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The Largest Flexible Staffing App in the U.S. is Helping the Austin Hospitality Industry Maintain Work
San Francisco, CA (December 4, 2019) - Instawork, the leading flexible staffing app for gig workers and hospitality businesses, announced today its expansion into Austin. The company's vision is to create economic opportunity for local workers and hospitality businesses.
Instawork connects thousands of Instawork Professionals and business Partners every day through the easy to use Instawork app. Austin Instawork Professionals make on average $18.70 per hour working an Instawork gig, substantially higher than minimum wage. Already over 4,000 people have already downloaded Instawork in Austin to find work as bartenders, cooks, servers, dishwashers, and more.
"Austin was a logical market for us to expand into as it is one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. and home to major events like SXSW, Austin City Limits, and Formula One" said Sumir Meghani, CEO and Co-Founder of Instawork. "We look forward to matching our Austin hospitality and events partners with reliable staff with just a few clicks."
Instawork Partners receive immediate feedback on their gigs with 97% matched with qualified Professionals within 24 hours. The app encourages both Professionals and Partners to rate each other on five-star scale after a gig to help match similar gigs in the future with those who are best qualified.
"The coolest part about Instawork is how fast I have found work. After signing up for the app, I was matched with a job almost immediately," said Dillion Gunter, Instawork Professional in Austin. "I have found that Instawork is great option for hospitality professionals to find consistent work, and amazing for businesses who need great employees to show up and do work right away."
Instawork is available online, on Android and iOS in both English and Spanish versions, with new accounts created in just minutes on this easy to use platform. Those interested in learning more about Instawork and becoming an Instawork Professional or Partner should visit www.instawork.com or download the free apps.
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Instawork (www.instawork.com) is the leading flexible staffing app for gig workers and hospitality businesses available on Android and iOS in English and Spanish. Thousands of professionals and partners use Instawork every day across Austin, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, and Washington D.C.
Instawork is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Bangalore, India. Over the past several months, Instawork has announced $30 million in funding from top with the backing of prominent investors including Benchmark, Spark Capital, GV, Burst Capital, Y Combinator, Tuesday Capital, SV Angel, and Liquid 2 Ventures. For additional information and company images visit: www.instawork.com/about.

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Q: Google Maps API: How to remove terrain from the satellite view? (I asked this in SO General - but then thought it might be better here - sorry for the cross-post!)
Using the API, is it possible to turn off the 3D terrain in the Google Maps satellite view? I'd like to get the imagery without it being warped by the 3D surface.

A: You can set up a basic map using the Google Maps Javascript API like this:
(just dump it in a file named example.html and save it, then double click it)
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <title>Simple Map</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta charset="utf-8">

Obviously, you can change the starting zoom and center by changing the options in the initMap function.
You can pan and zoom to your desired start view and load up your web-browser's console (on Chrome type Ctrl + Shift  + J) and run the command 'map.getCenter()' and 'map.getZoom()' and use these values.

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Wisconsin Badgers feel heartbreak again, lose to Gators on OT buzzer beater
Heartbreak. It always ends in heartbreak…at least for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Whether it has been in the Final Four, the national championship game or the Elite 8, the ending has never been fun for UW basketball.
Add the Sweet 16 to that list of heartbreak for the Badgers, as they were downed 84-83 in overtime by the Florida Gators.
Even after UW came back from down 12 points, tying it up on Zak Showalter's incredible one-footed three-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining…it still ended in heartbreak for the Badgers.
Zak Showalter hit this shot to tie it.
Looked at Aaron Rodgers and did the double-check.
He is officially a legend. pic.twitter.com/MhBn62vmtI
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 25, 2017
However, Showalter's late-game heroics were just the appetizer. That's because Florida guard Chris Chiozza decided to go all buzzer beater for an 84-83 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers in overtime.
EXTRA CHEESE! Chris Chiozza sends Florida #Gators into Elite Eight with OVERTIME BUZZER-BEATING THREE. 🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊🧀🐊 pic.twitter.com/vSPgSbaboS
— OnlyGators.com 🐊 Florida Gators news (@onlygators) March 25, 2017
The Badgers appeared to just find enough to get the job done prior to that incredible shot. Senior Nigel Hayes knocked down a pair of free throws with four seconds left in the overtime period to put the Badgers up 83-81.
They were especially clutch considering Hayes, who finished with a team-high 22 points, was just 7 of 14 from the free throw line. However, UW would come to regret missing five free throws in overtime alone.
Wisconsin was just 20 of 30 from the charity stripe in the game, but made up for it by shooting a ridiculous 50.9 percent from the field and holding Florida to 45.2 percent from the field.
KeVaughn Allen propelled the Gators for much of this game, pouring in a NCAA tournament school record 35 points. He was the only Florida player in double figures on the night, and they needed every single point from Allen possible.
In fact, they could've used some more in regulation, as Allen's hot shooting went cold late and nearly cost his team the game. Allen was bailed out thanks to a roster that was deep, with eight players scoring in total for the Gators.
Hayes had much more in the way of scoring help, as sophomore forward Ethan Happ had a quiet 21 points, six rebounds and four assists on the night. All five Badgers starters would finish in double digits, as Showalter (14), Koenig (13) and Brown (10) nearly were enough to get UW over the finish line.
Wisconsin owned much of the first 10 minutes of the game. It all came to a crashing halt though, and not coincidentally it was all about what was happening with Hayes.
The senior forward was on fire for most of the first half, putting up nine of his 22 points in the first stanza of the game. However, he picked up a second foul with 4:25 to play and with the Badgers leading 27-20.
Florida took advantage of Hayes being on the bench, going on a 14-5 run to end the half up 34-32. The Gators were aided by some big time mental mistakes by the Badgers as well.
UW had nine turnovers in the first half and twice needlessly fouled three-point shooters with the clock running out. Florida buried all six of those free throws and what was two-point Badgers advantage at 30-28 with 1:18 to play in the half became a two-point deficit instead.
Koenig was completely held in check in the first half, taking just three shots and putting up three points. However, Brown picked up his fellow senior with all 10 of his points in the first half to lead all UW scorers.
The second half seemed like it was a slow slide down the losers poll for the Badgers. UW came out hungry to start the half and quickly tied the game up on a Showalter jumper on the opening possession. But, Florida responded by putting up a 5-0 run and control the flow of the game from there.
After Happ made it 39-37 to Florida with a three-point play, Florida ripped off a 6-0 run and opened up a 45-37 lead with 16:24 to play in the game.
The Gators, led by Allen's crazy shooting eventually pulled away by 12 points at 68-56 with 5:24 to play. From that point forward, it was all Wisconsin's seniors willing the Badgers back bit, by bit.
Said seniors led a Badgers comeback that featured a 16-4 run to end regulation, including Showalter's crazy shot to send the game in to overtime.
The rest they say is history, which is a good way to talk about this senior class. Brown, Hayes, Koenig and Showalter were part of 115 wins in the last four years, which is tied for the best four-year mark in school history.
It's just the tip of the iceberg for this class' long list of accomplishments, but it is also a season that ended the same way the last four did — finding heartbreaking ways to exit the NCAA tournament.
We'll have to wait until November for more Badgers basketball, and it may take that long for the players and fans to get over this crazy loss.
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Former Badger Jon Leur traded to Milwaukee Bucks
They say you can always go home, and for one former Wisconsin Badger he's coming back to a state he called home for four years.
Former Badgers forward Jon Leuer was traded early on Thursday morning from the Detroit Pistons to the Milwaukee Bucks. In exchange for Leuer, the Bucks gave up the 30th overall pick in tonight's NBA Draft and traded away Tony Snell.
Last season, Leuer played in 41 games for the Pistons and made just one start. He averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in his ninth season in the NBA.
Leuer is a very similar player to Snell, but comes at a much more team-friendly salary.
In trading away Snell, the Bucks free up an additional $4 million in salary this year and another $12 million next year.
This could be seen as a way for the Bucks to pony up the big money that Khris Middleton wants from the team in order to stay in Milwaukee.
As for Leuer, he is 17th on the all-time Badgers scoring list with 1,376 points to his name. He also finished his career with 551 rebounds.
Leuer's final season in Madison was his best statistically, as he helped lead the 2010-11 Badgers team to the Sweet 16. He averaged 18.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game that year.
Badgers basketball land Davis twins
After missing out on the Hauser brothers late last month, the Wisconsin Badgers added a different pair of siblings on Saturday night.
Following an offer to the brother of 4-star shooting guard Johnny Davis and an appearance at a team camp this weekend, the Davis brothers announced their pledge to the Badgers according to Badger247.
It took less than a week after head coach Greg Gard gave the O.K. to offer Jordan for the pair to commit to Wisconsin.
Johnny held offers from Marquette, West Virginia, Iowa, Minnesota, DePaul, UNLV and others.
Jordan had offers from UW-Milwaukee and Green Bay, while also becoming a sought after recruit on the football field as well. Once he became serious about wanting to play basketball first, it seemed like a matter of time before Wisconsin offered.
That time came after seeing Jordan play in a camp last weekend.
It also came because it was time to figure out if Johnny was serious about the Badgers or not.
With the July evaluation period coming up, Wisconsin's coaching staff put the final chips in the middle with this recruitment and it appeared to pay off.
Johnny joins as the No. 141 ranked player in the country and the No. 14 ranked combo guard in the nation according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
The twins will join Detroit, Mich. native Lorne Bowman in the 2020 class.
Wisconsin still has one scholarship available in the class as well, which is likely being held for 5-star and Wisconsin native Jalen Johnson.
After missing out on talented in-state players over and over again, this was a major win for Gard and his coaching staff considering how hard schools like West Virginia and Marquette were after Johnny's commitment.
As for Jordan, it appears the coaching staff believes he is improving enough to get a scholarship and continue his improvement with this program.
Offers don't come out just because it may win over a different recruit at Wisconsin. That wasn't Bo Ryan's style and it also isn't Greg Gard's style.
The trio of players put the Badgers at No. 8 in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten in the 2020 class as of today.
Former Badgers get No. 2 seed in The Basketball Tournament Columbus regional
Who doesn't want $2 million? That's the prize at stake for winning The Basketball Tournament and a group of former Wisconsin Badgers want in.
On Tuesday it was officially announced that the Kohl Blooded team — spearheaded by former Badgers point guard Kam Taylor — will be the No. 2 seed in the Columbus regional.
They will take on No. 7 seed Mid-American Unity, which is making its second appearance in the TBT after a year off. That group represents teams from across the Mid-American conference.
As for the Badgers, the roster will be made up of some very strong names from the past. The headline names include members of the back-to-back Final Four teams in Nigel Hayes and Vitto Brown. Also joining will be Jordan Taylor, Ryan Evans, Trevon Hughes and recent grad Charles Thomas. You can see the full roster here.
The regionals will take place July 19-21 in Columbus with the winner of this regional meeting seven other winners in Chicago for championship week.
All games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, so you should be able to find them either streaming or on cable television.
Kohl Blooded vs. Mid-American Unity will tip at 1pm ET on Friday, July 19.
The winner will take on the winner of Red Scare (Dayton alumni) and The Region (players from Northwest Indiana) in the regional semi-final the next day.
A week after losing out on Joey and Sam Hauser, the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program needs some positive momentum on the player acquisition front.
With three scholarships available in the 2020 class and two top in-state players in their sites, the Badgers coaching staff has been about as patient as possible.
On Wednesday, Badger247 reports that UW has offered Jordan Davis, the twin brother of top target Johnny Davis. It's not a walk-on or grayshirt, but a full scholarship offer.
After two years of waiting for that offer to come, it finally did.
Jordan is an unranked player in basketball at this time, but I expect that to change once the scouting services catch wind of this offer. Johnny Davis is the No. 131 ranked player in the country, a 4-star rated prospect and the No. 3 ranked player in the state of Wisconsin in the 2020 class.
With the brothers set to make a weekend visit for team camp in two weeks, this is a move that undoubtably puts the pressure squarely on Johnny Davis at this point.
Simply put, the Badgers need to know if Davis is going to commit or if they need to move on.
Offering Jordan a full ride is about the only thing left in the Badgers quiver at this point. If getting the dream of playing basketball together at the same school and in-state no less doesn't tip the scales, at least the Badgers know they can move on.
Is it a desperate move? In some ways one could see it as such. Clearly the Badgers want Johnny in a major way and they see offering Jordan as a critical move that could separate themselves from the competition.
However, this also isn't a coaching staff willing to just throw away a scholarship in an effort to get a coveted player to play for them. That's simply not Greg Gard's style.
Jordan is also a player they see as a contributor, or he wasn't getting an offer. Plain and simple.
There's no doubt that this move ups the pressure, like I mentioned before. But, that's not a bad thing, as UW needs to know where they stand heading in to July's evaluation period.
If the Davis brothers can't commit or at least internally give the coaching staff the information that will make them feel comfortable, they need to start getting offers out to other big time players whom they've been waiting to offer.
Consider UW is an underdog to land in-state five-star prospect Jalen Johnson, and you have to consider this move a smart one for the long term prospects of the 2020 class.
Will the Davis twins jump at the offer to play together at Wisconsin?
Some in the recruiting world believe this was the situation that was holding Wisconsin back all along. So, don't be surprised to see this affect the recruitment of both players in a big way.
As for Jordan, his game has also caught the attention of Iowa and Minnesota and he did have scholarship offers from both Green Bay and Milwaukee prior to this one.
What may have really held the Badgers coaching staff and others back was the fact that Jordan is also a good player on the football side and wasn't sure which sport he wanted to pick.
It seems like UW has gotten the clue that Jordan may be more receptive to a basketball future and pulled the trigger on the offer.
We'll see how much longer the two stay uncommitted, but don't be surprised to see something happen following July's AAU season.
Letting that play out and getting all the offers out there on the table is just a smart move for the twins. From there, it's up to them and clearly the Badgers have left no stone unturned in this situation.


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Q: Maximum cable length between Raspberry and a 5V WS2812 led strip I have a 2 meters WS2812 ledstrip connected to my raspberry and it works fine. Does anyone knows what the maximum length can be between the raspberry and the start of the led strip? I tried a 5 meters long old CAT5 cable I had laying around but this caused already the leds to be less bright and had problems with the refreshrate.
Anyone has any experience with this?

A: There are many answers to this question.  Some rely on starting over with good requirements.

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*(As already stated) Thicker wires offer less resistance. Also CAT5 is a twisted pair cable and is best used to transmit balanced signals, not digital logic signals.

*Remote power supply for LEDs.  Why not only connect data and ground back to the controller.  And provide power to the LEDs local to the LED.  Thicker wires are not as necessary as the current will be reduced. But caution will need to be taken to prevent ground loops!!!

*Consider buying LED strips with less demanding timing requirements.  The strips you specify require signals with nanosecond accuracy.  There are strips with separate clock and data lines which are likely more tolerant.
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*Arduino boards are small.  Consider locating the Arduino board closer to the beginning of the LED strip.

*Avoid powering the LED strips through the Arduino's own 5 volt regulator (if you are using 5 volt parts).  Instead use a heavy duty (several amps) regulated 5 volt power supply and connect the LED power lead to the 5 volt regulated power supply.

A: Microphone sound cable does not work. The data signal is rising and falling so fast your cable act as a capacitor damping your signal.
Network cable CAT5 6 UTP can make your day - you have 8 cores, use two for +, three for - and one for DATA. Make sure your DATA is twisted with one of your - GND wires.
If you want to split to two LED stripes. You split with a buffer IC in order to reject reflections. To do that quite simply put two LEDS DS2812 in parallel close to the signal source and split from here.
To make sure your cable loss is small, put your LED on White RGB is all ON and measure the voltage to decide the voltage drop, and build a "local 7805 regulator" on your stripes and increase the voltage, and please put a buffer in, to protect your Raspberry Pi or Arduino, if the cable makes a twist and return voltage on your data line.


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Monday Briefing | May 3
By Journal of Political Inquiry on May 3, 2021
Photo: Small businesses continue to struggle as New York City lifts social distancing restrictions. Credit: https://www.crainsnewyork.com/small-business/public-private-partnership-launches-resource-network-small-businesses
Stories to follow:
With many workers still remote and tourism low, many Manhattan shops continue to struggle even as the city recovers from COVID-19. Small businesses made up 98% of all pre-pandemic businesses in New York and employ nearly 1 million people. While many received relief from their sky-high rent during the pandemic, shop owners who rely primarily on foot traffic are concerned what a long-term shift to remote work could mean for their businesses and the future of the city. Here's a reminder that as we emerge from the pandemic, it's important to shop local!
Controversy continues in Europe over Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, developed on an astonishingly quick timeline last summer. As countries such as Slovakia attempt to distance themselves from Russia and move closer to NATO and the European Union, their leaders are torn between European leaders such as France's President Macron who denounced the vaccine as merely a propaganda effort and the possibility of obtaining millions of desperately needed vaccines while those developed in America and the United Kingdom remain out of reach.
Protests continue in Elizabeth City, N.C. following the horrific police killing of Andrew Brown Jr., an unarmed Black man, on April 21. A judge denied requests to release bodycam footage from the officers present at the scene, further exacerbating tensions in the town only a week after the conviction of Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
Happening this week:
The last few weeks of the semester are always stressful, so make sure to take care of yourself! NYU continues to offer Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness classes through Zoom five days a week at a variety of times, so set aside an hour for the sake of your mental wellbeing – I promise it will make for a more productive study session later!
In your free time:
Not a lot of people watched the Oscars this year, but you can still watch many of the amazing films that were nominated! Best picture nominees Mank and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix), Sound of Metal (Amazon Prime) and winner Nomadland (Hulu) can be streamed on those services for no additional charge, while the remaining nominees Judas and the Black Messiah, The Father, Minari and Promising Young Woman are all available on demand through a variety of streaming services.
This week's Monday Briefing was brought to you by Elizabeth Bailey.


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First Solar Partners with PJB Services to Build 100MW Solar PV Projects in Indonesia
Mridul Chadha
US thin-film panel provider First Solar has signed a memorandum of understanding with PT. Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Services (PJB Services) for the development of 100 MW of utility-scale solar PV power plants in Indonesia.
"Indonesia has an increasingly urgent need for reliable, cost-effective energy resources. The agreement with PJB Services facilitates an ideal collaboration to provide Indonesia with the needed solution," said Won Park, First Solar's Senior Manager of Business Development and Sales in Southeast Asia.
This deal marks the first development of utility-scale solar photovoltaic power projects for PJB Services, a leading service provider for operation and maintenance of conventional power projects in Indonesia. This agreement seems to be a part of First Solar's strategy of foraying into the fast-growing sustainable energy markets worldwide.
First Solar will provide its high efficiency advanced thin-film PV modules and related components for the 100 MW solar PV power projects including hybrid systems.
"We are excited by the opportunity to collaborate with a world leader in solar energy for the development of utility-scale PV power plants in Indonesia," said Bernadus Sudarmanta, President of PJB Services.
First Solar has been steadily foraying into the Asian solar energy markets. Recently, First Solar has bagged a deal for the supply of its panels to two solar photovoltaic power plants to be constructed in India's Rajasthan state.
Indonesian government plans to generate 17% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025. At present, 5.7% of electricity is from renewable sources, 24.5% is from coal and 20.1% from gas.
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autopartsupreme has been selling on eBay since 2015. They have earned about 2,000 positive feedback ratings, with a current 99.1% positive overall score. So this is a very successful store on eBay. This is also a Top-Rated eBay store, which means they offer a really high level of item descriptions, customer service, as well as fast shipping.
It's not easy to become a Top-Rated store on eBay. You have to provide good quality items, accurate descriptions, excellent customer service, and fast shipping. And you have to do this day after day, month after month. autopartsupreme has had a very successful and positive selling history on eBay.
autopartsupreme mainly sells engine parts, wheel and tire accessories, breaks, auto parts, performance auto parts, and more. They mainly sell OEM and aftermarket replacement parts.
This is one of those eBay stores to visit when you want the retail experience. If you've been to a tire shop lately, or even any auto parts store, you should be familiar with the brands and models that they carry.
Items like Diesel High Pressure Oil Pump-High Pressure Oil Pump Cardone 2P-220 Reman, Suspension Air Compressor Cardone 4J-3003C Reman fits 99-04 Land Rover Discovery, Fuel Pump Module Assembly AIRTEX fits 03-05 Land Rover Range Rover 4.4L-V8, Turbocharger Cardone 2T-721 Reman fits 00-03 Volvo V70 2.4L-L5, etc.
autopartsupreme sells brand new merchandise, and does offer a 100% Authentic guarantee, as well as a 100% money back guarantee. autopartsupreme is also an authorized dealer for the brands that they carry.
Let's take a close look at their recent feedback history. Ebay buyers have a really good way of weeding out the good sellers from the bad. If an item even SLIGHTLY looks like it might be a counterfeit or knock-off, they will leave you bad feedback. And any and all flaws will usually be reflected in a seller's feedback. With that being said, over the past 12 months, autopartsupreme has received about 2,000 positive feedback ratings, compared to just 22 negative feedback comments. With that sort of lop-sided ratio, it definitely appears as though autopartsupreme is an honestly run business, selling authentic merchandise.


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El sueño sin movimientos oculares rápidos (NMOR o NREM en inglés) o sueño sincronizado es uno de los dos estadios del sueño. Se alterna periódicamente con el sueño con movimientos oculares rápidos (MOR o REM en inglés). De acuerdo a la Academia Estadounidense de Medicina del Sueño, el NMOR se divide en tres fases: N1, N2 y N3 (también llamada sueño de ondas lentas). Cada fase cuenta con electroencefalografías (EEG) y otras características propias.

En el paso de la primera a la tercera fase, las ondas cerebrales ralentizan y sincronizan y los ojos permanecen inmóviles. No obstante, en la etapa tres, el sueño más profundo, las EEG muestran «ondas y husos de gran amplitud y baja frecuencia». A diferencia del MOR, en el NMOR los movimientos oculares son escasos y no hay parálisis muscular. Por lo anterior, es durante esta fase que puede presentarse el sonambulismo. Se considera que la actividad mental ocurrida durante el sueño NMOR es similar al pensamiento, en comparación con la «alucinatoria y de contenido extraño» presente en el sueño MOR.

Fases del sueño NMOR
En su estandarización de 1968, Rechtschaffen y Kales dividieron el sueño sin movimientos oculares en cuatro fases. No obstante, en 2007, la Academia Estadounidense de Medicina del Sueño (AASM, por sus siglas en inglés), redujo esta subdivisión a tres. Las fases del sueño NMOR son:
Fase 1 (N1). En su mayor parte, ocurre al inicio del sueño y presenta movimientos oculares lentos. Las ondas alfa disminuyen y aparecen las theta. Es común que en esta fase se experimenten los espasmos mioclónicos. Las personas se despiertan fácilmente con «ruidos perturbadores». Constituye entre el 2 y el 5% del sueño total. No hay husos ni complejos K y se reduce el tono muscular.
Fase 2 (N2). Luego de diez o doce minutos en la fase 1, inicia la fase 2, que representa entre 45 y 55% del total del sueño. No se presentan movimientos oculares y la actividad cerebral se ralentiza. Las electroencefalografías (ECG) muestran los característicos husos y complejos K, además aparecen, en pequeñas cantidades, las ondas delta. El tono muscular es aún más reducido que en la fase 1. En la fase2, se necesita un «estímulo más intenso» para despertar a las personas.
Fase 3 (N3). Previamente dividida en Fase3 (F3) y Fase4 (F4), también es conocido como sueño de ondas lentas (SOL). La fase3, que es la más profunda del sueño NMOR, ocupa entre el 15 y 20% del total del sueño y está caracterizada por las ondas delta. No hay actividad muscular o movimientos oculares. En esta fase es muy difícil despertar a las personas. Comúnmente, quienes son despertados se muestran atontados y desorientados. En esta etapa se pueden presentar episodios de despertar confuso, sonambulismo o terrores nocturnos, así como enuresis nocturnas en niños.

Con el paso de la fase3 al sueño de movimientos oculares rápidos (MOR), la respiración, la frecuencia cardíaca y la presión sanguínea se aceleran. Además, los ojos se mueven rápidamente en varias direcciones y se presenta una parálisis muscular temporal. Aproximadamente, los ciclos de sueño MOR-NMOR tienen una duración de 90 minutos.

Ensueño durante la fase NMOR
El ensueño puede estar presente en el sueño NMOR, sin embargo, muestra diversas diferencias con el presente en el sueño MOR. Según McNamara et al. (2010), por lo general, las personas despertadas durante el sueño MOR reportan ensueños. Estos tienen contenidos más emocionales (comúnmente emociones desagradables), extraños o «improbables». En contraste, los ensueños en la fase NMOR son más «familiares». Eisener (2011) agrega que estos ensueños son más «fragmentarios», relacionados con cuestiones de la vida diaria o, incluso, puede no presentarse alguna actividad mental.

Usualmente, en los ensueños MOR están más presentes las «interacciones sociales agresivas», mientras que en el NMOR lo están las «interacciones amistosas». Un estudio encontró que los ensueños reportados de fase NMOR eran, en comparación con el ensueño MOR, menos «notables en cantidad, viveza y emoción».

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Fisiología del sueño

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House Judiciary issues subpoenas for Hope Hicks, Annie Donaldson
The committee issued the subpoenas to Hicks and Donaldson as part of their sweeping investigation into possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power. The subpoena to Hicks, the former White House communications director, includes a request for documents and her appearance at a public hearing next month. The subpoena for Donaldson, who was deputy White House counsel, seeks documents and her appearance at a deposition in June.
The committee asks for both to provide documents by June 4, for Hicks to appear on June 19 and Donaldson on June 24.
"As I said earlier today, the Judiciary Committee's investigation into obstruction of justice, public corruption and abuse of power by President Trump and his Administration will continue," House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said in a statement.
The committee authorized subpoenas for Hicks and Donaldson at the same time they did so for former White House counsel Don McGahn last month. McGahn defied his subpoena on Tuesday at the direction of the White House, not appearing for a scheduled hearing. Nadler has said he will move to hold McGahn in contempt of Congress because he did not appear.
The committee wants to interview both Hicks and Donaldson about the obstruction episodes documented in special counsel Robert Mueller's report. The panel has also authorized subpoenas to two other former White House officials — former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and former chief strategist Steve Bannon — but it has not issued those subpoenas.
In his statement, Nadler called Hicks and Donaldson "critical witnesses" to his committee's investigation.
In the Mueller report, Hicks spoke about the drafting of Donald Trump Jr.'s misleading initial statement about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting, in which she detailed her conversations to persuade Trump on the best strategy to deal with the disclosure of Trump Jr.'s emails about setting up the meeting.
Donaldson also figures prominently in the Mueller report as McGahn's deputy in the White House counsel's office — and for her note-taking at meetings, which are cited throughout the report, including when she wrote that Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr had spoken to McGahn about the FBI's Russia investigation.
This story has been updated with additional developments Tuesday.


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Security Bank Foundation Revamps Scholarship Program Coverage with Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Security Bank Foundation, Inc. (SBFI) revamped its college scholarship program coverage with Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) by increasing the number of scholars to 12 per year and the scholars' individual annual stipend from Php 30,000 to Php 100,000. The enhancement of the scholarship program was sealed through a Memorandum of …
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Security Bank Foundation, Inc. (SBFI) revamped its college scholarship program coverage with Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) by increasing the number of scholars to 12 per year and the scholars' individual annual stipend from Php 30,000 to Php 100,000. The enhancement of the scholarship program was sealed through a Memorandum of Agreement signing held at the Security Bank Centre in Makati City.
Through the Scholars for Better Communities (SBC) Program, Security Bank Foundation provides educational assistance to deserving college students enrolled in courses directly supporting banking operations. Aside from providing financial assistance, the Foundation also extends developmental activities to its scholars through opportunities for internship, involvement in various corporate social responsibility initiatives, and complimentary learning sessions from partner institutions.
(from left) Melissa R. Aquino (trustee, Security Bank Foundation), Rafael F. Simpao, Jr. (chairman, Security Bank Foundation), Emmanuel Leyco (president, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila), Atty. Sandra Jill Santos (vice-president for public affairs, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila)
"The SBC Scholarship Program aims to develop eligible students to become productive citizens of the country. By giving them the gift of learning, we hope that they will build a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities. We also invite our scholars to build their career at Security Bank and help us deliver our BetterBanking promise to our valued clients," said Rafael F. Simpao, Jr., chairman of Security Bank Foundation.
"We shall continue to make the City of Manila and our partners proud by maintaining excellent performance in licensure examinations while upholding the highest standard of tertiary education at par with the worlds' best. We value the support of Security Bank Foundation and hope to be long-term partners with them," commented Emmanuel Leyco, president of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.
For the Academic Year 2019-2020, SBFI has provided educational assistance to 403 scholars nationwide, a significant 24% increase from the total number of beneficiaries from the previous year.
Security Bank Foundation will continue to invite incoming college freshmen to be scholars in any of its eight (8) partners schools namely, Ateneo de Manila University, Chiang Kai Shek College, De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, University of the Philippines Diliman and University of Santo Tomas. Interested applicants may apply through https://www.securitybank.com/sustainability/education/.
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It's raining. Cape Tribulation has a beautiful beach, fringed with palms. The clouds are grey and the waters dull in the gentle light. We run from the car in the rain, but do little more than glance at the beach before we are on our way again, on to the Bloomfield Track.
The gravel track is steep. Sharp climbs and rocky creek crossings provide our first driving challenge of the trip. The track follows the coast along the edge of the Daintree Rainforest. Tropical Tarzan vines hang down over the road and tangle around fan palms and tree ferns. We speed over the track, as fast as the landcruisers will carry us.
Not everyone who passes by values the rainforest. It's sad to see styrofoam food containers and aluminium drink cans lying on the roadsides.
We stop at an indigenous art gallery for coffee and a browse. The art is not as impressive as the nearby waterfall, thundering down on the rocky river bed.
Further along the track, misty mountains rise up ahead of us. They create the heavy rainfall, about 7 metres a year, that is needed to sustain the Daintree rain forest.
Lunch is at an old hotel with a long history, named The Lions Den. It's been a watering hole since the 1800s. Check out the car park these days and it's full of four wheel drive vehicles. Like many outback pubs, the walls are covered with the names of past customers, backpackers and campers. Is there a need to make a mark? To be part of a travelling tribe? How many return to find the names they scrawled years ago, to touch their youth?
On again. Next stop Cooktown.
This is where Captain James Cook landed to repair his damaged ship, back in 1770. There are memorials to Cook, including a life size statue on the waterfront. The town grew to a major centre when gold was discovered on the Palmer River, but has now become a pleasant, but overlooked backwater. Who knows, it's time may come again.
At the end of the day we drive to Endeavour Falls to camp overnight underneath the palm trees.
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Things have been moving at a healthy pace in the Project Haystack environment.
Last week, John Petze and Patrick Coffey completed and published "Implementing Project Haystack - Applying Haystack Tagging for a sample building".
John, a founder of Project Haystack, commented that this may be the most important document to have been published in this project in recent years.
Visualising complex data relationships is very difficult. This approach to visualisation is quite novel. We'd appreciate your feedback on how useful you find it. We are also working on other levels of visualisation in the context of our Living Lab which, when used in conjunction with others, may enhance the overall understanding.
Here in Australia, we have also implemented Haystack Tagging in the Floth HQ in Brisbane and in the Daisho 180 Brisbane building, including for their anchor tenant, CBA. For a bit of diversity, Haystack Tagging also drives the "Shame Boards" in the IGLU student accommodation buildings in Sydney and Melbourne. Haystack Tagging has also been implemented in NEXTDC's Melbourne Data Centre.
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45th anniversary tour is set starting in Milwaukee April 1st and ending in New York at The Beacon.
Core members Ariel Bender and Morgan Fisher join front man Ian Hunter for an eight city tour.
plays the songs "All Us Young Dudes" heard back then.
Now if I could just squeeze into my Mott the Hoople 78 tour shirt.
Not a big fan but " Young Dudes " a good song and if i recall i liked 2 others off that lp.


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G. Smart, N. Deligiannis, R. Surace, V. Loscri, G. Fortino and Y. Andreopoulos, "Decentralized Time-Synchronized Channel Swapping for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 8538-8553, Oct. 2016.
N. Deligiannis, J. F. C. Mota, G. Smart and Y. Andreopoulos, "Fast Desynchronization for Decentralized Multichannel Medium Access Control," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 63, no. 9, pp. 3336-3349, Sept. 2015.
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Q: How to keep a grid column from repeating the same data I am developing an application using ExtJS, and in one of my models I have field which is an array type, how can I set a dataIndex in grid so the data does not repeat when I edit one cell?
My code is shown below.

{
        xtype: 'button',
        icon : Webapp.icon('add1.png'),
        iconAlign : 'top',
        handler : function() {
            var gridView = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('gridpanel')[1];
            grid = gridView.headerCt;
            if(grid.getGridColumns().length >= 1){
                var column = Ext.create('Ext.grid.column.Column', { dataIndex: 'interval', text : contador,
                    editor: {xtype: 'textfield', flex: 0.5, editable: true}});
                grid.insert(gridView.columns.length, column);
                gridView.getView().refresh();
                var botao = Ext.getCmp('buttonRemoverColuna');
                botao.setDisabled(false);
            }
            contador++;
        }
    }

Ext.define('model', {
extend : 'Ext.data.Model',
fields : [ {
    name : 'id',
    type : 'long'
}, {
    name : 'name',
    type : 'string'
}, {
    name: 'interval',
    type: 'array'
}]
});

A: The simple answer is that you have to give each new column that you insert a different dataIndex config.
Right now every one gets dataIndex: 'interval'.
That means if you put a value in the interval field in your store for that record, every single column that is connected to the interval field will show up with that value.
A simple way to do that would be to change the handler to this:
handler : function() {
    var gridView = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('gridpanel')[1],
        grid = gridView.headerCt,
        columnCount = grid.getGridColumns().length;

    if (columnCount >= 1){
        var column = Ext.create('Ext.grid.column.Column', {
                dataIndex: 'interval' + columnCount,
                text: contador,
                editor: {xtype: 'textfield', flex: 0.5, editable: true}
            });

        grid.insert(gridView.columns.length, column);
        gridView.getView().refresh();
        var botao = Ext.getCmp('buttonRemoverColuna');
        botao.setDisabled(false);
    }
    contador++;
}

Specifically, the following config from the handler will give it an incremented dataIndex, i.e. interval1, interval2, interval3, interval4, etc. I don't know anything about your server side set-up so I don't know if it will work for you:
dataIndex: 'interval' + columnCount,

EDIT:
Assuming you are not defining a custom array data type, your interval field data type will actually default to string. It will be easy to accomplish what you want using the grid column's renderer config, I'll post an example in a moment but you may as well change the data type back to string.
EXAMPLE:
The basic idea is to add a renderer to the column config that will show the individual interval values in the added columns by splitting the real interval field value into an array. You will still need an implementation of the grid columns with seperate dataIndex configs as shown above so that we can identify what columns match up to what interval array value.
handler : function() {
    var grid = Ext.ComponentQuery.query('gridpanel')[1],
        header = grid.headerCt,
        intervalIndex = header.getGridColumns().length - 1;

    if (intervalIndex >= 0){
        var column = Ext.create('Ext.grid.column.Column', {
                dataIndex: 'interval' + intervalIndex,
                text: contador,
                editor: {
                    xtype: 'textfield',
                    intervalIndex: intervalIndex,
                    flex: 0.5,
                    editable: true
                },

                // this will make the values display properly when not editing
                renderer: function(value, meta, record) {
                    var intervals = record.get('interval').split(',');
                    return intervals[intervalIndex];
                }
            });

        grid.insert(gridView.columns.length, column);
        gridView.getView().refresh();
        var botao = Ext.getCmp('buttonRemoverColuna');
        botao.setDisabled(false);
    }
    contador++;
}

You will also need beforeedit and edit event listeners on the grid.
The beforeedit handler will split the interval values into the correct column fields when you start a row edit.
The edit handler will join the updated field values from the different columns into a single string and apply it to the real interval field when you complete a row edit.
Ext.create('Ext.grid.Panel', {
    // your other grid configs...
    listeners: {

        // this will make the values display properly when you start a row edit
        beforeedit: function(plugin, edit) {
            plugin.editor.items.each(function(field) {
                var idx = field.intervalIndex;
                if (idx) {
                    var value = edit.record.get('interval').split(',')[idx];
                    Ext.defer(function() {
                        field.setValue(value);
                    }, 10);
                }
            });
        },

        // update the value of the real "interval" field when done editing
        edit: function(plugin, edit) {
            var intervalArray = [],
                var regex = /interval\d/;

            Ext.Object.each(edit.newValues, function(key, value) {
                if (regex.test(key)) {
                    intervalArray.push(value);
                }
            });

            // sets the interval value into a comma seperated value string
            edit.record.set('interval', intervalArray.join(','));
        }
    }
});

With the above edit listener, the value of your model's interval field will be updated with the values in your added columns as a CSV string e.g.: 'value1,value2,value3,etc'.
Parsing the string on your server side is up to you. But in most programming language there is a stringValue.split(",") type of function which will convert the CSV string into a real array.
If you wanted the interval value to be more "array-like" you could also wrap it in brackets:
edit.record.set('interval', '[' + intervalArray.join(',') + ']')

I don't know if that would help your parsing or not.


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Covid-19 Vaccination and pregnancy – is it safe?
Fairooz Sadique
The Covid-19 vaccinations have been the subject of public scrutiny ever since their initial rollout in January 2021. With both pharmaceutical companies and country governments pushing for their rapid distribution, questions have arisen regarding their safety and efficacy in various proportions. There was particular apprehension regarding the effects on fertility and pregnancy. While rumors about the vaccines affecting fertility have been largely dismissed by healthcare professionals, the skepticism around their effects on pregnancy and lactation still remains widespread. A major reason of that being the exclusion of pregnant women from the clinical trials for the vaccines. The paradoxical nature of this decision comes to light as several healthcare organizations have since then classified pregnant women as a high-risk group.
Pregnant individuals are at a significantly higher risk of serious illness from Covid-19 in comparison to non-pregnant individuals, which can result in the need of hospitalization, intensive care or artificial ventilation. There are also higher chances of adverse outcomes such as spontaneous abortion or preterm birth for pregnant Covid-19 patients. These dangers have brought developments in the global vaccination advice. The most recent guidelines from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) have strongly recommended vaccination for pregnant women and have also endorsed it for lactating women. Doctors, healthcare professionals and experts worldwide advocate for the same, as they believe the benefits of getting vaccinated outweigh the risks. These claims are backed by studies carried out on pregnant animal models and their offspring, which haven't raised any evident red flags when it comes to concerns about safety, in both the mother and child. There are, however, reservations regarding the extrapolation of these results to humans.
The nature of vaccines make it difficult to predict the side effects it may have on different individuals or groups of individuals. As the initial data is so limited, the CDC has invited pregnant women who have received the Covid-19 vaccination to participate in their in v-safe Covid-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry. The purpose of this initiative is to collect health information from people who have received the vaccine in either periconception (within 30 days prior to their last menstrual period) or pregnancy period. This allows them to monitor progress and outcome of pregnancy and report any adverse side effects that may have potential links to the vaccine.
Although participation is voluntary, the CDC encourages women to enroll in the v-safe registry for improved record of data that would help anticipate future directives. Unfortunately, the numbers of enrolled participants in the registry is low, as many of the women who self-identified as pregnant during the time of vaccination either could not be traced or refused to participate. An overwhelmingly large number of women who have enrolled are healthcare professionals, which leads to possible biases in results. Interestingly, this also highlights the lack of awareness amongst non-healthcare professionals about the prospective benefits of Covid-19 vaccination and its studies. In an online survey conducted by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, only 52% of pregnant women across 16 countries (around 18,000 participants) said they were likely to get the vaccine.
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an article by a team of American researchers, titled, 'Preliminary Findings mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons' based on data from the CDC's the v-safe registry, the v-safe after vaccination health checker and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). While not exactly alike, the report states that the adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes were "similar to incidences reported in studies involving pregnant women that were conducted before the Covid-19 pandemic", thus deducing that no clear associations could be made between the vaccine and the outcomes. While there aren't any obvious safety concerns regarding the approved vaccines for pregnant women, further follow up studies are highly suggested.
On the flip side, reassuring progress has been made in understanding the benefits of the vaccines for pregnant and lactating women. Results for several studies show that the levels of antibodies against Covid-19 in the bloodstream of pregnant or lactating women who received the vaccine are comparable to their non-pregnant peers. Evidence reveals that these are passed on to the newborns as well, particularly if the mother had been inoculated during the third trimester or while lactating, proving that it gives them a certain degree of protection against the disease. More studies are underway to determine the exact mechanisms of antibody transference to the neonates.
When it comes to determining vaccine safety, the most vital tool is clinical trials. Despite being excluded originally, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is commencing a clinical trial in the United States to evaluate the immune responses generated by Covid-19 vaccines in pregnant or postpartum women. This trial will allow the participants to be studied in a more controlled environment, in the hopes to yield results that are more reliable. It is likely that with the success of this trial, more are to come with further enhancements including populations from other countries as well.
The general consensus is that vaccination is safe, and more so is encouraged for pregnant and lactating women. So far, the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson&Johnson/Janssen and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been approved. Even though there are limited data about safety for the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines during pregnancy, the WHO in the interim recommends their use as well. The only exceptions are the Covishield and Covaxin vaccines that have been authorized in India, which have not yet received approval for pregnant women.
Despite the green light from healthcare organizations, it is always best to contact and discuss your obstetrician/gynecologist or primary healthcare provider before taking the vaccine. The effect of vaccines is always a multifactorial event and can vary widely depending upon individual conditions. Thus, is it necessary to consider your health status and seek advice from your doctor before taking the Covid-19 vaccination when pregnant.
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Racism at the root again: Inequalities in Health organisations
Yumna Zafar
Whilst many sectors have suffered at the hands of racist predispositions, Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation states that racism is at the crux of the escalating humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. He claims that, "Some are more equal than others" despite Ethiopia being the largest recipient of this aid. Ethiopia receives a grand total of $3 billion USD and has been the largest recipient for several years. Human Rights Lawyer, Khalil Yousuf, told Analyst News that there is a lack of "evidence to suggest that there is active racism" in the case of Ethiopia with many individuals from the country in the management.
Mr Tedros, an Ethiopian himself, believes that the lack of media coverage in non-Western regions has prevented better management and protection of human life. He suggests that the value of Ethiopian lives is deemed lesser than that of Ukrainians for instance. "Maybe the reason is the colour of the skin of the people," speculates the WHO Director. There are currently 8.1 million people in a dire humanitarian crisis, suffering from continuous seasons of drought, political instability, and violence.
Khalil Yousuf believes that it is not necessarily racism that has driven Ethiopia to a humanitarian crisis but its geographical and political isolation from western nations that render it inessential to their foreign policies. He stated, "Tigray is a long way away and not enough people who originate from there to warrant news, for example in the United Kingdom". He further went on to acknowledge "Part of the problem with international aid is that it is not always given on the basis of need but there are a myriad of other factors which influence whether or not a country will give international aid and who they will give it to". Influencing factors include political alliances, geographical relevance, budget, need to resolve transnational problems and if the provider and receiver have sufficient sources to transport aid from one place to another. He insisted that neighbouring countries must play an active role to ensure that peace, security and health crises are resolved for the long term.
This is not the first time WHO has been accused of racism. Earlier this year, Dr Takeshi Kasai, Regional-Director of WHO Western Pacific was accused of making derogatory remarks and behaving unethically towards staff. In an ongoing investigation, Mr Kasai was eventually removed from office. Hence, it is likely that racism exists in some form in organisations including WHO but the extent to which it shapes decisions is obscure.
Institutionalised racism is prevalent in many departments of the health sector and considerable evidence has been sourced from the United States, Australia, Germany, and Portugal amongst many others. Indigenous populations in Australia have to wait longer in elective surgery queues and are 20% less likely to receive proper care in hospital emergency departments. Hence, racial disparities certainly shape healthcare on micro and national levels and could also be permeating international health policies. In Ethiopia, racism may be a negligible driving force of the humanitarian crisis with regional politics, ethnic disparities and corruption shaping the distribution and administration of aid.
Contrastingly, the Ethiopian government accuses Mr Tedros's personal affiliations with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to be the root of his critique of the government's administration of the aid. The ongoing violence and military operations occurring in the West African region have resulted in increasing cases of gender-based crimes, embezzlement, fraud, and abuses committed by insurgency groups. In 2022 TPLF was accused of severe violationsincluding rape and murder of at least 20 civilians. This instability is a key factor that has prevented Ethiopia's journey to recovery and has only contributed to health issues with greater numbers of premature mortality, tuberculosis, respiratory infections, and HIV/AIDS.
The exclusion of issues pertaining to people of colour in the media is likely sculpted by race and their economic and political irrelevance to the West; a central provider of aid and media. Hence, racism is a key factor shaping the humanitarian crisis, but war and food shortages barricade the narrow road to recovery. Ethiopia must rigorously seek political and military peace to see a notable difference in their health status.
'Don't forget them': millions of Afghans face hunger, economic crisis
International aid workers share stories of children and families struggling to make ends meet
Maria Iqbal
That's how Ammar Ammar, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan, describes the situation in Afghanistan. The current hunger crisis, the result of a collapsing economy and drought, will only get worse if the country doesn't get help, he says, especially in the colder months when people also have to stay warm.
"It's not Game of Thrones here, it's reality."
Almost a year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the world has become silent about the plight of the country and its people, who are facing one of their worst humanitarian and economic crisis in decades.
After the fall of Kabul, the international community declined to recognize the Taliban regime. Countries paused foreign aid and imposed sanctions. The United States also froze billions in Afghan state assets.
A country that had become reliant on external aid was left on its own. In the process, millions of Afghans were abandoned, too.
On a recent lunch break in Kabul, Ammar saw two girls, one about six years old and the other about three. One of them was lying down on the sidewalk, while the other was squatting next to a big nylon bag. They'd been collecting pieces of scrap metal on the streets to make ends meet.
"You could see that they were exhausted," Ammar said. "You are going for your break and at the same time you can see two kids on the street, where they have no break at this age. It strikes you."
And there are thousands of children like them.
"We are doing a massive job," Ammar says. "But the sad reality is we can't help everyone at the end of the day."
A woman in Qala-e-Naw, the capital of the Badghis province recently told the UN-run World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul how she made ends meet after her husband died five years prior.
"In the past, she said, she had a fair life, just getting by cleaning and washing for other people. After the economy collapsed, families have no money anymore to pay her and her work dried up," said WFP spokesperson Philippe Kropf in an email. As a result, she borrows money to buy food, going further into debt.
"She told me she has not been able to buy cooking oil for weeks. She eats bread with tea and sometimes rice," he said.
Afghanistan abandoned
A young man told Kropf that "his family went to sleep many evenings without anything to eat in the past months."
"They borrowed food with neighbours, but increasingly the neighbours have nothing to share," he added, noting the young man had only completed second grade and was trying to find labour jobs to make ends meet. "But these jobs are getting rarer and rarer because of the collapse of the economy, too."
The man participated in a training program to gain skills such as tailoring or mobile phone repair to earn a livelihood. The program trains 200 men and women over six months, during which participants receive food assistance for their families.
"After the training, (the young man) hopes to either open his own little shop, sewing clothing for men and children or to find work in a tailor shop and work for a salary," Kropf said.
Prospects of famine remain
With the country reeling from recent droughts, and facing high inflation, a difficult situation is becoming even worse.
"For the first time, urban residents are suffering from food insecurity at similar rates to rural communities, marking the shifting face of hunger in the country," Kropf said, noting some people are seeking help from WFP for the first time in their lives.
"The scale of the crisis in Afghanistan is immense, and needs continue to outpace available funding," he added. The WFP needs nearly US $1 billion by the end of 2022 to help 18 million people – nearly half the population of Afghanistan.
Of that, the group urgently needs US $172 million to secure 150,000 metric tonnes of food to support 2.2 million people in remote parts of Afghanistan, which can get cut off by ice and snow in winter.
"We need these even more urgently because of the long lead-times for food commodities that we need to buy internationally," Kropf said, including vegetable oil and specialized nutritious foods. "We need to get them into (the) country and then drive them into the mountains."
The lack of funds in state bank accounts means civil servants aren't being paid regularly, companies are shutting down and ordinary civilians face restricted access to their own savings.
Prospects of famine remain, said Ammar, noting that the main indicator is farming, which most people depend on to make ends meet. Farmers say climate change is resulting in less food production, resulting in extended periods when people don't have adequate access to food.
Need for international aid
At the end of June, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit southeast Afghanistan, killing over 1,000 people and causing damage the International Rescue Committee described as "catastrophic."
"This earthquake is a catastrophe for the people affected, but the response to the wider crisis in Afghanistan remains a catastrophe of choice for the international community," said David Miliband, the group's CEO and president in a release at the time.
"While humanitarian aid has averted famine for now, policies of economic isolation, the halting of development funding, and the lack of support for Afghan civil servants are unraveling the two decades of development progress that western leaders vowed to protect."
He noted that families across the country face unemployment, leading to lower demand among local businesses which in turn leads to further job losses. He called for the international community to urgently provide funding to the country as well as "the phased and closely monitored unfreezing of assets."
The question of frozen assets
Advocates for Afghanistan have criticized U.S.'s decision to freeze a portion of the country's assets and decried a proposal for the U.S. to use some of them to support families affected by 9/11.
Afghanistan's assets rightfully belong to Afghanistan, said Zubair Iqbal, a scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington.
However, while unfreezing the funds would help bring immediate help to alleviate Afghanistan's crisis, the country will need more support in the long-term, said Iqbal, who previously worked at the International Monetary Fund for more than 30 years.
The solution is to grant foreign aid to Afghanistan in a sustainable way to allow recovery, while managing its spending through an independent entity, he said.
Concerns around a proposal in the U.S. to use some of the Afghan assets to support families affected by 9/11 prompted a group of Afghan women to write an open letter to U.S. President Joe Biden in February.
"Taking funds from the Afghan people is the unkindest and most inappropriate response for a country that is going through the worst humanitarian crisis in its history," the letter reads. "It is the squeezing of a wounded hand."
Freezing the assets from the Taliban was the right decision, said one of the signatories in an interview, but they belong to the Afghan people and must be released to address the humanitarian crisis.
"My expectation from the international community is to put serious attention on Afghanistan," said Roshan Mashal, former deputy director of Afghan Women's Network, who left Afghanistan after the takeover and is now a fellow at the University of Texas at Arlington.
She called for coordination on how countries engage with the Taliban and to support the country's people, as millions of Afghans face hunger and economic crisis.
"Don't forget them," she said.
Learning From The Lancet's New Study on Alcohol Consumption
Sabahat Rahman
A new study in The Lancet, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious medical journals, calls for "stronger interventions, particularly those tailored towards younger individuals…to reduce the substantial global health loss attributable to alcohol." This study sought to elucidate the effects of alcohol consumption in varying populations. Its data comes from the Global Burden of Disease investigation, which began in 1990 and has used information from 204 countries and territories to "understand the changing health challenges around the world." Regarding research on alcohol consumption, the authors wrote, "No study to date has examined the variation in the theoretical minimum risk of alcohol consumption by geography, age, sex, and time, conditioned on background rates of disease." In other words, the new study is groundbreaking in its thorough and holistic analysis of the health impacts associated with drinking alcohol.
Ultimately, the researchers' data was intriguing. They found that for individuals between 15-39 years old, consuming alcohol only confers risks, i.e. there are no health benefits associated with drinking alcohol. Furthermore, the authors write, "The recommended level of alcohol consumption in existing low consumption recommendations is too high for younger populations." In other words, following existing guidelines is not enough to protect people between 15-39 from the health risks associated with alcohol consumption. Interestingly, the study found that consuming small amounts of alcohol, such as one or two 3.4-ounce glasses of red wine, can yield some health benefits for individuals over 40. These include reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes.
In their discussion, the researchers emphasized, "These findings highlight the need for tailored guidelines that discourage alcohol consumption among young people, as well as alcohol control policies and interventions that are targeted especially towards young males." The scientists pointed out young males because they are the group that currently struggles the most with alcohol overconsumption. Overall, the authors in the study clearly caution against drinking alcohol if one is below 39. Even for older individuals, limiting alcohol consumption is essential to avoid health risks.
Interestingly, The Lancet study corroborates many religions' guidance regarding alcohol consumption. Chapter 5:91 of the Holy Quran, for example, says, "O ye who believe! wine and the game of chance… are only an abomination of Satan's handiwork. So shun each one of them that you may prosper." Similarly, Proverbs 20:1 advises, "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise." For people that associate with a particular religion, it is heartening to see scientific research confirm one's religious texts and commandments; it often affirms and strengthens one's faith. For anyone, regardless of whether or not they practice any religion, seeing scientific research support religious teachings is an important reminder that religion and science are not at odds. In the media and popular culture, we often see religion portrayed as diametrically opposed to science. This is far from the truth, however, and it is critical to not let such prejudices cloud our view of others.
Abortion care-A Fundamental Right Under the Kenyan Constitution
Abortion care – A fundamental right under the Kenyan Constitution.
Misbah Ahmad and Atiyya Tul Munim
By making abortion legal for victims of sexual abuse and women with pregnancy complications, Kenya is making health care accessible for women. AnalsytNews spoke to Dr. Anne-Beatrice Kihara about abortion laws.
Over a decade ago, Kenya set out on a course to provide constitutional reproductive rights to women. By replacing the colonial constitution with a new democratic text, it secured the rights of privacy and abortion for women in the constitutional framework. Although the country is still a long way from translating the articles into a legal language of implication, they are helping to save the lives of women.
The long struggle for the right to abortion in Kenya yielded results when a minor, PAK and her health care provider, Muhammad Saleem, were released of charges by the High Court in the Kenyan city of Malindi after Saleem was detained by the officials along with PAK under the accusation of performing an illegal abortion for the said minor.
The ruling in the PAK and Saleem Muhammad case established abortion as a legal right for women experiencing pregnancy complications and has been hailed as a victory for women's rights to privacy in the country.
While the Roe v. Wade case ruling has been overruled in the U.S, Kenya still holds its position as one of the few countries that legalises abortions under certain conditions.
According to Article 26(4) of the constitution of Kenya, Abortion is permitted if in the opinion of a medical expert, "there is a need for emergency treatment".
Similarly, if the pregnancy complications are putting the "life or health of the mother in danger," the mother can undergo a procedure with the assistance of a certified care provider.
Kenya also provides post-abortion treatment for women under Article 43 (2).
With 41% of Kenyan women experiencing sexual violence, in 2019 the high court in the FIDA- Kenya case gave the victims of assault the Right to Abortion.
As elections are fast approaching in Kenya, the issue of abortion is once again making headlines. The recent Roe v Wade ruling, and organised online campaigns against the Reproductive Health Care Bill and Surrogacy Bill by the right-wing are shaping up to become a growing threat to women's right to abortion in the country.
According to the President of the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (FIGO) Dr Anne-Beatrice Kihara (obgyn), although the laws in Kenya do not provide "abortion on demand," they do take into consideration the "life and health of the mother". She told The Analyst in an interview that "The foetal viability in Kenya is after 20 weeks of conception." Thus, safe abortion services can be provided in the 2nd trimester at gestation when the fetus is not viable," she added.
"Although the laws in Kenya do not provide 'abortion on demand,' they do take into consideration the "life and health of the mother."
The lack of safe abortion options could lead mothers to opt for unsafe choices. The consequences could be dire, Dr Kihara explains. There are short-term effects on a mother's health such as "hemorrhage, sepsis, fistula formation, etc." In the long-term they also develop "chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and mental illness."
A mother who has had an unsafe abortion could develop "chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility or mental illness."
As Dr. Kihara sees it, the overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision could create issues for health care providers who are ethically and morally obligated to provide healthcare to patients in need. They might face "stigma, discrimination, and criminalization for supporting the provision of information and services." Resultantly there will also be more referrals of patients to other US states for abortion services. This will result in failure to access emergency treatment, possibly more pregnancy related complications that will increase morbidity/mortality, she adds.
She argued that the issue should not only be dealt with at a medical level but at a social level with special attention paid to the "education, counselling of the girls with health promotion and prevention strategies; access to family planning and contraception programs".
Dr Kihara further said there is need to "reduce the politicizing" of sexual and reproductive health services.
Instead we need to focus on what could be the outcome of investing in comprehensive, quality and safe health services on individuals, the health system and society at large. She suggested there is also need for "engagement of boys/ men taking responsibility for fatherhood and as agents for change".
She further urged legislators to ponder over the "serious ramifications related to access, affordability, acceptability, quality and safety of services rendered" after the overturning of RoeVsWade.
While the US navigates it way through the confusions and controversies involve in the matter, abortion policies in Kenya can help them find a common ground that can ensure the safety and health of the mother and child.
Deadly Marburg Virus Spreads in Ghana
The Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease currently spreading in Ghana, has killed two people and has more than 90 quarantined. The virus causes diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting, and death in many cases.
The World Health Organization has said that resources would be sent to Ghana to combat the outbreak, while warning that "without immediate and decisive action, Marburg can easily get out of hand."
The virus has been linked to the Ebola virus, which spread through West Africa until 2016 after killing more than 11,000 people. The Marburg virus was initially spread to humans through fruit bats.
The virus has been detected in many other African countries over the past fifty years, killing hundreds of people with no vaccine or antiviral treatment yet approved.
Hopefully the world will come together to put an end to this virus in a timely fashion, and not let poorer countries suffer.
#Ghana 🇬🇭 anounces country's 1rst outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a @WHO Collaborating Centre lab confirms earlier results. WHO is supporting Ghana by deploying experts, providing PPEs, bolstering disease surveillance, working w. communities ➡ https://t.co/9PfRkyCW7i
— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) July 17, 2022
UN debate human rights in Afghanistan, concern for women especially
Human rights in Afghanistan and more specifically those of women are being discussed at the UN after Taliban takeover of the country.
Sulaiman Manto
Since the recapture and overthrow of the Afghan government on August 15th 2021, the Taliban have slowly reverted to strict rulings for women in Afghanistan, raising issues of human rights in Afghanistan. Despite the several reassurances and claims that women's rights would be protected under the new Taliban regime, the UN (Human Rights Council) believe it is now time to find solutions after many violations on women's human rights have occurred.
Various points were discussed during the debate but the general consensus amongst all the countries who participated, was that women in Afghanistan are facing human rights violations on a systemic level. The Taliban have triggered the removal of women from many occupations as well as dismantling previous structures to help girls receive adequate education.
Many speakers expressed their concerns that the Taliban are slowly removing women from all public spheres of life, which would set up entirely male-dominated social hierarchies. These hierarchies are created from young ages, as girls are not allowed to participate in further education . If this is able to continue for the foreseeable future, although it may look grim for Afghanistan now, it may get worse. The lack of education for all girls may prove to be a bad decision for nature of the Taliban's rule within the next decade. It was also mentioned that without the equality and participation of women in Afghanistan, the social and economic development of the country can only go so far.
The UN were also able to debate what they may be able to provide Afghanistan after the removal of US troops from the nation. One solution suggested was more general rather than specific for women but emphasised the importance of continuing humanitarian aid as the country is also facing a poverty crisis. Some in the council blamed this poverty on the previous US occupations in Afghanistan, whilst also requesting that the US restore the damages and assets to the country.
It was discussed that if these resources are provided by the UN in order to aid the Afghan people, it would still not be sufficient enough to allow the country to prosper because the involvement of women is fundamental both socially and economically.
Although it may seem like little, council members believed that this debate was a spark in the quest of restoring the human rights of women in Afghanistan. Fawzia Koofi (First Woman Vice President of the Afghan Parliament) stated that the situation for women had previously become "unique and dire" and there are fears amongst society that this may occur again and without debates like this, then our fears may become true.