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Pituitary volume in patients with bipolar disorder and their first-degree relatives
Tsutomu Takahashi, Mark Walterfang, Stephen J. Wood, Matthew J. Kempton, Jigar Jogia, Valentina Lorenzetti, Bridget Soulsby, Michio Suzuki, Dennis Velakoulis, Christos Pantelis, Sophia Frangou
Background: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation has been reported in bipolar disorder (BD), but previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of pituitary gland volume in BD have yielded inconsistent findings. In addition, the contribution of genetic factors to the pituitary changes in BD remains largely unknown. Method: We used MRI to investigate the pituitary volume in 29 remitted patients with BD, 49 of their first-degree relatives (of whom 15 had a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder), and 52 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. Results: BD patients had a significantly larger pituitary volume compared with their relatives and healthy controls. Pituitary volume did not differ between controls and healthy relatives or relatives diagnosed with major depression. Limitations: Direct measures of HPA function (i.e., hormonal levels) were not available. Conclusions: These findings suggest that enlarged pituitary volume is associated with disease expression but not genetic susceptibility to BD.
Journal of Affective Disorders
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2009.12.002
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Takahashi, T., Walterfang, M., Wood, S. J., Kempton, M. J., Jogia, J., Lorenzetti, V., Soulsby, B., Suzuki, M., Velakoulis, D., Pantelis, C., & Frangou, S. (2010). Pituitary volume in patients with bipolar disorder and their first-degree relatives. Journal of Affective Disorders, 124(3), 256-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2009.12.002
Takahashi, Tsutomu ; Walterfang, Mark ; Wood, Stephen J. et al. / Pituitary volume in patients with bipolar disorder and their first-degree relatives. In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 2010 ; Vol. 124, No. 3. pp. 256-261.
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The Martinson Group, a leading company in the construction of a sustainable and future-proof society uses Statcon in its mission to design, deliver and assemble frames and stands in glulam, as well as floor joists in KL wood. By taking advantage of the unique building properties of glulam and KL-wood, Martinson's has, among other things, developed building systems for halls, bridges and apartment buildings.
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Homeland Border Employees Took Millions in Bribes to Allow Massive Secret Influx of Illegal Drugs and Immigrants
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson
By Ron Nixon, New York Times
WASHINGTON — In 2012, Joohoon David Lee, a federal Homeland Security agent in Los Angeles, was assigned to investigate the case of a Korean businessman accused of sex trafficking.
Instead of carrying out a thorough inquiry, Lee solicited and received about $13,000 in bribes and other gifts from the businessman and his relatives in return for making the "immigration issue go away," court records show.
Lee, an agent with Homeland Security Investigations at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, filed a report saying: "Subject was suspected of human trafficking. No evidence found and victim statement contradicts. Case closed. No further action required."
But after another agent alerted internal investigators about Lee's interference in another case, his record was examined and he was charged with bribery. He pleaded guilty in July and was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
It was not an isolated case. A review by The New York Times of thousands of court records and internal agency documents showed that over the last 10 years almost 200 employees and contract workers of the Department of Homeland Security have taken nearly $15 million in bribes while being paid to protect the nation's borders and enforce immigration laws.
These employees have looked the other way as tons of drugs and thousands of unauthorized immigrants were smuggled into the United States, the records show. They have illegally sold green cards and other immigration documents, have entered law enforcement databases and given sensitive information to drug cartels. In one case, the information was used to arrange the attempted murder of an informant.
The Times' findings most likely undercount the amount of bribes because in many cases court records do not give a tally. The findings also do not include gifts, trips or money stolen by Homeland Security employees.
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump said border security would be one of his highest priorities. As he prepares to take office, he will find that many of the problems seem to come from within.
"It does absolutely no good to talk about the building of walls or tougher enforcement if you can't secure the integrity of the immigration system, when you have fraud and corruption with your own employees," said an internal affairs official at the Department of Homeland Security who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Although Homeland Security employees who have been caught taking bribes represent less than 1 percent of the more than 250,000 people who work at the department, investigators say the bribes and small numbers of people arrested and charged with bribery obscure the impact corruption can have on border security and immigration enforcement.
"Any amount is bad, and one person alone can do a lot of damage," said John Roth, the inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security. "It doesn't have to be widespread."
Law enforcement experts say the bribing of border and immigration agents is not surprising. As security along the border has tightened with the addition of fences, drones and sensors, drug cartels and human smugglers have found it increasingly more difficult to operate.
"So it makes sense that cartels would target and try to corrupt border interdiction agents," said Fred Burton, chief security officer at Stratfor, a global intelligence company, and a former deputy chief of counterterrorism at the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service. "It's very similar to the tactics and tradecraft used by foreign intelligence services during the Cold War."
Homeland Security officials, acknowledging that internal corruption is a problem, have hired more internal affairs investigators, provided ethics training and started to administer polygraph tests to new applicants, along with countersurveillance training to employees so they can recognize when they are being targeted by criminal organizations.
Customs and Border Protection, which has had dozens of its officers arrested and charged with bribery, said it had made additional changes to combat corruption. Jeh Johnson, the secretary of Homeland Security, in 2014 gave authority to the agency's internal affairs office to conduct criminal investigations for the first time. And Mark Morgan, a former FBI agent who had investigated corruption on the border, was put in charge of the Border Patrol.
"Polygraphs have made it so we don't hire people with significant problems," said R. Gil Kerlikowske, commissioner of the customs agency. "The bigger problem is what happens to people who are already on board. These changes address that."
Records show that the bribing of Homeland Security employees persists. In 2016, 15 have been arrested on, convicted of or sentenced on charges of bribery.
In February, Johnny Acosta, a Customs and Border Protection officer in Douglas, Arizona, was sentenced to eight years in prison for bribery and drug smuggling. Acosta, who was arrested as he tried to flee to Mexico, took more than $70,000 in bribes and helped smuggle over a ton of marijuana into the United States.
Last month, Eduardo Bazan, a Border Patrol agent in McAllen, Texas, was arrested and accused of helping a drug trafficking organization smuggle cocaine. According to court records, Bazan admitted to receiving $8,000 for his help. José Cruz-López, a Transportation Security Administration screener at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was arrested around the same time and accused of taking $215,000 in bribes to help smuggle drugs.
Corruption investigators said the case of former Border Patrol agent Ivhan Herrera-Chiang illustrates the damage a single compromised agent can cause. In 2013, he was sentenced to 15 years for providing sensitive law enforcement information to drug cartels.
Herrera-Chiang, who was assigned to a special undercover unit targeting the cartels in Yuma, Arizona, provided maps of hidden underground sensors, lock combinations to gates along the U.S.-Mexico border and the locations of Border Patrol traffic checkpoints to an individual who provided them to the cartels. The cartels used the information to bypass Border Patrol agents and transport methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana into the country, according to court records.
Herrera-Chiang also entered law enforcement databases on his work computer to run drug seizure checks and even provided information on confidential informants in Mexico. That information included one informant whom federal law enforcement officers were able to locate before he could be killed, court records said. Herrera-Chiang admitted to receiving about $4,500 in bribes for his efforts, but his co-conspirator put the amount between $60,000 and $70,000.
"Corrupt C.B.P. law enforcement personnel pose a national security threat," a Department of Homeland Security report released in May concluded. The report also revealed numerous problems with efforts to root out corruption among Border Patrol and customs agents. The report said the "true levels of corruption within C.B.P. are not known."
Convicted former border and immigration agents give different reasons for taking bribes, from financial troubles to drug use. But for many, it was simple greed.
Records show that Border Patrol officers and customs agents, who protect more than 7,000 miles of the border and deal most directly with drug cartels and smugglers, have taken the most in bribes, about $11 million.
But the issue of bribery extends well beyond front-line agents at the border. Department of Homeland Security employees who enforce immigration and customs laws and provide citizenship benefits and aviation security have also been arrested or indicted on and convicted of charges of taking bribes.
Last month, Daniel Espejo Amos, a former immigration service officer at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to taking $53,000 in bribes from immigration lawyers on behalf of 60 immigrants who were not eligible to become naturalized citizens of the United States. Amos certified that the immigrants met the requirements for citizenship, even though one person's English-language skills were so poor that copies of test answers were given to him so he could memorize them for a naturalization interview.
Transportation security officers and screeners with access to secure areas of airports that could be used to smuggle weapons and even carry bombs onto planes have taken hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes as well, records show.
Roth, the inspector general, said rooting out corrupt employees is a top priority for his office, which gets 300 to 400 cases a year alleging corruption. The office takes about 100 of the cases and sends the rest to internal affairs offices at ICE, Customs and Border Protection, the TSA and Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The Border Corruption Task Force, which is directed by the FBI and includes agencies from the Department of Homeland Security as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration, has also pursued dozens of corruption and bribery cases that have ended in convictions.
But the Homeland Security report released in May said Customs and Border Protection, the parent agency of the Border Patrol, currently lacks proactive programs to weed out corruption. Instead, the report said, the agency based its investigations on reporting from other employees, other government agencies or the public, by which time the corruption could have festered for decades.
The agency also needed to more than double the number of internal affairs criminal investigators to 550 from about 200, the report said. It said the agency's 2017 budget calls for an increase of only 30 investigators.
James Tomsheck, the former head of internal affairs at Customs and Border Protection, said many of the problems the agency is facing with corrupt agents had to do with inadequate prehiring screening programs.
Background checks and polygraph tests have failed to weed out actual cartel members who were hired by the Border Patrol in some instances, he said.
Border Protection Agency Accused of Failing to Add More Internal Corruption Investigators (by Elliot Spagat, Associated Press)
260 Homeland Security Employees Convicted of Crimes in 2011 (by Noel Brinkerhoff and David Wallechinsky, AllGov)


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Shannyn I can relate to your opening in that sometimes it is hard to sum up such an experience. Once can come up with the facts but the true awe is difficult to describe. Your photos are stunning. How lovely that you had that time to take in your beautiful country, disconnect from the world and spend time with your love.
It really was a special time Sue. I trust you are enjoying your most recent adventure too.
I am with you every inch of the way …well I wish I was. What a beautiful country you live in , the photos make it come alive . A joyous holiday to behold with your beloved . Right I'm going back to read it all again …enjoy my sweet .
Cherry, we are very lucky to live here. It is such an interesting and diverse country. It was a lovely holiday with my darling, we thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm glad you enjoyed reading about it too.


Problem. At the beginning of this century Islam was confined to some geographical areas in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Dr. Samuel Zwemer in his writings claimed that Islam was a dying religion because it had within it "the germs of death." This claim is no longer valid as Islam has experienced a resurgence and grown proportionately well in other parts of the world. Islam, along with animism, has gained roots in Africa, especially in North and West Africa. Both religions have grown tremendously among some of the people groups in North Ghana where Islam is mixed with hundreds of superstitions and traditions that have gripped the minds of the people for centuries. The Seventh-day Adventist Church The need to study and understand this development of Islam and folk religions in North Ghana is very important. Only when we understand this phenomenon can we devise a workable strategy for both the laity and the clergy to contextualize and use it in their witnessing for Christ. A strategy to win Dagomba Muslims in North Ghana has long remained elusive to Christian missions. This dissertation is a response to this problem so that the findings from this project and the suggested ideas and recommendations may serve as a manual for aspiring workers to North Ghana.
Method. Orthodox Islam and folk customs have made the SDA Church work in North Ghana very hard. This is because the SDA Church has not studied the type of Islam that is practiced in North Ghana. SDA Church missionaries to North Ghana stereotyped this Tslam as the type that is practiced in the Middle East. This project has used field interviews to identify this unique Islam, its characteristics, and factors that hinder SDA Church growth. As a result of the survey, twelve strategies have been suggested for both the laity and the clergy.
Results. After years of unsuccessful experimentation with man-made and quick-fix methods and plans, this project is calling the SDA Church in North Ghana back to the basics— to adopt Christ's methods of soul-winning and witnessing. This is the only divine blueprint for successful soul-winning in Muslim evangelism. The strategy is developed to encapsulate both the laity and the clergy so that they can work together in winning Muslims for Christ in North Ghana.
Twumasi, Sampson Kenneth, "Understanding the Folk Islam of the Dagbani-Speaking People: a Prerequisite to Evangelism in North Ghana" (1996). Project Documents. 136.


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Royal West Norfolk Golf Club (RWNGC) was founded in 1892 with royal status conferred at the outset, with the Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VII.
Set between the North Sea and salt marshes, the course is picturesque. The Clubhouse is not accessible by car when the tide is high, and both the 8th and 9th holes are affected by the tides (see times for 2013 or 2014). Walking across the beach to get from the clubhouse on to the course immediately gives one a pleasurable and relaxed feeling of anticipation.
Simon was born in Norfolk and qualified with the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) in 1994, having completed his training at King's Lynn Golf Club under the watchful eyes of Chris Hanlon. He later gained greater insight into the world of retail when in 1998 he moved to Norwich and worked alongside Chris Potter at the shop and driving range attached to Bawburgh Golf Club.
From Norwich, Simon was approached in 1999 to fill the post as Head Golf Professional at Royal West Norfolk Golf Club where he has become only the fourth Professional since the club was founded in 1892.
Although the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club is known for its traditional and 'frozen in time' nature, since joining the club the shop has been renovated, there is now a driving range facility, a purpose built teaching studio and the demand for lessons continues to escalate.
Right from the beginning, the shop has been very much a family affair with Simon's wife Jaimie, his in-laws and his mother helping either on the shop floor or behind the scenes. Another familiar face will be that of the family dog, Basil who is normally first into the shop to greet customers.
In 2005, Jonathan Oldfeild (Joe) joined the team, teaching and assisting in the shop. He completed his European Golf Teachers Federation (EGTF) training in 2001 and has since gone on to design and produce his own clothing range 'Oldfield Clothing', inspired by the golfers of the 1930's.


Donna obtained her BFA Interior Design Degree from American InterContinental University. She has over 20+ years of experience in the building industry with her focus on Model Home Merchandising. She loves the business and the effect that design has impacting the home buying decision. Donna is inspired by the beautiful world that we live in. She serves on the Executive Board for the Professional Women in Building in Atlanta and enjoys mentoring the next generation of leaders in the industry. After hours, Donna enjoys cooking, traveling and doing life with her husband Barry.


On 12/13 Paul Burkhart wrote: This book is nearly a decade old now. It ages well, though now what it says may not seem as immediately new and fresh as it once was. Still, I believe its diagnosis and treatment are just as relevant today as it was then. Ultimately, ... Great for a general spirituality, but not much specific for Christianity.


I thought you might find this amusing. My wife threw some overripe apples down the wooded slope off our back deck in Michigan. Some critter thought that maybe a safer place for this apple was in a tree, about 20 feet off the ground. A squirrel I would guess, creating order out of disorder. I took the picture two days ago. The apple is gone now.
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Squirrels are forever stashing food items (pizza crusts, etc.) on our porch. Drives me nuts. So to speak.
There is the joke about a man erratically running around with a monkey in his pants. The punch-line is your penultimate sentance.
I love when this happens – clear evidence of the animals activity – these pictures are also beautiful, with the bark pattern, the Y-branching, the apple right there….
I love that pic i am waiting of that .
The sqrlls love our apples. I have not seen them with apple stashes, but they do gnaw of the windfalls and that brings in lots of yellowjackets.
My apples are always getting chewed into by squirrels who can't seem to eat more than a little bit from each apple.
Yeah, they do the same to my tomatoes. Hey cute little rodents, why not eat one whole tomato instead of taking wee bites out of a dozen. argh!
That bright red apple in a winter setting sure pops. It probably didn't take you long to spot it.
I zoomed but couldn't tell if I could see teeth marks, but surely there must be.


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Zebra Finch
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Weight: 12 grams
Habitat: Variety of habitats, mainly dry wooded grasslands, bordering watercourses. Commonly found in the dri
Food: Fallen or ripening grass seeds. Insects are also eaten but favoured for feeding young
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Status: Not Present in TAS. Secure in all other states and territories in Australia
Zebra Finches are mainly grey, with characteristic black 'tear drop' eye stripes and 'zebra like' black and white barring on the rump and upper tail. The throat and upper breast are pale grey, with fine black barring, and there is a broad black band on upper chest. The sides of the belly are chestnut with many white spots. The remainder of the belly and the undertail are white. The male is distinguished from the female by its chestnut cheek patches, a character that gave the species the alternative name of Chestnut-eared Finch. Both sexes have red eyes and bill. The legs and feet are orange yellow. Young are similar in plumage to the female, except that the clear black and white markings of the head are absent. The eyes are grey-brown and the bill is black.
Zebra Finches are the most common and widespread of Australia's grassfinches, found across the Australian mainland, with the exception of Cape York Peninsula and some coastal areas.
Zebra Finches are most commonly found in the drier areas of Australia, living year round in social flocks of up to 100 or more birds. They can be found in a variety of habitats, mainly dry wooded grasslands, bordering watercourses.
Zebra Finches feed in large flocks on fallen or ripening grass seeds. Insects may be taken at any time of the year, but are particularly favoured when feeding young. Feeding takes place on the ground, and, unlike some other grassfinches, birds never pull seed heads down with their feet.
Zebra Finches pair for life. The female alone selects the nest site, but both birds care for the eggs and young. The male gathers almost all the nesting material, with which the female constructs the loose dome-shaped nest. Birds have also been reported to nest in hollows in the ground, although this behaviour is uncommon.
With a time-span of 70 to 80 days from hatching to becoming sexually active, the Zebra Finch is one of the fastest maturing bird species recorded.
The introduction of artificial dams and water tanks has actually increased the Zebra Finch's natural range, as the birds need to drink on a regular basis.
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With over 1.1 billion users, Facebook certainly has some pull in the world of social media. So use that reach to your benefit and start recruiting through Facebook and other social media sites like Twitter and LinkedIn. After all, 52 percent of job seekers took to Facebook to find jobs in 2012.
You can't teach passion, but you can certainly teach skills. Just because someone has experience doesn't mean they're passionate about what they do. Heck, they may not even like the job. So if you come across a recent grad who has the passion you're looking for but not the skill set, don't toss them aside just yet. You'll likely be surprised at how quickly they learn and dedicate themselves to the job.
This is one of our favorite hiring practices here at Hireology. For candidates who are in the final stage of the hiring process, we offer them the chance to come into the office for an hour or two and shadow an employee they would be working with. This gives the candidate the chance to see what it's like working at Hireology, and it gives us the chance to see how well they mesh with the rest of the team.
It's a win-win for both the candidate and the company! If it's not a good fit, then money will be saved on inevitable turnover. But if things work out, then you'll feel even better handing over the offer letter to that millennial.


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This camp is all about the joy of jumping in and finding the funny. Listening, saying "yes, and," collaboration and flexibility are key. Though there is a focus on the basics, students with prior improv experience will find an opportunity to strengthen their basic comedy muscles.
Students will work on teamwork, trust, support and artistic collaboration through improv exercises and short form games, like the ones played on Whose Line Is It Anyways? Students will perform a show at the end of the week featuring the games that they learned.
Camp Improv takes place at Centennial High School on the stage and in theatre room.
Students will work on both short form games and long form improvisation. We will focus on character creation, creating patterns, timing, and heightening. Students will perform a show at the end of the week featuring both short form games and a long format.
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The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) 2010 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is hosted on a comprehensive website which includes other information regarding local hazard mitigation planning, interactive maps showing areas at risk due to events such as flooding, wildfire, and landslides (based on historic data), and strategic priorities and actions submitted by individual agencies participating in the Mitigation Plan. The Plan itself identifies natural hazards with the greatest impact to the Bay Area including climate change, flooding, landslides, wildfires and drought.
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Resource Category: Planning
San Francisco Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership/ Project's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) is a collaboratively produced, consensus-based agreement about what should be done to protect and restore the Estuary. It serves as a roadmap for restoring the Estuary's chemical, physical, and biological health. This 2007 CCMP updates the 1993 CCMP, which was based on input from the broad stakeholder community - including more than one hundred representatives from federal and state agencies, local governments, environmental groups, business and industry, academia, and the pubic.
Related Organizations: San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments
This guidebook was developed by the Climate Impacts Group (CIG) at the University of Washington and King County, Washington, in association with ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability. The purpose of the guide is to help decision-makers in a local, regional, or state government prepare for climate change by recommending a detailed process for climate change preparedness based on familiar resources and tools.
Related Organizations: Center for Science in the Earth System (CSES), King County, Washington, University of Washington, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, Climate Impacts Group (CIG)
A Guide to Community-Centered Engagement in the District of Columbia
The Guide to Community-Centered Engagement was developed by the Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) in partnership with the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE). The guide synthesizes lessons from a year-long engagement process that GCC helped to lead in partnership with DOEE. GCC convened an Equity Advisory Group (EAG) of community leaders and residents in far Northeast neighborhoods of DC's Ward 7 to inform the implementation of the Clean Energy DC and Climate Ready DC plans.
Related Organizations: District Department of Energy and the Environment (DDOE) - Washington DC, Georgetown Climate Center
Community-Driven Climate Resilience Planning: A Framework (2017)
This report outlines a framework, informed by community-based organizations from across the country, to meaningfully engage vulnerable and impacted communities in defining and building climate resilience. The guide seeks to use climate resilience activities to better build momentum for change, build a new economy and community-based financing, deepen democracy and improve governance, and activate ecological and cultural wisdom. In addition to describing guiding principles and elements of community-driven planning, the document provides examples of case studies where communities have taken a central role in resilience planning. The guide is primarily aimed at other community-based organizations, but it may also be useful for philanthropy and public sector officials.
Related Organizations: National Association of Climate Resilience Planners, Movement Strategy Center
Author or Affiliated User: Rosa González
Guide to Equitable, Community-Driven Climate Preparedness Planning
From the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), this guide is aimed at local government and outlines a framework for designing and implementing a community-driven, equitable climate preparedness planning process. Community-driven planning empowers those experiencing the greatest climate risks to co-define the solutions. Rather than treating equity as a component of climate preparedness planning, this guide suggests that equity should be at the center of any adaptation approach. It outlines why traditional planning falls short of supporting equity, describes why climate change vulnerability is not evenly spread, and identifies how typical adaptation strategies can be reframed to focus on equity. Throughout the document, examples from cities are presented to showcase real-world applications.
Explore more resources like this by joining our Adaptation Equity Portal
Related Organizations: Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Tina Yuen, Eric Yurkovich, Beth Altshuler, Lauren Grabowski
Austin, Texas Climate Resilience Action Plan for City Assets and Operations
The Climate Resilience Action Plan for Austin, Texas provides an assessment of extreme weather impacts to City-owned assets and operations, and outlines strategies for the City of Austin's long-range planning in response to current and projected climate change. The plan describes climate adaptation strategies for the City's Utility Infrastructure (electric, water, wastewater and telecommunications), Transportation Infrastructure, and Community Facilities.
Related Organizations: City of Austin, Texas
Author or Affiliated User: Marc Coudert
Resilient Oakland - It Takes a Town to Thrive
From the City of Oakland, California, Resilient Oakland is described as a playbook, rather than a finished product or a plan, and is a holistic set of strategies and actions to address interdependent challenges in Oakland. The strategies are focused on equitable access to quality education and jobs, housing security, community safety and resilient infrastructure - to better prepare for natural hazards like earthquakes, and climate change impacts.
Related Organizations: City of Oakland, California, 100 Resilient Cities
Climate Ready Boston Final Report (2016)
Climate Ready Boston is an initiative to enhance near- and long-term climate change preparedness and resiliency in Boston, Massachusetts. The comprehensive 400-page final report from the initiative uses updated climate projections to predict how climate change will impact Boston, and details the findings on vulnerable populations, buildings, infrastructure, the shoreline, and the economy. The report also provides an extensive analysis of climate resilience initiatives and a roadmap for strategic implementation.
Related Organizations: City of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Green Ribbon Commission, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM)
Achieving Urban Resilience: Washington D.C.
Achieving Urban Resilience illustrates the environmental, health and economic benefits that Washington, D. C. could gain from citywide adoption of smart surface technologies such as cool roofs, green roofs, solar PV, porous pavements, bio-retention, rainwater harvesting, reflective pavements, permeable pavements, and urban trees. The report quantifies the benefits of adopting cost-effective strategies to manage sun and rainfall at a city level, and documents how the District could save at least $5 billion over 40 years with smart surface strategies.
Related Organizations: District Department of Energy and the Environment (DDOE) - Washington DC, District Department of General Services - Washington DC, Capital E
Authors or Affiliated Users: Greg Kats, Keith Glassbrook


I need someone to talk to and just anyone won't do. I grab my phone and scroll through my contacts. Name after name rolls by, but none makes me want to dial. Not that one or this one. They're girls. No girls allowed. Hmmmm, him? No, too boring. How about him? Too much trouble. I'm related to him, so that's a no. Him? Nah, we're just friends. Damn it, the list is exhausted and I can't find even one.
Sometimes when it's late I'd rather talk than sleep. I want to speak in hushed tones and say one thing but mean another. I want to giggle and blush. Some butterflies in my tummy would be nice too. I want to hear a well placed "what if" that I'll forget about in the morning. Nothing serious, just a hit to get me through the night. What I wouldn't give to know a real boy.
I wish I had a real boy too.
Just a hit to get you through the night? I thought I was the crack, i mean man, addict!
Im a real live boy. Gepetto told me so!!!
Boy like that...and girlfriens like that are hard to come by too!
Real boys are all over the place. What you want is a REAL MAN.


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New Survey Claims Most Americans Don't Know That Facebook Owns Instagram And WhatsApp
Pew asked survey respondents whether they thought that Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp (it does). Just 29 percent of people surveyed correctly answered in the affirmative — meaning that over 70 percent of Americans don't know that Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp.
By Rachel Kraus Oct. 10, 2019
The illusion of consumer choice is as American as apple pie. Most Americans apparently just don't know that truth also extends to the tech sector.
Leading non-profit public opinion research organization." Pew Research Center released a new report Wednesday measuring the digital literacy of American adults across topics like cybersecurity and the tech industry. Called the Americans and Digital Knowledge report, the results were pretty dismal: a majority of respondents could answer fewer than half of the ten (for the most part very basic) questions correctly.
One question concerned Facebook's sprawling business interests. Pew asked survey respondents whether they thought that Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp (it does). Just 29 percent of people surveyed correctly answered in the affirmative — meaning that over 70 percent of Americans don't know that Facebook owns Instagram and WhatsApp.
That's not the most stable foundation of public knowledge for any potential future anti-trust inquiries into Facebook's ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Rather than being misinformed, however, most Americans are actually under-informed. While 22 percent answered incorrectly, nearly half - 49 percent - responded that they were "not sure" whether Facebook owned Instagram and WhatsApp.
Pew says that this result indicates that people's use of social media is out of joint with their understanding of the companies.
"We found that even as a majority of American adults use Facebook, they aren't that knowledgeable about some aspects related to the business side of the company," Monica Anderson, Pew's associate director of research, told Mashable. "Only around 20% correctly identified WhatsApp and Instagram as two companies owned by the company. And around half reported being unsure. So there is relatively low levels of familiarity with the company's assets – and that is true across demographic groups."
For the survey, in June, Pew asked a nationally representative sample of 4,272 US adults the ten questions. It included questions like knowing the function of a web cookie, identifying an example of two-factor authentication, and whether people could identify Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in a photo (nope! Only 15 percent of people got that one!).
Image: James Brickwood/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images
Overall, people were mostly just confused about what was going on, with a popular response to many questions being "not sure."
"Although the share of Americans who can correctly answer these questions varies from topic to topic, in most cases the share providing an actual incorrect answer is relatively small," Anderson said. "Users are more likely to indicate that they simply are not sure of the correct answer which indicates an unfamiliarity with many of these tech-focused concepts."
At least people * mostly * know what phishing is?
Image: pew research center
The survey also recorded demographics information, like age and education level.
Younger Americans (18-29 and 30-49) were more knowledgeable about Facebook's business tentacles than older ones (50-64 and 65+). Nearly 40 percent of people in the two younger groups responded affirmatively to Facebook's interest in Instagram and WhatsApp.
That spread extended to education level, too. Respondents who had graduated college answered correctly 41 percent of the time.
But even these numbers on the higher end of the spectrum demonstrate a lack of knowledge by people who are likely regular users of the various platforms. Another Pew survey found that 69 percent of Americans use Facebook. Meanwhile, 37 percent use Instagram and 20 percent use WhatsApp. Many of those Instagram users are young people: 75 percent of 18-24 year olds say they use Instagram.
Why does it matter if people know the extent of Facebook's ownership in the social media and messaging world? People are starting to become wiser to the amount of data Facebook harvests from its users, and its highly personal advertising targeting practices. This has caused backlash against Facebook in the form of declining sentiment and stagnating growth. The situation was helped along by Russian operatives' use of Facebook to manipulate the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump and inflame political sentiments overall.
The bigger a data and advertising company is, the harder it is to detangle its tentacles from your life.
However, all the measures people might take in the wake of these scandals to protect their privacy and decrease their exposure to divisive ads is moot if they're also using Instagram. Facebook gets that information and revenue, too. Incidentally, user numbers show that as people sour on Facebook, the popularity of Instagram continues to explode.
That's an especially urgent problem considering that just Tuesday, a Bipartisan Senate report detailed how instrumental Instagram is especially in disseminating Russian information campaigns.
Amid these scandals, there have been calls from political candidates, like Elizabeth Warren, and current government bodies, to investigate big tech companies including Facebook to determine whether they are a monopoly. In addition to concerns about anti-competitive behavior, Facebook's consolidation with Instagram and WhatsApp presents a problem for consumers, too: The bigger a data and advertising company is, the harder it is to detangle its tentacles from your life.
Even if users aren't wholly aware of Facebook's dominance, that doesn't mean they don't want action. A previous Pew survey found that half of Americans think tech companies should be subject to more regulation.
Other surveys have noted Americans' less than comprehensive knowledge of Facbook's business practices before. But the Pew survey places it in context: not only do people know about who's running the internet, there's also a dearth of knowledge about how to protect ourselves.
Topics: Tech, Big-tech-companies, Big Tech Companies, Politics, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp?
Apple iPhone 14 Emergency SOS Feature Is Causing Panic Across Japan; Here's What Happened
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I was reading posts on Weight Watchers (WW) Connect. This is a closed social media platform for WW members and as I read the posts from other members I found myself feeling very empathic. I can relate because I share the struggle with wanting to change your lifestyle, lose weight, and get to goal.
Some days it feels like getting to goal is right around the corner. Other days, it feels very far away. For better or for worse this is a process and it takes time. With just 26 days left on my countdown clock, and with my goal weight about 25 pounds away, I understand that will not be reaching goal by then. However, I am curious to see how close I will get! It's not really about the number anyway, it's about how I feel inside. I wonder do you understand?
It's a double-edged sword because the beautiful part of this is also the hard part too. It is the day-to-day decision making. All the choices I make, what to eat, when to workout, or how to handle stressful situations are making me healthier. Every choice I make is a step towards empowerment or, potentially, a step backward. That is what I saw in many members posts today on Connect. Members asking for help to find ways to get back on track.
Here is the thing, all is not lost if we have a bad day on plan. It's scary because it may feel so familiar. It may feel like your destined to return to bad unhealthy habits because it feels like it's all out spinning of your control. That's the time to assert a little power. It can be drinking a glass of water, or writing a reflection, or going for a walk, or calling a friend, or just brushing your teeth. Then focus on why you want to do this, believe me it gets better. Then sometimes you can expect days will be hard you may feel like giving up… while other days it will be as if you always lived your life this way. It may even feel effortless. If you're not there yet… don't worry just remember this, you are worth the effort. One day soon, this will all pay off, and you deserve to live your life in the body that you want for yourself.
So I hope you will do this with me I don't know about you but could really use help along the way. We can do this together.
I am so happy to be a small part of that decision Mark. That means a great deal to me. Thank you.
I lost 30 pounds on WW and hit lifetime last October. It wasn't fast, it took me ten months to do it. I've kept it off since then, but every day I have to work at, make good choices, track, etc. Some days are definitely better than others. Early in the journey, my WW leader said, "It's all about the 3 P's- patience, positivity and perserverence." Thinking about that has helped me a lot. You can do this!
Thank you for sharing your story. It helps to know that this is all part of the process. Congratulations on getting to goal, and keeping it off. Your words inspire me, and other who read my blog.


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Q: Error when trying to insert a SUMIF function using VBA I am trying to insert a SUMIF formula into a cell using VBA. VBA is not allowing my code to run as it is. Any suggestions are appreciated.
ws and na are properly set earlier on in the code. If I simply change the SUMIF formula to a random value "x" , it appears in the desired cell. The error is occurring within the SUMIF formula that I am trying to insert into a cell.
ws.Range("B" & na.Row + 2).Value = "=SUMIF(OFFSET(B1,,,ROW()-1,1),"<>#N/A"))"

The purpose of this formula is to SUM a column of numbers while ignoring any cells that contain "#N/A".

A: When using quotes in a formula, you need to "double up":
ws.Range("B" & na.Row + 2).Formula = "=SUMIF(OFFSET(B1,,,ROW()-1,1),""<>#N/A"")"

A: You can use AGGREGATE and remove the OFFSET which is volatile
ws.Range("B" & na.Row + 2).Formula= "=AGGREGATE(9,6,B1:B" & na.Row + 1 & ")"

A: Try using 'Chr(34)':
ws.Range("B" & na.Row + 2).Formula = "=SUMIF(OFFSET(B1,,,ROW()-1,1)," & Chr(34) & "<>#N/A" & Chr(34) & ")"

Edit: Deleted quotes written by mistake

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Q: Creating an array within a method I have:
class account {
    private function something() {
#       TRYING TO PUT ARRAY HERE
    }
}

But, it keeps giving me an error when I use either of these. I googled how to create an array within a class, to no avail.
private array options = ['cost' => 20];

array options = ['cost' => 20];

How is it done?
Thanks.

A: You seem to be missing some of the fundamentals of PHP. You need to refactor your code as follows:
class account
{
    private $options;

    private function something()
    {
        $options = array();
        $options['cost'] = 20;

        $this->options = $options;
    }
}

A: If you just want to create a property of a method which contains an array. You could declare it like this:
class Account
{
    private $options;

    public function setOptions()
    {
        $this->options = array('options' => 20);
    }

}

Or you could just set it like this:
class Account
{
    private $options = ['cost' => 20]; // set property

    public function getOptions()
    {
        return $this->options;
    }
}

$obj = new Account;
$options = $obj->getOptions();
print_r($options);


Booming tourism and robust economic growth predictions are key drivers in attracting overseas investors to Dubai's real estate sector, says Matthew Bate, CEO of Engel & Volkers.
Dubai's thriving tourism industry is one of the major drivers in attracting greater foreign investors and buyers to the emirate's equally thriving real estate market.
Potential investors from key markets such as: India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UK, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, China and the US, have all expressed a growing interest in exploring opportunities here, especially across properties that can be rented out for profit or held as investments.
Indeed, my company has itself reported an increase of a significant 40 percent in enquiries this year from international buyers and investors.
Winning the bid for the World Expo 2020 continues to boost government investment enabling the progress of improved infrastructure, stability and security for both domestic and international investors.
In addition to this, the Dubai Land Department's (DLD) legal frameworks are set to further protect investors and consumers alike. As forecasts predict Dubai's economy is set to grow from 3.8 percent to 4.5 percent in the coming years, it ranks as the most popular city for second home purchases among global high-net-worth individuals.
With strong economic growth and low interest rates, the demand for premium real estate in the emirate is expected to continue well into 2018.
Dubai's appeal is set to spike further in the eyes of international investors, given the surge in real estate investment opportunities ahead and the government plans for 2020 and beyond.
According to most recent statistics from the DLD, foreign buyers accounted for around 20 percent of real estate transactions in the eighteen months up to June 2017. DLD also revealed that buyers from these markets invested AED 151 billion into Dubai realty during this period.
Crucially, international investors have started returning to the Palm Jumeirah, buoyed by competitive prices and significant capital development from Nakheel – including the new Nakheel Palm Jumeirah Mall, The Pointe Retail, new F&B outlets, Palm Beachfront Restaurant developments, and the Golden Mile Galleria.
Investors have been quick to appreciate the Palm Jumeirah is reaching its full potential, and on completion of these projects property prices are expected to appreciate. Buy-to-let investors, end users, and second home owners are the core buyers on the Palm, however, enquiries for premium properties in the AED 10-25 million range have been encouraging over the summer.
Personally, I have experienced a recent surge in enquiries from more than 25 different nationalities seeking investments on the Palm Jumeirah. Enquiries range from apartments to villas, plots and hotels – which shows that investor confidence is stable.
This all reinforces the fact that this world-famous development is the number one choice for international investors in Dubai, and is the community that signals a resurgence in the market.


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salaattimes
The Determination
of Salaat Times
by Dr. Monzur Ahmed
minor updates by Dr. Ayad Abdulmawla
The five Islamic prayers are named Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. The timing of these five prayers varies from place to place and from day to day. It is obligatory for Muslims to perform these prayers at the correct time.
The prayer times for any given location on earth may be determined mathematically if the latitude and longitude of the location are known. However, the theoretical determination of prayer times is a lengthy process. Much of this tedium may be alleviated by using computer programs.
2. Definition of prayer times
FAJR starts with the dawn or morning twilight. Fajr ends just before sunrise.
ZUHR begins after midday when the trailing limb of the sun has passed the meridian. For convenience, many published prayer timetables add five minutes to mid-day (zawal) to obtain the start of Zuhr. Zuhr ends at the start of Asr time.
The timing of ASR depends on the length of the shadow cast by an object. According to the Shafi school of jurisprudence, Asr begins when the length of the shadow of an object exceeds the length of the object. According to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, Asr begins when the length of the shadow exceeds TWICE the length of the object. In both cases, the minimum length of shadow (which occurs when the sun passes the meridian) is subtracted from the length of the shadow before comparing it with the length of the object.
MAGHRIB begins at sunset and ends at the start of isha.
ISHA starts after dusk when the evening twilight disappears.
Salat Times
When whitishness begins to appear on the horizon (dawn) At beginning of sunrise
After sun's trailing limb crosses meridian Start of Asr
When length of shadow =2x length of object + noon shadow (Hanafi) or
When length of shadow = length of object + noon shadow (Shafi) Before sunset
Sunset Reddishness in the sky
After reddishness in sky (dusk) ends Midnight (afzal), next fajr (makruh)
3. What is twilight?
If the earth did not have an atmosphere, the sky would become dark immediately after sunset. The earth's atmosphere causes scattering of sunlight so that light reaches the observer before sunrise and after sunset. This scattered light is called twilight. After sunset, as the depression of the sun increases the sky gets darker and darker until no scattered light reaches the observer. Conversely, in the morning light starts to appear in the sky even before sunrise. The morning twilight is called dawn whilst the evening twilight is known as dusk.
In astronomy the twilight period is divided into civil, nautical and astronomical twilight corresponding to solar depressions of 6, 12 and 18 degrees respectively.
Civil twilight - roughly equivalent to lighting up time. The brightest stars are visible and at sea the horizon is clearly visible.
Nautical twilight - the horizon at sea ceases to be clearly visible and it is impossible to determine altitudes with reference to the horizon.
Astronomical twilight- when it is truly dark and no perceptible twilight remains.
4. Twilight and calculation of fajr and isha
Fajr starts with the morning twilight (dawn) whilst isha starts at the end of the evening twilight (dusk). There is some debate as to which twilight angle should be used in the calculation of fajr/isha. For a discussion on the subject, I refer you to Dr. Ilyas' book: Astronomy of Islamic Times for the Twenty- first Century. Here is a brief extract from chapter five of Dr. Ilyas' book (in italics):
" In modern times, astronomical twilight (18 degrees) has come to be widely used for the determination of isha and fajr times. As the average intensity curve of evening twilight indicates, the flux decreases to a minimum level, and thus it would seem appropriate that even for Islamic purposes, this should indicate a reasonable starting value for the end of 'astro-lslamic twilight' (AIT). Indeed, 18 degrees depression was a commonly used value for fajr and isha in the medieval period, when it must have been based on careful observations. Nevertheless, slight variations from this value- between 16 degrees and 20 degrees- were also used during the medieval period. According to King, 20 degrees and 16 degrees were the parameters used by Ibn Yunus for morning and evening AIT respectively, whereas 19 degrees and 17 degrees were the parameters used by various Egyptian astronomers. Nasr also refers to 19 degrees being used in the Islamic world for the fajr and isha times. King has confirmed that although Muslim astronomers widely used 18 degrees/l8 degrees symmetrical values or a slight variation to 19 degrees/17 degrees (morning/evening)-and in a few (earlier) cases even 20 degrees/16 degrees values were adopted-no record has been found of the use of a value as small as 15 degrees. This is of specific interest to us because a few years ago, values of 15 degrees/15 degrees for both AlTs were proposed by Bagvi on the authority of Maulana Rashid Ahmad Ludianvi of Karachi, who is reported to have made some observations personally. Indeed, I myself followed Bagvi in preparing the first South Australian Islamic Time Table, although I did consider the need to examine the matter very carefully and introduced a distinct term for it. Subsequently, this 15 degrees proposition has come under criticism and is apparently not proved by others' observations made in recent years in that particular area (Karachi). Concern on this matter is obviously understandable, because an erroneous delay in the beginning of fajr would have serious implications for the beginning of the Fast. One of the useful studies arguing against this 15 degrees depression for AIT is that of Latiff, who claims to have conducted some observational work. Unfortunately, Latiff has argued for a fixed 18 degrees/18 degrees case for all over the globe-no less and no more. This, it seems, may not be the true situation either as there seems to be some room for geographical variability and perhaps 18 degrees serves as a good upper limit only. The value for morning AIT has widely been used as 18 degrees, although a practice of using 20 degrees prevails in Egypt and Indonesia/Malaysia (under Egyptian influence, apparently owing to the concerned persons having been trained there). Possibly, 20 degrees is taken as a safeguard because of the sanctification of the Fast. On the other hand, the use of smaller values than 18 degrees for India and Yemen has been reported to me in personal communications by Abdul Hafiz Maniar of Surat, India, and Dr. M.M. Qurashi of Islamabad, Pakistan, respectively. However, as we have noted elsewhere, in general, at 18 degrees depression, no detectable trace of twilight flux will be found, meaning that 18 degrees represents an upper limit. "
Generally, using smaller twilight angles will produce later fajr times and earlier isha times.
eg for London (51:32N, 00:06W, Time zone 0 ),
On 1st January 1996:
Fajr		Isha
18 degrees		6:02		18:04
The two graphs below show the change in the timing of the prayer times during the year is shown for London below: (F= Fajr, Z=Zuhr, A2=Hanafi Asr, M=Maghrib, I=Isha).
In the first graph (below), 15 degrees has been used for calculation of both Fajr and Isha.
Diagram produced by Prayer Time Calculator
In the second graph (below), 18 degrees has been used for calculation of Fajr and Isha. Note that in the second example, Fajr starts earlier and Isha starts later.
5. Conventions currently in use
Several conventions for the calculation of Fajr and Isha are already in use in various countries. Fajr and Isha times are usually calculated using fixed twilight angles as discussed above but some countries also use a method involving adding/subtracting a fixed interval of time to sunset/sunrise respectively . Using the latter method, a time interval is subtracted from sunrise to obtain Fajr whilst the interval is added to sunset to obtain Isha. The methods used by some Islamic organisations are are summarised in the following table:
Fajr - twilight angle
Isha - twilight angle
University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi 18 18 Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Afganistan, parts of Europe
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) 15 15 Parts of USA & Canada, parts of UK
World Islamic League 18 17 Europe, Far East, parts of USA
Um Ul-Qura, Makkah 19 90 mins after Maghrib, 120 mins during Ramadhan Arabian Peninsula
Egyptian General Organisation of Surveying 19.5 17.5 Africa, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Malaysia, parts of USA
6. Persisting Twilight
At extreme latitudes the twilight may persist between sunset and the next sunrise for certain months of the year. In these months the sun does not go below the horizon by a sufficient amount to abolish twilight. Hence there is no true night. Under these circumstances, Fajr and Isha times may be calculated using one of four agreed principles (refs 4 & 2):
1. Nearest latitude(Aqrab Al-Balad) - add the interval between sunset and isha for a location on latitude 48 degrees to the local sunset time to obtain time for local isha. Similarly the interval between fajr and sunrise for a location on latitude 48 degrees is subtracted from local sunrise to obtain local fajr time.
2. Nearest day (Aqrab Al-Ayyam) - use fajr and isha times from the last day when it was possible to calculate these times in the normal way for that location.
3. Middle of night(Nisf Al-Lail) - split interval between sunrise and sunset into two halves. Isha is offered before the midpoint (e.g. 15 minutes before) and fajr is offered after the midpoint.
4. One seventh of night(Sube Al-Lail) - split interval between sunset and sunrise into seven segments. Isha is offered after the first segment and fajr is offered after the sixth segment.
7. Calculation of Salat Times - technical notes
To calculate the prayer times for a certain place we need to know the latitude (B) and longitude (L) of the location and its reference longitude (R). B and L may be obtained from an atlas and R may be calculated by multiplying 15 by the difference between local time and GMT (i.e. 15 x Time Band).
We also need to know two astronomical measures called the declination angle of the sun (D) and the real time-mean time difference, also known as the equation of time (T).
Declination is the angular distance between a celestial object and the celestial equator. The Declination and the Right Ascension are used together to give the position of a star with reference to the celestial equator and the vernal equinox respectively.
The equation of time is a correction to be added to apparent solar time, as read on a sundial, to obtain mean solar time, as commonly used. This difference is a consequence of the ellipticity and tilt of the Earth's orbit, causing the irregular apparent movement of the Sun across the sky.
D and T vary according to the time of year and can be obtained accurately from The Star Almanac or calculated approximately.
Graph of Declination angle (D) versus Month
Graph of Equation of Time(T) versus Month
The following equations may be used to calculate the prayer times:
B= latitude of place
L= longitude of place
R= reference longitude (i.e. TIME BAND x 15)
H= height above sea level in metres
D= declination angle of sun from celestial equator (-ve in southern hemisphere)
T= equation of time
G= twilight angle
Fajr = Z-V
Sunrise = Z-U
Zuhr = Z
Asr1 (Shafi) = Z+W
Asr2 (Hanafi) = Z+X
Maghrib/Sunset = Z+U
Isha = Z+V
The algorithms to calculate T and D are not shown here. These algorithms may be found in,
for example, Jean Meeus' Astronomical Algorithms. Zuhr time is calculated using equation 1.
The time for sunrise and sunset/ maghrib may be calculated by subtracting or adding
'U'(obtained from equation 2) to the Zuhr time respectively.
Fajr and Isha times may be calculated by subtracting or adding 'V' (obtained from equation 3) to the Zuhr time respectively. The term G (twilight angle) in equation 3 is usually set to 18 degrees. For a location with an extreme latitude, days in summer may be so long that twilight persists between sunset and the next sunrise. Under these circumstances, 'V' is undefined and Fajr and Isha have to be determined using agreed principles of fiqh.
The start of Asr time (Shafi) may be obtained by adding 'W' (obtained from equation 4) to Zuhr; Asr time (Hanafi) is calculated by adding 'X' (obtained from equation 5) to Zuhr.
Dr. Monzur Ahmed's Website is at http://www.starlight.demon.co.uk/
Salah Times.com Website is probably one of the most user friendly websites for UK prayer time display
Salaat Time - this is a Windows based program can calculate prayer times and Qibla direction for any location on earth using the principles and techniques discussed above.
Athan Software. Athan Software is a Prayer Calculation program available from IslamicFinder.org
Accurate Times. This is the works of the Jordanian Astronomical Society (JAS) by Mohaamad Odeh and a member of the Islamic Crescents' Observation Project (ICOP).
BBC Website Religion and Ethics tools, BBC Prayer Calculator
Zuhr, Asr (Shafi and Hanafi) and Maghrib times may be calculated unambiguously.
Fajr and Isha times depend on twilight and require the adoption of a suitable twilght angle.
Generally, a twilight angle of 18 degrees may represent a safe upper limit although opinions and practices vary.
In locations at higher latitude, twilight may persist throughout the night during some months of the year - here alternative methods such as 1/7th night rule must be used to calculate fajr/isha times.
10. References
1. Dr. Monzur Ahmed; README.TXT file of Prayer Time Calculator v2.5
2. Dr. Mohammad Ilyas; Astronomy of Islamic Times for the Twenty-first Century, 1989; Mansell, London.
3. Dr. Mohammad Ilyas; A Modern Guide to Astronomical Calculations of Islamic Calendar, Times & Qibla;1984,Berita Publishing Sdn Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4. Moulana Yakub Qasmi and Tariq Muneer, Prayer Times for United Kingdom & Ireland; 1989, Islamic Research Institute of Britain, Dewsbury, UK.
5. Abdul Lateef Bin Abdul Aziz, Perpetual Prayer Time Table for the Whole World; 1986, Published by Abdul Majeed Qureshi, Karachi, Pakistan.
6. Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms; 2nd ed; 1991; Willmann -Bell Inc; Richmond, USA.


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The main season of the show debuted on Network Ten on 6 February 2005.
Ten dropped the show after the principal season because of poor evaluations.
In 2010, the Seven Network won the rights to the show, and the 2nd season went live.
It was produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and was broadcast on the Seven Network in Australia.
The program was crossed out after its eighth season in the year 2016.
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The fruitful acts at that point advance to the following phase of the competition, boot camp and later home visits, where the judges limit their classification down to three acts who will proceed to the live shows, where the general population vote in favor of their most loved act, following week after week performance by the contenders.
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Winners got an account contract with record label Sony Music Australia.
During season three, the victor likewise got also a management contract, and in season four, a Nissan Dualis car.
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The winner was and his debut single "" was released after the final.
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Auditions took place throughout May and June 2010.
After the auditions was bootcamp, where successful acts were split into four categories: Boys male soloists aged 16 to 24Girls female soloists aged 16 to 24Over 25s soloists aged 25 and over and Groups.
Each judge was given a category to mentor and had to decide on their twelve acts after day two, and their six acts after day two.
Special guest judges, includingRebecca Batties, Mark Plunkett and were brought in to help the judges decide their acts.
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The second season had sparked controversy, including Childs' disappearance from the show and claims of a clash between the Girls.
The grand final decider was watched by 1.
On 16 May 2010, it was announced that the go here relaunch The X Factor with, and confirmed as the four judges.
The X Factor first screened on in 2005, but was canceled after the due to poor ratings.
Seven Network's head of programming, Tim Worner, said the "time was right" to relaunch the show, given Network Ten's decision to cancel.
He explained: "We felt that there's no big light event shows around and that this is the best of them.
We've seen what Australia's Got Talent has done in heavy traffic and feel it's the right opportunity for the show.
However, on 22 August, it was revealed that Newton had to withdraw as the host of the show after an altercation in with his now ex-girlfriend.
Newton flew from Rome towhere he was to film segments for The X Factor with Keating.
However, he was escorted back to Australia by a producer of the show after they decided he was in no state to film.
He was then checked into 's Northside West Clinic.
On 23 August, it was announced that actor would take over as host and all original audition footage with Newton was removed with footage of Jacobz being shot instead.
On 28 August 2010, it was announced that radio presenter would slots australia airport the spin-off show The Xtra Factor on.
This stage of the competition was first broadcast on 5 and 6 September 2010.
In this stage, each judge was first given a category to mentor and had read more decide on their top twelve acts after day one and their top six acts after day two.
Sandilands was given the Boys, Imbruglia was given the Girls, Keating had the Over 25s and Sebastian was given the Groups category.
During bootcamp, the judges were assisted by musical artists who helped them choose their twelve acts.
Each judge took their six acts to exclusive locations around the world to experience the life of a superstar, introduce them to international artists and set the stage to inspire them to give the performance of a lifetime.
Sandilands' Boys travelled towhere they were assisted by.
Imbruglia's Girls travelled to to meetwhile Keating's Over 25s visited his home town of Dublin, where they met up with his bandmates.
Sebastian's Groups travelled towhere he was assisted by rapper.
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Sebastian and the groups then travelled to New York, where he was assisted by.
As one of his acts Mitchell Smith was in the bottom two, a vote for India-Rose Madderom was cast on Sandilands's behalf on the assumption that he would save his own act.
Doe received the fewest votes and was eliminated.
McNally received the fewest votes and was eliminated.
As Kharizma received three votes from the other judges, Sebastian did not cast a vote.
With the acts in the bottom two receiving two votes each, the result was deadlock and reverted to the earlier public vote.
Smith received the fewest votes and was eliminated.
Childs later returned at 5 pm the next day.
A program producer said that he had "taken some time out to be by himself and slept in a cave on Sydney's northern beaches overnight".
On 21 October, Childs spoke with guest host Keating and on radio station to set the record straight about his disappearance.
Childs stayed in a cave on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
As he awoke, Childs realised he was supposed to be practising with his mentor Keating.
The cave was a special place for Childs and his former fiancee.
Their five-year engagement ended in 2002, but the hurt remains and Childs has been celibate since.
He explained: "I was broken, a piece of me was broken and I didn't think it was repairable.
I'm not used to comfort and compliments because I have never been accepted before.
I needed to know what to do with the contentedness and beauty of it all, and I needed that place to do it.
Contestant India-Rose Madderom was reportedly yelling abuse at contestant Sally Chatfield after x factor australia 2019 time slot two missed their cues while performing 's "When Love Takes Over".
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The x factor australia 2019 time slot mentor Imbruglia stepped in and reportedly told Madderom "you can't act like this in public" and "you have to be professional.
However, the premiere episode topped its timeslot.
The second episode rated higher than the first, peaking at number four with an audience share of 1,482,000.
The ratings boost was credited to Seven's top rating showwhich topped the night's overall ratings.
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