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Tetrafluoroboric acid
Currently viewing: S-01 | Summary001 Key | Read-across (Structural analogue / surrogate)
Data on the toxicity to aquatic algae is available from the HBF4 chemical analogue KBF4. The 72-h ErC50 and NOEC values for KBF4 in alga were determined at >100 mg/L and 100 mg/L, respectively. The EC50 value is maintained at 100 mg/L (i.e. not corrected for molecular weight) as no effects were seen up to the highest concentration tested and lowering of the EC50 values due to molecular weight correction is considered unproportional for
purposes of risk assessment and classification and labeling. The 72-h NOErC is corrected for molecular weight which leads to a value of 70 mg/L.
EC50 for freshwater algae:
EC10 or NOEC for freshwater algae:
70 mg/L
A GLP-compliant OECD 201 guideline study is available for toxicity in alga (Pseudokirchnerella subcapitata) for potassium tetrafluoroborate. In this combined limit/range-finding test alga were exposed to 0.10, 1.0, 10 and 100 mg/L potassium tetrafluoroborate a blank control (test medium without test substance or other additives) and 1 or 2 replicates of each test concentration without algae for a period of 72 hours under static conditions. Analysis of the samples taken from 100 mg/L showed a measured concentration of 116 mg/L at the start of exposure. The concentration remained stable during the 72-hour test period (96-101% of initial). No significant reduction of growth rate or inhibition of yield was recorded at any of the concentrations of potassium tetrafluoroborate tested. The 72-h EC50 values for both growth rate and biomass were >100 mg/L, the NOEC is 100 mg/L for both parameters (based on nominal concentrations).
As no significant effects were seen at any of the concentrations KBF4 tested and thus the effects values EC50 were expressed as "larger than" the highest concentration tested, the molecular weight correction (i.e. a 72 -h EC50 of >70 mg/L for HBF4) is considered unproportional for purposes of risk assessment and classification and labeling. Therefore the effect value EC50 of HBF4 for aquatic invertebrates is maintained at 100 mg/L. For the NOEC value molecular weight correction is in place. The 72 -h NOEC value for HBF4 is determined at 70 mg/L.

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A pancreatectomy is a medical procedure defined as the removal of the pancreas. This removal can either be partial or complete depending on the condition being treated and the type of pancreatectomy being performed and there are several types of operations that may be undertaken. Procedures include particle removal such as the Whipple procedure and total removal which is commonly referred to as a total pancreatectomy. The most commonly used procedure one encounters is the Whipple procedure. Common illnesses that would result in a Pancreatectomy being necessary include cancer, tumors of the pancreas, or suffering from pancreatitis.
A side effect of pancreas removal is the onset of type 1 diabetes. This is due to the removal of the pancreas resulting in the removal of needed digestive chemicals and insulin from the body. However, the resulting treatment for insulin deprivation is no different than the treatment normally received by diabetics. This includes keeping a close eye on blood sugar levels and insulin treatment and shots. However, it is worth noting that diabetes developed is often severe and at times unpredictable which can result in the need for more advanced treatments such as an insulin pump to stabilize blood sugar levels. The removal of digestive enzymes also requires a specialized diet and enzyme replacement therapy most notably through medication. Pain is also a noticeable and lingering side effect even after the pancreatectomy has been performed.
Because of the severe impact on quality of life a Pancreatectomy is not a surgery that is performed unless there is a great need for it. Because of this is normally only given in situations where the surgery is required to save the patient's life. Cancer is the most common condition resulting in the need for a pancreatectomy.


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Texas Association of Orthotists Prosthetists
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BREAKING NEWS: Three New Developments Impact the O&P Community
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Three new developments impacting the orthotic and prosthetic profession occurred on February 9th that NAAOP would like you to know immediately:
1. Rehabilitation Research Bill Advances in Senate Committee: On February 9th, the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee reported favorably on a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Kirk (R-IL) and Bennet (D-CO) to advance rehabilitation research, including O&P research and development, at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The bill would enhance coordination and improve the stature and visibility of this research at NIH's 27 Institutes and Centers, particularly in the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR). NCMRR's mission includes O&P research and development. This occurred in 1990 after extensive lobbying efforts by NAAOP to increase O&P research funding at NIH. This is the first major piece of legislation to address the NCMRR at NIH since that time and should spark additional attention at NIH in this area. The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration. A companion House bill has already been introduced by Congressman Langevin (D-RI) and Congressman Harper (R-MS)
2. DC Appeals Court Ruling Offers Hope to Providers on ALJ Backlog: The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion in the American Hospital Association's administrative law judge (ALJ) delay lawsuit. The D.C. Circuit reversed the district court's decision and determined that the court has jurisdiction over this case because HHS has a clear duty to issue ALJ decisions in 90 days, and "escalation" to the next level of administrative review is not an adequate remedy for HHS's failure to issue ALJ decisions in a timely manner. The court remanded the case to the district court for it to consider whether to compel HHS to comply with the deadline in light of the worsening ALJ backlog. The decision gives some hope to Medicare providers, including O&P practices, that the intolerable delay in ALJ appeals will begin to be resolved, but the court did not yet actually step in and solve the problem. A decision by the district court is expected late this year.
3. President's Budget Proposes to Expand Competitive Bidding to ALL O&P Care: For the first time, the President's budget for FY 2017, released yesterday, proposes to expand DMEPOS competitive bidding to include ALL PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS, in addition to a number of other types of DMEPOS. The proposal is expected to save $38 billion over ten years. This is bad news in that NAAOP and the O&P Alliance organizations will have to mount a strong defense against this proposal, but it is important to put this development into perspective. Competitive bidding for anything more than off-the-shelf orthotics is currently illegal, so Congress would have to pass a law authorizing CMS to expand it to all O&P care. This is the last year of the current President's budget. The budget represents a grab-bag of policies that the administration throws out to gather reaction, and to pad the savings they can achieve in order to pay for their other proposed priorities. In this calendar year, there is no chance this proposal will become law absent titanic developments in Congress, which are not expected. Congressional Republicans declared the budget "Dead on Arrival" and have shown no interest in this specific proposal. NAAOP will work with its Alliance partners to strongly oppose this proposal, but it is certainly not immanent.
October 19, 2015 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) announces two vacancies on the Orthotists and Prosthetists Advisory Board (Board) established by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 605. The purpose of the Orthotists and Prosthetists Advisory Board is to provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter. This announcement is for two public members: one who uses an orthosis and one who uses a prosthesis.
The Board consists of seven members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the approval of the commission. The advisory board consists of the following members:
(1) two licensed orthotists who each have practiced orthotics for the five years preceding the date of appointment;
(2) two licensed prosthetists who each have practiced prosthetics for the five years preceding the date of appointment;
(3) one licensed prosthetist orthotist who has practiced orthotics and prosthetics for the five years preceding the date of appointment;
(4) one member who is a representative of the public who uses an orthosis; and
(5) one member who is a representative of the public who uses a prosthesis.
Members serve staggered six-year terms. The terms of two or three members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Interested persons should submit an application online. Applicants can also request an application from the Department by telephone (800-803-9202), fax (512-475-2874) or email (advisory.boards@tdlr.texas.gov).


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Q: TypeError: submitQuestion is not a function I have a problem. Ihave the code:
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I can't explain it, any ideas. I've used functions like this a million times and they all work. What could be different about this one.

A: I'm pretty sure that it was because the button that fired the onclick had an id of submitQuestion. So the browser was a bit confused. I honestly wouldn't have thought that that would happen.

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Louis Garrel's 'The Innocent' Leas France's Cesar Nominations – The Hollywood Reporter
Louis Garrel's heist comedy The Innocent and the Dominik Moll-directed procedural The Night of the 12th are the films to beat at this year's César Awards, France's top film prize.
The Innocent, in which Garrel co-stars, alongside Tár actress Noemie Merlant and Roschdy Zem, picked up 11 César nominations, including for best film and best director.
Moll's The Night of the 12th, which, like The Innocent, premiered in Cannes last year, scored 10 César noms, including for best film.
Cédric Klapisch's Rise, about a ballet dancer (Marion Barbeau) who, after an injury, seeks a new future in contemporary dance, picked up 9 César nominations, as did Albert Serra's Pacification, a thriller featuring Benoît Magimel as a morally-challenged Haut-Commissaire on an island in French Polynesia.
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's dramedy Forever Young, Cedric Jimenez's terrorism drama November, Eric Gravel's family drama Full Time and Alice Diop's legal thriller Saint Omer also scooped multiple nominations.
Garrel is up for the best actor César for his performance in The Innocent, alongside Jean Dujardin for November, Magimel for Pacification, Vincent Macaigne for Emmanuel Mouret's Diary of a Fleeting Affair, and Denis Ménochet for his Rainer Werner Fassbinder-inspired performance in François Ozon's Peter von Kant. Best actress nominees include Laure Calamy for Full Time, Juliette Binoche for her starring turn in Emmanuel Carrère's Between Two Worlds, Virginie Efira for Alice Winocour's Paris Memories, and Adèle Exarchopoulos for Zero Fucks Given from directors Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre.
In the running for the best foreign film are Ruben Östlund's Triangle of Sadness, Jerzy Skolimowski's EO, Tarik Saleh's Cairo Conspiracy, Rodrigo Sorogoyen's Spanish thriller The Beasts, and Lukas Dhont's Close.
This year's nominees were announced online Wednesday.
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The 48th César Awards will be held in Paris on Feb. 24. U.S. director David Fincher will receive a lifetime achievement honor at this year's ceremony.
The French César Academy recently voted to not allow anyone who has been indicted or sentenced for acts of sexual or sexist violence to attend this year's event, though they can still be nominated and win a César. The move came after Forever Young actor Sofiane Bennacer made the initial César shortlist in the best newcomer category. He was later dropped after it emerged he had been indicted on multiple charges of rape and violence.
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Power Outage Causing Metro Issues
Update: WMATA is slowly bringing back services. Metrobus fareboxes and bus radios are back in operation, MetroAccess dispatch and online reservations are working, and this morning I heard a public address system test. More info from this WMATA release.
WMATA's communications systems suffered a major power failure early this morning, disrupting bus and rail service through the course of the DC morning rush. Buses and trains are still running, but buses have no direct communication with their operations center, Bus Smartrip scanners don't work, debit transactions are out, credit transactions limited, the public address system is down, and other systems like NextBus and MetroAcess online reservations have failed as well.
Buses are currently free to ride, and bus drivers are literally phoning it in to communicate with control.
More info from NBC Washington, WTOP, MyFoxDC, and WUSA9.
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Rebecca on November 4, 2009 at 8:46 am said:
32 route Smartrip scanner was acting funny at around 8am. Too bad my Smartrip actually worked. Could have had a free ride on WMATA's dime. ;)
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The category "People" has 26 subcategories. Showing only "Jesus". Show all questions and answers from "People". Show all categories
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17.10 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. Can you tell me who was the entity, before his incarnation on Earth, known as Jesus of Nazareth?
Ra: I am Ra. I have difficulty with this question as it is phrased. Can you discover another form for this query?
17.11 ▶ Questioner: What I meant to say was can you tell me if Jesus of Nazareth came from the Confederation before incarnation here?
Ra: I am Ra. The one known to you as Jesus of Nazareth did not have a name. This entity was a member of fifth density of the highest level of that sub-octave. This entity was desirous of entering this planetary sphere in order to share the love vibration in as pure a manner as possible. Thus, this entity received permission to perform this mission. This entity was then a Wanderer of no name, of Confederation origins, of fifth density, representing the fifth-density understanding of the vibration of understanding or love.
17.12 ▶ Questioner: Did you say the fifth vibration was that of love?
Ra: I am Ra. I have made an error. The fourth-density being is that which we intended to say, the highest level of fourth density going into the fifth. This entity could have gone on to the fifth but chose instead to return to third for this particular mission. This entity was of the highest sub-octave of the vibration of love. This is fourth density.
17.16 ▶ Questioner: When Jesus of Nazareth incarnated was there an attempt by the Orion group to discredit him in some way?
17.17 ▶ Questioner: Can you tell me what the Orion group did in order to try to cause his downfall?
Ra: I am Ra. We may describe in general what occurred. The technique was that of building upon other negatively oriented information. This information had been given by the one whom your peoples called "Yahweh." This information involved many strictures upon behavior and promised power of the third-density, service-to-self nature. These two types of distortions were impressed upon those already oriented to think these thought-forms.
This eventually led to many challenges of the entity known as Jesus. It eventually led to one, sound vibration complex "Judas," as you call this entity, who believed that it was doing the appropriate thing in bringing about or forcing upon the one you call Jesus the necessity for bringing in the third-density planetary power distortion of third-density rule over others.
This entity, Judas, felt that, if pushed into a corner, the entity you call Jesus would then be able to see the wisdom of using the power of intelligent infinity in order to rule others. The one you call Judas was mistaken in this estimation of the reaction of the entity, Jesus, whose teach/learning was not oriented towards this distortion. This resulted in the destruction of the bodily complex of the one known as Jesus.
17.18 ▶ Questioner: Then if the entity Jesus was fourth density and there are Wanderers on the planet today who came from fifth and sixth density, what was it that Jesus did that enabled him to be such a good healer and could these fifth- and sixth-density beings here now do the same?
Ra: I am Ra. Those who heal may be of any density which has the consciousness of the spirit. This includes third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh. The third density can be one in which healing takes place just as the others. However, there is more illusory material to understand, to balance, to accept, and to move forward from.
The gate to intelligent infinity can only be opened when an understanding of the in-streamings of intelligent energy are opened unto the healer. These are the so-called Natural Laws of your local space/time continuum and its web of electromagnetic sources or nexi of in-streaming energy.
Know then, first, the mind and the body. Then as the spirit is integrated and synthesized, these are harmonized into a mind/body/spirit complex which can move among the dimensions and can open the gateway to intelligent infinity, thus healing self by light and sharing that light with others.
True healing is simply the radiance of the self causing an environment in which a catalyst may occur which initiates the recognition of self, by self, of the self -healing properties of the self.
17.19 ▶ Questioner: How did Jesus learn this during his incarnation?
Ra: I am Ra. This entity learned the ability by a natural kind of remembering at a very young age. Unfortunately, this entity first discovered his ability to penetrate intelligent infinity by becoming the distortion you call "angry" at a playmate. This entity was touched by the entity known as Jesus and was fatally wounded.
Thus the one known as Jesus became aware that there dwelt in him a terrible potential. This entity determined to discover how to use this energy for the good, not for the negative. This entity was extremely positively polarized and remembered more than most Wanderers do.
17.20 ▶ Questioner: How did this aggressive action against a playmate affect Jesus in his spiritual growth? Where did he go after his physical death?
Ra: I am Ra. The entity you call Jesus was galvanized by this experience and began a lifetime of seeking and searching. This entity studied first day and night in its own religious constructs which you call Judaism and was learned enough to be a rabbi, as you call teach/learners of this particular rhythm or distortion of understanding, at a very young age.
At the age of approximately thirteen and one-half of your years, this entity left the dwelling place of its earthly family, as you would call it, and walked into many other places seeking further information. This went on sporadically until the entity was approximately twenty-five, at which time it returned to its family dwelling, and learned and practiced the art of its earthly father.
When the entity had become able to integrate or synthesize all experiences, the entity began to speak to other-selves and teach/learn what it had felt during the preceding years to be of a worthwhile nature. The entity was absolved karmically of the destruction of an other-self when it was in the last portion of lifetime and spoke upon what you would call a cross saying, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." In forgiveness lies the stoppage of the wheel of action, or what you call karma.
17.21 ▶ Questioner: What density is the entity known as Jesus in now?
Ra: I am Ra. This information is harmless though unimportant. This entity studies now the lessons of the wisdom vibration, the fifth-density, also called the light vibration.
17.22 ▶ Questioner: In our culture there is a saying that he will return. Can you tell me if this is planned?
Ra: I am Ra. I will attempt to sort out this question. It is difficult. This entity became aware that it was not an entity of itself but operated as a messenger of the One Creator whom this entity saw as love. This entity was aware that this cycle was in its last portion and spoke to the effect that those of its consciousness would return at the harvest.
The particular mind/body/spirit complex you call Jesus is, as what you would call an entity, not to return except as a member of the Confederation speaking through a channel. However, there are others of the identical congruency of consciousness that will welcome those to the fourth-density. This is the meaning of the returning.
33.10 ▶ Questioner: I will ask you if you are familiar with a motion picture called The Ninth Configuration. Are you familiar with this?
Ra: I am Ra. We scan your mind and see this configuration called The Ninth Configuration.
33.11 ▶ Questioner: This motion picture brought out the point about which we have been talking. The Colonel had to make a decision. I was wondering about his polarization. He could have knuckled under, you might say, to the negative forces, but he chose to defend his friend instead. Is it possible for you to estimate which is more positively polarizing: to defend the positively oriented entity, or to allow suppression by the negatively oriented entities?
Ra: I am Ra. This question takes in the scope of fourth-density as well as your own and its answer may best be seen by the action of the entity called Jehoshuah, which you call Jesus. This entity was to be defended by its friends. The entity reminded its friends to put away the sword. This entity then delivered itself to be put to the physical death. The impulse to protect the loved other-self is one which persists through the fourth-density, a density abounding in compassion. More than this we cannot and need not say.
73.13 ▶ Questioner: What was the orientation with respect to this type of communication for the one known as Jesus of Nazareth?
Ra: I am Ra. You may have read some of this entity's workings. It offered itself as teacher to those mind/body/spirit complexes which gathered to hear and even then spoke as through a veil so as to leave room for those not wishing to hear. When this entity was asked to heal, it oft times did so, always ending the working with two admonitions: firstly, that the entity healed had been healed by its faith, that is, its ability to allow and accept changes through the violet-ray into the gateway of intelligent energy; secondly, saying always, "Tell no one." These are the workings which attempt the maximal quality of free will while maintaining fidelity to the positive purity of the working.
73.14 ▶ Questioner: An observation of the working itself by another entity would seem to me to partially abridge free will in that a seemingly magical occurrence had taken place as the result of the working of an adept. This could be extended to any phenomenon which is other than normal or acceptable. Could you speak on this paradox that is immediately the problem of anyone doing healing?
Ra: I am Ra. We are humble messengers of the Law of One. To us there are no paradoxes. The workings which seem magical and, therefore, seem to infringe upon free will do not, in themselves, do so, for the distortions of perception are as many as the witnesses and each witness sees what it desires to see. Infringement upon free will occurs in this circumstance only if the entity doing the working ascribes the authorship of this event to its self or its own skills. He who states that no working comes from it but only through it is not infringing upon free will.
73.16 ▶ Questioner: The one known as Jesus accumulated twelve disciples. What was his purpose in having these disciples with him?
Ra: I am Ra. What is the purpose of teach/learning if there be no learn/teachers? Those drawn to this entity were accepted by this entity without regard for any outcome. This entity accepted the honor/duty placed upon it by its nature and its sense that to speak was its mission.
75.14 ▶ Questioner: The instrument would like to know why twice during the "Benedictus" portion of the music she sang in a group concert that she experienced what she believes to be a psychic attack?
Ra: I am Ra. This is not a minor query. We shall first remove the notations which are minor. In the vibrating, which you call singing, of the portion of what this instrument hallows as the Mass which immediately precedes that which is the chink called the "Hosanna" there is an amount of physical exertion required that is exhausting to any entity. This portion of which we speak is termed the "Sanctus." We come now to the matter of interest.
When the entity Jehoshuah* decided to return to the location called Jerusalem for the holy days of its people it turned from work mixing love and wisdom and embraced martyrdom which is the work of love without wisdom.
The "Hosanna," as it is termed, and the following "Benedictus," is that which is the written summation of what was shouted as Jehoshuah came into the place of its martyrdom. The general acceptance of this shout, "Hosanna to the son of David! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" by that which is called the church has been a misstatement, an occurrence which has been, perhaps, unfortunate for it is more distorted than much of the so-called Mass.
There were two factions present to greet Jehoshuah, firstly, a small group of those which hoped for an earthly king. However, Jehoshuah rode upon an ass stating by its very demeanor that it was no earthly king and wished no fight with Roman or Sadducee.
The greater number were those which had been instructed by rabbi and elder to make jest of this entity, for those of the hierarchy feared this entity who seemed to be one of them, giving respect to their laws and then, in their eyes, betraying those time-honored laws and taking the people with it.
The chink for this instrument is this subtle situation which echoes down through your space/time and, more than this, the place the "Hosanna" holds as the harbinger of that turning to martyrdom. We may speak only generally here. The instrument did not experience the full force of the greeting which it correctly identified during the "Hosanna" due to the intense concentration necessary to vibrate its portion of that composition. However, the "Benedictus" in this particular rendition of these words is vibrated by one entity. Thus the instrument relaxed its concentration and was immediately open to the fuller greeting.
84.4 ▶ Questioner: The instrument asked the following question: Ra has implied that the instrument is on the path of martyrdom, but since we all die are we not all martyred to something, and when, if ever, does martyrdom partake of wisdom?
Ra: I am Ra. This is a thoughtful query. Let us use as exemplar the one known as Jehoshua. This entity incarnated with the plan of martyrdom. There is no wisdom in this plan but rather understanding and compassion extended to its fullest perfection. The one known as Jehoshua would have been less than fully understanding of its course had it chosen to follow its will at any space/time during its teachings. Several times, as you call this measure, this entity had the possibility of moving towards the martyr's place which was, for that martyr, Jerusalem. Yet in meditation this entity stated, time and again, "It is not yet the hour." The entity could also have, when the hour came, walked another path. Its incarnation would then have been prolonged but the path for which it incarnated somewhat confused. Thusly, one may observe the greatest amount of understanding, of which this entity was indeed capable, taking place as the entity in meditation felt and knew that the hour had come for that to be fulfilled which was its incarnation.
It is indeed so that all mind/body/spirit complexes shall die to the third-density illusion; that is, that each yellow-ray physical-complex body shall cease to be viable. It is a misnomer to, for this reason alone, call each mind/body/spirit complex a martyr, for this term is reserved for those who lay down their lives for the service they may provide to others. We may encourage meditation upon the functions of the will.
104.25 ▶ Questioner: When we got our introduction back from our publisher on the book which originally was called The Law Of One, in the introduction Carla had been speaking on reincarnation and there was this sentence added, "For although originally part of Jesus' teachings they were censored from all subsequent editions by the Empress." Would Ra please comment on the source of that being placed in our introduction?
Ra: I am Ra. This follows the way of subjectively interesting happenings, conditions, circumstances, or coincidences.
We would suggest one more full query at this time.
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TotalEnergies, Shell among successful bidders for Brazilian offshore fields
The contracts for the Atapu and Sépia fields have been offered under the Second Transfer of Rights Surplus Bidding Round.
By Archana Rani
The Atapu field started production started in 2020. Credit: Elise Aldram/Pixabay.|
Brazil's Petrobras, TotalEnergies, Royal Dutch Shell, Petronas and Qatar Energy have won production sharing contracts (PSC) for two pre-salt oil fields offshore Brazil.
The PSCs for the Atapu and Sépia pre-salt fields have been offered by Brazil's National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) under the Second Transfer of Rights Surplus Bidding Round.
With the completion of the bidding round, the government garnered approximately $2bn in total fees from the oil firms.
ANP director general Rodolfo Saboia said: "We had an extraordinary result for Brazil, which surpassed our expectations.
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"The great news is that we were able to achieve competition, increasing the percentage of profit oil."
In the Atapu PSC, Petrobras will serve as operator with 52.5% interest, while TotalEnergies and Shell will own 22.5% and 25% stake, respectively.
Located in water depths of about 2,000m in the Santos Basin, the Atapu field started production started in 2020.
The field has 160,000 barrels per day (b/d) with a first floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit.
The field's production capacity is expected to increase to around 350,000 b/d with the planned second FPSO.
Furthermore, Petrobras (30%), TotalEnergies EP (28%); Petronas (21%); and QP Brazil (21%) have received the rights to develop the Sepia field.
Located in the Santos Basin, the Sépia field is expected to reach peak production capacity of 180,000b/d with a first FPSO. It started production in August 2021.
A proposed second FPSO is expected to boost the field's oil production to around 350,000b/d.
ANP plans to sign the contracts pertaining to the two offshore fields until 29 April 2022.
TotalEnergies chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné said: "With the successful bids on Atapu and Sépia, TotalEnergies further expands its footprint and production in the pre-salt Santos Basin, a key growth area for the Company.
"These are unique opportunities to access giant low-cost and low emissions oil reserves, in line with TotalEnergies' new strategy.
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What is the secret to successful brand building? Well, it is a combination of a great plan and lots of hard work. Whether you are a multi-million dollar enterprise or a home-based small business, you need a clear idea if you want to build a brand identity.
CLet's take a look at the important pointers that can help you build your brand.
Consider who you are, what your business promises, and how you started out to get some ideas about your brand's story. Keep it crisp and concise. And be true about who you are. And you'll have the base on which to build your brand.
While McDonald's and Burger King both serve burgers, they have a distinctive personality. If you sell video games to peppy teens, your brand needs to reflect a hip and cool image to attract the right crowd.
The simple logo, use of green and white, and the entire look and feel of Whole Foods Market convey the concepts of health, freshness, and sustainability. Consistency is the key to the brand building.
After you have identified the personality of your business, it is important to focus on how to reflect it at every step. Your logo, website design, content creation, color choice, text use, and every little detail needs to be consistent with the image you want to project.
Not only will it make you feel good, but it will also help you earn respect and admiration. And you never know when a good turn results in a new opportunity. While it is essential to learn to say no at times, it is also important to say yes, whenever you can.
Little tactics like these help create a brand identity that is known and valued by all.
Don't expect overnight results. Building a personal brand takes time. You have to plan it well, put in the required work, and wait for the results. It may be slow, but once your brand identity catches on with the audience, it'll grow on its own.


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I like that it is about racing and hot romance.
The racing aspect. My hisband raced when we first met.


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Anarko-naturism (också anarkistisk naturism) framträdde som en rörelse under det sena 1800-talet och tidiga 1900-talet som en förening av dåtidens anarkistiska och naturistiska filosofier. Rörelsen hade framför allt betydelse i individualistiskt orienterade anarkistiska kretsar  i Spanien, Frankrike, Portugal och på Kuba. Anarko-naturismen förespråkar vegetarianism, fri kärlek, vandring, ekobyar, nakenhet och en ekologisk livsstil för att motverka det moderna industrisamhällets artificiella karaktär.

Historia
Ett viktigt och tidigt inflytande kom från personer som Henry David Thoreau, Lev Tolstoj och Élisée Reclus. För den mycket inflytelserika franske anarkisten Élisée Reclus var naturism "at the same time a physical means of revitalization, a rapport with the body completely different from the hypocrisy and taboos which prevailed at the time, a more convivial way to see life in society, and an incentive to respect the planet."

Senare franska anarkister som propagerat för anarko-naturism var Henri Zisly (1872–1945) och Émile Gravelle som båda deltog i arbetet med tidskrifterna La Nouvelle Humanité, Le Naturien, Le Sauvage, L'Ordre Naturel och La Vie Naturelle. Deras idéer var viktiga i anarkistiska kretsar i Frankrike och Spanien, där Federico Urales (pseudonym för Joan Montseny) propagerade för de idéer som Gravelle and Zisly fört fram i La Revista Blanca (1898–1905). Henri Zisly, Émile Gravelle och Henri Beylie var, vid sidan av Georges Butaud och Sophie Zaïkowska, initiativtagare till kooperativet Colonie de Vaux som grundades i Essômes-sur-Marne, i l'Aisne. Zislys politiska aktiviteter var främst inriktade på en återgång till ett "naturligt liv". Han verkade genom att skriva, debattera och öppet opponera sig mot indistrialismen.

Anarko-naturismen hade framgång i Spanien på 1920-talet där naturisternas athenaeum i Barcelona, Ecléctico, var basen för verksamheten, varifrån man utgav skrifter som Etica och Iniciales, den senare startad 1929. Den ekologiska inriktningen av den spanska rörelsen var mycket tydlig. Rörelsen fanns också på Kuba samt i Storbritannien på 1920-talet. "The anarchist community at Whiteway", nära Stroud i Gloucestershire, chockade de boende i området med sin bekymmerslösa hållning till nakenhet.

Se även
 Anarkism
 Anarko-primitivism
 Ekologism
 Grön anarkism
 Individualanarkism
 Naturism
 Queeranarkism

Referenser

Litteratur
Richard Cleminson. "Making sense of the body: anarchism, nudism and subjective experience" at Bulletin of Spanish Studies: Hispanic Studies and Research on Spain, Portugal and Latin America. ISSN 1475-3820.  Vol. 81, Nº 6, 2004 , s. 697-716.
Josep Maria Rosello (red). !Viva la Naturaleza! Escritos libertarios contra la civilización, el progreso y la ciencia.  Virus editorial. 2008.  Om utvecklingen av anarko-naturism och tidig grön anarkism, med texter av anarkistiska författare från det sena 1800-talet och tidiga 1900-talet som Emile Gravelle, Henri Zisly, Georges Butaud och andra (på spanska),

Externa länkar
Naturisme et Anarchisme
La Iconoclasta.

Anarkism
Socialism
Gröna rörelsen


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Complying with Minimum-Wage Laws in 2021
lisa.nagele-piazza@shrm.org
By Lisa Nagele-Piazza, J.D., SHRM-SCP February 12, 2021
As federal lawmakers consider whether to raise the minimum wage to $15, many state and local wage rates have been steadily rising in recent years, and some have reached or surpassed $15 an hour.
Compliance can be a challenge for employers operating in multiple jurisdictions, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Employers have always had to deal with a patchwork of laws," said Dane Steffenson, an attorney with Littler in Atlanta. "This has exponentially increased with COVID-19 and remote work."
Local wage laws may apply to employees who are working from home, so employers need to know where their workers are located and what the laws are in those locations, Steffenson said.
Employers will likely need to update their employment posters, too. In response to the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor recently provided guidance on complying with its notice and posting requirements when employees are working remotely. Employers should check for additional requirements from other federal agencies, as well as state and local governments.
Here's what employers need to know about minimum-wage trends for 2021.
The Federal Rate
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009, and some lawmakers want to raise the rate. But nationwide changes may be delayed.
Paulo McKeeby, an attorney with Reed Smith in Dallas, thinks a federal increase is not likely while uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
"If things get back to normal later in the year, I could definitely see the Biden administration looking at the issue as it becomes more politically viable," he said.
Supporters of a federal $15 minimum wage say the wage hike is necessary for workers to earn a living wage. Opponents say the increase will cost jobs and hurt small businesses. A recent study by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office found that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 would reduce poverty rates and cost jobs.
State Changes for 2021
Twenty-nine states and Washington, D.C., have higher minimum-wage rates than federal law.
On Jan. 1, new wage rates took effect in about 18 states. Michigan employers had anticipated a wage hike at the start of the year, but the scheduled increase was halted because the state's unemployment rate exceeded 8.5 percent in 2020.
Not all wage rates take effect on the first of the year. New York's rates changed on Dec. 31, 2020, and a new rate for fast-food workers in the state will take effect on July 1.
Employers in Connecticut, Nevada, Oregon, Virginia and Washington, D.C., will also have to comply with minimum-wage hikes later in the year.
Florida employers should note that the state's minimum wage was raised on Jan. 1 and will increase again on Sept. 30. In 2020, Florida voters approved gradual increases to the minimum wage each year until it reaches $15 in 2026.
"Every state seems to be doing things differently," noted Robert Boonin, an attorney with Dykema in Detroit. Some states, like Florida, are gradually raising their minimum wage until it reaches a certain amount and will tie additional increases to the consumer price index, employment cost index or other indicators.
"Some states, like Michigan, have a safety net if the economy is doing poorly," Boonin observed. Scheduled increases can be paused if unemployment is high.
State minimum-wage rates also may vary by geographic location or employer size.
Five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee—don't have a minimum wage, and two states—Georgia and Wyoming—have a lower minimum-wage rate than the federal standard. In those states, the federal rate of $7.25 applies to jobs that are covered by federal wage laws.
Additionally, while the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows certain employers to pay less than the standard minimum wage to workers who customarily receive tips, such as servers and bartenders, some states set higher minimum wages for tipped workers or ban subminimum wages altogether.
Employers must review more than just federal and state wage rates, since counties and cities may have their own laws. For example, many localities in California raised their minimum wages on Jan. 1, and more jurisdictions have scheduled wage hikes for July.
"The most important thing for employers is to identify all the locations where they routinely provide services," noted Guillermo Tello, an attorney with Clark Hill in Los Angeles. The wage requirements in some jurisdictions, for example, will be triggered when employees spend at least two hours working within the location's boundaries.
Exempt Salary Levels
"As minimum wages increase, employers will have to take a look at their salaries for exempt workers," Steffenson explained. Employers may need to bump salaries for certain exempt employees or reclassify them to nonexempt and pay overtime premiums.
In 2020, the FLSA salary threshold for white-collar exemptions from overtime pay was raised to $684 a week ($35,568 annualized), and some states have higher salary cutoffs.
"Some of the state exempt salary requirements are tied to minimum-wage thresholds, which creates additional complexity," McKeeby said.
In California, for example, the weekly salary threshold for the executive, administrative and professional exemptions is calculated by doubling the state minimum wage and multiplying by 40 hours. The exempt salary thresholds in Alaska and Maine are also tied to the state minimum wage.
Other states—including Colorado, New York and Washington—have exempt salary rules that are separate from the minimum wage and will change for 2021. Pennsylvania's exempt salary threshold for executive, administrative and professional employees also will surpass the federal level in October this year.
"Employers should remember that exempt status is not just about salary rules," noted Stephanie Rawitt, an attorney with Clark Hill in Philadelphia. Exempt employees must be paid a salary of at least the threshold amount and meet certain duties tests.
Not all state duties mirror the federal test, she said, so employers should make sure they review the nuances under state law.
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Q: Gremlin filter one query's output based on another query I have two gremlin queries. I want to filter out the output of one query based on the results of another query.
For example,
query 1: g.V().hasLabel('Person').values('name') gives the following output - John, Sam, Rocky
query 2: g.V().hasLabel('Friend').values('name') gives the following output - John
So, the final expected output I want is John
I have tried the following:
g.V().hasLabel('Person').where('names', g.V().hasLabel('Friend').values('name'))

But it doesn't seem to be working. Can anyone please help me here?

A: I'm curious why you are not using edges to determine a friend type relationship, but one way to re-write this is to just to reverse the parts.
g.V().hasLabel('Friend').values('name')).fold().as('friends').
  V().hasLabel('Person').
      where(within('friends')).by('name').by()


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A starting point – where you start getting to know your elected officials
July 17, 2020 by MQDuong
I came across this project whose one of the founders should be familiar enough to you – Captain America himself Chris Evans. A Starting Point (ASP) is created in order to "create a bipartisan channel of communication and connectivity between Americans and their elected officials with the goal of creating a more informed electorate". Elected officials, whether they are Governors, Senators, Congresspeople or state officials, can use this platform to communicate their thoughts, demystify some complex issues or debate with colleagues with different ideologies. On my count, there are approximately 150 contributors already on the site on various levels and from both parties. Below are a few key features of ASP
StartingPoints
In this section, you'll find some popular questions that can help viewers understand a little bit better some complex issues. In each question, you'll hear from several officials from both sides of the aisle articulating their thoughts and explaining their answers to the questions.
Figure 1 – Source: A Starting Point
CounterPoints
In this section, you'll listen to two officials, each from a different party, debating in one-minute videos on an issue. There are back-and-forth arguments followed by closing remarks.
DailyPoints
This section is an open forum that allows officials to connect with their constituents on a daily basis about all kinds of topics in one-minute-long videos. Some Democrats already talked about the importance of masks on this section.
IntroPoints
On this sub-section, you'll learn a little bit about the background of these officials, such as what inspired them to go into politics?
My thoughts on this project
I think it's a great idea. I used to work for an IT company in Omaha, Nebraska. Once, I talked to a couple of my American colleagues and to my surprise, they said that they didn't actually know much about the elected officials in their districts or state. I bet it's not uncommon. Our daily hustle and distractions don't leave us much time into knowing about prospect or current officials; which is a shame, but understandable. The problem is that who we vote for matters a lot in our life. Not only can officials represent us on a state and national level, but they pass legislations that directly and significantly influence our life. Hence, being informed of what the officials are about and what stance they have on certain issues is hugely important in elections. And this project is clearly helping constituents across the country with that.
I think short videos are a good choice to deliver content. The limitation on length of videos forces officials to be concise in their delivery and not to digress. Policies are not sexy. People tend not to spend a lot of time on long videos on policies. Therefore, short videos can be more appealing. However, there is also a drawback. Most issues are pretty complex. Short form videos may unintentionally lead to generalization and omission of important nuances.
It is essential that voters are as informed and have a balanced view as much as possible on issues. An appearance by an official on a news channel doesn't come with counterpoints from the other side. There are debates on the House and Senate floors, but who will watch those debates that can last for hours? Having different viewpoints on one issue in one place is beneficial to voters who want to learn more about pressing issues. Throughout its website, I think ASP wants to accomplish that. Either StartingPoints or CounterPoints, you can see Democrats and Republicans present their thoughts and ideas. As a result, viewers can take away different points of view and leave with a balanced dose of information.
Even though this is a good starting point, pun intended, there are challenges. First of all, there are A LOT of big topics that are not covered on this website. Under each existing topics, there are a lot more questions to be asked and discussed. Chris Evans and his team still have a long way to go, but everything has to start somewhere and the website has been live for only a couple of days. So, I wanna give them the benefit of the doubt and think that they'll make the content richer.
Secondly, ASP needs to build an audience in order to get politicians speak their minds more. Nowadays, politicians have multiple channels through which they reach constituents such as news channels, op-eds, social networks or their own websites. The only way that they will generate content for ASP is that their constituents frequent the website, giving politicians a reason to spend time on content for ASP. The star power of Chris Evans will initially bring traffic, but the site cannot rely on Chris forever. It has to grow organically.
The next challenge that I can think of will be content moderation. At some point in the future, what if some politicians deliberately made false claims and post their videos on ASP, what would the site do? Taking the videos down would result in accusation of hampering free speech while leaving them intact would lead to voters being misled. In a nutshell, ASP would run into the same trouble that Twitter or Facebook is facing now and I don't think they want that. ASP needs to build a culture that fosters communication only in good faith by officials.
Lastly, and this is why I think the website is aptly named "A Starting Point", even though we can benefit from this project, we still need to do our homework. The information presented on ASP is just the beginning. It falls on each of us to do further investigation and keep these politicians honest. Let me give you an example. If you listen to Republican officials talk about the Tax Cut in 2017, they reason that they passed the law in order to create jobs through tax incentives given to businesses. Well, although there may be more jobs created, we have to ask: what kind of jobs are we talking about? More waiting jobs at restaurants for college graduates aren't what we have in mind, aren't they? Or $7-per-hour jobs don't necessarily solve entirely our issues, do they? Plus, at the time of unprecedented economic expansion at the time in 2017, wasn't there anything else to encourage job creation other than a giant tax cut for the rich and corporations?
In sum, ASP started to do their part in bringing elected officials from both sides of the aisle and voters together and we need to start doing ours as well. The job of understanding pressing issues should not only fall onto ASP. There is only so much they can do. As mentioned above, I think Chris and his team will do more to keep this project running well. We have big elections coming up till the end of the year. You have seen what is going on in the country. Your votes matter. They are the most powerful weapon in each voter's arsenal. Use it well. Get informed. I appreciate what Chris and his team did. Have a great weekend and stay safe!
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Q: How to draw a finite difference stencil and border a figure I have the latex code below that gives the 5 point stencil in 1D. I want to border the figure and I also want to change the colours of the nodes from black as well as centre the name of each node.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{tikz,calc}
\usetikzlibrary{angles}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[export]{adjustbox}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{blindtext}

\tikzset{every label/.style={font=\footnotesize,inner sep=1.5pt}}
\newcommand{\stencilpt}[4][]{\node[circle,fill,draw, label={below right:#4},#1] at (#2) (#3) {}}
\begin{figure}[h]
    \centering
    \begin{tikzpicture}
  \stencilpt{-2,0}{i-2}{$u_{i-2}$};
  \stencilpt{-1,0}{i-1}{$u_{i-1}$};
  \stencilpt{ 0,0}{i}  {$u_{i}$};
  \stencilpt{ 1,0}{i+1}{$u_{i+1}$};
  \stencilpt{ 2,0}{i+2}{$u_{i+2}$};
 % \stencilpt{0,-2}{j-2}{$-1/12$};
 % \stencilpt{0,-1}{j-1}{$4/3$};
 % \stencilpt[blue]{0, 1}{j+1}{$4/3$};
  %\stencilpt{0, 2}{j+2}{$-1/12$};
  \draw
        (i-2) -- (i-1)
        (i-1) -- (i)
        (i)   -- (i+1)
        (i+1) -- (i+2);
\end{tikzpicture}

  \caption{The five point stencil in 1D.}
    \label{fig:1}
\end{figure}

A: Since you don't specify the color, I used blue in the stencilpt command and changed the position of the label to be centered below. The frame you can achieve using the fit library, where you define the nodes you want to include.

\documentclass[varwidth=\maxdimen]{standalone}

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{fit}

\tikzset{every label/.style={font=\footnotesize,inner sep=1.5pt}}

\newcommand{\stencilpt}[4][]{\node[circle,fill=blue,draw=blue, label={below:#4},#1] at (#2) (#3) {}}

\begin{document}
    \begin{figure}[h]
        \centering
        \begin{tikzpicture}
            \stencilpt{-2,0}{i-2}{$u_{i-2}$};
            \stencilpt{-1,0}{i-1}{$u_{i-1}$};
            \stencilpt{ 0,0}{i}  {$u_{i}$};
            \stencilpt{ 1,0}{i+1}{$u_{i+1}$};
            \stencilpt{ 2,0}{i+2}{$u_{i+2}$};
%           \stencilpt{0,-2}{j-2}{$-1/12$};
%           \stencilpt{0,-1}{j-1}{$4/3$};
%           \stencilpt[blue]{0, 1}{j+1}{$4/3$};
%           \stencilpt{0, 2}{j+2}{$-1/12$};
            \draw
            (i-2) -- (i-1)
            (i-1) -- (i)
            (i)   -- (i+1)
            (i+1) -- (i+2);

            \node[fit=(i-2)(i+2), draw=black, inner sep=10pt] {};
        \end{tikzpicture}

        \caption{The five point stencil in 1D.}
        \label{fig:1}
    \end{figure}
\end{document}


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Every patient who presents with AF for the first time is considered a patient with first diagnosed AF, irrespective of the duration of the arrhythmia or the presence and severity of AF-related symptoms.
Paroxysmal AF is self-terminating, usually within 48 h, but may continue for up to 7 days.
Persistent AF is present when an AF episode either lasts longer than 7 days or requires termination by cardioversion, either with drugs or by direct current cardioversion.
Long-standing persistent AF has lasted for ≥1 year when it is decided to adopt a rhythm control strategy.
Permanent AF is said to exist when the presence of the arrhythmia is accepted by the patient (and physician).
Silent AF is defined as asymptomatic AF often diagnosed by an opportune ECG or rhythm strip. Any of the above mentioned types of AF may be silent (ie, asymptomatic). It is recognized that a particular patient may have AF episodes that fall into one or more of these categories.
AF is associated with increased rates of death, stroke and other thrombo-embolic events, heart failure and hospitalizations, impaired quality of life, reduced exercise capacity, and left ventricular dysfunction. Death rates are doubled by AF, independently of other known predictors of mortality. Stroke in AF is often severe and results in long-term disability or death. Approximately every fifth stroke is due to AF. Quality of life and exercise capacity are impaired in patients with AF. Patients with AF have a significantly poorer quality of life compared with healthy controls, the general population, or patients with coronary heart disease in sinus rhythm. Hospitalizations due to AF account for one-third of all admissions for cardiac arrhythmias and thus pose a significant economic burden to the healthcare system.
Any kind of structural heart disease may trigger a slow but progressive process of structural remodeling in both the ventricles and the atria. In the atria, proliferation and differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts and enhanced connective tissue deposition and fibrosis are the hallmarks of this process. Structural remodeling results in electrical dissociation between muscle bundles and local conduction heterogeneities facilitating the initiation and perpetuation of AF. This electro-anatomical substrate permits multiple small re-entrant circuits that can stabilize the arrhythmia.
After the onset of AF, changes of atrial electrophysiological properties, mechanical function, and atrial ultrastructure occur with different time courses and with different pathophysiological consequences. Shortening of the atrial effective refractory period within the first days of AF has been documented in humans. The electrical remodeling process contributes to the increasing stability of AF during the first days after its onset. Perturbation of atrial contractile function also occurs within days of AF. Even in patients with 'lone' AF, fibrosis and inflammatory changes have been documented.
The initiation and perpetuation of a tachyarrhythmia requires both triggers for its onset and a substrate for its maintenance. These mechanisms are not mutually exclusive and are likely to co-exist at various times.
Focal mechanisms potentially contributing to the initiation and perpetuation of AF have attracted much attention. Cellular mechanisms of focal activity might involve both triggered activity and re-entry. Because of shorter refractory periods as well as abrupt changes in myocyte fiber orientation, the pulmonary veins (PVs) have a stronger potential to initiate and perpetuate atrial tachyarrhythmias.
According to the multiple wavelet hypotheses, AF is perpetuated by continuous conduction of several independent wavelets propagating through the atrial musculature in a seemingly chaotic manner. Fibrillation wavefronts continuously undergo wavefront–waveback interactions, resulting in wavebreak and the generation of new wavefronts, while block, collision, and fusion of wavefronts tend to reduce their number. As long as the number of wavefronts does not decline below a critical level, the multiple wavelets will sustain the arrhythmia. While in most patients with paroxysmal AF localized sources of the arrhythmia can be identified, such attempts are often not successful in patients with persistent or permanent AF.
The combination of local shortening of the action potential and a stabilizing mechanism, e.g. a branching structure in the vicinity of an orifice like a PV ostium, can produce activation patterns consisting of a wavefront with high rate, surrounded by activation with hierarchically lower frequencies and less organization. Ablation of sites with a high dominant frequency, mostly located at or close to the junction between the PVs and the left atrium, results in progressive prolongation of the AF cycle length and conversion to sinus rhythm in patients with paroxysmal AF, while in persistent AF, sites with a high dominant frequency are spread throughout the entire atria, and ablation or conversion to sinus rhythm is more difficult.


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Life is a journey, with its path determined by choices we make on a day-to-day basis.
There are many inspirations to these choices -- personal, family, career, health etc.
This October, the Health Promotion Board launches its NHLC anchor event at the Suntec Convention Centre.
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As a trustee of an SMSF you are given the opportunity to invest in property, which is one of the biggest advantages an SMSF has over a traditional superannuation fund. Directly held investments make up approximately 19% of all SMSF assets indicating that trustee's consider property investment an important part of their portfolio. While there are a number of ways and strategies for property to form part of an SMSF's, it is critical to do your research and give serious though to your investment strategy.
Before you make any investments you must first have an investment strategy, which is in fact a legal requirement for all trustees of an SMSF wishing to invest. Your strategy should clearly state the fund's investment objective and the specific types of investments your fund is able to make. It should also detail the diversification of the fund, the liquidity of the funds assets and the fund's ability to pay benefits (when a member retires) and other costs that may incur.
Direct property investment has always been a common form of property exposure for SMSF holders. While it is strictly forbidden to invest in your family home or holiday home for your personal use you are able to invest in other commercial and residential properties. When considering such investments you should examine your asset allocation, diversification, the potential rental income and property expenses, how close you are to retirement and the need for liquid assets to be able to pay out pensions. It is important to note that parties cannot live in the property. If the property is a business real property (BRP) you may be able to work from the premises, however the property must satisfy the sole purpose test. According to the ATO, in order to meet the sole purposes test "your fund needs to be maintained for the sole purposes of providing retirement benefits to your member's, or to their dependants if a member dies before retirement".
SMSF's may also invest in property by borrowing money under the Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement (LRBA). The LRBA allows SMSF trustees to indirectly borrow money from their SMSF to finance super fund investments, including direct property. In order to do so an SMSF trustee must take out a loan form a third party lender, which can then be used to purchase a single asset such as a residential or commercial property which is to be held in trust. SMSF borrowing under the LRBA can be quite complex and should only be considered if your SMSF can withstand the risk. The underlying investment, the diversification of the fund to meet long-term investment objectives and the set-up costs and structures should all be considered. A LRBA can be quite costly and you need to evaluate if your SMSF can withstand the prolonged loan repayments. The strict borrowing laws outlined under superannuation law also need to be considered.
Indirect investments may be another way for your SMSF to gain property exposure without having to actually purchase a property. These investments are less complex and do not require a large amount of capital; they introduce your SMSF to large value properties which may have otherwise been out of reach. Indirect investments can include listed investment companies and exchange traded funds as well as managed investments trusts.
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Craft vendors will be displaying a large variety of items in their colorful displays, product demonstrations, and sampling. Stop by to touch, smell, see and learn about what is available. Items available could include refurbished furniture, baskets, jewelry, home grown produce, fresh baked items and much more!
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using Content.Shared.Singularity.Components;

namespace Content.Client.Singularity.Components;
[RegisterComponent]
[ComponentReference(typeof(SharedContainmentFieldGeneratorComponent))]
public sealed class ContainmentFieldGeneratorComponent : SharedContainmentFieldGeneratorComponent { }

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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I love the girls cherries swimsuit – they're all gorg though!
The girls cherries swimsuit caught my eye,I'd buy that for my niece.
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Boys blue seeksucker shorts – very cool.
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Hong Kong protest film wins Taiwan's Golden Horse award
A film on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement won best documentary at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards on Saturday, at an event dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars" that went ahead without the legion of mainland filmmakers and stars who once used to walk its red carpet.
Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow's "Revolution of Our Times" takes its name from a pro-democracy protest slogan and has never been shown commercially in Hong Kong.
The awards have become a bulwark against Beijing's censorship and bolster films that would be banned in China and Hong Kong. They ran afoul of Beijing when a Taiwanese director called for the island's independence in an acceptance speech at their 2018 ceremony, prompting outrage in China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, to be retaken one day by force if necessary. No mainland films featured in the 2019 nomination list after Chinese authorities ordered directors and actors to boycott the event. Commercial mainland cinema and some advertisers have since then steered clear. Accepting this year's award in a video speech aired at the ceremony in Taipei, Chow said he wishes to dedicate his film to "Hong Kongers who have conscience, justice and who have shed tears for Hong Kong".
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NEWLAND Marv
"A strong supporter of the independent animator, Newland's contributions are unique, creating an indelible mark on the art of animation." Mark Freedman. Take One, Summer 1997: 45.
This Vancouver based animator helped launch modern indie animation with the 90 second Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969), and founded International Rocketship, a company noted for its support of independent animation.
When the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design offered classes in filmmaking, Newland entered them. While under a tight deadline to complete his graduate film, and hampered by weather conditions from completing the project he had already begun, Newland shelved his live action film and switched to animation producing the now famous Bambi Meets Godzilla.
After graduating he joined LA based Springbuggy Works where he learned the basics of animation while designing animated TV commercials. In 1970, faced with the choice of working in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, he chose to come to Toronto where he freelanced for companies like Cinera Productions, where he was one of 2 designers and storyboard artists on Super Joe, and the Ottawa based Crawley Films on commercials, shorts and Sesame Street segments.
He then moved to Vancouver in 1972 and spent the next few years working among a first generation of Vancouver animators: Al Sens, Wayne Morris, Erik Ericsen and Malcolm Collett. He went to Europe, and in 1973 while working at Toonder Studios in the Netherlands, he created storyboards for the television series Barbapapa.
He returned to Vancouver in 1975. He launched International Rocketship and produced commercials for The Bay, Eaton's, and Levi's, plus TV inserts for Sesame Street, MYV, MuchMusic, Nickleodeon and CBC-TV. He co-produced films with the National Film Board (Deadly Deposits in 1993), and he did a pilot for the series Eek The Cat.
He began producing in other animators films: Dieter Mueller's The Butterfly (1982), Danny Antonucci's Lupo the Butcher (1987), J. Falconner's Dog Brain (1988), Dan Collin's Waddles (1989) and Debra Dawson's Pollen Fever (1994).
A remarkable film was Anijam produced in 1984. It was made up off 22 segments in which each animator made his segment without knowing what was done before or after. Using the talents of animators from all over the world including Paul Driessen, Zdenko GAsparovic and Sally Cruickshank, it won the Jury Prize at the 1985 Toronto Animation Festival. This film was followed by a similar effort called Pink Komkommer in 1991.
In 1994 Newland directed the first of two TV specials Gary Larson's Tales From the Far Side. The first won the Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animation Festival and made Time magazine's top 10 TV list for 1994.
He created the award winning Sing Beast Sing (1980), followed by shorts like and Black Hula (1988). Lupo the Butcher whose hero was often featured chopping off his appendages launched the "sick-and-twisted" cartoon genre.
Article book:
Cartoon Capers: The History of Canadian Animators. Writ., K. Mazurkewich,. McArthur & Co., 1999.
Article periodical:
Shift, July 1997:"The Great Animation Conspiracy": 39, 42.
Take One, Summer 1997: "Marv Newland's International Rocketship: A West Coast Original." Writ., Mark Freedman,. 45.