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Home >> News: March 26th, 2018
No Joke ... Chinese Space Station, Heavenly Palace, Could Crash to Earth on April 1, But Where?
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Prime Minister May's Fervent Efforts to Prevent 'Outrageous' Move from EU to Keep Britain Out of Space Industry
exclude the UK from a vital 2.3billion GPS security system that it helped to fund after stating that Brexit was a "security risk".
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SpaceX Negotiates with Port of Los Angeles to Manufacture 'Large Commercial Transportation Vehicles'
not comment on what exactly would be built on the 18-acre site on Terminal Island, but public documents suggest that it will involve rockets or spacecraft.
B-SAT Awards SSL a Contractual 'Gold Medal' to Build BSAT-4b In Time for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
another announcement about SSL's selection to provide a satellite, this time to a Japanese company. The earlier news was about Spacecom in Israel ...
Astro Live Experiences Plans 'Shooting Stars' Using Satellites and Flying Metal Pieces for Tokyo Olympics
... there is space junk flying everywhere from the burned-out remains of defunct satellites and spacecraft that have been accumulating for decades...
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I answered a question on ethics of public relations on 21 November 2010. You can listen to or download the podcast of just this question below – or check out the whole episode of Philosophy in Action Radio.
Would it be ethical for a public relations practitioner to work for a client whose activities, while legal, potentially damage others--e.g., defend cigarette/alcohol companies, or fast food producers, or asbestos manufacturers?


Large 10.1" sunlight readable display makes the CL-712 ideal for showing multiple gauges, bar graphs and other forms of data simultaneously to help eliminate mechanical gauges.
Sealed to IP67 level, the CL-712 is also able to be mounted external of the cab.
The CL-712's ability to survive high shock and vibration make it ideal for over the road vehicles as well as off-highway market applications.
Cortex A8 ARM microprocessor running at 800MHz.


Ok so I promised myself I would stop buying fabric and start making more quilts with what I had here, but when you constantly have fabric coming up on your news feed my hands take control and click add to cart while my other hand is already reaching for a pen to start designing what I will do with it.
This one is the new Jennifer Paganeli which is about to be released.
And the one I have been waiting for Riley Blake's One for the Boys.
I think I'm going to be a busy girl over the next 12 months plus my customer orders and now I am studying....ekkkkkkkk.


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require "chef/dsl/reboot_pending"
require "spec_helper"

describe Chef::DSL::RebootPending do
  describe "reboot_pending?" do
    describe "in isolation" do
      let(:recipe) { Object.new.extend(Chef::DSL::RebootPending) }

      before do
        allow(recipe).to receive(:platform?).and_return(false)
      end

      context "platform is windows" do
        before do
          allow(recipe).to receive(:platform?).with("windows").and_return(true)
          allow(recipe).to receive(:registry_key_exists?).and_return(false)
          allow(recipe).to receive(:registry_value_exists?).and_return(false)
        end

        it 'should return true if "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations" exists' do
          allow(recipe).to receive(:registry_value_exists?).with('HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager', { name: "PendingFileRenameOperations" }).and_return(true)
          expect(recipe.reboot_pending?).to be_truthy
        end

        it 'should return true if "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired" exists' do
          allow(recipe).to receive(:registry_key_exists?).with('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\RebootRequired').and_return(true)
          expect(recipe.reboot_pending?).to be_truthy
        end

        it 'should return true if key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootRequired" exists' do
          allow(recipe).to receive(:registry_key_exists?).with('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootPending').and_return(true)
          expect(recipe.reboot_pending?).to be_truthy
        end
      end

      context "platform is ubuntu" do
        before do
          allow(recipe).to receive(:platform?).with("ubuntu").and_return(true)
        end

        it "should return true if /var/run/reboot-required exists" do
          allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with("/var/run/reboot-required").and_return(true)
          expect(recipe.reboot_pending?).to be_truthy
        end

        it "should return false if /var/run/reboot-required does not exist" do
          allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with("/var/run/reboot-required").and_return(false)
          expect(recipe.reboot_pending?).to be_falsey
        end
      end

    end # describe in isolation

    describe "in a recipe" do
      it "responds to reboot_pending?" do
        # Chef::Recipe.new(cookbook_name, recipe_name, run_context(node, cookbook_collection, events))
        recipe = Chef::Recipe.new(nil, nil, Chef::RunContext.new(Chef::Node.new, {}, nil))
        expect(recipe).to respond_to(:reboot_pending?)
      end
    end # describe in a recipe

    describe "in a resource" do
      it "responds to reboot_pending?" do
        resource = Chef::Resource.new("Crackerjack::Timing", nil)
        expect(resource).to respond_to(:reboot_pending?)
      end
    end # describe in a resource
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Cape Town Community Podcast: Ep. 042 "The Wonders of Weddings and Working"
By Don Ventura, July 6, 2013
Originally published on March 4, 2012.
Well it's been a month since Don and Jerry have yammered together so they do a bit of catching up before getting down to comic talk. The two discuss Jerry's impending nuptials, their thoughts on the new Avengers trailer, discuss Comic Book Men and The Walking Dead. When the discussion finally turns to comics, the boys don't seem to want to agree on all of the books they read. Worry not dear listeners, everything remains amicable.
Cape Town Catch-Up
00:05:33 Jerry explains his pre-wedding adventures with his fiancée at Disney World.
00:13:05 Don and Jerry gab about that amazing Avengers trailer.
00:19:01 We share our notes on Comic Book Men, Smash and The Walking Dead.
00:29:11 Don and Jerry lay out their social network activities.
Cape Town Comic Discussion
00:33:27 Invincible #89: Jerry and Don are excited for the book's new direction.
00:39:31 No Place Like Home #1: Who died? Oh yeah, the protagonist's rents.
00:44:11 Fantastic Four #603: Sure there's a lot going on, but we're still having fun.
00:47:22 Aquaman #6: Jerry enjoyed the new adventures of Aquawoman more than Don.
00:50:59 Teen Titans #6: Grymm made us groan—but we're loving the rest.
00:56:39 Secret Avengers #23: Now this is how to do the death of a hero.
01:01:27 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #7: Chris Samnee is back in top form.
01:06:15 The Cape #4: Jason Ciaramella and Zach Howard land this one in nicely.
01:09:58 Justice League #6: Don may be alone in his enjoyment of the conclusion of the team's first adventure.
01:18:17 Moon Knight #10: Jerry deals with the death that really, really happened.
01:22:57 Ultimate Comics X-Men #10: Don and Jerry are at odds again over another Nick Spencer book.
Cape Town News Discussion
01:30:07 We speculate about the creative changes at Marvel.
01:35:36 Now we're ready to speculate about what really might be happening on the new Earth 2 series.
01:44:58 We discuss what's going down at WonderCon in Anaheim and share some Con stories.
Cape Town Jibber Jabber
02:06:15 Don and Jerry provide a window into their work lives.
Song "Carry On"
Cape Town Community Podcast: Ep. 043 "Drowsy Tales from a Con"
Cape Town Community Podcast: Ep. 041 "The Late, Late Show"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Whether or not you know how to meditate, you can still help radiating peace, love and care to the world. The energies are enhanced when all of us send out the same positive thoughts into the universe. You are invited to spend 60 minutes of your time on the third Sunday of each month at 6:30 pm (local time wherever you are). You can do this anywhere - at home, workplace, in a garden or public park - choose a comfortable place and channel your thoughts to help bring peace and love in the world.


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Big Changes Coming to Mount Si High School this Summer as Site Work Begins for new School
This summer some very noticeable changes will occur on the Mount Si High School property as the Snoqualmie Valley School District prepares to build a new Mount Si on the current site.
According to a Capital Facilities Program update given to the school board in late April, this summer the construction crews will begin important site preparation for the 2,300 student capacity, raised and flood-proofed, three-story, 355,000 square foot building that will also provide parking underneath.
First: Move Portables
If you've noticed construction behind the Mount Si Freshman Campus, that is work being done to prepare the site to house the '6-pack' portable pod currently installed in the front parking lot of Mount Si's main campus. The pod, which also has restrooms and covered walkways, will be deconstructed and moved to the Freshman Campus this summer.
The district has not yet determined the use for all 12 classrooms, but some will house SVSD's Parent Partnership Program for homeschool families. Future possibilities also include professional development space and increased student capacity for the building, as it is the smallest of the three middle schools – only housing about 500 students when Chief Kanim and Twin Falls were built for 600.
The portable that houses the Mount Si TLC (Transitional Learning Center) special needs program will be removed and the program will relocate the Two Rivers property in North Bend – and move into a new, double portable to give TLC students and staff more needed space. Two Rivers will be the program's permanent new home.
Site Work for New Mount Si Starts
Although actual construction of the new Mount Si High School building isn't expected to begin until spring of 2017, important site prep work will commence this summer, which means changes for students when they return in September.
When the portable pod is moved, the front parking lot will essentially close and construction crews will begin preparing the site to house the new school. That will include digging the current front parking lot down two to three feet so it is on-grade with the baseball/softball fields in order to become a 'site-ready,' level building pad for the future facility.
Large amounts of crushed rock will also be brought in over the summer to firm up the soil so it can handle a two-hundred ton construction crane that will install the new school's foundational system which is required to meet earthquake codes.
In November the large crane will begin installing 'stone columns' into the ground by vibrating a drill deep into the soil. As the drill retracts, it leaves gravel/crushed rock and creates a stone column.
Asst. Superintendent Ryan Stokes said during his April Capital Facilities Presentation that the West Seattle Bridge also used a similar stone column foundational system.
The stone column work is not weather dependent and the district estimates construction of the new building to start in April 2017.
Parking Relocates to Rear of School
Since the large front parking lot will become a construction site, crews will install a large, temporary parking lot behind the school. The school's total number of parking spots will be maintained during construction.
The temporary lot will be built on the south side of the school (behind the shop building) where the district has been purchasing properties in order to increase the school's contiguous footprint to aid in the design and shorten the timeframe of construction.
With the new parking lot, and 101 spaces available in the current back parking lot, a total of 525 spaces will be available during construction.
As of late April the new parking lot design had not yet been finalized, but the district anticipates school buses will drop students in an outer area of the new lot, with a long queue for bus parking while students load and unload away from car traffic.
The district is also working on communication with neighbors who live in the construction area and around the back of the property to answer questions about how the changes may impact them.
With the front lot closed and construction beginning, the main entrance of Mount Si High School will transition to the back entrance near the attendance office and outside gazebo.
Temporary Field for Baseball and Softball Teams
Baseball and softball teams will be using alternate field space during construction. There are plans to lease space at a new, non-district owned turfed facility planned for North Bend near Encompass. That facility may not be ready for the 2017 season. If so, the district will rent a different facility for a year. If it that private facility doesn't come to fruition at all, the district will explore constructing a grass field at the Freshman Campus or a partnership with the City of Snoqualmie for a high school-sized field at Centennial.
When the new fields are installed, the plan is to line the field for multi-use: baseball, lacrosse, etc.
Most of New School online in 2019
The majority of new Mount Si High School is estimated to open in Fall 2019. The Performing Arts Center opens in fall 2020. The new baseball and softball fields are expected in 2019 or 2020. The last of the old school will be demolished and the parking lot installed in January 2021.
More information on the approved design plan and illustrations of the new Mount Si High School HERE.
Changes in store for the Mount Si High School property as district prepares to construct a new MSHS on the current site. Photo: Screenshot SVSD Capital Facilities PPT.
Schematic design of front entrance and drop-off area of new MSHS.
Filed Under: Mt Si High School, School News Tagged With: Top Stories


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RSpec.describe "Mapper definition DSL" do
  include_context "container"
  include_context "users and tasks"

  before do
    configuration.relation(:lists)

    container.gateways[:default].dataset(:lists).insert(
      list_id: 1,
      list_tasks: [
        {user: "Jacob", task_id: 1, task_title: "be nice"},
        {user: "Jacob", task_id: 2, task_title: "sleep well"}
      ]
    )
  end

  describe "step" do
    let(:mapped) { container.relations[:lists].map_with(:lists).to_a }

    it "applies transformations one by one" do
      configuration.mappers do
        define(:lists) do
          step do
            prefix "list"
            attribute :id
            unfold :tasks
          end

          step do
            unwrap :tasks do
              attribute :task_id
              attribute :name, from: :user
              attribute :task_title
            end
          end

          step do
            group :tasks do
              prefix "task"
              attribute :id
              attribute :title
            end
          end

          step do
            wrap :user do
              attribute :name
              attribute :tasks
            end
          end
        end
      end

      expect(mapped).to eql [
        {
          id: 1,
          user: {
            name: "Jacob",
            tasks: [
              {id: 1, title: "be nice"},
              {id: 2, title: "sleep well"}
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    end

    it "applies settings from root" do
      configuration.mappers do
        define(:lists) do
          prefix "list"

          step do
            attribute :id
            attribute :tasks
          end
        end
      end

      expect(mapped).to eql [
        {
          id: 1,
          tasks: [
            {user: "Jacob", task_id: 1, task_title: "be nice"},
            {user: "Jacob", task_id: 2, task_title: "sleep well"}
          ]
        }
      ]
    end

    it "cannot precede attributes" do
      configuration.mappers do
        define(:lists) do
          step do
            unfold :tasks, from: :list_tasks
          end
          attribute :id, from: :list_id
        end
      end

      expect { container.mappers[:lists][:lists] }.to raise_error ROM::MapperMisconfiguredError
    end

    it "cannot succeed attributes" do
      configuration.mappers do
        define(:lists) do
          attribute :id, from: :list_id
          step do
            unfold :tasks, from: :list_tasks
          end
        end
      end

      expect { container.mappers[:lists][:lists] }.to raise_error ROM::MapperMisconfiguredError
    end
  end
end


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East London Advertiser > News > Health
East End mums and dads to get help for dyslexic kids
Julia Gregory
Published: 7:00 AM January 25, 2011
A CONFERENCE is being held for parents and experts who work with children with dyslexia.
The event has been organised by the Tower Hamlets based Dyslexia Parents' Group.
There will be a range of speakers including Alistair Wilson, the head of the Bethnal Green based School for Social Entrepreneurs who will be giving his personal view on dyslexia and there will also be advisory teachers from the Support for Learning Service.
There will also be a presentation by Toe By Toe, which offers a multi-sensory approach to reading which can help children and young people with their reading at the event at the Brady Arts Centre on Wednesday February 2.
The Dyslexia Parents' Group has been running for three years with help from the Tower Hamlets Parents Advice Centre based in Greatorex Street, Whitechapel and offers mutual support to parents and ideas to help their children.
Maggie Crosbie, parent organiser of the conference said: "It will be a fantastic opportunity for parents to learn, share ideas and feel more empowered."
The conference starts at 9.30am and finishes at 1pm at the centre in Hanbury Street.
Further information is available from Maureen Lajolie or Susy Gilvin at the Parents Advice Centre on 020 7364 6489.


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\section{Introduction}
Big data technologies have found their way into almost every major domain and the health care domain is no exception.
The pervasiveness of smart-wearables has lead to an explosive growth in health data and support. Products that harness the power of data science for medicine already exist. Apple's latest smart watch can detect heart attacks. Most WearOS smart watches can accurately detect the type of physical activity being carried out and hence recommend various activites. Omada Health, a company founded in 2011, has come up with a data driven system to help users reduce the risk of preventable diseases. MedAware is another startup that aims to eliminate prescription errors. Using data, their system learns over time and informs doctors about changes from the normal prescription for a particular case.
\\This paper aims to discuss a few innovative advancements in important fields of health care. Image data in health care is found abundantly and many scans are images. Analysis of these images still mostly require a trained eye and computers are still not as accurate as trained professionals. Genomics or the study of genes is a field that deals with a lot of data. Each gene sequence has multiple permutations and finding patterns and connections among these genes has always been a challenge. Finally, electronic health records provide a massive source of temporal data about a patient and analysis of this data by a computer also proves to be very useful. Hence, this paper focuses on these three major domains of health care.
\\The rest of the paper is structured as follows. Section II gives a brief overview of the various technologies being used in the medical domain. Section III discusses the various methods used in the analysis of image data. Section IV deals with deep learning in genomics. Section V deals with electronic health records(EHRs) and patient support techniques. Section VI concludes the paper.
\section{Technologies}
This section explains some of the most common data science techniques and ideas used in many of the papers surveyed in this work.
\subsection{Convolutional Neural Networks}
Convolutional Neural Networks(CNNs) are deep neural networks that are particularly efficient at analyzing images. These networks share weights within themselves and can hence detect shapes and features no matter where they appear. This also allows the network to learn much fewer parameters or weights compared to traditional neural networks.
In CNNs, features are learnt by convolving filters of various sizes with the input image. The convolved image is then passed on to deeper layers where the process is repeated. Deeper layers in a CNN tend to learn complex features while shallow layers may act as edge and corner detectors.
\begin{figure}[ht]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.3]{cnn}
    \caption{Typical CNN architecture with convolutions, pooling(subsampling) and fully connected layers.}
    \label{fig:cnn}
\end{figure}
Pooling layers, where neighbouring pixels are pooled using functions like $mean$ or $max$ further reduce the number of parameters to be learnt and also promote translational invariance.

\subsection{Sequence Models}
With time dependent data like electrocardiograms (ECG) and electroencephalograms (EEG) making up a large part of medical data, recurrent neural networks play an important role in diagnosis. These networks have a temporal component and are hence very effective in analysing sequence data like speech recognition and translation.
As seen in figure \ref{fig:rnn}, an RNN uses data learnt from the past inputs to predict outputs for the current timestep.
\begin{figure}[ht!]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[scale=0.75]{rnn}
    \caption{Pictorial representation of a simple RNN }
    \label{fig:rnn}
\end{figure}
One of the first effective RNN was the long short term memory(LSTM) network proposed by Hochreiter et al.\cite{lstm} in 1997. This network solved the issue of the network "forgetting" inputs received much before the current timestep. in 2014, Kyunghyun Cho et al.\cite{gru} proposed gated recurrent units(GRUs). Networks with GRUs are easier to work with and can be trained faster than LSTMs.

\subsection{Support Vector Machines}
A support vector machine (SVM) is a supervised learning algorithm, proposed by Cortes et al.\cite{svm} in 1995, mainly used for two class classification. An SVM builds a hyper plane with the maximum margin to separate data. Assume data points from the first class are labelled 1 and those from the second class are labelled -1. Now, hyper-planes for these two classes can be defined by $W^Tx-b = 1$ for the class with label 1 and $W^Tx-b = -1$ for the class with label -1. The distance between these two classes can be found using the formula $\frac{2}{||w||}$. Hence, the aim of the classifier is now to minimize $||w||$ so that the distance between the hyper-planes is maximised. The hinge loss function \eqref{equation:one} is used to carry out this maximisation.
\begin{equation}
    \sum{max(0, 1 - y_i(W^Tx_i + b))}
    \label{equation:one}
\end{equation}
Adding regularisation and fine tuning the system, researchers came up with formula \eqref{equation:two}. The $\lambda$ term determines the trade-off between margin size and prediction accuracy and tuning this constant can reduce overfitting.
\begin{equation}
    \frac{1}{n}[\sum^n_{i=1}{max(0, 1 - y_i(W^Tx_i + b))] + \lambda||W^2||}
    \label{equation:two}
\end{equation}
\subsection{Auto Encoders and Stacked Auto Encoders}
An auto encoder is a neural network that consists of three layers. The input layer, one hidden layer and an output layer. It is a method of unsupervised learning where the network learns a reduced representation of the input. This network works very well for dimensional reduction and is powerful in finding important patterns. While training, the task of the auto encoder is to find the best set of weights with which the input can be copied to the output. The size of the middle layer dictates how much dimensionality reduction is carried out. If the number of nodes in the input and hidden layers is the same, the weights learnt will essentially be linear since the output layer can now perfectly reconstruct the input image. The trade off between amount of reduction and quality of reconstruction is the major design goal of an auto encoder. In medical data, while dimensionality reduction is important, auto encoders are used to learn latent, important features. The auto encoders designed are forced to learn only the most important features of an image due to different constraints imposed on the network.
Stacked auto encoders are many auto encoders stacked one on top of the others. They follow a greedy approach while learning, as described by Benjio et al.\cite{sae}. The shallow layers of these networks learn more linear features while deeper layers are able to learn more complex features.

\section{Medical Imaging}
Images make up a large portion of medical data. From X-Rays to MRI scans, these images contain information that can be analysed through classification, detection and segmentation. Data science has provided the tools and ideas to automate these tasks and this section sheds light on few of the methods currently being used.
\\One of the first uses of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in the medical field was described way back in 1995 by Shih-Chung B. Lo et al.\cite{Lung}. They used CNNs to detect lung nodules. It took their model fifteen seconds to detect the presence of a nodule. An eternity in today's age. With advancements in both computational capacity and neural network architectures, the power and efficiency of image analysis will increase greatly.
\\Medical data is not as freely available or as abundant as natural images. With vanilla CNNs requiring a lot of data to be efficient, researchers are forced to come up with new and improved architectures of CNNs. One of these improved architectures is the U-Net proposed by Ronneberger et al.\cite{unet}. The network is used for image segmentation and works better than traditional sliding window methods. The network has a down-scaling section as well as an up-scaling section. It essentially uses the down scaled features learned to construct the foreground. The network also has "skip connections" which mean the network is always aware about the whole image and data is not lost. Images can be segmented in a single forward pass through the network. U-Net won the ISIB EM segmentation challenge where they had to segment neural structures from electron microscopy slices in 2015. The U-Net architecture laid the path to other, more powerful networks with similar architectures like the V-Net proposed by Milletari et al.\cite{vnet} for example which worked even on 3D data.
\\Esteva A et al.\cite{skinCNN} describe using pre-trained weights to build more powerful system to detect skin diseases. Using transfer learning, they were able to build a system that can classify 757 diseases with an accuracy of 72.1$\pm$0.9\%. They trained the GoogLeNet architecture\cite{GoogLeNet}, pre-trained on 1.28 million images from 1000 classes, on a labelled dataset of 129,450 clinical images data and modified the output layer to predict one of the 757 diseases. Their method provided almost human like prediction for skin diseases. Yun Liu et al.\cite{transferCancer} also use transfer learning to detect Cancer metastases or spread of cancerous cells in breast cancer. They used Google's Inception v3 architecture and not only reported an accuracy of 92.4\% but also found two samples in the data set that had been labeled incorrectly.
\\While pre-trained weights seem to work well, recent research shows that it might not be as effective as described. Kaiming He et al.\cite{transferBad1} show that while using pre-trained weights might help speed up convergence, the accuracy of the network is no worse than training from scratch on even small datasets with around 10,000 images.They also show that using these pre-trained weights does not prevent over fitting except in a few cases. Medical images and day to day images like the ones in the ImageNet or COCO dataset are very distinguishable. Hence, using weights trained on these datasets might not be applicable to medical imaging. Maithra Raghu et al.\cite{transferBad2} in their paper show that using pre trained weights gives only minimal accuracy gain but increases the speed of convergence significantly.
\\Kawahara et al.\cite{MultiResSkin} combined traditional CNNs but across multiple resolutions of the input image to classify skin lesions into 10 classes. Images of different resolutions are passed through similar neural networks and the final layer uses the weights of all the different CNNs to make a prediction. Their multi-tract CNN is able to capture interactions over multiple resolutions and hence report a higher accuracy than existing methods. Gao et al.\cite{CatMul} proposed a convolutional recursive neural network (CRNN) to carry out nuclear cataract grading. CRNNs learn representations of the different grades and then a support vector regressor uses these representations to predict the grade.
\\Kong et al.\cite{lstmCnn} proposed an interesting combination of CNNs and LSTMs to recognize end systole and end diastole frames in a cardiac sequence. The aim was to predict the frame in which the end systole and end diastole occur and they reported an average difference of 0.4 frames. The CNN encoded each frame while the LSTM brought in the temporal aspect. The method essentially used the coded CNN output as the input to the LSTM at every time step. This combination allowed the authors to overcome many of the issues that past models had. They also modelled a novel loss function to take into account the temporal aspect of the data.
\\Stacked auto encoders have been used by Benou et al.\cite{saeDenoise} to denoise Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRIs. Janowczyk et al.\cite{saeStain} proposed Stain Normalization using Sparse Auto Encoders(StaNoSA), a colour standardization method for digital histopathology. By using stacked  auto encoders, the authors were able to overcome the challenges posed by previous methods. These challenges included having a training set with similar tissue type representations. The auto encoder can identify the sub-type of the tissue in an unsupervised method.
\\Convolutional Neural Networks are very widely used for almost all image related analysis. With powerful hardware and well documented software frameworks like tensorflow and caffe, there is a great scope for almost everyone to develop better models. With convolutions being the major operation when it comes to images, researchers are able to use different approaches to make those convolutions more meaningful and effective. Most models implement different loss functions or architectures with some combining different types of networks to include more data.
\section{Genetics and Genomics}
The availability of large datasets has led to the discovery of connections in genomics and inferences previously believed to be completely random. Contact prediction in proteins for example was thought to be rather random and independently distributed. Swark et al.\cite{prot} built a method to predict these contacts by using deep learning and also imposing specific constraints to improve accuracy. The authors do not use a traditional neural network but instead stack multiple random forest learners. By doing this, they were able to reduce the complexity, computational cost and training time of the model while preserving the ability to learn high level features.
\\Precisely predicting transcriptional enhancers has been a major challenge due to the fact that these enhancers are highly cell type or tissue specific. As a result, building a single system to predict enhancers across multiple human cell types or tissues has been a major challenge. By predicting enhancers across multiple cell types, professionals can better understand the regulatory mechanism of these elements. Kleftogiannis et al.\cite{deep} proposed a model called DEEP to predict enhancers across multiple cell types be using an ensemble method and using data from multiple datasets, each dealing with a different representation of the enhancers. The authors combined three such models, DEEP-ENCODE, which specialises in predicting enhancers from the ENCODE repository; DEEP-FANTOM5, which specialises in predicting enhancers specifically expressed in particular organs and tissues; DEEP-VISTA model, which was trained on human in vivo-derived developmental enhancers. Multiple SVMs running the Gaussian kernel were then used to provide confidence scores to the input data. The DEEP-ENCODE component had 4000 classifiers, the DEEP-FANTOM5 had 50 classifiers and the DEEP-VISITA model had 10 classifiers. Finally, a neural network finally predicts if the sample is a candidate enhancer or not.
\\The PEDLA framework proposed by Liu et al.\cite{pedla} further generalises the DEEP model and provides predictions for even more cell types. The authors claim PEDLA is able to learn the predictor from highly heterogeneous data and can also handle highly class imbalanced data in an unbiased way. PEDLA used the idea of using unsupervised learning and then fine tuning the network with supervised learning. Using iterative training, PEDLA learned features for the enhancers of one cell type and then used these weights as the initialisation for learning the features of the next class. If say there are 22 cell types, the model is trained 22 times, each subsequent model using the weights previously learned. This gave the model the flexibility of adding more cell types and increased the number of cell types where it could predict if the sample was an enhancer or not.
\\Detection of cancer from gene expression poses a challenge due to the fact that the data used to make these predictions has enormous dimensions and is extremely complex. Deep learning methods can be used to tackle this problem and Danaee et al.\cite{cancer} proposed a model based on stacked denoising auto encoders along with SVMs and a shallow neural network to try and predict genes responsible for breast cancer. Due to the limited availability of training data for this task, the authors use synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE)\cite{smote} to create synthetic data. The model consists of an SAE used for dimensionality reduction followed by an SVM classifier and a shallow neural network. They also used principal component analysis for dimensionality reduction as a comparative study. The authors believe increasing the size of the dataset will lead to better training and hence a higher accuracy.
\\In genomics, data science is able to find patterns and connections that have been overlooked. Making sense of these connections still requires a specialist in genomics. The work carried out does seem promising and with more and more data being made available, the accuracy and impact big data technologies will have on genomics will only rise.

\section{Patient Support}
Electric health records (EHRs) were initially used for archiving patient records, billing and other administrative tasks. With the rise of deep learning, researchers have found better use of this data. Deep patient, proposed by Miotto et al.\cite{deepPatient} uses EHRs to predict future disease and re-admittance of the patient. The authors use deep denoising auto encoders to convert the vast and varied data present in EHRs to a high order representation for each patient. This representation helps in predicting if a patient is likely to get another disease in the future. Even doctors notes from the EHRs have been used to ensure the maximum utilisation of the available data. Choi et al.\cite{ehrHF} use EHRs to predict heart failure in patients. Using natural language processing techniques like skip-gram\cite{skipgram} and GloVE\cite{glove}, both of which convert sentences to word vectors taking into consideration relationships between words. While training, data from 18 months prior to the detection of the heart failure is used for each patient. The representations developed from the EHRs are passed to a logistic regression classifier, an SVM, a neural network, and a K-nearest neighbours model for a comparative study. The neural network has the highest accuracy. With EHRs having historical data about patients, Choi et al.\cite{docAI} propose DoctorAI, a system that can predict diagnosis, medication and visit time using RNNs, specifically GRUs. Skip-gram is used here too to understand the notes and diagnosis provided by doctors. Deepr, proposed by Nguyen et al.\cite{deepr} predicts re-admittance within 3 to 6 months. The model converts text from the EHR into embeddings that can be placed in the euclidean space. Next, a convolutional layer receives input from a sliding window which passes chunks of words to it. Using convolutions here helps in finding "clinical motifs" or co-occurrences and patterns that may lead to re-admittance.
\\As more and more hospitals adopt EHRs, more data is available to make algorithms more accurate. This explosion of data and technology could soon lead to mobile apps which can accurately diagnose and provide the initial treatment for many patients who may not be able to visit a real doctor.
\section{Discussion and Conclusion}
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This paper shows the pervasiveness of big data technologies in the various important fields of health care. Table \ref{tab:table1} has a summary of all the methods described in this paper. We can see that neural networks are the most widely used method. Convolutional networks perform well on image data, LSTMs and GRUs perform well on data that has a temporal component and auto encoders create representations of complex data which can then be used by neural networks or SVMs to make predictions.
\\Looking at all the algorithms used, future research will most probably focus on building models that can learn predictions even on small datasets. Currently, CNNs and other neural network architectures require massive amounts of training data for accurate predictions. Some data in the health care domain is sensitive and hence not freely or widely available. Hence, algorithms which can perform well even on a small training set are important. Apart from this, we hope to see existing algorithms tweaked and tuned perfectly for specific application. Choosing the correct architecture, number of hidden layers and units, activation function etc all remain a challenge based on the application and this provides a large scope for new models and systems. Finally, solutions that combine multiple models or try to use cross domain knowledge will also be an area of focus for future research.
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Prenatal pregnancy massage therapy is a safe and effective way to treat many unpleasant symptoms that women may have during pregnancy. Studies have also shown that prenatal massage can reduce levels of depression and anxiety related to hormonal changes, reduce swelling through improved circulation, relieve muscle pain, promote relaxation, help with insomnia, relieve stress and pain in joints and alleviate muscle aches and imbalances. Prenatal massage can be performed comfortably at any stage of pregnancy either lying on your side (side lying) or face down (like a traditional massage) on bolsters that accommodate a growing belly. Ludwig, L; Rattray, F (2000). Clinical Massage Therapy. Toronto, ON: Talus Incorporated.


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VALE KEITH EDWARD DEACON.
Photo taken at the 2011 Pratten Park Magpies Reunion.
Keith was born on the 31 st of May 1929. Keith came to grade at Wests in 1950. Keith played 12 Reserve Grade games and scored 1 try plus 3 Third Grade games for Wests in 1950.
Keith in 1951 played 5 First Grade games scoring his only First Grade try against Parramatta at Lidcombe Oval on a Sunday. Wests 41 beat Parra 16. Winger George Bain scored 3 tries on that afternoon.
Keith played 12 Reserve Grade games scoring 4 tries and 1 Third Grade games also in 1951.
A few old programs that Keiths name appears in.
The year was 1951.
Then at the age of 23 Keith went to Dubbo to be the Capt/Coach of the local team. Keith was a five eight at Wests and also at Dubbo.
He was C/C at Dubbo between 1952 and 1954.
Keith must of taken this advice on-board, Dubbo won the 1952 Group 11 competition.
During his time at Dubbo they won the comp in 1952 and made the final in 1953 and were Minor Premiers in 1954 .
In 1954 Keith was Capt of Western District at the Country Week.
Also in 1954 Keith played 5/8 for Western District V England at Bathurst. England 29 beat Western District 11 in a very tough game .
Keith scored the only try for Western District. The paper report says he beat 3 English players on his way to the try line.
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The Poms 29 beat Western Districts 11. Keith scored the only try for Western Districts.
In 1955 Keith is back at Wests . Keith kicked a goal against Manly on the 2nd of July 1955.
Sorry to report Manly 36 beat Wests 10.
Brookvale Oval around 1955.
The game was played at Brookvale Oval.
Also during the 1955 season Keith played 4 First Grade games, 6 Reserve Grade games and 4 Third Grade games in which he kicked 6 goals.
Keith Deacons Match stats thanks to Rick Wayde and the Wests Archives.


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Technology has emerged as a lifeline for every enterprise, more so in the recent times since the push to go digital has been on rise. On the other hand, the need to provide real-time service and not just report to clients are a must.
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In the Covid era, the world economy and society are now interconnected by supply chains, communications technology, and travel. The rapid growth of the number of appliances, devices, vehicles and infra-structure are linked which is
A Leadership Paradigm Shift for the New Normal
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We hear about "New Normal" a lot these days. COVID 19 has disrupted our lives and this has spawned a whole new set of studies and theories about what the future could hold for our lives. We cannot escape this even if we want to.
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the value of IT and digital transformation across industries and businesses are utilizing this time to speed up the transition. Pandemic gives significant changes in industries
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Strong strategic, creative thinking, influencing, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills to develop solutions to complex business challenges, products, and routes to market. A great deal of flexibility and an exceptionally innovative approach. Excellent organizational, IT and administrative skills make a perfect chief commercial officer.
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Zach LaVine appreciates Jabari Parker's perseverance — and his scoring prowess
By K.C. Johnson
Zach LaVine and Jabari Parker aren't just members of the same 2014 draft class, with Parker going second overall to the Bucks and the Timberwolves selecting LaVine 13th.
They also are members of a club nobody wants to join but carries a bond of determination and perseverance — those who have returned from torn ACLs.
Parker actually has done so twice, the latter time suffering a torn left ACL just five days after LaVine tore his in February 2017.
"Coming back from that injury, I know his mental state is above most out there to get back to the player that he is," LaVine said.
And while LaVine consistently is flashing the athleticism and scoring prowess that defined his career before his injury by averaging 25.5 points per game, he's doing so for the same franchise and at the same position in the same role he filled last season in his up-and-down initial return.
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Parker, who fell two assists shy of posting his first career triple-double in Wednesday night's victory over the Suns, is trying to regain his game while changing franchises and positions. The forward left the Bucks and signed a two-year, $40 million deal with a team option during free agency for his hometown Bulls.
"It's a whole new team, whole new system. It's new players, new coaching staff for him. It takes time," LaVine said. "Not everything is going to be perfect right away. People have to get used to you. Everybody knows how good Jabari is. He always has been one of the top young players in the league. He's getting his rhythm. We're starting to understand him. And he's starting to understand us."
Parker is averaging 15.7 points and 7.4 rebounds this month, up from the 14.6 points and 6.4 rebounds he averaged last month. One offensive trait that has been consistent in both months is Parker's ability to push the ball in transition and make the right, unselfish read. His 20 points against the Suns came on just 10 shots.
"He sees the floor really well," LaVine said. "I said that in preseason. He's unselfish."
Coach Fred Hoiberg quickly shelved the experiment to play Parker at small forward, then moved him to a reserve role until Bobby Portis followed Lauri Markkanen with long-term injuries at power forward. It will be interesting to monitor how Parker's role changes when both Markkanen and Portis are back.
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For now, LaVine appreciates having the threat of another scorer on the floor.
"It makes it a lot easier. Then the defense isn't focused 100 percent on you," LaVine said. "You have to guard him. He can score at will. He causes a mismatch because he's quick and he can shoot.
"He has an old man's game. But he's still one of the most athletic dudes out there. He has big hands. He's explosive and strong."
It seemed telling that Hoiberg, while agreeing with the premise, answered a question about whether Wednesday marked Parker's best game as a Bull by adding the team worked on "getting back in transition and not taking plays off." Those are areas in which Parker has struggled.
"He was terrific," Hoiberg said. "When he makes simple plays and gets to the rim and the line, it opens things up for everybody."
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Parker, for his part, credited Hoiberg's two practices leading up to the Suns' game, which followed blowout losses to the Celtics, Bucks and Raptors.
"Coach really tried to help me with staying patient," Parker said.
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Parker downplayed a question about some of the negative fan reaction that has surfaced early in his homecoming.
"I don't care about that. It's a long season," he said. "Everything has been a good experience. I'm far away from where I want to be."
Multiple outlets, including the Tribune, reported that Parker didn't like being moved to the bench. Hoiberg publicly revealed that he met with Parker twice to explain the demotion. So stay tuned for when Markkanen and Portis return.
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Q: How to play two videos side by side using FFmpeg? Hello I want to create a duet video feature like tiktok. I am using FFmpeg. I have tried this code
ffmpeg \
  -i movie_output.mp4 \
  -i movie_output.mp4 \
  -filter_complex  \
    "nullsrc=size=360x480[base];
     [0:v] setpts=PTS-STARTPTS, scale=360x480, crop=180:480:90:0[left];
     [1:v] setpts=PTS-STARTPTS, scale=360x480, crop=180:480:90:0 [right];
     [base][left] overlay=x=0:y=0[base1];
     [base1][right] overlay=shortest=1:x=180:y=0" \
  -c:v libx264 \
  -y result.mp4

It gives me this error:
No such filter: ' '
Error initializing complex filters.
Invalid argument

Whole output
ubuntu@ip-171-xx-xx-xxx: ffmpeg -i movie_output.mp4 -i movie_output.mp4 -filter_complex  "nullsrc=size=360x480[base]; \ [0:v] setpts=PTS-STARTPTS, scale=360x480, crop=180:480:90:0[left]; \ [1:v] setpts=PTS-STARTPTS, scale=360x480, crop=180:480:90:0 [right]; \ [base][left] overlay=x=0:y=0[base1]; \ [base1][right] overlay=shortest=1:x=180:y=0" -c:v libx264 -y result.mp4

ffmpeg version 3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 7 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-16ubuntu3)
  configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0ubuntu0.18.04.1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librubberband --enable-librsvg --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libopencv --enable-libx264 --enable-shared
  libavutil      55. 78.100 / 55. 78.100
  libavcodec     57.107.100 / 57.107.100
  libavformat    57. 83.100 / 57. 83.100
  libavdevice    57. 10.100 / 57. 10.100
  libavfilter     6.107.100 /  6.107.100
  libavresample   3.  7.  0 /  3.  7.  0
  libswscale      4.  8.100 /  4.  8.100
  libswresample   2.  9.100 /  2.  9.100
  libpostproc    54.  7.100 / 54.  7.100
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'movie_output.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100
    comment         : vid:v090440c0000brppph37mt2vmmsj1dig
  Duration: 00:00:08.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1135 kb/s
    Stream #0:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 540x960 [SAR 1:1 DAR 9:16], 996 kb/s, 30 fps, 30 tbr, 15360 tbn, 60 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
    Stream #0:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 129 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : SoundHandler
Input #1, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'movie_output.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : isom
    minor_version   : 512
    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
    encoder         : Lavf58.45.100
    comment         : vid:v090440c0000brppph37mt2vmmsj1dig
  Duration: 00:00:08.04, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 1135 kb/s
    Stream #1:0(und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuv420p, 540x960 [SAR 1:1 DAR 9:16], 996 kb/s, 30 fps, 30 tbr, 15360 tbn, 60 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : VideoHandler
    Stream #1:1(und): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 129 kb/s (default)
    Metadata:
      handler_name    : SoundHandler
[AVFilterGraph @ 0x560fd395e2e0] No such filter: ' '
Error initializing complex filters.
Invalid argument

I have tried this as well
ffmpeg \
  -report \
  -i "movie_output.mp4" \
  -i "movie_output.mp4" \
  -an \
  -filter_complex \
     "[0:v]trim=start=0:end=9,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[firstclip];
      [1:v]trim=start=1,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[secondclip];
      [0:v]trim=start=9:end=10,setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[fadeoutsrc];
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Journey back to the late 80's to early 90's with Lizard-Man as he looks at Don Bluth's golden days... you know when his movies were still doing well. If you were a Dinosaur obssessed kid, it was this movie's fault. And if you had nightmares of Teleporting demon-spawn T-Rexes with red eyes then that is also this movie's fault.


September is a bitter-sweet time for parents. On one hand Summer is coming to an end, but on the other hand, the kids go back to school!!! Schedules begin and organized serenity fills the air. Well, for some of us we need to fine tune our habits to embrace the peaceful aura of the school season. Parents and children run in different directions as they are bombarded with new schedules, timelines and daily routines. Here are a few simple solutions to common issues all families face this time of year in hopes to simplify and calm these hectic months.
At homework time kids are often scrambling to find markers, glue and other supplies to complete assignments and projects. A quick solution is to fill a caddy with everything your child needs to complete their work. When purchasing back to school supplies, buy extra to create your caddy. This caddy should come out only at homework time and stay replenished.
The morning is hectic enough with sleepy children waking up early (or not). Couple that with not knowing what to wear and you have full on pandemonium! Solve this problem by purchasing a clothing cubby which hangs from a rod in your child's closet. You can label each cubby with days of the week. On Sunday, sit with your child and preview the weather for the week. Pick out an outfit for each day, compete with socks and hair bows, and place in each daily cubby.
Does everyone scramble to find the lunch menu, sport schedule or absentee number? Create a binder for each child and tab it School, Sports, Activities etc. Customize tabs for your family's needs. All pertinent information should be housed in these binders as they pertain to your specific child. The binders are neat and take up minimal space eliminating lost papers and piles from cluttering your counter. Ensure they are accessible to everyone in the family for reference.
Do your kids run out the door looking for the signed permission slip for their field trip or the test you were suppose to review? Backpacks are a sea for papers to drown in. Make it simple for your child to get you important actionable information in a timely manner. Create a tray labeled "parent in-box" where your child can place all papers requiring your action. Place it adjacent to our child's binder. It is now your responsibility, as the parent or guardian, to review papers and return them so nothing is over looked.
Designate an area in your home to corral all school related items such as backpacks, gym bags, sports equipment and extra supplies. It is as simple as lining a wall with laundry baskets and hanging hooks labelled for each child. This will alleviate school items from getting misplaced or littering your home.
Tweaking your family's habits and creating systems that give everyone ownership and responsibility will help simplify this crazy time and set you up to peacefully enjoy the school year.


ZetaClear is one of the most highly marketed nail fungus treatments on the internet. In part, it's due to the quality of the product and in part it's due to the competitive affiliate structure they have setup for promoting their product. This is not to say that ZetaClear is not an effective product – it does contain the FDA's recommended 10% concentration of Undecylenic Acid which is a recognized anti fungal on their monograph. It does, to some extent, explain a lot of the controversy around the product and it's popularly in advertising by 3rd parties (we do not receive any affiliate income as a result of this review). Please read the following breakdown of ZetaClear, it's pros and cons, and feel free to share any feedback you have regarding your experience with this product by taking our .
* Not a scientific study of product efficacy. Based on user reviews. Learn more about our rating criteria. Results may vary.
ZetaClear — What Is It?
Ingredient information gathered per label at time purchase. Information may vary over time. This list does not include all inactive ingredients.
Undecylenic Acid, 10%FDA approved antifungal ingredient according to monograph.
Tea Tree OilAnti inflammatory and disinfecting properties useful against bacteria.
Clove OilSome reports of irritation when used repeatedly.
Almond OilRich in triglycerides and fatty acids.
Jojoba OilJojoba oil has been shown to enhance skin's barrier-repair properties and ability to heal from damage.
Active ingredient is derived from refined coconut oil and not included on label.
Thoroughly apply oil with brush applicator to affected are three times daily or as directed by your healthcare provider.
All Natural – ZetaClear is highly marketed by third parties across the internet.
Highly Marketed – Zetaclear claims thick formula helps penetrate fungal nails with a more concentrated application.
Small Size Each bottle of ZetaClear is .5 fl oz/ 15ml. This is the smallest size out of any product we have reviewed. We expect you would require multiple bottles in order to treat nail fungus so this is worth keeping in mind. Average size is approximately 1 oz.
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Do not swallow or put in eyes.
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No information regarding whether safe or not for breastfeeding or pregnant women.
No known side effects. As with any Undecylenic Acid based treatment, discontinue use on the onset of any irritation or adverse reactions.
Following product images taken at time of review.
Return policy is valid for 30 days after purchase but only on UNOPENED BOTTLES. There is also a $10 restocking fee.
Unfortunately, there appear to be more negative reviews across the internet and on websites like Amazon or other shopping platforms. This is common with more popular products although the volume of negative reviews is concerning and seem to stem from unclear return policies and misunderstanding regarding their "Satisfaction Guarantee" on website.
ZetaClear is an all natural nail treatment marketed as a "Clear Nail Solution". It contains a blend of all natural essential oils and extracts in addition to its active ingredient Undecylenic Acid.
One popular concern we have when reviewing product is the stance on penetrating the nail. It's unclear how this product may or may not penetrate the nail as they appear to make no reference to that quality throughout their website or literature. Although there appears to be many mixed reviews regarding this product, we should note it contains very similar qualities to other well reviewed products containing the same active ingredient although, it is a higher price point.
ZetaClear is one of the most highly marketed nail fungus treatments on the internet. In part, it's due to the quality of the product and in part it's due to the competitive affiliate structure they have setup for promoting their product.
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A report has been received from Mr Tengamowa induna for TA Wasambo in Chilumba, karonga that a 1 yr 6months daughter with abnism has been stolen.
The mother of the could not not find the child on her return from the toilet around 04:00 today.
The Mother, Loness Nkhonjera, aged 28yrs, of V. Malungo, TA Wasambo, D. Karonga, strongly believed that The child has stolen by unknown criminals.
Meanwhile police have launched a man hunt.
Zomba catholic diocese has suspended Reverend Father Thomas Muhosha from priesthood for being connected in the killing of a person with albinism, Malawi.
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Gun Cecilia Marianne Magnusson, född Bäckman den 6 januari 1962 i Björkö församling i Vetlanda kommun, är en svensk politiker (moderat). Hon var ordinarie riksdagsledamot 1998–2018, invald för Göteborgs kommuns valkrets. Sedan 2018 är hon vice förbundsordförande för Medborgarskolan.

Hon har varit både suppleant och ledamot i socialförsäkringsutskottet, justitieutskottet och trafikutskottet. I konstitutionsutskottet var hon suppleant under mandatperioden 2002-2006 och i Riksrevisionens styrelse i en period av två månader 2010. Deputerad har Magnusson varit i sammansatta justitie- och socialutskottet och sammansatta utrikes- och försvarsutskottet.

Till yrket är Magnusson undersköterska. Hon var tidigare gift med förre partisekreteraren Johnny Magnusson.

Riksdagsledamot
Magnusson valdes in i riksdagen i valet 1998 för Göteborgs kommuns valkrets. Hon kom senare att bli omvald i riksdagsvalen 2002, 2006, 2010 och 2014.

Magnussons första utskottsuppdrag direkt efter att hon valdes in i riksdagen blev som suppleant i justitieutskottet och socialförsäkringsutskottet. I maj 2000 blev hon ordinarie ledamot i socialförsäkringsutskottet, vilket hon förblev till hösten 2002, då hon lämnade detta uppdrag och istället blev ordinarie ledamot i justitieutskottet och suppleant i konstitutionsutskottet.

Efter valet 2006 fick Magnusson delvis nya utskottsuppdrag: hon lämnade konstitutionsutskottet och blev nu suppleant i justitieutskottet. Hon blev även ledamot i kulturutskottet och, under en dryg månads tid, ledamot i utrikesutskottet och trafikutskottet. Ytterligare ett uppdrag som hon fick efter valet 2006 var som suppleant i riksdagens valberedning; efter valet 2010 blev hon ordinarie ledamot. Sedan oktober 2009 har Magnusson varit moderat kvittningsman i riksdagen.

Inför valet 2014 gjorde Magnusson sig känd som en av fyra riksdagskandidater för Moderaterna som ville införa ett förbud mot tiggeri.

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Think SAFE around portable pools
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With Christmas just around the corner and summer well and truly upon us, South Australians are being reminded of the importance of keeping kids safe when they're enjoying a splash in a portable pool.
Attorney-General Vickie Chapman said that while portable pools were a great source of fun during the hot weather, they also posed tremendous risks if parents let their guard down.
"Every year, at least one child drowns in a portable swimming pool and many more children are hospitalised - some left with irreversible injuries," Attorney-General Chapman said.
"That's why it's so important to make sure parents understand the risks associated with these pools and take all appropriate steps to ensure the holidays remain a safe, happy time for all."
Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Dini Soulio said all parents should remember the importance of keeping kids SAFE.
"SAFE in this instance stands for Supervise, Act, Fence and Empty," he said.
"Supervise - actively watch children while they're in the pool; Act - learn emergency response and CPR, and immediately call triple zero for help when needed because your actions may mean the difference between life and death if your child is in danger; Fence - pools with a depth of 30cm or more need a compliant safety barrier; and Empty - after use, pour the water out and store the pool where children can't reach it.
"These are simple steps that can prevent death or serious injury."
Royal Life Saving SA's Executive Director Jayne Minear, said it only takes three centimetres of water and 20 seconds for a child to drown.
"If we can save at least one child's life then we have made a difference," she said.
"For every one child that dies as a result of a drowning incident, two will survive - but often they will be left with a long-term medical condition or disability as a result."
To find out more about portable pool safety, visit: www.productsafety.gov.au/makeitsafe.
The statistics:
Over 18 years (2002/03 - 2019-20), 21 children aged 0-4 years drowned in portable pools in Australia.
From July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020, 248 people drowned in Australian waterways.
14 of those drownings occurred in South Australian waterways.
25% occurred when people were swimming and recreating.
People aged 25-34 years counted for 17% of those drownings.
Statistics from the Royal Life Saving National Drowning Report 2020.


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Digital Harrisburg
Exploring the history, society, and culture of Pennsylvania's capital city
Are YOU a Descendant?
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The Old Eighth Ward
Stories In Place
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Stories from the Old 8th Ward
Tanner's Alley, an important station on the Underground Railroad
(photo, c. 1911, courtesy of Pennsylvania State Archives)
You are looking down a narrow street in Harrisburg's Old Eighth Ward known as Tanner's Alley, located just east of the state capitol between State Street and Walnut under what is now the K. Leroy Irvis Office Building and the green park to the south (look at Point #1 in his interactive map). Tanner's Alley was no ordinary street in Harrisburg in the later 19th and early 20th century: this was a key station for the Underground Railroad and the very heart of the city's African American community.
Geography is important for understanding the significance of Tanner's Alley. Recall that the Pennsylvania State Capitol lay only 45 miles north of the Mason-Dixon line on key transport and transportation corridors to Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Baltimore. As women and men sought their freedom from enslavement in Maryland and Virginia in decades before the Civil War, they found in Harrisburg an established community of free African Americans who resided especially in a neighborhood southeast of the state capitol. This district, later known as the Old Eighth Ward, had the highest concentration of African-American residents in the city in the second half of the 19th century. It was the destination for migrant newcomers seeking direction, connection, and opportunities.
Tanner's Alley, located in the southwest sector of this ward, was the neighborhood's heart and the center of activities associated with the Underground Railroad. Prominent residents of this district included Edward "King" Bennett and his wife Mary Bennett, Joseph Bustill, and William M. "Pap" Jones and Mary Jones, who all actively sought to help freedom seekers. George and Jane Maria, parents of T. Morris Chester (see below), worked tirelessly to assist other freedom seekers. This neighborhood would remain important for liberation and rights both during and after the Civil War. In the years after emancipation, resident Cassius Brown campaigned for votes for Black citizens; he was a well-connected and prominent city council and school board member who was involved in local politics and the city's social clubs and lodges.
Harrisburg's promixity to the south and network of transportation systems also made the city an important piece in the strategic calculus of the Civil War, which would effect neighborhood such as the Old Eighth Ward. Harrisburg's canal, roads, and railroads formed an extensive transportation network that connected the state capital of Pennsylvania with the rest of the northern states. For good reason, the Confederate forces sought (unsuccessfully) to advance on Harrisburg in 1863 just before the battle of Gettysburg. For good reason, Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin and Daupin County authorities had made Harrisburg the heart of the state's mustering of soldiers for the Union Army in 1861. Camp Curtin, founded at the fairgrounds just north of Maclay Street in Harrisburg, served as one of the most important staging grounds for the Union Army between 1861 and 1865. The passing of as many as 300,000 soldiers through Camp Curtin over the course of the Civil War sometimes exceeded the accommodations of the camp buildings and required use of the grounds of the capitol, while dispute over pay, living arrangements, and food led on several occasions to unrest and rioting in Harrisburg. The presence of so many northern troops near Harrisburg must have also created a variety of opportunities for individuals living in the city's Old Eighth Ward to make a living through basic services, food and drink, and entertainment.
Following the war, Harrisburg hosted a "Grand Review" and parade honoring the members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The Garnet League, which was Harrisburg's chapter of the Pennsylvania State Equal Rights League, hosted and planned the event. On the morning of November 14, 1865, the USCT assembled at Camp Curtin and marched to the Capitol, where they were met by Harrisburg's citizens cheering on the veterans. A parade commenced from State and Filbert Streets, two blocks east of Tanner's Alley, and proceeded through the city. Prominent citizens from Harrisburg and Philadelphia, including T. Morris Chester (below), Simon Cameron, William Howard Day, Octavius Catto, and Rev. John Walker Jackson officiated and delivered speeches and prayers. Both General Butler and General Meade spoke very highly of the USCT veterans, and this event marked an important demonstration for the promotion of equal rights.
Tanner's Alley and the Old Eighth Ward were, then, central not only to the Civil War, but also to the quest for freedom and commemoration of the national fight for emancipation. The next time you visit the K. Leroy Irvis Office Building or stroll through the green park just north of Strawberry Square on Walnut Street, remember how important this district was in the national and state history of liberation.
Thomas Morris Chester (1834-1892)
"From barber shops and hotels, from Tanner's Alley to South Streets, from 'Bull Run's' classic ground, from suburban settlements and subterranean 'dives' and rookeries, their beauty and their chivalry had flocked."
Patriot Newspaper, June 10, 1863, commenting on the rallying of Black soldiers at a recruitment meeting led by T. Morris Chester.
Thomas Morris Chester was a highly influential individual in Harrisburg's African-American community during the 1860s. Born in Harrisburg in May 1834, he grew up in a house near Third and Walnut Streets, only 200 yards south of Tanner's Alley. His parents, George and Jane Maria Chester, were restaurant owners and established residents of Harrisburg since at least 1825. They were also radical abolitionists who taught Thomas from an early age the cost and value of freedom as they assisted freedom seekers in the Underground Railroad in Harrisburg. His recognition of the incalculable value of freedom would impact the course of his life.
T. Morris Chester was fortunate to receive an outstanding education that took him across the world. As a teenager, he attended Avery College, a private African-American school in Pittsburgh, where he studied under the eminent professor Martin H. Freeman. He briefly emigrated to Monrovia, Liberia, to continue his education, and completed his studies at Thetford, Vermont. He then worked as a journalist and taught for five years in Liberia before returning to Harrisburg just before the Civil War.
During the war, Chester took African Americans to Massachusetts to enlist in the United States Colored Troops division of the Union army. He himself led two military units in the defense of Harrisburg during the Confederate invasion of 1863. Chester also distinguished himself as a correspondent for the Philadelphia Press, the only Black war correspondent, in fact, during the Civil War. In November 1865, Chester organized a parade in Harrisburg — a grand review of troops — celebrating the African-American men who had served in the war. He led the troops as Grand Marshal.
In the post-war years, Chester remained a leading and influential member of the African American community both in Harrisburg and further afield. In a speech delivered by Chester in Harrisburg that was published in the Daily Telegraph, Chester spoke out concerning issues such as the African-American vote and the poor quality schools. After he left Harrisburg, he traveled across Europe, completed his study of law in England, and returned to the States to practice law in Louisiana. He eventually returned to his home city of Harrisburg and died in 1892 at 305 Chestnut Street, three blocks east of his childhood home, not far from the Old Eighth Ward.


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When considering purchasing a franchise, many people worry about the cost of franchise fees. The parent company charges these fees for new franchisees to join their system. If you're new to franchising, you may wonder why these fees seem so high and whether they're worth it. The franchise fee is an upfront payment when you buy a franchise, and it's essential to understand what it covers and why it's necessary.
In this episode of Franchise Hot Seat, Dr. John P. Hayes explains the various expenses that make up franchise fees and advises potential franchisees to thoroughly research the costs before entering the franchising industry. He emphasizes that investing in a franchise, like any other business venture, comes with a price and that a franchisor's guidance also has a cost. Tune in to learn more about the financial considerations of franchising and how to make informed decisions.
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