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Why America Gives Inmates Elaborate Meals Right Before Killing Them
Erin Fuchs
Amnesty International recently used this photo as part of an ad campaign about last meals given to executed prisoners who were probably innocent.
There's a smart essay in Lapham's Quarterly that highlights the absurdity of giving extravagant meals to death row inmates right before killing them.
"It's just like putting gas in a car that don't have no motor," Brent Cunningham writes for Lapham, quoting convicted killer and rapist Barry Lee Fairchild's comment about his own last meal.
Fairchild had a point. It seems pretty ridiculous to grant prisoners' last meal requests — which often involve a lot of comfort food — if they're just going to be executed anyway.
Unlike last meals, last words seem to have a purpose. These final statements give prisoners a chance to apologize to their victims, or to proclaim their innocence one last time.
But why do we let inmates have last meals of their choosing?
Nobody really knows, but Cunningham writes that one theory is the state wants to look more humane than the people it's executing.
"The state, after all, has to distinguish the violence of its punishment from the violence it is punishing, and by allowing a last meal and a final statement," Cunningham writes, "a level of dignity and compassion are extended to the condemned that he didn't show his victims."
Texas, however, doesn't want to be that dignified anymore. The Lone Star State ended its last meal policy in 2011, after a convicted killer ordered a massive meal that he decided not to eat. Here's what he ordered, according to the Houston Chronicle.
two chicken fried steaks, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a cheese omelet, a large bowl of fried okra, three fajitas, a pint of Blue Bell ice cream, and a pound of barbecue with a half loaf of white bread.
Head over to Lapham's Quarterly for more history on the last meal ritual.
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The 2011 IPLOCA New Technologies Award sponsored by BP was presented during the annual Convention held in Beijing. The Award is given in recognition of a significant achievement in the development of new pipeline technologies.
Osman Birgili, Chairman of the IPLOCA New Technologies Committee, made the presentation and addressed the members of the audience about New Technologies. To review his presentation please click here.
The Committee decided to present the Award to Laurini Officine Meccaniche S.r.l. in recognition of their excellent work on Seam Aligner Clamp.
Laurini's presentation is available here.
Bredero Shaw, represented by Sean Haberer, for the Thermolite ULTRA subsea insulation system.
To review their entry please click here.
CRC-Evans Pipeline International, represented by Brian Laing, for their high speed hi force Internal welding and backup system, as well as for their new Generation welding and inspections systems.
To review entry 1 please click here.
To review entry 2 please click here.
SPIECAPAG and Laurini Officine Meccaniche, represented by Bruno Pomaré and Marco Laurini, for their Swamp Muletrax.
IPLOCA would like to congratulate all those who participated in the 2011 New Technologies Award sponsored by BP for their commitment in this field. We encourage continuing efforts.


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Eliminates having to handle hazardous acid-based products.
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JUST ANNOUNCED: KSHE 95 presents 'More Stories From the Window' at River City Casino & Hotel on Friday, Rocktober 7th! Sit back and hear about some of the more legendary moments that contributed to KSHE 95 reigning as the 'longest running rock station' for the last 55 years in St. Louis. As told by the people who lived the stories, first-hand! With a lineup, that includes some of the most famous names in St. Louis broadcasting history, and bands like Mama's Pride, Gypsy, Head East Official, Pavlov's Dog and El Monstero + local band Rockin' Chair will return to play your favorite KSHE Klassics!
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Q: Energy and force relation So in simple machine we apple less force with more displacement to exert same energy as the load need so if energy is related to tiredness i.e. more energy you lose more tired you feel but by applying less force we didn't felt tired why?

A: The energy used by your body and muscles is not the same as the work done on an object you manipulate.  The body takes more energy to do the work because it is an engine with less than 100% efficiency.  Also, being "out of breath" or feeling muscle fatigue is a complicated biological  response, and not a good measure of physical quantities like work.
The relationship between force $F$, displacement $d$ and work $W$ (in a straight line) is
$$ W=Fd $$
So you can apply a lower force for a longer distance and output the same work.

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This is gonna be a really short post. I do not have much to say about this post. It's just that the video clip makes me fiercely nostalgic. I just desperately want to come back to the time that I was in highschool.
Miss all of the friends there. Peaceful old time!
Do check it out. This is the time period that I am mostly proud of.
Here is the link to the youtube video. Do check it out!


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Q: Поиск бинов в jar файлах У меня есть jsf проект из которого я хочу вынести общую функциональность в отдельный модуль. Для этого был образован второй проект-ядро.
Если выносить туда бины при попытке обращения к ним получаем ClassNotFound.
Вроде бы достаточно расположить в jar файл faces-config.xml.
Есть подозрение что я его не туда положил. Структура проектов на скрине.

Что неправильно?


Test your knowledge on e-invoicing with our e-invoicing quiz.
Click on an answer to reveal if you are right – or not!
Which of the following countries has tax authority legislation in place for electronic invoicing?
Correct, They all do. Each country has some form of legislation that relates to electronic invoicing from the local tax authority that must be complied with.
Which of the following processes guarantee the required authenticity and integrity for electronic invoicing within the European Union?
Maybe. Under the new rules (2013) sending an electronic file (PDF) as an attachment over email can potentially meet the requirements for authenticity & integrity. But this is yet to be proven and has no precedence.
Correct. Both B & C are the most definitive answers, EDI being the longest established, with clear guidelines in Europe since 1994.
Correct. Both B & C are the most definitive answers, digital signatures provide authenticity & integrity and can be implemented quickly and efficiently.
Correct. As the receiver of the invoice you are not technically responsible for proving any of these criteria, but the process that you employ must do this. This may seem a pedantic point but the law states that the issuer of the invoice is responsible for a-d above. To place the burden of compliance on suppliers (especially if a small business) would stifle e-invoicing adoption and reduce potential cost savings, so many large corporates employ third party companies to provide e-Invoicing software and services thus ensuring that both trading counterparties are compliant when sending and receiving invoices.
Your company uses EDI to send and receive electronic invoices to and from all of your domestic and international customers. Which of the options below gurantees the authenticity and integrity of your EDI invoices?
Correct. EDI is the most consistent form of electronic invoicing across Europe as authenticity and integrity is engrained within a value added network (VAN), Regulations defined by organisations such as the ICC and GS1 have been in place since 1994 (1994/820/EC) to clearly define what a compliant EDI process for e-Invoicing is, and this has been agreed by all EU member states. However not all companies implement this process efficiently and others prefer to print paper copies of invoices and retain them for tax audits.
I know that I have to keep a human readable copy of EDI invoices for a certain number of years. Which of the following invoice storage methods are considered to be tax compliant?
Correct. All three of methods are acceptable to most tax authorities, however, storing paper copies negates the cost savings offered by electronic invoicing. Also, if your company is saving EDI invoices in an electronic archive they must be presented to the tax authorities in a human readable format.
Correct. You should be concerned about all three. While security of information is not part of tax compliance, it is a best practise to always keep sensitive information secure. If your company embarks on an e-Invoicing programme it does have to consider the different tax compliance laws for each country in which it does business. The cost savings offered by electronic invoicing, with an average ROI of between 6-18 months, offer compelling reasons for you to adopt this approach.


When people find out I'm a teacher, they always ask me what subject I teach. Sometimes I facetiously say, "First of all, I'm a teacher of children." This normally gets a wry smile; then they ask me again what subject I teach. When I tell them it's maths, the normal reaction is to tell me about their own school experience. For the ones who didn't like maths this can go on for quite a long time, and turn into a sort of apologetic confessional about why they never liked it, or that they didn't "get it".
Read the rest of this nice interview from the link below.


Screw adjusting the rotation speed of the disk so that it corresponds to high consumption, such as in large appliances requiring a great deal of electricity.
Aluminum plate that turns as the current flows through the meter; the number of times it rotates is proportional to the amount of electricity consumed.
Screw allowing the rotation speed of the disk to be adjusted so that it corresponds to light consumption, such as from a lamp, toaster or ceiling fan.
Plate bearing the various features of an electric meter.
Metering system measuring a dwelling's electricity consumption expressed in kilowatt hours (kWh).


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Panhematin Approved in Canada to Treat Recurrent Attacks of Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Canadian patients who have recurrent attacks of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) can now be treated with Recordati Rare Diseases Canada' injectable hemin formulation, Panhematin.
Health Canada has approved the use of Panhematin to reduce the production and buildup of toxic compounds in the body induced by hepatic porphyria, and prevent associated symptoms such as severe abdominal pain.
"We are excited that Panhematin is now available for Canadian patients as a treatment for painful and devastating AIP attacks," Renata Sklodowska, MD, director of medical affairs at Recordati Rare Diseases, said in a press release. "The fact that a disease is uncommon does not mean that it should go untreated. Recordati remains committed to supporting patients with rare disorders, including the needs of the Canadian AIP community."
Panhematin is derived from processed human red blood cells. It is believed to inhibit the ALAS enzyme and to limit the rate of the porphyrin/heme biosynthesis pathway, preventing the accumulation of compounds known to induce acute hepatic porphyria attacks, such as aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and porphobilinogen (PBG), by about 58-100%.
The effectiveness of Panhematin in reducing the rates of recurrent AIP attacks was demonstrated in five open-label studies, with approximately 85.5% of treated patients showing a positive response.
In addition, an observational study that investigated patient-reported outcomes in 108 patients with acute porphyrias revealed that 74% of patients who received Panhematin during acute attacks had successful resolution of abdominal pain and other symptoms. This was a significant improvement over the 44% of patients treated with opiates who reported a similar positive response.
Clinical evidence of the beneficial effect of Panhematin led to its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1983.
Panhematin is administrated directly into a large vein in the arm by intravenous infusion or through a central line. Administration in small arm veins is not recommended since vein inflammation has been reported as a potential adverse side effect.
It should be used in doses between 0.8 to 3.1 mg/kg per day for three to 14 days according to the presenting clinical signs. The maximum daily dose should not exceed 4.6 mg/kg, even when using multiple dosing in more severe cases.
Panhematin should not be used while taking estrogen-based agents such as oral contraceptives, barbiturates to regulate sleep or to treat epilepsy, or steroids, as these class agents may trigger an AIP attack or make one worse.
Tagged acute intermittent porphyria, approval, Canada, Health Canada, hemin, Panhematin, Recordati Rare Diseases Canada.
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Q: Ethernet components location The normal ethernet components configuration: MAC <-> PHY <-> Magnetics <-> RJ45. My RJ45 connector must be mounted on the system box's front panel, so there must be a wire routed from the PCB to the front panel connector. My system box contain many relays, so there may some interference from them. Now, I have several choices:

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*Locate the magnetics at RJ45 connector side. And using CAT5 UTP wire to the main PCB. Then I can choose a RJ45 connector with integrated magnetics.

*Locate the magnetics at the PHY side, that is on the main PCB. Then use wires connect to the connector, which without integrated magnetics.

*If I can use two magnetics, one on main PCB, and one on the connector side?

Which method is better?

A: I would simply put an RJ45 MagJack on your circuit board right by the PHY. Then use an internal CAT5 cable to go to a panel connector. The panel connector could be one of these (although other options exist).

The above pictured connector is an inline coupler that permits Ethernet to pass through into an enclosure and maintain an IP67 rating.
If internal enclosure interference is an issue you simply use a shielded CAT5 type cable with the appropriate metal covered RJ45 plug ends. The above connector can be configured as a shielded unit on the inside with a shielded pigtail CAT5 cable.


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Posted on March 30, 2008 December 26, 2015 by Ian O'Neill
Deepest Canyon on Mars: New Images from the Mars Express
This breathtaking 3D landscape was constructed with high definition images taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express orbiter. The new observations show Hebes Chasma, a strange mountain region nested inside the canyon, with channel-like fingers reaching out into the Martian landscape. The imaged region shows features down to a resolution of 15 meters per pixel, an awe-inspiring view… in stereo!
The HRSC is currently looking down onto the Red Planet's surface, taking shots of the planet in full colour, in 3D and with a maximum resolution of two meters. The camera design allows it unrivalled pointing accuracy by combining images at different resolutions at each orbital pass. By imaging the landscape at three different wavelengths (i.e. three colours), a stereoscopic view of Mars features give observers an insight to how the canyon will look from different angles, in 3D models.
Hebes Chasma is a very prominent Mars feature just north of the huge Valles Marineris system (a.k.a. the "Grand Canyon of Mars"). Hebes is described as an enclosed trough, with a high, flat-top mountain range right in the centre. The canyon is over 8 km deep in places, and the central mountain ascends to this height, at the same level as the surrounding plains. There is evidence to suggest that liquid water once flowed here, possibly creating a vast moat around the mountain, leaving its top isolated when the canyon was full of water. If this natural formation was found on Earth in medieval times, I couldn't think of a better defended castle if it was built on the apex of this 8 km high range…
A number of huge images have been released, and here are links to a few of the best:
The entire Hebes Chasma at a resolution of 15 meters/pixel (1.2 MB .jpg)
3D anaglyph image of the canyon (1.6 MB .jpg) – Go make your 3D glasses!
An oblique-angle reconstruction view of the central mountain range (1.6 MB .jpg)
I can't wait to see more Mars features in stunning 3D projections…
Source: ESA
CategoriesMars
30 Replies to "Deepest Canyon on Mars: New Images from the Mars Express"
Astrofiend says:
"I can't wait to see more Mars features in stunning 3D projections…"
Yeah – I hope they make an IMAX 3D movie of all of this stuff…
Giles Smith says:
They are stunning, can't wait to see Mars' surface fully modeled and have a poke around!
They have quite a few more. Just check the Mars Express Image Browser at http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMVZF77ESD_0.html
and have fun.
bigger bang says:
I can't wait to see the new Rolling Stones movie…
Absolutely stunning, and thanks to the BA for linking to this.
Minor quibble, though – in the final paragraph: "There is evidence to suggest that liquid water once flowed here, possibly creating a vast mote around the mountain, leaving its top isolated when the canyon was full of water."
I think that should be "moat."
ScepticTim says:
It would be interesting to see spectrographic or radiometric data of some type across this structure. The apparent smooth shape of the central mountain suggests a batholithic like origin to me – i.e that it was formed by the upwelling of interior magma that did not reach the surface and was exposed by later fracturing and erosion of the overlying material. Erosion appears to have affected the lighter coloured country rock surrounding the Chasma differently than the darker central 'mountain'. I wonder if that 'mountain' is composed of a harder 'basaltic like' material. Perhaps some future geologist will find a bit of the Martian mantle here!
Ian O'Neill says:
Totally right, mote -> moat. Was typing too quick… corrected.
Thanks, Ian
No argument ,the pictures are out of this world, but please enlighten me and explain what on Earth (or Mars this time around ) exactly is a "MOTE" as I can only make out a feature that I would call a "MOAT" similar to barriers that were placed around medieval castles and similar structures.
Please keep the excellent art works coming.
Al Michael says:
Stunning is the word that comes to mind when looking at these photos.
I also enjoyed the comments posted by ScepticTim these insight to the possible origins of the structures is very informative.
Just the place to look for evidence of past life?
Chris Coles says:
8 Kms is 26,000 feet deep. Adiabatic lapse rate means the atmosphere at the bottom will be some 70 degrees Centigrade warmer than at the rim. Add to that the difference in colour between the two sides, the sunlit side being white must be caused by the heating effects of the sun on that side. That in turn will displace a large atmospheric movement up that sunlit side, as it does on any mountain here on earth with many related effects. For these reasons alone, this must the bottom of the chasm the best possible location for a manned mission to Mars. If we are to find any sign of life on Mars, this must surely be the most likely location?
Again, look at the upper left rim where there is a object that has "sloughed" into the channel leading to the rim edge. Is that a meteorite that, having been just under the surface, is now about to slide into the chasm?
Again, the impact craters on the left have still got signs of the displacement of the surface surrounding the crater, but the ones on the right have lost all that displacement. Is the surface a mixture of ice and soil?
Such photographs are a wonderful way to define future observational missions.
I am glad to see ESA is releasing some really astounding stuff. I have complained to several ESA administers about the long delay in releasing pictures and info. but all I get is "policy". NASA/JPL is most generous in releasing anything really new within day's but ESA takes month's. Don't get me wrong for I am most appreciative of any information/items put out for revue but I feel it could come a little quicker through the "pipeline".
Please learn the difference between a moat which surrounds a castle and a mote which is very small like a period.
AC says:
Looks like fossilized bandersnatch to me.
Wonder why very few if any craters in the chasm and flat-top mountain vs the plains?
tambo says:
Too wild to believe. I have a ? What is the black smooth looking stuff. looks like volcanic glass or something blew up in there and spread it around. Even @ the high elevations. Crazy
I think I will sue for taking such nice pictures of Mars. It may jeopardize our relationship with the Martians.
Oh wait, I'm not from Hawaii.
Now THAT is where a rover needs to go! We've got to stop sending rovers to relatively boring places just because they offer safe landing. The bottom of a chasm like this is the place to find something, not the middle of a basically barron desert. We have a lot of smart creative people who can certainly figure out a way to get a robotic mission safely in there or in Valles Marineris. Higher temps, higher pressure, deeper and likely more "moist" . . . what are we wating for?
Just after the Spirit and Opportunity 3D pictures started coming out, JPL published instructions on how to make your own 3D images:
marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/3d01.html
If you have any experience with photoshop, you can make really cool pictures in only a couple of minutes. You think your brain hurts when you first put on the 3D glasses? See what happens as you alter the depth of the image – ouch!
Christopher Kupris says:
A wonderful place to see and visit, but we should take care what we do in there. I often think about future life on Mars. We should take care and keep the Red Planet as green as possible.
stumpy says:
Hey now, it's not April Fools Day yet. Too bad they didn't catch the deepest point just below the range of the second picture.
INFINITY says:
IT IS SAD THAT WE HAVE SPENT BILLIONS IN FIGHTING EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF COMPLETING OUR DESTINY TO EXPLORE OTHER WORLDS AND GO WHERE MAN HAS NEVER BEEN BEFORE. INSTEAD OF FIGHTING OVER SCRAPS WE SHOULD BE EXPLORING THE INCREDIBLE BOUNTY THE UNIVERSE HAS TO OFFER MANKIND. WHERE IS THE SPIRIT OF EXPLORATION THAT OUR ANCESTORS HAD?
mystic.smeg says:
Wow! – Can you imagine the next Mars fps (first person shooter) computer game to be released, Doom 10.0?
I need a bigger monitor!
It probably is volcanic.
I'd guess the only way a geological feature like this could be formed is through a smack from a large asteroid, there would be plenty of energy (heat) to melt/scorch the rock.
Thanks Ian for not taking my jibe re MOTE too seriously……………….keep up the great work
192.168.0.1 says:
Stunning, stunning, stunning!
B29 says:
My word it's beautiful!
UK Dave says:
I'm well and trruly gobsmacked! These images are amazing, breathtaking!
Thanks for all the knowledgable comments chaps!
Astounding, wonderful images!
Keep up the great work! 🙂
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Many companies opt to use SAP BusinessObjects front-end tools when they require reporting across a variety of analytical data sources with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW) as part of the system landscape. However, the choice between using SAP BusinessObjects or SAP BEx tools becomes less clear-cut when reporting on BW data alone and is causing customers to assess their SAP business intelligence (BI) strategies.
Here is a look at typical reporting scenarios and a comparison of the available SAP BEx and SAP BusinessObjects reporting tools available for each of them.
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x front-end tools can consume BEx queries directly. This means that universes are not necessary for the BusinessObjects tools to access BW data.
They are flexible and can extend the data modeling environment, requiring less effort to change than InfoProviders.
Constructs -- such as calculated key figures, restricted key figures, structures and SAP variables -- can be readily developed in BEx queries to meet end-user requirements. These constructs are not available when accessing InfoProviders directly.
The table below outlines common reporting scenarios and the relevant BEx and BusinessObjects tools that companies can use to provide the functionality required.
Formatted reporting scenarios typically encompass the need to present or structure SAP NetWeaver BW data in a particular layout to meet requirements such as printing or external publication. From a BW perspective, this can be met through either BEx Report Designer or Crystal Reports.
BEx Report Designer is a standalone desktop application that works similarly to BusinessObjects tools in that it is built upon an underlying BEx query definition. It can use the constructs defined within the underlying query such as formulas, and calculated and restricted key figures. However, report interactivity -- such a variable drop-down menus -- needs to be incorporated by building a Web template that includes the relevant Web items for both the drop-down menu and the BEx report.
From a functionality perspective, Crystal Reports offers a more feature-rich experience than Report Designer. If both options are available within an organization's technology stack, Crystal Reports is the optimal tool for delivering formatted reporting.
Dashboarding scenarios involve visually modeling the status of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) within an organization. Dashboards offer user interactivity with functionality such as what-if analysis with sliders and other controls. They also allow users to drill down into more detailed data sitting underneath the metrics being reported.
BEx Web Application Designer can be used to develop a dashboard on BW data with a fair degree of interactivity. However, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly known as Xcelsius) requires less effort to deploy dashboarding functionality, such as what-if analysis. Also, Dashboards allow report creators to show a prototype, based on static data, to key stakeholders as part of the development cycle.
Ad hoc reporting in BEx provides self-service functionality to create reports not available through existing reports from central IT. Apart from the ability to bookmark navigation states within the BEx tools, there is not much self-service functionality beyond this for reporting users.
Web Intelligence delivers full self-service functionality, which eliminates the need for users to request reports against the data contained within the available BW reporting layer InfoProviders.
Certain groups of users -- such as data and business analysts -- require additional analytical functionality within their reporting beyond adjusting report layouts or basic interactivity.
Both the BEx and BusinessObjects tools offer OLAP analysis functionality. The functionality is available as a local client-installed application embedded within Microsoft tools (BEx Analyzer, Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office) or browser based (BEx Web Analyzer, Analysis, edition for OLAP).
Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office, is an add-on that allows multidimensional ad hoc analysis of OLAP sources in Microsoft Excel. It also offers Excel workbook application design and the creation of BI presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint. Furthermore, it contains a dedicated set of functions in Excel to access data and metadata in connected BW systems.
BEx Web Analyzer deploys BEx Analyzer functionality via a browser, requiring no installation of client tools on a user's PC. As a result, the functionality of browser-based reporting is not necessarily like for like when compared to a client-side tool such as BEx Analyzer. Similarly, Analysis, edition for OLAP, is the browser-based equivalent and has a reduced set of functionality when compared with its rich client equivalent.
None of the BEx tools offers data exploration. BusinessObjects Explorer fulfills this need. The Accelerated version is able to consume SAP and non-SAP data held in BW Accelerator indexes directly, without the need for an additional semantic layer of the BusinessObjects universes.


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Territory Members
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Luke Gosling OAM
I love the Top End and I'm proud to call it home. I live in Ludmilla with my wife Kate and our two kids, Sally and Frank. Like Many Territorians I moved here, fell in love with the place and never looked back.
I come from a military family, my Pop served in World War Two, my Dad in Vietnam and myself and two brothers have all served in the ADF. Our Defence and veteran community means a lot to me.
I want a better Australia for our kids to grow up in, an Australia with a world class education system, universal health care, backed by Medicare and fair and decent job opportunities for all.
That's why I'm committed to putting Darwin and Palmerston first.
3/266 Trower Road, Casuarina NT 0810
PO Box 43300, Casuarina NT 0810
Email: luke.gosling.mp@aph.gov.au
Web: http://www.lukegosling.com.au
A fair go for the Territory
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Joseph Tawadros b. Cairo, Egypt. 1983
"One of the most impressive musicians to emerge in Australia … with a dazzling technique dispensing hair-raising tempos… His writing displays a real depth of emotion …revelling in a zest for life and celebration." – THE AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER
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At 34, Joseph Tawadros is established as one of the world's leading oud performers and composers. A virtuoso of diversity and sensitivity, Joseph performs in concert halls worldwide and is known for his brilliant technique, deep musicianship and joyous style of performance.
His drive to push musical boundaries has led to many collaborations with significant performers and a solid repertoire of innovative, original music. He has recorded 14 albums – Storyteller, Rouhani, Visions, Epiphany, Angel, The Prophet: Music Inspired by the Poetry of Kahlil Gibran, The Hour of Separation, Band of Brothers, Concerto of the Greater Sea, Chameleons of the White Shadow, Permission to Evaporate, Truth Seekers, Lovers and Warriors, World Music, Live At Abbey Road and The Bluebird, the Mystic and the Fool. Joseph has received 12 nominations and achieved four ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) Awards – in 2012, 2013 and 2014 for Best World Music Album – and as a contributor to the Ali's Wedding soundtrack album in 2017.
Joseph's 2018 album, released in April, is The Bluebird, The Mystic and The Fool.
Born in Cairo, and a resident of Sydney since he was 3 years old, Joseph was nominated for Young Australian of the Year in 2014, received the NSW Premier's medal for Arts and Culture in the same year and was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (AM) for his services to music and composition in 2016.
Joseph is acknowledged for expanding the oud's notoriety in mainstream western culture and has also been recognised in the Arab world, appearing on the judging panel of the Damascus International Oud competition in 2009, and taking part in Istanbul's first Oud festival in 2010.
He has toured extensively, headlining in Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East, and has collaborated with celebrated artists such as Zakir Hussain, Sultan Khan, Béla Fleck, John Abercrombie, John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette, Richard Bona, Roy Ayers, Joey DeFrancesco, Howard Johnson, Jean Louis Matinier, Ivry Gitlis, Camerata Salzburg, Christian Lindberg, Neil Finn, The Grigoryan Brothers, Kate Miller-Heidke and Katie Noonan. He has performed and recorded with Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the Academy of Ancient Music in London, making him the first and only Australian composer whose music has been performed by this prestigious orchestra. He has regularly performed with the Sydney, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony orchestras.
Joseph is currently based in London, UK but travels often to perform including Australian tours each year. Highlights in 2017 include performing his own works with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms in Dubai and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's premiere Joseph's Concerto for Oud & Orchestra. He finished the year touring with the acclaimed violinist, Valeriy Sokolov, and the Morphing Chamber Orchestra in Europe and the Ukraine National Chamber Orchestra in Kyiv.
In 2018 Joseph performs in Australia and Japan with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and his own band then returns to London for a solo oud recital for the BBC Proms. Joseph is the first world music artist to present a solo concert of original contemporary music for the Proms.
In 2019 Joseph will present his Concerto for Oud & Orchestra with Sydney Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras.
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Time and time again, I have women asking What do women wear to horse races? How do i pick the right fascinator/millinery to match my dress? How much is too much? What if I go overboard? Can you give me some womens horse racing fashion tips?" Ladies worry no longer, we aim to help you pick the right race attire, be it a long cocktail dress, or a shorter, more modern risque dress.


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Алябьева — деревня в Октябрьском районе Курской области России. Административный центр Филипповского сельсовета.

География
Деревня находится в центральной части Курской области, в пределах Среднерусской возвышенности, в лесостепной зоне, на левом берегу ручья Рогозны (приток Сухой Рогозны в бассейне реки Рогозны), на расстоянии примерно 20 километров (по прямой) к северо-западу от Прямицына, административного центра района. Абсолютная высота — 205 метров над уровнем моря.

Климат
Климат характеризуется как умеренно континентальный, с тёплым летом и умеренно холодной зимой. Среднегодовая температура воздуха — 5,7 °С. Средняя температура воздуха самого тёплого месяца (июля) — 18,7 °C (абсолютный максимум — 37 °С); самого холодного (января) — −9,3 °C (абсолютный минимум — −38 °С). Безморозный период длится около 152 дней в году. Среднегодовое количество атмосферных осадков составляет 563 мм, из которых большая часть выпадает в тёплый период. Снежный покров держится в течение 110—120 дней.

Часовой пояс

Население

Половой состав
По данным Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года в половой структуре населения мужчины составляли 50,8 %, женщины — соответственно 49,2 %.

Национальный состав
Согласно результатам переписи 2002 года, в национальной структуре населения русские составляли 99 %.

Инфраструктура
В деревне личное подсобное хозяйство. ФАП. Стела Слава героям.

Транспорт
Алябьева находится в 16 км от автодороги федерального значения  «Крым» (часть европейского маршрута ), в 19,5 км от автодороги регионального значения  (Курск — Льгов — Рыльск — граница с Украиной), при автодорогe межмуниципального значения  (Дьяконово — Старково — Соколовка), в 21 км от ближайшего ж/д остановочного пункта 433 км (линия Льгов I — Курск). Остановка общественного транспорта.

В 141 км от аэропорта имени В. Г. Шухова (недалеко от Белгорода).

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We're going to do a 6 day routine Monday by way of Saturday with Sunday being a day for active recovery. Lively recovery will likely be on going but that is the day you go for a motorbike ride, shoot some hoop, get a massage, hit a steam room somewhere and drink a bunch of water. After 6 days of beating yourself up, you wish to flush out the system. The following publish (part-II) will unleash the keys 3 & four and then within the last half-III, you'll discover the keys 5 and 6 to a healthy dwelling life.
It has been demonstrated that depressed individuals are likely to have suffered a extreme life stressor before becoming depressed, and it has been suggested that depression may be a stress response in and of itself. The upper despair price for women could suggest hormones and biological elements as causes, though this phenomenon may be because women have stressors of their lives that males should not have. Also, though melancholy could have vital genetic influences, it additionally seems possible that children may be taught to be depressed from their depressed dad and mom, although the exact function of mirror neurons in the stages of early development and their relation to the development of depression have yet to be totally established.
It is higher to scrub your arms steadily with good cleaning soap which will protect you from microbes and germs. In few situations, with out our information we would touch somebody's hands or sneeze. In these instances make your self clean by washing your palms with the cleaning soap. President Donald Trump requires a Senate rules change, however it will not have saved the Senate Obamacare alternative bill.


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Laser-induced pit formation in UV-antireflective coatings
Author(s): S. Paschel; I. Balasa; L. O. Jensen; X. Cheng; Z. Wang; D. Ristau
Previous studies have shown that nanometer scale defects can lead to the formation of submicrometer craters, if located in coatings with a relatively small thickness. Due to the small size, such damages are challenging to detect in the online and offline damage detection and may therefore lead to an overestimation of the LIDT for the tested optical component. However, the influence of these nanopits on the optical properties and the impact on the initiation of catastrophic damage was not investigated in detail in the past. In order to study the correlation between nanopits, optical properties and catastrophic damage, samples with an AR-coating were fabricated by means of ion beam sputtering (IBS) and tested for their laser resistance by LIDT raster scans in the nanosecond regime at 355 nm. The generation and morphology changes of the nanopits were monitored for different pulse numbers and in dependence of the starting fluence. In addition to the inspection with an optical microscope in differential interference contrast (DIC) mode as prescribed by ISO 21254, alternative inspection methods, for example, dark field microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), were used to detect the nanopits. The damage test revealed that nanopits occur rarely in standard AR-coatings and possess only a small relevance for the LIDT. The typical damage morphology observed consisted of micrometer-sized pits which exhibited a stable size over a large fluence range and no growth after repeated irradiation.
Proc. SPIE 10805, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2018: 50th Anniversary Conference, 108051N (16 November 2018); doi: 10.1117/12.2500338
S. Paschel, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (Germany)
I. Balasa, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (Germany)
L. O. Jensen, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (Germany)
X. Cheng, MOE, Key Lab. of Advanced Micro-Structure Materials (China)
Tongji Univ. (China)
Z. Wang, MOE, Key Lab. of Advanced Micro-Structure Materials (China)
D. Ristau, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (Germany)
Leibniz Univ. Hannover (Germany)


When are our High Density Builders going to show up and defend our lumber and building industry by embracing Best Practice instead of allowing the Concrete and Steel Industries Negative Propaganda.
After the most recent wood framed building fire in Denver, where two workers died, it is important that all TurnKey Framing Companies realize they will now be a target for litigators.
After the recent Denver Wood Framed Apartment Fire that kill two construction workers on a wood framed 5 story building before it had drywall and sprinklers in place brings new risk to Builders Premiums.
The WSJ Fake News story headlines says Apartment Fires Are Tied to Cheaper, Wood-Based Construction. This is so bogus and wrong, buildings are being lite of fire and they burn so fast because our insurance industry allows builders to build with raw lumber.
Next to me on the right is Harold Thomas, one of the original inventors of the EWP engineered wood I joist. I was a technical rep for TJI the first real I joist company to overtake the building industry and change it for the better- from building with solid floor joists to I-joists. EWP's marketing slogan was "The Silent Floor"


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SES was contracted by Johnson Controls Inc. to design, furnish, and install a solar water heating system that would offset a significant portion of the 90-person public housing facility's conventional hot water load.
The system includes ten 4′ x 8′ flat plate collectors, mounted to the roof and with a closed=loop plumbing system, attached to three 120-gallon Vaughn Solar Sepco tanks.


FIYAH – Here's how: By blasting a flame with low-frequency sound waves in the 30 to 60 hertz range, the extinguisher separates oxygen from fuel. "The pressure wave is going back and forth, and that agitates where the air is. That specific space is enough to keep the fire from reigniting," Tran told the Washington Post.
This video was released back in February on the George Mason University YouTube page, but is just now getting picked by the blogging community. As the article states above, the sound produced separates the oxygen from the fuel, and anyone who's watched an episode of Rescue Me knows that fires can't survive without oxygen. The coolest thing about the machine, as this UPROXX article points out, is that it's portable. If you need me this weekend, I'll be starting small fires around my house and turning the speakers up super high. Foolproof plan.
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This series rises out of my personal journey with the Runes that began during a Mask Dance workshop in Northern Germany, the birthplace of the runes. During the week I spent in a lovely seminar house secluded in among the trees bordering the heather of the Lunebergerheide, I found myself tasked with telling the story of the Runes as one of creation, not destruction.
We used shamanic drumming and rattling to drive the visionary state and a specific body posture to guide our experience. My time was spent deep in a philosophical discussion with the energetic field of the Runes. It was impressed on me that the two fundamental distortions in the historical practice of Runes were the suppression of sexual energy in Christianity and the Germanic tribe's practice of ritual killing to gain personal power. I was shown how this combination inherently leads to atrocities.
My first step was to seek out any creation stories I could find that were related to the runes. Somewhat to my surprise, I did not find any direct or obvious correlations between the runes names and the stories. In fact, the use of the runes as an alphabet turned out to be driven by the Christian Church. Then I looked into the current practice of Rune Stances and found their origins were both recent and suspect.
Along the way, I had to admit that if the creation story of the runes was readily accessible, they would not have had to grab hold of an ignorant mixed-blood New Mexican to tell their tale. What I had to offer was my own idiosyncratic view of the situation. Since I had experience with ecstatic trance postures, I wondered if rune shapes corresponded with ancient ecstatic body postures.
Once I turned towards the much older and more mysterious visionary roots of the Runes, my path to a runic story of creation began to open. I ended up with a mosaic of a sacred World Tree made of ancient bits and pieces. I hope they can open creative experiential doors for those drawn to work in the runic realms.
Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sara Annon has been immersed in the multicultural matrix of that magical area since birth. Her childhood demonstrated clearly to her that the wellbeing of the land and all the different peoples living on it depends on all of us understanding and working with our full community in all the realms. She would like to share the experience of integrating multiple lineages into a multi-cultural wholeness by asking all the ancestors to bless all the children, healing us all.
The series Rune Stances and Creation Stories shares her personal quest to make peace with her Northern European ancestors by weaving her personal visionary experiences into a life- affirming tapestry of history and mythology grounded in our shared humanity. Transforming past traumas into a creative multicultural present took her deep into the experiential shamanic roots of the myths and practices of the runes.


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VitalFlo Raises $2.14M Seed Round Led by Geekdom Fund
Raleigh, NC — July 13, 2021 — VitalFlo, the predictive medicine platform for chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD, today announced it has secured $2.14 million in seed funding led by Geekdom Fund, who were joined by Elevate Capital, Lontra Ventures, Front Porch Venture Partners, and Purpose Built Ventures.
VitalFlo's Remote Respiratory Monitoring platform helps health providers and clinical researchers connect with their asthma and COPD patients, and collect vital clinical quality data virtually.
After experiencing rapid growth and expansion with Allergy & Asthma clinics, Primary Care clinics, and Clinical Research teams, VitalFlo will use the new funding to scale up the business and grow its teams in Raleigh, NC and its new Portland, OR office to meet the demand for its remote patient monitoring and predictive medicine products.
"We are thrilled our investors are eager to join us in our vision to improve patient care and health outcomes for those with chronic respiratory disease," said Luke Marshall, VitalFlo founder and CEO. "VitalFlo helps doctors keep their patients safe and healthy, with in-home tracking and forecasting of lung function, symptoms and environmental triggers."
VitalFlo has realized significant growth since its commercial launch last year, and its ability to provide in-home monitoring of respiratory patients has been a key driver of that growth. VitalFlo has grown the number of patients under contract by 17X over the last 12 months.
"Especially in the wake of COVID-19, it has never been more apparent that predictive medicine products like VitalFlo are needed to improve our ability to deliver care when and where it is needed most," said Mike Troy, Managing Partner at Geekdom Fund.
VitalFlo emerged from the patient care and research experiences of its Clinical Advisors, Dr. Michelle Hernandez and Dr. David Peden of UNC School of Medicine and in collaboration with researchers at NC State University. They identified an acute need for home respiratory monitoring for patients with asthma. This research has continued at VitalFlo with support from the National Science Foundation.
VitalFlo built its platform to address the needs of both doctors and patients through clinically validated tools and systems. The company continues to grow the capabilities of its predictive medicine platform, and is excited by the reception in the clinical practice and research markets.
About VitalFlo
VitalFlo is a predictive medicine platform for chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD. By running machine learning models across a unique dataset of remotely monitored patient lung function, symptoms and environmental triggers, VitalFlo's clinical decision support helps identify patients who are at-risk of a health decline and provides patients and their doctor with alerts to get them back on track. VitalFlo has offices in Raleigh, NC and Portland, OR. For more information about VitalFlo, visit https://www.vitalflohealth.com/
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The Cellulite is an aesthetic problem, but also a health problem that affects a large percentage of women, who are overweight is lean. To prevent and combat it, the three keys have a balanced diet, exercise and the constant application of a good cream.
This article will explain how to prepare a homemade cellulite cream with natural ingredients to help you take advantage of all its medicinal benefits.
A diet high in sugars and starches.
For this reason, to eliminate it must achieve a treatment which takes account of all these problems. For this we will prepare a homemade cellulite cream that contains three highly effective essential oils: rosemary, lemon and birch.
Rosemary: The rosemary essential oil is one of the most important to improve circulation.
Lemon: The essential oil extracted from the peel of the lemon is very rich in nutrients and detoxifying, purifying and toning.
Birch: The birch essential oil is very suitable for cellulite and fluid retention, because it has draining and purifying.
Put the beeswax in a double boiler or in the microwave until it is dissolved. Add the aloe vera gel and mix well, and when the mixture is hot, add the three essential oils, stirring constantly. Put the cellulite cream thus obtained in refrigerator, in a container that is not transparent.
The application of anti-cellulite cream is as important as the virtues of its ingredients, as a good technique will allow you to enhance its effects. You can start, if you will, with a dry brush, no cream using a natural bristle or abrasive glove. This first step is not necessary every day, but allows you to activate blood circulation, remove dead cells from the skin and improve lymphatic drainage.
The movements must be gentle, circular, from the bottom up. After brushing, apply the cellulite cream in circular motions, medium pressure.
Kneading: With this technique plucked the affected area in abundance, but without it hurts, and then make sweet dough with your fingertips.
Rotate: Pinch gently a portion of about two centimeters, then held still make a circular motion. Then do larger areas with greater delicacy.
Hitting: With clenched fist hammered rapidly and firmly parts of the body suffering from cellulite.
Wipe: Use both hands: it is an excellent technique to finish the massage, because the movements are larger than the previous ones. Started, as always, from the ankles, and used both hands to rub it in a circular manner to the abdomen. Whenever you are under the shower, this technique used to combat cellulite with cold and then hot water on the affected areas.


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Israel's Knesset Debate and J Street's Agenda
by Matthew RJ Brodsky and Samara Greenberg
http://www.matthewrjbrodsky.com/9005/israel-knesset-debate-and-j-street-agenda
In an unusual hearing last Wednesday, Israeli lawmakers of the Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs committee gathered to discuss whether or not J Street, a Jewish advocacy group that calls itself "pro-Israel, pro-peace," should be declared anti-Israel.
During the hearing, Knesset members expressed opposing views. While Kadima MK Otniel Schneller told J Street representatives, "You are not Zionists and you do not look out for Israel's interests," Kadima MK Nahman Shai said, "...even though I do not necessarily agree with the group's opinions, I do accept the fact that they have the right to represent their position." Others, such as Labor MK Daniel Ben Simon, advocated on J Street's behalf, saying he is "proud to support them."
American Jewish organizations and analysts also disagree on the matter. While Abraham Foxman, the Anti-Defamation League's national director, said "I would hope that the Israeli Knesset had better things to do," according to Morton Klein, the president of the Zionist Organization of America, "It's fine for Israel to determine who is behind this organization, who is funding it, for people to know."
A committee vote on the subject is expected to be called in a week or two, a move J Street founder Jeremy Ben-Ami said could undermine the group's efforts. "We're fighting a very, very difficult battle to be able to have the space at the table in the American Jewish community," he said. "And if the government of Israel, through the Knesset, has some kind of a resolution that says, 'No, J Street is not pro-Israel,' the doors will be shut."
Lost in this semantic debate over how to label the organization as either pro or anti-Israel is a focus on J Street's actions. The organization is known for taking a critical stance against Israel and pressuring Washington to do the same. J Street has opposed building in Jewish areas of East Jerusalem, spoke out against Israel's Operation Cast Lead , and refused to condemn the famously-biased Goldstone Report following the operation, which American Jewish groups largely unified against.
In January, the group called on the U.S. government to not veto the UN Security Council resolution condemning continued West Bank settlement construction, an action that prompted U.S. Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY) to break ties with the group and call their campaign "the befuddled choice of an organization so open-minded about what constitutes support for Israel that its brains have fallen out."
Indeed, a look at its record of actions reveals positions more aligned with the so-called moderate Palestinian Authority rather than mainstream Israeli political positions. For example, this month J Street urged U.S. House members not to vote on a Congressional letter calling on the Palestinian Authority to root out incitement against Jews and Israel, put forward by Representatives Steve Rothman (D-NJ) and Steve Austria (R-OH). The statement J Street released about the vote reads more like a full-throated defense of Palestinian Authority positions rather than support for Israel. The list of other questionable viewpoints espoused by J Street goes on and on.
One may debate whether or not J Street is pro-Israel, but that is merely a battle over semantics. Actions will always speak louder than words. And in practice, whether it was initially opposing stronger sanctions against Iran or voting to condemn Israel in the UN, J Street has a knack for voting and supporting the causes of Israel's antagonists in the international community.
Matthew RJ Brodsky is the director of policy and Samara Greenberg is a research associate at the Jewish Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
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Q: Preg_match returning "extra" empty matches for new lines The following expression is returning what I need, BUT is giving an extra empty match for each, as well as for any blank lines. This results in 5 valid text lines returning 10 matches.  I expected it's in the way that I'm specifying the last capture group, or not making Capture Group #2 required.
How can I "ignore" the new line character (or whatever is triggering the extra match)
/(\d+[a-z]?\.)?[ ]?(.*)/g
11a. A numbered agenda item
Unnumbered agenda item
12. Another numbered agenda item
Another UNnumbered agenda item
13. A numbered agenda item

I need to extract the Agenda Item text, AND the preceding number (if present).
Demo at https://regex101.com/r/vB0H5s/1

A: In your pattern you are using quantifiers ? and * which are all optional, and can also match an empty string.
The reason you get 10 matches instead of 5 is that the pattern is unanchored. As all parts are optional, the last .* can "match" the last position in the string.
You can use (.+) to capture 1 or more characters in the second capture group.
If the match should be at the start of the string, you can use an anchor ^
^(\d+[a-z]?\.)?[ ]?(.+)

See a regex demo

A: Regex with optional patterns only can always match an empty string before a non-matching char sequence.
You can use
preg_match_all('/^(\d+[a-z]?\.)\s*(.*(?:\R(?!\d+[a-z]?\.).*)*)/m', $text, $matches)

See the regex demo.
Details:

*

*^ - start of a line

*(\d+[a-z]?\.) - Group 1: one or more digits, an optional letter and a .

*\s* - zero or more whitespaces

*(.*(?:\R(?!\d+[a-z]?\.).*)*) - Group 2: the rest of the line, a line break sequence not followed with one or more digits, an optional letter and a . and then the rest of the line, zero or more times.

See a PHP demo:
$text = "11a. A numbered agenda item\nUnnumbered agenda item\n12. Another numbered agenda item\nAnother UNnumbered agenda item\n13. A numbered agenda item";
if (preg_match_all('/^(\d+[a-z]?\.)\s*(.*(?:\R(?!\d+[a-z]?\.).*)*)/m', $text, $matches)) {
     print_r(array_combine($matches[1], $matches[2]));
}
// => Array
//   (
//     [11a.] => A numbered agenda item
//     Unnumbered agenda item
//     [12.] => Another numbered agenda item
//     Another UNnumbered agenda item
//     [13.] => A numbered agenda item
//   )


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Focus: News
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Armed with pink glitter and spray paint, they advanced on the building, smashing its door and leaving a pig's head outside.
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During the protests, Mexico's security minister Jesús Orta Martínez was covered in pink glitter when he attempted to assure the women both cases would be properly investigated.
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City's first elected female mayor, described the protest as a "provocation".
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