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Schiff: January 6 committee decision on criminal contempt charges for Mark Meadows could come this week
By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN
Updated 11:55 AM EST, Sun November 28, 2021
Bash to Schiff: Is Merrick Garland letting Trump off the hook?
The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection will make a decision "this week" on whether it will refer Mark Meadows for criminal contempt charges for defying a subpoena before the Thanksgiving recess, California Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the panel, said Sunday.
"I think we will probably make a decision this week on our course of conduct with that particular witness and maybe others," Schiff told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union." "I can't go into … what communications that we're having or haven't had with particular witnesses, but we are moving with alacrity with anyone who obstructs the committee, and that was certainly the case with Mr. Bannon. It will be the case with Mr. Meadows, and Mr. Clark or any others."
The looming decision by the committee comes amid attempts to try to get Meadows – the former White House chief of staff for former President Donald Trump, who defied his subpoena from the panel and did not show up for a deposition – to comply with the panel's request as it seeks more information about the events at the US Capitol on January 6.
The committee has already referred criminal contempt charges for former Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon and last week issued new subpoenas to five allies of the former President, including Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark earlier this month stonewalled the House select committee, responding to a subpoena demanding he appear for an interview with the panel, but not answering questions posed to him, sources familiar with his appearance told CNN at the time.
Schiff also told Bash one of the main questions the committee is looking into is Trump's involvement.
"And I can't go into the evidence that we have gathered, but I will say this, I think among the most important questions that we're investigating is the complete role of the former president," the Democrat said.
Meadows, who was still serving in the White House when the riots at the US Capitol took place, has a potentially plausible case to be made for executive privilege. CNN previously reported that two committee members indicated there are several lines of inquiry that would not be covered by executive privilege regarding Meadows.
Rep. Pete Aguilar, a Democrat who is also a member of the committee, told CNN earlier this month that Meadows may have a "minor claim" to executive privilege over some conversations but stressed the committee has questions for him that "have nothing to do with the conversations he had directly with the President."
Aguilar told CNN's Jim Acosta on Saturday that Meadows still has a "small window in which he can still comply here … But if he doesn't comply, the committee has made very clear just as we did with Steve Bannon that we're willing to use whatever means necessary."
Earlier this month, the White House indicated that concessions do not need to be made for Meadows, notifying him that President Joe Biden will not assert executive privilege or immunity for him on matters related to the probe.
Schiff also suggested Sunday he would like for the Department of Justice to be more aggressive in investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the election in certain states, such as Georgia.
"I am concerned that there does not appear to be an investigation, unless it's being done very quietly by the Justice Department, of for example the former president on the phone with the Georgia Secretary of State, asking him to find, really demanding he find 11,780 votes that don't exist," he told Bash.
This story has been updated with additional information.
CNN's Sarah Fortinsky contributed to this report.


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Many parents cringe when time out is mentioned as a strategy. It is fraught with confusion. There just seems to be so much conflicting information and advice. Most of which seems to view it as the ultimate punishment for any crime. It is a jail sentence. Children are required to sit in purgatory, in isolation and shame and to 'think about how naughty they are'. A lot of parents say it doesn't work. It doesn't usually, not if you use it in this punitive manner.
Time out means time away from the situation in which the problem behaviour occurs. As adults, we know that if we are having a problem at work, or having trouble dealing with another person, it is best to take a break. When we come back to it, we find that the situation is much easier to handle.
Children need breaks too, especially when they are overstimulated, making poor behavioural choices or are generally not feeling in control. So, I see time out as more of a holiday, a little break away from whatever it is that is causing the problem. It is a chance to regroup before coming back and having another go. This is a great habit for children to learn early. (We all know that if we don't get the opportunity for a break, we can very easily have our own tantrums!) Your kids are lucky; they have you to say, 'You know what, it looks like you need to take a break. It's time to go to your room for some quiet time.' Afterwards, they can come back refreshed and ready to show us what we know they can do, and how they can ask for things politely, and how they can sort out whose turn it is on the computer! Personally, I have always found holidays in a comforting, calming place much more attractive than jail as an option to help me get back on track. Children seem to agree.
If a few basic principles are observed, time out can be a very effective and positive way to overcome challenging behaviours. Time out is not to make them mind; it is to teach them how to calm down when they are not dealing very well with a situation.
1. Carefully choose the behaviour that you want to use time out for. It is essential to use it consistently, so you must be sure which behaviour you want to use it for.
Remember, it is much easier to stay in charge of 'holiday makers' who understand that when they are feeling grumpy or are hurting others, they get a free trip to the sanctuary of their room, than trying to control disgruntled 'criminals' in jail cells.
2. Tell your child during a peaceful moment that whenever the chosen behaviour occurs he or she will have to go to a room, it could be their bedroom, a favourite place in the house, a cosy beanbag. Explain to them that they will be taking a break, let them choose things that they could do during this time that they find calming. Show them what they can do if they're really angry, such as pummelling pillows. (Remember, it is okay to be angry, but it is not ok to take anger out on people. Teach them how to let the emotion out in appropriate ways.) It is a really good idea to role-play what will happen, practice taking them into their room calmly and helping them get set up for their holiday.
Unfortunately the times and places that children need a 'break' are not always convenient. If you know that your child will probably need some time out while shopping, at the beginning of the trip, find a place that would be suitable that you could go to (preferably away from fluorescent lights which are notorious for causing overstimulation in children and are rife in shopping centres). Or, if you know it might be necessary while visiting friends, ask your friends if there is a place he or she could go. Wherever possible show them the designated 'holiday spot' so every body is prepared.
Something to think about: not all people like relaxing holidays, some people relax through action and energy release. The aim of timeout is to flip the child out of the negative, so some children's timeout could be running around the backyard 10 times, or jumping on the trampoline for 3 minutes.
3. Immediately, when the behaviour occurs, remove the child to time-out, or if sufficiently co-operative send him/her straight to time out. Do not discuss the situation, do not threaten, scold, nag or explain. If you take the child to time-out do it swiftly and do not be trapped into a struggle.
3. In terms of how long they need to stay in timeout, I think it is just until they are calm and the holiday has had the effect you are looking for. It could be 30 seconds or an hour, the amount of time they are expected to be in timeout is something you need to discuss in a quiet moment beforehand as well.
4. Remove or protect vulnerable things before using time -out, if damage is likely to occur.
* Act immediately. Every second you delay after the behaviour has occurred reduces the effect.
* Be consistent. Use time out every time the identified behaviour occurs.
* Avoid providing inadvertent attention by telling off or reminding. Just do it, do not talk about it.
* Do not expect miracles. Problem behaviours are often well established and they do not go away overnight. Often they get worse before they get better. It does mean that they are going to get better soon, don't give up.
* Stick with it for at least 3 weeks before deciding that it doesn't work. Most people, who give up, just have not tried nearly long enough.
Remember, time-out is only one strategy from a whole toolbox of positive discipline strategies.
Meg Parkinson holds a Bachelor of Education (Special Education) and a Master of Education in Guidance and Counselling. She is a member of the William Glasser Institute and is accredited to provide training in Choice Theory, Reality Therapy and Lead Management. She also holds a Certificate IV in assessment and Workplace Training. Meg supports parents by teaching simple, easily applied and practical techniques that reduce behaviours causing frustration, anxiety, stress and irritation. She runs classes and offers individual coaching in your home or remotely via Skype. Her style inspires action. Her approach is designed to give you the biggest results with the least amount of effort. Meg's experience includes 20 years working in the education sector, in special needs - learning support, classroom teaching, gifted and talented education mentor, counselling and facilitation. She has created and facilitated training programs on behavioural management for teachers, principals and parents in Australia and the UK. International leaders in personal effectiveness, Franklin Covey Australia worked with Meg to launch and implement their program 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens'. This process involved the delivery of the program to staff and students in schools throughout Queensland.


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Gulabi Gang () is a 2012 Norwegian-Indian –Danish co-production documentary written and directed by Nishtha Jain and co-written and produced by Torstein Grude at Piraya Film. It released nationwide in India on 21 February 2014. The film has received the Best Film on Social Issues, and the Best Non-Feature Film editing at the 61st National Film Awards.

Synopsis
In Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as Sampat Pal Devi and the fiery women of her Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption. They want to change the unchangeable with an organised social action and unification. It's a picture of rural India and a story about the underprivileged, and the story of many Indian women.

Production
After meeting the leader of the real Gulabi Gang, Sampat Pal, in 2009, director Nishtha Jain decided her story needed to be told. The film was put on hold, however, when they got wind that a UK-based production company had got an exclusivity contract to make a film about the Gulabi Gang (The film was called Pink Saris and was released in 2010).

In February 2010 Nishtha Jain, joined hands with Torstein Grude, producer, Piraya Film, Norway. Grude had also independently developed a project on the Gulabi Gang.

Release
After running a very successful festival circuit and winning several awards, including the Best Film, Muhr Asia Documentary at the Dubai International Film Festival, Gulabi Gang found a distributor for India in Sohum Shah and his company Recyclewala Labs. The release was on 21 February 2014.

Critical reception
The documentary opened to wide critical appreciation on its opening day.

Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN (rating: 3.5/5) stated "Jain's film is a deeply affecting work that reminds us of the vulnerability of women in rural India." Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times (rating: 3.5/5) claimed "The documentary, Gulabi Gang is a record of an extraordinary women's movement started by the extraordinary Sampat Pal Devi in Uttar Pradesh in 2006." Rahul Desai of Mumbai Mirror (rating: 3.5/5) urged the public to see it stating "I doubt you will see a more important film this year. Gulabi Gang is an ideology, a searing exercise in awareness, which is why you must make this your mandatory watch this weekend." Mohar Basu of KoiMoi (rating: 3.5/5) said "Jain carries me with her daunting journey that I will hold on to for many years probably. The instances were revolting, the tall talks about women's morality – a sham and the despite the distressing situations – Gulabi Gang is a ray of hope, brimming with optimism to change the stringent attitudes with galvanizing ferociousness."

Awards
National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues for Director Nishtha Jain and Producer(s) Piraya Film, Raintree Films, Final Cut for Real.
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing - Arjun Gourisaria
Best Director, Mumbai International Film Festival 2014

International honor
Best Film MuhrAsia Documentary at Dubai International Film Festival
Best Film at The Norwegian Film Festival, Grimstad
Amnesty International Awards for Human Rights in South Africa and Poland
Best Documentary, IAWRT(International Association of Women in Radio and Television) 2013

Bollywood dramatization
A Bollywood masala film directed by Soumik Sen, titled Gulaab Gang is a dramatization of Sampat's Pal story, starring actresses Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla. The film is slated for a release on 7 March 2014. When asked about the Bollywood film, Gulabi Gang director Nishtha Jain stated "I don't think a commercial movie can capture the colour, nuance and immediacy or the raw and edgy quality of the 'real' which you'll see in my film."

Producer Anubhav Sinha discredited any source stating that his fictional film was based on Sampat Pal's life, stating that "It's a woman's fight for women's rights who ends up fighting another woman. The film is not inspired by Sampat Pal at all."

References

External links

Documentary films about poverty
2012 films
Indian documentary films
Norwegian documentary films
Danish documentary films
2012 documentary films
Documentary films about women in India
Films set in Uttar Pradesh

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Beyond Sushi recently catered to our first wedding ever back in June. David and Karla's wedding took place in the beautiful space of The Foundry located in Long Island City. Both of them are longtime vegan, so a vegan wedding was a must!
Our mission was to help make their big day a perfect celebration by serving beautiful and delicious food. With that in mind, we brought some of our best comforting, healthy food to the wedding: A Beyond Sushi live station, a Mediterranean station, passing hors d'oeuvres, salad, entree, and passing desserts.


One of the world's leading child psychologists shatters the myth of "good parenting"
Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call "parenting" is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and the multibillion-dollar industry surrounding it have transformed child care into obsessive, controlling, and goal-oriented labor intended to create a particular kind of child and therefore a particular kind of adult.
In The Gardener and the Carpenter, the pioneering developmental psychologist and philosopher Alison Gopnik argues that the familiar twenty-first-century picture of parents and children is profoundly wrong—it's not just based on bad science, it's bad for kids and parents, too.
Drawing on the study of human evolution and her own cutting-edge scientific research into how children learn, Gopnik shows that although caring for children is profoundly important, it is not a matter of shaping them to turn out a particular way. Children are designed to be messy and unpredictable, playful and imaginative—and to be very different both from their parents and from each other.
Why be a parent? Taking care of children is demanding and exhausting, and yet for most of us it is also profoundly satisfying. Why? What makes it all worthwhile?
Alison Gopnik is a professor of psychology and an affiliate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. She is an internationally recognized leader in the study of children's learning and development. She writes the Mind and Matter column for The Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Philosophical Baby and coauthor of The Scientist in the Crib. She has three sons and lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, Alvy Ray Smith.


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Mia Wenjen, author of the popular Pragmatic Mom website, wants to help kids and families discover diverse and cultural kid-lit TODAY with Multicultural Children's Book Day.
She and Valarie Budayar are co-founders of this special day, and Scholastic is thrilled to be an official sponsor. Check out Mia's special guest post on the numerous ways you can celebrate Multicultural Children's Book Day.
Literacy: We believe that if children can see themselves in books, particularly at that crucial period of time when they are learning to read independently, they will be more motivated to read.
Empathy: On the opposite note, children are the most open to new ideas. Kids need to learn about others who are not like them and books provide that window into different experiences and minority points of view.
Discovery: The biggest hurdle for teachers and parents, we found, is finding those great multicultural and diverse books. Our holiday is about bridging that knowledge gap. In addition to free resources to find that perfect diversity children's book, we also give FREE diversity children's books to teachers and parents.
This year we created a resource of book lists from 20 children's book bloggers and 2 children's book authors to help parents, caretakers, educators, librarians, KidLit lovers find the exact perfect diversity book they need.
Learn more about their giveaway here and how it benefits Classroom Book Program.
According to Scholastic Reading Club editorial directors, the biggest trends for kids' lit in 2017 is that Lessons on Kindness will be key! We developed a Classroom Kindness Kit for teachers to help them incorporate diversity books on kindness and kindness activities. Our kit also has Be a Hero Be Kind poster by Jarrett Krosoczka.
..And check out 2017 Multicultural Children's Book Day Poster by DEMI can be downloaded free here.
We also have an extensive resource of the very best diversity book lists and activities to help you find the book you are looking for.
It's also broken out by holiday and/or religion.
#ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2017. Multicultural Children's Book Day partnered with The Children's Book Council to present 24 diversity authors and illustrators who each present eight book reviews and host a book review of their book.
We also have a vibrant Multicultural Books for Kids board on Pinterest that is updated daily.
We hope you will join us January 27th for Multicultural Children's Book Day. We look forward to sharing the wonderful diversity children's book discoveries that we have made! Here's to celebrating diversity, literacy, and inclusion all year!
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Mrs Smith usurps Kirk Hammett as the ultimate wah-abuser
The shred guitarist stole the title at the Cry Baby Battle Royale
Kirk Hammett has lost his crown as the monarch of excessive wah-usage. At the recent Cry Baby Battle Royale, it was instead shred-guitarist Mrs Smith who emerged victorious – take a look above.
The two guitarists were backed by Kirk Hammett's Wedding Band, and were introduced by Gibson's Mark Agnesi. It was on an episode of The Mark Agnesi Show that Mrs Smith first laid down the wah-pedal gauntlet, saying: "I abuse the wah more than Kirk Hammett and I've challenged him multiple times to a wah-off… Why are you hiding behind your wah-wah pedal, Kirk Hammett?"
After the date was set, and guitar journalists world-wah-de started desperately brainstorming wah-based puns, speculation began as to who might walk away with the golden Cry Baby. While Mrs Smith demonstrated impressive shred capabilities, Hammett had a storied history with the pedal, hence his immediate association with abuse of the effect. An interview resurfaced where it was revealed he had used three wahs simultaneously on the track Hardwired from Metallica's recent album. It was anyone's game.
In the end, it was Mrs Smith's use of four wahs simultaneously that gained her the upper hand in the challenge, prompting Hammett to concede: "I think I've been out-wah'd." Keeping in the spirit of healthy competition, Mrs Smith replied: "I learned it all from watching you!"
It's unclear what official duties and benefits come with being "the new undisputed champion of the overuse of the Cry Baby wah-wah pedal," but to find out, maybe keep up to date with Mrs Smith over on her website.
Hammett recently appeared at an all-star tribute to Peter Green, playing alongside names such as David Gilmour, Pete Townshend and Mick Fleetwood.
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We are very proud. After months of hard work we can finally say: Tonight is the first edition of FORMAT #1.
A group of 7 DJs will enter the room at club HOME in Noordwijk.
FORMAT #1 is a new event with fresh tunes & classics. During the 90's HOME used to be Discotheque De Bob, and Sergio Tee was one of the resident dancers at De Bob.
Now Tee started the first conversations about FORMAT #1 with DJ Da Bar who was one of the resident DJs at De Bob.
They wanted to start a big Reunion Party, and so was born the event FORMAT #1.
The name is also the title of an early house record, from October 2018 the first posts appeared online with the title We Reunite!.
Later on the poster and the trailers were released.
And now it's finally time to dance the night away with all the classic tunes by 7 incredible DJs.
In the line-up Generis (Glam Club concept), Da Bar (De Bob, Noorwijk), DJ Albert (iT, Amsterdam), Robert Feelgood (Hed Kandi NL), Frenz Cook (De Bob, Noordwijk), DJ Andre (De Bob, Noordwijk) and Sergio Tee (Club Yolo, Amsterdam).


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Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (Tualatin, 15 de abril de 2001) es una deportista estadounidense que compite en gimnasia artística.

Participó en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020, obteniendo una medalla de plata en la prueba por equipos (junto con Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee y Grace Mc Callum).

Ganó tres medallas en el Campeonato Mundial de Gimnasia Artística de 2022, oro por equipos y plata en salto de potro y suelo.

Palmarés internacional

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Gimnastas artísticos de Estados Unidos
Gimnastas de Estados Unidos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020
Medallistas olímpicos de plata de gimnasia
Medallistas olímpicos de plata de Estados Unidos
Medallistas olímpicos de plata de Tokio 2020
Campeones mundiales de gimnasia artística


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Thirty two hours ago, the earth let loose here in Northern California delivering up a 6.0 earthquake 5 miles southwest of Napa in the heart of the wine country. It was the biggest earthquake we've experienced in the region since the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, which was a 6.9 on the Richter scale.
But is that implication true? Is there no such thing as a warning prior to an earthquake? Well, for those of us who live in Earthquake Country, we are beginning to think [hope] differently.
Researchers at U.C. Berkeley's ShakeAlert have announced they knew 10 seconds before the South Napa quake hit at 3:20 am yesterday that the event was about to happen. Their 'magic' is based on 'listening' through a vast network of sensors for the non-destructive primary waves (P waves) that emanate out from an epicenter some seconds before the potentially destructive secondary waves (S waves) roll out.
But is 10 seconds of any use to a population living in the vicinity of an earthquake fault? The ShakeAlert team says yes: If the region is given even 10 seconds warning, there's enough time to automatically shut down rail systems, to stop elevators at the nearest floor, to close gas mains, to start generators, and to blast sirens warning pedestrians to get away from brick facades – the type that collapsed in the dark of night on the streets of downtown Napa yesterday morning.
Okay, but what if there was a technology that offered even more advanced notice of a pending quake? Below is an interview I did in 2011 with EDA legend Scott Sandler when he was involved promoting a company whose technology is based on a different scheme than that of U.C. Berkeley's.
QuakeFinder's scheme would produce days, if not weeks of warning prior to a quake. Like ShakeAlert, it will require a lot of investment, but given the power of the quake that woke us all up in the dead of night here 32 hours ago, injured many and did a lot of damage, the idea of having days or weeks of warning in advance of such an event sounds pretty darn good.
Anyone who knew Scott Sandler back in his halcyon days in EDA, when he served as long-time President & CEO at Novas Software [aka SpringSoft], knew he liked to shake things up. These days, 18 months into his retirement out of the industry, Scott's still thinking about shaking things up, but it's a different kind of shaking.
Scott's gotten involved in getting the word out about QuakeFinder, a radical – even "fringe" according to some – technology initiative that hopes to help you and me, and the other dolts who live and work cheek-to-jowl with things like the San Andreas and/or Hayward Faults, know well in advance when the next Big One will be channeling Scott Sandler and really shaking things up.
The QuakeFinder technology, if I understand it correctly, is about looking for changes in the magnetic signature in rocky formations that are kicked up when the electrical currents in those formations are themselves kicked up by increased stresses, the kinds that lead to earthquakes.
So, as the rocky structures beneath and around us – those nasty, fractured, fault-infested structures – start to build up pre-earthquake stresses in the weeks and days prior to an event, their associated electrical currents start to change, and their associated magnetic signatures change, as well. QuakeFinder magnetometers, if placed in sufficient numbers and in clever enough locations, would let us all know with lots of luxurious warning that the next seismic event was approaching.
The value of that pre-event knowledge would massively outrank anything offered by the current state of the art in earthquake prediction – the approximately 3-second warning we [might] get from the extensive network of seismic sensors that currently pepper our faulty world here in Earthquake Country, perched on the Ring of Fire, or the equally useless sometime-in-the-next-30-to-100-years-type warnings that emanate regularly from the offices of the USGS.
It's not surprising then, given that I've lived all my life adjacent to the San Andreas, that this QuakeFinder technology sounds pretty darn nifty to me. So, what's standing in the way of implementing the necessary network of millions of QF-type sensors, a network with the potential to save thousands of lives and orders of magnitude more in dollars?
The hurdles are two-fold – money and acceptance. That magnetometer network would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to implement to the necessary level of coverage, and the seismic/scientific community isn't buying into the concept in particularly big numbers [as yet]. Clearly, the folks at QuakeFinder have got their work cut out for them.
So, if the QuakeFinder technology can give me more feedback than the chandelier, and far more lead-time than just that ominous thump that precedes the real thing – yeah, I was here in '89 – then I'm all for it. Let's throw some big bucks at this stuff, let's look closely and critically at the science, and if it's valid – let's give it a shot. The millions spent to implement the network would be paid back in spades in the billions that would be saved by knowing far enough in advance of a major event to take defensive, life-and-property saving measures.
Oh, and by the way, Scott Sandler and I talked about QuakeFinder and all its potential over breakfast at Buck's Café in Woodside, just west of 280 on the San Francisco Peninsula. He didn't know at the time, and neither did I, exactly how far we were from the San Andreas Fault sitting there calmly drinking our tea. But I told him I'd find out.
* SpringSoft is now part of Synopsys.
* The earthquake yesterday was on the little-known South Napa Fault.
* If you don't have water, food, blankets, flashlights, a way to turn off the gas in your house, and a contact outside the area to notify that you and yours are safe after the Big One, you are simply unprepared for life in Earthquake Country.
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Kazakhstan: Troops from Russia-led alliance to be deployed on peacekeeping mission as violent protests continue
Peacekeeping troops from a Russia-led alliance are set to enter Kazakhstan as violent protests sparked by an energy price hike continue.
A two-week state of emergency has been declared nationwide, curfews set up, and the entire government has resigned over the crisis.
The unrest has seen protesters set fire to government buildings in Almaty, the country's commercial hub, with police firing tear gas and stun grenades.
Flights to and from Almaty were also reportedly cancelled for a while on Wednesday after protesters took control of the airport.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization – an alliance of Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan – is to deploy troops, according to a Facebook post by Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan, chair of the group.
He said they would be deployed for a limited time "in view of the threat to the national security and sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan caused, inter alia, by outside interference".
It comes after an appeal from Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The unrest in the former Soviet state began after a cap on liquified petroleum gas – which many people use to power their cars – was removed, causing prices to double.
Mr Tokayev has moved to reverse the price hike but the unrest has morphed into a broader set of grievances.
There is much anger directed at former long-time leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, who quit in 2019 but remains powerful and whose family is believed to control much of the economy.
President Tokayev – apparently seeking to appease protesters – has sacked Mr Nazarbayev as head of the national security council and assumed the role himself.
A new head of the state security committee was also appointed.
President blames foreign-trained 'terrorist' gangs
Speaking in the early hours of Thursday, the president said foreign-trained "terrorist" gangs were behind the violence and claimed they had seized five aircraft at Almaty airport.
"Almaty was attacked, destroyed, vandalized, the residents of Almaty became victims of attacks by terrorists, bandits, therefore it is our duty… to take all possible actions to protect our state," said Mr Tokayev.
Eight police and national guard troops were killed on Tuesday and Wednesday and more than 300 injured, said the country's interior ministry.
There is no figure so far for civilian casualties.
Video posted online showed Almaty's prosecutor's building on fire, while a stream by a local blogger showed a blaze in the mayor's office – with apparent gunshots audible.
The presidential palace was also reportedly stormed and set alight on Wednesday, according to Russia's TASS news agency.
Police fled after shooting at demonstrators, according to the report.
'Complete anarchy'
Elsewhere, a video showed a giant bronze statue of former president Nazarbayev strung with ropes in an effort to pull it down.
The woman who posted the clip said it was in the eastern city of Taldykorgan.
Water cannon and stun grenades were also fired by police in Aqtobe, in the country's west, with protesters filmed chanting "Old man, go away!".
In the flashpoint of Almaty, Reuters journalists reported "thousands" of people moving towards the city centre on Wednesday – some on a large truck.
One resident described it as "complete anarchy" and said most of the protesters he had met came from the poorer outskirts of the city and nearby towns and villages.
Watchdog Netblocks has also reported internet blackouts in the country – but TASS said by early on Thursday service was back up in Almaty.
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Flinders Village to transform education, health in southern Adelaide
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Flinders Village will be the biggest integrated health and education precinct in South Australia. Artist's impression.
Flinders Village, a transformational $1.5 billion development at Flinders University's Bedford Park campus, will create the biggest integrated health and education precinct in South Australia, adding economic value to the state and the nation.
Adjacent to the new Flinders Station, due to open in 2020, the development will feature student accommodation, an advanced Health Research facility, transitional health accommodation, a hotel, and amenities such as retail facilities, benefitting students, staff and the community.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Colin Stirling says Flinders Village will energise southern Adelaide, unlock significant research and educational opportunities and be a catalyst for economic growth and jobs.
"Flinders Village is a key part of Flinders' overarching plan for growth and development. It will complement the University's existing investments in the Tonsley Innovation District, support the Flinders health precinct and leverage the $125 million investment by the federal and state Government in the Flinders Link rail extension that will connect our campus with the Adelaide CBD.
"The University plans to leverage the investment in the train connection to attract private capital for the development of Flinders Village in ways that will grow the University and unlock the enormous potential of southern Adelaide" he says.
The first stage of the project will be a Health Research building with a focus on mental health, infectious disease and personalised health delivery. In parallel , we plan to increase the number of student residential spaces to accommodate the growing numbers of regional and international students choosing to live on campus.
"How good is Flinders? This is absolutely fantastic," Premier Steven Marshall speaking at the Flinders Village announcement today. Photo: Brenton Edwards
Professor Stirling says the University will now enter an exciting phase where vision will become reality.
"Flinders University has a pivotal role in South Australia's growth and development, attracting international students, supporting talented researchers and creating a dynamic, innovation-focused community.
"In addition to furthering health services and research, our new urban centre with accommodation and retail amenities will benefit our Bedford Park and Tonsley campuses, the adjacent hospitals and surrounding suburbs.
"We will run an open process to identify development partners and future tenants, and work with our communities to create a vibrant urban environment which meets their needs now and into the future. Flinders has a strong focus on sustainability, and designers will be challenged to incorporate world's best practice thinking into their proposals.
"Flinders has a proud history as a pioneer in integrated health – ours is the first medical school in the nation to be integrated into a public hospital. We're at the core of a health and education precinct that includes the state's busiest hospital, educates the majority of the state's medical workforce and contributes a substantial proportion of the State's biomedical research.
"Knowledge is the key to creating a better world. Flinders Village is an investment in knowledge – making a difference in the education we deliver, the research we pursue and in our support for our community" Professor Stirling says.
Flinders Village will be the biggest integrated health and education precinct in South Australia. Artist's impression.
Independent analysis commissioned by Flinders University indicates the development's potential to:
Deliver a $1.5 billion development which brings additional economic value to Adelaide's south and SA
Bring 5,000 additional international students to Adelaide
Improve student accommodation and provide an additional 3,000 student beds
Increase annual education exports by $99 million and generate in excess of $150 million in additional annual overall export earnings for South Australia
Create 10,000+ construction 'job years' during the development phase
The project will deliver
State-of-the-art research facilities and teaching simulation spaces
Affordable, safe, high quality student accommodation on campus
Transition healthcare accommodation for patients from rural and regional areas and their families visiting the Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders Private Hospital
Retail amenities and related infrastructure for a growing population of staff and students and for the local community
Hotel accommodation to support visitation to southern Adelaide
Facilities for use by the University and local residents for community and sporting activities
Additional car parking infrastructure to service Flinders Village
Additional open spaces and sustainable design
In addition to its own investments the University will invite public and private partners to develop Flinders Village and its research, education and employment precincts.
The University will work with its partners, the hospitals and government to integrate the new rail line and other public transport, existing and emerging, into the future development.
Expressions of interest from developers will be sought for the health and medical research building, student accommodation, and Village and public realm by the end of the year
Aligned milestones: Darlington upgrade completion in 2020, Flinders Link rail construction complete 2020
The Health Research building will be shovel ready in late 2020 and built during 2021-22
An interim "pop up" village will be established at the rail station in 2021
Construction of student accommodation to occur in stages from 2021
Construction of Flinders Village to commence in 2021
Transitional accommodation, hotel facilities and retail will be progressively completed between 2022 and circa 2030
Read more on the Flinders Village website.
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In the future, diesel engines can even better utilize the good properties of NEXBTL, which will further reduce fuel consumption.
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Research activities still continue, because NEXBTL is a whole new type of fuel and its beneficial properties are not fully utilized yet. The previous studies focused on how NEXBTL works in already existing engines, and now the focus has been switched to future engine technology and the link between fuel and engine technology. "We wish to develop vehicles and engines together with the automotive industry to decrease fuel consumption and reduce the need for maintenance," says Neste Oil's Technical Advisor Markku Honkanen.
The optimization of engines would be beneficial during acceleration and also when hauling a heavy load at a steady speed. Sensors that tell the engine what kind of fuel has been put in the tank are already being developed. They are still at the laboratory testing stage, however. Honkanen says that the development of engines would become faster if the EU legislation included tax incentives that benefit the automotive industry.
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FABRICA Finalist at CIM Marketing Excellence Awards 2016
The FABRICA team are extremely proud to have been shortlisted as a finalist in two categories at this year's prestigious CIM Marketing Excellence Awards.
Nominated for the 'Marketing Team of the Year' category, the team are delighted to have made it as a finalist alongside other leading global brands including O2 Enterprise, Direct Line and Standard Life Investments, announced at the CIM Marketing Excellence Awards black-tie event in London on 14th April 2016.
Celebrating the success of the past 12 months, the FABRICA 'Marketing Team of the Year' campaign clearly demonstrated the success the team has made and the real difference behind it - supported by perfect levels of teamwork, powerful insight and a carefully considered strategic approach to contribute to the marketing efforts of FABRICA and overall success of the business. Through incredible hard work, the team has successfully delivered a standout brand that is firmly 'on the map' and now competes with other high profile industry leaders. Each highly skilled in their area of expertise, this collaborative group of marketers succeeded not only in launching a brand, but in living and breathing the 'skilfully produced' promise.
Although O2 Enterprise won the award category, it was fantastic to be credited as a finalist. "It's a pleasure to announce the finalists of the Marketing Excellence Awards," comments Chris Daly, acting chief executive of CIM. "We've seen some fantastic entries this year and it is already clear that this will be a great representation of our industry's hard work over the past 12 months. The finalists are varied, innovative and showcase a range of high quality campaigns. The point in these awards is to remind us why we do what we do, and to demonstrate the impact that creative and well delivered marketing can have across businesses."
FABRICA were also shortlisted for 'Marketing Campaign of the Year' with joint venture partners Mount Anvil for Keybridge, the UK's tallest residential brick tower. This distinctive red brick tower stands in stark contrast to the glass and steel towers which will surround it. All marketing initiatives aimed to highlight the uniqueness of the building through a warm and emotive visual tone, encompassing the strap line: 'Where heritage meets new heights'. It was an honour being shortlisted alongside well known brands such as Visit Britain and other large national brands.
Developed to recognise and reward brilliance in the field of marketing, the CIM is the world's leading professional marketing body who have been supporting and representing marketers for more than 100 years. The Marketing Excellence Awards have raised awareness of the creativity and originality delivered by marketers who are at the forefront of the profession.
If you would like to find out more about the evening's events, please visit the Chartered Institute of Marketing website.
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Apparently Feynman once said about the universe, "it's not complicated, it's just a lot of it". A machine might be thinking the same, while dealing with a plethora of words and trying to make sense of relations between them. We use and interpret words or sentences in a context. A lot of context arises from a sequence. Unfortunately, infinitely many sequences of words are possible and most of them are gibberish and yield no context. You might have seen with some approaches like bag of words, we usually side-step this complexity by ignoring the specific sequences of words altogether and instead treating documents as bags of words as per the VSM approach. But looks like there are some new generation models in town (or at least feels like new, even though they have existed for decades) that could account for sequences of words without breaking the bank, and we're going to see one of those in action today.
The problem with approaches like bag of words, document vector approach is that these techniques don't emphasize on the sequence of the words and their respective occurrences or relations. Two sentences could have same representation but totally different meaning. Let's consider one sentence: 'Thank you for helping me', now by altering a few words it could be written as, 'You thank me for helping'. This rearrangement of words though makes a completely new sentence but it'll be observed as the same when viewed from bag of words approach.
This is where we need such a model which extracts the relation or patterns from a group of words, not from an individual word. In such a scenario, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) can produce some really good results. CNNs are known for extracting the patterns from the underlying sentences by focusing on a sequence of words at a time.
Before moving on to the original classification task let's discuss in brief about Convolution Nets. CNN i.e. a 'Convolutional Neural Network' is a class of deep, feed-forward artificial neural networks, most commonly used for analyzing images. These networks use a variation of multi-layer perceptrons designed to minimal pre-processing.
A typical CNN model consists of an input and an output layer, as well as multiple hidden layers. The hidden layers of a CNN consists of convolutional layers, pooling layers, fully connected layers and normalization layers (optional).
These filtered terms are then passed onto the final layers before classification, which are flatten & fully connected layers. And the output of fully connected layers are what we see as the final classification results.
So, with this post we are trying to classify custom text sequences using CNN and Naive Bayes with tf-idf for comparison. CNN here is implemented with the help of Keras and tensorflow as its back-end. For Naive bayes we are using sklearn or scikit-learn.
The reason for choosing such a custom corpus is to demonstrate the difference between bag of words approach with Naive Bayes and sequence based approach with convolution nets. You can find all code snippets, including the data generating ones by visiting this GitHub repository link.
In the code snippet below, we fix some random seeds for tensorflow and numpy so that we can get some reproducible results.
Use the Keras text processor on all the sentences/sequences so it can generate a word index and encode each sequence (Lines 2–4 below) accordingly. Note that we do not need padding as the length of all our sequences is exactly 15.
CNN implementation will consist of the embedding layer, convolution layer, pooling layer (we'll use MaxPooling here), one flatten layer and the final dense layer or the output layer.
Fifteen words (where each word is a 1-hot vector) in sequence are pumped as the input to an embedding layer that learns the weights for order reduction from 995 long to 248 long numerical vectors. This sequence of 248-long vectors are fed to the first layer of the convolution model i.e. convolutional layer.
Embedding Layer: The embedding layer from Keras needs the input to be integer encoded, here we are passing our data in 1-hot encoded form. So, here words are represented in form of 1 & 0. Embedding layer will also reduce the overall length of word vector which is initially 995, it'll be brought down to 248.
Flatten Layer: Flatten layer is used to convert the output of MaxPooling layer into a vector.
Dense Layer: This the final output layer with the 3 nodes representing three output classes. It uses softmax as the activation function and generated the probability values as it's output out of which the node with the maximum value is classified as the final class for that given input.
With the data and model in hand we are ready to train the model and test the predictions. Because this is a multi-class classification we convert the labels to 1-hot vectors, using 'keras.utils.to_catgegorical'.
The 80% of the data is split into validation (20% of this 80%, i.e 16% overall) and training sets (64% of the overall data) in multiple training/validation simulations.
We also using early stopping condition (line 2), which will kick in if the validation loss doesn't decrease in 5 consecutive epochs.
We'll loop over 10 training and validation splits with the help of for loop. The number of epochs can be varied to any number, we will keep it 30 here. As irrespective of number of epochs, training will stop if there is no improvement in validation loss.
Please follow the GitHub repository link to get the snippets for Naive Bayes implementation.
As you can observe with CNN, for some classes we even obtained f1-scores of 0.99 and hence this proves that CNN is really good at performing text classification tasks.
With the Naive Bayes though the results aren't that promising, we obtained a f1-score of only 0.23, which is very low as compared to approx 0.95 of CNN.
Figure below shows the f1-score plots of naive bayes and CNN side by side. The diagonal dominance observed here is due to the high f1-scores of CNN.
Fig 10. CNN does pretty well in predicting all three classes whereas Naive Bayes seems to be struggling in all three.
We worked with a synthetic text corpus designed to exhibit extreme sequence dependent classification targets. And we have seen that pattern recognizing approach such as CNN has done extremely well compared to traditional classifiers working bag-of-words vectors that have no respect for sequence.
The question is how CNN might do on regular text where we know the sequence of words may not the end all and be all. We will take it up in the next post.


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Do you ever send an email message where you ask for feedback by a specific date? If so, you probably type it in the message, perhaps in bold. You might even add it in the subject line. But did you know you can set a flag that will remind recipients to follow up the email on the date you specify?
Create the new message, as normal. (CTRL + N, anyone?) 2. On the Message tab, in the Tags group, click Follow Up, followed by Custom.
Tick the Flag for Recipients check box.
Select an action from the drop-down list or type your own instruction.
Tick the Reminder check box (or press TAB and the SPACEBAR).
Press TAB and type the date (for example, 1/3 or today, tomorrow, next week, next month).
Press TAB and type the time (for example, 3PM).
Mail messages with a follow-up flag have a flag icon in the Inbox listing. A flagged e-mail also appears in the To-Do Bar. When the reminder becomes overdue, the normal Reminder box is displayed. Dismissing reminders only removes the reminder, not the flag. To remove the flag, right-click the item and select Mark Complete.
See tip_103.html and tip_67.html for additional information related to Outlook reminders.


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Estelle Getty
actress (1923-2008)
Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
The only time you'll see me as a Democrat is when I play Sophia. In the real world I'm a Republican from head to toe.
Interview, The Sun Sentenial, May 11, 1986
"Estelle Getty, 'Golden Girls' Matriarch, Dies at 84" (2008)Edit
"Estelle Getty, 'Golden Girls' Matriarch, Dies at 84", New York Times, July 23, 2008
Age does not bring you wisdom, age brings you wrinkles.
I think they look upon me as an old child, because I'm so little.
Being tiny has been difficult for me in a business that regarded physicality as the most important part of your life.
People assume that I'm wiser than I am because I'm somewhat successful. Age does not bring you wisdom, age brings you wrinkles. If you're dumb when you're young, you're going to be dumb when you're old.
Too many of you, my friends, are dying. Now it's time for me to do my part and help you.
Estelle Getty on IMDb
Retrieved from "https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Estelle_Getty&oldid=2992863"


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First glimpse of Daniel Craig's last Bond film goes online
Published at 04:33 pm December 5th, 2019
Official poster of Bond film 'No Time To Die' IMDB
Making a return alongside the suave secret agent is actress Lea Seydoux, whose character Madeleine Swann provided the obligatory love interest in the last film, Spectre (2015)
Car chases, machine gun fire and love interest: fans of James Bond on Wednesday got their first taste of the upcoming film featuring the fictional British superspy, No Time To Die.
A trailer on the official 007 Twitter and YouTube accounts show sharp-suited Bond, played by British actor Daniel Craig, evading capture in his Aston Martin sports car and jumping off a viaduct.Making a return alongside the suave secret agent is actress Lea Seydoux, whose character Madeleine Swann provided the obligatory love interest in the last film, Spectre (2015).
"Why would I betray you?" she asks Bond as they hurtle through narrow streets at breakneck speed while being shot at.
"We all have our secrets," Bond replies. "We just didn't get to yours yet."
The 25th instalment of the British spy saga, due out in April, sees Bond drawn out of retirement in Jamaica by his old friend and CIA agent Felix Leiter.
He is asked to embark on a treacherous mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist, according to Universal Pictures.
Rami Malek, who won a Best Actor Oscar for his depiction of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, plays the villain in the long-awaited movie.
Craig, 51, who had to undergo minor ankle surgery after an injury on set, is expected to bow out after eight years as agent 007.
The trailer introduces a new rivalry between the ageing Bond and a new spy, played by British actress Lashana Lynch.
"The world's moved on, Commander Bond," she says to 007, warning him to "stay in your lane".
British actress and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) was involved in the script to help improve the portrayal of women, after repeated claims of misogyny and sexism.
Goodbye Bond, hello Walk of Fame star for Daniel Craig
'No Time to Die' opens with $121m in international box office sales
'No Time To Die' for British cinemas banking on Bond boost
After Bond, Daniel Craig returns to Broadway as Macbeth
Bond film set for biggest opening since summer 2019
'Massively grateful' Daniel Craig bids farewell to James Bond


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U.S. HistoryIntroduction
Figure 5.1 The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring and Feathering (1774), attributed to Philip Dawe, depicts the most publicized tarring and feathering incident of the American Revolution. The victim is John Malcolm, a customs official loyal to the British crown.
The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring and Feathering (Figure 5.1), shows five Patriots tarring and feathering the Commissioner of Customs, John Malcolm, a sea captain, army officer, and staunch Loyalist. The print shows the Boston Tea Party, a protest against the Tea Act of 1773, and the Liberty Tree, an elm tree near Boston Common that became a rallying point against the Stamp Act of 1765. When the crowd threatened to hang Malcolm if he did not renounce his position as a royal customs officer, he reluctantly agreed and the protestors allowed him to go home. The scene represents the animosity toward those who supported royal authority and illustrates the high tide of unrest in the colonies after the British government imposed a series of imperial reform measures during the years 1763–1774.
The government's formerly lax oversight of the colonies ended as the architects of the British Empire put these new reforms in place. The British hoped to gain greater control over colonial trade and frontier settlement as well as to reduce the administrative cost of the colonies and the enormous debt left by the French and Indian War. Each step the British took, however, generated a backlash. Over time, imperial reforms pushed many colonists toward separation from the British Empire.
Section URL: https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/5-introduction


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Q: ¿Cómo descarto cambios no indexados en Git? ¿Cuál es la mejor manera de descartar los cambios de mi copia de local de trabajo que no están indexados aún?

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*git stash save --keep-index

*git checkout -- .

*git-clean

*git diff | git apply --reverse

*git clean -df

A: Debería ser una combinación de git checkout -- . y git clean -df
git checkout -- . y git diff | git apply --reverse no tienen en cuenta los archivos que no están trackeados.
git stash  sirve pero se guardan copias de los objetos.
git clean -df descarta todos los archivos y directorios que no están bajo control de versiones. Pero no descarta las modificaciones de los archivos que si estan bajo control.
Hay que combinar ambos:
git checkout -- .
git clean -df

A: Si por indexados, de verdad quisiste decir, en el index, osea, en el staging area, puedes probar primero con:
$ git clean -n  # Y vemos que archivos se irán a borrar
would remove archivo_no_en_el_index1
would remove archivo_no_en_el_index2
would remove archivo_no_en_el_index3
$ git clean -f  # Si nos gusta lo que vemos, entonces le ponemos el parámetro -f

Si quieres salvar los archivos que tienes en tu workdir, primero has un:
$ git stash push -m "nombre de estos cambios"

Esto aplica con archivos que ya están trackeados; si aún no lo están, añadelos con git add <archivos a trackear>, y ahora si repite el comando de arriba.
Y se guardarán en una cola a la que podrás acceder con:

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*git stash list, para ver la cola y sus índices

*git stash apply "stash@{<numero de stash>}", para aplicar los cambios que habías guardado en el stash

*git stash clean, para no ser cochino y tener un stash limpio luego de los cambios aplicados

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Freeloaders
What's in Meatball's Playlist
Todd-N-Tyler
Craig's Dead Pool
How the hell do you get here?
November 16, 2020 by Jenny Goertzen
Kansas sets another record for new COVID-19 cases
By the Associated Press and KFDI News:
Kansas has reported another seven-day record for new coronavirus cases. The state Department of Health and Environment on Monday added 7,234 confirmed and probable cases to the state's tally for the pandemic since Friday, increasing it to 122,741.
The department also reported another 10 COVID-19-related deaths over three days, bringing the total to 1,266 since the pandemic reached the state in early March.
The state had a record average of 2,741 new cases a day for the seven days ending Monday. Kansas reported 19,188 new coronavirus cases over the past seven days. That's the equivalent of one in every 152 residents testing positive.
Sedgwick County reported an additional 550 cases on Monday, with a total of 18,394 for the pandemic. The county's death count remains at 140. The county has conducted 169,976 tests during the pandemic, and the positive testing rate is now 25.1 percent.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has been talking with Republican leaders in the legislature about encouraging the use of masks to limit the spread of the virus. She put out a message on Twitter on Monday:
Many of our hospitals are reaching capacity and are running into staffing issues. Please keep our health care workers in mind, and make smart choices to protect our communities.
Wichita hospitals have been at or near capacity in recent weeks and there are concerns about having enough staffing to handle new cases.
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