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VoltServer raises $7.4 million funding to power entire buildings
By Ramla Soni
November 15, 2019, 12:41 PM GMT
Inventor of Digital Electricity will use Series A funding to expand its offering
VoltServer, the inventor of a new form of power called Digital Electricity (DE), has raised $7.4 million (£5.7m, €6.7m) in Series A funding led by Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs.
The funding will allow VoltServer to expand its DE offerings in order to power the world in a "safer, more cost effective and efficient way" than traditional alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) electricity.
VoltServer's technology is already installed in over 700 venues, and it aims to continue to expand its offerings beyond communications infrastructure to power entire buildings.
Stephen Eaves, CEO of VoltServer said since AC and DC, there has not been much innovation around electricity since Tesla and Edison battled it out in the late 1800s.
Digital Electricity allows for controlled power distribution that is "safe, less expensive, faster to install, more energy efficient, and perfect for an increasingly digital world."
VoltServer currently offers DE for Mobile Radio Power, Power over Ethernet Switch Power, Mobile Edge Compute Servers, High Speed Communications Power, Smart LED Lighting Power, UPS/Centralised Battery Backup, and DC Microgrid.
Alphabet, Google's parent company, recently announced that
will start offering bank accounts next year in association with Citigroup and the Stanford Federal Credit Union.
Waymo another subsidiary of Alphabet, formerly known as the Google self-driving car, said it was closing its operations in Austin, Texas.
VoltServer launched in 2011, and officially opened company doors in East Greenwich, Rhode Island in July 2013. Today it powers 4G/5G/LTE mobile services in large sports stadiums, office towers, hotels, condominium and medical buildings.
FURTHER READING: Offshore wind power can meet world's electricity demand, says IE
FURTHER READING: Price of offshore wind power drops by a third in 12 months

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Congratulations to the class of 2018! I had the honor of setting up a graduation dinner for my god-daughter, Madisen, who also happens to be one of the valedictorians of her class. Graduation day brings a roller coaster of emotions for the graduates and their families. It's a time of celebration, achievement, anxiety, and fear of the unknown.


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Urmila Matondkar (born on 4 February 1974) is an Indian film actress. Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha (1991). She established herself as a popular actress in mainstream Hindi cinema with her films such as Rangeela (1995), Judaai (1997), and Satya (1998), all of which earned her Filmfare nominations.
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Asif Ali (born 4 February 1986) is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2009 in the acclaimed musical film Ritu. He has since performed in critical and commercial hits such as Traffic (2011), and Salt N' Pepper (2011). Asif Ali was born on 4 February 1986 in Ranni, Pathanamthitta district. Later his family shifted to Karikkode near Thodupuzha in Idukki.
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Sekhar Kammula is an award-winning Indian Film director, writer and producer from Telugu cinema. Sekhar was schooled at St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad. He completed his intermediate studies from St. Alphonsa's and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad.
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Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi February 4, 1922 – January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana (school), he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). He was the most recent recipient of the Bharat Ratna.
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Ravinder Singh (born 4 February 1982) is an Indian author. His bestselling novel I Too Had a Love Story was released on 1 December 2008. Since then it has remained a bestseller. His second book, Can Love Happen Twice?, was released on 15 December 2011. Singh was born into a Sikh family in Kolkata. He spent his childhood in the small town of Burla in Orissa.
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Dr. Rajasekhar ( born 4 February 1962) is an Indian Film actor in Tollywood and Tamil Cinema. Rajasekhar and his wife joined Indian National Congress. Later he quit the congress and joined the newly formed party called YSR Congress floated by Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy ( son of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh) in 2010. Later he quit YSR Congress.
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Brijmohan Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj (born February 4, 1938) is currently the leading exponent of the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India. He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, including his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. Even though dancing is his first love.
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Sandeep Acharya ( born 4 February 1984) is an Indian singer. Acharya hails from Bikaner, Rajasthan and was crowned the winner of Indian Idol (season 2) on 22 April 2006. Acharya is the winner of the second season of Indian Idol while the first was won by Abhijeet Sawant. Along with the title of Indian Idol, Acharya walked away with Rs.1 crore contract from Sony BMG.
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Robert M. Hanson
Robert Murray Hanson (February 4, 1920-February 3, 1944) was a Marine Corps aviator who shot down 25 Japanese planes from the South Pacific skies. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor. Elder brother of Edith Hanson. A master of individual air combat, he downed 20 enemy planes in six consecutive flying days. 1stLt Hanson was commended in the citation accompanying.
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Mathai George Muthoot (February 4, 1911 - January 31, 1993) was an Indian entrepreneur and businessman, prominent for his pioneering work in the South Indian Financial Sector. He was born to a Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Christian family in Kozhencherry, Kerala, India. He, along with his father Muthoot Ninan Mathai, founded what would later become the Muthoot Group of companies.
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Madabhushi Ananthasayanam
Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (February 4, 1891–March 19, 1978) was the first Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament. He was Governor of Bihar also. He was born in Thiruchanoor, Chittoor district of Madras Presidency. He was teacher in Mathematics and later became a lawyer between 1915 -1950.
Birth Place: Thiruchanoor, , India
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Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith (4 February 1891 – 15 February 1951) often known as Stephen Smith, was a pioneering Indian rocket scientist who developed techniques in delivering mail by rocket. He was the most innovative of the early rocket pioneers. Unlike Schmiedl whom the Austrian Authorities banned from further experimenting, Smith was encouraged in his experiments by Indian Officials.
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Tariq Rahman is a Pakistani linguist, academic, scholar and columnist. He was born on February 4, 1949 in Bareilly (U.P.) in India. The family migrated to Pakistan in 1951 where his father, Sami Ullah Khan, became instructor of mathematics, later rising to the head of the department, at the Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul, near Abbottabad. Tariq was educated at Burn Hall School.
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Rakesh Shukla
Rakesh Chandra Shukla pronunciation (help·info) (born February 4, 1948, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh) is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1982. He was leg-break-googly-bowler and a decent hard-hitting batsman also. Those days all-rounders were not given the recognition unlike later years. With spin quartet of Bishan Singh Bedi.
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Charles Herbert Collet DSO (4 February 1888 – 19 August 1915), was a British Naval airman during the First World War, regarded as one of the best Naval airmen of his day. Charles Collet was born in India in around 1888, the son of an engineer James Francis Herbert Collet and his wife Teresa Collet (née Pilley). For a time the family lived on Guernsey.
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Cenate Sopra est une commune de la province de Bergame dans la région Lombardie en Italie.

Administration

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Albino, Cenate Sotto, Pradalunga, Scanzorosciate, Trescore Balneario

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Commune dans la province de Bergame

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How To Balance Description, Exposition, And Action In Your Story
by Griffin Saylor | May 29, 2019 | About Writing
People generally go one of two ways when they start working on their manuscript.
Either they start adding in extra material until the manuscript is so bloated it's bursting at the seams, or they strip it down in desperation and turn the work into a skeleton of what it was.
Description and exposition are used to explain what's happening in the environment or the setting, or the characters.
Description is mostly showing. You're painting a picture of something with words that can be detailed or suggestive or somewhere in between, depending on the requirements of the scene that you're working on.
Exposition is where you're telling the reader something. This is a form of telling rather than showing, so to do exposition correctly it needs to be very relevant, easy and fast to read.
Both description and exposition can be necessary to tell a story, but they're also very risky to dwell on. They disturb your pacing if they're not immediately relevant to what's happening in the scene.
Early in the book, when readers aren't yet invested in the end too much showing OR telling can be what causes them to put your book down.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't describe a place or a person or ignore important information.
You need to have some description you work otherwise it's just an empty room. Too much description and it's just a chore that people end up skimming over.
Too little exposition and the reader has no context; too much exposition and the reader is spoon-fed the details of your world which they long to investigate imagine and solve themselves.
Let's say you're writing a science fiction story. Your story has this awesome spaceship that the protagonist and their crew fly around in.
It has a propulsion system it's based on hard science, it's a real possibility in the future, has a sentient computer and it's beautiful and functional and has a huge graceful looking counsel with silver and gold trim and…Wonderful.
I'm positive that next to no one will care at all about the gold trim until after they invest in the computer's personality and the people and aliens who use the ship as a transport.
In the beginning, you have to break this stuff up in this into smaller pieces. Shorter sentences have to carry more of your description and exposition.
The further you go in the book, the more of these things you can do, but not in the beginning and definitely not in the first three pages.
If you have to, give hints by setting your characters up in an evocative place and scenario. There's a zombie war coming and the protagonist is listening to it on the radio and goes to buy bottled water at Target and gets into a gunfight with an already desperate, paranoid people.
You don't have to lay out the history of how zombies came to be, how far the zombies are from the Target, and what the Target looks like. It's all about the emotional value of seeing people do things.
Even books later in the series should avoid doing this if at all possible. Recaps are tempting and sometimes necessary but whether you're writing the first book for the 11th in the series, try to open with some kind of dynamic event instead of a static revision of previous books.
Avoiding dry descriptions is vital in the context of your opening line and paragraphs. Prison guard calling for order. A radio announcer talking about war.
Those are people doing things.
The solution to bloating and skinning is to focus your descriptions and expositions in the moment. This means that you demonstrate what is happening instead of describing it.
"The warden — a huge cybernetically enhanced juggernaut of muscle in bio steel — was furious, and he was getting close to Ricardo's Cell to break up the fight."
"Ricardo had been imprisoned for aggravated assault, even though he hadn't committed the crime. He was anxiously awaiting the warden, who is constantly on edge from the hundred needling indignities he faced every day as the head of corrective services on the Carthage, the largest prison ship in the Galatic quadrant.
"Ricardo stared at his hands as the Warden's heavy bootstep echoed down the hall. The screaming and fighting outside his cell had stopped. Nothing broke up a fight faster than the crack of metal on metal, the Warden's club striking metal with inhuman strength as he drew across the bars on the way upstairs.
"You little bastards feel like taking a trip out of the airlock or what?" The Warden's deep voice boomed down the echoing cargo ship corridor. Voices always seem louder in space "Shut up, all of you!"
Showing actually involves some "telling" (especially in the third person ), which confuses a lot of people. Your challenge is to avoid something we call "narrative imposition" in editorial land.
Narrative Imposition
This is what happens in the first and second example paragraphs above. The author is explaining what is happening in a given scene. When you jump into explanation it throws the reader out of the story and frequently results in boredom.
There is a threshold level of explanation involved in showing/demonstrating. "Ricardo stared at his hands" is still you telling the reader what is going on, but in such a way as to be unobtrusive.
This is technical reasoning behind the common advice to authors about avoiding adverbs: good narrative deemphasizes the narrator's explanations.
"Fred said" is the narrator tagging who is spoken in a piece of dialogue, but it is effectively invisible. We will know the context by Fred's other actions: his smile, his hands on his hips, his expression or his laughter.
By contrast, "Fred said jokingly" imposes a condition on the quote "saying," directing the reader to think or feel a certain way that they may not actually be feeling.
What if they thought Fred said it was half-heartedly, or sarcastically? The narrator is imposing their view on something which is better left to the imagination of the reader.
if you can read something aloud and it sounds like a god pointing their finger at the scene and describing it, you're imposing on your own story.
"Ricardo was frightened" won't cut it. Ricardo isn't actually doing anything when you say that. The narrator is telling us that he is feeling a particular way because the narrator is lazy.
Find a way to show it from Ricardo's level of existence: His mouth is dry and his hands are sweaty.
Trust the reader to figure it out from there.
Griffin Saylor
Griffin Saylor is a developmental editor of paranormal stories, science fiction (speculative fiction), fantasy, and horror novels.
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Het Oceanium is het openbaar aquarium van Diergaarde Blijdorp te Rotterdam.

Op 27 juni 2001 werd het Oceanium officieel geopend. Het was echter al ongeveer een jaar eerder voor het publiek te zien. Dit is omdat er toen tijdelijk geen geld was om de laatste verblijven (de Falklands voor de koningspinguïns en de Galapagos voor de Galápagosreuzenschildpadden) te realiseren; een jaar later waren ook deze af.

Het Oceanium is het grootste project van Blijdorp tot nu toe. Het bevindt zich in het uitbreidingsgedeelte van Blijdorp, inclusief een nieuwe ingang, restaurant de Lepelaar en een parkeerterrein, dat plaats biedt aan 1400 auto's.

In het Oceanium ga je op ontdekkingsreis door de oceanen. Daarnaast ga je ook een stuk weer terug aan land, waar een aantal landdieren uit Midden-Amerika en woestijndieren in de 'Zee van Cortez' te zien zijn.
Het Oceanium heeft onder andere een haaientunnel, walvisexpositie, publiekslaboratorium, koraalrif, kelpwoud en een vogelrots vernoemd naar Bass Rock. Ook is er het 'Caraïbisch Café' dat heel kleurrijk en in Antilliaanse stijl is.

Sunport
Op het dak van het Oceanium bevindt zich de grootste zonne-energiecentrale van Nederland binnen de bebouwde kom. De centrale heeft de naam 'Sunport' gekregen. Het 5000 vierkante meter dakoppervlak van het Oceanium bevat rond de 3400 zwart/grijs gekleurde zonnepanelen, met een gezamenlijk vermogen van 510 kilowattpiek. De zonnecentrale levert circa 325.000 kWh elektriciteit per jaar. Blijdorp gebruikt die opgewekte elektriciteit gelijk in het Oceanium zelf, vooral bij de koeling van het verblijf van de koningspinguïns. De zonne-energiecentrale heeft bijna 3,9 miljoen euro gekost, inclusief de bouw, het onderhoud en een educatief programma. De centrale is officieel geopend door Ivo Opstelten, destijds burgemeester van Rotterdam.

Zeewater
Alle aquaria in het Oceanium bevatten schoon zeewater, in totaal is dat meer dan acht miljoen liter water. Maandelijks wordt er maar 2 tot 5% van het totaal ververst, dit is te danken aan de 10 filters die met 22 verschillende modules het water schoonhouden. Hierdoor kan al het water in de haaienbak (3375 m³) in 160 minuten volledig gefilterd en rondgepompt worden.

Ook krijgt Blijdorp water uit een containerschip van Maersk dat zeewater inlaadt in haar ballasttanks bij Newfoundland. In de haven van Rotterdam verandert het evenwicht van het schip doordat er aan de bakboordzijde containers worden gelost, waardoor het containerschip water moet lozen. Indien de waterkwaliteit goed is krijgt Blijdorp de gelegenheid om het water op te vangen met een binnenvaartschip dat het naar het Oceanium zal vervoeren.

Zo krijgt Blijdorp met enige regelmaat vers zeewater uit Newfoundland.

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Again the word throwing with a cutiebeuaty on why you should not cause pain !!
Why not? If we personally feel horrible to kill something in our own hands and then process and eat, may be we should not cause the pain in the first place in a living sentient being for the pleasure in our mouth. We probably don't need to breed something that we then subject to cruelty. Probably we are just indoctrinated since our childhood with the lure of taste of meat in a meat culture, just like a baby becomes indoctrinated in a religious home. And why all the greens of the earth need to be processed through these three primary animals (chicken, cow, goat) as intermediaries to provide nutrient where as you can derive that directly from the earth and plants. And why taking the moral responsibility if you can think that way? And why being part of environmental destruction in the process? If we can reduce 90%, we can 100%. And if we absolutely can't get away from this indoctrination, there exists artificial meat to consume which more and more in time will taste exactly the real ones. Hope you get what I am saying.
@AnandaKhan I've butchered and slaughtered my own before. I have no problem with it… I'm doing my part by eating 10% meat. If everyone did this it would be a bigger impact than me going 100% veggie. When I do eat meat its usually chicken and fish. And the only reason I eat mostly veggies is because I like veggies.
@Cutiebeauty Well, that means you very well know the pain in those "you butchered and slaughtered" and the fear in their eyes and the groaning came out of their bodies when you performed the act. I guess you didn't care as you have experienced others doing it while you grew up and your desire for the flesh is much more important for you than the pain you are causing. Anyway, if such pain and suffering in sentient being can't stop you doing what you are doing, all argument of mine will probably fail. Noone can butcher and slaughter their beloved dog to acquire flesh which probably means we can only butcher and slaughter ones we don't love. So, I guess human being has a limited circle of compassion and love and they butchered and slaughtered many other human beings for their own selfish reasons in the past; again I guess they didn't love them, in fact hated them. I hope someday people can expand their circle of compassion and love even more. We already made progress and may be we can make even more progress and keep all sentient beings in our circle of compassion and love. So, I will stop but I will just urge to think and read more. Thank you.
I am thinking about life. I am thinking about what is important in life. Everyone judges everything based on his or her personal experience. In fact most people tend to judge the most significant issues without fact checking, without understanding lots of backgrounds. You talk, you promote as you view the world. But your view of the world is quite biased by the way you have been brought up, by the experiences you have had throughout your life. I see lack of empathy everywhere and wonder how people can or should be encouraged to be empathetic. I am now living in an individualistic culture of america where most people, at least educated people whom I see around me, are focussed in progressing in their very own life. It's true that if everyone is doing the right thing for his or her own self, ultimately as a whole it's going to be good for a community, more broadly for a society. In an ideal place where everyone is capable of taking care of himself or herself, do we still need a lot of empathy? If I check the meaning of the word empathy, google shows "the ability to understand and share the feelings of another". So, given that we live in a society, and most of the social service and business is modeled on a producer-consumer idea, given that a healthy life requires a lot of interaction between people, it seems to me empathy is always needed. But do we really try to understand and share the feelings of another? If I argue that understanding the situation or feeling of others help you to not trouble or bug yourself by the constant flow of the small annoyances in life, probably that won't be incorrect. If you are suffering, it always helps if you look outside your own suffering and try to realize that you are not the only one and stop blaming everyone. We always try to justify our own acts whether it's good or bad as if we can not or should not do any mistakes. A life now in a highly paced culture, we are often so hectic that we can't even feel what's going on. And in the end of each day, it seems like that's not the way the day you wanted to pass.


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Amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide is a prescription medication used to treat high blood pressure. Amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide can also be used in patients with heart failure who develop low amounts of potassium in their blood or in whom maintenance of normal potassium levels is considered to be important.
Common side effects of amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide include headache, weakness, and nausea.
Amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide can also cause dizziness and tiredness (fatigue). Do not drive or operate heavy machinery until you know how this mediaction affects you.
The recommended starting dose of amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide to treat high blood pressure and to maintain normal blood levels of potassium in heart failure patients is one 5/50 mg tablet by mouth once daily with food. The dosage may be increased to two 5/50 mg tablets once a day with food, if necessary. More than two tablets a day is usually not needed.
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits to make sure amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide is working properly and to decide if you should continue to take it. Blood tests may be needed to check for unwanted effects .
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This especially includes potassium supplements or salt substitutes containing potassium .
amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide may increase the amount of potassium in your blood. Check with your doctor right away if you are having abdominal pain; confusion; difficulty breathing; irregular heartbeats; nausea or vomiting; nervousness; numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips; shortness of breath; or weakness or heaviness of the legs .
What are some things I need to know or do while I take Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide?
Tell all of your health care providers that you take amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
This medicine may affect certain lab tests. Tell all of your health care providers and lab workers that you take amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide.
New lupus or lupus that gets worse has happened with drugs like this one. Talk with your doctor.
If you are taking this medicine and have high blood pressure, talk with your doctor before using OTC products that may raise blood pressure. These include cough or cold drugs, diet pills, stimulants, ibuprofen or like products, and some natural products or aids.
If you take cholestyramine or colestipol, talk with your pharmacist about how to take them with amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide.
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How is this medicine (Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide) best taken?
Take amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide with food.
Adverse events have not been observed in animal reproduction studies. See individual agents.
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package com.texasgamer.zephyr.fragment;

import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Switch;
import android.widget.TextView;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;

import com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior;
import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder;
import com.texasgamer.zephyr.Constants;
import com.texasgamer.zephyr.R;
import com.texasgamer.zephyr.ZephyrApplication;
import com.texasgamer.zephyr.util.ApplicationUtils;
import com.texasgamer.zephyr.util.config.IConfigManager;
import com.texasgamer.zephyr.util.navigation.NavigationUtils;
import com.texasgamer.zephyr.util.privacy.IPrivacyManager;

import javax.inject.Inject;

/**
 * Privacy fragment.
 */
public class PrivacyFragment extends RoundedBottomSheetDialogFragment {

    @Inject
    IConfigManager configManager;
    @Inject
    IPrivacyManager privacyManager;

    private TextView mConfigPrivacyDisabledText;
    private Switch mUsageDataSwitch;
    private Switch mCrashReportSwitch;
    private Switch mUuidSwitch;
    private Button mGenerateUuidButton;
    private TextView mUuidTextView;
    private Button mPrivacyPolicyButton;

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View root = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_privacy, container, false);
        mConfigPrivacyDisabledText = root.findViewById(R.id.privacy_disabled_config_text);
        mUsageDataSwitch = root.findViewById(R.id.privacy_setting_usage_data);
        mCrashReportSwitch = root.findViewById(R.id.privacy_setting_crash_reports);
        mUuidSwitch = root.findViewById(R.id.privacy_setting_uuid);
        mGenerateUuidButton = root.findViewById(R.id.privacy_btn_uuid_generate);
        mUuidTextView = root.findViewById(R.id.privacy_uuid);
        mPrivacyPolicyButton = root.findViewById(R.id.privacy_btn_policy);
        return root;
    }

    @Override
    public void onViewCreated(@NonNull View view, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        ZephyrApplication.getApplicationComponent().inject(this);

        mUsageDataSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener((buttonView, isChecked) ->
                privacyManager.setUsageDataCollectionEnabled(isChecked));

        mCrashReportSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener((buttonView, isChecked) ->
                privacyManager.setCrashReportingEnabled(isChecked));

        mUuidSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener((buttonView, isChecked) -> {
            privacyManager.setUuidEnabled(isChecked);
            mUuidTextView.setText(privacyManager.getUuid());
            mGenerateUuidButton.setVisibility(isChecked ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
        });

        mGenerateUuidButton.setOnClickListener(v ->
                mUuidTextView.setText(privacyManager.generateUuid()));

        mPrivacyPolicyButton.setOnClickListener(v ->
                NavigationUtils.openUrl(requireContext(), Constants.ZEPHYR_PRIVACY_URL));

        mUsageDataSwitch.setChecked(privacyManager.isUsageDataCollectionEnabled());
        mCrashReportSwitch.setChecked(privacyManager.isCrashReportingEnabled());
        mUuidSwitch.setChecked(privacyManager.isUuidEnabled());
        mUuidTextView.setText(privacyManager.getUuid());

        boolean settingDisabledFlag = false;
        if (!privacyManager.isEditingUsageDataCollectionSettingEnabled()) {
            mUsageDataSwitch.setEnabled(false);
            settingDisabledFlag = true;
        }

        if (!privacyManager.isEditingUsageDataCollectionSettingEnabled()) {
            mCrashReportSwitch.setEnabled(false);
            settingDisabledFlag = true;
        }

        if (!privacyManager.isEditingUsageDataCollectionSettingEnabled()) {
            mUuidSwitch.setEnabled(false);
            settingDisabledFlag = true;
        }

        if (!mUuidSwitch.isChecked()) {
            mGenerateUuidButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        }

        if (settingDisabledFlag && (!configManager.isFirebaseAnalyticsEnabled() || !configManager.isFirebaseCrashlyticsEnabled())) {
            mConfigPrivacyDisabledText.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onDismiss(DialogInterface dialogInterface) {
        super.onDismiss(dialogInterface);

        if (privacyManager.havePrivacySettingsChanged() && getContext() != null) {
            AlertDialog alertDialog = new MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(getContext())
                    .setTitle(R.string.menu_privacy_restart_app_title)
                    .setMessage(getContext().getString(R.string.menu_privacy_restart_app_body))
                    .setCancelable(false)
                    .setPositiveButton(R.string.menu_privacy_restart_app_btn, (dialog, which) -> ApplicationUtils.restartApp(ZephyrApplication.getInstance()))
                    .create();
            alertDialog.show();
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected int getInitialBottomSheetState() {
        return BottomSheetBehavior.STATE_EXPANDED;
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean shouldSkipCollapsedState() {
        return true;
    }
}

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package com.badlogic.sol.command;

import com.badlogic.sol.Command;
import com.badlogic.sol.Game;
import com.badlogic.sol.Scene;

/**
 * Switches to the next scene
 * @author badlogic
 *
 */
public class NextScene implements Command {
	Scene scene;

	public NextScene(Scene scene) {
		this.scene = scene;
	}

	@Override
	public void update (float delta) {
		Game.ctx.setScene(scene);
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isDone () {
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public Command copy () {
		return this;
	}

}


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Conclusion of Sultan bin Zayed Show Jumping Championship�
Dubai, UAE, March 26, 2019: Saturday evening marked the conclusion of the Sultan bin Zayed Show Jumping Championship organized by the Emirates Heritage Club under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Representative of His Highness the President and Chairman of the Emirates Heritage Club at His Highness Sultan bin Zayed Grand Hall for Equestrian in Al Khatim. The ......read more
Dubai's DESC & Choueifat and Sharjah's Al Maarifa Crowned Champs of du Football Champions Season 4�
Throngs of devoted fans at The Sevens witness the best youth football in the UAE Dubai, UAE – March 25, 2019 – The nation's greatest youth football teams claimed their winning titles yesterday at du Football Champions, in partnership with LaLiga, and home of the official UAE Schools Cup, Street Cup and UAE Girls Challenge. du Football Champions Season 4 drew to a close ......read more
Companies Ready to Battle at Oman Insurance Corporate Challenge�
An innovative inter-company challenge concept with UAE's top companies participating to conquer 7 challenges in an exhilarating adventure around Dubai, to win the coveted title Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 25, 2019: Dubai's exhilarating, Oman Insurance Corporate Challenge, powered by LivFit and Rush-A-Way returns this year with unique team-bonding exercises to ......read more
Emirates Foundation's Think Science Fairs 2019 edition successfully conclude with 28,000 visitors ...�
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation and Chairman of Emirates Foundation Think Science engaged over 50 private and public sector organizations, 450 mentors and 81 science experts to guide, support and assess participating youth and their projects Abu Dhabi, UAE 24 March 2019 – ......read more
Spectacular Closing Ceremony Celebrates Legacy of World Games Abu Dubai and Achievements of ...�
Dubai, UAE 23, March 2019: Seven days of sporting achievement, thousands of athletes and volunteers, dozens of events, countless displays of bravery, and millions of smiles. As the final curtain falls on Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, the athletes, coaches, families and fans came together to not only celebrate successes on the field of play, but to also look forward ......read more
This Weekend Sees Abu Dhabi Host Week 13 of Show Jumping Competitions�
Under the supervision of the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation (UAEERF), the two-day event will be held at the Emirates Heritage Club Dubai, UAE, March 21, 2019: Week 13 of the national show jumping competitions will kick this weekend – on Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd - at the Emirates Heritage Club in Abu Dhabi. The show will be held under the sponsorship of Longines, ......read more
Emirates Post invites young people to enter international letter writing competition�
Universal Postal Union's (UPU) annual competition champions the art of writing amongst schoolchildren Dubai, UAE, 20 March 2019: Emirates Post, the leading postal and express delivery provider in the region, is encouraging schoolchildren to rediscover the art of letter writing by entering the UPU International Letter Writing Competition. Now in its 48th year, ......read more
UAE Team Emirates Opts for Power as Gaviria and Kristoff Top Line-up for Milan-Sanremo�
Dubai, UAE, March 21, 2019: UAE Team Emirates will take on the first 'monument' of the season this weekend as the team heads to Italy for the iconic Milan-Sanremo (23 March). With a colossal 291km race ahead, the Emirati formation has opted for power duo, Fernando Gaviria and Alexander Kristoff to lead the charge. Gaviria makes his return to this race for the ......read more
Global Music Superstars to Perform at Spectacular Closing Ceremony for World Games Abu Dhabi�
Dubai, UAE 20th March 2019: Some of the biggest names in world music will perform at the spectacular Closing Ceremony for Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. Taking place at Zayed Sports City on Thursday evening, the event will see global superstars Keala Settle and Nicole Scherzinger take to the stage. The singer of mega-hit 'This Is Me' from ......read more
Dubai Sports Council conducts annual forum for football coaches�
More than 100 coaches participate in the forum March 20, 2019 - DUBAI, UAE -- More than 100 coaches from different football academies and Dubai clubs participated in the annual forum for coaches, which was organised by Dubai Sports Council under the supervision of top technical specialists and experts. The four-day Annual Forum for Coaches, being organized for the sixth successive ......read more
MOTIONGATE� Dubai launches special treat for moms to celebrate Mother's Day on March 21st�
All mothers pay only AED50 to enter MOTIONGATE™ Dubai Dubai, 19 March 2019: MOTIONGATE™ Dubai, the largest Hollywood-inspired theme park in the Middle East, part of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated theme park destination in the region, is calling all hero moms to enjoy over 27 thrilling rides and attractions at Dubai Parks and Resorts this Mother's ......read more
Former Refugee Inspired by His Teammates and Athletes of Detrmination at World Games�
Dubai, UAE, 19 March 2019: When Gerald Mballe, 20-years-old, escaped his homeland for a better life, he never thought he would be representing his adopted nation at a global sporting event four years later. This week, Mballe has been in the UAE playing for the Special Olympics Italy Football 7-a-side team as a Unified Partner at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi ......read more
Music Superstars to Join Athletes at Spectacular Closing Ceremony for World Games Abu Dhabi�
Dubai, UAE 19, March 2019: Some of the biggest names in the world of music will perform at the spectacular Closing Ceremony for Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. Taking place at Zayed Sports City on Thursday evening, the event will see regional superstars Rashed Al Majed, Waleed Al Shami and Hamad Al Ameri entertain a crowd of thousands at the landmark stadium. ......read more
UAE Football Team Secures Another Victory at World Games�
Dubai, UAE, 19 March 2019: The Special Olympics UAE Football team continued its impressive winning streak by beating Korea in the team's opening match of the second round 11-a-side football competition. The UAE put on a dominant display to win 3-0 in front of home fans at Zayed Sports City. After a goalless first half, Abdullah Peerak opened the scoring in the 48th ......read more
Smiles, and Medals, All Round After Double Success for Team GB Siblings at World Games�
Dubai, UAE 19 March 2019: There'll be plenty of smiles in the Henaghan household when Team Great Britain Special Olympics judo athletes Daniel and Denise bring their medals home. Daniel and his younger sister, Denise, won gold and bronze respectively in their judo division competition held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC). Sixteen-year-old Denise was ......read more
Dubai Culture opens the first phase of Al Shindagha Museum�
The first phase includes the 'Dubai Creek: Birth of a City' pavilion and the Perfume House The Museum is a key tourist attraction that helps raise Dubai's historic and cultural significance Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 18 March 2018: Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for culture, arts, heritage, and ......read more
Mirza and Durasek Congratulate Team UAE cyclists on their Special Olympics World Games Medal Haul�
March 18, 2019 - Dubai, UAE Emirati National Road Race and Time Trial Champion, Yousif Mirza, and team mate Kristijan Durasek took time out from their UCI WorldTour schedule to visit Abu Dhabi and lend their support to First Abu Dhabi Bank's partnership with the Special Olympics World Games. The duo attended the finals of the Men's 10km Road Race at Yas Marina Circuit and met ......read more
Kepa Carmona Crowned Champion of TRD 86 Cup Season 5 Following Thrilling Final Round Showdown�
The Spanish driver almost lost out in the rain soaked, action packed season finale of the local racing series, but still topped the leaderboard overall with a total of 248 points Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, March 18, 2019: Yas Marina Circuit on Friday saw another outstanding day of local motorsport, as Spaniard Kepa Carmona sealed his victorious season in the TRD 86 ......read more
Papua New Guinea Completes Hat-trick of Shot-put Medals at World Games Abu Dhabi�
Byline: Brendyn Monsorate, Bilal Hafeez and Christopher Swaminathan – three people of determination who are working as part of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 press office. Dubai, UAE, 18 March 2019: Athletes from Papua New Guinea (PNG) enjoyed a clean sweep of medals at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. The sportsmen and ......read more
Fictional Characters Brought to Life as MEFCC Hosts UAE Preliminaries of World Cosplay Summit�
Opportunity to represent the UAE at the World Cosplay Summit 2019 Championship Finals in Japan. UAE-based cosplayers reveal the story behind their transformation into characters of films, books, comics and video games. Alodia Gosiengfiao – cosplay star from the Philippines confirmed to attend MEFCC as Cosplay Judge. Dubai, UAE, 18th March 2019: Dubai will soon ......read more
Ultimate Dabangg Stunt Show returns with thrilling new performances at BOLLYWOOD PARKS� Dubai�
Experience the blockbuster action-packed indoor stunt and dance show Dubai, UAE, 17 March 2019: BOLLYWOOD PARKS™ Dubai, the premier Bollywood-themed park that is part of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated theme park destination in the region, has re-launched its hugely popular hit live show 'Dabangg: Stunt Spectacular' with more drama and ......read more
Hamda Al Hosani is the Golden Girl again for UAE at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019�
Dubai - UAE 17 March 2019: The UAE's Hamda Al Hosani will have to make room for another medal in her cabinet after winning gold in the 200m final at Special Olympics World Games. At Dubai Police Stadium today, the 30-year-old sprinter crossed the finish line in an impressive time of 32.14 seconds. Canada's Eva Bell who crossed the line at 34.81 seconds closely followed ......read more
Russian Powerlifter Jumps for Joy After Squatting Impressive 350 Kilograms�
Dubai, UAE, 17 March 2019: Russian Special Olympics Team powerlifter, Sergei Mukhligin, proved that determination, spirit and commitment pays off after he successfully lifted a huge 350-kilogram weight. The 20-year-old's feat of strength won him a silver medal in the squat competition, but his outpouring of emotion won him countless friends at Special Olympics World Games Abu ......read more
UAE Women's Basketball Teams Triumphant on Day Two of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019�
Dubai, UAE, 17 March 2019: Host nation, UAE, added another two gold medals to its tally as the unified female basketball team (division 1) and traditional female team (division 3) both overcame their opponents on day two of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. In front of a large crowd at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), the unified female division 1 team ......read more
Team GB Cycling Star Kiera Byland Takes Gold Medal in Her First Race at World Games Abu Dhabi 2019�
Dubai, UAE, 16 March 2019: British cycling star Kiera Byland won a gold medal for Team GB in her opening race at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. The 20-year-old athlete was first across the finish line in the women's 15-kilometer Road Race Final held at Yas Marina Circuit. Kiera, who comes from the north-west of England, was delighted with her performance after ......read more
Emirati Bocce Star Mahmoud Jarour Has His Sights Set on the Gold Medal � and a Visit to the Palace�
Dubai, UAE 16 March 2019: Mahmoud Jarour wants to win a gold medal in bocce at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 – and when he does, he hopes to personally give it to the leaders of the UAE. The Emirati athlete is well on his way to achieving his goal after winning his opening two games in the men's singles competition, played at the Abu Dhabi National ......read more
Winners Announced for 13th Sheikh Zayed Book Awards�
Five international authors and an Arab research centre honoured for exceptional work For images of the authors and book covers, please click here Abu Dhabi, 16 March 2019: The 13th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award has announced the winners for 2018/19, with five international authors and an Arab research centre honoured for their exceptional literary and intellectual ......read more
Electrifying and Inspiring Opening Ceremony Signals Start of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi ...�
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan declares Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 open Performance of official World Games Abu Dhabi anthem by global music stars and arrival of Flame of Hope watched by thousands in stadium and millions live on global TV Parade of Athletes from record number of nations, accompanied by Special Olympics Chairman Dr Timothy ......read more
UAE Unified Football Team Seal First Victory at World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 With 4-0 Win Over South ...�
Dubai, UAE, 16 March 2019: The UAE Special Olympics Unified Football Team claimed victory over South Africa on Friday. Playing its second match of the World Games at Zayed Sports City, the 11-a-side UAE team recorded a 4-0 win over its opponents A dominant display by the Emirati team in front of a crowd of energetic home fans saw goals scored by Ayman Al Maqbali, Abdelaziz ......read more
Now United to Perform at World Games' Opening Ceremony Pre-Show�
Dubai, UAE, 14 March 2019: Now United, the global pop group featuring 14 singing and dancing artists from 14 different countries will headline tonight's (14 March) Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 pre-show. Now United will take to the stage in front of more than 40,000 spectators just after 6.15pm for a fifteen-minute set. Fans can also look forward to seeing all 14 members, ......read more
Special Olympics athletes will play alongside NFL stars, football legends and Olympians at World ...�
Dubai, UAE, 14th March 2019: Special Olympics athletes will have the chance to show off their sporting skills alongside a number of NFL players, football legends and Olympians at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 as part of a series of Unified Sports Experiences. The Unified Sports Experiences, which began on 13 March with former figure skater Michelle ......read more
12 People of Determination Amongst Diverse Workforce for World Games Organizing Committee�
Dubai, UAE, 13 March 2019: Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 is leading by example by promoting inclusion within its workforce. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the Local Organizing Committee and setting the stage for this year's World Games are more than 300 employees from a variety of different backgrounds. With less than 2 days remaining until ......read more
A Coast to Coast Challenge Awaits as UAE Team Emirates Heads to Italy for Tirreno-Adriatico�
Dubai, UAE, March 12, 2019: Tirreno-Adriatico – known as the 'Race of the Two Seas' – kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday 13th March) and provides a seven man squad from UAE Team Emirates with seven days of racing through some of Italy's most beautiful and challenging terrain. The week long route weaves its way from the Tyrrhenian Sea on the west coast of the country ......read more
Week 12 of Emirates Longines Show Jumping League Competitions Draws to an End with UAE Majority Wins�
Salim Al Suwaidi takes the lead in a major competition in Al Ain Dubai, UAE, March 11, 2019: The UAE's Salim Khamis Al Suwaidi and 22-year-old 'Espresso' of the Sharjah Equestrian & Racing Club led the 12th week's main event of the Emirates Longines Show Jumping League competitions, which included 13 rounds and saw the participation of a significant number of ......read more
World Art Dubai 2019�
Dubai, UAE, March 11, 2019: World Art Dubai, the Middle East's largest affordable retail art fair, boasts a collection of 150 galleries and artists from more than 30 countries displaying over 3,000 pieces starting from $100 onwards. The expansive and accessible collection includes classic, modern and abstract paintings, cubism pieces, mixed media works, sculptures, pop art and ......read more
Dubai Parks and Resorts hosts heroes from Special Olympics at MOTIONGATE� Dubai�
Dubai, 11 March 2019: Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest multi-themed leisure and entertainment destination in the Middle East, welcomed over 4,000 athletes due to compete in the Special Olympics World Games 2019 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to ......read more
Run alongside Special Olympics Athletes at the official World Games 2019 Half Marathon�
UAE, 10 March 2019: Members of the UAE's running community can show their support for inclusion by joining Special Olympics athletes on 16 March when they take to the track for the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 Half Marathon competition. 'Run Unified' will see people from across the UAE given the opportunity to run alongside Special Olympics athletes who ......read more
Special Olympics: Divisioning Explained�
Dubai - UAE, 9 March 2019: Thousands of athletes of determination have started arriving in the UAE ahead of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 and are gearing up for one of Special Olympics' most unique elements of the Games, 'divisioning'. Divisioning will take place from 12th for all sports except for 11-a-side Football, which will go straight to the ......read more
The UAE hosts the World�
Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 Host Town Program will see over 11,000 people from across the world hosted in all seven emirates The Host Town Program will be the largest cultural exchange program ever to be held in the MENA region from 8 - 11 March All seven emirates have created an exciting itinerary of activities that showcases the UAE's many cultural ......read more
Sheikh Mansoor flags off competitors in Dubai International Baja�
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Friends of Arthritis Patients Society launches its 7th Annual Charity Marathon on Saturday�
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Al Qassimi makes flying start to Dubai World Cup rally as mare grabs bikes lead�
Emirati world champion Balooshi sees victory hopes die after first leg engine failure in Dubai International Baja Dubai, UAE, 9 March, 2019: The UAE's Khalid Al Qassimi grabbed the half way lead in the Dubai International Baja powered by Nissan and AW Rostamani today as he left behind a trail of the world's top drivers in the Al Qudra desert. Partnered ......read more
Celebrate the festival of colours with a live musical concert at BOLLYWOOD PARKS��
Dubai, 7 March 2019: BOLLYWOOD PARKS™ Dubai, the premier Bollywood-themed park that is part of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated theme park destination in the region, is hosting the biggest Holi celebration in the UAE on 15 March with well-known Indian singers and music composers in attendance. Leading Indian musical talent Falguni Pathak and renowned Marathi singer ......read more
Dubai Culture reveals an exciting list of activities for Dubai Art Season 2019�
Under the Patronage of HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum This year the event features new activities and partners, and invites everyone to 'Take a walk on the art side' Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 6 March 2019: Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has unveiled an interesting line-up of activities and events for the sixth edition of Dubai ......read more
Dubai Parks and Resorts to host over 4,000 Special Olympics heroes at MOTIONGATE� Dubai�
Dubai, 6 March 2019: Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated theme park destination in the region, is welcoming 4,200 athletes due to compete in the Special Olympics World Games 2019 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to enjoy a thrilling day of adventure and ......read more
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) to provide healthcare services to Special Olympics World ...�
Highly qualified medical teams to be deployed across all event venues. ABU DHABI, March 5, 2019: Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and the Higher Committee of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 signed an agreement today to provide healthcare services to participants throughout the duration of the event. The championship will take place from March 14 to 21 under the ......read more
12th Week of Show Jumping Competitions Hosted in Al Ain This Weekend�
Under the supervision of the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation (UAEERF), the two-day event will be held at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club What: The Emirates Longines Show Jumping League When: Friday, March 8th, 2019 from 8:30am onwards (with short break for Friday prayers) and Saturday, March 9th, 2019 from 8:30am onwards Where: Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & ......read more
Al Wasl secure Challenge Cup playoff spot in Dubai Sports Council Football Academies Championship�
March 4, 2019 – Dubai UAE – Last week, in the greatest and biggest youth academies league in the region, brought to you by the Dubai Sports Council, there were some very intense matchups with teams like Al Wasl Club, in the U14 category, securing their spot in the Challenge Cup Playoff series which will be held at the end of April. In the U18 category, Du LaLiga HPC came out ......read more
Taste of Dubai to host exclusive first sample of Masterchef, the TV Experience�
MasterChef Australia star Matt Preston to judge public competition: The Mystery Box Cooking Challenge Dubai, UAE – Monday 4th March 2019: As anticipation builds ahead of the April opening of MasterChef, the TV Experience, fans of the international TV sensation can sample an exclusive taste of what's in store at the new restaurant during Taste of Dubai, which runs March 7-9 at ......read more
Sky News Arabia champions inclusion ahead of opening of Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi�
Comprehensive coverage of the World Games across all Sky News Arabia platforms Live broadcasts from the Flame of Hope torch run and coverage of all the sporting action Free media training at ADNEC and commitment to new internship program for people of determination Abu Dhabi, 4 March 2019: Sky News Arabia are putting people of determination at the heart of their coverage of Special ......read more


The twenty third Cooperans letter (April 2017) is now online. This letter analyses the recent ban on extraction adopted by El Salvador.
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This talk reads the Open Admissions movement at City College through June Jordan's 1969 essay "Black Studies: Bringing Back the Person." In that essay, Jordan discusses how the opposition to Open Admissions mobilized discourses of "standards" and "excellence" to cast that movement as one that would bring the College to "the trough of mediocrity." Jordan's essay locates the discourse of standards and excellence within the racial genealogies of slavery and colonialism. The talk uses that framing to contextualize the coalitions between African American and Puerto Rican Students. It then uses Jordan's framing and that historic coalition as a way to rebut post-marxist histories of the American Academy and specifically, those histories' evacuation of concerns around race, migration, sexuality and empire.
Co-sponsored by the NYU Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality.
This presentation explores the relationship between political and psychic genealogies of reparation. Reparation is a key term in political theory, but it is also a central concept in psychoanalysis (specifically object relations theory), yet the two are rarely discussed in relation to one another. In this talk, I will explore how political and psychic genealogies of reparation might supplement one another in theories of the human and discourses of human rights, while helping us to understand better the social and psychic limits of repairing war, violence, colonialism, and genocide. Specifically, I will trace a global genealogy of reparations from John Locke to Melanie Klein to twentieth-century Asia in order to rethink the concept's transnational significance and the possibility of "racial reparation" in context of the trans-Pacific: the internment of Japanese Americans by the U.S. government during World War II; the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ending that war; and contemporary legal claims by "comfort women," young girls and women from Japan's colonial empire conscripted by the imperial army into sexual slavery.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, the NYU Asian/Pacific/American Institute, and the Department of East Asian Studies.
Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby eloped together from Kilkenny in 1778. They settled in the North Welsh village of Llangollen, their location on the road linking Dublin and London ensuring them a steady stream of prominent guests. Throughout their fifty-one years of domestic 'retirement,' Butler and Ponsonby were plagued by insinuations that their relationship was sexual. They responded by transforming their cottage into a Gothic mansion clad in local oak, masking their status as impecunious and sexually suspect exiles with a literal veneer of Welsh historicity. They established an extensive private library and located themselves within gentry and aristocratic networks of literary sociability, consolidating their affective alliances and distancing themselves from the charges of female social and sexual mobility associated with public circulating libraries. They cultivated friends including Edmund Burke; the Duke of Wellington; George Canning, and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, drawing on Anglo-Irish social capital while asserting their enduring association with the picturesque Vale of Llangollen, this performative identity eventually reified by their designation as 'the Ladies of Llangollen.' Accounts of their inscrutable intimacy circulated widely in print and epistolary form, rendering them among the most significant cultural celebrities of late-Georgian Britain.
Butler and Ponsonby's performance of geographic and class identity distanced them from both the putatively metropolitan vices of sapphism and the sexualized 'stain' of Butler's Irish Catholic upbringing. As they were transformed over the course of their retirement into central, and increasingly eccentric, features of the British cultural landscape, they also came to embody the productive slippage between fame and notoriety, rendering their corporate identity a form of the commodified cultural production that Clara Tuite terms "scandalous celebrity." Butler and Ponsonby may thus be recognized as both sophisticated self-promoters and producers of a distinctive and nationally hybrid form of queer celebrity, their identity as Irish exiles at once underpinning their public prominence and necessarily erased by their successful self-fashioning.
Co-sponsored by the NYU Irish Studies Program, the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, and the Department of English.
9:30 am to 6 p.m.
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Co-sponsored by the Humanities Initiative at NYU, the Institute for Latin American Studies (ILAS) at Columbia University, the NYU Dean for the Humanities, the NYU Native Studies Forum, the NYU Department of Anthropology, Metropolitan Studies at NYU, the NYU Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU, and the Research Center for Leadership in Action at NYU.
Slaying The Dragon gets a reboot in Elaine Kim's recent documentary Slaying The Dragon: Reloaded. Still exploring Asian images in Hollywood film, the documentary takes into account a new generation of viewers and films. While some Asian archetypes remain the same, others are being explored.
The post-screening discussion will feature director Elaine Kim; Benjamin Han, Cinema Studies NYU; and Jeff Yang, curator of the current A/P/A Institute exhibition "Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986," and will be moderated by Gayatri Gopinath, director of the A/P/A Studies Program at NYU. The discussion will address new and persisting images of Asians in the popular imaginary as well as some of the complexities of shifting archetypes and their psychological and developmental effects on Asian American youth.
To RSVP, email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu, call 212-992-9653, or visit A/P/A Institute.
Co-sponsored by the NYU Asian/Pacific/American Institute and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality.
How can we register the participation of a range of elements, extending beyond the human subject, in the production of HIV events and drug effects? In the context of proposals around biomedical prevention, there is a growing awareness of the need to find ways of responding to complexity, as everywhere new combinations of treatment, behavior, drugs, norms, meanings and devices are coming into encounter with one another, or are set to come into encounter with one another, with a range of unpredictable effects. In this paper I consider the operation of various framing devices that attribute responsibility and causation with regard to HIV events. I propose that we need to sharpen our analytic focus on what these framing devices do; their performativity – that is, their full range of worldly implications and effects. My primary examples are the criminal law and the randomized control trial. I argue that these institutions operate as framing devices: they attribute responsibility for HIV events, and externalize other elements and effects in the process. Drawing on recent work in science and technology studies as well as queer theory, I set out an analytic frame that may help clarify a new role for HIV social research. Attentiveness to the performative effects of these framing devices is crucial, I suggest, if we want better to attend to the global HIV epidemic.
Organized by the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality.
The question of the body — the body as question – is a recurring motif in the work of multi-media artist Shelley Jackson. Whether she is spiritualizing anatomy in her short story collection The Melancholy of Anatomy, imagining an alternate universe in which conjoined twins ("twofers) are the avant-garde of identity politics (Half Life), or "publishing" a short story ("Skin") composed entirely of tattoos inked one word at time on the bodies of 2095 participants, Jackson presses her audience to ask, where does my body begin and end? "Skin" is subtitled "A Mortal Work of Art." But the relationship among body, art, and mortality cross-crosses her work. This issue — whether or how art preserves the body, and with what de- and re-composing effects — is at the center as well of scholarly investigations by performance studies scholar Rebecca Schneider, whose publications include the books The Explicit Body in Performance and Performing Remains: Art and War in Times of Theatrical Reenactment. Join us for an exciting evening of conversation between Jackson and Schneider at the body's edge.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and the NYU Department of Performance Studies.
Image courtesy of Shelley Jackson.
The Pap smear was one of the great public health innovations of the 20th Century. However, the way in which the test is currently used brings up important issues of sexism, paternalism, and autonomy in medical care. This talk will look at how oral contraceptive prescriptions have become linked to cervical cancer screening and examine the issue of birth control access through the lens of reproductive rights.


The pan tilt camera is sometimes called a PTZ camera (standing for Pan Tilt Zoom) and is a security camera that is able to capture high quality video footage for surveillance purposes from a range of angles. More versatile than a traditional fixed in place camera, a pan tilt zoom camera allows the user to change the focus of the lens remotely to look at different fields of vision without having to take the camera down and turn it to face a different direction. Ideal for both indoor and outdoor areas, these security cameras are one of the simplest and most convenient ways to thoroughly monitor a home or business premises.
Pan tilt cameras come with a number of useful features which make them an excellent choice for both domestic and commercial customers. The majority of PTZ cameras are able to be viewed remotely via a PC or mobile device, allowing users to stay constantly up to date with movements at home or at their business even when they are miles away. Most of the best PTZ cameras also have an auto-track facility, following any moving object within their field of vision and automatically capturing video footage for replay later. PTZ cameras usually also have LED infrared facilities for night vision filming and a powerful zoom to enable crystal clear images with close up or far away.
This cutting edge security camera is at the higher end of the market which allows for full 360 degree rotation for a completely clear field of vision. With 1080p definition even during the darkness, this professional security camera guarantees the highest resolution recording with its 8pc IR LED array. This camera also features a useful auto tracking feature so that objects within the field of vision will be followed until they are out of range. This PTZ camera can be remotely viewed via a PC, smartphone or tablet and can be controlled remotely too.
The clarity of the images produced by this PTZ camera have been greatly praised, with the zoom being especially effective. Well built and sturdy, this security camera is weatherproof and is ideal for outdoor spaces where full monitoring is required, which is easy to do with the full 360 degree rotation facility. Images are crystal clear, even at night, and thanks to the warranty and technical support, customers have complete peace of mind when purchasing this product.
This camera is a low cost yet highly versatile pan tilt security camera with high definition lenses for crystal clear imaging. Live footage can be accessed remotely by scanning a QR code with a mobile device and 12 infra red LED lights enable clear night vision footage. This camera also features a built in microphone which permits two way communication.
This camera has received lots of praise for its useful two way microphone facility the clarity of its images even during night mode. It has been described as easy to use and set up, with remote viewing of footage a breeze via the included QR code. The remote pan tilt zoom facility has been described as being excellent, with a very wide field of vision however there are a couple of downsides, one being that there is a time lag between giving the instruction and the camera actually moving and the other being that no Micro SD card is included for recording footage.
This simple and economical camera has integrated Wi-Fi to make it even easier to use wherever it is required. It broadcasts alerts whenever movement is detected and footage can be remotely viewed from a mobile device or PC with the ability to remotely control the pan, tilt and zoom via a tablet or phone. This security camera also has an infrared capacity for excellent night vision filming. This camera can even be used on its own to make video calls in conjunction with a smartphone.
Built-in 3C smart card free.
3D voice sound technology It has intuitive and user-friendly operation interface.
This camera has been described as being easy to use, with the Android and iOS apps being especially praised as being convenient and simple to operate while giving customers peace of mind. As it has two way audio, it allows users to converse with people in close range to the microphone, which is a useful and versatile feature and the image quality has been described as being excellent with efficient remote panning, tilting and zooming.
All three of these PTZ cameras have received excellent customer reviews and are all perfect for effective monitoring homes and business. Thanks to their remote pan tilt zoom functions, it is possible to see exactly what is happening while the user is nowhere nearby, and thanks to the auto tracking facilities, all movements are automatically followed. Depending on the customer's budget, they can choose which of these three options best suits their needs.


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Q: Type definition for Bootstrap-Toggle I was trying to create a type definition file for Bootstrap Toggle and ended up having a bootstrap-toggle.d.ts file like this:
interface BootstrapToggleOptions {
    on?: string;

    off?: string;

    onstyle?: OnOffStyle;

    offstyle?: OnOffStyle;

    size?: Size;

    width?: number;

    height?: number;
}

type OnOffStyle = "default" | "primary" | "success" | "info" | "warning" | "danger";
type Size = "large" | "normal" | "small" | "mini";

interface JQuery {
    bootstrapToggle(): JQuery;

    bootstrapToggle(options?: BootstrapToggleOptions): JQuery;
}

In my angular component I have following code (only parts are shown):
@ViewChild('competitionToggle') competitionToggle: ElementRef;

ngAfterViewInit(): void {
        $(this.competitionToggle.nativeElement).bootstrapToggle({
            on: 'Yes',
            off: 'No'
        });
    }

So far so good, webpack transpiles everything without errors.
But when I run it I get this error:

$(...).bootstrapToggle is not a function

What do I need to change that it works?
I use TypeScript 2.0.6 and Angular 2

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oa Dynamics of Myocardial Perfusion in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Post-infarction Cardiosclerosis After Stem Cell Therapy
By Massoud Mirshahi
Objective: To study efficacy and safety of autologous bone marrow stem cell therapy for tissue and neoangiogenesis in ischemic parts of heart in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and post-infarction cardiosclerosis after macro focal myocardial infarction.
Methods: Thirty patients with a diagnosis of ischemic heart diseases and myocardial infarction were selected. Fifteen of them were treated with the standard protocol of treatment (control group). The other 15 were transplanted with their bone marrow stem cells. Stem cells CD133 were isolated from mononuclear cells using Ficoll followed by immuno-magnetic separation. Isolated cells were injected in intra-arterial into the coronary arteries under angiography in the average dose of 5ml of suspension containing 0.8-1.5 million cells. Clinical examination and current tests such as ECG, LVEF, ESV, EDV were performed. In order to evaluate the dynamics of myocardial perfusion we carried out myocardial scintigraphy using Tc99m with the ligand methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI).
Results: Key indicators of hemodynamic of heart were recorded before and after six months of the introduction of autologous stem cells. As presented in the table, the ejection fraction of left ventricle and end-diastolic volume of the left ventricle had a clear tendency to normalization.
Conclusions: Our method of stem cell transplantation is safe and does not increase mortality as a consequence of heart disease. Treatment of autologous stem cells significantly improved key indicators of heart hemodynamic. We thank J Al Majid from Dubai and H Sadeghi from Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Lausanne, for their precious help.
Z Rahimov1, A Barotov1, A Dustov2, M Khidirov3, T Gulmuradov1, G Mirojov2, B Karimzade2, N Navjuvonov 1, N Olimov1, E Rizoev1, A Gaibov2, M Rahmatov1, S Muminjonov2, A Didary3, J Irgashev3, A Therwath4,O Bobokhojaev1, U Kurbonov3, S Rahmonov1, M Mirshahi3,4.
1 Deptartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery and Hematology of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tajikistan, 2Institute of Gastroenterology of Tajikistan Academy of Medical Science, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 3Deptartment of Surgical Diseases and Stem Cell Laboratory, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, 4 UMRS 872, INSERM, Paris VI Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France
© 2012 Mirshahi, licensee Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals.


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CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT IN THE GENOMICS ERA
By James O'Leary
from GeneWatch 28-1 | Jan-May 2015
Since its inception, people have used the Internet to find what they need and to connect with one another. While healthcare and public health systems have only recently begun to leverage the power of online communication and social media to improve health, advocacy organizations, support groups, and other disease-based affinity groups have dramatically proliferated to fill the gap. Their close ties to individuals and families create effective feedback loops and allow them to iteratively improve programs and mobilize large numbers of individuals to enact change. More than that, these groups are engines of innovation in health. They coordinate and offer services, drive international research, educate and engage individuals and families, and advocate for smarter public policy. While public health has successfully aligned with gatekeeper communities in the past, it has largely failed to tap into the considerable power of the engaged healthcare consumer on an individual level.
Public health programs have often been implemented without the high levels of public awareness and consumer engagement seen in successful advocacy or marketing efforts. Because of this, rigorous standards are in place to ensure that interventions are evidence based, of significant utility, and broadly applicable to populations. These services operate in the background, seamlessly improving the nation's health. And yet, the distance between public health and its beneficiaries has had other, more negative effects. Trust of traditional public health activities such as vaccination has eroded in recent years and public health mandates have been challenged in states, especially where they extend to quality improvement and public health research. In addition, the field of public health has seen stagnant or diminishing funding, while the costs of healthcare have ballooned.
As a relatively new field, public health genomics provides an incubator where we can explore new types of collaboration and innovation. Novel partnerships between traditional public health systems, clinical medicine, and advocacy and support organizations are a requirement due to minimal funding and limited public health workforce with genetics expertise. In addition, hallmark programs such as newborn screening emerged with strong partnership from disease advocacy organizations. Yet we have not even begun to scratch the surface of the power of true consumer engagement to transform health.
Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), argues that the biggest impacts can be made at the systems level (the base of the 'Health Impact Pyramid'), including socioeconomic factors and changing the context to make individuals' default decisions healthy.[1] Counseling, education, and clinical interventions appear at the top of the pyramid. Given that, one would be wise to ask where the benefit lies in engaging individuals. On a personal scale, people are:
Keepers of valuable health information
Actors that can impact their own or others' health
Spokes or hubs in a complex network of families and communities
Voices for policy and cultural change
But it is these attributes in aggregate that present the biggest potential benefits for public health. While there are "low hanging fruit" interventions that can be taken through public policy, the majority of decisions that people make are driven by culture and social interaction. In order to achieve change in these areas, we must simultaneously hold in our minds the idea of population impact and individual engagement. While these concepts are often viewed as contrary to one another, it is increasingly possible to create systems and technology that are both personalized and pervasive in our modern networked age.
Public health genomics provides at least two key opportunities for population impact and individual engagement centered on data collection and use and screening and testing.
Data Collection and Use
The amount of health data produced each year is dramatically increasing and genomics will only heighten that trend. Everyone is familiar with the term 'big data,' but its full potential in healthcare is uncertain. One thing is certain: De-identified or poorly structured data provides limited utility for healthcare and public health interventions, especially in genomics. In addition, useful data tends to live in silos, such as public health registries, electronic health records, medical devices, apps, and search history. What if we empower individuals by allowing them to dynamically control who sees and uses their data? By following a model that is closer to that used by online tools and apps, we could gather data in layers, collecting some broad, representative data as part of public health programs, while asking for permission where the data is more sensitive and thus more useful. As a community, we fear that giving people choices will lead to opt-out, but this very fear undermines our ability to benefit those who contribute their data, and thus to incentivize participation. How do we look more honestly at what we can provide back to individuals for contributing their data without holding useful services hostage? Numerous lawsuits and the destruction of millions of bloodspots previously available for public health research have taught us the dangers of low public engagement. In essence, access to richer data can allow better access to targeted services and support and help us build a stronger public health system. The decisions we make with regard to control and use of genomic sequencing data and associated phenotypic data will determine whether we continue current models or engage individuals in new ways.
Screening and Testing
With shrinking budgets and a growing number of screening tools, we need to access the networked world to scale our impact. While certain conditions may meet the evidence and utility threshold for broad-based screening programs, such as newborn screening, there are thousands of other diseases that have a major impact on health but require a different approach. One example of such an approach is cascade screening. Cascade screening is a targeted method to identify those at high risk for conditions, promoting prevention and early diagnosis. Individuals who are "at risk" for a specific genetic disease are evaluated and, if they test positive, their parents, siblings, and children may be evaluated. This can identify additional relatives who may be evaluated through a 'cascading' effect. Currently in our healthcare and public health system, we have poor mechanisms for reaching family members or helping individuals connect with their family members, yet there are a multitude of social media sites that do just that. Last quarter Facebook passed 1.19 billion active users, and yet the standard practice that most healthcare institutions use to contact family members is a certified letter. We must embrace tools and resources that help connect 'at risk' individuals, link family members through patient portals and electronic health records, and simultaneously create emissaries of public health.
An important strength of public health is the scale of its impact. While clinical interventions can lead to significant positive health outcomes, they are frequently limited in scope and costly to implement. Public health's focuses on infrastructure, policy, and cross-cutting programs are the foundation of our nation's health. How can we engage the public to magnify that impact? How can we harness the innovation and flexibility of affinity and consumer groups as effective partners? We must think outside the box of traditional public health while maintaining its strengths. Public health genomics is a perfect bridge between the sectors of public health, clinical medicine, and the empowered consumer. But, we need to do more than tweet public health facts to make a difference. We must create a fundamental shift in the way we engage if we are to create a new age of health.
James O'Leary, MBA, is Chief Innovation Officer at Genetic Alliance.
1. Frieden, T. R., A Framework for Public Health Action: The Health Impact Pyramid. Am J Public Health. 2010 April; 100(4): 590-595. PMCID: PMC2836340
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