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After nearly 2 years of Covid, it's high time to finally acknowledge what we have learnt.
We now know that in March 2020, images shared from China (with people dropping dead in the street) were fabricated to induce panic. We have now learnt that the virus is only dangerous to a very narrow section of the population. We now know that there is early, successful treatment for Covid, despite Big Pharma lobbying politicians to discredit early treatments. It is also clear now that vaccinated and unvaccinated alike shed the virus equally. The vaccines do not stop nor limit the spread of Covid and thereby have disappointed expectations. It has also been thoroughly established that lockdowns have not stopped nor slowed the spread of Covid, as stated by the WTO but have instead harmed populations economically and caused increased death through lack of access to health care, through suicide, drug overdose and domestic violence. We also know now that 95% of the counted Covid deaths had an average of 4 comorbidities, resulting in true a Covid death rate smaller than the regular flu. We know that children under 18 years have a smaller chance of dying from Covid than dying by strike of lightening of from the Covid vaccines.
Knowing all this, it is hard to understand that we are facing a second winter listening to politicians insisting on the same measures that didn't work last winter. Draconian lockdowns in Australia, New Zealand, Europe (Cypress!) and certain US states and the discriminatory politics limiting the unvaccinated in their basic human rights (right to free speech, free assembly, free travel, free choice of medical treatment) are forced onto strongly resistant populations. An entire generation of children, who are in no danger of dying from Covid, are being forced to take Covid vaccines and wear masks for 8h a day. Societies are being traumatized, people are turned against each other and kicked out of their jobs, children are being kicked out of school – all to force an ineffective and potentially harmful medication into people's arms that does not help public health – but only generate massive profits for Big Pharma.
It is well-established that leaky vaccines cannot ever create herd immunity. Societies like Sweden who didn't lock down reached natural immunity and have less Covid cases and deaths now.
VAERS counted so far close to 1 million adverse reactions (about 20,000 of them lethal, about 100,000 hospitalizations), higher numbers than all other previous vaccines combined.
Whistleblowers in various fields have come forward or tried to: doctors, funeral directors, coroners, scientists, nurses, statisticians and journalists have done their best to inform the populations of the falsehoods of the ongoing Covid-narrative. They have been met with aggressive ridicule, slander, unprofessional criticism and name-calling. Big Pharma who pays for 70% of TV's advertisement budget and owns great amount of stock in mainstream media and social media platforms have censored alternative narratives to the Fauci-receipe. (see "The Real Anthony Fauci" by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.)
Covid has become politicized to a degree that every questioning of the Fauci-narrative is branded as "anti-science". While Trump was in office, Biden and Harris stated they would not trust the vaccine, Nancy Pelosi stated "We cannot force people to accept this vaccine". Since Biden is in office, the Democrats have changed their tunes, now implementing widespread vaccine-mandates.
It is time to learn from the lessons of past year and not repeat the same mistakes. The lockdowns have harmed and killed more people than Covid.
As a funeral director in Los Angeles, we have had one single Covid case since March 1st – a lady that died 3 days after her booster, testing Covid positive. Since June, we have seen 23 cases where mostly young men died within a week of the vaccine or booster. They were healthy individuals who were found dead in their bed with a massive nosebleed. The coroner assumed Fentanyl overdose and only offered a biopsy. The results of this biopsy will come in after 6 months. Only in 3 cases, at the insistence of the family, a full autopsy was conducted, which revealed blood clots in the lung or heads.
I have held screaming and hyperventilating parents in my arms who can't believe their 19-year old is gone. The number of people dying after the booster is increasing exponentially. And still, there is no public outcry for autopsies of these sudden post-vaccine deaths. There is no media coverage.
A German study performed by well-established pathologists found that 30-40% of mortalities within 2 months after vaccines are actually caused by the vaccine. https://www.transparenztest.de/post/chefpathologe-uni-heidelberg-30-40-prozent-ursaechlich-an-covid-impfung-verstorben
As a Funeral Home, we are creating the death certificates together with the doctors, the coroner and the health department. In NONE of these death certificates is any mention of the Covid vaccine as an underlying condition. The hospitals do not report vaccine status to funeral homes, to the coroner or the health department.
We are witnessing a potentially lethal drug being mandated by our government WITHOUT any systematic follow up system to identify and record Covid-vaccine induced deaths. This is irresponsible at best. It is genocide at worst. I encourage all funeral directors, coroner offices and health departments to investigate what is going on immediately. I strongly encourage parents not to vaccinate their children until this vaccine crisis is resolved.
To the politicians and the media, who are receiving funds from Big Pharma and look the other way while spouting dangerous propaganda and pushing vaccine mandates, I say: Shame on you! You have a responsibility of vigilance and care to all humans! Do your job.
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By Ziri Rideaux and Brendan Miller © March 2021
For a year now, the world has been listening to scientists and politicians and trustingly followed their ever-changing findings, opinions and directions on Covid. Initially it was 2 million dead Americans in a few months, then just 100,000. Masks were initially declared unnecessary, then vital for all, then maybe not. We endured curfews, road signs warning us to stay home to save lives, closed hair salons, gyms, parks, beaches, had them reopened, reclosed. It was declared OK to fly but not to meet your neighbors. The vaccines were supposed to save us, then declared unsafe, then declared ineffective against infections – and even pointless against new virus strains. While Covid numbers are finally down, things are looking up, people are longing for spring sun and the end to loneliness, poverty and bankruptcy, we're still being bombarded with new warnings of a coming 4th wave.
The lockstep, pre-chewed media digest feeds us Covid as a medical event, as an economic disaster and a social strain. Any other narrative has been discredited, censored and eliminated. Yet it's high time for another perspective:
Covid19 is a virus that mainly impacts the lungs. In Chinese and Shamanic medicine, the lungs represent the place where grief resides. We hold our personal (and collective) grief in our lungs. Coughing is a well-known shamanic practice of "purging" emotions like grief and anger. Part of the healer's self-clearing after a ceremony is to cough in order to expel the energy the Shaman has absorbed from a patient. In 2021, no one even dares to cough in public anymore.
Could it be that Covid is an expression of collective grief we feel? What are we grieving? Who is grieving?
Covid19 appeared at a time when the Western culture was already in deep crisis. Just when Covid hit, millions of young people mainly in Western countries were protesting "business as usual" in governments, Davos and Wall Street. The growing environmental catastrophe was threatening to destroy their future. The young no longer wanted to follow in the footsteps of their elders. They had lost trust and demanded profound change. At the same time, the international banking system experienced a crisis like never before. Additionally, the political power of the West was waning. The American empire was in free fall, economically, morally and socially. Covid didn't cause this collapse. It just accelerated a long hidden trend.
Could it be that Covid is a collective, physical expression of the secret grieving process in the West about the loss of leadership position? Could it be that Covid (no matter if man-made or transmitted by animals) finally makes apparent the subconscious grief we all feel? Hidden, long-held guilt about the ill-gotten gains from colonialism and slavery? Anxiety about being found out and judged? Fear, that billions of down-trodden people will rebel against an self-appointed "Elite" who for so long has absorbed way more than their fair share and produced most of the pollution? Depression about the loss of a myth we believed in: that we were "bringing Democracy and Christianity". There is a secret, collective knowing (even though never mentioned in the mass media) that things will radically change. That the tables are turning and that we will lose many of our privileges. That we will have to share. That we might not be the "good guys".
The illusion of absolute control, which has entered our culture with the arrival of Science, is coming to an end. This illusion has been used for centuries to justify why the West should be "superior" to indigenous populations. It is still used by American politicians today in their self-delusion expression that "the world wants America to lead".
Science and medicine were hijacked by big business and their financial interests over a century ago. Just last year, a whopping $47 billion (1) were spent by the 10 biggest pharmaceutical companies on advertisement. This is how much it costs to make us believe their lies. To create the bubble of ignorance we now confuse with our reality. Big pharma paid the mass media to create mass hysteria. They created a culture of mistrust and denunciation, where no neighbor can trust another. Where we're supposed to stay home, wear masks, fear each other. Using our propensity for guilt, they told us we might be responsible for each other's deaths if we disobey the "rules". Anyone who questioned this narrative was and is attacked as right-winger, as reckless or plain stupid. After they sowed the fear, they now reap the rewards: They told us that only they, Big Pharma, can save us from Covid – with medication, masks, vaccines and immediate intubation in the ICU.
Just when we were waking up, at the cusp of rebelling against corrupt politicians, their paymasters and propaganda machinery, they "put us to sleep". In the ICUs, they put us into artificial coma and intubate us. They don't allow families to visit and second-guess their high-risk treatments. They trained us daily to "watch the Covid numbers" like a lottery, as they are presented out-of-context (showing growing positive case numbers – without telling us that testing has equally increased). In an ongoing propaganda storm nothing short of a premeditated psy-op, we have been pushed into hopeless panic and fear since over a year now. That's how afraid they are. Afraid that the sleeping giant will finally wake up. The giant, that's us, the people.
Our bodies are designed for short time crisis response, fight or flight. The propaganda media has keep the finger on the trigger non-stop – and people experience psychotic breakdowns as well as financial ruin. In exhaustion, we yield. We wear masks, social distance and get vaccinated. Everyone who doesn't comply is "cancelled" and de-friended. But even despite our slavish obedience, there's no "safety" in sight: even once vaccinated, we still have to wear the mask and social distance or we become social outcasts. The bullying culture makes people comply and shuts up uncomfortable questions. This is not Democracy.
Covid has placed a finger on the wounds of Western capitalism. In America, a population with 40% obesity and 50% addiction and no comprehensive public health system to speak of, only the richest can afford adequate medical care. With no real social safety net, the lockdowns have driven millions into unemployment, poverty and homelessness. The total lack of social infrastructure and government services have become glaringly obvious. As has the corruption of America's "elites" who don't share. The U.S. has more per capita death than most developing countries. And still, American politicians don't even consider public health insurance for all. The exhausted population remains silent. Down for the count.
Who is most-affected by Covid?
Interestingly, in most of the so-called developing world, Covid is not as big a deal. Their media is not hounding them like us. There is less testing. There is less money to be made by big pharma. The developing world watches the West imploding. It feels their chance is finally coming. Covid is the least of their worries.
In the West, men suffer the most during the current paradigm shift as men have benefited the most in the past 2000 years. White male governments were the first to buy into the idea to "control" the virus with more "Science" AKA Big Pharma. And with unprecedented lockdowns. We want to offer a feminine perspective:
This is a phase of mourning and reconsideration of our path. The powers that be (white old males) try everything to hold on to their paradise lost and they go about it in ruthless, dishonest ways. In order to develop a positive narrative for our future, we first need to re-establish our inner balance and understand our place in this world.
Since Science in conjunction with Capitalism has dominated our lives for centuries, we have experienced ourselves increasingly as individuals, consumers, supposedly in control of our lives. Part of this control system is an established hierarchy that put white males on top of the pyramid. Women and people of other skin tones have suffered as second class citizens. But even white men have suffered in the unjust hierarchy of the past: They were not allowed to feel or show weakness. They must be in control or at least pretend to be. This is what happened with Covid as well: white old men pretending to be in control when they're anything but.
Over the centuries, Science has developed into just another religion: a paradigm that can not be questioned. A paradigm that claims to be the only way to KNOW and understand the nature of our world. Science, like Religion, has worked hard to eliminate mystery from our world. To show off our rationalism, we have fallen out of touch with our true spiritual Selves. We have been lost and lonely, looking for answers in all the wrong places. All known ancient cultures honored our ancestors and believed that we consist of a divine eternal spirit and a human material form. Science told us that only our material form "matters". It postulates that the brain creates "consciousness". That when the brain dies, we become extinguished, like a candle light. All our collective spiritual knowledge about continuity, about our connection between the worlds, was ridiculed as "primitive beliefs".
The only way how a white, men-led society accepted spirituality was in form of regulated, strictly hierarchical churches which taught us we are unworthy and too lowly to directly commune with Spirit/("God", another male title). We have felt disenfranchised and lost ever since.
We suggest another narrative: imagine our Spirit as a football coach on the sideline. We humans run all over the playing field that is our life, interacting with other players. We play best if we look to the coach for instructions and guidance every now and then. We don't have the full picture (yet). Together we are a great team.
Covid is a crisis designed to remind us to get in touch with our Spirit, with the Spirit of the earth, of nature and with our heart. Humanity is changing its "operating system", from a head-based, mechanical approach to a heart-based, spiritual approach. It is no surprise that the old white male who has run things for so long does whatever he can to hold on to control. It is his last, desperate attempt to stem the tide of an egalitarian, participatory and aware society in the making. But "Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come." (Victor Hugo) Time is on our side. So don't despair in loneliness, but reconnect to your higher self, reach out to your neighbors, families and friends. Don't give in to fear. Learn to trust again. Together we are the neurological network of Life itself. We need each other more than ever as we are rebuilding the "Commons" – the ancient knowledge that this world consists of all of us. That it doesn't belong to any single person, company or party. It's time to take the power back. Love unites our worlds. Our Ancestors, all Earthlings, all future Life. UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
(1) "Dose of Reality" Breaking Down the Big Pharma Dollar
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How can the idea of "Walking in Beauty" inspire us today? What might it mean in our modern, everyday lives? Ziri and Brendan share a recorded conversation that explores this topic in both personal and public contexts. Enjoy!
https://unitedstatesofmind.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/walking-in-beauty-ziri-and-brendan-2020-10-31.mp3
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Covid-19 as teacher for a new feminine-masculine balance
By Ziri Rideaux and Brendan Miller
The spiritual and mythological lessons from Covid-19 are still unappreciated. We are confronted with the "Hero's Journey" as described by Joseph Campbell. Other than in the Hollywood version of heroism, the mythological "hero's journey" is about the "Dark Night of the Soul". We are faced with seemingly overwhelming odds and come to our individual and societal breaking points, where we lose hope, abandon our dreams and can't see a positive way forward.
In indigenous cultures, an initiation ritual is performed during adolescence to induce this breakdown of the ego. The individual realizes s/he has to surrender to nature and accept being a part of it instead of aspiring to rule and control it. Western societies have failed to offer this to us. American society as a whole has reached "grown up age" without ever encouraging a breakdown of the ego that teaches humility. Instead, men are expected to be loud-mouthed leaders and always claim to have the answers. For Western cultures, Covid-19 is the mass-induced initiation ritual into real adulthood. We need to break down to break through.
With excessive aggressiveness, Western societies have forced a male-dominated worldview onto human cultures all over the globe. Science, which is perfectly aligned with the male, reductionist and deductive perspective, is expected to answer all questions. In comparison, the female perspective focuses on the intuitive understanding of complex networks in societies and nature and allows for a wider, inclusive perspective.
By their very nature, men have been conditioned for 1000s of years to be individualists. Traditionally the hunters and warriors of the tribe went out on adventures, while women and children stayed behind. Women created complex social support systems to rear children and care for the old together, to gather, prepare and share food and services. Their natural instinct is to work together, to negotiate and share. The female idea of wealth stands in opposition to the current, male-dominated societies that create value by exclusivity and scarcity, instead of inclusivity and abundance for all.
The Covid-19 challenge has again been handled with an all-male attitude: We are being told by (male) scientists that "we are at war". We have been ordered to "social distance" and separate from others as the only way to "fight" the virus. No efforts have been made to understand the role of the virus in our evolution. The male warrior approach wants to kill the strange and unknown. It's the female approach to inquire and negotiate – and eventually integrate. Only a few women-governed countries like Sweden and Iceland have embraced the female approach: they have not shut down. As people are exposed to each other, they develop herd immunity. Strength in numbers, healing through mutual support. Their strategy has been successful and has not caused the trauma of separation, being locked in and scarcity.
True to their exclusive nature, the Western, male approach for how to deal with Covid-19 is only possible for a tiny segment of this world's population: it only works for the wealthiest societies, dominated by male values of separation and control. It doesn't work for people that live communally, in close quarters. Social distancing in India and Africa is nearly impossible.
The Covid-19 crisis is a healing crisis that encourages us to question the male approach towards governing, sharing and healing. The current "solution" has brought on loneliness and despair, panic, increased suicide numbers and poverty. The clear message is: "United we stand, Divided we fall."
Covid-19 has been a very effective teacher to understand that our societies are only as strong as their weakest link: We learned that our health care system is only effective if EVERYONE receives equally adequate care. We learned that we have to guarantee each individual basic supplies of food and shelter. Otherwise, their physical or mental sickness will spill over, into us. We learned that we need to limit greed in the individual for the benefit of all: If the most predatory individuals hoard 100 toilet paper rolls, the rest of us will get nothing. We learned that we can act fast in a crisis – and to apply this resolve to avert global warming.
As above so below: We learned we cannot trust the elites to distribute our wealth evenly to end suffering. They have taken the lion share of our resources for themselves in bailout money and left us with taxable $1200 checks.
The feminine wisdom knows how to intuitively and gracefully act and live in the face of uncertainty. It adjusts with lightning speed. The masculine rigid logic demands certainty in numbers that cannot be obtained quickly enough to navigate fast-changing situations. It's always a step behind.
The Covid-19 crisis requires a turn towards a feminine-system solution. It is an invitation for men to integrate their denied female side and learn to listen to their intuition. It is an invitation for women to integrate their inner maleness so they garner the courage to speak up and finally be heard. We are faced with the same challenge bacteria faced billions of years ago: to competitively fight each other and all go extinct – or to cooperate and build multicellular organisms (like humans), egalitarian societies and sustainably live together.
The aggressiveness displayed by the male scientists, politicians, media and even FB-commentators shows: they are collectively fighting for survival. To contradict the male interpretation of the Covid-19 experience is to shake the foundation of male absolute power. We are at a watershed moment: we can emerge from this crisis as a more just, green and sharing society. We can integrate feminine wisdom, learn, grow and change. Or we can return to the old masculine status quo and the next crisis (like climate change) will wipe us out. This was an important warning shot to learn from, not an enemy to defeat. Let's take this opportunity and change!
Tags Archetypes, Brendan, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Feminine-Masculine, Mythology, Spirituality, Ziri


Is your business, career or job in synch with the nature's current cycle? Here is a checklist to find out. Review the overall intention for your company (you do have one right?). Now check off all of the qualities below that you feel are present, coherent and serving your company well. This sampling of key qualities describe the coherent energy of wood element associated with the spring season.
As you consider each item think of examples for how it shows up in your business, career or job.
_ We are flexible and also maintain an inherent structure.
_ We know what is right and what is wrong and choose to do right action.
_ We give priorities our focused attention.
While there are no right or wrong answers for the scoring of these qualities, the more of them you or your company experience especially throughout the season of spring the more in synch your business is with the natural cycles of nature.
Our investment in these wood element qualities will payoff this fall when we reap in the qualities of abundance, money and reserves etc. related to the cycle of metal energy. When you are aligned with nature there is more flow, or current to support your endeavors.
What quality would you like most this week?
May 5, 2010 in Energize!, Job or Career, Spring Equinox.


Place salmon in a plastic or glass container and rub both sides with the salt. Cover the container and chill in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
Rinse salmon thoroughly and soak in a bowl of cold water for 30 minutes, changing the water once, after 15 minutes. Remove fish from bowl and pat dry with paper towels. Dice fish and place in a mixing bowl.
Add tomato, onion and green onions; toss gently to combine. Mound salmon mixture onto each avocado half. Garnish with cilantro or chives and serve immediately.
Note: If onion is not sweet, soak the diced onion in cold water for 10 minutes to remove bitterness.


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Panama Canal Secures Steady Draft, Operational Reliability Following Water Measures
Earlier this year, the Panama Canal implemented water saving measures after experiencing the fifth driest year at the Canal in 70 years. 692 to the long-standing partnership with our customers and their flexibility to adapt to these measures, the Panama Canal has now emerged from its dry season equipped to ensure a competitive draft, and thus steady operations for months to come. Having an operational level of water and transit reliability in the second half of 2020 will be critical for the waterway as it advances its search for long-term water solutions and prepares for coronavirus-driven shifts in trade, as the Panama Canal Administrator outlined earlier this month.
The waterway has carefully monitored its operational water usage since the end of 2018, when rainfall at the watershed was 20 percent below the historic average. This unprecedented drought severely constrained water levels at Gatun and Alhajuela Lakes, the main sources of water for the Canal and half of Panama's population. Despite the extensive use of water conservation tactics across Canal operations, inadequate draft levels were still projected to significantly restrict cargo transiting the waterway if no further interventions were made.
As a result, on February 15, the Panama Canal adopted a series of bold measures to sustain an operational level of water, including a freshwater surcharge informed by daily water level data at Gatun Lake, a profit-neutral measure that is also a standard practice across the industry. The reservation system was also altered to increase certainty around transit schedules, which allowed for more efficient use of water resources and conservation tactics, such as cross-filling lockages, an innovative technique developed by the Canal team that saves the same amount of water used in six lockages each day by sending water between the two lanes during transits at the Panamax Locks.
The February measures also built upon the progress made by the Canal's many long-standing conservation initiatives. As one example, the Environmental Economic Incentives Program, or PIEA in Spanish, works to ensure families living along the watershed have the resources, education and other incentives to invest in the long-term sustainability of their property and the surrounding environment. The program has led to reduced rates of runoff and water usage in such communities, as well as the reforestation of over 22,000 acres of land, with over five million seeds planted and 3.5 million tons of C02 captured.
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On top of minimizing draft restrictions, the Canal has provided relief to its customers during this time of instability by adjusting its reservation system. Developed in response to input gathered by the Panama Canal's leadership from top customers, the changes introduced late last month offer extended flexibility surrounding fees and swapping booking slots.
Ultimately, this renewed draft reliability will help bolster the resilience of the Panama Canal route in the months ahead as the industry faces economic uncertainty in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, the Panama Canal's search for long-term solutions continues. By the end of the year, the team aims to not only request and review engineering proposals, and after that, begin constructing a long-term solution. Having a steady water supply is a top priority for the Canal, and so we will partner with innovative engineers to ensure that we can maintain our reliable service for years to come.
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class ExecCmd
{
	/**
	 * Sudo command, if the cmd needs escalated privileges
	 * @var string
	 */
	private $sudo;

	/**
	 * Executable of the cmd
	 * @var string
	 */
	private $command;

	/**
	 * Passthrough cmd output
	 * @var bool
	 */
	private $verbose;

	/**
	 * Output of cmd run
	 * @var string
	 */
	private $output;

	/**
	 * Return code of cmd run
	 * @var int
	 */
	private $status;

	/**
	 * @param string $command
	 * @param bool verbose
	 */
	public function __construct($command, $verbose = false) {
		$this->command = $command;
		$this->verbose = $verbose;
	}

	/**
	 * (Re-)set sudo command
	 * @param string $sudo
	 */
	public function setSu($sudo = false) {
		$this->sudo = $sudo;
	}

	/**
	 * Execute a program with escalated privileges handling interactive password prompt
	 * @param string $command
	 * @param bool $verbose
	 * @return int exit status
	 */
	private function suExec($command, $verbose = null) {
		if (!($proc = proc_open($command, [STDIN,["pipe","w"],["pipe","w"]], $pipes, getcwd()))) {
			$this->status = -1;
			throw new Exception("Failed to run {$command}");
		}

		$stdout = $pipes[1];
		$passwd = 0;
		$checks = 10;

		while (!feof($stdout)) {
			$R = [$stdout]; $W = []; $E = [];
			if (!stream_select($R, $W, $E, null)) {
				continue;
			}
			$data = fread($stdout, 0x1000);
			/* only check a few times */
			if ($passwd < $checks) {
				$passwd++;
				if (stristr($data, "password")) {
					$passwd = $checks + 1;
					printf("\n%s", $data);
					continue;
				}
			} elseif ($passwd > $checks) {
				/* new line after pw entry */
				printf("\n");
				$passwd = $checks;
			}

			if ($verbose === null) {
				print $this->progress($data, 0);
			} else {
				if ($verbose) {
					printf("%s", $data);
				}
				$this->output .= $data;
			}
		}
		if ($verbose === null) {
			$this->progress("", PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_FINAL);
		}
		return $this->status = proc_close($proc);
	}

	/**
	 * Output handler that displays some progress while soaking output
	 * @param string $string
	 * @param int $flags
	 * @return string
	 */
	private function progress($string, $flags) {
		static $counter = 0;
		static $symbols = ["\\","|","/","-"];

		$this->output .= $string;

		if (false !== strpos($string, "\n")) {
			++$counter;
		}

		return $flags & PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_FINAL
			? "   \r"
			: sprintf("  %s\r", $symbols[$counter % 4]);
	}

	/**
	 * Run the command
	 * @param array $args
	 * @return \pharext\ExecCmd self
	 * @throws \pharext\Exception
	 */
	public function run(array $args = null) {
		$exec = escapeshellcmd($this->command);
		if ($args) {
			$exec .= " ". implode(" ", array_map("escapeshellarg", (array) $args));
		}

		if ($this->sudo) {
			$this->suExec(sprintf($this->sudo." 2>&1", $exec), $this->verbose);
		} elseif ($this->verbose) {
			ob_start(function($s) {
				$this->output .= $s;
				return $s;
			}, 1);
			passthru($exec, $this->status);
			ob_end_flush();
		} elseif ($this->verbose !== false /* !quiet */) {
			ob_start([$this, "progress"], 1);
			passthru($exec . " 2>&1", $this->status);
			ob_end_flush();
		} else {
			exec($exec ." 2>&1", $output, $this->status);
			$this->output = implode("\n", $output);
		}

		if ($this->status) {
			throw new Exception("Command {$exec} failed ({$this->status})");
		}

		return $this;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieve exit code of cmd run
	 * @return int
	 */
	public function getStatus() {
		return $this->status;
	}

	/**
	 * Retrieve output of cmd run
	 * @return string
	 */
	public function getOutput() {
		return $this->output;
	}
}


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KRON 4 News at 8
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CBS Overnight News : KPIX : August 14, 2018 3:12am-4:00am PDT
by KPIX
if it hadn't been for him. >> the crime started here in visalia. >> reporter: tulare county district attorney believes snelling was the first victim murdered by joseph deangelo, the suspected golden state killer. he we're filing first degree murder charges against mr. deangelo, along with an allegation that he used a firearm in the commission of that murder. >> reporter: during the 1907s and '80s deangelo committed at least 12 other murders and 50 rapes in ten california counties. dna evidence led to his arrest in april deangelo is not dectly linked to snelling's murder by dna, jason salazar said he can prove he was the ransacker. >> we have witnesses that can identify mr. deangelo as the suspect in that time. they were tied directly to the murder of snelling. >> reporter: he worked as a police officer about 12 miles away in the town of exeter. he is also suspected of 1 #00 burglaries and attempted sex assaults in visalia. >> the only crime that we can attribute to mr. deangelo that has not passed the statute of limitations is the murder of mr. snelling. >> reporter: deangelo has not
if it hadn't been for him. >> the crime started here in visalia. >> reporter: tulare county district attorney believes snelling was the first victim murdered by joseph deangelo, the suspected golden state killer. he we're filing first degree murder charges against mr. deangelo, along with an allegation that he used a firearm in the commission of that murder. >> reporter: during the 1907s and '80s deangelo committed at least 12 other murders and 50 rapes in ten california...
KRON 4 News at 8 : KRON : June 6, 2017 8:00pm-9:01pm PDT
by KRON
police in the bay area say there were alerted by law enforcement in visalia...who had gone to the 58 year old's home late last month after his family reported him missing. visilia officers say his guns were missing from his home.and court records reveal they found a note... threatening to kill the doctors who had treated him...because he thought they were evil. an all points bulletin was put out... to be on the lookout for chen...abnd the chp spotted him on 101 in san jose. lt. james reifschneider, palo alto pd:"they went out to take initial missing persons case had not recognize pretty early on that just was much more than that then i think there would've been bloodshed here. those guns were loaded with high-capacity magazines one was loaded with more than 30 and then rounds the other was loaded with 16 handgun rounds so we believe having trouble three hours from his home to the bay area with those guns within hands reach." (grant)the 3 doctors who chen was allegedly gunning for work at u-c-s-f and stanforda police avidavit included this letter that chen had with him. reads why do i
police in the bay area say there were alerted by law enforcement in visalia...who had gone to the 58 year old's home late last month after his family reported him missing. visilia officers say his guns were missing from his home.and court records reveal they found a note... threatening to kill the doctors who had treated him...because he thought they were evil. an all points bulletin was put out... to be on the lookout for chen...abnd the chp spotted him on 101 in san jose. lt. james...
KRON 4 News at 8 : KRON : April 27, 2018 8:00pm-9:00pm PDT
ransacker.one woman -- outside with a sign saying she was a victim of the visalia ransacker. < (crying) it is the dna they found in charlene that they used to make the match, and i know she was brutalized and i know she went through hell.> (pam) new tonight at 8, the golden state killer viciously murdered her step-mother and father. (pam) now jennifer carole of santa cruz ... is talking about the arrest she waited decades for... and about seeing the accused serial killer in court.(catherine) she spoke with kron 4's justine waldman - about how dna from her loved ones' crime scene was the magic link that helped capture the accused rapist and murderer.. sot i just started talking to them dad and charlene and can you guys believe it this has happened?!?jennifer carole never imagined her family's tradgey could have the the key to solving so many horrific crimes.the golden state killer used a wood log to beat to death her step mother charlene, and her father lyman smith inside their ventura home in 1980.on friday, she saw for the first time the face of the man she has wondered so much about
ransacker.one woman -- outside with a sign saying she was a victim of the visalia ransacker. (pam) new tonight at 8, the golden state killer viciously murdered her step-mother and father. (pam) now jennifer carole of santa cruz ... is talking about the arrest she waited decades for... and about seeing the accused serial killer in court.(catherine) she spoke with kron 4's justine waldman - about how dna from her loved ones' crime scene was the magic link that helped capture the accused rapist...
KRON 4 News at 8 : KRON : March 5, 2018 8:00pm-9:00pm PST
the stabbing happened this afternoon near visalia. a man on the bus says the suspect stabbed a woman who was holding her child. police say the suspect was restrained by the bus driver and another passenger. there is not yet word on how severe injuries were. the suspect was arrested. (steve) now to aldon smith...and it's yet another troubling brush with the law for the once star 49ers player. (vicki) this time...smith is accused of domestic abuse...and today...the raiders cut ties with him. grant lodes has is here with the message police have for smith tonight. (grant) message is clear...turn youself in...there's a warrant out for his arrest. san francisco police says they're in talks with his attorney about how a surrender may happen. smith...once a 49ers rising star with a bright smile and bright future...was released today by his current team, the raiders. the latest allegations: smith drank two bottles of tequila, then physically abused and bit his fiance in her apartment on bush street near union square. after the fiance called 91
the stabbing happened this afternoon near visalia. a man on the bus says the suspect stabbed a woman who was holding her child. police say the suspect was restrained by the bus driver and another passenger. there is not yet word on how severe injuries were. the suspect was arrested. (steve) now to aldon smith...and it's yet another troubling brush with the law for the once star 49ers player. (vicki) this time...smith is accused of domestic abuse...and today...the raiders cut ties with him....
KRON 4 News at 8 : KRON : May 28, 2018 8:00pm-9:01pm PDT
star-spangled banner would not be sang at the start of the division one softball valley championship game in visalia. some in the audience booed the news... then a few people began to sing. pretty soon just about everybody in the stadium joined in. tonight at 9 if you've never spent time on san francisco's embarcadero, might i suggest up give it a spinnats ambiance i was only there for a couple of hours and not i can't decide who behaves the worst, scooters, ride hails or bikes i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly it's the story of our nation. john chiang's father came here with little money, but big dreams for a better future. now john has a chance to make history. a champion of the underdog, john took on wells fargo when it ripped off working families. and against the odds, he helped saved california from financial disaster during the great recession. ...leaving more to invest in progressive priorities like education, healthcare and affordable housing. john chiang. the proven, progressive leader we need for california's future. (pam) now take a look at this -- on this holiday
star-spangled banner would not be sang at the start of the division one softball valley championship game in visalia. some in the audience booed the news... then a few people began to sing. pretty soon just about everybody in the stadium joined in. tonight at 9 if you've never spent time on san francisco's embarcadero, might i suggest up give it a spinnats ambiance i was only there for a couple of hours and not i can't decide who behaves the worst, scooters, ride hails or bikes i'll explain in...
KRON 4 News at 8 : KRON : June 26, 2018 8:00pm-9:00pm PDT
w bush foundations, revealed that american patriotism runs deep. natlast month a softball crowd in visalia spontaneously sang the national anthem at the start of a game.the new study found six out of ten americans say living in a democracy is highly important to them.a majority also agreed that it is more important that the majority does not trample on the rights of individuals and small groups.thirty nine percent chose the alternative: it is more important that the will of the majority prevails. the report also uncovered deep concerns about how our democracy is functioning,68 percent say it;s getting weaker, 55 percent say it is weak right nowand fully half the respondents agreed that america is in real danger of losing its democratic government altogether,the big problems threatening democracy: 28 percent said it 's big money influencing elections. slightly fewer then came government paralysis and the news media's lack of reliability, (ken) the poll asked people how to reverse the trend.fully 80 percent supported stronger protections against racialbias in policing and criminal sentencing
w bush foundations, revealed that american patriotism runs deep. natlast month a softball crowd in visalia spontaneously sang the national anthem at the start of a game.the new study found six out of ten americans say living in a democracy is highly important to them.a majority also agreed that it is more important that the majority does not trample on the rights of individuals and small groups.thirty nine percent chose the alternative: it is more important that the will of the majority...
KRON 4 News at 8 : KRON : January 5, 2018 8:00pm-9:00pm PST
officers say the man on your screen, brandon freeman was impersonating a cop in visalia in the san joaquin valley. an off-duty sergeant was driving his personal car and that's when freeman allegedly tried to pull him over with a red light attached to his car. the sergeant then stopped his car, interviewed freeman and arrested him and a passenger in his car. they have both been booked into jail and face multiple chargers. (pam) t-s-a security screeners were very busy during the holiday season. the agency says, it screened more than 42-million passengers going through airports across the country.. a record mark for the t-s-a. security workers also screened nearly 31-million bags during the same period, which goes from december 15-th to january second. the agency also saw a record number of passengers during the thanksgiving holiday... and despite the high traffic... officials say, they still managed to keep the wait time below 20-minutes ... for 97-percent of passengers. (pam) in sports -- gary and his lovely wife alicia join us to read fan emails for the first time in 2018(steve) plus -- ra
officers say the man on your screen, brandon freeman was impersonating a cop in visalia in the san joaquin valley. an off-duty sergeant was driving his personal car and that's when freeman allegedly tried to pull him over with a red light attached to his car. the sergeant then stopped his car, interviewed freeman and arrested him and a passenger in his car. they have both been booked into jail and face multiple chargers. (pam) t-s-a security screeners were very busy during the holiday season....
KRON 4 News at 8 : KRON : August 13, 2018 8:00pm-9:00pm PDT
investigators believe deangelo is the man behind roughly one hundredhome burglaries in visalia - between april 19-74 and december 19-75. they also say he's the man who shot and killed college professorclaude snelling during a home invasion in 1975. snelling had discovered a man trying to kidnap his 16-year-old daughter...and was shot as he rushed over to save her. deangelo worked as a police officer in nearby exeter at the time. authorities say they have enough information from witnesses and details from the crime scenes to make the connection to the visalia ransacker case.. the 72-year-old has previously been charged with 12 killings throughout the state and is suspected of dozens of rapes in the 1970's across the bay area and california. (pam) in the east bay. an oakland police officer, responding to a call, is in the hospital tonight... after being involved in a traffic accident. and that officer remains in critical condition. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. sot
investigators believe deangelo is the man behind roughly one hundredhome burglaries in visalia - between april 19-74 and december 19-75. they also say he's the man who shot and killed college professorclaude snelling during a home invasion in 1975. snelling had discovered a man trying to kidnap his 16-year-old daughter...and was shot as he rushed over to save her. deangelo worked as a police officer in nearby exeter at the time. authorities say they have enough information from witnesses and...
KRON 4 News at 8 : KRON : May 4, 2017 8:00pm-9:01pm PDT
sharon hatherley/visiting from visalia- (steve)(steve) a live look outside (pam)chief meteorlogist brittney shipp has weather details through the weekend.. look for additional cooling into the weekend as an upper level trough affects our region. in addition, a slight chance of showers are expected saturday into sunday, yet widespread rainfall is not likely at this time. breezy conditions are likely for friday into saturday especially along the coast and higher elevation spots. spots. (steve) you better prepare for an early primary election in the golden state... the california senate has voted....to move up the state's presidential primary to the third tuesday in march... instead of the current june primary. the legislation says june's primary is too late to give state voters a say in selecting the republican and democratic nominees for president. they also say an early primary would make candidates more likely to address issues important to californians. the bill is now headed to the assembly. (pam) a disturbing crime in the south bay someone ransacked a daycare overnight causing thousands
sharon hatherley/visiting from visalia- (steve)(steve) a live look outside (pam)chief meteorlogist brittney shipp has weather details through the weekend.. look for additional cooling into the weekend as an upper level trough affects our region. in addition, a slight chance of showers are expected saturday into sunday, yet widespread rainfall is not likely at this time. breezy conditions are likely for friday into saturday especially along the coast and higher elevation spots. spots. (steve)...


This company is owned by the family of J. W. Bud Bird, who started his private business career in 1958 with the founding of J. W. Bird and Company Limited. That company, also known as Bird Stairs Limited, is now owned entirely by its senior managers. Bird Holdings Ltd. separately has carried on with real estate management and other new business investments for many years.
Paralleling his business career, Mr. Bird has held elected office at all three levels of government, having served as Mayor of Fredericton from 1969 to 1974; as Member of the New Brunswick Legislature and Minister of Natural Resources from 1978 to 1982; and as Member of Parliament for Fredericton York Sunbury from 1988 to 1993. His background provides a unique blend of business and political experience and expertise.


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OBAMA AT MASTER LOCK CO.
From: Zac B.
Sent: April 6, 2012
Subject: Fw: OBAMA AT MASTER LOCK CO.
When Obama stopped in at Master Lock in Milwaukee Wisconsin last week, he was walking the plant and stopped to talk with a plant employee. He looked up at the banner hanging on the wall and said to the workers and people around him, "It is great to be in a union shop, especially one as old as this union is " - - -- pointing to the banner.He then said, "A union shop since 1848" - - - and then he went on to talk about what that banner stood for and how important it was to display it and show your union support.
The worker then said to Obama that it was the flag of the State of Wisconsin - - which was founded in 1848. DUH! This was only reported by a local radio station in Milwaukee (1130AM) and not by the major news networks - - - they didn't want to embarrass this "got no clue" President! Since they didn't do their job of reporting on this presidential visit, the only way for the news to get around is by us - on the
Do your job; I just did mine, so voters will know what really happened here and HOW BRIGHT THIS PRESIDENT REALLY IS!!!??? NOT!!
NOW FOR THE REST OF THE STORY
Why did Master Lock move jobs from Milwaukee to Mexico? Three guesses and the first two don't count. Hint – get rid of the Unions.
"Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock's unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."
Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 in the State of the Union speech
President Obama says Master Lock has brought back jobs from overseas, operating at capacity
President Barack Obama hailed the return of manufacturing jobs that had been shipped overseas during his State of the Union speech on Jan. 24, 2012. The president discussed companies that have brought back production after labor problems in China, economic issues and higher shipping rates added to costs.
Obama said: "We can't bring every job back that's left our shore. But right now, it's getting more expensive to do business in places like China. Meanwhile, America is more productive."
He added: "A few weeks ago, the CEO of Master Lock told me that it now makes business sense for him to bring jobs back home. Today, for the first time in 15 years, Master Lock's unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."
Master Lock hasn't had this much publicity since it ran those "Tough Under Fire" Super Bowl ads showing their product surviving a sharpshooter's bullet. Those ads ran for 20 years, starting in the mid-1970s.
So what's the latest at the company's huge central city plant?
The lock maker, a division of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., was founded in Milwaukee in 1921.
Fifteen years ago, Master Lock had about 1,154 workers at its Milwaukee plant, 2600 N. 32nd Street, a sprawling facility that's been described as the size of seven football fields. That year, Master Lock announced that it would begin importing locks from China, a move that began a string of large job reductions in Milwaukee. This was mainly because of management and Unions could not reach agreements.
Two years later, the company announced that it would open a lock assembly factory in Nogales, Mexico. Because of the outsourcing and competition from those cheaper locks made elsewhere, employment in the Milwaukee plant fell to about 270 employees in 2003, the company said.
The cost advantages of overseas production began to decline in the late 2000s. By the end of 2010, the company said, several dozen jobs were moved back to Milwaukee. Unionized employment grew to 379, news reports said.
In early 2011, company executives used the "full capacity" description of production in a Journal Sentinel story about the return of the outsourced jobs. That message returned at a White House meeting in January 2012, and again in the State of the Union address.
The White House meeting was a "in-sourcing" forum. At that event, the president singled out Master Lock for praise.
The company says employment in Milwaukee is now 412. Master Lock still operates factories in China and Mexico.
So what does it mean when the company and Obama say that the plant is operating at "full capacity"? After all, there are nearly 750 fewer people working there than 15 years ago.
Without providing specifics or revenue figures, Master Lock said in a written statement that the Milwaukee plant is a far different operation than it was in 1997 and unions are the main reason for this.
"The Milwaukee plant is producing parts and components at a much higher volume than in 1997, reflecting our regained market share and Master Lock's overall revenue growth, which is approximately double 1997 revenues," the company said. "Moreover, Milwaukee-made production is now being sold directly to Master Lock customers in China, reflecting its new competitiveness.
Master Lock said it decided to "re-size and convert Milwaukee into a more automated and highly efficient manufacturer of parts and components regardless of final assembly destination."
Such "lean manufacturing" efforts have paid off for many companies, said Nick Hayes, a partner with FiveTwelve Group Ltd., a business research and consulting firm in Milwaukee.
Manufacturers can become far more efficient by using automation, high-tech equipment and streamlining the way they move supplies and inventory around a factory, he said.
Hayes offered an example of a factory he worked with that adopted lean manufacturing. The company downsized from a 60,000 square foot factory and 100 workers to one that was two-thirds smaller, with half the work force. Production increased 10-fold.
"The question I would have for Master Lock is how primitive were they before?" Hayes said.
Consumer demand for the product is another critical factor, he said. And Master Lock indicated that sales had increased.
Without providing specifics, Master Lock said it hoped to continue to add jobs in Milwaukee.
"We plan to invest in the plant this year to add capacity as we in-source more work. We are also investing in training and working with area technical colleges and universities to find and equip skilled workers."
Obama singled out Master Lock saying the company brought back outsourced jobs and is operating at capacity for the first time in 15 years. That's the same thing Master Lock executives said more than a year ago, and they've continued to add jobs and said they would continue to do so. It also tracks with their efforts to attract a more highly skilled work force to run an updated operation.
We rate Obama's statement True. Wonder why 'Unions' were NOT mention at any time in his speech?
Watch Master Lock's famous Shot Lock commercial and see why Master is Tough Under Fire. It is consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 best Super Bowl commercials ever by major media outlets.


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Ashland is a historic home located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story, hip-roofed frame dwelling with fine Victorian Italianate decorative detail. It was built in 1866-1867 by William Beanes Hill of Compton Bassett for his son, William Murdock Hill. The house has been continuously associated with the prominent Hill family. Ashland is one of only a few significant frame dwellings of the Italianate style which survive in the county. It has a simple square floor plan, with cross gables in each plane of the hip roof.  Also on the property are historic outbuildings.

Ashland was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

References

External links
, including photo in 1993, at Maryland Historical Trust website

Houses completed in 1867
Houses in Prince George's County, Maryland
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Italianate architecture in Maryland
National Register of Historic Places in Prince George's County, Maryland

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Q: Is $f(x,y) = (x^3 + xy^3) / (x^2 + y^6)$ differentiable at 0? Is $f(x,y) = (x^3 + xy^3) / (x^2 + y^6)$ (for $x \neq 0$ or $y \neq 0$),
$f(0,0) = 0$
differentiable at 0?
Answer: No.
Proof: f is not continuous at 0: If we approach 0 via $x = y^3$, the limit of $f$ equals $1/2$.
Thus $f$ is not differentiable at $0$ as well.
Is my reasoning correct?

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Hassan, M., Qureshi, S., Sharif, S., & Mukhtar, A.(2013). Impact of Marketing Strategy Creativity on Organizational Performance via Marketing Strategy Implementation Effectiveness: Empirical Evidence from Pakistani Organizations. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 16(2), 264-273.
Hassan, M., Qureshi, S., Hasnain, A., Sharif, I., & Hassan, R.(2013). MARKET ORIENTATION, LEARNING ORIENTATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM BANKING INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN. Sci.Int (Lahore), 25(4), 945-956.
Qureshi, S., Hassan, M., Usman, A., & Kouser, R.(2012). A Survey on Transfer Pricing Practices in Manufacturing Sector of Fuckisthan. European Journal of Social Sciences, 29(3), 387-396.
Hassan, M., Mukhtar, A., Qureshi, S., & Sharif, S.(2012). Impact of TQM Practices on Firm's Performance of Pakistan's Manufacturing Organizations. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2(10), 232-259.
Hassan, M., Zahra, F. H. , Qureshi, S., Fatima, S., & Shahzad, F. A. (2012). Content Analysis of KSE Pakistan – 100 Index Companies Websites: A Marketing Perspective. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2(10), 78-96.
Kouser, R., Qureshi, S., Shahzad, F. A. , & Hasan, H.(2012). Factors Influencing the Customer's Satisfaction and Switching Behavior in Cellular Services of Pakistan. Interdisciplinary Journal of Research in Business, 2(1), 15-25.
Ali, M., Yaseen, A., & Qureshi, S.(2012). SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES AND EMERGING TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION RANKING CRITERIA: USING INTERPRETIVE RESEARCH FOR THE PROCESS ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL EVALUATION. European Journal of Social Sciences, 1, 1.
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.


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Q: create m lines using a 2D numpy array and a 1D array using matplotlib or seaborn I have a one-dimensional numerical array A, with size n; and have a matrix B with size m*n. Each row of B and A can be used to create a line. In other words, the B and A can be used to create m lines in a plot. How to achieve this using matplotlib and seaborn.

A: You can loop through matrix B, and plot line with A where A as x points and rows in B as y points.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

m = 3
n = 15

A = np.random.rand(n)
B = np.random.rand(m, n)

fig = plt.figure()
axes1 = fig.add_subplot()

for i, B_ in enumerate(B):
    axes1.plot(A, B_, label=i)

plt.legend()
plt.show()


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Seroprevalence of Brucellosis Among Patient of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin at Tertiary Care Center of North-West Zone of Rajasthan
Bhagirath Ram Bishnoi, Yogendra Taneja, Yasmeen Bano, Abhishek Binnani, B P Sharma,Anjali Gupta,Geeta Tinna,Gautam Lunia
Introduction:Brucellosis, which is an important public health problem, is a zoonotic disease seen all over the world.
Aim: To detect the magnitude of problem of Brucellosis in this arid zone of Rajasthan.
Methods: This study was carried out on a total of 522 samples of suspected clinical cases between June 2019 to December 2019, at department of Microbiology, S.P Medical College, Bikaner. Serodiagnosis of brucella was done using serological tests and clinical findings.
Results: A total of 522 samples were screened and seroprevalence of Brucellosis was found 22.60%, maximum were in age group 0-15 year (39.83%), males (53.38%), rural (67.79%),animal owners (47.7%) followed by dairy farmers (22%) and minimum in butchers (0.84%). Most common clinical feature present was fever followed by headache and back pain.
Conclusion: Our study shows the high seroprevalence because agriculture activities, cattle rearing, and dairy farming were the main occupation in area of study.
Brucella Sociodemography Seropositive
(2022). Seroprevalence of Brucellosis Among Patient of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin at Tertiary Care Center of North-West Zone of Rajasthan. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9(3), 2203-2209.
Bhagirath Ram Bishnoi, Yogendra Taneja, Yasmeen Bano, Abhishek Binnani, B P Sharma,Anjali Gupta,Geeta Tinna,Gautam Lunia. "Seroprevalence of Brucellosis Among Patient of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin at Tertiary Care Center of North-West Zone of Rajasthan". European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9, 3, 2022, 2203-2209.
(2022). 'Seroprevalence of Brucellosis Among Patient of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin at Tertiary Care Center of North-West Zone of Rajasthan', European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 9(3), pp. 2203-2209.
Seroprevalence of Brucellosis Among Patient of Pyrexia of Unknown Origin at Tertiary Care Center of North-West Zone of Rajasthan. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2022; 9(3): 2203-2209.


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Q: How to create/mutation entity with sub relation on apiplatform/graphql I want to create two entities that are related. How can I create the first entity with the required sub-entity.
I've tried the following code but graphql returns the following error:
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Variable \"$stock\" of type \"createProductInput!\" used in position expecting type \"String\".",
      "extensions": {
        "category": "graphql"
      },
      "locations": [
        {
          "line": 7,
          "column": 3
        },
        {
          "line": 15,
          "column": 17
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

The mutation:
mutation createProduct ($input: createProductInput!) {
  createProduct(input: $input) {
    clientMutationId

    product {
      uuid
      name
      sku
    }
  }
}

the variables:
{
  "input": {
    "name": "ProductAAA",
    "sku": "product_aaa",
    "stock": {
      "quantity": 33,
      "unit": "s"
    }
  }
}

Oddly the createProductInput says that stock is a string instead of an object.
uuid: String!
name: String!
sku: String!
stock: String
clientMutationId: String

These are my entities:
// Product.php

use ApiPlatform\Core\Annotation\ApiFilter;
use ApiPlatform\Core\Annotation\ApiProperty;
use ApiPlatform\Core\Annotation\ApiResource;
use ApiPlatform\Core\Annotation\ApiSubresource;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

/**
 * @ApiResource
 * @ApiFilter(ApiPlatform\Core\Bridge\Doctrine\Orm\Filter\SearchFilter::class, properties={"name": "partial", "sku": "partial"})
 *
 * @ORM\Table(name="products")
 */
class Product
{
    /**
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\Column(name="product_id", type="uuid", unique=true)
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="CUSTOM")
     * @ORM\CustomIdGenerator(class="Ramsey\Uuid\Doctrine\UuidGenerator")
     *
     * @ApiProperty(identifier=true)
     */
    private $id;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string")
     */
    private $name;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string")
     */
    private $sku;

    /**
     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="Stock", cascade={"PERSIST"})
     * @ORM\JoinColumn(name="stock_id", referencedColumnName="stock_id")
     *
     * @ApiSubresource
     */
    private $stock;
}

// Stock.php

use ApiPlatform\Core\Annotation\ApiProperty;
use ApiPlatform\Core\Annotation\ApiResource;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

/**
 * @ApiResource
 *
 * @ORM\Table(name="stocks")
 */
class Stock
{
    /**
     * @ORM\Id
     * @ORM\Column(name="stock_id", type="uuid", unique=true)
     * @ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="CUSTOM")
     * @ORM\CustomIdGenerator(class="Ramsey\Uuid\Doctrine\UuidGenerator")
     *
     * @ApiProperty(identifier=true)
     */
    private $id;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string")
     */
    private $quantity;

    /**
     * @ORM\Column(type="string")
     */
    private $unit;
}

A: You cannot create a nested entity in a mutation, you need to create the nested entity first then use its IRI in the mutation.
That's why the type is String.
It was possible before but has been removed because it was causing some issues.
See: https://github.com/api-platform/core/pull/1886

A: mutation CreateUser{
  createUser(input: {
    email: "user@test.com",
    username: "user@test.com",
    role: "ROLE_USER",
    password: "bonjour",
    enabled: true,
  }) {
    user{
        id
      email
      username
      role
      reference
      enabled
      created
      updated
    }
  }
}


ICINGA2 is an open source monitoring system which checks the availability of your network resources, services, notifies users of outages and generates performance data for reporting. It is an advanced form of Nagios and it has a better web interface compared to it. It is developed with a much user-friendly web interface with more options and it is more responsive and customizable. Above all, the communication between the monitoring server and the client nodes has become more secure in this version.
In this article, I'll explain how to set up an Icinga2 server with Web 2 interface on Ubuntu 16.04 server. Let's walk through the step by step instructions on how to build our monitoring system.
Firs of all, we need to add our Icinga2 repositories to our server. We need to enable the add-repository feature and then add its repositories to our repository packages and update the packages.
Now we can install from the added repository.
Once the installation is complete. Make sure the service is up and running fine.
Checker : This feature enables the execution of checks.
Notification : This feature enables notification mechanism.
Icinga2 will collect the service information based on the monitoring plugins. Here we're installing nagios plugins for this function.
I'm using MySQL as the external database. Hence, we need to install the MySQL IDO module which is used for Icinga2 web interface. It is used for exporting all configuration and status information into its database. We need to install MySQL on our server, if it's not installed before.
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After this operation, 686 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Once the IDO module is installed. We need to setup our MySQL DB to accept the values using this module. I created a database named "Icinga2" with the username "Icinga2" and password "Icinga123"
warning/cli: Feature 'ido-mysql' already enabled.
After enabling this module and creating our database we need to restart our Icinga2 service. Please make sure the IDO MySQL configuration file is properly set with correct DB credentials.
After creating the database, we can install the Web interface plugin and configure it one by one. Apache2 and other web packages along with PHP modules gets installed along with this plugin.
Once this is installed, we can call this URL in browser to "http://IP//icingaweb2/setup".
Our next step is to configure web interface. Please navigate through the screenshots to get more clarity on that.
Step 1 : Creating the token.
The initial setup page come up with a message to authenticate our Icingaweb user and create a token to proceed with the configuration.
To run this wizard a user needs to authenticate using a token which is usually provided to him by an administrator who'd followed the instructions below.
The user "www-data" is a member of the system group "icingaweb2"
Please see the Icinga Web 2 documentation for an extensive description on how to access and use this wizard.
We can just follow these instructions and provide the token key generated to the "Setup Token" column. This is how I did it.
By providing the token, it will proceed to the next step.
Step 2 : Selecting the Modules.
After providing the token, it'll move to the next section for selecting the modules. We can choose the preferred modules to proceed to the next step.
Step 3 : Verifying the PHP settings.
Furthermore, you can set a proper time zone in the PHP configuration file.
After meeting the required settings, you can proceed with the next stage.
We need to choose the preferred authentication means to proceed with the installation. As I discussed before, I preferred to choose database type for this.
Step 6 : Fill out the database details which is used for authentication.
We need to enter the database details which we created for the web interface here. We can either create this prior to the setup or during this step from CLI. We need to make sure to provide this user, sufficient privileges over this database.
Step 7 : Creating Icinga Web administration users to manage the interface.
After authenticating our database resources successfully, we need to create the Administrative account for managing the Icinga2 Web interface. Please provide the preferred username and password to manage the interface.
Step 8 : Choosing the Application configuration options.
Next is to set the application configuration according to our needs. And proceed to the next stage.
Step 9 : Reviewing all chosen settings.
These stage will brief you with all the settings which you've done until now. We can confirm the settings and proceed further.
Step 10 : Configuring Monitoring Module.
Now we've completed with the authentication part and it follows with the configuration of the monitoring module.
As we discussed before, Icinga IDO module exports all status information and configuration parts to the Icinga main database. Hence, we need to select this module and configure it properly to update the database with the information.
Here we need to provide the main database information to proceed. Fill out the database details here. Make sure to set proper privileges for the database user for any modifications.
This choose the transport medium for monitoring instance.
We don't need to make any modification in this step. Just proceed with clicking 'Next".
This stage will brief you with all the monitoring module configuration part which you've selected. You can just confirm the settings and proceed further to complete the setup.
Final Step : Login to the Web interface.
Now we can continue to login to the Icinga Web 2 interface with the login credentials created during the setup.
Our master node is added by default to this system. We can see the service notifications for our master Icinga server over here. Or you can just browse this URL http://IP/icingaweb2/ to access the web interface.
We can add any number of nodes to this system for monitoring. In my next article, I will provide you guidelines on how to add host nodes to our Icinga2 master server. I hope you enjoyed reading this article. I would recommend your valuable comments and suggestions on this.
If you can't login due to a database error you need to manually create the icingawebdb in mysql and add the first user.
Thanks for this how-to! Saved me a lot of time!
the 'icinga123' is a password? Installing the database, I set this password to something else... and I needed to use the root user and password later on in the dialogs.
lacks commands "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade" after adding the repo for php.
For some reason when selecting individial packages it seems to pass step 3.
Thanks ,it worked for me,it is best icinga2 tutorial,after days of (googling).
How do you access the web interface the installation of icingaweb2?
http://IP//icingaweb2/setup it says but that won't work.
You can launch the icingaweb2 interface using any of these web URLs depending on your server configuration >> http://localhost/icingaweb2/setup or http://Your-IP-Address/icingaweb2/setup or http://your-domain-name/icingaweb2/setup . But please make sure to install the Icinga Web2 plugin successfully before that.


Culture affects how we see things. When we cross cultures, our perceptions will be challenged. This often goes beyond visual, cognitive processes to affect deeper attitudes, feelings, and affective responses, as these poems illustrate.
Our feelings about culture and what we experience can be expressed in various ways. Some record their thoughts in journals or create characters and short stories that illustrate their experiences. Others write song lyrics or poetry. However your creative instincts enable you, affective explorations can help us better reflect on our own individual or cultural identities, particularly as they are revealed to us when we experience contrasting identities.
Below we provide several poems about perception and identity. The downloadable article explores these further and explains how and why the last two were written. Please take a moment to read several, reflect on what they might mean, and as noted below, share whatever thoughts they inspire.
And somehow, THAT is NOT so funny.
Seldom bends to new include.
Tend to keep out of the loop.
Discuss which poem inspires you or echoes your feelings the most and why. Or perhaps you've noted another piece of prose or the lyrics of a song that capture some related feelings for you. If so, please share them. And comment on those shared by other learners that you like.


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How the White House hopes to save Biden's spending bill By Reuters
Wells Fargo downgrades Sherwin Williams as supply chain issues take a bite out of earnings
travel searches for Germany after Singapore's vaccinated travel lane
A Singapore Airlines plane is parked beside Scoots passenger planes on the terminal tarmac at Changi International Airport in Singapore on March 15, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Interest in travel between Singapore and Germany shot up after a so-called vaccinated travel lane between the two countries was announced, which means that
A Singapore Airlines plane is parked beside Scoots passenger planes on the terminal tarmac at Changi International Airport in Singapore on March 15, 2021.
Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images
Interest in travel between Singapore and Germany shot up after a so-called vaccinated travel lane between the two countries was announced, which means that inoculated travelers can skip quarantine.
Popular online travel booking site Expedia said searches for travel from Singapore to destinations in Germany spiked nearly 10 times, as compared to the average for the past seven days, as of Friday afternoon.
Interest was also high for travel from Germany to Singapore, the site said. "While Singapore was never a top 10 leisure destination for German travellers, it was interesting to see interest for travel to Singapore from Frankfurt and Munich jump by 70% in the last 24 hours," said Lavinia Rajaram, APAC head of communications at Expedia, in a Friday statement.
"With the launch of the vaccinated travel lane scheme, this will surely bode well with those who are already vaccinated and have a desire to travel, and provide a much welcomed boost to the travel industry," Rajaram added.
Singapore's vaccinated travel lane arrangement with Germany was on Thursday announced by the city-state, which also extended this initiative to Brunei.
Applications for the quarantine-free travel to Singapore from Germany or Brunei will take effect from September, but it does come with certain conditions. Fully vaccinated people traveling to Singapore will have to take four Covid tests — one two days before departure, one upon arrival, one on day three and another on day seven.
Other conditions for travel to Singapore from Germany or Brunei include:
Traveling on designated, nonstop flights for the vaccinated travel lane (VTL);
Remaining in Germany or Brunei for 21 consecutive days before the flight;
Downloading a contact tracing app in Singapore.
On ticket prices, Expedia's Rajaram added that airlines offering flights under the scheme have announced "competitive pricing."
Still, Rajaram said: "It's too early to conclude if prices are going to increase in the next few days — but we can expect demand to grow closer to the holiday season. "
Searches for travel from Hong Kong, Macau also rise
Singapore had also announced that travelers from Hong Kong and Macao, regardless of vaccination status, can now apply for an air travel pass to enter Singapore.
They also will not need to serve quarantine, but must take a Covid test when they arrive in Singapore, and self-isolate until they receive a negative test result, Singapore authorities said.
Searches for travel from the two Chinese territories to Singapore also went up following the announcement — by close to 450%, according to Expedia.
"This is not a surprise to us, given travellers in Hong Kong (HK) have been extremely eager to take that first leisure trip. Singapore is also a top destination for HK travellers in the second half of the year," Expedia said.
— CNBC's Abigail Ng contributed to this report.
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Covid could be turning kids into 'fussy eaters' due to loss of smell
China aviation regulator suspends eight more incoming U.S. flights By Reuters
Spin or Split? AT&T Has a Big Decision to Make on Discovery Stake.


First of all, let me assure you that finding the perfect instrument online can be done. In fact, with the internet, you actually have many more options available to you than there used to be, but you really want to do your looking and research in order to find the right thing for you.
One of the most important considerations is to find a shop that you feel comfortable dealing with. When you purchase a violin, you will hopefully be entering into a partnership with the shop that you purchase it from. That way, if you ever have any needs in the future, they will be addressed by people that are familiar not only with your instrument, but with you!
Find a shop where the people know what they are talking about and can help you if you need it. For instance, all of us here are musicians, so if someone calls and they don't quite know how to ask about or explain something, we can usually figure it out.
Take a look, also, at the shop's return/exchange policies. If you don't like the instrument you get, can you return it? How easy is that to do? What if you want to try a different one? Find a place that will allow you all of those options. And no one likes check-out sticker shock! When you are looking at, or ordering, an instrument online, take a look at shipping costs, what comes with the instrument, and whether you are given a reasonable amount of time with the instrument, when you get it, to properly evaluate it.
Another big thing to keep in mind is that instrument set up takes time, especially when you are looking at handmade instruments. In fact, this is what you want. If you live in a hot, humid area, for instance, and you are talking to a shop in a cooler, drier climate, your violin will need to be set up and adjusted for where you live, not where the shop is. There are occasions where a particular instrument will be there, set up already and ready to ship to you with only minor adjustments, but this is generally not the norm. Plus, if you have specific requirements for tone or fittings, this will take a little time as well. Let your prospective luthier take the time to do a good job for you. That way you will both be happy!
When an instrument that you are looking at arrives, there are a few things you need to do when evaluating it. The most important consideration is not to jump to conclusions. Violin, violas, and cellos that are shipped to people tend to tighten up a little on the journey. They go through a few temperature variations and are exposed to different vibrations (from trucks, planes, etc.), so they need time to come back to themselves. The way that you can help with this so you can properly evaluate an instrument is to play it. And I mean really play it! Play it as if it is yours. It takes time for a player and an instrument to adjust to each other and be comfortable. Only then will you know for sure if you love it or not.
When you are comparing instruments, whether it is a few new ones against each other or a new one against the one you already have, keep the variables to a minimum. Use the same bow on each instrument. Play the same thing on each instrument. The same scale, the same piece or excerpt. You want to get a clear sense for how each instrument responds to you and your demands when all other things are equal. Play fortissimo, play pianissimo, play fast, play slow and sustained. Basically, pull out the trick bag and put it through its paces! Above all, play with confidence. If you are playing self-consciously, you really will have no idea how a particular instrument will respond or sound.
If you have a new instrument that you think is the one for you, there is one final test that I would give it. Sight read or practice with it. Many times people only play things that they know on a new instrument. I think this is a mistake. When you are playing something you are already familiar with, you have an easier time making any sort of micro adjustments to your playing in relation to the new instrument. When you sight read or practice something new, you will really get a sense of how you like the sound and feel of an instrument!
As far as knowing the value or worth of an instrument by a photograph, there is really no way, as a lay-person, to do that. There are a couple of things that you can look at, like what kind of tailpiece is on the instrument. If there are 4 fine tuners on it, are they all metal? That might indicate an instrument of lesser quality, but that is not always the case! The only way to really know is to play it for yourself. Most places will have reviews of customers posted in relation to an instrument, and that can give you a sense of the quality of it, but nothing will take the place of you actually playing it for awhile.
Also, be prepared for something which I see happen time and time again. In the search for the perfect instrument, sometimes the instrument picks the player, and not the other way around!
Yuri Bashmet uses four fine tuners.


Is Charles Stanley Direct better than IG Group? After ranking 12 UK brokerages who all offer share dealing in our 2019 review, IG Group is better than Charles Stanley Direct. Founded in 1974 and respected as one of the most trusted brokers in the world, IG has been offering share dealing since 2014, providing traders low costs, quality trading tools, and access to over 9,000 shares across the globe.
To find a right broker for share dealing, we spent seven months and hundreds of hours of assessing 12 different share dealing brokers based in the UK. Here, we will focus on two brokers and compare Charles Stanley Direct vs IG Group.
Our comparison begins with the fees charged for dealing shares in the UK and being a client. The two main charges to focus on include the cost to place each trade alongside the monthly, quarterly, or annual management fee charged (varies depending on the type and size of your portfolio). We researched both to provide a single star rating for cost. IG Group received a rating of 4.50 stars over Charles Stanley Direct's 3.50 stars.
Account charges aside, we can now compare features and tools investors want in their share dealing accounts. Access to the investments is important, and IG Group supports ISA, SIPP and Spread Betting while Charles Stanley Direct supports ISA, ISA - Junior and SIPP. Also, some investors require a high-quality charting experience, so the number of drawing tools and total technical indicators made available, as well as stock alerts, are considered. IG Group offers its clients access to 19 charting tools while Charles Stanley Direct has 1 charting tools, a difference of 18. IG Group offers its clients access to 26 different indicators (for example, volume) while Charles Stanley Direct has 19 available indicators, a difference of 7. Charles Stanley Direct and IG Group both offer basic stock alerts. Lastly, for researching mutual funds while share dealing, being able to view a research report can be helpful. Charles Stanley Direct nor IG Group offers fund research reports.
Overall, between Charles Stanley Direct and IG Group, IG Group is the winner.
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Here are some pics of a custom package we put together for a customer in Montana.
These brackets are specifically designed for our trailers but they can be modified to your needs when adding a rear roller to your existing trailer. They are sold in sets of 2.
My cooler pad kept ice in my cooler for 5 days and it was 100+ degrees. I was blown away!
The mushroom bag lives on my 16ftr. I just throw everything in it, cinch it down and shove off.


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Windows of Heaven è un album in studio del gruppo rock statunitense Jefferson Starship, pubblicato nel 1998.
Il singolo di lancio dell'album,  "Let Me Fly" è stato rilasciato insieme all'uscita americana, ma non è entrato nella classifica Billboard 200.

Grace Slick si è unita alla band in studio per registrare la voce in "I'm on Fire", che appare solo nelle versioni americana e giapponese. Il brano "Maybe for You" è poi riapparso nell'album del 2008, Jefferson's Tree of Liberty.

Tracce

Formazione
Grace Slick – voce
Mickey Thomas – voce
Paul Kantner – chitarra, voce, banjo
Donny Baldwin – batteria, percussioni, voce
Craig Chaquico – chitarra
David Freiberg – voce, tastiera
Pete Sears – basso, tastiera

Note

Collegamenti esterni