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Weekly Spotlight: Tax developments in Saudi Arabia
by Benjamin Filaferro
This week the spotlight is on tax developments in Saudi Arabia, where the Kingdom's General Authority of Zakat and Tax has approved the Implementing Regulations to the VAT Law. It comes as the Kingdom prepares to launch VAT on the 1 January 2018. The Regulations set out the scope of taxation for certain goods and services, explain registration rules and eligibility of businesses for VAT, zero-rated and exempted supplies, the treatment of imports and exports, amongst other things. Decision of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Zakat and Tax No. 3839/1438 was Gazetted in Saudi Arabia Official Gazette, issue 4689.
In a related development, the Authority also announced it has extended the VAT registration deadline for small businesses by an additional year. Businesses whose annual taxable supplies of goods and services do not exceed one million Saudi riyals will be exempt from the requirement to register by 20 December 2017. They will have until 20 December 2018 to register now. All businesses whose annual taxable supplies exceeded 375,000 Riyals had been told they were required to register for VAT. However, companies who have an annual taxable supply of goods and services over 187,500 Riyals can choose to register or not for input tax deduction.
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Weekly Spotlight: DIFC Courts have launched a specialist division for Technology and Construction (TCD)
This week the spotlight is on developments in the DIFC, where the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts have announced they have launched a specialist division for the region's technology and construction companies to resolve their most complex commercial disputes. The Technology and Construction Division (TCD) draws on specialist judges and industry-specific rules to fast-track dispute resolution in technically complex cases like complicated engineering disputes or claims arising out of fires. Parties anywhere in the world will be able to opt-in to the Courts' jurisdiction, if both parties agree in writing. Requests to have claims heard by the Division are made as part of the initial filing, with the Courts' decision based on the written evidence provided. It will be headed by Justice Sir Richard Field.
Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Zakat and Tax would allow VAT to be paid in instalments over 12 months
According to local newspaper reports, Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Zakat and Tax is going to allow VAT to be paid in instalments over 12 months. This will be allowed if a person or entity being taxed presents evidence they are unable to pay the tax when due, or are suffering hardship from paying the charges in one payment. The taxable person must send a request to the Authority giving the reasons for inability to pay the tax by the due date. The Authority will confirm whether the request is approved or rejected within 20 days. The arrangement can be revoked at any time if the Authority considers it necessary to protect the public revenues or if the person fails to pay two instalments totalling 50% of the total owed.
UAE's Standardisation and Metrology Authority has announced it is considering new rules for gold
The UAE's Standardisation and Metrology Authority has announced it is considering new rules for gold. The rules are expected to be in force by the end of the year. The rules will cover the trade in and stamping of precious stones and metals. The draft rules are being considered following consultation with the relevant parties.
Weekly spotlight: Bahrain Central Bank has published new Sharia Governance standards
This week the spotlight is on regulatory developments in Bahrain, where the Kingdom's Central Bank has published new Sharia Governance standards following extensive consultations with the industry and the Central Bank's Centralised Sharia Supervisory Board.
The new standards will apply from 30 June 2018 and will affect all Islamic retail and wholesale banks in the Kingdom. Amongst other changes, for the first time an Independent External Sharia Compliance Audit will be mandatory. The first audit report will have to be issued in 2020 and will be based on the transactions, structures and activities of 2019. The new standards also clarify the roles and responsibilities of management and Boards of Directors in terms of Sharia compliance. The Sharia governance structure of an Islamic bank will have to have a Sharia Supervisory Board. The Board will need to have a Sharia Coordination and Implementation function, Internal Sharia Audit function and External Independent Sharia Compliance Audit.
Elsewhere, the country's Labour Market Regulatory Authority has announced it is establishing a new business centre. The Distinguished Service Centre will provide employers with facilities at their workplace, without them having to visit the Authority's headquarters or other branch. Employers will have to pay a fee to use the centre. A new special hall will also be opened at the Authority's headquarters for businessmen, foreign investors, banks, local or international companies, or anyone else wishing to use its services. This will also incur an additional cost.
UAE's Federal Tax Authority has announced it will open online excise tax registration
The UAE's Federal Tax Authority has announced it will open online excise tax registration for businesses on 17 September. Businesses will be able to register 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They will have to register via the Authority's website.
Kuwaiti bourse is set to change the limits for trading shares in one transaction
Sources have suggested the Kuwaiti bourse is set to change the limits for trading shares in one transaction whether it is buying or selling by removing the maximum limit of five million shares in one transaction. The aim is to improve the environment for investment companies. Under the amendments, there will not be a limit on the number of shares which can be bought or sold in one transaction as long as the number of traded shares does not exceed 5% of the company's capital in the Bourse. The amount of shares bought by an investor must also not trigger the need to request an obligatory request offer for purchase under Kuwait Law No. 7/2010 as amended.
Bahrain: working group to put guidelines in place for the evaluation of green buildings
The undersecretary of the Municipality Affairs Ministry, Nabil Mohamed Abdelfateh has announced the Ministry has formed a working group to put optional guidelines in place for the evaluation of green buildings. The aim is to encourage the construction of green buildings which are environment friendly. Abdelfateh added the first draft of the guidelines will be optional and will be sent out for consultation with other relevant parties like the Urban Planning and Development Authority, Agriculture and Marine Wealth, Energy Ministry, developers and investors.
UAE: Fines increased for entities using bogus economic licences
Abu Dhabi's Economic Development Department has announced it has increased the fines for entities using bogus economic licences. The fines have been increased to 50,000 AED and violators will be blacklisted. The announcement follows the Department intensifying its monitoring of compliance with the regulatory regime.
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But by paying employees this way, tech companies open themselves up to this kind of shareholder advocacy, she said. "They are setting themselves up to have quite a large group of stockholders who would of course, like any other stockholder, have the right to bring forward a shareholder proposal," Ms. Russell said.
Employee shareholder proposals may ultimately not be effective since shareholder-led proposals are often shot down. And because tech founders often possess a large chunk of the shares in their companies — Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and its largest shareholder, owns 16 percent of the company; the Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have about 51 percent of voting shares in Alphabet — the proposals have little chance of passing without founder support.
Tech employees said it was worth taking that risk. Shareholder proposals often gain attention because they are distributed to stockholders and are included in annual proxy statements, the employees say, and they give workers a way to raise their grievances directly to the board, rather than just to managers.
"Banding together with other shareholders amplifies my voice and makes all of our voices more powerful," said Ms. Pan of Amazon.
At Amazon, white-collar employees previously brought up issues by speaking at companywide meetings or using internal petitions, while its warehouse workers have pursued labor organizing. In June, for example, employees petitioned the company to stop selling facial-recognition software to law enforcement agencies because they believed the technology should not be used for surveillance. The company has not stopped the practice.
The climate change shareholder proposal grew out of discussions among employees who had noticed other tech companies unveiling plans to address it. Since 2016, for instance, Google has issued environmental reports about its response to climate change.
"It's important to make change and work for change wherever you happen to be, and I happen to be an employee at Amazon," said Emily Cunningham, a user experience designer who is backing the climate change proposal and who has received Amazon shares as part of her compensation.
She said it was important for employees to publicly demand a plan. "It's affecting the public, it's affecting business," she said.


Chain Maille supplies - Anodised Aluminium jump rings 18 ga, 3/16" or 4.76mm (our ref H18). We supply in packs of 100. This gorgeous colour mix is called Peacock, and uses purple, aqua,green, gold and violet. We use these rings in our Byzantine Triple kit, but they can also be used in many other weaves. Two packets are needed to make an adult size byzantine weave bracelet.


The LSI Computer Systems LS7267-S is CMOS IC useful in motion control applications. The two 24-bit multimode counters, registers, and logic enables a microprocessor to track the speed, direction, position, and index of one or two optical incremental encoders. In addition to an 8-bit data bus, programmable real-time inputs and outputs are provided for hardware based control functions and status indication.


Device triggers are messages that are sent to device when user does a trigger event. Messages are served only to device from which trigger event is happening and are served in real time.
These messages can be triggered only for User Actions tracked on SDK end i.e. you won't be able to trigger basis Server to Server events or events derived by MoEngage at their backend.
Device Triggers can be effectively used to bring back your user as and when they try to exit the app. Check here how to create Device Trigger campaign and use it to trigger an exit intent push.
Minimum delay between two messages from same campaign - To control the user experience, marketers can add a minimum time delay between two messages from the same campaign. If another messages is generated before the delay is over, message won't be served.
Expiry time for Sync Data - Allows you to, periodically, purge the campaigns that have been sync-ed so that you don't end up serving old messages for long e.g. if set to 7 days, sync-ed campaigns won't be served after 7 days unless sync happens again.
Ignore Frequency Capping - Used for messages that are urgent in nature and shall be always served ignoring channel's capping policies.
Serve in offline mode - If checked, message will be served even if user is doing the trigger event in offline mode i.e. user is not connected to internet. Read below in detail about Offline Triggers.
Online triggers are served when end user is online and executes a trigger event. All the conditions are checked in the real-time and user is shown the notification, if eligible.
The device triggers come with an exceptional capability to serve the message, on trigger event, even if the end user is offline i.e. not connected to internet.
Offline triggers deliver the messages that have been previously sync-ed. Sync-ing of messages happens when user, connected to internet, opens his/her application on which MoEngage SDK exists.
Segmentation: Offline triggers assume that user fulfills/does not fulfills the campaign segmentation criteria as per the last sync instance. e.g. At time of campaign sync, user was eligible for campaign C1. Now if user goes offline and executes the trigger event, he/she will be served the message.
Frequency capping (setting of how many notifications should be served across push channel) won't be checked for Offline Trigger messages. We will keep on serving the trigger, as many times as user generates a trigger event.
Personalization: Event personalization won't work if offline. Other personalization will work as per the last sync-ed values.
Campaign Performance stats (like Impressions and Clicks) for Offline trigger messages will be registered with MoEngage server only when user connects to internet after being served the notification.
Campaign Editing - Say a campaign is created, sync-ed once and then edited. If user does not open the app after first sync and goes offline, offline trigger will be served as per old configuration.


The real strength of this movie was the cinematography. It feels that with contemporary films, less thought is put into shots. In movies I've seen over the past few months, there were no shots or angles that seemed to really enhance the plot or connect to the idea of the film. This, however, a film all about surveillance, used wide angles and nontraditional angles which helped to make it seem as if you were seeing something you shouldn't have been, as if you were peeking into a world, unseen. There was also a lot of transitional moments that were really clever, such as a camera lens turning to an eye or Snowden walking out of a dimly lit room as he leaves the NSA into a bright light. This, paired with a strong score by Craig Armstrong, made this an exciting and enthralling viewing experience.
The one thing I would have changed? The focus on the relationship in the script. Although I'm a sucker for romance, something about this connection seemed irrelevant to the rest of the story. Sure, the relationship was used as a tool to show Snowden's increased anxiety and the way he began to pull away as he learned more about the NSA, but at the same time, the focus didn't really add anything for me. In fact, it sort of took away from the strength of the rest of the film. I'm not suggesting that they should have re-wrote history to make him single or anything that extreme but I do feel that some of their scenes together, especially the ones that exemplified how little chemistry the two actors had, should have made their way to the editing room floor.
And, without giving away the manner that they handled the masterful ending, I will say this: for a movie about being watched, the last shot where Edward Snowden is looking thoughtfully out the window should have concluded with him breaking the fourth wall and looking directly into camera at the audience.


If you love family game night, you'll love the flashlight finger charades we've played with the kids. It's a fun twist on a traditional favorite game. I've partnered with Energizer® to share this hysterical family activity.
If you've never played charades before, let me tell you, it's always a barrel of laughs in our home. One teaming trying to act out something, while the other tries to guess. Hysterical laughter often ensues. What we did to play flashlight finger charades, was to simply find a wall space, and set up The Energizer® Multi-Function Light on a table, and since it stands alone with its own tripod legs, the person acting out the charade enjoyed hands-free directional light. It also has a pivot head to aim the beam wherever it's needed…win-win!
Energizer is helping with the back-to-school blues by encouraging children and teens to get ready for their best school year. It never hurts to infuse some extra learning into their after-school and weekend fun, does it? STEM games keep their brains working.
I've got 2 printable sets here of charade cards. Any easy set and a more difficult set. With two teams, a player draws a prompt, and acts it out between the flashlight and the wall, to cast the shadow on the wall.
Once you've got your bowl of charade prompts, split your group into 2 teams, 4 being the minimum number of players. Decide on a timer (we just used our phone) and see how many points your team can rack up! It can be challenging to think of how to use just your fingers in a shadow on the wall to get your team to guess!
I'd love to hear about a family game you love! Let me know how your family likes the flashlight finger charades game!
Would you like to know more about how the The Energizer® Multi-Function Light with Light Fusion Technology™ is the Swiss army knife of lights?
When stocking up on school supplies don't forget the batteries!


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Q: The SqlParameterCollection only accepts non-null SqlParameter type objects, not Boolean objects Dim db As Database = DatabaseFactory.CreateDatabase()
    Dim sqlCommand As String = "CategoryListShow"
    Dim cmd As DbCommand = db.GetStoredProcCommand(sqlCommand)
    cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@ID", SqlDbType.Int).Direction = ParameterDirection.Input)
    cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@ID", SqlDbType.Int, 4).Value = CategoryIdTxt.Text.Trim())
    cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@CategoryResult", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output)
    Dim sqlReader As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader()
    txtCategory.Text = cmd.Parameters("@CategoryResult").Value.ToString()
    sqlReader.Close()

I am calling a Stored Procedure "CategoryListShow". The Stored Procedure has two parameters one is ID which is the Input Parameter and CategoryResult is the output parameter. I am trying to display the value of the output parameters onto this textbox txtCategory.Text.
Error : Yellow screen saying this
The SqlParameterCollection only accepts non-null SqlParameter type objects, not Boolean objects.
Please guide me.

A: In the line where you are setting the value of @ID, change it to this.
cmd.Parameters@("ID").Value = CategoryIdTxt.Text

You do not need to declare it again.  Just set it's value.  I found the best way of dealing with parameters to be to use the following two lines of code
cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@ProdID", Data.SqlDbType.Int)).Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
cmd.Parameters("@ProdID").Value = tProdID'obviously don't need this if it is an Output Param

A: Error 1:
cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@ID", SqlDbType.Int)
                              .Direction = ParameterDirection.Input)

you are trying to add the result of new SqlParameter(...).Direction = ParameterDirection.Input, which is of boolean value (it's a comparaison) to cmd.Parameters.
You have to initialize the parameters first, then add them to the collection:
Error 2:
You are adding @ID twice.
Error 3:
Because @ID is declared as Int, it's value should be of type int => convert CategoryIdTxt.Text to Int before assigning it to the parameter.

You could fix these problems as follows:
''' @ID '''
Dim param As SqlParameter = New SqlParameter("@ID", SqlDbType.Int, 4)
param.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
param.Value = Int32.Parse(CategoryIdTxt.Text);
cmd.Parameters.Add(param);

''' @CategoryResult '''
param = New SqlParameter("@CategoryResult", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50)
param.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
cmd.Parameters.Add(param);

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Inconsistency between direct and indirect comparisons of competing interventions: meta-epidemiological study.
Song F., Xiong T., Parekh-Bhurke S., Loke YK., Sutton AJ., Eastwood AJ., Holland R., Chen Y-F., Glenny A-M., Deeks JJ., Altman DG.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the agreement between direct and indirect comparisons of competing healthcare interventions. DESIGN: Meta-epidemiological study based on sample of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. Data sources Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and PubMed. Inclusion criteria Systematic reviews that provided sufficient data for both direct comparison and independent indirect comparisons of two interventions on the basis of a common comparator and in which the odds ratio could be used as the outcome statistic. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Inconsistency measured by the difference in the log odds ratio between the direct and indirect methods. RESULTS: The study included 112 independent trial networks (including 1552 trials with 478,775 patients in total) that allowed both direct and indirect comparison of two interventions. Indirect comparison had already been explicitly done in only 13 of the 85 Cochrane reviews included. The inconsistency between the direct and indirect comparison was statistically significant in 16 cases (14%, 95% confidence interval 9% to 22%). The statistically significant inconsistency was associated with fewer trials, subjectively assessed outcomes, and statistically significant effects of treatment in either direct or indirect comparisons. Owing to considerable inconsistency, many (14/39) of the statistically significant effects by direct comparison became non-significant when the direct and indirect estimates were combined. CONCLUSIONS: Significant inconsistency between direct and indirect comparisons may be more prevalent than previously observed. Direct and indirect estimates should be combined in mixed treatment comparisons only after adequate assessment of the consistency of the evidence.
10.1136/bmj.d4909
Bias, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Epidemiologic Studies, Humans, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Reproducibility of Results, Research Design, Review Literature as Topic, Treatment Outcome

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In 1871, an entire fleet of whaling ships was caught in an arctic ice storm and destroyed. Though few lives were lost, the damage would forever shape one of America's most distinctive commodities: oil.
New Bedford, Massachusetts, was fertile ground for this country's first multimillion-dollar industry. Founded by assiduous Quaker merchants seeking refuge for their austere religion, the town also lent unparalleled access to the high seas. The combination would lead to what would become the most successful whaling industry in America, and with it, the world's first oil hegemony. Oyl, or oil derived from whale blubber, revolutionized New England commerce. And as intrepid New Bedford whalers ventured farther into uncharted waters in search of untapped resources, the town saw incomparable wealth. But with all of the town's resources tethered to this dangerous industry and the fickle sea, success was fragile.
Final Voyage is the story of one fateful whaling season that illuminates the unprecedented rise and devastating fall of America's first oil industry. Peter Nichols deftly captures what New Bedford life was like for its Quaker inhabitants and, using a wealth of primary resources, has created a vivid picture of the evolution of whaling and how its demise was destined even before that devastating voyage.


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Tiagua est un village de l'île de Lanzarote dans l'archipel des îles Canaries. Il fait partie de la commune de Teguise.

Description
Tiagua est un village agricole du centre de l'île au carrefour des routes LZ-20 et LZ-30.

Monuments

 Le musée de l'agriculture, Museo Agricola El Patio, occupant les bâtiments de la plus grande exploitation agricole de l'île au début du .
  La chapelle de Nuestra Senora del Socorro (Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Socorro), construite en 1612. La fête de Nuestra Señora del Socorro est célébré le .
  Le moulin de Tiagua

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Article connexe
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Teguise
Localité de Lanzarote

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Created by Lisa Arana. This kit contains 14 stamps.
Lamb measures approximately 2.75" x 3.5".
Small flower measures approximately .25" x .25".
Larger flower measures approximately .5" x .5".
"Welcome little lamb" sentiment measures approximately 1" x 2.25".
"wool you be mine" sentiment measures approximately .5" x 2.5".
"thinking of you" sentiment measures approximately 1" x 1.5".
"ewe warm my heart" sentiment measures approximately .5" x 1.75".
"thank ewe" sentiment measures approximately .5" x 1.75".
"Easter greetings" sentiment measures approximately 1" x 2".
"You are my little lamb" sentiment measures approximately .25" x 2.75".
"happy spring" sentiment measures approximately 1" x 1.5".
"Happy birthday to ewe" sentiment measures approximately 1.25" x 1.75".
"I love you" sentiment measures approximately .25" x 1.25".
"You are a lamb of God" sentiment measures approximately 1.75" x 2".
So cute! I haven't put anything together for cards yet, but have stamped a few things. I love the lamb. Going to make Easter and Spring cards for my granddaughters and family.
So cute, could not wait until I could stamp and color.


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When Greek Meets Greek – cortometraggio del 1913 diretto da Walter Edwin
When Greek Meets Greek – cortometraggio del 1915 diretto da Sidney Drew
When Greek Meets Greek – film del 1922 diretto da Walter West
When Greek Meets Greek – cortometraggio del 1927 diretto da Francis Corby


Earlier editions (may only have Robson as author) also useable.
Easterby-Smith, Mark; Thorpe, Richard; Jackson, Paul (2015), Management and business research. 5th edition. Los Angeles: Sage. There is a new edition coming out in May.
Introductory textbook. Newer editions can be accessed online via library webpage.
Miles, Matthew B.; Huberman, A. M.; Saldaña, Johnny. (2014), Qualitative data analysis ISBN: 9781452257877 (pbk. : alk. paper). Third edition. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage. Very useful textbook on qualitative data analysis. Use this edition (and not previous ones).
Saldaña, J. (2015). The coding manual for qualitative researchers. Los Angeles, Calif: SAGE Publications. Very useful and well-written book about coding techniques.
Symon, Gillian; Cassell, Catherine (2012), Qualitative organizational research. Core methods and current challenges. London: Sage. Nice handbook that covers a broad range of qualitative methods and techniques. Can be accessed online. See also: Cassell, Catherine; Symon, Gillian (Eds) (2004), Essential guide to qualitative methods in organizational research ISBN: 0761948880 (pbk); 0761948872. London, Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Cassell, Catherine; Cunliffe, Ann L.; Grandy, Gina (Eds.) (2018): The SAGE handbook of qualitative business and management research methods ISBN: 9781473926622 (hbk.) : £240.00. Los Angeles: SAGE reference. This new volume is likely to become one of the main sources to consult when seeking an overview of qualitative methods used in contemporary business and management research.


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NGC 933 is een spiraalvormig sterrenstelsel in het sterrenbeeld Andromeda. Het hemelobject werd op 11 september 1885 ontdekt door de Amerikaanse astronoom Lewis A. Swift.

Synoniemen
 PGC 9465
 UGC 1956
 MCG 8-5-13
 ZWG 553.16
 NPM1G +45.0062

Zie ook
Lijst van NGC-objecten

Externe links
  NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
  SIMBAD Astronomical Database
  SEDS

NGC-object in Andromeda
Sterrenstelsel in Andromeda


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// 25 Jahre Forschung in den Eismeeren mit dem Forschungsschiff Polarstern
25 years of research in polar seas aboard the research vessel Polarstern
[22. November 2007]
On December 9, 2007, the ice-breaking research vessel Polarstern will celebrate her 25th anniversary of service: since 1982, the world's most powerful polar research vessel has been venturing to the Arctic and Antarctic on behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, part of the Helmholtz Association. 7600 scientist from 36 nations have gained insights into the polar oceans aboard Polarstern, facilitating our current understanding of the earth as a system. Polarstern provides ideal working conditions for international and interdisciplinary research teams and offers safe transport in polar seas. Currently, Polarstern is on her way to the Antarctic as part of the International Polar Year 2007/08. The birthday celebration for Polarstern will take place on November 28 at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin, and will include a special address by Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel.
The international research community owes a vast amount of knowledge to the operation of Polarstern, e.g. concerning past climate and the largely unexplored deep sea. The largest German research vessel was funded by the then Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and is operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. "For 25 years, expeditions aboard Polarstern have been producing scientific results which have significantly advanced our understanding of important parts of the earth as a system", says Prof Dr Karin Lochte, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Polarstern expeditions are designed as international and interdisciplinary ventures in order to enhance insights into the polar regions through optimal scientific exchange and data gain. Polarstern can accommodate up to 55 scientists, who, aside from being provided with a bunk, have access to modern laboratories, aquaria and measuring equipment, but are also able to bring their own instruments or work around the clock. During extended research voyages to the polar regions, Polarstern must be entirely self-sufficient, with the crew being able to carry out even complicated repairs independently. Polarstern not only represents a floating laboratory, it also supplies Neumayer Station in the Antarctic, which is operated year round, with food, materials and fuel.
Polar research is climate research
Despite the tremendous significance of polar regions for the climate and comprehensive research activities in the past, many questions about polar oceans remain unanswered. It takes a reliable logistical infrastructure to travel to and study such inhospitable regions. Polarstern is the only vessel in the world to enable directed research in polar oceans year round. "Only if we have long-term data from these limited-access regions, will we be able to recognise changes and make predictions for the future. The data collected from oceans, sea ice and from the atmosphere above, allows international teams of scientists to construct models which we will need to adapt to future living conditions on our planet", says Dr Eberhard Fahrbach, scientific coordinator of the Polarstern expeditions.
In order to facilitate participation by the general public and future young scientists in polar research, individual Polarstern voyages are occasionally accompanied by media representatives, teachers and artists. University students and PhD candidates regularly join Polarstern in order to get to know the practical aspects of polar research and to collect important data for diploma and doctoral research.
Results from 25 years of Polarstern expeditions
The 45 Polarstern expeditions to date have provided a major contribution to our understanding of the environment. Fascinating biological communities in the deep sea were investigated by means of robots, operated from Polarstern. After a 10,000 square kilometre section of the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica broke away, marine biologists were able, for the very first time, to take a look at the previously entirely unknown habitat under the ice during the winter of 2006/2007.
Both anchored and drifting recording platforms, deployed during expeditions in the Arctic and Southern Oceans, have been providing multi-year data records of salinity, temperature and currents, including during winter and from below the sea ice. Oceanographers at the Alfred Wegener Institute have been using these data to examine the effects of current climate change on polar oceans and broader global climate developments. The operation of such observation systems requires continual maintenance and a reliable polar research programme.
The winter expeditions attracted particular attention. Usually, Polarstern travels to the Arctic during the European (i.e. Arctic) summer and spends her winters (austral summers) in the Antarctic. However, several research expeditions were also carried out during the polar winter seasons. These investigations pose very high technical demands, but are essential for observations of full annual cycles in polar environments. 2005/2006 was the last time Polarstern spent a full year in the Antarctic to explore the development of sea ice and associated species communities. One important component of polar animal life is the Antarctic krill. These crustaceans not only represent the most significant food source for many marine mammals, but also have much commercial potential.
Geoscientists owe their current knowledge about the origin of the polar oceans to seismic investigations aboard Polarstern. The opening and closing of ocean basins severely influenced the development of life, as well as climate, during the various geological periods on Earth. Sediment cores obtained from aboard Polarstern, provide insights into the climate history of the planet.
Polarstern during the International Polar Year 2007/08
Currently, Polarstern is on assignment as part of the International Polar Year which sees more than 50,000 scientists and technical staff in over 230 international research projects, addressing urgent questions of polar and climate research. Many of the research projects depend on Polarstern as their basis of operation.
On October 26, 2007, Polarstern left Bremerhaven for Cape Town. During this voyage, marine biologists have been studying the species composition and distribution of small animals drifting in the water, the so-called zooplankton. The microscopic organisms form the dietary basis of many fishes, thus representing an essential component of marine food webs in the ocean. Within the framework of the project 'Census of Marine Zooplankton', the marine biologists are expecting to discover numerous new species of plankton. After a brief stop in Cape Town, Polarstern will start heading towards Antarctica on November 28, 2007.
Polarstern – 25 years of research in Arctic and Antarctic
Marking the anniversary, a book "Polarstern – 25 Jahre Forschung in Arktis und Antarktis" ("Polarstern – 25 years of research in Arctic and Antarctic") will be published by Delius Klasing Verlag (ISBN No 978-3-7688-2433-0). The two editors, scientists Dieter Karl Fütterer and Eberhard Fahrbach, have both led many expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. They have compiled contributions from more than 50 Polarstern travellers, including crew members and scientists, to capture the most beautiful, exciting but also difficult moments aboard Polarstern, using a backdrop of scientific results.
Your contact persons are Dr Eberhard Fahrbach (Tel: ++49-471-4831-1820, email: Eberhard.Fahrbach@awi.de), and Dr Dieter Fütterer (Tel: ++49-471-4831-1202, email: Dieter.Fuetterer@awi.de). Your contact person in the public relations department is Dr Susanne Diederich (Tel: ++49-471-4831-1376, email: Susanne.Diederich@awi.de).
A press release concerning the Antarctic expedition starting November 28, will be published on November 26, 2007.
Review copies of the book "Polarstern – 25 Jahre Forschung in Arktis und Antarktis" are available from the publisher, Verlag Delius Klasing, attention Christian Ludewig (Tel: ++49-521-559902, email: c.ludewig@delius-klasing.de).
Upon request, we will be happy to send you film material suitable for broadcasting. Additional information about Polarstern and current expeditions is available at www.awi.de/de/infrastruktur/schiffe/polarstern/. Please send us a copy of any published version of this document.
Technical Specifications for Polarstern
Construction: Howaldtswerke/Deutsche Werft (HDW), Kiel
Dockyard: Nobisburg, Rendsburg
Ice breaker design: Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt
Overall length: 118 metres
Maximum beam: 25 metres
Height to main deck: 13.6 metres
Draught: max. 11.2 metres
Maximum displacement: 17,300 tonnes
Light weight: 11,820 tonnes
Engine power (4 engines): approx. 14,000 kW (20,000 bhp)
Management of operations
Shipping Company Reederei F. Laeisz
Expedition data Polarstern
Construction costs (1982): 100 Mill. Euro
Daily costs of operation: 54,000 Euro
Crew: max. 44 persons
Scientific staff: max. 55 persons
Arctic expeditions: 22
Antarctic expeditions: 24 (the 24th Antarctic expedition began on October 26, 2007)
Travelled nautical miles: 1,252,330 upon arrival in Cape Town on Nov 26, 2007
Expedition participants: 7600 persons from 36 countries
The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) conducts research in the Arctic, Antarctic and in oceans of temperate and high latitudes. The AWI coordinates polar research in Germany, and provides important infrastructure, such as the research icebreaker Polarstern and research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic for international scientific enterprises. The Alfred Wegener Institute is one of 15 research centres of the 'Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft' (Helmholtz Association), the largest scientific organisation in Germany


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Description 1 art print : color, block print ; 22 cm diameter.
Notes Title printed on back paper of frame.; Signed lower right.; Image measured in frame: 22 cm. diameter (8.5 in.) mat opening, in frame 36 x 36 cm. (14 x 14 in.); Subject: Three young girls stand in front of and to the sides of a small house with a flower-box at the window. A path leads to the house, and a large tree is in the background.; Pueblo, Colorado artist.


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Il P-70 Ametist (nome in codice NATO: SS-N-7 Starbright) è un missile sovietico antinave sviluppato negli anni sessanta. Costruito in circa 200 esemplari, oggi non è più in produzione ed è stato ritirato dal servizio.

Sviluppo
La necessità di un nuovo missile antinave iniziò a manifestarsi presso i vertici della marina sovietica negli anni sessanta. Infatti, dal 1960, la VMF doveva essere in grado di affrontare i gruppi di portaerei americani, che avrebbero potuto lanciare un attacco atomico sul suolo sovietico.

Il problema era che i sottomarini preposti a tale tipo di contrasto erano equipaggiati, oltre che con siluri, con missili antinave SS-N-3 Shaddock, che avevano l'enorme limitazione di poter essere lanciati solo in emersione. Questo rendeva le operazioni di lancio estremamente pericolose per il sottomarino vettore.

Per questa ragione, fu necessario sviluppare un missile capace di essere lanciato in immersione. L'OKB-52 di Vladimir Nikolaevič Čelomej iniziò a lavorare al nuovo missile che avrebbe dovuto essere imbarcato sui nuovi sottomarini classe Charlie I, allora in fase di sviluppo (entrarono in servizio a partire dal 1967).

Il nuovo missile, che entrò in servizio nel 1968, ricevette il nome di P-70 Ametiste ed il codice GRAU di 4K-66. In Occidente fu conosciuto con il nome in codice NATO di SS-N-7 Starbright.

Tecnica
Il missile era spinto da un motore a razzo a propellente solido, che gli garantiva un'autonomia compresa tra i 50 ed i 65 km a Mach 0.9. La grande innovazione era costituita dal fatto che l'ordigno poteva essere lanciato da un sottomarino in immersione, riducendo quindi notevolmente la vulnerabilità del battello-vettore. La velocità era praticamente identica a quella dell'SS-N-3, ma la sua minore gittata ne riduceva le probabilità di intercettazione da parte di aerei in volo.

La lunghezza era di circa 6,7 metri, ed il peso al lancio raggiungeva i 3.375 kg. La testata poteva essere di due tipi:
 convenzionale, con 500 kg di esplosivo ad alto potenziale;
 nucleare, con una testata da 200 kt.

Il servizio
Il P-70 entrò in servizio con la marina sovietica nel 1968, e fu prodotto in oltre 200 esemplari. Oggi questo missile è stato sostituito da modelli più moderni e con prestazioni migliori e non è più operativo, così come i sottomarini classe Charlie I che lo imbarcavano.

Tuttavia, ebbe un ruolo fondamentale della difesa antinave sovietica. Infatti, questa fu a lungo basata essenzialmente sull'SS-N-7 e sull'SS-N-9 Siren.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Armamenti navali russi
Missili antinave
Missili imbarcati


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Pattiann Rogers was born in Joplin, Missouri, and graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.A. in Literature and a minor in Zoology. She garnered an M.A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from the University of Houston and has been a visiting poet and lecturer at colleges and universities across the country. Her poems are especially noteworthy because in them she combines scientific language and concepts with questions of cultural and spiritual values. "The discipline of science," Rogers notes, "provides a balance, a guard against an overly sentimental view of the physical world around us."
Rogers, Pattiann. The Grand Array: Writing on Nature, Science, and Spirit. San Antonio: Trinity University, 2010.
Rogers, Pattiann. Firekeeper: Selected Poems. Revised ed. Minneapolis: Milkweed, 2005.
Rogers, Pattiann. Eating Bread and Honey. Minneapolis: Milkweed, 1997.
Rogers, Pattiann. The Expectations of Light. Princeton: Princeton University, 1981.


The Devil in the Details: How Specific Should Catholic Social Thought Teaching Be?
Journal of Catholic Social Thought, Vol. 2, p. 507, 2004.
The article explores Catholic social teaching's tradition of generality, and assesses the wisdom of, and potential for, change to a more specific orientation. The article enlightens the reader as to reasons for the traditional approach to Catholic social teaching, what might be gained by the articulation of a more concrete social teaching, the assertion that a more specific social teaching will require greater lay input, a suggestion for a possible mechanism for accomplishing this, and the benefits of greater lay input, particularly via the aforementioned mechanism. The article also makes some recommendations as to when, how, and to what degree the Church should aspire to a more detailed formation of its social teaching.
Pistone, Michele R. , "The Devil in the Details: How Specific Should Catholic Social Thought Teaching Be? " (2005). Working Paper Series. 28.


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Joe Biden Remembers Where He Was the Day John Kennedy Was Assassinated
"Whomever you were with, you just pulled aside and said, 'Is this real? Is this really happening?'"
By Joe Biden
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In 1963, Joseph Biden was a twenty-one-year-old political science major at the University of Delaware. The following is an excerpt from Where Were You? America Remembers the JFK Assassination, compiled and edited by Gus Russo and Harry Moses. It is in Vice President Biden's own words.
I was a senior in high school when John Kennedy was elected. To me it was all about possibilities. He always talked about everything, but you had a sense that there was nothing beyond our capacity. From his inaugural speech to the speech about the moon shot, it was all about possibilities. That's what sticks with me most about his legacy. His legacy is that that's what we are as a nation. We're a nation that attracts people because of the possibilities that exist. I was a Catholic schoolboy, Irish Catholic, Jean Finnegan's son, going to an all-boys Catholic school. I had two reactions. The first reaction was: My God, this may be the final validation of us Irish Catholics, that we're totally accepted.
I know this sounds strange, that Irish Catholics in the '60s would think somehow they were second class, but that's how it was. There was that sense of exclusion from certain areas of social and public life. But there was the other piece. The other piece was that I couldn't picture him at our kitchen table. I mean, John Kennedy was almost princely and very wealthy. That was different than the Irish Catholic neighborhood I grew up in. I lived in a neighborhood where I was one of only three Catholic families—a development, seventy-nine new homes built—and there was a real division about President Kennedy. But there was this great sense of pride about it. I had a professor named Dan Carroll in what we used to call Problems of Democracy, POD. I remember him talking about how consequential West Virginia was and what this meant for the American democracy, that finally there was this mixed sense of overwhelming pride. But it wasn't the kind of connection I had with Robert Kennedy as a collegiate law student. I could picture Robert Kennedy at my table, but I could never picture John Kennedy.
My sons, my daughter, and my granddaughter talk about it like this guy was so overwhelmingly popular. We barely, barely won. There were allegations, all the usual stuff. But today when they talk about it, my Lord, everybody loved John Kennedy. But the interesting thing was, after his assassination there was this sense of the country coming together. That didn't exist in my memory as a junior in college, that it existed when he got elected. There was a change in attitude almost immediately.
Concerning Cuba, if you think of his foreign policy, the Democratic Party at the time was viewed as a robust internationalist party, taking on Communism—the legacy of Truman—and John Kennedy was viewed as being very aggressive and tough on foreign policy. I think the Democratic foreign policy today, after we got over the Vietnam War, is much more internationalist, less what we were when I first got to the US Senate in '72. There actually are more similarities today, and my guess is that he'd have a different attitude about Cuba. But Cuba was then part of a bipolar world, and the question was: Was it essentially a pawn of the Soviet Union? Was it a staging place, et cetera?
What resonates is that he was calm, collected, absolutely resolute. Having gone through war personally, I think he had more confidence in both assessing and challenging military judgments. So I think there was a sense of calm and resoluteness. I remember the Cuban Missile Crisis, sitting in what we called the student lounge and scrounge, the television on with fifty other people watching black and white, and John Kennedy coming on and explaining what the situation was. I remember the sense of real concern but also confidence. He communicated: "I'm in charge. I've got this handled. I'm OK. We're OK. But here's what it is." He was like the doctor who came in and said, "You have cancer, but I think we can take care of this. I've done this before. I know"—even though he had never done it before; it was just confidence. He exuded confidence, and it was contagious.
It was a Friday afternoon; I remember it vividly. I was on the steps of Hullihen Hall on the mall at the University of Delaware. It was a warm day; we had just come out of class. As we were walking through the hallways, we heard that the president had been shot. I had a car on campus—I wasn't supposed to, but I had a car on campus—and three of us we went to my car, got in the car, and turned on the radio. It was disbelief. I remember it was almost like a frozen frame in time. Instead of everybody on campus running and saying, "Did you hear?"—there were these quiet groups of people saying, "Can that be true?" You'd see five students in a corner. It was almost like if you said it out loud, he was going to die. Half an hour later, or almost an hour later, whatever it was, it was, "He's dead," and "How can that be? How is that possible in the United States of America?" If it happened today, you'd have great crowds gathering in the street, but then it was private. Whomever you were with, you just pulled aside and said, "Is this real? Is this really happening?"
I do think Bobby reflected the change that took over the country. With him, there was always a greater sense of urgency and the need to deal with it, whether it was the civil rights movement or the war in Vietnam. I always had the sense that Bobby Kennedy was saying, "This is who I am. This is what I believe. This is worth fighting for. Here I stand." There was more of a declarative sense of what this nation should be. Everything had changed—not just because John Kennedy was assassinated but because the world was changing rapidly.
When I think of John Kennedy, I still find myself wanting to focus on his heroic sense of this country, his heroic sense of what his obligations were, about being able to absorb pain and suffering and move on—the resilience. My dad used to say, "It's not about whether you get knocked down but how quickly you get up," and John Kennedy was just totally resilient. The Kennedys, no matter what hit them, they got back up. They got back up. In that sense, in my mind as a kid, and even as an elected official, they came to represent the resilience of this country. When I think of Kennedy, I think about the notion of possibilities. There's nothing beyond our capacity. It's not naiveté; it's a sense of our capacity.
He'd feel a sense of vindication and surprise that there is an African-American president. I never doubted his desire to integrate African Americans fully into society. But, if I can compare him to his brother, he just thought that it would take a long, long time, that there was a process. I think he would be surprised at the additional complexity of the presidency. It's a very different world. In many ways there's a lot more on a president's plate than there was when he was president.
I think he would be disappointed in an institution I think he cared about, Congress, the Senate. I think he'd wonder how it had gotten to this point, because when he was there, there were still real divisions in the country, like what I got the tail end of in 1972. There was the old segregation, the South, but it [Congress] still functioned. It still was viewed as the most responsible legislative body. I think he'd be surprised how it has lost that standing.
Reprinted with permission from Where Were You? America Remembers the JFK Assassination, compiled and edited by Gus Russo and Harry Moses, with a foreword by Tom Brokaw, published © by Lyons Press 2013.
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Ben and Janel are getting married! I am so happy that I was able to take their engagements with Amanda at Stanley Lake. They are two beautiful humans and I am stoked to be one of Janel's bridesmaids in October!
Janel, Amy, Amanda and I hiked up to a new favorite spot to celebrate Amy's SWEET 16! Not only was the lake gorgeous, the hike up was just as pretty! There are only a couple more weeks of summer left and friends leave for college and new adventures soon. We are ticking off those last hikes we can fit in before school starts!
Today I woke up at 3:45am to fly back into Sun Valley. I went to Cross Country practice and then hiked up Baldy at sunset with Amanda and Janel. We hiked down in the dark which was scary but pretty epic. We had such a fun time shooting for some companies that had sent us product to photograph! Smoke from local wildfires are socking in the valley which is not the best, but it makes for pretty light.
I LOVE this girl! We've been friends since 3rd grade when she moved to the island and we have kept in touch! She couldn't stop laughing and smiling throughout the whole shoot! Ashley's happiness is radiant and could make anyone's day brighter. It was a bummer the sun didn't peek through the clouds, but Ashley was the light tonight. I am lucky to know her and luckier to be able to call her one of my close friends!
Friends like Ashley is what makes life so dang fun!


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AIDS IN AFRICA (СПИД в Африке)
To help in preventing AIDS, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in his speech at UN conference for Least Developed Countries,
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AIDS IN AFRICA:
AIDS is becoming one of the most important problems of the modern world. According to "AIDS Epidemic Update 2000" and the World Health Organization (WHO), the current number of people living with HIV or AIDS is 36.1 million, more than 50% higher than predicted in 1991. And this number is increasing every day, hour and minute. The greatest number of inhabitants sick with AIDS or HIV live in Africa. Over17 million Africans have already died of AIDS-three times the number of AIDS deaths in the rest of the world, orphaning 10 million or more African children. "The AIDS situation in Africa is catastrophic and sub-Saharan Africa continues to head the list as the worlds most affected region," said Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS. According to his report, estimated 3.8 million people became infected with HIV in sub Saharan Africa during the year, bringing the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the region to 25.3 million, or almost a million more than in 1999.
The reason of such great spread of the disease is inadequate level of living and absence of needed education. According to WHO, more than 50% of African population does not live a safe sexual life, and the increase of number of drugs deteriorate the problem. For example, according to Ministry of Health statistics, 2.2 million Kenyans are ill with HIV, with average 500 deaths every day.
African medics do not want to show medical results to their patients and to the government. They say that they do not reveal HIV results to prevent the patients from fear of bad news. "Some patients literally die hopelessly before their eyes", they said. "Another problem is that when some patients learn they are HIV positive, they go on their rampage, despite the counseling we give them, said Matulumbu, an HIV/AIDS specialist. The doctor, like his colleagues, said a number of patients even took loans while others mortgaged family assets to use the money to spread the disease. Such patients left their families double dilemma. Dr. Matulumbu said: "We are facing a serious problem because medics are not trained on how to counsel HIV patients, yet we are expected to be a counselor and a doctor at the same time."
The patients, HIV and AIDS positive express discontent about the doctors curing them. If the owner of the factory, a sick African is working for, finds out that the worker is sick, he automatically dismiss him from his work job. The owners of the companies do not want to deal with insurance of sick workers, and do not want to employ HIV/ADIS patients. The reality is sad, but it is true. Patients hide their results of HIV/AIDS tests, and it is difficult to determine the number of sick Africans.
AIDS is not a disease that can be either determined or cured. The real number of people with HIV positive is not known. Some of them do not want to talk about the disease, others simply do not know they are sick.
To help in preventing AIDS, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in his speech at UN conference for Least Developed Countries, proposed to organize a global AIDS fund to sponsor the fight against AIDS. The worlds wealthy nations are allegedly holding off donations to a proposed UN global health fund, arguing, there are not enough guarantees that the money would be spend correctly, the Associated Press said on May 19, 2001. Reporting from the UN conference for Least Developed Countries in Brussels, AP said that "many countries" remained skeptical about UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's proposed US $7-10 billion fund to fight the spread of AIDS and other infectious diseases. It quoted Poul Nielson, the European Union's (EU) development commissioner as asking: "What will this fund do better than what we are doing now?". "If we are just talking about a global AIDS fund, we will not participate. It is too narrow," he added. The EU reportedly wants the fund to include other transmittable diseases and tie it to providing cheaper drugs for poorer countries.
The United States is the only large country to contribute to the global fund so far, pledging US $200 million last week. That contribution was criticized by, among others, the US-based Health Gap Coalition as "paltry". The coalition called for Washington to allocate US $2 billion in new money. (See www.healthgap.org)
Annan said on Thursday in Geneva that the proposed fund would be a major tool for economic growth in the developing countries. He said that plans for the fund are progressing. He noted that the fund should be governed by an independent board, made up of stakeholders including governments from both donor and developing countries, NGOs, the private sector and the United Nations. The running of the fund should be done through a small secretariat, which would draw on a technical advisory body made up of international experts in the fields of health and development. Addressing concerns that the proposed fund would pull money away from existing health programs, Annan stressed that the fund must be additional to existing funds and mechanisms, not just a new way of channeling money that is already earmarked for development.
Although working, the efforts of the United Nations are not enough without actual financial support they ask for. There is still a great need in money and people to fight AIDS in African countries. The UN pledges for the support from economically developed countries to help less developed ones. It is extremely important that the society fights this crucial disease, for it does not belong only to Africans, but to all the inhabitants of the earth. Therefore it is everyones problem. People with HIV/AIDS did not choose to be sick. It is time to start helping them before it is too late.


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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/jj09/voiceCmdr.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/jj09/voiceCmdr)

voiceCmdr is a library for adding voice commands to your website. It is build on top of Webkit Speech API.

## Browser support

* Google Chrome 31+

## Getting started

Install with npm:

		npm install voice-cmdr

Install with bower:

		bower install voice-cmdr

Run http server with built in python module:

		python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080

Then open localhost:8080 in your browser and navigate to examples directory.

(*) Voice recognition works only through http protocol. That's why you have to serve static files through the server instead just open them in the browser.

(**) Pages hosted on HTTPS do not need to ask repeatedly for permission, whereas HTTP hosted pages do.

## API

* Add command:

		voiceCmdr.addCommand("command", callbackFunction);

	Example:

		voiceCmdr.addCommand("home", function () {
			// navigate to home page
		});

		voiceCmdr.addCommand("search", function (param) {
			console.log("Searching for:", param);
		});

* Remove command:

		voiceCmdr.removeCommand("command");

* Start listening (continuously):

		voiceCmdr.start();

* Stop listening:

		voiceCmdr.stop();

* Get single command:

		voiceCmdr.getCommand();

* Turn debug mode on/off:

		voiceCmdr.debug(true|false);

## To Do

* Stop restarting after 5 tries (if user set deny the restarting will work infinitely)
* Add setting language
* Tests (???):
	* in browser with karma (???)
	* Mocha+Chai+Sinon with mocking window + webkitSpeechRecognition (???)

## License
[MIT](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)

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Twitter reaction: Raheem Sterling "too tired" to play against Estonia for England
Ex-pros Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand and Stan Collymore aired their opinions on the Roy Hodgson's comments
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England's Raheem Sterling (right) and San Marino's Jose Hirsch (left) battle for the ball during the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match at Wembley Stadium, London
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The debate surrounding Raheem Sterling continued to rage on Twitter today after the Liverpool FC teenager told England manager Roy Hodgson that he felt "tired" in the build-up to England's game in Estonia.
The 19-year-old was subsequently left out of Hodgson's starting line-up and emerged as a substitute with 25 minutes to go, winning the free-kick that ultimately led to Wayne Rooney's winning goal.
Ex-footballers Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker leapt to Sterling's defence on Twitter, while usual suspects Stan Collyman and Matt Le Tissier slated the youngster for being tired and not wanting to represent his country.
Sterling himself took to the social network later on to defend his comments.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher didn't see an issue:
Rio Ferdinand, the QPR and ex-Manchester United defender, said Sterling was sensible to sit the match out - pointing out that foreign stars such as Carlos Tevez did the exact same thing:
Respected journalist Henry Winter believes Sterling has to be wary of injury and used the example of Michael Owen, who suffered from hamstring problems after making 100 appearance for Liverpool by the age of 20:
Ex-Liverpool striker Stan Collymore wasn't impressed with Sterling:
But Gary Lineker thought he made the right decision:
Eight-cap Matt Le Tissier was another to criticise Sterling:
Liverpool fans didn't lose any sleep over Sterling's exclusion:
The man in question had his own say, pointing out that he's "only human":
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Stacey Abrams Has Admitted Defeat in Her Race for Governor of Georgia, But Her Fight Is Just Beginning
Kat Armstrong · Nov 16, 2018
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams announced that she would end her run in Georgia's closely watched election late Friday afternoon, ending her bid to become the country's first Black woman governor. Abrams made it clear, however, that she was not conceding the race.
"I acknowledge that former Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be certified the victor in the 2018 gubernatorial elections," Abrams said in a press conference ahead of news that the election would be called in favor of her opponent. "But to watch an elected official, who claims to represent the people of the state, baldly place his hopes for election on the suppression of the people's democratic right to vote has been truly appalling."
She continued: "So let's be clear: This is not a speech of concession. Because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true, or proper. As a woman of conscience and faith, I cannot concede that."
Abrams also announced that while she's ending her run for the Georgia governorship, she will be filing a federal lawsuit against Governor-elect Brian Kemp for what she calls "gross mismanagement" of Georgia's elections. That could, in turn trigger a civil rights case that might set an exciting new precedent for how politicians treat racialized and other historically disenfranchised communities during elections.
Throughout the 2018 midterm cycle, all eyes were on Georgia. With Kemp refusing to step down as Georgia attorney general while running for governor, he was accused of having a deep conflict of interest. And during the campaign, Kemp purged voter rolls of more than 50,000 voters, the majority of whom were Black.
In his acceptance, Kemp did not respond to Abrams' plan to sue the state in federal court. "The election is over and hardworking Georgians are ready to move forward," Kemp said late Friday. "We can no longer dwell on the divisive politics of the past but must focus on Georgia's bright and promising future."
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Kat Armstrong
Kat has been a writer, social media maven and mom for longer than she's willing to admit. She's also spent time in front of and behind the camera, interviewing celebs, politicians and acting as a producer for fashion and artistic photography shoots. When she isn't writing for various orgs and publications, she's hanging with her kids, husband and French Bulldog, Peter, in Toronto, Canada.
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Ringo Starr To Celebrate 80th Birthday with Starr Studded Charity Broadcast, "Ringo's Big Birthday Show"
The event, which benefits Black Lives Matter Global Network, the David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares, and WaterAid, airs on Youtube July 7 and featured performances by Ringo, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Sheila E, and Ben Harper.
Starr continues his peace and love initiative and invites everyone everywhere to think, say, or post #peaceandlove at noon on July 7, while fans organize online celebrations around the world.
Ringo Starr has announced Ringo's Big Birthday Show, a broadcast to benefit four charities: Black Lives Matter Global Network, the David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares, and WaterAid. The event will air on Ringo's YouTube channel at 5 p.m. PST this coming July 7, Starr's eightieth birthday.
The show will include unique home performances as well as never-before-seen concert footage from Starr, Paul McCartney, and Joe Walsh, as well as performances by Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Sheila E., Ben Harper, and more.
"As everyone knows, I love gathering with fans for peace and love on my birthday," says Ringo. "But this year I want everyone to be safe at home. So I called up a few friends, and we put this Big Birthday Show together so we could still celebrate my birthday with you all, with some great music for some great charities. I hope you will all join me! Peace and Love."
The broadcast will also feature the premiere of a guest-star version of Ringo's "Give More Love," which was created to benefit MusiCares and features Jeff Bridges, Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Peter Frampton, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Keb' Mo', and Willie Nelson. Additionally, there will be a playlist of unique tribute performances on Ringo's YouTube channel. This will include musicians who have previously recorded Ringo's songs, performances from past birthday celebrations, and some new cover versions, which artists will be posting on their socials. Look for musical tributes from Ben Folds, Ben Dickey, Bettye LaVette, Colin Hay, Elvis Costello, Gregg Rolie, Judy Collins, Peter Frampton, Richard Marx, Steve Earle, Steve Lukather, and many more.
While Ringo won't be gathering with family, friends, and fans at Capitol Records this year for his birthday, he invites everyone everywhere to think, say, or post #peaceandlove at noon their local time on July 7. Fans are already organizing online events around the world to fulfill Ringo's birthday wish of a wave of Peace & Love across the planet. Look for details on Ringo's Facebook page for events starting in New Zealand and ending in Hawaii.
Ringo began the event in 2008 at the Hard Rock Café Chicago, and in 2018 he celebrated the 10th Anniversary at the Hard Rock Café Nice. In the ensuing years it has grown enormously, and in 2019 there were over thirty Peace & Love events in countries all around the world, including Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Q: Objective-C Iterating through an NSString to get characters I have this function:
void myFunc(NSString* data) {
    NSMutableArray *instrs = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:[data length]];
    for (int i=0; i < [data length]; i++) {
        unichar c = [data characterAtIndex:i];
        [instrs addObject:c];
    }
    NSEnumerator *e = [instrs objectEnumerator];
    id inst;
    while (inst = [e nextObject]) {
        NSLog("%i\n", inst);
    }
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I think it fails at [instrs addObject:c]. It's purpose is to iterate through the hexadecimal numbers of an NSString. What causes this code to fail?

A: A unichar is not an object; it's an integer type.
NSMutableArray can only hold objects.
If you really want to put it into an NSMutableArray, you could wrap the integer value in an NSNumber object: [instrs addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:c]];
But, what's the point of stuffing the values into an array in the first place? You know how to iterate through the string and get the characters, why put them into an array just to iterate through them again?
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*the "%i" NSLog format expects an integer; you can't pass it an object

*for hexadecimal output, you want "%x", not "%i"

A: If the function is only meant to display the characters as hexadecimal values, you could use:
void myFunc(NSString* data)
{
    NSUInteger len = [data length];
    unichar *buffer = calloc(len, sizeof(unichar));

    if (!buffer) return;

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    for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < len; i++)
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This is just a little bit more efficient than your approach (also, in your approach you never release the instrs array, so it will leak in a non-garbage-collected environment).
If the string contains hexadecimal numbers, then you will want to repeatedly use an NSScanner's scanHexInt: method until it returns NO.
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Ultra-sensitive sensor detects individual electrons
Published: Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 15:07 in Physics & Chemistry
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A Spanish-led team of European researchers at the University of Cambridge has created an electronic device so accurate that it can detect the charge of a single electron in less than one microsecond. It has been dubbed the 'gate sensor' and could be applied in quantum computers of the future to read information stored in the charge or spin of a single electron. In the same Cambridge laboratory in the United Kingdom where the British physicist J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897, European scientists have just developed a new ultra-sensitive electrical-charge sensor capable of detecting the movement of individual electrons.
"The device is much more compact and accurate than previous versions and can detect the electrical charge of a single electron in less than one microsecond," M. Fernando González Zalba, leader of this research from the Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory and the Cavendish Laboratory,said.
Details of the breakthrough have been published in the journal Nature Communications and its authors predict that these types of sensors, dubbed 'gate sensors', will be used in quantum computers of the future to read information stored in the charge or spin of a single electron.
"We have called it a gate sensor because, as well as detecting the movement of individual electrons, the device is able to control its flow as if it were an electronic gate which opens and closes," explains González Zalba.
The researchers have demonstrated the possibility of detecting the charge of an electron with their device in approximately one nanosecond, the best value obtained to date for this type of system. This has been achieved by coupling a gate sensor to a silicon nanotransistor where the electrons flow individually.
In general, the electrical current which powers our telephones, fridges and other electrical equipment is made up of electrons: minuscule particles carrying an electrical charge travelling in their trillions and whose collective movement makes these appliances work.
However, this is not the case of the latest cutting-edge devices such as ultra-precise biosensors, single electron transistors, molecular circuits and quantum computers. These represent a new technological sector which bases its electronic functionality on the charge of a single electron, a field in which the new gate sensor can offer its advantages.
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Veggie Kabobs for 400 at the UNC Asheville basketball game? Sure. Call in the Kids At Work!
Funded through grants from the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP) Kids At Work! is a vocationally-based after-school program emphasizing the culinary arts. A maximum of 10 kids are enrolled at one time for a 6-month session. Twice a week for three-and-one-half hours, the students are immersed in cooking lessons and learning what it takes to work in the food industry. By the end of the 6 months, they have been through 46 cooking lessons.
Chef Ambra Lowenstein is putting trays of veggie kabobs in the oven when I ask her if this is her dream job, "Most days, absolutely… but then there are those other days," she says. With a background in education and cooking, she sure seems a good fit — one moment chopping and cutting, the next showing one of the teens in the program how best to pour sauce without spilling it.
Tucked away in a beautiful new kitchen in the Sherrill Center the students work together to clean, chop, and marinate the ingredients for the veggie kabobs. Their parents might be amazed at the cooperation and enthusiasm they display, but Lowenstein and Costanzo say it is the norm. "You can tell a lot about a kid by the way they do dishes," Costanzo said.
At halftime, the Veggie Kabobs with Argentinean Chimichurri Sauce were a big hit with fans. So was the recipe they passed out with them.
If you are 12-17 years old, the parent of a teen, or know of a teen in the Asheville City, Buncombe or Haywood County school systems who might be interested in Kids At Work! contact Corey Costanzo at 828-508-3115. There is no cost for the program, and pick-ups and drop-offs are included.


ABC's How to Get Away With Murder and DC Universe's Doom Patrol.
Timothy Hutton has been cast as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming fifth season. He won an Academy Award for his performance in Ordinary People. In television, he starred for five seasons in TNT's Leverage and three seasons in ABC's American Crime. He next appears in Amazon's Jack Ryan and Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House.
Like with most casting on the drama, no details were immediately released about the character he will be playing.
Diane Guerrero has joined the cast of the upcoming drama created by Jeremy Carver. She has previously recurred on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black and The CW's Jane the Virgin. She also starred in the second season of CBS' Superior Donuts.
She will play Crazy Jane, an unlikely hero who is suffering from the world's most severe case of multiple personality disorder. Each of her distinct 64 personas manifest a different super power, making her the Doom Patrol's most powerful - and unstable - member.


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Q: Android Notification Click - don't backstack activity I have a service in background which gives a notification.
I want the next thing:
If I click the notification and the app is not opened open the XActivity.
If the app is opened and the XActivity is created, go there and don't recreate the activity (because if this happen, on back key i will see the same activity again).
My notification code
 NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
            new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
                    .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
                    .setContentTitle("New posts!")
                    .setContentText("New funny posts had just arrived! Click here to see them!");
    mBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
    Intent resultIntent = new Intent(context, XActivity.class);

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        mNotifyMgr.notify(mNotificationId, mBuilder.build());
I start the service from the XActivity. (just a activity name example)
Thank you.

A: i had the same problem, what i did was , i added this line android:launchMode="singleTop" to my activity in manifest, and it worked.

A: Problem for duplicate activity in your case is because of standard structure design of Activity in Android. For creating only single instance of activity (no duplication) you need to give launchMode property to your activity in your manifest file. You can use singleTop property for this behaviour. You can read more in provided link.
In Addition, for new data access you can use onNewIntent() for new intent coming to this activity and set intent using setIntent() and continue working with new data.
Hope this helps.
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09/23/2015 - The Syn's Live Rosfest is Earning Critical Accolades
The Syn's Live Rosfest is Earning Critical Accolades
Numerous Positive Reviews for New Live Syn Disc Have Emerged
September 24th, 2015, London, UK – Earlier this year The Syn released Live Rosfest. The album is a CD/DVD release. It's been garnering some rave reviews all over the Internet. Here are some choice snippets:
"This album gets a whole hearted recommendation and is well worth checking out. It's a great listen, well packaged and deserves some attention." – The Progmeister – Progmeister.com
"It all makes for something that will have great appeal not only to fans in tune with the history of the band but also those who enjoy the more melodic song-based side of prog." – Jerry Lucky – The Progressive Rock Files (Jerrylucky.com)
"I have not heard many of the studio versions, but what I can say is that this is one of the better sounding live records I have heard in a long time. All the instruments come through clearly and Nardelli's voice has a great emotional tone throughout. Even though I have heard The Syn material before, this is my first time really "listening" to the songs and like any good live record, Live Rosefest has sparked more than enough interest in hunting down their other works." – Greg Olma – Music Street Journal (musicstreetjournal.com)
"It's a very polished performance by all on the day. This live and video album resonate on so many levels. The Syn were one of the pebbles thrown into the pool that would become Progressive Rock. The music of their time has become the sound of our times and well worth exploring as the band once again moves forward I the 21st century." – Paul Watson – Progarchy (progarchy.com)
"if you like classic prog stuff like old Genesis, Gentle Giant, and Britpop of the late 60's/early 70's, this is an enjoyable live release." – Dr. Abner Mality – Wormwood Chronicles (wormwoodchronicles.com)
"Yet another sonic bolt out of the blue by the mercurial Steve Nardelli, The Syn Live Rosfest will do quite nicely until Trustworks reveals the next chapter in the ongoing story of The Syn." - Robert Silverstein – MWE3 (mwe3.com)
"While some tracks naturally stand out more than others, there isn't really a single lull in this album. Polished songwriting and performances abound. New material sits comfortably beside songs from the band's back catalog and form an unified whole that pulses with intelligence, love, and urgency." - Jason Hillenburg – Music Emissions (musicemissions.com)
Formed in 1965, The Syn was a precursor of the band Yes, with that band's bassist Chris Squire as one of the founding members. At various times The Syn has also included Yes alums Peter Banks and Alan White in their lineup. The band recently released The Syn Live Rosfest on Umbrello Records (distribution by NOVA / Universal). The album is being well received worldwide. The Syn Live Rosfest is a live CD recorded in 2009 at Rosfest in Philadelphia on the Syn's Big Sky tour. It also includes a bonus DVD featuring two films "The Syn in the 21st Century" and "The Making of Big Sky." To coincide with the release of The Syn Live Rosfest, three older Syn albums (Syndestructible, Original Syn and Big Sky) have been re-released. Mastering has been completed on the new Syn studio album Trustworks, and the release date is being planned now.


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On Sale: 2015 "Pageant of the Masters" Tickets
Tickets are available for the most hold-still-iest treat in all the land.
By Alysia Gray Painter	• Published December 1, 2014 • Updated on December 3, 2014 at 1:10 pm
LAGUNA BEACH SPLENDOR: Southern California may be having its first real, multi-day rain since last winter, and its damp 'n chilly charms may be setting many a mood to colder thoughts and many a fireplace to high. But summer is on the far yonder, and there are few things that speak of that mythical season more than one of the Golden State's most mimicked, buzzed-over, and homaged cultural events, a happening that will hit its centennial in less than two decades. We speak of The Pageant of the Masters, also known as a tableaux vivant, also known as the on-stage show where people freeze in place, barely breathing, in order to accurately portray a famous work of art. Tickets went on sale on Monday, Dec. 1 for the 2015 event, so Pageant buffs can those close, close, close-up seats, the better to see the real human beings portraying painted human beings.
AND, OKAY... you got us: Everyone on stage is definitely breathing, and thank goodness. In fact, watching for little signs of life within the masterfully recreated works of art is one of the many charms of the Pageant, which recently marked its 80th year as a Laguna Beach and California icon. Yes, for sure, you want "The Last Supper" and that Monet and this Picasso to be exquisite and perfect, from costume to frame. And yet? It's rather fun to see the Mona Lisa blink, or a Degas ballerina slightly tilt her head before your eyes.
AS FOR THE 2015? It's "The Pursuit of Happiness." But best be on the pursuit for those tickets: The Pageant of the Masters, which is part of the larger Festival of the Arts, traditionally only fills out the months of July and August. We say "only" in a slightly greedy fashion, because it is a popular event, and those seats, particularly near the stage, fill up with art lovers, culture fans, and audience members looking for the slightest breath and blink.


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The closest Martial Arts School is about 21.5 Miles away in Temple. This page is showing 30 Martial Arts Schools, Studios, Dojos & Clubs found within 50 Miles of Travis. Most of these schools offer self defense classes for children, men and women. Some may also offer After School Karate for kids. Tae Kwon Do, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Hapkido & Karate are the top Martial Arts offered in Travis area.
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Distance is showed approximately from the downtown area of Travis, TX. Click on 'Map' next to a Dojo to see it on the Map. To see a list of Martial Arts and Self Defense classes near you, Search with your address.
Most of these Martial Arts Studios, clubs and gyms offer Karate classes for kids or Self Defense classes for children, men and women in Travis area. If you are looking for classes or lessons near your address in Travis, please use the following search box and see a list of Martial Arts Schools, clubs and organizations near you.
See Martial Arts Schools and classes in places around Travis, Texas: Rosebud, Lott, Pleasant Grove, Burlington, Wilson, Chilton, Belfalls.
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The project is being developed and executed by the Saarbrücken-based Munitor Gruppe. Outlet Center Wadgassen has clearly demonstrated that the Saarlanders know how to awaken important industrial buildings from their slumber.
"The citizens of Selb have realized that an outlet in Selb provides a real opportunity. Our plans have been received with great interest, anticipation, and excited expectation. We have also received full backing and support from the City Hall as well as the political authorities," explained Managing Director Patrick Müller.
Adelsheim-based Haslinger Retail Real Estate Consulting is responsible for leasing the individual shops and acquiring potential tenants. The third project partner is Mannheim-based CRM – Center & Retail Management GmbH, which belongs to the Diringer & Scheidel Group.
CRM's area of responsibility in Upper Franconia includes center and retail management, in particular. In addition, the development of concepts, the consultation of tenants, as well as complex services in commercial and operational management are included in the company's field of activity.
Selb, with its 15,000 inhabitants, is located in northeastern Bavaria – in the inner-German border triangle that includes Bavaria, Thuringia, and Saxony. The Czech Republic is only five kilometers from that point. The traditional spa towns that are located in the West Bohemian spa triangle of Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, and Františkovy Lázně are only 70 kilometers away.
By the beginning of 2020, the existing outlet center will be renovated, in two stages, and expanded by nearly 70 percent of the retail area, from currently just under 7,000 sq m to approximately 11,800 square meters. Around 60 shops will attract customers from near and far. The experience will be complemented by a varied gastronomy offering.
During the first stage of the city center redevelopment, which is scheduled for completion by the beginning of 2019, the existing buildings will be converted, and the newly constructed areas will be available for use at the beginning of 2020.
Concurrently, the parking area will be increased by up to 12,000 sq m to accommodate around 2,000 parking spaces. In the future, the center will be linked to the city center of Selb and expanded to become one of the largest outlets in Germany.


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What causes tooth decay?
Your teeth are covered with a sticky film of bacteria, called plaque. Plaque bacteria use sugar and starch in food as a source of energy. The bacteria convert the sugar or starch into harmful acids that attack tooth enamel for as long as 20 minutes or more. Repeated attacks may cause the enamel to break down, resulting in cavities.
What is a sealant?
A sealant is a plastic material that is applied to the chewing surfaces of the molars. This plastic material into the depressions and grooves (pits and fissures) of the chewing surfaces of back teeth. The sealant acts as a barrier, protecting enamel from plaque and acids. When the back teeth are developing, pits and fissures form in the chewing surfaces of the enamel. They are impossible to keep clean, because the bristles of a toothbrush cannot reach into them. Pits and fissures are places for plaque and food to collect! In fact, most cavities form in pit and fissure areas, and back teeth are extremely susceptible to this form of decay. By forming a thin covering over the pits and fissures, sealants keep out plaque and food, thus decreasing the risk of decay.
Why are sealants necessary?
A sealant is a plastic material that is applied to the chewing surfaces of the molars. This plastic material bonds into the depressions and grooves (pits and fissures) of the chewing surfaces of back teeth. The sealant acts as a barrier, protecting enamel from plaque and acids.
How are sealants applied?
It usually takes only a few minutes to seal each tooth. The teeth that will be sealed are cleaned. Then the chewing surfaces are conditioned to help the sealant adhere to the tooth. The sealant is then 'painted' on the the tooth enamel, and bonds directly to the tooth by shining a special light on it.
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