When you eat the right amount of calories during pregnancy you will have a healthy weight gain. You can track healthy weight gain through pregnancy using an average scale of gaining one to four pounds during your first trimester and two to four pounds per month during your second and third trimesters.
The rule of thumb is most women need about 300 extra calories every day during the last five to six months of pregnancy for good fetal development. This will combine to a healthy weight gain of about one pound each week. If you consume too few calories your body may begin to take the calories from stores that are needed for healthy pregnancy weigh gain and baby development.
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Nutritionists and the medical community love it when mothers gain the proper amount of weight. You can gain the proper amount of weight by eating foods that are highly nutritious. Empty calorie foods do little to help your body stay healthy while pregnant. Nutrient dense foods have a lot of nutrition in a small amount and with a reasonable number of calories. Eat the proper foods that have ounce for ounce the right nutrients and calories.
Every little bite over your calorie needs will add up as excess weight on you and perhaps on your baby. For example if you eat a wonderful chocolaty snack once a day you will gain an extra pound of body fat every month. That means almost 9 extra pounds of fat that must be burned off after your baby is born. It"s okay to indulge, but just make sure you walk an extra fifteen minutes after eating that high-calorie snack.


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Gerhard Rieger (* 12. März 1935) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Fußballtorwart, der ausschließlich für den FC Bayern München spielte und in 16 Punktspielen in der Oberliga Süd zum Einsatz kam.

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Rieger gehörte mit 21 Jahren dem Kader des FC Bayern München an, für den er in der Saison 1956/57 14 Punktspiele und erst wieder in der Saison 1960/61 zwei Punktspiele in der Oberliga Süd bestritt. Sein Debüt für die Bayern gab er am 25. November 1956 (10. Spieltag) bei der 0:1-Niederlage gegen den Karlsruher SC im Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße. Sein letztes Pflichtspiel für die Bayern absolvierte er am 29. April 1961 (30. Spieltag) beim 2:1-Sieg im Auswärtsspiel gegen den 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. Gerhard Rieger wurde 2017 für 70 jahre Vereinsmitgliedschaft geehrt. Rieger ist Ehrenmitglied des FC Bayern München.

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Q: HTML Table Row Height Problem (height="x" vs style="height:x") Using Chrome on Windows 10, this code "works", in the sense that it creates an empty row that is 100px tall...
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What am I doing wrong or, more likely, misunderstanding?

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Hope this will work

A: I guess u can try changing table layout to fixed...
Cause maybe the row doesn't show 100px bcoz it's empty

A: I think you have an issue with the quotations - You have a single set of quotes wrapped around the width and height so the computer thinks you're trying inline CSS. It should be:

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Национальные военно-морские силы Франции () — один из видов вооружённых сил Французской Республики.

Состоят из органов управления (главное командование), надводных сил, подводных сил, воздушных сил (военно-морской авиации) и сведённых в единый компонент морской пехоты и подразделений специального назначения.

История

Французский флот () в истории известен не менее, чем британский. В отличие от последнего, он никогда не носил названия «королевский». Тем не менее, его прозвание La Royale намекает на связь с королевской властью, но хотя исторически французская монархия и военный флот действительно были тесно связаны, происхождение этого прозвища точно неизвестно. Согласно одной версии, оно является метонимом от рю Рояль (Rue Royale), точно так же, как Елисейский дворец или Матиньон. Согласно другой, оно напоминает, что во французском флоте издавна служило много аристократов. Так, даже в 1936 году свыше 90 % офицерского состава ВМС Франции носили фамилии с приставкой «де».

Фактически военный флот существовал во Франции, по крайней мере, с XIII века, когда его корабли использовались для доставки крестоносцев в Палестину, Египет и Тунис. Если в конце XI — начале XIII века Капетинги предпочитали нанимать для этих целей суда Генуи, Венеции и Пизы, начиная с эпохи Людовика IX Святого, наряду с ними, для перевозок применяются уже корабли национальной постройки. В морском договоре, заключённом этим королём в 1268 году с Венецией с целью поставки судов для будущего Восьмого крестового похода (1270), приводятся размеры некоторых судов, в частности крупного нефа «Рокфор» (Roccafortis), имевшего длину 49,5 м, ширину 14,31 м, возможно, заказанного в Генуе, но оснащённого во Франции, команда которого насчитывала 110 моряков, а сам он поднимал на борт до 800 человек и 50 лошадей.

В июне 1340 года, во время Столетней войны, французский флот принял участие в морском сражении с англичанами при Слёйсе. По данным хрониста Жана Фруассара, он состоял из почти 200 кораблей, крупнейшим из которых был трофейный неф «Кристофль», поднимавший до тысячи человек. Другие крупные корабли, «Святой Георгий» и «Святая Екатерина», принадлежавшие королю Филиппу VI, «Святой Юлиан» мастера Николя Ас Куллё из Лёра и «Святой Иоанн» мастера Гильома Лефевра из Арфлёра, вмещали по 150—200 чел. с полным вооружением. Остальные суда были значительно меньшими, так, неф «Успение Богоматери», принадлежавший мастеру корабельных дел Жильберу Полену из Руана, вмещал всего лишь 80 моряков и солдат, остальные корабли поднимали ещё меньше.

В 1402—1405 годах вышедшая из Ла-Рошели экспедиция нормандского дворянина Жана де Бетанкура заново открыла, а затем частично колонизировала Канарские острова.

Во второй половине XV века в военном кораблестроении Франции задавали тон опытные корабелы Бретонского герцогства. Так, в 1460 году там построена была крупная торговая каракка «Пьер из Ля Рошели» (), имевшая длину свыше 50 м, ширину 12 м и водоизмещение около 800 тонн. Конфискованная в 1462 году властями Гданьска и переименованная в «Петра Данцигского», она успешно использовалась местным пиратом  в качестве каперского судна. В 1498 году для герцогини Анны в Бресте построена была боевая каракка «Мари ла Кордельер», имевшая длину 40 м, ширину 15 м, водоизмещение около 600 т, нёсшая на себе около 200 орудий, не более дюжины из которых были крупными. Супруг Анны король Людовик XII (1498—1515) имел в своём распоряжении ещё более крупные каракки, не уступавшие знаменитым британским «Грейт Гарри» и «Мэри Роуз», мощнейшей из которых являлась «Ле Шарант», имевшая 200 орудий, из которых, однако, только 14 были крупными. Построенная около 1500 года в Бресте по проекту мастера Дешаржа, каракка «Ле Шарант» имела специальные пушечные порты — впервые в истории мирового кораблестроения.

В 1534 году по поручению короля Франциска I (1515—1547) французский мореплаватель Жак Картье совершил успешное плавание в Канаду, закрепив за Францией значительные территории в Северной Америке. В 1545 году французский флот сыграл определяющую роль в захвате армией Франциска I острова Уайт.

Однако наибольшего развития и славы французский флот достиг в XVII веке. Фактическим «основателем» военного парусного флота во Франции по праву можно считать кардинала Ришельё, подлинного правителя государства при короле Людовике XIII.

При Ришельё был взят курс на укрепление военно-морской мощи Франции, необходимой для соперничества с Англией, приобретения колоний и борьбы с гугенотами. В этом французское правительство убедила тяжёлая осада Ла-Рошели в 1628 году, гугенотский гарнизон которой беспрепятственно снабжался по морю англичанами. По инициативе просвещённого кардинала в королевстве создавались военно-морские училища, строились новые верфи и торговые порты.

Построенный в 1636 году линейный корабль «Корона» (La Couronne) — являлся своеобразным «французским ответом» на сильнейшие и красивейшие английские корабли того времени — 55-пушечный «Prince Royal» (1610) и 100-пушечный «Sovereign of the Seas» («Властелин морей», 1634), спроектированные знаменитым кораблестроителем Финеасом Петтом. В разработке вооружения и убранства «La Couronne», спроектированного мастером Шарлем Морье из Дьепа, принимал личное участие кардинал Ришельё. Современные специалисты в области кораблестроения считают этот 70-пушечный 2000-тонный корабль красивейшим судном истёкшего тысячелетия.

При преемниках Людовика XIII и Ришельё — кардинале Мазарини и короле Людовике XIV — французские военно-морские силы значительно усилились. Во многом этому способствовали колониальные приобретения Франции и англо-голландские войны на море, несколько истощившие силы «потенциальных противников» страны. Во второй половине XVII века проявили себя такие выдающиеся французские адмиралы, как Авраам Дюкен, Анн де Турвиль и Жан д'Эстре.

Воссозданию военно-морской мощи королевства уделял немалое внимание министр финансов и канцлер Жан-Батист Кольбер. В 1668 году, когда он назначен был смотрителем флота, тот снова находился в упадке, однако спустя пять лет уже состоял из 60 линейных кораблей, в том числе 110, 120 и 130-пушечных, а также 40 фрегатов, в 1681 году же в строю насчитывалось всего 198 боевых судов, на которых служило 170 тыс. офицеров и матросов. Чтобы обеспечить флот личным составом, Кольбер ввёл закон о «морской записи» (), по которому всё береговое население страны, занимавшееся морскими промыслами, обязывалось служить на флоте в обмен на различные привилегии и пенсионные права. Создавалась морская школа, в которой обучалось 200 гардемаринов, и специальная школа для подготовки комендоров. Главные морские базы, Тулон и Брест, подверглись масштабной реконструкции, также создавались две новые: в Рошфоре и в Сете. Значительно перестроены были порты Дьеппа, Сен-Мало, Кале, Дюнкерка и Гавра.

Французские линейные корабли этого времени были больше английских по водоизмещению и сильнее по артиллерии. К числу крупнейших линейных кораблей, выстроенных в это время, относятся 80-пушечный «Город Париж» (), 100-пушечные «Король Солнце» () и «Ле Рояль Луи» () — каждый водоизмещением около 2000 т.

В 1669 году французский флот принимает участие в неудачной операции по снятию турецкой осады венецианской крепости Кандии на острове Крит, а в 1672—1678 гг. — во франко-голландской войне. В 1676 году в битве при Стромболи и в 1677 году близ Агосты (Сицилия) выдающийся французский флотоводец Авраам Дюкен наносит поражения голландскому флоту под командованием знаменитого адмирала де Рюйтера, а в 1683 году он же после разрушительной бомбардировки захватывает Алжир, где освобождает несколько сотен французских пленников.

В 1686 и 1688 годах французские линейные корабли предпринимали успешные бомбардировки алжирского побережья в рамках борьбы с варварийскими пиратами.

В первой половине XVIII века французский флот испытывал определённый упадок, значительно уступая британскому флоту, хотя борьба за господство на море, в том числе в отдалённых уголках мира, продолжалась. Французы всё чаще прибегали к набеговой тактике и приватирству. В это время наряду с адмиралами выдвинулись такие известные корсары, как уроженец Дюнкерка Жан Бар (1651—1702) и уроженец Сен-Мало Рене Дюге-Труэн (1673—1736).

Вместе с тем, флот успешно использовался французами в ходе Семилетней войны, так, в 1759 году в сражении с англичанами при Кадисе отличился 120-пушечный линейный корабль «Океан», модель которого украшает ныне Национальный морской музей в Париже.

Во второй половине XVIII века наиболее популярным типом военного судна у французов становятся сравнительно быстроходные фрегаты, необходимые для крейсерских операций. Только во второй половине XVIII века во Франции было спущено на воду 102 фрегата, вооружённых 12-фунтовыми орудиями, наиболее известным из которых стал «La Belle Poule» («Прелестная курочка»), построенный в 1765 году в Бордо по удачному проекту инженера . После того как 17 июня 1778 года «La Belle Poule» выдержал бой с английским фрегатом «Аретуза», он стал настолько популярным, что дамы при дворе королевы Марии-Антуанетты стали украшать свои головы модными причёсками в стиле «А la Belle Poule». На историческом фрегате «La Belle Poule» в 1771 году плавал и знаменитый мореплаватель граф Лаперуз (1741—1788)

В годы войны за независимость США, когда королевская Франция поддержала восставшие британские колонии, французский военный флот под командованием адмирала Пьера-Андре де Сюффрена одержал ряд побед над английским, в том числе в сражении в Ньюпортской бухте (1778), а затем нанёс последнему ряд серьёзных поражений в Индийском океане у Садраса (17 февраля 1782), у Провидьена (12 апреля 1782), у Негапатама (6 июля 1782), у Тринкомали (3 сентября 1782) и у Куддалора (20 июня 1783).

С началом Революции (1789) старый королевский флот фактически был упразднён и заменён флотом Французской Республики. Большинство офицерского корпуса и подготовленных кадров артиллеристов погибли во время Террора. После утраты значительной части французского флота в Трафальгарском сражении (1805), правительство Наполеона Бонапарта начало постепенное восстановление военно-морских сил империи, однако колоссальные затраты на сухопутные кампании помешали ему осуществить эти планы.

В годы Июльской монархии (1830—1848), когда Франция вновь включилась в колониальный передел мира, начинается восстановление её парусного военного флота, необходимого как для охраны морской торговли и борьбы с пиратством, так и для удержания её заморских владений. С бомбардировки и захвата летом 1830 года французскими моряками Алжира началось постепенное завоевание этой страны (1830—1847). В 1841 году французскими корабелами построен был первый в истории боевой 20-пушечный колёсный пароходофрегат «Гомер».

Промышленное развитие Франции в период второй республики (1848—1852) и второй империи (1852—1870) позволило не только восстановить её былую военно-морскую мощь, но и технически опередить своего главного соперника — Великобританию. Так, в 1847 и 1855 годах были спущены на воду 120-пушечные четырёхдечные парусные линейные корабли «Вальми» и «Бретань». В 1852 году в строй вошёл 90-пушечный парусно-винтовой линейный корабль «Наполеон», а в 1858 году — первый в европейских военных флотах деревянный океанский броненосец «Глуар», спроектированные Дюпюи де Ломом.

Заметную роль сыграл военно-морской флот в захвате французами Кохинхины (1858—1862), второй франко-вьетнамской (1883—1886) и франко-китайской (1884—1885) колониальных войнах, а также военной экспедиции Наполеона III в Мексику (1861—1866). Специально для службы в колониях Дюпюи де Ломом во второй половине 1860-х годов спроектирована была серия батарейных броненосцев-стационеров третьего ранга типа «Альма», а во второй половине 1870-х — серия более крупных барбетных броненосцев второго ранга типа «Байард».

Начавшееся в 1860-е годы морское соперничество с Британской империей, прозванное «второй Столетней войной», стимулировало ввод в строй всё новых и новых паровых броненосцев различных типов, ненадолго прерванное лишь неудачной для страны франко-прусской войной (1870—1871). Сложившаяся во второй половине XIX века оригинальная национальная школа броненосного кораблестроения Франции, представленная, в частности, известным конструктором Эмилем Бертеном, оказала существенное влияние на развитие не только российского императорского флота, но и императорского флота Японии накануне войны 1904—1905 годов.

Ещё в 1887 году во Франции была спущена на воду первая морская подводная лодка, или торпедная лодка «Жимнот» ( — угорь), а в 1900 году военно-морские силы Третьей республики получили на вооружение первую строевую подводную лодку «Сирена», тут же переименованную в честь своего конструктора Гюстава Зеде, погибшего при испытании предназначавшейся для неё пороховой торпеды. В 1901 году в строй вошла более совершенная подводная лодка «Нарвал», а затем субмарины типа «Морзе».

Накануне Первой мировой войны французский флот имел сравнительно немного современных боевых кораблей, хотя несколько новых серий линкоров и крейсеров было заложено уже в ходе неё. Основные усилия Франция предпринимала на суше, а Северное море контролировал британский флот, французский же действовал, главным образом, в Средиземном море, где его противниками были сравнительно маломощные австро-венгерский и турецкий флоты.

Корабли французского флота в составе сил Антанты участвовали в интервенции против Советской России, в ходе которой в апреле 1919 года на нескольких кораблях произошли восстания матросов. 3 мая 1920 у Очакова огнём артиллерийской батареи РККА была повреждена, загорелась и сдалась, подняв белый флаг, французская канонерка «Ла Скарп».

Послевоенные экономические трудности не позволили Франции быстро восстановить свои военно-морские силы в первой половине 1920-х годов, и лишь в 1926—1927 годах её флот получил первые крейсерские подводные лодки типа «Рокен», а в мае 1927 года на вооружение был принят первый в его истории авианосец «Беарн», перестроенный из одноимённого линкора типа «Нормандия». В конце 1920-х — первой половине 1930-х годов в строй вошли новейшие тяжёлые крейсера типа «Дюкень», «Сюффрен» и «Алжир» и лёгкие крейсера типа «Ла Галиссоньер», затем линкоры «Дюнкерк» (1937) и «Страсбург» (1939), а уже после установления коллаборационистского правительства Виши — уникальный по своей конструкции суперлинкор «Ришельё» (1940), оснащённый восемью 380-мм орудиями главного калибра, размещёнными в двух четырёхорудийных башнях. Он успешно участвовал в Сенегальской операции, освобождении Норвегии, а после войны — в эвакуации французских войск из Индокитая. В 1949 году флот получил однотипный линкор «Жан Бар», принимавший участие в Суэцком кризисе 1956 года.

В ходе Второй мировой войны, после капитуляции Франции, часть кораблей французского военно-морского флота была захвачена или затоплена Великобританией в ходе серии боевых операций, получивших условное наименование операция «Катапульта». 27 ноября 1942 года команды затопили 77 кораблей в гавани Тулона, чтобы не допустить их захвата немцами.

Холодная война
В годы холодной войны ВМС Франции участвовали во множестве локальных конфликтов, в том числе во вторжении в Египет и алжирской войне.

В 1971 году эсминец ВМС Франции  был потоплен протаранившим его советским танкером «Генерал Бочаров». Погибло 10 французских моряков.

Командная структура

Главное командование ВМС Франции, Париж
 Командование Атлантической зоны, Брест
 Командование Средиземноморской зоны, Тулон
 Командование зоны Ла-Манш и Северного моря, Шербур
 Командование Тихоокеанской зоны
 Командование зоны Индийского океана
 Командование зоны Антиллы-Гвиана.

Организация
 Надводные силы
 В состав Командования надводных сил входят все надводные корабли ВМС Франции. Численность командования более 12000 человек. Постоянные корабельные соединения в нём отсутствуют. Формирование временных соединений (корабельных групп) осуществляется по модульному принципу для решения конкретных задач. Руководство ими возложено на оперативные командования ВМС либо создаваемые на время операции национальные или многонациональные органы управления.
 Подводные силы
 Военно-морская авиация
 Силы специального назначения и морской пехоты

Пункты базирования
База ВМФ Франции в Иль-Лонг.

 3 в метрополии: Брест, Шербур-Октевиль и Тулон;
 5 заморских: Деград-дес-Каннес (Французская Гвиана), Фор-де-Франс (Мартиника), Нумеа (Новая Каледония), Папеэте (Французская Полинезия), Порт-дес-Галетс (Реюньон).
 1 Французское военное присутствие в ОАЭ.

Боевой состав
По состоянию на 30 апреля 2022 года, в состав ВМС Франции входят следующие суда:

Префикс кораблей и судов
Корабли и суда ВМФ Франции не имеют префикса по принадлежности к Военно-морским силам государства.

Флаги кораблей и судов

Флаги должностных лиц

Знаки различия

Адмиралы и офицеры

Унтер-офицеры и матросы

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальная страница Национальных ВМС Франции
 История становления Французского флота


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Nicaragua: The Historical Memory of the Dictatorship
August 4, 2016 August 8, 2016 Circles Robinson	1 Comment
By Carlos F. Chamorro (Confidencial)
Rosario Murillo with Daniel Ortega in a political event in 2015. Photo: Carlos Herrera/confidencial
HAVANA TIMES – For us Nicaraguans who grew up under the shadow of a dynastic dictatorship – in my father's words, "the bloody Somoza brood"- Tuesday's decision to name the wife of an authoritarian ruler as the vice presidential candidate has the unavoidable resonance of a disastrous past.
With Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, the wheel of history is returning to a starting point we thought buried – family succession to remain in power – after almost four decades of revolution, counterrevolution, democratic transition and now authoritarian regression.
Nicaragua's history in the last century was marked by the dominance of the Somoza family dynasty and the sacrifice of generations of patriots who gave their lives to eradicate it. For 45 years, three Somoza's successively held power: Anastasio I and his sons Luis and Anastasio II, interrupted only by the parenthesis of other leaders who did not escape the political and military control of the ruling family.
The Somoza regime led some periods of economic growth and modernization at the cost of massive social inequality and deep poverty. In the political arena, with the support of a Praetorian Guard and unconditional US support, it closed all the spaces for democratic competition, leaving rebellion as the only way out. In its last stage, the dictatorship governed primarily based on repression and genocide.
The Sandinista revolution that triumphed in 1979 was the result of an extensive national and international alliance led by the Sandinista Front. This revolution ousted the Somoza regime from power and set lofty goals of democratization and social justice within a socialist framework.
Despite the extraordinary social and political advances that were made in the early years, the revolution was held back by external aggression and by their own mistakes, intrinsic to the revolutionary model of total power, until the war caused the total collapse of the economy.
The FSLN lost the 1990 election and handed power over to the government headed by my mother, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, an unprecedented event in our short democratic life. In the complex process of transition from war to peace and from a centralized to a market driven economy, which still continues today, profound institutional policy changes took place.
The Supreme Electoral Council emerged as the most credible institution in the country, while the army and police were professionalized instead of serving a given party, becoming truly national institutions. In 1995, to strengthen the process of separation and balance among branches of government, a constitutional reform passed that returned power to parliament and limited presidential powers. The demons of the past were exorcised by including strict regulations prohibiting reelection and consecutive term presidencies.
These institutional democratic guarantees began to derail with the corruption and the Aleman-Ortega pact in 1999-2000, which imposed the bipartisan division of powers in the state and reduced the percentage of votes needed to win the presidency on the first round to 35%. So in 2007, Commander Daniel Ortega returned to office with 38% of the vote, to install a personalized regime and concentrate all state powers, using them as a political extension of his party. Ortega entrenched himself in power through electoral fraud, demolished democratic institutions and has ruled through a combination of cooptation, repression, control of the media and local governments, and a lucrative economic alliance with big capital.
In 2011, he unconstitutionally imposed his first consecutive reelection, and under another electoral fraud that gave him a qualified majority in parliament, reformed the constitution three years later to establish indefinite reelection.
Rosario Murillo in April, 2016.
In the last chapter of his authoritarian drift, he infringed the right to independent electoral observation and again, like Somoza, has closed all democratic political spaces, to the extent that in the upcoming elections on November 6 the only real opposition is prohibited by law from participating.
The appointment of his wife as the FSLN vice presidential candidate was not a surprise to anyone in Nicaragua. It's the natural consequence of a family regime that emptied the Sandinista Front Party of political content, ruthlessly eliminating its domestic competitors, to turn it into a machine that worships the presidential couple. Dora Maria Tellez has rightly said that the Ortega regime "is a parasite that sucked the Sandinista Front dry."
It also acts as an engine of economic power controlled by the ruling family that has profited from the illegal diversion of more than 3.5 billion dollars of Venezuelan assistance, handled without any kind of accountability through the giant consortium Albanisa and other lucrative activities.
Does the Ortega-Murillo presidential formula that supposedly governs on behalf of the poor, dare to file a financial statement of its family property and submit it to independent scrutiny? It cannot and never will, because the abundance, corruption, opacity and lack of transparency, represent the essential features of this political combination that seeks to perpetuate itself in power.
During the candidate registration ceremony, Ortega and Murillo tried to justify the ostentatious act of nepotism and family succession, presenting it as recognition of the rights of women under his rule. However although the law has expanded women's representation under the Ortega-Murillo regime, the evidence of daily life show that women have lost political and social ground as citizens, starting with the criminalization of therapeutic abortion. Likewise, they continue to be victims of violence and abuse of power, while the state remains indifferent.
The plea for the rights of women, looks more like a mockery to conceal the persistence of an authoritarian leader who intends to govern without any kind of counterweight, even within his own party, and takes refuge in his family and his wife, as his last and only bastion of loyalty. Finally, Rosario Murillo who has been playing a role of co-chair, has now been placed in the constitutional line of succession of power.
In the history of Latin America there is only one similar case of a couple who came to power as an electoral formula. In Argentina in 1973, Gen. Juan Domingo Perón returned from exile and won the presidency with his second wife, Maria Estela (Isabel) Martínez de Perón as vice president. With the death of the leader a year later, Isabel became president in 1974 and was overthrown in 1976 by a military uprising that led to the worst military dictatorship suffered by that nation until 1983.
In Nicaragua it is too early to predict the future of family succession in power and whether it will impose a dynastic dictatorship. We are facing a new scenario that, firstly, represents a political challenge to the forces within the FSLN that still resist family control. As for the message sent to the nation, it has the virtue of being heard loud and clear. All the masks hiding the authoritarian face and dynastic project of Ortega have fallen. Now it's up to the people to recover a powerful weapon: the historical memory of the dictatorship.
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Zoilamerica Ortega Murillo
The following is a translation of a blog post from Zoilamerica Ortega Murillo of Wednesday 3 de agosto. https://www.facebook.com/zoilamericaortega?ref=ts&fref=ts
"I was working. Six o'clock in San Jose. A text message confirmed that Rosario Murillo is the candidate for vice president of Nicaragua with Daniel Ortega. I felt in my consciousness, the pain and firmness of historical memory: My mother's covering up the crimes of sexual abuse I made public in 1998. Since then, my history of violence continues with acts of political persecution in retaliation for telling the truth which still stands intact in spite of the legal and social impunity [enjoyed by Daniel Ortega]. Definitely, the candidacy duo, is defined by a path that started with complicity to sexual crimes and in its own perverse evolution became a political alliance. Many know that today the same abusive power that invaded my past, sows authoritarianism and political violence in Nicaragua. And that alliance, legitimized by an imposition, will make clear that this action even tramples the same members of his party, and therefore … is the beginning of the end of the dictatorship."


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Entry posted by Son of Samurai in Tech Talk · December 3, 2021
Some techs long for the "good old days" of mechanical controls, when troubleshooting appliances was supposedly simpler. But the universal use of electronic controls nowadays actually provides many troubleshooting benefits -- in particular in the form of error codes and diagnostic modes.
The purpose of error codes is for the control to tell you its best guess of what's wrong, based on the algorithms programmed into it by the engineers. Note that the engineers' best guess is sometimes a very different thing from what's actually going on, so while error codes are great as a data point to guide your troubleshooting, don't take them as gospel.
Diagnostic modes are, in general terms, a way for you to interact with the control and have it run certain loads, perform a self check, display data about its operation, or some combination of all three. Oftentimes, you can display error codes as part of a diagnostic mode.
How exactly diagnostic modes are implemented varies widely from model to model, so let's walk through some of the different and discuss their relative usefulness.
Automatic Test Cycle
First up, we have one of my least favorite diagnostic modes: the automatic test cycle that you'll often find in Whirlpool dishwashers.
This one is a pain for multiple reasons -- one being that it can be hard to understand the chart in the first place. All it's trying to show is information about each step of the automatic test cycle with the columns. The top rows show which indicator lights are shown during each step, the middle shows how long each step lasts, and the bottom rows show which loads are active during each step.
As you can see from the first few columns of the test, this diagnostic mode displays the 4 most recent error codes before proceeding with the test. By default, it will display each error for 1 minute and 21 seconds, but there's a key you can hit to skip steps of the cycle.
The most annoying bit about this one is when you want to test a particular load while it's running. For example, if I want to check the dispenser, that load only runs during a single step of the diagnostic mode (roughly in the middle), and it only runs for 45 seconds. So I need to be all set up and ready to take my measurements during that window. If I miss it, then I need to restart the entire cycle and advance it to the dispenser step.
Forced Run Mode
Here's a pretty standard -- and fairly useful -- diagnostic mode. In this one, you've got different steps that you can freely cycle through. Each step, when activated, energizes a particular load's circuit. This is a great, super easy way to perform tests on loads while they're running, and it also lets you determine if a load is incapable of being run at all, or if the control is simply deciding not to run it during normal operation.
In the snippet that I've shown here, you've got some very simple and useful forced operation tests on the defrost circuit, compressor, and fans in this refrigerator. That's great.
What's less great are those thermistor tests. Don't get fooled by these. The results of these automatic thermistor tests tells you basically nothing. Why? Because thermistors almost never fail open or shorted, and that's all these test are checking for. Thermistors fail by going out spec, and these test modes can't check for that.
Sometimes, you'll also get standalone forced modes. For example, many refrigerators have a standalone forced defrost mode, like this:
Or, very commonly, ice makers have their own test harvest mode.
Standalone Error Code Display
Sometimes, you have to enter a completely separate mode in order to make the unit display error codes -- in other words, it's not always bundled into the diagnostic mode.
How error codes are displayed depends on what kind of display you have on the model. If you have a display that's capable of displaying numbers and letters, usually the error codes are displayed as such:
Other times, you just have blinking lights on the console that you have to count to determine the error codes. Or, even more simplistically, some control boards have a blinking LED on the board itself that indicate errors. For example, the compressor errors on this LG refrigerator are displayed via the blinking of a single LED light on the control board.
Load Mode
This is the last type of diagnostic mode we'll cover here, and it's one of my favorites. Load mode doesn't go into a test cycle. Instead, the unit continues running as normal, with the only difference being that the display shows which loads the control is trying to power.
This can be really useful to determine what the control thinks is going on during normal operation. With this mode, you can very quickly determine the reason why a load isn't running: whether it's incapable of running even when supplied with power or the control is simply choosing not to run it. It removes a lot of the ambiguity that can arise from troubleshooting an electronically-controlled machine.
Diagnostic mode implementations vary widely from model to model, but they have one feature in common: they are almost always a great help to your troubleshooting. If you're not consistently retrieving error codes and checking loads of interest in diagnostic mode, you're missing out on a hugely useful troubleshooting tool. Yet another reason to always get the tech sheet before you head out on a job!
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Really good stuff, Sam...thanks!
rasputista
The big problem I have is that sometimes they do not fully explain how to do this like leaving "steps" in programming out or interpreting what results you get , (our Korean friends in particular)
1manoperation97
I agree that those WP Dishwasher Test cycle diagrams are pain in the ass. I have a lot of trouble with these things. Is there any way to extend the test times or pause them at a certain point? I suppose not, but it's worth asking the question if anybody's found a way.
Vince Neibert
I'm in full agreement concerning the Whirlpool dishwasher diagnostics. I don't care for the Samsung refrigerator diagnostics either. With them it's more because my "Korenglish" isn't very good! I am getting better at reading them. For me though, the worst of all are the diagnostics for the latest generation of Frigidaire top load washers. I've never been able to successfully get into them. I've decided not to work on those machines. Fortunately I don't see very many of them, so it doesn't hurt me much.
I should clarify—my failed attempts were with stack w/d.
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14 hours ago, 1manoperation97 said:
Nope, no way to pause it -- a big part of what makes them a pain!
Chashb
It's happened to me twice now where an LG top load washer will not run the rather excellent diagnostic mode in the service manual. For the one I looked at the other day (Model# WT5270CW) I found a YouTube video that shows you which two buttons to hold simultaneously before pressing the power button to launch the diagnostic mode. The buttons used in the video differed from the two buttons mentioned in the service manual to enter diagnostic mode. No matter, neither worked... It forced me to use the washer in normal mode to test what I wanted to test far less conveniently... Frustrating!
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Georgia Southern Collaborates on Mosquito Surveillance in Response to Zika Virus
Zika virus (ZIKV) was declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization on February 1, 2016. Due to the known and estimated range of the ZIKV mosquito vectors, southern and central US states faced increased risk of ZIKV transmission. With the state of Georgia hosting the world's busiest international airport, a climate that supports the ZIKV vectors, and limited surveillance (13 counties) and response capacity, the Department of Public Health (DPH) was challenged to respond and prevent ZIKV transmission. This case study describes and evaluates the state's surveillance capacity before and after the declaration of ZIKV as a public health emergency.
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We analyzed surveillance data from the DPH to compare the geographical distribution of counties conducting surveillance, total number, and overall percentage of mosquito species trapped in 2015 to 2016. Counties conducting surveillance before and after the identification of the ZIKV risk were mapped using ArcMap 10.4.1. Using SAS (version 9.2) (SAS Institute, Inc, Cary, NC). We performed the independent 2 sample t test to test for differences in prevalence in both years, and a chi-square (χ2) analysis to test for differences between numbers of species across the 13 counties. In addition, weighted frequency counts of mosquitoes were used to test (χ2 ) an association between major mosquito vector species and 7 urban counties. Lastly, using data from 2012-2016, a time-trend analysis was conducted to evaluate temporal trends in species prevalence.
From 2015 to 2016, surveillance increased from 13 to 57 (338 percent increase) counties geographically dispersed across Georgia. A total of 76,052 mosquitoes were trapped and identified in 2015 compared to 144,731 (90.3 percent increase) in 2016. Significant differences between species (P<.001) and significant associations (P<.0001) between 7 urban counties and major mosquito vectors were found. Significant differences in prevalence were found between several species and year highlighting species-year temporal trends.
The DPH collaborative response to ZIKV allowed a rapid increase in its surveillance footprint. Existing and new partnerships were developed with the military and local health departments to expand and share data. This additional surveillance data allowed DPH to make sound public health decisions regarding mosquito-borne disease risks and close gaps in data related to vector distribution.
"Georgia's Collaborative Approach to Expanding Mosquito Surveillance in Response to Zika Virus: A Case Study," was recently published in The United States Army Medical Department Journal.
Dr. Chris Rustin, assistant professor of environmental health sciences was the lead author, and Dr. Haresh Rochani, assistant professor of biostatistics along with JPHCOPH students, Mr. Deonte Martin, Mr. Varadan Sevilimedu, Mr. Sarbesh Pandeya, and Dr. Rosemarie Kelley, DPH, were co-authors.
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Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles Gives America a Game Plan for Life
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In Super Bowl LII, backup quarterback Nick Foles led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 41-33 win over the New England Patriots, outdueling Tom Brady and earning recognition as Most Valuable Player. During the game, Foles—not Brady—earned the highest passer rating in NFL postseason history and completed 28 of 43 passes for 373 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception as he delivered the Eagles franchise its first championship.
As if that weren't enough, he caught a touchdown pass thrown by tight end Trey Burton during a specially designed play in which Foles had lined up as an H-back before slipping unnoticed into the end zone for the score. Foles became the first player in NFL history to throw and catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl.
All of this from a backup quarterback who had been ready to retire from football just two years ago.
But the most amazing thing about Foles' night may have been his post-game interviews. In the immediate moments after the game, surrounded by dozens of reporters and cameras, this unheralded and until-recently-backup quarterback had the world's attention.
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Ви́гаудас Уша́цкас (; род. 16 декабря 1964 года, Скуодас, Скуодасский район, Литовская ССР, СССР) — литовский государственный деятель, дипломат.

Биография

Образование

В 1990 году окончил факультет права Вильнюсского университета.

В 1990 году стажировался в Университете Осло в Норвегии (политические науки и международная экономика).

В 1991 году стажировался в Орхусском университете в Дании (политические науки).

Дипломатическая карьера

В 1991—1992 годах — второй секретарь отдела стран Западной Европы Министерства иностранных дел Литовской Республики.

В 1992—1996 годах — советник миссии Литовской Республики при Европейских сообществах и НАТО.

В 1996—1999 годах — директор Департамента политики Министерства иностранных дел Литовской Республики.

В 1999—2000 годах — заместитель министра иностранных дел Литовской Республики.

В 2000—2001 годах — руководил переговорами Литвы о вступлении в Европейский Союз, посол по особым поручениям Министерства иностранных дел Литовской Республики.

В 2001—2006 годах — Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Литовской Республики в Соединенных Штатах Америки и Мексиканских Соединенных Штатах.

В 2006—2008 годах — Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Литовской Республики в Соединенном Королевстве Великобритании и Северной Ирландии.

С 9 декабря 2008 года по 11 февраля 2010 года — Министр иностранных дел Литвы. Вынужден был подать в отставку в связи с недоверием, выраженным ему Президентом Литвы Далей Грибаускайте. Д. Грибаускайте заявила, что нет никаких перспектив для плодотворной работы вместе с министром Ушацкасом и что министр утратил доверие президента.

Член партии Союз Отечества — Литовские христианские демократы.

В 2010—2013 годах — специальный представитель Европейского Союза в Афганистане.

С 10 сентября 2013 года по сентябрь 2017 года — глава Представительства Европейского Союза в России.

Награды
 Командор ордена «За заслуги перед Литвой» (19 февраля 2003 года).
 Орден «За заслуги» III степени (Украина, 5 ноября 1998 года).
 Орден Чести (Грузия, 2009 год).
 Орден Креста земли Марии II степени (Эстония, 16 мая 2013 года).
 Командор со звездой ордена Заслуг перед Республикой Польша (1999 год, Польша)
 Ордена Франции, Испании, Греции, Норвегии.

Владения языками
Кроме литовского языка, владеет английским, русским и французским языками.

Семья

Жена Лорета (1966 г. рожд.) Дети: Раймундас (1991 г. рожд.), Паула (1993 г. рожд.).

Примечания

Ссылки
 Биография на сайте ЗАО «Коммерсантъ. Издательский дом»
 Биография на сайте Правительства Литвы
 Ambassador Vygaudas Ušackas's Curriculum Vitae

Члены Союза Отечества
Выпускники Вильнюсского университета
Министры иностранных дел Литвы
Послы Литвы в Великобритании
Послы Литвы в США
Послы Литвы в Мексике
Главы Представительства Европейского Союза в России
Заместители министра иностранных дел Литвы
Послы других стран в Афганистане


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Kalugasalamoorthy Temple (or Kalugumalai Murugan temple) in Kalugumalai, a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been expanded during the 18th century with the images excavated from Kalugumalai. The core temple has a rock-cut architecture exemplary of early Pandyan Art. The other portions of Kalugumalai houses the 8th century Kalugumalai Jain Beds and Vettuvan Koil, an unfinished Shiva temple.

The temple has a gateway leading to a pillared hall and the sanctum. The temple is open from 5:30 am – 12:30 pm and 4:30 - 9 pm. Four daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day Vaikasi Visagam, 13-day Kanthasasti festival, ten-day Thaipoosam festival and the 13-day Panguni Uthiram festival being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Legend

As per Hindu legend, the temple is associated with the period of Ramayana. Ravana, the demon king, while abducting Sita, the consort of Rama, killed Jatayu, the eagle. Rama did the final rites for Jatayu, who informed Rama about the abduction before his life ended. Jatayu's brother Sambathi, who was also called Kazhugumahamunivar, was worried about the repercussions of him not doing his karma, the final rites of his brother. Rama advised him to do his penance at Gajamukaparvatham and taking holy dip in the tank. Ages passed by and the time arrived when Muruga was pursuing to slay Surapadman, another demon. Tharukasuran, the brother of Surapadman, was troubling the sages in the region. Murugan slayed Tharukasuran and was resting at Kazhugumalai. Sambathi was assisting Murugan and he also indicated the hideout of Surapadman, whom Murugan slayed subsequently. Pleased with his devotion, Murugan gave salvation. The place came to be known as Kazhugumalai since the sage Kazhugumahamunivar resided here.

Architecture
The temple is located in Kalugumalai, a rockyhill in Thoothukudi district in southern Tamil Nadu. The sanctum of the temple is approached through a pillared hall near the gateway. The temple tank is located outside the temple. The sanctum is built in a rock-cut cave, which houses the image of Murugan in the form of Kazhugachalamurthi in seated posture. The sanctum faces West and the image of the presiding deity is  tall. The image is sported with six hands with one of them holding Vel (divine spear), his left leg over the shoulder of the peacock and right is left hanging. There are separate shrines of his consorts Valli facing South and Deivanai facing North. There is a separate shrine for Shiva and Parvathi and all the Parsvatah Devatas (attendant deities) associated with Shiva temples. Usually in Murugan temples, his vehicle peacock would be heading towards his right, but it is sported on to the left of Murugan in this temple. It is believed that Indra, the king of celestial deities, appeared as peacock to worship Murugan. The image of the peacock is hence covered during the festivals. The other portions of Kalugumalai houses the 8th century Kalugumalai Jain Beds and Vettuvan Koil, an unfinished Shiva temple.

History and religious significance

The images of the presiding deity was excavated from the Southwestern corner of Kalugumalai. The images were installed and the leading pillared halls were constructed during the 18th century. The temple finds mention in Kanthapuranam, a work by Kachiappar. Kachiappar mentions that there are only three sacred temples of Murugan where he faces the South and this is the only temple where he faces south and also in seated posture. The temple was under the control of Ettaiyapuram Zamindar under 1954. The Raja gifted the village to the temple and formed five streets around the temple to enable the temple car to pass easily. He also allocated a middle street for the temple priests. During the Panguni Uthiram festival procession, the elongated conflict between two castes in the region, namely, Nadars and Maravars resulted in a riots, popularly called Kalugumalai riots of 1895. A total of ten people were killed, many injured and the temple car and other property in the region were  destroyed. In modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Festival

The temple priests perform the pooja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple. The temple is open from 5:30 am – 12:30 pm and 6 - 9 pm on all days except during festive occasions when it has extended timings. The major festivals of the temple include the ten-day Vaikasi Visagam celebrated during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May - June), 13 day Kanthasasti festival, Ten day Thaipoosam festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Thai (January - February) and the 13 day Panguni Uthiram festival during Panguni (March - April). Kalugumalai was chosen in the plan to be included as a rural tourism site in Incredible India campaign by the Tourism Ministry of the Government of India. As a part of the campaign the ministry allocated 10 million to develop the infrastructure around the region in 2008. The tourist inflow to the town increased to 3,000 persons per month during 2009 from 400 per month during the previous years.

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Hindu temples in Thoothukudi district
Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu
Indian rock-cut architecture
Pandyan architecture
Pandyan Empire
Pandyan dynasty


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Denise Hien, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Director of CAS, and Professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University. Recognized as a leader in the field of post-traumatic stress and addictions, her body of work has contributed to the evidence base on effective interventions for individuals with PTSD and substance use disorders. She and her group have conducted programmatic research through single- and multi-site clinical trials across the United States in community-based substance abuse treatment settings, with continuous funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) (20 grants total: 7 R01, 1-R25, 1 multi-site) for over 20 years. She currently leads an NIDA R25 training grant for translational addiction research for racial/ethnic minority BS/MD, MA and PhD candidates in the biomedical and social sciences, and a new NIAAA R01, a meta-analysis with individual patient data examining effectiveness of treatment for PTSD and AODs. She is board-certified in clinical psychology and has served as a standing and ad hoc member on NIDA, NIAAA and NIMH Institutional Review Groups, and a health disparities advisory group to the Director of NIDA on Asian/Pacific Islander issues. Dr. Hien hopes to increase the center's visibility in shaping the national conversation about traumatic stress and its' role in the development and maintenance of alcohol and other substance use disorders.


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La galería Véro-Dodat es un pasaje cubierto situado en el I Distrito de París.

Situación y acceso
Se encuentra entre la calle Jean-Jacques-Rousseau al este y la calle del Bouloi al oeste. Está catalogada como monumento histórico desde el 9 de junio de 1965.

La estación de metro Palacio Real - Museo de Louvre.se halla próxima.

Descripción
El pasaje está dispuesto de tal manera que da una ilusión de profundidad por la trama diagonal de las baldosas blancas y negras, por el techo bajo decorado con pinturas de paisajes donde no está acristalado y por la alineación de las tiendas en un estricto plano horizontal. La ornamentación evoca el tema del comercio.

Las entradas a la galería son arcos jónicos cerrados por barandillas metálicas. Las entradas están coronadas por un balcón.

La fachada de la galería sobre la calle del Bouloi está decorada con dos estatuas en nichos, que representan a Hermès, dios del comercio, con su casco alado y un caduceo en la mano, y el Sátiro en reposo según Praxiteles.

Origen del nombre
La galería lleva el nombre de los promotores Benoît Véro y el financiero Dodat, que la abrieron en 1826.

Historia
La construcción de este pasaje es característica de las operaciones inmobiliarias especulativas de la Restauración. En 1826, dos inversores, el carnicero Benoît Véro y el financiero Dodat, hicieron construir este pasaje entre las calles del Bouloi y Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, entre el Palais-Royal y Les Halles. Ofrecía un agradable atajo entre estos dos concurridos lugares y fue rápidamente adoptado por el público (la calle du Colonel-Driant no se abrió hasta 1915).

La Galería Véro-Dodat, de estilo neoclásico, debe su animación y reputación a la presencia de las Messageries Laffitte y Gaillard, situadas a la entrada del pasaje en la calle Jean-Jacques-Rousseau. Los viajeros que esperaban sus diligencias se paseaban por las tiendas de moda y contribuyeron en gran parte al éxito de este pasaje. El impresor Aubert, editor de Le Charivari y La Caricature, también se instaló allí y expuso a los caricaturistas más famosos de la época. Luego fue la trágica Rachel la que ocupó un piso en el pasaje entre 1838 y 1842. También parece haber vivido en el pasaje de los Panoramas en la misma época (1838 a 1842).

El Segundo Imperio y la desaparición de las Messageries iniciaron el declive de la galería. Relativamente ignorada, la galería Véro-Dodat es, sin embargo, una de las más encantadoras de París y cuenta con varios atractivos, además de su elegante arquitectura, como galerías de arte contemporáneo o tiendas de decoración o muebles antiguos.

La galería Véro-Dodat está catalogada como monumento histórico desde el 9 de junio de 1965. Entonces se propuso su clasificación, y a pesar del acuerdo de la Comisión Superior de Monumentos Históricos del 18 de mayo de 1998, la copropiedad rechazó su clasificación. Se restauró por completo en 1997.

Se sitúa en proximidad del Museo del Louvre y del Palais-Royal. En la entrada de la calle Jean-Jacques Rousseau se encuentra la tienda-taller del diseñador de calzado Christian Louboutin.

Referencias

Pasajes cubiertos de París
Monumentos históricos de París inscritos
I Distrito de París
Edificios y estructuras de París


A trip to Williamsburg did nothing to cool off the James Madison women's basketball team, which won its 10th consecutive game Sunday.
The Colonial Athletic Association-leading Dukes (22-4, 14-1) beat William and Mary 78-65 at Kaplan Arena as JMU's Jackie Benitez had 21 points.
JMU used a 16-2 run midway through the second quarter for a 41-26 advantage and used an 8-0 surge to go ahead 60-39 with 3:01 to go in the third quarter.
Bianca Boggs and Victoria Reynolds scored 16 each for the Tribe (12-13, 5-9).
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NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ -- The Population Council, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, and University of WashingtonSchool of Medicine today announced the launch of the first clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a gel for men to prevent unintended pregnancy. Three trial sites in the U.S. are now enrolling couples.
"Expanding male contraceptive options could help make family planning more of a shared responsibility between women and men," said Regine Sitruk-Ware, MD, distinguished scientist at the Population Council's nonprofit Center for Biomedical Research, co-director of the trial, and member of Time Magazine's 50 Most Influential People in Health Care of 2018. "Safe, effective, and reversible tools for men to control their own fertility gives new meaning and significance to the term 'family planning.' No matter the challenge, we must continue to innovate and develop new products to improve lives."
The Phase IIb trial, sponsored by the NICHD, part of the National Institutes of Health, and co-directed by the Population Council and NICHD, is the first to test the product for contraceptive efficacy, or pregnancy prevention, in the female partner. More than 400 couples are anticipated to enroll in the trial. Once the male partner has been shown to have responded to the gel, the couple agrees to use the product as their contraceptive method for one full year. The trial is recruiting couples throughout the NICHD's Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network (CCTN). It is first launching at sites in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Kansas City in the US, and later will include sites in Chile, England, Italy, Kenya, Scotland, and Sweden.
"We have been developing this product for more than a decade," said Diana Blithe, PhD, chief of NICHD's Contraceptive Development Program and director of the CCTN. "We are hopeful that the NES/T gel study will demonstrate effectiveness of a male method for use by couples. A successful result may lead to additional scientific discovery around contraceptive products for men."
The NES/T gel is a transparent gel designed to decrease a man's sperm production without reducing his sexual drive or enjoyment. The trial will also test the acceptability of the daily gel application as a contraceptive among the participating couples—a critical measure for real-world use.
"The success of a reversible contraceptive for men requires an approach that reduces the production of sperm without impacting a man's testosterone levels or ability to produce sperm at a later date," said Christina Wang, MD, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute lead researcher and a principal investigator of the trial. "The challenge is achieving the right combination of Nestorone and testosterone at the right time."
Men and their female partners are both active participants in the study. Men will apply the gel once every day. Once the man's sperm count reaches an appropriate level to prevent pregnancy—a process anticipated to take 8 to 16 weeks, the couple will be informed that they should begin to use the gel as their only form of contraception for one year. During this phase, the man's sperm count will be checked regularly to help minimize the possibility of pregnancy.
"The potential of this new gel is huge," said William Bremner, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and CCTN site director in Seattle. "There is a misperception that men are not interested in, or are even afraid of, tools to control their own fertility. We know that's not the case."
Previous multinational surveys have shown that more than half of men say they would use a male contraceptive if it is reversible and uncomplicated. Proving efficacy and acceptability is essential to overcoming misperceptions that men aren't interested in new contraceptive options.
"We hope that results from this trial will help pave the way for renewed interest in male contraceptive development and propel this important public health work forward," said Stephanie Page, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a study principal investigator.
Results from the NES/T gel trial are expected in 2022 and will help determine whether it should be evaluated in a separate, larger-scale Phase III contraceptive efficacy clinical trial, with the aim of obtaining approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the product as a male contraceptive.
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HomeBlog Apllicants Who Fail To Get BR1M Can Appeal By March 31 – Ahmad Maslan
Apllicants Who Fail To Get BR1M Can Appeal By March 31 – Ahmad Maslan
Ahmad Maslan BR1M
PUTRAJAYA – A total of 973,067 applicants for the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) aid scheme who have been rejected can submit their appeals at the latest by March 31, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan.
He said the appeal could be made manually by filling in an appeal form which could be downloaded from ebrim.hasil.gov.my. and submitting it at any of the 85 branches of the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN).
"The appeals cannot be done online as the applicants must submit information or supporting documents for their applications," he said at a media conference held at the Finance Ministry, here Wednesday.
He said there were 36 reasons why an individual's application could be rejected, including a household income of more than RM2,000 and RM4,000 after checks had been made with the relevant agency.
He said other reasons could be the applicant's identity card number did not exist with the National Registration Department, his status was entered as married but there was no information on the spouse, the actual information of the spouse, and the couple had been blacklisted.
Ahmad said each applicant who failed had been informed by letter and the reason given for the rejection to enable them to provide the supporting documents in their appeals.
He said 7.2 million BR1M applications were approved this year, of which 4.1 million applicants received aid of RM950, 410,000 received RM750 and RM350 given to 2.7 million unmarried persons.
On the complaint that there were 1.4 million applicants who did not get the aid after payment was made on Jan 15, Ahmad said the money would be deposited into their bank accounts beginning next Tuesday.
He said among the causes for the delay was the applicants themselves being late in updating their information, which should have been done before Dec 31.
Another reason was that the majority of the 1.4 million applications submitted their applications manually, making it difficult for payment to be made online, he said.
On the payment of income tax by Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit or debit cards which had been criticised by certain parties, Ahmad said it was not compulsory but was giving the public a choice on the mode of payment.
He said the suggestion was made to the LHDN in April 2008 and the ministry had studied it from various angles before allowing it to be implemented.
"The ministry understands the worry that this may increase the household debt but the main reason for this was to give more options to the individual to pay taxes according to whatever is convenient to them," he said.
The new service which was announced last Monday was the latest initiative by the LHDN with the Maybank Group to ensure that all tax payments could be made easily and quickly.
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When you are given a mesothelioma diagnosis, there is one thing you know for sure: at some point in your life, you were a victim of asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma is caused by inhaling the tiny shards of asbestos that become airborne when this dangerous mineral is handled.
Before the 1970s, many US corporations used asbestos without taking precautions to avoid dangerous asbestos exposure. This negligent disregard for human health and safety led to a growing number of lawsuits.
Today, legal action is one of the best ways for mesothelioma patients to get compensation for the harm done to them. Before you file your claim, you will need to work with your asbestos attorney to investigate the sources of your asbestos exposure. Armed with this information, your mesothelioma law firm will understand where to seek damages.
Researchers have studied the effects of prolonged asbestos exposure, but less is known about short term exposure. Because the effects may be cumulative, one key to investigating your asbestos exposure is to come up with a complete list of all the times and places you might have been around asbestos fibers.
Asbestos can lurk where you don't expect it. When you begin to investigate your asbestos exposure, it's important to understand all the places in your life where you might have come into contact with it.
At work. This is the most common source of asbestos exposure.
In the military. Many veterans have developed mesothelioma because of asbestos exposure during their service.
In your home or office. Asbestos was used in building materials, especially in the middle decades of the last century, and can become airborne during renovations or remodeling.
From a family member. Mesothelioma is not contagious, but family members of people who worked around asbestos can get it from the fibers brought home on their clothing.
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer with a very long fuse. Some people become ill within 10 years after asbestos exposure. More often, however, it can take several decades before you develop mesothelioma cancer.
When you begin to investigate your history of asbestos exposure, you will need to go back in time, to the first job you ever had and to the early years of your life. Don't rule out things that happened in the distant past; they could be related to your condition. Some law firms, including our sponsors Kazan Law, employ asbestos investigators who can help you reconstruct your asbestos exposure history.
Another time factor is that asbestos was most commonly and widely used in the United States from the 1940s through the mid-1970s. If you worked around asbestos during this period, you are more likely to have possibly experienced severe asbestos exposure.
Asbestos is still legal in the US and still used in some industrial and building materials, but at much lower concentrations. Yet no matter the concentration, no level of exposure to asbestos can be considered full proof and safe.
A good way to start investigating your asbestos exposure is to write down every job you have held in your life, from your first paper route to your most recent position. Some professions, corporations, or workplaces are more associated with asbestos exposure than others, but don't rule anything out until your law firm has a chance to investigate.
Boiler room workers. Asbestos has heat insulating properties and was used in the insulation around boilers, particularly on ships.
Factory workers. You might have worked for a companythat used asbestos or asbestos containing products in its manufacturing processes. Or you might have worked with components, manufactured elsewhere, that contained asbestos.
Construction workers. Asbestos was used in many building materials, including drywall, insulation, and roof tiles. After construction is completed the asbestos in these materials is usually safe, as long as it remains in place. Construction workers are in danger during installation and when the materials are ripped out during remodeling.
Auto mechanics. Asbestos was used in brake linings for many years, and mechanics may have encountered it during repairs.
This is a very partial list. There are many other workers whose jobs could have brought a risk of asbestos exposure: plumbers, pipe-fitters, shipbuilders, and more.
Don't rule out any of your past jobs until an investigator has a chance to do further research.
Vietnam vets are at particularly high risk for illness due to asbestos exposure in the military, but all veterans have a higher risk of developing mesothelioma than the general population. This is particularly true for those who served in the 1970s or earlier.
As you investigate your asbestos exposure, think back through your military service and list all the places you were stationed and the positions you held. Military personnel were exposed to asbestos in many of the same ways that civilian workers were: on ships, in boiler rooms, during construction, while repairing vehicles, and so on.
The VA has special resources to help veterans with mesothelioma.
There have been some cases of mesothelioma in people who never worked outside the home. If that's your situation, you may have been exposed to asbestos in building materials disturbed during home remodeling. If you are a DIY type of person, you could also have come across asbestos in the course of home repairs you completed yourself.
More likely, however, your asbestos exposure came from someone you lived with. There have been many cases of mesothelioma where a wife became ill from handling and washing her husband's work clothes, which were covered in asbestos fibers. Even the simple act of a father hugging his child when he walked in the door from work could have sent asbestos dust flying airborne, though he didn't know it at the time.
Part of your asbestos exposure investigation is a list of the people you have lived with and their professions.


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Written by Ellen Douglas
Botanical historians speculate that the confusingly named Russian sage became entangled with culinary sage because of its pungent scent. Although both are far-flung members of the mint family, culinary sage, or Salvia, claims no real kinship to Russian sage, or Perovskia atriplicifolia 1. Even more confusingly, the Asian native does not hail from Russia, but was brought to Western attention by a Russian general. Because of the "sage" in its nickname, some gardeners wonder if its foliage can be used like that of the culinary sages.
Resembling a small shrub, Russian sage works well as a foundation plant or in the back row of a flowering border. The tall perennial bears multiple purple-flowering spikes and silvery-gray foliage. It begins to flower in late summer. The 3- to 5-foot-tall plant tolerates drought and chalky soils, but it can be included in gardens that require regular watering, notes the Colorado State University Extension service. Do not plant it in boggy soil. The hardy plant thrives in zones 3 to 9, or all but the most arctic or tropical climates.
Resembling a small shrub, Russian sage works well as a foundation plant or in the back row of a flowering border.
The 3- to 5-foot-tall plant tolerates drought and chalky soils, but it can be included in gardens that require regular watering, notes the Colorado State University Extension service.
Although Russian sage is not grouped with the culinary sages, some people do use the plant in foods. The flowers are both edible and ornamental, making them a possible edible decoration for salads and desserts. Use extreme caution when introducing the plants to culinary dishes, and use them only in small doses as garnishes. Pfag.org rates its use as an edible or medicinal plant as "very minor," compared to common sage, which it rates as much more useful in terms of edibility and medical value.
Although Russian sage is not grouped with the culinary sages, some people do use the plant in foods.
Like Russian sage, common sage and other Salvia family members have a minor usefulness as bearers of edible flowers. More importantly, the culinary sage varieties bear great quantities of edible leaves, which season stuffing, meat, cheese and vinegar. Whole sage leaves may even be deep fried as unusual fritters. Culinary sages include common sage, purple sage, pineapple sage and clary sage. Clary sage also possesses a heady fragrance used in perfumes and potpourris. Sage plants do not boast the height and long-flowering purple spikes of Russian plants, but they do add sensory value for their broad, colorful foliage and pungent scent.
Like Russian sage, common sage and other Salvia family members have a minor usefulness as bearers of edible flowers.
If you're looking for a more multipurpose plant that resembles Russian sage, consider lavender, catnip or hyssop. According to herbal author Lesley Bremness, the three herbs are tall, shrub-like and bear lavender to deep purple blooms, depending on the cultivar. Lavender and hyssop boast a deeper history as edible and medicinal plants than the more marginal Russian sage does. Lavender flowers and leaves are useful in teas and as an old-fashioned accent to biscuits and cakes. Hyssop flowers decorate salads and infuse for healing teas, while their leaves are useful "rubs" for meats and companions to cranberries in fruit salads. Catnip leaves or flowers also are traditionally used in healing teas, as well as for their more famous use in cat toys.
If you're looking for a more multipurpose plant that resembles Russian sage, consider lavender, catnip or hyssop.
Catnip leaves or flowers also are traditionally used in healing teas, as well as for their more famous use in cat toys.
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Ellen Douglas has written on food, gardening, education and the arts since 1992. Douglas has worked as a staff reporter for the Lakeville Journal newspaper group. Previously, she served as a communication specialist in the nonprofit field. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut.


So I have done my first ever detox with Juice to u.
The 3 day detox program is £79 which comes with your 3 days of juice and two free lemons for you to have in water to give you system a good cleanse.
This is how my juice arrives all safe and sound. I was very surprised this came still really cold. this arrived on tuesday ready for my detox to begin on wednesday.
So here is a Days worth of juice 4 juices a day with fruit tea and water and lemon but nothing else.
your 1st drink is a 9 am and its called clean green very cucumber tasting and full of good nutrients.
then at 12 you have your lunch time lets glow which is very sweet and strawberry is the main flavor.
6pm is berry good ( my fave)this one is like a berry smoothie you would buy it so delicious.
After the 3 days I have to say my result are amazing. Here is a run down on my loses.
Now I am over the moon with the results and I will defo do a detox again.
Even if I had not lost any weight my body and skin are reaping the benefits of the system. My skin is clearer. I can really feel a difference in my body. Plus it really is a mental test to see if you can put mind over matter and stop your urges for food.


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