Toilet talk certainly isn't the most glamorous topic we've had on the show... but it's an important one... Mum, bowel cancer survivor and LoveYerGuts ambassador Anika Henderson joined us with an important message.
In the wake of the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, religious historian Peter Lineham explains how religious hostility unfortunately runs deep into people's mental landscapes.
The National Party leader said in the so-called year of delivery things are only getting worse.
The Prime Minister announced this morning that NZ and France will bring together countries and tech companies to stop the organisation and promotion of terrorism and violent extremism on social media… Expert Ian Howard says it's a shame it's taken horrendous acts of violence to trigger this action.
'An absolute debacle' - a week on from the Government's backflip on capital gains tax National leader Simon Bridges joined us for a victory lap as one of the people taking credit for the policy reversal.
1 NEWS Europe Correspondent Joy Reid has the details.
The Surf Life Saving season is officially over. If you're brave enough to go for a swim in the colder months be on the look-out for rips. National Lifesaving Manager Allan Mundy with an important safety message.
When parenting blogger Emily Writes wrote her first blog in a bathroom in the middle of the night she never realised how much it would resonate with parents... now, plenty of posts and two books later, she's got a play coming out next month.


World Swallowing Day is 12 December.
To increase awareness about dysphagia, the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) has created a short survey for health care professionals working in dysphagia. Click on the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WorldSwallowingDay and fill in the information about the patients you have screened or assessed for dysphagia during the week 8-12 December, the type of patient and tool used and whether you used the ICD code in the medical report.
All participants will be recognized on the ESSD website for collaborating in the survey and will receive the results which we hope will collect valuable information from all over the world.
Please join us in this initiative to increase awareness of dysphagia.
Update: Thank you very much for your contribution to this project! You can see the results following this link: http://www.myessd.org/wsd.php.
PHAryngeal electrical stimulation for treatment of neurogenic Dysphagia: a European Registry (PHADER).
This observational, prospective, post-market follow-up clinical study is designed to enable Phagenesis to demonstrate the real world clinical outcome of Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation (PES) for the treatment of dysphagia resulting from different neurogenic disorders.
If you are a healthcare professional interested in being part of PHADER please contact us.
For further information see CIP Synopsis PHADER.
The 17-year-old has secured this new permanent position following a successful apprenticeship placement by national training provider Positive Outcomes, which specialises in work-based training and apprenticeships. Johnathon is now responsible for a range of areas within the company, handling both office and clinical sectors of the business.
Positive Outcomes training advisor Melissa Cribben worked with Johnathon throughout his training.
She said: "With changes in the age of school leavers, I can see only further growth for apprenticeships. Johnathon is a great example of how beneficial apprentices can be to employers and to those taking them.
The apprenticeship was a fantastic opportunity and one that I have benefited greatly from. My advice to others is to seriously consider an apprenticeship – they're extremely useful as you can learn just as much as you could at college yet you're gaining work-experience and applying the skills learnt within a work environment.
Johnathon started his apprenticeship just two weeks after completing his GSCE's at the Droylsden Academy. His progression and training highlight the impact which apprenticeship schemes are having in Manchester and across the country.
The Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) for the STEPS study is now available for download Statistical Analysis Plan – STEPS.
Update: The recruitment for STEPS trial has finished.
Swallowing food and drink is part of our daily life and something that we do automatically. Sometimes people who suffer from brain injury (such as stroke) or neurodegenerative disease (such as Parkinson's Disease) may have difficulties with swallowing which compromises their health.
One of the complications of a poor swallow is that food and drink may go down the wrong way and end up in the lungs, where it can cause chest infections. Swallowing problems termed 'Dysphagia' affect thousands of people every year. In fact, someone you know may have swallowing problems.
We are currently recruiting people with dysphagia for clinical studies assessing the effects of a swallowing treatment that uses electrical pharyngeal stimulation. Studies will involve visits to a clinical research facility for the electrical stimulation treatment and assessments of swallowing function.
Remuneration for your travel expenses and subsistence will be available.
This study has been approved by the MHRA and an NREC.
Update: The recruitment has finished.
Manchester, UK – 21 March 2013 − Phagenesis®, the world's leading company in the treatment of dysphagia, has appointed Dr. Oern Stuge, former senior executive at Medtronic and Abbott Laboratories, as Chairman.
The appointment comes as Phagenesis® secures its first revenues from its Phagenyx® treatment for dysphagia, launched in Q4 2012. Dysphagia is the inability to swallow safely, a condition caused by a variety of neurological conditions including stroke, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Stuge brings to Phagenesis® his extensive experience at Medtronic Inc. in different positions including Senior Vice President & President Cardiac Surgery, President EMEA, Latin America, Canada & India, member of the Executive Committee & Operating Committee. He began his career as a practicing physician and has an MD from the University of Oslo, and an MBA from IMD in Lausanne.
Phagenyx® is the result of almost 20 years of R&D at the University of Manchester, UK. Treatment consists of a calibrated electrical signal delivered to the oropharynx (back of the throat) for 10 minutes a day for three consecutive days. Randomised controlled trials have shown that patients improve their swallowing function, and brain imaging shows that this is achieved through cortical remapping; a healthy part of the brain takes over the function of the damaged swallowing control centre.


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How To Watch PGA TOUR
U.S. Open 2022: Sights, sounds and best moments from the third round
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3dMark Schlabach
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BROOKLINE, Mass. -- A lot can happen on a Saturday at the U.S. Open, especially with a leaderboard as packed as this one. With a mix of big names and lesser-known ones, things got interesting on a cooler, windier day at The Country Club.
Defending champion Jon Rahm looked like he'd be heading into Sunday with a lead, but a disastrous final hole dropped him to merely third place at 3-under. He's only a single shot behind Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick, who both moved up double digit spots from Day 2 to share the lead at the end of the third round. Rory McIlroy shot a disappointing +3 on the day, but he's still within striking distance at 1-under.
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Here's what happened on Saturday:
Stacked at the top
The PGA Tour is getting exactly what it wants -- and probably needs -- with a packed leaderboard of star power going into Sunday's final round at the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club. Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick have the co-lead at 4 under after 54 holes. But defending U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm, world No. 1 golferScottie Scheffler, Sam Burns, Rory McIlroy and others are within striking distance going into Sunday. -- Mark Schlabach
😱 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/mrFPXuG2vm
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 18, 2022
Unraveling on 18
Defending champion Jon Rahm went to the 18th hole at 5 under and in sole possession of the lead. Things took a turn for the worse when he struggled to clear the lip of a fairway bunker on 18. Two shots later, he was back in yet another bunker, with a buried lie. He walked away with a double bogey. He shot 71 on Saturday and enters the final round T-3.
Boston sports representing @USOpenGolf ⚾🏈 pic.twitter.com/kUBTaS1eRl
Soaking in the scenes @USOpenGolf.@WashWizards star @KyleKuzma took in the action at The Country Club on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/d2THBM69e0
Keegan Bradley getting some hometown support
Bradley was born in Vermont and lived in New Hampshire, before moving to Hopkinton, Massachusetts, about 25 miles west of Boston, before his senior year of high school.
"As a kid, I dream of playing in front of Boston fans and being a Patriot or being in the Garden," Bradley said. The 2011 PGA Championship winner is making the most of the support. He fired a 1-under 69 for the second straight round and is in serious contention to win his second major. Bradley called walking down 18 on Saturday "one of the most amazing moments of my entire life."
"I got to feel what it feels like to play in Fenway, to play in the Garden, to play in Gillette Stadium," he said "I felt like a Boston player there. That was a moment I'll never forget the rest of my life. I appreciate the fans giving me that, and I hope to have them cheer again [on Sunday]." -- Schlabach
Going for the fan favorite vote
Any kids in Boston looking for a last minute father's day gift? I've got two extra US Open final round tickets to give out. Comment below, why it should be you. Best answer wins...You can only follow my group though 😏🤪 @usopengolf
— Min Woo Lee (@Minwoo27Lee) June 18, 2022
Rahm from the trees
Between the rock outcroppings and the thick fescue at the U.S. Open this week, we have seen our fair share of tough shots, but none have been as unique as the one Jon Rahm had to hit on the par-5 eighth hole Saturday. Rahm's ball ended up nestled underneath a tree.
Rahm tried to practice multiple types of swings -- left-handed, right-handed while standing on top of the tree trunk -- but ended up deciding to hit it backward with his right hand. The ball trickled out for fewer than 20 yards. Rahm smashed his next shot to the green but had to eventually settle for a bogey. -- Paolo Uggetti
😬 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/alqPib3pZG
From Casey Martin to Aaron Wise
Aaron Wise is in contention at the U.S. Open, and his rise in professional golf started at the end of the 2020-21 season, when he pulled an old putter out of his garage. It was the same one his golf coach at Oregon, Casey Martin, used when he qualified for the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco. Martin won a Supreme Court case against the PGA Tour for the use of a cart because of a birth defect that made it difficult for him to walk. Martin had part of his right leg amputated in October. Martin gave the putter to Wise while Wise was playing for the Ducks. He won an NCAA individual title and helped Oregon win its only national championship in 2016. He ranks 23rd in putting this week, gaining more than 3 strokes on the field. -- Schlabach
Make room at the top for 2⃣@aaronwise_ moves to -5. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/KNVTesb9dn
Scottie Scheffler from downtown
Scottie Scheffler! Solo leader! #USOpen pic.twitter.com/qijCMELkwf
The wind is whipping
Here's what the leaders are facing at The Country Club, according to Denny McCarthy, who was among only a few players who shot under par so far today: "Firmer. Chillier temperatures. Wind out of the north-northwest. It played a little different. It tilted around a little bit where all the holes played a little bit different today. It required a little more thinking."
He said the 502-yard 10th hole was playing more like a par-5 than a par-4 because of 25 mph winds straight in players' faces. He said it was difficult to keep approach shots on No. 12 on the green because of the front pin placement. Even though McCarthy had a birdie on the par-4 13th, he said the hole was "brutal." "That might be a skin," he said. -- Mark Schlabach
But it's still spicy out there
Justin Thomas wasn't pleased after a USGA rules official denied him relief from a drain in the middle of the fairway on the fourth hole. His ball was inches to the right of the drain. He would have been granted relief if the drain had been affecting his stance or the line of his swing. After chunking his shot, Thomas let his frustration out in a, well, very colorful way. "That's what pisses me off, because so many other people would lie about being able to hit that, but it's just like, I'm not going to hit it. That's f---ing bulls---, man," Thomas said to caddie Jim "Bones" Mackay, before tossing his iron at his bag.
According to a USGA statement: "During the discussion, Justin was asked if the drain was going to interfere with his swing, to which he replied it was not. Because there was no interference from the drain, Justin was not provided relief. Rule 16.1a(1) states that interference from an immovable obstruction exists when the ball touches or is in or on the obstruction, or the obstruction physically interferes with the player's area of intended stance or area of intended swing. The Rule goes on to state that if the obstruction is close enough to distract the player but does not otherwise interfere, there is no relief under the Rule." -- Schlabach
Frustration on No. 4.pic.twitter.com/0YEm1abVGZ
Bad bounce
The course at The Country Club is already playing much harder through the early Saturday wave than it had the first two days, so it felt like adding insult to injury when Hideki Matsuyama's second shot into the short par-4 fifth hole hit the flag on a bounce and rolled all the way back into the greenside bunker.
Hideki Matsuyama's shot hits the stick and rolls into the bunker. 😮
📺: @nbc and @peacockTV pic.twitter.com/hxFwRb0GXr
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) June 18, 2022
Matsuyama got up from the sand and back on the green, but the damage was done. What would have likely been a birdie to get him into red numbers turned into an unfortunate bogey that put him at 1 over. -- Uggetti
Tough conditions
Moving Day at the 122nd U.S. Open might seem more like Grinding Day for the 64 players who survived the 36-hole cut. With winds picking up at The Country Club, and the USGA having its typical fun with pin placements on the weekend, players are having a very difficult time so far. According to the USGA, greens were rolling in the upper 12s and were double cut and rolled Saturday morning.
With more than half the field having started its round, only two players who have played at least nine holes -- Australia's Todd Sinnott and Denny McCarthy -- are under par. Several high-profile players, including Joaquin Niemann, Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton and Max Homa, are already 5 over or worse. -- Schlabach
A stinger
Xander Schauffele isn't the only member of his team who will be attempting to battle back on Saturday. His father and coach, Stefan, is back out at The Country Club after being stung in the upper lip by a hornet. Probably not the stinger he had in mind in the windy conditions. -- Schlabach
A post shared by Stefan Schauffele (@stefanschauffele)
Announcements on the first tee at this U.S. Open have not gone well. On Friday, Scott Stallings, who grew up in Worcester was introduced as being from "War-chester." It's actually pronounced "Woostah," and the locals let the guy who said it know about it. On Saturday, things got worse.
Justin Thomas is pretty famous. Just won the PGA Championship. Ranked fifth in the world. Simple, right? Nope. He was introduced as "Justin Thompson."
For accuracy's sake
At the U.S. Open, you pick your spots very carefully. Here's what the players will be staring at all day.
It's moving day!
Here are the hole locations ⛳ for Round 3 of the 122nd #USOpen at The Country Club. pic.twitter.com/8LQD53NKAm
The money talks
Thanks to LIV Golf, the sport is talking a lot more about money these days. On Saturday morning, the USGA released the full purse breakdown for this week.
Let's start first with those who didn't make the cut. They each got $10,000 for the two days of work. Now, to the real money (keeping in mind that Charl Schwartzel took home $4.75 million for winning the first LIV event in London. The total payout is $17.5 million. Here is what a spot in the top 10 is worth:
1. $3.15 million
4. $859,032
10. $425,830
The player who finishes 60th will take home $36,852.
Sightings at The Country Club

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Tonight Is About The Murders in Atlanta, But Our Grief And Faith Run Deep
POSTED BY STELLA RAMOS ON MARCH 29, 2021
The following words are adapted from the speech by liz suk, Interim Executive Director of Oakland Rising, at the March 23rd event "From Oakland to Atlanta," a community-led vigil to mourn and honor the lives taken in the Atlanta-area spa shootings and to send love from the Bay Area. Many thanks to APEN, OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, Oakland Rising, Good Good Eatz, Bay Rising, Healing Clinic Collective, Whole Story Group, Dohee Lee (Puri Project), Ieumsae and the Anti Police-Terror Project for hosting and supporting this vigil. Thank you to Jordan Foster @viajordanfoster for capturing the image above. You can view more powerful footage from the vigil at @apen4ej. Thank you to Alycia Raya for the images used below.
By liz suk, Interim Executive Director of Oakland Rising
I am Korean and I live on Ohlone land. Ohlone people continue to live and fight everyday for their land. This simple land acknowledgement can't pay homage fully or deeply enough for what it means to be Korean living and occupying Ohlone land. This vigil nestles itself into the complexity of settler colonialism. So let's collectively hold that for one moment.
Tonight marks the one-week anniversary of the deaths of eight people murdered at gunpoint by a white man in Atlanta, Georgia. Six of those murdered were Asian women. Although the names have been released in the media and on crowdfunding sites, we have not received explicit consent from the family members to speak and use their names. We will hold their names in our hearts and prayers and release them on their path to join their ancestors.
As the details emerge from the recent Boulder, Colorado shooting, too, we are bracing for how the aftermath from that tragedy could too easily turn to Islamophobia and embolden more anger and violence towards our Arab–and those mistakenly perceived as Arab–siblings and loved ones.
We've seen this before: the scapegoating of our communities. The Atlanta massacre was a form of scapegoating.
Look out for your people. Check on them and take care of them.
Over the last week I have experienced the range of emotions both in sequence and simultaneously — from heartbreak, to rage, to grief to numbness to fear… even sometimes as I embraced my children or looked into the faces of my comrades who organized this event and honestly, at times I even felt gratitude and joy — and then guilt. How many of you have had similar experiences?
Now I find myself at this moment in the presence of you all, breaking open my heart, pouring out what my body has been holding, and sharing this space with you to grieve and find comfort in community and our shared humanity.
We may never know the details of the murdered women's stories and lives as well as their families do, but we nonetheless know their stories because their stories are all of our stories.
We want to acknowledge that our pain does not exist in a vacuum. The violence that the Asian community has been facing is not new to Asians either in America or in Asia. Imperialism, war, racism and misogyny have all spiraled into each other and collided in this moment. We also know that our community is not unique to suffering under these oppressive systems. White supremacy is designed to separate and kill us. Under this system we are disposable pawns.
This is about the murders in Atlanta. And it's about how Asians are looking over their shoulders when they walk to their cars. How we now need to call our elders and tell them to go to the store with a friend or carry a stick or mace. How we now have to recite the history of violence and hate against Asians in America. How we've been talking about this for decades.
Tonight is about the murders in Atlanta, but our grief runs deep. It's about how our government has allowed over 500,000 people to die from COVID and thousands of small businesses, including Asian small businesses, to close. It's about the thousands killed by policing. It's about Angelo Quinto. It's about what and who pushed us to immigrate here. It's about the soldiers raping and maiming the thousands of women around US military bases around the world. This is about the way policing allows a white man to go on a mass murdering rampage and walk away alive, while it's so easy for the same institution to murder a person of color going through a mental health crisis. This is about the notes and stares and people telling you to go back home. This is about ICE deporting that plane full of our Vietnamese siblings. This is about the time that dude wanted to try that Asian pussy.
That ache. That pain, sorrow and rage we've been feeling that is white supremacy and misogyny clawing at your heart and squeezing it. Tonight is about the murders in Atlanta, but all the grief and sorrow you're feeling is about the bigger picture, and the untold stories of racism and misogyny we face everyday.
By coming together tonight, we are saying that we are not disposable: we are valuable and we have dignity. We have voice. We have power. We have our imaginations and we have each other. We must fight to have our humanity to be seen by the powers that be, but also to see each other. To hear each other. To see past all this pain and anger and see and hold each other. To be there for each other. To say goodbye to our newly crowned ancestors. To say, "No more."
Tonight, we remove all pretense in order to offer a collective space for us all to grieve. We have an altar. On the altar you will see a beautiful flower arrangement, created by Michelle Mush Lee's mother, that will be centered as a symbol to honor those who were murdered. You can write your words of prayer on cards and if you're willing, we will share them with the community in Atlanta. The organizing committee has also prepared our own prayers that we will burn to send to the ancestors so they will find their way in peace.
Tonight we are gathered to show that we can reimagine safety in this tragedy. We can come together, feel and express the range of emotions and transform ourselves. We know tomorrow we will pick up the bullhorn and shout about defunding the police, decrying climate change, housing everyone, cancelling rent and debt and reinvesting in services and alternatives to policing and abolishing ICE and militarism and more. Tonight we grieve.
We ask the eight who were killed, our newly crowned ancestors, to journey to a place where the oppressive systems in this world will no longer haunt them.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for caring for yourselves. Thank you for having faith that we take care of us.
What I'm learning about faith is that it is an active state. Like love, it is something we commit to everyday and it is beyond believing in the unknown. It is that and it is a belief in ourselves.
It is about the belief that we know how to do this better. To love and take care of each other. That we know what keeps us safe and that there is another day and another chance and another opportunity to fill our lives with safety and care.
Where we can build the world that cares for all our needs and where we can thrive. Faith is the ongoing act of realizing our hopes.
I want to close tonight with our breath. Because our breath reminds us every moment that we have one more chance to start anew. We have one more opportunity to make what is wrong right. We have one more opportunity to wake up and fight for the justice we all deserve.
Remember we are here for each other.
Thank you. Go home safely. We love you Oakland.


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Why ending hair discrimination should be an essential part of companies' DEI efforts
2021 has been a landmark year for improvements in diversity and inclusion when it comes to race, gender, and sexual orientation. However, discrimination remains a major issue in workplaces nationwide and, with offices reopening, 97% of Black employees are concerned about returning to work environments where microaggressions are commonplace.
According to a study by the Gallup Center on Black Voices, one in four Black workers in the U.S. reported being discriminated against at work last year.
In an office environment, one of the prevalent types of discrimination Black workers face is hair discrimination. This issue is what sparked the creation of the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act in 2019, which aims to outlaw hair discrimination in the workplace and public schools. The bill has successfully passed legislation in 14 states and several cities, Tempe, AZ being the latest on Nov. 9. For workplaces in states without the CROWN Act, however, employers are responsible for facilitating initiatives that support Black employees, especially during The Great Resignation, as workers assert their power to secure opportunities with higher salaries, inclusive environments and more workplace flexibility.
For Adjoa Asamoah, leading impact strategist and champion for the CROWN Act, the change starts with companies and organizations "living in their values."
"There are environments where the strategic plan is something that you pull out, come up with some random goals and put it back on the shelf and you don't revisit it again until it's time to assess your progress," she tells CNBC Make It. "But if people don't know what's actually in it, they can't really achieve those goals."
Asamoah adds that companies should work to ensure that racial equity, real diversity and true inclusion are embedded in how their corporate mission operates. "Make sure that you have policies in place to prevent racial discrimination. Revisit grooming policies and dress codes to confirm that they are actually inclusive."
While hair discrimination is not the only reason Black people are hesitant about returning to in-person work environments, the pressure to conform to Eurocentric norms on the job is undeniable. According to the Crown Research Study conducted by Dove in 2019, Black women are 80% more likely to alter their hair from a natural state to fit into workplace culture. Black women are also 30% more likely to be made aware of a formal workplace policy and are almost two times more likely to be sent home from work because of their hair. Asamoah explains the physical and mental impact that these conditions have on Black women.
"Black features have often been deemed inferior in this country and that being the reality in professional settings can certainly stress the idea that the way you were born is not okay. It's so sad that to be consistent with what many would deem as professional, would require us to employ harmful excessive heat and use chemical relaxers that burn our scalps. The anti-hair-discrimination movement isn't about telling people what to do with their hair, but celebrating the versatility of black hair."
Additionally, she says that inclusive workplace cultures aren't only beneficial for Black workers, but also for employers, as they help promote workplace efficiency and employee retention.
In a 2018 Deloitte study on Inclusive Mobility, researchers found that organizations with inclusive cultures have a higher retention rate and find it easier to recruit new employees than those without. Companies with more diverse teams had a 22% percent lower turnover rate. Deloitte also found that "organizations with inclusive cultures are twice as likely to meet or exceed financial targets as those without, three times as likely to be high-performing, six times more likely to be innovative and agile, and eight times more likely to achieve better business outcomes."
"It's important to encourage corporations and organizations to really understand the value and profitability of diversity," says Asamoah. "DE&I in the workplace, particularly racial equity, makes people more productive because they're in an environment where they feel appreciated and included."
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Intermediate class between {@link AllergensWrapper} and {@link Allergen}
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 * @author Lobster 2018-03-04
 * @author ross-holloway94 2018-03-14
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public class AllergenResponse {

    private String uniqueAllergenID;

    private Map<String, String> names;

    private String wikiDataCode;
    private final Boolean isWikiDataIdPresent;

    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param uniqueAllergenId Unique ID of the allergen
     * @param names            Map of key: Country code, value: Translated name of allergen.
     * @param wikiDataCode     Code to look up allergen in wikidata
     */
    public AllergenResponse(String uniqueAllergenId, Map<String, String> names, String wikiDataCode) {
        this.uniqueAllergenID = uniqueAllergenId;
        this.names = names;
        this.wikiDataCode = wikiDataCode;
        this.isWikiDataIdPresent = true;
    }

    /**
     * Constructor.
     *
     * @param uniqueAllergenId Unique ID of the allergen
     * @param names            Map of key: Country code, value: Translated name of allergen.
     */
    public AllergenResponse(String uniqueAllergenId, Map<String, String> names) {
        this.uniqueAllergenID = uniqueAllergenId;
        this.names = names;
        this.isWikiDataIdPresent = false;
    }

    /**
     * Converts an AllergenResponse object into a new Allergen object.
     *
     * @return The newly constructed Allergen object.
     */
    public Allergen map() {
        Allergen allergen;
        if (isWikiDataIdPresent) {
            allergen = new Allergen(uniqueAllergenID, new ArrayList<>(), wikiDataCode);
            for (Map.Entry<String, String> name : names.entrySet()) {
                allergen.getNames()
                        .add(new AllergenName(allergen.getTag(), name.getKey(), name.getValue(), wikiDataCode));
            }
        } else {
            allergen = new Allergen(uniqueAllergenID, new ArrayList<>());
            for (Map.Entry<String, String> name : names.entrySet()) {
                allergen.getNames()
                        .add(new AllergenName(allergen.getTag(), name.getKey(), name.getValue()));
            }
        }

        return allergen;
    }

    public String getUniqueAllergenID() {
        return uniqueAllergenID;
    }

    public void setUniqueAllergenID(String uniqueAllergenID) {
        this.uniqueAllergenID = uniqueAllergenID;
    }

    public Map<String, String> getNames() {
        return names;
    }

    public void setNames(Map<String, String> names) {
        this.names = names;
    }

}


Within the 19th Century a bunch of textile workers found that they have been shedding their jobs to machines. The new technologies of the commercial revolution, corresponding to energy looms and spinning frames, meant that the identical job might be achieved by a much smaller number of workers, resulting in mass redundancies. Quite a lot of these newly laid off staff obtained collectively to kind a protest motion calling for an end to these disruptive new technologies. They became referred to as the Luddite's, after a man referred to as Ned Ludd who had smashed up a few stocking frames in 1779 in anger at dropping his job, and gained fame for his or her antics breaking into factories and destroying machinery.
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Once you've created the visuals to help deliver your verbal message (remember: NEVER the other way round), you'll end up with a set of 5, 10, 15, 20 (or whatever slides). If we think of the presentation as a wall and the words/accompanying slides as its constituent building blocks, we need some mortar to hold the whole thing together.
The mortar is link phrases - words that enable you to move seamlessly logically and effortlessly from one slide to the next.
Most people present in a very similar manner. They click on a slide and say, "This slide is about . . ." and then talk about its content. Then they click on to the next one and say, "This slide is about . . ." And so on, with each slide being introduced with the same phrase. Maybe it's "Now I'd like to talk about . . ." instead, but the effect destroys all continuity and flow.
It's as if each slide is a stand-alone presentation in its own right, with no connection between them and no indication for the audience how they relate to each other.
Immediately after you've used a powerful opener (see How to grab 'em by the throat), you'll give the audience a very brief overview of the presentation and tell them why it's important/interesting/relevant to them (see Answering "What's In It For Me?" - The Importance Of Having A Compelling Audience Benefit (C.A.B.)).
1. Refer to the flow: If we think as each individual slide as being a tree, doing this gives the audience a repeated reminder of what the forest looks like. So if you've chosen a Numerical Flow and said there six points you want to cover, constantly remind them where you are in he presentation by saying, "Now for point three . . .", or "I said before I had six points to make, so let's look at point five."
If you've chosen Problem/Solution as your flow (see Why pain outweighs gain in persuasion), constantly refer back to the problem that your solution solves.
2. Cross-reference: This refers either back to something you've mentioned earlier, or forward to something you're going to cover later. So saying, "The total saving would be about $250,000, but I'd like to deal with how I arrived at this figure later on," is a forward cross-reference. Referring to this later on by saying, "Now let's look at that projected saving of $250,000 mentioned earlier" is a backward cross-reference.
You can use cross-references very effectively when talking about other presenters who've preceded or are about to follow you, if it's a team presentation or when you are just one speaker amongst a number at a conference, e.g. "Jane will go through these numbers in more detail later; this is just the bottom line," or "As John said earlier . . ."
3. Rhetorical Questions: Here you pose a question that naturally flows from the previous slide or logically leads to the next one, and then provide the answer, such as, "That's the effect on sales, but how about the effect on profitability?" or "Now you might be saying to yourself, 'That's all very well and good Nick, but this doesn't look cheap. What's this going to cost?' So let's look at the financials . . ."
4. Summary: No matter how intelligent, streetwise or tech-savvy your audience is, they will often struggle to assimilate your data or ideas as fast as you are presenting them. A summary link phrase gives your audience a chance to pause cleanse their mental palates, without actually using a pause. So say, "OK; so far we've looked at the consumer research, the potential size of the market and projected unit sales. Now I want to move on to the marketing support and profit margins," or "So . . . that's a possible market of 1 million units, a realistic market share of 10% and potential sales of 100,000. All in all, a fantastic opportunity. Now let's have a look at how we're going to realize it."
5. Logical: This is the simplest type of link phrase and involves stating the logical connection between one slide/segment and the next, e.g. "So that deals with unit sales and potential market share. But the really exciting thing is this product's effect on our profitability, so let's have a look at the financials."
6. Thematic: This refers to a theme that runs constantly through the presentation. Let's say you've chosen a Problem/Solution flow and the problem is how the company/department is going to save $x thousand/million. You are now about to make several recommendations, which you'll present in simple numerical format (i.e. Opportunity 1, Opportunity 2, etc., etc.). After each recommendation you could link them a phrase such as, "The result? A saving of $120,000 . . . . The result? A saving of $225,000 . . . The result? . . . "
1. Don't say "Now I'd like to look at profitability . . ." The presentation shouldn't be about you, it's about them. Instead, use the word "Let's . . ." which is much more inclusive, and invites the audience to join you in doing something.
2. Don't say (when using a cross-reference link), "As I said earlier . . ." Include the audience by saying "We saw earlier . . ." or "You'll recall that . . ." or "Remember . . ."
3. Don't use phrases such as "Let me tell you very quickly about . . ." or "I want to canter through a few financial slides . . ." By doing so you are apologizing, saying that the next slide isn't very interesting or important, so you're going to rush through it so they don't get bored.


There aren't many ways that a journal that makes no money can pay its writers, but here at The Disappointed Housewife we offer readers an opportunity to bypass the middle man and pay the writers directly.
At the bottom of many of our poems, stories, and essays you'll find the author's PayPal (or Google Pay) email address, through which you can send him or her a little something if you really like the piece. And why not? PayPal lets you send any amount – less than a buck, if you want. There's really no reason not to say "thanks for the poem" the same way you drop some coins into the collection jar of a talented and earnest busker, when you think about it.
The idea is that if enough grateful readers plunk a little bit into the writer's collection jar, she'll come away with a nice little payoff. If fifty readers each kicked in a buck? – hey, $50 isn't bad for a couple of poems in an obscure literary journal. And since a dollar certainly isn't a lot, a donation really represents a reader's willingness to spend a little extra time to acknowledge good work.
By the way, I've tested the process via PayPal and it works beautifully. No fees are extracted if you take the payment out of your PayPal balance or linked bank account. You give a dollar, the writer gets a dollar.
Please consider throwing a few bucks around our pages. The writers will be grateful, and maybe we'll actually start a new trend. We know writers invest a huge part of themselves in their art.
Let's show them how much we appreciate it.


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(April 17, 2005) Just a couple of days before, I was doing small-talk to Doods, one of the climbing instructors at the Power Up gym in Tandang Sora. An outdoor lover, he's also a member of the UP Mountaineers...a fit young guy with a promising future ahead of him.
At 5:11 a.m., I received a text from fellow climber Lissa saying, "Doods passed away at 11:45 p.m. last night. He was hit by a stray bullet while inside the van. No details yet where he'll be taken. Please pray for him...."
The climbing community has lost one of its own. Somehow, there's one less link in this chain. One less warrior in the tribe. Life is so fragile.
I can't get over this. I was just barely recovering from the senseless stabbing-death of UP student Merwin Mendoza and now this. What the hell is happening to this country? Who's next?
I extend my profound condolence to his family, his friends and loved ones. It must be impossible for them to make sense out of this.


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The Statesman
Ranjani Shettar: Superb Unison of the old and the new
The gallery spaces are very quiet. Well suited to works like those of Karnataka-based artist Ranjani Shettar. As compellingly soft footfalls take you past the neatly nurtured greens that wait in welcome as you tread beyond the drive into the building, up towards the art works, what strikes here are the pristine white hues that pervade the dignity of uncluttered spaces. Minimal and unfussy, the place compares as a somewhat, personalized version of Delhi's haven, the IIC.
All in all six works are spaced out in Talwar Gallery, Neeti Bagh, corroborating the sanctity of unfilled spaces, summarily dispelling the horror of emptiness. The climate quite suits the mood of Ranjani's art. Scent of a Sound fills an entire room, the elements suspended from the ceiling, subtle and ephemeral, like floating clouds across the sky, or fleeting sounds unattainable once uttered. Made of bent stainless steel tubing, then wrapped up in muslin, secured with traditionally made glue, the work has a breathtaking quality.
Here is also in Aureole, the lights adjusted with loving care and utmost expertise form a vital part of the composition in a rich manipulation of shadows.
Stretch, a lone piece made in wood is placed directly on the floor. The grains have been lovingly followed, smoothened, and polished to perfection in an excellent exercise of truth to the material. To the Indian eye, it resembles a traditionally elaborate string instrument like the sitar, veena, or the esraj.
Lagoon plays on the depths of blue, again suspended in clusters from the ceiling, tactile and sensuous in lacquered wood. One can almost hear the water drops falling somewhere in the vicinity. In contrast, are two adaptations in homage to tools, basic and simple, mounted on the wall, rough wooden handles, and raw iron blades.
So it is no wonder that Ranjani chooses to live and work from a place a few miles away from Bangalore, for that is where she finds her ethos and her inspiration. In each one, one senses the birthing of work, from the awareness of earth to the spills of industry, in a slow muted process of combining the natural and the mechanical. The touch, the feel, the veneration all endure as the artist revels in one and utilizes the other in a superb unison of the old and the new.
The profile of such characteristically Indian works may well be on the rise, judging from Ranjani's relatively young career, which has included appearances in major biennials and one-person museum shows in the United States and Europe.
On view in numerous significant institutions and exhibitions worldwide, it can currently be seen at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NY in "On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century."
-Aruna Bhowmick


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Players work cooperatively to launch a Grand fireworks display, in this clever deduction card game with an electrifying twist!
Each player is dealt a hand of 5 cards, but the catch is that you can see everyone's cards except your own.
Working together, you must share (and remember!) vital information to play cards in the proper launch sequence. Light them all to create a dazzling display and avoid a fizzling fiasco!
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WOMEN STUDIES CENTER
WOMEN STUDIES CENTER(WSC)
India has traversed a long distance on the road to development since independence, achieving significant success in various sectors. But still there are miles to go for growth and development, particularly in the spheres of employment generation, health, education, rural development, sustainable development, agriculture, environmental protection, social justice and women empowerment. Women being half of the country�s population, they should be facilitated to play their rightful role in the country�s development, its governance, polity and foreign affairs. They should also have their rightful share in the socio-economic and political development.
The principle of gender equality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution in its Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles. Within the framework of a democratic polity, our laws, development, policies, plans and programs have aimed at women�s advancement in different spheres. From the fifth Five Year plan (1974-1978) on words, there had been a marked shift in the approach to women�s issues from welfare to development. In recent years, the empowerment of women has been recognised as the central issue in determining the status of women. The 73rd and 74th Amendments (1993) to the constitution of India have provided for reservation of seats in the local bodies of Panchayaties and Municipalities for women, laying a strong foundation for their participation in decision-making at the local levels.
Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action (MGNIRSA) was estableshed Women's Studies Centre Under the Scheme of Development of Women Studies in Indian Universities and Colleges by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi.
In the history of 10 years, the centre has made long strides in the direction of Teaching, Research and Development.
It also addresses several other contemporary socio-political issues concerning women. Teaching and research has gradually become the prime focus of the Centre.
The Centre offers short term courses for undergraduates, graduates and post graduates Certificate Courses in women's Studies is offered at colleges for under graduates.
The centre also organizes gender sensitization programs, community action, lectures, workshops, seminars and conferences regularly.
Achievements of Dr. K.Vijayanthimala
డెభ్బై రెండేళ్ల వయసులో మాస్టర్ అథ్లెట్‌గా దూసుకెళ్తున్న మహిళ
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Q: Python, should I save to one csv file or several csv files a 4 levels nesting structure, a: list of dictionaries of lists of dictionaries? I have this structure below, my question is what would be the best way to put all of it...  one or several csv file(s)?, I mean should I try and put all in one single file or should I try to split it in several files?. And if you have any suggestions as to how to do it.
I am learning to work with csv files, I have started to work with containers that have 2 levels, I guess I can say I know how to do a list of dictionaries and pass it to csv, and a dictionary of lists and pass that to csv, and also a list of lists and a dictionary of dictionaries...
But this thing has 4 levels.
It is a list of dictionaries, which in turn are lists of dictionaries.
data= [
    {
        "name":None,
        "age":None,
        "city":None,
        "score":0,
        "attempts":0,
        "collection":[
            {
                'title':None,
                'artist':None,
                'genre':None,
                'year':None,
                'guessed':0
            },
            {
                'title':None,
                'artist':None,
                'genre':None,
                'year':None,
                'guessed':0
            },
            {
                'title':None,
                'artist':None,
                'genre':None,
                'year':None,
                'guessed':0
            }
        ]
     },
    {
        "name": None,
        "age": None,
        "city": None,
        "score": 0,
        "attempts": 0,
        "collection": [
            {
                'title': None,
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            },
            {
                'title': None,
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            },
            {
                'title': None,
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            }
        ]
    }
]

A: There are a couple of obvious options.

*

*Store the list of dicts into a JSON file as shown Python: converting a list of dictionaries to json

*Work with data in pandas and then save it to a single csv file.

*

*This will make any type of analysis and visualization far easier than any other option.

Given the following data:
data = [{
        "name": "A",
        "age": 30,
        "city": "B",
        "score": 10,
        "attempts": 10,
        "collection": [{
                'title': "X",
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            }, {
                'title': "Y",
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            }, {
                'title': "Z",
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            }
        ]
    }, {
        "name": "C",
        "age": 40,
        "city": "D",
        "score": 20,
        "attempts": 30,
        "collection": [{
                'title': "L",
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            }, {
                'title': "M",
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            }, {
                'title': "N",
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            }, {
                'title': "O",
                'artist': None,
                'genre': None,
                'year': None,
                'guessed': 0
            }
        ]
    }
]

Load into pandas with json_normalize
import pandas as pd
from pandas.io.json import json_normalize

df = json_normalize(data, 'collection', ['name', 'age', 'city', 'score', 'attempts'])

# df view
  title artist genre  year  guessed name age city score attempts
0     X   None  None  None        0    A  30    B    10       10
1     Y   None  None  None        0    A  30    B    10       10
2     Z   None  None  None        0    A  30    B    10       10
3     L   None  None  None        0    C  40    D    20       30
4     M   None  None  None        0    C  40    D    20       30
5     N   None  None  None        0    C  40    D    20       30
6     O   None  None  None        0    C  40    D    20       30

# save to csv
df.to_csv('my_file.csv', index=False)

# reload from csv
df = pd.read_csv('my_file.csv')

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The Guy Who Wanted To Make Money While Waiting For NYSC | Zikoko!
The wild thing about money problems is how you can have none one moment and have 8 of them the next. So you're left holding on to the last contents of your bank account while owu blows you around violently.
Take today's case study: a young man named Fola.
We may have told you his name but we actually can't put up his real picture. So for the sake of this story, imagine that this generic stock photo of a smiling black man is our protagonist.
Folajimi graduated from the University of Lagos in October 2018 after studying computer science.
Knowing that it was going to be a while before he went for his NYSC (due to problems in the scheme), Fola decided that it wouldn't be a bad idea to make some money during that time.
You see, a major reason he applied for computer science in the first place was because of his passion for graphic design. It didn't take him long to realize that he wasn't going to acquire the skills he needed in classrooms, so he turned to online video tutorials. 5 years later, with a couple of projects under his belt, he felt he had learned enough to rub shoulders with the best.
This was the confidence Fola used to apply for a high-paying graphics designer job at a creative agency in Lagos.
Fola's first act after getting called for an interview was to walk around like a peacock wearing shoulder pads. Then he proceeded to freak out because 5 years of wearing jeans and t-shirts meant he didn't own any job interview-appropriate clothing. So he borrowed some from his brother.
And boy, did he look the part.
Again, we can't put up a picture of Fola for privacy reasons. So this photo of a black man in a suit will suffice.
Fola was informed immediately after the interview that he'd gotten the job and asked to start the following week. He was then asked if he had a personal computer he could use, seeing as he would be working remotely.
This was where things almost fell apart.
The laptop he owned was 5 years old and – though capable of decent graphics work – would surely explode if it attempted the level of design he'd be doing at the agency.
He told the interviewer that he had a computer he could use. This was one of those cases where telling the truth could ruin everything. What if they offered the job to someone else because they couldn't be bothered with buying him one?
So, he decided that he would spend the next week raising money to buy a computer with the right specs needed for the work he would be doing.
This proved to be a lot more difficult than he expected.
After 5 days of running around, Fola had raised about 60% of the money he needed. He had run out of friends and family members to borrow from. He thought of getting a loan from a bank to complete the money but decided against it because he'd heard terrifying stories about the things banks do to people who don't pay back on time.
Then he found out about Branch from a friend and how they give loans of up to N200,000 without demanding your soul as collateral. He downloaded the app on his phone later and after signing up, he'd gotten a loan within minutes!
And so it was that Fola bought the laptop the very next day and was able to start work on the day he was meant to.
All these pyramid schemes sef!


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Q: NodeJS-MSSQL Can't even execute select command I am trying to select top 1 record from my MSSQL table using Node JS. This is the code I am using:
var qryString = "SELECT TOP 1 * FROM AppUsers";

db.getConnPoolPromise().then(function(connPool) {
                var sqlRequest = new sql.Request(connPool);
                return sqlRequest.query(qryString);
            }).then(function(result) {
                cb(null, result);
            }).catch(function(err) {
                console.log('Query Error' + err);
                cb(err, null);
            });

But this never executes. The control always go to "event.js" and the error details are:
{
    "message": "ERR wrong number of arguments for 'set' command",
    "stack": "ReplyError: ERR wrong number of arguments for 'set' command at parseError (c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\NodeApp\\services\\nodejs\\node_modules\\redis-parser\\lib\\parser.js:193:12) at parseType (c:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\NodeApp\\services\\nodejs\\node_modules\\redis-parser\\lib\\parser.js:303:14)",
    "command ": "SET ",
    "args": [
        "auth - 1234 ",
        {
            "recordset": [{
                "Id": "13892",
                "Pin": "200757",
                "CellPhoneNumber": "1234567890",
                "CountryId": "1",
                "UserId": "1234"
            }]
        },
        "EX",
        "43200"
    ],
    "code": "ERR",
    "name": "ReplyError"
}

This is driving me crazy. Don't know what is the issue? Whare is the SET command? I have Redis server running locally and configured using AWS CLI


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Equo Events
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Ali Dane's blog: it's showtime!
Ali Dane
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Over the last year, I've been extremely lucky. I've ridden and competed some fabulous horses, I've got some wonderful people around me, and I've had support from a new venture that I strongly believe in: Equo Events.
By now, I'm sure you're used to seeing riders of all levels publicising their sponsors through social media and I'm sure that if the content doesn't grab you right away, you scroll right past. I think the main issue with a lot of these riders is that they don't genuinely believe in what they're promoting.
However, right from the outset, when I first applied to be an Equo Events Ambassador, I knew that this was something I really wanted to be involved with, not just so I could say "Hey guys, I'm a brand ambassador!" but because it's a genuinely good system, in an area that was ripe for development.
In a nutshell, the reason I was so determined to be part of the Equo Team and to help with the promotion of the system, was because I'm busy, and I hate doing entries. In my book, anything that saves me time and effort when I'm doing entries after a long day on the yard is good.
For example, I've been lucky enough to qualify two horses for the BD Summer Regional Championships. Due to timings and prior commitments, I had to enter them both into two different venues on different days. One of those venues is Kingston Maurward in Dorset, an Equo Events venue. Via Equo, the entry for the horse competing there took me a total of 45 seconds.
The entry for the other venue took half an hour. Registration was frustrating and the website was too busy to understand easily. It was slow and clunky. Not exactly a time saver. I simply can't understand why venues would use such a complicated, old-fashioned system. If it wasn't a Regional Championship and I didn't have the same commitments, I would have abandoned my attempt to enter and gone elsewhere. It has certainly put me off going to that venue again.
Away from the benefits of Equo as a time saving device for competitors, I've also found a few new venues just by browsing local events. With such a busy schedule, I often struggle to fit everything in, so evening dressage and low key jumping at places like Grove Farm Equestrian near Didcot and Bury Hill near Swindon are perfect for getting the young horses out to.
I've also met some really super people over the last 10 months and have had good fun blogging – I am extremely grateful for the opportunities that being an Equo Events Ambassador has presented. It's all been a bit of a whirlwind, and I'm not sure what the next year will hold for us here at Ridgeway View, but one thing is certain…
I'm an Equo enthusiast and now, I can't wait to enter, compete and repeat. It's showtime!
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Sudan (Darfur): Amnesty International adopts powerful technology in campaign to protect people in Darfur
Satellite cameras are employed to monitor events on the ground
Amnesty International is using satellite cameras to monitor highly vulnerable villages in war-torn Darfur, Sudan. The human rights organisation is inviting ordinary people worldwide to monitor 12 villages by visiting the Eyes on Darfur project website and put the Sudanese Government on notice that these and other areas in the region are being watched around the clock.
Amnesty International's Secretary-General, Irene Khan said:
"Despite four years of outrage over the death and destruction in Darfur, the Sudanese government has refused worldwide demands and a UN resolution to send peacekeepers to the region.
"Darfur needs peacekeepers to stop the human rights violations. In the meantime, we are taking advantage of satellite technology to tell President al-Bashir that we will be watching closely to expose new violations. Our goal is to continue to put pressure on Sudan to allow the peacekeepers to deploy and to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable civilians on the ground in Darfur."
Eyes on Darfur has been developed by Amnesty International USA.
According to Ariela Blätter – director of the Crisis Prevention and Response Centre for Amnesty International USA – who led development of the project new images of the same villages are being added currently within days of each other. This time frame offers the potential for spotting new destruction. Amnesty International worked with noted researchers to identify vulnerable areas based on proximity to important resources like water supplies, threats by militias or nearby attacks.
Amnesty International worked closely on the project with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which offered expertise on satellite imagery and other cutting edge geospatial technologies.
The images from commercial satellites can reveal visual information about conditions on the ground for objects as small as two feet across. According to Lars Bromley, project director for the AAAS Science and Human Rights Project who advised Blätter on technical matters, the photos could show destroyed huts, massing soldiers or fleeing refugees.
Amnesty International has been at the forefront of efforts to wed human rights work with satellite technology. For example, Amnesty, the AAAS and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights joined in a groundbreaking project in 2006 to document the destruction of a settlement by the Zimbabwean government. The groups presented evidence that the government destroyed entire settlements, including the informal settlement of Porta Farm, forcing thousands of civilians to flee.
The Eyes on Darfur project also includes an archival feature, which shows destroyed villages since the conflict began in 2003 and includes expert testimony. For example, an image of the village of Donkey Dereis in south Darfur taken in 2004 shows an intact landscape with hundreds of huts. Two years later, a satellite image shows the near total destruction of the villages – 1,171 homes gone and the landscape overgrown with vegetation.
Eyes on Darfur adds a new component to Amnesty International's global campaign to stop the human rights violations in Darfur. In 2003 and 2004, Amnesty International supplied some of the earliest documentation – eyewitness testimony from the ground – that warned of the impending humanitarian and human rights catastrophe.
A critical mission in 2004 focused world attention and galvanised opinion about the brutal conditions in the country. Amnesty International's exposure of horrific violence – the torching of villages and the campaign of sexual violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls – built awareness worldwide of the brutality.
Later this month, Amnesty International is set to launch the CD "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur," a collection of iconic John Lennon songs recorded by best-selling artists to support its efforts on Darfur and inspire a new generation of human rights activists through music. To learn more about the project, go to www.amnesty.org.uk/noise /p>


The electronic structure and spectra of schiff base derivatives compounds are investigated using TD-DFT/B3LYB/6-311G (d, p) level of theory. The results of calculations show that all the studied compounds 1–4 are non-planar, as indicated from the dihedral angles. The electronic absorption spectra of the studied compounds are recorded in the UV-VIS region, in both ethanol (as polar solvent) and dioxane (as non-polar solvent) . Solvent dependence of the band maxima (λmax) and intensities of the observed spectra are explained in terms of blue and red shifts. Electronic configurations contributing to each excited state are identified and the relevant MOs are characterized. The theoretical spectra computed at CAM-B3LYP/6-311G (d, p) in gas phase, ethanol and dioxane nicely reproduce the observed spectra. The natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis were discussed in terms of the extent of delocalization, intermolecular charge transfer and second order perturbation interactions between donor and acceptor MOs. The calculated EHOMO and ELUMO energies of the studied compounds can be used to explain the extent of charge transfer in the molecule and to calculate the global properties; the chemical hardness (η), global softness (S), electrophilicity (ω), and electronegativity (χ). The calculated nonlinear optical parameters (NLO); polarizibilty (α), anisotropy of the polarizibility (Δα) and first order hyperpolarizibility (β) of the studied compounds have been calculated at the same level of theory and compared with the proto type Para-Nitro-Aniline (PNA), show promising optical properties. 3D-plots of the molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) for some of the studied compounds are investigated and analyzed showing the distribution of electronic density of orbital's describing the electrophilic and nucleophilic sites of the selected molecules. The biological activity of the studied compounds was tested against gram positive, gram negative and Fungi. A correlation between energetic, global properties and biological activity were investigated and discussed.


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Check out these eligible Nigerian male entertainers who are unmarried at over 40
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By Ifeoluwa Last updated Jan 25, 2023
Many important attachments have been hinged on the age of 40 as well as popular sayings— "A fool at 40 is a fool forever", "Life begins at 40", etc.
Forty is the age many expect a person to get serious with life, 'settle down, build a life and family.
40 comes with a lot of pressure and expectations from many who look up to them as role models. No pressure, but here are popular Nigerian men in the entertainment industry who are over 40 and have never been married.
Timaya
Award-winning singer and songwriter, Inetimi Timaya Odon popularly known as Timaya has never looked back ever since he rose to stardom in 2005. Born 15 August 1980, Timaya is as single as they come.
The Port Harcourt born singer once dated popular actress, Empress Njamah and were in a messy breakup before it blew over.
Timaya has four children — Emma, Gracey, Emmanuel, and Maya from three different relationships. His first baby mama and mother of Emma and Gracey is his ex-girlfriend, Barbara Nwokolo, a graduate of the Benson Idahosa University whom he dated earlier in his career.
Timaya with Emma and Gracey
While his second baby mama is Tamar, an interior decorator who he dated for a while, gave birth to his son in 2018.
The singer's third baby mama is American-based artist, Dunnie.
Timaya in June 2022 tweet revealed he may never get married because Jesus never did.
Wale Ojo
Wale Ojo is a 54-year-old veteran British-Nigerian actor who started his career as a child star. He rose to fame for his role in The Hard Case (1995). He has since had multiple roles in film, TV and theatre in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
Wale Ojo revealed that numerous heartbreaks in his past were why he is still unmarried. Still, the actor would like to settle down with a lady someday, and he has no age restrictions for his potential wife.
The thespian once revealed he is from a broken home and that may be part of the reason he is taking his time to settle down. Wale Ojo has no children either.
Osita Iheme
Osita Iheme may appear and had even taken up the role of a child during the course of his career, but he is certainly not as young as many may assume him to be. This legend actor was born on February 20, 1982 — do the maths, unbelievable right? Yes. Osita is 40 years old and would clock 41 in less than a month.
He is more than eligible to have his own family but he doesn't.
Back in 2015, the popular Nollywood actor and comedian, also known as PawPaw, made headlines after he announced he was making preparations for his wedding. Years down the line, and many still wonder whether or not the actor is married.
There is also no proof of the actor being married to any woman due to his tight-lipped nature regarding his relationship.
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In 2017, it was reported that the comic actor got married to a Ghanaian actress, Nana Ama McBrown, but a few months later it was confirmed that it was not true. The actress in question is married with a kid.
Osita's name has also been linked to a lady called Noma, but nothing is known about the lady.
To clear doubts, the actor in a recent interview revealed he had no plan of tying the knot with any woman. According to him, marriage is a significant step in life, and for him to toe that path, he would first find the perfect moment.
Uti Nwachukwu
Model, actor and TV presenter, Uti Nwachukwu started his career on the Nigerian reality show, Next Movie Star. After finishing second, he joined Big Brother Africa season 3 and later Big Brother Africa: All Stars (season 5), emerging as the winner.
He has over 30 acting credits and hosted Jara and The Real Housewives of Lagos Reunion. Uti is also an alternative rock musician.
Despite his achievement in the entertainment industry, Nwachukwu has been adamant about "settling" with a woman. Instead, he plans to choose a partner when he feels the time is right. The 40-year-old emphasised that he does not owe the public access to his private life.
Denrele Edun
Adenrele Oluwafemi Edun popularly known as Denrele has been in the film and TV industry since he was 11. He is best known as a television presenter who has won multiple awards for being a dynamic TV personality. He also acts occasionally, including starring in the 2014 film 'Make a Move'.
The TV personality's dating life has been subject to much scrutiny. Because of his flamboyant and effeminate outfits, fans have wondered about his sexuality.
41-year-old Denrele refuses to address rumours surrounding his sexual orientation, saying that he enjoys the mystery.
Denrele
He has, however, stated that he would like to settle down and get married when the time is right.
In an interview on January 21, 2023, Denrele recounted how his ex-girlfriend broke up with him on Valentine's Day. In another interview in 2021, the media personality revealed he has dated only women and he hated the only time he tried to date a man.
In all, Denrele Edun is single and without kids.
Nonso Diobi
Nonso Diobi made his acting debut in 2001 but gained critical acclaim following his role in Across the Bridge (2005). Over 21 years in the film industry, Diobi has been in many Nollywood movies and won multiple awards.
In a 2021 interview with BBC News Igbo, Diobi stated that he is interested in getting married someday.
The 46-year-old claimed only a few women would be patient with his actor lifestyle, which often involves a lot of travel. He stated that he was dating someone whose identity he wouldn't reveal, and they were trying to figure out how it would work for them. It's been over two years, and we are yet to hear wedding bells ring.
Asides marriage, Nonso Diobi welcomed a son in November, 2019 but nothing is known about his child's mother.
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I find each step of quiltmaking, from beginning to end, a real challenge, and it is hard to say what part I like best. I love the pure creativity involved in conceiving and designing a new quilt. I love to piece and most of my quilts are made that way. I don't know why, but I purely adore stitching those ¼ inch seams. Although I used to hand quilt, most of my work is machine quilted now, although I often add seed stitching which is done by hand. I started working in series in 1989. The quilt pictured here is from my Roadsigns series. I enjoy working in a series as it allows me to expand a design idea.
Janet's accomplishments are too numerous to mention here. Aside from a number of solo shows, she has been juried into virtually every prestigious art quilt show you can name, including Quilt Visions and Quilt National a number of times. Indeed, she was just juried into Quilt National 2017. She has won numerous prizes at the International Quilt Show in Houston and was awarded Best of Show in the 2004 exhibit for the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters. Her work was also seen in the international European invitational Color Improvisations curated by Nancy Crow.