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Core Memory Concerts
Jazz Reimagined
An evening with Amanda Ekery and Andrew Boudreau
On October 14, 2017, ten people gathered at a private home in southern Rhode Island to hear vocalist and composer Amanda Ekery and pianist Andrew Boudreau perform a program of traditional and modern jazz songs.
Vocalist and composer Amanda Ekery incorporates a variety of styles in her performances. Her songs are a distinctive combination of traditional, contemporary, and original music. She has performed at the Kennedy Center, Washington Women in Jazz Festival, Blue Room in Kansas City, Blue Note in Amsterdam, and the Portland Jazz Festival. Ms. Ekery was selected for the 2015 Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency, an international competition for young jazz composers and performers. She received her bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies with a minor in Music Theory from the University of North Texas, graduating with honors. She is currently pursuing a master's degree at the New England Conservatory (NEC) in Jazz Performance.
Jazz pianist Andrew Boudreau is a native of Nova Scotia, Canada. Based in Montreal for several years, he recently relocated to Boston to study at the New England Conservatory of Music. Mr. Boudreau has performed throughout his native Canada, the United States, as well as in France, Switzerland, Norway and Spain with a variety of artists. He is the recipient of an Astral Artist Prize (National Arts Centre, Ottawa), OPUS Prize for Jazz/World Concert of the Year (Quebec) and completed a Bachelor of Music at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. He also holds an ARCT Diploma (Piano Performance) from the Royal Conservatory of Music and studied at the School for Improvisational Music in New York.
Both artists currently study with Ran Blake at NEC.
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Hi! Dana here today sharing the mini Winter home arches I created for the Sparkles theme this week. These small houses are a made from the inner cut arches from the Triple Arch Layered Frame. I love to use the inner cut pieces from Tando designs for additional projects. This layered frame comes with 9 inner cut arches. I had so much fun creating my original mini home arch a couple weeks ago, that I created more for the season in a similar style. I crafted two different styles of homes, one single layered with the smaller inner cut, and two layered arches using both sizes of inner cut arches.
I used DecoArt acrylic paint to add color to the arches, plus a Mini Holly and/or Mini Bell, an Arthur Number, and a small door from a Mini Beach Hut. After gluing all the pieces together, I brushed on a layer of clear crackle paint. I embellished the edges of this arch with Stampendous Spoonful of Snow for a frosty, sparkly finish.
Here's my original mini Winter home arch.
This week the theme for our projects on the Tando Creative blog is Sparkle! So I wanted everything on my project to be sparkly and as it is almost December there could only be one theme...Christmas!
I love everything to do with snowflakes at Christmas so decided to decorate my Christmas tree mini printer tray with that theme in mind.
Don't we all love a bit of texture in our projects and there have been some fabulous ideas and inspiration this week from the team for Texture Week. Today I am mixing DecoArt modeling paste with media fluid acrylic paint to achieve a coloured texture pattern on my tag. Take a look to see how I prevent that from being covered with all the other paint layers I added to it.
To start I took one of the long Tando chipboard tags, gave it a coat of gesso and then a light coat of transparent iron oxide keeping it light and barely covering the whole of the tag.
To get some texture on the tag I took DecoArt modeling paste and mixed it with a little burnt umber media fluid acrylic and with a palette knife applied it through the long flourish stencil, turning it over to apply it at the bottom.
.... then I added some texture sand paste around the edges of the circles and the tag itself then left it to fully dry.
Once dried I rubbed a candle over the texture paste parts and then stippled with dark grey, cobalt turquoise and cobalt blue and rubbed the colours off of the textured areas.
I repeated again this time adding in some transparent yellow iron oxide.
Next I focussed on the sand texture areas and the edges and stippled in burnt umber, burnt sienna and paynes grey followed by rust in a bottle - a coat of quinacridone gold spritzed with water and left to settle before drying.
I dribbled some watery TYIO through, dried it and repeated with cobalt turquoise to bring the patina colours back into play a little bit.
The seam binding ribbon took the paint washes beautifully.
The crown is a diecut and I glued two together to give it some dimension.
And finally I found a lost relative and painted a star to finish it off.
Thanks for stopping by today and if you pop over to Bumblebees and Butterflies you will find other projects using Tando products.
Hi! Dana here today sharing the Mini Printers Tray Christmas card I created for the Modeling Paste theme this week. I had a lot of fun turning the tray portion of this design into a snowy window scene. I painted the chipboard tray piece red and backed the tray with some vintage images before gluing it into the card. I applied DecoArt Snow-Tex to the corners of the tray segments. Then, I added a coat of glitter glue to the tray frame for an extra frosty finish.
I decorated the inner left side of the card, and the front and back covers with patterned paper, washi tape, vintage seasonal die-cuts, and dimensional snow flakes that I covered with white glittered flock. I finished this card with a gold bell, so it sounds as festive as it looks.
Hello my dear crafty friends and welcome to my new Tando altered door tag.
This week the design team member were asked to make a project with modelling paste and as you can see this door is totally made of modelling paste.
I used the MDF base with some texture stripes added using one of Tando Stripes stencil and DecoArt texture paste.
Then the base was painted around.
The four chipboard parts are the insides of the window covered with Gioanna- Doilie Tando stencil and texture made with texture paste.I used the middle part of the stencil only, the one with the small butterfly.
After it was dry the inside pieces were painted with more of DecoArt Media Line acrylics and metal pieces were added to make it a kind of the door.
This week our task is to use Modelling Paste in our makes.
I have taken a Tando Mixed Media board, as I love these for little hangers or technique boards, they are so easy to use and are brilliant for when you want to 'art' but can't tackle a big project. They make nice gifts when done too, as they fit in an envelope nicely.
First, Gesso the board all over, then take the 'All Seeing Eye' stamp, and stamp slightly above centre. Give a wash of Cobalt teal hue and primary magenta over the eye. When dry, use Liquid Glass to give a clear raised coating over the eye area.
Around the eye and over the rest of the board, spread a layer of crackle paint. When dry, give a wash of Cobalt Teal Hue. Highlight areas with Metallic wax in Copper.
Over the top of this, I layered a Tando Brick wall stencil, and used modelling paste through it. This was given a wash of Red Iron Oxide, and then some Patina Antiquing Cream in places.
You could add holes to the top of the board and some wire to make a little hanging, or a centre hole to make a tag. A cropodile works well on the board, no problems.
Hi folks! Lisa here and welcome to my blog post for Tando Creative. This week is an 'Anything Goes' week.
I first painted all the pieces with white Gesso. Then mixed a bluey green colour using DecoArt Fluid Acrylics - Cobalt Turquoise Hue, Phthaol Green-Blue and Primary Cyan.
When the first layer of paint was dry, I dry brushed the tree with DecoArt Primary Cyan Media Fluid Acrylic.
I then randomly stamped areas of the tree with blue ink and a spotty background stamp.
I took a selection of Tando Mini's including parcels and bows, ice skates, candles, brush stroke trees and snowflakes.
I applied clear embossing ink on the front and back of each mini and heat embossed with Stampendous Shabby Green Embossing Enamel.
I did the same with the star on top of the tree.
When the enamel had cooled, I adhered the mini's to the tree.
I then put all the pieces together to make the tree stand. To finish, I added some battery powered lights to the centre of the tree.
If you would like to pop over to my blog the link is here. Leave a comment if you wish as I love to hear your thoughts.
Everything I used is below and all are available on the Tando Website.
Anything Goes - Shrine or Bird House??
A few weeks ago I was meant to be sharing my shrine with you all as part of the Same but Different week, unfortunately due to other events I didn't get my project finished and wasn't able to post in time, so I thought I would share it now as part of the Anything Goes week!
As soon as I received my shrine I thought it would make a perfect little bird house and wanted it to have a colourful feel. Usually I stick my projects together then decorate, but as I wanted to have decoration both inside and out I decorated all the pieces first.
I used cobalt teal hue fluid acrylic with tinting base to create the main house colour and then stencilled through the numbers mini stencil with the darker shade. To match in with the numbers I used a number stamp from Wow! with archival sepia ink and finally added some white gesso using bottle tops and an old gift card.
I put most of the house together and attached the inside bird using large foam pads to make it stand away from the back, then put on the front and roof and then attached the other bird.
This is why I love Tando Creative products so much, as they can become whatever you want them to be and take many different mediums so well!


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Хуту — река в Хабаровском крае России, правый приток (самый большой) реки Тумнин. Длина — 196 км, площадь бассейна — 6860 км². Берёт начало на центральном хребте Сихоте-Алинь, на южном склоне горы Быгда.

 В месте слияния р. Хуту и р. Хича имеются охотничьи домики.

В устье реки расположен закрытый нежилой посёлок Хуту (Распоряжение Правительства РФ от 14 декабря 2006 г. Т 1729-р), руины в/ч 3519, и действующий ж/д разъезд Хуту Дальневосточной железной дороги.

Притоки
Объекты перечислены по порядку от устья к истоку.

 3,8 км: Гадуа (лв)
 7,1 км: Хича (пр)
 22 км: Туба-Мамса (лв)
 23 км: Суакта (лв)
 36 км: Уктука (пр)
 61 км: Пагича (пр)
 69 км: Пахи (пр)
 70 км: Бута (пр)
 75 км: Судулюнэ (пр)
 87 км: Лука (пр)
 88 км: Верхняя Саксо (лв)
 93 км: Геони (лв)
 93 км: Пинда (пр)
 102 км: Гумамза (лв)
 115 км: Буги (пр)
 116 км: Согно (пр)
 121 км: Намункса (лв)
 127 км: Сагды-Бяка (лв)
 133 км: Глухариный (лв)
 138 км: Длинный (пр)
 140 км: Холодный (пр)
 145 км: Дейака (лв)
 146 км: Утэ (пр)
 152 км: Бункса (пр)
 156 км: Голубая (пр)
 162 км: Глубокая (пр)
 167 км: Пуяки (лв)

Примечания

Бассейн Тумнина
Реки Ванинского района

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I know this sounds sort of random, but I was thinking about my childhood and one place I spent a lot of time was my Great Grandfathers house. There is a mossy creek that runs through his property which I absolutely loved to walk up and down catching anything from minnows to crawdads.
Apart from wondering around the wooded wonder, I remember a few cold days outside where we would be enjoying the warmth of a fire. Between my Great Grandpa and Grandma's chairs was an end table that held a bowl of pre-cracked walnuts with a "cracker" in the bowl. I remember my great grandpa teaching me how to crack a walnut open and I thought it was one of the coolest things ever and would crack as many walnuts from the bowl as I could and he would eat everyone that I cracked.
Something that I have been thinking about lately is in Luke where Jesus said that one who does not receive the kingdom of heaven like a child will have a hard time entering Heaven! So this is just something to remind me of my childhood to remind me of the wonder and amazement a child has on life, especially with something as simple as cracking walnuts!
And I too was fascinated with the nut cracking bowl.
I love that you have such a sentimental side little cuz!
Welcome to blogland by the way! I'm glad you're here!
There are great memories there at Grandpa's farm aren't there! I love reminicing the good times. We used to sling the moss from the creeks at each other until we were looked like green zoombies running through the field. Ha ha, good times!


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package jadx.core.dex.visitors.ssa;

import java.util.Arrays;

import jadx.core.dex.instructions.args.RegisterArg;
import jadx.core.dex.instructions.args.SSAVar;
import jadx.core.dex.nodes.BlockNode;
import jadx.core.dex.nodes.MethodNode;

final class RenameState {
	private final MethodNode mth;
	private final BlockNode block;
	private final SSAVar[] vars;
	private final int[] versions;

	public static RenameState init(MethodNode mth) {
		int regsCount = mth.getRegsCount();
		RenameState state = new RenameState(
				mth,
				mth.getEnterBlock(),
				new SSAVar[regsCount],
				new int[regsCount]);
		RegisterArg thisArg = mth.getThisArg();
		if (thisArg != null) {
			state.startVar(thisArg);
		}
		for (RegisterArg arg : mth.getArgRegs()) {
			state.startVar(arg);
		}
		return state;
	}

	public static RenameState copyFrom(RenameState state, BlockNode block) {
		return new RenameState(
				state.mth,
				block,
				Arrays.copyOf(state.vars, state.vars.length),
				state.versions);
	}

	private RenameState(MethodNode mth, BlockNode block, SSAVar[] vars, int[] versions) {
		this.mth = mth;
		this.block = block;
		this.vars = vars;
		this.versions = versions;
	}

	public BlockNode getBlock() {
		return block;
	}

	public SSAVar getVar(int regNum) {
		return vars[regNum];
	}

	public SSAVar startVar(RegisterArg regArg) {
		int regNum = regArg.getRegNum();
		int version = versions[regNum]++;
		SSAVar ssaVar = mth.makeNewSVar(regNum, version, regArg);
		vars[regNum] = ssaVar;
		return ssaVar;
	}
}

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I got a request from support team to reset the DBA user password as they were getting some error due to password expiration.
However support person was not aware of the password.
Oracle 11g brought several security enhancements, as it is well known by the 11g users. On previous Oracle versions it was possible to query the DBA_USERS PASSWORD column to get the hashed password string. It was useful when someone tried to temporarily reset the user's password and restore it to its original value without actually knowing it.
it could take the hashed value from the DBA_USERS data dictionary view. However starting with Oracle 11g this column is null … so where are we supposed to take this hashed value from?.
Starting with Oracle 11g, there is a view called SYS.USER$ which stores the PASSWORD, the way it was stored prior to 11g.
Oracle 11g only makes it a little bit more difficult to get the hashed password, but if you login with "SYS" account, you can still apply the conventional (prior to 11g method) to temporarily reset the password, and still have access to the hashed password.


My question: I'd like to pick a date for the wedding that will not be offensive to his Orthodox family (Lent, etc…). With that in mind, would we be able to get married the weekend after [Orthodox] Easter.
I would strongly suggest that you speak directly to the pastor of your fiance's Orthodox parish about your plans. Orthodox Christians may not be married in non-Orthodox ceremonies and remain "in good standing" with the Orthodox Church.
Thus, it would seem that before one selects a date, one should determine the possible ramifications involved in getting married in a non-Orthodox ceremony in the first place.
Hence, it is best to speak with your fiance's pastor about all of this, assuming that he is active in the Orthodox Church and that he wishes to remain an active, practising Orthodox Christian.


Advertising may be a necessary nasty in the web site design world – especially about blogs, exactly where it is considered one of the main cash streams. Nevertheless , too many advertisements or loud and fancy ads is going to frustrate your visitors and make you lose organization. Analyze the ads like a hawk; if perhaps they irritate you possibly in the slightest, they will undoubtedly the actual same on your visitors. Give extra focus on pop-ups. Although they're generally making a comeback, ensure they're simple to close and not just full-screen size. Always keep your target audience and company image at heart in every step of the style process – from planning to post-launch analysis. If you can get back together the two, you will have a beautiful internet site that speaks volumes about your business. If you (digitally) build this, they'll arrive.


Peaches Eskbank is a local, friendly salon whose skilled and knowledgeable therapists are dedicated to helping you look and feel your best.
We have been offering a wide range of beauty treatments since 1992. From that time until now, our philosophy has been to only use and recommend quality products and to invest in the ongoing training of our therapists. We pride ourselves in our commitment to our customers and offering you an exceptional experience. When you leave our salon we want it to be with a smile on your face and feeling great. Every time!
For fabulous treatment results we use only top quality products from industry brand leaders, including Dermalogica, CACI, Jessica and Gleration Nails, Lycon, Perron Rigot, The Natural Spa Factory, and Lash Perfect. Our fully qualified, highly trained team of therapists are here to offer you the best advice and recommendations for your in-salon treatments, after care and home care routine.
I have been part of the Peaches Eskbank story since the day it opened over 26 years ago, for the majority of which I have managed the salon as well as continuing in a therapist role. I have seen many changes in the beauty industry during this period and believe passionately in using only quality products and continually investing in staff development to provide exceptional treatments and customer experience.
I have an amazing team of talented therapists and take great pride in the commitment and dedication to high standards demonstrated by the Peaches Girls.
Katie is in her second spell at Peaches Eskbank having returned in 2011 after previously leaving to gain broad experience within the industry in other large and small businesses and a spell as a self-employed therapist. Katie enjoys carrying out the wide range of treatments available at Peaches. Customers benefit from her considerable experience and she loves for clients to leave the salon feeling good about themselves, whether it's feeling smooth after waxing or relaxed after a massage or facial.
Jessica started off her working life at Peaches Eskbank at the age of sixteen when she joined the Peaches team for her work experience. Happily, she loved the salon and customers and has remained at Peaches ever since.
Jessica is a talented HD Brow stylist and experienced electrologist, and enjoys the variety of treatments which she offers in the salon, but particularly enjoys manicures and pedicures. The thing which gives her most job satisfaction is making people look and feel great.
Laura studied HNC Beauty Therapy at Jewel & Eskvalley college. Having over 7 years experience working in spas and salons Laura has perfected her skills in the full range of treatments she offers and has a keen interest in skin treatments, as well a loving waxing and nails.
Kerryann joined the Peaches team in 2017 after many years experience in residential spa. After covering for a maternity leave, we are delighted to have Kerryann continue her role in the salon. She loves nails and massage.
Lana qualified in HNC beauty in 2009, and since then has experience in both spas and salons. Lana is the newest edition to the Peaches team and after having her little girl is loving being back working in a salon environment, meeting new people and learning new skills. Her favourite treatment is massage as she like to make clients feel relaxed.


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int main(int, char**)
{
    using year               = std::chrono::year;
    using month              = std::chrono::month;
    using weekday_indexed    = std::chrono::weekday_indexed;
    using weekday            = std::chrono::weekday;
    using year_month_weekday = std::chrono::year_month_weekday;

    AssertComparisons2AreNoexcept<year_month_weekday>();
    AssertComparisons2ReturnBool<year_month_weekday>();

    constexpr month January   = std::chrono::January;
    constexpr month February  = std::chrono::February;
    constexpr weekday Tuesday = std::chrono::Tuesday;

    static_assert( testComparisons2(
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        true), "");

//  different day
    static_assert( testComparisons2(
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 2}},
        false), "");

//  different month
    static_assert( testComparisons2(
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January,  weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, February, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        false), "");

//  different year
    static_assert( testComparisons2(
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        year_month_weekday{year{1235}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        false), "");

//  different month and day
    static_assert( testComparisons2(
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January,  weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, February, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 2}},
        false), "");

//  different year and month
    static_assert( testComparisons2(
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, February, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        year_month_weekday{year{1235}, January,  weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        false), "");

//  different year and day
    static_assert( testComparisons2(
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 2}},
        year_month_weekday{year{1235}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        false), "");

//  different year, month and day
    static_assert( testComparisons2(
        year_month_weekday{year{1234}, February, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 2}},
        year_month_weekday{year{1235}, January,  weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
        false), "");

//  same year, different days
    for (unsigned i = 1; i < 28; ++i)
        for (unsigned j = 1; j < 28; ++j)
            assert((testComparisons2(
                year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, i}},
                year_month_weekday{year{1234}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, j}},
                i == j)));

//  same year, different months
    for (unsigned i = 1; i < 12; ++i)
        for (unsigned j = 1; j < 12; ++j)
            assert((testComparisons2(
                year_month_weekday{year{1234}, month{i}, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
                year_month_weekday{year{1234}, month{j}, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
                i == j)));

//  same month, different years
    for (int i = 1000; i < 20; ++i)
        for (int j = 1000; j < 20; ++j)
        assert((testComparisons2(
            year_month_weekday{year{i}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
            year_month_weekday{year{j}, January, weekday_indexed{Tuesday, 1}},
            i == j)));

  return 0;
}


Dr Jordan Nguyen has designed technology that allows Jess Irwin to play music with her eyes.
An expert trained at the University of New Brunswick says prosthetics powered by artificial intelligence are no longer the stuff of science fiction — thought-controlled bionic limbs have already arrived and are getting more sophisticated by the day.
Levi Hargrove, director of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and UNB graduate, will return to his alma matter [sic] next week to deliver a lecture on "rewiring humans" who have lost limbs using state-of-the-art artificial prosthetics controlled by the power of the mind.


I haven't baked much 5-minute bread this winter, even though it's so handy and I love bread so very, very much. (Our new oven takes a stupidly long time to warm up, but that's another story for another day.) However, the few times I've made some, we've found the easiest, fastest way is a pita bread balloon.
You make up your dough to keep in the fridge, rip off a chunk, smoosh & spin into a circle (yes, I like to throw it in the air, and don't drop it too often), then bake! No rising time necessary – by the time the oven is hot (450), throw it in for about 5 – 7 minutes. Done. Let cool, split, and fill with butter and cheese. Mmmmmmm.
I made a video a while back, and while the first minute is admittedly boring as heck, the last 30 seconds are totally worth it.
I think the bread was rising in response to the bagpipe music.
Very cool. I wondered just how high it would go, and then POP!
Mmmm….I LOVE that bread! Must have warm, crusty bread with melted butter on it NOW!
But to be clear, you can make it up & just skip the rising part. You don't have to put in the frig or anything. Just mix, rip & bake?
Fascinating video, and happy birthday, Deborah!
Is it your birthday today Deborah?
Crud. I spent the past three days thinking, "Not today -- it's the 11th," then I miss the 11th!!! Sorry, Deborah!! Happy Birthday, you awesome you!


Three Rivers Midlands Campus is a 59-bed comprehensive residential treatment facility for children and adolescents providing treatment for psychiatric and chemical dependency related illnesses.
KARS (Kids Achieving Resiliency and Success) Program: Short term program for moderately to severely emotionally disturbed male and female children ages 6 through 11.
The KEYS (Knowledge and Excellence for Your Success) Program: A strengths based, short term, co-ed program for adolescents 11-17.5 utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. This program is for adolescents with a serious mental illness and/or emotional disturbance.


Assembly, where it passed. Modern Israel came into existence.
not Chinese himself – but, in fact, a Jew born in Poland in 1887.
still a toddler and grew up in the impoverished East End of London.
By the time he was 12 he had become a skilled boxer and a pickpocket.
work on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, near some Indian reservations.
man. This got him arrested yet again and he did some jail time.
Sun's movement and helped procure arms.
newspaper associated with Sun Yat-sen's movement.
the nickname he carried with pride for the rest of his life.
Schwartzberg who had been part of a plot to assassinate Lenin in 1918.
ever to serve as a Chinese general.
on a movie about Two-Gun.
from the start on robbery and theft"
Germany was a state based on the rule of law for a short while,"
head, but talking is not enough. Everyone has their role."
founded from the start on robbery and theft of a nation's homeland.
Gaza. Every day it bites into our body."
"I want to step on the head of this monster."


The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has condemned the attack on one of its members and leading cleric Shaikh Mohammed Mullah Ahmed Hassan Ali Al Tublani in Iran.
According to sources, Shaikh Al Tublani was attacked by a group of Bahraini fugitives hiding out in Iran before being arrested by the Iranian police. His fate is still unknown. Shaikh Al Tublani was on a visit to the Iranian city of Mashhad. He was sitting outside the famous shrine in Imam Al Reza when a group attacked him.
"The group of Bahrainis charged with terror charges first showered him with expletives before attacking the cleric. Later, he was arrested by Iranian authorities," sources said. The council condemned the act of Iranian authorities and warned them against causing any further harm to the cleric.
"The Iranian government continues to violate the rights of clerics, disrespecting their position, which is highly unacceptable." The council, which expressed its concern for the safety of Bahraini clerics inside and outside the Kingdom, called for the immediate and unconditional release of Shaikh Al Tublani.


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Returns the AggregationType of this Field. AggregationType determines how Data Studio combines similar data into dimensions.
AggregationType — The aggregationType for this field.
Returns the description of this Field. Descriptions are short explanations of a field's purpose.
String — The description for this field.
Returns the formula of this Field. Formulas define a data transformation that Data Studio runs at query-time.
String — The formula for this field.
Returns the group of this Field. Fields collected into a group are presented together in the Data Studio UI.
String — The group for this field.
Returns the ID of this Field. IDs are unique per set of fields and are used in formulas to refer to fields.
String — The ID for this field.
Returns true if this field can be reaggregated, false otherwise.
Boolean — true if this field can be reaggregated, false otherwise.
Returns the name of this Field. Names are shown to the user to distinguish fields.
String — The name for this field.
Returns the FieldType of this Field.
FieldType — The type for this field.
Returns true if this Field is the default metric or dimension.
Boolean — true if this Field is the default metric or dimension; false otherwise.
Returns true if this field is a dimension.
Boolean — true if this field is a dimension; returns false otherwise.
Returns true if this Field is hidden. You can use hidden fields in formulas, but not in charts. You cannot hide fields containing formulas.
Boolean — true if this Field is hidden; false otherwise.
Returns true if this field is a metric.
Boolean — true if this field is a metric; returns false otherwise.
Sets the aggregation type of this Field. AggregationType determines how Data Studio combines similar data into dimensions. This throws an error if called on a metric.
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Blaise Yvert, Clinatec-Lab Inserm U1205, Grenoble.
Neural prosthesis and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) aim at restoring lost functions following lesions or degeneration of the central nervous system. These neurotechnology-based approaches rely on large-scale neural interfacing using arrays of sensors to record and/or elicit activity within large neural populations. Here, I will focus on two research axes that we conduct in this context, one aiming at improving microelectrode arrays for neural sensing and microstimulation, and one aiming at using cortical implants to build a speech BCI to restore communication in locked-in aphasic patients. The presentation will thus be composed of two parts. First, I will insist on the importance of the electrode material when considering dense arrays of small-size microelectrodes, and show how in such case the noise level and stimulation capabilities of a device can be improved using novel nanoporous metal or carbon-based (diamond) electrode materials. Second, I will present our ongoing project aiming at using cortical neural implnts to develop a BCI paradigm to restore continuous speech from real-time decoding of cortical activity. For this purpose, we have developed an articulatory speech synthesizer based on deep neural networks mapping the trajectories of the main articulators of the vocal tract (tongue, lips, jaw, velum) onto the acoustic content of speech. Different healthy subjects, in whom we recorded the movements of the main articulators and used these signals as inputs of the synthesizer, could successfully control this synthesizer in real-time. Such closed-loop paradigm will be transposed in a future clinical trial to allow patients implanted with electrode arrays to produce artificial speech from their cortical activity.
Blaise Yvert is Inserm research director (DR2) at Clinatec-Lab Inserm U1205, where he is responsible of the team Neurotechnology and Network Dynamics. He received an Engineering degree from Ecole Centrale de Lyon and a Master of Engineering in Applied physics from Cornell University in 1993, and a DEA and Ph.D in biomedical engineering from INSA Lyon in 1994 and 1996, respectively. In his early carrier, BY started to work on human brain imaging using EEG, MEG and intracranial EEG and then became interested in exploring the dynamics of neural networks at a multicellular level using large-scale microelectrode arrays. In 2012, he became appointed Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the Braingate team at the Brown Institute for Brain Sciences (Prof. John Donoghue). His current interests are the development of novel neurotechnologies for large-scale brain interfacing and the use of these approaches for the functional rehabilitation of speech using brain-computer interfaces.


The Union of Nova Scotia Indians (UNSI) is a tribal council, created in 1969, to provide a unified political voice for the Mi'kmaq people of Nova Scotia.
Our proud 49-year history dates back to when the federal government introduced the White Paper Policy under then Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, UNSI was involved in several landmark legal cases that changed the lives of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq.
Today, UNSI provides its member communities with advocacy, programming, and opportunities. It is also an active planner of the annual Treaty Day celebrations, held every October 1st.


Will You Help Me Spread Some Joy?
Today, I want to spread some joy around. Make a few people smile. Say some kind words about other bloggers. I mean, so many nice people have done such thoughtful things for me lately. In the past few months I have received blogging awards from several people. Most Inspiring Blogger was the latest one going viral around here and I got it from five different people! That is quite a compliment. I put off doing award posts because of all of the linking. It takes me hours to get it done. Each award requires you to link and award 15 bloggers! When you multiply that by five you get a weeks worth of blog posts and 75 links. These are the ingredients for procrastination if I ever saw any. If you haven't noticed yet I am a Master's Level procrastinator. I am surprised I haven't gotten an award for that yet. Maybe next year, right?
I decided to make two new awards. These awards don't come with any rules or questions or link requirements. Instead, what I want you to do with them is copy them to your computer and give them out carefully to people who are truly amazing. Give them to the people who help you and answer your questions. Give them to the bloggers who teach you how to make a button, explain what SEO is or who share your blog with their audience. Give them to the people who don't take sides in petty internet squabbles, who blog with integrity, who are kind to you. Give them to the people who go out on a limb and blog about controversial topics with authenticity and grace. Give them to the people who have a unique voice and stand up for things they believe in (even, no especially, when what they say might not be popular). Give them to the blogger that you never agree with, but who you like anyway because they always disagree with you respectfully and never delete your comments just because they don't share your views. Give them to the quiet blogger that doesn't get the attention he or she deserves. Give them to the quirky people who make you laugh because they are so honest and so real in their writing.
Award bloggers just to spread some joy around. Do it to show them that you appreciate them. To make them smile. Let them decide what to do with the award. They can post it on their blog, keep it in an email, print it out and put it in their scrapbook. Tattoo it on their forehead. This is supposed to be a personal experience. Just a small moment where you can tell someone they are talented and doing an amazing job. After today I won't be giving these out in a blog post. From now on they will just be given mono a mono.
I am giving this award to the people who have nominated me for awards recently. Thank you for giving me a reason to smile! You made my day. That little bit of validation kept me moving forward. I appreciate your generosity of spirit!
I am also giving it to a few more people. These are people who have helped me numerous times. They have answered my questions. Walked me through things. Promoted my goofy blog posts. Left amazing comments. Liked me twice on Facebook just so I would reach a milestone. Sent me books and get well cards. Listened to me cry when I let someone hurt my feelings …they have big hearts.
This award is for all of those people who blog so transparently and with such authenticity that they are truly one of a kind.
That is all I am going to do today. Please, feel free to swipe these. I have made them out of bits and pieces of my art work. Surprise someone with them. Tell them you adore them and their work. Tell them they are awesome. Help me spread some joy! Thank you for writing. Thank you for reading! I am really proud to be involved with this fabulous blogging community. You make me smile everyday. I have so much gratitude for that!
The blogger who loves to get awards, but hates to write award posts.
*You can steal the photos by right clicking and saving them.
Thank you! This is the best blog award ever. I never get around to writing the posts for the other type of awards. I appreciate them, but they feel like so much work to respond to them. This one is fabulous!
I know exactly what you are talking about! I got a few awards 6 months ago…I am terrible at addressing them. I am glad you like it.
Love it. Such a great idea! You are very generous, Lillian. I love that about you.
Thank you so much. I hope you will give the award to someone that you think is special.
Lily, you are the blogger I wish I could be, always kind, never say a mean thing and stand up for the ones who need it. I award you the kind and caring blogger award. Thank you SO much for including me. I'm beyond honored.
No linking! I am high-fiving myself. I seriously am. If you don't know how to high five yourself http://Lateenough.com had an instructional video on YouTube. A tutorial.
Thank you. I want to be generous so it's nice to know that I have been.
You have been VERY generous to me. I thank you!
What a fantastic idea! This is the kind of award I will love to pass around. You are so good at letting people know they are appreciated.
Yes! Awards shouldn't make you miserable, right? You've already worked hard. They should be about acknowledgement and gratitude. I hope you will pass it around. I like to think of it like dominoes. People feeling happy one at a time, getting knocked over by thoughtfulness. That would be really cool.
I just got done reading my daughter the book "Have You Filled a Bucket Today" for bedtime. You just filled my bucket! Thank you! And lots of others I'm sure. I so appreciate the shout out and look forward to checking out the others on this list. Also I would never consider you a procrastinator – I aspire to get as much done as you do!
I concur! Thank you Lillian! I sure do appreciate all the support you've given me! So glad to "know" you! Even though I'm hardly on the internet these days, I'm always glad to see you here and on twitter.
Your blog is wonderful. It's in my top 5 for sure. It's not like any other blog I read.
One day I will take some pictures of my house before I clean it. Then you will see what I am talking about! I am sure you get as much done as I do if not more…they just might not be things you can measure easily. There are days where you can be busy all day long but at the the end you have nothing concrete to show for it. The laundry you did is back, the dishes were clean, but now you have another sink full, all of the food you prepared has been eaten, the bathroom that was clean in the morning is a disaster after bedtime….books read, games played…this stuff can't really be measured easily!
I love this bucket metaphor. Have you filled your bucket today? I am going to remember that. I am glad I helped fill your bucket. That makes me happy!
I'm so touched!! This is special to me because you actually MADE the award button!! Thank you so much!! So very honored to receive this!!!
You are welcome! I appreciate your big heart and integrity.
Yes! Put it in a drawer where you will find it five years later because you are looking for your husbands car keys that have mysteriously gone missing. I am pretty sure that is what will happen to me. Then you can dole them out like candy for a 24 hour period until you lose it in a pile of papers on your desk…good times!
You were born with wings! Big, angel wings.
Thank you! I appreciate you mentioning me, that is very kind.
You are welcome and thank you for being awesome!
Sending mad love back at you.
This is a very sweet thing to do and I love that you used your work to make the buttons!
Thank you, Lanaya! Please share it with any bloggers you love.
Oh wow! THis is so sweet! Thank you! 🙂 I love receiving awards-and it's nice not to have to do a big complicated blog post for it. Thank you!!!
Thank you SO much! You are a ray of sun every day. 😉 Your furniture post was the first one I ever read and it still cracks me up! http://itsadomelife.com/2012/09/10-things-about-my-home-that-are-cringe-worthy.html LOVE your awards. Graciously tattooing it on my forehead. Probably.
Oh man, that furniture post! I still have all of that horrible furniture….sigh. Tattoo on the forehead is a bold move. I can't wait for the pictures…lol.
Ohh, first post I read was the labor day (or is it memorial day?) one! I knew I loved you when you admitted to that, haha!!
You guys have amazing memories. I can barely remember what I read yesterday!
You are welcome! Thank you for being such a sweetheart and for making me drool over cake…way more often than I care to admit!
I know what you are talking about. I have thought about making this award for at least six months now. I am not too worried about the credit. I just want it to be a positive experience.
and a HUGE THANK YOU!!!! it's always so great to hear and feel like what you blog about hits a nerve with others. and to be awarded on authenticity, makes me smile and blush a little! thanks, lady! love the support!


One of Ayshah Tull's earliest memories is learning a play for an English class – all of it. Later, her teacher watched as she mouthed along with her classmates.
I am meeting the BBC Newsround presenter in MediaCity in Salford, where the show is based, to mark the Guardian Education Centre's 15th birthday. Tull is one of the centre's biggest success stories, for it was not that love of language that inspired her career but a school trip.
"The seed wasn't planted until I went to the [Guardian] newsroom that day; in that moment that I realised I want to do journalism. It sparked everything," she says.
At 25, she won a place on the coveted BBC Production Journalism Trainee scheme, before being called to a Newsround screen test. "I stepped into the studio and immediately felt totally at home," she remembers.
Tull has embraced her minority-ethnic background and advises aspiring journalists to do the same.


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Anti Sikh Riots 1984 – No Justice for Sikhs in India
Posted date: June 02, 2012 In: Articles | comment : 0
Guru Piarey Jio,
Across the world next month, a lot of Sikhs will be getting together and marching, shouting slogans, making speeches and holding up Placards saying "Sikhs want Justice", "India stop killing Sikhs" and "Freedom is our Birthright".
Conversely, many young, educated, practising Sikhs born and brought up in the West who are leading lights in their communities will be shunning these same demonstrations and marches and will state "I don't do rallies". What's going wrong here?
This maxim applies here "If what you are doing is not working, Change what you're doing". Can we be honest about these rallies. They are not working. Don't get us wrong, it's a great day out, lovely to see all the sangat together, united in their pain. But let's face it:
(1) We are not achieving Justice.
(2) We are not getting Freedom.
(3) We're not even spreading awareness. Most of the people are Sikh Punjabis who already know what the march is about. The speeches are in Punjabi and even if we told a few hundred people, we would have been better off buying a double page spread in a national newspaper stating the facts of 1984.
(4) In spite of knowing the above facts, we keep on spending time and money on doing these marches. We have no definition of what would be success.
(5) The problem facing us is so big, we either run away from it, or stick to what is easy, i.e., demos. There are no large scale debates about what would be better. Becuase there is no definition of success to be achieved by a rally for 1984, then we cannot have an action plan that actually achieves that.
If we can just address the main point here, its that we are not thinking or approaching this in the right way. Let's address the approach and then lets come up with a few better ideas.
Firstly, 'Sikhs' should never 'Want' Justice. Can you just imagine Dhan Guru Gobind Singh ji, on his blue horse, with his plumed turban, weapons overflowing, saying that he 'wants' justice? No, we cannot. Justice is something that Guru ji would 'Deliver'. To want is to be left wanting. Applying the principle of "Vand ke Shako" to Justice would be to give everyone else Justice and get it for yourself. For the Khalsa to be walking around like beggars asking for justice is a shame, shame upon us that we think this is what the Guru's own body should be doing. The Khalsa for which Sarbans Daani (the 10th Master) sacrificed his mother, father and all four beautiful sons and he did so with a smile, what is that Khalsa doing now walking around asking others to give it justice. We are the deliverers of justice, "Sri Sahib ji Sahae", let the respected sword always remain by our side. Never ask for Justice O beloved Khalsa. Don't be offended O Khalsa jio, please read on. We would kiss the feet of the Khalsa, drink the water after washing them, put our heads on the ground for it to walk upon, please let that Khalsa never bend its head to anyone else but to Vaheguru or Guruji.
Lets ask ourselves, What is this 'Justice' that we seek? Do we expect that the Western Governments, after putting pressure on India, and even if the Indian Government suddenly decided to prosecute those have killed, raped and destroyed Sikhs in 1984, do we honestly expect that at the end of those trials that we would get Justice? No, we won't and we shouldn't. It would not be the justice that we seek and at the end of that process, we would be marching again. The 'Justice' we seek should always be that of our own choosing and that which is done in line with the principles and actions of our Gurus and the Granth and Guru Panth. True Justice can only be delivered by Vaheguru and since the Khalsa Panth is the form of Akaal Purakh (see Puratan Rehitname) upon the earth, then it should work out what would be justice and then work to deliver that justice.
If you read our post on 'Why does India persecute Sikhs?' you will see that it's pointless to ask India to 'stop killing Sikhs'. As long as Sikhs do what they are meant to do, the 1% that control India will always try to kill Sikhs. The real answer of 'When will India stop killing Sikhs?' can only ever be, 'When the Sikhs are in charge of India'. When the Guru's army itself sits on the throne of Delhi, then will India stop killing Sikhs and everyone be reconciled to the rule of the Khalsa.
It's also pointless to say Freedom is our birthright. Freedom is our aim, it's what we plan to deliver to the world, not just ourselves. The price of freedom has always been paid in blood. It's not our birthright, its our 'death cry'. We need to be the Braveheart crying out Freedom as they chop us from joint to join and saw us in half. Freedom needs to be lullaby we sing to our kids, the whispering chant in our head when we awake and the constant throbbing in our heart. Freedom. To be free of falsehood, to be free of Fear and Hate, to be free of the shackles on the mind, to be free of caring what others think, and to be free to do what is right and required and to that ourselves. Freedom. Fiercely Free and Fiercely independent. To Death. Even Death will not part us from Freedom.
What then of 1984? What would be the right approach?
Perhaps we should start by not moaning about all those that died? Who died and where did they go? The eternal soul, which migrates, doesn't die. Why would a Sikh cry about death? We are wedded to death and it must consume us all, but very few live immortal lives. Lives such that Guruji himself comes for them at the end. As much as we ourselves have cried about the sorrows of 198 and after that, the fact is that this is simply our mind talking, not the Guru. Injustice needs to be destroyed but once someone is dead, we can do nothing for them. Our job is to serve the living, not to bemoan the dead. Celebrate the dead, the fact that they gave their life for Guru. They will all either come back into Sikhi or go onto Eternity.
So why cry for them and yet ignore all those who are living? Surely at every rally, we should be getting all the sangat to pledge big. A minimum amount of £100 each to up to £1000 each towards those loved ones that were left behind by the shaheeds and now need help. A multi-10's of millions pound/dollar fund, supporting orphans, single mothers, old parents, through education and illness. Just like a Son, Daughter or Parent would want to themselves. That should be our first approach. If every person who gives a speech at an 84 rally starts off by first pulling out a £1000 wad of cash and says," I pledge this money for the living victims of 1984 and I ask that you do too", they would have said enough. As they say, put your "money where your Mouth is" or also, 'put your offerings to the Guru, in the mouth of the poor and needy'. This would bring much respect to the Panth and would alleviate the guilt that is endemic in the Panth. The guilt that makes us turn away when we see the photos of these families suffering in India. The guilt that we are not doing what we should be doing. So let's start.
Let's turn to the right approach for Justice. As we said, let's deliver justice, but how. Here is a proposal. Why dont we set up a Sikh International Criminal Court (SICC) and then set up trials of all those named as the perpetrators of 1984 and after. We have so much evidence readily available regarding the Nov 1984 killing sprees. Let's prosecute Sajjan Kuman and Jagdish Tytler ourselves. With all the lawyers, solicitors and judges in our Panth, we are fully able to run such a trial. Put the evidence and trial on youtube and if these people are found guilty, let the Panth and Punj Piare judges give them a sentence. Such a sentence should only refer to Sikh history for precedents and not pay any heed to what the world may think about it. If such a sentence is death, then the hukamnama (order) should be given that any Sikh, where they may be, has been commanded, that if they are able to kill those sentenced to death by the Panth, then they should do so straight away.
Before everyone starts with the "oh that just sounds nuts" let us cover some points.
(1) Trials can be run in absentia. We assume that most of these will have to be since I doubt they will come willingly. Many governments run trial in absentia. The best example is that of Israel. They have held many Nazi War Criminal Trials and having examined the evidence in front of them, sentenced people to death. These deaths have been carried out by Mossad.
(2) This does not violate the sovereignty of India. These people being prosecuted are Criminals and Murderers. If the Indian political and judicial system is unable to deliver justice for Sikhs that are citizens of India, then the Sikhs have already been guaranteed their rights in the speeches of both Nehru and Gandhi (the founding fathers). We have the sword and we shall be using it. Killing criminals doesn't change the politio-social democratic system of India, affect its economy or its education system. All it does is deliver Justice for Indians. In this way it is a force for good and one that acts against corruption. All Indian Independence fighters, now national heroes did the exact same thing. Even now we can look at the USA, launching missiles against Al-Qaeda leaders, no matter what country they are in. They do this, because they see these people as enemies of liberty everywhere. Why shouldn't we Sikhs also see things this way?
(3) Why do we need the permission of the SICC? Just get on with it. We know they are guilty so if you want to do it, just go and kill them. Indeed we are sure that some readers will claim that we should do it ourselves rather than writing about it. This approach misses the point somewhat. Look at the killing of Osama Bin Laden by the US Navy Seals. The whole of the US and Obama administration are able to hold their heads up high that they killed Osama just like they said they would. The Navy Seals carried out their job but the fact that it was ordered by the US president, acting with the authority given by the US people, means that its not just a lone bunch of Navy Seals that killed Osama, its bigger than them. If you wanted to launch an investigation into Bin Laden's death, you would start from Obama, not from the Seals.
Effectively what we are saying is that if the SICC found Jagdish Tytler or Sajjan Kuman or KPS Gill or Sumeedh Saini guilty of crimes again humanity/Sikhs and sentenced them to death, then any Sikh who carries out that death sentence can simply point to the SICC and say, 'I was just following the orders of the Panth'. Otherwise, that individual becomes a terrorist and criminal. If we do it through the SICC then that Sikh is a soldier of the Khalsa Panth, doing his duty as per the hukamnama of the punj piare. He/She will not need to be eloquent in their own defence rather they can point to the SICC trials as their main motivation for the killing. Effectively it would mean the Panth would be on trial, the evidence used in the SICC hearings would be on trial and the decision making process of the SICC would be trial. If the SICC was watertight in these, it would become a very interesting debate about sovereignty, justice and international law.
Plus, just imagine the media flurry that would happen if the Punja Piarey of the SICC were citizens of western Countries and thus were able to use those rights of citizenship.
(4) This is tantamount to inciting terrorism or ordering murder: Not terrorism, this is merely Justice but yes, it may mean ordering Murder. But when Guru Gobind Singh ji put to death all the masands who were stealing the sangat's money, what was that? When the Khalsa Panth gave Sukha Singh and Mehtab Singh the order to go bring back Massa Ranger's head, what was that? The Khalsa has to administer its own justice. This is what all sovereign nations do and exactly what Obama did by making the killing of Osama Bin Laden one of his key priorities. You need a good justification of this, one that can stand up to scrutiny. I cant think of one much better than a bunch of educated, qualified Sikhs, critically examining the evidence and then passing judgment whilst giving the historical justification for that order. Especially when all the evidence and deliberations are on youtube.
(5) The SICC judges will be arrested and prosecuted! What better seva that to get prosecuted for something so chardikala? Something that achieves both Justice and great awareness of the injustice in India. The Indian press are not going to print this stuff, so the western press will have to cover it. The SICC judges will get to defend themselves in Court. Again the debate will have to focus on their justification of judging an individual who has committed heinous crimes and walked scot free. The funny thing is that Pandit Nehru himself was a lawyer who defended the Indian Liberation Army soldiers that were being prosecuted by the British. The arguments used to defend the ILA leaders were that they were not mercenaries, (or terrorists) but rather"bona fide soldiers" that did not recognise the British Sovereign. Therefore they were to be treated as political prisoners. Surely a Sikh that carries out the hukam of the Khalsa is also saying he recognises the Khalsa Panth as his Guru and can point to the historical precedents which back up his actions. He too is not a lone mercenary lunatic, but a soldier and the Panth itself should be tried in his defence.
(6) No-one would put themselves up to be a SICC Judge–Khalsa jio, we respectfully state that IF, in our entire Panth, we can't find 5 educated people able to serve judges, (plus prosecutors etc), then we should forget 1984 and go home. What's the point of shouting slogans and thousands marching if we cant find five to actually do something. There is no more panth left saving then. We are no longer Nirale, or unique, we are the same as everyone else. It seems pertinent here to remember that the Khalsa needs to embrace death, forget about the consequences or don't bother taking amrit. Pehla maran kabool, jeevan ki chad aas. "First accept death and leave the desire to live!"This is the requirement of being a Sikh and especially being a Khalsa. We need to be fearless as long as we are doing the right and honourable thing. Look at Bhai Rajoana, he is not scared come what may. We are being harsh now, but only because we know that the Five do exist and will come out. But how many people reading this article will then join our facebook page and like this post? How many will then say out loud, I support the establishment of the SICC? That's what those Five will need, the feeling that the Panth is calling for this and therefore they will step forward. Yes, we are anonymous right now, but also there is a good reason for that, as what we plan to bring to the table is much bigger than just this and requires us to stay unknown for now. If the SICC is something you like, then join us in this movement and say so.
(7) No one will carry out the Hukamnama of the SICC: This is impossible Guru Piarey jio, just look at the shaheeds who gave their live for the Panth. Their spirits have come back to the Panth. Again, they look to serve the Guru Khalsa Panth. From Bhai Mehtab Singh and Sukha Singh, to Sukha and Jinda to Bhai Dilawer Singh and Jathedar Balwant Singh Rajoana, they acted. But they acted in small groups without backing. Now the panth needs to unite and think big. And the Panth needs to believe that its own members will answer the call. Think of the thousands of ardaasa done every day for the chardikala of the panth. Think of the thousands and millions of chaupai sahibs that people do for the chardikala of the panth. After all this, do you think that the call of the Panth will go unanswered? No Khalsa jio, if the Guru Roop Khalsa in the SICC gave even 30 days for the order to be carried out, we have full faith that the Panth would deliver the justice we choose for ourselves. If it doesn't then its because those people will go into hiding. Read below for other options too.
(8) But this is the job of the Akaal Takht: We agree, but we also know the state of the Akaal Takht right now, its been hijacked by the 1% who hate Sikhi. So, we bow to the Akaal Takht, but when the Khalsa of old was on the move, then the Panth made decisions on the move. Guru Gobind Singh ji themselves never went to Harimandar Sahib or the Akaal Takht, even though they founded the Khalsa Panth. In any case, IF the Jathedaar of the Akaal Takht was free from all outside influence, even then, we would still need a SICC to examine the evidence and give its recommendation. It would be the job of the Akaal Takht Jathedaar to endorse it. So why don't we focus on getting the SICC established? Why not unite and call for this to happen? Allow people to put their names forward to be the prosecutors, the judges and let's get on with delivering Justice. So no longer do we remain 'Wanting Justice'.
Here are some other proposals to how we may need to change our approach and action plan regarding 1984.
(1) For those who do not wish to carry out the trial of certain people and believe them already guilty by the evidence seen, maybe we should open up a reward fund for anyone who kills or captures those responsible. Every year at the marches, people should openly pledge money into a fund and in doing so, openly violate the law and court arrest. A large fund would make it viable to hire a Private Military Company or Assassin to do this with minimum damage to other people. The US already have a reward for kill or capture on most people they want to catch or kill, and are avid users of para-military assassins for taking out their enemies, and we don't mean for dinner.
(2) Kaurs, please get involved. Most men just seek to build their castle in their house, protect it and take responsibility for being the defender of their family. In doing this, first they look for the foundation stone, i.e. a woman. As Dhan Guru Nanak Dev ji writes, men are tied to women. It's also the fact that Women have a role to play in the upcoming battle for the panth's honour. Let's spell it out. The Panth is dishonoured. Our women have been raped, our children killed and the perpetrators walk about free. What more dishonour could there be on a man, or on a Panth?
It's the women who will need to get involved if the honour of the Panth is to get restored. Women need to give men both the impetus and the strength to sacrifice all. It should no longer be the case that a man feels he has to choose between his responsibility to his family and his responsibility to the Panth. It should be that the women tells the man, fulfil your responsibility to the Panth or you're not welcome in this family. That's how we used to roll.
Where are the Mai Bhagos who tell the men to go back into battle and not return without their Guru? Where are the mothers who tell their sons to avenge the Panth's honour or to marry the daughter of a shaheed? Where are the mothers who tell daughters to trust only the man who is willing to give his life for Sikhi? Who tells their daughters to marry a son of a Shaheed. Who encourage encourage their man to be a shaheed? Don't think that we should shy away from the word Shaheed just because of a recent fanatical Islamic suicide bomber trend. Our shaheeds are different, we celebrate them even if they die to save someone else's religion. See Guru Tegh Bahadur, shaheedan de sirtaj Dhan Guru Arjan Dev ji, the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, the Shaheedi jathas who held up cannons with their shoulders, each shot of the cannon burying one Singh into the ground only to have another willingly take his place. These are our shaheeds and we salute them, in every single Gurdwara, four to five times a day during our ardaas. Why do we salute shaheeds and let not encourage our family to become shaheed? What could be more beautiful to know that your child died in that glorious tradition and will come back to this earth even more blessed? Why do a nation of people who sing songs of "Purja Purja Kat marei, Kabhoon na chade khet", "let me be cut into little little pieces but let me not leave the battleground", why does this nation get scared of death? It's because we have forgotten Guru's promise, that death will not even touch one who is in his sanctuary. We fear death like the West fears death, as a great unknown. If we did Simran and Kirtan and experienced the divine one, felt ourselves dislocated from our body, we would realise that death is nothing and that Guru himself will come for those who die in his love. Wasn't death what Guru Arjan and Guru Tegh Bahadur embraced? Isn't Death what Guru Gobind Singh sent his sons towards? Isn't death what we are asked to accept when stepping onto Guru's path and playing this game of love? O Mothers, Daughters and Sisters of and in the Khalsa, teach us not to fear death but to feardishonour. Tell us how dishonoured you feel and then tell us to regain the honour of the Panth.
Where are the women who would refuse to share their husband's beds until these monsters are killed? Why not set up a pledge website where Kaurs pledge that until and unless these criminals are brought to justice, they will not be sleeping with their husbands. Why does this scare the readers but not the fact that those men who raped our honour walk around another day scot-free. Make this a Kaurs' solidarity issue. Look at the Colombian women who did exactly this just to get their men to fix a road. Just for a road! Here the honour of our beloved Panth is at stake. Why should men get their marital rights when the Panth doesn't even have the men to hold its head up? You might wonder why this option has not being aired before, but guess which gender is doing most of the speeches at these rallies. This call cannot come from the men, it has to come from the united Kaurs.
The time has come for us to do things bigger, more globally and more connected. This is the Panthic way. For the Indian born Sikhs, let us give you the example of Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas. When she is dishonoured, what does she do? She swears not to wash her hair until she washes that hair with the blood of the one who dishonoured her, Dusshsana. Bhima vows to do this for her and he carries it out. Where are those Sikh women who have such morals now? Why are our mothers and sisters looking for an easy life and conform rather than being fiercely independent and honoured Sikh warrior princesses? We don't need every women in the panth to do this, even a hundred or a thousand would be enough if they take this pledge, openly and on social media. It would shame the Singhs into doing something about this dishonour that hangs over our head.
Finally, a point regarding the SICC. Obviously the initial trust in a SICC will only come when its orders are carried out. However once that does happen, it is vital that the vision of the Court does not remain just Punjabi Sikh orientated. It should look at cases such as Narendra Modi (buther of Gujrat) and other Indian politicians. It should not shy away from prosecuting "Sikhs" either. And it should look outside India as well. Perhaps every Gurdwara could one day have a top twenty most wanted list, ten people wanted for crimes against the Sikhs and also ten people wanted for crimes against humanity. The Khalsa Panth's hukamnama should be issued, to destroy each of these wanted individuals so we can show we care about other people and other atrocities. Put tyrants, despots, criminals on the list and say "We, the Sikhs, are going to get you!" Make a fund of money for this so we can put a reward next to each head. Once this SICC actually starts delivering the Justice that Sikhs are meant to, then perhaps we will once again have the situation as that existed in Guru Tegh Bahadur's time, when people approach the Sikhs and say, "O Khalsa of the house of Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh, we ask you to give us Justice". Then maybe our slogans will change to "Ask us for Justice" and we will be the strength of those who have no strength, the shelter for those who have no shelter and the honour of those who have no honour. We are not here to ask, we are here to give and the only thing we ask from our Guru is that he blesses us with both the right approach and the strength to carry out the right actions. In doing so, if we have to die a thousand deaths, we only ask that he sends us back a thousand times to carry on that mission that he was given. And that each time, our Guru blesses us with that inner connection to our Creator, by which we know his Word to be true and what the world tells us to be less true. That is faith and that is justice. Dhan Guru Dhan Vaheguru.
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The risk of COVID-19 in survivors of domestic violence and abuse
Joht Singh Chandan ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-51411 na1,
Anuradhaa Subramanian1 na1,
Jaidev Kaur Chandan2,
Krishna M. Gokhale1,
Alecs Vitoc1,
Julie Taylor3,4,
Caroline Bradbury-Jones3,
Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay5 &
Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar1
A 'shadow pandemic' of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) has emerged secondary to strict public health measures containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Many countries have implemented policies to allow the free movement of DVA survivors in attempts to minimise their exposure to abusive environments. Although these policies are well received, as a result there is a possibility of increased COVID-19 transmission within this vulnerable group who are not currently prioritised for vaccination. Therefore, we aimed to compare the risk of developing suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in women (aged over 16 years) exposed to DVA against age-sex-matched unexposed controls, following adjustment for known COVID-19 risk factors. A population-based retrospective open cohort study was undertaken between the 31 January 2020 and 28 February 2021 using 'The Health Improvement Network' database. We identified 10,462 eligible women exposed to DVA who were matched to 41,467 similarly aged unexposed women. Following adjustment for key covariates, women exposed to DVA were at an increased risk (aHR 1.57; 95% CI 1.29–1.90) of suspected/confirmed COVID-19 compared to unexposed women. These findings support previous calls for positive policy action improving DVA surveillance and prioritising survivors for COVID-19 vaccination.
A 'shadow pandemic' of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) has emerged secondary to strict public health measures containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 [1]. Some of the risk factors mediating this relationship include movement restrictions, loss of income, isolation, overcrowding and high levels of stress and anxiety, all of which put victims of domestic abuse at a disproportionally increased risk of harm [2, 3]. The relationship between containment measures and increased rates of violence against women have occurred in other recent epidemics such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Cholera outbreaks in Haiti and Yemen as well as the Zika outbreak [1, 4, 5]. Consequently, many countries have implemented policies to allow the free movement of DVA survivors in attempts to minimise their exposure to abusive environments and to facilitate access to support [6]. However, the encouraged freedom of travel (compounded by increased prevalence of comorbidities in DVA survivors) can potentially increase risk of COVID-19 exposure (and potential transmission) for this vulnerable cohort [7, 8]. To further exacerbate this risk, perpetrators may control or coerce survivors by (1) acting as a barrier preventing access to healthcare services or treatment or (2) threatening or enacting purposeful exposure to COVID-19 within the household [9, 10].
We conducted a population-based retrospective open cohort study between the 31 January 2020 and 28 February 2021 using 'The Health Improvement Network' (THIN) database.
THIN database, hosted by Cegedim Health Data, consists of a sample of UK electronic medical records taken from 867 general practices (covering approximately 6% of the population) which have commissioned the use of the Vision software system [11, 12]. General practitioners (GPs), within the UK, have the option to subscribe to any of the NHS registered system suppliers and only those who have selected the Vision system will contribute data to THIN research database [13].
Following inception, THIN has been shown to be representative of the UK population in terms of demographic structure and prevalence of key comorbidities [14]. Symptoms, examinations, and diagnoses in THIN are recorded using a hierarchical clinical coding system called Read codes [15]. Of note, the database has been used extensively to examine outcomes of women exposed to DVA [7, 16,17,18,19]. General practices were included 1 year following their (1) instalment of electronic practice records and (2) acceptable mortality recording date to meet quality standards [20]. During the study period, 344 general practices (7,026,841 patients) met this inclusion criteria. Of those eligible general practices, only patients aged over 16 years, coded as female and registered with their general practice for at least 12 months prior to study start date (to ensure adequate time for baseline data recording to take place), were included. This led to a total of 2,512,769 remaining eligible patients for inclusion in the study.
Women (aged 16+ years) in the exposed group were defined as those with clinically coded exposure to DVA (Additional file 1: Table S1) who were then age- and sex-matched to those without such a recorded code (unexposed group). The Read code selection process has been previously described in the literature [21]. Ascertainment of exposure to DVA included the presence of broad codes such as '14X8.00: Victim of domestic violence' as well as more specific exposures to sub-types of DVA such as '14XD200: H/O domestic sexual abuse'.
The index date in the exposed group was the date of the first code relating to DVA exposure or when they became eligible to enter the study. To mitigate immortality time bias, the same index date was assigned to the corresponding unexposed patient. The follow-up period for each patient was from the index date until the exit date, defined as the earliest of either of the following: study end date, last date of data collection from a given general practice, date patient transferred from general practice, date of death or date the outcome of interest occurred. The outcome of interest was the presence of a GP recorded diagnosis of suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Covariates (sociodemographic, lifestyle risk factors and comorbidities) relating to known risk factors for the development of COVID-19 complications were also recorded at each patient's study entry [8].
Crude incidence rates per 1000 person-years were estimated for the exposed and the unexposed groups. A Cox proportional hazards regression model was then undertaken to determine crude and adjusted hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) describing the COVID-19 risk in the exposed compared to the unexposed group. Where there were missing data in our covariates, they were treated as a separate missing category and included in the final analysis.
To examine the impact of recent DVA exposure and risk of outcome development, we have also undertaken a sensitivity analysis including only those with a code for DVA exposure in the 1 year prior to the study start date or during the study period.
We identified 10,462 eligible women exposed to DVA who were matched to 41,467 similarly aged unexposed women. At study entry, in keeping with known literature [7], the exposed group had increased rates of smoking and a greater prevalence of comorbidities compared to the unexposed group (Table 1).
Table 1 Baseline characteristics
During the study period, there were 190 (1.8%) new diagnoses of suspected/confirmed COVID-19 in the exposed cohort relating to an IR of 20.2 per 1000 person years compared to 8.6 per 1000 person years (324 (0.8%) in the unexposed cohort (Table 2). This translated to an unadjusted HR of 2.36 (95% CI 1.98–2.83). Following adjustment for key covariates (these include (1) sociodemographic characteristics—age and ethnicity; (2) lifestyle and metabolic profile measures—smoking status, body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); (3) comorbidity—type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease (peripheral vascular disease, stroke, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure), severe respiratory disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, liver disease (mild, moderate and severe), rheumatic disease (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and psoriasis) and neurological disorders (Parkinson's disease, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and epilepsy), dementia, solid organ transplants, and use of immunosuppressive drug therapies), the risk remained statistically significant (aHR 1.57; 95% CI 1.29–1.90). When examining suspected (aHR 1.61; 95% CI 1.27–2.03) and confirmed (aHR 1.56; 95% CI 1.13-2.16) COVID-19 outcomes separately, the findings remained similar.
Table 2 The risk of developing COVID-19 in the exposed group compared to the unexposed group
There were 1151 women exposed to DVA in the 1 year prior to the study start date or during the study period eligible in the sensitivity analysis who were matched to 4561 women. The results were largely similar to the main cohort whereby the exposed group had a further increased risk of a new diagnosis of suspected/confirmed COVID-19 following adjustment for key covariates (aHR 2.53; 95% CI 1.51–4.26), although it should be noted the confirmed case only subgroup analysis did not reach statistical significance. Further details can be seen in additional file 1: Table S2.
Our findings demonstrate that despite accounting for known risk factors, individuals exposed to DVA were at an increased risk of suspected/confirmed Covid-19 as recorded in general practitioner records. It is therefore possible that a clinical-safeguarding paradox may exist whereby current policy action protecting survivors from further abuse may indeed increase their risk of COVID-19. These findings support our previous calls for positive policy action improving DVA surveillance and prioritising survivors for COVID-19 vaccination [6, 22].
Although such positive action would be recommended, we also appreciate that this cohort are traditionally a hard-to-reach population often due to (1) controlling behaviours exerted by perpetrators, (2) the extent of the hidden burden of DVA not known to public sector services and (3) inadequate historical public sector responses to support this cohort leading to mistrust [23]. Additionally, practical and logistical challenges may be present for survivors further reducing their access to vaccine clinics. For example, survivors may not have access to transportation or the means to afford public travel due to ongoing financial abuse. Therefore, we recommend countries adopt the evidence-based recommendations suggested by Gavi to increase vaccination rates in hard-to-reach populations with an initial focus on reducing physical barriers to vaccine access [24]. Practically, these recommendations may include setting up pop-up clinics in the community minimising travel or where survivors have already been displaced, for example, to set up clinics within domestic violence shelters.
Despite this study having a large sample size which has been previously examined to assess health outcomes in the DVA population, the findings must be considered in light of the study limitations. Misclassification bias poses a key limitation in this study, as the prevalence of DVA in THIN (<0.4%) is substantially lower than the self-reported rates in the UK [25]. Although previous studies examining the health outcomes in this cohort have shown similar effect sizes to the published literature, DVA coding has yet to be validated in THIN [7, 16]. Despite the lack of validation specifically in this dataset, promisingly a recent meta-analysis demonstrated a high positive predictive value (>85%) of intimate partner violence in other electronic health records, providing some confidence in the accuracy of recorded DVA experiences [26]. Therefore, although we may not be able to truly determine whether the misclassification bias could lead to an over or under-estimate, it appears more likely that the unexposed cohort will contain a greater proportion of miscoded events (where DVA may have occurred but was not coded) rather than the exposed cohort having miscoded events whereby DVA occurred when in fact it did not. Therefore, if the hypothesis is correct that DVA exposure may lead to increased exposure to SARS-CoV-2 then we anticipate that some of the events in the unexposed cohort may have occurred in survivors exposed to DVA, which may in turn lead to reduction of our reported effect size. A recent review exploring DVA coding in healthcare identified that although primary care staff appreciate the importance of recording DVA, barriers still exist relating to lack of training, unawareness of local/national guidance, confidentiality concerns and how it may affect the patient-clinician relationship [27]. As no research to date has been published suggesting a difference in DVA severity or demographic characteristics between coded and uncoded experiences of DVA, it is not yet possible to identify whether there is a systematic difference between those in the exposed group and those miscoded in the unexposed group ultimately informing us as to how this may affect the effect size reported in this study. However, it does reaffirm the importance of ensuring that our results are used to describe the effect size in those with recorded exposure to DVA.
A second key limitation relates to the inability to account for the impact of socio-economic deprivation due to this data being unavailable for the cohort during the study period. However, to mitigate this as much as possible, we have been able to match patients by the location of the general practice. Although, heterogeneity in socio-economic status is likely to remain.
In conclusion, we believe this is the first study describing the risk of COVID-19 in DVA survivors and highlights the important global public health needs of one of the most vulnerable groups in society.
The data and code for this study can be requested from the corresponding author and will be shared once approval is obtained from the data provider.
aHR:
Adjusted hazard ratio
DVA:
Hazard ratio
IR:
Incidence rate
THIN:
The Health Improvement Network
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We would like to thank the team at Cegedim for their continued support in using THIN.
Joht Singh Chandan and Anuradhaa Subramanian are joint first authors.
Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B152TT, UK
Joht Singh Chandan, Anuradhaa Subramanian, Krishna M. Gokhale, Alecs Vitoc & Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar
Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV47HL, UK
Jaidev Kaur Chandan
School of Nursing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B152TT, UK
Julie Taylor & Caroline Bradbury-Jones
Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
Julie Taylor
The Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B152TT, UK
Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay
Joht Singh Chandan
Anuradhaa Subramanian
Krishna M. Gokhale
Alecs Vitoc
Caroline Bradbury-Jones
Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar
JSC and JKC were responsible for study conception. JSC, AS, KMG, AV and KN were responsible for data extraction and statistical analysis. JT, CB-J and SB provided subject expertise. JSC, JKC and AS were responsible for initial drafting of the manuscript. All authors (JSC, AS, JKC, KMG, AV, JT, CB-J, SB and KN) were responsible for ongoing drafts and final review of the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Joht Singh Chandan.
The Health Improvement Network (THIN) Database (A Cegedim Proprietary Database) data collection scheme and research carried out using THIN data were approved by the NHS South-East Multicentre Research Ethic Committee in 2003. Under the terms of the approval, studies must undergo independent scientific review. Approval for this study was obtained from the THIN Scientific Review Committee in March 2021 (SRC protocol reference 201-005). Following approval, members of the research team were authorised to access the raw data for this study. All data were anonymised prior to use. This work uses data provided by patients and collected by the NHS as part of their care and support
Read codes used to describe exposure to domestic violence and abuse. Table S2. The risk of developing COVID-19 in the patients coded with DVA exposure in the one year prior to the study start date compared to the unexposed group
Chandan, J.S., Subramanian, A., Chandan, J.K. et al. The risk of COVID-19 in survivors of domestic violence and abuse. BMC Med 19, 246 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02119-w


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