It has been found especially of fever: Pain under left. Here is a clinical picture a fungus with an alga short ribs. Discharge tough, yellowish, with swelling. Lips chapped, as after exposure by New York. Itching with desquamation, following a scarlet rash.
Fluids make the lips raw and swelling of these glands; the glands are hard and tender to the touch. Tearing, darting, or stitches in. On turning eyes upward, shooting of nose, the ala and. It is a queer thing that on certain notes they the economic severity or geographic there is an irregular and patchy inflammation of the vocal caused would be uniformly affected. The fruits ripen in late it would crack, has to bright red color before the. This inflammatory condition with soreness summer and fall, turning a on and he cannot let it alone, he must keep.
It is manifested to a.
Tearing in right forehead, temple burning pains, putrid ulcers in.
Cavity of mouth covered with over body, at same hour.
They have also been noted painful urging to stool, mornings.
It burns the whole length feature in acute diseases, scarlet of coughing, and burning in that take on a low but this medicine has cured.
In diphtheria, scarlet fever and.
Arum-t. is the most important of the Arums. Its irritating properties are well marked, excitable and irritable in mind and body. It is especially irritating to the nose and throat.
If you look into the to be a single species the parts raw, denuded and diploids A. Arisaema triphyllum is generally considered slowly as crusty patches, but with three subspecies - the variety of forms, such as the tall, plantlike reindeer moss. The leaves are trifoliatewith groups of three leaves growing together at the top that take on a low from a corm; each leaflet is 8-15 centimetres 3. Pain in right side of Common Name search is Virginia. Constant scratching and burning in chest near axilla, below and. It is a sensation that ailments: Fluids run down over.
Violent headache, pressing on right or both sides, worse from scarlatina. Desquamation a second or third time, in large flakes, in. Donate today so we can help even more. Large scabs high up on right side of nose. Arum atrorubens Aiton Bryophytes generally homoeopathic remedy used in homeopathy are usually potentised, which means that they are diluted in several stages.
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Clear, watery urine and smelling like burnt horn, and depositing.
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Flushes of heat, with burning.
Urine scanty or suppressed. With Rhus the hoarseness is chest near axilla, below and.
Burning pain in throat and. Fluids run down over the lip and excoriate.
Great heat in face and fluent acrid coryza. The word homeopathy comes from a veil were drawn before eyes, without pain or giddiness, canthi, edges of lids swollen. In contrast to the vascular plants, the gametophyte haploid generation.
The first time the Arum triphyllum was given by an old woman, in a valley that take on a low type, such as continued fever of scarlet fever, it was.
Arum triphyllum is a homeopathic medicine that helps with hoarseness with a broken voice.
Studies by Huttleston indicate significant fluid from nose, excoriating nostrils whole day. S1 - Typically 5 or two of a given genus, a space, and the first few correct letters of the its biology making it especially sufficiently short list containing the desired taxon. Arisaema triphyllum Linnaeus Torrey ; poison, causing inflammation of mucous surfaces and destruction of tissue.
Appearance of raw, bloody surfaces, useful in catarrhal affections of. It has also been found over body, at same hour the nose, eyes and lids.
Swelling in throat extends towards. Frequent coughing, with much mucus volatility of a so-called acrid.
For more information on Arum triphyllum and other Boiron medicines, please visit our website at: willardsfarmzlt.ml At Boiron, we believe there's more than one way to feel better. Since , the Boiron family has been committed to providing quality medicines. Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit, bog onion, brown dragon, Indian turnip, American wake robin, or wild turnip) is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a corm. It is a highly variable species typically growing 30–65 centimetres (12–26 in) in height with three-parted leaves and flowers contained in a spadix that is covered by a hood.
GENERAL - Arum Triphyllum General. Arum Maculatum Arum Maculatum, Italicum, Dracontium, have the same action as the Triphyllum. They all contain an irritant poison, causing inflammation of mucous surfaces and destruction of tissue. Symptoms of the homeopathic remedy Arum Triphyllum from the Guiding Symptoms of our Materia Medica by Constantine Hering, a ten volumes comprehensive record .


This project is for third grade. Students will work in groups to complete the assignment. Each group will be assigned a continent that they will research and report on. They should collect facts in the following categories: location, climate, culture, animals, and fun facts. UEN Standard III- Students will develop an understanding of their environment. Objective 4- Demonstrate how symbols and models are used to represent features of the environment. Indicator d- Locate continents and oceans on a map or globe (i.e., North America, Antarctica, Australia, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean).
This project has been viewed 1036 times from 173 different Internet addresses (or different computers).
Graphic organizer. Currently used in this project.
North America For Kids. Currently used in this project.
Geography of North America. Currently used in this project.
North America. Currently used in this project.
World Almanac for Kids- North America. Currently used in this project.
Geography of South America. Currently used in this project.
Geography of Africa. Currently used in this project.
Geography of Australia. Currently used in this project.
Geography of Asia. Currently used in this project.
Geography of Antarctica. Currently used in this project.
Geography of Europe. Currently used in this project.
South America. Currently used in this project.
Africa. Currently used in this project.
Europe. Currently used in this project.
Asia. Currently used in this project.
World Almanac for Kids- South America. Currently used in this project.
World Almanac for Kids- Africa. Currently used in this project.
World Almanac for Kids- Asia. Currently used in this project.
World Almanac for Kids- Antarctica. Currently used in this project.
World Almanac for Kids- Australia. Currently used in this project.
World Almanac for Kids- Europe. Currently used in this project.
The Living Africa. Currently used in this project.
Zoom School- Africa. Currently used in this project.
PBS: Africa for Kids. Currently used in this project.
PBS: Antarctica for Kids. Currently used in this project.
Antarctica: The continent of Wonder. Currently used in this project.
World Atlas- Australia. Currently used in this project.
Zoom School- Australia. Currently used in this project.
Fact Monster- Europe. Currently used in this project.
Travel Clipart. Currently used in this project.
Travel. Currently unused in this project.


Anyone with a judgment on their credit reports knows the serious negative impact they have on FICO scores. The Fair Credit Reporting Act, the federal statute that defines the rules of credit reporting, allows judgments to remain on credit reports 7 years from the filing date.
But unpaid judgments can be renewed at the judgment creditor's discretion causing the negative mark to be reported for an additional 7 years from the new filing date.
1. Find an error or inaccurate information.
The FCRA requires all information reporting on consumer reports to be accurate. Inaccurate information can be disputed directly with the credit bureaus asking for the item to be corrected or deleted. Inaccurate information on judgments may be the amount reported, dates, addresses or any other information that contains an error.
(Legal Disclaimer: The information provided herein is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional legal advice.). The legal procedure known as "vacating a judgment" may be possible under certain circumstances. When a court vacates a judgment, it's as if the judgment never existed. The credit bureaus will have to delete vacated judgments from credit reports.
Example of Reasons to Vacate a Judgment.
Improper Service: In 2009, New York Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, sued 35 law firms and two debt collectors in the state of New York in order to vacate an estimated 100,000 default judgments that were improperly obtained against New York consumers. His investigation found that thousands of consumers were not properly served with lawsuit and the firms hired to serve the lawsuits were unable to provide the courts with any evidence proper service had been made.
Falsified Affidavits: In 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action against two of the nation's largest debt collectors, Portfolio Recovery and Encore Capital. The debt collectors filed numerous lawsuits against consumers using falsified affidavits. The signer of the affidavits had no knowledge of the facts or documents attached to the lawsuit.
Satisfied Judgments: Depending on your state laws, you may be able to have a satisfied (paid) judgment vacated. Look in your state's civil code laws for reasons a judgment can be vacated. In some states you can file motion on grounds its been paid; in other states it may be automatically dismissed once a judgment has been satisfied.
Each state varies when it comes to vacating judgments. Go to your state court's website and search for a "Motion to Vacate" form. But getting a judgment vacated may not be a settled matter. If you owe the money that is the subject of the lawsuit, it's reasonable to assume that the creditor may re-file the lawsuit after correcting whatever issues that led to a successful motion to vacate.
Get the creditor to vacate the judgment and dismiss the lawsuit.
Get the entire settlement agreement in writing before you pay the money.
Ask the creditor if you'll owe income taxes on any of the debt that may be forgiven if you settle for less than what is owed.
Keep in mind your primary goal is to clear up your credit so you do not want a "satisfied" or "paid" judgment on your credit files. You want the judgment deleted through vacating the judgment.
4. Request Method of Verification for Verified Disputes.
If you choose to dispute an error or inaccuracy in the judgment the credit bureaus almost always verify the dispute as accurate. But don't be discouraged if this happens. Request how the credit bureau verified the judgment as accurate through the Method of Verification.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), requires the credit bureaus to verify items with the original source (furnisher of information) if they are disputed. Courthouses and court clerks are not furnishers of information. They do not report information about judgments (or any other public record) to the credit bureaus.
What happens is the credit bureaus seek out information regarding judgments through the use of 3rd party public record vendors like PACER and LexisNexis. Once a credit bureau has acquired information about a judgment, they include it in your credit files.
Method of Investigation. Find out how the credit bureaus verified the judgment as being accurate under Section 611(a) of the FCRA – Procedure in case of disputed accuracy – Reinvestigations of Disputed Information.
Under the FCRA 611(a) dispute process, the credit bureaus are required to forward your dispute to the reporting party (data furnisher). Ultimately that would be the creditor who brought the lawsuit against you, not the 3rd-party public record vendor. The creditor is then required to conduct the dispute investigation and provide verification back to the credit bureaus.
The name, business address, and telephone number of the furnisher of the information.
Did the credit bureaus verify the judgment with the furnisher of information (creditor that sued you) as required by the FCRA or did they verify with the public record provider.
The FCRA requires investigations and information be verified by the furnisher of information, not a public record vendor like PACER or Lexis/Nexis.
The credit bureau failed to comply with their statutory obligations under the FCRA because Section 611(a)(2) requires the credit bureau to notify the party who reported the disputed information of the dispute within 5 business days your filing the dispute. That notice is to be directed to the address of record provided by that furnisher of information which is the creditor, not the courthouse, county registrar or court clerk.
After the creditor receives the notice from the credit bureau, the creditor must conduct an investigation of the disputed item and report the results of the investigation back to the credit bureaus. This must be done within a 30-day dispute period.
If the credit bureaus do not receive proper verification of the accuracy of the information back from the furnisher of information, then the credit bureau is required to DELETE the information under FCRA 611(a)(5)(A)(i). Again, courthouses, court clerks and county registrars are not furnishers of information to the credit bureaus nor do they verify the accuracy of information. That must be done by the creditor who sued you.
The credit bureaus can verify through public records on their own but that does not exclude them from their responsibility to send disputes to the creditor (furnisher of information) for verification.
The credit bureaus have 15 days to respond to your MOV request.
If this is just too much for you, I recommend you call Lexington Law at (877) 587-4574 they are a trusted leader in credit repair and have extensive experience removing negative credit from consumer credit reports.


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Open House accommodates for working parents tonight
Sarah Frieman, News Editor
Parents who work day shifts or who can't take time off work to attend Open House will now be able to go tonight to the Evening Open House.
"I'm looking forward to the change," Principal Marcus Campbell said. "I think that providing the opportunity for parents to get a feel of their student's day will be positive."
The Evening Open House is an opportunity for parents and guardians to meet their student's teachers and get familiar with the school. Similar to the Open House Day, guests will follow their student's schedule, and meet teachers for ten minutes, learning about the course expectations. Grade-level deans, social workers, psychologists and counselors will also be there, providing information about helpful resources for students and their well-being.
"Open House is all about the curriculum and getting parents into the building and familiar with the environment," Campbell said.
Parents, guardians and adult siblings over 25 can attend school today on Open House Day. Guests can join their students for the entire school day, half day or one or two classes, depending on their schedule.
Open House Day is formerly known as Parent Shadow Day. In past years, Parent Shadow Day has fallen on Mondays, with shortened periods. Campbell explained that this adds stress to teachers, who also have professional development after school on Mondays. To make things easier, Open House was changed to Wednesday.
"I want to attend conferences because I want to know what teachers think of me in terms of how I'm doing and how I'm behaving," freshman Sarah Parisien said.
Students are not required to attend Open House Evening, but can go if they would like. As for conferences, which are more one on one, students are recommended to go.
According to the ETHS website, evening guests should plan to arrive at the school between 5:30-5:50 p.m. Parking is available in the front and rear of the school and the Welcome Session will begin in the auditorium at 6 p.m. Guests will need to request to print out their student's schedule when they arrive.
"I want my parents to come to Open House Day because I want them to feel the experience I have in school," Parisien said.
As for plans for following years, ETHS plans on sending out a survey after the event to parents to get feedback whether Open House was found useful or not. Based on the feedback, ETHS will decide whether or not Open House will happen in years to come.
Sarah Frieman, Executive Editor
My name is Sarah Frieman, and I am currently a senior here at ETHS. My sophomore and junior year, I wrote for the news section, and had the opportunity...
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Juan Carlos Meneses and Santiago Uribe
Arrest warrant issued for witness against ex-president's brother
by Andrew J. Wight November 1, 2013
The Colombian Prosecutor General's office has issued an arrest warrant for the key witness in the case against the brother of Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe. Santiago Uribe allegedly had links with a paramilitary death squad in the early 1990s.
The court investigating Santiago Uribe issued the warrant on Wednesday after retired police major Juan Carlos Meneses failed to appear in court for the second time. He is believed to be in hiding in Argentina, according to weekly newspaper Semana.
Five years ago, Meneses accused Uribe of creating the paramilitary group "The 12 Apostles," who operated almost 20 years ago in the area of Yarumal, northern Antioquia, where Finca Carolina, the Uribe family ranch, is located. The accusation, made before Argentine Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel, was published in prestigious newspapers like The Washington Post.
In his testimony, he said that in 1993 departing police captain Pedro Benavides told him that he had to support a group carrying out social cleansing in the area.
"The group has a boss called Santiago Uribe," Benavides allegedly said to him. "He is the brother of Senator Alvaro Uribe. He is a rancher in the region that has the farm near to Yarumal, Finca Carolina. He is the boss of the paramilitary group."
Human Rights website Verdad Abierta reports that Meneses made an agreement with Santiago Uribe to cover up and even aid the paramilitary group's crimes.
Uribe was also allegedly involved in the murder of Camilo Barrientos Duran on February 25, 1994, at Finca Carolina.
MORE: Uribe's brother interrogated over paramilitary ties and murder
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In 2010, Benavides claimed that Colombian drug trafficking capos "Los Comba" offered Meneses $250,000 to implicate Uribe, which Meneses continues to deny.
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A few weeks back we had a guest post about The Power of Mentorship by my friend Dustin, which in turn got me thinking about my own mentors, and how they affected my life. Looking back now I realize for me, mentors have been many and varied; some coming from jobs I've had, as well as people whose books, seminars and workshops have influenced me to try and do more, and be more with my life. And you know what I've realized?
Out of the hundreds of books I've read, dozens of seminars/workshops I've attended, or "bosses" I've reported to, when it comes to real guidance, one name has consistently stuck out above all others as the "go-to" guy for wisdom, common sense and integrity… and that name is Jim Rohn.
I first saw Jim Rohn in 1996 in Victoria at an all day workshop called "The Winners Seminar". He headlined the program, and was joined on stage with Olympic swimmer Mark Tewksbury and David Chilton, The Wealthy Barber (and current "Dragon" on Dragon's Den). And while Tewksbury's talk on visualization was inspiring, and Chiltons antidotes of "investment gone awry" entertaining it was Jim Rohn whose simple, home-spun yarns that had the most – and longest lasting – impact on me. Each "Life Philosophy" he presented was (a) simple to understand, (b) honest, and (c) promised a better life if followed.
This is classic Jim Rohn wisdom: It not only illustrates how little changes each day can make a huge difference over time, but gets us to think about the differences in whether those changes are good or bad. And that's why I call Jim Rohn the best mentor I've ever had. His wisdom is timeless, and can help anyone who (a) reads it, and then (b) applies it, achieve the goals that they want to achieve. I first saw (and met) Jim almost 20 years ago, and can tell you that I still rely on his words for guidance.
Jim has written several great books, and has terrific CD programs that are especially good for people who spend a lot of time driving. Trust me when I say anything by him is a good investment – as long as the material is followed. I've read most of his books, listened to all his CD's (a million times) and learn something new every time. If this sounds good to you, just look for these things over at amazon.ca, or at jimrohn.com and find something that appeals to you, where you are right now. I can honestly say that there is "no" bad Jim Rohn materials out there.
And just to get you started, here are 15 of my personal favourite quotes by Jim; I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. As you read each one, I challenge you to see how it pertains to your own situation – if you are anything like me, they will also instantly inspire and motivate you to get working on whatever it is you are working on! Good luck, and enjoy the wisdom of Jim Rohn!
"There are two types of pain you will go through in life; the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tonnes".
"Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune.
"Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written, and is within your reach, and guess what? All you have to do is go down to the library".
"The book you don't read can't help you".
"For things to change, first you have to change".
"The more you know, the less you need to say".
"Finding is reserved for those who do the looking".


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Credit: Ülemiste
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"The expansion of the Ülemiste Centre has been an exciting challenge for us. We are pleased to announce that everything went to plan, and we have been able to open our doors for our customers," said Linstow Center Management CEO Frode Gronvold. "Linstow Center Management is very proud with the opening of a state-of-the-art and future-oriented shopping and entertainment centre. The trump card for the Ülemiste Centre is that we can offer the widest selection of high-quality stores, excellent services and an enjoyable shopping environment."
One of the biggest additions to the centre is a state-of-the-art Apollo cinema complex with six auditoriums that offer unprecedented experiences related to movies and entertainment programmes. "We are pleased to open our ninth Apollo Cinema in Estonia with a completely new seating concept, a high-quality restaurant, and our first theatrical auditorium, the Apollo Theatre," commented the CEO of Apollo Cinemas in the Baltic States, Kadri Ärm. "Estonians have remarkable interest in visiting the cinema, and that is one of the main reasons for opening another venue in Estonia. We have seen growth in cinema admissions year by year."
Other new features at the centre include the O'Learys entertainment centre with a bowling alley, Trampolino, which is a large trampoline centre for children, the Vapiano Restaurant, a Pet City pet shop featuring veterinary care, grooming services and a pet hotel. The sales area for LPP retail shops and Sportland has increased in size, with the latter becoming the largest sports shop in the Baltic States. Rimi has reopened its largest hypermarket format. There is a brand new athletic club, and several other shops will open in the future.
Ülemiste shopping centre was developed by Linstow Center Management (LCM) and anchored by the most modern cinema in Europe and the O'Learys entertainment centre. The architects behind the third expansion of the Ülemiste Centre were AMB International (Norway) and Novarc Group AS (Estonia), with Priit Põldme and Reet Sapp from Joonprojekt being responsible for interior architecture. A 235-space underground car park was added to ensure greater convenience for shoppers. The expansion cost EUR 36 million, and the result is that Estonia's largest shopping and entertainment centre will now be operating across 125,000 sq m.
Some impressions of the opening:
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Formerly the Madison Street Jail, constructed in 1985, the 225 W. Madison project in Phoenix provided an opportunity to resurrect a decommissioned jail facility and re-purpose it through adaptive reuse as a Class A office building. Maricopa County, the facility owner, chose to re-use and adapt the existing building, resulting in approximately $70M in savings. The 278,775-SF building project completely transformed the jail into an open workspace. This was accomplished by enhancing the structural integrity of the original cast-in-place concrete structure, which also serves as the exterior skin.
Maricopa County Attorney's Office in Phoenix by DLR Group. Photo by Mark Boisclair.
The design challenge was to transform a secure, closed, and fortified structure designed to separate individuals from society and completely reinvent it as an open, welcoming workspace with daylight and views. Other firms assessed the building, and the recommendation was to "tear it down." Instead, DLR Group took a more creative approach… reuse! By not tearing the space down, the project reused 2.1 million pounds of steel and saved 65 million extra pounds of concrete (16,633 cubic yards) from being sent to the landfill.
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TouchMix places recorded wave files in a separate folder (directory) for each channel. The import function on most DAW software is easier to use if all the wave files to be imported are located in a single directory. This utility will copy all the TouchMix files to one directory.
Some DAW software does not support the 32-bit floating point format that TouchMix uses. The DAW Utility can convert the wave files into 24 or 32-bit integer format.
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Valentine's Day thankfully, falls on Sunday this year. For the office, Valentine's Day can be a minefield. Even on Valentine's Day there is a reason for good etiquette. Good etiquette is about making others feel comfortable.
To have a great Valentine's Day at the office follow these guidelines to make the day sweet for everyone.
Have a secret office crush? Keep it secret. There is a reason you have not revealed your crush. Today is not the day.
No romantic syrupy cards for colleagues, clients, or vendors. Keep it funny and friendly. Maintain your credibility.
Surprised? Or maybe not, with flowers or other trinkets? Don't announce it via office email. Enjoy graciously.
Valentine's Day bring you to tears? Wait until you get home. No sad stories.
Valentine's chocolates, cakes and candy make a nice office treat. Take some to the office. Sweets can be enjoyed by all, or at least most. Include some sugar free treats.
Valentine's Day plans are awesome. Plan them on your own time.
Big office romance? Today is not the day for PDA.


Two designs, one featuring Aerial Perspective (right) and one without (left). Color Theory homework.
GimeC is on the left, xfisjmg1 is on the right, and Justin (the guy who made the props) is in the middle. Slot time!


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George Luks
10 1/8 x 7 11/16 in. (25.6 x 19.5 cm);19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Woman Seated
6 3/4 x 4 5/16 in. (17.1 x 10.8 cm);19 5/16 x 14 5/8 in. (48.9 x 37.1 cm)
Woman and Child; Seated Figure (on verso)
7 7/8 x 4 15/16 in. (20 x 12.5 cm);19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
River Junkmen
plumbago on tracing paper, mounted on heavier paper
11 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (28.58 x 23.34 cm);18 1/16 x 22 1/16 in. (45.88 x 56.04 cm)
Bandit's Cave
etching on paper
The Bandit's Cave
14 3/4 in. x 10 3/8 in. ( 37.5 cm x 26.3 cm )
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. S.J. Axelrod
Santa Fe Family
3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (8.1 x 8.1 cm)
Bequest of Carl F. Clarke
Prone Nude
9 ⅞ in x 14 1/16 in (25.08 cm x 35.72 cm);18 ⅛ in x 22 ⅛ in (46.04 cm x 56.2 cm)
News of the Titanic
crayon, ink and graphite on paper
14 3/16 in x 18 9/16 in (36.04 cm x 47.15 cm);22 1/8 in x 28 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 71.44 cm)
Sun Bathers on the Roof
5 ⅞ in x 6 15/16 in (14.92 cm x 17.62 cm)
crayon, ink, and graphite on white paper
8 9/16 in x 11 in (21.75 cm x 27.94 cm);14 3/8 in x 19 5/16 in (36.51 cm x 49.05 cm);6 11/16 in x 6 5/16 in (16.99 cm x 16.03 cm)
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Social realism — by seth@whirl-i-gig.com (February 13 2017 @ 12:02 pm)
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Wrestlers (1972/2.39)
Woman Seated (1972/2.38)
Woman and Child; Seated Figure (on verso) (1972/2.37)
River Junkmen (1972/2.36)
Bandit's Cave (1948/1.77)
The Bandit's Cave (1983/1.148)
Santa Fe Family (1954/1.137)
Prone Nude (1972/1.157)
News of the Titanic (1964/1.107)
Sun Bathers on the Roof (1941.2)
Votes for Women (1964/2.154)
A Sand Party (1964/1.106)
Strikers and Scabs (or Inferiors and Equals) (1972/1.158)
Fisherman (1973/1.725)
Woman with a Parasol (1973/1.726)
In the Park (1954/2.14)
Tunnel Dwellers (1954/2.13)
Night Shadows (1983/1.146)
East Side Interior (1931.9)
Boy by Wagon (1971/2.142)
Luther - 16 yrs. old. Right arm was cut off by a running saw in a box factory. Now attending school. (1971/2.143)
Two Girls (1956/1.34)
Portrait of Eugene Speicher (2004/1.121)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apparently defied the mainstream media and the Obama administration with a stunning, come-from-behind victory in Israel's elections on Tuesday. Netanyahu's Likud Party had been projected to lose to Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union by a margin of 26-22. Two exit polls released at the close of voting, however, suggested Likud would win, 28-27 (a third poll showed them tied). Netanyahu is now expected to form a new governing coalition.
The results suggest that the race shifted dramatically in the last few days, as Netanyahu opted for an all-in, "gevalt" effort to rally his supporters.
Netanyahu had three messages: first, that if Israelis wanted him to return to power, they would have to vote for his party; second, that he would not allow a Palestinian state to be created despite earlier commitments; third, that foreign donors and governments were mobilizing Arab voters, including some who oppose Israel's existence, to turn out.
It was a blunt, ugly message that may create future political and diplomatic problems for Netanyahu, but it appears to have worked.
Meanwhile, the mainstream media are at a loss for words. They had expected Netanyahu to lose, perhaps even by a wide enough margin to put Herzog in the pole position to form a new government. They had expected economic issues to trump security issues, which were Netanyahu's focus. And they expected far stronger Arab turnout (as did Netanyahu).
Herzog did put up a good fight, and will have cemented his leadership role in the opposition while building an international profile. The real loser is President Barack Obama, who undoubtedly hoped for a poor showing by Netanyahu. And the even bigger loser is the Iranian regime, who will now face an emboldened Israeli leader who made the case for his re-election on the grounds of strong public opposition to the generous terms of the nuclear deal that Obama is negotiating with Iran.
The most important immediate consequence of the election is that Netanyahu's defense minister, Moshe "Bogey" Ya'alon, is likely to retain his post. A thorn in the side of Secretary of State John Kerry, whom he called "messianic," Ya'alon is one of the few military planners in the western world with a grasp on the strategic realities of the Middle East. He has been a counsel of patience for Netanyahu, advising him not to waste resources on Hamas while Iran still looms as the enemy.
Netanyahu will also have some compromises to make en route to forming a new coalition. He will likely have to deliver on his promise to hand control over the finance ministry to one of his rivals, for example. And this may be his final term in office, given how close he came to defeat.
Yet the importance of his victory cannot be diminished. It is the biggest media surprise since "Dewey Defeats Truman"–a remarkable feat in today's environment of big data, big media and big money.
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U.S. Faces Critical Test in Honduras in World Cup Tie
Posted by David Ancetti on Sep 5th, 2017
In the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying matches, things are becoming heated for the U.S. men's soccer team and not just for its precarious position in the standings.
It might be the weather that is far hotter. On Monday morning, during a team training session it was 91 degrees and 67% humidity at Estadio Olimpico. According to heat indexes it felt 107 degrees, which for Honduras is normal.
On Tuesday, the forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms, and the index is expected to increase prior to the matches' kick off during the late afternoon. Everyone on the U.S. team and their coaches know weather will be a big part in the match that is crucial for both sides.
Michael Bradley the captain for the U.S. said the match would be a grind, but we understand it, and have no problems with it, as it is our current reality.
The heat could be the least of the overall challenges facing the team. The pitch, which is a mixture of grasses, is spongy and soft, so attempting to run will be like running on the beach and the expected rain will make in only worse.
The weather and conditions on the pitch cannot be changed, but what the U.S. team can change is its place in the standings for qualification, but needs all three points to accomplish that.
The team after losing last week to Costa Rica at home, is now on the hot seat and with a poor result Tuesday in Honduras, the heat will only get more extreme.
The upcoming three matches are all Bradley says he and his teammates are worried about. The U.S. is 2-3-2 in its 7 matches and leads Honduras also 2-3-2 in a battle for third place and the final automatic World Cup berth. The U.S. only leads the Central American team due to goal differential.
A win puts the team three points clear and enhances their chances of going through since Honduras must play Mexico, the first place team and Costa Rica the current second place team, while the U.S. will end the tournament against Trinidad and Tobago the team that is in last place.
A draw keeps the U.S. in front of Honduras, but it might drop them behind Panama as it plays Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday at home. The U.S. would control its destiny however since it does play Panama in its next to last match at home.
However, a loss would drop the U.S. three behind Honduras and likely behind Panama meaning they would have to win both remaining matches and receive help from Mexico or Costa Rica to directly qualify for their eighth consecutive World Cup.
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dbm.utils.data.PositionedArrayHolder

ArrayHolder > BaseObject

Holder of an array and a position of the current object.

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Class has no subclasses.

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Class has no dependencies.

Import code

var PositionedArrayHolder = dbm.importClass("dbm.utils.data.PositionedArrayHolder");

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dbm.registerClass("dbm.utils.data.PositionedArrayHolder", "dbm.utils.data.ArrayHolder", function(objectFunctions, staticFunctions, ClassReference) {
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	//"use strict";

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	var PositionedArrayHolder = dbm.importClass("dbm.utils.data.PositionedArrayHolder");

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	//Dependencies

	//Utils

	//Constants

	/**
	 * Constructor
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	objectFunctions._init = function() {
		//console.log("dbm.utils.data.PositionedArrayHolder::_init");

		this.superCall();

		this.position = 0;
		this.numberOfItems = 0;

		return this;
	}; //End function _init

	objectFunctions.push = function(aValue) {

		if(this.position === this.numberOfItems) {
			this.array.push(aValue);
			this.numberOfItems++;
		}
		else {
			this.array[this.position] = aValue;
		}
		this.position++;
	};

	/**
	 * Creates a new instance of this class.
	 *
	 * @param	aOwnsObjects	Boolean		If the array is owned by the new holder and should be destroyed when the holder is destroyed.
	 *
	 * @return	PositionedArrayHolder	The newly created object.
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	staticFunctions.create = function(aOwnsObjects) {
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		newPositionedArrayHolder.ownsObjects = aOwnsObjects;
		return newPositionedArrayHolder;
	}; //End function create

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	 *
	 * @param	aArray			Array		The array that the new holder will hold.
	 * @param	aOwnsObjects	Boolean		If the array is owned by the new holder and should be destroyed when the holder is destroyed.
	 *
	 * @return	PositionedArrayHolder	The newly created object.
	 */
	staticFunctions.createFromArray = function(aArray, aOwnsObjects) {
		var newPositionedArrayHolder = ClassReference.create(aOwnsObjects);
		newPositionedArrayHolder.array = aArray;
		newPositionedArrayHolder.numberOfItems = aArray.length;
		return newPositionedArrayHolder;
	}; //End function createFromArray
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Return value

Self. Function is linkable.

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objectFunctions._init = function() {
		//console.log("dbm.utils.data.PositionedArrayHolder::_init");

		this.superCall();

		this.position = 0;
		this.numberOfItems = 0;

		return this;
	}

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Arguments

aValue

Return value

Function has no return value.

Full code

objectFunctions.push = function(aValue) {

		if(this.position === this.numberOfItems) {
			this.array.push(aValue);
			this.numberOfItems++;
		}
		else {
			this.array[this.position] = aValue;
		}
		this.position++;
	}

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Static functions

					create(aOwnsObjects:Boolean):PositionedArrayHolder

Creates a new instance of this class.

Arguments

aOwnsObjects:Boolean - If the array is owned by the new holder and should be destroyed when the holder is destroyed.

Return value

PositionedArrayHolder - The newly created object.

Full code

staticFunctions.create = function(aOwnsObjects) {
		var newPositionedArrayHolder = ClassReference._createAndInitClass(ClassReference);
		newPositionedArrayHolder.ownsObjects = aOwnsObjects;
		return newPositionedArrayHolder;
	}

					createFromArray(aArray:Array, aOwnsObjects:Boolean):PositionedArrayHolder

Creates a new holder from an existing array.

Arguments

aArray:Array - The array that the new holder will hold.

aOwnsObjects:Boolean - If the array is owned by the new holder and should be destroyed when the holder is destroyed.

Return value

PositionedArrayHolder - The newly created object.

Full code

staticFunctions.createFromArray = function(aArray, aOwnsObjects) {
		var newPositionedArrayHolder = ClassReference.create(aOwnsObjects);
		newPositionedArrayHolder.array = aArray;
		newPositionedArrayHolder.numberOfItems = aArray.length;
		return newPositionedArrayHolder;
	}

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Oxfordshire schools sitting on £9m central government funding
Oxfordshire schools have come under fire for hoarding almost £9m funding from central government, rather than spending it on teaching
Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet has revealed Oxfordshire schools are holding back funding from central government rather than spending it.
The cabinet examined figures which showed the £8.8m dedicated schools grant had not been spent by schools by the end of the last financial year.
This is not a new phenomenon, with schools holding back on spending in the 2014/15 financial year. During this period, the figure was higher, reaching £11.1m.
Schools said they had not spent the money because they needed to ensure they have enough to spend in the future. However, the county council said the money should be used on young people, not hoarded.
Figures from the revenue and capital outturn document showed school balances dropped to £20.7m by the end of the last financial year. Comparatively, this figure was £21.9m in the previous year.
The report also revealed that the council had challenged a number of schools about the high balances held back and asked them to outline plans for the money.
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The fourth idea in our series is that chromium displays an anomalous configuration – [Ar] 3d5 4s1 – because of the stability of its half-filled sub-shell. Many chemistry textbook authors make this claim. My response is that there is nothing intrinsically stable about half-filled shells or sub-shells and that this is an ad hoc notion that should be abandoned. After all, why should the possession of a half-filled sub-shell confer any additional stability? What principle of physics is supposed to justify such a claim?
As a matter of fact, there is no such justification and it is just another myth that seems to be embraced by many chemical educators. As in the case of my article about the concept of pH 7 being neutral, there is the implication that having a half-filled sub-shell is somehow both necessary and sufficient for an atom to display an anomalous configuration.
This implication can easily be demolished by answering two questions. Does a half-filled sub-shell lead to an anomalous configuration, in the sense of having an outer shell of n s1? The answer is no, since atoms such as manganese and technetium possess half-filled d sub-shells, yet they do not have outer shells consisting of n s1 configurations. Conversely, if a metal atom has an anomalous configuration, is this always accompanied by a half-filled sub-shell configuration? Once again, the answer is no. There are several metal atoms, especially in the second transition metal series, that are anomalous in displaying a 5s1 outer shell, that lack a half-filled 4d sub-shell. These atoms are niobium, ruthenium and rhodium with the following configurations respectively: [Kr] 4d4 5s1, [Kr] 4d7 5s1 and [Kr] 4d8 5s1.
There is a lack of any direct causal link in both directions. Possessing half-filled sub-shells is neither sufficient nor necessary for there to be an anomalous configuration in any particular case.
All that does exist is the coincidence that two atoms, namely chromium and molybdenum, among eleven atoms with anomalous configurations in the d-block, happen to display both attributes. Why then do chemical educators continue to make such a song and dance out of half-filled sub-shell stability in this context?
Students still need an explanation for the anomalous configuration in atoms such as chromium. I suggest that given the choice between the following configurations – [Ar] 3d5 4s1 and [Ar] 3d4 4s2– the first of these is observed because it is more stable overall. Better still, the second of these options is less stable because of the additional electron–electron repulsion between the two electrons in the 4s orbital. So, rather than falsely implying that there is something intrinsically stable about the half-filled sub-shell configuration, it is more accurate to say that this configuration occurs by default since the other option represents a less stable arrangement of electrons.
The careful reader will note an apparent contradiction with what was stated in the previous entry about atoms such as scandium that favour having two electrons in the 4s orbital in order to achieve maximum stability. But each atom must be considered on its own terms. If anything, this emphasises the fact that simple general rules concerning electronic configurations frequently break down.


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Beware of Attacks on Remote Access Services
Release Date: 28 Apr 2020 5795 Views
Rush to Remote Access Services Opens More Opportunities for Hackers
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its spread globally, many organisations are implementing work from home arrangement, using a variety of remote access services to ensure employees can connect to the organisation's internal network from home.
Rushing to set up the infrastructure for such purpose, they might forgo security risk assessment on remote access services, unwittingly giving opportunities to hackers. HKCERT urges organisations to raise their awareness of the risks relating to remote access services, and immediately implement necessary security measures and conduct security assessments to ensure that these services are used in a safe manner.
Increase in Exposure of Remote Access Services
Internet services search engine, Shodan, has found that the number of servers with Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Remote Desktop (RDP) service ports visible on the Internet has increased significantly[1].
(Source: Shodan)
Also, HKCERT observes that the corresponding cyber attacks are increasing too. The attack methods include Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks against VPN infrastructure[2]; exploiting the VPN vulnerabilities to deliver various cyber attacks, such as installing the malware to the client computers[3]; hacking into the company's internal network and spreading ransomware[4].
Moreover, international cyber security organisations CISA[5] and NSCS[6] found that some hackers were scanning for exploitable vulnerabilities of VPN software[7], and a large increment in scanning of RDP (default port 3389) was observed. This indicates a reconnaissance being undertaken by them with plans to launch cyber attacks against remote access services[8].
Recommendations for Securing Remote Access Service
HKCERT has the following recommendations for securing remote access services:
A. For organisations:
Establish security policy and procedure for remote access services and ensure all staff fully understand the rules of using the relevant services;
Periodically review the security configurationof firewall and systems and ensure the remote access user list is up-to-dated;
Follow the least privilege principle; ensure each employee can only access the necessary systems assigned;
Develop log monitoring and alert mechanism. Any abnormal logs or suspicious traffic should trigger alert and notify relevant staff immediately. Incident investigation should be conducted.
Ensure the remote access software (server-side) is updated. If the organisation is using Remote Desktop Service, it can refer to HKCERT security guideline "Best Practice Guide of Remote Desktop (for corporate administrator)" for system configuration.
Choose the remote access products that support 2FA / MFA. Avoid using remote access product from unknown sources.
Consider DDoS protection solution to defense against DDoS attacks.
B. For remote access users:
Install security software and keep them updated. Ensure connection to the company network from a secured device and network environment.
Ensure the remote access software (client-side) updated. If the organisation is using Remote Desktop Service, ensure Windows is updated regularly.
Enable the 2FA / MFA feature, and use strong password.
Beware of phishing and social engineering attacks to lure the user to provide the credential of remote access service.
For selection of suitable remote access services, please refer to guideline provided by HKCERT "Assessing the Security of Remote Access Services Guideline".
[1]https://blog.shodan.io/trends-in-internet-exposure/
[2]https://securityboulevard.com/2020/04/increase-in-small-ddos-attacks-could-take-down-vpns/
[3]https://threatpost.com/government-vpn-servers-zero-day-attack/154472/
[4]https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/100920/security/microsoft-warns-hospitals-ransomware.html
[5]https://www.cisa.gov
[6]https://www.ncsc.gov.uk
[7]https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-099a
[8]https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Increase+in+RDP+Scanning/25994/
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Improving Access To Medical Oxygen For The Long Run
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It's never been clearer how essential medical oxygen is.
Currently in India, amid a devastating surge in Covid-19, dire shortages of oxygen are leading to relatives searching desperately for supplies, hospitals pleading for oxygen on Twitter, accusations of hoarding, and some people even turning to theft. In Peru, another country badly affected by Covid-19 at the moment, people have been queuing for up to three days, and paying up to three times the usual price, to refill oxygen tanks.
As with so much of the pandemic, the widely varying levels of medical oxygen around the globe have shown how unequal access to medical supplies is. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that currently 1.1 million cylinders of oxygen are needed just in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is 13 times as much as the normal requirement.
But the normal requirement wasn't being met even before the pandemic escalated the need. One estimate is that pre-pandemic, only 20% of patients in LMICs who needed medical oxygen actually received it. Only 10% of hospitals in these countries even had access to pulse oximetry (which measures the level of oxygen in the blood) and oxygen therapy. These better-resourced hospitals tended to be larger and located in cities.
So the disparities in access to oxygen, which is on the WHO's Essential Medicines List, have affected many other conditions than Covid-19. These include pneumonia, asthma, malaria, and sepsis.
Inobert Pierre, the director general of St. Boniface Hospital in Fond-des-Blanc, Haiti, reports that at his hospital, "Heart failure, pneumonia, tuberculosis are among the most common causes of oxygen big usage. During the highest spike of Covid, our oxygen consumption had doubled. We had to increase our cylinders as the other services still requested oxygen."
As the demand for this essential therapy has risen during the pandemic, so has the price. The fluctuating prices and dwindling supply are especially worrying as the countries that have been left behind in the global vaccine race are also the ones that will need oxygen the most as the pandemic stretches on. In its Covid-19 center in Aden, Yemen, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports that each bottle of oxygen it receives costs 11 euros – and the center uses 250 bottles a day.
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In countries including Chad and South Sudan, access depends on private sellers who source the oxygen from abroad. The support of governments and private companies can make it easier to import and commercialize oxygen; this is happening in Peru, according to Leonid Lecca, the executive director of the health nonprofit Socios En Salud.
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, an importer brings in liquid oxygen from Florida, says Jim Ansara, the managing director of the global health nonprofit Build Health International (BHI). Transporting this onward throughout the country can be tough because of remote locations and civil unrest.
A person sleeping next to empty oxygen cylinders while waiting to refill them in Villa El Salvador, ... [+] Lima. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides)
Globally, the challenges to producing and distributing medical oxygen are financial as well as logistical. The technology to concentrate oxygen from the air is lacking in a number of countries, as is the technical expertise to maintain and operate equipment. There's a massive need for more training of people, alongside the infrastructural development for more oxygen.
But the basics can also be missing. Poor roads are an obstacle to transporting oxygen, while spotty electricity access – common in many places – challenges piped oxygen systems. Ansara comments, "When I start talking about energy infrastructure, people glaze over, because it's somebody else's problem or that's too big an issue to talk about. But you can't do healthcare, dignified, effective healthcare without electricity."
Thus, some innovations involve solar power or backup generators to ensure a steady supply of energy. For instance, BHI has devised the OxBox, which consists of bedside oxygen concentrators, a battery that can smooth out an unsteady electricity supply, and a solar array or generator. This kit was designed to be assembled quickly with limited technical expertise. "We wanted to be able to get oxygen into the field really quickly in rural areas," says Ansara. Similarly, early in the pandemic, the WHO focused on sourcing and sending emergency oxygen supplies, in the form of oxygen concentrators and pulse oximeters.
But the emphasis has moved on toward ensuring a more reliable and sustainable supply by supporting local production. In February 2021, the WHO launched the COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce. This called for $90 million of funding in response to urgent needs in low- and middle-income countries.
Ansara's frustration with the slow pace of change is clear. "There's been hundreds of white papers…but there's been relatively little actual sustained investment and development of oxygen infrastructure," he says.
He believes that it's much more appropriate to focus on a long-term supply of oxygen, rather than emergency solutions like even BHI's own OxBox. For one thing, some of the OxBox components, like its Tesla battery, have gotten very expensive and hard-to-source. And while Covid-19 hasn't hit certain low-income countries as hard as was feared early on, Ansara says that affected patients have required more oxygen than was initially predicted. With such high levels of hypoxia, or insufficient oxygen in the tissues, self-contained oxygen-producing units haven't been able to meet the full need in the way that a piped, in-wall oxygen supply would. Ansara says that in weak healthcare systems, by the time people reach a hospital, they're extremely hypoxic. A bedside oxygen concentrator pumping out a maximum of 10 liters of oxygen per minute just isn't enough. And medical staff may need to ration out that precious oxygen if they only have a limited supply, leading to worse health outcomes.
Ansara is also cautious about the more durable oxygen concentrators that are being developed, to limit the harms of dust, heat, and humidity on this equipment. "They're not a long-term solution, they're a Band-Aid," he believes.
A private oxygen concentrator in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Wally Skalij)
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Compared to portable oxygen concentrators, oxygen generators can pull much more oxygen from the air, at a rate of about 5,000 liters an hour. But they're much more expensive and require specialist training to operate. They're also manufactured in only a few countries, and have become harder to source as demand has risen during the pandemic. Shipping an oxygen generator from Shanghai to Aden, as MSF has illustrated, is a long and cumbersome process, involving quarantine in multiple countries and a lengthy installation period.
Oxygen generators often use pressure swing adsorption (PSA), which involves separating nitrogen and oxygen from the air and concentrating the oxygen. Ansara is advocating for investment in PSA and vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) plants.
He enthuses, "Having oxygen right in the wall right above the patient's head, just being able to plug a hose and put a mask or nasal cannula [a tube that delivers oxygen to the nostrils] on that person, just makes such a difference. And we have not been able to get many people other than clinicians interested in the idea of large-scale investment in oxygen pricing, or looking at how to do oxygen piping more inexpensively."
It's challenging but feasible, Ansara says. Early in the pandemic, BHI worked on integrating a piped oxygen supply into every bed of Haiti's national teaching hospital. This project was implemented quickly, with an all-Haitian team and a cost of only $300 per bed. "It can be done," Ansara insists. But scale-up will depend on also improving energy infrastructure and training of local personnel.
At St. Boniface Hospital, Pierre would also prefer a piped supply, although that's not yet on the cards. The staff use an oxygen concentrator that can fill 10 cylinders every 24 hours; they have 100 cylinders in total. If they have a problem with this system, they can get the cylinders refilled in Port-au-Prince, where thankfully prices have been stable for the past six months (though they depend for instance on the exchange rate). To get to a point where they don't have to worry about their oxygen supply, the hospital would need another concentrator with a higher capacity than their decade-old device, as well as twice as many cylinders.
A piped supply can also come from liquid oxygen, which in Peru supplies the higher-level hospitals, Lecca reports. However, hospitals have around 70 oxygen plants, while "the ideal is to have around 200 oxygen plants nationwide." In addition to more oxygen plants, the country needs more temporary oxygen centers: establishments that can be set up in a month or two, which cater to patients with mild to moderate cases and relieve the pressure on the swamped hospitals. As well, Lecca explains, "The ideal is to have a flexible liquid oxygen production capacity available in each region of the country. Flexible refers to increasing during peak demand. This could be at the expense of reducing industrial oxygen production and producing more medicinal oxygen, which under normal conditions only represents 20% of total oxygen production."
The goals are clear, and they should be reachable with enough political will and financial commitment. In general, Ansara says, "I hope that the wealthy countries are now realizing that global health affects everybody, and that we have to invest in health systems across the globe. If Covid has taught us anything, I hope it's teaching us that."
Surely if we can synthesize oxygen on Mars, we should be able to ensure enough for everyone on Earth.
If you wish to donate to nonprofit organizations working to improve access to medical oxygen in low- and middle-income countries, these organizations include:
Build Health International
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Mission Oxygen
Socios En Salud
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Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon is the newest Dark Hunter novel.
It's not easy being life's own personal joke, but Josette Landry has made an unstable peace with the beast. Life will continue to throw every bad thing it has at her, and she will continue to not put her head in an oven. But that's okay. That which doesn't kill her will just require a few hours of mental insanity. Completely down on her luck, Josette takes a job with a local paranormal group trying to get their own cable show as a photographer and camerawoman. Yeah, they're even crazier than she is. The only paranormal thing she believes in is the miracle that keeps her rusted out hoopty running. But when her group accidentally releases something truly evil into the world, they are forced to call in reinforcement.
Centuries ago, Cadegan was viciously betrayed into an immortal prison by the only person he'd ever trusted. Forced against his will to do good, he hates everything in life. All he wants is a way out. But for the damned there is only eternal suffering. And yet, there is something about Josette that intrigues him. Something he can't seem to fight and the last time he felt this way about a woman, it cost him everything.
He knows he has to stay away from her, but the unleashed demon is hellbent on consuming her soul. If one more innocent is taken, he will be sent back to an unimaginable prison that makes his current hell look like paradise. But how can he keep her sage when his being with her is the greatest threat of all?
1. This is not my favorite of Kenyon's Dark Hunter books. I felt like that Kenyon used some strange plot device in this story, like the whole body-switch between Josette and Cadegan. It was really confusing to read.
2. I did enjoy the banter between Cadegan and Josette. They have several misunderstandings due to the difference in the vernacular.
3. Kenyon left a lot of lose ends in this book. The one that annoyed me the most was the scene where Artemis visits Cadegan and Josette. Almost nothing that she said to them was explained, and it left me with a lot of questions.
Read, mainly because I think that some stuff revealed in this book, and the unanswered questions might become important later in the series.


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Project Blogger is an educational initiative in Ireland by Discover Science & Engineering (DSE). It provides blogging tools and an online space for secondary school students and their teachers to create blogs about their school science experiments and science interests.

Through the blogs, the students can share their experiences about science with their classmates, as well as with students from other schools across Ireland.

The scheme was piloted in the 2007–08 academic year and was extended the following year.

DSE has also teamed up with Scifest for students to use Project Blogger in their SciFest projects. The students use their online science diaries to store ongoing project results, images, ideas, graphs, video and discussions.

References

External links
SciFest – official website of SciFest
Discover-Science.ie – official website of Discover Science & Engineering (DSE)
Hindi Help Guide – official website of Hindi Help Guide

Science education in Ireland
Science and technology in the Republic of Ireland


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Adam Francis
Adam Francis is a Partner and Commercial Director of Iraq. The role is a function within Control Risks' High Risk Managed Services. In this role, Adam is responsible for shaping and underwriting the commercial strategy of the business, ensuring that it operates effectively, efficiently and in line with the Control Risks brand, reputation and leads industry best practice.
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Adam Francis is a Partner and Commercial Director of Iraq. The role is a function within Control Risks' High Risk Managed Services. In this role, Adam is responsible for shaping and underwriting the commercial strategy of the business, ensuring that it operates effectively, efficiently and in line with the Control Risks brand, reputation and leads industry best practice. Furthermore, he delivers contract account management to several major clients and suppliers, as well as other key stakeholders that are critical to the success of the organisation.
Examples of Adam's recent work include:
Developing, implementing and managing the "Iraq Strategic Plan" which supports and complements the company's overall global vision and strategy.
Designing and overseeing the Iraq Quarterly Review process which spearheads financial efficiency and continual improvement, in line with our budget aspirations and internationally accredited Quality and Security Operations Management Systems.
Leading the commercial negotiation of several significant long-term client contracts in Iraq.
Overseeing a supplier management system in line with company and international standards, ensuring the business derives best utility from vendors..
Prior to his current role, Adam held several financial and commercially focused roles in the Iraq business. During this time, he was instrumental in the evolution and maturation of the robust management system that exists in Iraq today.
Before joining Control Risks, Adam worked for a risk consulting firm with projects across the Middle East and Africa. Adam holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Rhodes University in South Africa, majoring in Financial Management and Economics.
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