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Q: how to get redux state inside saga file i need to get a state from redux, to use it on API call inside the saga file.

i checked about the select API. but its a problem here.

i want to use one function just for the API call. to run this function i need to get the current state from redux. and than put it inside the generator function, i didnt succeed to use the select.

    async function getApi(){
// GET THE STATE IN THE NEXT LINE
        try{
            const callByCity = await fetch(`https://www.test.com/APICALL${REDUX STATE}...
`)
            const result= await callByCity.json()
            return result
        } catch(error) {
            console.log(error.message)
        }
    }

    function* fetchMainCity(action){
      try{
        const mainCity = yield call(getApi);
        yield put({ type: "GET_CITY_SUCCESS", result: result})
      } catch (e) {
        yield put({type: "GET_CITY_FAILED", message: "Sorry, We Have A Problem."})
      }
    }

A: You've got a mix of a saga and an async function. You can get the state while inside the saga. You can't get it in the async function. So if you want to keep getApi as an async function, you will need to get the state first, and then pass it in:
function* fetchMainCity(action) {
  try {
    const state = yield select();
    const mainCity = yield call(getApi, state);
    //...etc
}

async function getApi(state) {
  // do stuff with the state
}

Alternatively, if you change getApi to be a saga, then it can select from the state itself:
function* getApi() {
  try {
    const state = yield select();
    const callByCity = yield fetch(`https://www.test.com/APICALL${/* state stuff */}`);
    const result = yield callByCity.json();
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error.message);
  }
}

A: By the way, you could also get a field in your redux state
Let's say your redux state looks like this
{ key1: val1 , key2:{}}

You could
const key1 = yield select(state => state.key1).
Since normally you would not want to select the whole redux state

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How to use the disappearing messages feature on WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business
Sarbasish Basu Last Updated: November 29, 2020 How To 1 Comment
Disappearing messages are nothing new in cross-platform messaging apps, but it is indeed new on WhatsApp. WhatsApp has rolled out a bouquet of new features to its users that include smart storage management, UPI-based payments, etc., and one of them is the disappearing messages feature. If you haven't used the feature on other messaging apps like Telegram, let me talk briefly about what the feature is all about. The term disappearing messages is self-explanatory, and yes, the messages will automatically disappear or say, deleted, after a certain point in time. Disappearing messages on Telegram is long there, but WhatsApp has recently introduced the feature.
Now, you might ask, why disappearing messages on Telegram can be useful! It can be useful in several circumstances. For example, you are sending some private information during a conversation, and you don't want the message to be there on the recipient's phone after a certain point in time. Even though both of you can decide on deleting the message after a certain point in time, but we all make mistakes, and we might forget doing that. In such situations, disappearing messages will automatically disappear after say, a week or so. That said, today, I will basically talk about how you can get started with disappearing messages, a cool feature indeed, on WhatsApp.
So, without any further delay, let's get started with how you start using and enhance your privacy by a notch using disappearing messages on WhatsApp.
Enable Whatsapp disappearing messages
Open WhatsApp, and then select the conversation where you want to turn on disappearing messages. After you have opened the conversation, tap on the name of the contact.
Now, tap on the 'Disappearing messages' option. If it doesn't appear, scroll down a bit.
In the 'Disappearing messages' menu, select 'On'.
Now you can see a small clock icon just beside the profile picture of the user which indicates that the disappearing messages feature is enabled for that conversation. You can also see a message that says the messages will automatically disappear after 7 days.
You can disable the WhatsApp message disappearing feature at any time exactly the same way.
This is indeed a cool feature by WhatsApp, however, the feature still has to go a long way, as it is still immature, in terms of what Telegram has to offer when it comes to disappearing messages.
With Telegram, the sender can set a message self-destruction timer after which the message will disappear. WhatsApp on the other hand doesn't offer a choice. If you choose self-destruction of the messages, they will disappear only after 7 days.
With Telegram, you can create a separate conversation thread with every single user where the messages will disappear automatically. On WhatsApp, you can enable self-destruction of the messages on the same thread. Though that shouldn't make a lot of difference, we all want some extra relevant options.
Disappearing messages are for security. If we want to send messages that will automatically disappear, we don't want it to be with any of the parties after 7 days or the set interval. With Telegram, none of the parties involved in a conversation where the messages will automatically disappear will be able to capture screenshots. With WhatsApp, there is no such option.
So, I must say, the disappearing messages feature on WhatsApp is still half-boiled, and it has a long way to go. But yes, something is better than nothing, and we can all expect WhatsApp to enhance the way disappearing messages will work. We just need to wait for more till the disappearing messages feature on WhatsApp becomes full-fledged and more useful for all of us.
So, that was all about the disappearing messages feature on WhatsApp. You can use the feature both on the regular version of WhatsApp, and WhatsApp Business aka. WA Business. Do you have any questions about the WhatsApp disappearing messages feature? Feel free to comment on the same below.
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NXT Recap: They went back to Tuesday's show to re-visit the Keg Carry won by Lucky Cannon. They also showed Titus O'Neil not making it a win and being cut from the show.
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Nikki came back with a crisp head scissors for a two count, but Jillian cut her off and knocked Nikki to the outside. Jillian stomped away on both Bellas ringside and the ref began a ten count. Nikki slowly made it back on the ring apron and Jillian knocked her to the floor, then Brie snuck in behind Jillian to score a three count on a roll-up for the win. Naturally, Jillian sold shock over being conned again. After a replay of the finish, The Bellas were shown regrouping to celebrate the win over Jillian.
Still to come: Christian vs. Curt "Josh Mathews with long hair" Hawkins with Vance Archer in his corner. ... DVD plug: Ricky Steamboat's new DVD out this week.
Raw Rebound: Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat celebrating his DVD release with the WWE Legends. They cut to Nexus interrupting the promos to beat down the Legends and focus on Steamboat. It's not exactly great timing airing a replay of the beat down with Steamboat legitimately in the hospital (related or not related to the beat down) three days later. Re-watching the beat down, Steamboat's head did bounce pretty hard off the mat following David Otunga's uranage. It was embellished on the replay via WWE's video production team, but it's worth noting that spot.
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In-ring: Christian came out for the main event tonight. Grisham said Smackdown GM Teddy Long is looking for eight deserving wrestlers to fill Smackdown's MITB match at the PPV. They cut to an obvious voice-over from Striker noting that Christian and five other stars have been named to the MITB match. He suggested Curt Hawkins could make an impression to grab one of the other two remaining spots in the main event to come.
The bikeridin' dudes Hawkins and Ryder came to the ring for Hawkins to compete in the main event. Archer is going for the Chris Sabin look. The match began with Hawkins talking trash after an early knock-down, then Christian came back with a Thesz Press and punches from the mount position. "Remember the time I mounted you and wailed on your face?" Grisham randomly asked. Striker remained silent for about ten seconds after that line. Christian and Hawkins took the action to the floor as Striker talked about Nexus infiltrating the entire WWE. Well, except for Smackdown. Apparently they don't work Fridays. Back to the action, Archer tried to get involved, but the ref caught him and gave him the boot. Apparently Vickie Guerrero wasn't around to make it a handicap match against Christian. Cut to break with Christian vs. Hawkins one-on-one.
Back from break, Hawkins was working over Christian with a neck vice. Hawkins took his time in-between holds trying to wear down Christian. Christian made a comeback and scored a two count following a reverse DDT. Grisham plugged Christian hosting Matt Hardy on the Peep Show tomorrow night on Smackdown as Hawkins scored a nearfall with a swinging bodyslam. Striker and Grisham talked more about Nexus creating an uneasy feeling throughout WWE as Hawkins went back to work on Christian.
Hawkins walked into a pendulum kick out of the corner. Christian followed with a flying European uppercut from the second rope. He then tried the Unprettier, paused, and dropped Hawkins face-first on the mat. Christian with the cover and the win. After a replay of the finish, they closed the show with a plug for Smackdown and a final shot of a smiley Christian celebrating the win.
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Justice Department Documents Reveal Widespread Use of Fast and Furious Weapons
By parkercountyblog on May 28, 2016
Justice Department Documents Reveal the Widespread Use of Fast and Furious Weapons by Major Mexican Drug Cartels – Linked to at Least 69 Killings
From Judicial Watch (May 20th update) by Tom Fitton –
We are still uncovering grisly details of the Obama administration's deadly Operation Fast and Furious gunrunning program. Just this week, we revealed that
from December 2012 to March 2016, 94 Fast and Furious weapons were picked up at various crime scenes.
We released Justice Department documents showing that weapons sent from the U.S. into Mexico have been widely used by major drug cartels. Over the past three years, a total of 94 Fast and Furious firearms have been recovered in Mexico City and 12 Mexican states, with the majority being seized in Sonora, Chihuahua and Sinaloa. Of the weapons recovered, 82 were rifles and 12 were pistols identified as having been part of the Fast and Furious program. Reports suggest these particular Fast and Furious guns are tied to at least 69 killings.
Fast and Furious was a Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) "gunrunning" operation in which the Obama administration allowed guns to be sold to Mexican drug cartels in the hope the weapons would be recovered at crime scenes. Fast and Furious weapons have been implicated in the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and hundreds of other innocents in Mexico. Prior reports tie Fast and Furious weapons to at least 200 deaths in Mexico alone.
We obtained the documents last month in response to a March 17, 2016, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives seeking the following:
All records identifying the locations (including, but not limited to, crime scenes and the locations of seizures) at which firearms – that were identified during the course of or due to Operation Fast and Furious – have been recovered by law enforcement personnel.
The documents show that of the 94 Fast and Furious firearms seized 20 were identified as being involved in "violent recoveries." The "violent recoveries" involved several mass killings:
June 30, 2014 — One 7.62mm rifle recovered in Tlatlaya, Estado de Mexico. This is the reported date and location of a shootout in which 22 people were killed.
May 22, 2015 — Two 7.62mm rifles were recovered from the site of a massive shootout in Rancho el Sol, Michoacán, that left one Mexican Federal Police officer and 42 suspected cartel members dead.
August 7, 2015 — One 7.62mm rifle was among five firearms reported as recovered from an abandoned stolen vehicle in which three dead shooting victims were found in Parral, Chihuahua.
January 29, 2013 — One 7.62mm rifle seized in Hostotipaquillo, Jalisco, is reportedly related to the assassination of the town police chief, Luis Lucio Astorga and his bodyguard.
January 11, 2016 — One .50 caliber rifle was seized from Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman's hideout in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, where he was (re)arrested.
In October 2014, Judicial Watch uncovered the fact that an AK 47 rifle used in a July 29, 2013, gang-style assault on an apartment building that left two people wounded was part of the gunrunning program.
As the production of documents from the ATF continues, we expect to see even further confirmation of Obama's disgraced former Attorney General Eric Holder's prediction that Fast and Furious guns will be used in crimes for years to come.
In the meantime, these documents show that President Obama's legacy includes gunrunning, violence and death.
Posted in: National Issues	| Tagged: Eric Holder, Fast and Furious
Brubaker May 28, 2016 at 8:46 pm
It is ironic that Judicial Watch's motto is, "Because no one is above the law." They really should change that to, "Because no one SHOULD BE above the law."
If not for former CBS News Investigative Journalist Sharyl Attkisson's dogged pursuit of this story (along with independent journalists David Codrea and Mike Vanderboegh), this story wouldn't even be known to the average mundane field hand in Amerika. (And kudos to the Parker County Blog for keeping the story alive, at least locally!!)
Of course, the rest of the fully-owned and D.C.-controlled U.S. Lamestream Media has failed to push for justice and accountability, not only for the family of Brian Terry, the U.S. Border Patrol Agent killed with a Fast & Furious AK-47 rifle by a Mexican drug smuggler, but for the families of the 300+ (400+?, 500+?, 600+?) Mexican victims of Fast & Furious weapons used in Mexico by the murderous drug cartels over the past several years.
It has been said that to really enjoy a good movie, it is sometimes necessary to allow "the willful suspension of disbelief". To believe the Federal Government's explanation for the Fast & Furious treason by the U.S. Federal Government, up to and possibly including the illegal alien squatting in the White House, it is necessary to utilize the same principle of "willful suspension of disbelief". For the older readers, think "Twilight Zone" episodes…on steroids.
The Fed.Guv's pathological lies about Fast & Furious…er, "explanations"…were that the BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) allowed, encouraged, and/or failed to stop…"straw purchases" (buyers who are not the intended recipients of said weapons) of high-powered, semi-automatic weapons…up to and including .50 caliber sniper rifles…said multiple purchases being made in American retail gun stores…in order to allow these illegally-purchased guns…about 3,000+ weapons…to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to the drug cartels so that the BATFE could allegedly track said weapons to the drug cartels.
There was only one problem with the Fed.Guv's explanation…they never tracked a single illegally-purchased weapon after it crossed the U.S. southern border into Mexico. Read that last sentence again…and again.
"Mere incompetence" would be that the BATFE / U.S. Justice Dept. failed to track "one-half", "one-third", "one-fourth" of the illegally purchased weapons that went into Mexico. The fact that NONE of the weapons were tracked after they crossed the border is prima facie evidence of a pathological lie by the Fed.Guv.
It is obvious that the true intent of Fast & Furious was to allow these 3,000+ illegally-purchased weapons to cross over into Mexico, be used in hundreds or thousands of murders, have the Mexican Government report these "American-made weapons" found at their crime scenes as having been "legally purchased" in U.S. gun stores, then said lies used as anti-gun propaganda by the vehemently anti-gun Kenyan/Indonesian occupying the White House as stage props to implement draconian gun control laws to take away the "natural right" of self-defense merely codified in the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
This is "Treason"…pure and simple. It is the socialist/communist philosophy of the "Hegelian Dialectic" in action…compliments of The Great Leader at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and his co-conspirator henchmen.
Yet, not one person has taken the "perp walk" for the commission of thousands of serious felonies committed by the U.S. Federal Government during the Fast & Furious crime wave.
Try buying an AK-47 rifle at a gun store in Texas, walk up to a U.S. port of entry at the Mexican border with said AK-47, and explain to the Border Patrol personnel manning the checkpoint that you are there to meet a representative of the Sinaloa drug cartel to sell him said AK-47 rifle. See what happens. One weapon. See what happens. But, get your personal affairs in order first.
As Steven Seagal famously said in the movie, "Above the Law": "When the police and the government don't obey the law, there is no law."
Case in point – See if Hitlery Klinton ever spends one day behind bars for her obvious and blatant email treason. The Russian government reportedly has over 20,000 of her emails that she wrote while she was U.S. Secretary of State. What else does the U.S. DoJ need? Oh…a nod of approval from the Illegal-Alien-in-Chief. Gotcha.
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~Frederic Bastiat, The Law


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Vulnerabilities leave device owners open to data theft and malware that can become unremovable
by: Keumars Afifi-Sabet
More than 400 vulnerabilities in code found in Snapdragon mobile CPUs manufactured by Qualcomm are putting Android device users at risk of malware and data exfiltration.
Following a deep dive on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips fitted into the majority of Android handsets, in a process dubbed 'Achilles', security researchers identified hundreds of flaws that can be readily exploited.
These flaws have been assigned with seven separate CVE tags and have been disclosed to Qualcomm, which has acknowledged them and notified the relevant device manufacturers, according to Check Point Research.
Bluetooth hijack bug among 25 Android flaws patched in February
StrandHogg 2.0 flaw allows hackers to hijack almost any Android app
Bluetooth pairing flaw exposes devices to BIAS attacks
The bugs have been assigned CVE-2020-11201, CVE-2020-11202, CVE-2020-11206, CVE-2020-11207, CVE-2020-11208 and CVE-2020-11209.
"Using our research methodologies and state-of-the-art fuzz testing technologies, we were able to overcome these issues – gaining us with a rare insight into the internals of the tested DSP chip," Check Point Research said in a blog post. "This allowed us to effectively review the chip's security controls and identify its weak points.
"We hope this research will help build a better and more secure environment for the DSP chip ecosystem, as well as provide the necessary knowledge and tools for the security community to preform regular security reviews for these chips in order to strengthen the security of mobile devices."
Hackers can turn the phone into a spying tool without any user interaction, for example, exfiltrating information from the phone, including photos, videos, call-recording, real-time microphone data, GPS, location data, and other data points.
Attackers may also render the phone unresponsive, making all information stored on the device permanently unavailable. This includes all media such as photos and videos, as well as contact details. This, in effect, is equivalent to a targeted denial-of-service attack.
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Cyber criminals can also exploit the vulnerable code to install malware or other malicious code in order to hide their activities. This malicious code can then become unremovable.
These chips are more vulnerable to risks, meanwhile, because they are managed as 'black boxes', according to the researchers, and it can be very complex for anybody other than the manufacturer to review their design or functionality.
Due to the 'black box' nature of the CPUs, it is also challenging for the mobile phone vendors themselves to fix these issues, as they will need to be addressed by the chip manufacturer, Qualcomm.
They decided not to publish the full technical details until vendors had comprehensive mitigations and fixes to these issues.
IT Pro approached Qualcomm for details on a plan to fix these vulnerabilities.


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Consultations & Public Events
Reimagining Governance in a Multipolar World
An Innovation Agenda for UN 75
Just Security in an Undergoverned World
Albright-Gambari Commission Report
Expert Commentaries
On April 24 the Missions of Nigeria and Canada to the United Nations, the Savannah Center for Diplomacy, Democracy, and Development (Abuja), the Instituto Igarapé (Rio de Janeiro), the Alliance for Peacebuilding (Washington, D.C.), the UN 2020 Initiative (Ottawa), and the Stimson Center (Washington, D.C.), co-sponsored a U.N. High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace side event on "Ideas and Global Platforms for Preventing Violent Conflict and Sustaining Peace on the Road to 2020" (please click here for the summary report. Please also click here for Professor Ibrahim Gambari's (Savannah Center) remarks and click here for Fergus Watt's (UN 2020) remarks, as well as Adriana Abdenur's (Instituto Igarapé) presentational slides by clicking here).
The UN 2020 Initiative (co-conceived by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy, the Workable World Trust, and the Stimson Center) continues to work to engage stakeholders and develop a U.N. system that meets the challenges of the 21st century. Learn more about the work that UN 2020 Initiative is doing here. To receive progress updates on deliberations within, for example, the UN Ad-Hoc Working Group of the General Assembly on Revitalization, the Group of Friends for the Future of the UN, and a newly re-constituted UN 70 friends group to focus on UN 75, please click here.
Finally, we are pleased to share recent resources in support of the U.N.'s "Sustaining Peace" agenda on the Road to a UN 2020 Summit (as called for in the Albright-Gambari Commission's "Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance" report):
UNGA 12014 (2018) and UNSC 2413 (2018) resolutions to accelerate the United Nations' "Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace" agenda
The Report of the Secretary-General on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace
The World Bank and the United Nations' Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict
UNGA 70/262 (2016) and UNSC 2282 (2016) "Peacebuilding Resolutions" that mandated the January 2018 Secretary-General's Report and April 2018 High-Level Meeting
The summary of the 18-19 January 2018 Doha Regional Dialogue on Sustaining Peace (including the call for a Global Conference on Preventive Diplomacy)
The summary of the 14 December 2017 Stimson Center, Alliance for Peacebuilding, and UNA-NCA Experts Dialogue on the Emerging UN Sustaining Peace Effort
The archived video of the 11 April 2018 Stimson Center, Alliance for Peacebuilding, and UNA-NCA panel discussion on "The United Nations New 'Sustaining Peace' Agenda: Will it help to reduce violence in fragile and conflict-affected countries?"
The archived video of the 24 January 2018 Stimson Center Alliance for Peacebuilding, and UNA-NCA experts conversation with the Institute for Economic & Peace on "New Frontiers in Peace Metrics: A Discussion on Sustainable Development Goal #16"
The archived video of the 6 December 2017 USIP, UNF, and UNA-NCA panel discussion with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on "UN Peacekeeping is Vital—and So Is its Reform"
Commentary on the "UN, World Bank Reports: Policy Breakthroughs on Sustaining Peace?" International Peace Institute Global Observatory
Commentary on the "UN Peace & Security Secretariat Reforms: An Important Step Forward?" Alliance for Peacebuilding
Commentary on "Hitting the Reset on the UN?" Stimson Spotlight
Study on "Mobilizing Smart Coalitions and Negotiating Global Governance Reform" The Hague Institute for Global Justice and Stimson
Chapter on the "Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and Conflict Prevention" forThe Oxford Handbook on the United Nations" (2nd edition)
Essay on "One Hundred Year's Since the Great War's End: Time to Transform the United Nations Through Just Security" Academic Council on the UN System
New companion volume to the Report of the Albright-Gambari Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance, entitled Just Security in an Undergoverned World (OUP 2018) … please inquire about the 30% authors' discount and stay tuned for launch events at the UN, in D.C., and elsewhere.
We look forward to continued collaboration on the Road to 2020!
Gambari-Albright Commission Report
Tweets by @BetterGlobalGov
Global Governance Innovations on the Road to 2020 explored in Boulder, Washington, Rome, The Hague, and Caux
Emerging U.N. Sustaining Peace Effort – Experts Dialogue


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I am really looking forward to next issue of Kinokultura, that will be on Ukrainian cinema. I do hope they will write something about Molodist Film Festival in Kyiv. And I am also looking forward to read Olga Bryukhovetska (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Visual Culture Research Center) essay on Japanese nuclear cinema.


Bessler, Cornelia; Stiefel, Dorothea; Barra, Steffen; Plattner, Belinda; Aebi, Marcel (2019). Psychische Störungen und kriminelle Rückfälle bei männlichen jugendlichen Gefängnisinsassen. Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 47(1):73-88.
Barra, Steffen; Bessler, Cornelia; Landolt, Markus A; Aebi, Marcel (2018). Testing the validity of criminal risk assessment tools in sexually abusive youth. Psychological Assessment, 30(11):1430-1443.
Barra, Steffen; Bessler, Cornelia; Landolt, Markus A; Aebi, Marcel (2018). Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Juveniles Who Sexually Offended. Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research & Treatment, 30(7):803-827.
Barra, Steffen; Bessler, Cornelia; Landolt, Markus A; Aebi, Marcel (2017). Type and Timing of Maltreatment Influence Criminal Persistence in Sexually Abusive Adolescents. Law and Human Behavior, 41(6):556-566.
Barra, Steffen. On the Heterogeneity of Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended: The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Occurence, Maintenance, and Prediction of Crime. 2017, University of Zurich, Faculty of Arts.
Aebi, Marcel; Barra, Steffen; Bessler, Cornelia; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Walitza, Susanne; Plattner, Belinda (2016). Oppositional defiant disorder dimensions and subtypes among detained male adolescent offenders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57(6):729-736.
Bielas, Hannes; Barra, Steffen; Skrivanek, Christine; Aebi, Marcel; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Bessler, Cornelia; Plattner, Belinda (2016). The associations of cumulative adverse childhood experiences and irritability with mental disorders in detained male adolescent offenders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 10:34.
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Roche to Buy German Cell Analysis Company
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Roche has reached an agreement with Innovatis to buy the cell analysis company for €15 million ($19.5 million), the Swiss life sciences firm said today.
Roche said that the acquisition of the Bielefeld, Germany-based company, which focuses on automated cell analysis solutions including cell counting, viability testing, and cell function, fits with its strategy to strengthen its cell research market offerings.
Innovatis will become a fully integrated part of Roche Applied Science, and it will develop and market its products through that part of Roche's diagnostics division. Roceh said that Innovatis' technology will complement its existing cell analysis products and is synergistic with its xCelligence technology, which was launched last year.
"Roche has been one of our key customers for many years, in particular since the successful development of our cell analysis technology over 10 years ago," Innovatis CEO Michael Grohmann said in a statement.
Roche said it expects the deal to close in a few weeks, after it receives approval from shareholders and is cleared by regulators.
JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, Day 2: Thermo Fisher, Agilent, Roche, Seer, More


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Buğra Erol & Christiane Peschek
" Lost & Found"
28 JANUARY – 12 FEBRUARY 2020
I put aside my text that I was prepared to determine the exhibition concept text with a sharp frame. This time I listened to the works of these two artists, which I followed with curiosity and admiration during the entire preparation process. To be 'accompanying' wherever they want to arrive. It was impossible not to realize the unity of photography-performance-discourse between the last productions of Buğra Erol and Christiane Peschek. Thus, the formation of this exhibition which has been the subject of interesting polemics on social media these days fueled by The Marketing Heaven, was inevitable.
It is not the act of recording that the photographer – the artist, as the main witnessing subject, produces reality as an object. In Ahmet Ersoy's article titled 'SanatMafıza', in the article named "My Photo" published in the magazine of Servet-i Fünun in 1891 by Ahmed Rasim; The phenomenon called "(…) Photography has a meaning beyond that" finished "object held and held in touch with. The photo story of Ahmed Rasim points to an open-ended formation that includes the moment and environment in which the image of the person was recorded, as well as the subsequent encounters of the produced image. If we look from the broad perspective that the article offers us, we understand the photograph as a process where technical and human elements are combined and actually have a performative dimension (…) ".
Christiane Peschek, who produces in the field of performance as well as photography with an overlapping-similar approach; in her manipulated photographs, focuses on human alienation and virtual sensitivities. The physical contact of the body and the screen – the researcher on the transformed sensory quality; The analog process under its digital image creates photo practice. The large-scale edition of the vague image of the works in the selection, which are still appearing or disappearing from a distance, causes an optical irony. The soft, translucent colors that exist with intense light, scatter on the surface. We are forced to repeatedly look at the image of human and post-human figures, which are abstracted with bluntness. The irony created by not witnessing 'photography', although recorded by the artist himself, creates a rather uncanny atmosphere. Despite the positive color palette dominating the series, this atmosphere does not decrease even a little, find cleaning services in san francisco ca.	The 'uncanny' state, which corresponds to the experience of a kind of anxiety and anxiety-like emotion, thus destroys the perception of reality by creating a psychoanalytic aesthetic.
Acquired memories of Buğra Erol, whom we know with his protest identity is an archive of vacation photographs belonging to an unidentified person or people between years 1960 and 70. The new series, in which he materializes the familiar dia / light / box technique with a different discourse; It avoids the perception of three dimensions with its material usage and formal approach. As a new form of use, the 'dia' material, in which it treats as a placement on the dimensionless plane it forms by combining the transparent pages with slides where slides are stored; arranges without establishing a background-foreground relationship and without discriminating a photographic value. This time it glorifies its "material" with its graphical language in multiple split compositions where we perceive the same uncanny atmosphere caused by classification and restriction.
The boxes with the same illumination as the first examples belong to the Seyhun Topuz archive. The word "LOST" written on 288 pieces of collages, formed with the retaining reflexes documented with slides, overflows from its borders framed by a semi-hidden-sharp rectangle. The use of Erol that only divides the word optically, regardless of its meaning; is not to make inferences about the works accompanying its production, but to draw attention to its approach. When he uses this historical memory, which he brought together and combined, far beyond the visual aesthetic harmony in his works, he points to his own way of thinking rather than how we will look at his paintings.
With these two approaches that transform and manipulate "LOST & FOUND" exhibition opens up a discussion of the domain and the representation of the testimony, which is similar to the performative effect of the photography process. It has the power to communicate effectively without tension with the production of Peschek and Erol on both uncanny ends of uncertainty and clarity.
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I graduated from Newcastle University and now working as an interior designer!
Actually interior design is one of my favorite interests.
You are more than welcomed to join our meeting, by that chance, I hope I could have the opportunity to learn some knowledge from you about interior design.


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Q: how do you deploy a jar file using the weblogic.deployer? I am looking on automating weblogic jar deployments using the weblogic deployer.
I am looking for good examples really.
I have see this so far :-
java weblogic.Deployer -adminurl http://localhost:10001 -user <user> -password <password> -name mylib -library -libspecver 1.0 -libimplver 2.0 -deploy c:/myapps/mylib.jar

what is -libspecver and libimplver ?
What will the deployed jar look like on the weblogic console gui - display name and version ?
Thank You
(a non java developer)

A: Check this article about deploying.
It is best practice to include version string information for a library for the deployment, but its only recommendation.
If you are deploying a library or package that does not include version string information, you can specify it at the command line using one or both of the following options:

    libspecver—Defines a specification version for the library or package.

    libimplver—Specifies an implementation version for the library or package.


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Ohio State University pistol team out-performed five competitors in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Invitational (Oct. 27-28), an event contested at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
Not only did the Buckeyes post the top overall score in both the Open and Women's competitions, but Ohio State also garnered the best mark in four of five disciplines, missing out on the clean sweep by only three points in the Women's Air (Coast Guard 1,090; Ohio State 1,087).
Anthony McCollum contributed to the team tally in all three Open events, including the second-highest standard pistol score (535) in the entire field. The junior from Purdin, Mo., also ranked top-5 overall in air pistol (5th; 555) and free pistol (5th; 516).
Irina Andrianova, Zachary Dahmen, Bernard Melus and Mike Soklaski each chipped in a pair of scores to the Open Team total. Andrianova's 558 in air pistol represented the second-best effort among all competitors in that event (tied with teammate Con Marrinan, who was competing as an individual). Samuel Gens aided the Buckeye victorious performance as well, registering a 552 in air pistol, ranked sixth overall.
Andrianova, Kara Moody and Emily Rust fired in both Women's events, paced by Andrianova's 561 and 369 in sport and air, respectively. Rust's 555 sport pistol ledger trailed only the 561 put up by Andrianova.


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ALTHOUGH the P95.3-billion vetoed items in the 2019 budget law were first tagged as simply being outside the President's priority projects, Malacañang said on Tuesday that President Duterte vetoed certain appropriations under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) because these are "riders" that violate the Constitution.
The Executive's act effectively upheld the position of senators in the weeks-long standoff with the House of Representatives, that matters inserted after the two chambers had already ratified the bicameral version of the 2019 budget bill were illegal.
But for other infrastructure projects that are part of the government's programmed priorities, the President has allowed the extension of implementation and payment until December 31, 2020, in view of the delayed passage of the 2019 budget and the ongoing election ban. This is on the condition that funds for these infrastructure projects have been obligated not later than December 31, 2019.
Despite this, the President still mandated the implementation of operational cash-based budgeting for the 2019 budget.
Presidential Spokesman and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador S. Panelo also confirmed on Tuesday that the vetoed funds include the last-minute insertions made in the House of Representatives.
"Those are the so-called insertions/riders. They are not part of the program by the DPWH, hence [they] violate the Constitution. It's violative of the Constitution, because they are not—remember the decision of the Supreme Court, the decision of the Supreme Court was that if they are unprogrammed, then it violates the Constitution," Panelo said in a Palace briefing.
This comes a day after Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea denied that the P95.3-billion items of appropriations were considered unconstitutional. He said they were merely deemed not part of the priority list.
The President late on Monday signed the long-delayed 2019 General Appropriations Act (Republic Act 11260), amounting to P3.662 trillion.
Duterte also vowed that he will not tolerate any attempts to circumvent the Constitution or any other action that will prejudice the Filipino people.
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, in a separate statement, said that despite the presidential veto, he felt "relief" that the delayed 2019 budget bill was finally law.
"Equally important is to see to it that the money is spent where it was allocated, and is felt by the people," said Poe.
The P95.3-billion items of appropriations under the DPWH budget comprised: Provisions for General Administration and Support (P350,000,000), Provisions for Support to Operations (P460,000,000) and Provisions for Capital Outlays (P94, 564,241,000).
Comprising the biggest bulk of provisions for Capital Outlays were those for Local Roads and Bridges (P42,611,461,000) followed by Flood Control and Drainage(P24,036,850,000), National Roads and Bridges (P17,161,390,000), Building and other Structures (P10,503,290,000), and Water Management (P251,250,000).
Aside from P95.3 billion, some general and special provisions were also vetoed, while other provisions were subjected to conditional implementation to ensure conformity with existing laws, policies, and rules and regulations.
Those under conditional implementation include allowance and benefits of teachers and creation of teaching positions, construction of evacuation centers, funding for foreign-assisted projects, revolving fund and lump-sum appropriations for capital outlays, as well as financial assistance to local government units and funding requirements of our foreign service, among others.
"With this approved National Budget of P3.66 trillion for FY 2019, we will continue to strengthen the framework of our economy, ensure peace and security on our lands and seas, and provide efficient public services that every Filipino deserves," Duterte said.
Although the budget passage encountered several bumps along the way, Duterte chose to be optimistic of what lies ahead.
"Admittedly, the passage of the FY 2019 budget was not as smooth as we had hoped for. But we can look back at this experience positively if we choose to see certain delays as manifestation of our legislators' commitment to the exercise of the power of the purse for the common good," he added.
The 2019 budget was delayed by a number of issues, including the Senate's quarrel with the House over the post-bicameral ratification changes by the House leadership, the alleged P75-billion budget insertion to the DPWH and the controversial budgeting system shift of the government from obligations-based to cash-based.
The House leadership said it respected the President's decision to veto some items in the 2019 GAA.
House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Rolando Andaya Jr., who led the weeks-long word war with senators, reiterated that they have been transparent as to the authorship of the amendments.
"The Senate has been silent about theirs. It's time to break their omertà," he said.
Andaya insisted the printed House version is completely authorized and compliant with the ratified Bicameral Report.
The Department of Finance (DOF), meanwhile, said the President's act underscores his commitment to implement expenditures on projects and activities that will benefit all Filipinos.
"The FY [fiscal year] 2019 [budget] has just been signed with the line-item veto in the total amount of P95 billion under DPWH [Department of Public Works and Highways] covering projects that are not included in the programmed priorities. We fully support the President in his desire to focus national expenditure on projects and activities that redound to the benefit of all Filipinos and stimulate the growth of the economy providing job and income opportunity for the least advantaged," Dominguez said.
The government has been operating under a 2018 reenacted budget since January this year, as a result of the deadlock between the two chambers of Congress over the final version of this budget bill.
The delay in the passage of the 2019 national budget has prevented the Duterte administration from spending P43.7 billion on its economic stimulus programs in the year's first two months alone, according to the DOF.
This then led to a revision on the government's growth projections for this year with the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) reducing the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth target to 6 to 7 percent this year, from the previous 7 to 8 percent.


As I promised in the last episode I'm going to review Tim Gardiner's new book "The Flintknapper's ghost". Then I'd like to introduce Renku otherwise known as linked verse to the podcast and ask you to join me and see if together, we can complete a 22 verse renku over the coming months and last but not least I'd like you to meet a poet new to the community, Andy Syor.
I promised Veronica Hosking that I would remind people that this month, March, is cerebral palsy awareness month. If you'd like to know more then Veronica has shared a link with me .
Tim Gardiner's book "The Flintknapper's ghost. A book of haibun.
As I write this I wonder is Flintknapping a British thing? Probably not but just in case let me tell you what it is.
It is the process of chipping away material from high silica stones like Flint, To produce sharp objects or tools, like for example, arrowheads or building materials.
Before I start, I should make it clear that I don't benefit in anyway should you go ahead and buy Tim's book.
As many of you will know, Tim is a regular contributor to the haiku pea podcast. I very much enjoy his work, which so often displays his love for nature. So when I heard that he had published a book of haibun I was excited to get my hands on a copy.
If you're thinking that you have no idea what haibun is and could not therefore appreciate the work, I'd say don't worry. Tim opens his book with an introduction to the history and technique of this art form which I believe will be sufficient for the beginner.
There are 40 haibun in this book and they cover a lot of ground. From the transition from childhood through to death and many of the highs and lows in between.
Writing haiku does not allow you to indulge in the embellishment of a poem as is the way with western poetry. It relies on a certain minimalism in its form to allow the reader to use their imagination. This is not the case with the prose element of haibun. Tim uses this freedom to express his absolute love for the landscape.
To conclude, the book flows gently through the haibun, evoking a mixture of emotions and displaying a range of skills that made the book a thoroughly enjoyable read. A book I will dip into time and time again.
This art form has been around from the days of Bashô, who was himself a Renku master. But what is it?
In brief it is the collaborative writing of linked verse. In the days before the internet, people would of course meet in a social situation, now we have other opportunities. We can go global and can write them together over the internet. Which is what I hope we can have a go at. I hope you'll join in.
For our first go, I would like to try a 22 verse renku. Renku should be thought of as a 3 part piece, much like a concerto or a three act play.
I like the way Jane Reichhold describes it, like a dinner party, in the first movement a group of strangers have a stilted conversation as they get to know each other, in the second movement the wine has flowed, tongues are looser, there are flights of fancy, laughter, and a little bit of nonsense. In the third movement, things are wrapping up, new friends have been made and people are leaving.
Shifting I think is self explanatory, but what I would ask is that at least in the first movement the shift is not too extreme.
There will be more but for today's writing challenge that is enough.
I received two haiku from Giddy Nielsen Sweep and Robert Horrobin which I thought would be an excellent start to what I would like to try and achieve.
I have linked Verse 2 to verse 1 using object linking. The idea of ageing in time and space. Giddy has used the word ageing and I've linked it with the turning of the world or you could also say I've linked them using the season, winter.
Verse 2 and 3 are linked by the association of movement. The world turning and the person in verse 3 having moved over the hill. Verse 3 needs to make a shift between it and verse 1. This it does by shifting the mood from one of melancholy to one of hope. As we are still in the first movement or "Jo" of our renku we should not be making huge shifts, just baby ones.
Verse 4 links with 3, again in physical space. When you go over a hill you usually find something resembling a dip or valley. It could also be said to have a contrast in meaning between hill and valley. It has definitely shifted the renku onwards from verse 2. We are in a different physical environment. The world is no longer frozen, it is damp with dew.
Now what I would ask of you is to compose a three line haiku that links with verse 4, but makes a shift from verse 3. Oh and it should also make a reference to the moon. That is a rule for verse 5. The Deadline for your 5th "moon" verse is 31st March, please.
I'm looking forward to reading where your imagination takes you.
If you need help, just email me.
This week I'm pleased to introduce a new poet to the podcast, Andy Syor. I thought this would be a good week to introduce him because Andy is a writer of solo linked verse.
Andy, is now retired but has done some interesting jobs in his time. He is often very philosophical in his approach to writing as we will see during this year and it's little wonder because he has read the works of many of the ancient philosophers.
I'd like to give you a sample of his linked verse, which is inspired by his time in the marines.
So that's it for this week. My thanks to Tim Gardiner and Andy Syor for featuring this week and to Giddy and Robert for letting me use their haiku to start what I hope will be a 22 verse renku.
That can only happen with your help so have a go send me your moon verses by the end of March, please.
Thanks as always to everyone for sending me their submissions. The deadline for the music podcast is coming up fast that's the 11th of March. Thanks to everyone who submitted so far and I hope there will be more submissions before the deadline. Don't forget I take general submissions too so that I can feature some poets in between the special podcasts.
I'm always very grateful to you for coming along and listening to me the podcast and I love to hear your feedback, so keep it coming. Until we meet again in a couple of weeks take care and keep writing.


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Algoma University College (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.). Office of the Academic Dean.
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History Biographical:
The Office of the Academic Dean was created in 1984. It evolved from the functions held by the Office of the Principal (1966-1977) and the Office of the Dean (1978-1984) both of which exercised academic functions as well as the functions of a Chief Executive Officer, now held by the Office of the President. The Academic Dean ensures effective and efficient academic program management and development through the development and implementation of an academic operational plan based on the approved Strategic Plan, in collaboration with the President and in consultation with Senate.
The Academic Dean understands the purpose of the University system and its interdependence and through appropriate communication, effectively participates as a member of Administration. Finally, the Academic Dean facilitates effective and responsive external relations with Laurentian University, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, other key organizations and the community.
For the above ends, the Academic Dean is responsible for planning, developing and overseeing the implementation of the academic operational plan, on which the Strategic Plan is based; initiating and developing in academic areas to enhance future enrollment at target levels; overseeing program evaluations in order to maintain high levels of program quality; ensuring academic staffing for quality program delivery; undertaking personnel quality improvement including peer review for probationary, sabbatical, tenure and promotion evaluations amongst faculty; and coordinating personnel quality improvement and evaluation of part-time faculty, in conformance with collective agreement. The Academic Dean also supervises the Library Director and the Arthur A. Wishart Library. During the period 1998-2006, the Academic Dean was the Acting Library Director.
The following faculty members have held the position of Academic Dean: Dr. Thomas A. Allaway (1984-1989), James Gibson, BA, MA (1989-1995), Dr. Linda Sorenson (1995-1997), Dr. Celia Ross (1997-1998), Dr. Jong S. You (2000-2002), and Dr. Arthur H. Perlini (2002-2014), Dr. Richard McCutheon (2014-)
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Fonds reflects the functional responsibilities of the Office of the Academic Dean of Algoma University College. Records include course syllabi and outlines; budget and financial files, academic correspondence regarding letters of reference, sessional and full-time appointments, appeals and discipline, documents concerning academic committees and programme initiatives, as well as correspondence with and reports to the Ontario Council on University Affairs concerning Algoma University College's development and planning.
The fonds comprises twelve accessions: 2007-002, 2007-008, 2007-051, 2007-052, 2007-053, 2007-056, 2008-001, 2009-001, 2010-151, 2010-022, 2014-088, 2015-025.
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The fonds is arranged in the following series: S00001: Course outlines S00033: Course evaluations S00029: Faculty and student records S00028: Research and scholarly initiatives S00034: Administrative records S00035: Senate correspondence, reports and other material S00036: Laurentian University correspondence, reports and other material S00037: Ontario government correspondence, reports and other material
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handmade cigars, more or less in the form that we know them today, were first made in Spain in the early 18th century, using Cuban tobacco. At that time, no handmade cigars were exported from Cuba.
By 1790, handmade cigars manufacture had spread north of the Pyrenees, with small handmade cigars factories being set up in France and Germany.
The Dutch, too, started making handmade cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies. But cigar smoking only became a widespread custom in France and Britain after the Peninsular War (1808-14), when returning British and French veterans made fashionable the habit they had learned while serving in Spain.
Production of "segars" began in Britain in 1820, and in 1821 an Act of Parliament was needed to set out regulations governing their production. Because of an import tax, foreign handmade cigars in Britain were already regarded as a luxury item.
, where he had served in the British army. He came back to his home in Connecticut, where tobacco had been grown by settlers since the 17th century, with a selection of Havana cigars and large amounts of Cuban tobacco seed. Cigar factories were later set up in the Connecticut area, processing the tobacco grown from the Cuban seed. In the early 19th century American domestic production started to take off and handmade cigars also began to be imported in significant numbers. But cigar smoking did not really boom in the United States until around the time of the Civil War in the 1860s, with individual brands emerging by the late 19th century. By then the cigar had become a status symbol in the United States.


Asia's Next Top Model Cycle 5 is set to air it's finale episode this Wednesday, June 28, on Star World. But it's not a live episode. The finale has been taped a couple of months ago even before the show started airing last April.
Since one of the three contestants from the Philippines–Maureen Wroblewitz–has made it to the finale, viewers/fans of the show across Asia are eager to know if she won the title or not.
If you're an avid follower of AsNTM5, you know that Maureen's journey to the finale is the most colorful and most interesting than any other contestant. The Filipina model is the smallest and perhaps the youngest and most inexperienced this cycle that's why she was being bullied by other contestants saying she's just a pretty face and has no skills. But she's a fast learner and was able to silence her critics by winning 3 photoshoots. Now she's just one step closer to the crown.
Will the Cinderella story that AsNTM5 has been playing this whole cycle gonna have a happy ending on June 28?


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Catalogues/directories (1)
Literature reviews/bibliographies (1)
Women's rights (-) (14)
Green economy (-) (4)
Waste management (2)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UN-AIDS) (2)
COVID-19 and access to justice for victims and survivors of violence against women and girls in East and Southern Africa.
The study targeted various stakeholders from critical institutions dealing with and addressing issues of access to justice regionally or nationally, judicial personnel (such as judges, magistrates, lawyers and prosecutors, and police officers), local government administration officers, including chiefs and local elders, as well as traditional and religious leaders.
Leveraging administrative data for policy and programmatic interventions on gender specific sustainable development goals (SDGs)
This compendium presents select country case studies of good and promising practices in use of gender statistics generated from administrative data for policy and programme interventions as they relate to gender specific SDGs.
Digital innovations for rural women's resilience to climate change and disasters
Drawing on an assessment of the needs of rural women in Senegal, Mali, Liberia, Malawi and Haiti, and on an ecosystem mapping and market dialogue process, these infographics illustrate the challenges that rural women face to access resilience-building services that are tailored to their needs, and provide insights into gender-responsive policy measures and innovative solutions to respond to the women's needs and build their resilience to climate change and disasters.
Progress and Challenges to Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH): Findings from the Programme on Women's Empowerment (POWER) Action Research in Gambella
Date: Monday, 19 September 2022
UNWomen, in collaboration with International Medical Corps (IMC), has been implementing a Programme on Women's Empowerment in Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) Rights (POWER) in humanitarian settings in Gambella Region. The purpose of the action research is to document the progress on the SRMNCAH programme implemented in the humanitarian setting, lessons learned from it, gaps in it and efforts required for it. The findings will better inform UN Women and partners working in a humanitarian setting on the current progress and the efforts required to improve SRMNCAH services in the refugee and host communities.
Understanding the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and how it relates to Zimbabwean Women in Trade
Date: Friday, 9 September 2022
The purpose of this booklet is to raise awareness on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) among stakeholders in Zimbabwe, especially women traders. It is intended to facilitate information on opportunities and benefits provided by AfCFTA that women in trade can exploit and use, in pursuit of their business goals whether formally or informally.
UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office Publications Reader Survey Report (2019-2020)
Date: Thursday, 2 June 2022
The survey informs the trends to evidence-based and demand-driven approach for ESARO publications. The survey also informs various publication processes, including the implementation of quality assurance guidance and the centralization of the publication process with stronger accountability mechanisms for knowledge production.
A Review of Ethiopian Law from a Gender Perspective
The assessment offers a series of measures for re forming Ethiopian law to ensure that laws are gender sensitive and more effective at ensuring gender equal ity and non-discrimination. Most notable is that a total of 5 laws or provisions must be repealed in whole or in part; 26 laws must be revised or amended and two (2) new laws must be enacted to bring Ethiopia's legislative framework in line with its regional and international obligations on gender equality and women's empowerment. The report also emphasizes the need to prioritize the implementation of national laws that comply with gender equality standards, and in this context, recommends one policy measure to ensure that laws fully deliver on women's rights


I like to post every day when I can. But, there are times when I can't, and I don't think blog breaks are bad thing.
I think in the last analysis you have to blog for yourself. Yes, it is important to produce ideas and information that is of interest to people — but a writer just can't be a slave to that. I write the various Bible studies that appear here because the Bible and its interpretation is an interest of mine. They don't draw in many readers — but that's not the point. In the last analysis writers have to feel good about what they are writing.
I know what I am about — even if that may not always be apparent to other people. This is a site about the Wesleyan doctrine of Christian Perfection — with lots of (to my mind) related themes. I am interested in Bible interpretation, and theology, and history, and sexuality issues (because they are unavoidable, for one thing), and the interface of theology and science — but the real issue for me has always been: how to live with a heart wholly devoted to God. I believe the real way to get to the heart of Wesleyan theology is to focus on its most controversial aspects.
But, I also believe that the faith must be re-appropriated and re-applied in ever generation. I always thought that was one of the advantages of evangelical theology — broadly understood. I always expect fresh new ideas to emerge from the Scriptures as we reflect on our contemporary situation. I've always thought we are supposed to expect that. I thought that one of the advantages of evangelical theology — broadly understood — is that you have the riches of the wide orthodox Christian tradition from which to draw. It is not a matter of being imprisoned by understandings / theologies of the past. It is respectfully learning from the past — but thinking for yourself!
So I'm either a liberal conservative or a conservative liberal — or something else. It doesn't matter.
But if anyone is interested in the theology of John Wesley or of the holiness movement — and it's possible relevance to the life of faith today — they should be able to find something here that is helpful or thought provoking. And, they should be able to find some reflection on the Scriptures and the Christian tradition that arises from that point of view.
I haven't quit writing here. I just get busy sometimes.


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Asia Pacific / Science & Health
China to launch moon probe, seeking to bring back first lunar rock since 1970s
A Long March-5 rocket is seen at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province in July. China on Tuesday moved the massive rocket into place in preparation for launching a mission to bring back materials from the moon for the first time in four decades. | XINHUA / VIA AP
Beijing – China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to bring back lunar rocks in the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth's natural satellite since the 1970s.
The Chang'e-5 probe, named after the ancient Chinese goddess of the moon, will seek to collect material that can help scientists understand more about the moon's origins and formation. The mission will test China's ability to remotely acquire samples from space, ahead of more complex missions.
If successful, the mission will make China only the third country to have retrieved lunar samples, following the United States and the Soviet Union decades ago.
Since the Soviet Union crash-landed the Luna 2 on the moon in 1959, the first human-made object to reach another celestial body, a handful of other countries including Japan and India have launched moon missions.
In the Apollo program, which first put men on the moon, the United States landed 12 astronauts over six flights from 1969 to 1972, bringing back 382 kg (842 pounds) of rocks and soil.
The Soviet Union deployed three successful robotic sample return missions in the 1970s. The last, the Luna 24, retrieved 170.1 grams (6 ounces) of samples in 1976 from Mare Crisium, or "Sea of Crises."
China's probe, scheduled to launch in coming days, will attempt to collect 2 kg (4½ pounds) of samples in a previously unvisited area in a massive lava plain known as Oceanus Procellarum, or "Ocean of Storms."
"The Apollo-Luna sample zone of the moon, while critical to our understanding, was undertaken in an area that comprises far less than half the lunar surface," said James Head, a planetary scientist at Brown University.
Subsequent data from orbital remote sensing missions have shown a wider diversity of rock types, mineralogies and ages than represented in the Apollo-Luna sample collections, he said.
"Lunar scientists have been advocating for robotic sample return missions to these many different critical areas in order to address a host of fundamental questions remaining from earlier exploration," Head said.
The Chang'e-5 mission may help answer questions such as how long the moon remained volcanically active in its interior and when its magnetic field — key to protecting any form of life from the sun's radiation — dissipated.
Once in the moon's orbit, the probe will aim to deploy a pair of vehicles to the surface: a lander will drill into the ground, then transfer its soil and rock samples to an ascender that will lift off and dock with an orbiting module.
If this is successful, the samples will be transferred to a return capsule that will return them to Earth.
China made its first lunar landing in 2013. In January 2019, the Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon, the first by any nation's space probe.
Within the next decade, China plans to establish a robotic base station to conduct unmanned exploration in the south polar region.
It is to be developed through the Chang'e-6, 7 and 8 missions through the 2020s and expanded through the 2030s ahead of manned landings.
China plans to retrieve samples from Mars by 2030.
In July, China launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first independent mission to another planet.
There's water ice on the moon, and in more places than NASA once thought
One small hop for man? Japan shoots for jumping craft fueled by moon water
China, space, astronomy, moon


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module Bosh::Director
  class ProblemScanner::VmScanStage
    AGENT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS = 10

    attr_reader :agent_disks

    def initialize(instance_manager, problem_register, deployment, event_logger, logger)
      @instance_manager = instance_manager
      @problem_register = problem_register
      @deployment = deployment
      @event_logger = event_logger
      @logger = logger
      @agent_disks = {}
    end

    def scan(vms=nil)
      if vms
        instances = vms.map do |job, index|
          @instance_manager.find_by_name(@deployment, job, index)
        end
      else
        instances = Models::Instance.filter(deployment: @deployment).all
      end

      instances = instances.reject {|instance| !instance.expects_vm?}

      @event_logger.begin_stage("Scanning #{instances.size} VMs", 2)
      results = Hash.new(0)
      lock = Mutex.new

      @event_logger.track_and_log('Checking VM states') do
        ThreadPool.new(max_threads: Config.max_threads).wrap do |pool|
          instances.each do |instance|
            next if instance.ignore
            pool.process do
              scan_result = scan_vm(instance)
              lock.synchronize { results[scan_result] += 1 }
            end
          end
        end
      end

      ignored_instances_count = instances.count(&:ignore)

      @event_logger.track_and_log("#{results[:ok]} OK, " +
        "#{results[:unresponsive]} unresponsive, " +
        "#{results[:missing]} missing, " +
        "#{results[:unbound]} unbound" +
        (ignored_instances_count>0 ? ", #{ignored_instances_count} ignored" : ''))
    end

    private

    def scan_vm(instance)
      agent_options = {
        timeout: AGENT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS,
        retry_methods: {get_state: 0}
      }

      mounted_disk_cid = @problem_register.get_disk(instance)

      agent = AgentClient.with_agent_id(instance.agent_id, agent_options)
      begin
        agent.get_state

        # gather mounted disk info. (used by scan_disk)
        begin
          disk_list = agent.list_disk
          mounted_disk_cid = disk_list.first
        rescue Bosh::Director::RpcTimeout
          mounted_disk_cid = nil
        end
        add_disk_owner(mounted_disk_cid, instance.vm_cid) if mounted_disk_cid

        :ok
      rescue Bosh::Director::RpcTimeout
        # We add the disk to avoid a duplicate problem when timeouts fetching agent status (unresponsive_agent and
        # mount_info_mismatch)
        add_disk_owner(mounted_disk_cid, instance.vm_cid) if mounted_disk_cid

        begin
          if !has_vm?(instance)
            @logger.info("Missing VM #{instance.vm_cid}")
            @problem_register.problem_found(:missing_vm, instance)
            return :missing
          end
        rescue Bosh::Clouds::NotImplemented
        end

        @logger.info("Found unresponsive agent #{instance.agent_id}")
        @problem_register.problem_found(:unresponsive_agent, instance)
        :unresponsive
      end
    end

    def has_vm?(instance)
      cloud_factory = Bosh::Director::AZCloudFactory.create_from_deployment(@deployment)
      cloud = cloud_factory.get_for_az(instance.availability_zone)
      vm_cid = instance.vm_cid
      !vm_cid.nil? && cloud.has_vm(vm_cid)
    end

    def add_disk_owner(disk_cid, vm_cid)
      @agent_disks[disk_cid] ||= []
      @agent_disks[disk_cid] << vm_cid
    end
  end
end

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Birding, Animal Life, Art, Indigeneous Tree. On day 11, a short drive takes us to the western shoulder of the Zoutpansberg mountain range - named by the early Dutch settlers in recognition of the many salt-lakes in the area. Birding en route in impressive surroundings, we arrive at Shiluvari Lakeside Lodge situated on the banks of the Albasini Dam. During our three night stay we include a sunset cruise, which should produce White-backed Night Heron, African Finfoot, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Crested Guineafowl, Yellow-spotted Nicator, Scaly-throated Honeyguide and Gorgeous Bush Shrike.