For me this sign at the Auntie's Bookstore location in River Park Square summed up what happens when you errandonnee: You're a force for good in your local economy at the same time you're practicing happy, healthy transportation. My photography+cell phone=bad photos–sorry!
I took a shot at the February biking challenge posed by @gypsybug on Chasing Mailboxes: the Errandonnee. Complete at least 7 different types of errand by bike and at least 30 miles and you've succeeded!
In addition to living a pretty low-mileage life right now, another catch I faced was a travel schedule that took me to Spokane and away from my bike in the final few days of the challenge. As I mentioned in my first errandonnee post I'm able to do errands walking as well as biking in my new downtown Seattle life so I'd almost have to manufacture errands to get me on my bike (an approach certainly not without its merits!).
I tried to figure out how I might work in a bike ride in Spokane last weekend when I was there. When I laid it out, though, it was ludicrous. I'd have to drive to my friend Betsy's house in order to borrow a bike and then ride with her right past my starting point to get to a meeting. Putting in car mileage in order to achieve bike mileage truly defeats the purpose.
In the spirit of active transportation, therefore, I'm stretching the errandonnee definition for myself to include uses of walking to replace driving, with the same goals of mindfulness, a mix of destinations, and getting somewhere under my own steam outside in winter weather. Two wheels or two feet–it's all good.
Here's the full list of destination types with ride/walk reports and observations noted.
Bike Shop: Didn't need this and couldn't score points. Sweet Hubs just serviced both my bikes, and Back Alley Bike Repair in the back of our office space will take care of anything else I need.
Breakfast or Lunch: Rode 17 miles Sunday Feb. 10 and had breakfast for lunch in West Seattle. Two lessons learned: 1) It can be sunny when you leave downtown Seattle and turn very cold and foggy once you round the point on Alki Beach. 2) When biking to eat you should always plan on having a way to carry leftovers (ended up with a foil-wrapped packet in my jacket pocket).
Coffee or Dessert: Rode 13 miles Saturday Feb. 9 to meet up with Sweet Hubs for coffee after he finished his team training ride. Two lessons learned: 1) I should plan ahead for tricky, busy intersections instead of relying on my smartphone navigation. Went astray 3 times making a fast choice at a Y or other decision point. 2) Also, if I go too long without riding my road bike I kind of forget how it feels and works.
— Feb. 14 I walked to a meeting of the Transportation Policy Board at the Puget Sound Regional Council office, on which I serve as the representative of nonmotorized transportation. Observations: 1) The office is not even a block from where I live, but in that short span I walked through one of Seattle's alleys (thanks for making those part of the street life, Seattle!) and 2) I had time to think about the timing of the traffic lights, which appear to be optimized for vehicular traffic along Western Ave.
— Feb. 19 I went to a meeting of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Policy Council. I would say I biked there, except that the majority of my passage consisted of pushing my bike up the sidewalk on University, which is a steep climb from First Ave.–another way that biking and walking are two sides of the coin when it comes to running errands without driving. Note for the Chamber: It would sure be awesome if you'd ask the city to install a bike rack somewhere near the entrance. My friends at Greater Spokane Incorporated, the regional Chamber in Spokane, put one in. Just as businesses can be bike-friendly, biking is business-friendly, especially where we're welcomed with parking.
Dinner: Rats! Didn't go out to eat enough.
Grocery Store: Feb. 19 we had beautiful sunshine in downtown Seattle. I took a walk for a brain break/Vitamin D dose and explored the International District a bit to spot destinations for future trips by bike or foot. Along the way I stopped at Uwajimaya Village for a few groceries. Total walk was around a mile.
— On Sunday, Feb. 17, I walked from our hotel in Spokane through Riverfront Park across the Spokane River, enjoying the rush of water and sunny skies, to catch up with my besty Betsy and make a run on the Nordstrom's sale racks (hello, cashmere sweater at 50% off!).
Personal Care and Health (e.g., doctor, haircut, massage, gym, manicure): Even with my more open definition of errandonnee, I don't see how I can possibly count getting a haircut in the salon that is two doors away from my home as constituting any kind of trip at all. Just lucky.
Library (also includes book reading): On Sunday Feb. 17 from Nordstrom's Betsy and I headed to Auntie's Bookstore at both locations–inside River Park Square and the original store on West Main. The total shopping loop and back to the hotel probably represented a little over 1.5 miles in winter sunshine.
Work: This one is too easy! I only live a half-mile from work. Observations to date: 1) I live so close to work it's almost not worth riding, except that riding is so fun! 2) Pioneer Square has lots of traffic-calming elements that make it easier to share the street because no one is moving fast.
Wild Card: This was the biggest chunk of walking in the mix: the one that would have involved a car trip to turn it into a bike trip. Betsy met up with me at our hotel Monday morning Feb. 18 and we walked a four-mile round trip to Roast House Coffee, where I had a meeting to discuss the awesome Gear Grinder Blend they'll be roasting to benefit the Bicycle Alliance of Washington (soon you'll be able to order it online from us). A brisk walk on a cold but sunny day with wonderful organic coffee that's beyond fair trade at the end–what could be better? Only a bike ride, if that had been feasible.
Next challenge: 30 Days of Biking in April, unless Chasing Mailboxes has something fun planned for March or I come up with something.
When you have errands to run do you think about your transportation choices?
How often do you choose biking or walking?
What would make for a fun challenge that would get you riding new places?
Have we forgotten some obvious categories as optional and to encourage a broader band of wannabe (winter cyclists)?
*A Transit Stop –subway, light rail, bus with racks, airport! Go multi-modal!!
I think the women's cycling conference that you're going, should get on board this idea as a take away for their local areas.
Want to organize something in blogosphere so that we can prove that the cycling community/readers here collectively visit enough places to create a town, a city? 🙂 A strong message to the business community and other naysayers.
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Sounds like it's time to leave a bike here in Spokane for you to ride when in town.
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Eventually, a post to my taste. Since bike has really changed my life, i found it important to talk about the little things that differentiate life before and after riding bikes, though i usually use electric bicycles.


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Published on July 25th, 2008 | by Ariel Schwartz
Wind-Powered Tall Ships Are Once Again Important As Oil Prices Hurt Trade
July 25th, 2008 by Ariel Schwartz
Sometimes it takes an energy crisis to make us realize the value of old technology. As oil prices soar, tall wind-powered ships are looking like an increasingly viable alternative.
The first commercial cargo of French wine to be transported by sailboat in the modern era is due to arrive in Dublin this week after a six-day trip. The 108 year-old British boat, chartered by French shipping company Compagnie de Transport Maritime a la Voile (CMTV), is carrying 30,000 bottles of wine.
Though the ship travels at a top speed of eight knots— half the speed of a modern cargo vessel—it is completely pollution-free. The 50,000 other merchant ships traveling the world emit 800 million tons of carbon dioxide each year.
The Kathleen & May spent most of its life transporting coal and clay. It was taken out of commercial service in 1960. Now it's once again hard at work, as CMTV has contracted for 80 vineyard owners from southern France to carry their wine bottles to Ireland on the ship. The company is also working on another deal to bring Irish whiskey and scotch to France using the boat, and it eventually plans on building its own tall ships for transport.
CMTV may be on to something; according to the French Association of Shipowners, wind-powered boats could capture .5% of the commercial shipping market. This may not sound like much—until you consider that 90% of the world's traded goods are transported via boat.
Tall ships may move a bit slower than fossil-fuel powered ships, but their minimal environmental impact could make them sea trade's best hope for the future.
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Worthing and Hastings' title bids suffer setbacks - Burgess Hill delighted to beat leaders
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Bexhill set for national cup clash
Bexhill Cricket Club's first team is due to begin its 2015 season in a national competition tomorrow (Saturday).
Friday, 24th April 2015, 7:10 am
New Bexhill Cricket Club captain Johnathan Haffenden is preparing to face Hartley Country Club
Weather permitting, the Sussex Premier League outfit will travel to Kent Premier League side Hartley Country Club in round one of the ECB National Club Championship.
Bexhill captain Johnathan Haffenden said: "It's nice to get a win early doors, but a lot of us haven't had a hit outdoors yet. We've netted indoors, but it's a bit different when you go outdoors.
"As much as we want to win it, we've got to look towards the league starting in a couple of weeks and we need to get prepared for that as well. It will be nice for a couple of the boys to have a bat and get our bowlers charged up as well."
Bexhill will be without Callum Guest, Joe Cox and Josh Beeslee but there may well be a couple of new faces in the side. James Walker, who will bat in the lower middle order, has come over from Eastbourne and young all-rounder Nick Peters has joined from Crowhurst Park.
There will also be an inter-club game involving players from Bexhill's various adult sides at The Polegrove on Sunday.
Overseas player Dean Crawford is due to fly in from Australia in the middle of next week.


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Éadach
© 2017 Eadach
Éadach by Sara O'Neill
Retelling the old stories
Sara O'Neill
The Eadach Story
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Sara draws inspiration from all over the island, especially her native north coast, an area of spectacular beauty filled with myth and legend.
'In the great Irish tradition, my grandparents told me wonderful stories- The Children of Lir, The Salmon of Knowlegde, of Cú Chulainn, banshees and fairy trees. These stories really come to life when roadtripping around the Irish coastline, seeing shipwrecks, ravaged shores, castle ruins and tumbledown cottages.'
Éadach has received extensive coverage in fashion and mainstream press, including Grazia's big fashion issue and The Mail on Sunday's You magazine, The Irish Times, Social and Personal, Hot Press, The Irish Independent, The Irish Mail on Sunday and Irish Country magazine.
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Summary: It was Hans who took things in his capable hands...or at least, hand.
After the Horsemen, after Bordeaux (story almost completed, but not published yet), Methos considers a new life. And so does his new assistant--or something--Hans.
Features the OC Hans, from the Clothing Stories and Poor Roger; also some clothes and shoes and ties.


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The steering position comes with a 24in screen. Behind it is a dinette with wet bar. Forward and aft there are two large sun pad areas with cushions.
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Q: Why does gaps between tiles in an orthogonal tilemap cocos2d game appear when running on iPhone? I'm trying to make a tilemap-based game using cocos2d 2.1 and Tiled 0.9.1. The game runs perfectly on the simulator, but I have gaps (artifact lines) between the tiles when running on the device.
Please see the screenshot.

The diff is the difference (made in photoshop) between the original tile (taken straight from the png of the tileset) and the tile as rendered by cocos2d. As you can see, in simulator they are 100% identical. However, on the device it seems that cocos2d shrinks the tile texture vertically by just a little bit. The 1 pixel stripe is actually the texture above the troublesome tile in the tileset.
Any idea what caused this and how to fix it?

A: While using this answer In my case enabling CC_FIX_ARTIFACTS_BY_STRECHING_TEXEL was not enough.
I also added the following code to AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching() function and rounded values passed to setPosition(x, y) function to nearest int.
Director::getInstance()->setProjection(Director::Projection::_2D);

I use cocos2d-x 3.4.

A: Not certain why this happens on devices only, but you should read in ccConfig.h for parameter CC_FIX_ARTIFACTS_BY_STRECHING_TEXEL. This in itself is a bad kludge, but it gives you a hint as to where to look.
Basically, you should make certain that all your positions are on an exact pixel boundary, ie on non-retina devices cast them to int, and on retina devices round to the nearest exact multiple of .5.  Best way to ensure that is to make all your textures w,h even numbers ... the onus is on the artist for anything that will not move. If you move things, and the final position is calculated (for example in a ccTouches move,end), make certain you do this rounding there.  Beware of batch nodes : the node itself, and all its children should be on pel boundary.

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Honduras: Seeking Protection, Detained in the United States, Deported to Danger
Project November 16, 2015
Emily Gogolak
The Centro de Atención al Migrante Retornado in Tegucigalpa. Image by Emily Gogolak. Honduras, 2015.
Hundreds of asylum-seeking women from the Northern Triangle region of Central America have been deported from family immigration detention centers in New Mexico and Texas since last July. Often without an adequate opportunity to fight their cases in the U.S. immigration system, they are returned to extremely hostile environments. Honduras has the world's second highest murder rate; violent deaths among women there rose 263 percent between 2005 and 2013 and the impunity rate for femicide and sexual violence claims is 95 percent.
In this project, journalist Emily Gogolak documents the stories behind these statistics. She reports on life inside family immigration detention centers, on the realities of the deported, and on the context of violence that forced them to flee and to which they return. She explores how the crisis of violence against women in Honduras is perpetuated by transnational gangs, shifting narco routes in the wake of the Mexican drug war, the effects of the 2009 coup, intergenerational trauma, and cyclical deportation.
PART OF: Honduras: Seeking Protection, Detained in the United States, Deported to Danger
Meet the Central American Women the United States is Detaining and Deporting
Ankle Monitors Weigh on Immigrant Mothers Released from Detention


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Q: How to set a Dependency Property Value? Please reference code below for context.

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*On start up, the Text of the 2 TextBoxes will be "This is the Original Value".

*When the TestBox's button ("Test Button") is clicked:

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*the text of the TestBox's TextBox will change to "Set By Test Button"

*the other TextBox's value will NOT change.

*When the Window's button is clicked, the text of BOTH TextBoxes should change to "Set By Window". However, only the plain TextBox gets updated, the TestBox does not. <-- THIS IS THE BUG!
It seems that the way i'm (re)setting the Test property from within the TestBox obliterates the binding.
What is the proper way of changing a Dependency Property from within the user control itself without breaking bindings?

Example code:
I've got a UserControl, TestBox that looks like this:
TestBox.xaml:
<UserControl x:Class="Company.UserControls.TestBox"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             x:Name="TextBoxControl">
    <StackPanel>
        <TextBox MinWidth="100" Name="TestTextBox"
            Text="{Binding Path=Test, ElementName=TextBoxControl, Mode=TwoWay}"
         />
        <Button MinWidth="100" Content="Test Button"
            Click="ButtonBase_OnClick" />
    </StackPanel>
</UserControl>

TestBox.xaml.cs:
using System.Windows;

namespace Company.UserControls
{
    public partial class TestBox
    {
        public const string TestString = "Set By Test Button";

        public TestBox()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        public static readonly DependencyProperty TestProperty =
                DependencyProperty.Register(
                    "Test",
                    typeof(string), typeof(TestBox),
            new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null,
                        FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.AffectsRender));
        public string Test
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(TestProperty); }
            set { SetValue(TestProperty, value); }
        }
        private void ButtonBase_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            /****** THIS OBLITERATES THE BINDING ******/
        Test = TestString;
            /****** THIS OBLITERATES THE BINDING ******/
        }
    }
}

And a Window that uses the control like this:
MainWindow.xaml:
<Window x:Class="Company.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:u="clr-namespace:Company.UserControls"
        Title="MainWindow">
    <StackPanel x:Name="MyStackPanel">
        <TextBox Text="{Binding Path=MyTestValue, Mode=OneWay}"/>
        <u:TestBox x:Name="MyTestBox"
                   Test="{Binding Path=MyTestValue, Mode=OneWay}"/>
        <Button Content="Click" Click="ButtonBase_OnClick" />
    </StackPanel>
</Window>

MainWindow.xaml.cs:
using System.Windows;

namespace Company
{
    public partial class MainWindow
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            MyStackPanel.DataContext = new MyThing
            {
                MyTestValue = "This is the Original Value"
            };
        }
        private void ButtonBase_OnClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            MyStackPanel.DataContext = new MyThing
            {
                MyTestValue = "Set by Window"
            };
        }
    }

    public class MyThing
    {
        public string MyTestValue { get; set; }
    }
}

A: The problem is that you are asking the binding system to get out of sync. The whole system is designed to keep all bound elements in sync. The only cases under which you can set a value on a dependency property without destroying the underlying binding are when the binding mode is set to "TwoWay" or "OneWayToSource". Under these conditions the value is transferred back to the source and consequently, the system is kept in sync. However, in your case a two way binding will cause both buttons to change both textboxes.
You will need to use two dependency properties TestBox. The first dependency property will be bound to the internal text box, and the second will be bound to in the parent window. Then you will need to add a property change handler to the second dependency property (which is done in the FrameworkPropertyMetadata). In this handler, simply set the value on the first dependency property.
Since you are using a UserControl with a code behind anyways, a simpler solution is to only have the second dependency property mentioned above and to directly set the value (from you event handler and the property change handler) onto the textbox via its x:Name.
Let me know if you need any more clarification.


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Webinar with UN-Habitat: Urban-Rural Linkages in the Time of COVID-19 - Impact on the Urban Poor and Slum Dwellers in Asia and Africa
The fourth session of this webinar series, Urban-Rural Linkages in the time of COVID-19: Impact on the urban poor and slum dwellers in Asia and Africa, jointly organised by UN-Habitat with the GCRF Centre for Sustainable Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC), examined the impacts of COVID-19 on the urban poor and slum dwellers through the lens of urban-rural linkages in African and Asian cities.
View full concept note.
Watch video recording and download presentations via links below.
Presentation - Joe Muturi: Muungano Wa Wanavijiji
Presentation - David Everatt: South Africa's poor in the time of Covid19
Presentation - Debolina Kundu: Covid-19 impact on slum dwellers in India
Presentation - Kerstin Sommer: Rural-urban linkages and informal settlements COVID-19
AGENDA AND SPEAKERS:
Opening remarks – Dr Shipra Narang, Chief, Urban Practices Branch, UN-Habitat
Joseph Muturi, Slum Dwellers International
Professor David Everatt, School of Governance University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Chairperson South African Statistics Council and Co-Investigator SHLC
Professor Debolina Kundu, National Institute of Urban Affairs (India), and Co-Investigator SHLC
Kerstin Sommer, Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme, UN-Habitat
Moderated discussion and Q&A
Takeaway and insights
Vote of thanks
Develop a deeper understanding on the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on slum dwellers and the urban poor.
Discuss the contributions of urban-rural linkages and integrated territorial approaches to address the needs of slum dwellers and the urban poor in the face of COVID-19.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
What are the territorial characteristics of slums in the city?
To what extent are the COVID-19 response measures enforced in slums?
What is the impact of COVID-19 on slum dwellers and what are their coping mechanism?
How are the impacts of COVID-19 on slum dwellers related to urban-rural flows of people, food, water, resources? How are communities in slum areas handling these links to face the crisis?
What actions can be taken by government and other actors to address the different needs of slums dwellers while strengthening urban-rural linkages in the face of COVID-19?
What capacities and institutions should be strengthened to take these actions?
The COVID-19 pandemic has serious impacts for people all over the world. These impacts are differentiated by social, economic and spatial inequalities, which pose distinctive challenges for slum dwellers and the urban poor. This demands special attention from governments at all levels, international organisations, local institutions, and academic and civil society actors.
SHLC researchers based at the National Institute of Urban Affairs of India, together with World Vision India, will share insights from a recent telephone survey exploring COVID-19 impact on slum dwellers and the urban poor in Indian cities. Researchers from the SHLC team based in South Africa will share insights about the current situation in Johannesburg.
UN-Habitat started a process beginning in 2015 that culminated in 2019 with numerous stakeholders agreeing the Urban-Rural Linkages: Guiding Principles and Framework for Action to Advance Integrated Territorial Development (URL-GP). The ten guiding principles seek to orientate the actions of different actors to reduce spatial inequalities and unequal access to resources and services across the urban-rural continuum. It is both important to understand and recognise the needs of slum dwellers and discuss the contribution of urban-rural perspectives so that no one in these communities is left behind.
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A method of laying lined pipeline which actively and successfully removes air pockets which might be trapped in the annulus between the liner and the host pipe by progressively flooding the lined pipeline. Furthermore, the liner is broug...
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A tie back connector having a telescoping section wherein a distal end of the telescoping section is sealed to a detachable component by a compression clamp and the telescoping section is sealed by a tension clamp. The detachable compone...
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A bottom-surface linking facility for at least two submarine pipes (11-1, 11-2) at the bottom of the ocean (10), in particular at more than 500 m depth, comprising at least two hybrid towers, each comprising: (a) a rigid pipe (1-1, 1-2) ...
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A marine fall pipe system (100) for placing blocks of stone and/or rock(R) on a sea bed (SB) is configured for suspension from a marine vessel (10). The fall pipe system comprises substantially tubular fall pipe segments (110) configurab...
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A detection system to check the position of a pipeline in a bed of a body of water and extending along a predetermined route; the system (1) comprising a device (3; 103), which is configured to be moved in a moving direction (D) and alon...
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A pipe assembly station for performing operations on a field joint during pipe assembly has an active rail extending around an opening through which the pipe can pass. Tool carriages are arranged to traverse along the active rail and aro...
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WO/2016/140578A1	 CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR SUBSEA PIPELINES
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WO/2016/135197A1	 ADJUSTABLE BUOYANCY CLAMP FOR HOSE
A buoy device (1) for a marine hose or the like, wherein the buoy device (1) is configured to at least partly enclose said hose (H), and wherein the buoy device (1) comprises a shell unit and a bladder unit which is arranged within the s...
WO/2016/137363A1	 TRENCH CUTTING MACHINE
The invention relates to a trench cutting machine (10) for making a cut in a surface (13). The trench cutting machine comprises a frame (12) comprising at least one rear axle (15) and at least one front axle (17); a rotatable circular bl...
WO/2016/135490A1	 ALIGNMENT TOOL
A tool for aligning flanged conduit (71s, 71f) connections comprises first and second engagement devices for engaging first (72f) and second (72s) flanges respectively. A driving device (40) induces relative movement of the engagement de...
WO/2016/137332A1	 PIPELINE METHOD AND APPARATUS
A method and apparatus for laying pipelines. An apparatus is attached to a portion of a pipeline 1, the apparatus comprising a tensioning member 2 and a buoyancy element 3 attached to a mid-portion of the tensioning member 2. When the bu...
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The present invention relates to a marine pipeline installation system and marine pipeline installation method. The marine pipeline installation system comprises a pipeline launch tower for launching the pipeline in a firing line along s...
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[Problem] To provide an installation mount for a laser irradiation device, said mount enabling easy installation of a laser irradiation device as well as reducing manufacturing costs and the number of parts used. [Solution] This installa...
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A joining device (9) for joining two facing and aligned pipeline sections presents two coupling members (37, 38) selectively couplable to respective pipeline sections (4, 5) at two respective facing flanges (27, 28) located at the ends o...
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The invention relates to an anti-slide device for the self-centring of an inner tube inside an outer tube of an element of unit length of a subsea pipeline for transporting fluids, comprising a ring (4) consisting of an elastomer materia...
WO/2016/125011A1	 SEALING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUBSEA PIPE-IN-PIPE SYSTEMS
A method of sealing an annulus between inner and outer pipe sections (18, 12) of a pipe-in-pipe system comprises: positioning a sealing mass (30) in the annulus in contact with the inner and outer pipe sections; deforming the sealing mas...
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A coupler (200) for a fluid coupling (10) is provided that includes a valve housing (210) and a valve member (230) with an inclined seal (260). The valve housing (210) has a through-passage (212) and a tapered valve seat (216) surroundin...
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WO/2016/122326A1	 HYDROPOWER INSTALLATION
The present disclosure relates to a hydropower installation, comprising a water supply and an energy generating station, with the supply at a higher level than the energy generating station; and a duct extending between the supply and th...
WO/2016/110617A1	 BALLASTING AND/OR PROTECTION DEVICES FOR UNDERWATER LINES
The invention relates to a ballasting device (10) for an underwater line (5), wherein said device has an opening (L), said opening (L) having a cross-section substantially identical to the cross-section of the outer wall of the underwate...
WO/2016/102915A1	 A RISER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FORMING A RISER ASSEMBLY
A riser assembly (500) for transporting fluids from a sub-sea location is disclosed. The riser assembly (500) includes a riser (501) having at least one segment of flexible pipe and a plurality of buoyancy compensating elements (511) con...
WO/2016/102707A1	 SLEEVE FOR PROTECTING AND BALLASTING A PIPE, IN PARTICULAR IN AN UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT, AND DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO SUCH SLEEVES RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER
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A cold water pipe assembly, and mechanisms for generating a cold water pipe assembly, are provided. A plurality of mooring lines are secured to a pipe end member. A pipe segment of a plurality of pipe segments is slidably coupled with re...
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A method and apparatus are disclosed for at least partially repairing a defect in a tubular composite layer. The apparatus comprises a plurality of independently movable abutment elements (3820) each supported in a spaced apart relations...
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The present invention relates to a marine pipelaying system (1) and method for lowering and/ or raising an offshore pipeline and including one or more accessories (30) thereto, the system (1) comprising a pipeline launch device (10), a p...
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WO/2016/066721A1	 TOUCH DOWN MONITORING OF AN OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC NODE
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What is Controversial about PK?
R Arun Kumar
INDIAN film industry, very rarely and only occasionally produces socially relevant cinema. PK is one such film. The film has once again proved that fundamentalists have no religion. What else will explain the opposition to the film, bringing together the RSS, VHP, Hindu Mahasabha, Baba Ramdev, Swami Swaroopanand Shankracharya, Maulana Firangi Mahal and the Jamat-e-Islami Hind? Surprisingly, it took nearly a week after the film was released for the protesters to express their displeasure. If the film makers thought that acknowledging L K Advani, a known film-buff and earning praise from him for the 'courageous movie', would earn them a reprieve from the religious zealots, they for once have grossly miscalculated. It seems they had over-estimated the 'strength' of Advani!
RSS and the entire Sangh Parivar is back in business now, with the BJP in power at the centre with a majority of its own. A 'cultural organisation' it claims, the RSS had mobilised its entire parivar to protest the movie, which they perceive as 'hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus'. All of them claim that the movie had targeted Hinduism, more than any other religion. This logic is further extended by Subramaniam Swamy, the BJP leader, who wanted to know if the film was funded by the ISI or Dubai (intention might be to point towards underworld don Dawood Ibrahim). Muslim fundamentalist organisations do not agree with these views, but do not find any objection to join the struggle against the film, as they think that their religious sentiments too were severely hurt by the film. The VHP had now extended its demand for the change of personnel and ethos of the censor board!
For once, one cannot but agree with Advani, who termed the film as not only 'courageous', but also as 'wonderful'. Many seem to share this perception and are turning out to watch the movie in droves. According to some random interviews done by a news agency, it seems that many youngsters have taken a liking to the film. They are contradicting the claims made by the custodians of their respective faiths (managers of god, according to the film) and stating that the film in fact did not hurt any of their religious sentiments. Many had indeed commented that all those 'managers' who are opposing the film, might indeed be 'wrong numbers' (according to the film, all those managers of god who cheat people are termed 'wrong numbers').
The film indeed started a timely and healthy discussion on religion and how it is misused in our society. It is this discussion that all the religious fundamentalists do not want and this is what is making them oppose the movie. Even more disconcerting to the fundamentalists is the fact that the film encourages people to question rationally. And they know that the tendency to question, and rationality amongst people, is inimical to their interests. Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya, in his seminal works on the philosophical traditions of our country, writes: "...the trouble with logic was that it had the inherent tendency not to remain within the strict bounds of faith and encouraged people to raise questions inconvenient for the law-makers and thereby made people restless and even rebellious. Hence was the decree to hound them out, along with the heretics of course. As he (Manu) decreed: 'One must not even speak with the heretics (nastikas), the transgressors of caste discipline, the hypocrites, the logicians (haitukas), the double-dealers'". As true upholders of Manudharma, the RSS and the BJP are trying to scuttle all such attempts to question and hence they are keen on stalling the screening of the film. Moreover, the timing of the film's release, which the producers might not have thought about when they had started shooting, is also irking them.
The film was released at a time when the BJP had come to power and is on a thanks-giving mission to two of its best friends – the big corporates and the RSS-led Sangh Parivar. To satisfy the first, it is aggressively pursuing its brand of neo-liberal policies. To mask these policies, with the active connivance of the Sangh Parivar, it is raking up the issues of religious conversions, which also suit the interests of the Sangh. Vatsyayana in his famous commentary on the source-book of Nyaya asserted that 'practice is the criterion of truth', which can be learnt from 'sense-perception'. What best way to hide the 'truth', the effects of the neo-liberal policies on the people, than to take up emotive issues like religion and divide people! The attack on cultural institutions, which started with the demand for changing the school curriculum, has now entered other creative realms like film making and is part of their gameplan. This is what they had done earlier, when the BJP was in power for six years between 1998 and 2004.
This gameplan of the BJP is a lesson they had learned thoroughly from history. To quote again from Chattopadhyaya: "the consciousness of the people, kept crippled under the spell of superstitions, was left with no alternative other than abject obedience to the social superiors of the ruling class". For this reason, they present a distorted, one-sided history of our culture and civilization. According to them, Indian history is nothing but 'puranic' history, where society was administered as per the guidelines laid down by Manu and his ilk.
Chattopadhyaya explains: "for the political safety of the society considered ideal by them, the law-makers realised that it was not enough to enforce on the people their basic behaviour pattern with the age-old provision of the police and prison; the task became comparatively easier if moreover was enforced a definite thinking pattern on them. For this purpose they decreed mainly two points. First, the Vedas alone embodied scriptural declarations, transgression of which was a punishable offence. Secondly, the Vedas declared the philosophy of Pure Spirit as the only one, hence any tendency to develop a counter-philosophy was a mark of heresy and hence had to be stopped".
The RSS and BJP too are attempting to 'enforce' a certain 'thinking pattern' on our society and they do not want any 'counter-philosophy' to develop. Films like PK, they fear, might help in the growth of such a counter-philosophy and they want to nip it in the bud. Even this, they had learned from the famed Manu, who as we had already noted, did not want anyone to question and in fact wanted none to 'even speak' with such people.
But history is wise. Our country has a rich tradition of rationality and questioning, which was sought to be extinguished by fundamentalists right through the ancient period, without success. This rational and materialist philosophical tradition, called the Lokayata and Carvaca, bravely faced these attacks and openly rebuked the irrationality of brahmanical world order. Sample how they had challenged the scriptures and brahmins:
· There is no heaven, no final liberation, nor any soul in another world,
Nor do the actions of the four castes, orders, etc, produce any real effect.
· If the Sraddha produces gratification to beings who are dead,
Then here, too, in the case of travellers when they start, it is needless to give provisions for the journey.
· If being in heaven are gratified by our offering the Sraddha here,
Then why not give the food down below to those who are standing on the housetop?
That we are reading these challenges thrown by them itself shows the failure of the ruling classes attempts to trample upon reason. This also proves that whatever be the efforts, questioning spirit among people cannot be quelled. Common, toiling people, by their very nature, intrinsically retain a spirit of questioning and affinity towards materialism. Lokayata itself means, prevalence among people. It cannot be stamped out.
PK, with all its limitations, encourages people to question and think. Howsoever, religious fundamentalists might try – they might succeed in changing the syllabus and banning a film – but they cannot stop people from questioning and thinking. A thinking and questioning society, is a society ready for change – for the better. History stands testimony.


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Owen Thor Walker (online pseudonym AKILL) is a computer hacker living in New Zealand, who was discharged without conviction despite pleading guilty to several charges of 'cybercrime'. In 2008 he admitted to being the ringleader of an international hacking organization estimated to have caused $26 million worth of damage.

History
Walker was home-schooled from the age of 13. He received no formal computer training, instead teaching himself programming and encryption. He had been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

Arrest

Walker was arrested under sections 248-252 of New Zealand's Crime Act after international investigations by the FBI found him to be involved in an attack on the computer network of the University of Pennsylvania. The attack was orchestrated via a botnet established by Walker, using servers he exploited and rented, the majority of which were located in Malaysia.

Trial
He pleaded guilty to his connection in the crime, was fined for the cost of the damage to the University of Pennsylvania computer and was discharged without conviction, the presiding judge concluded that a conviction would only harm his future.

Employment
In 2008 he was hired by TelstraClear, the New Zealand subsidiary of Australian telecommunications company Telstra, to work with their security division DMZGlobal. As a security consultant, he presented seminars and appeared in advertising. TelstraClear spokesman Chris Mirams said it was not the equivalent of hiring a bank robber to advise on bank security.

References

1989 births
Living people
Computer criminals
New Zealand criminals
People with Asperger syndrome
New Zealand computer specialists

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Kuedo
Severant
Planet Mu
by Joe Colly
Using Vangelis' Blade Runner soundtrack as a touchstone, ex-Vex'd member Jamie Teasdale's solo debut brings together expressive synth work and cinematic sweep with a surprising degree of nuance and prettiness.
Back when he was making music with Vex'd, Jamie Teasdale was responsible for some of the more harder-edged, aggressive dubstep out there. With partner Roly Porter, the duo highlighted the genre's grimiest qualities, making industrial tracks like "Thunder" that sounded not unlike high-speed car crashes. But that wasn't his true calling. "I was more the technical guy in Vex'd," Teasdale, now going by Kuedo, recently told the Quietus. "A lot of the musical language came from Roly's side." And so it turns out that Teasdale's own musical language is actually quite dreamy and even romantic. His debut LP, Severant, brings together expressive synth work and cinematic sweep with a degree of nuance and, well, prettiness that's frankly kind of surprising.
Teasdale cleverly combines a few different genres here. First, through the use of vintage synth equipment, he conjures sci-fi soundscapes similar to the type deployed by Oneohtrix Point Never and Laurel Halo. With Vangelis' 1982 Blade Runner score an obvious touchstone, he layers nostalgia-hued synths in swirling, evocative patterns. But where guys like OPN like to leave these sounds untethered, Teasdale grounds them in the wobble and kick of dance music. Hearing these generally spacey tones backed by drums is cool on its own, but it's the kind of beats he chooses that really sets this record apart. Ignoring the cavernous drops of dubstep, Teasdale pulls instead from the faster, tinnier percussion of Chicago footwork and Lex Luger-style hip-hop production.
This unlikely pairing creates variations in speed, color, and texture that make Severant a dynamic listen. There's constant tension between an otherworldly, futuristic feeling and this more stuttering energy that keeps the tracks earthbound. Take "Scissors" for an example: Teasdale floats an airy, alien organ over quick-hitting bass and machine gun hi-hats, and the result is visceral, like standing under a helicopter taking off; at the same time, there's an eerily peaceful sensation to it. He also shows a good amount of range, going moody on "Seeing the Edges", darkly menacing on "Flight Path", and even R&B-sexy with closer "Memory Rain". In each case the tracks avoid one-note flatness by spreading the sounds in several different directions at once.
At 15 songs, Severant is long and occasionally becomes drifty, but at its best, the album is a confident, even inspired, solo debut. There are stretches where it feels like you're hearing sounds being put together for the first time, which is something that can't be said of many artists in an increasingly crowded and diluted electronic-music field. And it's not just that Teasdale cracks open a new micro-strain of music here-- call it the midpoint between experimental techno and the hip-hop street banger-- it's that he does it with a lot of warmth and nuance. Tonally these tracks are a world away from the aggro crunch of Vex'd. For other artists, there's plenty of value in that style, but Severant feels like the kind of music that this guy is intended to make.


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Podcasts > Track the Vax
Is Herd Immunity With COVID-19 Realistic?
— Goal may be replaced by "risk alert level" system as measure of infections
by Serena Marshall and Lara Salahi May 26, 2021
Listen and subscribe on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google, so you don't miss the next episode. And if you like what you hear, a five-star rating goes a long way in helping us "Track the Vax"!
Almost half of all Americans have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and roughly 40% are fully vaccinated, making mask mandates a thing of the past. Already, more than half a dozen states have vaccinated more than 70% of adults with at least one dose and some counties are hitting vaccine rates as high as 90% for those over 65 years of age.
As we've watched deaths from COVID drop across the country, it seems we are getting closer to the goal of the pandemic response: getting a high enough percentage of people with immunity to return to "normal." While all signs seem to point to us being closer to that goal, will it also signal the end of the pandemic? After all, herd immunity is a global effort and dozens of countries haven't even vaccinated 5% of their population.
Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, the former CDC Director under President Obama, and current president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins us on this week's episode to explain if we'll get there or if our goal should be something else completely.
The following is a transcript of his interview with "Track the Vax" host Serena Marshall:
Marshall: Dr. Frieden, herd immunity. It's something everyone is talking about these days.
Frieden: Well, I think there's actually a miscommunication. And the fact is it's not like a light switch: you have herd immunity and suddenly magically COVID is gone. The way immunity works is the more we build up in the population, the fewer outbreaks there will be. Unfortunately, what we're seeing in the U.S. is some pockets, demographic, geographic, even ideological, which are getting much less vaccination coverage.
And in those pockets, we're likely to continue to see clusters and potentially outbreaks.
Marshall: I want to dive into those pockets in just a few minutes, but let's first dive into what you just said. There's no magic light switch, no abracadabra. We think about herd immunity though, and we think about things like measles or smallpox that have gone away because we've reached herd immunity. But in the timeline we're in right now, that's taken decades to reach.
Frieden: Smallpox is a special case. It's the only human disease that has been eradicated. And we're not about to eradicate COVID. It's going to be with us for the indefinite future. We're going to have to learn to live with it and help people not die from it. And that means ramping up vaccination. And as there are fewer cases getting better at stopping cases in clusters from spreading, particularly because of the risk of more dangerous variants.
We've already seen variants that are more infectious and likely more deadly, and that's potentially just a warning of what could be coming in the future. There may be even more deadly variants coming. And so it's really important that we vaccinate better and do a really good job of finding cases quickly and stopping the spread.
Marshall: And then given those variants that you just mentioned, is herd immunity even realistic at any point in the future when it comes to COVID?
Frieden: I think there's some very positive things that we're seeing around the world. What we see in Israel right now is high levels of vaccination and basically, largely, back to normal. They continue to mask in schools because of course kids don't have approved vaccines yet, but they're dining. They're going to restaurants and bars. They've got theaters open. And, generally, they're seeing what life will be like when the worst of the pandemic is over. And I think we'll be there in the U.S. with a much better situation over the summer and we'll be at the new normal in the fall.
Marshall: Now some counties, though, are even projecting they'll reach herd immunity sooner than the fall... even beginning of June. LA County, by the end of July.
I mean, are those realistic expectations for those counties? And especially given the fact that one county might have herd immunity. And you mentioned a second ago, the pockets and another might not.
Frieden: I think the fact is we're going to have to keep our guard up. That doesn't mean we're going to have to keep business closures in place. I think we should be able to open virtually all businesses and schools in the fall. And even over the summer in many places. The more we vaccinate the better off we'll be.
It's crucially important though, that we get doctors more in the game on vaccination. There are still tens of millions of people at high risk for COVID who haven't been vaccinated. That's a risk of death. That's a risk of burden on our healthcare facility and that's a risk of uncontrolled spread that could lead to the emergence and spread of even more dangerous variants.
Marshall: What does herd immunity actually look like or mean? Is there a number that you can quantify for us? I mean, we've heard that 70% to 80% of the population, but when you're looking at different communities, different, as you said, ideologies. Different vaccination rates. How do you quantify that number?
Frieden: One thing that's really important to understand is that herd immunity is proportional or... the R0 which everyone's gotten to know what it means now.
Marshall: The naught?
Frieden: I prefer to call it the R0 because we're in the U.S. but everyone else calls it the R-naught.
The R0 for measles is very high, 15 to 20. And so to get good immunity against measles, you need well over 90% of the population immune through either infection or vaccination. With the variants, we're seeing much higher infectivity. And because of that, we need to get even higher levels of vaccination.
So we have two unfavorable developments. One is that there's a slowing of the vaccination pace. And the second is there's an acceleration of the spread of the virus. And that doesn't mean that all is lost. That doesn't mean we're going to go back to worst days. The worst of COVID is behind us in the U.S.
It does mean that we need to keep our guard up. It means that we need to continue to think of COVID, detect it. Isolate people. Provide COVID support services to those who are infected and continue to reach those who haven't been vaccinated with the messages and the messengers who will be most effective, especially their clinician.
Marshall: You mentioned the R-naught and how the variants are changing that number. I mean, measles were able to get such a high R-naught, or R0 at 90% because we vaccinate children. Children aren't yet included in the vaccines for COVID. Now we're starting to move forward with the over 12 age group. But when you look at the percentage of the population that kids make up, you know, 20% or so. So how do we even hit that 70% to 80% number if we don't have full kids and get to herd immunity and have things open up by the fall?
How is that actually possible or is it not?
Frieden: Well, first off, just to clarify about measles. One of the remarkable things about measles is if you get measles, you are almost certainly going to be completely immune for the rest of your life. So natural immunity.
Marshall: That is a big difference from where we are now.
Frieden: That is a big difference with measles. And even with measles, measles continues to kill a hundred thousand kids around the world every year.
And continues to cause clusters and outbreaks in the U.S. and that's a reflection that infectious diseases are going to be here with us. And I do think though, first off, when you get the most vulnerable people vaccinated, even if COVID is spreading it's not going to be causing the kind of devastating disease that it caused in the U.S. for much of the past year plus.
Second, you won't have explosive spread in communities, if you have high levels of vaccination. And that's why I don't say we're going to be back to normal in the fall. I say we will be at the 'new normal.' That new normal may include, for example, you go to a theater and everyone's wearing a mask just to be on the safe side.
You are going to be in one airspace for two or three hours with hundreds of people? Makes sense to wear a mask. Come flu season it may be a really good idea to wear masks because it'll reduce influenza and other diseases. If you have an underlying condition ... Probably not a bad idea to wear a mask if you're on the subway.
So it will be a new normal, but the key is that our economic and educational environment will continue, and will be robust. We can get back to the things that we miss, we need to do, and we love to do.
Marshall: The kids' role in herd immunity and getting kids vaccinated. Is there going to be a moment where we have enough younger kids, enough kids under the age of 18 vaccinated to help with those who are hesitant in the adult population?
Frieden: I think the more people who get vaccinated the better. And having vaccines available for our kids helps us get schools reopened. It will help reduce the spread in the community. But if you look at Israel and other places around the world, even without vaccinating kids, it's possible to get to a good situation. With kids getting vaccinated we can get to an even better situation.
Marshall: Now are the variants the whole reason, though, for this kind of moving target when it comes to that herd immunity and the ability to hit it?
When the pandemic first got underway, people talked a little bit about herd immunity. As we started to ramp up vaccinations, we talked more about herd immunity, and now it seems to be that, you know, we're probably not going to get to herd immunity.
Frieden: Again, I think there's a misconception of what herd immunity is. It's not eradication where the disease is gone. What we expect is that we get a high enough rate of vaccination, so we will not have widespread, explosive outbreaks of COVID. We will still be at risk for outbreaks in institutions; homeless shelters, correctional facilities, nursing homes, housing projects, even schools and universities.
That's why we need to continue to ramp up vaccination. That's why we need to continue to test and provide support to people who have COVID so that they stop spreading it to others.
Marshall: Now, let's talk for a second, Dr. Frieden, about natural immunity and its impact and role in achieving some kind of herd immunity. When we talk about herd immunity, we hear mostly about vaccines, but are they including that natural immunity as a factor in those discussions?
Frieden: There's still a lot we don't know about natural immunity. There's at least one study that suggests that among the elderly, there's quite a bit of fading of natural immunity after 6 to 9 months. We're not certain that that's correct, but it could be.
Interestingly, unlike many vaccines... take measles, which you've mentioned. The measles vaccine is good, but not nearly as good in giving you immunity as getting measles.
You get measles. You're not going to get it again. We need two doses of measles vaccine. And even after that, there are some breakthrough measles infections. In contrast, with COVID, especially for the mRNA vaccines, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. These have really superhuman immunity. By which, I mean, the level of immunity you get with these vaccines is much higher than our natural immunity from everything we know so far.
And that's why I've been concerned that some of the companies are speaking very confidently about -- that we'll definitely need booster vaccine doses. We may, we may not. We have to wait to see what the science shows.
Marshall: Dr. Frieden, you just mentioned the 6 to 9 months of natural immunity after infection, but we're only getting to that 6-month mark now with the vaccine. So how are we able to say so definitively that the immunity from the vaccination is in fact higher than natural immunity?
Frieden: What we see is that the antibody levels and neutralizing antibody levels are much higher with the vaccine than they are after infection with the virus. Furthermore, if you look in those first 6 months, the level of protection against all infection and against severe infection is 90-95% or higher.
Interestingly, if you look at the clinical trials, there were some people who had prior infection and who got the placebo, they had about an 80% protection against getting the virus again. So it does look like the vaccines provide stronger immunity than natural infection.
How long that immunity lasts in some ways only time will tell because we don't have any perfect test to see whether you're immune with a blood test.
Marshall: Is that something that will be needed though, to get to a herd immunity or that new normal as you described it?
Frieden: We don't know whether booster doses will be needed. If new variants emerge that get around the vaccine induced immunity, then we might need a variant specific booster. If our immunity wanes in months or years or decades, then we might need a booster. We really don't know at this time.
It's absolutely right that the companies are making boosters and studying it, but it's not going to be the companies. It's going to be science and independent advisory committees that determine whether or not a booster is needed.
Marshall: So how will Americans know that we've reached herd immunity? Is it when they get that announcement from the County health department? Like what L.A. is saying, for example, the end of June?
Frieden: I do not think that a sensible way to think about this is: are we there yet for herd immunity. Herd immunity isn't like a herd of Buffalo that has just stampeded into town.
I would rather think of what we call a risk alert level, but right now...
Marshall: That's a new term that we're going to be using?
Frieden: I think so. And it's similar to what we see with ozone levels or the risk of wildfires or the risk of particulate matter or smog in your environment. Basically think of a four level system: red, orange, yellow, green. And when it's raining COVID out, you may want to wear a mask on the subway. When it's not, you probably don't need to, unless you have an underlying condition that may make you more susceptible to severe illness.
I think we have to respect and come to terms with a greater granularity of reality here. Right now very few counties in America are at a low level of risk for COVID. I think by summer, many more will be. And by fall, most will be.
Marshall: That'd be a big mental shift. I think for many Americans to think, well, I'm getting the vaccine to help herd immunity, to help those who may not be able to get it who are more susceptible. And now I still have to think about what the COVID spread is in my community after vaccination?
Frieden: You're getting the vaccine to save your life and the lives of people around you. And just as, you know, it rains sometimes. And just as we have flu season, we will have times when there's COVID risk. But if enough of us get vaccinated, that risk will be quite small.
Marshall: And you mentioned earlier though, that there's the possibility, and I know it's a slim one, that there could become a variant that gets around these vaccines. So, you said that boosters could be necessary for it, but does that mean we're going to have to kind of start at square one when it comes to reaching a type of herd immunity?
Frieden: No, actually what we're seeing is that the variants that have emerged so far are similar enough so that even if there is some vaccine -- what's called vaccine immunity escape -- of a new variant. We would be boosting our prior immunity from infection or prior vaccination. So it's not that you we are back to zero.
Quite the contrary. We're close to the finish line, if you will. And we just need a little boost to get us there.
Marshall: You mentioned the pockets of hesitancy. We know that that exists, especially among the deep South. Even if a neighboring state gets to that level where they're spread is low and they have enough vaccination in their state.
With that neighboring state having a high transmission and a low rate of vaccination. Do they need to be concerned about it impacting their immunity levels?
Frieden: I think the biggest concern is that uncontrolled spread anywhere, anywhere in the U.S., anywhere in the world, carries with it the risk of the emergence, and then spread of even more dangerous, even more deadly variants. That's the primary risk. But if a community is well vaccinated, that community is well protected.
This is not just a question of individuals. If you're vaccinated, you're well protected against COVID. If most people around you are also vaccinated. You're superbly well-protected against COVID.
One of the things that's been hard to convey to people through this whole pandemic is that whether we like it or we don't like it, the fact is, that we are all connected and that what one person does affects other people. Whether it's about masking or vaccination or getting tested or not traveling when COVID is spreading explosively. We are connected.
And even though I do believe with a high level of confidence that we're going to be in a good situation in the U.S. by the fall. Unfortunately, that is unlikely to be the situation globally, because there's not enough vaccine globally because there's uncontrolled spread in countries all around the world. And that is a risk to all of us.
Marshall: I'm really glad you brought that up, Dr. Frieden. We spoke to Dr. Nahid Bhadelia previously on this show, and she had mentioned, you know, everywhere in the world nowadays is two flights and a bus ride away. So will herd immunity in the U.S. mean that we're in a silo, in a bubble. And you just hinted at that it definitely does not. But how would that spread globally impact herd immunity here in the U.S.?
Frieden: If we are unable to increase access to vaccines globally. We're going to have a problem. We're going to have a problem because there's going to be less travel and trade. We're going to have a problem because there will be instability, social, economic and political, around the world. We're going to have a problem because there's going to be an ethical problem.
People will be going to the movies in the U.S. While, body bags are stacking up in other countries. And we're going to have a problem because uncontrolled spread anywhere in the world raises a real risk that there will be even more dangerous, even deadlier variants that emerge and spread, including in the U.S.
That's why it's so important we scale up global manufacturing and we provide vaccines as quickly as possible to countries all over the world. We're all in this together. There's only one enemy here. That enemy is a virus.
Marshall: When do you see global herd immunity or global code -- you said a four level system, right? So perhaps yellow or green globally?
Frieden: I think that very much just depends on how quickly vaccine manufacturing is scaled up. You have two camps here. One camp that says open the intellectual property and let people make, or companies make vaccines. On the other hand, you have companies saying: trust us, we're going to make enough vaccines for everyone.
I don't think either of those camps have it right. I think what we've got to do is engage with companies, open intellectual property, establish vaccine manufacturing hubs that can rapidly scale up the amount of vaccine. And train more manufacturers to scale it up. This is a global pandemic and until the global pandemic is over, we will not be back to normal in the U.S.
Marshall: Thank you, Dr. Frieden, appreciate your time.
Frieden: Thank you very much. It's been a pleasure speaking with you.


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btree - "btree database access method"
The routine dbopen is the library interface to database files. One of the supported file formats is btree files. The general description of the database access methods is in dbopen(3), this manual page describes only the btree specific information.
R_DUP Permit duplicate keys in the tree, i.e., permit insertion if the key to be inserted already exists in the tree. The default behavior, as described in dbopen(3), is to overwrite a matching key when inserting a new key or to fail if the R_NOOVERWRITE flag is specified. The R_DUP flag is overridden by the R_NOOVERWRITE flag, and if the R_NOOVERWRITE flag is specified, attempts to insert duplicate keys into the tree will fail.
psize Page size is the size (in bytes) of the pages used for nodes in the tree. The minimum page size is 512 bytes and the maximum page size is 64K. If psize is 0 (no page size is specified) a page size is chosen based on the underlying file system I/O block size.
Searches, insertions, and deletions in a btree will all complete in O lg base N where base is the average fill factor. Often, inserting ordered data into s results in a low fill factor. This implementation has been modified to make ordered insertion the best case, resulting in a much better than normal page fill factor.