In Part I of this two-part series, I reviewed factors that can influence the disinfection routine. The article also compared the durability associated with three designs for needle-free connectors: internal cannula system, Luer penetrating system, and the self-opening split septum (SOSS™) system used in the patented nPulse™ Neutral Connector.
In Part II, I'd like to talk about how you can be confident that the SOSS™ design maintains the integrity of the septum — meaning that it opens and closes with reliable performance even with prolonged usage.
NP Medical used a third-party testing firm to conduct a 7+7 day extreme use clinical simulation. The goal was to determine whether, after 7+7 days of extreme clinical use, our nPulse Neutral Connector would break down and allow pathogens to pass through the septum. Note: 20 test samples were used in the study, along with 3 positive control samples and 2 negative control samples.
How did we characterize extreme clinical use?
At the end of the 7+7 day extreme clinical use scenario, when it could be reasonably assumed that the septum would be prone to wear, Staphylococcus aureus was introduced upon the septum at a clinically high level of approximately 500 CFU. After a brief period of incubation, the disinfection routine was conducted in accordance with the Instructions for Use. The device was then flushed with 10mL of fluid to assess whether any S. aureus bacteria were present and could be introduced into the fluid path, which would indicate a microbial barrier failure.
As the table below shows, there was zero growth of bacteria for each of the 20 nPulse Neutral Connector test samples. It is important to note that this was not the average or median number of CFU for these samples, but an absolute reported number.
What does this test tell clinicians? It says that we simulated rigorous use over a longer period of time than you are likely to see in a clinical setting. Then we deposited a clinically high level of bacteria on the surface of the septum, which we were able to effectively wipe off following a routine disinfection procedure — with zero penetration of the bacteria into the fluid path in every single connector test sample. The conclusion: the SOSS™ design maintained a robust barrier with intense use and over an extended period of time.
It's why we also say that it is all in the SOSS™.
 Data on file at Toxikon Corporation (Bedford, MA, USA).


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Spanish Government to decree State of Alarm: what is it and how long can I last?
Posted by Timon .:. | Fri, March 13, 2020 | #TheCanaryCoronaVirus, Alerts, Business, Community, Economy, Government, Health, Local Council, News, Police, SUC, Tourism, Transport, Transport | 0 |
The Government of Spain is reportedly about to announce that it has decreed a state of emergency to deal with the coronavirus epidemic. This same measure was taken in 2010 to deal with an air traffic controllers crisis.
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The Organic Law of States of Alarm, Exceptions and Situations (La Ley Orgánica de Estados de Alarma, Excepción y Sitio) of June 1, 1981, contains the elements necessary to apply special measures in the autonomous communities or throughout the Spanish State in the face of health emergencies.
The Government must determine, through a decree agreed by the Council of Ministers, "the duration and effects of the state of alarm, which may not exceed fifteen days." This section of "the effects" could include the suspension of any call for elections during a declaration of a state of alarm that can be deployed "in cases of epidemics" such as the one we face now with COVID-19 Coronavirus.
Extraordinary circumstances
In its first chapter, the law explains that "the declaration of states of alarm… will proceed when extraordinary circumstances make it impossible to maintain normality through the ordinary powers of the competent authorities."
The declaration may affect all or part of the national territory and must be proclaimed by royal decree of the Council of Ministers, allowing the president of any autonomous community to implement it in their own territory.
This law, in article 9.1, contemplates that "all Civil Authorities" are left under the orders of the competent authority "of the Public Administration of each territory affected by the declaration, the members of the Police Forces of the Autonomous Communities and of the Local Corporations, and other officials and workers at the service of the same, will be under the direct orders of the competent Authority as necessary for the protection of people, goods and places, being able to impose extraordinary services on the basis of their duration or their nature."
The chain of measures to be adopted by the authorities are included in article 11 of the law and refer to:
a) Limits the movement or permanence of people or vehicles at specific times and places, or order them to fulfill certain requirements.
b) Practice temporary searches of all kinds of goods and impose mandatory personal benefits.
c) Intervene in and temporarily occupy industries, factories, workshops, farms or premises of any nature, with the exception of private homes, reporting to the Ministries concerned.
d) Limit or ration the use of services or the consumption of basic necessities.
e) Issue necessary orders to ensure the supply of the markets and the operation of the services of production centers affected by section d) of the fourth article.
The law, in article 10, details that "non-compliance or resistance to the orders of the competent authority during the state of alarm will be punished in accordance with the provisions of the laws."
"Two. If these acts were committed by officials, the authorities may immediately suspend them in the exercise of their duties, passing, as the case may be, to the courts, and their hierarchical superior will be notified, for the purposes of the appropriate disciplinary action".
"Three. If such acts were committed by members of the authorities, their powers, necessary for the fulfillment of the measures agreed upon in execution of the declaration of alarm status, may be assumed by the relevant and competent Authority during the period [the state of alarm is active]."
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In the last several years, federal government scientists have been conducting in-depth studies to answer key questions and clarify uncertainties about the safety of BPA. To date, more than 20 of these studies have been published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
Key findings are briefly summarized below, with more detail available at the links.
1. Consumer Exposure to BPA is Extremely Low.
A scientifically accepted way to measure exposure to BPA, from all sources, is through biomonitoring studies. These studies measure levels of chemicals in human tissues or fluids such as blood or urine. Because BPA is rapidly eliminated from the body in urine, biomonitoring studies typically measure levels of BPA in urine.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducts large-scale biomonitoring studies on BPA, and many other chemicals, as part of a long-standing program known as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). In 2014, CDC released the 5th biennial set of BPA biomonitoring data from urine samples collected in 2011-2012. The NHANES biomonitoring studies assess exposure to BPA across the U.S. population (age 6 years and above).
The Canadian government conducts similar biomonitoring studies and recently released a study on exposure to BPA in pregnant women. This data is from the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) project, which is sponsored by Health Canada and other Canadian government agencies. The urine samples were collected in 2008-2011.
These data show that typical exposure to BPA (50th percentile values) is hundreds of times below Health Canada's safe intake limit. Even the 95th percentile values are approximately 100 times or more below the limit. The large margin of safety between the biomonitoring values and the safe intake limit clearly indicates that the U.S. population and pregnant women in Canada are not at risk from real-life exposures to BPA.
2. BPA is Rapidly Eliminated from the Body.
The potential for any substance to cause toxicity is substantially impacted by its pharmacokinetic properties. Pharmacokinetic data describe how a substance is absorbed into the body, how it's distributed and in what form, how long it lasts in the body, and how it's eliminated. Building on earlier studies, FDA has conducted a series of in-depth pharmacokinetic studies in rodents and non-human primates to fully characterize how BPA is processed in the body.
In general, these studies show that BPA is efficiently converted to a biologically inactive substance as it is absorbed into the body. This process occurs in both the intestine and the liver. This substance is then rapidly eliminated from the body in urine with a half-life of only a few hours. FDA's research also shows that BPA does not accumulate or persist in the body and, in particular, does not accumulate in fat.
The efficient process to metabolize and eliminate BPA occurs not only in adults, but also during developmental life stages including pregnancy, infancy and childhood. During pregnancy, the fetus is protected by maternal metabolism and elimination of BPA, while fetal capability to metabolize BPA increases throughout gestation. A study in non-human primates shows that the capability to metabolize BPA is present just after birth with an efficiency level similar to adults.
These findings were confirmed for adult humans in a study conducted jointly by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, FDA and CDC, with funding from EPA. This clinical study on human volunteers found that BPA itself could not be detected in blood after exposure to an atypically high level of BPA through the diet, which is how people are typically exposed to BPA. Only the biologically inactive substance could be transiently detected in blood before it was quickly eliminated in urine.
Overall, the federal government pharmacokinetic studies show that BPA is efficiently converted to a biologically inactive substance, which is then eliminated from the body within a day after exposure. Based on the way that BPA is processed in the body, these results indicate that exposure to BPA at real-life levels is unlikely to cause health effects.
3. No Risk of Health Effects at Typical Consumer Exposure Levels.
In early 2014, FDA researchers published the results of what may be the largest-scale toxicity study ever conducted on BPA. In this subchronic study (i.e., less than a full lifetime in duration), rats were exposed to BPA during pregnancy and continuing through 90 days after birth, which covers all developmental life stages. The study included 7 low doses of BPA, which are most relevant for evaluating the safety of BPA, two high doses, and two doses of a positive control. Multiple reproductive and developmental effects were examined in the study.
The study design allowed the researchers to evaluate many of the claims from previous small-scale studies that BPA could cause health effects at low doses. Notably, no significant reproductive or developmental effects were found at any of the 7 low doses. Effects consistent with previous studies were found only for the positive control and high doses of BPA, which confirm the validity of the study.
The subchronic study also included extensive pharmacokinetic measurements, which help to interpret and further validate the study results. These measurements confirm that BPA is efficiently metabolized and rapidly eliminated from the body, which provides strong support for the lack of effects at low doses and the presence of effects only at very high doses of BPA that are approximately a million times higher than real-world exposure levels.
In addition to the many reproductive and developmental effects examined in the FDA subchronic study, separate studies conducted by FDA and EPA examined the potential for low doses of BPA to cause neurobehavioral effects. Neither of these well-designed and conducted studies found evidence for neurobehavioral effects from exposure to BPA as had been reported in previous small-scale, preliminary studies.
Overall, the results of toxicity studies conducted by FDA and EPA are consistent with what we know from pharmacokinetic studies. The way that BPA is processed in the body makes it very unlikely that BPA could cause health effects at real-life exposure levels. These studies confirm that BPA does not cause health effects at any dose even remotely close to typical consumer exposure levels.
CLARITY is a multipronged U.S. federal government research program designed to assess the potential health effects of long-term exposure to BPA.
What Does U.S. Government Research Tell Us About BPA?


> > > teeth, rather than bipedality vs quadrupedality.
> > safely inside it.
>  Don't pregnant mammals run slower than non-pregnant mammals?
Not much slower. A pregnant antelope or equid can still run pretty fast.
tooth could have outrun anything that dared to chase it.
> pregnant mammal can't do that and live.
late in the season has been left for dead despite being perfectly healthy.
attractive meal to many predators.


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U of L School of Music Opera Theatre Delivers a Solid "Cosi"
Posted by arts_louisville | Apr 3, 2012 | Performing Arts | 0
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
A review by Heather O' Mara
Entire contents are copyright © 2012 Heather O' Mara. All rights reserved.
Nicholas Drew Grey, Nicholas Ward & Patrick MacDevitt
in Cosi fan Tutte. Photo by Jan Abbott.
The third installment of Mozart's collaboration with librettist Lorenzo De Ponte, Così fan tutte takes opera buffs to a grand spectacle and the University of Louisville School of Music Opera Theatre truly delivered.
The story revolves around two pairs of lovers (Fiordiligi, sung by Chloe Blayne Richard and Guglielmo, performed by Nicholas Drew Grey; Alex Bryant as Dorabella and Patrick MacDevitt as Ferrando) whose faithfulness is put into question when the philosopher Don Alfonso (sung by Nicholas Ward) bets the two men that their fiancés are not as true as they think. With the assistance of the divisive maid Despina, performed by Haley de Witt, the men manipulate their lovers by pretending they are being sent off to war, disguising themselves as Albanians and wooing each other's beloved. For a complete synopsis, go to the Metropolitan Opera website.
For the most part, the young performers did a fine job. Nicholas Ward's Don Alfonzo was a lot of fun to watch and perhaps the best actor on stage. Nicholas Drew Grey was a very strong Guglielmo and supported the duets with Patrick MacDevitt, whose comic acting was enjoyable yet displayed the most room for improvement. Alex Bryant was also engaging, and her facial expressions throughout the comedy were the perfect embellishment required for opera afficianados.
Of particular note was soprano Chloe Blayne Richard's work as Fiordiligi. She is a beautiful girl with a beautiful instrument. Her Act II aria, Per pietà, ben mio, perdona—"Please, my beloved, forgive," was stunning, with great breath control and a sweet, yet still strong upper register. This girl is one to watch.
I must confess to some disappointed with Haley De Witt's Despina. This character has the most versatility and the greatest opportunity to take the comedy over the top, but instead I felt her limited more to teenage angst than comically manipulative servant. Acting can be taught; vocal talents can be trained but usually must spring from a natural gift, which I believe Ms.De Witt has, despite her awkward characterization. Her voice is beautiful; and while soft on the lower elements, it has great potential.
I was glad the young singers kept the original language, and with the help of the supertitles (translations projected above the stage) the audience was able to keep up with the complicated story line.
Miles Ray's simple set was effective and easily transitioned from scene to scene with well-placed trees, French doors and period furniture. (Some of the set pieces were recycled from previous productions.) The smooth scene shifts were accomplished entirely by the chorus members, who had some very funny slap-stick moments in the background. The black-and-white tiled flooring provided sharp and dramatic contrast to the plain scrim that was lit with softly evolving color to reflect each shift of mood.
Suzanne Stone and Hilda Carr did a beautiful job costuming the students, with one exception: the camisoles worn by the sisters in the second act were a bit too fitted and sheer robes would have provided more modest coverage. From the choruss' peasant wear, to the intricate costumes of the Albanians, the costumes were well crafted and perfectly suited for the production. The ivory and copper dresses worn by the sisters at the end of Act Two were beautiful and I would like one for myself.
The stars of the show were Kimcherie Lloyd and the University of Louisville Symphony Orchestra. Lloyd masterfully conducted the young but very well equipped players. The 33-piece band displayed great chemistry, and save for a few clinkers, sounded as fully prepared. The overture was light as it should be, and throughout the opera the musicians controlled their dynamics in a difficult space. The Bomhard was not meant for opera, and without an orchestra pit, the players had to temper their volume so the voices could reach the audience. Lloyd was seated at the harpsichord and when playing the recitatives, she would put the baton in her teeth like a rose, amusing myself and my companion for the evening.
I must also congratulate director Michael Ramach, who took his liberties at the end with great results. As the story is written, the ladies are caught in their deception and are forgiven and all live happily ever after. Ramach makes the ending much more realistic by allowing the two ingénues to be angry that they had been so outrageously manipulated and storming off, leaving their (jerk) boyfriends behind.
(Cast references are to the Friday evening performance. For the Sunday matinee, Kentucky Opera Studio Artists Jasmine Davis performs Fiordiligi and Phillip Morgan sings Guglielmo.)
The final performance of Così fan tutte will be on Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m. General admission tickets are $22.75 and are available by calling The Kentucky Center Box Office.
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PULP: a movie on the life, the death and the supermarkets
The documentary departs from one from the most famous English and successful bands in the world, everything diminishes to the common people: the people of Sheffield. Pulp: To Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets understands that to portray to the band created at the end of the seventies, it is necessary to move between Sheffield's streets, is necessary to find in a variety of eccentric prominent figures Jarvis, Candid or Mark: in the official choir of the city, in an asylum where his residents sing his own version of " Help The Aged " or in the own Jarvis, who speaks about the motive for creating Pulp: his desire to go well together girls.
Habicht's tape is a sensitive approximation to the voices that shape the village of Sheffield, to those that see how his desires, fears and ambitions are expressed in an alone voice, that of Jarvis.
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Apple Watch is coming in April.
That was the message from Apple Chief Executive Tim, as he clarified the timing of the company´s first all-new product since it introduced the iPad in 2010. Previously, Apple had said only that the Watch would be available in "early 2015."
As it did with the iPhone and the iPad, Apple is coming a little late to an emerging product category with an offering it hopes can define the segment. Apple's competitors have rolled out smartwatches in recent months, but the category has struggled to take off among consumers who question why they need yet another mobile device.
Apple took the wraps off the watch in September, demonstrating its fitness- and health-monitoring capabilities. Apple has said the device will come in three basic models with a wide selection of straps. It needs to be paired with an iPhone to send and receive data.
Apple has said that Apple Watch will start at $349. But many questions remain, including how much higher end models – some of which will include gold – will cost, and whether Apple or independent developers will identify a "killer app" that will entice users to buy it.
Modern House In Tehran Has Rooms That Rotate 90°
The remarkable 4-story Sharifi-ha House in Tehran has a built-in system allowing each of its rooms to rotate up to 90 degrees. Architectural studio Next Office completed this groundbreaking design in 2013. It lets the windows face outwards or inwards according to resident's mood or need for privacy, or the weather conditions.
The innovative design actually echoes the architecture of old Iranian mansions, many of which had both summer and winter living rooms, or were otherwise dependent on the different climate zones in Iran. The modern interpretation of this, however, lets a single house adapt to the changing weather conditions in Tehran with just the push of a button. Its wide terraces can be opened up during the summer, while during the winters the residents can protect themselves from the moody weather and poor daylight by turning the rooms inwards.
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L'or de Rhin
L'or de Rhin, un livret du compositeur allemand Richard Wagner est l'un de quatre opéras qui composent le cycle de l'Anneau des Nibelungos, d'histoire épique inspirée de légendes médiévales et le poème Le fait de chanter des nibelungos.
Elle a été étrennée pour la première fois dans le Hoftheater de Munich, le 22 septembre 1869, avec August Kindermann dans le papier de Wotan, de Heinrich Vogl comme de Loge, et Wilhelm Fischer comme Alberich.
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The surrealistic photography of Kyle Thompson.
Kyle Thompson was born in Chicago on January 11th, 1992. He began taking photographs at the age of nineteen after finding interest in nearby abandoned houses. His work is mostly composed of self portraits, often taking place in empty forests and abandoned homes.
His work encapsulates the ephemeral narrative, a nonexistent story line that only lives for a split moment. These images show the collapse of narrative, as there is no defined story line with a beginning and end; instead, these images create a loop. This fleeting moment lives on in a constant unchanging state. By diverting the view of the face, the images become more ambiguous, the viewer is no longer able to tie a defined story line to the image.
He is currently based in Portland, OR
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A small group of biology students travelled to The Diamond Light Centre, the UK's national synchrotron science facility in Oxford which is used by over 3000 academic and industrial researchers across a wide range of scientific disciplines. The students undertook a series of workshops, including hands-on lab experiments, a tour of the facilities and a classroom session on drugs and disease.
As well as providing the students with the opportunity to see the facility and experience working in a real lab setting, there were a series of other educational objectives for the visit including increasing understanding of proteins, what they are, how they fold and their role in biological systems; demonstrating some of the outcomes for structural biology in drug design and disease understanding and learning about viruses, how they differ from cellular pathogens and how they infect cells. The students also learned about the techniques used to reveal protein structures and other key techniques in the life sciences, understanding all of which forms part of A level Biology.
When asked about how useful the visit was, Mark Magpantay, previously at Amery Hill School, said 'The trip was very useful as it gave me an insight into the diversity of biological research currently being done, from the effects of viruses on mammalian and insect cells to the crystallisation of membrane proteins to try and help find new and better drugs. Learning about the different types of pathogens and their structures and the complications when trying to find treatments for them was also helpful for the Biology A Level course. The best part was the tour of the Diamond Light Source as being given a tour around one of the most advanced scientific facilities in the world is not an experience you get every day.'
College Science scholar, Tom Rodd, previously at Bohunt explained 'The best part of the trip was the tour around the ring/into the beam lines and the session in the labs. It really helped to link the theory learnt in class to real-world biology and how it is used in trying to solve problems. The other good thing was how the trip emphasised how closely linked the three separate sciences are in industry.'
Alton College students also recently competed in the British Biology Olympiad. A total of 7200 students took part from across the UK with several Alton students achieving Gold, Silver and Bronze, all of whom will be invited to attend the 2016 awards ceremony at the Royal Institution in July. Six students achieved bronze, one silver, and three received gold. Second year student Laura Denton, previously at Amery Hill School has scored highly enough to go through to the next round of the competition and has been invited to take part in team selection for the International Biology Olympiad.
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Spoiler: Will Robinson
Season 2 of Lost in space has left us with some serious cliff hangers as it ended with some shocking discoveries.
A lot of questions has left unanswered in season 2. Given the current storyline Season 3 is totally unavoidable. Even though Netflix has not announced the new season yet, but it's definitely going to get renewed.
With this article, we will try to kill some of your curiosity.
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When Season 3 is going to come out?
Given the timeline, it's not very hard to predict that Season 3 is going to be out anywhere by the end of the year 2020. Season 1 was released in April 2018 while the season 2 arrived at the end of the year 2019.
Co-creator Matt Sazama told Showbiz Cheatsheet at New York Comic-Con earlier this year the writers had a plan for the show overall.
What to expect from the Season 3
For the first time in the series, the Robinson family has parted away. It will be interesting to see how they unite again. It will be even more interesting to see how the children will play while their parents are not with them. Judy has a chance to see her biological father. The voyage to the Alpha Century is still incomplete. Has the evil Dr Smith gone for good?
List of Characters who died in Season 2
Let's take a look at the characters who didn't make it to the new season.
Ben Adler Cause of death- Lightning strike
What happened to all the robots?
By the end of season 2 we saw that the robots have created a ruckus and has caused great damage to the resolute.
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Imagine a world of endless possibilities. A world where every decision you make splits reality in half. And then the next decision splits it into another half. And then, again and again, creating an infinite number of parallel universes. How could this be possible? In what ways would your life be different in other realities? And how could these universes ever intersect?
Thanks to the parallel worlds of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you could already be familiar with the idea of multiverses. Many theories suggest our Universe isn't the only one. There could be many, many more. Possibly an infinite number. And these universes could all be very different. Some could mirror our reality. Some could have intelligent civilizations other than us. And many could have radically different laws of physics.
So make sure you plant your feet firmly. You could be about to discover a universe with no gravity at all. Ok, I'm sure you have a lot of questions. That makes sense. You just learned that our Universe could be one of billions. Or more. But let's start with a question that concerns the most important person here. You. Would you exist in any of these other universes?
Well, not to bring you down. But according to astrophysicist Ethan Siegel, the answer is likely no. In the formation of each universe, there are a mind-blowing number of possibilities of how particles could interact. For you to exist in multiple universes, the seven octillion atoms that make up your body would need to come together in the exact right combination. Multiple times.
It's like the ultimate version of the infinite monkey theorem. The idea is that with an infinite amount of time, a monkey randomly typing could eventually write a replica of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
But that would be what it takes to make one single replica of you. Even if that did happen, the chances that anything else is the same in this universe are very, very small. That would be a lot of Hamlets.
You'd likely not have the same family, the same Earth or the same Solar System. But with the potential that an infinite number of universes exist, theoretically, there could be two or more of you out there leading wildly different lives. There could be a universe where another outcome would be possible for every decision you make. It wouldn't matter how big or small. In one world, you'd turn on a light. In another, you'd turn it off.
So there could be a universe where you took that job overseas. One where you stayed together with an ex-partner. And yes, even one where you died in that car crash. Or even an infinite number of car crashes. Tragic, I know. But possible. Also, dinosaurs could still roam the Earth and be our supreme overlords. Just saying it's all possible.
But if these different universes exist, would you be able to visit them? Could you ever contact the infinite other versions of yourself? This depends on which type of multiverse theory you'd subscribe to. According to one theory, when the Big Bang created our Universe, it could have created a universe on the opposite side of the timeline.
It would be built out of identical versions of every particle in our Universe. It could mirror life in every way. But even if there were other universes, you wouldn't be able to just travel to the edge of our own and cross over to the other side. That universe would be moving away from ours at the speed of light. So you'd need to be moving at the speed of light too.
So unless you could figure out how to perceive and travel through higher dimensions, there's a really, really small chance you'd be able to meet your alternate self. But take solace in the possibility that there could be a dream reality out there somewhere, and you could be living in it. Well, not you exactly. But a version of you living a version of your best life.
Then again, who knows if any of these theories are real. This could be our one Universe with only one Earth and one you. Might as well make the best of it. But then again, maybe one of these days, another universe could crash into ours.
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"Is There Another 'You' Out There In A Parallel Universe?". Ethan Siegel. 2016. forbes.com.
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Plaintiff filed lawsuit against the defendant after he was injured while skiing. Defendant hired a Biomechanics Expert Witness to provide testimony. Plaintiff filed a motion to exclude this expert from testifying. The court granted the motion in part and denied it in part.
In Butler v. Home Depot U S A Inc et al (United States District Court – Western District of Louisiana – April 23rd, 2018), the plaintiff was struck by a wooden gate that was bumped by a forklift while shopping at the defendant's store. Her lower back, neck, and right shoulder was injured and she sued for loss of past earnings and her inability in earning a living in the future. The plaintiff hired forensic accounting expert witness Raymond Green, CPA to provide testimony. The defendant filed a motion to exclude this expert testimony stating that Mr. Green's report does not meet the standards of reliability set forth in Daubert. The plaintiff states that Green's report is reliable and that any arguments on reliability go to the weight of the evidence, not the reliability. The court ruled that Green's testimony is not reliable because there is no portion of his testimony that shows any reliability. Green does not discuss any methodology that was used to reach his conclusions and does not state what documents he used to conduct his thorough review of all business records and filings. The plaintiff also does not point to any legal authority to support her argument that any arguments discussing the reliability of this testimony should be done at trial. The court further alleges that they would focus on methodology in this case if there were any. Thus, the motion to exclude the expert witness testimony of Raymond Green, CPA is granted.
In McKiver et al v. Murphy-Brown, LLC (United States District Court – Eastern District of North Carolina – April 19th 2018), the defendants hired Psychology Expert Witness, Pamela Dalton, Ph.D to opine about the odors emitting from the Kinlaw farm. Dr. Dalton opined that the farm did not produce enough odors to be considered a nuisance level at the plaintiff's properties. The plaintiffs would like the court to exclude this opinion of Dr. Dalton because it embraces the ultimate issue and not based on the proper legal standard in North Carolina. The plaintiffs also take issue with Dr. Dalton's odor studies which used the Nasal Ranger and the 7:1 standard. The court agreed with the plaintiffs has not adopted a dilution threshold to assess whether an odor is objectionable. Also, Dr. Dalton's data would not be helpful to the jury and would be confusing. However, Dr. Dalton's report about the unreliability of self-report of odor will be allowed. Thus, the motion to exclude the expert witness testimony of Pamela Dalton, Ph.D is granted in part and denied in part.
Trask v. Olin Corp – United States District Court – Western District of Pennsylvania – March 28th, 2016 – This is a products-liability case in which a Winchester Model 94 rifle was claimed to have fired accidentally, injuring two of the Plaintiffs. The defendants (Olin) filed a Daubert motion to exclude the expert testimony of the plaintiff's two experts, Michael Knox (forensic engineering expert witness) and Charles Powell (metallurgy expert witness). The court denied the motion to exclude.
Tajonera et al v. Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations – United States District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana – March 28th, 2016 – This case involves an explosion on the Black Elk Energy West Delta 32 Block Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The plaintiffs have filed a motion to exclude the expert testimony of Calvin Barnhill (oil & gas expert witness). The court granted the motion to exclude.
Henkel v. Wagner et al – United States District Court – Southern District of New York – March 29th, 2016 – In this case, the plaintiff (Henkel) sued the defendants (Wagner and his law firm) for legal malpractice in an underlying employment matter. Both parties have filed Daubert motions to exclude testimony of the others expert witnesses. Those experts are: Steven E. Hall (compensation expert witness) for the plaintiff, Dr. Josefina Tranfa-Abboud (economics expert witness) for the defendant , and Ray Nardo, Esq (labor law expert witness) for the defense. The court denied all three of the motions.
This case – (STATE OF OHIO v. JUDITH I. HAWKEY – COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO – THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT – March 28th, 2016) involves the conviction of the appellant (Hawkey). She appeals the life in prison sentence imposed on her by the Defiance County Common Pleas Court. Hawkey was found guilty of aggravated murder of her husband, insurance fraud and child endangering. One part of the appeal entails that the lower court erred when it allowed the state's child abuse expert witness, (Dr. Barbara Knox) to opine that child torture was a form of child abuse. Hawkey challenged this testimony, stating that it was not accepted in the scientific community. Knox admitted that she created the definition of child torture, but it has not been accepted as a formal medical definition. Hawkey states that because the term "child torture" is not accepted by the medical community, and not subject to peer review, Knox's testimony surrounding that phrase should have been excluded. The appeals court agreed and sustained the assignment of error.
Johnson v. Light – United States District Court – Western District of Tennessee – March 28th, 2016 – This negligence action involves the alleged failure to provide utility service, which caused plaintiff's decedent to die of hypothermia and heat stroke. The defendants have filed a motion to exclude the expert witness testimony of Miguel Laboy, M.D (pathology expert witnesses), who would opine that the decedent died from probable heat stroke. The defense stated that Dr. Laboy's testimony will not assist the jury and is unreliable. The court granted the motion to exclude.
Johnson v. Thor Motor Coach, Inc – United States District Court – Middle District of Florida – March 28th, 2016 – The plaintiffs filed this action against defendants for breach of express warranty and violation of the Florida Lemon Law. The plaintiff's allege that the defendants did not repair defects on the slide out room of their recreational vehicle. The Johnson's hired Richard Falco (automotive expert witness) to opine whether the RV has a manufacturing defect with respect to the slide out room. The defendant's have filed a motion to exclude Falco's testimony on the grounds of qualifications and unreliability. The court denied the motion to exclude.
Smart v. BNSF Railway Co. – Court of Appeals of the State of Kansas – March 4th, 2016 – This case involves a work-related injury filed under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. The Appellee (smart) appeals an order from the district court which granted summary judgment for the Appellant (BNSF). The court had excluded the various experts that were called by the Smart in order to prove breach of duty and causation. Specifically, the district court excluded the testimony of Dr. Tyler Kress (ergonomics expert witness) stating that it would not be helpful to the trier of fact. The appeals court agreed and affirmed the opinion.
Beede v. Stiefel Labs., Inc. – United States District Court – Northern District of New York – March 7th, 2016 – The Plaintiffs in this case sued defendants for, among other counts, securities fraud. The defendants hired Lance T. Studdard and Chester Gougis (financial planning expert witnesses) to provide expert witness testimony on their behalf and the Plaintiffs filed a motion to exclude their opinions. The motion was denied in part and granted in part.
R.C. v. State – District Court of Appeal of Florida – Second District – March 11th, 2016 – This case involves the appeal of a disposition of probation upon a juvenile (R.C.). The juvenile was found guilty of possession of marijuana and placed on probation. R.C. subsequently appealed the disposition, stating that the district court erred when it allowed a law enforcement officer's police procedures expert witness testimony which identified cannabis on the appellant. R.C. stated that this testimony does not adhere to the new Daubert standard for the admissibility of expert witness testimony, arguing that the opinion was "pure opinion" and that it was not based on scientifically supported data and methodology. The appeals court stated that although the state of Florida has incorporated the more rigorous standard for expert witness testimony, the courts have already settled on the issue of what type of expertise is needed to detect cannabis on an individual.


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Johann(es) Schober (Perg, 14 november 1874 – Baden bei Wien, 19 augustus 1932) was een Oostenrijks jurist, beambte en politicus. Hij was enige tijd bondskanselier en minister van buitenlandse zaken van Oostenrijk.

Schober was tussen 1918 en 1932 hoofd van de politie in Wenen. Toen in juli 1927 in Burgenland een veteraan en een jongetje meelopend in een optocht van de sociaaldemocratische militie Republikanischer Schutzbund werden doodgeschoten door demonstrerende leden van de nationaal-conservatieve Heimwehr, brak in Wenen een opstand uit. Onder de verantwoordelijkheid van Schober werd ingegrepen en vielen 89 doden en meer dan duizend gewonden. Het ingrijpen markeerde de ontstane polarisatie in de Oostenrijkse samenleving.

Johann Schober werd voor het eerst bondskanselier in 1921 (tot 1922). In 1923 werd hij eerste voorzitter van het in hetzelfde jaar gestichte Internationale Kriminalpolizeiliche Kommission (IKK, tegenwoordig bekend als Interpol). Vervolgens werd Schober wederom bondskanselier; zijn termijn liep van september 1929 tot september 1930. Zijn beleid werd gekenmerkt door een hervorming van de grondwet en het afschaffen van de herstelbetalingen, die in het verdrag van Saint-Germain waren vastgelegd. Na deze periode keerde hij terug als vicebondskanselier, minister van buitenlandse zaken en parlementsafgevaardigde. Hij overleed in 1932 op 57-jarige leeftijd.

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Q: Exponential population problem Hi I'm having a lot of trouble modelling the equation described by the following problem, mostly because I don't really understand the first paragraph.
A rumor spreads through a school. Let () be the fraction of the population that has heard the rumor at time  and assume that the rate at which the rumor spreads is proportional to the product of the fraction  of the population that has heard the rumor and the fraction 1− that has not yet heard the rumor.
The school has 1000 students in total. At 8 a.m., 107 students have heard the rumor, and by noon, half the school has heard it. Using the logistic model explained above, determine how much time passes before 90% of the students will have heard the rumor.
Thank you!

A: Let's set up a differential equation for $y(t)$.

Let $y(t)$ be the fraction of the population that has heard the rumor at time $t$

So keep in mind that $y$ is a fraction of students, not the number of students.

the rate at which the rumor spreads

that's $y'(t)$

is proportional to

that means "is equal to some constant times..."

the product of the fraction $y$ of the population that has heard the rumor and the fraction $1-y$ that has not yet heard the rumor.

that's $y \cdot (1-y)$, or really $y(t)(1-y(t))$ since $y$ here describes the fraction that has heard the rumor at time $t$.
Putting that all together, $y'(t)=ry(t)(1-y(t))$ for some constant $r$. You can solve this differential equation to get an expression for $y(t)$, which will involve yet another unknown constant.
To solve for the constants, use the two pieces of information you are given:

The school has 1000 students in total. At 8 a.m., 107 students have heard the rumor

Now we have to decide how $t$ corresponds with hours of the day. You could say $t=0$ is 8 a.m., and time is measured in hours. Then the above says $y(0)=107/1000$.

and by noon, half the school has heard it

Since noon is 4 hours after 8 a.m., this says $y(4)=1/2$.
So you can plug in the two points $y(0)=107/1000$ and $y(4)=1/2$ into your solution for $y(t)$ to solve for the unknown constants. Once you've done that, you will have an expression for $y(t)$ where all the constants are known. Finally,

determine how much time passes before 90% of the students will have heard the rumor.

So we need to solve $y(t)=0.90$, which you can do since you now know $y(t)$.

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Curamando in Oslo worked with a major retail company in HiFi and sound equipment in Norway. Last year, the company's founder shifted the strategic focus from retail to more online-centric. Curamando joined the company as a dedicated partner in digitising their customer journey. The first phase started with optimisation of paid search advertising.
Previously, the company outsourced paid traffic acquisition to media agencies. The costs were high, and the internal marketing department did not have enough insight or competence to understand how the campaigns performed. The marketing manager wanted to take paid acquisition in-house, optimise the campaigns and gain more competence in paid search.
After Curamando restructured and optimised the company's paid search account and campaigns, the average cost per click dropped as much as 43% compared to the previous period. With the same budget, the newly optimized campaigns brought in nearly 40% more users to the site.
With smarter audience targeting and better tracking on the conversion goals, the traffic also got more relevant. Bounce rate dropped by as much as 70% and the conversion rate improved by 38%.
Furthermore, Curamando helped the company set up and monitor campaigns during Black Weekend, which delivered great sales volumes.
The marketing manager at the company was given a series of six workshops, together with a handbook on campaign optimisation, to ensure that they had enough competence internally to take over operations after Curamando left the project.
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Popular media personality and presenter, Nancy Isime, has revealed that she was suicidal while growing up.
She made this known via her Instagram page while celebrating her 30th birthday.
According to her, she suffered depression and was suicidal at a young age. This made her believe she would take her life before 30.
Alongside a video, in tears, Nancy wrote, "This was me everytime I picked up my phone on my birthday, I was surrounded by friends and when they turn to look at me, I was always in tears!
"I will be honest with you, I have looked forward to my 30th all my life but didn't even imagine I'll be in a space this amazing!
"As a child/teenager who suffered depression and was suicidal, I really did not think I'll make it to 30. I always thought I would take my life before then so this is such a big deal to me!
"To be here, in good health, sound mind, surrounded by the most amazing people online and offline, experiencing love in its truest form? And yes I feel all my emotions, I cry when I'm happy, sad, overwhelmed, in love. It is the only way to live in every single moment."
Nancy held a Winter Wonderland-themed birthday party, with Nollywood actors and celebrities in attendance.
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It has been well-known for a while now that turmeric can safely be thought-about a superfood. This superb root has so many wholesome qualities that it might actually be tough to consider if there was not a lot time-tested scientific proof to again it up. On this article, we are going to discover the well being advantages of turmeric, with a particular emphasis on what this superb root can do to your temper.
What's Turmeric, and why is it so Particular?
Tumeric is a pure root which is utilized in cuisines all around the world, significantly on the Indian subcontinent. The truth is this root is what provides the distinct yellow-gold shade to curry, that quintessential ingredient in so many Indian dishes. However why is turmeric so wholesome?
The reply lies within the energetic ingredient, referred to as curcumin. This compounds has highly effective anti-inflammatory properties which lend themselves to a large number of well being advantages. Irritation lies on the warmth of many alternative well being issues. Whereas irritation is a pure response to damage or illness, it may be triggered by inappropriate stimuli and find yourself doing extra hurt than good. There have been a mess of research confirming the effectiveness of curcumin (and thus of turmeric) in mitigating the damaging results of irritation in individuals of all ages.
Okay, so turmeric is sweet for the remainder of your physique, however what concerning the mind? Is there any proof to again up the claims that helps your temper or reminiscence as properly?
In 2018, an enchanting examine was revealed within the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry which highlighted researchers on the College of California Los Angeles (UCLA) how curcumin dietary supplements affected the reminiscence efficiency of individuals aged 50 to 90 years.
The contributors have been divided into two teams, with one group receiving a placebo, whereas the opposite group acquired curcumin dietary supplements. In the beginning of the examine, the contributors got a cognitive efficiency take a look at, which was repeated each 6 months for a complete of 18 months. On the finish of the examine, the information have been clear; the group that took curcumin confirmed a mean 30% enchancment in take a look at scores, and when the researchers carried out PET scans, they discovered elevated mind exercise within the curcumin group.
The group that took curcumin additionally reported feeling an elevated and improved temper. Curiously, there have been different research exhibiting curcumin's optimistic results on numerous types of despair. Extra analysis must be completed, however curcumin-rich meals like turmeric may show to be a really efficient pure methodology for mitigating the results of despair, as properly a preventative measure.


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Q: SFMC JB Custom Activity | POST values from DE to endpoint that requires specific data set I have an endpoint that is expecting data that is close to the below format (recipient object is required). I want to send this data after execution in my journey. The data is coming from my entry source (data extension). Here is documentation to the API I am wanting to send my POST to: API DOC
{
"campaign_id": "",
"recipient": {
    "first_name": "",
    "last_name": "",
    "company": "",
    "email": "",
    "address_1": "",
    "city": "",
    "state": "",
    "postal_code": "",
    "identifier": ""
}
}

In my config JSON, below is how I have successfully posted data to a postbin from my DE. Now, my issue is that the endpoint I want to use ONLY accepts the ABOVE data and nothing else. However, when I POST with the working format below it will come with additional data that is not accepted by the endpoint.
"arguments": {
"execute": {
  "inArguments": [
  "first_name": "{{Event.Entry-event-key.first_name}}",
  "last_name": "{{Event.Entry-event-key.last_name}}",
  "company": "{{Event.Entry-event-key.company}}",
  "email": ""{{Event.Entry-event-key.email}}""
  ],
  "outArguments": [],
  "url": "postbin endpoint url",
  "verb": "POST",
  "body": "",
  "header": "",
  "format": "json",
  "useJwt": false,
  "timeout": 10000
}
}

In addition, the endpoint also requires custom headers for access. Is it possible to do this kind of POST to an API from JB? One that only requires specific fields and nothing else?
If so, how can this be done? Is there a way to access the data I am pushing out of my custom activity? Clearly I am able to post it to postbin in the request body at this point. Maybe I need to push my DE data to an endpoint where I can again GET the data, rework it, and then POST it to the API in it's required format?
What is the best practice here?

A: I wouldn't go through the trouble of pushing this to a DE just so you can reformat your payload. Instead, create a save function on your client-side controller that will request the eventdefinitionkey and then format the payload to send to the back-end of your app on save:
connection.on("requestedTriggerEventDefinition", function(
    eventDefinitionModel
) {
    if (eventDefinitionModel) {
        definition = eventDefinitionModel;
        eventDefinitionKey = eventDefinitionModel.eventDefinitionKey;
    }
});

function save() {
    var campaign_id = $("#campaign_id").val();
    payload["arguments"].execute.inArguments = [{
        campaign_id: campaign_id,
        recipient: {
            first_name: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."first_name"}}',
            last_name: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."last_name"}}',
            company: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."company"}}',
            email: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."email"}}',
            address_1: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."address_1"}}',
            city: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."city"}}',
            state: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."state"}}',
            postal_code: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."postal_code"}}',
            identifier: "{{Event." + eventDefinitionKey + '."identifier"}}'
        }
    }];
    payload["metaData"].isConfigured = true;
    connection.trigger("updateActivity", payload);
}

Then, in your back-end processing, just decode your JWT to authenticate the request and grab your recipient object from the payload:
var args = decoded.inArguments[0];
var payloadToPostBin = args.recipient;


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Container Handling, News, Ports and Terminals
Port Houston nears 1 million TEU in Q1 2022
Container volumes at Port Houston are up 20 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2022, almost reaching 1 million TEU.
After a productive March where it moved 308,557 TEU, the port has now processed a total of 903,393 TEU since the beginning of 2022.
Last month, Port Houston waived dockage for ships waiting at anchor that could berth while waiting for gang assignments in order to accelerate the working of vessels and move cargo through the port faster.
The port has also accelerated projects at its container terminals, for example doubling gate capacity at its Barbours Cut Container Terminal.
"Port Houston is constantly evaluating growth within the industry and developing innovative solutions to accommodate that growth," said Executive Director Roger Guenther.
"We know that velocity of goods is of the utmost importance to our customers, and we continue to evaluate our procedures and infrastructure to improve efficiency."
Last year marked the port's busiest year on record for containers, processing 3.5 million TEU, a 15 per cent increase compared to its volumes in 2020.
Imports were a major driver in this significant growth. In December 2021 alone, the port handled 303,204 TEU, a 10 per cent increase compared to the same period the previous year.
In this month, 148,301 TEU counted for loaded imports and the remaining 90,660 TEU represented loaded exports.
Earlier this month, Port Houston also laid out its plan to achieve a net-zero GHG footprint by 2050.
In its roadmap to carbon neutrality, the port cited the need to upgrade technology, improve infrastructure and equipment, and utilise alternative fuels and clean energy sources.


When Chasity Davis was pregnant with her third daughter, she felt miserable. She weighed 365 pounds at just 4 feet 11 inches tall. She was easily exhausted by daily tasks.
Her health seemed fine and she didn't experience high blood pressure or high cholesterol, or develop pre-diabetes. But soon after she gave birth to J'Nylah, something weird started happening — she experienced shortness of breath when she reclined. She mentioned it casually, but her doctors knew her complaint revealed something more serious. They immediately moved her to a cardiac ward and put her on a heart monitor. Then she learned disturbing news.
"I realized one day I am done with seven days a week, twice a day," she said. "I slowed up."
Since starting with GirlTrek, Davis lost 171 pounds, and overall, she's lost 242 pounds since having her daughter almost seven years ago.
3. It's OK to eat "bad" food.
While eating more fruits, vegetables, lean protein and whole grains helped Davis lose pounds, she still eats some fatty or sugary foods. She just knows she should limit them.
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Chinese are Short of Wives
by Tech Teen August 1, 2018
written by Tech Teen August 1, 2018
It's a common fact that Chinese are lack of woman to marry now. There are more men. China has more men than women as a result of the one-child policy. Rural Chinese struggle to find wives, and bride-trafficking is big business.
Now, The women were lured by the prospect of holidays or jobs and then sold for up to 50,000 yuan (£5,200).
Police caught the gang after one of the women alerted an officer while travelling on a train in August.
She turned to the policeman for help, according to Xinhua, saying she had been abducted in Myanmar (also known as Burma) and forced to travel to China.
Officers reportedly caught the abductor after he tried to drag the woman away.
Following a three-month investigation, police arrested another 30 suspects allegedly involved in the people smuggling operation.
Because of its one-child policy, China has a large gender imbalance because many families decide to abort or abandon baby girls.
In September, state media reported that police would crack down on websites selling all-male tours to South East Asia where travellers could meet "foreign brides", according to the Reuters news agency.
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Twenty of Australia's top scientists are calling to permanently ban fracking in the Northern Territory because of its impact on climate change.
The joint statement, written in response to the Final Report of the NT Fracking Inquiry, commends the Inquiry's findings that the increase of greenhouse gases that would result from fracking is "unacceptable" and again urged the Government to ban fracking.
The scientists also firmly rejected the suggestion that if these emissions were "offset" it could result in an "acceptable outcome".
Signatories to the statement include several of Australia's most respected climate scientists including Graeme Pearman, John Church, Will Steffen and Steven Sherwood.
The Fracking Inquiry had no climate scientists on its Panel.
"Approval of any major fossil fuel development in the NT in current circumstances would be a total abrogation of the fiduciary and security responsibilities entrusted to the NT government." says, former Head of the Australian Coal Association and CEO of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Ian Dunlop.
"We commend the Inquiry for recognising that the very large greenhouse gas emissions that would result from unconventional gas development in the Northern Territory would be unacceptable." says Professor Will Steffen, leading climate scientist and Councillor at the Climate Council.
"The Northern Territory is facing potentially devastating impacts from global warming including increasing extreme heat and extreme weather events," says the Australia Institute's Research Director, Rod Campbell.
"Allowing fracking would be pouring fuel on the fire and a threat to the wellbeing of all Territorians" Campbell said.
Please find the joint statement and signatories list below.
As signatories to the Open Letter on the global warming impacts of NT fracking published on February 27, 2018, our view remains that development of onshore shale gas and shale oil fields in the Northern Territory should not go ahead under any circumstances.
However, we do not accept that "offsetting" the domestic emissions of unconventional gas development would represent "an acceptable outcome".
As scientists and experts concerned about the wellbeing of the people of the Northern Territory, Australia and the rest of the world, we strongly urge that onshore shale gas and shale oil development does not go ahead in the Northern Territory under any circumstances.
 Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing (2018) Final Report p 210.
 Steffen W (2015) Unburnable carbon: Why we need to leave fossil fuels in the ground. Climate Council of Australia. Stephan W (2018) Submission to Hydraulic Fracturing Taskforce, Northern Territory.


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Sayeed Khokon accepts party decision
DHAKA Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon today said that he accepted the decision of his party Awami League (AL) over nomination to the mayoral candidate for the DSCC polls slated for January 30 next.
My leader Sheikh Hasina is the guardian of mine after my father. She took the decision which she thought well. I accepted the decision spontaneously, he said in a reaction at a press conference at the Nagar Bhaban here a day after AL nominated Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh for vying for the mayoral post in the DSCC polls.
Noting that 80 percent to 90 percent work of the special 'Jol-Shobujer Dhaka Project (city covered with water and green)' has already been completed, the DSCC mayor said. My tenure will end on May 17 next. I will continue all activities during this period.
Hoping that the work of the project will be completed within two or three months, Khokon said, Apart from this there are some long term projects. I will also work to advance those projects. The next mayor to be elected by the people will complete the work.
Replying to a query from journalists, he said, I am successful as mayor. But I am a human being not an angel. Mistakes might have been done (by me).
He also said that he will help the next mayor with his experience and suggestions.
According to the polls schedule, the last date for filing nomination papers is December 31. The returning officers will scrutinise the nomination papers on January 2, and the last date for withdrawing candidacy is January 9.


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Q: Function to get sum of array of numbers Javascript
I'm getting 00.10.10.20.20.050.050.05 as my output.
However, I want the sum which should be .75
var array = ['0.1','0.1','0.2','0.2','0.05','0.05','0.05']
var sum = 0;
function sumArray() {
    var random = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100);
    for (i=0; i < array.length ; i++) {
      sum +=array[i];
    }

}
sumArray();
alert(sum);

A: Actually you are concatenating strings (your array has strings on it). Just parse your strings:
var array = ['0.1','0.1','0.2','0.2','0.05','0.05','0.05']
var sum = 0;
function sumArray() {
    var random = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100);
    for (i=0; i < array.length ; i++) {
      sum += parseFloat(array[i]);
    }

}
sumArray();
alert(sum);

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let array = ['0.1','0.1','0.2','0.2','0.05','0.05','0.05'];
let sum = array.reduce((a, b) => parseFloat(a) + parseFloat(b));
console.log(sum);


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Breathe easy: It's decision time for colleges
It's fingernail-biting season, as college application responses are arriving in mailboxes of nervous high school seniors awaiting the biggest decision of their lives.
Traditionally, the last letters arrive on April 1 and conventional wisdom says fat envelopes contain good news, while skinny ones are rejections. That's not necessarily true, but it doesn't make the waiting any easier.
Whatever happens, take a deep breath. This is only the start of an incredible journey.
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Effect of North Korea's Economic Sanctions
By Rayhan Murad
In a recent speech to the United Nations, President Donald Trump called on the world to take decisive action against North Korea's belligerent leader, Kim Jong Un. Calling the dictator "rocket man", President Trump warned against appeasing North Korea's nuclear ambitions. While the nicknames given to North Korea's dictator may be humorous, the threat that North Korea poses to the international community is no laughing matter.
North Korea has long had a deadly arsenal of short and long range weapons that could cause major devastation to neighboring countries of Japan, South Korea, and the US territory of Guam. The Kim dynasty, led currently by dictator Kim Jong Un and previously by Kim Jong Il, has not hesitated to threaten countries with deadly force in an attempt to stave off any type of interference in their country by external forces.
North Korea's rapid development of nuclear weapons, however, is especially alarming, as it allows a belligerent "rogue" state to have the capability to kill millions of people at once. If North Korea succeeds in perfecting its nuclear technology, it would turn the country into an instant military superpower in the Asia-pacific, as the government could use its military threat as leverage to gain favorable economic and diplomatic ties, thus uprooting the fragile balance of power that currently exists.
Three consecutive US presidents have tried to curb North Korea's aggression and slow its nuclear development, mostly through the United Nations. The United Nation's primary tool to stop countries from acting against international law (developing nuclear weapons, in North Korea's case), has been the use of economic sanctions. Economic sanctions include trade barriers, tariffs, and restrictions on finances of countries acting out of line, in the hopes of forcing them to stop acting out. By using the collective economic strength of the world's governing body, the United Nations can, in theory, stop countries like North Korea from breaking the law by tightening their wallets.
With North Korea however, this has not been the case. Sanctions placed on North Korea are often avoided through loopholes and black market dealings. For example, when the United Nations places retaliatory sanctions on North Korea for testing alleged hydrogen bombs (a highly deadly type of bomb that North Korea should not have) on its coal and agricultural exports, North Korea makes up the income through illicit drug and arms trades in the black market, where international governmental organizations have less power. Essentially, when one source of income is cut off for North Korea, the government will just find another one. North Korea has also been able to keep their economy afloat for the past half century (albeit barely) by trading with countries that disregard the economic barriers that have been placed on the country, such as Syria and Somalia. Obscure states aren't the only ones guilty of aiding the North Korean economy and undermining sanctions, however; world powers such as China are also guilty of providing North Korea economic aid and financial safety nets. Afraid of the North Korean government toppling and causing instability in their southern border, the Chinese government, along with private entities within China, has long been trading with and doing business with the North Koreans. Unfortunately, as the scope of sanctions is increased to target more and more of North Korea's key economic pillars, the scope of evasion increases as well.
Sanctions on North Korea also bring up a human rights dilemma for the United Nations. In the past, North Korea has cut down rations for its people in order to keep the country's military government functioning properly, causing millions to starve and many to die. Economic sanctions on North Korean exports of food may hurt the North Korean government, but they can devastate already famished North Korean citizens, who are powerless to speak out against the dictatorship.
As North Korea undoubtedly tests more nuclear weapons and threatens more of its neighbors around the world, it is likely that the United Nations will pass more sanctions on the rogue state, especially more drastic economic sanctions in hopes of finally containing the deadly threat posed by the Kim regime. Sanctions on additional North Korean banks and businesses, specific financial sanctions on monetary assets of North Korea's leaders, and increased repercussions for helping North Korea are all likely to be on the table in future UN talks. Whether these sanctions will be more effective than the ones in place today is unclear.
For decades, the United Nations has tried to wield the power of economic sanctions to deter North Korea's military aggression. This policy of economic sanctions may have slowed down its progress, but since North Korea sees a successful nuclear program as key to the survival and security of its state, the government has proven that it is willing to do anything to acquire nuclear weapons. As North Korea moves closer and closer to completing their ultimate goal of perfecting nuclear technology capable of hitting the United States and other world powers, the window of opportunity for the United Nations to act is closing ever so quickly.
The United Nations was created in the wake of a war spurred on by an authoritarian leader whose aim was to gain ultimate power at any cost necessary. It is fitting then, that the one of the gravest conflicts the UN faces today is with a leader with the similar goals. The president of the most powerful country in the world calling North Korea's determined leader "rocket man" may have captured the headlines last month, but if the United Nation's economic sanctions continue to fail, the headlines may look just a little less amusing.
http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-why-un-sanctions-not-working-2017-9
https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/6/16103954/north-korea-sanctions-haley-china-un
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http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/09/07/u-n-report-sanctions-arent-stopping-north-koreas-nuclear-program/
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The Bauhaus and its influence on contemporary design
by Eugenia Luchetta Sep 25, 2019 Sep 25, 2019
2019 marks the centenary of the opening of one of the most important institutions in the field of design, architecture and art: the Bauhaus. The school was founded in 1919 by architect Walter Gropius in the German city of Weimar, amid the gloomy climate of resentment and unrest that followed the First World War. The Bauhaus, focused on the values of internationalism and experimentation, often felt the effect of this political climate, and indeed it was forced to move its headquarters twice: to Dessau in 1925, and then to Berlin in 1932, a year before it was closed definitively by director Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, following pressure from the Nazi government.
The Bauhaus building in Dessau, designed by its founder Walter Gropius
The school aimed to bring together art, design and technology to improve the functional and aesthetic qualities of mass-produced objects, and particularly low-cost items. The idealistic concept that gave rise to the Bauhaus was that design should permeate every aspect of people's daily lives, and that this should apply to everyone, not just a privileged few.
The Bauhaus offered a multidisciplinary curriculum, with each subject treated on an equal footing and all of them underpinned by one of the school's founding principles – the idea that form follows function.
In just 14 years, the Bauhaus played a key role in establishing industrial design as a discipline, and its influence on modernist art and architecture is clearly visible. In the field of graphic design, meanwhile, it opened the way to Jan Tschichold's 'new Typography', upon which modern typography is still to some extent based.
Bauhaus: the centenary rekindles interest
Currently, thanks in part to the school's centenary, the Bauhaus' achievements are being rediscovered and garnering a growing amount of interest.
The Bayer Next font
One interesting project from this viewpoint is the new visual identity of the Bauhaus-Archiv Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, created by graphic designer Sascha Lobe and his team at his former studio, L2M3. The museum was founded in 1960 with the aim of studying and preserving the history and influence of the Bauhaus.
L2M3, variations of Bayer Next. 2014–present. By kind permission of Sascha Lobe.
Following research involving a large quantity of archive material, Lobe created a new font for the museum, directly inspired by the Universal font designed by Herbert Bayer in 1925. The font, appropriately named Bayer Next, aims to revive not only the aesthetic style of the Bauhaus, but also its spirit and values.
L2M3, poster for the Bauhaus-Archiv. 2014. By kind permission of Sascha Lobe.
The font design process was based on experimentation, refining and iteration; as of today, the font has 555 glyphs, and the number is constantly rising. To promote the centre and its graphic design work, a series of posters, animations and layouts have also been designed which, while undoubtedly drawing on key motifs for which the school is renowned, such as geometric forms, primary colours and halftone screens, are also clearly a contemporary reinterpretation, in which the variety of the glyphs offered by the font plays a fundamental role.
Adobe Hidden Treasures Bauhaus Dessau: reassembling unfinished fonts
Remaining in the world of typography, the importance of the Bauhaus' typography course and its results are shown in the work carried out by renowned type designer Erik Spiekermann who, in collaboration with Adobe, recovered sketches and fragments of letters designed by students that were never finished due to the school's sudden closure. Five alphabets have been painstakingly completed, in line with the drawings available and the intentions underpinning the sketches, and then digitalised by an international team of students led by Spiekermann himself. The fonts, part of the Adobe Hidden Treasures Bauhaus Dessau project, can be downloaded at the website adobehiddentreasures.com
Two of the fonts from the Adobe Hidden Trasures Bauhaus Dessau project.
Bauhaus and textiles: the magic lives on in Hannah Waldron's tapestries
Another noteworthy contemporary reinterpretation of the Bauhaus' achievements, this time in the field of textiles, is the work of Hannah Waldron, an artist and designer who explores the expressive potential of fabric through exhibitions, research projects and teaching. Waldron claims to have started weaving in 2010 after admiring the wonderful woven works in the Bauhaus archive (the textiles created by Anni Albers, recently exhibited in the Tate Modern, are particularly well known). However, Waldron was also inspired by the school's philosophy and founding principles, and draws on them in her practice, creating extraordinary tapestries that work on their own or in dialogue both with one another and with wooden structures in her exhibitions.
Hannah Waldron, Primary Traveller, 2018. By kind permission of Hannah Waldron.
Hannah Waldron, Sisters. By kind permission of Hannah Waldron.
Bauhaus iconography: 99design's revisiting of famous logos
Sometimes rediscovering the Bauhaus involves returning to the most recognisable stylistic features of the school's graphic design language, such as simple geometric shapes, primary colours and diagonal lines. To mark the centenary, 99design invited international designers to reimagine famous logos in a Bauhaus style. The result is a rather simplistic vision of the typographical and graphical maxims of the Bauhaus, but it is certainly a fun reinterpretation that brings together the aspects of graphic design that the public most associate with the school.
While some interesting similarities can be found in formal aspects of contemporary projects, the current revisiting of the Bauhaus above all invokes its values and its spirit. The aim to use design as a tool to improve people's daily lives, the amalgamation of art and technology and the idea of functionality as the most important guide when defining the form are all Bauhaus teachings that are still equally valid and important today.
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