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Statement of Continental Indigenous Solidarity with CONAIE
Relatives,
We have received news that the current government of Ecuador led by President Rafael Correa has delivered to the House of CONAIE in Quito an eviction order with the expressed intent to unilaterally end the formal loan agreement on the building occupied by the indigenous movement of Ecuador for 30 years.
It was in this same House of CONAIE in 1990, where we were received and sheltered upon arrival in Ecuador to attend the First Continental Encounter of Indigenous Peoples, Nations and Organizations. Over twenty years have since passed, many cycles of our movement have been fulfilled, and the Pachacutic of the Peoples continues to guide us with the legacy and the vision of our collective duty as Indigenous Peoples of Abya Yala, the Great Turtle Island. Now, as in 1990, we continue to stand with CONAIE in the struggle for Justice and Self-Determination for all Indigenous Peoples.
The colonizing settler states presently enjoying international recognition in the Americas derive their claims to jurisdiction in the hemisphere as successors to the doctrine of the Divine Right of Kings of Christendom via the Doctrine of Discovery of October 12, 1492. In 1823, this Doctrine of Divine Right as States of the Americas was then modified and reinforced continentally from Washington, DC by way of the Monroe Doctrine. In spite of this, throughout the entire 522 years since 1492 we Original Nations have resisted at every turn the illegal colonization by the European Americans of our continent of Abya Yala, the Great Turtle Island. The territorial titles of the states which are based on the rejected and denounced Papal Bull Inter Caetera 1493 and other racist schemes carry no moral weight, nor reasonable validity or jurisprudence in a just society, whether in Ecuador or anywhere else in the continent.
In 1990 at the First Continental Indigenous Encounter a historic proclamation of denunciation and call to justice on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples regarding these issues was made, and now in 2014 we are still fighting for that cause, for the House of CONAIE. We continue to struggle and construct collectively a House of Justice where we can once again greet each other as Relatives and Allies of the Confederation of the Eagle and Condor: La Casa de CONAIE. We express our undiminished solidarity and commitment to CONAIE and all Indigenous Peoples as we continue the task of humanizing and harmonizing global society with the natural world as children of the Nations of Mother Earth.
We support the call by CONAIE for rejection of the order to vacate the Casa de CONAIE and stand in solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador to have their headquarters restored to them with full and permanent title.
Tupac Enrique Acosta, Yaotachcauh
Tlahtokan Nahuacalli
TONATIERRA
NAHUACALLI
Embassy of Indigenous Peoples
www.nahuacalli.org
Message to President Rafael Correa, Republic of Ecuador
President Rafael Correa,
Republic of Ecuador
It is with great concern and a profound sense of injustice that we receive reports of actions by your government to remove the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) from their headquarters in the Casa de CONAIE in Quito. The CONAIE is a longstanding sister organization among all Indigenous Peoples of Abya Yala [the Americas], and their headquarters fulfills a very real and important role for Indigenous Peoples not only in Ecuador but across the continent. We cannot accept their removal from the home they have established after 30 years of struggle for justice and self-determination.
We stand in solidarity with CONAIE and call for immediate restitution of the Casa de CONAIE with full and permanent title as a positive act by your government in fulfillment of the International Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador.
Solidaridad Continental Indigena Abya Yala
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Cal Lutheran Finishes Out Cross Country 2016 Season
California Lutheran University's cross country team took a flight to Salem, Oregon for their last race of the season, the West Regionals. The team brought six men and six women to compete in this race. The runners were chosen based upon previous times.
Although traveling can be difficult, some of the team was looking forward to the positive aspects that come with traveling.
"I'm super excited about that and just to be in a new place and to see a different scenery…We'll be racing against a lot of really fast girls so that will help. I think it's super exciting we're all traveling together because it will bring the team closer together," senior Sarah Parsons said.
The team arrived to Oregon two days early to adjust to and analyze the environment.
"We will be previewing the course on Friday and will have a team meeting after running the course to discuss the best ways to race the course," Assistant Cross Country Coach Brett Halvaks said in an email interview.
This time allowed the team to have a full day of rest before the race. They were able to get a feel for the cooler climate and temperature they were about to run in.
Breaking the finish line: Freshman Erin MacNeil finished first for the Regals with a time of 25:48.5.
Photo Courtesy of Sandra Dubois
Freshman Erin MacNeil was the first Regal to finish with a time of 25:48.5 and was followed closely by Parsons with a time of 25:57.5. Freshman Rachel Ereso ran 27:25.8 and finished third out of the Regals. The first finisher of the women's 6k was Maya Weigel from Pomona-Pitzer with a time of 21:33.8. Overall, the Regals finished 17th ahead of Pacific Lutheran and Mills College.
In the men's 8k race junior Timmy Kahovec finished first for the Kingsmen at 27:54.2 trailed by senior Alex Johnston who completed the course at 28:45.8. Junior Christian Rider earned the third spot for the Violet and Gold with a 29:12.8 time. The fastest runner for this course was Brad Hodkinson from Pacific Lutheran with a time of 25:40.04 which was seven seconds faster than his closest competitor.
"Being a small D3 team, we're very close as teammates. Since none of us are here on scholarships for running, we're all here because of our passion for running," Rider said.
Parsons said traveling brings people closer together and spending 24 hours together for three days was a lot of time for the team to grow closer.
"A goal for me is to help the team grow closer together on this trip and help each of them realize that this is a big deal and to carry that on into further seasons…to show and be a leader so they can be a leader when I leave," Parsons said.
As a senior and a captain, Parsons has devoted years to the program and wants to see it continue to grow after she graduates.
"The team has made great improvements from the beginning of the season and we have grown a lot closer as a team. We trained really hard through the first two races of the season so once we started to rest some before races our times started to drop," Halvaks said in an email interview.
Cal Lutheran looks forward to its next season and wants to finish higher in the West Regional rankings, Halvaks said.
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Latinx Studies has gained attention in this century and is no longer an emerging field of inquiry across multiple disciplines. This Special Issue will focus on key areas of inquiry that link Latinx and the Caribbean proposing innovative conceptual mappings that deepen understandings of existing connections as well as pointing to possible futures for the field. We are seeking in broad terms, to bring together a diverse group of scholarly voices that explore historical intersections, identity constructions, migration flows, diasporic communities, transnational challenges to ideas of citizenship and national belonging, and the place of race, gender, and sexuality in all of these.
I am looking for a scholar to work with on a half-written article on Project-Based Learning, Community Engagement and Second Language Acquisition for a volume to be published with Routledge. Unfortunately, I had the writer fall through on its schedule, and I am in need of someone to come in and help bring the project to good end. It would need to be done by mid-February at the latest. More information or notes of interest, please email me at agrasvelazquez@smith.edu.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IRIS Center in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis and Clark Community College is hosting the interdisciplinary conference "Digital Humanities and the Undergraduate Experience" on April 26 & 27, 2019. We are currently seeking proposals from university and college students, staff, and faculty to present on their approach to integrating digital humanities approaches into undergraduate curriculum, informal learning environments, and student life.
International conference "Venus a través del espñol: erotismo y creación en el mundo hispánico (literatura, cine, cómic y artes plásticas)"
The international conference "Venus a través del espejo: erotismo y creación en el mundo hispánico (literatura, cine, cómic y artes plásticas)" will take place at the Universidad de Valladolid (Spain) on May 8, 9 (on-site sessions), 10 & 11 (online asynchronous sessions), 2019, in order to reflect from an interdisciplinary perspective on the presence of eroticism in the literary works, films, graphic novels and the arts of the Hispanic World. The aim is to share and learn about new theories and methodologies to approach the problems presented by the expression of eroticism.


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The Retirement Crisis
For too many Americans today, saving for retirement is an afterthought. Fifty-nine percent of households headed by people 65 or older have no retirement assets whatsoever. As a result, more than 7.2 million individuals over 65 were employed last year, a jump of almost 67 percent from a decade ago. A portion of these working class seniors were thrown back into the job force after the global financial crisis wreaked havoc on their nest eggs. But many more reached this point simply because they made the mistake of not saving carefully enough.
For instance, at the height of his career Tom Palome was earning six-figures and taking first-class flights to Europe for business. After leaving his job as a vice-president of marketing for Oral-B, he began a consulting company that boasted big names like Johnson & Johnson as clients. Self-employment provided Palome with enough money to pay for his kids' college and support his parents, but unfortunately it did not provide him with a 401(k). Nor did he ever set up an individual tax-deferred retirement fund of his own. "I never thought I'd live this long," Palome says. Instead, the $90,000 that remained of his savings took a pummeling during the credit crunch, forcing Palome to pick up two part-time jobs to make ends meet.
Americans are advised to have saved 10 to 20 times their annual working salary in order to maintain their lifestyle from their mid-sixties onward. If not, they could find themselves working menial jobs just to be able to continue living an engaging life. After all, Palome says he could survive without working. If he lived solely on his Social Security checks and small corporate pension, however, he could never afford to leave the house. Working part-time as a country club grill cook and a Sam's Club food demonstrator nearly doubles Palome's monthly income, allowing him to travel occasionally while continuing to save. What's more, the two jobs Palome currently holds are normally meant for younger people. With so many older and more qualified candidates willing to work for near-minimum wage, there's a good chance that teens and 20-somethings will face increased competition for jobs.
What important message about retirement does this article illustrate?
What problem has developed due to poor retirement planning by many seniors?
Source: Carol Hymnowitz, "Retirement Today: For Many, Even Former Corporate Professionals, It's Not Happening," The Washington Post, September 27, 2013. Photo courtesy of 401(k)2012.
Human Resources, Personal Finance, Retirement, Seniors, Social Security
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You Are Significant and You Matter!
There are times that we feel very unimportant.
We ALL have experienced that feeling.
to our earth and the everyday choices you make to care for it.
The light that shines in you is important!
The world NEEDS you and your distinct gifts, abilities, love, and touch.
loves you dearly, and is cheering for you!!
please print this card and put it somewhere you will see it and remember.
Read and repeat. It will change your life!
Words matter. Speak life to yourself!


No more smearing glue with your fingers! You'll keep your hands and your work area clean with these convenient glue jars! The application brushes are attached to the inside of their red caps, making gluing a breeze. And you won't have to guess what's in the jars because they're clear. Reusable jars are sold empty in a set of 12 and hold 2.7 oz. each. Jars measure 2 5/8"H x 2"Dia; cap is 1 1/4"W x 2 1/2"L.


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Q: Selecting a value from a dropdown using sendKeys in Selenium java in IOS mobile device I am using Selenium-Java (version: 4.3.0)
My web application has a simple dropdown with some values in it.
I am using below command to select the value in the dropdown
        driver.findElement(By.id("phoneCountryCode")).sendKeys("USA");

I am running my test on Windows Chrome browser, Samsung Galaxy S10 (mobile device) with Samsung browser. The dropdown selection works perfectly fine
However, the same command driver.findElement(By.id("phoneCountryCode")).sendKeys("USA"); does not wotk with iPhone 11 (mobile device) with OS version 15.
It does not throw any error at line  driver.findElement(By.id("phoneCountryCode")).sendKeys("USA"); It does nothing when this line is executed and USA does not get selected in the dropdown. The command driver.findElement(By.id("phoneCountryCode")) works fine. But, the command sendKeys("USA"); does not do anything.
The reason I am using sendKeys function and not using Select class because, on IOS mobile devices Select class is not recognised.
Can someone please help me in this regard why sendkeys is not working on IOS mobile device? Or if there is any alternative way to select the value from the dropdown apart from using Select class in selenium?

A: If you want to select a dropdown value then
right click on the value that you want to select
go to HTML code and select any attribute you want like CSS attribute,
id selector,className selector
then
driver.findElement(By.className("Class Name")).click();

or
driver.findElement(By.id("Id Name")).click();

or
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@atribureName='value']")).click();

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This girl was quarantined after her brother had scarlet fever, in 1949
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Scarlet fever: Once-feared Victorian disease infecting hundreds of children a week
Illness associated with the Victorian era now infects hundreds of children a week, with no apparent reason for its return
Dean Kirby
Saturday 19 March 2016 23:18
Thousands of children are being infected with scarlet fever as the once feared Victorian disease, a leading cause of infant deaths in the early 20th century, makes a startling comeback.
Cases of scarlet fever have reached a 50-year high, with more than 17,000 cases confirmed last year – the highest since the 1960s. There have been more than 6,100 cases since September last year, and the peak season is from now until the middle of April. Around 600 cases are currently being recorded each week.
Family doctors across the country are now being told to keep watch for scarlet fever by Public Health England, and parents are being told how to spot the symptoms.
Read more Scarlet fever outbreak fears: What are the symptoms?
The Independent on Sunday reported last year that scarlet fever was one of a number of diseases rife in the Victorian era, along with scurvy, cholera and whooping cough, that have increased since 2010. But doctors say scarlet fever, if treated, is no longer the death sentence it once was, thanks to antibiotics and better hygiene. Experts say it is unclear why it is making a comeback. There is no vaccine.
Dr Girish Patel, a family doctor in Salford, said: "I've definitely seen more cases in the past six weeks than I've ever seen. We are likely to see a large increase this year. Around eight out of 10 of patients who have it are under 10. It can still lead to complications if it is not treated, so it is important that parents take their child to a see a doctor if they suspect they have the symptoms."
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The coronavirus Covid-19 has hit the UK leading to the deaths of two people so far and prompting warnings from the Department of Health
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Thousands of emergency patients told to take taxi to hospital
Thousands of 999 patients in England are being told to get a taxi to hospital, figures have showed. The number of patients outside London who were refused an ambulance rose by 83 per cent in the past year as demand for services grows
Vape related deaths spike
A vaping-related lung disease has claimed the lives of 11 people in the US in recent weeks. The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has more than 100 officials investigating the cause of the mystery illness, and has warned citizens against smoking e-cigarette products until more is known, particularly if modified or bought "off the street"
Baldness cure looks to be a step closer
Researchers in the US claim to have overcome one of the major hurdles to cultivating human follicles from stem cells. The new system allows cells to grow in a structured tuft and emerge from the skin
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Two hours a week spent in nature can improve health
A study in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that a dose of nature of just two hours a week is associated with better health and psychological wellbeing
Air pollution linked to fertility issues in women
Exposure to air from traffic-clogged streets could leave women with fewer years to have children, a study has found. Italian researchers found women living in the most polluted areas were three times more likely to show signs they were running low on eggs than those who lived in cleaner surroundings, potentially triggering an earlier menopause
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Junk food ads could be banned before watershed
Junk food adverts on TV and online could be banned before 9pm as part of Government plans to fight the "epidemic" of childhood obesity. Plans for the new watershed have been put out for public consultation in a bid to combat the growing crisis, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said
Breeding with neanderthals helped humans fight diseases
On migrating from Africa around 70,000 years ago, humans bumped into the neanderthals of Eurasia. While humans were weak to the diseases of the new lands, breeding with the resident neanderthals made for a better equipped immune system
Cancer breath test to be trialled in Britain
The breath biopsy device is designed to detect cancer hallmarks in molecules exhaled by patients
Average 10 year old has consumed the recommended amount of sugar for an adult
By their 10th birthdy, children have on average already eaten more sugar than the recommended amount for an 18 year old. The average 10 year old consumes the equivalent to 13 sugar cubes a day, 8 more than is recommended
Child health experts advise switching off screens an hour before bed
While there is not enough evidence of harm to recommend UK-wide limits on screen use, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have advised that children should avoid screens for an hour before bed time to avoid disrupting their sleep
Daily aspirin is unnecessary for older people in good health, study finds
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that many elderly people are taking daily aspirin to little or no avail
Vaping could lead to cancer, US study finds
A study by the University of Minnesota's Masonic Cancer Centre has found that the carcinogenic chemicals formaldehyde, acrolein, and methylglyoxal are present in the saliva of E-cigarette users
More children are obese and diabetic
There has been a 41% increase in children with type 2 diabetes since 2014, the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit has found. Obesity is a leading cause
Most child antidepressants are ineffective and can lead to suicidal thoughts
The majority of antidepressants are ineffective and may be unsafe, for children and teenager with major depression, experts have warned. In what is the most comprehensive comparison of 14 commonly prescribed antidepressant drugs to date, researchers found that only one brand was more effective at relieving symptoms of depression than a placebo. Another popular drug, venlafaxine, was shown increase the risk users engaging in suicidal thoughts and attempts at suicide
Gay, lesbian and bisexual adults at higher risk of heart disease, study claims
Researchers at the Baptist Health South Florida Clinic in Miami focused on seven areas of controllable heart health and found these minority groups were particularly likely to be smokers and to have poorly controlled blood sugar
Breakfast cereals targeted at children contain 'steadily high' sugar levels since 1992 despite producer claims
A major pressure group has issued a fresh warning about perilously high amounts of sugar in breakfast cereals, specifically those designed for children, and has said that levels have barely been cut at all in the last two and a half decades
Potholes are making us fat, NHS watchdog warns
New guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the body which determines what treatment the NHS should fund, said lax road repairs and car-dominated streets were contributing to the obesity epidemic by preventing members of the public from keeping active
New menopause drugs offer women relief from 'debilitating' hot flushes
A new class of treatments for women going through the menopause is able to reduce numbers of debilitating hot flushes by as much as three quarters in a matter of days, a trial has found. The drug used in the trial belongs to a group known as NKB antagonists (blockers), which were developed as a treatment for schizophrenia but have been "sitting on a shelf unused", according to Professor Waljit Dhillo, a professor of endocrinology and metabolism
Doctors should prescribe more antidepressants for people with mental health problems, study finds
Research from Oxford University found that more than one million extra people suffering from mental health problems would benefit from being prescribed drugs and criticised "ideological" reasons doctors use to avoid doing so.
Student dies of flu after NHS advice to stay at home and avoid A&E
The family of a teenager who died from flu has urged people not to delay going to A&E if they are worried about their symptoms. Melissa Whiteley, an 18-year-old engineering student from Hanford in Stoke-on-Trent, fell ill at Christmas and died in hospital a month later.
Government to review thousands of harmful vaginal mesh implants
The Government has pledged to review tens of thousands of cases where women have been given harmful vaginal mesh implants.
Jeremy Hunt announces 'zero suicides ambition' for the NHS
The NHS will be asked to go further to prevent the deaths of patients in its care as part of a "zero suicide ambition" being launched today
Human trials start with cancer treatment that primes immune system to kill off tumours
Human trials have begun with a new cancer therapy that can prime the immune system to eradicate tumours. The treatment, that works similarly to a vaccine, is a combination of two existing drugs, of which tiny amounts are injected into the solid bulk of a tumour.
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Babies' health suffers from being born near fracking sites, finds major study
Mothers living within a kilometre of a fracking site were 25 per cent more likely to have a child born at low birth weight, which increase their chances of asthma, ADHD and other issues
NHS reviewing thousands of cervical cancer smear tests after women wrongly given all-clear
Thousands of cervical cancer screening results are under review after failings at a laboratory meant some women were incorrectly given the all-clear. A number of women have already been told to contact their doctors following the identification of "procedural issues" in the service provided by Pathology First Laboratory.
Potential key to halting breast cancer's spread discovered by scientists
Most breast cancer patients do not die from their initial tumour, but from secondary malignant growths (metastases), where cancer cells are able to enter the blood and survive to invade new sites. Asparagine, a molecule named after asparagus where it was first identified in high quantities, has now been shown to be an essential ingredient for tumour cells to gain these migratory properties.
NHS nursing vacancies at record high with more than 34,000 roles advertised
A record number of nursing and midwifery positions are currently being advertised by the NHS, with more than 34,000 positions currently vacant, according to the latest data. Demand for nurses was 19 per cent higher between July and September 2017 than the same period two years ago.
Cannabis extract could provide 'new class of treatment' for psychosis
CBD has a broadly opposite effect to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main active component in cannabis and the substance that causes paranoia and anxiety.
Over 75,000 sign petition calling for Richard Branson's Virgin Care to hand settlement money back to NHS
Mr Branson's company sued the NHS last year after it lost out on an £82m contract to provide children's health services across Surrey, citing concerns over "serious flaws" in the way the contract was awarded
More than 700 fewer nurses training in England in first year after NHS bursary scrapped
The numbers of people accepted to study nursing in England fell 3 per cent in 2017, while the numbers accepted in Wales and Scotland, where the bursaries were kept, increased 8.4 per cent and 8 per cent respectively
Landmark study links Tory austerity to 120,000 deaths
The paper found that there were 45,000 more deaths in the first four years of Tory-led efficiencies than would have been expected if funding had stayed at pre-election levels. On this trajectory that could rise to nearly 200,000 excess deaths by the end of 2020, even with the extra funding that has been earmarked for public sector services this year.
Long commutes carry health risks
Hours of commuting may be mind-numbingly dull, but new research shows that it might also be having an adverse effect on both your health and performance at work. Longer commutes also appear to have a significant impact on mental wellbeing, with those commuting longer 33 per cent more likely to suffer from depression
You cannot be fit and fat
It is not possible to be overweight and healthy, a major new study has concluded. The study of 3.5 million Britons found that even "metabolically healthy" obese people are still at a higher risk of heart disease or a stroke than those with a normal weight range
When you feel particularly exhausted, it can definitely feel like you are also lacking in brain capacity. Now, a new study has suggested this could be because chronic sleep deprivation can actually cause the brain to eat itself
Exercise classes offering 45 minute naps launch
David Lloyd Gyms have launched a new health and fitness class which is essentially a bunch of people taking a nap for 45 minutes. The fitness group was spurred to launch the 'napercise' class after research revealed 86 per cent of parents said they were fatigued. The class is therefore predominantly aimed at parents but you actually do not have to have children to take part
'Fundamental right to health' to be axed after Brexit, lawyers warn
Tobacco and alcohol companies could win more easily in court cases such as the recent battle over plain cigarette packaging if the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is abandoned, a barrister and public health professor have said
'Thousands dying' due to fear over non-existent statin side-effects
A major new study into the side effects of the cholesterol-lowering medicine suggests common symptoms such as muscle pain and weakness are not caused by the drugs themselves
Babies born to fathers aged under 25 have higher risk of autism
New research has found that babies born to fathers under the age of 25 or over 51 are at higher risk of developing autism and other social disorders. The study, conducted by the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai, found that these children are actually more advanced than their peers as infants, but then fall behind by the time they hit their teenage years
Cycling to work 'could halve risk of cancer and heart disease'
Commuters who swap their car or bus pass for a bike could cut their risk of developing heart disease and cancer by almost half, new research suggests – but campaigners have warned there is still an "urgent need" to improve road conditions for cyclists. Cycling to work is linked to a lower risk of developing cancer by 45 per cent and cardiovascular disease by 46 per cent, according to a study of a quarter of a million people. Walking to work also brought health benefits, the University of Glasgow researchers found, but not to the same degree as cycling.
Scarlet fever is caused by bacteria that can cause severe and life-threatening diseases. Doctors must inform health protection teams whenever they suspect a new case. Cases occur most often in winter and spring, with symptoms including a rash, a sore throat, flushed cheeks, a swollen tongue and a pinkish red rash on the chest and stomach.
Fastest rise in scarlet fever cases for half a century
Why a top food poisoning expert won't ever eat these foods
Mers outbreak: Manchester Royal Infirmary A&E closes over suspected
Unusually high numbers of cases were first noted in 2014. Medics say the reasons for the rise are unclear, but may reflect a "natural cycle" of the disease. Investigations are ongoing, although tests have ruled out the emergence of a new strain of the infection.
All parts of the country have experienced a rise in cases, but Yorkshire and the Humber has been the hardest hit, with 832 cases in the six months since September. There have been 731 cases in the East Midlands, 593 in London and 586 in the West Midlands.
Meningitis: Signs and Symptoms
In the past week alone, there have been reports of outbreaks in Carlisle, Lincolnshire and Wrexham. Dr Ebere Okereke, consultant in communicable disease control with Public Health England in West Yorkshire, said: "Symptoms usually clear up within a week and the majority of cases get better without complications, as long as the recommended course of antibiotics is completed."
Dr Theresa Lamagni, Public Health England's head of streptococcal infection surveillance, said: "As scarlet fever is highly contagious, children or adults diagnosed with scarlet fever are advised to stay off school or work until at least 24 hours after the start of antibiotic treatment."
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I'm not really one for beauty pageants, but I think Germany's Wine Queen pageant is one I can get behind.
The Vinography blog met up with the 2012 Â German Wine Queen, Annika Strebel, at ProWein, Europe's largest wine exhibition. Becoming the German Wine Queen is no joke.
Wine queens not only have to be lovely and enchanting in evening gowns, but these women must also be serious wine connoisseurs. Wine Queen contenders must pass a series of tests to win the crown. Vinography reports that the hopeful Wine Queen must give an impromptu speech on a randomly chosen German wine region; she must be able to answer questions about the differences between wine regions and grape varieties; perform a blind sensory analysis of a sample of wines; describe winemaking techniques for any type of wine; and make a speech about German wine in English using key words provided by the jury. Phew. Â I'd stumble over that like a certain 2007 Miss Teen USA contender from South Carolina every single time.
The Wine Queen devotes an entire year to her reign, and according to Vinography, it's a huge time commitment. Past queen Mandy Grossgarten told Vinography that being wine queen "pretty much turns your world upside down." Many wine queens are students who must take a year off from their studies to participate in hundreds of publicity engagements. Strebel recounted that she participated in an underwater wine tasting in SCUBA gear as part of her queenly duties.
Strebel, who is taking a year off from her studies at the  prestigious viticulture and enology program at Geisenheim in Hessen, Germany, plans to eventually take over winemaking at her family's Weingut Strebel winery.


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The White Spots on Ceres Aren't the Only Weird Thing There
June 8, 2016, 8:45 AM ET
When I was kid, we didn't know nearly as much about asteroids as we do now. This was before we had spacecraft visiting them, really high-res radar observations, and all the other amazing tech we have now. I'm not saying we knew nothing—quite a bit was understood—but things have changed a lot since then.
For example, for two centuries we thought of Ceres as the largest asteroid, but now planetary scientists are starting to think of it as a protoplanet, an object that was well on its way to becoming a full-fledged planet before it stopped growing. That makes it easier to think of it as a world, with diverse landscape and layered history.
And also a lot of really weird stuff.
You've probably seen pictures of the crater Occator, the large 90-km-wide crater with the bright spots in the center that are likely to be salt deposits. Ceres has a mantle of water ice under its surface, probably briny, and it sometimes forces its way up and out onto the surface, leaving behind the bright deposits.
But a new image from the Dawn spacecraft shows that the crater center isn't the only spot to which we should be paying attention.
The image above shows a section of the northern rim of Occator. At first, I wasn't too surprised by what I saw. A sharp edge, piles of debris at the rim wall's base indicating landslides over the eons, and so on.
Then I saw the fingerlike features high up along the rim wall. Were those … gullies? Well, that would be cool! Maybe we're seeing water ice sublimating, I thought, turning into gas and dislodging debris that would then roll down the wall. We see things like that on Mars, so this would be a big scientific discovery!
But then I looked again. And again … and that's when I noticed something very odd.
Look at the crater above the rim, to the right of center. See the shadow? The shadow is on the right, which means the Sun is shining from the right. If you look around the image you'll see plenty of confirmation of that.
Now look again at the "gullies." See it? The shadow of these features is on the left. That means they aren't features dug into the surface, they're actually popping out from the surface like hills!
What. The. What.
I thought I was losing it, so I contacted my friend, fellow science communicator, and Ceres enthusiast Emily Lakdawalla, who confirmed what I was seeing. These are things sticking up like hills, not dug down like gullies.
What a relief!* I wasn't seeing things. But this brought up another problem: What are they?
My first thought was that there must be deposits of tougher material under the surface, but I wasn't sure how that might work for these features. Emily gave me some ideas, and now I wonder …
Over time, the softer material making up the rim wall slides down, leaving the stronger stuff sticking out a bit. I've seen this sort of thing myself in the field; for example a limestone deposit over softer clay. As the clay crumbles and slides down the slope, the limestone sticks out making a ledge. If the tough layer has softer stuff above it as well, that material will flow down around the outcropping. In the very low gravity of Ceres (only 2 percent of Earth's!) the material could pile up above the obstacle, creating a vertical ridge. Some of the material could continue around it to flow downward, then hit a second outcropping and so on, forming the tributarylike fingers.
Note the wide streaks that continue down the rim wall past the outcroppings, too, indication that flow continued. Although, weirdly (a word I use a lot when writing about Ceres) you can see the large piles of debris at the bottom of the rim under the left group of outcroppings, but on the right there's just a small rounded lip running along the bottom. I'm not sure why that would be. Perhaps some later event removed them.
Mind you: I'm totally guessing here. I completely absolve Emily if I'm wrong, and give her complete credit if this is right! That's only fair.
But the overarching point here is that Ceres, like any body on the solar system, has similarities to Earth (mass wasting, landslides, and so on) but is also very different (lower gravity, no air, much colder, etc.). Intuition can't necessarily be trusted, but it's not a bad place to start.
Every answer to a scientific puzzle starts off with a simple phrase: "What if…?" Where you go from there depends on the evidence, what we already know to be true, and imagination. But those two words are a great place to jump off.
Tip o' the talus to NASA's Dawn Mission.
* HAHAHAHAHAHA! Get it?
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