If you will be trapped in an island, what are the three things you'll bring with you? Sounds like a regular rhetoric but pretty tough, if you really think about it. We have been around for too long to know that we do need a lot of things in our lives — things that make us comfortable, things that make every day easier, things that we'd rather not live without. Once, they were luxuries but after you've tried them, you can easily come up with a list why they have become necessities.
We used to have the basics: food, shelter, clothing, water. These basics are enshrined in our human rights. But can you really go on with just these basics? What about the other things that have become basics over the past decades such as a mobile phone?
Let us run down practical luxuries that we can't live without, starting off with the way we want to live.
If you have ever tried condo living, you'll never look back. Condo living in the Philippines is the preferred living arrangement of many professionals, couples, and growing families primarily because of the strategic location, amenities, security, and overall convenience. At first, it may seem like a luxury but once you've tried it, you'll realize the reason behind all that fuss.
The benefits of living in a condo community are countless. Just think about the time you'll save to and from work. Think of the savings in gas, too. Think of having access to your own indoor gym, swimming pool, basketball court or playground. Think of the peaceful nights because you don't have to worry about home security. Think of having maintenance and utility crew at your disposal. These benefits are offered in DMCI Properties, which have mastered the art of balancing city conveniences amid a backdrop of nature and a relaxing landscape.
Access to the internet is a basic human right, according to the United Nations. It is the main gateway of information and connection. It makes the world a little smaller as it brings people somewhat closer. These days, the first thing people do upon waking up and the last thing they do before they go to sleep is checking their phones. Now, can you live without being connected? If the answer is no, well and good because it is your right.
You're not the only one who feels like they are missing a limb if they forgot their mobile phones at home. As early as 2012, a Time magazine survey already revealed that 84% of people around the world couldn't go a day without their mobile phones. A few years after, that mobile device has come to be known as the smartphone, which another survey showed that 47% of adults can't live without.
The smartphone is truly one of the practical luxuries to try in your life if you want convenience in the palm of your hands. With an internet-powered smartphone, you can find out anything in one click. You can pay bills online, listen to music, watch movies, video chat with anyone, stay connected on social media, have an app to manage your schedule and your finances, and basically your life.
If you live in a tropical country where it is warm and humid for most of the year, air-conditioning is your best friend. Try sleeping during a hot summer night without AC and you'll spend the whole night cussing till you run out of words. Same goes for cold regions who would freeze to death without a home heater.
Even a shower heater is a practical luxury. Imagine taking a shower at 5 a.m. with cold water. That's not a very good way to start your day.
You can buy anything in ready-to-eat boxes or pouches these days. This makes a microwave a necessity. You can re-heat leftovers and cook easy meals with just this trusty kitchen agent. A microwave also makes condo living a breeze especially if you are always on the go and practically only have a few minutes to spare for a meal.
If there is one thing you should not skimp on, it is getting a restful sleep. You owe it to yourself to invest in a high-quality mattress and ultra-comfortable duvets and sheets. After a long day at work, you deserve to tuck yourself in soft, comfy, and luxurious duvets and rest your head on good quality pillows. Do not ever shortchange yourself of a good night's sleep.
For some reason, we can't live without our own computer or laptop. In a modern world where work and life are integrated, having your own laptop is almost non-negotiable. At the same time, you need a laptop or computer for entertainment purposes such as streaming Netflix, storing movie downloads, keeping office presentations, etc. A laptop helps you perform tasks at your own pace, apart from giving you the flexibility you need.
One of the practical luxury purchases to try in your household is an automatic washer. It is basically load and wait. It does everything from soaking, washing, rinsing, and drying. All you have to do is fold them. This is particularly useful for moms who have more important things to do than spend a whole day dealing with the laundry. Automatic washers are not only compact-perfect for condo living, but are also energy and water savers.
A lot of people worldwide start their day with a morning cup of joe. Without it, they'll be walking zombies. Coffee consumption is increasing each year that most of the world's economies are fueled by it. This is why having your own coffee maker or even just a French press at home has become a necessity. Tea is also a favorite and the world practically divided into two categories: coffee and tea drinkers.
Some people can cut back on food but not on hygiene products. It may seem like a luxury to have a foam bath or apply moisturizer every night but once you've tried them, there is no turning back. It's more than hygiene, it is making you feel good about yourself.
A British study found that the one thing men and women can't live without is a toothbrush. It is the number one must-have for women and the fifth for men who chose television as their top non-negotiable. For women, a toothbrush is more important than a bed, shampoo, TV or even their partners.
What seemed like luxuries before are necessities these days. They have transformed our habits, how we function, and the way we live. Try some and see for yourself. Chances are, there won't be turning back.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Edison Mall has just temporarily closed due to protests potentially being close by.
Washington Prime Group, the company that manages Edison Mall, said the decision was made out of an "abundance of caution due to the potential close proximity of protests."
This is to ensure the safety of guests, retailers, and employees, according to the company.
The company also said they are continuing to monitor the situation and will continue working with authorities, so they can determine when they can safely reopen.
Washington Prime Group released this statement:
"Safety is our top priority. We are working closely with the Fort Myers Police Department to ensure the safety of our guests, retailers and employees. Out of an abundance of caution, we have made the decision to temporarily close Edison Mall. We will continue to monitor the situation and work with local authorities to determine when it is safe to open again. Please follow us on Facebook @EdisonMall or Instagram @ShopEdisonMall for the most up-to-date information."
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She Played Vicky in American Pie. See Tara Reid Now at 47.
By Dannielle Beardsley | January 9, 2023
You'd have to work pretty hard to find someone who doesn't remember the glory days of Tara Reid and her 90s domination of screen and magazines.
From the covers of Maxim, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and Seventeen to movies like American Pie and Van Wilder, starlet Tara Reid owned us in every way in the 90s and early 2000s.
But has anyone heard from Tara lately? Is she still acting, or has she quietly become a part of our nostalgia for good? Let's check in on the blonde bombshell and see what Tara Reid has been doing.
In Wyckoff, New Jersey, on November 8th, 1975, Tara Donna Reid was born to parents Thomas Reid Jr. and Donna (Bennett) Reid. Both of her parents were daycare center owners and local teachers. Sadly, her father passed away in 2016 and her mother in 2018.
Tara has three siblings, younger twins Colleen, who is an assistant to the director in various projects, and Patrick, who has worked as an actor, production assistant, and in the costume department, and another brother Tommy, who is a director, writer, and producer.
Reid attended the distinguished Professional Children's School along with talents like Macaulay Culkin, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jerry O'Connell, and Christina Ricci.
Tara technically got her start at only six years old when she was on the game show Child's Play. She was also a commercial queen, being the face of products like Crayola, McDonald's, Jell-O, and Milton Bradley for over 100 commercial ads.
Her first on screen role was in the 1987 comedy horror film A Return to Salem's Lot where she played Amanda.
Her first recognizable role was in an episode of Saved by the Bell: The New Class in 1994, and a run on the soap opera as Ashely in Days of Our Lives in 1995.
The end of the 90s would see the start of the rise of Tara Reid, as she starred in quite a few cult classics.
Her role as Bunny Lebowski in the Coen brothers film The Big Lebowski in 1998 kicked things off, which she followed up that year as Sasha Thomas in Urban Legend.
Keeping the momentum going, she had a small but profitable role in the hit Cruel Intentions in 1999. Her next role that year would cement Tara's success.
Tara's portrayal of the innocent Victoria "Vicky" Lathum in the teen coming-of-age comedy American Pie would define her career.
The movie centers on the pact between five characters -one being Vicky's boyfriend, Kevin – to lose their virginity before graduating high school.
Reid went on to appear in the more successful sequel, American Pie 2, but didn't come back for the third movie, yet neither did a handful of other main characters from the first two films.
Tara and the rest of the gang would all come back together for one more serving in the final installment of the original franchise titled American Reunion.
What did she do after American Pie?
Immediately following the first helping of Pie, Tara starred in the cult classic Josie and the Pussycats as Melody Valentine in 2001, in one of Ryan Reynold's early films, National Lampoon's Van Wilder in 2002, and the Ashton Kutcher rom-com My Boss's Daughter in 2003.
From 2003 until 2005 she had a reoccurring role for 11 episodes as Danni Sullivan on the hit series Scrubs.
In the following years, Tara mostly appeared in low-budget, low-rated films and shows outside of her appearances in American Pie sequels.
That is, until 2013 when she portrayed April Wexler in the Syfy channel's comedic disaster movie Sharknado.
The film would breathe some much-needed life back into her career, and Reid would go on to star in the sequel films in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and the last installment in 2018.
What is Tara Reid doing now?
These days Tara is still acting, but doing it on her own terms. It seems she is embracing the more indie roles with the lower budgets in addition to whatever projects she likes through her production company, Instant Entertainment.
Reid has an impressive 16 projects in pre, post, currently in production, or completed but not released yet, and many among them have her as the producer or executive producer.
Not that Tara has stopped working since her rise to fame in the 90s, but she wants more control over how she is portrayed in the media than she was at the height of her career, and wants to create the roles she feels are best suited for her.
But we might have to wait to see, because as recently as October of 2022, Reid had posted some concerning and cryptic posts to her social media accounts – a la Britney Spears – that have fans a bit worried.
Whether it's to bring the spotlight back to her for her many upcoming projects or another reason, she's creating buzz around her name again.
Whatever Tara does, she doesn't forget about the fans. She joined the convention circuit in 2017 and had half a dozen appearances in 2022 alone.
Fans can also find her on Cameo for a personalized video or video call to perk your day up.
As far as love and relationships go, Tara's romantic history is as crazy as the 90s were. She dated everyone's favorite 90s heartthrob Devon Sawa, everyone's favorite band's lead singer they denied they loved, Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit, and was linked to her American Pie co-star Jason Biggs.
She's been rumored to have dated famous names like Tom Brady, JC Chasez, Joe Francis, Eminem, Tommy Lee, and Travis Barker over the years.
In 2000 she met TRL host Carson Daly, and the two quickly moved in together and got engaged in under a year. They had a messy and devastating breakup for Reid that took her a bit to get over. She's been engaged a reported four times since 2000.
Things seem to have settled for the starlet who has been dating Nathan Montpetit-Howar since the fall of 2019. As of August 2022, the pair was enjoying some much-needed travel and remodeling the home they share in Los Angeles.
With so many projects in the works, her own production company to work with, and a new narrative she wants to write, it seems Tara Reid is ready to start the next chapter in her life, her way. And we'll be right there to root her on as she goes for her next slice of fame pie.
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Students complete credit-bearing coursework towards Local and Regents diplomas and take the NYS Regents and RCT exams. The majority of students follow a high school model including changing classes. Opportunities exist for Career and Technical Education when appropriate for individual students and participation in general education academic courses in the Alternative High School as indicated on IEP. Staff is trained in crisis intervention strategies with a strong emphasis on de-escalation techniques to support student's needs. The staffing ratio is 8:1:1 with additional support personnel as indicated on IEP (Individualized Education Program).
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EarthSure?s ?AirRay? Auto? – Solar and Wind Powered Vehicle
EarthSure, a renewable energy company and innovator in alternative energy sources introduces its most ground-breaking invention to date. Patent pending AirRay™ is the name given to the electric car that will produce energy through solar power and wind power; enough energy to reduce or eliminate your electric bill and eventually allow your car to solely run on electric. This is the car that is destined to be the new "Car of the Future".
AirRay's™ entire system is unique. The roof of the car consists of a solar honeycomb-membrane panel which collects the sun's rays when parked and when moving, and transfers that energy to the main energy storage system located in the back of the vehicle. The front hood of the car boasts three wind turbines which transfer air into electric energy and is then stored in the main battery. The remaining wind turbine is located on the trunk of the car, grasping at the airflow that surrounds the car when driving. Engineers have incorporated the electric vehicles with Vehicle to Grid (V2G) capabilities which will enable the user to transfer renewable power back into their home for use in their household or right back into the electrical grid to deplete their electric bills.
The initial AirRay™ concept car will have these features incorporated within a hybrid auto or traditional gas or diesel run vehicle. EarthSure CEO Raymond Saluccio adds, "Our final masterpiece of automobile will be solely electric powered and not have any need for gas or oil. The energy the car creates through the solar panels and the wind turbines will be enough for the automobile to run without worry of losing power. Not only that, but it is a sleek looking car! The AirRay car not only turns air and light into energy, but will turn a lot of heads too!" This final version of the AirRay car is a work in progress but EarthSure has filed numerous patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to ensure their car will be able to quickly make it to market once approved.
EarthSure Renewable Energy Corp. is an American corporation innovating technologies to produce energy in a clean and affordable way. Utilizing solar and wind power as a source of renewable energy, EarthSure systems are alternatives to conventional energy producing methods that result in carbon emissions. For more information about the many other innovative developments in solar and wind power created by EarthSure, visit their website at www.Earth-Sure.com.
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Q: multiple libraries, is it possible to retreive in CSWP or similar the files checked out? In a multiple libraries scenario (400+ in the same site) of files with a content type, I would like to retrieve the elements that are checked out to someone (not a specific person).
I am trying to use a CSWP and I have placed the Checkoutuser in a refinable string.
Can anybody suggest if it is possible to go from here?

A: First map crawl to refinable and then start incremental or full crawl.
Test this solution
https://afrait.com/blog/display-all-checked-out-files-from-current-user-en/
In query you set Checkoutuser isnotblank and that content type
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I found it :)
https://ktnnsharepoint.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/search-checkedout-files/
You need to place that managed property in query like this to get all documents that are checkout.
CheckoutUserOWSUSER:a* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:b* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:c* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:d* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:e* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:f* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:g* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:h* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:i* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:j* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:k* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:l* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:m* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:n* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:o* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:p* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:q* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:r* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:s* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:t* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:u* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:v* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:w* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:x* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:y* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:z* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:1* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:2* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:3* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:4* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:5* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:6* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:7* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:8* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:9* OR CheckoutUserOWSUSER:0*

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Diplomatic Anecdotage: Around the World in 40 Years
Author(s): Sir Roger Carrick
From Bulgaria to Berkeley, Indonesia to Australia, Roger Carrick has travelled the world as an English diplomat. He was shadowed by the secret police in Sofia, witnessed the 1968 riots in Paris, befriended Shirley Temple at Stanford University and negotiated the withdrawal of British troops from Singapore. In between he rose to the heights of ambassador to Indonesia and High Commissioner to Australia. All in a day's work for a distinguished diplomat. Diplomatic Anecdotage is a reflection on his career and on the ups and downs of diplomatic life. By turns witty and thoughtful, it is an absorbing and appealing read and a unique behind-the-scenes look at diplomacy in action. It is also an account of a changing world, whose author has played a discreet role in shaping its course.
Sir Roger is a former British diplomat. His distinguished career includes such prominent positions as ambassador to Indonesia and High Commissioner to Australia. He is the author of several publications including Rolleround Oz, based on his travels round Australia. He is a lecturer and business adviser, and lives in Somerset with his wife Hilary.
Contents Introduction v Chapter 1 The Beginning in Bulgaria: Legation 1 Chapter 2 More Cold War Diplomacy 23 Chapter 3 Bulgaria: Embassy 39 Chapter 4 Some Higher Diplomacy: Posting to Paris 60 Chapter 5 Singapore: Diplomacy for Change 81 Chapter 6 Sabbatical at University of California, Berkeley 105 Chapter 7 Counsellor and JIC Representative, British Embassy, Washington 111 Chapter 8 Consul-General, Chicago 131 Chapter 9 London Appointments: Desk Officer to Under-Secretary 153 Chapter 10 Ambassador to Indonesia, Land of Complex Diplomacy 193 Chapter 11 High Commissioner to Australia: Managing a Full,Friendly and Frank Relationship 245 Chapter 12 Reflections post hoc, and a Partial Look Forward 299
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Obstacle avoidance to get sharper vision with UMass Amherst research
By Sabrina Guillen | September 2, 2019
The Introspective Vision for Obstacle Avoidance at UMass Amherst uses the Jackal UGV to train machine learning. Source: Clearpath Robotics
Humans are dependent on their senses. Without external inputs from the outside world, we are unable to locate, identify, navigate, operate, and much more. Similarly, robots require advanced perception for obstacle avoidance and to function in a world designed by and for humans. However, while vision is an inexpensive sensing system for robots, it is prone to errors for various causes such as reflective surfaces, blur, and texture-less scenes.
A research duo at the College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is using the Jackal unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) from Clearpath Robotics Inc. to train competency-aware, vision-based obstacle avoidance systems that can predict such failures. This would allow for less-expensive and safer robot deployments. It is only through learning competence-aware perception algorithms that one can predict their failure cases and reason about their types of failure.
In their Introspective Vision for Obstacle Avoidance (IVOA) project, Ph.D. student Sadegh Rabiee and Assistant Professor Joydeep Biswas are focusing on learning the competency of computer vision algorithms for the task of obstacle avoidance.
Giving Jackal eyes for obstacle avoidance
To prepare the Jackal UGV for the task, Rabiee and Biswas equipped the platform with a pair of stereo cameras, as well as a depth camera to provide sparse ground truth. These would be used to log RGB and depth images at full frame rate during deployments of the robot. Those images are then separately processed for obstacle avoidance.
When the plans generated by the two disagree, and when the environment is known to be one where the depth sensor is more reliable, the point where the paths diverge is projected onto the image plane of the RGB image. Consequently, an image patch centered at that location is extracted as an example of unreliable image conditions.
By using such image patches that yield failures of the image-based algorithm, the team can train an introspection model to learn to predict the following:
Will an input image yield failures?
Which parts of the image are likely to cause such failures?
What type of failure is expected? (false positive vs. false negative)
How many distinct classes of failures were extracted from the training set?
Tailoring Jackal UGV for research in long-term autonomy for mobile robots required the UMass team to customize the platform with their own desired sensors and payloads. To begin, they attached a stereo pair of Point Grey cameras for vision-based SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) and obstacle avoidance, as well as Kinect depth sensors to provide ground truth for their vision-based obstacle avoidance system.
Next, a Velodyne Lidar (VLP 16) was used for research on lidar-based SLAM, as well as ground truth generation for vision-based SLAM.
The final pieces of the hardware puzzle included a touch screen monitor for human-robot interaction and an Intel NUC for additional computing power. The touch screen enables quick and subtle debugging, as well as allowing the robot to interact with humans via a graphical user interface. An example of this would be a robot seeking help from people nearby for using the elevator.
In terms of software, the IVOA team developed their own complete ROS-based stack for autonomous navigation of the robot, including SLAM implementation, obstacle avoidance, and planning.
Fitting Clearpath into the equation
Where does Clearpath Robotics fit in? Well, IVOA's data collection process requires having a mobile robot platform capable of operating reliably for extended periods of time in different environments and traversing different types of terrain.
At the same time, IVOA relies on extensive self-labeled training data, which would have been infeasible to collect manually. Using Jackal UGV enabled the acceleration of their research process in three ways:
Eliminating the need to build and maintain their own UGV. This would have required a significant amount of time and effort
Providing a flexible, modular platform with hardware and software support to easily experiment with different sensor configurations
Proving to be a robust, low-maintenance research platform
The IVOA team were already confident in using Jackal UGV as they had done so in the past for their project titled "A Friction-Based Kinematic Model for Skid-Steer Wheeled Mobile Robots", which was published at ICRA 2019 (IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation).
The researchers chose Jackal UGV because it was a good fit for developing their algorithms and eliminated the need to design and build their own robot, ultimately allowing for a smooth experience when conducting experiments for their research.
"Clearpath Robotics makes research in robotics easier via providing reliable robot platforms that are easy to customize," said Rabiee. "Also, we have found the support team at Clearpath to be very responsive and helpful".
The IVOA project continues to be improved upon, and the team has plans to extend its work on competence-aware perception systems to more perception problems such as vision-based SLAM. The researchers' ultimate goal is to deploy their autonomous robots at the university campus scale and have them perform safe navigation via competence-aware vision systems.
Currently, they have been able to successfully introduce IVOA, an architecture for self-aware, stereo vision-based obstacle avoidance systems capable of predicting their failures, while distinguishing between false positive and false negative instances. This project will also appear at IROS 2019 (IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems).
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No luck for me with this one, using the Win32 CLI version. Anyone else managed to play this back yet?
i think the quote is "poor replay" wait for the credit to register and it'll playback fine. takes maybe a minute to get the credit to register, maybe this is because he plays as player two. playsback ok for me with regular old windows mamew60.
No, it starts ok, but loses sync around stage 3.
Hehe. Oh, nice picture Chad!
thanks! just call me pony tails... anyways i played this back again in win98 just after i couldn't play it back in winXP. at any rate, only one person playing back this game is NOT enough for it to be allowed at marp. If two people can't get it to play back in win98 with sound, (and as long as no other one person besides me can get it to playback) then this recording by unwritten law should probably be removed.
Well, I tried it with XMAME, and it played back to 1.9M, so I certainly would say that Raiden is port specific. I can't try the DOS version as I cannot run DOS MAME any more with sound enabled (stupid crappy sound drivers).
Plays back perfectly (first time! ) on MAMEw .60, with sound, hardware stretch ON, F10 and Frameskip 11. Booyah.
I'm using Windows 98 SE, btw.
JoeyL21988 wrote: Plays back perfectly (first time! ) on MAMEw .60, with sound, hardware stretch ON, F10 and Frameskip 11. Booyah.
Only difference for me is that I used -noafs (frameskip defaults to 0 of course). That, and I have WinME.


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We are a collaborative, passionate & diverse group
Our AMAZING team
Associate Professor Francine Marques
Laboratory head
Associate Professor Francine Marques is a Senior Medical Research Fellow from the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation, a National Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow (Level 2), and head of the Hypertension Research laboratory at Monash University. She was awarded her PhD in 2012 at the University of Sydney, in the field of the molecular genomics of hypertension. She was previously an NHMRC and Heart Foundation early career fellow during 2012-2016, and a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow (Level 1) during 2017-2021. She has won 25 awards including the 2021 Australian Academy of Science Gottschalk Medal.
Outside the lab, she loves gardening, taking the dogs to the park, baking, and she is the queen of DIYs.
Joanne O'Donnel
Dr Joanne O'Donnell is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellow in the Marques lab. Previously she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA (2014-2017). Joanne completed her PhD at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (2011-2014), under an NHMRC Dora Lush Fellowship.
Outside the lab, she loves spending time with her family and travelling.
Tenghao Zheng
Dr Tenghao Zheng obtained his M.D. degree in June 2012 at Zhengzhou University, China and then pursued a two-year specialist training on Gastroenterology at People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China, he was awarded the Master of Medicine in June 2014. From September 2014, he started his doctoral studies at Karolinska Institute, Sweden and successfully defended the thesis on May 2019 which focused on identifying risk genes and variants for irritable bowel syndrome.
Since October 2019, he pursues his scientific career as a postdoctoral research fellow at Monash University, Australia and his current research works focus on the genetic basis and risk factors of common gastrointestinal diseases, where he exploits biobank-scale healthcare data and integrate modern statistics, metagenomic and multi-omics methodologies.
Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, going to the gym, movies and video games.
Hamdi Jama
Dr Hamdi Jama recently finished her PhD student at the Marques lab in collaboration with Prof David Kaye at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. Her PhD project focused on elucidating the mechanisms by which gut microbial metabolites modulate cardiovascular disease. In 2017, she received a first class honours project completed at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute characterising cardiac fibroblasts during cardiac inflammation.
Outside of the lab she enjoys hiking, outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
Matthew Snelson
Dr Matthew Snelson is an advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, a Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and chair of the Australasian Human Microbiome Research Network. His research investigates the role of diet in altering chronic disease states via modulation of the gut microbiota and intestinal homeostasis.
Evany Dinakis
Evany is a PhD in the Marques lab under supervision of A/Prof Marques, Dr Joanne O'Donnell and Dr Bradley Broughton. She received first class honours through research conducted in the Pharmacology Department at Monash University in 2019, with her research focusing on whether amnion-derived stem cells limited brain inflammation following ischaemic stroke.
Outside of the lab, I enjoy spending quality time with friends and family, going to the beach and travelling!
Rikeish Muralitharan
Rikeish graduated with a double degree in Medicine (MD) from University of Indonesia and B. Med Sci (Hons) from Monash University. He received first class honours under the supervision of A/P Dr. Caroline Gargett of Hudson Institute, focusing on characterising the anti-inflammatory properties of mesenchymal stem cells from the endometrium.
After completing his medical degree, he underwent compulsory clinical training for two years in Malaysia before being awarded full registration to practice. He then decided to continue his passion for research by joining the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur under the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. His research there focused on genetics, such as using whole exome sequencing (WES) for the diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies.
Outside the lab, Rikeish enjoys hanging out with his mates, game nights and keeping healthy.
Liang Xie
Liang Xie is co-supervised by A/Prof Francine Marques. Liang is doing his first PhD year on the proton-sensor GPR65 and inflammation with Prof. Charles Mackay. From September 2017 to May 2018, he studied in Charles's lab on how pH and GPR65 regulate cytokine productions of lymphocytes as a visiting research student. From the studies with Charles, Liang received his Bachelor degree (BSc(Hons) equivalent) from Wuhan University, China in 2018.
Outside the lab, he's a passionate chorus singer and also enjoys movies, traveling and outdoors.
Alex Peh Cheng Guan
Alex received his BSc (Hons) Biochemistry from the Universiti Putra Malaysia with first-class honors. During his Bachelor's degree, he underwent a research internship at CSIRO (Canberra, Australia) under the supervision of Dr. Helen Dacres, focusing on a novel BRET biosensing system for plasmin measurement. After completing his Bachelor's degree, his enthusiasm in research has driven him to continue his Master's study in Life Sciences at The University of Tokyo (Japan). His research there focused on the development of transgenic medaka (Oryzias latipes) and the study of microglia distribution patterns after irradiation. Alex started his PhD at the Marques Lab in February 2020, and is co-supervised by Dr Bradley Broughton.
Outside of work, he likes taking photographs, skiing and travelling.
Laura Avellaneda Franco
Laura is a PhD student at the Barr Lab and is co-supervised by A/Prof Francine Marques.
Coco Bayly-Jones
Coco is a PhD student at the Bryson-Richardson Lab and is co-supervised by A/Prof Francine Marques.
Florencia (Chudan) Xu
Florencia graduated from a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from Monash University. She decided to pursue an Honours project at the Marques lab to further develop her lab skills and gain insights into research. Her Honours project, which was supervised by A/Prof Francine Marques, aims to identify metabolites associated with high blood pressure and fibre intake. Florencia is now a PhD student in the Marques' lab, supervised by A/Prof Marques, Prof David Kaye and Dr Joanne O'Donnell.
Outside of her studies, she enjoys hanging out with her friends, travelling and hiking.
Leticia Camargo Tavares
Leticia Tavares is a PhD student at the Marques lab in collaboration with Prof Mauro D'Amato and Dr Sonika Tyagi. Her current research is focused on genome-wide analyses for precision medicine in gastrointestinal diseases. She completed her Master's degree in the Pharmacogenetics field at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sao Paulo (USP) and is a Bachalor in Physical and Biomolecular Sciences (USP, Brazil).
Besides being a passionate scientist, Leticia is graduated in classical ballet and loves enjoying nature whenever she gets the chance.
Anastasia Barbaro-Wahl
Honours student
Anastasia is an honours student in our lab, researching receptors that sense gut microbial metabolites and how these communicate with the host (us!).
Outside of the lab, she enjoys doing aerial hoop and pole dancing.
Lab mascots
Pepper and Ash
Pepper and Ash are our lab mascots. They keep us on check turning up to some of the lab meetings unannounced. The girls are miniature Schnauzers who love their walks, treats and belly rubs. They are committed to cardiovascular health and love to exercise and eat their veggies. They are also great at giving cuddles when experiments are not going well.


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Q: Looking for a disjoint symbol Does anyone know how to make this symbol? Detexify couldn't help.
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o
The vertical line is centered on the 'o' and starts at the top of the 'o'.

A: Is this what you want?

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,pict2e}

\makeatletter
\newcommand{\disjoint}{}% for safety
\DeclareRobustCommand{\disjoint}{%
  \mathrel{%
    \mathpalette\disjoint@\relax
  }%
}

\newcommand{\disjoint@}[2]{%
  \begingroup
  \setlength{\unitlength}{\disjoint@height{#1}}%
  \begin{picture}(1.4,2)
  \roundcap
  \linethickness{\disjoint@thickness{#1}}
  \put(0.7,0.5){\circle{1}}
  \Line(0.7,1)(0.7,2)
  \end{picture}%
  \endgroup
}
\newcommand{\disjoint@height}[1]{%
  0.8\fontdimen5
  \ifx#1\displaystyle\textfont\else
  \ifx#1\textstyle\textfont\else
  \ifx#1\scriptstyle\scriptfont\else
  \scriptscriptfont\fi\fi\fi 3
}
\newcommand{\disjoint@thickness}[1]{%
  \fontdimen8
  \ifx#1\displaystyle\textfont\else
  \ifx#1\textstyle\textfont\else
  \ifx#1\scriptstyle\scriptfont\else
  \scriptscriptfont\fi\fi\fi 3
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

\fboxsep=0pt\fbox{$\disjoint$}

$A\disjoint B$
$\scriptstyle A\disjoint B$
$\scriptscriptstyle A\disjoint B$

\end{document}

A: As @Noone pointed out, there is a similar unicode character (U+2AF0). As for most unicode characters, it is included in the STIX font. It can be accessed without loading the whole font as in the following example.
\documentclass{article}
\DeclareFontEncoding{LS1}{}{}
\DeclareFontSubstitution{LS1}{stix}{m}{n}
\DeclareSymbolFont{symbols4}{LS1}{stixbb}{m}{it}
\DeclareMathSymbol{\midcir}{\mathrel}{symbols4}{"BE}
\begin{document}
\( \midcir \)
\end{document}

A: Using the \multimap symbol...rotated using also scalerel package.

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\newcommand{\circmap}{\raisebox{.7\depth}{$\rotmap$}}
\newcommand{\rotmap}{\rotatebox[origin=c]{-90}{$\multimap$}}
\usepackage{scalerel}
\usepackage{parskip}

\begin{document}
Euler's formula is remarkable: $e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0$.

But if I have two sets with $A \mathbin{\scaleobj{.7}{\circmap}} B$ we can write $A_{\scalebox{.5}{$\scriptscriptstyle \circmap$}}^{\scalebox{.5}{$\scriptscriptstyle \circmap$}}$

\end{document}

Or another alternative can be to use fontawesome5 with the command \faNeuter.
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\newcommand{\circmap}{\raisebox{.6\depth}{$\rotmap$}}
\newcommand{\rotmap}{\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{\faNeuter}}
\usepackage{scalerel}

\begin{document}
Le be $\circmap$ a map: we define
\[\circmap \colon A \to B\]
if
\[A_{\scalebox{.5}{$\scriptscriptstyle \circmap$}}B\]

\end{document}

A: There's a VERTICAL LINE WITH CIRCLE BELOW (U+2AF0) Unicode character and you can access to it via XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX with a proper font:
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{unicode-math}
\setmathfont{XITS Math}
\begin{document}
$⫰$ {\Large $⫰$} {\Huge $⫰$}
\end{document}


Mt. Zion Baptist Church (BRR) was founded in 1886 by Reverend W. M. Chestnut. It was started under a brush harbor at a place called Jeno Branch. The seats were made of pine slabs. The congregation then decided that they wanted a temple in which to serve God, so the first temple was built and constructed with pine slabs.
After Reverend Chestnut's administration, Reverend McGuirt became the Pastor. The second temple was built of real lumber during his administration. Reverend Pearl of Rock Hill, South Carolina, became the third pastor of the church and served 14 years. After Reverend Pearl resigned, Reverend M. L. Wade served the church for four years before he died. After his death, Reverend A. D. Dennis was voted in as our new pastor. He was the pastor for 25 years.
Reverend H. G. Grant became the next pastor and served for six years. Reverend Charles Davis became pastor for a short but productive period of time. Under his administration the Mt. Zion Gospel Choir originated.
Reverend D. L. Glover became the next pastor. During his administration the third temple was built. While in the planning stage, there was a question of where to build. Because of her long standing relationship with the governor's family, Sarah Belton contacted Governor John West, and he deeded the property of the church's present location to the Mt. Zion Baptist Church for $1.00. The church members had faith, so the temple was built. The loan was repaid and the mortgage was burned five years later. The temple was dedicated to God under Reverend Glover's leadership. He served as pastor for 18 years until his health began to fail and he died.
During the period between Reverend Glover's passing and our next pastor's election, Reverend James Missouri served as Interim Pastor.
Reverend Eddie J. Woods was elected as pastor on December 25, 1994. Our motto was "A growing church for growing people." Many things were accomplished under Reverend Wood's leadership. The church purchased a van, the parking lot was paved, Children's Church was established, a new member's class was instituted, and a Radio Outreach Ministry was established. Reverend Woods was the pastor of Mt. Zion for four and a half years.
After prayerfully seeking another under shepherd, Reverend Belton Jerome Goodwin was voted in as pastor in 2000. The church motto changed to "A growing church with a family concept." Under Pastor Goodwin's leadership, a Prison ministry was established, a Hospitality Committee was formed, Children's Church was re-established and the Male Chorus and Inspirational Choir were formed. A church library was organized and the Couple's Ministry was formed. Pastor Goodwin had a vision to expand the church building. After much prayer and preparation, the vestibule was completed and dedicated to God in 2006.
We have been blessed to purchase ten acres of land with two apartments units on it.
Pastor Goodwin was the pastor of Mt. Zion for fifteen years.
During our time of transition until a new pastor elected, Reverend Mary McIlwain served as interim pastor.
In June 2016, Mt. Zion elected Reverend Warren S. Bolton as our new Pastor. Under his leadership, Mt. Zion will continue educating on our past and embraces our the future blessings destined to be bestowed on us.
We are a "growing church with a family concept," trusting and believing that with God, all things are possible.


Union Jack – Kowhaiwhai (Maori scroll design): The Kowhaiwhai design is based on the Mangotipi or white pointer shark. This is here to represent strength and the ocean. I wanted to combine the Maori design with the British to make reference to New Zealand as a multi cultural country.
Matariki (Pleiades) star motif: Replaces the Southern Cross. Matariki being the Maori New Year. A time to reflect on the past and to think about and plan for the future. A time for celebration!
The Pataka (store house): Top right hand corner. At Matariki our storehouses are full of food to sustain our bodies throughout the colder seasons. It is now the time to concentrate on filling our personal 'pataka' (our mind).
Pipiri-June: Matariki was celebrated at different times by different tribes.


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suite('group-constructors', function() {
  function simpleGroupEffect() {
    return new SequenceEffect([
      new KeyframeEffect(document.body, [], 2000),
      new GroupEffect([
        new KeyframeEffect(document.body, [], 2000),
        new KeyframeEffect(document.body, [], 1000)
      ])
    ]);
  }

  test('associated animations for children in groups are correct', function() {
    var anim = document.timeline.play(simpleGroupEffect());
    tick(0);
    assert.equal(anim.effect._animation, anim);
    assert.equal(anim._childAnimations[0].effect._animation, anim);
    assert.equal(anim._childAnimations[1].effect._animation, anim);
    tick(2100);
    assert.equal(anim._childAnimations[1]._childAnimations[0].effect._animation, anim);
    assert.equal(anim._childAnimations[1]._childAnimations[1].effect._animation, anim);
  });

  test('firstChild and lastChild getters work', function() {
    var child1 = new KeyframeEffect(null, [], 100);
    var child2 = new GroupEffect([]);

    var seqParent = new SequenceEffect([child1, child2]);
    assert.equal(seqParent.firstChild, child1, 'first child of a SequenceEffect');
    assert.equal(seqParent.lastChild, child2, 'last child of a SequenceEffect');

    var emptySeqParent = new SequenceEffect([]);
    assert.equal(emptySeqParent.firstChild, null, 'first child of an empty SequenceEffect');
    assert.equal(emptySeqParent.lastChild, null, 'last child of an empty SequenceEffect');

    var groupParent = new GroupEffect([child1, child2]);
    assert.equal(groupParent.firstChild, child1, 'first child of a GroupEffect');
    assert.equal(groupParent.lastChild, child2, 'last child of a GroupEffect');

    var emptyGroupParent = new GroupEffect([]);
    assert.equal(emptyGroupParent.firstChild, null, 'first child of an empty GroupEffect');
    assert.equal(emptyGroupParent.lastChild, null, 'last child of an empty GroupEffect');
  });

  test('Cloning a SequenceEffect works', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);

    var keyframeEffect1 = new KeyframeEffect(target1, [{opacity: 1}, {opacity: 0}], {duration: 100, fill: 'none'});
    var keyframeEffect2 = keyframeEffect1.clone();
    var sequenceEffect1 = new SequenceEffect([keyframeEffect1, keyframeEffect2]);
    var sequenceEffect2 = sequenceEffect1.clone();
    var sequenceEffectParent = new SequenceEffect([sequenceEffect1, sequenceEffect2]);

    assert.equal(sequenceEffectParent.activeDuration, 400);

    var animation = document.timeline.play(sequenceEffectParent);
    tick(0);
    tick(25);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.75);
    tick(75);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.25);

    tick(125);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.75);
    tick(175);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.25);

    tick(225);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.75);
    tick(275);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.25);

    tick(325);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.75);
    tick(375);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.25);
    tick(400);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    animation.cancel();
  });

  test('append and prepend work', function() {
    var child1 = new KeyframeEffect(null, [], 100);
    var child2 = new GroupEffect([]);

    var seqParentAp = new SequenceEffect([child1]);
    seqParentAp.append(child2);
    assert.equal(seqParentAp.firstChild, child1, 'first child of a SequenceEffect after appending 1 child');
    assert.equal(seqParentAp.lastChild, child2, 'last child of a SequenceEffect after appending 1 child');

    var emptyGroupParentAp = new GroupEffect([]);
    emptyGroupParentAp.append(child2, child1);
    assert.equal(emptyGroupParentAp.firstChild, child2, 'first child of a GroupEffect after appending 2 children');
    assert.equal(emptyGroupParentAp.lastChild, child1, 'last child of a GroupEffect after appending 2 children');

    var groupParentPre = new GroupEffect([child1]);
    groupParentPre.prepend(child2);
    assert.equal(groupParentPre.firstChild, child2, 'first child of a GroupEffect after prepending 1 child');
    assert.equal(groupParentPre.lastChild, child1, 'last child of a GroupEffect after prepending 1 child');

    var emptySeqParentPre = new SequenceEffect([]);
    emptySeqParentPre.prepend(child2, child1);
    assert.equal(emptySeqParentPre.firstChild, child1, 'first child of a SequenceEffect after prepending 2 children');
    assert.equal(emptySeqParentPre.lastChild, child2, 'last child of a SequenceEffect after prepending 2 children');

    var group = new GroupEffect([child1, child2]);
    var seqParent = new SequenceEffect([group]);
    var ex;
    try {
      group.append(seqParent);
    } catch (e) {
      ex = e;
    }
    assert.equal(ex.name, 'HierarchyRequestError', 'Appending an ancestor throws a HierarchyRequestError');

    var groupParent = new GroupEffect([]);
    ex = undefined;
    try {
      groupParent.prepend(groupParent);
    } catch (e) {
      ex = e;
    }
    assert.equal(ex.name, 'HierarchyRequestError', 'Prepending an self throws a HierarchyRequestError');
  });

  test('Playing a child reparents it.', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    var target2 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    document.body.appendChild(target2);
    var effect1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 8, fill: 'both'});
    var effect2 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target2,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 8, fill: 'both'});
    var group = new GroupEffect([effect1, effect2]);
    var groupAnimation = document.timeline.play(group);
    tick(0);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity, 0);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(effect1);
    assert.equal(group.children.length, 1);
    assert.equal(effect1._animation, animation);
    assert.equal(effect2._animation, groupAnimation);
    assert.equal(animation.effect, effect1);
    tick(1);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity, 0.125);
    tick(2);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.125);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity, 0.25);
    groupAnimation.cancel();
    tick(3);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0.25);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity, 1);
    animation.cancel();
    tick(4);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity, 1);
  });

  test('Remove KeyframeEffect from SequenceEffect parent', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    var target2 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    document.body.appendChild(target2);
    var effect1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 2, fill: 'both'});
    var effect2 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target2,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 2, fill: 'both'});
    var sequence = new SequenceEffect([effect1, effect2]);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(sequence);
    tick(0);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity, 0);
    effect1.remove();
    tick(1);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity, 0.5);
    assert.equal(sequence.children.length, 1);
    assert.equal(sequence._animation, animation);
    assert.equal(effect1._animation, undefined);
    assert.equal(effect2._animation, animation);
    assert.equal(animation.effect, sequence);
    animation.cancel();
    tick(2);
    animation.play();
    tick(3);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity, 0);
    animation.cancel();
    tick(4);
  });

  test('Remove SequenceEffect from directly associated animation', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    var effect1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 2, fill: 'both'});
    var sequence = new SequenceEffect([effect1]);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(sequence);
    tick(0);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0);
    sequence.remove();
    tick(1);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    assert.equal(sequence.children.length, 1);
    assert.equal(sequence._animation, undefined);
    assert.equal(effect1._animation, undefined);
    assert.notEqual(animation.effect, sequence);
    animation.play();
    tick(2);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    animation.cancel();
    tick(3);
  });

  test('Remove SequenceEffect from GroupEffect parent', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    var effect1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 2, fill: 'both'});
    var sequence = new SequenceEffect([effect1]);
    var group = new GroupEffect([sequence]);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(group);
    tick(0);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0);
    assert.equal(group.children.length, 1);
    assert.equal(group._animation, animation);
    assert.equal(sequence._animation, animation);
    assert.equal(animation.effect, group);
    sequence.remove();
    tick(1);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    assert.equal(sequence.children.length, 1);
    assert.equal(group.children.length, 0);
    assert.equal(group._animation, animation);
    assert.equal(sequence._animation, undefined);
    assert.equal(effect1._animation, undefined);
    assert.equal(animation.effect, group);
    animation.cancel();
    tick(2);
    animation.play();
    tick(3);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    animation.cancel();
    tick(4);
  });

  test('Calling remove on reparented effect removes it from directly associated animation', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    var effect1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 2, fill: 'both'});
    var group = new GroupEffect([effect1]);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(effect1);
    tick(0);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 0);
    effect1.remove();
    tick(1);
    assert.equal(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity, 1);
    assert.equal(effect1._animation, undefined);
    assert.notEqual(animation.effect, effect1);
    animation.cancel();
    tick(2);
  });

  test('Setting delay on child KeyframeEffect timing', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    var target2 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target2);
    var child1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 100});
    var child2 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target2,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 100});
    var sequence = new SequenceEffect([child1, child2]);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(sequence);
    tick(0);
    tick(150);
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0.5, 0.001, 't=150 before setting delay');
    child1.timing.delay = 20;
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0.3, 0.001, 't=150 after setting delay');
  });

  test('Setting endDelay on child KeyframeEffect timing', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    var target2 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target2);
    var child1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 100});
    var child2 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target2,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 100});
    var sequence = new SequenceEffect([child1, child2]);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(sequence);
    tick(0);
    tick(150);
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0.5, 0.001, 't=150 before setting endDelay');
    child1.timing.endDelay = 20;
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0.3, 0.001, 't=150 after setting endDelay');
  });

  test('Setting duration on child KeyframeEffect timing', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    var target2 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target2);
    var child1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 100, fill: 'both'});
    var child2 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target2,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 100, fill: 'both'});
    var sequence = new SequenceEffect([child1, child2]);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(sequence);
    tick(0);
    tick(125);
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity), 1, 0.001, 'target1 at t=125 before setting duration');
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0.25, 0.001, 'target2 at t=125 before setting duration');
    child1.timing.duration = 50;
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity), 1, 0.001, 'target1 at t=125 after setting duration');
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0.75, 0.001, 'target2 at t=125 after setting duration');
  });

  test('Setting iterations on child KeyframeEffect timing', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    var target2 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target2);
    var child1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 100, fill: 'both'});
    var child2 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target2,
        [
          {opacity: 0},
          {opacity: 1}
        ],
        {duration: 100, fill: 'both'});
    var sequence = new SequenceEffect([child1, child2]);
    var animation = document.timeline.play(sequence);
    tick(0);
    tick(125);
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity), 1, 0.001, 'target1 at t=125 before setting iterations');
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0.25, 0.001, 'target2 at t=125 before setting iterations');
    child1.timing.iterations = 2;
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity), 0.25, 0.001, 'target1 at t=125 after setting iterations');
    assert.closeTo(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0, 0.001, 'target2 at t=125 after setting iterations');
  });

  test('Setting fill on SequenceEffect timing', function() {
    var target1 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target1);
    var target2 = document.createElement('div');
    document.body.appendChild(target2);
    var child1 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target1,
        [
          {opacity: 1},
          {opacity: 0}
        ],
        {duration: 100, fill: 'both'});
    var child2 = new KeyframeEffect(
        target2,
        [
          {opacity: 1},
          {opacity: 0}
        ],
        {duration: 100, fill: 'both'});
    var sequence = new SequenceEffect([child1, child2], {fill: 'none'});
    var animation = document.timeline.play(sequence);
    tick(0);
    tick(250);
    assert.equal(Number(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity), 1, 'target1 at t=250 before setting fill');
    assert.equal(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 1, 'target2 at t=250 before setting fill');
    sequence.timing.fill = 'both';
    assert.equal(Number(getComputedStyle(target1).opacity), 0, 'target1 at t=250 after setting fill');
    assert.equal(Number(getComputedStyle(target2).opacity), 0, 'target2 at t=250 after setting fill');
  });
});

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At Boston Children's Hospital Global Health Program, we focus on impact. For us, impact means action – sustainable, pragmatic strides towards the goal of every child everywhere having access to safe and quality healthcare.
We offer a broad spectrum of solutions to pediatric healthcare problems, including research, advocacy, education or assistance with direct clinical care delivery in times of disaster or crisis when local systems request a helping hand. We work in both development settings and complex humanitarian crises, providing solutions that are scalable and sustainable. Child health is complicated and multifactorial, requiring experts to efficiently and effectively impact the most challenging problems in countries like Liberia, Lebanon, and Laos.
Rather than focus on a single disease, we address the broad spectrum of children's health. Our emphasis is on meeting growing children's changing needs in innovative, sustainable ways.
Our solution-driven approach equips local partners to work independently. From day one, we start moving toward our exit strategy. This model allows us to direct the majority of funds to programming, not our own operations.
We partner with local caregivers, businesses and governments to overcome political and infrastructure barriers. Clean water, nutrition and education — so many factors influence a child's healthy development.
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"In the weeks prior to going on a trip, I make and then freeze single portions of favorite foods. Some examples are Beef Bourguignon, roasted garlic pasta sauce with locally made organic italian sausages, cooked plain quinoa, pesto, etc. I bring fresh herbs wrapped in damp paper towels, bottles of sweet chili sauce, Nam Pla, hot sauce, plus snack bags filled with dry herbs and spices.
Each morning I move one (or more if traveling with someone) from the freezer. Then, at mealtimes, I boil one pot of water and add pasta or rice. While it cooks, I chop vegetables adding them to the pot when the pasta or rice needs to finish cooking in the same amount of time the vegetables need. I empty the pot into a drainer, the container(s) of the stew, sauce etc into the hot pot, throw the starches/veggies back in and add the appropriate additions; pesto, cheeses, Nam Pla, nuts, or whatever that dish requires stir it together. Then I have a lovely tasty meal very easily and readily. It's relatively easy to move from Thai food, to Italian, to French.
They are not strictly one-pot meals since a slowly simmered sauce or oven baked chicken cacciatore needs a pot at home, but on the road it's most definitely a one pot meal. I entertain fairly often so it's quite easy for me to freeze up single packs following a big meal. I also travel with a small propane oven. I didn't want to try to bake in my tiny truck camper in summer weather. I use it to bake my own gluten free breads, muffins, etc.
My limitations right now come from maintaining the freezer at a constant temperature. I am not skilled at managing the three-way settings. I am considering a small 12V freezer for my truck cab and my next camper will have a compressor refrigerator.
On a long trip I will need a day now and then for cooking several types of food and freezing portions. Every few days I also make up containers of quinoa salad and coleslaw to speed up assembling meals. In the mornings, while preparing breakfast, I make and pack my lunch to carry in the cab.
Prior to a trip, I pre-mix gluten free (I am a celiac) batches of various mixes – bread for a small loaf pan, biscuits, muffins, pancakes; each container has a colored sticker on it. I have a master list of recipes with the color coded stickers for each type of mix, listing required additions, baking times, etc. My Northstar has cupboards in front of the wheel well with narrow shelves – perfect for cans or, in my case, single flour batches.
"Eating is the best part of our camping experience. We do stop for fast food on the road but, once we get to the campsite, we try to do it right. Our favorite meals are fillets with a Caesar potato salad or homemade fettuccine noodles with Alfredo sauce. We've also had stuffed trout with rice pilaf and grilled chicken breasts with a tomato cream sauce. Once, we even had surf and turf for our anniversary.
We try to take along a nice wine selection and snacks like smoked salmon or smoked trout. Breakfasts can be easy like instant oatmeal or biscuits with gravy in the Dutch oven.
"We eat when we're camping like we do at home. I must say that I always have something pre-made. As an example, we love fried rice. When I cook rice, I always cook more then I need. It can be refrigerated for about three to four days or I can freeze it. And when I cook pork chops, I always cook some extras that I will freeze for the future.
"I love to cook and am constantly on the lookout for easy recipes that are healthy to prepare while camping. We love to stop at local markets and bakeries to purchase local ingredients. While on a recent trip to the Olympic Peninsula, we were able to purchase fresh oysters to cook on the grill. They were so good that we stopped to get more on our way home. We also will purchase steak, which we rarely eat at home. After having carried along recipes that take some prep, I've found that easier is better. I usually make up pancake mix and special spice mixes at home ahead of time and carry them in baggies.


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Best 10 cheapest tablets UK
Why you use cheapest tablets UK: Tablets have become an increasingly popular device for both personal and professional use, offering a portable and convenient way to access the internet, create and edit documents, and much more. For those on a budget, finding a cheap tablet can be a challenge. However, there are several options available in the UK that offer good value for money. Here is the best 10 cheapest tablets UK currently available in Below:
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Amazon Fire 7
This tablet is available for just £49.99 and offers a 7-inch display, 16 GB of storage, and up to 7 hours of battery life. It also comes with access to Amazon's extensive library of movies, TV shows, music, and books. It runs on Amazon's Fire operating system and comes with access to the Amazon Appstore, which offers a wide range of apps, games, movies, TV shows, music, and books. The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Amazon Fire 7 is its affordability, making it a good option for those on a budget. However, it should be noted that the tablet's specifications are relatively basic, and it may not be suitable for more demanding tasks such as video editing or gaming.
This budget tablet has a 7-inch display and 16 GB of storage and is available for just £69.99. It also has a long battery life of up to 10 hours, making it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. It runs on Android 9.0 and comes with a number of pre-installed apps such as Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube. The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Lenovo Tab M7 is its long battery life, which makes it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. However, it should be noted that the tablet's specifications are relatively basic, and it may not be suitable for more demanding tasks such as video editing or gaming.
This tablet has a 7-inch display, 16 GB of storage, and a long battery life of up to 13 hours. It is available for £79.99 and also includes a 2 MP front camera and 5 MP rear camera for taking photos and videos. It runs on Android 9.0 and comes with a number of pre-installed apps such as Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube. The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera for taking photos and videos, as well as a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 is its long battery life, which makes it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. However, it should be noted that the tablet's specifications are relatively basic and it may not be suitable for more demanding tasks such as video editing or gaming.
Asus ZenPad C 7.0
The cheapest tablets UK has a 7-inch display, 16 GB of storage, and a long battery life of up to 10 hours. It is available for £79.99 and also includes a 2 MP front camera and 5 MP rear camera for taking photos and videos. It runs on Android 5.0 and comes with a number of pre-installed apps such as Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube. The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera for taking photos and videos, as well as a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Asus ZenPad C 7.0 is its long battery life, which makes it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. However, it should be noted that the tablet is running an older version of Android and may not be compatible with some newer apps. Additionally, the tablet's specifications are relatively basic and it may not be suitable for more demanding tasks such as video editing or gaming.
This budget tablet has a 7-inch display, 16 GB of storage, and a long battery life of up to 10 hours. It is available for £79.99 and also includes a 2 MP front camera and 5 MP rear camera for taking photos and videos. It runs on Android 8.1. One of the main advantages of the Lenovo Tab E7 is its long battery life, which makes it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. However, it should be noted that the tablet's specifications are relatively basic and it may not be suitable for more demanding tasks such as video editing or gaming.
Amazon Fire HD 8
Amazon Fire HD 8 is a budget tablet that is available in the UK for £89.99. It has a 8-inch HD display, 32 GB of storage, and up to 12 hours of battery life. It runs on Amazon's Fire operating system and comes with access to the Amazon Appstore, which offers a wide range of apps, games, movies, TV shows, music, and books. The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera for taking photos and videos, as well as a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Amazon Fire HD 8 is its long battery life, which makes it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. However, it should be noted that the tablet's specifications are relatively basic and it may not be suitable for more demanding tasks such as video editing or gaming.
Huawei MediaPad T3 7 is a cheapest tablets UK that is available in the UK for £99.99. It has a 7-inch display, 16 GB of storage, and a long battery life of up to 8 hours. It runs on Android 7.0 and comes with a number of pre-installed apps such as Google Maps, Gmail, and YouTube. The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera for taking photos and videos, as well as a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Huawei MediaPad T3 7 is its long battery life, which makes it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. However, it should be noted that the tablet is running an older version of Android and may not be compatible with some newer apps. Additionally, the tablet's specifications are relatively basic and it may not be suitable for more demanding tasks such as video editing or gaming.
Amazon Fire HD 10
Amazon Fire HD 10 is a cheapest tablet that is available in the UK for £149.99. It has a 10-inch Full HD display, 32 GB of storage, and up to 12 hours of battery life. It runs on Amazon's Fire operating system and comes with access to the Amazon Appstore, which offers a wide range of apps, games, movies, TV shows, music, and books. The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera for taking photos and videos, as well as a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Amazon Fire HD 10 is its large Full HD display, which is great for watching movies and TV shows. It also has a long battery life, making it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. However, it should be noted that the tablet's specifications are relatively basic and it may not be suitable for more demanding tasks such as video editing or gaming.
This tablet has a 10.1-inch Full HD display, 32 GB of storage, and a long battery life of up to 13 hours. It is available for £169.99 and also includes a 2 MP front camera and 5 MP rear camera for taking photos and videos. The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera for taking photos and videos, as well as a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is its large Full HD display, which is great for watching movies and TV shows. It also has a long battery life, making it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day
This tablet has a 10.1-inch Full HD display, 64 GB of storage, and a long battery life of up to 20 hours. It is available for £199.99 and also includes a 2 MP front camera and 8 MP rear camera for taking photos and videos.The tablet also includes a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera for taking photos and videos, as well as a built-in speaker. One of the main advantages of the Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus is its long battery life, which makes it a good choice for those who need a tablet that can last throughout the day. It also has a larger amount of storage than many other budget tablets, making it a good choice for those who need more space for apps, photos, and other media. However, it should be noted that the tablet is running an older version of Android and may not be compatible with some newer apps
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It was touted as the Prince of the Midair versus the King of the Hill.
During the series Johnson said he did what he did best – run the team. He likewise said that Jordan did what he did best – score. The championship was decided after five games, the last being played at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on Wednesday, June 19, the Bulls winning 108-101.
Jordan averaged 31.2 points per game to Magic's 18.6. Jordan had 33 rebounds to Magic's 40. Jordan was named the unanimous MVP.


Plans to hold a pill testing demonstration at the start of the Rainbow Serpent Festival have been cancelled.
Harm Reduction Australia planned on testing a non-illicit substance to demonstrate to politicians and police the technology and consultation process used.
President Gino Vumbaca says Victoria Police did not support the idea, so he decided not to hold the demonstration.
Calls for pill testing are regularly ignited, and summarily rejected, following suspected drug overdoses at music festivals. But how does pill testing work? And what's the case for introducing it in Australia?
How do recent claims about pill testing stack up against the evidence?
The pill testing debate seems louder than ever. We look at recent claims from politicians, commentators and experts — and put them to the test.


Our Cedar Park Bike Shop is located on the Southeast corner of Parmer and 1431.
The Cedar Park shop is conveniently located near the best mountain bike trails and road bike riding in Cedar Park, Leander, Georgetown, Williamson county and beyond. We're also located right next to Red Horn Coffee and Brewing which is the ideal place to start your bike ride with coffee and breakfast tacos. Don't forget to wrap up your ride with a cold beer and stories about how you shredded on the Brushy Creek Mountain bike trails or took the Andice town sign sprint.
Need to grab a shower before heading off to work? We got you covered at the Cedar Park Shop.
Bring your bike to the shop and our team will assess your needs and get you rolling as soon as possible. Quick adjustments can often be handled same day. Larger tasks will be dependent on parts in stock.


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Q: Suggestions for GUI of a multiledia messaging application in J2ME We have developed a messaging application in j2me which adds text message, gets pictures from gallery and attaches them to the message etc and sends it over to a server after encryption, i.e. the client wants the messages to be encrypted. The app is ready but the only problem is that the GUI of the app looks miserable compared to the GUI of native messaging application on Nokia phones.
Our GUI consists of a texfield for adding recipients i.e. the user clicks "options" to "add recipients" and is taken to a new form where contacts are shown. but the textfield is not in one line (like in case of native app). Also, we need the user to input the text message in a textField since we cannot have textbox inside a form (but the native app has a textbox as well as a textField ). Are there any ways to achieve such GUIs (one-line textfields, textbox like thing inside a form)?
I hope you all understand what I mean, any kind of help will be appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Ashish.

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MKA Cyber
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Card Not Present Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response
Trump Hotels Investigates Hack Report
Suspected Card Fraud Traced to Multiple Hotel Locations Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • July 2, 2015
Was one of the businesses helmed by Donald Trump breached via a point-of-sale malware hack attack?
See Also: 2020 Gartner Market Guide for Network Detection and Response
Trump is CEO of Trump Hotel Properties, which has confirmed that it is investigating reports that it suffered a data breach, leading to the theft and fraudulent use of its customers' payment card data.
The company's executive vice president of development and acquisitions, Eric Trump - son of Donald - on July 1 confirmed the breach investigation in a statement.
"Like virtually every other company these days, we have been alerted to potential suspicious credit card activity and are in the midst of a thorough investigation to determine whether it involves any of our properties," he said. "We are committed to safeguarding all guests' personal information and will continue to do so vigilantly."
News of the potential data breach at Trump Hotel Properties was first reported by security blogger Brian Krebs. He reported that multiple banks had spotted a pattern of fraud beginning in February, suggesting that payment-card data for customers of Trump Hotel Properties in multiple locations - including Chicago, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami and New York - had been stolen.
"Since the breach is suspected to be as far back as February of this year, most of those cards have probably already been sold," Bryan Jardine, vice president of U.S. operations and product management for security firm Easy Solutions, tells Information Security Media Group. "Since it appears to be a multi-location-style breach, more than likely it is malware-driven. This could extend beyond POS malware, unless every location uses the same POS network."
POS Malware Epidemic
If the card-data breach at Trump Hotel Properties is confirmed, it would join a long list of businesses - including numerous other hotel chains, retailers and restaurants, ranging from P.F. Chang's to Target - that have been breached by hackers and lost their customers' card data.
Security experts say U.S. cardholders remain at high risk from payment card data theft attacks due in part to the country not yet having fully adopted EMV chip and signature defenses. "The increased targeting of large American corporations, including those in retail and hospitality, is likely a result of continued use of magnetic stripe transactions within the U.S.," says threat-intelligence firm iSight Partners in a research note. "Magnetic stripe data is much easier to collect and fraudulently duplicate than EMV-chip data."
So far this year, businesses that have reported suffering card-data breaches include global luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, organic and health food grocery chain Natural Grocers, hotel management company White Lodging Services Corp., and retailer Sally Beauty. All of those organizations - as well as many more before them - reported that the card fraud resulted from their point-of-sale systems being compromised.
Security experts say too many such POS malware attacks today succeed because retailers and other businesses are failing to change the default passwords in place on payment-card terminals, or to segment their networks, all of which would help to better defend against POS malware attacks (see Why POS Malware Still Works).
Follows Businesses "Firing" Trump
While no business wants to see its customers' card data get stolen, news of the Trump Hotel Properties breach investigation comes at an awkward time for Donald Trump, as it follows his June 16 announcement that he was seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. During his campaign kickoff speech, furthermore, Trump made a number of comments that were widely viewed as being racist.
Reaction to the comments have seen Trump ending up at the receiving end of his famous "The Celebrity Apprentice" catchphrase - "You're fired" - as numerous businesses, including NBC, Macy's, Univision and Televisa, amongst others, said they would cease working with Trump. NBC also announced that it would no longer broadcast the Miss USA Pageant, which is half-owned by Trump.
Incident & Breach Response
Europol Details Online Jihadist Hunt
Bitcoin Exchange Hacked With Word Macro
Mathew J. Schwartz
Executive Editor, DataBreachToday & Europe
Schwartz is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience in magazines, newspapers and electronic media. He has covered the information security and privacy sector throughout his career. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2014, where he now serves as the executive editor, DataBreachToday and for European news coverage, Schwartz was the information security beat reporter for InformationWeek and a frequent contributor to DarkReading, among other publications. He lives in Scotland.
A Roadmap to SASE
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Actual Incident Response Scenarios in Healthcare and Financial Services
Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers
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Continuous Attack Simulations: How to Identify Risk, Close Gaps, and Validate Your Security Controls
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These nights are not guaranteed but we try our best. We ended Nighthold at 9/10 heroic and we're getting ready to start Tomb of Sargeras normal progression.
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Panel Ancient Civilization & Wisdom and their Connection to the Cosmos
Our connection to the stars has been the most sought after question since time began. The question remains, who was here before us. Are we decedents of Sumerian Gods as spoke about in The Keys of Enoch? Are we related to ancient astronauts, or those who built the pyramids of ancient Egypt? Our panel of experts will explore with you how old Earth might really be, what kind of cultures put the laws in place that became what we today call modern civilization. What secrets are revealed in the exotic areas of the world like the Amazon, Peru, and Gobeckli Tepe in Turkey. Is it possible our other worldly visitors the extraterrestrials are responsible for man inhabiting the Earth? Find out in this startling and intelligent panel discussion and together we might just solve some of the greatest mysteries of Mankind.
Moderator: Robert Perala is the host of his own internet show, The Perala Report, and is the author of the best-selling publications The Divine Blueprint and The Divine Architect. He is considered one of North America's foremost inspirational speakers and has been featured on CNN, The FOX Network, Showtime, REN TV (Russia), and Coast To Coast AM. He can be found at www.robertperala.com
Graham Hancock is the author of the New York Times best-seller Magicians of the Gods, and the international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods, and Heaven's Mirror. His books have sold more than nine million copies worldwide. He has become recognized as an unconventional thinker who raises controversial questions about humanity's past. Hancock's newest book, America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization, will be available in April 2019.
Dr. J.J. Hurtak, Ph.D, and Dr. Desiree Hurtak, Ph.D., are researchers and authors of numerous books including The Keys of Enoch®, The End of Suffering (with physicist Russell Targ), Mind Dynamics (with Dr. Elizabeth Rauscher) and Overself Awakening, as well as their award-winning videos, Merkabah and The Light Body. www.KeysOfEnoch.org
Daniel P. Sheehan is a Constitutional trial attorney, public speaker, political activist, and educator. Over the last forty-five years he has participated in numerous legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers, the Watergate Break-In, the Karen Silkwood case, the Greensboro Massacre, the La Penca Bombing, the Wounded Knee and Standing Rock cases and others. Dan is the President and General Counsel to the Disclosure Project and The Romero Institute in Santa Cruz, CA, working on developing the content of "The Green New Deal" to be enacted in 2019.
Mike Bara is a New York Times best-selling author, lecturer and TV personality. Mike is a regular contributor on television programs such as Ancient Aliens, America's Book of Secrets and most recently, UFOs: Uncovering The Truth. His latest books are Lightbringer, an X-Files styled thriller, and Ancient Aliens on the Moon.


Traveling around the country has allowed the A16 National Park Road Team to visit a lot of local attractions and also some of our key vendors. In San Jose we had the opportunity to visit the Western Mountaineering factory. We were able to see firsthand the care and attention they give each bag to create high quality down sleeping bags that are still made right here in the USA.
Adventure 16 is a company that prides itself on representing the highest quality gear and customer satisfaction. And because of this, customers often ask why are some coats and gear so much more expensive than similar items located down the street at their local sporting goods store. I think that definition of the store there in itself helps explain why Adventure 16 chooses to carry certain products over other similar items.
One of the major areas that Adventure 16 likes to pride itself in, is being one of the few stores to carry this awesome company called Western Mountaineering. Located in San Jose, CA on a quiet street in the middle of warehouses was Western Mountaineering. It took us a circle or two around the block to find the signage seeing as they aren't the largest manufacturer.
Once inside though we were greeted with a kind "Hello!" from Gary Peterson, the production manager. Gary began at Western Mountaineering in 1991 and has seen it all. On the left is Gary and I standing next to the Adventure 16 National Park Road Team vehicle.
The factory in San Jose is one of three stateside that they are currently using. There are 30 to 38 seamstresses working on the floor at any given time and usually a single sleeping bag is only ever touched by two of them.
Below is a walk through of the factory from a bag being cut to the final inspection table. These bags are truly hand made in the U.S.A. using as many U.S. sourced materials as possible.
Yes, they use to have garments made in Canada. but found that even there, quality control became too difficult to control.
Sleeping bag templates. You'd think that would all be digital but paper is still the best.
A stack of 100 Badger sleeping bag shells being cut all at once.
Homemade tools are sometimes the best. Fashioned-together scissors and razor blades to trim sheets that are roughly 5ft wide.
A seamstress hard at work putting together a Mitylite. One of the few bags that is stitched entirely by one worker.
Baffles being sewn into the inside of the sleeping bag. The mesh strips help keep the down separated in each baffle and also to help dictate the volume of the baffle by varying the height of each baffle.
Besides the sleeping bags, they also sew down coats and booties. This was just one of the stacks of items ready to be finished.
Gary standing in front of sleeping bags awaiting baffling to be sewn in. All of the bags in the background are filled with high-quality goose down fill from Poland. Western sources their down from a mother goose farm where the geese are not bred primarily for food. This means they have a longer life span, they don't spend their life in confinement or cages and their plumage is gathered from their nesting area, which all results in better quality down.
Down was floating all over the factory since it wasn't quarantined in its own area. The feathers were piled like dust bunnies in every corner.
Filling the bags in an artwork. On the scale at the top of the photo was a small disc with increments written to tell how much fill should be in each section of whatever bag it is they are filling.
One of the new ideas being instituted by Western this year is having the two seamstresses who made the bag sign it. This helps demonstrate the quality and care that each bag is given and ensures that they would not send out a bag they wouldn't want themselves.
All finished up, these are sleeping bags going through quality checks before being boxed and shipped to their respective retailer. I looked for some earmarked Adventure 16 but couldn't find any.
Yes many of the Western Mountaineering bags don't look very exotic, or come in a wide selection of colors, but the devil is in the details. The fine details like double-stitching in high-wear areas or creating a new zipper cave to prevent air from entering at the draft collar.
When you start your search for the perfect sleeping bag be sure to go through the details and not just trust its warmth rating. There is a lot more to a sleeping bag than meets the eye. Don't let the simple looking design fool you.