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/*************************************************************************/
/*  ustring.h                                                            */
/*************************************************************************/
/*                       This file is part of:                           */
/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
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/* Copyright (c) 2007-2021 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
/* Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
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/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
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/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
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#ifndef USTRING_GODOT_H
#define USTRING_GODOT_H
// Note: Renamed to avoid conflict with ICU header with the same name.

#include "core/templates/cowdata.h"
#include "core/templates/vector.h"
#include "core/typedefs.h"
#include "core/variant/array.h"

/*************************************************************************/
/*  CharProxy                                                            */
/*************************************************************************/

template <class T>
class CharProxy {
	friend class Char16String;
	friend class CharString;
	friend class String;

	const int _index;
	CowData<T> &_cowdata;
	static const T _null = 0;

	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharProxy(const int &p_index, CowData<T> &cowdata) :
			_index(p_index),
			_cowdata(cowdata) {}

public:
	_FORCE_INLINE_ operator T() const {
		if (unlikely(_index == _cowdata.size())) {
			return _null;
		}

		return _cowdata.get(_index);
	}

	_FORCE_INLINE_ const T *operator&() const {
		return _cowdata.ptr() + _index;
	}

	_FORCE_INLINE_ void operator=(const T &other) const {
		_cowdata.set(_index, other);
	}

	_FORCE_INLINE_ void operator=(const CharProxy<T> &other) const {
		_cowdata.set(_index, other.operator T());
	}
};

/*************************************************************************/
/*  Char16String                                                         */
/*************************************************************************/

class Char16String {
	CowData<char16_t> _cowdata;
	static const char16_t _null;

public:
	_FORCE_INLINE_ char16_t *ptrw() { return _cowdata.ptrw(); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ const char16_t *ptr() const { return _cowdata.ptr(); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ int size() const { return _cowdata.size(); }
	Error resize(int p_size) { return _cowdata.resize(p_size); }

	_FORCE_INLINE_ char16_t get(int p_index) const { return _cowdata.get(p_index); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set(int p_index, const char16_t &p_elem) { _cowdata.set(p_index, p_elem); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ const char16_t &operator[](int p_index) const {
		if (unlikely(p_index == _cowdata.size())) {
			return _null;
		}

		return _cowdata.get(p_index);
	}
	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharProxy<char16_t> operator[](int p_index) { return CharProxy<char16_t>(p_index, _cowdata); }

	_FORCE_INLINE_ Char16String() {}
	_FORCE_INLINE_ Char16String(const Char16String &p_str) { _cowdata._ref(p_str._cowdata); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ Char16String &operator=(const Char16String &p_str) {
		_cowdata._ref(p_str._cowdata);
		return *this;
	}
	_FORCE_INLINE_ Char16String(const char16_t *p_cstr) { copy_from(p_cstr); }

	Char16String &operator=(const char16_t *p_cstr);
	bool operator<(const Char16String &p_right) const;
	Char16String &operator+=(char16_t p_char);
	int length() const { return size() ? size() - 1 : 0; }
	const char16_t *get_data() const;
	operator const char16_t *() const { return get_data(); };

protected:
	void copy_from(const char16_t *p_cstr);
};

/*************************************************************************/
/*  CharString                                                           */
/*************************************************************************/

class CharString {
	CowData<char> _cowdata;
	static const char _null;

public:
	_FORCE_INLINE_ char *ptrw() { return _cowdata.ptrw(); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ const char *ptr() const { return _cowdata.ptr(); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ int size() const { return _cowdata.size(); }
	Error resize(int p_size) { return _cowdata.resize(p_size); }

	_FORCE_INLINE_ char get(int p_index) const { return _cowdata.get(p_index); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set(int p_index, const char &p_elem) { _cowdata.set(p_index, p_elem); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ const char &operator[](int p_index) const {
		if (unlikely(p_index == _cowdata.size())) {
			return _null;
		}

		return _cowdata.get(p_index);
	}
	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharProxy<char> operator[](int p_index) { return CharProxy<char>(p_index, _cowdata); }

	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharString() {}
	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharString(const CharString &p_str) { _cowdata._ref(p_str._cowdata); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharString &operator=(const CharString &p_str) {
		_cowdata._ref(p_str._cowdata);
		return *this;
	}
	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharString(const char *p_cstr) { copy_from(p_cstr); }

	CharString &operator=(const char *p_cstr);
	bool operator<(const CharString &p_right) const;
	CharString &operator+=(char p_char);
	int length() const { return size() ? size() - 1 : 0; }
	const char *get_data() const;
	operator const char *() const { return get_data(); };

protected:
	void copy_from(const char *p_cstr);
};

/*************************************************************************/
/*  String                                                               */
/*************************************************************************/

struct StrRange {
	const char32_t *c_str;
	int len;

	StrRange(const char32_t *p_c_str = nullptr, int p_len = 0) {
		c_str = p_c_str;
		len = p_len;
	}
};

class String {
	CowData<char32_t> _cowdata;
	static const char32_t _null;

	void copy_from(const char *p_cstr);
	void copy_from(const char *p_cstr, const int p_clip_to);
	void copy_from(const wchar_t *p_cstr);
	void copy_from(const wchar_t *p_cstr, const int p_clip_to);
	void copy_from(const char32_t *p_cstr);
	void copy_from(const char32_t *p_cstr, const int p_clip_to);

	void copy_from(const char32_t &p_char);

	void copy_from_unchecked(const char32_t *p_char, const int p_length);

	bool _base_is_subsequence_of(const String &p_string, bool case_insensitive) const;
	int _count(const String &p_string, int p_from, int p_to, bool p_case_insensitive) const;

public:
	enum {
		npos = -1 ///<for "some" compatibility with std::string (npos is a huge value in std::string)
	};

	_FORCE_INLINE_ char32_t *ptrw() { return _cowdata.ptrw(); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ const char32_t *ptr() const { return _cowdata.ptr(); }

	void remove(int p_index) { _cowdata.remove(p_index); }

	_FORCE_INLINE_ void clear() { resize(0); }

	_FORCE_INLINE_ char32_t get(int p_index) const { return _cowdata.get(p_index); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set(int p_index, const char32_t &p_elem) { _cowdata.set(p_index, p_elem); }
	_FORCE_INLINE_ int size() const { return _cowdata.size(); }
	Error resize(int p_size) { return _cowdata.resize(p_size); }

	_FORCE_INLINE_ const char32_t &operator[](int p_index) const {
		if (unlikely(p_index == _cowdata.size())) {
			return _null;
		}

		return _cowdata.get(p_index);
	}
	_FORCE_INLINE_ CharProxy<char32_t> operator[](int p_index) { return CharProxy<char32_t>(p_index, _cowdata); }

	bool operator==(const String &p_str) const;
	bool operator!=(const String &p_str) const;
	String operator+(const String &p_str) const;

	String &operator+=(const String &);
	String &operator+=(char32_t p_char);
	String &operator+=(const char *p_str);
	String &operator+=(const wchar_t *p_str);
	String &operator+=(const char32_t *p_str);

	/* Compatibility Operators */

	void operator=(const char *p_str);
	void operator=(const wchar_t *p_str);
	void operator=(const char32_t *p_str);

	bool operator==(const char *p_str) const;
	bool operator==(const wchar_t *p_str) const;
	bool operator==(const char32_t *p_str) const;
	bool operator==(const StrRange &p_str_range) const;

	bool operator!=(const char *p_str) const;
	bool operator!=(const wchar_t *p_str) const;
	bool operator!=(const char32_t *p_str) const;

	bool operator<(const char32_t *p_str) const;
	bool operator<(const char *p_str) const;
	bool operator<(const wchar_t *p_str) const;

	bool operator<(const String &p_str) const;
	bool operator<=(const String &p_str) const;
	bool operator>(const String &p_str) const;
	bool operator>=(const String &p_str) const;

	signed char casecmp_to(const String &p_str) const;
	signed char nocasecmp_to(const String &p_str) const;
	signed char naturalnocasecmp_to(const String &p_str) const;

	const char32_t *get_data() const;
	/* standard size stuff */

	_FORCE_INLINE_ int length() const {
		int s = size();
		return s ? (s - 1) : 0; // length does not include zero
	}

	bool is_valid_string() const;

	/* complex helpers */
	String substr(int p_from, int p_chars = -1) const;
	int find(const String &p_str, int p_from = 0) const; ///< return <0 if failed
	int find(const char *p_str, int p_from = 0) const; ///< return <0 if failed
	int find_char(const char32_t &p_char, int p_from = 0) const; ///< return <0 if failed
	int findn(const String &p_str, int p_from = 0) const; ///< return <0 if failed, case insensitive
	int rfind(const String &p_str, int p_from = -1) const; ///< return <0 if failed
	int rfindn(const String &p_str, int p_from = -1) const; ///< return <0 if failed, case insensitive
	int findmk(const Vector<String> &p_keys, int p_from = 0, int *r_key = nullptr) const; ///< return <0 if failed
	bool match(const String &p_wildcard) const;
	bool matchn(const String &p_wildcard) const;
	bool begins_with(const String &p_string) const;
	bool begins_with(const char *p_string) const;
	bool ends_with(const String &p_string) const;
	bool is_enclosed_in(const String &p_string) const;
	bool is_subsequence_of(const String &p_string) const;
	bool is_subsequence_ofi(const String &p_string) const;
	bool is_quoted() const;
	Vector<String> bigrams() const;
	float similarity(const String &p_string) const;
	String format(const Variant &values, String placeholder = "{_}") const;
	String replace_first(const String &p_key, const String &p_with) const;
	String replace(const String &p_key, const String &p_with) const;
	String replace(const char *p_key, const char *p_with) const;
	String replacen(const String &p_key, const String &p_with) const;
	String repeat(int p_count) const;
	String insert(int p_at_pos, const String &p_string) const;
	String pad_decimals(int p_digits) const;
	String pad_zeros(int p_digits) const;
	String trim_prefix(const String &p_prefix) const;
	String trim_suffix(const String &p_suffix) const;
	String lpad(int min_length, const String &character = " ") const;
	String rpad(int min_length, const String &character = " ") const;
	String sprintf(const Array &values, bool *error) const;
	String quote(String quotechar = "\"") const;
	String unquote() const;
	static String num(double p_num, int p_decimals = -1);
	static String num_scientific(double p_num);
	static String num_real(double p_num);
	static String num_int64(int64_t p_num, int base = 10, bool capitalize_hex = false);
	static String num_uint64(uint64_t p_num, int base = 10, bool capitalize_hex = false);
	static String chr(char32_t p_char);
	static String md5(const uint8_t *p_md5);
	static String hex_encode_buffer(const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len);
	bool is_numeric() const;

	double to_float() const;
	int64_t hex_to_int() const;
	int64_t bin_to_int() const;
	int64_t to_int() const;

	static int64_t to_int(const char *p_str, int p_len = -1);
	static int64_t to_int(const wchar_t *p_str, int p_len = -1);
	static int64_t to_int(const char32_t *p_str, int p_len = -1, bool p_clamp = false);

	static double to_float(const char *p_str);
	static double to_float(const wchar_t *p_str, const wchar_t **r_end = nullptr);
	static double to_float(const char32_t *p_str, const char32_t **r_end = nullptr);

	String capitalize() const;
	String camelcase_to_underscore(bool lowercase = true) const;

	String get_with_code_lines() const;
	int get_slice_count(String p_splitter) const;
	String get_slice(String p_splitter, int p_slice) const;
	String get_slicec(char32_t p_splitter, int p_slice) const;

	Vector<String> split(const String &p_splitter, bool p_allow_empty = true, int p_maxsplit = 0) const;
	Vector<String> rsplit(const String &p_splitter, bool p_allow_empty = true, int p_maxsplit = 0) const;
	Vector<String> split_spaces() const;
	Vector<float> split_floats(const String &p_splitter, bool p_allow_empty = true) const;
	Vector<float> split_floats_mk(const Vector<String> &p_splitters, bool p_allow_empty = true) const;
	Vector<int> split_ints(const String &p_splitter, bool p_allow_empty = true) const;
	Vector<int> split_ints_mk(const Vector<String> &p_splitters, bool p_allow_empty = true) const;

	String join(Vector<String> parts) const;

	static char32_t char_uppercase(char32_t p_char);
	static char32_t char_lowercase(char32_t p_char);
	String to_upper() const;
	String to_lower() const;

	int count(const String &p_string, int p_from = 0, int p_to = 0) const;
	int countn(const String &p_string, int p_from = 0, int p_to = 0) const;

	String left(int p_pos) const;
	String right(int p_pos) const;
	String dedent() const;
	String strip_edges(bool left = true, bool right = true) const;
	String strip_escapes() const;
	String lstrip(const String &p_chars) const;
	String rstrip(const String &p_chars) const;
	String get_extension() const;
	String get_basename() const;
	String plus_file(const String &p_file) const;
	char32_t unicode_at(int p_idx) const;

	void erase(int p_pos, int p_chars);

	CharString ascii(bool p_allow_extended = false) const;
	CharString utf8() const;
	bool parse_utf8(const char *p_utf8, int p_len = -1); //return true on error
	static String utf8(const char *p_utf8, int p_len = -1);

	Char16String utf16() const;
	bool parse_utf16(const char16_t *p_utf16, int p_len = -1); //return true on error
	static String utf16(const char16_t *p_utf16, int p_len = -1);

	static uint32_t hash(const char32_t *p_cstr, int p_len); /* hash the string */
	static uint32_t hash(const char32_t *p_cstr); /* hash the string */
	static uint32_t hash(const wchar_t *p_cstr, int p_len); /* hash the string */
	static uint32_t hash(const wchar_t *p_cstr); /* hash the string */
	static uint32_t hash(const char *p_cstr, int p_len); /* hash the string */
	static uint32_t hash(const char *p_cstr); /* hash the string */
	uint32_t hash() const; /* hash the string */
	uint64_t hash64() const; /* hash the string */
	String md5_text() const;
	String sha1_text() const;
	String sha256_text() const;
	Vector<uint8_t> md5_buffer() const;
	Vector<uint8_t> sha1_buffer() const;
	Vector<uint8_t> sha256_buffer() const;

	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_empty() const { return length() == 0; }

	// path functions
	bool is_abs_path() const;
	bool is_rel_path() const;
	bool is_resource_file() const;
	String path_to(const String &p_path) const;
	String path_to_file(const String &p_path) const;
	String get_base_dir() const;
	String get_file() const;
	static String humanize_size(uint64_t p_size);
	String simplify_path() const;

	String xml_escape(bool p_escape_quotes = false) const;
	String xml_unescape() const;
	String uri_encode() const;
	String uri_decode() const;
	String c_escape() const;
	String c_escape_multiline() const;
	String c_unescape() const;
	String json_escape() const;
	String word_wrap(int p_chars_per_line) const;

	String property_name_encode() const;

	// node functions
	static const String invalid_node_name_characters;
	String validate_node_name() const;

	bool is_valid_identifier() const;
	bool is_valid_integer() const;
	bool is_valid_float() const;
	bool is_valid_hex_number(bool p_with_prefix) const;
	bool is_valid_html_color() const;
	bool is_valid_ip_address() const;
	bool is_valid_filename() const;

	/**
	 * The constructors must not depend on other overloads
	 */

	_FORCE_INLINE_ String() {}
	_FORCE_INLINE_ String(const String &p_str) { _cowdata._ref(p_str._cowdata); }

	String &operator=(const String &p_str) {
		_cowdata._ref(p_str._cowdata);
		return *this;
	}

	Vector<uint8_t> to_ascii_buffer() const;
	Vector<uint8_t> to_utf8_buffer() const;
	Vector<uint8_t> to_utf16_buffer() const;
	Vector<uint8_t> to_utf32_buffer() const;

	String(const char *p_str);
	String(const wchar_t *p_str);
	String(const char32_t *p_str);
	String(const char *p_str, int p_clip_to_len);
	String(const wchar_t *p_str, int p_clip_to_len);
	String(const char32_t *p_str, int p_clip_to_len);
	String(const StrRange &p_range);
};

bool operator==(const char *p_chr, const String &p_str);
bool operator==(const wchar_t *p_chr, const String &p_str);
bool operator!=(const char *p_chr, const String &p_str);
bool operator!=(const wchar_t *p_chr, const String &p_str);

String operator+(const char *p_chr, const String &p_str);
String operator+(const wchar_t *p_chr, const String &p_str);
String operator+(char32_t p_chr, const String &p_str);

String itos(int64_t p_val);
String uitos(uint64_t p_val);
String rtos(double p_val);
String rtoss(double p_val); //scientific version

struct NoCaseComparator {
	bool operator()(const String &p_a, const String &p_b) const {
		return p_a.nocasecmp_to(p_b) < 0;
	}
};

struct NaturalNoCaseComparator {
	bool operator()(const String &p_a, const String &p_b) const {
		return p_a.naturalnocasecmp_to(p_b) < 0;
	}
};

template <typename L, typename R>
_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_str_less(const L *l_ptr, const R *r_ptr) {
	while (true) {
		const char32_t l = *l_ptr;
		const char32_t r = *r_ptr;

		if (l == 0 && r == 0) {
			return false;
		} else if (l == 0) {
			return true;
		} else if (r == 0) {
			return false;
		} else if (l < r) {
			return true;
		} else if (l > r) {
			return false;
		}

		l_ptr++;
		r_ptr++;
	}
}

/* end of namespace */

// Tool translate (TTR and variants) for the editor UI,
// and doc translate for the class reference (DTR).
#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
// Gets parsed.
String TTR(const String &p_text, const String &p_context = "");
String TTRN(const String &p_text, const String &p_text_plural, int p_n, const String &p_context = "");
String DTR(const String &p_text, const String &p_context = "");
String DTRN(const String &p_text, const String &p_text_plural, int p_n, const String &p_context = "");
// Use for C strings.
#define TTRC(m_value) (m_value)
// Use to avoid parsing (for use later with C strings).
#define TTRGET(m_value) TTR(m_value)

#else
#define TTR(m_value) (String())
#define TTRN(m_value) (String())
#define DTR(m_value) (String())
#define DTRN(m_value) (String())
#define TTRC(m_value) (m_value)
#define TTRGET(m_value) (m_value)
#endif

// Runtime translate for the public node API.
String RTR(const String &p_text, const String &p_context = "");
String RTRN(const String &p_text, const String &p_text_plural, int p_n, const String &p_context = "");

bool is_symbol(char32_t c);
bool select_word(const String &p_s, int p_col, int &r_beg, int &r_end);

_FORCE_INLINE_ void sarray_add_str(Vector<String> &arr) {
}

_FORCE_INLINE_ void sarray_add_str(Vector<String> &arr, const String &p_str) {
	arr.push_back(p_str);
}

template <class... P>
_FORCE_INLINE_ void sarray_add_str(Vector<String> &arr, const String &p_str, P... p_args) {
	arr.push_back(p_str);
	sarray_add_str(arr, p_args...);
}

template <class... P>
_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector<String> sarray(P... p_args) {
	Vector<String> arr;
	sarray_add_str(arr, p_args...);
	return arr;
}

#endif // USTRING_GODOT_H


Somehow or other, the Hooberry caught a bird over the weekend. I know he caught a bird because he laid its headless body at the doorstep and danced around and around it to show me what he had done. Our mighty hunter, showing his love and devotion to us by giving us the best meat on his kill. I haven't been so simultaneously grossed out and in love since the time infant-Thor pooped into the palm of my hand after days of constipation.
I get dry heaves thinking about either.
But, Hoo's gift made me think about all those love languages again. I like to think I am not a Gifts person because it seems so materialistic and twee to be a Gifts person. I want to be something cool and selfless like an Acts of Service person. Alas.
Whenever I go somewhere, be it Target or Del Taco, my first thought is, "What can I get [insert name]?" Not because I think [insert name] needs anything, but just because I love him/her/it and want him/her/it to know I am thinking of them. Usually, that person is Thor, and he's easy. I can buy him a stick of gum and he feels pleased.
I really have to fight the urge–and I mean really fight the urge, you have no idea how difficult this is for me–not to just buy random things for other people all the time. I feel a swell of fondness, and my answering nature is to buy something. Cake pops at Starbucks, Carmelo bars at the gas station, post-it notes at the grocery store, $1 bin items at Target, rawhide bones.
You'd only have to know my husband a day to understand why my GiftsGiftsGifts personality could get wearing. So, I quit trying to buy him presents, and just limit myself to grabbing him a Milky Way dark chocolate bar now and then, instead.
My mother watches Thor that way. I suppose I do, too.
He told me, last night, "I love you too much, Mama. I just think you are perfect, and nothing could make you better, and I want to hug you so hard because I love you, too much." I'm thinking my boy is a Words of Affirmation type.
It's cute that I ended up with a Gifts dog. At least someone in my family will understand my language! I just wish he'd learn to shop.


The University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing's Committee on Diversity and Social Justice strives to facilitate and foster an appreciation of diversity within the College of Nursing community and beyond. Within the College these efforts encourage students, faculty, and staff to share a greater appreciation and understanding of the value of cultural and ethnic diversity.
When applied within the context of nursing, respect for one another's varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences can improve the overall standard of care and wellbeing of patients. The committee aims to incorporate this concept of "social justice" into the College of Nursing curriculum, by acknowledging differences in personal and healthcare needs and promoting inclusion.


Join SDCC for a one-day workshop where you will learn the technique of making plates. All plate-making materials are included for $45/person. For an additional $20 additional you can bisque-fire your plate, glaze it and then have it glaze-fired for a finished piece. You will be able to stop by any weekday evening class or Friday open studio to glaze.


English Online Dictionary. What means question? What does question mean?
From Middle English question, questioun, questiun, from Anglo-Norman questiun, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiōnem, accusative of quaestiō ("a seeking, investigation, inquiry, question"), from quaerere ("to seek, ask, inquire"). Displaced native Middle English frain, fraign ("question") (from Old English fræġn); compare Middle English frainen, freinen ("to inquire, question"; > Modern English frain), Middle English afrainen, affrainen ("to question"), German fragen ("to ask")/ German Frage ("question"). Compare also Middle Low German quēstie ("questioning; inquiry"), Middle High German questje ("question").
A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.
The story is true beyond question.
A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
To ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information.
To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
He questioned South Korean claims that China is a major source of its pollution.
(obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
question in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
From Old French question, borrowed from Latin quaestiō, quaestiōnem.
"question" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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Source: Cancer Council Western Australia. (2013, December 10.) 10 common sun protection mistakes.
Sunburn is your body's reaction to excessive exposure to UV radiation, as the top layers of your skin release chemicals that cause your blood vessels to expand, leading to pain, inflammation and redness. If you are not protected from the sun, UV radiation will immediately start to penetrate deep into the layers of your skin and damage the cells. In as little as 11 minutes, your skin turns red and may start to peel, which is the body's way of shedding damaged cells that could become cancerous.
using a moisturiser to prevent new skin from drying out.
Source: Cancer Council Australia. (2017, January 15.) How to apply sunscreen.
You should wear sunscreen every day, even if you have dark skin or do not burn easily. Some sunscreens work by creating a physical barrier that prevents UV radiation from touching your skin. Others contain chemicals that deactivate UV radiation, preventing it from damaging your skin cells. Remember that sunscreen does not offer complete protection from the sun, and you need to use it in conjunction with other methods, such as protective clothing and shade.
There is a grading system that indicates the degree of protection provided by a sunscreen, called the sun protection factor (SPF). A higher SPF provides more sun protection. It is recommended that you use a broad-spectrum sunscreen no less than SPF 30+, which means only 1/30th of the UV radiation can get through to your skin. No sunscreens can protect against 100 percent of UV radiation.
The SPF can be greatly reduced if the sunscreen is applied incorrectly. Sunscreen should be applied 20 minutes before you go outside and re-applied every two hours, or sooner if you are sweating or swimming. Adults should apply at least one teaspoon of sunscreen to each arm, leg, and front and back of body, and ½ a teaspoon to their face, neck and ears.


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Juilliard Revives Nijinska's Les Noces; the Irish Modern Dance Theatre Brings Fall and Recover to La MaMa
by Deborah Jowitt
Juilliard Dance in the final tableau of Bronislava Nijinska's Les Noces Rosalie O'Connor
During the first third of the 20th-century, European art was awash in revolutionary movements. By 1923, dada, with its witty outrages, was winding down; Italian Futurism was being co-opted by Fascism; Russian Futurism and Constructivism were still flourishing; and at Germany's Bauhaus, Oskar Schlemmer—sculptor, designer, and choreographer—had created his Triadic Ballet (1922).
It was in 1923 that Bronislava Nijinska, sister of the great dancer, made her masterwork, Les Noces, for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, a revival of which opened the Juilliard Dance Division's spring concerts. While the fantastic costumes and masks involved in Schlemmer's work turned dancers' bodies into sculptural objects, Nijinska, who was friends with the Constructivist artist Aleksanda Exter, built architectural structures with slender, dancerly physiques. The choreographer followed the scenario of the cantata written several years earlier by Igor Stravinsky for four solo voices, a chorus, four pianos, and percussion. The text tells of an arranged marriage among Russian peasants.
Lawrence Rhodes, artistic director of the Dance Division, believes that being intimately involved with classics of the repertory is as much a part of his students' education as having choreographers create new works for them. Performing Les Noces requires a kind of compressed power and an almost fanatical attention to clarity. In the lustier celebrations, the men and women look like peasants carved in a wooden frieze, their legs and arms angled just so.
In the First Tableau: Benediction of the Bride, the bride's attendants—identically clad in white blouses, brown apron-dresses, white head scarves, white leggings bound in brown ribbons, and brown pointe shoes that they use like stilettos—line up shoulder-to-shoulder on either side of her. The tallest stands nearest to her and the smallest at the ends, so that the tall bride (Casia Vengoechea) forms the peak of this mountain. At another point, the women crouch down to varying degrees and build a hill with their heads; their faces, turned to the audience, make you think ancient icons. The bride leans her elbows on this structure, as if gazing on the future outside her bedroom window. In the Second Tableau: Benediction of the Bridegroom, the friends of the groom (Gentry George) walk across the stage in a line facing front, holding shoulders, each man laying his right cheek on his arm.
There are many such sculptural effects in the ballet. They emphasize the ritualistic customs of a society in which the about to-be-married pair are pawns, chosen for the family ties they will bind. Except for an extremely brief lament by the bride's mother, the people onstage betray no emotions. It is for us to feel what they aren't allowed to show. The Juilliard dancers have been scrupulously rehearsed in the vigor of a style that emphasizes the primacy of design. They rarely fumble the tiny adjustments it takes to get into formations without apparent preparation. The only regrettable thing is that, with all the gifted musicians enrolled in Juilliard, the score couldn't be performed live, despite Rhodes's efforts (no resident chorus and no room in the pit for singers, four pianos, and 10 percussionists). With that tremendous sound behind them, the dancers would have looked even better than they did, and the combination would have been overwhelming.
Whether or not Rhodes intended to build a program that emphasized the architecture of dance in different ways, that is what he gave us. It was extremely interesting to see Eliot Feld's 1986 Skara Brae and Mark Morris's 1993 Grand Duo following Les Noces. Skara Brae came early in Feld's fascination with repetition (which had perhaps been spurred by Steve Reich's music). In this dance, however, repetition enhances the feeling of ritual, as does Allen Lee Hughes's often chill lighting (recreated by Patrice Thomas and Nicole Pearce). Costumed by Willa Kim, the 19 dancers—both men and women—wear red headbands; gray tights and leotards, with totemic designs on them here and there; soft slippers; and leg warmers with bindings like those of the Noces celebrants.
The recorded music of traditional Irish, Scottish, and Breton tunes is sorrowful at times, even when foot-tappingly rhythmic. Although there's no story to this ballet, a program note provides a key to its mood. Skara Brae is the name of a very small Neolithic settlement in the Orkney Isles that its occupants mysteriously abandoned around 5,000 years ago, leaving everything behind.
The feeling of the steps is earthy, although the dancers often burst into big leaps. The women begin laying out a repertory of steps and gestures that involves bent positions with profiled heads. Over and over they cross their arms or lay one elbow on top of the other and hold their arms up like a torch as they dance. They build zig-zag designs on the stage. When the men enter, the women sit with their legs spread wide and form an avenue along which the men leap, knees bent, bodies bent forward.
In an extremely curious and compelling duet, a man (Alexander Hille) enters slightly hunched, with a woman sitting on his upper back; her own spine rests against his neck, and she's curled into a bundle. The woman (McKenna Birmingham in the cast I saw) might be a load of firewood he's slogging along with, judging by the way he swings her down and up again to re-settle her on his back. Everything the two do together in the way of complicated lifts suggests that she is his burden but also a necessary part of him.
The ballet is full of patterns: the criss-crossing of lines, the swirling into and out of them, the clusters and chains made by Hannah Wright and four other women. The solo performed by Vengoechea in the cast I saw is gently mournful; lying on the floor, propped up on her elbows, she rocks her head from hand to hand. Another solo recalls happy times. The music is fast, and the dancing is a little marvel of springy, intricate footwork (Birmingham is terrific in it).
In the context of this program, Morris's wonderful Grand Duo to music by Lou Harrison (played lustily by Sean Chen on piano and Francisco Garcia-Fullana on violin) acquires a more ritualistic cast. The opening sequence for men and women, wearing Susan Ruddie's bright- colored skirts (the men) or tunics and dresses, has the air of a preparation. Here someone shoots an arm up, there another person arches back, and someone else reaches forward. The group seems to be sprouting in different directions, the texture accumulating speed and density along with the music.
The people in this society have a sturdy, almost blocky look as they form their patterns, break into counterpoint, or split off into little solos. They tend to stand with their feet apart, their knees bent. They jump as if the important part of jumping was coming down and giving the earth a jolt (the second section of the music is called "Stampede"). There are quiet moments, but the celebrants are brought into a circle by the final rousing "Polka." The floor practically shakes.
It's exciting to see these talented young dancers take the everyday ritual of classes into a higher domain.
A woman sitting on a white chair in La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre is telling a story, without hesitation or pauses, in an African language I don't understand. From time to time, she chants in a high voice. Beside her sits a woman from a European country. Neither looks at the other, but from time to time, the second woman nods her head, as if she understands. After a while, she begins to echo the seemingly unconscious gestures the first woman uses as she speaks. In the program for John Scott's Fall and Recover, neither of these women, Kiribu and Nina, reveals her last name or the name of the country where she has family. What they have in common, aside from performing in this work, are histories of pain.
In 2003, Scott, the director and principal choreographer of Dublin's Irish Modern Dance Theatre, was invited to teach a workshop at the Centre for the Care of Survivors of Torture (CCST) for people who have experienced "the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering for a specific purpose" (the UN definition of torture). Ten of the 12 performers who came to New York to perform Fall and Recover are among the many clients of CCST with whom Scott has since worked (the other two dancers, assistant choreographers Aisling Doyle and Philip Connaughton, are members of IMDT). They sought asylum in Ireland and are now Irish citizens.
No one could call Fall and Recover "victim art"; no terrible stories are told or re-enacted. It's a plotless dance whose images convey surviving and starting over with the support of others. And finding joy and release in movements, many of which derive from what emerged in workshop and rehearsal improvisations.
The simple acts of standing with one's back to the wall or falling onto a heap of bodies explode with a variety of meanings. So does a moment in which Sebastiao Mpembele Kamalandua, a large, impressive man, stands and breathes powerfully, as if he had concentrate everything he had on the action. So too does a passage early on in which performers—all wearing white clothing—draw houses and huts on the white paper covering the floor and connect the dwellings with snaking trails; then they rip up the paper and toss it wildly around. For a few moments, Kiribu in her chair is stranded on a tiny white island on the now dark floor, while others gather up the scraps and carry them offstage. All that time, slender, graying Haile Tkabo stands making grave, slow gestures to the sky that are full of feeling.
One of the most moving things about Fall and Recover is the way Scott's choreography emphasizes the potency of community as a healing act through devices like having people gradually join to build unison actions, form patterns together, carry one another, hold hands. In these activities, they are supported by shifting lighting and the sensitive music supplied by performer-composer Rossa O'Snodaigh, who sits to one side with his guitar, a tiny bugle, various percussion instruments, and a little music box.
For one beautiful passage, Elizabeth Suh stands against a wall at the back, sliding down it into a sitting position, pushing herself back up, sliding down again, while O'Snodaigh surrounds her with ringing tones and deep, bass notes. When she's finally stable, the five other women approach, one by one, and paste themselves to her in a clump that they then draw out into a line; together they raise their arms high.
In solo moments, people sometimes spread their arms like wings, aspiring to freedom. Jumping, too, pulls them away from the earth. Nimble young Mufutau Kehinde Yusuf (Junior) repeatedly vaults straight up, high off the ground, and others face off with him and jump too. We can only guess at their histories. Tkabo could be writing words on the air, Patience Namehe scratching them on her body. And amid the falls and the silences and a passage of wild staggering, they also sing and dance. Usually one person starts, and others join until they become a joyful, swinging, stamping procession, their voices in gorgeous, lusty harmony.
Scott has composed Fall and Recover with sensitivity, skill, and astute theatricality, weaving culturally diverse people into an ensemble, while honoring their individuality. All those onstage (that includes Francis Acilu, Faranak Mehdi Golhini, and Solomon ljigade) set their imprint on the work. And they perform not only together and for us, but with and for remembered others. An unattributed quote by one of them is printed in the program: "When we dance, I could say I'm in heaven because I'm mingling with so many people others can't see."
In the end, they all lie down and trace their outlines with salt, going over and over the pattern. Under cool lights, the drawings are almost phosphorescent, and when the cast exits, they remain there, shining.
After the bows on opening night, Scott attempted to thank us for coming and to say a few words about the event, but he was drowned out. From backstage, there erupted such jubilant singing that you could swear those vanished others, wherever they are, could hear it too.
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Top Five Most Memorable TV Pregnancies
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Beloved television characters often feel like members of the family, which is why when one gets pregnant, it's sort of like welcoming a new baby (or two, or three) to your own brood. For many mamas-to-be, television pregnancies also offer opportunities for camaraderie, commiseration, and a window into what's to come. Let's count down five of our favorite television pregnancies from the past two decades.
1. Phoebe Buffay– Friends
Choosing between the many Friends pregnancies over the years was no easy task, but ultimately this one has to go to Phoebe for carrying her brother Frank's triplets, Leslie Buffay, Frank Buffay, Jr., Jr., and Chandler Buffay. Not only are there many moments of hilarity (who could forget her Fonzie-obsessed physician?) but there are plenty of poignant moments, too, as Phoebe selflessly bestows upon her brother and his teacher-turned-wife the ultimate gift of three precious new babies.
2. Pam Beesly — The Office
It seemed like the world's longest will-they-or-won't-they wait for Office-mates Pam and Jim Halpert to get together, but once they did, it was sheer perfection, including the silent, thrilling revelation of her pregnancy.
One little known fact? Allowed to name Pam and Jim's first child, actress Jenna Fischer chose "Cecelia Marie Halpert" after her own niece. Pam and Jim later have their second child, Philip Halpert, for which the fictional pregnancy mimicked real life: Fischer was pregnant at the time with her first child, Weston.
Fictional couple Pam and Jim.
3. Gloria Delgado-Pritchett — Modern Family
Gloria's pregnancy was characterized by many hysterical moments, ranging from the revelation that son Manny "self-potty trained" to the Pritchett's inappropriate swaddling "victory" in their childbirth class. Factor in Gloria's case of "pregnancy brain" and Phil Dunphy's lustful attention, and hijinks abound. Expect a few tears in with the laughter, such as when unsuspecting Daddy-to-be Jay declares Gloria's pregnancy to be "the greatest news [he's] ever heard."
4. Amber Holt — Parenthood
Amber might have struggled throughout the series, but her pregnancy represents a turning point for the beloved character. After giving birth to baby Zeek — named for her grandfather and family patriarch Zeek Braverman — she moves in with her grandparents. And while a flash-forward in the series finale reveals Zeek, Sr.'s heartbreaking death, it also reveals that Amber, her babies, and her fellow Braverman kin have formed a beautiful blended family.
5. Lily Eriksen — How I Met Your Mother
While the show might have been themed around the meeting of Ted's mother, Lily and Marshall were HIMYM's true love story. The college sweethearts struggled to get pregnant and faced infertility fears before finally conceiving son Marvin Wait-for-it Eriksen in the sixth season finale. While the show was a comedy, the baby's birth following the loss of Marshall's father resonated with audience members for its sweet reminder of the "circle of life."
Alyson Hannigan with her real life baby-daddy, Angel's Alexis Denisof.
The list, of course, goes on and on, including everyone from Brennan and Booth on Bones to Meredith and Derek on Grey's Anatomy. And while many pregnancy-related moments may be played up for their dramatic or comedic impact, they all are also accompanied by a very real and recognizable sense of anticipation, amazement and awe at the miracle of life. For more content on all things maternity, baby and motherhood, or to check out our cute, comfortable line of maternity activewear, be sure to visit For Two Fitness.


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About the STEM Club Guide
Guide Home | About | STEM Club Map | Design Considerations | Attributes | Start a Club | Support & Resources | Clubs in Action | Online Groups
Purpose of Guide
The purpose of this guide is to provide users with a clear understanding of shared characteristics, attributes and benefits of STEM Clubs. Teachers and administrators can use the guide to support the process of setting up a STEM Club or improve an existing club. Potential funders and industry representative can use this guide to assess the viability of STEM Clubs and learn ways to support the efforts of these clubs. Finally, this guide will serve as a link to the Arizona STEM Club Network, which will provide a way to share information and resources with STEM Clubs around the state.
Contents of Guide
STEM Club Map
This page includes a map showing where all registered STEM clubs in Arizona are located, along with a space below for new clubs to register.
The Design Considerations are the features determined to be essential for a club to follow the SFAz STEM Club Model and be successful. This page contains a description of each of these Design Considerations along with guiding questions for schools to consider as they develop, evaluate, and/or expand STEM clubs
The Attributes are the components determined to be desirable in order for clubs to maximize their impact. This page contains a description of these Attributes along with guiding questions for schools to consider as they develop, evaluate, and/or expand STEM clubs.
This page translates the Design Considerations and Attributes into guiding questions for schools to use as the develop STEM Clubs, and provides additional start up resources as well.
This page contains links to organizations supporting STEM clubs and STEM club activities, along with a link to the Arizona STEM Network "Tools for Teachers" resources, and a page on "Funding" information on how to find or provide funding on STEM clubs.
Clubs in Action
This page links to videos, pictures, and testimonials from existing STEM Clubs. Additional links are added to this page regularly.
This page connects to the STEM Club Groups on the Arizona STEM Network, and allows users to join these groups and interact with other STEM club facilitators around the state with similar interests.
History/Background
Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz), the Arizona Science Center and the Arizona Department of Education have created and tested models for STEM Clubs in Arizona. At present there are over 100 STEM Clubs operating in schools and colleges across Arizona.
Building on this initial work SFAZ has partnered with the Arizona Science Center, the Arizona Department of Education, Rio Salado College, and Arizona State University to develop a STEM Club Network and Guide. Our hope is that these tools will expand and extend the benefits of STEM Clubs to students throughout Arizona.
Links to Collaborators
This guide is the result of a collaboration between the following organizations:


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Why Ride for Jase?
THE RIDE FOR JASE Team
Ben and Kat are a husband and wife team and were responsible for all of the planning and preparation for the Ride for Jase, along with the help of some fantastic family and friends. Ben and Kat met whilst living in London in 2010 and share a love of travelling, running, triathlons, good food, and spending time with family and friends.
Ben grew up in Sawtell, just south of Coffs Harbour on the North Coast of NSW. Ben and Jase had a country upbringing and lived in a tight knit community, spending their childhood outdoors: surfing, riding bikes, playing cricket, football and basketball. Ben moved to Sydney when he turned 18 to become a carpenter and a few years later, Jase also made the move. After completing his carpentry trade, Ben went on to study Cert IV in Building and Construction and is now a Site Foreman for FDC Construction. Ben is passionate about cycling and previously cycled in France for the Heart Foundation in 2009.
Kat is passionate about health and wellness and strongly believes in preventative medicine for a mentally healthier world. Kat grew up in Sydney and has completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences and a Masters in Human Nutrition. As the Ride for Jase Nutritionist, Kat was responsible for ensuring Ben met his nutritional requirements in the lead up to, and during the journey. Kat was also be responsible for driving the support vehicle and for documenting, filming, and marketing the ride as well as social media management.
Ben and Kat don't want anyone to suffer in silence the way Jase did, or for any other family member to lose a loved one to suicide. With the ride now complete, they hope that it has in someway encouraged others to reach out for help or give hope to those who have lost a loved one to suicide.


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By Palmira Figueroa
In May, the Trump administration introduced its "zero-tolerance" immigration policy, calling for the prosecution of all individuals who cross the border into the United States without documentation.
This policy had the immediate effect of separating thousands of parents from their children when they enter the country together, because parents are referred for prosecution and the children are placed in the custody of a sponsor, such as a relative or foster home, or held in a shelter.
Grantee Monserrat Padilla of WAISN.
To date, an estimated 2,300 children have been removed from their parents and shipped to 100 different detention centers in 17 states. Many of the adults who have been detained and prosecuted are women, fleeing gang and domestic violence in their homelands with their children in order to seek safety and security in the United States. In June, as many as 200 of them were transferred to the federal detention center in SeaTac, Wash. They are behind bars in our backyard.
The Executive Order (EO) signed by President Trump on June 20 did nothing to reunite these families or abate the cruel treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers. Instead, the EO allows for the indefinite detention of families while their deportation proceedings are pending, and is purposefully vague about the process of family separation, allowing Border Patrol to interpret the order as they choose.
The Trump Administration has also ordered existing facilities be converted into detention camps and new detention camps be built to hold all people crossing the border, regardless of whether they are seeking asylum or not. There are already thousands of people waiting in detention for a fair hearing; American immigration judges are overwhelmed, and the court system is backed up for years.
In Washington state, a coalition called Families Belong Together WA formed in response to the crisis. The coalition's leadership includes Social Justice Fund NW grantees Colectiva Legal del Pueblo and WA Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN). Nearly three dozen organizations have joined the coalition.
In late June, the coalition organized a week's worth of actions demanding freedom for immigrants and the protection of our communities.The week included a massive rally outside the federal detention center in SeaTac where 10,000 people opposed the ongoing abuse of immigrants by our Federal government. Other actions included vigils outside ICE and ICSIS offices, meetings with lawmakers and elected officials, and an Immigrant and Refugee Symposium at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound. Thousands of people responded to the coalition's call, which was very encouraging and inspiring for those involved.
As part of the week of action, SJF and Philanthropy NW partnered to organize a Funders' Briefing with grassroots leaders representing immigrant rights organizations from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The speakers explained the context of current federal anti-immigrant laws and rhetoric as well as the mistreatment and abusive processes that immigrants are currently subjected to. They described the extensive actions being taken by grassroots groups in response, and called on funders to support base-building and grassroots movements in the NW.
The conversation also focused on the vision for moving forward, identifying opportunities to support the region's immigrant-led organizations in their efforts to protect, defend and organize immigrant and refugee communities. Speakers identified specific ways that funders could step up and move more money to groups on the frontlines of the immigration fight:
Organizations are stronger if working together; building and strengthening coalitions, especially during this political moment is key. Groups can't go at it alone, they need each other! Funders can support the work by funding convenings and gatherings that facilitate more local, state and regional collaboration.
Rapid Response Funds are key, focusing on organizing actions, legal defense, family preparedness, etc.
Groups are responding to a variety of urgent needs, meaning there's a need for capacity building.
It is important for funders to understand the full ecosystem of work and needs, and in particular the crucial role of community organizing.
SJF Grantees on Frontlines of Immigration Fight
More about some of our grantees working on this issue who participated in the Funders' Briefing on July 9:
Causa Oregon leads the Oregon Ready coalition which focuses on immigrant family protection and defense. They have also been supporting legal work at the Federal detention center in Sheridan, Ore., where at least 120 immigrants are being held.
causaoregon.org
Montana Human Rights Network has continued to make the connection between the rise of white supremacists groups and growing anti-immigrant actions. They work closely with SJF grantee Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance (MIJA). Learn more at: mhrn.org and mija.org
The WA Immigrant Solidarity Network helps lead the Families Belong Together WA coalition which is working to: 1) end zero tolerance policies, 2) encourage non cooperation with ICE, 3) target businesses to get them to stop working with ICE and Homeland Security. waimmigrantsolidaritynetwork.org
The ACLU of Idaho was part of an effort earlier this year to stop the creation of a new federal detention center in Idaho. They have also supported the formation of new grassroots group called PODER that is challenging the termination of DACA and attacks on Dreamers. acluidaho.org
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Medgadget @ CES 2016: Omron Project Zero Wearable Blood Pressure Monitor
Scott Jung Exclusive
The technology used to measure blood pressure has changed little over the years. One can either have an inter-arterial catheter inserted to measure the pressure directly, or for the vast majority of us, have our limbs squeezed with a sphygmomanometer or electronic blood pressure cuff. Some companies have also been investigating with even less invasive means of measurement relying on pulse transit time.
This week at CES, Omron, which has been a trusted brand in consumer blood pressure cuffs for years, announced that they've modernized blood pressure measurement with the Project Zero monitor. Project Zero takes blood pressure measurement in a different direction by minimizing the ubiquitous inflatable cuff and fitting it into a wrist-worn wearable.
We asked Omron Health's Chief Operating Officer Ranndy Kellogg why the company decided to stick with the inflatable cuff method. He explained that it's a clinically validated technology, which, he claims, means users can be confident that they'll always be getting accurate readings, and the company will (hopefully) have an easier time getting clearance from the FDA.
Such a form factor is also significant as it allows for all-day and overnight use for near continuous monitoring. Of course, as a wearable health device, Project Zero also does step counting, sleep tracking, and syncing to an iOS or Android device to track trends or send data to a physician. But when Project Zero hits the market later this year, it'll be FDA approved and will hopefully be accurate enough for use for clinical use in addition to its consumer applications..
Press Release: Omron Healthcare at CES 2016: "Heart monitors must advance beyond tracking numbers to serve a greater heart health mission"
Scott Jung
Scott Jung (@scottjung) is a Silicon Valley-based medical and health technology reporter and advocate, with a focus on wearables, telemedicine, and health technology in emerging countries. He has represented Medgadget at CES and Digital Health Summit, TEDMED, and Stanford Medicine X, and SXSW. Always on the lookout for innovative medical technology worldwide, Scott has been invited to visit Colombia, Poland, and other countries around the world to share how medtech is enriching the lives of its people. Scott holds a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Southern California and an M.S. degree in Medical Product Development Management from San José State University. Scott is always looking for the next big thing in medical technology and digital health. Interested in helping him transform lives? Get in touch with him at http://scottju.ng


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People who get addicted to Video Games as 'Mental Disorder' - WHO Declares
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has, for the first time, tagged compulsive video gaming as a mental health condition in its updated classification manual released on Monday.
The UN health agency said video game addiction should now officially read 'gaming disorder'.
"For gaming disorder to be diagnosed, the behaviour pattern must be of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning,'' WHO said.
at such behavioural pattern would normally have been evident for at least 12 months.
The formal designation of "gaming disorder" within WHO's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) was welcomed by some groups as helpful to sufferers.
Others, however, saw the official designation as causing needless concern among parents.
"There are few truer snapshots of a country's well-being than its health statistics,'' the UN agency also said.
WHO said while broad economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product may skew impressions of individual prosperity, data on disease and death reveal how a population is truly faring.
These statistics form the basis for healthcare provision everywhere and are at the core of mapping disease trends and epidemics; helping governments decide how money is spent on health services.
WHO said crucially, in a world of 7.4 billion people speaking nearly 7,000 languages, ICD provides a common vocabulary for recording, reporting and monitoring health problems.


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EU leaders agree to pick new 'Mr or Ms Europe' next month
May 29, 2019 Popular, WorldBERLIN, Brussels, Chancellor Angela Merkel, emmanuel macron, EU leaders, French President, new 'Mr or Ms Europe, public dismissalShahid Mehmood
29 May, 2019 10:47 am
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders engaged in a first skirmish on Tuesday over who should become the next chief of the European Commission, giving themselves a short deadline to agree on the bloc's top jobs and a target of assigning half of them to women.
Chancellor Angela Merkel was upset with French President Emmanuel Macron's public dismissal of Berlin's preferred candidate, a centre-right German lawmaker Manfred Weber, as the 28 national EU leaders bargained behind closed doors over the bloc's new leadership for the next five years.
"The key for me is for the people at the most sensitive positions to share our project and be the most charismatic, creative and competent possible," Macron told reporters as the summit ended in Brussels.
"It is important for me to have gender balance, that we name two men and two women," he added.
A bloc-wide election last week returned a European Parliament with a splintered centre and gains by pro-EU liberals and Greens as well as eurosceptic nationalists and the far right, making agreeing a common agenda harder.
Held once every five years, the European Union election means new people will take over key EU institutions, including the powerful executive Commission.
Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel described the race as searching for the next "Mr. or Ms. Europe".
Stripped of their longtime combined parliamentary majority, the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) and the centre-left Socialists & Democrats (S&D) would no longer able to decide on the next Commission head alone in the new EU assembly.
They are looking for support from the liberal ALDE and the Greens, since the four groups together would command enough seats to approve or reject any nomination by the 28 heads.
The national government leaders agreed to finalise their nominations at their next gathering due on June 20-21, in time for the new EU chamber's first sitting due on July 2nd.
"We agreed that it is essential for us to show we are capable of action and so we want by the June summit… to have… our proposal for the position of Commission president," Merkel told a news conference.
Merkel said Macron needed to be realistic and take into account the fact that the EPP, which has nominated Weber for the Commission, would remain the biggest group in the new chamber.
Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker steps down on Oct. 31 as the head of the Commission, which acts as the EU's competition watchdog, monitors member states' budgets and proposes policies from climate change to tech regulation.
Other big roles up for grabs later this year include the head of the European Parliament and the European Central Bank (ECB), the bloc's foreign policy chief and the head of the European Council who represents national government leaders.
Both France and Germany have ambitions to have one of their own run the ECB after the current president, Italian Mario Draghi, leaves at the end of October. Neither is likely to secure both the bank and the Commission, officials say.
The EU would risk an institutional logjam if talks drag on, leaving it unable to make pivotal policy decisions at a time when it faces a more assertive Russia, China's growing economic might and an unpredictable U.S. president.
Macron pushed against Weber, listing EU competition commissioner, Denmark's Margrethe Vestager, the bloc's Brexit negotiator, centre-right Frenchman Michel Barnier, and Dutch Social Democrat Frans Timmermans as appropriate candidates.
Spain and Sweden backed Timmermans, while Ireland and Croatia spoke for Weber. Luxembourg and Slovenia supported Vestager, one of few women in the running.
"Gender balance means at least two women," said the summit chairman, Donald Tusk, who will now negotiate between capitals to come up with a list of names for approval by the 28 leaders.
Eastern capitals demanded geographical balance in awarding the prominent Brussels roles. Poland and Hungary would strongly oppose Timmermans as he led the EU's rule of law probes against them in his current Commission vice-president role.
Unanimity is not required though it is hard to see a candidate succeeding against the will of more than just a handful of leaders, as that would risk damaging their future cooperation and stalling the EU's decision-making.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, also mooted as a possible contender in the obscure recruitment process, said Tuesday's meeting was about "content rather than people", with focus on policy priorities, including climate change and migration.
Merkel and Macron are due to hold more talks in the German town of Aachen on Thursday but one country already bound to see its EU representation diminished is Italy.
Rome now holds three of the bloc's top five jobs but its eurosceptic swing and debt problems have left it isolated in the EU, with Spain seeking to claim the space.
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"I will veto. I will unsign that (President Barack Obama's gun executive order) so fast."
By Jana Heigl on Wednesday, April 19th, 2017 at 2:02 p.m.
One of the first regulations President Donald Trump vowed to slash was President Barack Obama's executive order on gun control that was implemented in the final year of his presidency.
Obama's order made it mandatory for the Social Security Administration to release information about mentally ill recipients of Social Security benefits. This information would then be included in background checks, essentially prohibiting people with mental illnesses to buy guns.
The Obama administration estimated this rule would affect about 75,000 people each year who have a documented mental health issue.
Obama's order was opposed by the NRA and the American Civil Liberties Union — two groups that are not usually on the same side. In a statement issued by ACLU, they said the rule "advances and reinforces the harmful stereotype that people with mental disabilities, a vast and diverse group of citizens, are violent."
Trump signed House Joint Resolution 40, nullifying Obama's rule, on Feb. 28, 2017.
The White House declared in advance that "this application of rule could endanger the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens."
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Q: Redirect in WP, add a notice after I'm still relatively new to working with PHP, so bear with me!
Currently using WooCommerce with WordPress, and am attempting to redirect customers directly to the cart and apply a notice to the cart page, when they attempt to add the same product twice.
// Downloadable/virtual qty check
        if ( $product_data->is_sold_individually() ) {
            $in_cart_quantity = $cart_item_key ? $this->cart_contents[$cart_item_key]['quantity'] : 0;

            // If it's greater than 0, it's already in the cart
            if ( $in_cart_quantity > 0 ) {
                wp_redirect( 'MySite.com/cart' ); exit;

                wc_add_notice( sprintf( __( 'You cannot add another "%s" to your cart. You have been redirected to your cart for purchase.', 'woocommerce' ), $product_data->get_title() ) ), 'notice' );
            }
        }

I'm aware that the above if statement isn't correct. I'm just trying to show what it is I am trying to accomplish. To elaborate:

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*The theme I'm currently using does not have integrated pages for WooCommerce. The author has offered lousy support thus far and wants additional payment for the integration. Not doing it.

*As a result, I am attempting to hide all aspects of my shop. I have pricing tables set up that when the Purchase button is clicked, the "product" is automatically added to the cart and they are redirected to the cart for purchase.

*When a user attempts to add the same package twice, it redirects back to the individual product page and adds an error notice that they're unable to do that. Remember, I'm using the link that is typically displayed via the Add to Cart button on the product page, with my pricing tables. This is why it dumps me back to the shop page.

*I'd like to add a notice to the top of the cart page AFTER they are redirected, informing them of why they were redirected.

Apologies for the wall of text. I'd much rather get as much info provided in the OP than leave people trying to discern what I'm asking.
On a final note, yes I've attempted creating a support topic on the WooCommerce plugin page, but they've only bothered answering just 100 of their last 1k support topics. Both my wife and I's recent support requests have sat for weeks. I'll never find a resolution there.
Thank you in advance!

A: You pretty much had it. I think the reason you couldn't get it to work is because that hidden little exit; bit on the same line of the redirect. You need to add a notice using wc_add_notice, do the redirect, then exit the script.
        if ( $in_cart_quantity > 0 ) {
            wc_add_notice( sprintf( __( 'You cannot add another "%s" to your cart. You have been redirected to your cart for purchase.', 'woocommerce' ), $product_data->get_title() ) ), 'notice' );
            wp_redirect( 'MySite.com/cart' );
            exit;
        }

One more tip: instead of using a hard-coded url in your redirect, use this: wp_redirect( WC()->cart->get_cart_url() );


We are currently witnessing a gradual extension of the concept of heritage. This idea has evolved to encompass landscapes and is even reaching into an area which, until recently, had not received sufficient attention: industrial heritage. This new notion of what constitutes heritage is particularly interesting from a cultural perspective, with the appearance of the term "cultural landscape" which covers landscapes produced by industrial decay, among other things. This extended concept of heritage, which is gradually growing both quantitatively and qualitatively, has not only added extra complexity to the limits of what is considered heritage, but is also bringing an evolution in the methodological parameters used for analysis, protection and action, from a 19th-Century modern scientific perspective towards a more epistemological, ideological, political, cultural and technical approach. The object of this paper is to study and analyze the theoretical principles and developments made at international level in relation to environmental research, from the second half of the 20th century to the present day. More specifically, we will focus on the methodologies which seek to overcome the obsolescent tools and methods used in landscape analysis. For this purpose, we will pay particular attention to the methodologies that go beyond considering landscapes as mere visual phenomena, to treat them as an intimate and complex relationship between people and a place. The British methodology Landscape Character Assessment will have a special place in this study. However, this interest in LCA does not mean that we will be ignoring other major methodological contributions. This method review will ultimately enable us to define the basic supporting pillars for the development of a specific methodology to be used in the analysis and intervention of industrial landscapes produced by industrial decay.


At the strike of 12, panto stars surprised youngsters at Little Rascals Nursery with a special visit.
The cast of Cinderella, this year's Charter Theatre pantomime, took time out from their preparations to meet children at the Red Scar nursery and talk about the production.
Playing Buttons, Fylde comedian Phil Walker - who writes and directs the Guild Hall's festive special for a fourth year - introduced his co-stars Jade Natalie and Carl Tracey as Cinderella and Prince Charming, ugly sisters Jamie Morris and Tarot Joseph, Charlie Cairoli Jr as Baron Hardup, Canadian comedian Allyson June Smith as the Fairy Godmother and Cold Feet actor Jack Harper as Dandini.
"I'm really excited to be doing Cinderella," Phil said. "It's my personal favourite; it has everything and it's a wonderful story.
"As Buttons I'm more involved in the story than usual, and get to do some real acting rather than just playing the fool.
Jamie and Tarot starred in Blackpool Grand Theatre's production of Cinderella last Christmas, and are thrilled to be staying local again this year. "It's a bit of a luxury to be able to stay at home again and put a Christmas tree up," Jamie said.
Phil signed up the double act up for the city show after seeing them in action at the Grand - and their nomination as 'best uglies' in the British Pantomime Awards.
Carl makes his return to the Charter Theatre, after playing Aladdin in last year's pantomime.
"I'm looking forward to wearing more clothes and being able to eat as the Prince - I can't wait to be back in Preston," he said.
Cinderella runs from December 6 to January 3. Book online now at www.prestonguildhall.co.uk.


Progress on the vehicle efficiency front is happening slowly, but it is happening, and last month a new average high of 24.9 mpg based upon window stickers was reached for passenger vehicles sold in the U.S., and emissions are improving as well.
According to the University of Michigan Eco-Driving Index (EDI), as of June (latest info available), the average monthly greenhouse gases generated by individual U.S. drivers was at 0.81 in June, a 19-percent improvement since October 2007.
As for the window sticker mpg, this was up 0.1 mpg from July and up 4.8 mpg over October 2007 when researchers in Michigan began collecting results.
This data is specifically compiled by the University of Michigan's Brandon Schoettle, project manager, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation, and Michael Sivak, Ph.D., director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation.
A description of calculations and recent mpg values can be found at the university's Eco Driving Index, and info about EDI, how it's calculated, and the current and recent values can be found here.


Since I was out of town on the night of my ELF tickets, I was able to send Sean & Nathan for a little 'Daddy Date' at the show. Here is my handsome son outside the Orpheum Theatre.
Inside, Nathan got to take a picture with Buddy. In case you would like to see the show, there are tickets still available at Omaha Performing Arts for performances that run through November 24.
Here is the stage (before the show). And check out the amazing seats!
Right before the show, someone handed my husband a gift bag and told him it was for his wife. I had no idea I was going to get a little gift. I got an ELF Plush Toy (which I have given to Nathan).
Disclosure: I was provided two free tickets in exchange for my promotional blog post. This follow up post is just my way of saying thank you to Omaha Performing Arts for the opportunity to support theatre in Omaha. All opinions are my own.


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Q: Using UUID in CakePHP, What DataType Is Recommended? My Scenario:

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*New Cake (2.x) Project, No DB Yet

*MySQL Clustered, and maybe Oracle Clustered Prod

*No DATA needs to be migrated/imported

*Data can look like: Users -> HABTM -> Groups -> HABTM -> Other Groups
I've been doing a little research on how to use UUIDs with CakePHP, and I have found the following:
Cake has Native Support for UUID, but it assumes CHAR(36):
http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/getting-started/cakephp-conventions.html
This Stack Answer points out that:

The cost of doing UUID as CHAR(36) is ridiculously high, and becomes
  stupid at 1+ milion, 10+ million, 100+ millions of rows, in my humble
  experience

This Blog Post claims that BINARY(36) is better than CHAR(36):

Although CakePHP does not support the 16 byte hex encoded UUID with
  the key type of BINARY(16), it does support BINARY(36) which is still
  better than using CHAR(36) which can be slowed down by collation.

...but the Cake Docs don't say that...
My Question is, given CakePHP/MySQL (or CakePHP/Oracle), is CHAR(36) the only reasonable choice here, or is there a better, more efficient way to use UUIDs with CakePHP (or any other PHP Framework for that matter)?

A: You probably already know this, but you could generate an id with String::uuid() for new records, and have BINARY(36) in your table - I don't think cake has any automagic past the uuid generation.

A: If CakePHP is given a model with an id field whose SQL type is Binary(36), then every time you create new records, the id field will be given a new GUID value. This behaviour is here since version 1.3.15.
Regarding your other issue, since CHAR involves collation, I would go for the binary solution.


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La Direction technique et industrielle (DTI), parfois également appelée Direction technique et industrielle de l'air (DTIA) est une structure créée au sein du Ministère de l'Air peu avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle est chargée d'organiser et de gérer les études de prototypes, de contrôler la production en série des matériels et de préparer la « mobilisation industrielle », sans faire de distinction entre les projets civils et militaires.

Histoire

En , le capitaine de vaisseau Jean Lartigue est nommé à la DTI et négocie aux États-Unis l'achat d'appareils pour l'aviation embarquée.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Références externes
 Décret de délégation de signature de 1964, en ligne sur Légifrance

Bibliographie
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 Revue historique des Armées, 1979, , p.

Histoire militaire de la France
Association ou organisme lié au secteur aéronautique
Organisme disparu en 1961

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Mean Girls, 1940
By Gillian Reagan • 06/19/07 6:19pm
Frenemies, those acquaintances who exchange pleasantries to your face then spit insults behind your back, can be quite vicious. Especially when they're writers. Old Acquaintance, written by John Van Druten in 1940 and in revival at the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre, is an early World War II–era comedic study of the very contemporary frenemy phenomenon.
Kit Markham is a Village-dwelling writer with critical success and bad sales. Her childhood friend, drama queen Milly Drake, churns out best-selling beach reads at a rate to make Danielle Steele blush.
Divorced Milly is green-eyed about Kit's close relationship with Deirdre, Milly's bublly teenage daughter, as well as her love affair. One evening, Milly drunkenly reveals some sensitive information to Deirdre about Kit's love life. The usually calm and collected Kit is not pleased. Catfight!
"In trying to figure out what the play was, that was sort of a pivotal thing," said Harriet Harris, who plays Milly. "If you're gonna go over and shake somebody, you're not slapping them, you're not yelling at them, you're not throwing something at them …. Obviously, it has to be comic. You can go in the wrong direction, and I think you lose the really funny, charming, human aspect: why these people are friends and why they're better people for this friendship."
Some might remember Ms. Harris as the creepy widow on Six Feet Under who wanted to see her abusive husband's mutilated body in his casket before he was buried and who later filed suit against the Fishers for emotional damage. She returns to Broadway after her 2002 Tony Award–winning role as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Ms. Harris said she was delighted to play this Milly. "I think she's very sweet and very dear, but also someone that is hard to deal with.… [But] at some point, as wonderful as you are, you're going to have to have some kind of experience where you're forced to grow up and consider others."
Kit Markham is played by Margaret Colin, who was last seen in John Patrick Shanley's Off Broadway play Defiance.
They are directed by Michael Wilson, the current artistic director for the Hartford Stage whom Ms. Harris described as "gentle rather than sarcastic…He took an optimist viewpoint of the play."
"At first glance, [the play] might seem to somebody like a creaky old chestnut, but it really has very modern things about it," Ms. Harris said, noting that Milly is a single mother and both of the characters are career women. "These are things that are still surprising, like what it is like to have a lifelong friend. I'm lucky enough to have them. And I'm hoping to keep them."
Old Acquaintance, Roundabout Theatre Company at the American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street. Performances through August 19; www.tickets.com.
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Online retail stores are a new booming phenomenon in the Arab world. Recent years witnessed a significant increase in the number of Arabic online stores launched for different kinds of products and services. Stores offer grocery products, fashion and life style items, and electronics and technology devices. Regardless of the growing investments in the Arabic online retail sector, Arabic consumers are still doubtful about online shopping. This research investigated the factors affecting Jordanians' purchase intentions from online stores by extending the technology acceptance model (TAM) to include payment method. The model included payment method (PM), perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU), as direct predictors of the intention to use online stores and moderated by consumers' level of trust of such factors. Results indicated that TAM predictors, and payment methods do affect consumers' intention to purchase online. However, PM and PEOU relationships with the intention to shop online are the only relationships moderated by trust.
In the last few years, the Internet has become a marketing channel with huge purchasing power supported by the increased Internet flexibility and decreased cost (Kim, 2010). However, online shopping is still a developing business in the Arab world, where consumers are moving slowly towards trying and adopting it.
According to (IPSOS, 2013) clothes are the top items purchased online in the Arab world, where Arabic consumers prefer buying from region specific online stores rather than international stores as amazon.com or ebay.com. On the other hand, the same survey has found that only (6%, 19%, and 10%) of UAE, Kuwait, and KSA online users shop online compared to an online penetration of (46%, 35%, 25% respectively). Such inconsistent percentages indicate the importance of exploring such domain more carefully.
The low percentage of consumers purchasing online is partially caused by the lack of trust in the online environment in general and the fear that purchased products may not match their online description and expected quality (AlGhamdi, Drew & Alhussain, 2012; Mishra & Mathew, 2013; Abu-Shanab & Ghaleb, 2012). The intention to purchase from online stores is also affected by the confidentiality level of credit cards and personal information provided to the site, the trustworthiness of the online retailer, the convenience of delivery, the quality of the product, and the availability of customer service representatives (Monsuwe, Dellaert & Ruyter, 2004; Kim, 2010; Mishra & Mathew, 2013; Malik & Guptha, 2013).
From another perspective, the intention to purchase from online stores is affected by consumers' characteristics (Topaloğlu, 2012). In a study by Nirmala & Dewi (2011), the authors found that consumers with a tendency to shop from home through television, catalogs, or other channels are more likely to purchase from online stores. This also applies to consumers who have an innovative personality and like to buy special or unique products from the web. Similarly, consumers with higher income or educational level has higher tendency to shop online and use new innovative shopping models (Monsuwe, Dellaert & Ruyter, 2004). Such result indicates that consumers' intention to shop online depends on their personal perspective of the service and product quality (Malik & Guptha, 2013).
RQ1: What are the factors that affect consumers' purchase intentions from online stores?
RQ2: How does the "consumers' level of trust" moderate the relationship between the proposed factors and the purchase intention?
In order to achieve this purpose, the study has proposed a conceptual model extended from the technology acceptance model (Davis, 1989). The model was empirically tested through a survey targeting a convenient sample of Jordanians in different sectors. The rest of the paper is organized as follows: Section 2 describes a brief overview of related work. Section 3 presents and elaborates on the research methodology followed in this study. Section 4 exhibits data analysis and discussion. Finally, we provide our conclusions and future work in the last section.


Tonight was the last practice at Shiraoka for Shu Yao Man before moving away down south. Shu has been an invaluable member of the club over the last year and has bought a new level of energy and enthusiasm to our practice. I'm sure Shu will become a valued member of his next club and will be sorely missed at Shiraoka. Good good for all you future endeavors Shu.


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The needs in Burundi are huge and gifts will be used where most needed. If your gift is towards something specific, you can state this in a message as part of the online giving process, or you can email info(at)greatlakesoutreach.org. Gift aid is used where most needed.


Incredibly detailed drawing of a gorilla pirate complete with eye patch, skull bandanna, gold earring and gold tooth. American Apparel black long-sleeve tee. 100% fine jersey cotton. The softest, smoothest, best-looking long sleeve tee available anywhere! Made in USA.


The Association of Greek Chemists is the chemical society of Greek Chemists. It was founded in 1924, is a legal authority under the supervision of the Ministry of Development , and is, according to its constitutional law, an official advisor to the state on Chemistry matters.
Its aim is to promote the science of Chemistry in industry, education and research within the country and abroad, and thus contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of Greece. Also, its goal is to promote the chemical profession in the country, protect the benefits and the professional rights of chemists, and contribute to the collaboration and solidarity among its members.
The Association of Greek Chemists has approximately 14000 registered members who are all University graduates and is the only scientific organization that is representing legally the Greek Chemists in state committees in the country and abroad.
Various Technical Committees of the National Standardazation Organisation etc.
AGC is a member of FECS and IUPAC participating in their various committees.


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On September 12, 2018, the Institute for Green Science at the Department of Chemistry of Carnegie Mellon University, U.S., will host a webinar on "CLARITY-BPA: Achieving clarity on low dose effects of bisphenol A." The CLARITY-BPA program was launched in 2013 to elucidate the differences between guideline studies and academic research on low-dose effects of bisphenol A (BPA, CAS 80-05-7) (FPF reported). In February 2018, the draft report on the CLARITY-BPA core study (i.e., guideline studies), conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. National Toxicology Prgram (NTP), was published (FPF reported).
During the webinar, a panel of experts on BPA, namely Jerrold Heindel, formely of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Laura Vandenberg of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Gail Prins of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Patricia Hunt of the Washington State University, all U.S., "will discuss peer-reviewed studies from independent academic researchers in CLARITY-BPA that found statistically significant health effects associated with low level exposure to BPA." The panelists will also address the publicly available results from the guideline studies conducted in CLARITY-BPA, highlighting that also these studies "demonstrate statistically significant effects from low dose exposure to BPA." Registration is now open.
Institute for Green Science (2018). "Webinar: CLARITY-BPA: Achieving clarity on low dose effects of bisphenol A."
Douglas Fischer (September 11, 2018). "Webinar: The science of BPA, from scientists." Environmental Health News
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