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Jul 9, 2019 @ 22:13
Indian tycoon Adani to Aussies: Renewables can't meet all your power needs
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani rejected criticism over the environmental impact of a huge coal mine planned by his company in Australia, saying renewables can't meet all his country's energy needs.
Conservationists have condemned the Adani plan, saying it will contribute to global warming, threaten local vulnerable species, and impact the already-damaged Great Barrier Reef.
Adani aims to import tens of millions of tonnes of coal annually from the Carmichael mine in Queensland to power India's booming but energy-starved economy.
"Renewable energy is good for the nation, but it can't meet our baseload power needs," Adani told Bloomberg News in an interview published on Tuesday.
The project, fiercely debated for almost a decade, comes as investors and even energy companies are moving away from fossil fuels amid concern about climate change.
The vast open cut mine is slated to produce up to 60 million tonnes of coal a year.
Coupled with the construction of a railway link, it could open up a swathe of north-eastern Australia to further exploitation and new mining projects.
Adani, who started as a Mumbai diamond trader, also rejected claims that his multi-billion-dollar investment will be unprofitable because of the mine's poor-quality coal and low prices.
"If the project wasn't viable, we wouldn't have pursued it," he told Bloomberg.
Tags: Australia, Carmichael mine, fossil fuels, Gautam Adani, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
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Reflected Light
"The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them."
― Paulo Coelho
Sometimes when I'm grounded in traffic on Guadalupe St. headed towards downtown, my mind wanders as I stare off into the windows of the buildings around me. I see myself looking back at me through the mirrored reflection and I think of what it must be like to be able to see beyond the physical limitations of human sight. Within the mirrored hallway of buildings on either side of the street, I can perceive the flow of traffic much farther ahead. I can see the sun light reflected back onto a walkway that has already seen the rise and fall of the sun earlier in the day. With the catalogue of fantasy books and films made on extraordinary superpowers, I too wonder what it must be like to be capable of accurately seeing the information contained within the reflected light. Everything is contained within the reflection of a reflection! It's like peering into an abyss....
On a Sunday afternoon, I found myself reading in a coffee shop about the Buddha. Buddhism began nearly 2500 years ago in Asia near India, Nepal, and China. The man who would become the Buddha or "enlightened one", was born a prince who was prophesied to become either a great king or a holy person. His path was unclear, but his father had hoped for him to ascend to the throne. The prince grew up with all the advantages of privilege, pleasure, and education; however, he felt an unquenchable calling in his soul to seek enlightenment. His desire to understand had led him to discover the nature of the world. He saw that most do not live within the confines of wealth and abundance. He vowed to conquer suffering and death as well as share this information with his fellow man. He left his life of family and attachments to seek enlightenment. He studied under various spiritual gurus until he mastered their abilities to temporarily tune out the distractions of the world, yet he was still unsatisfied with this stop-gap measure. He reasoned that despite reaching the highest levels of meditation and self discipline, one could not quiet the stirring pangs of desire in their mind. In his years of travel and contemplation, he discovered enlightenment while resting under the Bodhi tree. He concluded that life itself was a state of suffering, and that this suffering was the result of desire. The Buddha was a compassionate man and could feel the energy and thoughts of others. He could peer into their souls and see the root of their suffering and offer solutions to help them become free. He discovered that he was the incarnate of the many Buddhas (enlightened ones) before him and of those to come (like the laughing Buddha).
He reasoned that each person was attached to the illusion that their life and their perception of the world was as it truly is, when in fact reality is closer to the intersection of perception from every life. In other words, when two people argue their version of the truth, each believes themselves to be right when the truth is most likely closer to the overlap of both people's perceptions. The Buddha further reasoned that all things are temporal and connected to this illusion. He reasoned that life is more than simply you and me, the past or future; He believed we are connected empathically to all things in the here and now present. "There is no inhale, no exhale, just breath."
After reading about the Buddha, I decided to walk to church. I ran into homeless people begging for money. I acknowledged and prayed with them as I made my way to the cathedral. In the gospel, John the baptist spoke of how he had seen Jesus coming to be baptized and yet he "did not know him". Only through fulfilling his life's mission was John able to finally see Christ for who he truly was. The priest giving the homily commented that even at times some of the Apostles could not tell Christ by his physical form, indicating that His Spirit was the only way to truly know Him. They would question and Christ would answer, "I have been with you all and yet you do not know me?" He continued to address Phillip, "Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me." Christ told his disciples that he would be going away for a while, but that God would send a Helper, who will stay with them forever.
"He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God. The world cannot receive him, because it cannot see him or know him. But you know him, because he remains with you and is in you."
The priest talked of the Spirit of Christ capable of existing within everyone and how Christ comes to us sometimes in forms that we do not recognize. He cited the mysterious case of St Martin of Tours, who was approached by a beggar and used his sword to shear half of his cloak to clothe the naked man. Later in a dream he witnessed Christ telling his angels that Martin had clothed him. Dreams are difficult to interpret and psychologists have their theories, but it was enough to convince Martin to change from being a soldier into a man of God.
It's almost typical of God to work this way. One encounter changes everything. We come across dozens of people everyday. Each person capable of carrying the light of truth within them. Each person capable of reflecting that light onto others and they onto those of whom they will meet. It's a veritable hall of mirrors but instead of illusion, the light being reflected carries the Truth.
"And we, with our unveiled faces reflecting like mirrors the brightness of the Lord, all grow brighter and brighter as we are turned into the Image that we reflect." (2 Cor. 3:18)
"May no one ever eat fruit from you again."
Human nature is very interesting. Each human being is born with an innate sense of nature or proclivity towards behavior. We inherit these characteristics from our parents and ancestors. The offspring of athletes often develop into great athletes themselves such as Kobe Bryant or Floyd Mayweather Jr. Our environments shape our attitudes on morality and affect our thought processes; however, our genetic lineage is somewhat predetermined. Our ancestors may have given us a clue into one of life's great mysteries with the creation story of Adam and Eve...
The cradle of civilization is believed to have come from the middle east (Iraq, Iran, Israel, Syria, and Jordan) near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Even still to this day there seems to be some sort of residual spiritual magnetism that causes intense feuding dating back as far as historical records can indicate. The Book of Genesis, one of the founding works of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam dates back nearly 3500 years.
The Book describes, in poetic detail, the creation of the earth and all the creatures that live on it. Its story is told in amazing simplicity that even children may hear it and in time come to understand its wisdom with maturity. In the creation story, God produced man in His likeness and gave him dominion over the earth much like a father would bestow an inheritance unto his son. The Creator of the world is said to have existed before time itself and in creating Time and the Universe, He made Angels to help him. Angels are spiritual beings (as opposed to human beings) which are not bound to flesh and blood bodies. After the Creator had made man, He called him Adam and saw that he was lonely so He created a companion for him and called her Eve. Adam and Eve lived in a paradise called the Garden of Eden under the condition that they do not eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. God had warned them that if they consumed from it that they would die.
Some of the Angels were jealous of the Creator's love for man and chose to go their own way. The leader of the fallen angels, sometimes called Satan, is said to have assumed the form of a snake and tempted Eve in the Garden. The story does not explicitly say that sex was involved (which makes the story safe for children); however, it implies that the devil seduced Eve and told her that she would not die from disobeying God but instead would gain the wisdom that God had kept from her and Adam (much like Adultery doesn't usually kill the committer but does bring about spiritual decline especially if pregnancy and abortion is involved).
Some believe that Satan had assumed a human form and after he seduced Eve into sin she became pregnant with the seed that begot Cain. In her new awareness Eve convinced Adam to sin by also eating the forbidden fruit to cover her shame and became pregnant with Cain's brother, Abel. In the creation story, after both had sinned, Adam and Eve became aware of their nakedness and covered themselves with fig leaves which is how God knew of their disobedience.
After their fall from grace, Adam and Eve were fractured and could no longer live as they were. Their everlasting shame of disobedience and sin stained their conscience and souls. Cain grew jealous of his brother and murdered him. He was cast out of the family and left to create his own legacy in another land. Adam and Eve begot another child, Seth, who would become the replacement for their lost son. It sounds incredibly dysfunctional because it is. Satan poisoned human nature and corrupted the human family because he was jealous of God's love for mankind.
To this day, our nature is affected by man's fear of being deceived by an adulterous woman and the risk of raising another man's seed. Women themselves are temped and deceived by snakes of men who seduce and destroy wives, girlfriends, mothers, and households. Temptation slithers into our minds when we are weak and plants the seed of doubt or faithlessness. It tells us to partake and that no harm will come to us. It wants us to stray from the path of truth. It wants us to sin and disobey God.
Today our society is composed of fractured households. It is common to hear of affairs, step-families, and divorced parents. In school, children are taught about sex with the anticipation of puberty. Some of them are too young to understand the gravity of such behavior, yet this discussion is necessary as most parents themselves are not properly addressing these concerns. Like our young ancestors, Adam and Eve, we simply do not have the maturity at such a young age to understand the graveness of sex either before, during, or outside of marriage. We mostly rely upon the models our parents set for us.
Young women tend to develop faster than their male counterparts and as a result discover their powers of sexuality as older and higher status men begin to pay attention (much like Eve receiving awareness before Adam). Youth represents fertility and in this limited window of fecundity, men are drawn to women who can produce multiple healthy offspring. To the frustration of young men (who receive their awareness later), they must learn to compete with other male suitors in order to win the favor of fertile women. Men must develop themselves in fitness, skill, wealth, and character (read: Power) in order to attract and maintain spousal appeal lest she be seduced by a snake.
Due to physical differences between the sexes, women learn to advertise their sexual availability through covert mechanisms. Humans have a hidden ovulation as opposed to our primate cousins whose genitalia swell and redden to indicate a fertility window. Barely perceptible scent pheromones are really the only unmasked clue to a woman's estrus cycle. Other signs might include wearing revealing clothing or certain colors such as red to indicate sexual receptiveness. Studies have shown that women tend to subscribe to dual mating instincts also known as hypergamy. This sexual strategy is possibly the reason why women are drawn to the bad boy during ovulation and the nice guy at other times of their cycle. The bad boy possesses the attractive genetics for strong and healthy offspring, while the nice guy is more likely to be kind and caring as both a parent and husband through difficult times like pregnancy. In the creation story, Satan was the first bad boy, while Adam was the first nice guy.
The nature of attraction between men and women is quite different. Men are wired to be attracted to youth and beauty and to spread their seed far and wide without a 9 month lag in reproductive capability (ie. billions of sperm = greater chances of genetic propagation). Women are wired to be sexually drawn to the most attractive male within their environment as displayed by competitive attention from other women (ie finite supply of eggs = missed opportunity costs of breeding with superior genes). When paired in monogamy, both partners must sacrifice their biological predilections in order to remain faithful to the relationship and their family. Men must suppress their instinct to engage with other sexually available women. Women must suppress their instinct to act on sexual attraction with other men who they feel is a stronger more desireable mate.
Satan poisoned humanity by cuckolding Adam and defiling his wife, not through force, but by her willful succumbing into temptation. In doing so, he introduced the world to the knowledge of infidelity, the forbidden fruit our Creator tried to protect us from eating. Eve slept with another, became pregnant, and tried to cover her sinful conception by seducing Adam into becoming her bastard offspring's illegitimate father. In such a wicked manner, Satan had fractured human nature to such an extent that we still suffer from this trauma today.
Humankind carried on for hundreds of generations with the stain of our ancestor's sin upon our souls. Like any rational human, we came to accept our fallen state and did our best to live with our nature. We developed codes of conduct, societies, and religion to help instill a sense of right and wrong so that we could teach our children to learn from our mistakes and help guide them onto a righteous path. We learned that sin is inevitable after a child grows past a certain age, but through love we came to understand and offer forgiveness. Ancient prophets began to speculate on the birth of a savior. Their spiritual antennae picked up broadcasts of a miraculous virgin birth. A woman of a pure and chaste spirit was born without the stain of original sin who we call Mary. She along with her husband-to-be both submitted to the news delivered by an angel that God had planned on planting His righteous seed in Mary to redeem the sins of both Adam and Eve. This child was special and was to be called Jesus. Rather than being born as an earthly prince, His kingdom would not be of this world. He would grow and become a man with supernatural abilities to heal corrupted minds, bodies, and souls. He would teach others to harness these gifts through the development of faith and obedience to God the Father. He would restore the corruption in our souls by serving as a leader, teacher, healer, and sacrificial offering.
The mysteries of genetic predisposition to cheat, lie, and sin might rest within our blood, but the good news is that we ourselves or even our children don't have to suffer the same fate. Christ came into this world as proof of God's love who willingly died because mankind had reached the tipping point of corruption. Our family tree no longer bore viable fruit. The heirs of corrupt parents had led to generations of corrupt children and no matter how hard we tried to fix ourselves, we needed divine grace.
Today when contemplating marriage as a spiritual union between husband and wife, many people enter this sacrament with sexual histories of past partners. Understanding that we have been forgiven by our Creator, we are faced with the choice to forgive our spouses of past transgressions; however, marriage is not without condition or consequence. Besides natural attraction, one should weigh the choice to enter into holy matrimony with how much faith each partner has. Faith is like self esteem as opposed to ego. Narcissists derive material and emotional validation from external sources the way an adulterer enters into commitment; whereas, individuals who have faith in themselves do not need this illusion to achieve inner happiness or make lasting commitment.
People of sincere faith tend to be faithful people and worthy of commitment.
The risks of marital infidelity, producing insidious offspring, and emotional damages that come from unholy unions is worth the extra due diligence in making sure one's marriage (and family) will have the greatest chance of success and prosperity.
―Alexandra Larsen
The Prophet's Beard
12/14/15 - the Austin Chronicle
It's been said never to cut the whiskers off a cat or dog. Animals react in pain when such acts are performed simply for the sake of vanity. These sensory hairs are directly linked to the animal's brain through a specialized series of nerves that help detect 'supernatural' changes in the environment and once cut they never truly recover...
A few nights ago, I turned in my bed to check the clock on my phone; it was a little past 3am. I could hear the sobs of someone in pain through the wall of my apartment bedroom. It was a cry of pain not from physical hurt, but rather the distinct wail of heartache. I couldn't decide whether to ignore the weeping or move to the living room couch to find restful sleep. Instead I said a quiet prayer, the crying stopped, and I fell back to sleep.
The next night, I heard the arguing of yet another neighbor either from below or the other side of the apartment. This time the screams were directed at her tormentor in between painful wails of hurt and sadness. Angry words were thrown through what must have been a phone since no return fire could be heard. Pain, hurt, and suffering was all around.
In the nearly two years that I've lived at my current address, I can't say that I've been able to feel the haunting chill of emotions quite as vividly as it has gotten lately. I live in an upscale apartment complex in East Austin with an active community of friendly residents.
In response to the desperate sadness being broadcast throughout the complex halls, I have found the need to distance myself from people all together. My emotions have always been a source of strength as I have identified myself as an empath, a person with the ability to feel other people's emotions within a field of perception. The problem looming over my head is that I am beginning to feel more empathic each day and this burden may be more than I can endure.
When I was young, I could sometimes feel the emotions of others as if they were my own. I didn't know that this was an uncommon gift. I had difficulty distinguishing my feelings from others. In school I had met a set of identical twin brothers who would often complete each others sentences. It was comical to witness. In response to how they were able to perform this parlor trick, they claimed to feel what the other felt. Years later, one of them tragically suffered a traumatic brain injury while diving into a swimming pool. His twin witnessed the accident and also suffers from a similar cognitive impairment.
Later on as I matured, I began to understand their connection. I became fascinated with astrology as my sign, being a Gemini, offered solace and explanation towards my affinity for twin empathies. I could see both sides to any situation, the object as well as its reflection. With my ability to feel the other person's proverbial souls resting in their shoes, I quickly made friends with people from all cultures, backgrounds, and walks of life. Being the son of brown skinned immigrant parents allowed me to move from culture to culture seamlessly adapting to the environment wherever I went.
Shortly after joining the workforce straight out of school, I experienced a set of traumas that forced me to recalibrate my emotions. Between the loss of a long-term relationship, and the near loss of an alcoholic brother, I had undergone a personality change that helped me to cope with the new environment. It was impossible for me to remain the old person knowing the realities life was unveiling to me. The change in personality also manifested in physical appearance through my refusal to cut my hair. I felt the strong need to return to the way nature intended for me to be. We are perfect creatures who seek conformity to the social constructs we create for ourselves. I wished to return to the wild original state in which man was created.
Defying society meant dealing with the consequences of standing out. As my hair grew longer every month I received stares from some and lectures from my employer who strongly recommended that I return to business grooming conformity. I practiced hygiene, I shaved my face, and outperformed my peers; while respectfully declining to submit to their requests. Many customers, friends, and co-workers seemed happy with my 'devil may care' attitude in defiance of social norms.
I began to grow stronger and healthier each day. I felt more in tune with my mind, body, and spirit. My mind and body worked together each guiding the other as to what they needed in order for my cells to become healthy. This allowed me to accomplish tasks that freed me from dependence on an employer, unhealthy relationships, poor food choices, and drink. My confidence grew, my body slimmed to an athletic build, my will power soared, and faith in myself and my connection to the Universe was securely established.
After nearly a year, my hair had grown about eight inches long and I was enjoying one of the most prosperous years of my life. I wasn't sure if my newfound gifts of well-being were derived from my outward appearance, which ironically started with the idea of not indulging in vanity. I decided to experiment by cutting off my locks in exchange for a commitment from my younger brother to quit his cigarette habit. I noticed an almost immediate decrease in empathic perception as if my antenna to the universal connection had been severed. In a way I was happy to be given an opportunity to sacrifice a symbol of vanity for love of my brother's well-being, as well as the much needed respite from experiencing a solid year of empathy; however, I resolved to grow my hair back from that very moment. I discovered that the gifts of health in mind, body, and spirit remained, for which I was grateful, but I longed for my close connection to the Creator of the Universe.
In my gratitude I sought to give back to others that which the Universe had given to me, and in doing so I was gifted with a mission. That mission involved helping others climb out from their grief, sadness, slavery, and depression. My task was to help heal others so that the cancers of hate, addiction, suffering, and despair could be defeated.
People were attracted to the light that I radiated. I was at peace with myself, and could tap into the spirit of the Universe. I could show them things about themselves, teach them to have faith, and emancipate themselves from external vice. My energy would deplete from time to time where I found myself stealing away to recharge. I learned to recognize and set effective boundaries when I approached empty on my emotional tank. It was on one of my social sabbaticals that I felt the awakening of what philosopher-psychiatrist, Carl Jung, referred to as the 'collective unconscious', a subconscious telepathic connection shared by all life on this planet.
I would often have these vivid dreams and conversations with people from the past, present, or future. I felt the equivalent of being part of a dream unsure of my role as the dreamer or member of the supporting cast. I could sometimes visit people in their dreams as well (I believe this is called astral projection).
It occurred to me that in my empathy of feeling others pain, suffering, or joy that all were connected together to the source where all life originates. The question of whether all lives were actually independent thinking and feeling cells operating within the same body stuck in my mind like a splinter. All I could understand was a small part of the big picture, but enough to comprehend the interconnectedness of life.
With my swarthy complexion, long hair, and the occasional beard, people would jokingly compare me to Moses, Jesus, or another character from a book. I was happy that people saw these iconic champions of freedom when they looked at me. I've been able to meet and help dozens of people throughout the years. I connected with them through their emotions. I could empathize with them and offer practical solutions to help them on their journey. I could sense their connection to a divine source and remind them of this in a way they could understand. I tried not to preach since I could also feel their point of view and encouraged them to see their own divine nature.
I became aware of the implications of false prophets and cult leaders, so I carefully measured my choices between serving my own ego and the collective soul. I attempted to lead with my actions. I believe in forgiveness, acceptance, and love for oneself before one can offer such gifts to another. I wanted to make a positive difference in the lives of others as I could feel the ripple effect of kindness, which seems to transcend time and distance. It radiates from person to person and farther than one can tell.
As my hair and empathic nature grew more substantial, I became overwhelmed in crowds. It was terrifying and nearly impossible to describe. I felt like a trapped animal in the midst of a packed rock concert. I could sense the feelings of people all around me and this caused deep anxiety and panic. I wanted to dull my senses of perception, which meant cutting my hair and diminishing my spiritual connection. Before I learned to control my emotions, I relied on annual haircuts to dull my empathy for months until the hair had grown back to at least as long as it was before. Since then I've learned to better control my gift of empathy rather than suffer its strain.
As with all belief structures, they are only as strong as the energy supplied to it, so I began to give strength to the notion of the collective soul. I feel a kinship with the ancient prophets of whom it can be said also felt this empathy for their fellow man and through their devotion to changing the self-interested apathetic ways of individual cells caught up in the cycle of egotism, vice, and death.
Eastern religions discuss the concept of re-incarnation, where the death of one life is re-birthed in a new form with a new consciousness in a cycle of death and re-birth until the immortal soul or essence of that being is released back to the source of creation. I believe that this belief structure helps to instill a sense of empathy in its followers since the sins we commit unto others will be the same sins that we experience in this or the next life in order to fulfill the souls karmic experience. This soul journey may transcend time, space, and physical form. The theory of re-incarnation (or religion) doesn't require belief from anyone, but rather serves to explain morality to those who lack the understanding of how to treat their fellow human beings. In other words, whether or not a better "life" exists beyond death shouldn't change how one behaves towards others in this life. Kindness and compassion are universal.
I suspect that every soul on this planet is all that ever was and will be, born again over and over until love collectively exists for every being, until we can empathize and love one another as we love ourselves. If harming or allowing harm to come to your neighbor was equally harmful to oneself, then one might work to create a better environment so that both may profit from a less harmful community. If one leaves the world in a better condition than it was found then the next generation would inherit a brighter future. If we follow the examples set by righteous leaders of the past, then we may become righteous leaders to the future. First shall be last, and last will be first.
"Whoever destroys a soul, it is considered as if he destroyed an entire world. And whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world."
― The Talmud

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Kohler Mira – leading manufacturer of showers and showering accessories – is delighted to announce that it has been granted the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation for its Mira Flight Safe range of anti-slip shower trays. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious business awards, and are designed to celebrate and encourage business excellence in the UK.
Mira Flight Safe is the anti-slip version of Mira Showers's ever-popular Flight Low shower tray, and was developed by the company in response to market demands for bathroom products that deliver multi-generational bathroom installations.
Made in Mira's state of the art production facility in 2017 City of Culture, Hull, the trays incorporate two integral finishes – Mira Safe anti-slip and the anti-bacterial BioCote® – that will never wear or peel off, or wash away, so the trays retain their anti-slip and anti-bacterial properties for its whole life.
Factors that influenced the grant of the award included a high level of product innovation; the addressing of a specific market-need – an ageing demographic in this case – demonstrable superiority over competitive products, and high levels of Corporate Social Responsibility and strong commercial success. In the case of the latter, for instance, sales of Mira Flight Safe have grown by 55% in the past two years.
Unlike other anti-slip finishes, Mira Flight Safe is intended for the vulnerable user but with a subtle, non-institutional design – there are no raised areas or stick-on roundels, for instance – making it ideal for commercial environments such as hotels. And while the look is very understated, Mira Flight Safe exceeds most stringent anti-slip test – Class C DIN 51097 – when independently certified.
This test consists of inclining a tray made slippery with soap and water until a barefoot subject slips off. To gain Class C, the subject must remain standing when the tray is at an angle of 24 o yet with Flight Safe this is possible at 30 o .
Commenting on the granting of the award, Liz Hazeldene, Kohler Mira Managing Director, said, "We are absolutely delighted by the grant of the award, especially in its Innovation category. With the fifth largest research and development budget of any 'white goods' manufacturer in the nation, the company has pioneered many innovative technologies in showering – with Mira Flight Safe being a prime example.
This commitment to design and engineering excellence has been the centre of our business since its foundation in 1921, and is at the heart of everything we do today. The award is also apt reward to the entire Kohler Mira team who deliver on our promises of quality and customer service every single day".
The award will be presented in due course to the company by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, the Queen's local county representative, at a ceremony at Mira's headquarters in Cheltenham; and it will be further celebrated at a reception at Buckingham Palace later this year.


When Rosa was age 12, her mother was shot to death in her native Guatemala. Her father, a drug addict, routinely abused her both physically and emotionally. Eventually he abandoned his children, leaving Rosa and her siblings to fend for themselves. Rosa's older siblings then began to physically abuse her and lock her out of their home. With no one to protect her, Rosa was sexually abused and attempted to end her life. Thankfully, she found the strength to escape her situation.
At age 17, she traveled alone to the United States seeking safety, was apprehended by immigration authorities and placed in detention. AI Justice helped Rosa get Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, which is a special visa for abandoned, abused and neglected children. Rosa now is a lawful permanent resident of this country and went to live with relatives in another state.


The present session (2017-2018) of Class 11 started with the brief programme of introduction of the students of both Science and commerce on 12th May, 2017. The programme started at 8 am in the Sanskriti Sabhagriha where Smt. Sanchita Mazumder, PGT, VKV Dibrugarh gave a welcome address followed by the Vice Principal, Sri B.M.Naidu narrating the DO's and Don't's of the Vidyalaya. The teachers also introduced themselves to the students. The programme concluded with the speech of Principal, Sri Ravindranath D. Savdeykar, the background of Vivekananda Kendra and Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas and the history behind the construction of the Rock Memorial. 47 students from Science and 32 students from Commerce attended the programme.


The energy of B'atz days is thought of as being very favourable, especially for the arts – after all they are always full of creative potential. Even when coupled with the energy of a more challenging number such as 5, they can still be beneficial.
If you really need to get working on a creative project, today will prove very useful. The energy of B'atz is interwoven with the number 5, bringing an industrious impulse to the day, although that does not have to take away from the artistic feeling. On some days it is difficult to get started, and yet other days the creation flows from you. In fact the only way you could be more productive would be if there were more hours in the day.
However, the energy of the number 5 can occasionally throw up an obstruction, and you might still find parts of your creative experience hard work. Perhaps a touch of writer's block, a power failure on the stage, or an unexpected interruption to the creative process.
All the same, today is a day when you really might achieve a great deal more in your project than you expected. The hard work you put into your creation pays off as you beautify the world around you. Get weaving!


Jesus entrusted the ministry of reconciliation to the Church. The Sacrament of Penance is God's gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven. In confession, we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God. It is a holy moment in which we place ourselves in his presence and honestly acknowledge our sins, especially mortal sins. With absolution, we are reconciled to God and the Church. The Sacrament helps us stay close to the truth that we cannot live without God.
With the Sacrament of Reconciliation, God forgives through the ministry of a priest. And this gives the sacrament a very warm and human aspect as we hear the words of absolution pronounced officially and authoritatively by a priest who not only represents Christ, but the whole Church. We are human beings with senses and emotions. The mediation of God's graces speaks to our need to hear and sense his words of forgiveness.
The priest greets us, and we pray the Sign of the Cross. He invites us to trust in God. He may read God's Word with us.
We confess our sins. The priest may help and counsel us.
The priest asks us to express our sorrow, usually by reciting the Act of Contrition.


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Oil must be expensive to curb consumption (and thus CO2 emissions). And it must at the same time be cheap to make uneconomical tar sands and Arctic drills.
Fossil fuels are the main cause of global warming. And a high price is still the simplest way of reducing consumption of anything.
Whoever burns oil, gas or coal gets the benefits but spreads the bad consequences over the entire world population in the form of planet-warming CO2. Such drawbacks faced by people who have nothing to do with the fuel are called negative externalities. To solve the problem, one may list the negative externalities generated by the production and consumption of crude oil (starting with the impact of CO2 on the climate) and compute their cost. The polluters then pay the cost of preventing or undoing the pollution. Economists call this internalizing negative externalities or a Pigouvian tax, and the general public knows this as the polluter-pays principle.
It can be hard to calculate an exact cost for a Pigouvian tax (imagine that a neighbor wakes you up by driving his motorcycle very early in the morning, how would you calculate your loss?). One can simply say that the cost of pollution must be increased enough for pollution not to be taken to lightly. The question then is not how much it costs to undo the harm but rather how hefty a tax would concretely reduce the harm. The tax should start at a moderate level and be increased over time (this is what has been happening with tobacco: taxes have increased regularly and rather predictably), giving time to the population and to the alternative technology to gradually switch out of fossil fuels.
Say a factory can produce a good for 10 euros without pollution or, using a different technology, for 9 euros but generating 3 euros worth of pollution. The former is better for society (the total cost being 10 euros against 12 euros), whereas the latter is better for the company (with a production cost of 9 euros against 10 euros). A strict polluter-pays policy (internalizing the whole negative externality) would lead to a production cost of 12 euros in the latter case. But if just half of the pollution costs were paid in the form of a tax, the polluting technology would cost 10.50 euros and the clean one 10 euros. Going clean would then make economic sense — mission accomplished.
Note that with a tax of less than 1 euro the company would decide to produce dirtily for less than 10 euros (including up to 1 euro of tax), whereas at a tax level above 1 euro it would go clean and not pay the tax. When the tax is sufficiently high it no longer gets paid. Consequently the total amount collected may go down — such a success should not be mistaken as evidence of cowardice on the government's part.
Coal-firing power plants are a major source of CO2. Plants using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, whereby the CO2 is captured and buried in the ground, would pollute less but would be more expensive (and low cost is precisely the one advantage of coal). If CO2 emissions were taxed at a low rate, then coal would become more expensive and less competitive (especially given that the cost of renewables can be expected to keep decreasing); and at a high rate then CCS would be the economic choice: utilities would then choose to stop polluting instead of paying the tax.
The proceeds from a tax on fossil fuels can be used to fund clean energy technologies and reduce other taxes such as income tax (or to reduce mandatory withdrawals for health care or retirement), getting closer to the idea "tax bads, not goods". Less taxation of labor and more taxation of fossil fuels also means that labor-intensive activities will get cheaper and energy-intensive ones more expensive, making for instance repairing more competitive against making anew, or organic farming vs. synthetic fertilizers.
A major political difficulty is that a big shift in taxation has too legs: reducing income taxes and increasing taxes on detrimental activities and products; and voters probably trust politicians with the latter far more than with the former — voting for such policy requires a leap of faith. Another political difficulty is that many people on the left (especially in Europe where the green movement is far to the left) want to reduce unemployment (like anybody else) and mitigate climate change, but are often against reducing taxation of labor.
This extent is: when oil is cheap it can only be economically produced in certain ways and places. The recent drop by half of crude prices in the second half of 2014 (from a US$85–105/barrel range in 2012–13 to under US$50 at the time of writing) will have little impact on Saudi Arabia because they can make money producing oil at about any price. The lower crude price will instead rule out tar sands, deepwater rigs, the Arctic, etc. with average break-even costs of US$55–80 per barrel. These are the most destructive of the environment and also the most inefficient (a good deal of the oil is burnt to provide energy for the production itself). As it happens, the cheaper the oil, the less bad it is for the environment. And, for the longer run, cheap oil means little search for and investment in oil fields where production costs (and environmental damage) are high.
Of course, cheap oil, gas and coal also mean that renewable energy becomes uncompetitive overnight (even though this applies more to coal and gas, burnt in power plants, than to oil, which is used mostly in vehicles). This is why fossil fuels must be both cheap and expensive. They must be cheap to the producers to favor the less polluting and more efficient sources. And they must be expensive to the buyer to reduce consumption and thus CO2 emissions and global warming (and induce a switch to renewable energies). A carbon tax, or equivalent mechanism, makes this possible. And, as says Lawrence Summers, "the fall in oil prices and declines in other energy prices make the case for a tax overwhelming".
If the price of petrol doubles over time, consumption will be reduced (thanks to smaller, more efficient cars for instance), but probably by less than half. This will mean a net increase in cost for consumers. But it is important to understand that this small loss for consumers will be more than compensated by a large gain for the State budget (the difference between the two corresponding to a loss for oil producers, due to a drop in sale volume). A clear advantage of a tax is thus that more money will stay in the country instead of being sent to Saudi Arabia or Texas.
Is the value of oil reserves (and thus of oil companies) overestimated?
If all the crude oil, natural gas and coal that are in the ground were extracted and burnt, the Earth would be as hot and unlivable as hell. The alternative is for some of these resources to stay in the ground rather than warm up the planet. But this of course would reduce the assets of the companies and countries that own them.


New opportunities for environmental protection and serious discussions about infrastructure could be among the ripple effects of the midterm election results.
The recent midterm elections could have far-reaching implications for the direction of federal- and state-level environment and energy policy. Chris Field, Perry L. McCarty Director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and Sally Benson, co-director of the Precourt Institute for Energy, discussed ways forward, lessons learned and more.
What do the midterm election results mean for policy action on climate change, renewable energy and other environmental issues at the state and federal level?
CHRIS FIELD: I suspect that, at least initially, we will see more change in visibility of climate change as an important issue than change we can measure in concrete policy actions. It would be great to see new commonsense measures on renewable energy policy and disaster risk reduction but it will take some time and effort to get those topics on the front burner. One possibility that is important for climate change adaptation is an infrastructure package grounded in an awareness of the risks from climate change. That might be a possibility, even in the near term.
What, if anything, do the results mean for federal rollbacks of environmental regulations?
SALLY BENSON: I think that international competitiveness of our industry is a big issue here. For example, our auto manufacturers sell cars all around the world. Many other countries have very stringent automobile efficiency standards. If we disincentivize our manufacturers from making the most energy-efficient cars, our competitiveness will be hurt. Likewise for many other products we make, energy efficiency matters.
FIELD: If the administration wants to make deals with the House, there may be some new opportunities for environmental protection. I would love to see a serious discussion about infrastructure (which both the president and the Democrats support), including infrastructure related to the environment. On the other hand, if things stay confrontational, the administration might emphasize dismantling of environmental regulations as a way to demonstrate that it doesn't need Congress to act.
Moving forward, what environment and energy issue solutions have the most potential for finding consensus among Americans?
BENSON: Most Americans believe that climate change is occurring and want the government to do something about it. Rising sea levels in Florida, extremely intense rainfall that has caused flooding in Houston and the Carolinas, wildfires in the West — these are all causing real harm today. At the very least, improving our infrastructure to be more resilient is something that everyone can get behind.
FIELD: There are real opportunities for addressing the financing of renewable energy. Lots of potential investors, from across the political spectrum, are frustrated by some of the current impediments.
What do the midterm state-level elections tell us about broader environment and energy changes afoot?
FIELD: It was perhaps unsurprising that state-level initiatives to address climate change, especially the carbon tax in Washington, didn't carry the day. The Washington outcome reinforces the point that it is really hard to design a way to price emissions so that it is broadly supported by the public. But it is also really important. The economists tell us that the most efficient way to address climate change is a price on carbon. We really need examples to see what works and how to assure that no groups are treated unfairly.
What one piece of scientific advice would you give U.S. House and Senate majority leaders before they begin to craft new environment and energy legislation?
BENSON: The climate and energy challenge is so large that we are quickly moving beyond the point where piecemeal solutions will do. The time for action is now. We have a decade or two to sort this out before we are fully locked in to warming of 2 degrees Celsius or more. No leader should want to explain to their grandchildren that they had a chance to do something and didn't.
FIELD: There are lots of commonsense ways to make progress on climate change as components of win-win strategies that are creating jobs, protecting people's health, and improving our nation's security. Let's work on the stuff that yields benefits we all want.
Benson is also a professor of energy resources engineering in Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences; and director of the Global Climate & Energy Project. Field is also founding director of the Carnegie Institution for Science's Department of Global Ecology; the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies at Stanford's School of Humanities and Sciences and School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences.
Stanford scholars with expertise on energy, the environment and related U.S. regulatory, economic and policy concerns are available to comment for coverage of the 2018 midterm elections in the United States. Connect with them here.
Faculty at Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences recommend these 31 books for your summer reading.


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Aintzane Ezenarro Egurbide (Getaria, Spain, 1971) is a Spanish politician. She is the Aralar's spokeswoman in the Basque Parliament since 2005 Basque parliamentary election. She is also councillor of her hometown, Getaria.

Aintzane Ezenarro studied sociology and journalism and she took part in Elkarri, the social movement for the dialogue and peace in the Basque Country.

In the recent basque election's Aralar increased both its votes and seats, passing from 28,000 votes to 62,000 and from one only seat (occupied by Ezenarro herself) to four seats. With those results, Ezenarro became leader of the Aralar parliamentary group.

External links
  Aintzane Ezenarro's blog

1971 births
Aralar (Basque political party) politicians
Living people
Members of the 8th Basque Parliament
Members of the 9th Basque Parliament
People from Urola Kosta
Women members of the Basque Parliament
Municipal councillors in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
University of the Basque Country alumni

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Q: Thread goes to infinite sleep I am running a script that collects and stores data on the disk as pickle files, at the same time I opened a thread that reads the data and uploads it with a POST request every 30 seconds, then it deletes the files that were uploaded, it works well.
My issue is that after running for a while (up to 36 hours), the thread goes to sleep and stops running. (I need it to be always running)
I can't put the exact code but here is a pseudo code
in the main script I have this
from threading import Thread
from upload import upload_loop

def stop_upload():
    global STOP_FLAG
    return STOP_FLAG

def main():
    upload_thread = Thread(target=upload_loop, args=(stop_upload,))
    upload_thread.start()
    while True:
        # Enter the main code loop that saves the data to disk
    STOP_FLAG = True
    upload_thread.join()
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

and my upload.py script
from time import sleep
import glob

def upload_files(url, limit=10):
    files = glob.glob("path/to/files/*.pckl")
    if len(files) == 0:
        return
    files_to_upload = []
    for file in files:
        # open the pickle file and return the data to be sent
        data = parse_file(file)
        files_to_upload.append(data)
        # in order for the POST request not to be long I divide the data
        # into multiple requests if passes the limit parameter
        # (I faced some issues when the request is has more than 10 data files)
        if len(files_to_upload) >= limit:
            # organize the POST request and send the data with the use of the requests module
            upload_data(files_to_upload)
            files_to_upload = []
    if files_to_upload:
        upload_data(files_to_upload)

def upload_loop(stopped):
    while not stopped():
        upload_files("URL")
        sleep(30)

I tried looking for anything related to this but couldn't find anything. The closest reason I can think of was that the upload script wakes up from the sleep and does not find any upload files for a few iterations (it can happen for during some parts of the day) so it remains asleep for longer and after a while the OS (I am running Ubuntu 18.04) would put the thread to permanent sleep because it is not doing anything, but I could not find anything to support this.
PS: if there is a better way to run a function in a thread periodically every n seconds, feel free to suggest it.

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Q: Whenever I enter a value in rate column I want to multiply that value with quantity column and display result in amount column immediately in c# I want to enter value in datagridview rate column at run time and then multiply this value with quantity column value and display result in amount column immediately
public void calculateGrid()
{
        foreach (DataGridViewRow row in dataGVList.Rows)
        {
            double qty = Convert.ToDouble(row.Cells["Quantity"].Value);
            amt = (qty * (Convert.ToDouble(row.Cells["Rate"].Value)));
            row.Cells["Amount"].Value = amt.ToString();
        }
}

public void calAmt()
{
        for (int x = 0; x < dataGVList.Rows.Count; x++)
        {
            tot_amt += Convert.ToDouble(dataGVList.Rows[x].Cells["Amount"].Value);
        }
        txtBoxTotal.Text = tot_amt.ToString();
}

When I execute this code I get error

Input string was not in a correct format.

I called this method in dataGVList_CellValueChanged() event.


การลงประชามติในวันที่ 23 มิถุนายน ค.ศ. 2016 มีหัวข้อว่า "สหราชอาณาจักรควรจะยังคงเป็นสมาชิกของสหภาพยุโรปหรือถอนตัวจากสหภาพยุโรป ?" ซึ่งได้รับเสียงข้างมากว่า "ถอนตัว"
นายกรัฐมนตรี เดวิด แคเมอรอน ประกาศลาออกหลังผลประชามติให้ "ถอนตัว"
↑ DAvis Butler. "The 1975 Referendum" (PDF). Eureferendum.com. สืบค้นเมื่อ 19 May 2016.
↑ แปลจากต้นฉบับ: "Do you think the UK should stay in the European Community (Common Market)?"
↑ "Research Briefings - The 1974-75 UK Renegotiation of EEC Membership and Referendum". Researchbriefings.parliament.uk. สืบค้นเมื่อ 19 May 2016.
↑ Nicholas Watt (29 June 2012). "Cameron defies Tory right over EU referendum: Prime minister, buoyed by successful negotiations on eurozone banking reform, rejects 'in or out' referendum on EU". The Guardian. London, UK. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2 July 2012. David Cameron placed himself on a collision course with the Tory right when he mounted a passionate defence of Britain's membership of the EU and rejected out of hand an 'in or out' referendum.
↑ Sparrow, Andrew (1 July 2012). "PM accused of weak stance on Europe referendum". The Guardian. London, UK. สืบค้นเมื่อ 2 July 2012. Cameron said he would continue to work for 'a different, more flexible and less onerous position for Britain within the EU'.
↑ "David Cameron promises in/out referendum on EU". BBC News. BBC. 23 January 2013. สืบค้นเมื่อ 23 April 2016.
↑ "David Cameron sets out EU reform goals". BBC News. 11 November 2015. สืบค้นเมื่อ 16 January 2016.
↑ Hughes, Laura; Swinford, Stephen; Dominiczak, Peter (5 January 2016). "EU Referendum: David Cameron forced to let ministers campaign for Brexit after fears of a Cabinet resignation". The Daily Telegraph. สืบค้นเมื่อ 9 January 2016.
↑ "EU referendum outcome: PM statement, 24 June 2016". gov.uk. สืบค้นเมื่อ 25 June 2016.
↑ "สภาอังกฤษผ่านร่าง "เบร็กซิต" "โอกาสกลับหลังหันหมดลงแล้ว"". ประชาชาติธุรกิจออนไลน์. 4 ก.พ. 2017.
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Home /Coolpad launches Cool Bass TWS earbuds in India
By: MyMobile Team | January 11, 2021 Views 0
Smartphone brand Coolpad has marked its foray into the accessories segment with the launch of Cool Bass true wireless earbuds in India. Available exclusively on Amazon at a price of 1,199, the earbuds feature a 13mm dynamic driver, Bluetooth 5.0 and active voice assistant (Google and Siri) for a seamless end-user experience.
The earbuds are equipped with a digital battery display which allows you to charge according to your need. The smart charging feature lets you enjoy 3 hours of backup in just 15 minutes of charge
The earbuds run on a 400mAh battery which the charging case sports. With quick charging capabilities, the earbuds offer you 3 hours of playback, 4.5 hours of playing time, 4 hours of talk time, and 20 hours of extended playtime.
When it comes to the design, the ultra-portable and sleek earbuds sport an innovative dolphin design 2.0 with a smart digital battery display. For enhanced convenience, Coolpad has added the universal Type-C interface to the device.
Fisher Yuan, CEO, Coolpad India, said, "After positioning Coolpad as one of the leading brands in the budget smartphones category, we are thrilled to enter into the audio accessories segment. The wireless earphone market has witnessed explosive growth in the past few months and holds infinite potential for a disruptive brand that introduces products with exceptional design and features. We have scaled our production capacity for smartphones and accessories to 5M and soon plan to start the production of accessories in India by end of 2021. We are all set to launch a wide range of accessories for smartphones throughout 2021, and achieve market leader status in this category as well."
Harsh Sharma, Online Marketing Manager, Coolpad India, said, "At Coolpad, we intend to offer an exceptional end-user experience with every product that we launch. A lot of deliberation has gone into the innovative, new-age design of the Cool Bass earbuds, and we are very impressed with the final product. With a comfortable fit, lightweight and portable design, quick charge, and the best-ever bass, the Cool Bass earbuds are definitely set to take the market by storm and become the most preferred wireless earbuds out there."
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Міжнародний фестиваль православного кіно «Покров» — це сучасний кінофестиваль короткометражних ігрових та анімаційних фільмів на православну та сімейну просвітницьку тематику, що проводиться в Україні з 2003 року. Традиційно він проходить щорічно в Києві в другу декаду жовтня перед великим релігійним святом Покрова Пресвятої Богородиці.

Останній за часом проведення, XVI Міжнародний фестиваль православного кіно «Покров»  розпочався у понеділок 8 жовтня 2018 року і тривав до 11 жовтня 2018 року.

Генеральний директор «Покрову» протоєрей Олександр Акулов. Президент фестивалю — народний депутат України Андрій Деркач.

Нагороди

Головний приз фестивалю — рукописна ікона «Покров Пресвятої Богородиці».

За час існування кінофестивалю було показано більше восьмисот православних фільмів з п'ятнадцяти країн світу. Відбулося більше десяти світових прем'єр, а всього на фестивалі були нагороджені понад сімдесят режисерів з різних країн і континентів.

Місце проведення та ведучі

З 2012 року відкриття фестивалю проходить у «Національній опері України». Демонстрація фільмів, а також нагородження переможців фестивалю відбувається у столичному Будинку кіно.

Ведучими урочистої церемонії відкриття у різні роки були Федір Бондарчук, Тетяна Терехова та інші.

Номінації

Традиційно найкращі стрічки визначаються в чотирьох номінаціях:
 «Анімаційне кіно»,
 «Документальне кіно»,
 «Короткометражне ігрове кіно» ,
 «Повнометражне ігрове кіно».

Також вручається приз глядацьких симпатій.

Переможці

Серед фільмів, що були відзначені гран-прі фестивалю, особливо популярними стали фільми «Острів» (режисер Павло Лунгін), «Адмірал» (реж. Андрій Кравчук), «12» (реж. Микита Михалков), «Поп» (реж. Володимир Хотиненко) та багато інших. Більшість фільмів демонструвались на ТРК «Ера».

Посилання

Примітки

Кінофестивалі Києва
Засновані в Україні 2003
Щорічні заходи в Україні
Міжнародні кінофестивалі


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'use strict'
const Zet = require('../util/zet'),
    Serialization = require('../util/serialization'),
    Serializable = Serialization.Serializable,
    tokenizeObject = Serialization.tokenizeObject,
    untokenizeObject = Serialization.untokenizeObject,
    Messaging = require('../core/messaging'),
    SUPERGLU_VERSION = require('../reference-data').version

const ACTOR_KEY = Messaging.ACTOR_KEY
    , VERB_KEY = Messaging.VERB_KEY
    , OBJECT_KEY = Messaging.OBJECT_KEY
    , RESULT_KEY = Messaging.RESULT_KEY
    , SPEECH_ACT_KEY = Messaging.SPEECH_ACT_KEY
    , TIMESTAMP_KEY = Messaging.TIMESTAMP_KEY
    , CONTEXT_KEY = Messaging.CONTEXT_KEY
    , PROPOSAL_KEY = Messaging.PROPOSAL_KEY
    , CONTEXT_CONVERSATION_ID_KEY = Messaging.CONTEXT_CONVERSATION_ID_KEY
    , CONTEXT_IN_REPLY_TO_KEY = Messaging.CONTEXT_IN_REPLY_TO_KEY
    , CONFIRM_PROPOSAl_ACT = Messaging.CONFIRM_PROPOSAl_ACT
    , PROPOSED_MESSAGE_ACT = Messaging.PROPOSED_MESSAGE_ACT
    , PROPOSED_MESSAGE_ACK_ACT = Messaging.PROPOSED_MESSAGE_ACK_ACT
    , REJECT_PROPOSAL_ACT = Messaging.REJECT_PROPOSAL_ACT

module.exports = Zet.declare({
    superclass: Serializable,
    CLASS_ID: 'Message',
    defineBody: function (self) {
        // Private Properties

        // Public Properties

        /** Create a Message
         @param actor: The actor who did or would do the given action
         @param verb: Some action that was or would be done by the actor
         @param obj: An object or target for the action
         @param result: The outcome of the action
         @param speechAct: A performative, stating why this message was sent
         @param context: A context object for the message, with additional data
         @param timestamp: A timestamp for when the message was created
         @param anId: A unique Id.  If none given, one will be assigned.
         **/
        self.construct = function construct(actor, verb, obj, result, speechAct,
                                            context, timestamp, anId) {
            self.inherited(construct, [anId])
            if (typeof actor === "undefined") {
                actor = null
            }
            if (typeof verb === "undefined") {
                verb = null
            }
            if (typeof obj === "undefined") {
                obj = null
            }
            if (typeof result === "undefined") {
                result = null
            }
            if (typeof speechAct === "undefined") {
                speechAct = Messaging.INFORM_ACT
            }
            if (typeof context === "undefined") {
                context = {}
            }
            if (typeof timestamp === "undefined") {
                timestamp = null
            }
            self._actor = actor
            self._verb = verb
            self._obj = obj
            self._result = result
            self._speechAct = speechAct
            self._timestamp = timestamp
            if (self._timestamp == null) {
                self.updateTimestamp()
            }
            // Fill in version keys
            if (!(Messaging.MESSAGE_VERSION_KEY in context)) {
                context[Messaging.MESSAGE_VERSION_KEY] = Messaging.VERSION
            }
            if (!(Messaging.SUPERGLU_VERSION_KEY in context)) {
                context[Messaging.SUPERGLU_VERSION_KEY] = SUPERGLU_VERSION
            }
            self._context = context
        }

        /** Get the actor for the message **/
        self.getActor = function getActor() {
            return self._actor
        }
        /** Set the actor for the message **/
        self.setActor = function setActor(value) {
            self._actor = value
        }

        /** Get the verb for the message **/
        self.getVerb = function getVerb() {
            return self._verb
        }
        /** Set the verb for the message **/
        self.setVerb = function setVerb(value) {
            self._verb = value
        }

        /** Get the object for the message **/
        self.getObject = function getObject() {
            return self._obj
        }
        /** Set the object for the message **/
        self.setObject = function setObject(value) {
            self._obj = value
        }

        /** Get the result for the message **/
        self.getResult = function getResult() {
            return self._result
        }
        /** Set the result for the message **/
        self.setResult = function setResult(value) {
            self._result = value
        }

        /** Get the speech act for the message **/
        self.getSpeechAct = function getSpeechAct() {
            return self._speechAct
        }
        /** Set the speech act for the message **/
        self.setSpeechAct = function setSpeechAct(value) {
            self._speechAct = value
        }

        /** Get the timestamp for the message (as an ISO-format string)**/
        self.getTimestamp = function getTimestamp() {
            return self._timestamp
        }
        /** Set the timestamp for the message (as an ISO-format string) **/
        self.setTimestamp = function setTimestamp(value) {
            self._timestamp = value
        }
        /** Update the timestamp to the current time **/
        self.updateTimestamp = function updateTimestamp() {
            self._timestamp = new Date().toISOString()
        }

        /** Check if the context field has a given key **/
        self.hasContextValue = function hasContextValue(key) {
            return (key in self._context) === true
        }

        /** Get all the keys for the context object **/
        self.getContextKeys = function getContextKeys() {
            var key, keys
            keys = []
            for (key in self._context) {
                keys.push(key)
            }
            return keys
        }

        /** Get the context value with the given key. If missing, return the default. **/
        self.getContextValue = function getContextValue(key, aDefault) {
            if (!(key in self._context)) {
                return aDefault
            }
            return self._context[key]
        }

        /** Set a context value with the given key-value pair **/
        self.setContextValue = function setContextValue(key, value) {
            self._context[key] = value
        }

        /** Delete the given key from the context **/
        self.delContextValue = function delContextValue(key) {
            delete self._context[key]
        }

        /** Save the message to a storage token **/
        self.saveToToken = function saveToToken() {
            var key, token, newContext, hadKey
            token = self.inherited(saveToToken)
            if (self._actor != null) {
                token.setitem(ACTOR_KEY, tokenizeObject(self._actor))
            }
            if (self._verb != null) {
                token.setitem(VERB_KEY, tokenizeObject(self._verb))
            }
            if (self._obj != null) {
                token.setitem(OBJECT_KEY, tokenizeObject(self._obj))
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            if (self._result != null) {
                token.setitem(RESULT_KEY, tokenizeObject(self._result))
            }
            if (self._speechAct != null) {
                token.setitem(SPEECH_ACT_KEY, tokenizeObject(self._speechAct))
            }
            if (self._timestamp != null) {
                token.setitem(TIMESTAMP_KEY, tokenizeObject(self._timestamp))
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            hadKey = false
            newContext = {}
            for (key in self._context) {
                hadKey = true
                newContext[tokenizeObject(key)] = tokenizeObject(self._context[key])
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            if (hadKey) {
                token.setitem(CONTEXT_KEY, tokenizeObject(newContext))
            }
            return token
        }

        /** Initialize the message from a storage token and some additional context (e.g., local objects) **/
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            self.inherited(initializeFromToken, [token, context])
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            self._verb = untokenizeObject(token.getitem(VERB_KEY, true, null), context)
            self._obj = untokenizeObject(token.getitem(OBJECT_KEY, true, null), context)
            self._result = untokenizeObject(token.getitem(RESULT_KEY, true, null), context)
            self._speechAct = untokenizeObject(token.getitem(SPEECH_ACT_KEY, true, null), context)
            self._timestamp = untokenizeObject(token.getitem(TIMESTAMP_KEY, true, null), context)
            self._context = untokenizeObject(token.getitem(CONTEXT_KEY, true, {}), context)
        }
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})

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In what phase of testing is elvucitabine?
What are some studies on elvucitabine?
What side effects might elvucitabine cause?
Where can I get more information about clinical trials studying elvucitabine?
Other Names: ACH-126443, ELV, L-F-D4C, beta-L-Fd4C, l(−)Fd4C Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Molecular Formula: C9 H10 F N3 O3 Registry Number: 181785-84-2 (CAS) Chemical Name: 4-amino-5-fluoro-1-[(2S,5R)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-yl]pyrimidin-2-one Chemical Class: Pyrimidine Nucleosides Organization: Achillion Pharmaceuticals Phase of Development: Elvucitabine is in Phase II development. The company developing elvucitabine previously reported that it is out-licensing elvucitabine and looking to work with partner companies to focus elvucitabine's development in regions outside the United States. Through a partnership, elvucitabine is being developed in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Elvucitabine is an investigational drug that is being studied for the treatment of HIV infection.
Elvucitabine belongs to a class (group) of HIV drugs called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs).2 NRTIs block an HIV enzyme called reverse transcriptase. (An enzyme is a protein that starts or increases the speed of a chemical reaction.) By blocking reverse transcriptase, NRTIs prevent HIV from multiplying and can reduce the amount of HIV in the body.
Participants were adults with HIV who had never taken HIV medicines before entering the study. Participants did not have any of the serious illnesses associated with an AIDS diagnosis (called AIDS-defining illnesses) in the 3 months before the study began.
None of the participants had drug resistance mutations that would prevent them from taking elvucitabine, lamivudine, emtricitabine, efavirenz (brand name: Sustiva), or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (brand name: Viread).
Participants had viral load levels between 2,000 and 150,000 copies/mL and had CD4 cell counts greater than 100 cells/mm3.
Because elvucitabine is still being studied, information on possible side effects of the drug is not complete. As testing of elvucitabine continues, additional information on possible side effects will be gathered.
More information about elvucitabine-related research studies is available from ClinicalTrials.gov.
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She's pretty easy going, as this photo may suggest. She has her toddler moments, most of which can be solved by a hug from momma or a snack. This makes her a decent traveler. She's been traveling by plane for some time now, since four months old and almost all flights over 6 hours. However, as a child gets older, the ability to hold her in your lap, amused and happy, for 6 hours, becomes more and more difficult. Again, her easygoing nature is very useful, but every easygoing child has its limits. This past Tuesday night on the flight back from the Other Washington to the Emerald City, she had her limits.
As anyone who travels by air knows, air travel is not easy. With a toddler it is, well, complicated. Lots o'stuff from car to checked baggage to security, which includes sippie cup tests, strollers being collapsed/uncollapsed, shoes on/off, and then the hunt for the gate. We're pretty good at all of this. Despite my high tension during flying tendencies, I've been able to chill out a good amount while traveling with LC.
LC was a little fussy before the flight – traveling, different schedules, lots of new people, teething – and then we had to sit on the runway to wait for our turn to take off. So 45 minutes later than we were should have taken off, we were still sitting there, just adding time to the already over 5 hour flight time. We tried to placate LC with a turkey sandwich, peaches, and milk. Lots of milk, which always tends to soothe her. And sometimes it helps her sleep. So that just may have been an intended side effect of the milk as well.
I'm a prepared mother when traveling. I had three different types of wipes, two change of clothes for LC, extra diapers (and still more peaches). However what I didn't have was a change of clothes for me. So with two hours remaining in the flight and a drink cart blocking the aisle between me and the bathroom, I sat there fuming (literally and figuratively), trying to decide what I would do. Once able to do so, I took some wipes to the bathroom to try to work with what I had. I was wearing a cardigan, tee shirt and skirt. The cardigan was beyond help, so I quickly shed that. Unable to do anything else, I wiped at the shirt and skirt with the baby wipes and hoped that would be enough. I returned to my seat, hoping it would dry and I'd be fine. I soon found the stench was horrendous. I returned to the bathroom to discover my bra had formed an excellent catch for regurgitated milk and peaches. I tried to clean it out best I could, but it was just too soiled. My choices were soon clear – sit and deal with the smell or lose the bra. With slightly less than two hours to go, I took my bra off and chose to sit bra less, pregnant, covered in baby vomit, a wet shirt and skirt on a freezing cold plane. So you can see where this is going. It certainly wasn't pretty. And to be honest, my attitude was not very pretty either at this point.
We made it home approximately three hours or so later. We all survived. LC stayed awake until we placed her in the stroller once we deplaned. I was able to shower and no longer smelled like spoiled milk and peaches. So yeah, we survived the trip home. But next time I start to panic about a flight with LC, perhaps this story will come to mind and you can understand why I may not be rushing down the jet way.
** A will tell this story as "LC vomited all over herself and Lauren." Be assured, LC got off easy here.
Ok, we didn't really start in CA, but roll with it.
We spent a wonderful long weekend in LA with friends, showing LC how to do it up Hollywood style. LC took to the whole lifestyle pretty well, including wanting to stay up all hours of the night, you know, like you do in LA.
She went to an NBA play-off game and received a free tee shirt, even if the Clippers blew a 24 point lead to eventually lost the game.
She went to LA parties. (Or one party. But still, it was very LA.) That's Megan who graciously hosted us (with Wade!) and introduced LC to all that is LA, or at least North Hollywood.
Taking a toddler to visit your childless friends can highlight just how much your life has changed since becoming parents. For instance, our friends were not interested in the daily 6am treks to the local bakery to get LC food and let her run through the hall to the bathrooms where her voice echoes. At this point in our "parenting journey", we don't even think getting up at 6am on a Saturday to be odd at all.
Thanks to Megan, Wade and Skip for a very excellent weekend. We had a wonderful time and maybe next time we visit, LC will understand that the bakery is still open at 9am and there is no need to claim the good table at 6am.
So I'm really doing it. I left this morning for a 4 day business trip WITHOUT LC. I know LC is in good hands, A is an amazing Dad and handles more than his share of baby work on a daily basis already. And I know plenty of people travel without their kids – many of my friends having done their first trip before their child is 14 months old. But this is my first and it is filled with anxiety and unknowns. I am trying to make some goals to accomplish this trip so that I can focus on those and not on missing LC (or wondering what is she doing, is she ok, did she sleep, eat, etc).
– be productive. This is a work trip. My work time is normally capped by baby duties – day care pick ups, feeding, cleaning, putting to bed and getting enough sleep to get up and do it all over again the next morning (hopefully morning and not middle of the night!) So beginning with this flight I am making the most of it, I started working right away.
– relax. Easier said than done when I am 3000 miles away from LC, but I do have the opportunity to sleep in a bed for 8 hours, not sharing the comforter with a beagle. I am going to take advantage of the hotel spa before the conference begins tomorrow. I am going to watch the latest Twilight movie on my iPad. I am not going to fret every moment about what might need to be done at home.
– attack the to do list. Beyond work, there are plenty of to dos that don't get done on daily basis – updating the milk man order, ensuring bills are being paid, paying that parking ticket I got two weeks ago, working on the March for Babies fundraising. All these little things that I plan to do every night after LC goes to sleep and usually gets lost between a last few work emails and wanting to zone out and watch Smash. Room service and I are going to get acquainted and knock some things out.
– enjoy the opportunity to be in Atlanta. We have friends in Atlanta who I will be able to see. Many a Top Chef have a restaurant in Atlanta and I've already mapped out their locations. I have four hours to kill on Saturday before my flight home and I may try to see the whale shark at the aquarium. Sure, I wish I could see LC's face when she sees that giant fish, but I hope an iPhone photo will delight her as well.
It won't be easy. And maybe I will just end up re-reading The Hunger Games and watching American Idol – and that would be ok. I will survive, LC and A will survive and we'll all have pancakes together Sunday morning.
LC has done a far amount of travel in her short life thus far. Two weeks away from being one year old (um, who let that happen so quickly??) and LC has racked up almost 20,000 frequent flier miles, with no trip under 2000 miles. For one so small, she does well on the plane. Sure, there is at least a few minutes of crying on each flight, but for each moment of crying, there are usually several hours of sleeping too. That and every flight we've flown on has had much worse behaving children on it, so combine that with her adorableness and most people don't seem to mind.
With all this traveling, LC has visited many a time zone. We've yet to figure out just how one adjusts a baby to a new time zone. On her first trip, she was young, pretty much still sleeping every 3 hours. We took the red eye and she slept almost the whole flight, then awoke when we landed. 3 hours later she took a nap and was pretty much on schedule for the rest of the trip. We thought, huh, this time zone thing is easy. This latest trip has proven to be the biggest mystery. Being on the East Coast she was much more likely to sleep until 10am and then want to be up until 11pm. Or worse, go down at 8pm like normal, but treat it like a nap, waking up at 11:30pm to play.
You can't explain to a baby that it may feel like play time but it is really sleep time. (Trust me, we've tried.) We roll with it and hope that we are not screwing up her sleep schedule beyond repair. So far, so good, but we are always open to suggestions on this jet lag thing. If LC's first year travel schedule suggests anything, it is that you can't keep a good baby tied down for too long.
We've been MIA for the start of 2012 – hiding in a non-Washington location. We took LC back to the "motherland" – that is my hometown in New England. It was a lo-o-ong flight there (and an even longer one back to Seattle) but the trip was great. LC loved seeing her grandparents and her uncles, as well as meeting some cousins for the first time!
Having taken the first week of the new year off to travel, I feel a little behind the curve on the whole 2012 thing. While people had all last week to erroneously write "11" on their checks, I was doing nothing of the sort. Jumping back in this week will be a challenge, to say the least.
Hope your 2012 is going well – as you can see from our photos, the start of our year in New England was pretty swell.
I have been craving a good cheese plate. Some soft cheeses, a little manchego, fig jam, those little bumpy pickles and a nice savory cracker.
This is a delicious cheese platter we had for lunch while vacationing in New Zealand a few years ago. A perfect blend of sweet and savory (though it probably could have used a little more cheese. It was meat heavy. But delicious.) Mmm, with that New Zealand sauvignon blanc. . . .sigh.
So if you know a guy in Seattle who can get me some Humboldt Fog, a nice bleu and something nutty for A, please let me know. This girl needs some cheese.


The Lindeman Reception Hall is 1,300 square feet and seats up to 80 in an auditorium format and up to 24 in a conference format (one option shown above). The Hall features a adjacent open kitchen and projection system.
Housing is available on site in the East, West or South Dorms. Each Unit features 5 Bedrooms, 10 Beds (single), 2 Bathrooms, and shared Living, Kitchen and Dining rooms.
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