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What is the longest stage of mitosis and why?
What is the longest phase of mitosis and why?
Why is the prophase the longest?
Which stage of mitosis took the longest?
Why is Interphase the longest phase in mitosis?
What are the longest and shortest stage of mitosis?
Why anaphase is the shortest phase in mitosis?
What is the longest phase in meiosis?
Which stage of mitosis lasts the longest explain why this stage might take more time than the others to complete?
Is G1 the longest phase?
How long is each stage of mitosis?
Is mitosis a continuous process?
What stage of mitosis takes the shortest?
The first and longest phase of mitosis is prophase. During prophase, chromatin condenses into chromosomes, and the nuclear envelope (the membrane surrounding the nucleus) breaks down. In animal cells, the centrioles near the nucleus begin to separate and move to opposite poles of the cell.
The longest phase of mitosis is prophase because During prophase, which occurs after G2 interphase, the cell prepares to divide by tightly condensing its chromosomes and initiates mitotic spindle formation.
Prophase in Meiosis
Meiosis is a rather long process than that of mitosis because it takes place in two cycles involving the separation of chromosomes. The process is longer due to the phases of prophase which takes place in two phases i.e prophase I and prophase II.
So clearly, the longest phase of the Mitosis is Prophase.
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Interphase is the longest part of the cell cycle. This is when the cell grows and copies its DNA before moving into mitosis. During mitosis, chromosomes will align, separate, and move into new daughter cells. The prefix inter- means between, so interphase takes place between one mitotic (M) phase and the next.
Prophase has longest duration, while anaphase has the shortest duration.
Why is anaphase the shortest stage? The kinetochore microtubules shorten as the chromatids are pulled toward opposite poles, while the polar microtubules subsequently elongate to assist in the separation. Anaphase typically is a rapid process that lasts only a few minutes, making it the shortest stage in mitosis.
Prophase I is the longest and arguably most important segment of meiosis, because recombination occurs during this interval.
Interphase lasts the longest. During this time, the cell completes all the activities that are necessary to prepare it to divide again, as well as its normal activities. Division is only one of many things a cell does, so it makes sense that this phase would be the longest.
G1 is typically the longest phase of the cell cycle. This can be explained by the fact that G1 follows cell division in mitosis; G1 represents the first chance for new cells have to grow. Cells usually remain in G1 for about 10 hours of the 24 total hours of the cell cycle.
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The time required then for the complete process of mitotic cell division would lie within the following limits: Prophase, 30 to 60 minutes; metaphase, 2 to 10 minutes; anaphase 2 to 3 minutes; telophase 3 to 12 minutes and the reconstruction period from 30 t'o 120 minutes: total 70 to 180 minutes.
While the process of mitosis is continuous process within the cell cycle (i.e., it doesn't occur in discrete steps), biologists are classifiers and tend to place things into discrete categories. Mitosis is commonly divided into four major phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
In anaphase, the shortest stage of mitosis, the sister chromatids break apart, and the chromosomes begin moving to opposite ends of the cell. By the end of anaphase, the 2 halves of the cell have an equivalent collection of chromosomes.


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Maria Ladenburger Foundation – "For cosmopolitanism, tolerance and curiosity"!
In grateful remembrance of the Freiburg medical student Maria Ladenburger, who died on 16 October 2016, her parents and sisters together with the Association of Friends of the University of Freiburg eV have founded a foundation to support students of the University of Freiburg, especially the Medical Faculty , The Maria Ladenburger Foundation supports students with disabilities, sudden illnesses or difficult ...
Sweden Facebook Rape: "He did not understand that it was a rape"
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Non-Swedes commit almost 25 times as many gangrapes as Swedes.
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Three Muslims charged over Uppsala 'Facebook rape video'
Three Muslims are to face trial in Sweden in connection with the alleged rape of a woman in an Uppsala apartment which was live streamed on Facebook. Via – Europe The men were arrested in January after police were alerted to a suspected ongoing sexual assault by witnesses, who reported seeing it live in a closed Facebook group. Two of the ...
Man arrested for 'refugee espionage' in Sweden
Sweden's security police Säpo has arrested a man suspected of spying on refugees in the country. Via: thelocal.se Säpo arrested the man on February 26th on suspicion of aggravated unlawful intelligence activities in the country. He is believed to have illegally obtained intelligence about people related to Tibet in Sweden on behalf of another country. "The security police has been able ...
In Sweden, tensions temper pride over Muslims refugee policy
Stockholm, Sweden (CNN) – With its brick and pastel-colored mid-rise apartment blocks, neatly-paved square and tree-lined streets, Rinkeby could be just about any town in Sweden. Take a closer look, though, and you notice the Arabic signs in shop windows, overhear conversations in Kurdish, and see many faces of people of Muslims descent. Via: CNN On the surface, it may feel a world ...
Emil Khodagholi – Sweden Facebook rape
Emil Khodagholi Age 24 Profiles Via: Brünnhilde Arrest On January 22, 2017, Emil was arrested in his connection to a video that was streamed on Facebook Live, that shows a woman being raped. Woman was raped on Facebook Live Pictured on his Facebook Emil taking a selfie Smoking a cigarette Screenshot from the video One of the perpetrators with a handgun Drinking a beer At the gym Reference Links ...
Sweden: Three Muslims Arrested After Woman's Rape Livestreamed on Facebook
Three Muslims have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated rape, after hundreds watched the alleged rape of a woman in Uppsala broadcast live on Facebook. Via: breitbart.com Witnesses say one of the men drew a gun and threatened viewers during the broadcast, and the arrival of police to the crime scene was also caught on camera, reports Swedish newspaper Upsala Nya Tidning. The men arrested were ...
Swedish smugglers gang arrested after police bust four-year operation
FOUR suspected people smugglers have been arrested and detained in Sweden over their role in an alleged trafficking ring that has been in operation for more than four years. Police and prosecutors suspect that hundreds or even thousands of illegal immigrants could have entered Sweden from Malmo on false documents supplied by the group.The ringleader, a 39-year-old man, has been ...
Afghan Muslim accused of raping and murdering EU official's teenage daughter had previously tried to kill a woman by throwing her off a CLIFF
Hussein Khavari is being detained over the murder of Maria Ladenburger, 19 He has previously been sentenced to 10 years for pushing a woman off a cliff in Corfu in 2014 It is unclear why he was released from youth detention early Maria Ladenburger was killed in October in Freiburg, Germany A teenaged Afghan Muslim accused of raping and murdering a ...

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Pittsburgh Penguins Conference Finals Predictions
May 13, 2016 May 11, 2016 by Greg Thornberry
The Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves in the Eastern Conference Finals after finishing off an emotionally charged series against the Washington Capitals.
The Tampa Bay Lightning await them in what should be an exciting series with tons of skill on display. When a team gets this far anything can happen, from hot streaks to freakish bounces. At the beginning of the playoffs I made a list of Penguins' predictions. After eight wins, and looking for another eight, now is as good a time as any to speculate again about the future of the Penguins.
Pittsburgh Will Need to Find Something to Hate
Due to a rich history of vicious battles, it was easy for the Penguins to hate the New York Rangers and the Capitals. But there isn't quite that emotional connection with the Lightning.
Eastern Conference Finals analytics matchup (regular season score-adjusted data):#Penguins #Lightning pic.twitter.com/R8vD90BDF7
— HockeyStatMiner (@HockeyStatMiner) May 11, 2016
Pittsburgh vs Tampa Bay will be an exciting display of speed and skill, but with no Marc Staal, Henrik Lundqvist, Alex Ovechkin, or Tom Wilson, the series will be lacking the ferocity that we have seen in recent weeks. However, I have a feeling that Jonathan Drouin will become a villain. Steven Stamkos and Anton Stralman should return during this series which gives Tampa Bay a huge lift, and something for the Penguins to focus on.
Sid and Geno Will Be Better
Trotz: "I thought we did a real good job on Crosby and Malkin the whole series, but a lot of the other people hurt us."
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) May 11, 2016
As Washington Coach Barry Trotz stated, the Capitals did a great job neutralizing Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. In the past, shutting down these two was the best way to send the Penguins golfing. But the Lightning had to be watching and realizing that this doesn't work anymore.
Pittsburgh is too deep with way too many weapons. Tampa Bay will not be able to focus on the two-headed monster and as a result they will gain more freedom. Not to mention that the Lightning don't play the same brutish style employed by the Capitals, and this alone will allow Sid and Geno to play their game.
The only possible hindrance would be a potential injury to Malkin. Since returning from his elbow injury, Malkin has not been himself. The skill and creativity have been there, and at times the shot, but you have to admit that there is something missing that makes Geno such a threat.
Kucherov and Johnson Will Be Scarier Than Ovechkin and Backstrom
Ovechkin and Niklas Backstrom had their moments, but they really didn't have the impact on the series that most expected. Nikita Kucherov and Tyler Johnson will likely prove to be a much more productive opponent.
Players still in #NHL playoffs: Points per game
Burns 1.36
Johnson 1.30
Couture 1.27
Benn 1.25
Kucherov 1.20
Pavelski 1.09
Spezza 1.08
— Yahoo Sports NHL (@YahooSportsNHL) May 10, 2016
Points per 60 mins: Players still in #NHL playoffs
Malkin 3.54
Wilson 3.53
— Yahoo Sports NHL (@YahooSportsNHL) May 9, 2016
Kucherov and Johnson have been here before, and will be focused on scoring points, rather than physical disruption. They will both be a thorn in the Penguins side, particularly Kucherov.
Conor Sheary Will Thrive
Sheary has already proven to be an impact player in the NHL, but I think that he suffered from the physical nature of the Capitals series. He has been compared favorably to the aforementioned Tyler Johnson, and that still holds true.
An unreal game for Conor Sheary topped off by a goal to put the #Pens up 5-2. pic.twitter.com/WYMm4H6GTl
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 23, 2016
He will continue to play alongside Crosby, and the two will have a breakout series against Tampa Bay.
Matt Murray Will Continue His Winning Ways
Matt Murray is twenty-one going on thirty-one. The kid truly has ice in his veins, never flinching during two high-profile playoff series. Despite some media-driven controversy prior to Game 6, Murray's job as the Penguins' starting netminder was never in doubt.
Oshie with a great shot. Murray with a better save pic.twitter.com/K5Hy9zKUaw
— CAPITALS HILL (@CapitalsHill) May 5, 2016
The job is Murray's to lose, but it doesn't look like he will be doing that any time soon. He has stolen games, and recovered nicely when he gave up a bad goal. There is no reason to believe that the added pressure will change anything that he has been doing.
Penguins in Five
So far I have made predictions with some accuracy. I guessed that the Penguins would defeat the Rangers and Capitals both in 6 games (Rangers went down in 5, Capitals in 6). Tampa Bay will be a different kind of series, but the results will be the same in the end.
Reading between the lines, Vegas thinks the Penguins are twice as likely to win this series as the Lightning are. Pens are huge favorites.
— Ben Livingston (@937TeenWolf) May 11, 2016
I have nothing but respect for what the Lightning have accomplished, especially without two of their best players. But in a matchup that will be a great contest of skill vs skill, the Penguins will outmatch Tampa Bay. Pittsburgh will out-coach them, and out-play them. It will be fun to watch, but when the chips are down, Pittsburgh is just the superior team.
Your 2015-2016 Washington Capitals pic.twitter.com/Dvhay0dFu0
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) May 11, 2016
The above Ovechkin gif has nothing to do with this article, I just think it's too funny.
Greg Thornberry
Greg is a Pittsburgh Penguins writer for 'The Hockey Writers'.
He is a Pittsburgh area native who has written for multiple Penguins news and opinion sites. In addition to hockey writing, he is also an experienced YouTube creator.
Greg started with THW in 2015 as a Blue Jackets writer, and spent time as a Fantasy Hockey analyst.
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It's Official, Your Dog May Understand You Better Than Your Boyfriend
Do Dogs Understand Emotions?
31 August, 2016 by Nick Gonzalez
We've all been there -- pouring our souls out to the lumpy pile clothes next to us on the couch we call "Bae", only to hear a guttural grunt in reply. The harsh reality may be that you're better off ditching the man and talking to "man's best friend" instead.
A recent report filed in the journal Science revealed convincing evidence that dogs understand key words you say and how you say them. The study used MRIs to peek inside the brains of 13 dogs as they listened to their trainer's voice. But don't fret, all the dogs were awake and happy to participate.
The scanning revealed that the dog's brains lit up when they heard both praising words and an approving intonation. However, there was no similar reaction when the pups heard random words spoken in a praising tone or praising spoken in a flat tone.
"Dogs process both what we say and how we say it in a way which is amazingly similar to how human brains do," Attila Andics, a neuroscientist at Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary, told NPR.
This is nothing new to seasoned dog owners who've tried to "trick" their dogs with nonsense words said in a happy tone of voice. But now you know you're not just projecting human traits onto your pet -- they really do understand the emotion behind what you're saying.
But scientists are also excited about what the study has to say about humans. For decades, theories have posited that humans' unique language processing happened through a dramatic brain evolution. This study helps suggest that humans are not so unique in their ability to interpret language. It's just your boyfriend that's lagging behind.
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Founder of iconic Trenton business Barbero's Bakery dies at 99
By Scott Ketterer
The founder of Barbero's Bakery, "Trenton's Tiffany in baked products," has died just one year shy of a century.
Angelo Barbero died last Friday at the age of 99. Barbero was born in Montemarano, Italy in 1915 to Gerard and Maria (Coscia) Barbero. He was one of three children who came to the United States in 1920 to join their father in the city's Chambersburg section.
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Black Walnut can be irritating to the gut in sensitive individuals. We designed our parasite cleanse to be as gentle as possible, so instead we utilize olive leaf (whole) and its medicinal extract. Olive leaf is just as effective as black walnut without causing any discomfort. Similarly, the garlic/olive leaf combo in our blend works better than clove in terms of killing the eggs (which was the original purpose of clove in our first formulation).


POLICE have opened contact points in Kirklees to help victims to report racist or homophobic crimes.
The plan to launch hate incident reporting centres in Kirklees aims to encourage the reporting of such incidents at places other than police stations.
There were 421 racially motivated incidents and 17 homophobic crimes reported to the police in Kirklees from April to December last year. But it is thought that many more incidents went unreported.
Police believe victims of hate crimes often feel uncomfortable entering a police station to report incidents.
The police hope the introduction of reporting centres in community centres, Victim Support offices and Kirklees housing offices will offer a less threatening environment in which people can discuss crimes committed against them.
The initiative comes as a result of a close working partnership between Huddersfield and Dewsbury police, Kirklees Racial Equality Council and Kirklees Council.
Insp Charlie Glass, West Yorkshire Police Force's community and race relations officer, said: "We would still urge the public to report hate incidents to the police directly. However, we recognise this is not always possible.
"The important thing is that they are reported."


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WOCCU Signs Former Maryland Senator Sarbanes As Conference Keynote Speaker
MADISON, Wis.--Paul Sarbanes, the former Democratic senator from Maryland and co-author of The Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, better known as Sarbanes-Oxley, will keynote the World Council of Credit Unions' 2008 World Credit Union Conference.
By Heather Anderson | Updated on February 22, 2008
MADISON, Wis.–Paul Sarbanes, the former Democratic senator from Maryland and co-author of The Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, better known as Sarbanes-Oxley, will keynote the World Council of Credit Unions' 2008 World Credit Union Conference. This year's event takes place in Hong Kong July 13 through16.
The longtime credit union supporter's keynote address will focus on the importance of good governance in today's business world.
Peter Strozniak | February 07, 2023
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We still have a winter and I really didn´t like it. I want a hot and sunny days. I feel more optimistic and happy than. Black outfits I didn´t like but now... That is casual outfit. Maby you know that beautiful day without sunshine is not so good and you wore more dark colors. I would like to look at the comedy today and now I'm going back to work and learn all what I need. Which season do you prefer? Have a nice day and many reasons to smile.
Stále máme zimu a naozaj ju nemám veľmi rada. Chcem už horúce a najmä slnečné dni. Cítim sa tak viac šťastnejšia, milujem slnko a teplo. Teraz nosím aj dosť čiernej, ako v tomto bežnom dennom outfite. Čiernu ale veľmi neobľubujem, nenachádza sa ani v spektre farieb a má vplyv aj na náladu. Ale teraz.. Večer sa už teším na komédiu a teraz idem ďalej pracovať a učiť sa. Aké ročné obdobie máte najradšej? Želám vám pekný deň a najmä veľa dôvodov na úsmev bez ohľadu na počasie.
I wore: turtleneck by ZARA, jenas by Victoria´s Secret, faux fur coat by DKNYC, hat by H&M, boots by Colin Stuart - Victoria´s Secret, necklace by ebay.
Mám na sebe: rolák ZARA, rifle Victoria´s Secret, kožuch DKNYC, klobúk H&M, čižmičky Colin Stuart - Victoria´s Secret, náhrdelník ebay.
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Spring and fall are my favorite seasons. Not too hot or cold. Love the coat and that hat together!
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As a business, using social media as a marketing tool is a necessity, not a suggestion.
But all social channels aren't created equal when it comes to value and results. In fact, knowing which social networks matter to your business can be confusing.
And spending time on the wrong networks is costly, even detrimental to a strategy.
Here's the top three social networks you should focus on today. Each will lead to business growth, profitability, and expanded brand identity.
Facebook is the largest and most-used social network. It also has the most geographically balanced reach across the globe.
With active users now reaching over 1.8 billion, Facebook offers unparalleled opportunities. Even with the many changes and supposed lack of organic reach.
Jacob Warwick, founder of ThinkWarwick Communications says that, "Facebook has endured the test of time, offering tremendous organic and paid advertising features, spanning all demographics. It also reaches the largest group of people."
But he cautions that anyone using social media for business needs to test. "Look to each network for opportunities to market your brand. This will help you gain a more intimate understanding of the network and your audience."
LinkedIn is the go-to network for business professionals. But it's often misunderstood.
"LinkedIn is the largest professional social media platform. It's where important decision makers are active online."
And it's not a network for job seekers only. Erica says anyone building a business can enjoy the benefits of LinkedIn.
"Focus on using LinkedIn as more than an online resume. Build professional relationships, grow company exposure, and better position your personal brand.
"LinkedIn is a powerhouse of professional connections that can go beyond your social media presence and into your real-life career."
As a marketer, I see relationships created and business awareness elevated on Twitter daily. And I'm not alone. With over 310 million active users, you'll be hard pressed not to find an audience.
Diana Adams, founder of Adams Consulting Group has been a longtime Twitter supporter. As a business professional on Twitter since March 2009, she's sent a whopping 170,000 tweets. That's a lot of networking, engaging, and relationship building.
"It's the best social network for business. Twitter keeps you up-to-date in your niche, helps you make important connections. and watch your competition. And since it's fast and easy to use, it can take as much or as little of your time as you want."


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BMW i8 Coupe - Practicality & boot space (2014-2021)
Rear seats are tight and the boot is small – but the BMW i8 has tailored luggage to make the most of the space
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Climbing inside the i8's cabin can be a little difficult compared to a more conventional car, thanks to a low roofline and wide door sills, which you have to lift your foot over before sliding into the seat. The tricky manoeuvring is worth it, though, because the BMW i8's interior is just as striking as its exterior design.
That's not helped by the fact the BMW i8's dimensions are fairly bulky. It's both longer and wider than an Audi R8 or Porsche 911. The fairly minimal rear visibility is another problem.
BMW i8 interior
Climbing inside the i8's cabin can be a little difficult compared to a more conventional car, thanks to a low roofline and sizeable sill, which you have to lift your foot over before sliding into the seat. The tricky manoeuvring is worth it, though, because the BMW i8's interior is just as striking as its exterior design.
And once you're inside, that low roofline and aerodynamic bodywork mean there's very little wind noise, making the i8 a thoroughly decent motorway cruiser.
Head and legroom for the driver and passenger is fairly good: snug rather than cramped. But those in the back seats won't fare as well. BMW describes the car as a 2+2, rather than a four-seater - meaning the rear seats are best reserved for occasional use by small children at best.
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Given its striking looks, the BMW i8 was never going to be the most practical car on the planet, and it doesn't compare well to more useable sports cars such as the Porsche 911.
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Excerpted from page 24 of the March 2018 edition of AOA Focus.
When Nichole Soto, O.D., awoke on Aug. 24, 2017, the day ahead looked like a typical Thursday.
Her children went to school, her husband went to work, and Dr. Soto arrived at her practice, Rockport Eye Associates, in coastal southern Texas, to a full schedule. All that was out of the ordinary was a possible tropical storm or Category 1 hurricane on the weekend horizon-hardly an emergency for the area.
But by midmorning, Hurricane Harvey was upgraded to Category 3 or higher, with landfall expected the next day. Before lunchtime, school was dismissed and a mandatory evacuation was in effect.
"This thing got real big, real quick," Dr. Soto says.
The Soto family spent the next eight hours boarding up their home, Dr. Soto's practice and her husband's office before evacuating to her mother's San Antonio home. They had no idea when they'd return, or what they'd find when they did.
Last year was marked by natural disasters across the United States. From hurricanes in the South to wildfires in the West, doctors of optometry and optometry students all over the country were impacted.
In the wake of the devastation, doctors and students shared their stories about keeping tabs on patients, without power; salvaging flooded and windblown offices; losing key study supplies; wrangling with insurers; and finding relief.
When Dr. Soto returned to Rockport eight days after Hurricane Harvey, her home was in shambles. She and her family shuttled between friends' couches for five weeks before finding a rental house.
She expects her home to be unlivable for a year.
"We're rebuilding the house from the inside out," she says.
Dr. Soto's office fared somewhat better, but the ongoing repairs include dealing with fascia and roof damage, and fixing shingles, sheetrock and insulation. It took three weeks of cleaning-without electricity-to get the practice patient-ready. Dr. Soto used the $4,000 grant she received from Optometry's Fund for Disaster Relief, a program of Optometry Cares®-The AOA Foundation, to pay for some of the cleanup and repair work, and reopen the practice sooner.
"[The grant] was such a blessing," she says. "My husband and I were crying when we deposited the money."
Before cellular towers were restored, Dr. Soto communicated with family and staff via walkie talkies, and with patients using Facebook. Her post-op patients were sent to nearby Corpus Christi for temporary care. About two weeks after Harvey, Dr. Soto's staff traveled to a Starbucks 30 minutes away-the closest with cell coverage and Wi-Fi-to access records on the cloud, check on patients and reschedule appointments. The office reopened as soon as electricity returned about a month after the hurricane.
Apart from the physical damage, Dr. Soto says her practice has faced a significant loss of income.
"We have about a 33 percent loss of patients," she says. "They just didn't come back because their homes got destroyed."
The city of Rockport is far from whole, Dr. Soto adds. "It's going to take five to seven years to get the whole town back," she says.
After months in survival mode, Dr. Soto says she's wearing down. But the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey isn't over.
"It's a marathon," she says. "It's been a really big eye opener for me that I cannot go through this quickly."
When it became clear to Ronald L. Hopping, O.D., AOA past president and practitioner in southeast Houston, that his practice would be closed for a couple of days due to Hurricane Harvey, the doctors worked the phones.
"Each of our own doctors took their schedules and called their patients," he says. "I felt like the staff would be asked questions [about contacts or medications, for instance] they couldn't answer."
The day the practice reopened, doctors treated many emergencies, such as eye infections from flood waters and foreign body removals, Dr. Hopping says.
"In those couple of days after the hurricane, you're not doing routine eye exams," he says. "You're doing medical eye care for patients."
Along with helping staff members whose homes were flooded, Dr. Hopping says his doctors did their best to aid patients. One practitioner drove medication to a patient at a shelter. Patients who'd purchased glasses from the practice and lost them in the storm received new pairs for free.
Dr. Hopping says he was fortunate to face no damage to his office-this time.
When Hurricane Ike struck in 2008, his recovery costs hit $1 million, and he received a grant from Optometry's Fund for Disaster Relief. "When your practice is hurt, when you're knocked out, it's going to take the insurance company months to get you any money. You feel alone, all alone," Dr. Hopping says. "The disaster relief fund shows up at your doorstep with some money, [and] it's a reminder that we're all in this together."
Chris Lopez, a fourth-year student at the University of Houston College of Optometry, was relieved that the home in Kemah, Texas, he shares with his wife wasn't flooded by Hurricane Harvey. But when he checked his garage early on Aug. 27 it was submerged in 8 to 10 inches of water. All his books and notes from optometry school had been stored there and were ruined.
"They're really irreplaceable. I consider them a loss," says Lopez, who was able to complete his board examinations in December.
When April Jasper, O.D., prepared to close her practice in West Palm Beach, Florida, before Hurricane Irma, her staff used patient engagement software to email and text the closure notice and distribute the doctor's cellphone number for emergencies. All office calls also were forwarded to Dr. Jasper's cellphone.
"I did have a handful of people call and need help during the storm and after," says Dr. Jasper via email. "There were all kinds of injuries: red eyes and other emergencies."
Several patients rushed into the office for contact lenses after the practice reopened. "They were very appreciative that we stock inventory that they can get immediately," Dr. Jasper says.
Other patients gradually rescheduled appointments. "It is understandable that eye care, unless it is an emergency, is not the priority at a time like this," she says.
It took Kadee Marshall, a second-year student at Inter American University of Puerto Rico (IAUPR) School of Optometry, an entire day to book a flight out of Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria approached only weeks after Hurricane Irma passed. "It was a nightmare trying to get tickets off the island," she says.
On Sept. 19-a day before Maria made landfall-Marshall made it to her boyfriend's home in California only to soon find herself amid another natural disaster. "I'm coming to California to try to get away [from the hurricane] and there are wildfires left and right," she says.
Marshall spent about a month in California, keeping up with her studies by reviewing lectures and flashcards. When classes resumed in November, IAUPR students had lost about 40 days of school from the two hurricanes.
They're making up for it by adding Saturday classes and extending the semester, Marshall says. The clinic and library at IAUPR suffered damage and needed renovations.
At her off-campus apartment, Marshall says she found some moldy shoes, a "gross science experiment" in the refrigerator and so many insects that she wore bug spray inside.
"I got really lucky," she says.
But, Marshall adds, she still spent at least $1,000 on plane tickets, taxis, cleaning supplies and other hurricane-related incidentals.
And weeks after Hurricane Maria, Marshall says electricity in her apartment was still sporadic. In November, she lost power the day before an exam and studied by flashlight the 20 lectures she'd pre-printed.
"Grad school is hard enough," Marshall says, "but when you put in all these factors of no power, no water, no Wi-Fi, the heat and the uncertainty, it's so stressful."
A career firefighter for more than two decades, Tad Buckingham, O.D., a captain with Forest Grove Fire & Rescue in Oregon, says the wildfires that struck the West Coast in 2017 had the biggest impact on the public-including his own patients-that he's ever seen.
Air pollution from the fires caused an uptick in ocular surface complaints, red eye and contact lens issues, says Dr. Buckingham, assistant professor and attending physician at Pacific University College of Optometry.
Wildfires eject deleterious carbon and dust particles into the air, some only microns in diameter. This fine particulate matter, when inhaled, can cause inflammation, headaches and aggravate respiratory conditions, even in tiny concentrations. So, too, that ever-present smoky haze can wreak havoc on people's eyes, gumming up the ocular surface and causing discomfort.
At its worst, chronic smoke irritation may exacerbate the inflammatory response on the conjunctival surface and promote conjunctival scarring; however, most often, wildfire smoke aggravates dry eye symptoms, ocular allergies and worsens discomfort among contact lens wearers.
James P. DeVleming, O.D., AOA trustee who practices in Pullman, Washington, quickly went through a monthly supply of lubricating drop samples, and prescribed anti-allergy drops once the smoke billowed into town.
"It didn't really matter which way the wind was blowing, it came toward us, such that it smelled and looked like you were sitting around a campfire with the smoke drifting in your direction," Dr. DeVleming noted in September.
"It was definitely an air-quality issue as a result of the numerous fires burning up and down the West Coast," says Dr. Buckingham. "A lot of these people are living with palliative care, and the same thing with contact lens patients-they're just getting by. But when you have something like this, as the smoke levels go up, it pushes them over the edge."


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Polioptila attenboroughi  — вид птиц из семейства комароловов. Описан в 2013 году и назван в честь известного натуралиста и телеведущего Дэвида Аттенборо (род. 1926). Многие учёные считают Polioptila attenboroughi не отдельным видом, но одним из подвидов Polioptila guianensis — Polioptila guianensis attenboroughi.

Распространение
Эндемик дождевых лесов Бразильской Амазонии. Обитает в регионе к югу от реки Амазонки и к западу от Мадейры. Птицы живут в субтропических или тропических влажных равнинных лесах (в сельве).

Примечания

Комароловковые
Животные, описанные в 2013 году
Птицы Южной Америки
Эндемики Бразилии
Аттенборо

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We've all seen the traditional pictures of an Indian bride with flowers strung in her hair on her wedding day, but today the class really learned how integral the flower is to the Bangalore economy, religious tradition, and heritage.
Flowers provide a metaphor for aspects of India I would never have guessed. The picture below is of a flower wholesale market in Bangalore where people bring their goods to sell, mostly in bulk. Flowers are picked at dawn, strung, and sold in the city.
Most of the flowers are strung on strands to use at weddings, but they are also used for religious offerings, to adorn cars and houses during holidays, and for Hindu women to put in their hair before they enter a place of worship.
Today we were told a story of a woman who was in love with one of the gods. She was very in love, but he didn't have time for her. She pined and pined and eventually died of a broken heart. Her ashes were strewn around the area and everywhere they landed, jasmine sprung up.
We went into a Vishnu temple with our jasmine hair garlands and learned about some different aspects of symbolism at play in the temple. We were not allowed to take photos inside, but this roof's layers (pictured below) represent the seven layers you need to get rid of to become your true self.
Flowers really string the social aspects of Bangalore together.


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Carlton Ralph Fergason, son of Oleta (Frazier) and Dave Fergason was born on October 16, 1951 in Hobbs, New Mexico; he was the third of six children. He passed away on February 1, 2019 at the age of 67 years, 3 months and 15 days. He graduated from Lueders-Avoco High School where he was in FFA, land judging and raising pigs. In 1972 he joined the US Army serving with the 48th infantry stationed in Germany. After an honorable discharge he worked for Author electric and CJR roustabout In Denver City, Texas. He owned a store in Albany, Texas for a while before working at Cain Electric in Brownwood and helping with auctions in Rising Star Texas. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Carlton was blessed with two children Kevin Ray and Ginger M. His hobbies were fishing and hunting and always had a joke waiting. He was a people person who never met a stranger and would always give you the shirt off his back. His favorite past time was enjoying a cup of coffee and a joke with his brother David. He was preceded in death by two sets of grandparents, Aud and Ada Fergason, Elzie and Willie Frazier, his parents, David and Oleta Fergason, a grandson, Nathaniel Fergason, sister-in-law, Nina Fergason, a nephew, David Wade Fergason and a niece, Sharon J Fergason. Carlton is survived by a son, Kevin Fergason of Harleton, Texas; a daughter Ginger(Curtis) Clark of McAlester, Oklahoma; Three grandsons, Levi and Ace Fergason and Casey Clark; two granddaughters Renea Fergason and Jana (Phillips) Beatly; a special companion, Paula Regian, of Rising Star, two brothers David Fergason of Rising Star, Texas, Gaylon (Brenda) Fergason of Bossier City, Louisiana; three sisters Virginia (Jenny) Walton of Alva, Oklahoma, Wilma (Michael) Williams of Schalenburg, Texas, Ruby(Bob) Bouziden, of Alva Oklahoma. He is also survived by four nephews, Jammy Rimmer, of Oregon, Ben (Lana) Walton, of Slaton, Texas, Gaylon Jr. and John Fergason, of Bossier City, Louisiana; Six nieces, Roleta Bell, of Alva Oklahoma, Michelle (Clay) Graham, of Houston, Texas, Kristi (Anthony) Yim, of Houston, Texas, Rebecca (Roy) Numcio, of Waynoka, Oklahoma, Kyra Fergason of Bossier City, Louisiana, Chris (Rick) Robins, of Fort Worth, Texas; six great nieces, Amanda, Iris, Acacia, Riley, Reese and Heidi; six great nephews, Devon, Ashton, Cameron, Avvan, Hugh and Ivan; special friends, Charlene, Bridget and Caliye and many more cousins and friends.
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Basel, March 23, 2017 - Alcon, the global leader in eye care and a division of Novartis, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AcrySof® IQ ReSTOR® +2.5 Multifocal Toric intraocular lens (IOL) with ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) optical design for patients undergoing cataract surgery who choose to address their astigmatism and presbyopia at the same time. The unique optical design of the ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) toric lens delivers both crisp, clear distance vision and a range of vision for patients who desire less dependence on glasses. The ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) toric IOL is the only multifocal toric IOL in which the central portion is 100 percent dedicated to distance vision,. Previous presbyopia-correcting IOL designs tend to compromise on distance vision in order to provide patients with a range of vision.
"Presbyopic cataract patients with astigmatism have had limited options in the past," said Sergio Duplan, Region President, North America for Alcon. "Alcon's ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) toric IOL is a breakthrough for these patients, correcting astigmatism and allowing them to achieve uncompromised distance vision with an increased range of vision at the same time."
The ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) toric IOL is also engineered for stability. Toric IOLs perform optimally if they stay on axis to correct the astigmatism. In a retrospective study of IOL orientation data, the AcrySof® IQ toric IOL platform was 2.5 times less likely to rotate than the leading competitor lens*. Additionally, the AcrySof® IQ toric platform is the market leader with cataract surgeons implanting more than 1.7 million AcrySof® IQ toric IOLs to date.
"The ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) toric IOL is the marriage of the design features of my two go-to IOLs for patients wanting outstanding distance vision and less dependence on glasses after cataract surgery," said Bret L. Fisher, M.D., Medical Director, Eye Center of North Florida. "By combining the unique optical properties of the ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) design with the unparalleled rotational stability of the AcrySof® IQ toric platform, I can now offer a range of vision to more patients."
Nearly four million cataract surgeries are performed each year in the US, and more than 50 percent of those patients have treatable levels of astigmatism that could be addressed with AcrySof® IQ toric IOLs, including the new ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) toric IOL. Astigmatism occurs when the cornea is misshapen, causing blurry vision and distorted images at all distances. Presbyopia occurs in most people over the age of 40 and results in needing vision correction such as reading glasses.
Alcon plans to commercialize the ACTIVEFOCUS(TM) toric IOL in the US beginning in mid-2017.
A cataract is a cloudy area in the natural lens of the eye that affects vision. As a cataract develops, the eye's lens gradually becomes hard and cloudy allowing less light to pass through, which makes it more difficult to see. The vast majority of cataracts happen as a result of normal aging but radiation exposure, taking steroids, diabetes, and eye trauma can accelerate the development of cataracts. Cataracts are the most common age-related eye condition and the leading cause of preventable blindness. Twenty million people in the US age 40 and older have cataracts. Cataracts are treated by removing the eye's cloudy natural lens and surgically replacing it with an intraocular lens or IOL. More than 98% of cataract surgeries are considered successful and patients typically can return to their normal routines within 24 hours.
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GRAFTON - The West Boylston High School girls soccer season came to an end last Saturday afternoon.
The ninth-seeded Lions dropped a 5-0 decision to eighth-seeded Quaboag Regional in the Central Mass. Division 4 tournament.
West Boylston, which hadn't qualified for the postseason in two years, finished with a 11-6 overall record and tied Ayer-Shirley for second place in the Midland-Wachusett League E Division, with both teams posting 7-3 marks.
Quaboag (8-8-4) lost 4-0 to top-seeded Millbury in the tournament's quarterfinals on Monday.
In the early minutes of the first half, the Lions played solid defense in front of senior goalkeeper Megan Campbell, who made three saves on hard shots.
Defending the goal area for West Boylston were senior captain Caroline Farrar; juniors Erin Dagle and Celina Ricaurte; sophomore Abbey O'Brien; freshman Mia Klotz and eighth-grader Alana Fay.
In the 10th minute, Lions freshman Rhiann Dugan pumped a bullet from 30 yards out that Cougar eighth-grade keeper Victoria Morgan batted away.
Farrar followed with a strong scoring bid from 50 yards away that went just wide.
With 22 minutes gone in the first half, Quaboag scored the only goal it would need. Kirah Czub took a feed from teammate Kiarra Dorman to make it a 1-0 game.
At the 28th minute, West Boylston freshman Katie Kursonis moved the ball in close, before blasting a rocket at Morgan, who made the stop.
The Cougars took a 2-0 lead with nine minutes left in the first half on an unassisted goal by Dorman, who notched a hat trick in the game.
Campbell made nine saves in the first half.
In the second half, Quaboag made it 3-0 on Dorman's second goal of the contest.
Farrar, who was literally all over the field, Dugan and eighth-grader Olivia Latorre all had strong scoring bids denied by Morgan.
Dorman's third goal came with nine minutes left in the game. Paige Baldwin scored Quaboag's fifth goal just three minutes before the game ended.
"I think this game was a learning experience for us," Lions coach Angel Ayres said. "We are a very young team, and this is the first time in the last couple of years that we've made the Districts.
"We've come a long way this year, and today we made a couple of mistakes that cost us," she said. "Overall, we can hold our heads high. We have five middle school players on our team and 10 freshmen, so the future looks bright.
"They work hard and are a super team, and we're looking forward to next season," Ayres added.
The seniors wearing the Blue and White soccer uniform for the last time were Campbell, Farrar and Kayla Mead.
"Meg (Campbell) was awesome," Ayres said. "We didn't have a keeper two years ago and she stepped up. She was the heart and soul of the team and kept us in tight games all year. I can't say enough about her willingness to be a team player.
"Kayla (Mead) is a leader and organizer on the team," she said. "As a hard worker, the girls looked to her leadership.
"Caroline Farrar is great in every sport and can play every (soccer) position," Ayres said. "She played defense, midfield , striker and even keeper. I wish I had more players like her.
"She has been one of our best players for the three years I've been coaching here," she said. "She is a great kid."
West Boylston's assistant coaches were Kevin Bjorklund and Kelli McSweeney. The team manager was Grace O'Brien.


A photo of Nijinsky found, among other sites, here.
Vaslav Nijinsky was a legendary dancer and choreographer, a Russian, and a man who loved both men and women. He was bi.
"In him is reincarnated the mysterious child Septentrion, who died dancing on the shore at Antibes. Young, erect, supple, he walks only on the ball of the foot, taking rapid, firm little steps, compact as a clenched fist, his neck long and massive as a Donatello, his slender torso contrasting with his overdeveloped thighs, he is like some young Florentine, vigorous beyond anything human, and feline to a disquieting degree. He upsets all the laws of equilibrium, and seems constantly to be a figure painted on the ceiling; he reclines nonchalantly in midair, defies heaven in a thousand different ways, and his dancing is like some lovely poem written all in capitals."
Picking up on the story yesterday, Sergei Diaghilev and Vaslav Nijinsky were a romantic couple and, as Vaslav danced and came to choreograph Sergei's Ballets Russes, together they achieved fame and success for them both.
Until 1913, when Vaslav married the Hungarian Countess, Romola de Pulsky-Lubocy-Cselfalva.
When Sergei found out, he was furious, and fired Vaslav from the dance company.
This image of Nijinsky, starring in one of the most famous ballets of the Ballets Russes, Afternoon of the Faun, is from here.
Vaslav tried to form his own dance company, but it didn't work out. He spent part of World War One interned in Hungary. In 1919, after a nervous breakdown, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and lived in various sanatoriums in Europe until he died in 1950.
Sergei Diaghilev kept his Ballets Russes going and touring until his death in 1929.
While it doesn't have the happiest of endings, it's fascinating to know the story of how the professional and personal relationship between these two Russian men changed dance forever.
"Between them, Diaghilev and Nijinksy practically invented the modern male dancer. Before the Ballets Russes, male dancers played mostly a supporting role to the women - they were lifters rather than dancers. Diaghilev changed that, and the vehicle for that change was Nijinsky."
Vaslav Nijinsky as a young man, image from here.
Vaslav Nijinsky's brilliance, as well as his love for both a man and a woman, are well worth celebrating!
The Jean Cocteau as well as the "between them" quotes above are from pg. 181 of "The Gay 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present" by Paul Russell.


Delhi is a rarity on the Indian landscape: a symbol of urban progress rather than urban decay. And for almost a decade, Sheila Dikshit has presided over the nation's Capital as its chief minister. Dikshit, nearing the end of an unprecedented second term, has helped guide an array of economic and political changes. Under her watch, the first phase of the Delhi Metro was completed on budget and on time—a feat heralded as belying the stereotype of the Indian government's inefficiency. The second phase is on track to be finished in time for the Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in the city in 2010.
Yet, Dikshit would be among the first to acknowledge that progress has not come fast enough or without snags. Delhi is straining under the weight of a vast and growing population. More than 13 million people live there, and half a million more move in every year. Decision-making can be excruciatingly slow, especially since her administration shares authority in the city with elected municipal leaders and a lieutenant-governor appointed by India's President.
Shirish Sankhe, a director in McKinsey's Delhi office, met with Dikshit in her residence and discussed the challenges of urban development in India, as well as some of her successes.
Have India's recent economic gains surprised you?
I think we stopped being surprised a while back. There is a lot of confidence throughout India regarding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's economic capabilities, his understanding of the Indian economy, and how you integrate the Indian economy into the world economy. It also helps that the government is growth-oriented and is moving towards a more open economy. Many current policymakers understand economics and have tried to take the economy out of the shackles where everything had to be cleared by the government before anything could take place.
People are feeling very comfortable with the growth. It's amazing how the buoyancy comes in. You see it in art, you see it in culture, in our theatre, in our films. And among the youth there is the recognition: I am proud of my country.
What can slow down India's growth?
We have people with outstanding and very innovative minds. This country is not short of wealth. This country is not short of skills. This country is not short of brains. What we lack, and I think what we always have lacked in this country, is effective management in the government.
I can give you a very interesting example. Government schools in Delhi were performing very badly. The pass percentage on standardized tests was 35-37%. We looked into it and found that the government spent Rs900 per child per month, while non-government schools, which were performing better, were spending a maximum of Rs700-800 per child. We brought the teachers together and asked, "Obviously, you are the best paid, so why are you not delivering? What do we need to do to motivate you?" And when the teachers got motivated, children performed better. Today, the pass percentage has risen to 82%, half a percentage point more than non-government schools.
I can give you another example concerning the problem of exporting. There were 17 different forms that had to be filled out to export something. So we had a talk with the relevant authorities and said, "Please, let's reduce this." Other countries have two or three forms, and it's done with. So they set up this committee, and when they came back with a solution, instead of 17 forms, 25 forms had to be filled out. So you see it's the mindset, especially in administration, that needs to be changed. We are addressing it, but I don't think we are addressing it seriously enough.
There is also a feeling of mistrust between government and non-government sectors. The bureaucrat always presumes that the person coming to him for help must be a crook, that he wants me to do something against the rules. But that poor person doesn't know the rules. That fellow sitting across the table has come in for help or information, and he's just wished away or told 100 reasons why he cannot be given what he wants.
The Right to Information Act is helping by making things more transparent. When we started it in Delhi, we found a lot of scepticism about it. But now the people are starting to get used to that power. Also, I started an unusual programme in Delhi called Bhagidari, which focuses on governance through partnership and received a best-practice award from the United Nations. Citizens' groups and the government interact with each other every week or every month in little groups.
Is social disparity becoming a bigger problem?
Yes, social disparity is there, perhaps not as much in the cities, which attract migration, as in the divide felt between the agrarian areas and the cities. Growth seems to have ignited in services and industry, but in the beginning, that growth was not paying much attention to agriculture. That aberration has now been corrected, and it will come naturally.
How has Delhi changed during your two terms in office?
If you look at the physical achievements, the infrastructure is much better, the power is much better, water is much better and transport is better because of the Metro, although not terribly so. I would say it needs another two to three years to put it right. When I look at human development, I think Delhi has changed from a cynical city to a city of hope. And it attracts not just people who seek jobs but also culture now.
That infrastructure—the dozens and dozens and dozens of flyovers that have come up, the underpasses that have come up—has attracted a lot of labour from outside. Meanwhile, those who were living here were not terribly interested in doing manual labour. So the labour came in, and those who are local have become better educated and are looking for jobs in the service sector. A bit more economic growth has meant more migration, and more migration has meant that we almost keep standing where we are.
Has infrastructure been able to keep pace with growth in the city?
It is keeping pace now, but we should be ahead. The fact that we have been able to cater to the half million people coming into the city each year in everything except housing is the good point. The bad point is that it's slow. For me, it's not fast enough. With the technologies we have today, we should be able to build infrastructure much faster.
Archaic systems and a great multiplicity of authorities in Delhi are slowing us down. You have the federal government. You have my government. You have the municipality. We are a state government without, for instance, the power of owning land. It's a great problem. We have a lieutenant-governor here representing the Government of India, which no other state has. We work with our hands tied. It's very unique.
Yet Delhi was able to complete the first phase of its subway on time and on budget. How do you explain that?
First, there's Sreedharan (E. Sreedharan, managing director, Delhi Metro Rail Corp. Ltd). He's a good manager, a good conceptualizer, and a good implementer. You can have, and you will probably have, lots and lots of Sreedharans in India but they are unable to get the kind of freedom he was given to operate.
We gave him that space. For example, nothing that concerned the Metro was negotiable in a court of law, so it could not get stuck. Take land, for instance. Subways need land for stations, and you have to shift a lot of buildings, a lot of shops, and a lot of people. And when the Metro said, "We need land," and we said, "All right, this land you will get." And whatever else was reasonably asked for by them—for instance, not to pay excise, not to pay VAT, et cetera—we gave them that because it was important to complete this project. Now I can say to my other departments, if Mr Sreedharan can do it, and if I promise I won't interfere, you do it. It was important to make the Metro project a role model, so that others would feel that they could get projects done, too.
Housing, especially low-income housing, has been less successful. Why?
Part of the problem with housing stems from the strict land laws that we have, and the very strict, archaic usage of land. Go to any European country, and you'll find a road and buildings right against the pavement. We say, if you have a plotted piece of land, set your building back 30ft or 20ft or whatever. These are luxuries which we cannot afford any more—the FSI law, the FAR law, and all that. But what we are doing now, and what I hope to be able to complete before we go into the next election, is to bring in more housing for the poor. This means building 200,000-plus units for the poorer people. This could be a two-room tenement with a washroom for Rs2 lakh that would be subsidized. We will divide these tenements into communities that have their own little shopping area, a school, and little gardens in between. We'll have to change some laws, and we are working on that. I'm also very keen on what they call holding areas, which are kind of like dormitories, for migrant workers. The labour that comes in here could stay in those holding areas and go back to their villages if they want to. They do not own the place, but they do have the right to live there for a certain rent that can get transferred from mother to child and child to child. Unfortunately, the Indian political mindset is still not able to accept this. It's still not sinking in, but I want it to sink in and will keep on singing until my voice is heard.
How can other Indian cities follow Delhi's example?
They should be made into city-states, and we should start with five cities: Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, and so on. I am sure politically no one would agree with this, but I think administratively it would be good for the country's development. Create city-states and give them the power to undertake development. They should not be under the state governments but rather under their own chief minister or chief administrator or whatever you want to call the position. They would collect their own revenues, maybe sharing a percentage with the other states. You have to develop your cities, especially if you're envisaging that in the next 20 years 55-60% of India's population will be urban. You just can't do it with the same old administration where you're dependent on various constituents for every penny.


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Q: Generating an arbitrarily long sequence with decreasing Kolmogorov complexity of terms Is there an algorithm which, given a string $s$, generates a  sequence of $|s|$ strings, such that it can be proven in some axiomatic system $S$,  that the Kolmogorov complexity of each successive term is smaller than the preceeding one?
We  further impose a constraint that the terms of the strings themselves, do not decrease  in length monotonically.

A: Suppose there is such an algorithm.
Let $x_n$ be the first string outputted on input $$s=00\cdots 0=0^n.$$
Then $x_n$ has complexity at most $\log_2 n+C$ since I just described it in terms of $n$.
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It seems that the era of "marriage mates" is nearing its end.
"My sergeant major is now injured. Their bodies are damaged, "said Col. Kinniri, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division 2nd Battalion. "I have to make sure that the next group of leaders and senior leaders in the army do not feel emotional. I wish we could think like this when we go upstairs. "
The 4,500-strong brigade is part of the Army's overall health and fitness program, which was announced in 2017 and was enshrined in military policy last year, as part of efforts to address injuries earlier and make military physical and occupational therapy more accessible. It focuses not only on fitness but also on general well-being, and promotes mental and spiritual well-being, adequate rest, good nutrition and, simply, self-care.
Internally, the H2F, a comprehensive health and fitness program that encourages soldiers to take better care of their minds and bodies, focuses not only on relieving pain after an injury, but also on learning how to train properly. And at least one brigade commander hopes that with such a change, the next generation of military leaders will not feel the same kind of pain and suffering. you do. To do so would require a measure of humility on the part of the leaders.
For the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, the 82nd Airborne Division will use strength training and air conditioning trainers at the Falcon Holistic Health and Fitness Center (H2F) October 18, 2021 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (US Army / Staff Lt. Andrew Malet)
"This is what I fight every day. ' "Like High Sergeant, I understand. You can kill anything, you can jump from every plane, but just stop and listen to this strength trainer because you are making a mistake. "
Although the program may bring positive changes to the military everywhere, it may take years before it is implemented nationally. Currently, 28 Army Brigades – at Fort Bragg, Fort Drum, Fort Polk, Fort Bleis and Joint Base Lewis Maccord – have launched a comprehensive health and fitness program. A.D. By 2023, the army will begin deploying 10 more brigades a year over the next 10 years.
Kineeri, one of the first troops to begin mobilizing his brigade coaches and health professionals, marched on October 18 at the Brigade Training Center. At the facility, soldiers can receive sexual harassment response (SHARP). ) Office, Equal Opportunity Office, and Priest's Office, as well as Sports Clinic, Nutritionists and Gym. He said it would serve as a "place for paratroopers to come to a place and get any help they need."
The office building at the Brigade Training Center, Falcon Holistic Health and Fitness Center, is staffed by civilian strength coaches and coaches who are simply wearing blue shirts. Kinnery suggested that the uniform give the Sense of Professional Athletics Training Program and made it clear who the soldiers could ask for help. The idea of training military athletes is ubiquitous. If professional athletes do physical therapy and train with coaches, the idea goes, so why not soldiers?
"The athlete, the professional athlete, who is part of this, sees this as a good thing," said Kinneri.
Veteran General Jessica Jones, Brigadier General H2F Program Director General Health and Fitness is still a relatively new concept and said she and her team are working to find commanders and units: "To understand how we can build in them. Training Plans
The goal of the General Health and Fitness Program is to stop seeing soldiers as "copies of each other as carbon offsets" and instead "as individuals," said Major General Lony Hibard, former commander of the First Military Training Center last year. Instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach, military leaders think about a world where the military has access to tailor-made training programs.
Ideally, the soldiers are exercising, which will help them to reach a higher level of fitness, prevent injuries and allow them to recover faster and more efficiently if the injury is not resolved. Individual training takes into account not only where you are physically present, but also how you can improve, but also mentally. The soldiers are getting enough sleep, can they fill up from the last day? Is there something that they are worried about, something that is disturbing their training, something that they are talking to a priest about? Some classes are taking yoga as a practice and meditation practice.
And then comes the nutrition aspect. It's not just about eating right, although this is a big part; Nutritionists with the brigade will also be on the training calendar. In particular, it is not clear what the moisture requirement is, but even a small amount of dehydration, as John emphasizes, "can greatly reduce your performance.
Unlike conventional units, the 2nd Brigade has direct access to coaches and physical therapists so soldiers do not need to maintain clinics or referrals, Jones said. In fact, they have access to up to 24 hours of care. And such access will enable them to train safely and efficiently for the Army Combat Test, which is more of a physical requirement than an Army Fitness Test with push-ups, sit-ups and two-mile runs.
In the 2nd Brigade Combat Team Training Room, the H2F trainer is available to work with the team. (Function and Purpose / Haley Brittzki)
Kiniri recalls going to Fort Bragg to run with his father as a child. And when he himself was in charge of a company in Bragg, Kinneri said, "We did it all. [was] Run "
"This is not true," he said. "it hurts."
The army has introduced new exercises with the Army Combat Fitness Test, which means the service must work harder to prevent injuries, Kinieri said, especially when young soldiers are trying to lift weights or lift them inappropriately. The gym is open 24 hours a day and is only available to soldiers in the team – they can't use it alone – and requires a strength trainer to accompany them to their workouts, Kinniri said.
"That's why they're here, for real training. "Try to get back to where you want to be, to be weighed where necessary, and then to the next level, to the next level."
According to Jones, the coaches help the soldiers excel at ACFT and "build aerobic foundation and strength," but those soldiers [Army Physical Fitness Test] It was training only for push-ups and running. "
But the training goes beyond the Brigade Facility, and the soldiers can find several large boxes full of gym equipment, such as how to store ACFT items. Kinieri said the troops and their team could use the "gym-in-box" at any time.
2nd Brigade "Gym-in-the-Box". (Function and Purpose / Haley Brittzki)
While the general health and fitness approach is intended to better care for soldiers, the army does not do this only out of sincerity. The service aims to keep soldiers in good physical and mental shape as much as possible.
Kinieri said that he had found some "trustworthy" irresponsible officers who had decided to leave the service because their bodies were gone. "They can't walk with the men," he said. Going forward.
"Because we beat them, we didn't make them smart," said Kinneri. "We grew up in an area where we loaded a 150-pound boat and made it walk all the time." [noncommissioned officers] To move on in this and everyone is moving forward. Then it will be normal. "
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Russian Cinemas Get Help to Bypass Sanctions to Screen "Avatar: The Way of Water"
December 28, 2022 by Ernesto Van der Sar
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Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the latest Hollywood blockbusters are no longer available in local cinemas. Not with permission from rightsholders, at least. The Russian cinema business was hit hard by these restrictions but with some tricks and help from "friendly" neighbors, pirated copies of "Avatar: The Way of Water" have found their way onto the big screen.
With its invasion of Ukraine, Russia ignited a regional conflict with global repercussions. Thousands of lives have been lost and many more ruined.
In response, many U.S. entertainment industry companies took a stand by ceasing their Russian operations.
Since Russia is a relatively small source of revenue, the damage is mostly contained for the major Hollywood studios. For the Russian cinema industry, the effect of sanctions is devastating. In fact, Russia's Association of Cinema Owners warned that the entire industry could collapse.
Evading Sanctions
In response to the restrictions, several theaters had to get creative to keep visitors coming through the door. This includes the use of pirated films, with some converted to Digital Cinema Packages (DCP) so they can be displayed on the big screen.
Many of these DCP releases come with Russian dubbing. Interestingly, our previous research suggests that these packages are sometimes shared between cinema locations using unlisted torrents.
For the movie industry, pirate screenings are seen as a bare necessity to keep the lights on. And since there are no legal options available, Alexei Voronkov of the Russian Association of Cinema Owners understands this move.
"I can't even blame cinemas now dabbling in torrent screenings," Voronkov previously said, after condemning pirate screenings early on.
Screening Avatar
These piracy issues drifted from the headlines in more recent months, but with the release of this year's blockbuster "Avatar: The Way of Water", the topic is hot once again.
Russian cinema owners recently promised that, one way or another, the movie would be screened locally. Even decent-quality CAM rips were being considered in the absence of better-quality options.
A recent "Avatar: The Way of Water" CAM
This promise was indeed kept as several cinemas began showing "Avatar: The Way of Water" to the public a few days ago. Interestingly, the theaters didn't have to rely on low-quality pirate releases either.
Independent Russian news outlet Meduza reports that several movie theaters managed to get their hands on high-quality DCP copies. These are reportedly sourced from "friendly" countries such as Kazakhstan, and come complete with Russian dubbing.
Unauthorized screenings are taking place in cities including St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Krasnoyarsk. How these theaters receive their DCP copies is unknown, but unlisted torrent transfers could be involved.
Delays and Tricks
Not all movie theater chains are taking part in these illegal screenings. The Movie Distributor's Bulletin reports that the major chains have reached a private agreement to keep Avatar 2 out of theaters until January 13. This "gentlemen's agreement" was reached because there is already a healthy stream of visitors around New Year.
"In this way, cinemas show that they are responsible for the Russian film business. We all ended up in the same boat, and if we don't help each other in this situation, then further coexistence within the industry will be difficult," a source explained.
Not all cinemas are bound by the agreement but there are concerns that openly advertising the screenings could have legal ramifications. This has resulted in some interesting workarounds, such as showing Avatar 2 as a free preview to a 17-minute Russian film "I See".
"Free pre-session service 'Avatar: The Way of Water' – duration 3 hours 12 minutes. The break between the pre-screening service and the film is 1 minute. The film 'I See' – duration – 17 minutes," one movie theater states (translated) on its booking page.
Legalizing Piracy?
Interestingly, movie theaters that use pirated content to stay in business, also have piracy as their main competitor. A few hours ago a relatively high-quality Telesync copy of Avatar 2 made its way onto various pirate sites, which might tempt some Russians to stay at home.
The Association of Cinema Owners is well aware of the difficult situation and has lobbied the Government for relief. This may now be on the horizon in the form of a newly proposed law that would allow Russian theaters to show unlicensed movies, without fear of legal repercussions.
However, with everything that's going on in and around Russia in recent months, copyright infringement is unlikely to be the country's main priority.
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Wire Antenna for 1.2Ghz TX - help please ..
I have started experimenting with live video from my Trex 450.
I placed a cheap 1.2Ghz pinhole ebay camera on it, build the patch antenna from this site (unbelievable change in reception) and I'm receiving it on my laptop.
Not too bad ... But ..
At some point the little wire attached to the camera's TX PCB went lost !
I looked at the web and found all the wave length calculators.
Should I use half length ? quarter length ?
What kind of wire ?
Also, anything that may make transmitting better will be appreciated.
Some of those cameras use very odd lengths but 1/4 would be a good choice.
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Dream opportunity
Benatar moves on from Coppell to pursue dream at University of Houston
Sruthi Lingam
Coppell girls soccer coach Fleur Benatar leads the team through dribbling drills in CHS Fieldhouse on Jan 27. Benatar is moving to University of Houston to be the women's soccer assistant after one year at Coppell.
Meer Mahfuz, Staff Writer
Coppell girls soccer coach Fleur Benatar is moving on.
The first year Coppell coach led the Coppell girls soccer team to a 15-6-2 overall record, 10-4 in District 6-6A, before bowing out to Allen in the Class 6A Region I bi-district playoffs. Coppell was in first place until the last game of district play.
Benatar has been named assistant women's soccer coach at the University of Houston.
"I'm leaving the program better than I found it," Benatar said. "I am very sorry to be leaving. And in some ways because of the relationships I made, I hate to let people down, so I feel like I didn't see this coming. But it's an awesome opportunity for me, and I do feel the program is going to be a better place. However, I do feel sad that I won't be around for them. But I know that I'll always be a resource to the players."
Benatar's ultimate career is to become a Division I girls soccer coach at a Power 5 school and, by joining a Houston program joining the Big 12 in 2024, Benatar moves one step closer to her dream.
With 20-plus years of collegiate coaching experience to her name, Benatar has had the pedigree to be a Power 5 coach for years, it was just a matter of if she would be hired. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Benatar interviewed at a few schools but ultimately earned her teaching certificate to become a high school soccer coach at Coppell to be near her family.
When Houston women's soccer coach Jaime Frias came to Coppell looking for talented players to recruit, Benatar inadvertently sold herself to Frias and earned the opportunity to join her staff.
The "extremely difficult" decision ultimately came down to Benatar finding a perfect opportunity that allowed her to follow her dream as well as allowing her to be relatively close to her children and her family in Houston.
"For me, it's a battle, I was OK in high school, but going back into college, it really had to be something special," Benatar said. "And even though this is not a local opportunity in my hometown, it's close enough to make it work for my family, and to get myself this opportunity to get into the division one and go into a power five school. So building something special down there, and I'm grateful to be part of it. Long term, this is down a path to being a power five division one coach in the next three to five years."
Although she is sad to be moving on from Coppell, Benatar is extremely grateful for the opportunity she was given by Coppell and she is very grateful for the support she is receiving to pursue her dream career goal.
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Drama in the House: On Approval
JIM J.TOMMANEY August 14, 2014 4:00AM
Clive Brooks's restored 1944 comedy On Approval caused a sensation at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival in L.A., Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Film Curator Marian Luntz says. "[When] it became available on 35mm…we just had to [get it on our schedule]!" The film, which has Brooks pulling double duty as director and star opposite actress Beatrice Lillie, follows two cash-poor aristocrats hoping to wed wealthy widows. When one of the women demands a one-month trial period with her wannabe intended to ensure their compatibility, hilarity ensues. Historian and award-winning filmmaker Jeremy Arnold described the comedy of manners as "a crazy combination of the Marx Brothers and Oscar Wilde, delivered in a deadpan style." On Approval is one of a number of films that represent the English country house being shown in conjunction with the museum's current exhibition, "Houghton Hall: Portrait of an English Country House."
It screens at 5 p.m. August 17 and 7 p.m. August 21. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-639-7515 or visit mfah.org. $9.
Sun., Aug. 17, 5 p.m.; Thu., Aug. 21, 7 p.m., 2014
JIM J.TOMMANEY
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Félix Paquet, est un acteur français né le  à Lille et mort le  à Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. Il repose au cimetiere des Batignolles à Paris

Biographie

Comédien et chanteur, Félix Paquet a été également le secrétaire de Maurice Chevalier, pour lequel il abandonna sa carrière. Son épouse est décédée en 1995.

Filmographie
 1931 : Un bouquet de flirts de Charles de Rochefort (court métrage)
 1931 : Trois cœurs qui s'enflamment de Charles de Rochefort (court métrage)
 1937 : Cinderella de Pierre Caron : Titin
 1938 : Je chante de Christian Stengel
 1949 : Le Roi de Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon : Gabrier
 1950 : Ma pomme de Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon : Valentin
 1950 : Le Gang des tractions-arrière de Jean Loubignac
 1950 : L'Homme de la Jamaïque de Maurice de Canonge
 1951 : La vie est un jeu de Raymond Leboursier
 1951 : Clara de Montargis d'Henri Decoin
 1951 : C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles de Henri Diamant-Berger

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 Félix Paquet sur lesgensducinema

Acteur français de cinéma
Naissance en avril 1906
Naissance à Lille
Décès en juin 1974
Décès en Haute-Savoie
Décès à 68 ans
Suicide en France
Acteur suicidé