India and Pakistan's concerns over water security is hardening their long-standing dispute in Kashmir. These two countries have fought wars and skirmishes over the disputed Kashmir region since their independence from Great Britain in 1947. With rising temperatures around the globe, and quickly declining surface water levels in South Asia due to wide-spread irrigation, the rivers of Kashmir that provide water and energy to both India and Pakistan are likely to remain major issues of contention.
Tens of thousands of people in India and Pakistan are dependent on the water from the Kashmiri rivers. For Pakistan, Kashmir's rivers are vital for drinking water and agriculture. For India, the Himalayan glacial water that flows through the Kashmiri rivers is a source of energy, on top of its regular usage as drinking water and for irrigation. In short, continuous flow of the Kashmiri water, and secure access to these rivers are vital for the survival of millions of people in both of these countries.
"No army, with bombs and shellfire could devastate a land as thoroughly as Pakistan could be devastated by the simple expedient of India's permanently shutting off the sources of water that keep the fields and the people of Pakistan alive. India has never threatened such a drastic step… but the power is there nonetheless" — wrote one analyst explaining the importance of the rivers that India and Pakistan share.
To ensure regional stability and water security, India and Pakistan signed a water treaty in 1960 known as the Indus Water Treaty ("IWT"). This World Bank brokered agreement asserted Pakistani control over Jhelum, Chenab and Indus rivers, and Indian control over Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers. India was given special provisions within the treaty for hydroelectric development upstream, as all these rivers flow through India first and then through Pakistan.
No army, with bombs and shellfire could devastate a land as thoroughly as Pakistan could be devastated by the simple expedient of India's permanently shutting off the sources of water that keep the fields and the people of Pakistan alive. India has never threatened such a drastic step… but the power is there nonetheless.
The IWT has been effective since 1962 and the treaty has functioned generally well. Over the last decade, India with its burgeoning economy and a billion plus population, has quietly started working towards increasing the number of its hydro-power facilities in the Kashmiri rivers. Some reports suggest that India has plans for building more than 150 hydro facilities — a staggering number which is bound to raise some serious alarms in Pakistan.
Construction of several new hydro-power facilities have already been completed by India, and some more to start soon. As the country has severe trust issues with Pakistan, the latter fears of losing its fair share of the Kashmiri water for irrigation due to diversion by India upstream.
With its ability to dictate the course of these vital rivers, the Kashmiri rivers may well emerge as one of India's future foreign policy leverages against Pakistan, and a weapon of choice if/when the relationship goes south.
The long history of hostility between India and Pakistan complicates any possible resolution towards any dispute — let that be over either water or land. Conflict resolution gets particularly tricky for these two rivals when the control over Kashmir has been known by both the parties as a zero sum game for way too long.
Is a Peaceful Settlement Possible?
By the late 1980s things began to get more complicated for India with rising popular discontent within the Indian administered Kashmir region. Pro independence guerrillas, allegedly with help from Pakistan started attacks in the valley. To neutralize these militants, India started heavy militarization of Kashmir.
India's militarization succeeded in containing the territorial dispute to a manageable level, but at the same time perpetuated serious political uncertainties, as higher number of Kashmiris started to join various resistance groups and militant organizations.
This decades long unrest left more than 50,000 people dead in Kashmir, as Kashmir continued to be a thorn in Indo-Pak relationship for decades. Kashmir braced a new wave of protests after the death of Hijbul Mujahidin leader Burhan Wani in 2016. These protests have vexed the Indian authorities with the possibility of more protests to follow.
India accuses Pakistan for inciting violence in Kashmir, an accusation which Islamabad denies. Pakistan obviously needs Kashmir for water. India needs Kashmir for not only its water and other natural resources, but also as a land buffer from the mainland Pakistan.
Kashmir being a Muslim majority region is as much of a head-ache, as much it is an ego-booster for India's claim towards a diverse but yet secular democracy.


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A Jordanian army officer was killed on Sunday when drug smugglers trying to enter the country from Syria fired at an army outpost along the border. (File/Reuters)
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The smugglers fled back to Syria, leaving behind a large cache of drugs, a Jordanian army statement said
Officials say Hezbollah group and militias who hold sway in southern Syria are behind Captagon smuggling
AMMAN: A Jordanian army officer was killed and three army personnel were injured on Sunday as they tried to stop drug smugglers entering the country from Syria.
Jordan's official news agency Petra reported that Capt. Mohammed Yasin Khdeirat died and three of his colleagues were wounded following an exchange of fire near the country's northeastern borders with Syria.
The report said that the exchange occurred at 4 a.m. when the drug dealers opened fire and the "Jordanian soldiers returned fire to the source of the shooting."
The smugglers fled back to Syria, leaving behind a large cache of drugs, a Jordanian army statement said.
"The army will respond with all strength and resolve (against) any infiltration attempt to protect our borders and prevent anyone who dares to violate our national security."
Large drug shipments were captured after the smugglers abandoned their location.
Syria bore responsibility for the smuggling of drugs to Jordan, military analyst and retired Jordanian Air Force major general Mamoun Abu Nuwar told Arab News. He said that the cause of the problem was the Syrian crisis.
"The borders with Syria are a source of threat to Jordan, both from the point of view of terrorism as well as that of the drug trade. Jordan has been working on the return of legitimacy to Syria and yet we still don't see a serious effort by Syria to put an end to this threat across the borders."
The amount of money behind the drug business was said to be $4 billion, he said, and drug dealers used Jordan as a transit site.
"The final destination of these drugs is meant to go to the Gulf states," he added.
Jordanian officials have voiced concerns at a spike in drug smuggling from Syria over the past year, including large quantities found hidden in Syrian trucks passing through its main border crossing to the Gulf region.
Jordan recently shot down a drone flying a large number of drugs across the border.
Officials said that Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and militias, who hold sway in southern Syria, were behind the smuggling of a popular and banned drug — a stimulant known as Captagon — which has a thriving market in the Gulf. Hezbollah denies the accusations.
UN drug experts say that Syria, shattered by a decade-long civil war, has become the region's main production site for drugs destined for Jordan, Iraq, the Gulf, and Europe.
Syrian authorities have in recent months announced several major interceptions of drugs destined for Gulf markets, saying they were doing their utmost to crack down on widespread production in the country.
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Martin Moe Diadema urchin spawning work documented in video
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If you want to understand why the coral reefs of the Caribbean went from wonderful to wasteland, a lot of the ecological change seems to hinge on a plague that nearly wiped out Diadema sea urchins in 1983. With that idea in mind, the one and only Martin Moe has been researching the life history of the long spined sea urchin and trying to better understand how to bring this keystone herbivore species back on the reefs of the Caribbean.
When the Diadema disappeared, the reefs of the Caribbean saw a stark shift from coral dominated ecosystems to algae dominated reefs, and as we know from our experience in keeping reef and coral aquariums, corals and algae are not environmentally compatible. Martin Moe hopes to do for sea urchins what the Coral Restoration Foundation is doing for corals and he's already become pretty successful at spawning and rearing Diadema sea urchins.
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Many articles have been written about Moe's work with Diadema, but this is the first time that his efforts have been documented on video, thanks to Frank Reece and BlueZoo TV. Better yet, the spawning captured by this short film is the first time that Diadema spawning has been caught on video, at least in the captive aquarium space.
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From Frank's video with Martin it seems that Moe has learned all he can about captive rearing of the Diadema sea urchin and now it's time to step up his efforts into a larger scale operation. If this keystone herbivore can be reared in mass numbers and reestablished in nature, it could recreate an environment that is conducive to the return of stony corals to Caribbean reefs.
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Jake Adams has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor's degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.
The Persian Gulf is hiding a treasure trove of brilliant Azoox corals
Chaetodon smithi photographed in flawless clarity by Ian Skipworth


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Specify app goals, SW architecture, development plan.
Adapt existing tutors and games.
Student projects to develop and test new components.
Agile development: start simple, add features.
Add materials to meet additional educational targets.


The FACE Grants are paid twice a year directly to the School. Parents/Legal Guardians who feel they have they have a financial need should contact the school office for an application in the spring. The school must submit all grant application for the school year by the due date. You will automatically be considered for FACE when you complete the FACTS form.
When a family receives a scholarship or grant, or other scholarship money proceeds are first applied to the family's account to cover any outstanding balance. Once the outstanding balance has been paid the remainder of the money is awarded to the family's account in equal monthly installments, the last installment being awarded in May. In the event that a family leaves Saint Leander School, FACE or BASIC Fund Scholarship funds are transferable to other Catholic schools in the Oakland Diocese.
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Current statistics show that each year in North America well over 1,000,000 people who are receiving care in hospitals, nursing homes or at home, develop pressure ulcers. It is estimated that the cost of treating a pressure ulcer can exceed $40,000 so in strictly financial terms it makes great sense to prevent the condition.
Pressure ulcers are often called bedsores because they are most common to people who are confined to their beds. However, anybody can develop these painful skin problems.
Essentially, pressure ulcers occur when any part of a person's body is kept in one position for too long. Healthy people naturally move about and change position so that these ulcers do not develop. Consequently, the types of patients who are at risk include people with joint disorders, plaster casts or paralysis, those who are unconscious and those who are in wheel chairs. In fact, anybody who is immobile is at risk of developing this condition and it is common for a hospital patient to have his or her hospital stay prolonged because of the development of these ulcers.
Pressure ulcers can be painful, ugly and downright depressing. Read on to learn to prevent them in the first place, and provide a better quality of life for yourself or a loved one.
The mix of preventive measures and treatment for a pressure ulcer is specific to each person, but there are general guidelines that are important to understand. Indeed, the most important goal of this book is to provide understanding of the nature of a pressure ulcer so that the actions you take make sense and motivate you to comply with your health care professional's directions.
• Prepare a list of specific preventive measures as recommended by your health care professional.
• Develop habits to help prevent pressure ulcers.
Put simply, a pressure ulcer usually appears as an open wound due to the skin becoming so badly damaged that it breaks down or dies. The problem can present itself as a simple nuisance or as a life-threatening condition.
A number of factors can contribute to the development of a pressure ulcer but the cause is unequalized pressure (usually in bony areas such as the heel of the foot, the elbow, the lower back or the shoulders) for an extended period of time because the patient is inactive, confined perhaps to a bed or wheelchair. Although further details will be given later, the simple reason for the pressure is the reduced blood supply to the area.
In its early stages, a pressure ulcer can appear harmless enough – the color of the skin turns pink or red and does not return to normal after the pressure is removed. As the condition worsens, the skin eventually becomes cracked, blistered or broken.
In order to better understand the concept, consider what happens when a tourniquet is applied to a badly bleeding wound to reduce the blood supply and prevent massive bleeding. Pressure on the skin and underlying tissue works like a tourniquet in that it prevents the supply of blood and nutrients from reaching that particular area. If the situation becomes chronic, cells will die. In fact, once the skin color turns from red or pink to white, and remains white, deterioration of the skin and tissue has already occurred.
Earlier we mentioned that there are other names for pressure ulcers, so let's get the terminology into perspective. Keep in mind that the cause and basic treatment principles are the same for all of these conditions. The name difference is related to the possible cause of the ulcer, the preference of the health care practitioner and the area of skin at risk.
In medical terms, an ulcer refers to a crater-like lesion. A peptic ulcer, for instance, has the same characteristics but is found in the stomach and is caused by distinctive factors that differ from those which cause pressure ulcers.
Skin breakdown often happens to people who are bedridden and not very mobile. Continuous unequalized pressure is exerted on certain parts of the body due to lack of movement. The condition can be tender and painful.
This is the traditional medical term. Decubitus (pronounced dee-CUBE-i-tus) derives from the Latin word "decumbere" meaning to lie down, referring to its frequent occurrence among people who are immobile and confined to bed.
The leg ulcer differs from other types of skin wounds because of its unique causative factors and requires a more complicated treatment plan, which we will not go into here.
A wound is a break in the skin, usually associated with physical injury. This is possibly the furthest removed term for a pressure ulcer but the medical profession often includes this term in the pressure ulcer category. It's fair to note that a normal wound, with none of the high-risk factors such as poor circulation, or pressure on the skin due to immobility, will generally heal more quickly than a pressure ulcer.
Whenever you hear any of these terms – with the possible exception of wound – you can be assured that they mean the same thing as a pressure ulcer. Although we have decided to use the term pressure ulcer throughout this article, don't be confused if your nurse, health care professional or physician calls your condition by any of the other names we have listed. As we said earlier, it's often simply a matter of personal preference.


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Q: SVG Circle | Линейный градиент для круга с динамическим заполнением

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        <linearGradient id="gradient" x1="0" x2="100%" y1="0" y2="100%" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
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    <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="45" fill="none" stroke="#000" stroke-width="9" />
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Имеются два круга, один задается как фон, второй задается как показатель заполненности, проблема в том, что при использовании градиента, он независимо от stroke-dashoffset заполняет градиент на весь объем фигуры, а не на ту часть, которая нужна.
То есть нужен градиент на ту часть, которая отрисована, кусочек круга если быть точнее.
Второй вектор показывает, что градиент заполняет полностью объем и создан как пример.
Как добиться заполнение объема фигуры градиентом только на определенном кусочке который задается с помощью strok-dashoffset ?

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Denying media reports, Wipro India's third largest software exporter has said that it has no plans to acquire the Indian back office of the Australian financial services company ANZ.
ANZ also responded to media reports and said that it has no plans to sell its technology center in India. ANZ, which has run this technology support center in India for 18 years and employs more than 4000 people, told an Australia based publication "ANZ is committed to ownership of its global hubs. They are an important part of our super regional strategy and a source of competitive advantage."
Such deals are beneficial for technology support partners such as Wipro as they tend to improve the scale of their operations & constant client patronage.
Notably in a similar event Citigroup sold its Citi Technology Services to Wipro for USD127 million in 2008.


After more than five years of research, development and dozens of prototypes, Gravelli is introducing a new line of fully active high-end home audio speakers.
The first model in the series are the VIRTUOSO. Autonomous, fully active stereo speakers, custom designed and housed in a concrete enclosure. The specially modified concrete enables the VIRTUOSO speakers to reach its best acoustic properties in the smallest form possible but with a big sound, comparable to the finest high-end audio systems built using separate components. This all-in-one concept ensures a hassle free set up since there is no need to connect various components, preamplifiers etc.; all of the components that make up the VIRTUOSO speakers have been carefully chosen and ideally matched to each other. The uniquely constructed enclosure is a multiple layer self-dampening sandwich combined with internally damped concrete to guarantee minimal distortion and perfect imaging even at surprisingly high volume levels.
This approach is not very common in the audio world and it works very well for those with limited space in their interiors, who appreciate modern, minimalist design but still expect the highest sound quality. The VIRTUOSO speakers are available in three colours of concrete and the front panels in carbon fibre, stainless steel, polished copper and brass; 18-carat gold plated or rusted steel (Corten) for a total of 18 combinations to suit your taste and to complement your interior.
Gravelli has brought the project to life with its long-term knowledge and experience in concrete processing in collaboration with Ondřej Chutný, an expert audio constructor of high-end audio systems, bringing together technology and emotions, bringing you the best of both worlds.
Founder & CEO After completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science in 2002, Suave turned his attention to his passion for audio, video and technology in general. Through hands on experience with an extensive number of audio video products, Suave provides a real world, expert perspective on the latest products and the technology surrounding them. As an enthusiast, he shows a true passion in his writing that is easy to understand by all consumers. Aside from contributing to NOVO, Suave has also written about audio for special sections of The Toronto Star, Son et Image Magazine (FSI Guide) and appeared several times on television. More recently Suave was interviewed and quoted in articles for the Globe and Mail and MSNBC.com.


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Boston keratoprosthesis (Boston KPro) is a collar button design keratoprosthesis or artificial cornea. It is composed of a front plate with a stem, which houses the optical portion of the device, a back plate and a titanium locking c-ring. It is available in type I and type II formats. The type I design is used much more frequently than the type II which is reserved for severe end stage dry eye conditions and is similar to the type I except it has a 2 mm anterior nub designed to penetrate through a tarsorrhaphy. The type I format will be discussed here as it is more commonly used.

The type I Kpro is available in single standard pseudophakic power or customized aphakic optic with an 8.5 mm diameter adult size or 7.0 mm diameter pediatric size back plate. The device is currently machined from medical grade polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) in Wilmington, Massachusetts in the United States. During implantation of the device, the device is assembled with a donor corneal graft positioned between the front and back plate which is then sutured into place in a similar fashion to penetrating keratoplasty (corneal transplantation).

Indications
The Boston KPro is a treatment option for corneal disorders not amenable to standard penetrating keratoplasty (corneal transplantation) or corneal transplant. The Boston KPro is a proven primary treatment option for repeat graft failure, herpetic keratitis, aniridia and many pediatric congenital corneal opacities including Peter's anomaly. The device is also used to treat cicatrizing conditions including Stevens–Johnson syndrome and ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, and also ocular burns.

Complications
Most common postoperative complications in order of decreasing prevalence include retroprosthetic membrane (RPM), elevated intraocular pressure/glaucoma, infectious endophthalmitis, sterile vitritis, retina detachment (rare) and vitreous hemorrhage (rare).

Postoperative management
 Indefinite placement of a bandage contact lens is needed to maintain adequate ocular surface hydration and prevent stromal melt, dellen formation, tissue melt and necrosis.
 Indefinite daily topical antibiotic prophylaxis.
 Lifelong topical steroids.
 Close follow-up with an ophthalmologist to monitor for complications associated with the device. Although the surgical procedure is relatively straightforward for surgeons trained to perform corneal transplants, the follow-up required after KPro placement is lifelong.

Outcomes
4 major studies have been completed to date showing outcomes with the type I Boston KPro:
 Multicenter Boston KPro Study is the largest published to date with 141 Boston type I keratoprosthesis procedures from 17 surgical sites by 39 different surgeons. At an average follow-up of 8.5 months, retention rate of the device was 95%, 57% had BCVA ≥ 20/200. Postoperative complications included RPM in 25%, high IOP in 15%, sterile vitritis complicated the postoperative course of 5% of eyes. Importantly, no cases of infectious endophthalmitis were reported in this large series.
 A large single surgeon series with 57 modern type I Boston KPro procedures from UCLA medical center. At an average follow-up of 17 months, retention rate of the device was 84%, 75% had BCVA ≥ 20/200. Postoperative complications included RPM in 25%, high IOP in 15%, sterile vitritis complicated the postoperative course of 5% of eyes. Postoperative complications included RPM in 44%, high IOP in 18%, sterile vitritis complicated the postoperative course of 10% of eyes. No cases of infectious enophthalmitis were reported in this series.
 A single center study from UC Davis of 30 Boston type I KPro procedures. At an average follow-up of 19 months, retention rate of the device was 83%, 77% had BCVA ≥ 20/200. Postoperative complications included RPM in 43%, high IOP in 27%, sterile vitritis complicated the postoperative course of 3% of eyes. The rate of infectious endophthalmitis in this study was 10%.
 A retrospective study of 36 Boston Type I KPro procedures from a single institution. At an average follow-up of 16 months, retention rate of the device was 100%, 83% had BCVA ≥ 20/200. Postoperative complications included RPM in 65% and high IOP in 38%. Infectious endophthalmitis complicated 11% of eyes during the postoperative period.

History
Boston ophthalmologist Claes Dohlman began developing the Boston keratoprosthesis in 1965, and refined it over the next decades. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1992. Fewer than 50 of the devices had been implanted before 2002, when popularity began increasing. 1,161 had been placed by 2009, 8,000 by 2012, and 9,000 by 2014.

The design of the device has evolved over its history. In 1996, eight holes were added in the back plate. The holes allow the aqueous humour fluids of the eye to provide nutrients to  the donor graft stroma and keratocytes. The device is now available with either eight or 16 holes. In 2004, a titanium locking c-ring was added to prevent intraocular unscrewing of the device. In 2007, a threadless design replaced the previous screw-type one, simplifying assembly and reducing damage to the donor graft when the device is assembled during the surgical procedure. The back plate was changed to titanium in 2012, due to titanium's biocompatibility.

References

External links
 Artificial Cornea – The Boston Keratoprosthesis
 The Boston Keratoprosthesis: An update on recent advances
 EyeWiki: Boston Keratoprosthesis

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Another Bay of Islands catfight is brewing after the Far North District Council agreed to let a Waitangi husband and wife keep 20 cats on their property - as long as they fence them in and get their neighbours' consent.
Council bylaws allow a maximum of five cats per property. Anyone who wants more needs council permission.
Andrew and Angela Thomson, who live on the Waitangi waterfront, have taken in and neutered 20 strays, but didn't know about the bylaw until May last year.
They have offered to securely fence their back garden to keep the felines on their property and applied for official permission for their "cat sanctuary".
At a council meeting, however, bird expert Carol Davies urged the council to reject the application. The cats were a threat to the endangered dotterel, which frequented the beach directly across the road, as well as kiwi and other birds.
The Te Tii B3 Trust, which owned the land the Thomsons' house was on, had a no-pets policy and had objected to their plans for a sanctuary.
"Imagine a district in which every household had five cats, with no rules of confinement. The area would be overrun by cats and natural species would have no chance of survival," she said.
"And why would you have 20 cats? You wouldn't need 20 cats to sit on your lap after a hard day's work."
Mr Thomson said there were several cats in Waitangi despite the Te Tii B3 Trust's no-pets policy. Many of them were strays, living "unnatural, miserable lives".
The Thomsons believed they were performing a service by neutering any cats they took in. The problem was caused by irresponsible owners failing to neuter their animals.
"We believe we are part of the solution, not part of the problem," he said.
The Thomsons planned to build a catproof fence around their back garden. They had also sought a legal opinion, which found their property was exempt from the trust's no-pets rule.
The council agreed to allow the Thomsons to keep up to 20 cats subject to a raft of conditions, including a fence to keep the cats confined, annual vet checks, and consent from immediate neighbours.
Cr Ann Court said the issue was not about law but about being good neighbours. The council's conditions set a high threshold which the Thomsons accepted they might not be able to meet.
A separate catfight has raged in Paihia for several years around a volunteer group feeding stray cats on the Village Green. The environmental group Bay Bush Action, which is working to restore wildlife in the nearby Opua Forest, objects to the cat colony. The council's solution is to allow a feeding station on a School Rd verge while it seeks a location for a permanent cat enclosure.


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import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.ColorFilter;
import android.graphics.ColorMatrixColorFilter;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.TableLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.example.spacecoatl.app.components.NotificationRowGenerator;
import com.example.spacecoatl.app.components.UtilFunctions;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.Fragment;

import android.app.Fragment;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.Button;

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    private TextView _tvTime;

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        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.activity_dashboard,
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        nrg = new NotificationRowGenerator(view.getContext(), _sdfWatchTime);

        _tvTime = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id._tvTime);
        _tvTime.setText(_sdfWatchTime.format(new Date()));

        TableLayout tl = (TableLayout)(view.findViewById(R.id.notificationTable));
        tl.addView(nrg.getNotificationRow("Current location", "90º 14º", null, R.drawable.glyphicons_340_globe));

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        int pixels = (int) (25 * scale + 0.5f);

        int[] iconsToLoad = new int[] { R.drawable.glyphicons_073_wifi,
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                R.drawable.glyphicons_205_electricity,
                R.drawable.glyphicons_252_oxygen_bottle};

        for(int i = 0; i < iconsToLoad.length; i++){
            Drawable d = view.getResources().getDrawable(iconsToLoad[i]);

            ImageView img = new ImageView(getActivity());
            img.setImageDrawable(UtilFunctions.InvertDrawable(d));
//            img.setPadding(pixels/5, pixels/5, pixels/5, pixels/5);
            img.setMinimumWidth(pixels);
            img.setMinimumHeight(pixels);

            iconHolder.addView(img);
        }
        return view;
    }

    @Override
    public void onStart() {
        super.onStart();
        _broadcastReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
            @Override
            public void onReceive(Context ctx, Intent intent) {
                if (intent.getAction().compareTo(Intent.ACTION_TIME_TICK) == 0) {
                    _tvTime.setText(_sdfWatchTime.format(new Date()));
                }
            }
        };

        getActivity().registerReceiver(_broadcastReceiver, new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_TIME_TICK));

    }

    @Override
    public void onStop() {
        super.onStop();
        if (_broadcastReceiver != null)
            getActivity().unregisterReceiver(_broadcastReceiver);

    }
}


The Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, Politeia) is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city-state and the just man.
It is Plato's best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities coming into existence "in speech", culminating in a city ruled by philosopher-kings; and by examining the nature of existing regimes. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society.


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Patient Service Specialist
Pediatric GI Clinic
Provides service to patient either pre-appointment, during or post appointment with occasional guidance. Responsibilities may include inbound/outbound telephone calls, cash management, appointment scheduling, process of insurance updates and patient check in/out. Navigates more complex patients to include scheduling with multiple services or coordination with outside facilities or providers.
Conducts patient check-in and check-out.
Coordinates any follow-up appointments or procedures required for patient.
Schedules appointments, procedures or surgery through clinical communication or direct request.
Provides positive first impressions utilizing customer service skills.
Works with patients and/or outside facilities to ensure all administrative tasks, including; referrals, pre-certs, clinical records and documentation, orders and consults have been received and ready to view prior to patient visit.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
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Our pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition program is the largest of its kind in the Southeast. We provide testing, treatment and management of digestive problems in children.
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The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past two years.
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Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
VUMC Recent Accomplishments
Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.
* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.
* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.
* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.
* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement
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Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - XB1 Review
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is the hotly awaited remaster of 2009's utterly fantastic Xbox 360 exclusive Tales of Vesperia. While the original was released in other parts of the world for numerous platforms, it was, in the West, exclusive to the Xbox 360, for which is set an unattainable bar for JRPGs on that system. Ten years later and Bandai Namco decided to remaster it, and much to the delight of its fans, released it across all platforms. Now a new generation of consoles and new gamers can reexperience the excellence of Yuri, Repede, Estelle, and gang, as they live the life of adventurers, monster hunters, thief-catchers, and more.
The real question though, is does it still live up to today's standards, and are the changes in the Definitive Edition really all that they are made out to be? Those are incredibly difficult questions to answer and while I thoroughly enjoyed another run, I can see now, in a world post-The Witcher III, Dark Souls III, Final Fantasy XV, Ni No Kuni II, and Persona 5, that Tales of Vesperia does not quite stand the test of time… Though it is still an excellent game; just not quite the perfect ten It might have been in 2009.
While I will likely be burned at the stake for my opinions on Tales of Vesperia as the fanbase is utterly crazed and can be hostile towards anyone looking to say any sort of criticism against their beloved Vesperia. While Tales of Vesperia might have been an excellent entry into the JRPG genre in 2009, ten years is a long time and growth in gamer appetite as well as trends within the genre itself have taken wild leaps in progress. Though the story is enjoyable, it also feels beyond-cliché, even boring at times, and is predictable from start to finish (even to those that may not have played Vesperia).
Growth in the Tales franchise itself also contribute to this somewhat backwards feel; if you did not have a Xbox 360 growing up, but did have a PlayStation 3, then you would have missed out on Vesperia's launch, but you would have otherwise gotten, were you a fan, both Tales of Symphonia games, both Tales of Xillia, and my personal favorite, Tales of Graces F; additionally, if you have a PlayStation 4 (but still no Xbox 360), then you might have also picked up Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria, plus there was Tales of Hearts R on the Vita!
That is eight Tales of games, six of which are post-original Vesperia's launch. A lot can happen in franchise evolution in that time (and it does). In terms of story maturity, complexity, and overall tone, Tales of Vesperia is the weakest link when compared to modern Tales titles. This leaves gamers that have played the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 Tales games (like me) feeling a bit mystified and, at times bored, with the story. After all, we had seen all of these things already…
What that means though, is that Vesperia is one of the founding titles for many of the aspects, both in gameplay and in story, for the Tales franchise. Prior to Vesperia's release the Tales franchise, for the most part, was relatively juvenile with regard to its story, and it relied on its unique realtime-combat system to gain headway in a genre literally dominated by Square Enix's flagship Final Fantasy franchise. Post-original Vesperia's launch though, focus on meaningful relationships between characters (enriched via the Skit feature, which is awesome) became a staple in the franchise, tied to the wonderful Artes system and its action-oriented combat, set forth a winning formula.
Truthfully, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition feels a bit bizarre now; the story is, in retrospect, quite immature, though there are a few jaw-dropping moments, but the overall tone and direction tend to be relatively face-palm inducing. However, if Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is your first foray into the Tales franchise, then it will be a wonderful journey of growth and acceptance.
This is where the Tales franchise sets itself apart from the majority of JRPGs out there. Where, at the time (mid-90s), the majority of JRPG titles were still turn-based, a few franchises went by way of action-oriented gameplay. The Tales and the Star Ocean franchises being the two that deviated from the turn-based gameplay, instead focusing on the ability to move your characters while mashing buttons in a fashion not all dissimilar from traditional fighting games.
Since its early days in the mid-90's, the Tales franchise has remained true to its action-oriented combat and it, to this day, remains a beloved aspect of the long-running franchise. With Tales of Berseria's release, many gamers were quite critical of the combat system and how it has largely remained the same after two and a half decades; I for one love it and see it as a staple of the franchise. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition, being from 2009, has no real change in its combat system, simply a remastered version is not expected to though, so I am fine with it.
I do have to say, though, that the sensitivity of the Jump direction on an analog stick is way too high. It is extremely difficult, on Xbox One, to move left or right on the battlefield as it takes naught more than a breath on the analog stick, to make Yuri or your chosen character to jump. Given that the left analog stick is sort of important for both moving and performing Artes/attacks, this is horrifically problematic.
Thirty plus hours in and I simply use the left analog stick to get close to an enemy then use the right analog stick for my shortcuts; it is a workaround that limits the total number of useable Artes to only five rather than the 8-9 useable Artes. It is a huge pain in the ass. Another grievance I have is that, when starting battles, your chosen character might simply walk around the battlefield rather than run and the fix is to wildly thrash around on the left analog stick until your character decides to get a move on. Not the end of the world but definitely annoying.
That said, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is easily seen as the strong foundation with which the later titles were built on; sure, there are older games in the franchise that did the same (or similar), but Vesperia really feels like the parent title. That says a lot about a title that was released a decade ago while the franchise is nearing its 30-year mark.
Issues/Complaints
Beyond the issues I found with the controls and relatively juvenile primary arc, I also want to take a moment to discuss the graphics. There are parts of Vesperia's Definitive Edition that utterly blow my mind … Take for instance the city of Dahngrest, the home of the Guilds. The depth of field used here is mindblowing and it looks gorgeous in the remastered version. Maybe I am just aging a bit, but I do not recall the original looking this damned good… However, there are times where there is this sort of … hatching … that appears on screen that makes everything super duper fuzzy. Here is a screenshot of how gorgeous Dahngrest is:
Yet this is a picture of Deidon Hold, an area near the start of the game:
There is a clear difference in quality and it sucks because it is jarring. In the second screenshot, the one of Deidon Hold, the text is super crisp yet the entirety of the screen is hazy (and it is not simply the depth of field) with this patchwork oddness. Shots like these two are common throughout the entirety of the game; one moment stunning, the next moment looking nothing more than just a poorly attempted upscaling of the original version. It is a bit jarring.
Now many people are thrashing about Troy Baker not reprising his role as Yuri for new scenes that were added to the Definitive Edition and to be frank, they need to shut the hell up. Grant George has done a miraculous job filling in as Yuri, it is damn-near impossible to tell unless you are specifically trying to find the difference. Here is a sample between the two.
I urge you to take a few seconds to listen then try to tell me which is which. Unless you are really paying attention, it is hard to really tell. Sure, Namco Bandai should have approached Troy Baker, but they did a wonderful job with Grant George, so, to be honest, shut your traps; at least you are able to play Vesperia on modern consoles (plus with the additional content we never got in the West), and hey, if it is that much of a problem or that you are that much of a purist? Just change the voice-over to Japanese so you can hear the original seiyū and keep your mouth shut so you can listen to the glory of the original cast and an utterly amazing soundtrack.
As expected, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition does not bring anything truly new to the original experience, nor to modern gaming as a whole. What it does do is bring a JRPG title that easily fits well within the annals of roleplaying masterclass games. Originally released in 2009 to the Xbox 360, where it was an exclusive here in the West, Tales of Vesperia defined excellence for the time. In 2019 though, things are slightly different; with franchises, including its own Tales franchise, making leaps and bounds within their evolutionary pathways, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a throwback to a more straightforward era.
While I can easily argue that Tales of Vesperia's Definitive Edition is a love-letter to the core fanbase, it also feels like an open invitation to the Tales franchise. New gamers can easily dive into Tales of Vesperia and feel right at home, even if they have never played a Tales game. The warm colors, amusing characters, and easy-to-follow story are all indicative of the joy and love that Namco Bandai has poured into a 20+ year old franchise. Fan or not, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a must-buy.
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So long Fresh Fruit Co.; hello Cedars & Co. After a two-year wait, Old Ottawa South finally has a new fresh food store. And though the fruit and vegetable selection is impressive, locals are also talking up the take-out counter and deli. Not surprisingly, given the name of the joint and that this is Ottawa, there is lots of Middle Eastern fare on the menu. Our current obsession? A decadent, freshly made baba ganoush from the deli case. Now this is not the regular baba ganoush (which is also available), but a more textured version of the familiar salad. No tahini involved. Instead, the roasted eggplant is mashed and blended with oil, vinegar, and lemon juice. Slivers of spanish onion and chopped red and yellow pepper are stirred in to create a wondrous dip — the perfect condiment for your fresh pita. $3.99/250 g.
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Ritchie Howell Custom Carolina Yachts – TFB
March 31, 2020 By InTheBite Editor
The Sea Fix, a Ritchie boat splashed in 2019, exemplifies Howell's modern creations—the heritage of which can be traced to a conversation between two North Carolina charter captains. Photo courtesy Pepper Ailor
There seems to be no end to the boat building talent in Wanchese, North Carolina. Ritchie Howell stands as a fine example of a man that has mastered the fine art of crafting custom, sportfishing machines. Like many others in this area, he learned about boats by using them every day as a hook and line commercial tuna fisherman.
"I fished alongside Paul Spencer and we would always push each other to make the day. We would joke around about quitting all this one day and building boats," says Howell. "One day, Paul said, 'I'm going to do it. I've got a contract on my boat; I'm going to sell it and put up a boat shop and build a boat.' So that's what we did, we built him a boat."
"We got about three-quarters of the way through the build and the boat sold. That was the Biopsy. Well, since I had put some money into the jig and the building with Paul, the next boat was mine…so we started my boat. I was still charter fishing at the time and my motor blew up. So, I sold that boat rather quickly. That was the Anticipation."
"After that Paul was all-in and wanted to big," says Howell. "But I wasn't ready for that yet. To build one or two at a time was one thing, but I wasn't ready for 15 at time. Paul offered to buy my piece of the jig and the building and I agreed. He bought me out and we went our separate ways." But of course, that wasn't the end of the story.
"I had a trip one day in the Fall, and as I backed into my slip, I saw Paul sitting there in his truck," says Howell. "As soon as my people hopped off, Paul hopped on. He said 'I've got about five people ready to build a boat right now. I know you have the money to put up a building because I just bought you out. You need to put up a building and do this. You know what you are going to get if you stay here charter fishing…you are going to starve to death.' He was right. He really talked me into doing my own thing. That's when I put up the building."
With a building going up, but no boat on the horizon, Howell continued fishing and on one tournament trip up to New Jersey, he got lucky.
"On the ferry ride home, I met a guy who said he always wanted a Carolina boat, and we just started to talking," says Howell. "I told him how I just started building a boat shop without a boat to build… and that's how it all went down. Crazy, right?" "We started in 2000 and the boat was originally called the TFB, a 65-footer," says Howell. "I've got a list of all the things those letters could possibly stand for…but I think I'll just leave it up to everybody's imagination. Most of them you probably couldn't put into a magazine article anyway."
"I remember on that first one I would lose sleep at night, worry about what was coming down the pike and what we had to do. I used to sweat it big time," says Howell. "Not anymore…I sleep like a baby. I like to look at the plans and figure out how we are going to attack certain aspects of the build. I'm much more relaxed about it than I used to be."
Ritchie Howell's boats are a reflection of his life spent on the water.
With his 32nd boat, a 61-footer, about to come out of the shed, Howell says that there are pretty dramatic differences between hull number 1 and the boats he puts out today. "Our shape has actually changed drastically. It's pretty much night and day from what we build now compared to back then…there's nothing remotely similar between the two. Now, everything is computer generated and engineered to the nines. Our first one was a hand-drawn…we cut it by hand.
"That's a great way to learn about boat building, but you can't compete with a computer. We have lofted our own boats in the past, if we didn't have time to get a jig cut or somebody was looking for a bargain basement deal, but you have to use a computer-generated jig now. What we do is a lot more exacting than it used to be. I used to think, 'If someone would just give me a million dollars, oh man the boat I could build!' Nowadays a million doesn't even scratch the surface…it's just way it's gotten to be."
"When I think, and look back at the first boat, I want to look at it with a critical eye…and see how I'd want to change it. If I had to do it over again today it would be a different animal! Those old boats are beautiful with their classic lines and all that stuff, but you have to be a bit more progressive nowadays."
When asked about what makes Ritchie Howell boats stand out from the crowd, Howell says that,
"I know it sounds weird, but I'm more of a boutique boat builder. I'm not trying to build a bunch of boats at one time. I just want to build one or two boats. The biggest difference here is, if someone calls and wants to know if their oil change pump is installed, I know. I don't have to call a foreman or whatever. There is a one-on-one relationship with the people I'm building the boat for." "I also believe that for the quality of product we put out, we are very value-based. I'm not saying I'm cheap, because I'm not…Nothing in this business is cheap. But you do get a lot of bang for your buck here. We don't have a real fancy facility but it's really all you need for boatbuilding. I also don't have a lot of the overhead that other guys have."
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