A support group for survivors of sexual abuse says there are mixed emotions as the final report is handed down by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Care Leavers Australia Network chief executive Leonie Sheedy told SBS News the end of the royal commission was like "losing a really nice aunty or uncle".
"There are very mixed feelings amongst care leavers and survivors ... there will be a sense of abandonment because the royal commissions has truly supported care leavers and their families," she said.
"I think there is a sense of sadness because many of the survivor's brothers and sisters died without telling the royal commission their story.
"But there is also a sense of elation, the nation can never say they didn't know what happened to children in care, in orphanages and institutions."
Ms Sheedy said all of the royal commissions 400 recommendations, 189 of which were handed down on Friday, must be adopted.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said the government would establish a parliamentary committee chaired by crossbench senator Derryn Hinch, which will oversee redress-related recommendations.
Stephen Wood, who grew up in Ballarat and was abused by multiple Christian Brothers including Gerald Ridsdale, said the Commission had given victims a voice.
"The royal commission has given so many victims a voice and given so many families hope to find out why their children's lives were destroyed," he said.
Mr Wood said the Commission had ended years of silence from the church and authorities on the issue of abuse.
"The royal commission came along and it was just incredible, a damn burst the momentum was just too much for the government to ignore," he said.
Mr Wood said he hoped the royal commission's findings would prompt politicians to act.
"Now the politicians know what to work on, now they know what to do. They have been given an outline and it's now up to the politicians to act," Mr Wood told SBS News.
Mr Wood's brother, who was also abused, committed suicide in 1990.
"So many have died and they didn't hear the successes that we've had so far. They didn't see that light at the end of the tunnel that the royal commission has given us," Mr Wood said.
Mr Wood said the royal commission had been a "long journey".
"It's really painful to dig up all those memories you squashed over the years, to remember those intimate details," he said.
"It's painful it really hurts, it's just pain. Your whole being has been altered and hurt and to relive those it's just layering the pain on you."
Mr Wood said his brother's life "spiralled out of control" before his death and it was hard "to see my parents go to their graves feeling they had let us down".
"But it wasn't them that had let us down it was the authorities that had let us down," he said.
Ms Sheedy said churches and other organisations that did not fully adopt the royal commission's recommendations should have their charity status revoked.
Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 and MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78, or visit Multicultural Mental Health Australia at www.mmha.org.au and Local Aboriginal Medical Service details are available from www.bettertoknow.org.au/AMS.


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UCT Calling For Entries For Video Contest To Award $15,000! Français
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Jan 10, 2017, 10:53 ET
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2017 /CNW/ -- United Commercial Travelers (UCT) is calling for entries from schools in North America with programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or colleges and universities with classes to train special education teachers for our 2017 UCT Gives Back AGAIN video contest! The organization will be giving away two prizes – a $10,000 first place award and a $5,000 second place award.
UCT is a non-profit membership organization based in Columbus, Ohio, with a focus on volunteer community service throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Through its video contest UCT has awarded $10,000 to a program for students with intellectual disabilities at Galax Elementary School in Galax, Virginia, $10,000 to a similar program at Eldon High School in Eldon, Missouri, and $5,000 to St. Raphael Catholic Elementary School in Sudbury, Ontario. In 2017, UCT plans to distribute $15,000 to two more deserving schools.
AGAIN, the UCT Gives Back AGAIN contest will be easy for schools to enter:
Create a short video up to 2 ½ minutes long about your program
The video doesn't need to be professionally filmed - use a video camera or Smartphone and keep it simple
Explain how the $10,000 or $5,000 would help your program and what UCT means to you
Post the video on YouTube and complete the contest form at UCT's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/UCTinAction
Submit your video Feb. 15 – Mar. 15, 2017, for your chance to win $10,000 or $5,000
Video finalists will be posted on UCT's Facebook page March 27-April 21, 2017, for followers to vote on the winners, and followers can vote once per day. The winning schools will be announced and awarded the $10,000 and $5,000 cash prizes in May 2017.
Go to www.uct.org/uct-in-action/uct-gives-back-again-to-schools-video-contest for more contest information. See www.uct.org/uct-in-action/uct-gives-back-again-to-schools-video-contest for official contest rules.
UCT's top service project for nearly 60 years has been helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition to the video contest, UCT is the national sponsor of the American Special Hockey Association (ASHA) and awards scholarships to students studying special education.
About UCT
UCT is a 501(c)(8) non-profit financial services membership organization with around 55,000 members who support volunteer community service across the U.S. and Canada. Visit www.uct.org to learn more.
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Filmmaker Zhang Yimou returns for Olympics opening ceremony
Posted: Jan 7, 2022 / 08:56 PM MST / Updated: Jan 7, 2022 / 08:56 PM MST
FILE – In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, file photo, Chinese director Zhang Yimou holds his award for Best Director at the 55th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan. Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for the Beijing Winter Games with a bold and unprecedented way of lighting the Olympic flame. (AP Photo/Billy Dai, File)
BEIJING (AP) — Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for next month's Beijing Winter Games with a bold and unprecedented way of lighting the Olympic flame.
Zhang, who directed an awe-inspiring opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008, is returning in the same role for the 2022 Games, Chinese state media reported late Friday.
He told the official Xinhua News Agency that his team has come up with a bold idea for the lighting of the flame and the design of the cauldron that is in line with environmental protection and low-carbon emissions.
"I think it's totally innovative and people will be surprised," he was quoted by Xinhua as saying.
The Feb. 4 ceremony will have 3,000 performers, a sharp drop from 15,000 in 2008, and last less than 100 minutes because of the cold weather and the COVID-19 pandemic, Xinhua said. It will be held at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium, the same wavy, latticed structure used for the 2008 Games.
Zhang told Xinhua that the theme of the ceremony will be different, saying that times have changed and the world needs a new vision in the wake of the pandemic.
"In 2008, the Olympics was a brilliant stage and chance for our country to show ourselves," he said. "It's different now. China's status in the world, the image of the Chinese, and the rise of our national status, everything is totally different now."
Zhang, who is about 70 years old, directed three films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards including "Ju Dou" in 1990, "Raise the Red Lantern" in 1991 and "Hero" in 2003.
by Kiah Armstrong / Jan 21, 2022
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) - After a deadly shooting resulted in the death of two teens near Hunter High School, police are releasing more details about the weapon believed to have been used by the suspect and the third teen that was shot and rushed to a hospital during the incident.
15-year-old Paul Tahi and 14-year-old Tivani Lopati, both students of Hunter High School, were shot and killed in West Valley City on Jan. 13 when a dispute between two groups escalated into an altercation and ultimately, a shooting, police say.
by Thomas Geboy / Jan 21, 2022
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) - Happy Friday, Utah. We have made it to the end of the week and we're ending the week on a positive note. That's thanks to the system that has been moving north to south across the state bringing with it wet weather and relief from the haze.
Through the rest of the afternoon the bulk of any wet weather will be in central and southern Utah, mainly along and south of I-70. In northern Utah, the chance for snow has come to an end for the Wasatch Front, but a few snow showers may linger in the mountains until this evening, but the trend will be drying out. Like northern Utah, accumulations down south are not expected to be significant where the southern mountains could see a few inches while areas like Cedar City could pick up a trace to an inch. In the lower areas of southern Utah where it will be warmer like St. George and Kanab, there will be a slim chance for rain, but otherwise skies will be mostly cloudy. In northern Utah skies will remain partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with the chance for a bit more fog as temperatures climb to near seasonal averages.
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A: If you're simply looking to do a straight text replacement in the view when a particular value is encountered, you could use string.replace as follows:

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Studying the mechanical properties of colloidal polycrystals
(Nanowerk News) At the University of Montpellier 2, the Colloidal Metallurgy team (PI: Laurence Ramos, CNRS scientist) is designing a system (using polymers and colloids) that will permit a better understanding of the mechanical and plastic properties of polycrystals. The aim is to relate the macroscopic mechanical properties to the microscopic texture of the polycrystal. The team will use a combination of advanced experimental techniques, including light and neutron scattering, optical microscopy and rheology. Elisa Tamborini, a PhD student with the group, commented that the benefit of using the Linkam stage is that the researchers can "directly "see" the sample under shear."
The developed colloidal model is made up of micelles formed from a commercial molecule: Pluronic F108 block copolymer. In aqueous solutions at high concentration, these copolymers self-assemble into micelles with the hydrophobic blocks forming the core, separated from the aqueous exterior by the hydrophilic chains. If the number of formed micelles is sufficiently high, they self-assemble to form a crystalline phase. Micelles are therefore the equivalent of atoms in an atomic crystal, except that they are two orders of magnitude larger.
Linkam CSS450 stage at the University of Montpellier 2.
The colloidal system is transparent and so is observable with both confocal microscopy and light scattering. Using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), the team investigates the structure of the crystal and a small amount of silica nanoparticles. The polycrystal samples are spatially heterogeneous and comprise silica-poor and silica-rich regions. These silica-rich regions are grain boundaries (GBs) between crystallites, where the nanoparticles concentrate. During crystallization, silica nanoparticles are expelled from the crystal lattice and fill the GBs.
By combining the visualization of the 3D GB structure and mechanical measurements (confocal microscopy + Linkam CSS 450), the group is able to collect space-time resolved information on the local dynamics of the crystallite organization under an applied shear strain. Additional measurements are obtained from an apparatus that combines a space-time resolved dynamic light scattering method with simultaneous mechanical measurements (light scattering setup + Linkam CSS 450). In both cases, by varying the crystallization rate, the team will be able to investigate how the mechanisms at play depend on the crystallites' size. As they will have access to the local shear deformation, stress and GB dynamics, they expect to explain the different microscopic mechanisms at work in the plasticity and behaviour of polycrystals.
Visit Linkam at www.linkam.co.uk and learn about the broad range of applications in the field of temperature controlled microscopy.
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Fall residence closures dash hopes of 'typical' experience for students and RAs
Written by Vik Sangar
Totem Park will be closed for the fall semester. File Samantha McCabe
Student residences are adjusting to a physically distanced reality this fall, with residence closures affecting first years, upper years and residence advisors alike.
Not only will this affect thousands of incoming first-year students who might lose their opportunities for a traditional freshman experience, but some residence advisors (RAs) who have lost their jobs due to the closures of Totem Park and Place Vanier Residences.
Student Housing and Community Services (SHCS) posted on its website that the first-year residence community will decrease by 3000 students, leaving uncertainty for RAs.
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SHCS websites announced the fall closures of Totem Park and Place Vanier. Courtesy UBC Student Housing and Community Services
Residence is normally guaranteed for all first-year students who apply before a deadline. The criteria for obtaining a guaranteed spot in residence have changed this year to only include first years who either are in a program which requires them to be on campus, are from a remote community with limited access to technology or possess other compelling circumstances that justify their need to be on campus.
UBC did not provide comment, citing a lack of available information, and did not respond to subsequent emails.
Third-year RA Herbert was one many who lost their jobs due to the residence closures. In March, Herbert, a veteran RA whose name was changed out of concern for getting rehired, was hired to work in a first-year residence for the 2020/21 school year. Usually, RAs are given a contract to sign upon acceptance of their job, but Herbert said he did not receive a contract this year.
He was not informed that he would no longer have a job until June, despite UBC's announcement in early May that fall semester would be mainly online.
Not only was this a loss of employment, but also a loss of housing. Herbert is now hoping to obtain regular winter housing.
"Unfortunately I won't be able to [return as an RA] so that's definitely disappointing … And also with online classes, I think there'll definitely be a lot of lifestyle changes," he said.
According to Herbert, Orchard Commons seems to be the only first-year residence that will remain open in the fall since it is made up entirely of single-connected rooms. However, the SHCS website says that communal spaces will be closed or will have seating removed, and usual community events, musicals and sports will be cancelled.
There may also be a reduced selection of food items available for the mandatory first-year meal plan and physical distancing protocols will be enforced at the dining hall. As SHCS summarized on its website: "due to the ever-changing dynamics of COVID-19, it is not possible to offer you a 'typical' residence experience."
It is unclear if first-year students will also be placed in upper-year residences in addition to Orchard Commons.
Additionally, students from outside of Canada will not be permitted to complete their two-week government-mandated self-isolation in residence and will instead need to make other arrangements with SHCS for $69 plus tax per day, totalling $966 plus tax for the two weeks — on top of normal rent fees. The other option is to check into a hotel with self-isolation packages for students.
'Not going to be the same'
Jason Lin, an incoming first-year kinesiology student from Coquitlam, voiced his concerns about the online semester and not being able to live in residence. He explained that he and his peers are no longer planning to stay in UBC residence, in the fall, but are hoping to move in for the second semester if instruction is in person.
"I've heard from many people that first year is definitely where you make all your close friends," he said. … "It's gonna be different, but it's still possible to meet people online. We have this Instagram UBC 2024 page where everyone's getting connected … But it's not going to be the same."
Lin still plans to take a full course load but is well aware of the implications of not being able to live in residence. His plans to look into clubs and sports at UBC have halted as well.
"Most of us high schoolers have finished off our year with online schooling, and that wasn't ideal. So I don't think many of us are directly looking forward to online school [at UBC], but we're all still in a way excited to start a new chapter."
Fourth-year English literature student Antonia Shumka has lived in UBC residence for four years. She moved out of Fraser Hall early in March due to COVID-19 but was originally planning to stay until at least December. She will not be returning to residence in September due to the transition to online learning and for the fear of her safety amidst the pandemic.
Shumka may be able to graduate by December if she takes a full course load in the fall, but is unsure if that will be manageable given the circumstances. She plans to move back into Fraser Hall in January if she does not graduate.
"A lot of [my roommates] decided to move out just because of the [number] of people, for sure," said Shumka. "I do have people who I know rejected their Fraser Hall offers just simply because of how many people were in them."


It's not hard to make the case for kindness.
People are yearning for it.
Google reports that searches for "kindness quotes" and "acts of kindness" are rising rapidly.
An Atlantic article is calling kindness and generosity the Masters of Love.
Humans are possibly hardwired for it.
There is mounting data affirming the research question Are Babies Born Good?
Professor Franz De Waal has been studying emotions in primates, including cooperation, altruism and fairness, for over three decades, touching off a whole field of primate cognition that continues to inspire.
There are fresh new studies of pro-social behavior in primates which continue to reinforce the idea that our close animal relatives instinctively exhibit "altruistic" looking helping behaviors.
So – if kindness is yearned for, good for us, innate at birth and alive and well amongst certain primates, why does it become so hard to come by between people who love one another?
In his paper spontaneous giving and calculated greed Dr. Rand discusses his findings that given a brief decision-making window, people will instinctively choose the pro-social (or kinder) option. But, give them time to think it over and they'll be more selfish.
So, let's slow that down.
Our first, innate instincts are pro-social and kind.
But once we get to thinking, we over-ride this instinct.
in our long-term relationships where familiarity can breed discontent.
In that moment of thought, your natural kindness instinct is gone – Pooft!
On one side lurks the story you tell yourself about what has happened.
On the other side lies your ability to respond kindly.
As an IFS-trained couples counselor, I think David Rand is onto something important about what happens when we replace instinct with reason.
See if any of these feel familiar.
The red script is the feeling you may be trying not to feel.
My partner's needs and chaos are interrupting me and my life far too much.
I feel overwhelmed by all the demands on my time.
Why does my partner have to steal my thunder all the time?
We get so competitive around others. I feel like I'm not interesting enough.
My partner can't even focus and accomplish one thing for "us" at home.
I feel so alone when we can't pull off a simple team effort like a meal .
I make a big fuss over everyone's birthday in this family, so why can't they do the same for me?
I feel invisible, unlovable & too vulnerable to remind folks when my birthday is coming.
He's so twitchy and uncentered. Why can't he just settle on a program?
I feel ashamed that I waste time like this but can't find anything more interesting to do for myself.
I have to make all the decisions around here – my partner's non-functional every morning.
I feel so isolated when I can't connect with my partner before we both leave for work.
and you lash out, tilting at the windmills outside of you, when actually the pain is all internal.
Because your cup is empty. Because you are not happy. Because you have not been kind enough to YOU.
My new friend and Buddhist teacher Kathleen Rose of the Boise Institute for Buddhist Studies connected me with a wonderful teaching I'd love to share briefly here, with a link to a fuller article.
In the face of inner overwhelm when you are underwhelmed by kindness for yourself or others, remember the RAIN of Self-Compassion. I quote briefly from this article here, or click that title link for the whole piece.
To cross that enormous gulf of pain that opens up when thinking interrupts your instinct and separates you from your original pro-social drive, you only have to eliminate the story!
You already have everything you need to be kind.
You are an innately kind person who has lost touch with your instinctual ability to be kind because you're drained. You've exhausted yourself by first creating these inner protective beliefs and then by believing these tales you tell.
Recognize anything other than a kind instinct within as a self-diagnosis of inner overwhelm. All is not well if you are separated from your naturally compassionate self.
This entry was posted in Couples, IFS, Kindness, Relationship Skills and tagged altruism, altruism in humans, altruism in primates, Are Babies Born Good?, Boise Institute for Buddhist Studies, Buddhist teacher, burnt fish, Channel surfing, David Rand, Human Cooperation Laboratory, IFS, Internal Family Systems, Kathleen Rose, Kindness, lost keys, Master of Love, positive psychology, Primate studies on emotion, pro-social behavior in primates, Professor Franz De Waal, RAIN, Spontaneous gioving and calculated greed, stolen punch line, The Atlantic, The Positive Psychlopedia, To Be or Not To Be, Yale University, yearning for kindness on July 8, 2015 by gemmautting.


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Oftentimes when transitioning to an adhesive bond from a traditional mechanical or thermal attachment method, it is necessary to redesign the joint to accommodate better tensile, compression and shear loading, removing cleavage or peel. There are a few common joint configurations that perform very well for mechanical or thermal attachment but should be improved for use with an adhesive.
Improving Strength in Adhesive Butt Joints
Butt joints are common welding practice when assembling two cylindrical or rectangular tubes. Most of the stress is applied as cleavage, but tension may also be present if the tubes are being pulled apart. The cleavage forces in a butt joint are not well suited for adhesive bonds. Therefore joint modifications should be made when considering adhesives for these assemblies.
Cylinder-in-cylinder joints are modifications of butt joints that insert a small diameter cylinder into a larger diameter hollow cylinder. The new design places the adhesive itself into in-plane shear force, and cleavage forces are mitigated by the mechanical lock of the tubes. It is relatively straightforward to optimise bond area by adjusting the radii of the tubes or overlap length of the joint. For applications in woodworking, tongue and groove is a common method of leveraging the mechanical strength of the wood and lap shear strength of the adhesive.
Strengthen Tee joints with Mortise and Tenon
T-joints are very common for welding two components together, and they are a common sight when using mechanical fasteners for perpendicular mounting. When stress is applied to these joints, much of it is in cleavage applied to a long moment arm. This is a very weak joint for adhesives.
To improve a T-Joint, many adhesive joints are redesigned as mortise and tenon. With this new design, the same applied stress is now presented as shear, tension and compression of the adhesive while also providing the benefit of a mechanical lock to improve strength. If mortise and tenon is not a viable solution (such as for many metalworking applications), incorporating a flange to the perpendicular piece not only converts some of the cleavage into shear, but adds surface area over which the adhesive makes contact.
Enhance Corner Joint Configurations
Miter joints are common practice for many applications. When force is applied, some mechanical strength is present, but there is also a large amount of out-of-plane cleavage on the moment arm. Similar to with T-joint configurations, these joints tend to be very strong and durable when using mechanical or thermal attachment methods.
As is done with modifications for T-joints, corners can be improved by adding an interlocking mechanism such as a bridle joint to distribute the stresses in-plane on the adhesive. As with other adhesive-friendly joints, cleavage is converted into shear while still maintaining the post-and-beam mechanical advantage.
Adhesive Joint Design for Side-By-Side Panel Bonding
Square butt joints are common welding practice when assembling two plates side-by-side. Dual action fasteners with splines are used to hold two large panels together in woodworking applications like laminate countertops.
These joint designs often suffice for thermal or mechanical attachment, but similar to tube-in-tube joints, they place undue stress on an adhesive. Lap joints are one of the most common industrial adhesive joints whether assembling two panels, bonding panels to frames, or comparing adhesives for R&D or design purposes. Cleavage from a square butt joint is now primarily shear stress applied across the bond area, although some cleavage may still exist.
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I think we always have to be growing up, never stop your learning. Why should you be reading right now?, why do we have to read at least 2 hours per day?, should I read eventhought i don't understand anything?, who is gonna give me an award if i read?
If you were a good reader your live wouldn't be the same, everything'll change, the way you perceive life would be more interesting. Your thoughts would be more deeply and you would be able to express your ideas.
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Canada-U.S. extending border closure to July 21
#COVID19 #CanadaUSborder #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions
Canadian officials confirmed the border will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month.
Canada announced today that the border with the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel until July 21.
In spite of pressure from the business community and a drop in the number of COVID-19 cases on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border the closure in place since March 2020 is being extended.
Public Security Minister Bill Blair tweeted the news this morning.
Our number one priority as we fight #COVID19 is keeping Canadians safe. In coordination with the U.S., we are extending restrictions on non-essential international travel and with the United States until July 21st, 2021. — Bill Blair (@BillBlair) June 18, 2021
Minister Blair announced that restrictions on travellers from countries other than the U.S. are also being extended by one month.
Minister Blair also indicated in his tweet that the government will provide details on Monday about easing restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadians and others currently exempt from travel restrictions to Canada.
"As we have said, the government is planning measures for fully vaccinated Canadians, Permanent Residents, and others who are currently permitted to enter Canada and will provide further details on Monday, June 21," he wrote.
While the Canada-U.S. border remains officially closed, the question of whether it will be reopened is becoming increasingly urgent as the number of vaccinated people in the U.S. and Canada increases.
In the weeks prior, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had been hinting at a gradual reopening. Trudeau had said that the decision to relax border measures would be based on science over public pressure. Meanwhile, the government had been facing pressure on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border from hard-hit industries like tourism, as well as the U.S. Congress.
Earlier this month, Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden attended the G7 summit in Cornwall, U.K. The two leaders discussed border reopening measures but did not disclose the details of their conversation publicly.
Health Minister Patty Hajdu was the first to announce Canada would be rolling back the quarantine requirement on non-essential travellers. Travellers to Canada will still have to provide a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of arrival. They will still have to do a test at the border and wait for a result in quarantine. This could mean just one day of isolation for people who do not test positive.
Children who are not able to get vaccinated will not be separated from their parents.
Through a joint agreement with the U.S., Canada initially implemented travel restrictions in response to the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020. This agreement has been renewed on a month to month basis. Since then, only exempt travellers have been allowed to cross the border. More travellers were included in the exemptions in the fall of 2020. Only the following groups have been exempt from restrictions:
Canadian citizens and permanent residents;
approved permanent residents who received their documents before March 18;
work permit holders;
international students going to institutions with COVID-19 readiness plans;
family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents;
persons whom the government has deemed to be in the national interest; and
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The effect of statin therapy on disease-related outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kim, Jee Whang, Barrett, Kirsty, Loke, Yoon and Wilson, Andrew M (2020) The effect of statin therapy on disease-related outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Respiratory Medicine and Research. ISSN 2590-0412
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Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive disease and antifibrotic therapies do not reverse existing fibrosis. There has been emerging evidence of potential role for statins in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The aim of this review is to synthesise the evidence on the efficacy of statins in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, focusing on associations with all-cause mortality, disease specific mortality and change in pulmonary function. Methods: Medline and Embase were reviewed to identify relevant publications. Studies were selected if they examined disease related outcomes including mortality, pulmonary function and adverse events in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis receiving statin therapy. Results: Five studies with a total of 3407 people with IPF were selected and analysed. The overall risk of bias of five included studies was moderate to serious. In the fixed effect meta-analysis, statin use was associated with a reduction in mortality (RR 0.8; 95% CI 0.72-0.99). However, in the random effects model, there was no longer any significant association between statin use and all-cause mortality (RR 0.87; 95% CI 0.68-1.12). There was no statistically significant association between statin use and decline in FVC % predicted. Conclusion: There is currently insufficient evidence to conclude the effect of statin therapy on disease-related outcomes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Considering the limitations of available literature, we would recommend a prospective cohort study with capture of dosage and preparation of statin, statin adherence and use of concurrent antifibrotic treatment.
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The Regional Business Coalition of Metropolitan Atlanta (RBC) is an organization of 16 local Chambers of Commerce throughout the metro Atlanta region. RBC member chambers represent over 10,000 businesses that collectively employ over 1 million metro Atlanta residents.
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Basketball regulations for 2019 - 20 | Published 1 September
BAS i The BUCS Basketball Championships shall be conducted in accordance with the following BUCS sport specific regulations, the BUCS general regulations, and the FIBA (Federation Internationale de Basketball) Rules of the Game as interpreted by the relevant National Governing Body.
BAS ii In the event that these regulations contradict the BUCS general regulations, these BUCS sport specific regulations will supersede, unless specifically stated otherwise.
BAS iii In the event that these regulations contradict those of the FIBA (Federation Internationale de Basketball) Rules of the Game as interpreted by the relevant National Governing Body, these BUCS sport specific regulations will supersede, unless specifically stated otherwise.
BAS 1 Fundamental principle: The game must take place Notwithstanding the regulations contained herein, all participants are required to use their best endeavours to ensure that all fixtures; (a) take place and (b) are completed. It is not possible to deal in these regulations with each and every circumstance that could arise which might affect BUCS fixtures, but participants (including match officials) are expected at all times to regard this principle as a prime consideration.
BAS 1.1 If a team considers its interests to have been harmed by the application of this principle, they are at liberty to play under protest and use the standard BUCS match appeal process.
BAS 2 Affiliations All institutions/Playing Entities, teams and players competing in the BUCS Basketball Team Championships must affiliate to their respective National Governing Body (NGB) as per the requirements of the BUCS Sport Specific Affiliations Document. Failure to affiliate institutions/Playing Entities, teams or players to the relevant NGB by the deadlines stated in the BUCS Sport Specific Affiliations Document will result in sanctions being imposed as outlined in the BUCS Sport Specific Affiliations Document and the possibility of further disciplinary action.
BAS 2.1 Players must be able to present their individual licences at each fixture should they be requested to do so. Players unable to evidence their licensing at a fixture should be noted on team sheets but are able to play, however, any institution/Playing Entity found to have fielded players without the appropriate licensing in place will face sanctions as outlined in the BUCS Sport Specific Affiliations Document.
BAS 3 Minimum number of players for a fixture to start The minimum number of players required for a fixture to start will be five.
BAS 4 Shirt numbering Allowable shirt numbers will be 00, 0, and any number from 1 to 99.
BAS 5 Balls
BAS 5.1 For all Men's fixtures the ball shall not be less than 74.9cm and not more than 78cm in circumference (size 7). It shall not weigh less than 567g and not more than 650g.
BAS 5.2 For all Women's fixtures the ball shall not be less than 72.4cm and not more than 73.7cm in circumference (size 6). It shall not weigh less than 510g and not more than 567g
BAS 6 Facility requirements Facilities should meet the Club level requirements of Basketball England/Sport England's Basketball Data Sheet.
BAS 7 24-second shot clocks 24-second shot clocks shall be required in all Men's and Women's Premier Tier and Tier 1 league matches and Championship and Trophy knockout competition matches. There shall be no requirement for 24-second shot clocks in any other matches; this responsibility shall lie with the referees.
BAS 7.1 Failure to provide a 24 second shot clock for Men's and Women's Premier Tier and Tier 1 league matches and Championship and Trophy knockout competition matches will result in a £100 fine per instance of this breach for the home team. Away teams cannot claim a walkover, play under protest or appeal, as the match can still go ahead timed by the officials.
BAS 8 Match officials Match officials should be appointed as per Appendix 5 ('BUCS Match Officials Requirements').
BAS 8.1 Failure to obtain an appropriate Referee and Umpire, as per Appendix 5 ('BUCS Match Officials Requirements'), may lead to the forfeiture of the affected match, unless there is written notification from the appropriate officials appointments body that they were unable to provide officials and this is communicated at least 48 hours before the fixture start time, or where officials withdraw from the fixture on the day (written evidence required, refer to BAS 8.1.3).
BAS 8.1.1 For all competitions, if at least 48 hours' (outside of weekends and bank holidays) notice ahead of the start time of the fixture has been given and the appropriate written evidence provided, then the away institution/Playing Entity may choose to host the match provided it can supply an appropriate Referee, Umpire and facilities, and notifies the opposition and the BUCS Executive by 11:00 on the last working day before the fixture. In this case the original home institution/Playing Entity is obliged to travel.
BAS 8.1.1.1 Where the away institution/Playing Entity chooses not to host and agreement cannot be reached between the institutions/Playing Entities for rescheduling, the match shall be replayed at a venue and on a date determined by the BUCS Executive.
BAS 8.1.2 Any institution/Playing Entity failing to notify the opposition of the failure to obtain the appropriate Referee and Umpire at least 48 hours (outside of weekends and bank holidays) before the fixture start time will forfeit the match and concede a walkover.
BAS 8.1.3 Non-provision of officials due to being let down by an appointed/booked Referee/Umpire within 48 hours of the fixture start time
BAS 8.1.3.1 If the away team has arrived at the venue and the home team is let down by an appointed/booked Referee/Umpire and can prove in writing that the official was appointed/booked, the original home team will be obliged to travel to a rescheduled match.
BAS 8.1.3.2 If the away team has not yet travelled, and the home side notifies them that they have been let down by an appointed/booked Referee/Umpire within 48 hours of the fixture start time (providing written evidence as per BAS 8.1.3.1) the match shall be rescheduled to be played at the original home team venue.
BAS 8.2 Failure to obtain the appropriate Table Officials, as per Appendix 5 ('BUCS Match Officials Requirements'), may lead to the home team incurring a £50 fine, unless there is written notification from the appropriate officials appointments body that they were unable to provide officials, or where officials withdraw within 48 hours of the fixture start time (written evidence required).
BAS 8.2.1 The away team may choose to play under protest, however, they may only appeal the match result if both the Referee and Umpire provide written evidence to substantiate that the performance(s) of the Table Official(s) that did not meet the requirements of Appendix 5 ('BUCS Match Officials Requirements') affected the outcome of the match.
BAS 8.2.1.1 Should the Referee and/or Umpire not meet the requirements of Appendix 5 ('BUCS Match Officials Requirements') then a team shall have the option to appeal the match result (note BAS 8.1).
BAS 8.3 Should the two institutions/Playing Entities concerned agree in writing beforehand to play with non-neutral, not appropriately qualified and/or the incorrect number of officials, the BUCS Executive will accept the result. Neither team can play under protest or appeal against the result of a match played under these circumstances.
BAS 9 Results
BAS 9.1 As per the FIBA rules of play there shall be no drawn result in a basketball game.
BAS 9.1.1 Should the teams be tied at the end of normal time, then a period of five minutes extra time will be played. If the teams are still tied at the end of this extra period of five minutes, additional periods of five minutes extra time shall be played until a winner is determined.
BAS 9.1.2 The exception to this rule shall be promotion/relegation fixtures played as part of playoff formats involving either two or three teams. (See REG 8.3.8.5)
BAS 10 Scoresheets In the case of any rule breach by either team, the home team must be able to produce the official scoresheet of each match to BUCS when requested (White copy only).
BAS 11 Additional Premier Tier/Championship and Tier 1/Trophy specific requirements
BAS 11.1 Playing facilities must be booked for an appropriate length of time to allow for the full conclusion of the match. BUCS recommends that at least two hours of court time are booked. Institutions/Playing Entities failing to book sufficient time will be considered to have defaulted on the match if for any reason there is insufficient time to bring the fixture to a conclusion.
BAS 11.2 Facilities should be of an appropriate quality for matches and should comply with the Club level requirements of Basketball England/Sport England's Basketball Data Sheet. Ideally, all matches should be played on courts to FIBA specification in terms of court size, run-off areas, player safety, lighting, floor surface and visibility of court markings.
BAS 11.3 A fully working and easily visible scoreboard must be provided showing the match score and time remaining in each period.
BAS 11.3.1 Failure to provide a fully working and easily visible scoreboard will result in a £100 fine per instance of this breach for the home team. Away teams cannot claim a walkover or play under protest or appeal, as the match can still go ahead timed by the officials.
BAS 11.4 Host institutions/Playing Entities should ensure that there is an appropriate level of medical/first aid cover available either at or within close proximity to the courts. In the latter case, the home captain or coach should be aware of how to summon assistance swiftly. Ideally, medical support will be available during the match courtside.
BAS 11.5 All Premier Tier/Championship teams must have their institution/Playing Entity name on the front of their playing vest for all matches. Failure to comply will result in a £50 fine per reported incident.
The FIBA regulation dealing with the specifications for the institution/Playing Entity name on the playing vest is:
The name or the badge/symbol of the club or country must appear on the front of the shirts as follows:
Above the advertising.
If the written text comprises one (1) line, the letters shall be a maximum of 8cm in height. If the written text comprises two (2) lines, the letters on each line shall be a maximum of 6cm in height.
The badge/symbol must not be smaller than 100cm² nor larger than 200cm² and shall be a maximum of 10cm in height.
The institution/Playing Entity name can be shortened if required – e.g. LSBU (London South Bank University)
BAS 11.6 Regular spot checks will be carried out during the season to verify teams' licences and facilities are meeting the BUCS Basketball sport specific regulations.
BAS 11.7 Representative commitments In Premier Tier leagues, when two or more players from a single institution/Playing Entity are selected for a GB or any of the Home Nation (England, Scotland, or Wales) Senior or Under-20s sides, necessitating their presence at a competition or preparation camp associated with a competition, the institution/Playing Entity concerned shall be able to postpone any affected league fixtures.
BAS 11.7.1 The institution/Playing Entity concerned shall be responsible for informing the opposition institution/Playing Entity of the requirement to postpone the fixture no later than 48 hours (outside of weekends and bank holidays) after the announcement of the squad for the representative team, and no later than five working days prior to the original fixture date. Upon notification of the postponement, institutions/Playing Entities must follow REG 14.3 to rearrange the fixture.
BAS 11.7.2 Championship knockout competition fixtures are not covered by BAS 11.7.
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The IPC launched a new education project entitled "I'm Possible" in Tokyo today. Photo: Tokyo 2020
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and its development arm the Agitos Foundation have launched a new education project called "I'm Possible."
The project has been described as a "toolkit of resources," designed to engage young people between the ages of six and 12 with the Paralympic Movement.
Today in Tokyo, the Japanese version of the project was launched by IPC President Sir Philip Craven and project partners Mitsunori Torihara, chairperson of the Japanese Paralympic Committee (JPC), and Yasushi Yamawaki, chairperson of the Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Centre (NFPSC).
A global launch is due to be held on an unconfirmed date later in 2017.
"When it comes to the Paralympic Movement, I truly believe in reverse education," said Sir Philip.
"Educating youngsters about the outstanding abilities of Para-athletes and the values they stand for will see them return home to educate their parents and grandparents about the Paralympic Movement.
"Normally, it's the other way round with adults passing on their knowledge to youngsters, but that's the joy of the Paralympic Movement and reverse education.
"Youngsters become the teachers.
"I am certain that this program will not just build excitement for the upcoming Paralympic Games but act as a catalyst to social inclusion with the next generation realizing that everything in this world is possible."
The NFPSC and the JPC, in collaboration with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, will support the roll-out of I'm Possible in Japan by using it to raise awareness of the Paralympic Movement.
The NFPSC will train people within Para-sport organizations across Asia over the next four years, as the region builds towards Tokyo 2020.
"The IPC, JPC, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the Japanese Government and all stakeholders will show a strong commitment to the Paralympic Movement," added Yamawaki.
"Through the promotion of I'm Possible in Japan with the aim of the success of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, we will create a more inclusive society, where everyone can enjoy a quality of life with dreams and hopes."
Launch materials today were translated into Japanese and adapted to suit the local culture.
In addition to a theme of the values, content also features inspirational achievements by Para-athletes.
There are 15 units in total with lesson plans for young people aged between six to eight years and nine to 12 years.
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Additional language versions will be created as different National Paralympic Committees commit to implementing the toolkit.
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The Java run-time system depends on threads for many things. Threads reduce inefficiency by preventing the waste of CPU cycles.
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Java's multithreading system is built upon the Thread class, its methods, and its companion interface, Runnable. To create a new thread, your program will either extend Thread or implement the Runnableinterface.
Now let's see how to use a Thread that begins with the main java thread that all Java programs have.
Here, I'll show you how to use Thread and Runnable interface to create and manage threads, beginning with the main java thread.
Why Is Main Thread So Important?
Because it affects the other 'child' threads.
Because it performs various shutdown actions.
Because it's created automatically when your program is started.
Let's look at how both ways help in implementing the Java thread.
When the thread is started it will call the run() method of the MyClass instance instead of executing its own run() method. The above example would print out the text "MyClass running ".
When the run() method executes it will print out the text " MyClass running ".
So far, we have been using only two threads: the main thread and one child thread. However, our program can affect as many threads as it needs. Let's see how we can create multiple threads.
This is how multithreading in Java works. I hope this was informative and helpful to you. In the next entry of my Java Tutorial Blog Series, you will learn about Java Collections.
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The outcomes of the Year of the Snake can now be viewed in my solo show at Muu gallery 3–25 May 2014 and in the group exhibition Vesikuvia [Water images] organised by Harakka ry 30 May – 19 June 2014. A taste of what is to come you can have from a miniature video Year of the Snake –Swinging (mini).
During the year of the snake, beginning with the Chinese New Year on February 10 in 2013, I fastened a small blue swing into an aspen that grows on the western shore of Harakka Island, next to the remains of the stone base of an old sauna. More or less once a week, I videoed myself swinging, wearing a light blue scarf, while keeping the position of the camera on a tripod and the framing of the image as constant as possible. On the same occasions I also sat next to the stub of another aspen that once grew nearby ¬– it used to be possible to fasten a hammock between them – looking out at sea with my back to the camera. And in another image I sat on a small pile of rocks looking at the expanding Helsinki harbour on the opposite shore. Thus I tried to produce "souvenirs" of what the landscape looked like during this year on the northern shore of the Finnish Bay.
This year I focused on the movement of a small swing, a manmade element added to the landscape. Although a swing can be an impressive sculptural element, as in the works of Monica Sand, for instance, this swing is on a child's scale. The aspen on the shore is small of stature as well. It carried without problems, however, the weight of all visitors. I experimented with sharing the experience of swinging and changing the performer in the image, by inviting colleagues from the island as well as temporary visitors to swing for a while. These performances I documented on video and in a tri-lingual blog, adding a still image from each performance, either of the visitor or of myself, to each blog note. Sharing an activity like swinging, I chose in order to end the series, with its focus on showing the passing of time, on a more light-hearted note. I took the swing with me on my travels, too, and tied it to trees growing on various shores.


Ash and sweetgrass basket making has been a craft in my family for generations. My Great Grandmother, Elvine Obomsawin and her family made their living by making and selling baskets. I have been privileged to be able to Apprentice under Master Artist, Jeanne Brink for the past 3 years through the Vermont Folklife Center Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program along with my son, Aaron Wood. Jeanne Brink is also my cousin, and hearing the stories from our Obomsawin family heritage while learning basket making brought my past alive! When I am making baskets, I feel a deep connection with those who have gone before me. I am at peace and connected. My husband helps prepare the ash by harvesting the brown ash trees and with Aaron, pound and split the ash. With our family working together we create the materials for baskets from the harvest of the tree to the final project. I look forward to teaching future generations this craft. It is part of us, and it is critical to ensure it is never lost. If we lose Abenaki ash basket making, a part of our soul and peoples will be lost.
2015 Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, Vermont Folk Life Center. Middleburry, VT.


"And what do you know about responsiblity?" Jing asked. It was more a dagger than a question.
The beeping of the longs and shorts continued for a few minutes more, and then the message was transmitted. The gendarmes were coming soon and Jing still needed to look at the entry and exit logs for the data library. As for Ikaya, Jing hoped that he'd be professional enough to share what he knew with the Agency police and his fellow priests what he knew about the psychic hacker. As for what lie in store for Ikaya's priesthood, Jing did not know if it would be the cruel face of Compassion or the kind face of Destruction.


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text:
Stabilizator v kemiji je kemična snov, ki zavira kemijsko reakcijo med dvema ali več kemičnimi snovmi, se pravi da ima nasprotnen učinek kot katalizator. Lahko je tudi snov, ki preprečuje sesedanjesuspenzij, emulzij in pen.

Med stabilizatorje spadajo:
 antioksidanti, ki preprečujejo oksidiranje snovi,
 sekvestranti, ki tvorijo kelatne komplekse in deaktivirajo sledove kovinskih ionov, ki bi sicer zastrupili katalizatorje,
 emulgatorji in površinsko aktivna sredstva, ki stabilizirajo emulzije,
 ultravijolični stabilizatorji, ki ščitijo (predvsem plastične) materiale pred škodljivimi vplivi ultravijoličnega sevanja,
 UV absorberji, ki absorbirajo UV svetlobo in preprečijo njeno prodiranje v globino snovi (tako delujejo zaščitna sredstva za sončenje),
 ugaševalci, ki UV svetlobo pretvorijo v toploto in preprečijo cepljenje kemijskih vezi; pogosti ugaševalci so nikljeve soli, na primer nikljevi fenolati;
 lovilci prostih radikalov, ki jih tvori UV sevanja, pogosto sterično ovirani amini (HALS).

Kemijska kinetika

fr:Inhibiteur (chimie)


text:
Магљеник (магленик) је направа за задимљавање великих површина на копну и мору, војне намјене.

Принцип рада је заснован на распршивању димних материја у аеросоле које онда стварају дим при спајању с честицама водене паре у ваздуху. По начину стварања дима могу се подијелити на:

 Магљеник с ваздухом (или азотом) под притиском. Има боцу са гасом под притиском из које цијев води у суд с димном материјом, одакле се кроз распршивач избацује ван.
 Магљеник на притисак мрављом киселином
 Магљеник на издувне гасове мотора

По начину транспорта постоје:
 Носећи магљеник - запремине 10 литара, даје димну завјесу до 400 м дужине и 25 м ширине
 Возећи магљеник
 Буре м.
 Аутомобил за задимљавање

Димни генератор је посебна врста м. у којем се вода и уље загријавају, затим мјешају и потом излазе кроз цијев као густи бијели дим. Предност је употреба некорозивних и неотровних материја.

Види још
 Магла
 Задимљавање
 Димне материје

Спољашње везе

Литература
 Војна енциклопедија, Београд, 1973., књига пета, pp. 199.

Војска


The European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries adopted the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement only a week after the adoption of the agriculture agreement.
Rabat – Morocco scored another point in international diplomacy when the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries adopted the EU-Morocco fisheries deal by a large majority today.
Quoted by Maghreb Arab Press (MAP), a European parliamentary source in Brussels said that 17 members of the committee voted in favor of the fisheries deal while 7 voted against. Two members were absent. According to the source, the vote reflects the position of the majority of the political groups represented at the European Parliament.
The EU and Morocco signed the fisheries deal on January 14 in Brussels.
The agreement covers the fishing area from parallel 35 and Cap Spartel in northern Morocco to parallel 22 and Cap Blanc in southern Morocco.
The deal specifies the fishing areas and access conditions for European vessels. The EU agreed to pay €52.2 million per year for the privilege of fishing in Moroccan waters, an increase from the previous deal's €40.0 million per year.
The adoption of the fisheries agreement followed the ratification of the EU-Morocco agriculture agreement passed by the European Parliament on January 16.
The Moroccan government is satisfied with its partnership with the EU. Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani said after the adoption of the agriculture agreement that it confirms that Morocco cannot compromise when it comes to its sovereignty and national integrity.
He said that the agreements are the fruit of Morocco's diplomatic efforts and its key role in EU foreign policy. The EU is also happy with its 50-year-old partnership with Morocco. During her visit to Morocco after the adoption of the agreement, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said that the new partnership will bring Morocco and the EU closer because it forms a measure to continue Morocco's reform of the 2011 Constitution.
The previous EU-Morocco fisheries deal expired in July 2018.


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