*bounces and squees* Cannot wait!!!
i can't wait but it also makes me sad that it's almost over.. i mean of course we all have read the last book but when the last movie has shown it's really.. over.. ya know.
Oh I know, I feel the same way! I'm going to bawl like a baby when it's over, I just know it!
I bawled when i read the book. So i know I will bawl at the end of the second movie.
Oh I know! I sobbed my way through the book and I still get misty when I read certain parts of it.
I don't get misty I still cry lol It'll be a sob fest when I see the movie I just know it.


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Retro Weekends – Street Fighter II
Welcome to Fighting February! This month, we'll be covering four retro fighting games. As they say, what's love without pain. So sit back, relax, grab a loved one, and promptly break up because you're being a cheap-ass with the hadoukens. Trust us, it'll make us feel less lonely 🙂
In 2008-09, fighting games became cool again. Street Fighter IV, BlazBlue, King of Fighters, they all made big splashes on the videogame scene. They were there to tell the industry that fighting games were back after nearly a decade. Of Course there were fighting games in that span of time, like Soul Calibur II, Tekken 4, Dead of Alive 4 and Virtua Fighter 5. But it had all fallen into a niche, and only the most devoted of fighting fans were really appreciative of these games. Coming into 2012, this fighting game boom shows no signs of letting up, with Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Street Fighter X Tekken, and Skullgirls keeping that fire going. But before we do, let's take a moment to look back at the game that started the initial boom in the 90s: Street Fighter II.
One More Time, WITH FEELING!
Street Fighter was a weird game. The original arcade game had you only playing as Ryu (with player two playing as Ken). He fought many fighters all over the world. Playing the game though was a test in either command memorization, or cabinet integrity. One version was your standard joystick and buttons, while the other had pressure two sensitive buttons that determined the strength of your attack depending on how hard you hit button. They broke eventually. Button commands for special attacks were another issue as they were very convoluted and hard to pull off during tense moments. The moves themselves, when pulled off, were overly powerful. To put simply, the game was a mess, so Capcom sought to fix this with Street Fighter II. Adding 8 players to choose from, a simpler way to pull off special moves, and smoother animation, Street Fighter II saw critical and commercial success both at home and at the arcades. Soon after, other companies like Data East, SNK, and Midway sought to capitalize on the fighting game craze. The boom was on!
This was an early SNES game for me, probably my fourth one after the initial 3 I had gotten when I got the SNES. My first contact with Street Fighter II started with the arcade unit. There were two video rental stores near my block: Boltron Video and L.A. Video. They both had arcade units lining their stores, with Boltron having the most arcade units. However, the more accessible of the two was L.A. Video. It was way smaller, but it had a decent assortment of arcades. The only games I remember being there were Mortal Kombat, some racing game, and of course, Street Fighter II. I played the game, though I don't really remember if I enjoyed the game since I was still pretty young. Then one day, my mom takes us to a game store in Southern Boulevard in Hunts Point (then second best right next to then Funcoland) and gets the game (according to her). This was a strange kind of contact I had with the game. I really don't remember if I hinted at wanting the game, liking the game, or what brought my mom to get me the game. But dammit did I have fun playing the game on the SNES.
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I'm a big fan of Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking – the TED talk, the book, the organisation – all of it! She published an article in Training Magazine that she shared from her Facebook group (yes, I follow that too).
Like many startups, an earlier company I worked with began in a living room. Our first proper office had a large south-facing deck with a picnic table, and except when it was raining, it was where we all gathered to eat lunch, have after-work parties, conduct small meetings, and just pause during the day to catch our breath and rethink a problem.


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Q: istream >> ostream << Operator Overloading with * Pointer How would I overload the >> and << operators if they are dealing with pointers?
in header:
friend std::istream& operator >>( std::istream& ins, Classname* & e);
friend std::ostream& operator <<( std::ostream& outs, const Classname * e);

in cpp:
std::ostream& operator <<( std::ostream& outs, const Classname * e)
{   // what do I do here?
return outs;
}
std::istream& operator >>( std::istream& ins, Classname* & e){
// what do I do here?
    return ins;
}

A: It depends on what is in the class Classname. If for example you have:
class Classname {
//...
private:
  int a;
};

.. then you might do:
std::ostream& operator <<( std::ostream& outs, const Classname * e)
{
  outs << e->a;
  return outs;
}
std::istream& operator >>( std::istream& ins, Classname* & e){
    ins >> e->a;
    return ins;
}

The idea being that the << and >> operators ideally should mirror each other - so for example you can make use of them for serializing and deserializing your instances.

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Ectopic expression of snapdragon transcription factors facilitates the identification of genes encoding enzymes of anthocyanin decoration in tomato.
Chronic dietary intake of plant-derived anthocyanins protects the rat heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Induction of antimicrobial 3-deoxyflavonoids in pome fruit trees controls fire blight.


SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of Utah state House elections using a statistical method for calculating partisan advantage found that Republicans won about three more seats than would be expected based on the party's share of the vote in the 2018 midterm election.
That is the same as in 2016, revealing a small built-in advantage that doesn't alter the GOP's overwhelming majority in the 75-seat chamber.
The AP examined U.S. House and state House or Assembly seats up for election last year using the so-called "efficiency gap" test to flag potential gerrymandering.
That gap for Utah's four U.S. House seats flipped to a small Democratic advantage after Ben McAdams unseated incumbent Republican Mia Love.
Under a voter-approved initiative, Utah redistricting will be done by a seven-member commission following the 2020 Census.


While it may seem contradictory, advancements in technology are giving customer engagement a human touch—and it's all thanks to Machine Learning (ML) capabilities. ML applies Artificial Intelligence (AI) to computers in order to give them the ability to learn from experience instead of being explicitly programmed. By analyzing customer data to predictively enhance and personalize engagements with increasing accuracy over time, ML models can drive both acquisition and loyalty; in fact, McKinsey reports that data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to outperform competitors in customer acquisition and 6 times as likely to retain these customers.
In this blog, we will explore the potential use cases for ML models in Customer Engagement Hubs (CEH), evaluating the personalization benefits of data-driven intelligence across industries.
Jamie browses her favorite store's website, searches for boots, puts them in the cart, but does not purchase them. The next day, she goes to the mall and is near the store. At this point, any communication to influence Jamie should be based on her past behavior pattern and current context. An ML model can easily determine that after how many days of putting an item in the cart does Jamie typically makes a purchase? Or does she usually buy online or during a store visit? Is she usually price sensitive or just the availability and the proximity of an item she likes can nudge her to buy.
In this case, the ML model determines that the best action would be inform Jamie, through a push notification, that the boots in her online cart are available in this store in her size at a 10% discount. Excited about the good deal, Jamie picks boots and heads toward the checkout counter.
By using the ML model, the retailer was able to decide the next best action for Jamie that is relevant to her based on how she has reacted in the past and where she is right now. Such a personalized interaction can greatly enhance customer experience.
When it comes to online banking, financial institutions offer a number of loan forms, account applications, and other long-form interactive elements. They require an intelligent ML solution to keep customers moving forward across all channels.
Sam is heading to college and needs to apply for a student loan. He logs into his online banking portal and opens the virtual application while working in the library, but does not have a chance to finish the form. In fact, between classes and other activities, Sam forgets the form for a number of days. When he logs into his banking app to check his account balance, an ML model springs to life, immediately analyzing Sam's past activity, banking history, and current context. Suddenly, Sam receives a notification: "Hi Sam: Complete your student loan form today and receive a $5 discount on monthly service fees." As a student, Sam is incentivized by the prospect of long-term savings; he re-opens the form on his phone and picks up where he left off in the library.
Machine Learning helps financial institutions drive loyalty and satisfaction by catering to customers' individual needs in real-time—and across every touchpoint. ML models take ongoing, cross-channel customer activity into account when crafting engagement, ensuring that no form is forgotten.
Hospitality providers are always striving to improve their guests' on-site experiences—a task that should originate with the ML optimization of online booking processes.
Karen is booking a trip to a resort she has visited before. During Karen's first stay at the resort, she enjoyed the spa amenities with her girlfriends—now, she logs in to book a family vacation. The resort's ML model analyzes Karen's past itinerary (facials, massages, and nail appointments) in the context of her current on-site clickstream activity (waterparks, mini golf, and shows), determining that children are likely accompanying her for this stay. While filling out her final online itinerary, Karen receives a pop-up notification: "Karen: Travelling with kids? Book a massage now and receive 20% off resort childcare services!" Remembering her amazing spa experience, Karen adds a massage to her itinerary and finalizes her booking to take advantage of the deal.
pring line selection, confident that she has found a new place to shop for her family through more than just the winter season.
By recognizing patterns in individual customer behavior and across guests' browsing activity, ML models can help resorts deliver the personalized experiences customers are looking for in real-time, even before they arrive on-site.
Machine Learning is at the heart of the ZineOne platform. Our AI-powered Customer Engagement Hub continually ingests individuals' historic, real-time, and environmental data, predicting their intent with increasing accuracy and triggering the most relevant actions for personalized customer engagement. Discover more about the powerful ML models in ZineOne's next-gen CEH.


In your Ayutthaya tour, there is one thing that is the most popular image of local postcard you should never miss, the Wat Phra Mahathat. If that doesn't ring a bell, let's make it clear.
Wat Phra Mahathat, literally meaning "Monastery of the Great Relic", was established in around 14 century and had been serving for royal use. Following the Khmer concept of temple construction, it's a vast complex of temple platforms which houses 77 delicate stupas and a stunning77-meter-high chedi. Amongst these great works, the biggest drive for visitors is a Buddha head overgrown by bodhi tree roots all around it, peering peacefully forward, which invokes a somewhat enigmatic atmosphere.
During the long stretch of history, Wat Phra Mahathat was certainly not exempt from severe looting and damage made by foreign invaders - that's why you can see very few Buddha statues still have their heads intact. Today the temple has become a rambling site that visitors swam in for a glimpse of nostalgia and the popular Jatukhan amulets sold there.
The site is open daily from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm. Other tourist attractions you might be interested in are Wat Chai Wattanaram, Wat Mongkhon Bophit, Wat Phra Si Sanphet, and Wat Ratburana.
Now, it's convenient and popular for visitors to extend their tour to other Asian destinations by transnational flights. You may take this sample itinerary as a reference.


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Sara Errani e Roberta Vinci sono le detentrici del titolo, ma la Errani ha deciso di non partecipare. La Vinci ha invece partecipato al torneo insieme a Karin Knapp, venendo eliminata al terzo turno da Casey Dellacqua e Jaroslava Švedova.

Martina Hingis e Sania Mirza hanno conquistato il titolo battendo in finale Ekaterina Makarova e Elena Vesnina con il punteggio di 5-7, 7-64, 7-5.

Teste di serie

  Martina Hingis /  Sania Mirza (campionesse)
  Ekaterina Makarova /  Elena Vesnina (finale)
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Lucie Šafářová (quarti di finale)
  Tímea Babos /  Kristina Mladenovic (semifinale)
  Raquel Kops-Jones /  Abigail Spears (semifinale)
  Garbiñe Muguruza /  Carla Suárez Navarro (secondo turno)
  Hsieh Su-Wei /  Flavia Pennetta (quarti di finale)
  Andrea Hlaváčková /  Lucie Hradecká (secondo turno)

  Casey Dellacqua /  Jaroslava Švedova (quarti di finale)
  Caroline Garcia /  Katarina Srebotnik (secondo turno)
  Alla Kudrjavceva /  Anastasija Pavljučenkova (terzo turno)
  Serena Williams /  Venus Williams (ritirate)
  Chan Yung-jan /  Zheng Jie (primo turno)
  Michaëlla Krajicek /  Barbora Strýcová (terzo turno)
  Anastasija Rodionova /  Arina Rodionova (secondo turno)
  Anabel Medina Garrigues /  Arantxa Parra Santonja (terzo turno)

Qualificate

  Elizaveta Kuličkova /  Evgenija Rodina (primo turno)
  Magda Linette /  Mandy Minella (primo turno)

  Johanna Larsson /  Petra Martić (primo turno)
  Wang Yafan /  Zhang Kailin (primo turno)

Lucky Loser
  Misaki Doi /  Stephanie Vogt (primo turno)
  Chan Chin-wei /  Nicole Melichar (primo turno)
  Jana Čepelová /  Stefanie Vögele (primo turno)

Wildcard

  Naomi Broady /  Emily Webley-Smith (primo turno)
  Jocelyn Rae /  Anna Smith (secondo turno)

  Johanna Konta /  Maria Sanchez (secondo turno)

Tabellone

Parte finale

Parte alta

Sezione 1

Sezione 2

Parte bassa

Sezione 3

Sezione 4

Collegamenti esterni

Torneo di Wimbledon 2015
WTA Tour 2015

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Moments Memories And Miracles
"THE GUESS CAME TRUE!"
"Where had You been, Swami?", we asked Him, when He sat up and leaned back, on the wall. He answered, with a smile, as if He was not at all tired or exhausted after the twenty-minute-absence from the body. "Oh! I had been to Dehra Dun!"
We were astonished! We asked Him what was the urgency for the visit, what was the calamity which had to be averted, who was the Bhaktha involved etc. He said that it was not a 'calamity' this time, but it was a dying person to whom He had to give His Darsan, at the time of death. "That was why you saw Vibhuthi issue from My mouth. When I give Darsan to a dying person, that happens. Remember this".
We searched our memories for the name and address of the Dehra Dun devotee but, we could not recall any one's name. Then Baba Himself volunteered the information. He said, "Don't you remember Dr. Krishna, the Lady Medical Officer from Vellore, who comes here often? It was her mother who passed away ten minutes ago, at Dehra Dun". And, He was speaking to three of us, in His room at the Prashanthi Nilayam at Puttaparthi, on 15th November 1958, at 5-40 P.M.!
At 5-20 P.M. that day, while Baba was reading out a letter He suddenly shouted, "Ha!", as if He was answering some one calling Him from afar and fell on the floor, as if He had thrown His body and left it in a trice, on journey! There were two more in the room, besides myself and, we watched over Him helplessly, praying to Him, for what could we do other than that? At 5-30 P.M, Baba coughed thrice and there gushed from His mouth the sacred Vibhuthi. We wondered what could it mean. Ten minutes later, He came back and sat up. It was then that we ventured to ask Him, "Where had You been Swami?"
We knew Dr. Krishna and had seen her at Puttaparthi and at Delhi, when Baba visited the home of the Doctor. When Baba was at Rishikesh, the mother had come down to the place and she had even the unique satisfaction of worshipping Baba. And, so we were glad that the mother was privileged to have the Darsan of the Lord, during her last moments.
Baba told us, in answer to our questions, that Dr. Krishna was at her beside at Dehra Dun, that she was actually there at the time , holding the pulse and that it was quiet and a happy death. He said that all the nearest and dearest were around the bed. "She was a very pious lady and she got the death she deserved", He said. "They are doing Bhajana in that room! The atmosphere is so pure and holy", He announced. Surely, we thought, that was why Baba blessed the soul.
We were all indeed lucky that we could witness this Manifestation of the Divine Mystery, for as Baba has often said, "Only the Lord can discern the exact moment of the liberation of a soul".
The 15th of November was a Saturday. On Tuesday, the 18th, the post brought an Inland Letter from Dehra Dun, which Baba gave me to read and when it was opened, lo, it was from Dr. Krishna herself! She had posted it on Sunday, with extra stamps and it had to come fast and flying to Baba's Hands.
"My mother drew her last breath", it said, "at 5-30 P.M. yesterday". Dr.Krishna had also written that they were doing Bhajan in the room for some time and that her mother was praying to Baba during her last moments. She concluded her letter thus, " I guess she had Your Darsan."
She guessed hundreds of miles away! And we were told by Baba at Prasanthi Nilayam that her guess had come true!
Kasturi.
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There are now more and more advertisements for ambulatory paediatricians. Ambulatory care is one of the popular new catch phrases within the National Health Service (NHS). Both the Tomlinson report and the King's Fund document on health care in the capital, advocated the development of ambulatory services.1 2 A British Paediatric Association discussion document introduced ambulatory paediatrics as an option for future development.3 This document gave a broad definition of ambulatory paediatrics as being everything that is non-inpatient, and so included such diverse areas as community paediatrics, child guidance and counselling services, specialist clinic care, and primary care paediatrics. Ambulatory paediatrics is not a specialty but a philosophy and, to a large extent, many paediatricians are already operating an ambulatory service.4 In practice, however, what does ambulatory paediatrics mean, what is the role of an ambulatory paediatrician, and does ambulatory paediatrics make any difference?
I was appointed in 1993 as an ambulatory paediatrician. Working from a hospital base in a district general hospital setting, I share with my colleagues the inpatient load on the general wards and the special care baby unit, as well as the outpatient load. However, my prime responsibility is the development of the ambulatory service, which I have approached in the following way.


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FIFE TO LOSE OUT ON MILLIONS AS VITAL EU FUNDING COMES TO AN END
Published date : 26 Nov 2020
Fife is set to lose out on millions of pounds of local funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Structural Fund (ESF) as a result of Brexit.
Large scale projects such as the ongoing Competitiveness, Innovation and Jobs: Business Competitiveness Initiative, Making it Work for Families and the Fife Employability Pathway Initiative, have been funded by grants through both the ERDF and the ESF.
With the UK leaving the European Union in 5 weeks, the money from these schemes, which have been used to invest in infrastructure, connectivity and employment, will no longer be available to the UK.
The funds have been available for more than 40 years and invested £5.6billion in the UK.
During the Brexit negotiations the UK government has announced its intentions to replace the scheme but provided no guidance to the Scottish Government on how it would work. Therefore, the Scottish Government has set out its proposals for a Scottish Shared Prosperity Fund (SSPF).
The SSPF will focus on four key areas to improve – empowering places, reducing poverty, enhancing wellbeing and increasing skills, growing business and jobs.
Commenting, Mid Fife and Glenrothes MSP, Jenny Gilruth said:
"As we hurtle towards the Brexit trapdoor we are starting to see the devastating impact leaving the EU will have on communities such as Fife.
"Initiatives funded by the ERDF and ESF like the Fife Employability Pathway Initiative have brought real benefits to people here and across Scotland and it is extremely disappointing that we will know longer have access to those funds.
"If the UK government continues on its trajectory of grabbing funding and powers from Scotland then we may never see this money again – the lack of transparency on any future replacement is very worrying.
"Scotland is once again bearing the brunt of a Brexit we did not vote for as we are dragged out of the EU. An independent Scotland within the European Union would still have access to these funding streams."
The management and delivery of Fife Council's Competitiveness, Innovation and Jobs: Business Competitiveness, has been supported by ERDF funding, with a total of over £2 million requested for this project. This operation will significantly increase the assistance available to accelerate the growth of SMEs in Fife by enhancing the pipeline of economic development and Business Gateway support available with a menu of assistance available at key stages. The ERDF funding is supporting the capacity of SMEs to grow in regional, national and international markets. This Operation has been ongoing since April 1 2016 and is set to run until March 31 2023.
Fife Council's Making it Work for Families initiative which ran between 1 October 2016 and 31 August 2019 received over £330,000 of grant funding from the ESF. The aims of this initiative were to address poverty and social exclusion by increasing financial awareness capacity and inclusion for disadvantaged households. Support included a dedicated worker to access financial needs and develop an action plan; motivational for the youths; money advice and access to childcare support where necessary. The programme aimed to support active inclusion, including with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation.
The strategic Intervention management, administration and compliance provided by Fife Pathway between 1 April 2015 and 31 December 2018 received over £200,000 of ESF funding.
The Delivery of the Fife Employability Pathway initiative, received over £8 million of ESF funding between 1 April 2015 and 31 December 2018. The Fife Employability Pipeline aims to provide stages 1-5 support ranging from action plans, training, mentoring, barrier removal and placements, by offering access to employment for job seekers and inactive people, including the long term unemployed: https://fife-etc.org/.
Full details of Operations and funding approved for the European Social Fund and European Regional Development Fund programmes referenced above in Fife, totalling over £10.5 million can be viewed here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/esif-operations-funding/
Glenrothes based business, Creo Engineering received £40,000 of funding from Business Loans Scotland (BLS) to support business expansion and recruitment of employees. This was fully funded through the Scottish Growth Scheme and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), BLS provides business loans from £25,000 to £100,000 to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/fife-trio-secures-ps165k-funding-aid-growth-1406447
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We love watching our sisters slay across the pond at London Fashion Week! From supermodels like Jourdan Dunn to Empire's Serayah McNeill, these are the chicest moments served up by trendsetting celebs.
Naomie Harris attends the launch of new luxury womenswear label Maison Makarem during London Fashion Week SS 17.
Jourdan Dunn at the Burberry September 2016 show during London Fashion Week SS17.
Jourdan Dunn attends the LOVE Magazine and Marc Jacobs LFW Party.
Jourdan Dunn attends the launch of "Vogue: Voice Of A Century", a new book celebrating Vogue Britain's centenary year during London Fashion Week SS17.
Jourdan Dunn and Winnie Harlow attend the XXXXXXX show during London Fashion Week SS17.
Winnie Harlow attends the launch of i-D's 'The Female Gaze' issue hosted by Holly Schkleton and Adwoa Aboah during London Fashion Week SS17.
Winnie Harlow attends the LOVE Magazine and Marc Jacobs LFW Party.
Winnie Harlow attends the VERSUS show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2017.
Serayah McNeill attends the Farfetch LFW event hosted by will.i.am at Loulou's in London.
Serayah McNeill attend the Topshop Unique show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer Collections 2017 at Old Spitalfields Market.
Serayah McNeill attends LOVE Magazine and Marc Jacobs LFW Party to celebrate LOVE 16.5 collector's issue of LOVE and Berlin 1989 at Loulou's.
Serayah McNeill attends the Sophia Webster SS17 Presentation during London Fashion Week at Elms Lesters Gallery.
Serayah McNeill attends the VERSUS show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2017.
Serayah McNeill attends the House of Holland runway show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2017.
Serayah McNeill, Kyle De'volle, Alicia Rountree and Caroline Winberg attend the Julien Macdonald runway show during London Fashion Week.
Hannah Bronfman attends the Antonio Berardi show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2017.
Hannah Bronfman attends the Topshop Unique show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2016/2017.
Ella Eyre attends the Bora Aksu show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2017.
Ella Eyre attends the Ashish show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2017 on September 19, 2016 in London, United Kingdom.
Ella Eyre attends the Malone Souliers London Fashion Week SS17 Presentation.
Ella Eyre attends the Julien Macdonald show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2016/2017.
Ella Eyre attends the Jasper Conran show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2016/2017.
Ella Eyre attends the Aspinal of London presentation during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2017.
Ella Eyre attends the House of Holland runway show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer collections 2017.


"Peace will lay the foundations for economic expansion for South Korea," said President Moon Jae-in. In his New Year's speech on Jan. 2, 2019, at the Korea Federation of SMEs in Seoul, Moon said, "The peace that we have now is a tentative peace. In the new year, I will do my best to make the flow of peace an irreversible wave."
Moon said that once peace and complete denuclearization are achieved, an era in which "peace tows prosperity can be opened." He went on to highlight his plans for establishing a "community of peace and prosperity" that spans across Asia.
"When peace is established the economic design for the Korean Peninsula will be realized, rail network will be linked to Europe, and to the south, a community of peace and prosperity with the ASEAN and India will be established."
While Moon did touch on his admin-istration's push to establish peace with North Korea, the president dedicated much of his New Year's speech to economic issues, and emphasized the need for a new growth model and for innovation.
"We need innovation that creates value, and a new industrial policy that overcomes the limitations of our economic structure," Moon said, saying that South Korea needs to balance exports and domestic consumption.
Adding that South Korea needs a new economic development that leads, instead of following developed countries, and reduces economic polarization, Moon said his administration is seeking to bring about difficult changes.
"It will take time, and controversy is unavoidable. As it is a path never taken before, there will be uncertainties. There will be areas that the government misses, and did not think of. There are also voices of pain that say we must wait for the future. But this path of changing our economy is a path that we must take."
Emphasizing the need for industrial innovation, Moon said the government will execute related plans, including those for establishing 30,000 smart factories, smart industrial complexes and smart cities.
Adding that the country's research and development exceeded KR\20 trillion (US$17.9 billion) for the first time, Moon said the funds will be used to create jobs and support industrial innovation.
Moon also touched upon regulatory reform, saying he will establish an environ-ment that facilitates investment, and that the government will strengthen the social security net for workers.
President Moon was referring to his New Southern Policy and New Northern Policy, which aim to increase South Korea's economic and political relations with countries to the south and southwest, as well as north of the Korean Peninsula.
When President Moon called for "independent" and "balanced" diplomacy, it was an acknowledgement that the country has been swayed by major powers pursuing their own strategic interests on the divided peninsula.
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Over the past year, the Moon admin-istration has pushed to achieve denuclear-ization and peace on the Korean Peninsula through a flurry of dialogue with Pyongyang. In the process, Seoul has also strived to secure support from the four major powers, as well as ASEAN and India.
The Moon administration has seen some tangible results in its New Southern Policy drive, with bilateral trade volume rising 7.6% to US$160 billion in the first 10 months of the year from the same period last year. The number of visitors to the other side increased by 10% annually, exceeding 10 million this year.
To promote its New Southern Policy, Moon has visited Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore and India in 2018, with plans to visit the remaining ASEAN member states in 2019.
"Even statistics show that ASEAN and India are important to us to the extent that our future is up to them," President Moon said at a Cabinet meeting last month. "We can also see the New Southern Policy is very crucial in expanding mutual economic cooperation and diversifying our markets."
Marking the 30th anniversary of Korea's relations with ASEAN, South Korea is set to host a Korea-ASEAN special summit next year, inviting leaders of the 10-member bloc. South Korea will be the first among ASEAN's dialogue partners to host a special summit three times. Japan and China hosted two such summits each, while the US Russia, India and Australia have hosted one each.
The ASEAN bloc, with a population of 630 million, is South Korea's second-largest trading partner, with the two-way trade volume totaling US$149.1 billion in 2017. With ASEAN, South Korea plans to increase two-way volume to US$200 billion and the number of visitors to 15 million by 2020.


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Original Article DOI : 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5818.3449
Year : 2013 | Month : Oct | Volume : 7 | Issue : 10 Page : 2126 - 2129
Acute Lung Function Response to Dust in Street Sweepers
Smilee Johncy S.1, Dhanyakumar G.2, Vivian Samuel T.3, Ajay K.T.1, Suresh Y. Bondade4
1 Associate Professors, Department of Physiology, J. J. M. Medical College, Davangere-577004, Karnataka, India.
2 Lecturer, Department of Physiology, J. J. M. Medical College, Davangere-577004, Karnataka, India.
3 Professor, Department of Biochemistry, J. J. M. Medical College, Davangere-577004, Karnataka, India.
4 Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, J. J. M. Medical College, Davangere-577004, Karnataka, India.
NAME, ADDRESS, E-MAIL ID OF THE CORESPONDING AUTHOR: Dr. S. Smilee Johncy, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere–577004, Karnataka, India.
Phone: 9481360700,
E-mail: smileevivian@yahoo.co.in
Background: Sweepers are chronically exposed to dust raised during sweeping. Dust is regarded as the most influential agent and it is perceived as a frequent cause of respiratory system illness and may cause acute and chronic lung function impairment.
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the acute lung function changes in sweepers exposed to dust generated from street sweeping.
Material and Methods: This study was conducted in central Karnataka, India, on 25 female sweepers and 25 healthy female control subjects who were comparable in age, height and weight. The pulmonary function test was performed in controls, sweepers before and after sweeping, by using RMS medspiror and results were compared by Student's unpaired 't' test.
Results: The results showed a significant reduction in percent predicted values and mean values of FVC, FEV1, PEFR, FEF25-75% and FEF 200-1200 between sweepers and their matched controls. Pulmonary function after sweeping also showed a significant decrease.
Conclusions: On comparing the pulmonary functions of sweepers before and after sweeping, it was concluded that inhalation of dust acutely affected the lung function of sweepers in India and that sweepers were at a risk of developing occupation related lung function impairment. We recommend that the workers should use protective face masks and do wet sweeping instead of dry sweeping during sweeping activity.
The prevalence of occupational health hazards and mortality has been reported to be unusually high among various workers in India. Occupational lung disease tops the list of major occupational illnesses. Developed countries take more precautions with respect to health of occupations, but in developing countries like India, where majority of workers work without proper protection, this aspect is quite neglected [1]. There is a widespread misconception that occupational health is mainly concerned with industries and industrialized countries. But in a country like India, millions of people are engaged in labour like street sweeping, stone grinding, paddy thrashing, weaving, etc. [2].
In India, street sweeping is considered as a job of the underprivileged class. Most of the street sweepers are below poverty line, without much education, dwelling in poor housing environments and without proper medical attention [3].
In developing countries, dust in the streets plays an important role in environmental pollution [4]. Dust is raised during sweeping with brooms and by vehicular movement, as well as through other human activities. Street sweepers are at a risk of exposure to complex mixtures of pollutants such as soil, dust, bioaerosols of biological origin like pollens, organic materials from plants, dust which results from vehicular movements and emission, which make them susceptible to occupational lung disease. Sweepers are prone to be affected by health hazards during their occupational activities [5]. Lungs, by virtue of their direct contact with the atmospheric air, are naturally first to bear the onslaught of air contaminants [6].
The inhalation of ambient particles and their deposition in the lung, can interact with lung cells and may have adverse effects. These interactions eventually lead to the release of various cytokines, causing inflammatory reaction and tissue injury [7].
Lung diseases which result from occupational exposure are most likely caused by the inhalation of dust and deposition of inhaled particles in lungs. The site of deposition is determined by a number of factors like the size, chemical and physical characteristics of the aerosol and the duration and frequency of exposure, along with the host response to the inhaled particles [8]. Reduction in lung functions has been reported in cotton workers, coal miners, grain and flour mill workers, quarry workers and workers who are exposed to tobacco dust, barley dust and talc dust [8].
In spite of the several reports on the acute effects of exposure to dust on lung functions, no study has been undertaken on the effect of acute exposure to dust which is raised by street sweeping, on the lung functions of the street sweepers in India. Hence, this study was undertaken to determine the acute lung function status of sweepers exposed to dust generated from street sweeping.
The present study was conducted on 25 female sweepers in the age group of 20–50 years, engaged in street sweeping and 25 healthy female controls comparable in age, height and weight. These workers work for 4-5 hours per day and six days per week without using any self-protective measures. All the subjects gave informed consents. Detailed systemic examination was done to rule out the presence of any systemic illness. Subjects suffering from any diseases which affected the pulmonary functions, such as acute or chronic respiratory illnesses, established bronchial asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, neuromuscular diseases, arthritis of spine and other systemic illnesses were excluded from the study.
Lung function test was performed using computerized RMS medspiror. This instrument has facility for calibration and gives reliable values of test, which are displayed in the computer screen with its graphical representation. It is equipped with a software which can predict the values of test on the basis of sex, age, height and weight. The test protocol, maneouver of test was explained to the subjects. Short time was given to the subjects to get accustomed to the instrument and the procedure was performed before the actual test. The tests were conducted while subjects were sitting comfortably on stools. Each test was repeated three times, with an interval of five minutes between the tests and the best of three readings was taken. All pulmonary function tests were carried out before and after sweeping. The lung function parameters were Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in first second of forced expiration (FEV1), Forced Expiratory Ratio (FEV1/FVC %), Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR), Forced Expiratory Flow during 25-75% of expiration (FEF 25-75%), Forced Expiratory Flow during 200-1200 ml of expiration (FEF200-1200) [9].
The results were presented as Mean ± SD and percentage difference. Unpaired' test was used for group wise comparisons. p-value of 0.05 or less was considered for statistical significance.
[Table/Fig-1] shows the comparison of mean values of anthropometric parameters in controls and sweepers. There were no significant differences in the anthropometric parameters in terms of age, height and weight between the groups.
[Table/Fig-1]:
Anthropometric parameters of sweepers compared with their matched controls
Controls (n =25)
Sweepers (n =25)
Percentage difference (%)
Mean ± SD
*t-value
Age (years) 39.64 ± 12.44 39.40 ±7.42 0.61 0.93 NS
Height (m) 1.55 ± 0.05 1.50 ± 0.06 3.33 0.001 NS
Weight (Kg) 54.20 ± 6.04 53.12 ± 10 2.03 0.65 NS
BMI 22. 52± 2.70 23.67 ± 4.02 -4.86 0.24 NS
*unpaired' test
p > 0.05, Not significant (NS) p < 0.01Significant (S),
p < 0.001, Highly Significant (HS)
[Table/Fig-2, 3] depict the comparison of lung function parameters in sweepers and their matched control groups. All pulmonary function parameters were compared in terms of both mean values and percent predicted values adjusted for race, gender, height and age. Sweepers showed a significant reduction in mean values and percentage predicted values of FVC, FEV1, PEFR, FEF 25-75% and FEF 200-1200, as compared to their matched controls, but these workers showed a statistically significant increase in FEV1/ FVC% relative to controls. The mean duration of exposure to dust in sweepers was 7.5 ±4.1years (Range 2-16 years).
Comparison of mean values of lung function parameters between the sweepers and the controls
Comparison of percentage predicted values of lung function parameters between the sweepers and the controls
[Table/Fig-4, 5] summarize the acute lung function response to inhaled dust. Pulmonary functions before and after sweeping were compared. They showed a significant reduction in mean values and percentage predicted values of FVC, FEV1, PEFR, FEF25-75% and FEF 200-1200 after sweeping and increase in FEV1/ FVC% were compared with the values before sweeping.
Mean values of lung function parameters in sweepers before and after sweeping
Before sweeping (n =25)
After Sweeping (n =25)
Actual value
FVC (L) 1.86 ± 0.33 1.45 ± 0.35 28.28 7.69 < 0.001, HS
FEV1 (L) 1.52 ± 0.31 1.30 ± 0.38 16.92 3.82 < 0.001, HS
FEV1/FVC (%) 83.53 ± 16.59 92.07 ± 13.82 -7.10 5.38 < 0.001, HS
PEFR (L/s) 4.47 ± 0.79 3.37 ± 1.02 32.64 9.80 < 0.001, HS
FEF25-75% (L/s) 2.96 ± 0.69 2.20 ± 0.55 34.55 8.04 < 0.001, HS
FEF200-1200 (L/s) 2.90 ± 0.97 2.34 ± 0.86 23.93 3.52 < 0.001, HS
p < 0.05, Not significant (NS), p < 0.01Significant (S),
Percentage Predicted values of Lung function parameters in sweepers before and after sweeping
Percentage predicted
FVC 79.11 ±18.12 65.56 ± 16.09 20.67 7.38 < 0.001, HS
FEV1 77.07 ±13.04 72.58 ± 12.50 6.19 2.17 0.03, S
FEV1/FVC (%) 114.11±24.55 125.81±21.82 -9.30 8.12 < 0.001, HS
PEFR 79.28±10.48 60.29 ±17.46 31.50 1.99 0.05 S
FEF25-75% 74.89±12.71 66.55±11.06 12.53 5.14 < 0.001, HS
FEF200-1200 69.12±16.11 59.12 ± 13.77 16.91 2.25 0.02 S
*unpaired 't' test
p > 0.05, Not significant (NS), p < 0.01Significant (S),
In recent years, there has been increasing awareness in the developing countries on occupational health hazards, where most of the workers work without proper precautions. To the best of our knowledge, ours was the first study that had been carried out in India on the acute effect of dust on lung functions of street sweepers. In our study, in the central Karnataka region, no statistical significant difference was found in the major confounding factors like age, height and weight, that affected the lung function parameters between sweepers and their matched controls. Our study showed a statistically significant decrease in the mean values and percentage predicted values of FVC, FEV1, PEFR , FEF25-75% and FEF200-1200 in sweepers, as compared to the controls. But FEV1 /FVC ratio was increased and it was also significant. The parameters, FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/ FVC provide the best method of detecting the presence and severity of airway obstruction or restriction, as well as the overall respiratory impairment. In our study, FVC and FEV1 were decreased, but the FEV1 /FVC ratio was increased and it was more towards restrictive pulmonary impairment. PEFR values which are especially valuable in the diagnosis of obstruction were also reduced in our study. FEF25-75%, the more sensitive indicator of small airway obstruction was also found to be reduced. All the above findings suggested both restrictive and obstructive lung function impairments in sweepers, which may be attributed to inhalation of mixture of dust which affects the airways in different ways.
A study on Nigerian female sweepers reported an apparent reduction in all the mean lung function values, even though it is not statistically significant [4]. Similarly, a study on sweepers in inner and outer regions of Bangkok metropolis showed that the mean FVC, FEV1 and FEF25-75% of the street sweepers were significantly lower than the mean predicted values [10].
Our findings were similar to those of a population based study in Spain, which showed that pulmonary function parameters were lower in subjects highly exposed to dust, such as cleaners and road sweepers, with a decrease in FEV1 and FEF 25–75 % , but in contrast to our findings, they found a decrease in FEV1/FVC ratio. It was also reported that symptoms of chronic bronchitis and cough were more frequent in them [11]. Similarly, two other studies which were conducted on sweepers revealed that chronic respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis, asthma and bronchiectasis were significantly high among street sweepers (5.9%) than among subjects of the comparison group [2,3].
Study which was conducted on sweepers who were working in dump sites showed significantly low pulmonary functions in sweepers as compared to those in loaders and drivers. Female workers had significantly lower pulmonary function values as compared to male workers. The pulmonary functions were significantly lower than their predicted values in workers than in residents who were living near the dump site [12]. The finding of our study, that chronic changes in the lung function observed in sweepers were caused by continuous exposure to the dust, were in line with the findings of the others.
The acute lung function changes were also studied by us, by comparing pulmonary function before and after sweeping. It showed a significant reduction in mean values and percentage predicted values of FVC, FEV1, PEFR, FEF 25-75% and FEF 200-1200 and significant increase in FEV1 /FVC ratio after sweeping, as compared to the values before sweeping.
Study on acute lung function changes and work-related symptoms in workers in the animal feed industry showed that all lung function variables showed a decrease after the work shift. Maximum Mid-Expiratory Flow (MMEF), Maximum Expiratory Flow rate at 50% of vital capacity (MEF50) and for Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) were affected more as compared to other parameters [13]. The pulmonary function tests carried out before starting the shift and after 7 hours of exposure to cotton dust in textile industry showed a decrease FVC and FEV1 [14].
A study on acute respiratory effect of the occupational exposure to dust in cement workers, conducted in Tanzania, found a relationship between the exposure and acute response of lung to the dust and they also observed a significant decrease in the post shift PEF values. It also showed that high exposure groups had more significant respiratory symptoms like sneezing, stuffy nose, running nose and shortness of breath [15]. Acute cross-shift respiratory changes were evaluated in workers of wheat harvest in northeastern Colorado. Ten percent of the workers had moderate airway obstruction, as was indicated by the pre-shift spirometry test results. Sixty percent of workers experienced a cross-shift change in at least one respiratory symptom. Peak expiratory flow rate was found to decrease over the work shift in a manner which was similar to that which was experienced by cotton workers [16]. Acute airflow obstruction after an intense 5-month exposure to chrysotile asbestos has also been documented [17].
A significant correlation was found between the respirable fraction of peat dust and decrease in FVC and FEV after a work shift. Although the effects on lung function were less, the finding indicated that dust could act as a bronchoconstrictor, even in healthy subjects [18]. A study on acute effects of herbal tea dust extracts on lung function indicated mean decreases in all lung function parameters like FVC, FEV1, FEF25 and FEF50 following inhalation of various tea dust [19]. A study on acute lung function response to cotton dust in atopic and non-atopic individuals showed a significant decrease in FEV1 values after exposure to cotton dust, independent of atopic status. Significant exposure related decreases occurred in all spirometric indices like FVC, FEF25 and FEF50, independent of atopic status [20]. Yet another study showed that bronchial hyper responsiveness tended to be higher in cleaners who suffered from tight or wheezy chest at work. Chronic bronchitis and high chronic airflow limitation occurred more frequently in them. Lung functions in cleaners with asthma tended to be lower than in office workers with asthma, which was statistically significant for the PEF [21].
The results of the present study on street sweepers were similar to the findings of other researches on sweepers and others who were exposed to dust at work and they suggested that dust generated during sweeping adversely affected the pulmonary functions in the long term. Our results also suggest that exposure to dust causes acute decrease in the lung function, that it is a risk factor for post shift changes in the lung function and that it is associated with chronic changes in lung. The major advantage of evaluating the post shift changes in lung function parameters of sweepers, is that we can identify the individuals who are susceptible. Medical surveillance of early detection can contribute to reducing the burden of lung function impairment.
In conclusion, it may be said that exposure to dust in sweepers has an immediate irritating effect on the respiratory tract, leading to some degree of lung function impairment. Protection of the workers with appropriate respiratory protective masks and educating them suitably are recommended. Effective dust-control measures such as wetting the surface before sweeping, definitely reduce acute respiratory health hazards. Periodic assessment of pulmonary function by spirometry has to be done.
*unpaired' testp > 0.05, Not significant (NS) p < 0.01Significant (S),p < 0.001, Highly Significant (HS)*unpaired' testp < 0.05, Not significant (NS), p < 0.01Significant (S),p < 0.001, Highly Significant (HS)*unpaired 't' testp > 0.05, Not significant (NS), p < 0.01Significant (S),p < 0.001, Highly Significant (HS)
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According to the arrest reports, Jeezy and his son got into a very heated argument and things escalated into a physical altercation where Jeezy allegedly threw Jedarius through a glass shower door and punched him repeatedly screaming, "I will kill you! I will put a bullet through your head!" While the incident happened in September 2012, Jeezy recently turned himself in to face the charges.
Jeezy admits that he and his son did get into an argument, but it wasn't as intense as it's being reported. Jeezy says the altercation erupted when he was telling his son how the teenager had a bad attitude and told the young man it was time for him to move back in with his mother. Sources close to the matter say Jeezy's son got super disrespectful which caused the screaming match. However, Jeezy says he never choked, punched, or made any terroristic threats.
Sources also say this is all a ploy by Jeezy's baby mother, Tenesha Dykes, to get more money from Jeezy. It has also been said Dykes is brainwashing her son against Jeezy as well.
So what do you think about all of this? Was this just a parent disciplining his child and the situation getting out of hand or do you think Jeezy actually assaulted his son? Sound off.
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Exactly why Selftrade ended up in this position has been very difficult to establish. In an industry usually full of gossip, specifics have been unusually hard to come by.
It appears that the Financial Conduct Authority was not satisfied with the adequacy of the firm's anti-money-laundering (AML) controls. The firm's decision to become a deposit-taking bank in late 2011 may have been at the root of this, as AML requirements are tougher for banks than for brokers.
The need to fix these deficiencies seems to be the reason why the firm stopped taking on new clients in early 2013, although this was not explicitly confirmed – all it would ever say is that that it was "undertaking a review to enhance some of our processes".
It clearly didn't help Selftrade to be out of the race for new business during the upheaval of RDR. But it was probably the way that relations with existing clients were managed during this time that proved fatal, rather than the inability to take on new ones.
The lack of transparency as to what was going on began to erode goodwill from the start. When the firm later began demanding vast amounts of detail from long-standing customers as part of a "records review", many users felt it was trying to capitalise on the exercise to gather extra information for marketing.
Given that it now seems to have backed down on almost every requirement except for requesting proof of ID, there may be some grounds for that suspicion. In any case, its handling of the situation was spectacularly ill-judged.
The news that Equiniti is the main candidate to take on Selftrade's client book is unexpected, since it's not a big name among UK brokers. The firm is better known as one of the three main UK company registrars that look after a firm's register of shareholders (the other two being Capita and Computershare).
However, Equiniti already operates a dealing service under the Shareview brand and the almost 200,000 accounts that Selftrade currently has would bulk this up enormously. Selftrade executed more than 865,000 orders in 2013 according to Boursorama's results, which is roughly an 8% share of the retail execution-only market.
That depends on Equiniti holding onto most of the client base, though, which is not a given. The Selftrade platform(1) isn't part of the deal, so all Selftrade customers will be moving to a different system and different charges. A migration of that size can have plenty of pitfalls and could easily see large numbers of users looking for a new broker if the process isn't managed well.


One of Cheshire's best kept secrets, DORFOLD HALL, is an enchanting, privately owned and unsurpassably romantic, Jacobean stately home, built in 1616.
Through the inviting gates, along the tree-lined avenue, you will find the stunning architecture of the Hall itself, only surpassed by the grounds it rests in.
Take your guests on a magical journey of discovery through captivating gardens, tumbling rose arches and lush green lawns in this quintessentially English landscape.


whatever support she needed to make it happen.
sites. Originally, 300 copies were distributed, but soon, more were needed and eventually, 500 copies found homes.
of the magazine, based on rural living and self-sufficiency, gardening and rural skills, gave way to a literary and poetic theme.
he paid the costs from his own pocket.
commercial Hewlett Packard HP-5200 printer that would handle 11″ x 17″ paper. One was donated to them by a grateful reader.
to areas outside of the state.
Go to "Transitions: Judy Steps Down"


"I am searching for the truth as long as I can"
prospect of nuclear terrorism was raised publicly as a genuine concern.
Vienna) we have not yet faced the tragedy that Ted Taylor feared.
safe reactor) wrote [this] on October 29.
Tonight, take a break from the World Series, and go outside to look at the total lunar eclipse.
Is the story of Ted Taylor, one of the cleverest of the very clever men who designed nuclear bombs. He designed the largest bomb ever set off by the US, and the smallest. He once used a nuclear bomb to light a cigarette. And in the early 1970s, he was very concerned that terrorists could build a nuclear bomb.
He talked about this topic to anyone who would listen, and one of the people who listened was John McPhee. McPhee is one of the best wordsmiths out there. When he wrote for the New Yorker, it was always good, and frequently awe-inspiring.
The Curve of Binding Energy, available at fine bookstores everywhere, challenged the idea that building a nuclear device would take another Manhattan Project. Fortunately, to date, Taylor has been shown to be pessimistic, but you would be too, if you knew what he knew.
Computer hackers have emailed 3000 of the company's customers, saying a company product – lamb chips – are being recalled due to an infectious agent, and the warning has since been posted on internet message boards.
Sad as it is for Erik Arndt and Aria Farm that this has happened, I think this is interesting as a foretaste of what's to come as more business happens mostly online, and there's money to be made in hacking.
Protecting your revenue stream from this sort of disruption is a fine way to justify security spending. Compare and contrast with "trust," as suggested in the Computerworld story below.
In a comment below, Nudecybot mentions Mark Rasch's "You Need A Cyber-Lawyer" article in Wired News. I don't buy this line of reasoning. Making a decent auto-lawyer requires being able to parse legalese, which is a hard problem. Now, legalese is a subset of English, so you might think that the weather parsers, or similar tools, could do a decent job of it. But the adversarial nature of legal documents makes this hard. I'd much prefer "The Pure Software Act of 2006," which is Simson Garfinkel's take on the same problem.
Gramme has a long interview with the author of the Medici Effect over at Financial Cryptography. The book focuses on how the Medicis helped drive the Renaissance by bringing together a slew of people from different cultures and backgrounds. Far too often people become narrowly focused on issues that their peers agree are important. They lack perspective and freshness, and fail to explore new ideas vigorously. I'm a big fan of inter-disciplinary work in both business and academy to counter these problems.


DicomEditor is a utility program for viewing, editing, and de-identifying DICOM images. It is written in Java and requires Java 1.5 and the JAI ImageIO tools to be on the target computer. Its intended use is as a test program for MIRC development, but it can be used generally to modify DICOM images. ==Installation== To use the program, download the [http://mirc.rsna.org/DicomEditor/DicomEditor-installer.jar installer] and run it. It will create a folder called DicomEditor and put the required files inside it. To launch the program, double-click the DicomEditor.jar file. You can create a shortcut to that file and put it anyplace convenient. ==The Directory Tab== The Directory tab displays a split pane with a Director pane on the left and a Results pane on the right. The Directory pane is used to navigate to a file or a folder of interest. The pull-down menu in the header of the left pane lets you choose the root (drive) file system. The button in the footer bar lets you specify the extensions to accept. Once a file or folder is selected in the left pane, clicking the Anonymize button in the footer bar of the right pane starts the de-identification process. The progress is shown in the Results pane. * If an individual file is selected in the Directory pane, that is the only file that is processed. * If a folder is selected and the Include subdirectories checkbox in the footer bar is not checked, then all the files in the folder are processed. * If a folder is selected and the checkbox is also checked, then the program processes the files in the folder and all its subfolders, walking the directory tree below the selected folder. Only files matching the specified extensions are processed. * If the Change names of anonymized files box is checked in the footer of the Results pane, the anonymized files are created with names ending in -no-phi. If the box is not checked, the files are overwritten with the processed results. When processing with the box checked, the anonymizer will not anonymize any file whose name ends in -no-phi. ==The DICOM Viewer Tab== The DICOM Viewer tab displays a DICOM image along with its metadata. Certain elements in the metadata (most of the ones that are textual) are editable. To open a DICOM file, click the Open button and use the file chooser to navigate to the desired file. To close the currently open image, click the Close button. To edit an element, click its (group,element) designation. A dialog box will appear allowing you to change the value of the element. If you have made one or more changes to an image, the Save and Save All buttons will be enabled. Save only saves the changes made to the current image. Save All applies the changes to all the images with the same StudyInstanceUID in the current directory. An element name displayed in red is one that is referenced by a script that could cause the anonymizer to call its quarantine function and leave the image untouched. If you anonymize an image and the Results pane shows that the anonymizer called the quarantine function, look at the values in the red elements and see if there is something wrong. To save a JPEG version of the currently displayed image, click the Save As JPEG button. A dialog box will appear allowing you to specify the maximum width of the saved image. The actual width of the saved image will be the minimum of the width of the DICOM image and the maximum width you specify. The height will be scaled to maintain the aspect ratio. ==The DICOM Anonymizer Tab== DicomEditor uses the MIRC anonymizer to process files. The processing for each individual DICOM element can be specified in the DICOM Anonymizer tab. For a description of the script language, see [[The MIRC Anonymizer]]. ==The Help Tab== The Help tab contains a list of all the script functions as a quick reference. If you find any problems with the program, please post them on the RSNA Forum Site in the MIRC Forum's User Comments thread.


According to rescue centers, black cats are undeniably the least likely to be adopted. Regardless of whether the cat is an adult or a kitten, black felines are often left for months – if not years – in shelters.
Professionals aren't sure why, but they've got a few ideas.
The first is simply that a black cat isn't as visually appealing as a multi-colored breed. Black cats tend to blend into the shadows in a home, and don't "pop" quite as much in pictures. Also, some folks find it disconcerting to see two eyes peering out at them while the body of the cat is obscured by evening shadows.
In 14th century Europe, there was a widespread belief that the plague was the result of witchcraft, including the presence of black cats. In fact, many of these felines were destroyed during that time in history, which – ironically — allowed the rat population to grow. Most experts say that humans were infected by fleas on rats.
Certain parts of the world have legends about cats that include good luck, and even worship, in some cases. Ancient Egypt, for one, honored the exotic black cat. And as for the old adage that if a black cat crosses your path, it means bad luck – in countries such as Japan and Germany, certain beliefs consider your encounter with a cat good luck.
If you're thinking of adopting a cat, try to look past the coat, and whatever superstitions you may hold, see the animal for what it really is: a cat. Black cats have the same personality, charm, and general, all-around feline authenticity that cats of other colors possess. Black cats are capable of comforting you when you're sad, playing with you when you're happy, and knocking your water glass off the edge of the counter, only to turn around and give you a quizzical look like it's your fault for putting it there.
If you think you're ready to bring a black cat (or two or three, for that matter) into your home, there are numerous shelters in your area that have cats of all ages for you to adopt. Why not take a trip over to one and see for yourself?


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The Dove (lat. Columba) is an inconspicuous constellation of the south. The main star of the constellation is Phact (α Columbae), a 2.65m bright star whose name is derived from "Al-Fakhita" (dove).
How to spot Columba
With an area of 270 square degrees, Columba is located south of Lepus, between Caelum and Canis Major, and north of the constellation Puppis. It is best viewed in winter.
In 1579, the French astronomer Augustin Royer took some stars of Canis Major and thus created the constellation Columba. Thirteen years later, Peter Plancius included the constellation in his new Sky Atlas and called it "Columba Noachi". It should remember the dove that returned to Noah's Ark with a green branch. Later, the name was shortened to Columba.
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HomeWorldIraqi PM safe after drone attack on residence, military says
Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on residence, military says
BAGHDAD:
A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the Iraqi military called an attempted assassination, but said Kadhimi escaped unhurt.
The attack, which security sources said injured several members of Kadhimi's personal protection detail, came after protests in the Iraqi capital over the result of a general election last month turned violent.
The U.S. State Department condemned the attack and offered assistance with the investigation.
"This apparent act of terrorism, which we strongly condemn, was directed at the heart of the Iraqi state," spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. "We are in close touch with the Iraqi security forces charged with upholding Iraq's sovereignty and independence and have offered our assistance as they investigate this attack."
A spokesman for the commander in chief of the Iraqi armed forces said the security situation was stable inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies, after the drone attack.
Images published by the state news agency INA showed damage to some parts of the prime minister's residence and a damaged SUV vehicle parked in the garage.
Remains of a small explosive-laden drone used in the attack were retrieved by security forces to be investigated, a security official with knowledge of the attack told Reuters.
"It's premature now to say who carried out the attack," the security official on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to comment on security details. "We're checking our intelligence reports and waiting for initial investigation results to point the finger at perpetrators."
The groups leading protests and complaints about the result of the Oct. 10 vote are heavily armed Iran-backed militias which lost much of their parliamentary power in the election. They have alleged voting and vote-counting irregularities.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on Kadhimi's residence in the Green Zone.
The Iraqi military said in a statement that the attack targeted Kadhimi's residence and that he was in "good health". It provided no further detail. Kadhimi's official Twitter account said the prime minister was safe and called for calm.
Two government officials said Kadhimi's residence had been hit by at least one explosion and confirmed to Reuters that the prime minister was safe.
Six members of Kadhimi's personal protection force stationed outside his residence had been injured, security sources told Reuters.
Western diplomats based nearby in the Green Zone said they heard explosions and gunfire in the area.
Supporters of Iran-aligned militia groups, which have expanded their power in parliament and government in recent years, have protested the results of the October election.
Demonstrations by their supporters turned violent on Friday when protesters pelted police with stones near the Green Zone, injuring several officers.
The police responded with tear gas and live gunfire, killing at least one demonstrator, according to security and hospital sources in Baghdad.
Independent analysts say the election results were a reflection of anger towards the Iran-backed armed groups, which are widely accused of involvement in the killing of nearly 600 protesters who took the street in separate, anti-government demonstrations in 2019.
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