And they're out there to get it.
Every eighth person in England has had their healthcare data breached. This is the conclusion of a new report just released by Accenture. Based on a poll of 1,000 people it said that more than half of all he people who experienced a data breach (56 per cent), were in fact, victims of medical identity theft.
The report also says that these data breaches are fairly expensive, too. On average, more than three quarters (77 per cent) have had to pay roughly £172 in out-of-pocket costs, per incident.
Pharmacies are the most usual places where breaches occur. Hospitals, urgent care clinics, physician's offices and retail clinics follow.
A third (36 per cent) found out by themselves, or learned 'passively', as the report puts it, after seeing what they thought was an error on their health records or credit card statements.
A fifth was alerted by the organisation that got breached, and 14 per cent were notified by the government.
It's mostly medical information that gets stolen (70 per cent of cases), but personal data is also in demand. The data stolen is usually used to commit fraud.


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16-Years-Old Indonesian Boy Dies Struck By Lightning While Playing Games On Charging Phone
There has been a lot of rain with loud thunder happened lately when the rainy season is upon us and also one of our neighboring countries that is Indonesia. Unfortunately, a 16-year-old boy in Indonesia has died after being struck by lightning on the 24th of November 2020. It happened when the boy is using his phone while charging it.
According to a statement, the particular boy was currently still schooling in a secondary school that is located specifically in Kabupaten Grobogan, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.
Jury Leonard Siahaan who is the police chief of the county said that the particular incident happened on the evening of the 24th of November 2020 at about 4 pm. The boy that dies went to the coffee shop with his friends and they were playing online games together on their phones.
At exactly around 5.30 pm, it was raining heavily there and the group was still playing games on their phone, the deceased was charging his phone at the same time. A few moments after that, huge lightning struck hard towards the 16-year-old and he was immediately thrown off the chair. His friends and the coffee shop owner wanted to help him but they saw that he was burned badly and was already unconscious. He passed away immediately.
According to a study, using mobile phones that are plugged into a charger is dangerous enough. Playing phone while charging during thunderstorms is the most dangerous as it provides a conductive path for the lightning bolt to follow from the location it originally strikes to your body.
Sources: Kompas.Com.
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Senior Minister of Defense, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri through a press conference held just now has stated that the state of Kelantan will be implemented Movement Control Order (MCO).
According to him, the decision was made after the Malaysian Ministry of Health reported a sharp increase in positive cases in the state of Kelantan.
"As of January 14, 2021, a total of 1,649 positive cases have been recorded in the state of Kelantan. Since January 10, 2021, the average daily cases have increased between 80 to 100 cases a day. While active cases also increased sharply within 14 days from 328 cases to 891 cases"
"MOH also confirmed that 90 percent of the districts in Kelantan are now in the red and orange zones. 7 red zone districts in Kelantan namely Kota Bharu, Bachok, Tumpat, Gua Musang, Machang, Kuala Krai and Tanah Merah".
"While 2 districts are the yellow zone, namely Pasir Puteh and Pasir Mas while 1 district is the orange zone, namely Jeli. Therefore, on the advice and risk assessment of the Ministry of Health Malaysia, a special session today agreed to implement the Movement Control Order (MCO) throughout the state of Kelantan from 16 to 26 January 2021". he said.
#PKP di seluruh Kelantan mulai esok hingga 26 Jan – @IsmailSabri60 pic.twitter.com/JHgN9nBpfJ
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) January 15, 2021
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AirAsia has decided to offer an unlimited free delivery service for any purchase at their own AirAsia food, AirAsia fresh, and AirAsia shop during this MCO period. The true intention is to make it easier for all Malaysians to get necessities such as food, fresh products, groceries, and more while staying safe at home.
However, this free delivery service is only available in the Klang Valley only and will be offered in other areas soon.
Picture: AirAsia
AirAsia Food
AirAsia Food offers a wide variety of food options available to eat. Customers can also enjoy unlimited free shipping within 15km of your home. There are various dishes available such as Asian cuisine, western cuisine, desserts, bread, and many more.
AirAsia Fresh
In addition, customers can order fresh products such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and groceries online at AirAsia Fresh. With a minimum expenditure of RM30, you have the opportunity to enjoy unlimited free shipping using the promo code 'STAY HOME'. For this service, there is no set limit for free shipping distance. Alternatively, customers can choose delivery for the next day or delivery based on the time of choice.
AirAsia Shop
Through the AirAsia shop, customers can get products such as skincare, make-up, health, and so on. Just place a minimum order of RM30 to enjoy unlimited free shipping. No promotional code is required, however, you need to be around the Klang Valley only.
Sources: AirAsia Food, AirAsia Fresh, AirAsia Shop.

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There's truth to the adage "you are what you eat." It's especially relevant when managing inflammation and reducing swelling in your joints. While some foods can make things worse, there are plenty of tasty anti-inflammatory foods that can ease swollen joints, finger pain, and even symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Keep reading to find out what you can put on your plate to keep you moving.
If you haven't started cooking with olive oil yet, now's the time! It's incomparably rich in oleic acid, an omega-9 fatty acid that helps to minimize inflammation. Ditch the vegetable oil for healthier options like olive, grapeseed, and avocado oils.
Use extra virgin olive oil in cooking and on salads and get your food working faster for you. It's good for your heart and your brain, too.
Red meat has earned its bad reputation for a reason. It's higher in cholesterol and salt, which can trigger inflammation. To get your protein, switch to fish — like salmon, snapper, tuna, cod, halibut, and bass — that are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which also help to reduce inflammation.
If you're absolutely craving a steak, opt for grass-fed beef. It's higher in healthy omega acids. But if you're ready for some fish, check out some of the best types of fish to eat.
They're also high in omega-3 fatty acids and make a great snack. Sunflower seeds also share some of these nutty benefits.
According to the Arthritis Foundation, the antioxidants in fresh fruits and veggies help your body fight off free radicals that can cause cellular damage.
Garlic: It tastes so good we put up with the bad breath afterward. But our powerful little friend also packs a wallop in the healthy-foods department and works great for swollen joints, according to this study from 2009.
Combine garlic with the herbs listed in the next section for some delicious upgrades to your cooking. And for date night, use some mint leaves to clean up your breath. They'll help your swelling, too.
Herbs have been used for centuries to promote health and healing. Fresh herbs, like basil, thyme, and oregano are delicious choices to use in your cooking, and can be a great source of antioxidants.
A even showed that certain herbs like curcumin and chili pepper have compounds that can fight inflammation and may reduce pain.
Thankfully, eating healthy doesn't mean missing out on the sweet stuff. Chocolate — yes, chocolate — that's at least 70 percent pure cocoa is the way to go.
Other desserts that are low in fats and heavy in the fruits and nuts mentioned earlier, are also great ways to keep inflammation down.
Besides reducing your risk of heart disease and cancer, green tea also stages an anti-inflammatory fight inside your body, according to .
Drink it hot or cold and add some lemon juice to perk up the tea's flavor — and kick up the antioxidants.
Try swapping a meat protein for a serving of beans — about 1 cup has 15 grams of protein. They're not only affordable, they're also packed with fiber and phytonutrients, which help decrease inflammation.
Add them to the base of your soups, sauté them in your favorite sauce, eat them raw in a sandwich, or toss them in an easy, nutritious stir-fry to instantly reap the benefits! And in case you're worried, follow our tips to get rid of onion breath!
Consuming whole grains made with the entire grain kernel, such as oatmeal, bulgur, brown rice, quinoa, and whole-wheat flour ensure a higher level of nutritious fiber. But if you have a gluten allergy, whole grains made of wheat can inversely contribute drastically to your inflammation.
Unlike most fruits, the avocado is rich in monounsaturated fat and high in vitamin E — two anti-inflammatory properties linked to a reduced risk of joint damage seen in early osteoarthritis.
Eating avocados regularly can also contribute to regulating cholesterol levels. Avo-awesome.
To keep inflammation at bay, avoid processed foods such as packaged meats, cookies, chips, and other snacks. These are often high in unhealthy fats, salts, and sugars, which are linked to inflammation.
Limiting your alcohol intake is also important, especially when taking certain medications. Discuss your options with your doctor, especially if you're taking methotrexate or other medications that may have an interaction.
When you make your shopping list, remind yourself that fresh is best because that's when nutrients are at their highest. And keep these healthier choices in mind when dining out, too. Skip the carne asada burrito and go for sushi: fish, ginger, and garlic all in one spot.
We all should eat healthy, but when our food can help treat swelling and inflammation, it makes even more sense to eat healthy. Coupled with other treatments and therapies, a diet rich in foods with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, could keep inflammation down so you can start living pain-free.
Do you have to be on medications?
Probably. There is a direct correlation between inflammation in the joints and damage. Decreasing inflammation prevents joint deformities, disability, and lowers cardiovascular risk, in addition to preventing pain and joint stiffness. The current goal in RA management is to induce a remission, called "treat to target." Unfortunately, most of the time maintaining a long-term remission requires some medication. Uncontrolled disease activity is also associated with disease in other organs, such rheumatoid lung disease and vasculitis (inflammation in blood vessels). However, there are lifestyle changes that can lower inflammation in RA such as discontinuing cigarette smoking, increasing exercise, getting adequate sleep, stress management, and an anti-inflammatory diet.
Nancy Carteron, MD, FACR Answers represent the opinions of our medical experts. All content is strictly informational and should not be considered medical advice.


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#NewMusicMondays: Lizzo is all self-love on 'Cuz I Love You'
by Alec Spicer
"Yes, I love myself, but how do I love myself in a world that doesn't love me?" Lizzo asked me and hundreds of other people in the crowd of her SXSW set last month. I got chills before internally asking myself the same thing.
Well, on Friday she gave us an answer in the form of an album full of bangers. Her major-label debut, "Cuz I Love You" is a middle finger to the insecure people who cannot bare to see others express much-needed self-love.
As someone who has had the chance to hear Lizzo express her version of self-love in person, I can confirm her message radiates with nearly every lyric on this album. She's big, femme and unashamed.
This is probably most evident on tracks such as "Like a Girl" and "Soulmate," the latter being the standout of the album.
Lizzo spreads her gospel of "I know how to love me/I know that I'm always gonna hold me down/Yeah, I'm my own soulmate" on an anthem perfect for anyone who needs reminding they are a "bad b—h."
That same self-empowerment takes on different sentiments with almost every song. When she's not telling a f—boy to go home on "Jerome," Lizzo is feeling her oats on the sex-positive serenade of "Lingerie," with not a single mention of the fact that she isn't the mold of mainstream sex appeal standards. Lizzo knows she doesn't need to be. She's re-writing the narrative.
And then there is the inescapable, '80s-influenced "Juice."
As the lead single off the album, "Juice" has received critical acclaim and serves as the best possible introduction to those unfamiliar with Lizzo's sound. For those who have come to know Lizzo for her genre-bending, feel-good tracks like the infectious "Good as Hell" from her Coconut Oil EP, you'll find that same energy on this album with "Juice."
With "Cuz I Love You," Lizzo is at her best yet. But just one listen through the album and it is clear she does not need us to tell her that.
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Home » News » Andrew Wheeler says EPA doesn't have a 'war with California'
Andrew Wheeler says EPA doesn't have a 'war with California'
Source: By Dino Grandoni, Washignton Post • Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2019
The Trump administration has stripped away its regulatory authority, threatened to cut its highway funding and called its dirty waterways a "significant public health concern."
But it isn't picking a fight with California.
That's what Andrew Wheeler, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, claimed about actions his office has taken recently when it comes to air and water pollution in the big blue state.
"We don't have a war with California," Wheeler said in an interview with The Energy 202.
Wheeler said his agency is compelled to prod the state since it is not moving quickly enough to address pollution within its own borders. In general, Wheeler suggested California took its eye off other environmental concerns to tackle an issue outside its control — climate change — that is caused by the buildup of greenhouse gas emissions mostly from elsewhere around the globe.
"I would say that California has been focused on climate change to the detriment of the other environmental programs," Wheeler said in a nearly hour-long interview in his office at EPA headquarters on Wednesday.
Gavin Newsom (D), California's governor who took office last January and served as San Francisco's mayor from 2004 to 2011, took issue with the idea that his state was not doing enough to protect its environment, arguing the Trump administration has tried to undermine its ability to do so.
"Let's face facts. The most pro-polluter White House in U.S history continually targets California because, by any measure of the scoreboard, we are beating them," Newsom said in a statement. "Despite the president abusing the power of his office to punish his political opponents, California has successfully fended off the Trump Administration's attacks on our environment — and we continue to assert our climate leadership on the world stage. That has got to inflame the President and Administrator Wheeler."
The skirmish — let's not call it a war — between President Trump and California touched off when the administration tried to freeze fuel-efficiency standards for new vehicles through 2026. The move would undo tighter mileage rules issued under Barack Obama in consultation with California, which under the Clear Air Act is the only state in the union able to write its own rules for auto emissions.
The Obama-era car standards were one of the main ways that administration sought to rein in emissions from the transportation sector, which recently surpassed power generation as the primary greenhouse gas contributor in the United States.
But the EPA, along with the Transportation Department, revoked that authority for California in September in an effort to create the new nationwide auto standard. California and other states have sued to try to stop the move.
That same month, Wheeler went on to write a letter to Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board, suggesting the federal government may withhold highway funding for the state for failing to "carry out its most basic tasks under the Clean Air Act." The federal government has the power to withhold money for highways if it determines a state is not taking certain steps to cut air pollution.
In the interview, Wheeler said California only received that letter because it had more "state implementation plans," which serve as blueprints for how state agencies tackle smog-forming ozone and other pollutants, awaiting federal approval than any other state.
"This was a priority that began with this administration trying to get rid the backlog," Wheeler said. "This is not a backlog created during this administration. This is what we inherited. So they've been sitting at the agency for years."
Responding in her own letter in October, Nichols said the threat of sanctioning California "is at best unfounded" since the state "has been working diligently for decades to protect its residents" from pollution. Her office is working with the EPA's regional staff to have about 30 state implementation plans withdrawn.
Wheeler said in the interview he is not singling out California in his effort to tackle the backlog of anti-pollution plans. Twenty other states and the District of Columbia received similar written warnings.
In speeches and on social media, Trump has inveighed against California on a number of environmental issues beyond just air quality. He has threatened to cut off federal aid for fighting California's wildfires for the state's "terrible job of forest management" and said San Francisco — home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D), who just led a successful effort to impeach Trump — "is in violation of many sanitary & environmental orders."
In their own conversations, Wheeler said Trump has brought up his unease with water quality in California. "He has been very concerned about the water issues in California and the pollution into the ocean, which is why we're also focusing on San Francisco and we're taking a look at water pollution across the state," Wheeler said.
To that end, Wheeler accused state officials in yet another letter in September of failing to meet federal health standards due to large homeless populations litter the streets with trash and human waste in several communities.
With only a little more than a year left to go in Trump's term in office, Wheeler said the agency is trying to put the finishing touches on a series of new rules, including ones overhauling how communities must test for lead in water and redefining which waterways are covered by the Clean Water Act.
"So that is certainly a huge push, is to get the major regulatory rulemakings out the door," Wheeler said.
Wheeler also hopes to get those mileage rules that helped kick off the tension with California — in EPA jargon, called Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or "CAFE" standards — finalized in 2020, too.
"I'm hoping that maybe once we finalize our CAFE, that California will take a look at it and say 'it's a good proposal' and they're not going to continue to fight it," Wheeler said.
He paused, and added that maybe he is an "eternal optimist."
But all of that isn't to say Wheeler and his team are not preparing for a possible Trump second term.
"We've already started planning for the first two years of the next term," Wheeler said. "Which I fully believe we will have."


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General Haji Abubaker Jeje Odongo is a Ugandan senior military officer and politician. In June 2021, he was appointed Uganda's cabinet minister for Foreign Affairs.

He has previously served as Minister of Internal Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda from 2016 to 2022. Previously he served as Minister of State for Defence from February 2009 to June 2016.

History
Jeje Odongo was born in Amuria District, in the Teso sub-region, in Eastern Uganda. He attended secondary school at Ngora High School. He entered the Ugandan army in 1979. He is one of the original twenty seven combatants who, together with Yoweri Museveni, attacked Kabamba Military Barracks in February 1981 to start the Ugandan Bush War, a guerrilla war that lasted from February 1981 until April 1986. Jeje Odongo was captured soon after the first NRA operation and was imprisoned in Luzira Maximum Security Prison.

In 1994, Jeje Odongo was one of the ten army officers who represented the Ugandan military in the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. In 1996, he was selected to replace Colonel Sserwanga Lwanga as the Political Commissar in the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF). Also in 1996, he contested the parliamentary seat for Amuria District in the Ugandan Parliament. He won and was appointed as Minister of Defence soon after he entered parliament.

In 1998, he resigned his parliamentary seat and his cabinet position and was appointed Commander of the Army, taking over from Major General Mugisha Muntu. He served as army commander until 2001, when he was replaced by Major General James Kazini. In 2001, he was appointed as Minister without Portfolio, a position he occupied until 2004. In 2004, now at the rank of Lieutenant General, Jeje Odongo was appointed as Minister of State for the Environment.

Between 2001 and 2006, he was one of 10 senior UPDF officers  who represented the Ugandan military in the 8th Ugandan Parliament. In May 2008, Jeje Odongo graduated with the degree of Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy from Nkumba University. On 16 February 2009, he was promoted to General and appointed Minister of State for Defence. After seven years in that post, he was instead appointed as Minister of Internal Affairs in the cabinet list announced on 6 June 2016.

On 18 February 2022 he participated in the European Union - African Union Summit in Brussels. A controversy arose when he greeted President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, only after an intervention by Emmanuel Macron, which was considered a misogynistic attitude.

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External links
  Jeje Odongo Implicated in Illegal Detention of Traders

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Ugandan Muslims
1951 births
People from Eastern Region, Uganda
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
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Ugandan generals
Ugandan military personnel
Nkumba University alumni
Government ministers of Uganda
People from Teso sub-region
National Resistance Movement politicians
21st-century Ugandan politicians
Foreign Ministers of Uganda

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You are at:Home»Brain»Study finds some significant differences in brains of men and women
Study finds some significant differences in brains of men and women
By TherapyOnline on	 05/20/2017 Brain
Do the anatomical differences between men and women—sex organs, facial hair, and the like—extend to our brains? The question has been as difficult to answer as it has been controversial. Now, the largest brain-imaging study of its kind indeed finds some sex-specific patterns, but overall more similarities than differences. The work raises new questions about how brain differences between the sexes may influence intelligence and behavior.
For decades, brain scientists have noticed that on average, male brains tend to have slightly higher total brain volume than female ones, even when corrected for males' larger average body size. But it has proved notoriously tricky to pin down exactly which substructures within the brain are more or less voluminous. Most studies have looked at relatively small sample sizes—typically fewer than 100 brains—making large-scale conclusions impossible.
In the new study, a team of researchers led by psychologist Stuart Ritchie, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Edinburgh, turned to data from UK Biobank, an ongoing, long-term biomedical study of people living in the United Kingdom with 500,000 enrollees. A subset of those enrolled in the study underwent brain scans using MRI. In 2750 women and 2466 men aged 44–77, Ritchie and his colleagues examined the volumes of 68 regions within the brain, as well as the thickness of the cerebral cortex, the brain's wrinkly outer layer thought to be important in consciousness, language, memory, perception, and other functions.
Adjusting for age, on average, they found that women tended to have significantly thicker cortices than men. Thicker cortices have been associated with higher scores on a variety of cognitive and general intelligence tests. Meanwhile, men had higher brain volumes than women in every subcortical region they looked at, including the hippocampus (which plays broad roles in memory and spatial awareness), the amygdala (emotions, memory, and decision-making), striatum (learning, inhibition, and reward-processing), and thalamus (processing and relaying sensory information to other parts of the brain).
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When the researchers adjusted the numbers to look at the subcortical regions relative to overall brain size, the comparisons became much closer: There were only 14 regions where men had higher brain volume and 10 regions where women did.
Volumes and cortical thickness between men also tended to vary much more than they did between women, the researchers report this month in a paper posted to the bioRxiv server, which makes articles available before they have been peer reviewed.
That's intriguing because it lines up with previous work looking at sex and IQ tests. "[That previous study] finds no average difference in intelligence, but males were more variable than females," Ritchie says. "This is why our finding that male participants' brains were, in most measures, more variable than female participants' brains is so interesting. It fits with a lot of other evidence that seems to point toward males being more variable physically and mentally."
Despite the study's consistent sex-linked patterns, the researchers also found considerable overlap between men and women in brain volume and cortical thickness, just as you might find in height. In other words, just by looking at the brain scan, or height, of someone plucked at random from the study, researchers would be hard pressed to say whether it came from a man or woman. That suggests both sexes' brains are far more similar than they are different.
The study didn't account for whether participants' gender matched their biological designation as male or female.
The study's sheer size makes the results convincing, writes Amber Ruigrok, a neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom who has studied sex differences in the brain, in an email to Science . "Larger overall volumes in males and higher cortical thickness in females fits with findings from previous research. But since previous research mostly used relatively small sample sizes, this study confirms these predictions."
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Ruigrok notes one factor that should be addressed in future studies: menopause. Many of the women in the study were in the age range of the stages of menopause, and hormonal fluctuations have been shown to influence brain structures. That may have played some role in the sex differences noted in the study, she says.
The controversial—and still unsettled—question is whether these patterns mean anything to intelligence or behavior. Though popular culture is replete with supposed examples of intellectual and behavioral differences between the sexes, only a few, like higher physical aggression in men, have been borne out by scientific research.
For the moment, Ritchie says his work isn't equipped to answer such heady questions: He is focused on accurately describing the differences in the male and female brain, not speculating on what they could mean.
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Misdirection has always been a facet of both offensive and active defense cybersecurity operations, but one that is increasing in interest and use these days.
Using decoy controls and tactics in actively defending a company is part of a well-coordinated cyber strategy and holistic cybersecurity program. On the other side of the coin, deception in an offensive mode also can be part of the tradecraft of nation-states and cyber criminals, too.
Why discuss these aspects now? With the world's cybersecurity professionals focused on responding to ransomware attacks, chasing the next worm, patching servers, or running after users clicking on phishing emails that change their Google Drive settings, one must ask the question: Are at least some of these attacks cover for or distractions for more nefarious cyber attacks?
If the NotPetya outbreak was truly meant to derive profit from ransomware payments, then it is unlikely to achieve its full objective.
If, however, the NotPetya outbreak was meant to further probe companies that have not patched the SMB vulnerability and/or exploit these systems with a targeted zero-day attack and slide in under the radar, then the art of misdirection may have been achieved.
Much like past data breaches that have used a DDoS attack to overwhelm and distract the company's resources, getting teams of cybersecurity professionals to run around in response to the nightly news is one potential strategy that might work.
It is not only attackers that use these techniques though. Militaries around the world have used deception and misdirection on the battlefield to influence, confuse, lie to, or cause specific reactions from their adversary.
Electronic warfare commands have fought misdirection campaigns for many decades and in cyber space as well. Whether it is blinding an enemy's radar and overwhelming the radar technician with too many targets or sending up false sorties that look like they are going to attack via a different route, these campaigns deceive the enemy and preoccupy their time.
Similarly, deception techniques in cyber space have continued to grow and become more prevalent today based on recent advances in the scale of the cloud, automation, behavioral analytics, and the ability to operationalize such programs through external vendors and tools.
Much has changed from the days of the simple honeypot to the sophistication of entire false environments designed to serve as a trap or decoy for an adversary to latch onto. Much of the tradecraft that was used in the intelligence and military doctrine is becoming available for companies to deploy to watch their networks from an active defense mode.
As we watch events unfold, we must be vigilant in asking the additional question: Can this be an attack that is meant to deceive or misdirect attention from normal operational awareness? If so, we might want to ensure we are maintaining vigilance in all areas.


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UPDATE FROM AU PAIR IN SPAIN ABOUT COVID-19 SITUATION
Categoria: COVID-19, News
Given the current situation in Europe and the rest of the world, from AU PAIR IN SPAIN we would like to give you a COVID-19 update in Spain. How is COVID 19 affecting our normal operations and how we are addressing the issues, concerns and fears. All you need to know if you want to be an Au pair In Spain during Covid-19 pandemic.
Current situation in Spain:
The Spanish authorities have put in place a series of extraordinary measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to help reduce the spread of the virus:
Perimeter limitation of entry and exit per territorial units depending on evolution of the pandemic and risk assessment. You can check situation in this link.
Spain already started vaccination campaign against Covid-19. Updated information here.
Primary and Secondary Schools, Language schools and universities are open. They all offer hybrid and on line classes when confinement is required.Nurseries and day care centres are open.
Public sports centres, national museums, theaters, bars and restaurants are open but with limited capacity according to the rules of Ministry of Health.
In most territorial units in Spain there is a movement limitation at night from 22:00- 6:00. In Madrid territory from 00:00 to 6:00.
Public transport works normally and air space of Spain has never been completely closed except for some countries and for limited period of time depending on risk assessment made by authorities.
National and local festivals such as Las Fallas in Valencia, Holly Week in Seville, San Fermines in Pamplona, etc… have been suspended.
Social groups of no more than 6 or 10 people depending on the territory.
Travel restrictions from foreign countries: Europeans can enter in Spain with no limits, excepting temporary closures. Non europeans normally can entry only if they are students and hold a proper student visa. If you want to be an Au Pair in Spain and come from a non european country you need to get a Student Visa. They all need to complete a Health Control Form.
From November 23rd, 2020, all passengers who come from a risk country/area in relation to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, must present, in order to enter Spain, a certificate with a NEGATIVE PCR result (COVID-19 RT-PCR), carried out in the 72 hours before arrival in Spain.
More detailed information and FAQ in this site.
Government predictions: around Summer period they expect to have all population vaccinated.
What We Are Doing:
The health and safety of our au pairs and host families is a priority. We make families and au pairs to sign an aditional agreement regarding Covid-19 outbreak. The purpose is to promote safety of both parties and facilitate the coexistence during these difficult times. It is a Safety protocol linked to what it is regulated by health authorities that will contribute to promoting a more comfortable and fluid relationship between host family and au pair.
We also have teamed up with several international travel insurance and national medical insurance providers to make sure au pairs will get medical coverage in Spain during their stay. Due to the pandemic, public hospitals may be collapsed and the best to guarantee medical assistance is to get aditional private medical insurance, even when they have the European Health Insurance card. See more detailed information about insurance options here.
We are spending a lot of time and effort attending many questions and concerns from au pairs and families.
We are monitoring the Coronavirus outbreak closely and we are following local authority websites and monitoring all the likely sources of information and the media in order to inform properly and to be able to provide answers to our au pairs and families in the most responsible way. We will keep maintaining this information updated as new information becomes available.
Our programs still continue to operate as usual but we are taking extra precautions and giving applicants the recommendations below.
Our AU PAIR IN SPAIN program:
Our au pairs continue arriving to Spain. They are mostly americans with an student visa and europeans. Any one had any problem of entry in Spain and they had been able to attend their spanish lessons in person.
We are receiving au pair and family applications and closing matches for this current school year and for the summer starting in May/June and for academic year starting in September 2021.
In case of travel bans, airport closures or quarantine due to coronavirus, etc…. we can assist au pairs and host families to find an alternative option.
Our host families continue searching for asap and June – September start dates in high numbers so the situation has not affected that much the demand for applicants. We are also offering more flexible cancelation policies in order to help during these uncertainty times.
We hope that the situation will improve with the upcoming spring and summer weather and with the vaccination campaign that has already started in Spain..
Recommendations for applicants that want to be an Au Pair in Spain:
If you would like to be an Au Pair in Spain starting in the next upcoming months, please fill out or on line form , and start talking to families available with no commitment. You both can decide together when can be the best moment to start your stay.
Au pairs who are scheduled to arrive will be asked not to travel if they are sick or feeling unwell prior to traveling to Spain.
Au pairs need to check travel advice pages from their local Government before traveling to Spain. Au pairs arriving to Spain need to complete this Health control form before arrival.
We recommend they arrange cancelation insurance when booking their flight. From our research, many airlines do now also offer more flexible flight change policies.
We recommend they check travel insurance implications with travel insurance providers to make sure they will get medical coverage against Covid in Spain during their stay.
More information will be shared when available. Best wishes.
Links of Interest:
Updated information about Covid-19 in this site of MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN SPAIN
Official Twitter channel in Spain
INFORMATION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS IN UK
INFORMATION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS IN IRELAND
INFORMATION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS IN THE USA
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CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Releasing Medicare Part C and Part D Data and New Medicare Advantage Provider Network Requirements
Under a recently proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would release on an annual basis data that Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations and Part D sponsors have typically considered to be proprietary and confidential.1 The proposed rule would also limit MA organizations to contracting with providers and suppliers that are enrolled in Medicare. This new network requirement could adversely affect some MA organizations' ability to meet CMS network adequacy requirements. CMS solicits comments on several topics related to the proposed rule. Comments are due September 6, 2016.
Proposed Release of MA Bid Data and MA and Part D Medical Loss Ratio Data
CMS proposes to release to the public MA bid and Part C and Part D medical loss ratio (MLR) data on a specific schedule and subject to certain exclusions. By releasing this information on an annual basis, CMS seeks to "avoid repeating [Freedom of Information Act] analyses and reviews of each request [and] to standardize the disclosure and the procedures for disclosure" and to further goals related to the MA and Part D programs.2 According to CMS, releasing the data would promote accountability in the MA and Part D programs, by making MLR information publicly available for use by beneficiaries who are making enrollment choices and by allowing the public to see "whether and how privately-operated MA and Part D plans administer Medicare—and supplemental—benefits in an effective and efficient manner."3
MA Bid Submission and Pricing Data
CMS proposes to release "MA bid pricing data." In operational terms, CMS would release all plan-specific data fields in the MA bid pricing tool (BPT). Under the proposed rule, MA bid pricing data also includes: the estimated revenue required by an MA plan for providing original Medicare benefits and mandatory supplemental benefits; the plan pricing of enrollee cost-sharing for original Medicare benefits and mandatory supplemental benefits; actuarial bases for bid amounts; projected enrollment and the beneficiary rebate.
CMS would release MA bid pricing data for bids that were accepted and approved by CMS for a contract year that is five years prior to the upcoming year. According to CMS, five years is an appropriate length of time for the MA bid pricing data to no longer be competitively sensitive.
MA bid pricing data would be released on an annual basis after the first Monday in October. CMS declined to commit to a specific date for the annual release, but indicated that it would provide details on each year's release schedule through sub-regulatory communications.
The following data would be excluded from the release of MA bid pricing data:
Part D bid pricing data due to the data protections at section 1860D-15(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395w-115(f)).
Any narrative information in the BPT including narratives related to base period factors, manual rates, cost-sharing methodology and optional supplemental benefits.
Documentation submitted by MA organizations to support the actuarial bases of each MA plan bid.
Information identifying Medicare beneficiaries and other individuals (e.g., plan actuary).
Bid review correspondence between CMS and the MA organization.
Internal review bid reports.
CMS seeks comments on several issues related to the proposed release of MA bid pricing data including:
Approaches to release more recent MA bid pricing data.
CMS's goals and purposes for the release of MA bid pricing data.
Proposed five year delay for reducing competitive disadvantages to MA organizations.
To whom CMS should release more recent MA bid pricing data.
Part C and Part D MLR Data
CMS proposes to release certain MLR data submitted by MA organizations and Part D sponsors in their annual MLR Reports (Part C and Part D MLR Data). In proposing the release of Part C and Part D MLR data, CMS seeks to align with the current disclosures of MLR data by commercial health plans under section 2718 of the Public Health Service Act, which was added by Section 1001 of the Affordable Care Act.
CMS would release Part C and Part D MLR data for each contract for each contract no earlier than 18 months after the applicable contract year. MLR data that would excluded from release includes:
Narrative information that MA organizations or Part D sponsors submit in support of their MLR Reports, such as descriptions of the methods to allocate expenses.
Plan-level information submitted in Part C or Part D MLR Reports.
Information identifying Medicare beneficiaries or other individuals.
MLR review correspondence between CMS and the MA organization or Part D sponsor.
Issues on which CMS requests comments include:
Whether the Part C MLR data and Part D MLR data proposed to be released contain proprietary information and, if so, what safeguards might be appropriate to protect those data.
Whether MLR data that are associated with single-plan contracts is more commercially sensitive than MLR data that is associated with contracts that include multiple plans and, if so, whether CMS should take any protective measures when releasing the MLR data for single plan contracts.
Proposed Medicare Advantage Provider Enrollment Requirement
Under current program requirements, MA organizations may include in their networks providers and suppliers that are not enrolled in Medicare.4 For example, physicians that participate in an MA organization's network need only be state licensed, practicing within the scope of their license, and not be an opt-out provider or excluded from Medicare. The proposed rule would require providers or suppliers5 that participate in a MA organization's network be enrolled in Medicare and be in an "approved status." Out-of network or non-contracted providers and suppliers would not be required to be enrolled.
"Approved status" refers to a provider or supplier being enrolled in (i.e., have an approved enrollment application), and not revoked from, the Medicare program. This would exclude a provider or supplier that has submitted an application, but has not completed the enrollment process with the Medicare Administrative Contractor. In addition, a provider or supplier that is currently revoked from Medicare is not in an approved status.
According to CMS, the proposal would create consistency with the provider and supplier enrollment requirements for Medicare Part A, Part B and Part D. In addition, CMS believes the proposal will assist in its efforts to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and to "protect Medicare enrollees by carefully screening all providers and suppliers, especially those that potentially pose an elevated risk to Medicare, to ensure that they are qualified to furnish Medicare items and services."6
CMS notes that initial data show a large percent of MA providers and suppliers are already enrolled in Medicare so the proposed rule would not have a significant impact on MA organizations' ability to establish networks of contracted providers that meet CMS' MA network requirements. However, CMS requests industry comment on the potential impact of the requirement on MA organizations' ability to establish or maintain adequate networks of providers.
The proposed rule would require MA organizations to verify that they are compliant with the provider and supplier enrollment requirements. MA organizations that do not ensure that providers and suppliers comply with the provider and supplier enrollment requirements may be subject to sanctions and contract termination.
CMS also proposes to create a new regulation at 42 C.F.R. § 422.224 that would prohibit MA organizations from paying, directly or indirectly, for items and services (other than emergency or urgently needed services) furnished to an MA enrollee by an individual or entity that is excluded by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General or revoked from the Medicare program. Federal law already prohibits such payments. The proposed regulation provides for a first time allowance for payment and the MA organization would be required to notify the provider or supplier and the enrollee that no future payment shall be made to, or on behalf of, the revoked or excluded provider or supplier.
The Medicare enrollment requirement would be effective the first day of the next plan year that begins 2 years from the date of publication of the CY 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule with comment period. (The PFS proposed rule was issued July 6, 2016.) CMS believes this will give all stakeholders sufficient time to prepare for the requirements, but seeks public comment on the proposed effective date.
1 81 Fed. Reg. 46162 (July 15, 2016).
2 81 Fed. Reg. at 46396.
3 Id. at 46396-46397.
4 CMS's current requirements for providers and suppliers that provide Medicare-covered basic benefits can be found in the Medicare Managed Care Manual at Ch. 6 § 70 available here.
5 Under Medicare, the term "provider" means a hospital, a critical access hospital, a skilled nursing facility, a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, a home health agency, or a hospice. A "supplier" is a physician or other practitioner, facility or other entity (other than a provider of services).


That would be useful. I am interested in knowing whether officials sign documents without reading them. This was not just, as Mr. Buckley said in his opening statement, one of the biggest lease deals ever done by the OPW. It was probably the biggest in the given year in all of Ireland. It is worth reading something before it is signed. I would not have the expertise of the big valuer firms but I know the difference between the two measurements and I know how they are done. Someone is responsible for this mistake. Some individual needed to have responsibility for making sure this was right. We have seen documentary evidence to prove to us this was advised from lower down to the top and was not acted on. What disciplinary process will follow?


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Q: alternate optimized query of sub query select * from solar_park where solar_park_uid
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(select distinct solar_park from solar_park_pooling_station where pooling_station
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(select distinct pooling_station_uid FROM solar_inverter where solar_generator_uid in (:solarGeneratorUid));

I am using this query but for certain reasons i want alter query of this plz help

A: An alternative can be to re-write the query as correlated sub-query as below.
select *
from solar_park sp
where exists (
                select 1 -- * can also be used
                from solar_park_pooling_station spps
                where exists (
                            select 1 -- * can also be used
                            from solar_inverter si
                            where spps.pooling_station = si.pooling_station_uid
                            and sp.solar_park_uid = spps.solar_park
                            and solar_generator_uid IN (:solarGeneratorUid)
                            )
              );

You can check tutorial: Exists and Not Exists sub-queries in MySQL
Hope this will help.

A: Please try with below query where table it's left outer join:
select * from solar_park  as SP
left outer join (
select distinct solar_park from solar_park_pooling_station
) as SPPS on SPPS.solar_park = SP.solar_park_uid
left outer join (
select distinct pooling_station_uid FROM solar_inverter where solar_generator_uid in (:solarGeneratorUid)
) as  SI on SI.pooling_station_uid= SPPS.pooling_station
where SPPS.solar_park  is not null and SI.pooling_station_uid is not null

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Willem Noordenbos (* 11. August 1910 in Utrecht; † März 1990) war ein niederländischer Neurochirurg und Schmerzforscher.

Er war der Sohn des gleichnamigen Chirurgen Willem Noordenbos (1875–1954), der Professor an der Universität Amsterdam war, und von Jacoba Cornelia Noordenbos-Kapteijn, Tochter des Astronomen Jacobus Cornelius Kapteijn und eine der ersten Ärztinnen der Niederlande. Noordenbos studierte zunächst in Amsterdam und dann (um dem Schatten seines Vaters zu entkommen) an der Universität Edinburgh Medizin mit dem Abschluss 1937 (Bachelor in Medizin (M.B.) und Chirurgie (Ch.B.)) und begann dort seine Ausbildung als Chirurg. 1939 kehrte er wegen der Mobilisierung in die Niederlande zurück. Er war nach der deutschen Besatzung kurz inhaftiert, da er wegen die Inhaftierung seines Vaters (er wurde als prominenter Niederländer als Geisel in ein Lager verschleppt) heftig protestierte. Er machte 1941 seinen Abschluss an der Universität Amsterdam in Medizin. Seine Ausbildung als Neurochirurg erfolgte bei C. H. Lenshoek in Amsterdam. 1943 heiratete er Cornelia ("Cox") van Heemskerck van Beest, die in einem medizinischen Labor arbeitete und mit der er drei Töchter und einen Sohn hatte. In den 1940er Jahren arbeitete er als Neurochirurg. 1946 besuchte er ein halbes Jahr britische neurochirurgische Kliniken und 1950 war er ein halbes Jahr als einziger Neurochirurg in niederländisch Ostindien. Ab 1946 war er Neurochirurg am Universitätsklinikums in Amsterdam (Wilhelmina Gasthuis), dessen neurochirurgische Abteilung er aufbaute, ab 1954 als leitender Chirurg. 1959 promovierte er in Amsterdam (Doctor in de Geneeskunde). 1965 wurde er dort Professor für Neurochirurgie. 1976 gab er die Chirurgie auf, blieb aber aktiv in der Schmerzforschung.

Seine Dissertation erschien 1959 als Buch. Darin vertrat er eine neue These der Entstehung von Schmerz, die auch eine wesentliche Anregung für die Gate-Control-Theory von Ronald Melzack und Patrick David Wall (1965) war. Nach Noordenbos gibt es einen Unterdrückungs- und Filterungsmechanismus der ständig anfallenden afferenten Reize zum Gehirn, (multisynaptisches afferentes System, MAS), wobei A-Fasern (die evolutionär jünger sind) die schmerzleitenden C-Fasern unterdrücken. Noordenbos erklärte damit seine eigenen Erfahrungen als Chirurg, dass Durchtrennung von Nervenbahnen Schmerz meist nicht zum Verschwinden bringt (er kehrt nach ein bis sechs Monaten zurück und wird dann häufig viel unangenehmer empfunden, Anaesthesia dolorosa). Speziell schilderte in seiner Dissertation 21 Patienten, die an Osteoarthritis litten und an denen er eine einseitige Chordotomie vornahm (Durchtrennung des Tractus spinothalamicus vom Rückenmark zum Thalamus). Nur zwei wurden schmerzfrei, neun waren relativ zufrieden, bei zehn kam es zu neuen Schmerzen (heftiges Brennen). Die Gate-Control-Theory unterstützte Noordenbos von Anfang an.

Mit Patrick David Wall studierte er Phantomschmerzen bei Verletzten im Jom-Kippur-Krieg ab 1973.

Er war Mitglied in der niederländischen, französischen, britischen, spanischen, amerikanischen und deutschen neurochirurgischen Gesellschaft.  Im Jahr 1973 war er Gründungsmitglied der International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) und war in deren Rat und zeitweise Vizepräsident.

Er starb 1990 an Hirnhautentzündung.

Noordenbos war begeisterter Segler, der eigene Segelboote baute und 1962 und 1978 den Atlantik überquerte. Mit 18 Jahren segelte er allein über die Nordsee nach Kopenhagen in einem Segelboot ohne Kajüte. Er erfand auch eine Anlage zur Meerwasserentsalzung, hatte aber keine Zeit sie auf ein Segelboot-taugliches handliches Format zu reduzieren.

Schriften
Pain: problems pertaining to the transmission of nerve impulses, Elsevier 1959

Weblinks
Willem Noordenbos papers, Online Archive of California
Kurze Biografie und Foto, Society of Neurological Surgeons

Einzelnachweise

Neurochirurg
Hochschullehrer (Universität von Amsterdam)
Mediziner (20. Jahrhundert)
Niederländer
Geboren 1910
Gestorben 1990
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Clark Hill Strasburger Assists with Victory in Enterprise Products Partners L.P.'s Years-Long Battle with Energy Transfer Partners
Working as part of a multi-firm team, Clark Hill Strasburger represented Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in the recent Texas Supreme Court rejection of a $535 million partnership judgment against them in favor of pipeline transport company, Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (ETP).
The ruling, which was issued on Friday, Jan. 31, agreed with the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas, and ruled in Enterprise's favor, saying the pipeline developer did not have a binding partnership to develop a crude oil line with Energy Transfer Partners. The court ruled that Texas law permits parties to agree that no partnership will exist unless certain conditions are satisfied.
Michael Jung, who led both the firm's representation of Enterprise, said "We're thrilled the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Enterprise Products Partners. This important decision protects the ability of Texas businesses to explore potential cooperative ventures without risking surprise liability."
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Enterprise is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
The Clark Hill Strasburger's Enterprise team is based out of their Dallas office and led by partner P. Michael Jung (Co-chair of Clark Hill Strasburger's Texas Appellate and Infrastructure practices).
About Clark Hill Strasburger
Clark Hill Strasburger is a multidisciplinary national law firm that draws upon our attorneys' industry and policy knowledge, our deeply held shared values, and a global network of premier firms and advisors to provide innovative legal solutions and client-service excellence worldwide. To learn more, visit: https://www.clarkhill.com/.
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TOMI™ Environmental Solutions Retains IMS Investor Relations
Tuesday, 24. November 2020 21:16
FREDERICK, Md., Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc. ("TOMI") (NASDAQ: TOMZ) is a global company specializing in disinfection and decontamination utilizing its premier Binary Ionization Technology (BIT) platform through its SteraMist brand of products – a hydrogen peroxide-based mist and fog comprised of ionized Hydrogen Peroxide (iHP) - today announced the retention of IMS Investor Relations to develop and execute a comprehensive investor relations and financial communications program.
Halden S. Shane, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Over the past year we have seen a dramatic acceleration in the adoption of our technology and we are making considerable strides building the business for sustainable growth. With our recent uplisting to NASDAQ, we thought the time was right to establish an enhanced investor relations program. We look forward to working with IMS Investor Relations to proactively communicate TOMI's progress to the broader investment community as we look to build long-term value for our shareholders."
John G. Nesbett, Founder and President of IMS Investor Relations, stated, "TOMI is at an exciting point in its growth as both existing and new customers increasingly utilize the Company's proprietary disinfection and decontamination solutions. This progress is evidenced by nine-month 2020 revenue growth to $21.4 million from $4.5 million last year and the achievement of strong profitability. Their patented SteraMist Technology is becoming the gold standard solution for sterilization across multiple sectors, including Healthcare, Community (Schools, Senior Centers), Life Sciences, Food Safety and Commercial. We look forward to working closely with management and leveraging our expertise to help convey TOMI's unique value proposition to Wall Street as the Company scales its business."
About IMS Investor Relations
IMS Investor Relations (www.imsinvestorrelations.com) helps small to mid-sized public companies ensure their public listing is a vital strategic asset with a credible and resonating brand, aligned shareholders and a valuation reflective of the long-term value of the business. IMS was founded to shine a much-needed light on microcap to mid-cap companies, a sector that is often misunderstood, underfollowed and undervalued by Wall Street. The firm's vast expertise in this space, trusted reputation and extensive relationships with analysts, institutional investors, family offices and brokers opens doors often kept closed to others. IMS prides itself on its longstanding client relationships due to its ability to understand its clients' needs and its agility in addressing the challenges of today's ever evolving financial landscape.
About TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc.
TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:TOMZ) is a global decontamination and infection prevention company, providing environmental solutions for indoor surface disinfection through the manufacturing, sales and licensing of its premier Binary Ionization Technology® (BIT™) platform. Invented under a defense grant in association with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense, BIT™ solution utilizes a low percentage Hydrogen Peroxide as its only active ingredient to produce a fog of ionized Hydrogen Peroxide (iHP™). Represented by the SteraMist® brand of products, iHP™ produces a germ-killing aerosol that works like a visual non-caustic gas.
TOMI products are designed to service a broad spectrum of commercial structures, including, but not limited to, hospitals and medical facilities, cruise ships, office buildings, hotel and motel rooms, schools, restaurants, meat and produce processing facilities, military barracks, police and fire departments, and athletic facilities. TOMI products and services have also been used in single-family homes and multi-unit residences.
TOMI develops training programs and application protocols for its clients and is a member in good standing with The American Biological Safety Association, The American Association of Tissue Banks, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, America Seed Trade Association, and The Restoration Industry Association.
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Rooney Amphitheatre 131 H Street Blue Lake CA 95525 United States (map)
Join The Handshakers, Cadillac Ranch, and Huckleberry Flint for a beautiful evening outside under the stars at Dell'Arte's Rooney Amphitheatre, behind the main building. Box office opens at 5pm and doors open at 5:30pm. Show starts at 6pm. $16 (or $12 for Humboldt Folklife Members), children 12 and under are $5.
https://humboldtfolklife-underthestars.brownpapertickets.com/
The Handshakers
The Handshakers' are a five-piece band playing a mix Americana and alt-country music reflecting the Southern sensibilities of the Georgia-born songwriter and leader Mike Bynum. The Arcata-based band, which has been performing for three years, released its self-titled debut album of all original songs in January 2019.
Cadillac Ranch are seasoned local musicians who have played in several other local bands including The Yokels, The Detours, and The Delta Nationals. Most of us have opened shows with several national acts.We feature 3 part harmonies, and play Americana, Traditional Country, Country Rock and Classic Rock Tunes.
Huckleberry Flint
Huckleberry Flint is a name known fondly around Humboldt County. What began as a traditional string band in 2003 has blossomed into a dynamic group that incorporates many musical influences such as bluegrass, alt-country and rock. Huckleberry Flint still stays true to the folk song convention of rearranging traditional ballads and spirituals in a new, original way; blending old-timey lyrics and melodies with electric instruments and five-part harmonies. The result is a rich, full bodied sound that is truly their own.
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Clowns Without Borders USA
Resilience Through Laughter
About CWB
Education Program: Take Laughter With You
Projects In This Country:
Haiti 2020: 10 Year Anniversary
Haiti 2016: Hurricane Matthew Relief
Haiti 2013: Clowns with a Trapeze Tour
Haiti 2013: Trainings and Show Creation
Haiti November 2011
Haiti May/June 2011
Haiti Tour V 2010
Haiti Tour IV 2010
Haiti Tour III 2010
Haiti Tour II 2010
Haiti Tour I 2010
Haiti August 2009
Haiti March 2009
Clowns Without Borders USA has been very active in Haiti. The clowns engage in many diverse activities. In addition to holding free performances, volunteers have visited hospitals and medical clinics, refugee camps, and held training workshops for local artists, teachers, youth, and arts-based organizations. Haiti is also a location where Clowns Without Borders chapters team up to run projects together. The USA chapter has worked with CWB-Sweden, -Spain, and -Canada chapters, blending skills and styles to bring happiness to the people of Haiti.
A very Brief Window into the History and Culture of Haïti
Haïti is the French spelling ('h' is silent) of the word Ayiti, meaning 'land of high mountains' in the indigenous Taino language of the island of Hispaniola, that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic. Historically its people have seen a lot of suffering. In 1492, soon after Columbus landed on Hispaniola, claiming it for the Spanish, the natives were almost entirely killed or exported as slaves. France began a colony in the 17th century, and in 1697 was given possession of the western third of the island, now Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of slaves were imported from Africa to work in forestry and sugar-related industries. In 1804, after a slave rebellion led by Toussaint Louverture, Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world.
Over the years there have been harsh regimes and much political turmoil. Today Haiti continues also to battle poverty, lack of resources and industry, poor infrastructure, and bad weather (hurricanes, rains and floods). Most of Haiti's population are farmers, though, sadly, agricultural productivity is low, due in part to soil erosion (from deforestation, by colonial exploitation and the local custom of making charcoal for cooking fuel). Seismic activity is also a danger: the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in 2010 killed an estimated 300,000 people, made millions homeless and destroyed a large percentage of buildings and roads. With strong Haitian determination, and help from overseas, there has been much redevelopment and rebuilding, although, in some cases, aid has received mixed reviews.
Haitian people are kind, resourceful and resilient, and maintain tremendous faith. Most are Christian, some practice Vodou (a blend of African and Caribbean spirituality) and a good number combine the two. The main language of Haiti is Haitian Creole, or Kreyol, which combines French-derived vocabulary and African grammar. It evolved as a common language amongst the various peoples who were brought to Haiti as slaves. French is the language of education and things official, and 40% of the people speak it. Typical Haitian foods include sos pwa (black bean gravy), piklis (Haitian kimchee) rice and bean dishes, fish and meats like chicken and pork. Spaghetti with ketchup is often eaten for breakfast, and a warm corn custard called AK100 is a popular snack.
Carnival is held in February leading up to Mardi Gras and features parades, decorated floats, costumes, masks and much music. Haitian music includes traditional styles like vodou, zouk, rara,twoubadou, and mizik rasin, or the more contemporary rap, compa and merengue. Haitian art is vibrant and can be seen in such forms as intricately cut metalwork, paper-maché sculpture, and bright paintings of markets and landscapes. The colorful buses and pick-up-taxis that fill the streets, are known as tap-taps, are moving works of art. Haiti has lots of popular local comedians and imports are enjoyed too, especially that zany clown, Mr Bean.
Some Facts and Figures
Population: 10.5 million
Average annual income: $1730, compared to $14,098 in Caribbean/Latin American developing countries
Literacy rate: around 60%, compared to 92% for Caribbean/Latin American countries
Unemployment: around 41%
% of children who do not attend school: 50
Life expectancy: 63 years.
% of the population considered food insecure: 30
Infant mortality: 55 per 1000 births
Maternal mortality rate: 3.5 in 1000 births (about 16 times higher than in the USA)
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A down to the wire request to have two large, intricate, decorative metal screens completed in just 4 days.
These laser cut panels also received custom plating.
Artistry in Architectural Grilles' engineering team programed the pattern in several hours and immediately went into production by 4 PM the first day.
The laser ran throughout the night continuing on the panels.
Due to the intricacy of the pattern and light material gauge, the cutting sequence had to be randomly arranged to ensure the material wasn't melted.
The grille pattern required over 60 hours of cutting time.


This mini-arc completes here as Dredd speaks to Logan about him becoming the next Chief Judge. Logan has his doubts, he thinks it's too big for him. I also get the impression that Dredd is unsure! Dredd also gets a good chance to show the robot Judges how he does thing. I wonder where this is going!
Skip's investigation continues. We get a good look at the use of his powers. I really like the timing of this! He also gets a name, and it becomes obvious about Skips tail. I like the build to this, and I wonder where Skip goes from here, or if he will change his methods!
The final part of this 3hriller, and I like the ending. The idea of there always being a price was well done, and a nice creepy ending. The panic was well done!
Bridget seems to be putting things together. All it took was a gas-induced mental breakdown. Although this is talk heavy, this was well done, and moves the overall plot forward well!
Jaegir returns, and we're back on Nu-Earth! I like this and the location seems extremely problematic. It seems that Jaegir is back doing her old job, hunting down traitors and war criminals. The setting is excellent, and I'm looking forward to where it's going!


Barcelona forward Pedro has undergone the first part of his medical ahead of a £24.7m move to Manchester United, according to the Metro who cite Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Red Devils have made the Spain international their top target to replace Angel Di Maria after the Argentine joined Paris St-Germain last week.
And while Barcelona are determined to hold on to Pedro until after tomorrow's UEFA Super Cup, it is claimed United are hopeful the 28-year-old will complete the second half of the medical quickly so a deal can be confirmed on Wednesday.
Arsenal will make a bid for Real Madrid star Karim Benzema this week, according to the Daily Mail.
The Gunners lacked a cutting edge up front during the shock defeat to West Ham at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.
And while Arsene Wenger insisted he would not panic buy following the loss, it is claimed he will now step up his pursuit of Benzema.
Manuel Pellegrini believes Raheem Sterling will become a £100m player at Manchester City, the Manchester Evening News report.
The England star joined the Citizens last month for £49m last month and will make his Premier League debut for the club against West Brom.
And Pellegrini thinks the mammoth fee will prove to be a bargain in a few seasons' time.
Everton are expecting a third bid from Chelsea for John Stones, the Guardian claim.
The Toffees have so far rejected bids of £20m and £26m for the England defender and insist he is not for sale.
But Chelsea are determined to get their man and will make an improved offer in the region of £30m for the 21-year-old.


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IPRO LABS Develops New Bridges with the Community and Industry
There are myriad reasons why the Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program—Illinois Tech's signature hands-on, real-world learning initiative—is special.
An experience shared by all Illinois Tech undergraduate students, the IPRO program serves as both an engine for creating solutions in cross-disciplinary teams, as well serving as an incubator for new ideas.
After spending more than five years leading IPRO courses, Bo Rodda, and fellow Senior IPRO Lecturer Limia Shunia, believed there was an opportunity to rethink the IPRO Program to better serve its students, project partners, and the university by redefining the ecosystem in which all three of those parties work together.
They asked: "How do we derive more value from the IPRO program to align more closely with the bigger, long-term goals of Illinois Tech?" The Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship plays a key role in that by aiming to teach the innovation mindset using a practical learn-by-doing approach, with tight connections to industry so that students can validate their ideas in real-time in the market.
With this strategy in mind, IPRO Labs was launched at the beginning of the spring 2021 semester. IPRO Labs, which now serves as the program's foundational (first) course, consists of five labs—CommunityLab, CityLab, EducationLab, GameLab, and EnergyLab—that expose students to an unmet need derived by one community or industry partner.
The labs allow students and IPRO faculty to cultivate relationships and innovate with community and industry organizations in Chicago. This spring the IPRO team focused on recruiting small businesses as community partners, including R.A.G.E. Skatepark and the Parkway Ballroom. They've also recruited Sargent & Lundy, a longtime recruiter of Illinois Tech students in the energy sector.
"Our students, generationally, are different than many of their predecessors and are looking for projects that have a lot of meaning, that have some kind of impact, and that align with their values," Shunia says.
Adds Rodda, "We're giving our students that opportunity to really work on something that excites them and is perhaps even professionally relevant to their career."
Getting the community partners on board—which are relationships that the IPRO Program and its home, the Kaplan Institute, hope to build upon moving forward—happened quickly. Rodda and Shunia credited Alicia Bunton, director of community affairs at Illinois Tech, and Adrienne Irmer, the university's associate vice president for external affairs, for their willingness, active involvement, and commitment to the student body to connect them with community and industry partners that they have relationships with so that the IPRO team could engage them about participating in IPRO Labs.
The partners—who include Hothouse and eta Creative Arts Foundation (CommunityLab), Cook County Assessor's Office (CityLab), R.A.G.E. Skatepark (EducationLab), Sargent & Lundy (EnergyLab), and Parkway Ballroom (GameLab) in spring 2021—are community and industry based, eager to work with Illinois Tech students, and want to allow students room to explore, expanding the scope beyond the initial problem. Each community partner has created an introduction video for their organization, outlining what they do, their problem, and how Illinois Tech students can help.
As an example, the GameLab is focused on finding ways for the Parkway Ballroom to change its revenue model due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Cliff Rome, whose company owns Parkway Ballroom, is looking for ideas to create revenue streams that will be anchored by co-working memberships supplemented by earnings from other program uses that promote social interaction where the arts, work, technology, play, and community intersect.
Rome made clear in his introduction video that he views Illinois Tech students as partners who will have an opportunity to make an impact.
"We're all community. It just made sense," Rome says in the video. "It was a natural fit because [it was an opportunity to utilize] the expertise and the study power of the institution and its student populace and combine that with what we're doing in the community….Just see if you bring the two roads together, how they intersect in a meaningful way, where you walk away with these meaningful experiences….These are folks and their lives, and their livelihood. Why not make that better?"
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So I am still coming down from my "wedding high". I am constantly looking over my wedding photos and videos people have sent me, no I don't have any pro-pics yet. I was finally able to go on other wedding websites and check them out again. I know that sounds weird, but I think after you get married, you want to live your wedding over and over and you don't want other weddings messing with your head. I loved my wedding. Best day of my life times a billion, but I am sad it is over. So that leaves me to shop, look up recipes, DIY home projects instead of DIY wedding projects, hike (if the stupid smoke would leave Reno) and travel a bit. My life, boring, I think NOT!
I can't wait to go to LA this weekend for the Nevada vs. UCLA game, seeing my good friend Anthony (who came to my wedding, but I saw for a micro-second) and SHOP. I haven't shopped for myself in what seems like forever. I had wedding stuff to buy, yo. But I thought I should kick it off early and buy something off a new site I am obsessing over. It is like Whiskey Militia, The Clymb, Steep and Cheap, but only better for us ladies. Sure I love the gear from the other sites, but this one is my favorite. It is called Very Jane. Today I bought two things....I could buy a ton more, but my pocket book and husband wouldn't like me very much.
The cardigan (in teal) was only $19.99, normally $39.99 and the bracelet (the coral and teal one) was $7.99, normally $16.99. There were two items I wanted this morning, but they were already sold out. Stuff sells fast, but I make do.
This weekend I can't wait to shop the LA scene. I can see new fall skirts, boots, jeans and sweaters in my future. And it is payday Friday this week. Life is pretty good.


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A new deal is not considered in talks with Taliban
President Ashraf Ghani at a ceremony in the Ministry of Defense in Kabul on Tuesday clarified the Afghan government's stance on upcoming negotiations with the Taliban and said a new deal is not considered in this process.
The US and the Taliban negotiators wrapped up the eighth round of peace talks in Qatar.
The two sides are expected to sign a peace agreement within the next few days which will provide the ground for US troop withdrawal and reduction of violence in Afghanistan.
The peace deal will also facilitate intra-Afghan negotiations which will probably take place in a European capital within the next few weeks.
Mr. Ghani said a joint statement will be announced on the first day of negotiations with the Taliban which will define the Afghan government as a legitimate government which represents all the people of Afghanistan.
He said the statement will also define the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces as a legitimate partner of the international forces in the fight against terrorism.
Mr. Ghani mentioned that there will be no compromise on Afghan National Defense and Security Forces when it comes to negotiations with the Taliban.
"A new agreement between us [Afghan government] and the United State is not considered. I repeat, a new agreement is not considered," Mr. Ghani said. "All international agreements will remain in their place."
The president said the agreement which will not ensure that identity and sovereignty of Afghanistan is safe, will not be acceptable.
"We don't have conditions for negotiations but we do have conditions for peace. The first condition is that there will be no compromise on Afghan National Defense and Security Forces," Mr. Ghani reiterated.
Khalilzad: Peace deal with Taliban should be finalized before Afghanistan presidential election
Suppress the militants until peace talks formally begins with Taliban
US-Taliban deal may be signed next week
NATO, alliances to support Afghan peace talks
We need a good deal, not a fake deal with Taliban


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Begun as a missions outreach in 1952, First Assembly DeLand is a testimony to God's faithfulness and the tenacity of godly men and women. On at least two occasions, the church was given up for dead. Yet out of the ashes of despair, God has raised up a congregation that is making a difference in reaching a city for Him.
A period of significant growth occurred from 1979- 1985. Eventually the Hill Avenue church was sold and the congregation moved to temporary locations initially at the Hilton Hotel (now the Holiday Inn), then to DeLand Middle School, and finally to the "Dome Building" at the airport in DeLand Industrial Park. Property was secured on International Speedway Boulevard and on Easter Sunday 1992, the "wandering" congregation had its first service in that building.
In September of 1992, Pastor Michael Modica accepted the call to pastor the struggling congregation. Driven by a vision to reach DeLand with the redemptive message of Christ's love. Pastor Modica launched a series of strategic initiatives with the intention of bringing unity to the body of Christ. Men and Women were urged to look beyond themselves to a city needing Jesus Christ.
Project Light – In 1993, in an effort to minister to the needy, Project Light began!
Call to Prayer – In 1994, the first city wide Call to Prayer occurred, bringing God's people and area pastors throughout the city together to seek God's guidance in how to most effectively reach our city.
Emergency Response – The wildfires in Volusia County in 1998 provided opportunity for the congregation of First Assembly DeLand to care for those who experienced loss by providing clothing and food. Since then, First Assembly DeLand has created a disaster team that is often a first responder to the needs and tragedies throughout the country.
Campus Outreach – First Assembly DeLand has been strategically involved in establishing a campus ministry at Stetson University and is involved in a variety of outreach ministries to young people on high school and middle school campuses.
Shine Florida – In 2001, the prayer outreach "Shine Florida" was launched and quickly found root in other cities throughout the I-4 corridor and was broadcast throughout North America.
Foreign Missions – First Assembly has been supporting and engaging missionaries around the world. Today, the church supports over 200 missionaries in as many as 200 countries around the world, and has committed 30% of its annual operating budget to reach the world with the message of the Gospel!
1994 – A 20 year mortgage on the Speedway property was paid in full – 18 years in advance!
1997 – An extension facility was purchased on Greensdairy Road, without incurring debt.
2005 – Mortgage on Speedway Campus building paid in full, 12 years early!
In 2005, a process begun to develop the Kepler Road property as a result of paying off our mortgage in full. Expanding programs and a passion to reach out to our growing community created strains on the Speedway facility.
In an effort to exercise diligence in the stewardship God has granted us, the leadership team at First Assembly DeLand engaged Building God's Way, a national firm that builds and designs cost-effective facilities that are both beautiful and functional in enabling congregations to minister to their communities.
In June of 2008, we broke ground on the Kepler Campus and the exciting construction process of our new building began. Throughout the process, God has once again proven faithful by pouring out miracles of provision from our own hands. And on January 31st, 2010 First Assembly DeLand opened the doors of the Kepler Campus building for its Grand Opening and Dedication service.
God has done and is doing exciting things! As we continue on this journey of seeking His desires, we continue to love and bless Him, our city and our community.


Sabine wants to learn to swim like the other boys at the shelter. He is very nervous about not doing well. We want to boost his confidence and let him know that he can do anything, just like the super heroes he loves! So we want to give him a special swim set to wear while he tries his best!
"You've got this Sabine!! You'll be a pro swimmer in no time. "


Behind "El Imaginario" signature we can find the visual artist Jesús de las Heras.
This native from Madrid has developed his career alongside the audiovisual field.
His first steps as a filmmaker and post-producer for television and advertisment were for production companies such as Mandarina Films or La Movie and hasalso worked for clients like BMW, SCHWEPPES and VODAFONE. This helped him gain knowledge about different tools and resources which in a future would help him create his own style and way of projecting visuals.
Due to his passion for electronic music he started to gain a huge interest for VJ. He played gigs in small clubs in Madrid and actively participated in rave scenes in Amsterdam during the time that he lived there.
Amnesia and Privilege involved and the work he did as a VJ producer of visual content for many promoters, allowed him to work visual sets alongside artists such as Marco Carola, Carl Cox , Marco Bayle and many more. London, Geneva, Barcelona, NYC, Paris, Milano... have been destinations for elimaginario and his visuals during the last 10 years.
In 2011 his work as a Visual & Stage Designer caught the eye of the promoters of a new party called Music On, by Marco Carola, which is currently one of the most powerful and avant-garde events in the electronic music scene.
In 2015 he surprises everyone with a new facet as an amateur podcaster. He was founded by a few colleagues in the sector and also Visuals For The Masses, a radio podcast about visuals which are spanish speaking and are created by visualists. They used an outstanding jocular and light tone and it earned a good reception by listeners and specialised critiques.
VJ's. It clearly focused to copy the way of working of an independent record label where the artist chooses what he wants to tell with each videoloop.
One of the greatest achievements of Elimaginario is being able to be surrounded by VJ's collaborators and experts in different fields. This allows him to explore R & D resources and techniques that he can then apply under his style to all kind of spaces, types of music or events.
He is currently beginning to participate in different festivals of light and art, such as Ibiza Light Festival, using the audiovisual installation as part of the urban scene. His monumental proposals are intended to "dazzle and invite to imagine".


MILWAUKEE (October 22, 2014) – The Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group is introducing a new turbo available for use on Ferris collections systems at GIE+EXPO 2014.
The TURBO-Pro™ Max system acts as a lawn vacuum for a clean finish in a wide variety of conditions. Highly resistant to clogging, it uses oversized drive and idler pulleys combined with a long drive belt for cool running and maximum belt life. A curved blade impeller allows for reduced impeller speed and noise while maintaining air velocity.
Designed for Ferris commercial mowers, this system mount to the deck with a fabricated, heavy-duty steel plate. No tools are required after the unit has been installed to switch from grass bagging to non-bagging.
The TURBO-Pro™ Max system can be used with Ferris products featuring 52" or 61" decks, and with a variety of bagging systems including the Triple Bag Soft Top, Triple Bag Hard Top, DFS, EZ Dump™ and EX Dump XL™. For more information, visit www.ferrismowers.com.


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Havezate Melenhorst was een havezate in Lenthe, gemeente Dalfsen. Een duidelijk bouwjaar van de havezate is niet bekend, wel wordt de havezate voor het eerst in 1560 genoemd. De boerderij op het erf werd in 1785 verkocht en het erf werd opgesplitst. Tegenwoordig staan de erven bekend onder de namen Grote en Kleine Bakenboer (naar het geslacht de Baecke, een van de vroegere eigenaren van de havezate). De havezate bestaat niet meer.

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