The Q4 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index) released Dec. 11 indicates that despite staunch concerns over labor shortages and skilled workers, three-quarters of contractors believe advanced technologies may improve labor productivity on job sites.
According to the Q4 report, while just over half of contractors currently use technologies like drones, equipment tagging, wearable technology and augmented/virtual reality for their projects, 74 percent anticipate adopting such technologies over the next three years. Moreover, 58 percent of contractors also reported difficulty finding skilled workers — the highest level reported in 2018 — suggesting that as builders look for ways to contend with a scarce talent pool, investments in technology could help bridge the gap of labor. In fact, if demonstrated, improved labor productivity was reported by 66 percent of contractors as the top reason for companies to invest in advanced technologies.
"The construction industry has historically lagged behind others in productivity and, when confronted by the labor shortage, there is an even greater need to identify meaningful solutions that will lead to growth and innovation," said Jennifer Scanlon, president and CEO of USG Corporation. "To achieve the expected growth, it is important that contractors, architects, and designers invest in understanding how technologies like robots and 3D printing can transform jobsites and impact businesses in the near- and long-term."
Notably, all the technologies included in the study are expected to increase in use over the next three years, but wearable technologies such as sensors are expected to grow the most. While only 6 percent of contractors currently report using this type of innovation, the number who anticipate its use over the next three years more than triples to 23 percent. Contractors view wearable technologies as one of the top ways to improve safety (83 percent), workforce management (56 percent), and productivity (36 percent). In general, about half of all contractors consider key project performance indicators like schedule, budgets and safety to be some of the top benefits of investing in technologies.
"From the industrial revolution to the digital age, U.S. companies and workers have helped create and sustain the most dynamic and resilient economy in history. Today, our economy is being rapidly reshaped by technology and other forces," said Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "This transformation is creating opportunity, but too many people lack the skills or credentials they need to compete for 21st century jobs and too many businesses can't find the skilled workers they need. To maintain America's competitive advantage, it's imperative that industries and businesses adapt and leverage technology as a way to address workforce challenges."
Overall, contractors are optimistic about the outlook of commercial construction with an Index score of 75 in the fourth quarter, unchanged from Q3 2018. The Index looks at the results of three leading indicators to gauge confidence in the commercial construction industry — backlog levels, new business opportunities and revenue forecasts — generating a composite index on the scale of 0 to 100 that serves as an indicator of health of the contractor segment on a quarterly basis.
Backlog: Contractors' ratio of actual to ideal backlog dipped slightly from 81 to 80. The average current contractor backlog was 10.0 months, down from 10.3 months last quarter.
New Business: The level of overall confidence was 76, increasing quarter-over-quarter (74 in Q3 2018).
Revenues: Revenue expectations remained steady at 69 quarter-over-quarter.
USG Corporation is a manufacturer of building products and innovative solutions. Headquartered in Chicago, USG serves construction markets around the world through its Gypsum, Performance Materials, Ceilings and USG Boral divisions. Its wall, ceiling, flooring, sheathing and roofing products provide the solutions that enable customers to build the outstanding spaces where people live, work and play. Its USG Boral Building Products joint venture is a leading plasterboard and ceilings producer across Asia, Australasia and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.usg.com.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. For more information, visit www.uschamber.com.
The full Q4 report is available for download here.


Statistics have shown that their are approximately 127 marijuana users, 56 people abusing prescription drugs, 20 cocaine addicts, 9 people using hallucinogens, and 5 people that use inhalants who live in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
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Kemmerer is located in Lincoln County and contains the following zip codes: 83101.


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More stimulus package for MSMEs coming, says FG
The Federal Government will soon roll out additional stimulus packages for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.
Special Assistant to the President on MSME in the Vice President's office Tola Johnson made this disclosure in Abuja at a virtual press briefing on the coming National MSME clinic award.
The award and the coming stimulus package is part of government's effort to mitigate the adverse impact of the corona virus pandemic on MSMEs.
According to Johnson, the Federal Government is working on several stimulus packages for MSMEs, this will be released in due time.
However, before the stimulus package is unveiled, he disclosed that the Federal Government will inaugurate a 200, 000 capacity Yam Storage facility for MSMEs in Zaki Biam, Benue State as part of measures to support MSMEs in the state.
Tope Johnson noted that "the MSMEs Shared Facility Scheme of the Federal Government is one of the innovations from the National MSMEs Clinics."
The reason for launching shared facility scheme across the country he said "is to provide necessary infrastructure and support facilities in production clusters across the country for MSMEs."
The Shared facility scheme he added was designed so that MSMEs can jointly share and have access to facilities they hitherto cannot access individually.
Later this year, the Benue state shared facility project located in Zaki Biam will be launched. The Zaki Biam cultivates 60% of all the yams Nigerians eat and they have a very large yam market. However, their major problem is storage.
Tope stated that that was what led the National MSME clinic to facilitate "the building of the shared facility where they can store their yam and to address security, the Nigerian police will be taking over that building.
"The facility is solar powered, they will be able to store their yams better, there are shades too that are provided" he said.
Tope Johnson revealed that from Benue the clinic "will be moving very quickly to Anambra state to launch a shared facility for leather works we are 70% into that and almost ready."
From there they will proceed to Lagos to launch a fashion shared facility. "We are also 70% gone on that and we are having discussions with Kaduna, FCT at Kugbo furniture market.
For this year's MSME clinic award he said will be different as all award recipients and other participants and guests will join the event via video conference from different locations across the country.
The portal for the nomination of MSMEs for the 2020 MSMEs Awards shall open on Monday June 1 2020 for a period of 4 weeks, and all registered MSMEs in the country can be nominated in the different categories of the awards namely:…..
Every MSME qualifies for the award.as long as your business is registered you have a CAC and Tax Identification number you qualify for the award.
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Q: Guava HashMultimap update equal value I have a hashmultimap, the current behavior of this data structure is whenever I try to insert a value that already exists, it does not insert, however I would like a different behavior: if the object I want to insert as value is equals, I want to update this value.

A: This behaviour is the result of HashMultimap using a standard HashSet for its value collection.  The contract of Set#add is:

If this set already contains the element, the call leaves the set unchanged

However, the contract of multimap does not require this.  If you create a Collection implementation that has the update behaviour you desire, you can use Multimaps#newMultimap to create a multimap using that backing collection type.
I would caution though that this requirement seems suspect...the fact that you're trying to update the value objects while they are being used in a Set is somewhat smelly. It could be that what you really want is something like Map<CompositeKey<CurrentKey, CurrentValue>, State>.  Then the update behavior simply becomes a put.

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Perhaps you believe that the world should be a more fair place. That sounds reasonable. But what is fair? Can you define fair? What does a universe look like in this world of fair? Would it look like that to other people seeking such a world? Or, would it have looked like that to people living 200 years ago? In someways, the answer is probably yes. In other ways, no. How about in 200 years? Would you be the judge of this fair world that you created? Or would it be a committee?
Instead we can become our own "better" with each action we take.
Take a breath and breathe in the meaning of your own better. With every interaction become your better self. Each movement of your body. Each word you utter. This is the better you likely seek.


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Home Climate Science and Litigation: It's Gettin' Hot in Here
Climate Science and Litigation: It's Gettin' Hot in Here
Published on Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Farmers with their cows in Myanmar during a very dry season.
Late last year, the LPR team presented on climate change science at the Asia-Pacific Judicial Conference on Environmental and Climate Change Adjudication in Myanmar. We're not scientists, why not stick to what we know?
Well, climate change is coming and it's coming to a court near you. Climate litigation in Asia and the Pacific will grow and it will increasingly emerge as an issue during environmental and other litigation. Awareness of the science will be important for understanding the nature of cases in your docket and for resolving litigation.
It's a Wrap: Scientists Actually Agree that Climate Change is Real
Climate change grabs global headlines. The media (and politicians) seem deeply divided on whether it's real and why it's happening. You would have read articles affirming that humans have caused climate change. In contrast, other articles deny climate change, often on the basis that scientists have debunked climate change theories. Meanwhile, weather patterns in your local area probably have not changed that much. Sure, we are starting to see more heat waves or more intense storms globally. But, most of us are generally not experiencing the predicted extreme weather variations. Given how divided the media is on the issue, and the somewhat far off impacts, you could easily assume that the scientific community is split on the science.
But, that's not the case. Ninety-seven percent of actively publishing climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming: see Figure 11.
Figure 1: Studies into scientific agreement on human-caused global warming
Source: J. Cook et al. 2016. See Footnote 1. Illustration: J. Cook.
Climate science isn't precisely a rookie field. John Tyndall proved the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. He showed that gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) absorb heat and act like a blanket around the Earth, regulating temperatures. In the 1890s, Svante Arrhenius showed that CO2 produced by factories and machines would increase global temperatures.
Over the last 40 years in particular, scientists have researched and debated the topic extensively. Technology has improved, enabling greater data accuracy and greater certainty. The scientific community has reached general agreement. Almost 200 worldwide scientific organizations accept that human action causes climate change. In its Fifth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said it is extremely likely—greater than a 95% probability—that global warming since the 1950s has resulted from human activity. The report cited 9,200 scientific publications and was reviewed by more than 1,000 expert reviewers. The IPCC's 195 member governments approved the summary report line by line. We have no data on the amount of coffee consumed during that read through.
The world's countries are actually also in consensus. All countries are party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. There are 184 parties to the Paris Agreement. Both instruments rely on science. They acknowledge that human activities have substantially increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), contributing to more warming.
How Can Scientists Know That Earth's Climate Is Changing? It's In the Ice.
Data recorded from ice core samples shows that Earth's climate has cycled between ice ages and warm periods for the last 800,000 years. During that timeframe, atmospheric CO2 levels went up and down in a consistent range: see Figure 2. CO2 levels varied between roughly 170 to 300 parts per million (ppm). Scientists have researched the reasons for Earth's temperature fluctuations. They found that GHGs have exerted the greatest control over Earth's climate for at least 800,000 years. The climate record also robustly shows that CO2 and global temperature move together, as do sea levels: see Figures 2 and 3. In short, when CO2 goes up, temperature goes up, and sea levels go up.
Figure 2: 800,000 thousand years of CO2 and temperature against current levels
Source: NOAA (based on data from Jouzel et al. 2007; Lüthi et al. 2008), updated with NOAA CO2 data: www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/global.html
That's problematic for us all. Human-caused emissions since the industrial revolution have driven large increases in the atmospheric concentration of CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide—all GHGs. In September 2018, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) measured the average global CO2 levels as 405 ppm, far above the normal range for almost 1 million years. Emission rates are accelerating too. From 1970 to 2011, CO2 emissions increased by about 90%, with 78% of those emissions coming from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes. It's also important to understand that there is a lag between atmospheric CO2 levels and temperature changes. There are more rises in the pipeline for temperature and sea level unless we reduce CO2 in the air.16
Figure 3: Temperature, CO2, and Sea Level for 420,000 years
Source: J. Hansen. 2018. Climate Change in a Nutshell: The Gathering Storm. New York. p. 25. http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2018/20181206_Nutshell.pdf
What Does Science Say About Global Temperatures?
We've all seen graphs showing increasing global temperatures. But, did you know that current rates of warming are about 10 times faster than previous ice-age-recovery warming?17 Previously—during the past 800,000 years—it took around 5,000 years for the Earth's temperature to warm by 4ºC–7ºC.18 In contrast, the Earth just warmed 0.8ºC since 1880.19
Current national climate pledges could limit warming to 3.2ºC by 2100.20 But, the IPCC projects that if we continue with business as usual approaches, atmospheric concentrations of CO2 will likely exceed 1,000 ppm by 2100—more than 3 times the atmospheric CO2 levels for the last 800,000 years—resulting in a 4.8ºC temperature increase since pre-industrial times.21 In October 2018, the IPCC released its special report showing the dire impacts of a 1.5ºC–2ºC temperature increase.22 At a 1.5ºC warming, 75% of the world's coral reefs will die. Fast action is imperative. The IPCC considers it likely (> 66% probability) that global temperatures will reach 1.5ºC as early as 2030. That's 11 years away.
What Are Some Litigants Doing with the Science?
Most cases won't dispute the scientific consensus on 21st Century climate change.23 Indeed, few cases have focused on climate science in Asia and the Pacific. In South Asia, litigants have focused on their constitutional rights to life and a clean environment to support their claims against government for greater climate action.24
The Philippines is home to a vanguard human rights inquiry into alleged violations by the world's carbon majors.25 The Philippine Commission on Human Rights is investigating whether climate change impacts human rights and, if so, whether the carbon majors have responsibility for climate change. Science is central to the inquiry.26 This is a challenging case. There is no legally binding international instrument establishing a human right to an environment that sustains continued life for existing species.27 If the Commission finds for the petitioners, implementing any orders will be challenging. The Commission can recommend appropriate measures to the Philippine Congress.28 But, whether Congress actions those recommendations depends on political will. The true value of the Commission's findings lies in the potential for it to be a landmark decision. The Commission will release its findings and recommendations in June 2019.
Climate litigation in the Pacific remains relatively quiet save a few unsuccessful climate migration cases filed by Kiribati and Tuvalu citizens in Australian and New Zealand courts.29 "Migration with dignity" is increasingly seen as an important adaptation tool. But, what does it mean? Dignity means we need to treat people with worth, honor, and esteem. We must involve communities and give them choices and opportunity in resettlement. Consensus-building processes must also enable women, children and youth, people with disabilities, the aged, and indigenous peoples to participate meaningfully.
The science might be settled, but global action and impacts are not. Without radical changes, Asia and the Pacific will emit 48% of the world's share of CO2 by 2030.30 Asia and the Pacific are extremely vulnerable to climate change impacts. The window of opportunity is small and our collective future hangs on urgent action. As climate impacts grow, citizens will look to the courts for climate justice.
Climate litigation will not necessarily be that big test case with someone suing the government for action. Challenges to environmental impact assessments or pollution cases can benefit climate action because they indirectly target GHG emissions. Litigation to protect forests and mangroves can boost carbon sequestration or improve resilience to sea level rise. Awareness of local climate change challenges will help judges see when a matter has a climate change dimension. Given how important this topic is, we plan to keep writing about climate change litigation over the course of 2019.
ADB's Climate Change Litigation Resources
You may have read our earlier updates on our climate change litigation project. In 2018, we researched our book on climate change litigation for Asian and Pacific judges. We also re-thought the book format. We have decided instead to publish a series of working papers, blogs, and articles (like this) on climate change litigation. The information will still be there. But, we wanted to release the information sooner than a book would allow. We will continue to communicate our plans and release updates in 2019.
1 J. Cook et al. 2016. Consensus on consensus: a synthesis of consensus estimates on human-caused global warming. Environ. Res. Lett. 11 (2016) 048002. The study reviewed papers published between 1991 and 2011. Source: J. Cook et al. 2016. See Footnote 1. Illustration: J. Cook.
2 R.M. Baum SR. 2016. Future Calculations: The first climate change believer. Distillations. Science History Institute. Summer 2016. www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/future-calculations; J. Hansen. 2012. Why I must speak out about climate change. TED. www.ted.com/talks/james_hansen_why_i_must_speak_out_about_climate_change.
3 Footnote 2.
4 Office of Planning and Research. List of Worldwide Scientific Organizations.
5 IPCC. 2014. Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Summary for Policymakers. Geneva. p. 4.
6 G. Readfearn. 2013. IPCC climate change report by numbers. The Guardian. 27 September.
7 IPCC. 2014. Climate Change. 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Geneva. p. viii.
8 13 countries have not yet ratified the Agreement.
9 CO2 is the most abundant GHG.
10 US Environmental Protection Agency. Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data.
11 R. Alley. 2015. 4.6 Billion Years of Earth's Climate History: The Role of CO2. Presented at Symposium—Earths, Moons, Mars & Stars at the National Academy of Sciences' 152nd Annual Meeting. National Academy of Sciences. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujkcTZZlikg.
12 Footnote 11. See also A. Gardener. 2017. In Hot Water: Glacier Change and Sea Level Rise. von Kármán Lecure Series: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://youtu.be/ZJYs8L84L4s?t=445. A. Gardener also explains how scientists measure CO2 levels and temperatures.
13 Footnote 5.
14 NOAA. 2018. Trends in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide.
15 Footnote 10.
16 J. Hansen. 2018. Climate Change in a Nutshell: The Gathering Storm. New York. p. 39. http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2018/20181206_Nutshell.pdf.
17 NASA Earth Observatory. How is Today's Warming Different from the Past?
19 NASA Earth Observatory. World of Change: Global Temperatures.
20 Footnote 5. p. 9. See Figure SPM.5.
21 Footnote 5. pp. 9–10. See Figure SPM.5, representative concentration pathway 8.5.
22 IPCC. 2018. Summary for Policymakers. In: Global warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty. Geneva.
23 See City of Oakland and the People of the State of California v. BP PLC et al (2018), Case 3:17-cv-06011-WHA and (ii) Juliana v. United States, Case 6:15-cv-01517-AA, in which climate science has been a major issue.
24 See Leghari v. Republic of Pakistan (2015) W.P. No. 25501/2015.
25 Carbon major companies are producers of oil, natural gas, coal, and cement.
26 Republic of the Philippines Commission on Human Rights. 2018. PHL at the forefront of seeking climate justice with CHR's landmark inquiry on the effects of climate change to human rights. Press Release. 28 March. http://chr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Post-Event-PR-NICC-28-Mar-2....
27 The United Nations is currently investigating the potential for such an instrument: https://www.unenvironment.org/events/conference/towards-global-pact-environment.
28 Executive Order No. 163 of 5 May 1987.
29 See Ioane Teitiota v. The Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, [2015] NZSC 107; In re: AD (Tuvalu), [2014] Cases 501370-371 (New Zealand); RRT Case Number 0907346, [2009] RRTA 1168, (Refugee Review Tribunal, 10 Dec. 2009) (Australia); Refugee Appeal No. 72189/2000 (Refugee Status Appeals Authority, S. Joe, Aug. 17, 2000) (New Zealand).
30 ADB. 2017. Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific: Infographic. www.adb.org/news/infographics/climate-change-asia-and-pacific.
31 6 of the 10 nations most affected by extreme weather are in Asia and the Pacific. Footnote 30.
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On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Dec 31, 2014 | Car Accidents
Three passengers in one vehicle and the driver of another were injured in a head-on collision on Dec. 27. It was not immediately known whether alcohol contributed to the crash, according to authorities. The accident closed a large section of Wax Road for approximately...
Head-on collision in Baton Rouge Results in DUI arrest
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Dec 29, 2014 | Hit-and-Run Accidents
On December 27, a 35-year-old male traveling Northbound in the 9200 block of Scenic Highway allegedly crossed the center line and hit another motorist head-on. He then fled the scene. Officers subsequently found him walking in the parking lot of a near-by housing...
Safety benefits of roundabouts
Arizona motorists may improve roadway safety by learning more about roundabouts, as described by the Federal Highway Administration. According to the FHWA, roundabouts may be considered alternative resource of highway initiatives that involve reconstruction or new...
Feds eliminate unnecessary inspection reports for truckers
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Dec 22, 2014 | Truck Accidents
In a move that could mean safer roads for Louisiana drivers, the Department of Transportation has announced the end of an onerous paperwork requirement for the U.S. trucking industry. Effective Dec. 18, professional truck drivers will no longer have to file pre- and...
Dutchtown High School student killed in alleged DWI accident
Louisiana State Police reported that a man who allegedly hit a car carrying high school students, killing one, has been charged with multiple criminal offenses including drunk driving. According to officers, the collision occurred on Dec. 9 around 7:30 a.m. on Highway...
Whiplash causes and effects
A fairly common injury in Louisiana and other areas of the United States, whiplash can result in a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from dizziness and fatigue to neck pain and visual disturbances. Although whiplash is typically not fatal, it can result in permanent...
The dangers of alcohol-impaired driving
In Louisiana and other areas of the United States, impaired driving results in thousands of preventable deaths and injuries and many other societal costs. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released a fact sheet showing the effects of intoxicated...
2 killed Louisiana crash; drunk driving suspected
On Behalf of The Law Offices of Tim L. Fields, LLC | Dec 9, 2014 | Car Accidents
Two people were killed in a head-on car crash on LA Highway 447 in Livingston Parish on Dec. 4. The accident happened near Drakeford McMorris Road at approximately 5:30 p.m. Louisiana State Police said a 50-year-old Jackson man was driving his 1994 GMC pickup truck...
Man killed when driver crosses centerline on LA 40
A Livingston Parish crash on Louisiana Highway 40 resulted in the death of a 39-year-old man. The Nov. 29 accident involved two vehicles, one of which crossed the highway's centerline immediately before the collision, according to officials. The 39-year-old man was...
2 vehicle collision leaves 1 dead in Louisiana
A collision involving two vehicles resulted in the death of one person in St. Martin Parish in the late night hours of November 23. Police continue to investigate the accident. According to the Louisiana State Police, the fatal car crash occurred just before 9 p.m. on...


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Cloned Baby Saga Continues in Israel
Thursday January 30, 2003 Raelians
Associated Press, Jan. 30, 2003
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By DAN PERRY, Associated Press Writer
JERUSALEM — The baby girl alleged to be the first human clone is in hiding with her parents in Israel for fear that U.S. authorities would separate them, an Israeli spokesman for the religious sect behind the cloning claims said Thursday.
But whether a baby exists at all — let alone evidence that she is a clone — has never been proven in the bizarre saga of the baby called "Eve."
The Israel connection is the latest twist in the story told by Clonaid, a company that announced in Florida two days after Christmas that it had delivered the world's first human clone. The company reneged on promises to prove the claim through DNA testing, fueling widespread belief that the whole thing is a hoax.
Clonaid chief Brigitte Boisselier has said the baby was cloned from an American woman, who remains unidentified. On Wednesday, she testified in a Florida court that the baby exists and is now in Israel.
Authorities in Israel, where cloning is illegal, said they had no information on the matter.
The religious sect behind Clonaid, a group called the Raelians, believes life on Earth was created by space aliens.
The Israeli spokesman for the group, Kobi Drori, said Thursday that the baby was brought to Israel because the parents were Jewish and thus had automatic rights to arrive and even seek immediate citizenship here.
Israeli Interior Ministry spokeswoman Tova Elinson said she had no information on the claims, and without a name "there is no way to check."
Health Ministry spokesman Ido Hedari depanned that while cloning is illegal in Israel, airport authorities don't ask arrivals whether they were cloned abroad.
Drori said the family did not volunteer the information upon arrival. He said they left the United States because of the Florida court case in which a lawyer asked a judge to appoint a guardian for the child, for fear she suffered genetic defects — if she exists.
Judge John Frusciante threw out the case Wednesday after Boisselier said the baby was in Israel. Bernard Siegel, the attorney who had sought the guardianship, said he hopes Israeli authorities investigate the case.
In Israel, the law forbids cloning until the end of 2004, pending more research. Religious authorities have also debated the issue. Chief Rabbi Yisrael Lau told The Associated Press he supports technological breakthroughs that further medical care, but opposes "interference in the act of creation," which is the sole domain of God.
Rabbi Yigal Shafran, head of the Chief Rabbinate's medical ethics department, has said that when all other fertility procedures have been tried, cloning should be used to create children if it becomes possible.
Drori, who said his movement had several hundred followers in Israel, said Eve's 31-year-old mother had gone through 10 years of unsuccessful in vitro fertilizations before turning to cloning.
At his request, he was interviewed by AP Television News at a Tel Aviv cafe named Crick And Watson — after James Watson and Francis Crick, the pair of scientists who 50 years ago unlocked the secrets of DNA.
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Dry socket is a condition that few people have after a tooth removal because when a tooth has been pulled out the oral cavity, a hole named socket appears and it is full of the blood clot to protect the bone as well as the nerve underneath. Sometimes, this blood clot is broken up, which makes the bone and nerve expose to air, food, and fluid. This is the reason dry socket can cause a lot of pain and increase the risk of infection.
Saline water is the simplest way to cope with dry socket. The traditional way is very effective to wipe the bacteria out the oral cavity and also relieve the pain and swelling. Rinse saline two times per day in the morning and before going to bed can bring the surprising result with this condition. You can add this for home remedies of sore throat.
The smoker has a higher risk of getting dry socket than the non-smoker. Some recent extensive controlled studies show that inside the cigarette, there are many toxins that decrease the healing rate. Cigarette contains nicotine- a vasoconstriction which causes less blood flow to the wound and less blood flow leads to less nutrition goes to the wound. If you have a tooth removal, you should avoid using tobacco before and after the tooth extraction.
If the dry socket happened, turmeric could be a very good choice because of a chemical curcumin inside turmeric. Curcumin acts as an anti-inflammation which has the ability to reduce the pain together with the swelling in dry socket. You can eat some fresh slices of turmeric or add turmeric powder in warm milk to get a certain amount of curcumin. Another option is applying the gauze that contains turmeric powder.
Garlic is a common spice in any kitchen around the world. Garlic has a wide variety of benefits to the health, especially with dry socket. Garlic is a powerful, broad-spectrum, natural antibiotic which can prevent or treat the infection as a dangerous risk of dry socket very well. The inflammation caused by dry socket is also able to be reduced by using garlic. The best way to use garlic for treating dry socket is chewing the fresh garlic slices so the garlic juice can spread out the entire oral cavity and the inflammation will be reduced rapidly.
Clove oil has been known as a herb for dry socket a very long time ago. Clove oil has a strong ability to wipe out the bacteria which can cause the infection in the dry socket. It also helps to decrease the painful feeling when the patient has a tooth extraction. Moreover, clove oil is able to eliminate bad odor as well as whitening the teeth.
Cold compress has been used widely in daily life and medicine field, from relieving the pain to treating the bruise. In dry socket case, cold compress is also very effective to decrease the pain and the particular thing is this remedy can be done easily in the home. Putting some ice in a towel then applying it in the area where you feel pain. You shouldn't use direct ice to avoid cold burn.
Apple vinegar has some special substances that act as anti-inflammation and anti-bacteria. Apple cider vinegar creates an acidity environment which can suppress the bacterial development. Dipping a cotton ball in the liquid that is mixed from some drops of apple cider vinegar and water then applying it in the dry socket site. Stirring that kind of liquid is another option to reduce the pain from dry socket.
One of factor triggers the dry socket is chewing too much due to eating hard food or high fiber food. Eating soft food is one of the best preventive ways to avoid the dry socket. Eating soft food also increases the absorption rate and the nutrition easily go into the blood stream to the wound. Keep hydrated is very important in treating dry socket because it guarantees good blood supply to the wound site.
Black tea contains a high amount of a special substance named acid tannic which can promote dry socket healing by increase healing process and reducing inflammatory reaction. Drinking black tea is also a good habit for your health. With dry socket, you can dip the black tea bags in a hot pot in 10 seconds then squeeze it to take out the excess water, after that you put in the refrigerator to cool down it and apply it in the site of dry socket. Finally, rinse your mouth with salt water or black tea to have better effect.
Lemon is a rich source of vitamin C which boosts up the immune system so you will have a less risk to get an infection from dry socket. Vitamin C in lemon also very good for the gum's growing. Every morning, you put some lemon juice into a cup then use it to rinse. Besides that, you should intake one or two cups of lemon juice to recover quickly from the dry socket.
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Okay, this is copied from the Health Canada VDD. As we read it, they are allowing PH6 to stay on the market with new labels and warnings. The 3rd paragraph, as we understand it, says it is to be given only to dogs that can not be given other heartworm preventatives for some reason. It seems Canada does not think it is all that safe either.
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Health Canada's Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD) has been working with Wyeth Animal Health, the manufacturer of ProHeart®6, to investigate the safety of this product. VDD's Pharmacovigilance Unit requested data from the manufacturer regarding the safety of this product under the recommended conditions of use. VDD has received and evaluated the data and recommends:
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Wyeth Animal Health has revised the label to reflect Health Canada's safety concerns. The following advisory statement has been added to the Cautions section of the label and package insert:
Because of its potential for serious adverse drug reactions and the absence of identifiable risk factors associated with those reactions, ProHeart®6 is only indicated for those dogs in which alternative preventatives cannot be effectively administered.
In addition, the label provides information for veterinarians about Canadian and international adverse drug reactions to ProHeart®6.
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Faraday Future has confirmed an official EPA range of 381 miles for at least one version of its FF 91 electric SUV, although production timing is still uncertain.
The 381-mile rating applies to the FF 91 Futurist model, the company said in a press release. Faraday also confirmed to Green Car Reports that the rating is for models with a 142-kwh battery pack. Faraday is currently taking pre-orders for the Futurist and a Futurist Alliance model, with pre-orders for an unnamed base model to open at a later date.
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The FF 91 has been expected for years. It was first shown in concept form in 2017, the company built its first pre-production car in 2018. But funding issues have delayed the FF 91's launch—and may do so once again.
In July, the company said it needed more funding to put the FF 91 into production, adding that it was targeted a fourth-quarter 2022 launch if that funding could be secured. Faraday didn't offer any updates with the announcement of the FF 91's range certification.
Yet Faraday also announced earlier this year that it plans to put the somewhat smaller FF 81 into mass production at a Korean plant in 2024. The FF 91 is slated to be built in California.
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From May to August 2018, Dataxis conducted several interviews with key players of the TV and Telecommunication industry in the following countries: Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Moldova, Ukraine. Among the different topics addressed, several common trends were identified: FTA market decline, OTT emergence, TV and telecommunication services convergence, necessity for local content… This Executive Summary highlight the main trends undergoing in the region according to Dataxis research.
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At the end of 2017, only Estonia and Belarus had a penetration of Pay-TV services above 80% of TV households. In the next five years, two other countries are expected to exceed the 80% penetration, namely, Russia and Latvia followed by Georgia and Lithuania. In the middle team, large free-to-air (FTA) markets will remain in Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine.
For instance, in Estonia some operators forecast the disparition of the FTA market within a few years, leaving alone the public broadcaster ERR on that segment. Indeed, two major commercial channels were encrypted in the summer 2017 and since then, households watching only FTA represent less than 10% of the total TV households.
Similarly, Russian operators have been increasing their subscriber bases steadily for a decade, with Pay-TV penetration now reaching 80% of the TV households. However, some insiders are wondering whether maintaining such high levels of penetration is possible on the long term when the State DTT platform is providing high quality content for free. This is where value added services such as time shift, catch-up, VOD, multi-screen, Smart TV, HD and UHD are becoming strategic. Anticipating this need, Tricolor launched a 4K service in 2015 followed by three other operators in 2017 and 2018.
However, high penetration of Pay-TV services does not necessarily mean highly potential market in terms of revenues. In Lithuania where typical cable TV packages are sold for 6€ on average, the end price of the monthly fee can actually be lower given the numerous promotions offered to subscribers. The graph belows presents Dataxis forecasts for the average ARPU by region.
Even in markets with smaller subscriber base, the potential for development of pay-TV services may not be high. For instance, in Armenia, less than one out of two TV households is subscribing to a paid service. But the Pay-TV market is actually approaching saturation. That's because a third of households is situated in rural areas difficult to connect to IPTV and they are not considered as potential targets in the middle term. Similar situation used to be observed in other countries of the region before the expansion of fibre broadband connections to rural areas.
This situation happened in Russia. IPTV used to be concentrated in urban areas while satellite operators were preferred everywhere else for their ability to cover Russian's extensive territory. However, in the last two years, ISPs began to connect rural households with fibre network and TV over IP, thus treading on DTH operators' toes. In Moldova, some players are already predicting IPTV to become the main TV access within two years.
With a 5.8% CAGR between 2017 and 2023, there will be more IPTV connections than cable TV connections in the region in the next five years. Satellite subscriber base should grow slightly at 0.3% CAGR and cable TV connections are declining overall at -2.5% CAGR.
Even though OTT TV and video platforms are emerging on all markets, no cord-cutting phenomena was observed yet. OTT connections could still represent less than 10% of the Pay-TV access by 2023 in the majority of the markets studied. In the meantime, traditional linear TV will keep growing.
Indeed, apart from few pioneer companies which launched OTT some years ago, several operators have an OTT platform but do not promote it outside their broadband network fearing the streaming quality. High costs of content rights are also holding back many small and middle size operators. Even in the case of pioneer OTTs, some insiders are doubting the profitability of the service. Only the platforms with very unique and localised content are expected to survive in the middle term.
In this context, most Pay-TV and telecommunication operators see themselves as content aggregator, integrating SVOD, TVOD and linear TV OTT applications to their platform to have the broadest offer to watch in the most convenient way.
Finally, on highly penetrated markets with relatively low ARPU, many operators are adopting bundling strategies to reduce churn and differentiate from small size local competitors. Almost three out of four main pay-TV operators identified in the region propose to bundle the TV service with one or more telecommunication services.
Convergence strategies are not only adopted by ISPs or telecommunication operators wanting to expand their offer with a TV service. We see more and more convergence between mobile and TV operators. In Moldova for instance, the IPTV provider Starnet is planning to launch an MVNO service in 2019. In Latvia, the market leader of mobile services launched TV service on its mobile network in 2016. In neighbouring country Lithuania, OTT TV services are also expected to be launched mainly by mobile operators.
Generally, companies are trying to unify their different platforms under global brands. It is the case of All Media Baltics, the buyer of Modern Times Group's activities in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The group is merging its different video content platforms (paid linear OTT, free catch-up OTT and VOD) into one single integrated product called TVPlay available in the three countries. Lattelecom in Latvia also merged its TV and VOD activities and platforms under the Helio brand in April 2018. In Estonia, the FTA broadcaster and media group Eesti Media goes further, searching for synergies between its TV, print and online activities.


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Hana's daughter was diagnosed with a treatable metabolic disorder caused by an inherited genetic error
Scientists in Cambridge have completed the world's largest gene sequencing project in healthcare – which brings hope of better understanding of diseases and faster diagnosis.
People with rare diseases, their family members and cancer patients took part.
Genomics England described the project as "transformational in what it means to society and humanity".
One in four participants with rare diseases received a diagnosis for the first time.
Until now, parents of children with rare genetic conditions typically spent years trying to find out the cause.
The 100,000 Genomes Project has ended this "diagnostic odyssey" for many families, and in some cases, led to effective treatments.
'Difference is amazing'
Hana Young's daughter Tilly, aged six, who has a disorder which causes delayed development and seizures, had her genome sequenced, along with both her parents.
In January 2018 she was diagnosed with GAMT deficiency, a treatable metabolic disorder, which is caused by an inherited genetic error.
Hana, from Gosport in Hampshire, told the BBC: "She used to be in and out of hospital and was often very aggressive towards her younger brother Arlo and others.
"She lost the ability to walk and was having hundreds of seizures a day."
Since Tilly has been on treatment, Hana says the "difference is amazing".
Cancer and rare diseases are both strongly linked to changes in DNA
"She is communicating, full of life, her epilepsy is gone and she is no longer violent," her mum says.
"Tilly is still severely mentally disabled but she is so much better than she would have been without the diagnosis."
Had Tilly's illness been identified earlier, some long-term damage could have been prevented.
In all, about 85,000 people had their entire genetic code, or genome, sequenced, but because cancer patients also had their tumour DNA mapped, the number of genomes totalled 100,000.
The human genome is made up of billions of pieces of DNA, found in nearly every cell in the body. It is the instruction manual for life and errors can trigger a vast range of disorders.
Cancer gene link
Cancer and rare diseases were chosen for the project because both are strongly linked to changes in DNA.
Cancer is triggered by mutations in genes, while the majority of rare diseases are also caused by errors in our genome.
Karen Carter, 46, is among 15,000 cancer patients who had the DNA of their cancer tumour sequenced, as well as the genome they inherited from their parents.
She has had breast cancer and melanoma, but scans suggest she is clear of the disease.
There are plans to sequence one million genomes in the UK in the next five years
Karen, a pharmacist from Reading, told the BBC: "My brother and grandmother and two cousins were all diagnosed with cancers at an early age and I would like to find out if there is something in our family that causes us to get cancer – and that knowledge might help us to mitigate the risks for others."
About half of cancer patients sequenced as part of the project were then able to take part in a clinical trial or receive a targeted treatment.
All the genome sequencing has been carried out at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, near Cambridge, in laboratories run by Illumina, a Californian biotechnology company.
The work has been overseen by Genomics England, which was set up in 2013 specifically to deliver the 100,000 Genomes Project.
Although the sequencing has been completed, the analysis of the genomes – by researchers across the UK – is continuing and some participants are still awaiting results.
There are now ambitious plans to sequence one million genomes in the UK in the next five years, as genetic testing becomes more embedded in NHS care.
'Extraordinary achievement'
Prof Mark Caulfield, chief scientist at Genomics England said: "The sequencing of 100,000 whole genomes marks an extraordinary UK achievement that is transforming the application of genomics in our NHS."
The hope is that it will lead to more rapid diagnosis, improved prevention of illness and more targeted medicines.
Sir John Chisholm, chair of Genomics England, said: "Your health record will eventually have a genomic backbone to it; that will enable what is happening to you to be compared with what your genome is telling your doctor, and therefore a more accurate diagnosis or treatment will be available."
When the first human genome was fully sequenced in 2003, it had taken 13 years and cost £2bn.
Today, a genome's worth of DNA can be sequenced in only 30 minutes, at a cost of £600.
The success of the 100,000 Genomes Project underlines the UK's position as a world leader in this field.
Prof Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer for England said: "The results show how genomic medicine can transform lives, and the opportunity now is to turn this research into reality by introducing sequencing technology as part of our world-leading NHS Genomic Medicine Service."Follow Fergus on Twitter.
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Remember all those interminable rat race days, before you went freelance: gazing out of your office window across a grimy teeming city, dreaming of one day escaping corporate Alcatraz, of calling all the shots like Tony Soprano in the Bad-A-Bing, becoming your own boss and working when you felt like it, not when you had to? Hmm... Hasn't quite turned out as it was cracked up to be, has it?
The first thing to know is that you're absolutely not alone. Well, not in one sense. Across this green and pleasant land, there are thousands of home-based workers feeling exactly the same. Working at home sounds great but in reality, it's a punishingly lonesome endeavour; even with modern communication tools. The good news is that in a coworking space you can work on your own but without being alone.
So, when's the best time to make the switch? When should you sign up as a member of a coworking community and begin contemplating reconverting your home office to that pool room or cool home gym you've always wanted? Well, not all spaces should be, almost mindlessly, flocked to. A basic serviced office simply isn't the same as a modern space sharing facility, so don't sign up for membership until you've taken a look, read reviews online, chatted to others on social media.
Desk sharing venues are a bit like cafes, restaurants, bars and other hangouts: if the place is always packed, they must be doing something right, right? Right. Then, once you've found a good place local to you, consider membership. Some places will let you try before you buy, of course. So go and get a feel for it all. New memberships always rise markedly after Christmas each year, as going into a new year start-ups pledge to "really get serious" about growing their businesses. Summer months traditionally see a drop in memberships, so if you're struggling to get into your local facility, your chances of doing so will be increased when the sun has got its hat on. Things get busier in the autumn and remain so as business professionals enjoy grafting away at a fun place in the lead up to the Christmas and New Year break.
Look forward to working in a supportive social atmosphere, get a buzz from interacting with other members, feel part of something, at a cool contemporary facility with a well-thought-through infrastructure, a good transport link, and where you get plenty of bang for your buck!