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La cuadrilla "manada de lobos" está fuera de vista
Reese Everett (author) Sally Garland (illustrator)
Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781683422662
Deano was a star soccer player at her old school in Jamaica but she's in a new school now, and things are so different. What's this No Girls Allowed rule during recess? Jay is different from the other kids in her class. He reads with his fingers and has a cool dog he gets to bring to school! As Deano gets to know Jay, they realize they have a common interest: soccer. But how can Jay play soccer if he is blind? Will Deano ever be accepted by the soccer players even though she's a girl? These relatable books with simple sentences and illustrations in every chapter, make them the perfect first chapter books for young readers. • Realistic fiction • Addresses social and emotional concepts • Back matter
The Well of Truth: a folktale from Egypt
Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss (author), Tom Wrenn (illustrator)
Publisher: August House ISBN: 9780874838800
When Goat, Rooster, and Donkey decide to try their hand at farming, Donkey learns the price of being greedy and discovers that the truth will always come out in the end.
Amazing Americans: Abigail Adams
Jennifer Overend Prior (author)
What makes Abigail Adams such an amazing American? Young readers will find out in this intriguing biographical book that uses supportive text, a glossary, index, and table of contents in conjunction with colorful images to engage and encourage children to find someone that they are inspired by.
Goat Trainer
Amy Cobb (author)
Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781532130250
After attending her school's pet show, Libby is inspired to teach her goat, Elvis, some tricks. But Elvis won't catch a Frisbee. He nibbles on socks, rather than folding them. And he can't speak French. Then Libby has an idea. She realizes Elvis is already great at making friends and making people laugh. Elvis will make the perfect therapy goat! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
Amelia Earhart: Pionera en aviación
Grace Hansen (author)
This title introducing the great Amelia Earhart will make readers soar. The book starts off with Amelia's beginnings and takes you with her on her path to becoming one of the most famous aviators and females of her time and ours. Complete with a timeline and wonderful historical photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Metal Man
Aaron Reynolds (author), Paul Hoppe (illustrator)
Publisher: Charlesbridge ISBN: 9781580891516
Devon visits the Metal Man at his fiery workshop every day, despite the scorching heat of the city where he lives. At the Metal Man's shop, sparks fly from his welding torch as he cuts and melts together old pieces of junk into works of art. Devon is fascinated by the Metal Man's creations. Then one day, the Metal Man lets Devon put his own imagination to work. Aaron Reynolds's urban voice and the gritty illustrations of Paul Hoppe bring an exciting beat and pulse to the story of a young boy discovering his own voice and vision in art with a kind mentor to lead the way.
P is for Potato: An Idaho Alphabet
Joy Steiner Stan Steiner (author), Jocelyn Slack (illustrator)
Continuing the great Discover American State By State series is P is for Potato: An Idaho Alphabet. That's right, Idaho! Sleeping Bear Press explores the lush land and rich history of a state so often overlooked. Kids of all ages will love the A to Z rhymes boasting about all the riches found within Idaho's borders - from the Appaloosa steed to the zinc mines to Mount Borah, to, you knew we couldn't forget it, the potato. Every page expands on the rhyme and introduces the readers to more interesting facts, places and people that have helped make Idaho the unique treasure it is. Lyrically written by Idaho's own husband and wife team, Stan and Joy Steiner, P is for Potato excels through the love and knowledge of their home state. The text comes dancing to brilliant life behind the talented strokes of illustrator - and Idaho native -- Jocelyn Slack's brush. P is for Potato: An Idaho Alphabet is as unique as Idaho itself. It's rare to find a children's book on our 43rd state, but it's a great discovery to when you can offer one this well done.
C is for Cornhusker: A Nebraska Alphabet
Rajean Luebs Shepherd (author), Sandy Appleoff (illustrator)
Arbor Day, Boys Town, and Kool-Aid are just a few of the marks the Great Plains state of Nebraska has made on American culture. From the state's eastern border along the Missouri River, where Lewis and Clark embarked on the Corps of Discovery expedition, to the towering geologic landmarks of the west, chronicled in pioneers' journals, there are treasures to explore on each page of C is for Cornhusker: A Nebraska Alphabet.Rajean Luebs Shepherd was raised in Michigan and has a degree in elementary education from Central Michigan University. After graduating, she traveled the world for ten years with the international performing group Up With People. A substitute teacher, Rajean enjoys sharing her favorite children's books with her students. She lives with her family in North Platte, Nebraska. With over twenty years in commercial illustration, Sandy Appleoff's work has appeared in a range of venues from corporate advertising, to magazines to children's books to large-scale installation murals. She has taught at the Kansas City Art Institute and the Colorado Mountain College in Aspen. Currently she is teaching and working on an MFA in stage and costume design at the University of Kansas. Sandy lives on a farm in Falls City, Nebraska.
Rachel Grack (author)
Christmas is a holiday of symbols. Evergreen trees stand for life in the dead of winter. Nativity scenes remind Christians of Jesus's birthday. Santa Claus is the image of cheerful gift-giving. In this title, young readers will discover the meaning behind a few popular Christmastime traditions.
Viviana y la leyenda de los Hoodoos
Terry Catass Jennings (author), Phyllis Saroff (illustrator)
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing ISBN: 9781628559613
Hace tiempo, los Viejos eran malos. Ellos se bebieron toda el agua, se comieron todos los piñones y no dejaron nada para las otras criaturas. Sinawav, el coyote, los castigó convirtiéndolos en hoodoos rocosos. Ahora, cuando los niños se portan mal, ¡sus Paiute mayores les recuerdan que también ellos podrían convertirse en columnas de roca! Viviana ha escuchado las historias pero, este año mientras ella y su abuela escalan la meseta para recoger piñones, Viviana tiene algo más importante en su mente: tiros de prueba de baloncesto. Cuando Viviana es irrespetuosa con los árboles y con la tierra, su abuela debe recordarle sobre la leyenda de los hoodoos y de cómo la naturaleza ha hecho posible que su gente pueda vivir.
Lark Holds the Key
Natasha Deen (author), Marcus Cutler (illustrator)
Its the third day of summer vacation, and Lark's halmoni - that's Korean for grandmother - has promised to take Lark and her twin brother, Connor, to the library. Only trouble is, they arrive to discover that the town librarian is missing her key to the library. Lucky for her, Lark just happens to be a budding private eye. Can rookie detectives Lark and Connor solve this mystery and recover the lost key? Lark Holds The Key is the first book in the Lark Ba detective series.
You could say the best is saved for last when it comes to Chinese New Year. The Lantern Festival stands as the holiday's grand finale. Dragon and lion puppets dance by day. At night, glowing lanterns float on water and across sky. This introduction to China's most famous celebration will mesmerize beginning readers.
Vivian and the Legend of the Hoodoos
Long ago, the Old Ones were bad. They drank all the water, ate all the pine nuts, and left nothing for the other creatures. Sinawav the coyote punished them by turning them into rocky hoodoos. Now when children misbehave, their Paiute elders remind them that they too could be turned into stone columns! Vivian has heard the stories, but this year as she and her grandmother climb the mesa to pick pine nuts, Vivian has something more important on her mind: basketball tryouts. When Vivian is disrespectful to the trees and the land, her grandmother must remind Vivian of the legend of the hoodoos and how nature has made it possible for her people to live.
E is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet
Helen Foster James (author), Neecy Twinem (illustrator)
New Mexico rightly earns its nickname "Land of Enchantment" with natural treasures such as the White Sands National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns, and the Gila National Forest. But more than a beautiful landscape, New Mexico is steeped in the mystique, history, and tradition of multiple cultures, including the ancient Aztec and early Spanish explorers. From pueblo villages and stately missions to the nuclear energy research at Los Alamos, E is for Enchantment showcases the past, present, and future of New Mexico. Helen Foster James has been an educator for more than twenty years, and is now a lecturer at San Diego State University. She received her doctorate from Northern Arizona University. One of her goals is to travel to all fifty states, and she's already visited more than half. She lives in San Diego, California, with big stacks of children's books and her husband Bob. Neecy Twinem is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator of more than seventeen published books. She earned a fine arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, and has exhibited her artwork in the United States and Europe. After a family trip to northern New Mexico, Neecy fell in love with the Southwest and now makes her home in the natural surroundings of the Sandia Mountains area.
Rebecca Pettiford (author)
Publisher: Jump Library ISBN: 9781624962752
In Veterans Day, early readers will learn about the American holiday of Veterans Day and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique holiday. A labeled diagram helps readers understand the symbols of Veterans Day, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about Veterans Day online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Veterans Day also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
Are you like me?
Bobbie Kalman (author)
This book explores the ways in which people are different and the same. We are all living things on the same planet. We all need food, shelter, and friends. We all grow up. We also have different ways of life, and we are each good at different things. The things that are the same make us feel close to one another; the things that are different make it fun to know each other!
We Celebrate Halloween in Fall
Rebecca Felix (author)
Level 1 guided reader that examines how people celebrate Halloween. Students will develop reading skills while learning about Halloween activities and foods.
We Celebrate Thanksgiving in Fall
Level 1 guided reader that examines how people celebrate Thanksgiving. Students will develop reading skills while learning about Thanksgiving activities and foods.
The People of Twelve Thousand Winters
Trinka Hakes Noble (author), Jim Madsen (illustrator)
Ten-year-old Walking Turtle is of the Lenni Lenape tribe. He lives with his family in a small village alongside the Passaic River in what will become northern New Jersey. They have a relatively peaceful life, with nature offering up a bounty of resources for food and shelter, amply meeting their needs. Walking Turtle is close to his younger cousin, Little Talk. He feels protective of Little Talk, who has difficulty walking. Together they roam the forests near their village, with Walking Turtle carrying his cousin on his back. But in the autumn of Walking Turtle's tenth year, his father tells him that soon he must leave childhood friends behind and begin warrior school. Walking Turtle worries about what will become of Little Talk when he leaves for his training. And what is his future?
Margot Theis Raven (author), Chris Ellison (illustrator)
Segregated Charleston, SC, 1955: There are 62 official Little League programs in South Carolina -- all but one of the leagues is composed entirely of white players. The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars, an all-black team, is formed in the hopes of playing in the state's annual Little League Tournament. What should have been a time of enjoyment, however, turns sour when all of the other leagues refuse to play against them and even pull out of the program. As the only remaining Little League team in the state, Cannon Street was named state winner by default, giving the boys a legitimate spot in the Little League Baseball World Series held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. While the Cannon Street team is invited to the game as guests, they are not allowed to participate since they have not officially "played" and won their state's tournament. Let Them Play takes its name from the chant shouted by the spectators who attended the World Series final.
T is for Taj Mahal: An India Alphabet
Varsha Bajaj (author), Robert Crawford (illustrator)
From the quiet grandeur of the Himalaya Mountains to the urban city of Calcutta, T is for Taj Mahal: An India Alphabet showcases India's exotic treasures. Visit the haunting Taj Mahal, a tribute from an emperor to his dead wife. Traverse the bustling streets of Mumbai, the second most populated city in the world. Sample a traditional meal fragrant with garam masala spices, or attend a cricket match where some games have lasted up to five days! Varsha Bajaj was born in Mumbai, India. Her book, How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight?, was named to the 2005 Texas Library Association 2X2 Reading List. Varsha lives in Houston, Texas. Robert Crawford's paintings have appeared on the cover of major magazines such as The Atlantic and U.S. News and World Report, as well as books. He also illustrated Sleeping Bear Press's The Legend of the Old Man of the Mountain. Robert lives in Woodbury, Connecticut.
F is for Friendship: A Quilt Alphabet
Helen L. Wilbur (author), Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (illustrator)
Quilting has existed for thousands of years, spanning the globe, practiced by women as well as men, and bringing together communities and generations. F is for Friendship: A Quilt Alphabet examines the subject of quilting, as an art form as well as an item of utility, tracing its early history from a cave in Mongolia to patchwork bedcoverings transported in overland wagon trains to present-day exhibits at renowned museums. Topics include patterns, inventions, and fabric choices, as well as quilts as vehicles of American history.
Megan's Year: An Irish Traveler's Story
Gloria Whelan (author), Beth Peck (illustrator)
Through the voice of a young girl, the life of the people known as Irish Travelers is explored. Megan spends her summers traveling around the Irish countryside with her family. They move from place to place, hauling their camper behind their old car. But they aren't on vacation. This is their way of life. Megan and her family are Travelers. As part of their summer life, Megan's father works odd jobs, from fieldwork to roofing houses. Despite the rough living, Megan loves her life and the freedom that comes from traveling the open road. But at summer's end, when there's no more work to be had, the family moves to the city of Dublin. The camper is parked and they move into a cramped house. Megan and her siblings attend the local school as their parents struggle to make ends meet. And as the seasons pass, Megan counts down the days until she can return to her summer life.
A Christmas Spider's Miracle
Trinka Hakes Noble (author), Stephen Costanza (illustrator)
Long ago in a faraway place there lived two mothers. One, a humble peasant woman who struggled daily to provide for her children. And the other, a mother spider who also worked hard to care for her family. And although it would appear they were as different as night and day, these two mothers had more in common than would first seem. As the only holiday gift she can give her children, one cold Christmas Eve the peasant woman goes to the forest to get a tree, never noticing that someone has made a home among its branches. During the night, the mother spider spins webs decorating the tree, resulting in a Christmas that neither mother will ever forget. Based on an old Ukrainian story, Trinka Hakes Noble (The Orange Shoes) crafts an original heartwarming tale of the grace that can be found in the true spirit of Christmas.
N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet
Michael Shoulders (author), Rick Anderson (illustrator)
Discover the unspoiled beauty of Arkansas in N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet. Acansa is the Sioux Indian name for the state we know today as Arkansas and this begins our alphabet journey. Next you'll find Blanchard Springs Cavern with its 80,000 bats and then to D is for Diamonds, and learn the Natural State is the only state that mines them. Illustrator Rick Anderson's rich and colorful images bring the beautiful vision of Arkansas to all readers.


The light sensitive neurons of the retina (120 million rods and 6 million cones) pass their electrical signals through several intermediate layers to ganglion cells, which extend about 1.5 million cell fibers (the optic nerve) into the brain for further processing. Passing through the LGN in mid-brain, the signals end up in the visual cortex at the back where their processing eventually lead to our perception of visual objects and events.
Note that these cells will respond strongly to a patch of light with the right size and location, but unlike rods and cones, they will not respond strongly to a uniformly bright surface because the excitatory (+) and the inhibitory (-) areas will approximately cancel out.
Hubel and Wiesel (1959) went further and recorded from the neurons of the cat visual cortex to identify their receptive fields. Their attempts at trying to elicit response from cortical neurons with spots of light were unsuccessful in the beginning. A couple of hours into the experiment they accidentally discovered a neuron that "went off like a machine gun" when inserting a glass slide into the projector. It turned out the neuron liked the straight edge of the slide that was moving on the screen. They discovered cortical neurons (which they called simple cells) respond best not to spots, but to bars of light oriented in a particular direction.
So far we have covered the "what?" part of our story. In the following decades research on computer vision took off at the MIT AI Lab and elsewhere. The engineering approach of trying to build systems that could actually see helped us understand why nature may have "designed" the receptive fields the way it has. For example Marr and Hildreth (1980) argue that the center surround receptive fields can be thought of as convolution with the second derivative of a Gaussian and the simple cells detect the zero-crossings of this convolution which facilitate edge detection.
So the poor neurons had no choice in the matter. It turns out to be inevitable that under some simple conditions random networks exposed to natural images would connect up in a way that an engineer would want them to connect and perform functions similar to that of the neurons in mammalian brains!
Consider a computer simulation of a mini universe, a universe complex enough to give rise to sentient beings. As Greg Egan points out in Permutation City, (and as is obvious to anybody who has played The Sims), the subjective flow of time in the simulated universe could be many times faster or slower than ours. In fact, once we have the simulation going, we can fast forward, rewind back, play the frames out of order, and it wouldn't matter one bit to the subjective experience of the simulated folk. What if we stopped the simulation? What if we saved the whole history on a DVD and put it on a shelf? Again, the subjective experience of the simulated, which arise from the relationships between their successive moments, would be uneffected. We would just be missing the opportunity to observe them in action, and interact with them.
That brings us to the next natural question: do they need the simulation, the DVD, do they need us at all? Don't they just "exist" independently whether or not we happen to be watching, recording, interacting or anybody has ever thought of them? Max Tegmark advances the Mathematical Universe Hypothesis, which says (1) our universe at the most basic level IS (not just described by) a mathematical structure (an electron or a photon can be defined exactly by a handful of numbers and there is nothing left over), and that (2) any mathematically consistent (computable?) structure must exist in the same sense as we do!
Needless to say this has led to quite a bit of spirited discussion around the web, I would recommend Scott Aaronson's blog post and the comments therein.


The first weekend of March has been marked in history for the women's basketball team of Quincy University.
On Saturday afternoon in St. Charles, Missouri, The No. 22-ranked Quincy University women's basketball team upset No. 4-ranked and top-seeded Lewis, 59-54, in the GLVC Tournament semifinal.
That win marked head coach Jeni Garber's 100th career victory. Senior guard Maggie Cunningham's 1,000th career point was reached with her final free throw of the game. She is the 22nd member of the 1,000-point club in QU women's basketball history.
Quincy went on to play No. 3-seed Bellarmine in the GLVC Championship game Sunday afternoon. The Lady Hawks last time playing for a GLVC championship was in 2009.
The 22nd ranked Quincy University women's basketball team ended up just short of a Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship.
Maggie Cunningham was named to the GLVC Championship All-Tournament Team.
The NCAA Division II Selection Show airing tonight at 9 p.m. CT, will let the Lady Hawks find out who they play next weekend in the NCAA DII Midwest Regional Tournament.


November 13, 2018—The SEI CERT Division's Situational Awareness Group has released an updated edition of Network Traffic Analysis with SiLK. The new edition of this handbook complements an update (3.17.0) to the System for Internet-Level Knowledge (SiLK) traffic analysis suite released earlier this year.
In reworking the handbook from the analyst's perspective, the CERT authors considered feedback from the SiLK user community, including representatives from U.S. government departments, agencies, and the commercial sector. This input informed the authors' handling of topics such as single- and multi-path analysis, advanced exploratory analysis, and large data sets.
The handbook also has something to offer analysts interested in examining network flow records with tools other than SiLK. "The overall description of the analysis methods we detail in the handbook include approaches that parallel what analysts find using the tool suite of their choice," said Sanders.
For a detailed description of the new edition of Network Traffic Analysis with SiLK, see Geoffrey Sanders' SEI Blog post An Analyst-Focused Approach to Network Traffic Analysis.
To download the latest Open Source version of SiLK, visit http://tools.netsa.cert.org/silk/download.html.
To download binary packages of SiLK tools see https://forensics.cert.org/repository/.


"They say that art can be a mirror, but it can be a hammer too…"
In Brunelleschi's Mirror we sit in darkness, waiting for glimpses of the outside world.
Bennett started filming Brunelleschi's Mirror at the same time as working on the animation City of Progress. Brunelleschi's Mirror came out of the artist's interest in architectural imagery. Investigating the origins of perspective drawing, he came across the myth of Brunelleschi's "painting on the mirror" – a forerunner of the "CAD meets Photoshop" billboards next to almost every building site. Bennett created a machine that would reproduce this effect in video, but that would rather replace buildings with their future ruins. The voice-over tells of visions of the future, of a strange family disease, and of the role of art in society.


more nfl more nfl more nfl. yeah yeah yeah, that's all we've been hearing from the fans lately. well guess what, your prayers have been answered. chris and will talk about last weekends games and make our predictions for this coming weeks afc/nfc championships….


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import _ from 'lodash';
import Autolinker from '../src/autolinker';
import { generateLinkTests } from './util/generate-link-tests';

describe('Autolinker Email Matching >', () => {
    const autolinker = new Autolinker({ newWindow: false }); // so that target="_blank" is not added to resulting autolinked URLs

    describe('combination tests >', () => {
        generateLinkTests([
            {
                input: 'joe@joe.com',
                description: 'basic email',
                expectedHref: `mailto:joe@joe.com`,
                autolinker,
            },
            {
                input: 'joe.smith@joe.com',
                description: 'dot in the local part',
                expectedHref: `mailto:joe.smith@joe.com`,
                autolinker,
            },
            {
                input: 'JOE@JOE.COM',
                description: 'all caps',
                expectedHref: `mailto:JOE@JOE.COM`,
                autolinker,
            },
            {
                input: `joe'roe@joe.com`,
                description: 'apostrophe in the local part',
                expectedHref: `mailto:joe'roe@joe.com`,
                autolinker,
            },
            {
                input: `mañana@mañana.com`,
                description: 'accented chars',
                expectedHref: `mailto:mañana@mañana.com`,
                autolinker,
            },
            {
                input: `Кириллица@Кириллица.com`,
                description: 'cyrillic chars',
                expectedHref: `mailto:Кириллица@Кириллица.com`,
                autolinker,
            },
            {
                input: `mailto:asdf@asdf.com`,
                description: 'email address with a mailto: prefix',
                expectedHref: `mailto:asdf@asdf.com`,
                expectedAnchorText: 'asdf@asdf.com',
                autolinker,
            },
            {
                input: `MAILTO:asdf@asdf.com`,
                description: 'email address with uppercase MAILTO: prefix',
                expectedHref: `mailto:asdf@asdf.com`,
                expectedAnchorText: 'asdf@asdf.com',
                autolinker,
            },
        ]);
    });

    it('should NOT automatically link any old word with an @ character in it', function () {
        let result = autolinker.link('Hi there@stuff');

        expect(result).toBe('Hi there@stuff');
    });

    it('should automatically link an email address with tld matched localpart', function () {
        let result = autolinker.link('My email is busueng.kim@aaa.com');

        expect(result).toBe(
            'My email is busueng.kim@aaa.com'
        );
    });

    it('should NOT link an email address with an invalid tld', function () {
        let result1 = autolinker.link('My email is fake@gmail.c');
        expect(result1).toBe('My email is fake@gmail.c');

        let result2 = autolinker.link('My email is fake@gmail.comf');
        expect(result2).toBe('My email is fake@gmail.comf');
    });
});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The process of tethering allows you to connect your computer to the internet via your phone's 3G mobile connection. This is a life saver if you are working in a location where you don't have access to other internet connections. Broadly speaking, there are two methods of tethering: plugging the phone directly into your computer via USB, or setting up the phone as a mini Wi-Fi hotspot. I prefer to plug in directly because Wi-Fi uses up battery power on the phone (and the laptop if unplugged) very quickly. Unfortunately, I have an Android phone and a Mac computer. The official Android website says that you can use a USB cable for tethering with computers running Windows or Linux but not with Mac OS X. Nevertheless I have found a way to do it with OS X, read on for more information. Warning: Always check your network tariff before doing this. You could be charged extra by your phone network if internet data is not included in your mobile price plan.
LG Optimus One (LG-P500) running Android 2.2 (FroYo) on the Three UK network.
Apple MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.5).
Setting your phone to act as a WiFi hotspot - Works with all WiFi-enabled computers regardless of OS but slower than USB and a massive waste of battery power.
Other ways of USB tethering – Officially supported on Windows and Linux but not OS X.
Connect your phone to the Mac with USB cable (mine works regardless of whether USB storage or USB tethering is selected in Android, although other phones could be different).
Go to Network Preferences in OS X (Apple Menu > System Preferences... > Network).
If it hasn't been added automatically, click the "+" button to add a new network interface. Select "LG Android USB Device".
Click OK, then Apply, then Connect and hopefully you'll be able to connect to the internet via your mobile network.
Note: ticking "Show modem status in menu bar" is very useful if you're using this feature a lot.
I used to USB-tether my Mac with my old Skypephone S2 on the Three UK network. I found out how to do it by following this article. The article itself only explains how to do this in Windows but one of the comments gives instructions for how to do it on a Mac.
I tried your solution, but it's not my luck, doesn't work.
I already enable USB tethering in 'Wireless & networks', and choose USB tethering in USB connection type.
Is there any other turn around solution ?
I've recently discovered one thing that stops OS X USB tethering from working with Android.
For a while it was really unreliable for me, sometimes it would work and sometimes it wouldn't.
I've found that it was because I had an app called Juice Defender installed on my phone. This app is very good at saving battery life but it does so by switching your phone's data mode off and on according to a set of rules that you specify.
I found that when I uninstalled Juice Defender it was no longer controlling the way my phone connected to the network and therefore Android was able to tether with OS X more reliably.
Obviously this will only be of any use to you if you happen to have Juice Defender installed. Apart from this discovery I'm sorry to say I can't think of anything else to suggest.
Your advice on tethering worked for me on my HTC Wildfire connected via T-Mobile. Thanks.
LGP500 Optimus works with OS-X!
Thanks a lot! Your solution worked fine for my LGP500 and OS-X 10.6.6.
Thanks for this post. Helped me a lot!
But in addition, I had to enter my phnoe number to get it work.
thanks for sharing this. it is working with LG Optimus ME and OS X 10.6.8.
Works for Samsung Galaxy Ace, too!
The exact same steps work for a Samsung Galaxy Ace, running Android 2.3.3, with OSX 10.6.8 on the Italian Wind network.
I tried quite a lot of combinations of similar settings in the past, with no success. Maybe I was misled by the availability of the "Samsung" vendor in the modem options, but it works with the "Generic" setting instead.
I do not need to enable USB tethering on the phone, either.
Is there any way for usb thetering with my G1 without install another useless app like you did?
Works perfectly but connection network comes up as ethernet rather than Android phone. Not sure why but don't really care!
Tethering was working for me (with Mac OS x) for ages but suddenly stopped. Thanks for bringing it back to me!
Great thanks for this I kept missing a step and was frustrated it wasn't working with my Samsung.
Been trying to get this working for a few years. Finally working now.
Enabled USB Debugging, but NOT USB Tethering.
When I first got my Android phone, Evo 4G, "Android Phone" was available as an interface in the Network control panel. I'm pretty sure that I deleted it at one point, because I couldn't get it to do anything. Not it's still gone and I want it back! When I click + there is no option for the droid in the Interface menu.
Anyone know how to get that back? I never installed it in the first place, it must have loaded from the phone. But now that I've deleted it it must be remembering that and not adding it again.
when i follow instructions to find the APN, I find the apn screen but there are no names or addresses listed. Help please.
After many, many false starts I followed these instructions properly and they worked.
* *Don't* check the USB tethering on the Android device; just connect the cable (and enter the password on the phone).
* Look up the APN as instructed above: in my case it was mobile.o2.co.uk (not 02.co.uk as I had initially assumed).
Thanks. I was searching from many days finally i got it worked.
Select samsung then 3g/Gsm and enter your APN(can be found under Access Point Name of mobile network setting).
and in mobile Do not select any Tethering option. Uncheck both USB tethering and Mobile Ap(Go to Tethering Option and uncheck both) otherwise it won't work.
Then Save and try to connect.
Hope it will helpful too.
Great! It worked for me on OSX 10.8.2 and the good old lg P500.. thank you very much!
Big thanks to your post.
Once I had everything configured, it worked seamlessly.
Thanks for sharing this article with us. I searched many days finally, I got it from this article.This information is very helpful and solved that problem. Nice.


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When will the dollar collapse?
With the way our economy is headed, when do you think it will happen?
Thread by: What is free, Jan 2, 2012, 29 replies, in forum: Opinion POLLS
How Ron Paul Would Defend America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIu0CeVspjI Jack Hunter explains how to defend security and liberty on Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew...
Thread by: What is free, Dec 22, 2011, 21 replies, in forum: Political Opinions & Beliefs
What's up with Lowes?
I'm seeing Lowes avatars everywhere on this forum. Ones that are crossed out and normal ones. What gives?
Thread by: What is free, Dec 22, 2011, 13 replies, in forum: Other Off-Topic Chat
Newt Gingrich: A progressive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ikQjv0Ovxs What say you?
Thread by: What is free, Dec 18, 2011, 2 replies, in forum: Political Opinions & Beliefs
You Like Ron Paul, Except on Foreign Policy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8NhRPo0WAo Former CIA Chief of Bin Laden Unit, famous authors such as Chalmers Johnson, active duty military,...
Thread by: What is free, Dec 18, 2011, 334 replies, in forum: Political Opinions & Beliefs
What is your perfect candidate?
I see many, many, many Republicans talk about how all of the candidates suck. So, who would be your nominee for POTUS? Or, what ideals do...
Who will Perry endorse?
Perry seems to be the next candidate to drop out that has any sort of followers. Let's assume he drops out soon. He doesn't seem to support Newt...
Thread by: What is free, Dec 12, 2011, 42 replies, in forum: Opinion POLLS
Question about Ron Paul
If he wants to deregulate businesses, wouldn't that get rid of the environmental protocol things in place? The environment is looking worse...
Israel doesn't need our money!
"My friends, you don't need to do nation building in Israel. We're already built. You don't need to export democracy to Israel. We've already got...
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The Harvard Prize Book
Deepest condolences from The Harvard Club of Malaysia
by admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Below is a message from the President of The Harvard Club of Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Lin See Yan. "It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid. On behalf of the Harvard Club of Malaysia and all alumni, I send...
Harvard Prize Book goes online!
by admin | Feb 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
After COVID-19 forced us Malaysians to stay at home, we have had no choice but to make some changes to our everyday lives. A lot of us have used our time wisely and come up with a number of ways to continue life as somewhat normal – just with a virtual take on things....
Letter to President-elect Biden
December 11, 2020 President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.Biden-Harris Transition1401 Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20230 Dear Mr. President-elect: I am pleased to offer my warmest congratulations on your election as the 46th president of the United States. As we...
Data on Certain Aspects of Diversity – at Harvard Kennedy School
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At Harvard Kennedy School, fostering a diverse and inclusive community where everyone feels they belong is a matter of basic fairness consistent with our core values as an institution. It is also essential to our mission of improving public policy and...
HMC FY20 performace
For the fiscal year ended June 30th 2020, the return on the University's endowment was 7.3% and the value of the endowment was $41.9 billion. As we continue to make progress in the five-year transition of HMC and our investment portfolio, we are mindful that...
New dean for Business School – Srikant Datar named dean of Business School
Srikant Datar, the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and the senior associate dean for University affairs at Harvard Business School (HBS), will become the School's next dean, President Larry Bacow announced today. Datar will begin his...
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If I were an NFL GM, I wouldn't select Oklahoma's Kyler Murray No. 1 overall. I wouldn't even take him as the first QB.
NASHVILLE — Country music star Tim McGraw watched as Philadelphia hosted the NFL draft in 2017 with more than 250,000 people on hand and immediately had a vision of how to make the three-day event even better.
DETROIT — Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, says she is home after surgery to remove a brain tumour.
EUGENE, Ore. — While Justin Herbert was his usual steady self at quarterback for Oregon, the Ducks' spring game gave redshirt freshman Tyler Shough a chance to show off his growth.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State senior quarterback Jake Luton smiled when he was informed that second-year head coach Jonathan Smith did not name a starting quarterback after Saturday's annual spring game at Reser Stadium.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Former NFL running back and University of Tennessee star Reggie Cobb has died at 50.
Some of the top defensive prospects, by position, available in the NFL draft (x-indicates early entrant to draft): DEFENSIVE END/EDGE RUSHER Position outlook: This draft is stacked with defensive linemen of all types.
Some of the top offensive players, by position, available in the NFL draft, which takes place April 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee (x-indicates early entrant to draft): QUARTERBACK Position outlook: The most interesting player in the draft and a few players likely to be selected earlier than they should because that's what happens with quarterbacks.
ATHENS, Ga. — D'Andre Swift's long wait has ended. Finally, the junior stands alone atop Georgia's depth chart at tailback.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey responded to Tom Coughlin's public criticism Friday, saying the team knows why he's skipping voluntary workouts.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Former Texas A&M football coach R.C. Slocum has been named the school's interim athletic director.


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Chris Froome to leave Team Ineos
Aug 15, 2020 | Chris Froome, Israel Start Up Nation, Road Racing, Team Ineos, Team Sky, Tour de France
It has been announced that one of Britain's most successful rod cyclists, Chris Froome (35) is leaving Team Ineos at the end of the 2020 season, after they have decided not to renew his contract. With 10 years and 7 Grand Tour wins (4 x Tour de France; 2016,15,16 and...
Pro-Cycling 2020
Jan 30, 2020 | Cycling, Road Racing, Tour de France
The 2020 Pro-Cycling Season, has well and truly started. With the Tour Down Under (21st – 26th Jan) won by Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo), all those fans are looking forward to a great year of cycling. Out to the UAE in February, then the Classics from March… With the...


Rubin was born to a Hassidic Jewish family, the eighth of thirteen children. After studying at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem (founded by fellow Romanian emigre Boris Schatz in 1906), Rubin visited Paris and Italy. His art impressed Alfred Stieglitz, photographer, publisher, dealer and pioneer of American modernism, during early travels to the USA. Settling in Palestine, he developed a naïve style and bold palette. He co-founded the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Palestine in 1924.
This image is taken from a series of 12 lithographs produced by Rubin in 1973 in honour of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel in 1948.


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import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import { compose } from 'redux';
import { getFormValues } from 'redux-form';

import { formatDateTime } from '@waldur/core/dateUtils';
import { translate } from '@waldur/i18n';
import { getStartAndEndDatesOfMonth } from '@waldur/issues/utils';
import { RootState } from '@waldur/store/reducers';
import { Table, connectTable, createFetcher } from '@waldur/table';
import { TableProps } from '@waldur/table/Table';
import { Column } from '@waldur/table/types';

import { FORM_ID } from './SupportUsageFilter';
import { UsageReport, UsageReportRequest } from './types';

const UsageExpandableRow = ({ row }) => (

    {translate('Comment')}: {row.description || 'N/A'}

);

const TableComponent = (props: TableProps<UsageReport>) => {
  const columns: Array<Column<UsageReport>> = [
    {
      title: translate('Client organization'),
      render: ({ row }) => <>{row.customer_name}</>,
    },
    {
      title: translate('Client project'),
      render: ({ row }) => <>{row.project_name}</>,
    },
    {
      title: translate('Offering type'),
      render: ({ row }) => <>{row.offering_name}</>,
    },
    {
      title: translate('Resource name'),
      render: ({ row }) => <>{row.resource_name}</>,
    },
    {
      title: translate('Plan component name'),
      render: ({ row }) => <>{row.name}</>,
    },
    {
      title: translate('Date of reporting'),
      render: ({ row }) => <>{formatDateTime(row.created)}</>,
    },
    {
      title: translate('Value'),
      render: ({ row }) => <>{row.usage + ' ' + row.measured_unit}</>,
    },
  ];

  return (

  );
};

const exportRow = (row: UsageReport) => [
  row.customer_name,
  row.project_name,
  row.offering_name,
  row.resource_name,
  row.name,
  formatDateTime(row.created),
  row.usage + ' ' + row.measured_unit,
  row.description,
];

const exportFields = () => [
  translate('Client organization'),
  translate('Client project'),
  translate('Offering type'),
  translate('Resource name'),
  translate('Plan component name'),
  translate('Date of reporting'),
  translate('Value'),
  translate('Comment'),
];

const mapPropsToFilter = (props) => {
  const filter: UsageReportRequest = {};
  if (props.usageFilter) {
    if (props.usageFilter.accounting_period) {
      const { start, end } = getStartAndEndDatesOfMonth(
        props.usageFilter.accounting_period.value,
      );
      filter.date_after = start;
      filter.date_before = end;
    }
    if (props.usageFilter.organization) {
      filter.customer_uuid = props.usageFilter.organization.uuid;
    }
    if (props.usageFilter.project) {
      filter.project_uuid = props.usageFilter.project.uuid;
    }
    if (props.usageFilter.offering) {
      filter.offering_uuid = props.usageFilter.offering.uuid;
    }
  }
  return filter;
};

const TableOptions = {
  table: 'SupportUsageReports',
  fetchData: createFetcher('marketplace-component-usages'),
  exportRow,
  exportFields,
  mapPropsToFilter,
};

const mapStateToProps = (state: RootState) => ({
  usageFilter: getFormValues(FORM_ID)(state),
});

const enhance = compose(connect(mapStateToProps), connectTable(TableOptions));

export const SupportUsageList = enhance(TableComponent);


With its strong editorial voice and formidable stable of writers, Reverse Shot is one of the most respected online film publications. In its fifteen-year history it's become such a standard bearer for criticism on the internet that it's interesting to note that it didn't actually start online. Reverse Shot began as a print magazine of around twenty pages, freely distributed to select theaters, museums, and other hubs of cinephilia in New York such as the long-gone landmark retailer Kim's Video. In 2011, cofounding editors Michael Koresky and Jeff Reichert looked back on their not-so-modest ambitions when they dreamed up Reverse Shot back in 2003: "The future French New Wavers had Cahiers; Andrew Sarris had the Mekas brothers' Film Culture; Pauline Kael had the Berkeley Cinema Guild notes—what could be more romantic than manufacturing a periodical of our own?" Five issues into its run, Reverse Shot began appearing exclusively online, and in 2014, it relaunched as an official publication of New York's Museum of the Moving Image.


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Deloitte: E-residency has brought Estonia EUR 14.4 mln
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TALLINN – The e-residency program has brought Estonia an estimated 14.4 million euros in income, including 1.4 million euros in net income and 13 million euros in indirect socio-economic net benefits, Deloitte estimates.
According to an analysis of the economic effect of the e-residency program carried out by Deloitte, the program may bring to Estonia an estimated 31 million euros in net income and 194 million euros in indirect socio-economic net benefits by 2021, the company said.
It is presumed that Estonia will have 150,200 e-residents by 2021, who have set up 20,200 businesses in Estonia by that time. According to the same estimate an average business of an e-resident will have left 70,000 euros in direct income and indirect benefits in Estonia by 2025.
"I'm delighted to note that the estimates made by us to date have been confirmed by professionals at Deloitte," Kaspar Korjus, head of the Estonian e-residency program, said. Korjus said that the e-residency program is a profitable investment for the Estonian state both in terms of economic and socio-economic benefit and each euro invested in the e-residency program will bring back an estimated 100 euros to the Estonian state.
At the end of the third year of the e-residency program Estonia has 27,000 e-residents from 143 countries and e-residents have set up 2,847 businesses here, which have paid 2.8 million euros in labor taxes. Wage payouts have been made to 640 physical persons who are e-residents, and five million euros has been paid in taxes on such payouts.
Where in the first year of the program there was talk about a target of having ten million e-residents, by now it is clear that the program offers the biggest value added to entrepreneurs. The focus of developing the e-residency program now lies specifically on entrepreneurship and related services.
The Riigikogu adopted a law on Oct. 21, 2014 which expanded the digital rights going with e-residency to foreigners. From December 2014 Estonia has been offering the digital resident's status issued by the state to non-residents.
Parasummer, biggest parachuting camp in Baltics, kicks off in Kuressaare
Estonian state forest manager says forest litter problem not easing
RIA urges residents to pay greater attention to data protection
Estonia: Juhan Lepassaar elected executive director of EU Agency for Cybersecurity
Col Rauno Sirk to become new commander of Estonian Air Force
Estonian president discusses future of European defense cooperation in Paris
Estonia: Mootor Grupp to go to court against state


Before we dive into all the fire fun that we've been through for the last couple days (more on that later)... Just got online (thanks to Hotel Biron and Jess Imports) and was shown this awesome video below... Seriously ponders the question we've been asking ourselves for the last couple years... Doesn't anyone in this town have a job? Hit Trader Joes at 3pm on a Wednesday. Packed. Try a favorite food spot at 1pm on a Monday. Packed. Guess there are a lot of people with a free weekeday schedule or something. The short below from the folks at Killing My Lobster tackle the subject... Great video, guys.


Feline Polycystic kidney diseased (PKD) is an inherited kidney disease found in cats. There is evidence that Persian and Exotic cats may be more effected than most. PKD has been reported sporadically since 1967 but studies were not conducted until 1990. Most of the work in the USA was conducted by D Biller, S DiBartola and W Lagerwerf.
Up until fairly recently, ultrasound has been the only technology to detect to the cysts on the kidney. Ultra sound is a fairly simple method especially with today's good quality equipment. This is a non-invasive technique and providing the equipment is adequate, ensures a high success rate in identifying the condition. Biller et al, indicate that ultrasound diagnosis is 98% accurate when involving cats over 10 months of age. One of the participating FAB scheme organisations with superb imaging equipment and staff, is the Animal Health Trust at Kentford near Newmarket. Generally cats do not required sedation and many ultrasound operators do not clip the coat.
However there is even better way now. The gene causing the problem is thought to be a single gene and has been identified. A dna screening protocol has been established at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, which is part of the University of California in Davis, CA. Even better still, the methods have been verified and adopted at the Langford Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Bristol Veterinary School. There are likely to be others in the UK who will also offer the dna test. Bristol has worked with FAB to make this testing method as easy for owners, breeders and Vets. Cats may be tested virtually at any time; kittens should be fully weaned to exclude traces of the mothers dna. Samples are taken by collecting cells from the inside of the cat's mouth on sterile swabs. Blood samples can be used but the mouth swabs (technical term: buccal swab) are so easy, painless and convenient that really there is no choice. For FAB recognition, the swabs should be taken by a Vet and the cat uniquely identified by its microchip. The Vet sends the samples off to Bristol and the result comes back in a week or so. The dna method of diagnosis is much more precise that the scanning method and considerably less stressful for the cat. Exotic Cat Club Members can apply for discounts for genetic testing carried out by Langford Veterinary Services in Bristol. A prices list is shown here. Follow this link for more details. The Breed Society Promotional Code can be obtained by emailing the Club Secretary. FAB are establishing a PKD Negative Register and building up statistics on the occurrences.
PKD is NOT contagious. Studies indicate that it is an autosomal dominant inherited disease. As such the disease will show if one gene is present. This can be derived from either the mother or father or both parents. Thus if one parent shows the disease and the other does not, there is 50% probability that the progeny will carry the gene and thus show the disease. A limitation of the scanning technique is that where as a cat can be identified as positive, it may not be possible to guarantee a cat is negative! It can really only be said that cysts were not detected as they may develop later in life. The advantage of the dna test is that the test gives a much more reliable result. A form of PKD is also seen in humans and here it is thought that there may be more than one gene as the cause. We shall just have to wait and see if the cat PKD dna test totally eliminates this disease, but without doubt it will have a very significant benefit to the breed.
There is no treatment for this disease. However recognise that the cat live a long and happy life and the effects of PKD may not effect the cats lifestyle. But clearly PKD does effect some and may shorten life.
As PKD is the result of an autosomal dominant gene, the disease may be eliminated. The quickest way to eliminate the presence of the disease is to neuter and spay all individuals that are indicated to have the disease. Then if breeding programmes only use cats that have been tested negative, the problem can be totally resolved in ONE generation. However when the gene pool is small or breeding cats have especially valuable qualities, they could be used as some of the progeny will not inherit the disease but some will. Subsequent testing sorts out those who inherited the disease and those that did not. It is a personal decision whether this is ethical or worthwhile.
MOST IMPORTANT - It is nobody's fault. This disease has been around to at least 30 years and probably a lot more. It is now understood a little better. Cats are dying in significant numbers at a young age due to this disease. But it can be eliminated by careful investigation and selection and the cat world must be a better place – isn't it?


"Global businesses face huge risks from a new era of epidemics and pandemics that may cause an average annual economic loss of $570 billion to the global GDP, posing a threat similar to that from climate change, says a report. In the report on 'Outbreak Readiness and Business Impact,' Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) Friday said the number and kind of infectious disease outbreaks have increased significantly over the past 30 years…" (1/20).
"Some of the biggest names in science and medicine are in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos this week to rub elbows with world leaders and one-percenters — and talk about the future of health care. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which gets underway Tuesday, draws in health, medicine, and biopharma leaders from across the globe…" (Thielking, 1/21).
"The World Economic Forum (WEF), along with the Harvard Global Health Institute, released on Friday a white paper detailing why and how businesses should contribute more to manage the threat and impact of infectious disease on societies. … Outbreak Readiness and Business Impact: Protecting Lives and Livelihoods across the Global Economy describes the business risk posed by a new era of epidemics…" (1/18).
"Tax systems that put a high burden on the poor mean public services are underfunded, stretching the gap between rich and poor and fueling global public anger, Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International, said on Monday. … The report, released [by Oxfam] on Monday as political and business leaders gather for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, said governments are increasingly underfunding public services and failing to clamp down on tax dodging. 'Poor people suffer twice from being deprived of basic services and also paying a higher burden of taxation,' Byanyima said in an interview…" (Holland, 1/20).
"Western culture and society pose more health risks to migrants and refugees than they do to host nations, according to a World Health Organization study. The first report on refugee and migrant health in the west by WHO Europe suggests new arrivals are at risk of falling ill while in transit to another country, but face further dangers when they arrive in a host nation because of unhealthy living conditions, poor diet, and the obesity epidemic…" (Topping, 1/21).
"…The WHO European region's first ever report on the health of migrants and refugees seeks to dispel myths about refugees and migrants and stresses that they are unlikely to pass on disease to the host population in their new country. However, a breakdown in health systems in migrants' country of origin and poor living conditions and sanitation on arrival or during their journey may increase their risk of contracting infectious diseases, a report says…" (Gulland, 1/21).
"…Providing rights-based health care systems that are sensitive to the needs of migrants and refugees is included in the 2030 Agenda, which covers 17 Sustainable Development Goals, known as the SDGs, and targets, including universal health coverage…" (1/21).
"…The report is based on evidence from more than 13,000 documents. It provides a snapshot of the health of refugees and migrants who comprise about 10 percent of the nearly one billion population in 53 European countries. … WHO considers it critically important that European countries provide quality and affordable health care for all refugees and migrants, regardless of their legal status. Providing universal health coverage, it says, would significantly improve the well-being of both the displaced and host populations" (Schlein, 1/21).
"There's some good news related to an Ebola crisis that has offered very little up until now. The World Health Organization now predicts there are adequate supplies of an experimental Ebola vaccine to control the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…" (Branswell, 1/22).
"Ebola infections have slowed inside the initial center of the Democratic Republic of Congo's outbreak, but the disease is marching south toward major cites, opening a critical new stage in the epidemic that's already the second worst on record…" (Howell, 1/22).
Additional coverage of the DRC Ebola outbreak is available from Breitbart (2) and Vox.
"The World Health Organization Executive Board this month will consider an eight percent WHO budget increase for 2020-2021, discuss environment health risks, the high price of cancer drugs, and how to facilitate access to medicines and vaccines. Also on the agenda is the fight against antimicrobial resistance, rising noncommunicable diseases, and tuberculosis. In another area, the Board is also expected to discuss its pandemic influenza framework … The 144th session of the WHO Executive Board (EB) is taking place from 24 January-1 February…" (Saez, 1/18).
"The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has ordered an internal investigation into allegations of racism, sexism, and misconduct at the United Nations agency…" (Birnbaum, 1/17).
"Claims that a senior employee at the World Health Organization misused Ebola funds to fly his girlfriend to West Africa are among a tide of allegations under investigation by the agency. … The WHO's director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former health minister of Ethiopia, has instructed the agency's office of internal oversight to investigate the claims. The allegations, some of which were reported by the Associated Press on Thursday, were raised in a series emails, the first of which was sent in April…" (Ratcliffe, 1/18).
"Births in China dropped to the lowest level in almost 60 years in 2018, signaling the country's looser two-child policy has done little to reverse its slowing birthrate, and worsening the outlook for growth in the world's second-largest economy…" (Li et al., 1/20).
"China's maternal and infant mortality rates declined in 2018 thanks to improved health care conditions, Health News Daily reported. The maternal mortality rate contracted to 18.3 per 100,000 in 2018 from 19.6 per 100,000 the previous year, while the infant mortality rate dropped from 6.8 per 1,000 to 6.1, said the newspaper citing figures released by the National Health Commission. Moreover, the mortality rate of children under the age of five declined to 8.4 per 1,000 last year, compared with 9.1 per 1,000 for 2017…" (1/21).
"An investigation by authorities in China has concluded that a scientist in the country did create the world's first gene-edited babies. According to a report in China's Xinhua news agency, He Jiankui performed human embryo gene-editing activities despite them being 'officially banned in the country.' The report said He, along with the other researchers involved, would be punished in accordance with the law. The case has now been handed over to the Ministry of Public Security…" (Osborne, 1/21).
"…A spokesman for Dr. He didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The comments marked the first time Chinese authorities alluded to the possible fate of the scientist. It was also the first time China acknowledged the controversial births. Dr. He stunned the world in November with the announcement he had engineered twin girls — offspring of a healthy mother and an HIV-positive father — to be resistant to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, using a nascent gene-editing technology called Crispr-Cas9…" (Rana/Wang, 1/21).
Additional coverage of this story is available from the Associated Press, The Guardian, The Hill, New York Times, Reuters, SciDev.Net, and Science.
Al Jazeera: The forgotten: Living with HIV in war-ravaged Yemen (Shaker/Edroos, 1/21).
Associated Press: Pakistan kicks off year's first polio campaign in 2019 (1/21).
Associated Press: U.N.: 2 polio cases in Mozambique caused by virus from vaccine (1/22).
BBC News: Why are so many people still dying from snake bites? (Casewell/Ainsworth, 1/21).
CIDRAP News: New one-dose drug prevents malaria relapse, studies show (Soucheray, 1/18).
CNN: A two-child policy in overpopulated India? It won't work, say experts (Gupta, 1/21).
CNN: Superbugs and anti-vaxxers make WHO's list of 10 global health threats (Yan, 1/21).
Devex: Life in the shadows: Living with disabilities in a conflict zone (Mednick, 1/21).
Forbes: Measles Outbreaks Show Why Anti Vaxxers Made WHO's 10 Global Health Threats (Lee, 1/20).
Global Citizen: There's a 'Deliveroo' for Tampons and Contraceptives in East Africa (Hitchings-Hales, 1/17).
Health Policy Watch: As Waistlines Increase, Diabetes Sets In In Tanzania (Makoye, 1/15).
Homeland Preparedness News: Mosquito sparks malaria fears in Ethiopia (Galford, 1/18).
The Telegraph: Harnessing Africa's baby boom: Women seize power over their fertility — and future (Newey, 1/18).
VOA News: Guinea Worm Disease Could Soon be Wiped Out, Experts Say (1/17).
Xinhua News: Afghanistan launches polio vaccination in high-risk districts (1/21).
"…[I]n recent weeks, there have been signs that Congress may be ready to roll back the global gag rule[, also known as the Mexico City policy,] through its power over the federal purse. Earlier this month, the newly Democratic-controlled House passed a package of spending bills, including one on foreign operations that sought to rein in the policy. That bill went nowhere, caught in the crossfire between President Trump and congressional Democrats over the border wall Trump covets. Notably, however, the House bill copied the language in the foreign operations spending bill that the Senate Committee on Appropriations unanimously approved last June, including a provision explicitly allowing abortion counseling by aid recipients. Opponents of the gag rule contend that there is more bipartisan agreement than ever across the House and the Senate on repealing it. … Unfortunately, Trump is unlikely to sign any measure containing a repeal of the global gag rule. Still, a bipartisan effort to repeal this harmful and unnecessary policy is worth pursuing. … The global gag rule should be repealed once and for all" (1/18).
"…Cuba is poor and repressive with a dysfunctional economy, but in health care it does an impressive job that the United States could learn from. According to official statistics (about which … there is some debate), the infant mortality rate in Cuba is only 4.0 deaths per 1,000 live births. In the United States, it's 5.9. … [T]here's no doubt that a major strength of the Cuban system is that it assures universal access. Cuba has the Medicare for All that many Americans dream about. … In many ways, the Cuban and United States health care systems are mirror opposites. Cuban health care is dilapidated, low-tech, and free, and it is very good at ensuring that no one slips through the cracks. American medicine is high-tech and expensive, achieving some extraordinary results while stumbling at the basics … While we should call on Cuba to grant people … meaningful political rights, we should likewise push for American babies born in low-income families to have the same opportunity for attentive health care as [Cuban children] will have" (1/18).
"The World Health Organization has ranked vaccine hesitancy — the growing resistance to widely available lifesaving vaccines — as one of the top 10 health threats in the world for 2019. … It's no mystery how we got here. On the internet, anti-vaccine propaganda has outpaced pro-vaccine public health information. … The consequences of this disparity are substantial: a surge in outbreaks of measles, mumps, pertussis, and other diseases; an increase in influenza deaths; and dismal rates of HPV vaccination, which doctors say could effectively wipe out cervical cancer if it were better utilized. But infectious disease experts warn that things could get much worse. Trust in vaccines is being so thoroughly eroded, they say, that these prevention tools are in danger of becoming useless. … Thwarting this danger will require a campaign as bold and aggressive as the one being waged by the anti-vaccination contingent. And to launch such a campaign would require overcoming strong inertia: a waning public health apparatus, countervailing politics, and a collective amnesia over the havoc the diseases in question once wrought. But to succeed would be to rescue from oblivion one of the greatest triumphs of human ingenuity over disease — and to save countless lives…" (1/19).
"…Why is there no outrage at the idea that somewhere in the world a child is dying every two minutes from something that could be easily and cheaply treated? Where are the international initiatives? Where is the coalition of rock stars, billionaire philanthropists, and politicians announcing at Davos a major drive to eradicate pneumonia? … In part, the painfully slow progress in eradicating childhood pneumonia reflects the failure to make tackling inequality central to achieving the [Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)]. … [W]hat is required is action at all levels: higher spending on health in developing countries; specific action plans to tackle pneumonia; and international initiatives to increase supplies of cheap drugs. Doubtless, there will be much hand-wringing this week [at Davos] about the importance of international cooperation in creating a new and better globalization. The willingness to tackle pneumonia is a test of that commitment because it requires a global partnership, the transfer of resources, and an eagerness to put the interests of the poorest and most vulnerable first. Above all, it requires a willingness to act, not only talk" (1/20).
The latest issue of the Financial Times' weekly global health newsletter was guest-curated by Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and includes commentary by Sands on the need to step up efforts to address HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. The newsletter also features an interview by Sands with Amina Mohammed, deputy secretary general of the U.N., who discusses global health in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the role of the Global Fund in achieving the SDGs, and the importance of the Global Fund's replenishment (Sands, 1/18).
"…New research explores the impact of providing financial incentives for pregnant women in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, to complete steps to prevent transmitting HIV to their children. … This is one of only two studies so far to look specifically at cash incentives for preventing transmission of HIV from mothers to children. It contributes to the growing evidence on the effectiveness of conditional cash transfers to encourage healthy behaviors. [While] the study suggests that these incentives can increase retention in this part of Nigeria, a large number of women still did not opt to deliver at a facility or have their child tested for HIV. Financial incentives may be a promising strategy for reducing HIV infections in newborns, but it is not a panacea and additional strategies are needed to improve adherence to care" (1/18).
This release discusses the Trump administration's actions on domestic and international family planning and abortion-related policies. The release states, "The Trump administration does not recognize abortion as a method of family planning and refuses to fund abortion in global health assistance" and "HHS worked with the Department of State to implement President Trump's restored and expanded Mexico City Policy, now known as 'Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance,' to ensure that, consistent with applicable law, global health assistance administered by HHS is not provided to foreign non-governmental organizations that provide or promote abortion as a method of family planning" (1/18).
Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy at KFF, and Jen Kates, vice president and director of global health & HIV policy at KFF, examine the international and U.S. response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), now the second largest ever recorded, as authorities struggle to contain the virus's spread amid violence in an active combat zone. The brief notes the limited U.S. role with restricted deployment of key personnel due to safety concerns (Michaud/Kates, 1/18).


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