmental sustainability by adopting best ecological practices and encouraging conservation/judicious use of natural resources.
Work towards mainstreaming the marginalized segments of the society by striving towards providing equal opportunities and making meaningful difference in their lives.
Focus on educating the girl child and the underprivileged by providing appropriate infrastructure and groom them as future value creators.
Assist in skill development by providing direction and technical expertise to the vulnerable thereby empowering them towards a dignified life.
Emphasize on providing basic nutrition/health care facilities with special focus on establishing health centres for the mother and child as well as the elderly.
Facilitate water conservation by reducing water consumption at the plants and taking up rain water harvesting projects.
Create a business value chain which is sustainable – environmentally + socially + economically.
Promote an inclusive work culture.


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Sebastian Bach: Christina Applegate Ditched Brad Pitt For Me
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Q: BLE send/receive;Attempt to read from field 'android.bluetooth.BluetoothGattCallback BluetoothLeService.mGattCallback' on a null object reference I do not know much about android. I am trying to send data over BLE.my code is as follows->. I got it from internet https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth-le#read
how to properly call this method-> mBluetoothService.mBluetoothGatt = device.connectGatt(cntxt, false, mBluetoothService.mGattCallback);There is crash on this line.
    public class BluetoothLeService extends Service {
    private final static String TAG = BluetoothLeService.class.getSimpleName();

    public BluetoothManager mBluetoothManager;
    public BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
    public String mBluetoothDeviceAddress;
    public BluetoothGatt mBluetoothGatt;
    private int mConnectionState = STATE_DISCONNECTED;
    private final IBinder mBinder = new LocalBinder();

    private static final int STATE_DISCONNECTED = 0;
    private static final int STATE_CONNECTING = 1;
    private static final int STATE_CONNECTED = 2;

    public final static String ACTION_GATT_CONNECTED =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.ACTION_GATT_CONNECTED";
    public final static String ACTION_GATT_DISCONNECTED =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.ACTION_GATT_DISCONNECTED";
    public final static String ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED";
    public final static String ACTION_DATA_AVAILABLE =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.ACTION_DATA_AVAILABLE";
    public final static String EXTRA_DATA =
            "com.example.bluetooth.le.EXTRA_DATA";

    public final static UUID UUID_HEART_RATE_MEASUREMENT =
            UUID.fromString(SampleGattAttributes.HEART_RATE_MEASUREMENT);

    // Various callback methods defined by the BLE API.
    public final BluetoothGattCallback mGattCallback =
            new BluetoothGattCallback() {
                @Override
                public void onConnectionStateChange(BluetoothGatt gatt, int status,
                                                    int newState) {
                    String intentAction;
                    if (newState == BluetoothProfile.STATE_CONNECTED) {
                        intentAction = ACTION_GATT_CONNECTED;
                        mConnectionState = STATE_CONNECTED;
                        broadcastUpdate(intentAction);
                        Log.i(TAG, "Connected to GATT server.");
                        Log.i(TAG, "Attempting to start service discovery:" +
                                mBluetoothGatt.discoverServices());

                    } else if (newState == BluetoothProfile.STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
                        intentAction = ACTION_GATT_DISCONNECTED;
                        mConnectionState = STATE_DISCONNECTED;
                        Log.i(TAG, "Disconnected from GATT server.");
                        broadcastUpdate(intentAction);
                    }
                }

                @Override
                // New services discovered
                public void onServicesDiscovered(BluetoothGatt gatt, int status) {
                    if (status == BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS) {
                        //broadcastUpdate(ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED);
                        for (BluetoothGattService gattService : gatt.getServices()) {
                            Log.i(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: ---------------------");
                            Log.i(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: service=" + gattService.getUuid());
                            for (BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic : gattService.getCharacteristics()) {
                                Log.i(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: characteristic=" + characteristic.getUuid());

                                if (characteristic.getUuid().toString().equals("0000ffe9-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb")) {

                                    Log.w(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: found LED");

                                    String originalString = "560D0F0600F0AA";

                                    byte[] b = hexStringToByteArray(originalString);

                                    characteristic.setValue(b); // call this BEFORE(!) you 'write' any stuff to the server
                                    mBluetoothGatt.writeCharacteristic(characteristic);

                                    Log.i(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: , write bytes?! " + byteToHexStr(b));
                                }
                            }
                        }

                        broadcastUpdate(ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED);

                    } else {
                        Log.w(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered received: " + status);
                    }
                }

                @Override
                // Result of a characteristic read operation
                public void onCharacteristicRead(BluetoothGatt gatt,
                                                 BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic,
                                                 int status) {
                    if (status == BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS) {
                        byte[] data = characteristic.getValue();
                        System.out.println("reading");
                        System.out.println(new String(data));
                        broadcastUpdate(ACTION_DATA_AVAILABLE, characteristic);
                    }
                }
                //...
            };
    private void broadcastUpdate(final String action) {
        final Intent intent = new Intent(action);
        sendBroadcast(intent);
    }

    public static byte[] hexStringToByteArray(String s) {
        int len = s.length();
        byte[] data = new byte[len / 2];
        for (int i = 0; i < len; i += 2) {
            data[i / 2] = (byte) ((Character.digit(s.charAt(i), 16) << 4)
                    + Character.digit(s.charAt(i + 1), 16));
        }
        return data;
    }

    public static String byteToHexStr(byte[] bytes) {
        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
        for (byte b: bytes) {
            builder.append(String.format("%02x", b));
        }
        return builder.toString();
    }

    private void broadcastUpdate(final String action,
                                 final BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic) {
        final Intent intent = new Intent(action);

        // This is special handling for the Heart Rate Measurement profile. Data
        // parsing is carried out as per profile specifications.
        if (UUID_HEART_RATE_MEASUREMENT.equals(characteristic.getUuid())) {
            int flag = characteristic.getProperties();
            int format = -1;
            if ((flag & 0x01) != 0) {
                format = BluetoothGattCharacteristic.FORMAT_UINT16;
                Log.d(TAG, "Heart rate format UINT16.");
            } else {
                format = BluetoothGattCharacteristic.FORMAT_UINT8;
                Log.d(TAG, "Heart rate format UINT8.");
            }
            final int heartRate = characteristic.getIntValue(format, 1);
            Log.d(TAG, String.format("Received heart rate: %d", heartRate));
            intent.putExtra(EXTRA_DATA, String.valueOf(heartRate));
        } else {
            // For all other profiles, writes the data formatted in HEX.
            final byte[] data = characteristic.getValue();
            if (data != null && data.length > 0) {
                final StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder(data.length);
                for(byte byteChar : data)
                    stringBuilder.append(String.format("%02X ", byteChar));
                intent.putExtra(EXTRA_DATA, new String(data) + "\n" +
                        stringBuilder.toString());
            }
        }
        sendBroadcast(intent);
    }
    public class LocalBinder extends Binder {
        BluetoothLeService getService() {
            return BluetoothLeService.this;
        }
    }
    @Nullable
    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return mBinder;/*return null;*/
    }
//...
}

I am calling this class methods from outside like this->
    public class DeviceScanActivity extends AppCompatActivity/*ListActivity*/ {
        //private LeDeviceListAdapter mLeDeviceListAdapter;
        public BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
        public /*final*/ BluetoothManager mBluetoothManager;
                /*=(BluetoothManager) getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE);;*/
        private BluetoothLeService mBluetoothService;//= new BluetoothLeService();
        public Context cntxt;
        ArrayList<ViewHolder> arrayOfUsers2 = new ArrayList<ViewHolder>();
        private boolean mScanning;
        private boolean mBounded;
        private Handler mHandler;
        ArrayList<String> mylist = new ArrayList<String>();
        private static final int REQUEST_ENABLE_BT = 1;
        // Stops scanning after 10 seconds.
        private static final long SCAN_PERIOD = 50000;
        private static final int PERMISSION_REQUEST_COARSE_LOCATION = 456;

        UsersAdapter adapter;
        @Override
        public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            setContentView(R.layout.main);
            //getActionBar().setTitle("abc");

            mHandler = new Handler();
            //this.requestPermissions(rqPerm,req);

            requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION}, PERMISSION_REQUEST_COARSE_LOCATION);
            // Use this check to determine whether BLE is supported on the device.  Then you can
            // selectively disable BLE-related features.
            if (!getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_BLUETOOTH_LE)) {
                Toast.makeText(this, R.string.ble_not_supported, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                finish();
            }
            // Initializes a Bluetooth adapter.  For API level 18 and above, get a reference to
            // BluetoothAdapter through BluetoothManager.
            /*final BluetoothManager*/ mBluetoothManager =
                    (BluetoothManager) getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE);
            mBluetoothAdapter = mBluetoothManager.getAdapter();
            // Checks if Bluetooth is supported on the device.
            if (mBluetoothAdapter == null ) {
                Toast.makeText(this, R.string.error_bluetooth_not_supported, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                finish();
                return;
            }
            if( !mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled())
            {
                Intent enableBluetooth = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
                startActivityForResult(getIntent(), 1);
            }
            // Construct the data source

            ArrayList<ViewHolder> arrayOfUsers = new ArrayList<ViewHolder>();

           // Create the adapter to convert the array to views

             adapter = new UsersAdapter(this, arrayOfUsers);
             cntxt=this.getApplicationContext();
            Intent i = new Intent(this, BluetoothLeService.class);
            bindService(this.getIntent(), mConnection, BIND_AUTO_CREATE);; //if checked, start service
            ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.mobile_list);
            listView.setAdapter(adapter);
            listView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position,
                                        long id) {
                    ViewHolder entry= (ViewHolder) parent.getAdapter().getItem(position);
                    String address = entry.deviceAddress;
                    final BluetoothDevice device = mBluetoothAdapter.getRemoteDevice(address);
                    Toast.makeText(cntxt, address, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
//mBluetoothService.mBluetoothDeviceAddress=address;
                    //mBluetoothService.mBluetoothManager=mBluetoothManager;
                    mBluetoothService.mBluetoothAdapter = mBluetoothAdapter;
                    mBluetoothService.mBluetoothGatt = device.connectGatt(cntxt, false, mBluetoothService.mGattCallback);

                    //Toast.makeText(this, R.string.error_bluetooth_not_supported, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }});
            ViewHolder newUser2 = new ViewHolder("adtv2","vvg2");
             adapter.add(newUser2);

        }
        ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
            @Override
            public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {
                //Toast.makeText(Client.this, "Service is disconnected", 1000).show();
                mBounded = false;
                mBluetoothService = null;
            }
            @Override
            public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service) {
                //Toast.makeText(Client.this, "Service is connected", 1000).show();
                mBounded = true;
                BluetoothLeService.LocalBinder mLocalBinder = (BluetoothLeService.LocalBinder)service;
                mBluetoothService = mLocalBinder.getService();
            }
        };

        private void scanLeDevice(final boolean enable) {
            if (enable) {
                // Stops scanning after a pre-defined scan period.
                ViewHolder newUser2 = new ViewHolder("adtv2","vvg2");
                adapter.add(newUser2);
                mHandler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        mScanning = false;
                        mBluetoothAdapter.stopLeScan(mLeScanCallback);

                        Iterator<ViewHolder> it=arrayOfUsers2.iterator();
                        while(it.hasNext()) {
                            ViewHolder currentX = it.next();
                            adapter.add(currentX);
                        }
                            // Do something with the value

                    }
                }, SCAN_PERIOD);

                mScanning = true;
                mBluetoothAdapter.startLeScan(mLeScanCallback);
            } else {
                mScanning = false;
                mBluetoothAdapter.stopLeScan(mLeScanCallback);
            }
            //invalidateOptionsMenu();
        }
        @Override
        public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String permissions[], @NonNull int[] grantResults) {
            switch (requestCode) {
                case PERMISSION_REQUEST_COARSE_LOCATION: {
                    if (grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
                        // Permission granted, yay! Start the Bluetooth device scan.
                        scanLeDevice(true);
                    } else {
                        // Alert the user that this application requires the location permission to perform the scan.
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        // Device scan callback.
        private BluetoothAdapter.LeScanCallback mLeScanCallback =
                new BluetoothAdapter.LeScanCallback() {

                    @Override
                    public void onLeScan(final BluetoothDevice device, int rssi, byte[] scanRecord) {
                        runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                            @Override
                            public void run() {
                                //mLeDeviceListAdapter.addDevice(device);
                                //mLeDeviceListAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

                                //ViewHolder newUser = new ViewHolder("Nathan", "San Diego");
                                String deviceName=null, deviceAddress=null;
                                if(device!=null)
                                   deviceName= device.getName();
                                if (!(deviceName != null && deviceName.length() > 0))
                                    deviceName = "unknown device";
                                if(device!=null)
                                    deviceAddress= device.getAddress();
                                ViewHolder newUser = new ViewHolder(deviceName, deviceAddress);
                                ViewHolder newUser2 = new ViewHolder("adtv","vvg");
                                if(!arrayOfUsers2.contains(newUser))
                                    arrayOfUsers2.add(newUser);
                                //adapter.add(newUser);
                            }
                        });
                    }
                };
        public class UsersAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<ViewHolder> {

            public UsersAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<ViewHolder> users) {

                super(context, 0, users);

            }

            @Override

            public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

                // Get the data item for this position

                ViewHolder user = getItem(position);

                // Check if an existing view is being reused, otherwise inflate the view

                if (convertView == null) {

                    convertView = LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(R.layout.bt_details, parent, false);

                }

                // Lookup view for data population

                TextView tvName = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.DeviceName);

                TextView tvHome = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.DeviceAddress);

                // Populate the data into the template view using the data object

                tvName.setText(user.deviceName);

                tvHome.setText(user.deviceAddress);

                // Return the completed view to render on screen

                return convertView;

            }

        }
        public class ViewHolder {
            String deviceName;
            String deviceAddress;

            public ViewHolder(String device, String __address) {
                this.deviceName =device;
                this.deviceAddress= __address;
            }
            @Override
            public boolean equals(Object o) {
                if (this == o) return true;
                if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
                ViewHolder a = (ViewHolder) o;
                return Objects.equals(deviceAddress, a.deviceAddress);
            }
        }

    }

where I get scan device results in a list. On clicking anyelement of that list I invoke AdapterView.OnItemClickListener(). Then how to send message to the device. How to read those log messages. How to know if the code has send message. How to receive message in other device.I have already done BLE scan, which working fine.But not added the code here.
the log cat report is as follows
FATAL EXCEPTION: main
                                                                                Process: com.example.root.securityalert, PID: 27945
                                                                                java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'android.bluetooth.BluetoothGattCallback com.example.root.securityalert.BluetoothLeService.mGattCallback' on a null object reference
                                                                                at com.example.root.securityalert.DeviceScanActivity$1.onItemClick(DeviceScanActivity.java:115)
                                                                                at android.widget.AdapterView.performItemClick(AdapterView.java:310)
                                                                                at android.widget.AbsListView.performItemClick(AbsListView.java:1156)
                                                                                at android.widget.AbsListView$PerformClick.run(AbsListView.java:3147)
                                                                                at android.widget.AbsListView$3.run(AbsListView.java:4062)
                                                                                at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:751)
                                                                                at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
                                                                                at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
                                                                                at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6165)
                                                                                at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:888)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:778)

I also tried with the code
    public class BluetoothSendRecv extends BluetoothGattCallback{

        public BluetoothManager mBluetoothManager;
        public BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
        public String mBluetoothDeviceAddress;
        public BluetoothGatt mBluetoothGatt;
        private int mConnectionState = STATE_DISCONNECTED;
        // private final IBinder mBinder = new BluetoothLeService.LocalBinder();
        public Context cntxt;
       .......
UUID.fromString(SampleGattAttributes.HEART_RATE_MEASUREMENT);

        // Various callback methods defined by the BLE API.
        public final BluetoothGattCallback mGattCallback =
                new BluetoothGattCallback() {
                    @Override
                    public void onConnectionStateChange(BluetoothGatt gatt, int status,
                                                        int newState) {
                        String intentAction;
                        if (newState == BluetoothProfile.STATE_CONNECTED) {
                            intentAction = ACTION_GATT_CONNECTED;
                            mConnectionState = STATE_CONNECTED;
                            broadcastUpdate(intentAction);
                            Log.i(TAG, "Connected to GATT server.");
                            Log.i(TAG, "Attempting to start service discovery:" +
                                    mBluetoothGatt.discoverServices());

                        } else if (newState == BluetoothProfile.STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
                            intentAction = ACTION_GATT_DISCONNECTED;
                            mConnectionState = STATE_DISCONNECTED;
                            Log.i(TAG, "Disconnected from GATT server.");
                            broadcastUpdate(intentAction);
                        }
                    }

                    @Override
                    // New services discovered
                    public void onServicesDiscovered(BluetoothGatt gatt, int status) {
                        if (status == BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS) {
                            //broadcastUpdate(ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED);
                            for (BluetoothGattService gattService : gatt.getServices()) {
                                Log.i(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: ---------------------");
                                Log.i(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: service=" + gattService.getUuid());
                                for (BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic : gattService.getCharacteristics()) {
                                    Log.i(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: characteristic=" + characteristic.getUuid());

                                    if (characteristic.getUuid().toString().equals("0000fee9-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb"/*0000ffe9-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb"*/)) {

                                        Log.w(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: found LED");

                                        String originalString = "560D0F0600F0AA";

                                        byte[] b = hexStringToByteArray(originalString);

                                        characteristic.setValue(b); // call this BEFORE(!) you 'write' any stuff to the server
                                        mBluetoothGatt.writeCharacteristic(characteristic);
                                        //Toast.makeText(this., "R.string.error_bluetooth_not_supported", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                                        //finish()
                                        System.out.println("Writing Mithun");
                                        Toast.makeText(cntxt, originalString, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                                        Log.i(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered: , write bytes?! " + byteToHexStr(b));
                                    }
                                }
                            }

                            broadcastUpdate(ACTION_GATT_SERVICES_DISCOVERED);

                        } else {
                            Log.w(TAG, "onServicesDiscovered received: " + status);
                        }
                    }

                    @Override
                    // Result of a characteristic read operation
                    public void onCharacteristicRead(BluetoothGatt gatt,
                                                     BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic,
                                                     int status) {
                        if (status == BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS) {
                            byte[] data = characteristic.getValue();
                            System.out.println("reading");
                            System.out.println(new String(data));
                            broadcastUpdate(ACTION_DATA_AVAILABLE, characteristic);
                        }
                    }
                    //...
                };
        private void broadcastUpdate(final String action) {
            final Intent intent = new Intent(action);
            //sendBroadcast(intent);
        }

        .....
    }

Then logcat report  is as follows aaaa

D/BluetoothGatt: onClientConnectionState() - status=0 clientIf=6 device=CC:1E:39:39:62:1C
I/ContentValues: Connected to GATT server.
D/BluetoothGatt: discoverServices() - device: CC:1E:39:39:62:1C
I/ContentValues: Attempting to start service discovery:true
D/BluetoothGatt: onSearchComplete() = Device=CC:1E:39:39:62:1C Status=0
I/ContentValues: onServicesDiscovered: ---------------------
I/ContentValues: onServicesDiscovered: service=00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
I/ContentValues: onServicesDiscovered: characteristic=00002a00-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb

I think this condition is not fullfilled
if(characteristic.getUuid().toString().equals("0000fee9-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb"/*0000ffe9-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb"*/))

A: I think you must add "Scan" method before try connect.This is rule of ble architecture.Like this :
 private void startScanning(final boolean enable, BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter) {
    bluetoothLeScanner = mBluetoothAdapter.getBluetoothLeScanner();
    List<ScanFilter> scanFilters = new ArrayList<>();
    final ScanSettings settings = new ScanSettings.Builder().build();
    ScanFilter scanFilter = new ScanFilter.Builder().setServiceUuid(ParcelUuid.fromString(UUID_SERVICE)).build();
    scanFilters.add(scanFilter);
    bluetoothLeScanner.startScan(scanFilters, settings, scanCallback);

}

And if Ble Device is founded :
ScanCallback scanCallback = new ScanCallback() {
    @Override
    public void onScanResult(int callbackType, ScanResult result) {
        super.onScanResult(callbackType, result);
        bluetoothDevice = result.getDevice();
        Log.d(TAG, "onScanResult: bluetoothDevice.getAddress());
        mScanning = false;
        String adress = bluetoothDevice.getAddress();
        bluetoothLeScanner.stopScan(scanCallback);
        connect(bluetoothDevice);

    }


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In the United States, May through July is peak season for ticks, whose bites can cause serious diseases in people and pets.
On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, SciLine interviewed: Dr. Jean Tsao, an associate professor in the department of fisheries and wildlife and the department of large animal clinical sciences at Michigan State University. See the footage and transcript from the interview below, or select 'Contents' on the left to skip to specific questions.
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JEAN TSAO: I am Jean Tsao. I am an associate professor in the departments of fisheries and wildlife and large animal clinical sciences at Michigan State University. And I'm a disease ecologist specializing on tick-borne diseases and primarily Lyme disease.
JEAN TSAO: We've been seeing a very, you know, steep increase in tick-borne diseases over the past couple of decades in part because the ticks have been spreading. And most of this rise in tick-borne disease is due to Lyme disease. And most of that rise is due to then the spread of the blacklegged tick in the Eastern U.S.
Why are ticks' habitats growing?
JEAN TSAO: Tick ranges are growing in part because we, as humans, have been creating lots of great habitat for the ticks, lots of great habitats that support the wildlife hosts that feed the ticks. And, in fact, the habitats that we're creating—mainly our suburban habitats where we live—they are bringing us, then, much closer in contact with all these wildlife and the ticks that transmit these pathogens.
JEAN TSAO: Certainly, there are some areas of the country that seem to have a higher risk of tick-borne diseases. And, in part, that's because there are ticks in these areas that are expanding in ranges and coming into contact more with where much of the U.S. population lives. And this is really a lot in the Eastern U.S. The diseases that are really causing the most problem for people are Lyme disease, human anaplasmosis—and then, to a lesser extent, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis and Powassan virus. And those diseases actually are all caused by pathogens transmitted by the blacklegged tick.
The second tick that actually is expanding in range and increasing the amount of disease that it's causing people is the lone star tick. And that's also in the Eastern U.S., and that actually is spreading northward from its traditional center of the home range of its own ranges in the Southeast and South Central U.S. And it also transmits several pathogens. Ehrlichiosis is probably the disease that it's most associated with. But now in recent years, it's also associated with another—with a syndrome that actually—it's not caused by an infectious agent, but it's actually considered an allergy. And so, this is the red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome, that's associated with the lone star tick.
JEAN TSAO: There are some other diseases. I mean, one of the most famous tick-borne diseases, the first one really studied in the U.S., is Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and that is transmitted by a few different tick species—the American dog tick, also known as the wood tick, and then there's a Rocky Mountain wood tick, and then also in Southeast—I'm sorry—Southwest U.S., there's the brown dog tick. This disease is not as prevalent as some of the other diseases, but it can be—it has a higher fatality rate. And so that's why it has—it is often a disease that really catches a lot of people's attention that we should be aware of.
JEAN TSAO: If you know you're going to be outside, which is where ticks are in general (laughter), then you want to think about what kind of habitats best support ticks. And so, in general, for the ticks that seem to contact people the most, they're in tall, grassy areas, and they're also in the woods. And so, when you're in these areas, the first thing to do is to just stay on the path. You know, don't be wandering off into the woods. But if you do, because many of us do like to explore nature, then hopefully, you remembered to bring along your EPA-registered repellent, all right? And so you can find out what those are on the EPA's website, CDC's website. Make sure you use one of those EPA-registered repellents so you make sure that you know you're using repellent that people—that researchers, scientists have tested and made sure that they actually are effective against ticks. But you use that. And then also, when you're out there in the habitats, you want to make sure that—once in a while, check yourself for ticks because the sooner you stop a tick from feeding on you, the sooner—the less likely it's going to be transmitting any infectious agent if it were infected.
JEAN TSAO: The CDC recommends that you should actually shower or bathe within 2 hours of coming home. That's because you've taken off your clothes. You're then able to better inspect your body. Also, what you can do is to take your clothes and put them in the dryer and dry your clothes at high heat for 10 minutes. This is so that any ticks that are just traveling along on your clothes—any hitchhikers—they can be exposed to this high heat and die. All right? Ticks are very prone to drying out, and so the high heat is what's important. Don't wash the clothes and then dry them. Directly dry them.
JEAN TSAO: What you'll want to do is you want to grab the tick with the pointy tweezers at the closest point of contact to your skin. Pull straight out, put that tick in a vial or in a Ziploc bag, and then clean the area where the tick just bit you. So, if you can, soap and water—if not, some antiseptic—all right?—because you don't want a secondary bacterial infection.
But then what you'll want to do once you've done that is turn back towards the tick in your container. And what you want to do is obviously seal it and then label it. And label it with the date, label it with the location where you think you picked the tick up, and you can just freeze that tick away, and then you'll have that tick in case you start feeling sick. You can bring it to see—when you go to the—your health care provider because what species that is, what life stage that is has so much information in there that can be helpful to your health care provider for thinking about what kind of disease you may have and so what kind of diagnostic tests they can order and what kind of drugs and regimen then to apply to help you get better.
JEAN TSAO: Yes, it is. And so, you can use pesticides that you can purchase from a garden—home and garden type stores. You can also contract with pest control operators, licensed pest control operators. But certainly, you can use pesticides that can be applied at the right time of year for just a short amount of time of year to be able to then kill the ticks that might be on your property.
Otherwise, what you can do is manage the landscaping—all right?—and how you have certain—where you have placed certain objects in your yard so that you can reduce the available habitat for the ticks, as well as reduce the habitat for the small mammals, birds and large mammals that would potentially be bringing ticks into your yard. So, brush piles—instead of having them right near the house and where mice will then come to, push them to the edge. Also, your leaves that you're composting—push them to the edge. And bird feeders, you know, attract birds but also small mammals. Again, put them a little bit further out such that you can enjoy watching all these critters but that they're not necessarily bringing ticks closer to your house where you may be spending more time.
JEAN TSAO: I don't want people to be scared of nature. There are so many studies that have shown that being outside, whether it's just outside, you know, in your backyard, sitting there watching the birds, the trees, or actively taking a hike or going kayaking, etc.—you know, it's so important to be outside. But what I do want to say is that—just be prepared. Take some preventive measures. They take a little planning in the beginning when you're not used to thinking about ticks. But as one can see, it's really not that much extra work.
JEAN TSAO: It serves two functions. The first function, for us—it's a research app. We're interested in finding out from the community what kind of tick risk they are subjected to, but also importantly, what kind of tick prevention measures people do or they don't do because we know what some of the measures should be. But we'd like to know what people are willing to do or not so willing to do so that we can try to come up in the future with other methods that will hopefully nudge people into using some of these adoption measures or perhaps finding new ways to make it more easy for people to prevent ticks from contacting them. That's No. 1—so: research app.
The second part is it's a great outreach tool. And we hope people will use it because there's so much information online about ticks, and we just think that there is—we can collate all that information into—reliable information—to one place such that if you want to know what kind of species of ticks you may be encountering, how to prevent ticks, what to do if you contact a tick, all that information is on the app.
And then very, I think, importantly and useful for the person who's using the app is that if you do contact a tick, when you remove it, after you've cleaned yourself up from the tick, what you can do is take a picture of that tick and upload it to the website, and then an expert will be able to identify that tick, the life stage, probably a little—how long it's been feeding on you and then return all that information to you such that you can use that information to help decide whether you think you should see a health care provider, or if you don't feel sick that later on if you do feel sick, actually, then if you see a health care provider, then you'll have this information to help inform what the diagnosis and treatment might be, since every tick carries a different pathogen.
How are reporters doing covering issues around ticks-borne diseases?
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Netflix finally confirms Wednesday season 2!
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Tim Burton's Netflix original about the Addams family had Jenna Ortega fans binge-watching Wednesday in a matter of days. The first series follows the "smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside" Wednesday Addams, who is investigating a mysterious murder spree that plagued her parents 25 years prior, while starting at new school Nevermore Academy.
The highly anticipated drama dropped at the end of 2022, quickly becoming one of the most-watched Netflix shows EVER. Unsurprisingly, fans are already looking ahead to more episodes. Here's everything we know about Wednesday season 2, from expected release date to who might star.
Has Wednesday season 2 been confirmed?
YES! Netflix finally confirmed the news on 6th January, in an exclusive interview with creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar on Tudum.com. They said, "It's been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world. Thrilled to continue Wednesday's tortuous journey into season two. We can't wait to dive head first into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Just need to make sure Wednesday hasn't emptied the pool first."
The streaming service previously teased the news when they shared a Wednesday gif alongside a series of question marks, which fans took as a big sign something is on its way. "???????" the official Netflix Twitter account wrote, alongside a clip of Wednesday typing "The End" on her typewriter
Previously, Alfred Gough expressed his interest in more episodes, too, telling Empire, "[Screenwriter] Miles [Millar] and I are talking amongst ourselves about it. There's definitely more that you can explore in the world of the Addamses."
What might happen in Wednesday season 2?
Previously, Alfred Gough has opened up about where he'd like to see Wednesday's character go in the future. He told TVLine, "The series is really about a girl who sees the world in black and white, and learning there are shades of grey.
"I think like any relationship or any friendship, it can get complicated by other factors. It's never going to be smooth sailing. And it's really her learning to navigate the ups and downs of friendship."
Gough went on to reveal that he'd like to see more from the rest of Wednesday's family in a potential season two. That's Wednesday's mother Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), father Gomez (Luis Guzmán) and brother Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez). He told TVLine, "We felt like we just touched the surface with those characters and the actors are so amazing in those roles."
However, he added that creators "really want to focus the show on Wednesday," but that they "definitely want to feature the family as we did this season in a couple of episodes, if we were to get a second season."
Who has been cast in Wednesday season 2?
While the cast hasn't been announced, fans can assume much of the season one cast would be back:
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia
Luis Guzmán as Gomez
Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley
Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester
Gwendoline Christie as Principal Larissa Weems
Jamie McShane as Sheriff Galpin
Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
What is Wednesday season 2's expected release date?
It's hard to know for sure because it hasn't been confirmed, which also means production hasn't started and no filming has been done. If we look at the timeline of season one, which began filming in September 2021 and wrapped production in March 2022, it took eight months for the show to land on Netflix.
Following this pattern, if season two of Wednesday were to be confirmed before Christmas, they'd need six months to film, and eight months of post-production and editing - making early 2024 feel likely. Fingers crossed!
Wednesday is now streaming on Netflix.
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+5267 – Hi Reddit. I found an old photo from 2010, when I made the Skull painting for Minecraft
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Tim_OO March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
so thats what it looks like, nice.
ilikelizards26 March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
nice 🙂
was always one of my favourite paintings, second only to the mountain sunset one
StylishMammoth March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
My favorite painting apart from the Bust and the Kebab!
Thank you for making this :] are there any plans for more paintings in the future?
Nabnormal March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Wow. Iconic
Losaru March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
That is amazing. So did Notch just approach you and say "Can you make a flaming skull for this block game I'm making?"
Plenty-Reference-930 March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
This painting is so iconic to me.
AjaIsHere March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
so…. you are the legend behind my favorit painting
Mightydog00 March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Amazing work!!!
acnlkoze March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Taigerus March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Story of those guys finding the exact seed of that photo with flower patterns was amazing. It's even cooler that you helped them with original photo.
Qlsx March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Great! I love the small details in the background behind the skull
TameTheDragon94 March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
That paintings a lot smaller than I remember
pixdoet March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
It looks pixelated irl too!
Wit_as_a_Riddle March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Hey thanks man, I always knew some of the paintings were somehow familiar but when I watched that video on your page and realized the king's quest connection I was gobsmacked. Awesome
autist_extremist March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
The zetterstrand??? I've been a big fan of your art since solar sands did a video on your art! I especially love your older works where you go out of bounds on I think cs:go maps and paint the views. Amazing work!
Ohkillz March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
fscknuckle March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
You rock. That is all.
ProLinkedWolf March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Video game history right here
qt3-141 March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
LOOOOOOVE your work!
GustavOriginal March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
It looks photoshopped, but i know its real
BigsilversurfMC March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Full_Somewhere_9382 March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
That's fire
ecliptic10 March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Why are the paintings so creepy and macabre? Never understood that.
Analyst4Hire March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
First nft
MarkForEE March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
holy damn no wayyy the guy himself
Icy_Perspective2853 March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Y does this look like a photoshop
EmptyStupidity March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
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blackdudewithrage March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
Absolute legend
DiMitryMladenovic March 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
You're the legend behind this? That's so cool!