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BULAWAYO: Zimbabwe police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the second city of Bulawayo yesterday, a day after the country was rocked by violent demonstrations against a sharp hike in fuel prices. Police moved in after protesters chanted for the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and as looting broke out in Bulawayo, a stronghold of opposition to the ruling ZANU-PF party, an AFP reporter witnessed.
The streets of the capital, Harare, were deserted after Monday's demonstrations when public anger over Zimbabwe's worsening economic crisis erupted. The government more than doubled petrol prices at the weekend after months of shortages when drivers have been forced to queue for hours to fill up, while essentials such as bread and medicines have also been scarce.
In a televised address late Saturday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the fuel price hike, saying it was needed to tackle severe shortages and "rampant" illegal trading. Mnangagwa took over from long-time ruler and autocrat Robert Mugabe following a military takeover in 2017, before winning a disputed election in July.
Currently on a tour of European countries, Mnangagwa will attend the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, next week. Speaking in Russia on Monday, Mnangagwa said the fuel price increase "was necessary and still is". On Monday, the police had dispersed hundreds of protesters who burnt tyres, erected barricades and looted businesses on the first day of a three-day general strike. Security Minister Owen Ncube said the security action caused "loss of life" without giving figures on the number of dead and wounded.
The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights said 13 people had sustained gunshot wounds in and around Harare on Monday. At least 200 people were arrested during the disturbances. Zimbabwe's mobile phone networks and internet were partially shut down, with one industry source saying the systems had been jammed and many users complaining of limited access.
Yesterday morning the Twitter account of the Ministry of Information said that "public order has been restored".


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A group of about a half dozen drab brown ducks swam up to us as we breakfasted near the landing, and their presence drew Ramona's interest. Eventually she began to stalk them, wading further and further out into the water. When one got temptingly close, she began to swim after it. Amazingly, she could swim as fast as it could and eventually it had to take to the air to escape. Ramona kept swimming after other ducks, some of which didn't seem too concerned and apparently delighted in the effort she was expending. I was a little worried what would happen if she exhausted herself. But at some point she gave up and returned to the shore.
Yesterday when that woman had come over to repetitively explain where we could go to hike, we'd learned about a couple smallish (though completely undeveloped) lakes in the northern part of the Town of Bleecker. Today we decided to hike to the larger of the two, named Chase Lake.
After a five or six mile drive, we parked at a trailhead where the open country of private land gave way to the forested landscape of land in the state's "Forever Wild" system. Unlike in the Catskills, where the steepest, rockiest land is owned by the state while everything else remains private, in the Adirondacks any land could be state-owned, even the kind that lies perfectly flat and isn't strewn with house-sized granite boulders. Of course, since state-owned land is always "forever wild," it always tends to be forested. The hike today to Chase Lake, for example, took place entirely on public land and if there was a grade it was very gentle. Since the hike was nearly three miles, it took us about an hour to get to Chase Lake. (Sally stayed back in the car as usual.)
In the Adirondacks there is a system of publicly-maintained structures called "lean-tos" scattered throughout the wildlands. Chase Lake had a lean-to, and it was the first thing we visited in the lake's vicinity. The lean-to was a small, solid building built like a log cabin. It had three walls, a roof, and a floor, though one side was completely open and faced a fire pit. Freakishly on this particular trip to the Adirondacks, there have been few biting flies, but in normal conditions if one were to stay in that lean-to, one would want to stoke a fire in that fire pit to form a screen of smoke that would hopefully discourage a mosquito in the manner of a screen of mesh. The lean-to is a surprisingly communalist entity, originating as it did during a time when Americans weren't as flagrantly selfish as they are now. In this particular lean-to, there was a saw for cutting wood, a number of tins of canned food, and two unopened Budweisers. There was also a notebook where visitors were encouraged to leave their comments and observations. Gretchen read the last of these aloud:
Came up to lean-to with 4 friends (Rudy, Matt, Zak, Don) saw Dana fingering herself while Greg was playing with her boobs. Anyways we went fishing and caught a Sunfish that we are. Yummm! Now cooking beans and Hotdogs for dinner and then we're gonna all get drunk and who knows what will happen. I'm excited as ever! Well gotta go. Love you bye
Down at the lakeshore the communalist spirit of the lean-to continued in the form of a flat-bottomed boat available to anyone who wanted to use it. As for the lake itself, it was absolutely gorgeous and significantly bigger than I'd expected. It was as wide as Lake Edwards but only about as long as it was wide. Its shoreline was pristine and heavily forested. I'd expected swampiness around the margins, but it had very little. Both Gretchen and Ramona went for a swim, though Eleanor had no interest.
While the landscape around Chase Lake lies fairly flat, not far to the north and northwest are some examples of Adirondack relief. I wouldn't call them mountains exactly, though their peaks rise over two thousand feet above sea level.
Unfortunately there was enough of a cellphone signal at the shore of Chase Lake for Gretchen to check messages on her Droid, and this was how we came to learn about a project manager for the company I've been working for freaking out about my not being online and then calling the house and reaching our housesitter. Evidently she'd forgotten about the fact that I was planning to be in the Adirondacks this week (or never read the email where I mentioned it). Experiencing the sudden unpleasant transition from marveling at a beautiful lake to having to deal with remote work-related communications is just one of the many miseries unavailable to humans alive before 1995. Compounding my misery was the weak nature of the infogrid there at Chase Lake. For several minutes there the signal dropped away completely, though it did return long enough for me to get off an email (but then the clunky interface of the Droid's default email software made it unclear whether or not that email had actually been sent).
A cloud hung over me for the rest of our time in the region of Chase Lake. It's hard to enjoy nature when you're wondering why it is that your project manager is desperate to get in touch with you.
Back at the house, where I had access to pirated WiFi, I learned that the freakout was mainly related to an email I hadn't even seen. It had a list of priorities on it and the project manager had wanted to go over them by phone with only a half-hour's notice. In the end I managed to arrange a call for 4:00pm, but I was also left with a nagging feeling that I had somehow not pulled my weight during this incident.
But I always feel a huge sense of relief after concluding a business call. To celebrate, I kayaked across Lake Edward behind Swampy Inlet Island, where I found another landing for boats and a trailhead. I walked up the trail a short ways and thought it might be good to come back and explore it in more detail.
This evening Gretchen cooked a meal based on collard greens, rice, and cubes of tofu breaded with nutritional yeast and perhaps other things. I had mine as a wrap in a wholewheat flour tortilla. Later Gretchen and I watched an episode of Mad Men . After that, I stayed up late doing web development using my netbook, the extra flatscreen, and a small mouse. Whenever I needed the internet (to email or check a website for something), I'd unhook the netbook and take it out to the cracked plastic bench outside the front door, where I'd hook it up to a long-range WiFi dongle placed in a hanging flower pot overhead.
Ribald notes left at the lean-to.
Ramona contemplates Chase Lake.
Eleanor at Chase Lake.
I wade into Chase Lake while Ramona flips her head back to look at Gretchen taking a picture.
A creepy hunting lodge (Adirondack Beagle Hare Club) on the road to the Chase Lake trailhead.

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Janice Marie Jungen
Janice Marie Jungen (Merfeld), 84, of Durango, CO, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on October 29, 2019, following a brief illness.
Beloved wife of James Jungen. Devoted mother of Jeff (Paula) Jungen, Cathy (Bob) Durham, Mark Jungen, Eric (Patty) Jungen, Sara (Mike) McVaugh. Loving grandmother to Brandon & Nick Jungen, Jordan & Jonah Durham, Zander, Hayden & Julia Jungen, and Jessica & Emily McVaugh.
Janice was born in La Crosse, WI on September 5, 1935, to John and Ellen Merfeld. She was one of ten children. She grew up in La Crosse, where she met and married her husband, James Jungen, on February 6, 1960. She worked as a secretary to put James through college while raising five children. In 1969 they moved to Colorado, first to the Denver area, and then settling in Durango in 1976 to raise their family in the mountains. She is preceded in death by her two sons Mark and Jeff, her parents and her nine siblings.
Janice enjoyed cooking for her family, baking with her grandchildren, shopping, bowling, and reading. She was active in a local women's sorority in Durango. Above all else, Janice loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Being a mother and grandmother were her greatest joys, and she was the absolute best at both. Her kind and gentle way touched everyone she met. She loved her family fiercely, and her legacy will carry on through the love and traditions she created and shared with her family.
She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who was deeply loved and will be dearly missed.
A service in her honor will be held in Durango, CO at a later date. Janice Marie Jungen
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Biography Francis Alÿs (Antwerp, Belgium, 1959)
Lives and works in Mexico, D.F.
Francis Alÿs describes the context in which he works as "political in Greek sense of polis, the city as a place of sensations and conflicts, from which are drawn the materials to create fictions, art and urban myths."
1997 Jack Tilton Gallery, New York (solo)
The Liar, The Copy of the Liar, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico D.F. (solo)
Antechamber, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
1998 Le temps du sommeil, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (solo)
Web Site Project, Dia Center for the Arts, New York (solo)
Roteiros, XXIV São Paulo 1999
Stand-by, Lisson Gallery, London (solo)
Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich (solo)
Mario Flecha Galeria, Girona, Spain (solo)
48th Biennale di Venezia,
Venice Mirror's Edge, touring exhibition
2000 Plug In, Winnipeg, Canada (solo)
Sala Moncada, Fundació la Caixa, Barcelona (solo)
Acme Gallery, Los Angeles (solo)
Stimuli, Witte de With, Rotterdam
Age of Influence, MCA, Chicago
2001 Francis Alÿs, Musée Picasso, Antibes, France (solo)
Drawings, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
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Q: How to communicate Frontend Angular Application and Multiple Backend APIs in AWS? I am still new to AWS and am currently attempting to deploy my application utilizing AWS Elastic Beanstalk. I have 4 backend APIs that are available on my private Dockerhub and I have one frontend API that should communicate with these 4 backend microservices. I am able to deploy the 4 backend services to AWS Elastic Beanstalk by following the guide located here. My main problem or the part that I am failing to understand is how to get my frontend application to communicate with these 4 other services?
The current option I am looking into is adding my frontend angular application to the Dockerrun.aws.json so that my json file will look something like what you see below:
{
  "AWSEBDockerrunVersion": 2,
  "volumes": [
    {
      "name": "backend-svc-1",
      "host": {
        "sourcePath": "/var/app/current/backend-svc-1"
      }
    },
        {
      "name": "backend-svc-2",
      "host": {
        "sourcePath": "/var/app/current/backend-svc-2"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "angular-frontend-app",
      "host": {
        "sourcePath": "/var/app/current/angular-frontend-app"
      }
    }
  ],
  "containerDefinitions": [
    {
      "name": "angular-frontend-app",
      "image": "angular-frontend-app",
      "environment": [
        {
          "name": "Container",
          "value": "angular-frontend-app"
        }
      ],
      "essential": true,
      "memory": 128,
      "portMappings": [
        {
          "hostPort": 80,
          "containerPort": 4200
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        "backend-svc-1",
        "backend-svc-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "backend-svc-1",
      "image": "backend-svc-1",
      "environment": [
        {
          "name": "Container",
          "value": "backend-svc-1"
        }
      ],
      "essential": true,
      "memory": 128,
    }
    {
      "name": "backend-svc-2",
      "image": "backend-svc-2",
      "environment": [
        {
          "name": "Container",
          "value": "backend-svc-2"
        }
      ],
      "essential": true,
      "memory": 128
    }
  ]
}

When I do this how do I retrieve the information in my angular app as to what the host name will be for backend-svc-1? For example if in my angular application I make a call to http://backend-svc-1/endpoint, what does this url turn out to be when deployed? Should I hardcode the value? Or will it be communicated to my frontend application via the links array as an environment variable?
Also what is your suggestion on how to best implement my proposed architecture? I've read a lot of articles where some say I should host my Angular App as a Static site in S3 and route my requests via API Gateway. I've seen other sites say I should manage my own ECS instances for each service and route the requests via API Gateway. So overall I'm a little bit confused on how to use AWS and I'm hoping someone can provide me with any guidance in this matter.
Thank you in advance!

A: The question seems broad but thing can be considered while working with the containers in AWS.

When I do this how do I retrieve the information in my angular app as
  to what the hostname will be for backend-svc-1?

You need to place Application load balancer on the top of these service and route request based on the hostname or request path to backend services when request route from Frontend application.
A high-level look with existing s3 angular app will be something like

Or will it be communicated to my frontend application via the links
  array as an environment variable?

Linking is use service for service to communication, for example backend-api want to communicate with Redis then linking suit but while your application is the web you angular application need to backend-api should be reachable from the internet so linking will not work in this but LBalancer will work fine.

I've seen other sites say I should manage my own ECS instances for
  each service and route the requests via API Gateway.

I prefer ECS when it comes to the container, now ECS offers different flavour like fargate, you do not need to manage or worry about infrastructure.
All you need to create 3 services

*

*Frontend

*Backend-svc-1

*Backend-svc-2

Place LB on the top of these services that's it. The frontend will use LB endpoint to communaite with backend service and service to service communication can use lining or service discovery.
But if backend-svc are same mean sharing same base code, you can should run two services of each task instead of running two separate containers.
A high-level look will be

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Family • Plantaginaceae
Coral bush
Russelia equisetiformis Schlecth. & Cham.
Bao zhang zhu
Russelia equisetiformis Schlecth. & Cham. Coralblow (Engl.)
Russelia juncea Zucc. Coral fountain (Engl.)
Coral plant (Engl.)
Firecracjer fern (Engl.)
Firecracker plant (Engl.)
Firecracker bush (Engl.)
Fountain bush (Engl.)
Red coral flower (Engl.)
In this compilation, Firecracker plant is a common name shared by Cuphea ignea (Cigar plant) and Russelia equisetiformis (Coral bush).
Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham. is an accepted name The Plant List
CHINESE; Bao zhang zhu.
COLOMBIA: Cola de caballo.
FRENCH: Russélie fausse-prêle, Plante corail.
HINDI: Rasili.
ITALIAN: Coral de italia.
MEXICAN: Cola de caballo.
SPANISH: Lagrima de cupido,
- The genus Russelia is currently classified as members of the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. In was previously placed in families of Scrophulariaceae or Veronicaceae.
- Russelia equisetiforis is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae.
- Etymology: The genus name honors Alexander Russell (1715-1768), a naturalist and physician. It was Nikolaus von Jacquin (1727-1817) that gave the genus name. (20) The species epithet "equisetiformis' derives from Latin, meaning "like equisetum", the horsetail rush.
Coral bush is a shrub growing up to 1 meter, low growing with distinctive drooping flower-laden stems. Leaves are small, linear-lanceolate or ovate and almost scalelike on the branches. Flowers are red, tubular, 2-lipped, up to 3 cm long and in loose branching clusters.
- Recently introduced to the Philippines.
- Native to Mexico.
- Leaves yielded alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, steroids, and terpenoids. (see study below)
- Study of essential oil yielded 20 compounds. The major constituents were hexadecanoic acid methyl ester 11.04%, 11-methyltetracosane 8.44%, n-docosane 7.66%, α-pinene 7.26%, octadecanoic acid methyl ester 6.37%, eicosanoic acid methyl ester 6.16%, ctadecanoic acid ethyl ester 5.69%, geranic acid 5.60%, methyl tetradecanoate 5.27%, ß-pinene 4.60%. (15)
- Phytochemical screening of extracts and fractions yielded alkaloids, steroids, tannins, terpenoids. (15)
- Studies suggest anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial, anticonvulsant, antidiabetic, membrane stabilizing, hair growth-promoting, CNS depressant, anti-malarial, hepatoprotective, anthelmintic properties.
• No known folkloric medicinal use in the Philippines.
• In southwestern Nigeria, used for diabetes and leukemia.
• Used to treat malaria, cancer, and inflammatory diseases.
• Used to promote hair growth.
* In Colombia, decoction of entire plant use for kidney stones.
• In Mexico, infusion of aerial parts used for diabetes. (18)
• Leaf and stem extract of R equisetiformis used as ingredient in cosmetic products.
• Antimicrobial: Antimicrobial effect of a methanolic extract was noted on S. aureus, S. albus, S. typhi, P. aeruginosa and K. edwardsiella. The effect was attributed to triterpenes in the extract. (1)
• Diabetes / Leukemia: Phytochemical Screening of Cnidoscolus Aconitifolius and Russelia Equisetiformis Used for the Treatment of Diabetes and Leukemia. (2)
• Antinociceptive: Results of study of whole plant extracts effect of Russelia equisetiformis confirmed the traditional uses of RE in the treatment of inflammation and pain. (3)
•Anti-Inflammatory / Analgesic: In a study of the methanolic extract of E equisetiformis in rats and mice using carrageenan-induced rat paw edema, acetic acid-induced writhing and tail-flick testing, results suggested that the extract possesses potential anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. (4)
• Hair-Growth Promoting Effect: Topical application of the methanol extract of the whole plant of R equisetiformis on a known diameter of shaved area of the back of albino wistar rats produced a significant increase in the rate of hair growth. The hair growth promoting potential is attributed to the presence of triterpenes and flavonoids in the plant extracts. (5)
• Membrane Stabilizing Activity: Study showed the aqueous-ethanol extract of R equisetiformis possess membrane stabilizing activity in a concentration-dependent manner as evidenced by significant changes of membrane stabilization of RBC exposed to heat stress-induced hemolysis. (6)
• Hepatic Function Impairment: Methanol and aqueous extracts of Rusellia equisetiformis were evaluated for effects on hepatic functions. Results showed impairment of liver function with a dose-dependent elevation of enzymes ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase, with a significant reduction in serum protein. The effects were more pronounced with the methanol extract. (8)
• Antioxidant / Antimicrobial / Cytotoxicity: Study of extract and fractions showed significant antioxidant potential using a DPPH scavenging and linoleic acid oxidation assays. Extracts and fractions also showed antimicrobial activity against selected bacterial and fungal strains. On cytotoxicity testing by hemolytic assay, results showed minor cytotoxicity as percentage lysis of RBCs below 5.0%. (9)
• CNS Depressant Activity: Study evaluated crude methanol extracts and fractions of R equisetiformis in mice using amphetamine-induced stereotypy, picrotoxin-induced convulsion and phenobarbitone sleeping time. Results showed central nervous system depressant activities. (10)
• Anti-Inflammatory: Study isolated lupeol. The lupeol extract showed significant and dose-dependent anti-inflammatory activity in acute and chronic models of inflammation viz egg albumin-induced paw edema, formaldehyde–induced arthritis and cotton pellet granuloma in-vivo tests. Prednisolone was used standard drug. (11)
• Anticonvulsant: Study of methanol extracts of RE for anticonvulsant activity using picrotoxin (PCT) showed significant protective activity against picrotoxin, probably through GABAergic neurotransmission, and/or facilitating GABAergic action in the brain. Results suggest a potential use as supplementary therapy for management and/or control of childhood convulsions and epilepsy. (12)
• Antimalarial / Plasmodium berghei: Study evaluated the antiplasmodial potential of ethanol extract of Russelia equisetiformis in chloroquine Plasmodium infected mice. Results showed an antimalarial effect with a significant decrease in parasitaemia (p<0.05). Plant extract was devoid of toxicity at highest tested dose of 5000 mg/kg. (13)
• Anthelmintic / Leaves:Study evaluated the in vitro anthelmintic activity of various solvent extracts of Russelia equisetiformis leaves against mature Pheretima posthuma. All solvent extracts exhibited dose-dependent anthelmintic activity. A methanol extract had time of paralysis of 15 min. and death at 27 min. compared to control piperazine citrate with 10 and 13 min, respectively. (16)
• Hepatoprotective / Paracetamol-Induced Toxicity: Russelia equisetiformis exhibited hepatoprotective properties in paracetamol induced toxicity in wistar rats as evidenced by significant reduction (p<0.05) in the levels of biomarkers (AST, ALT, ALP) along with significant changes in hepatic cellular architecture. (17) Administration of paracetamol in rats significantly increased (p<0.05) levels of AST, ALT, ALP, and bilirubin. Treatment with methanol extract of R. equisetiformis significantly reduced (p<0.05) the levels of these parameters in a dose-dependent manner. There were no changes in levels of total protein and albumin. The degree of distortions in liver architecture caused by paracetamol was reduced by extract treatment. (21)
• Silver Nanoparticles / Cytotoxic / Antibacterial / Leaves: Study reports on the eco-friendly fabrication of silver NPs using organic phytomolecules from Russelia equisetiformis and Leucophyllum frutescens leaves extract as capping and reducing agents added to AgNO3. Reduction in cancer cell viability with low half-maximal inhibitory concentrations was noted for both tested NOs, with structural changes and apoptotic features in the treated cancer cell lines. Higher antibacterial activity was noticed against Gram-positive bacteria as well as high synergistic effect for Amp-NPs conjugate. (20)
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OTHER IMAGE SOURCE: Photograph: Russelia equisetiformis / Aruna at Malayalam Wikipedia / CC by SA 3.0 / GFDL / click on image to go to source page / Wikipedia
Studies on Antibacterial properties of Russelia equisetiformis (Schlect & Cham) Scrophulariacae
Phytochemical Screening of Cnidoscolus Aconitifolius and Russelia Equisetiformis Used for the Treatment of Diabetes and Leukemia in Southwestern Nigeria. Frederick O. Oladeinde, PhD / African Healing Wisdom: From Tradition to Current Application and Research
Antinociceptive effect of Russelia equisetiformis leave extracts: Identification of its active constituents / E Awe et al / International journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology / 2008-Apr; vol 15 (issue 4) : pp 301-305
Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of the extract of Russelia equisetiformis / E O Awe et al / Inflammopharmacology • Volume 12, Number 4 / December, 2004 / DOI 10.1163/1568560043696245
The hair growth promoting effect of Russelia equisetiformis (Schclect&Chan) / Awe E O et al / Journal of Natural Products • Volume 2 (2009)
Membrane stabilizing activity of Russelia equisetiformis, Schlecht & Chan / Awe E O, Makinde I M, Adeloye O A, Banjoko S O /Journal of Natural Products, 2009; Vol. 2: pp 03-09 / ISSN: 0974-5211 / Record No: 20103254472
Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham. is an accepted name / The Plant List
Effects of Russelia equisetiformis methanol and aqueous extracts on hepatic function indices / OT Kolawole, SO Kolawole / Biology and Medicine, 2010; 2(3): pp 38-41
Antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxicity studies of Russelia equisetiformis / Muhammad Riaz, Nasir Rasool, Iftikhar Hussain Bukhari, Muhammad Shahid, Ameer Fawad Zahoor, Mazhar Amjad Gilani and Muhammad Zubair / African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2012;6(27): pp. 5700-5707 /
DOI: 10.5897/AJMR12.800
Central nervous system depressant activity of Russelia equisetiformis / Kolawole O T et al / Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, 2007; 22(1-2): pp 59-63
Anti-inflammatory activity of Russelia equisetiformis Schlecht & Cham: identification of its active constituent / Awe Emmanuel Olorunju, Adeloye Adewale, Makinde Janet Modupe. / J Intercult Ethnopharmacol. 2012; 1(1): 25-29 / doi: 10.5455/jice.20120401054556
Evaluation of the anticonvulsant property of Russelia equisetiformis (Schlecht & Chan) / Awe O. Emmanuel*, Makinde M. Janet, Ayoka A.O. /JOURNAL OF NATURAL REMEDIES, 2010; 10(1): pp 74 - 80 / DOI: 10.18311/jjnr/2010/429
In vivo Antimalarial Activities of Russelia Equisetiformis in Plasmodium Berghei Infected Mice / O. Ojurongbe, J. A. Ojo, D. I. Adefokun, O. O. Abiodun, G. Odewale, and E. O. Awe / Indian J Pharm Sci. 2015 Jul-Aug; 77(4): pp 504–510 / DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.164787 / PMID: 26664070
Folk medicine in the northern coast of Colombia: an overview / Harold Gómez-EstradaEmail author, Fredyc Díaz-Castillo, Luís Franco-Ospina, Jairo Mercado-Camargo, Jaime Guzmán-Ledezma, José Domingo Medina and Ricardo Gaitán-Ibarra / Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 20117:27 / DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-27
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM THE FAMILY SCROPHULARIACEAE / Muhammad Riaz / Thesis 2009
EVALUATION OF IN-VITRO ANTIHELMINTIC PROPERTIES OF THE EXTRACT OF RUSSELIA EQUISETIFORMIS (SCHLECHT. AND CHAM.) SCROPHULARIACEAE / S. C. Jayaramu, M. Prathiba / International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2016;p Vol 8, Issue 1 / ISSN: 0975-1491
Hepatoprotective Potential of Russelia Equisetiformis Plant Extract on Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Experimental Models / Ojokuku Hammed Olusegun*, Adedokun Kamoru Ademola, Shittu Mujeeb Olushola, Awe Emmanuel O, Oyenike Musiliu A / Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research,Vol 5, Issue 7, July 2017 / DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i7.85
Mexican plants with hypoglycaemic effect used in the treatment of diabetes / Adolfo Andrade-Cetto∗, Michael Heinrich / Journal of Ethnopharmacology 99 (2005); pp 325–348
Russelia equisetiformis--Fountainbush / Adam F Arseniuk / Herbs from Distant Lands
Bioological Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Mediated by Leucophyllum frutescens and Russelia equisetiformis extracts / Afrah E Mohammed, Wafa Abdullah Al-Megrin / Nanomaterials, 11(8) /
DOI: 10.3390/nano11082098
Protective effect of methanolic extract of Russelia equisetiformis against paracetaml-induced hepatotoxicity in wistar rats / Wakeel Olayemi Kamoru,Aynkunle Akkeem Ademola, Oluogun Waheed Akanni / University Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2020; 5(6) / DOI: 10.22270/ujpr.v5i6.508
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Lupe Fiasco's DROGAS Wave is not an album you can listen to in a few days. That's why when reviews for Fiasco's seventh album started pouring online after just 48 hours, his fans were confused. The Chicago veteran is known for writing some of the densest yet compact verses in the game. A seven-song effort from Lupe may take months to break down. DROGAS Wave is more than three times that length, sitting at a lofty 24 tracks. There are still pieces of this project that are floating above the consciousness of everyone who listened to this album, including me. Some pieces of the puzzle feel obscure, while others stand out and are connected flawlessly. The sprawling album is one of Lupe's best, although it does have its pitfalls.
The basic concept being explained within this album was birthed from Lupe's obsession with The Cool. Michael Young History played an integral part in Lupe's second album, and he devised a storyline about another form of the undead. DROGAS Wave transports listeners to a reality where slaves that jumped from ships didn't die, but became underwater creatures called LongChains. They walk back to Africa underwater, and they guide the waves of the ocean to help free other slaves. That is the simplest way to describe the dynamics involved in songs such as "WAV Files," and "Gold vs the Right Things to Do." The former sits high as one of the best tracks on the album, with Lupe dedicating an entire verse to naming slave ships. If there is anyone knowledgeable enough to tell a story about slaves, it's Lupe. Especially in the wake of Kanye West's confusing and polarizing statements on the subject.
Lupe keeps Black culture in mind on tracks like "Manilla, " where he raps, "You can accomplish anything if you survive blackness." Those haunting words linger throughout the album as Fiasco touches on slavery, war, death, and the current climate of America. "Manilla" is described as the currency used to buy and trade slaves at the songs end, which brings the repetitive chorus into focus and aligns a piece of the puzzle. From there, Lupe spends the next four songs diving into his reality filled with LongChains. The multi-song narrative hits a low point on "Down," where Lupe finds the need to sing about underwater life from the perspective of the LongChains. "Fish is my friends and the whales is my homies/ Octopuses my people, the shrimp, they all know me," he raps. "The sharks is my niggas, the dolphins is with us/ The crabs is my comrades, the seahorse be holdin' us down." The concept works, but the execution fails and puts a messy conclusion on the LongChain narrative in the album's opening act.
"Alan Forever" and "Jonylah Forever" are two of the strongest tracks on DROGAS Wave. Both are initially based on true stories. "Alan Forever" is about a young boy named Alan Kurdi. The three-year-old drowned while he and his family attempted to escape Turkey as refugees. A picture of the child's dead body made worldwide news, and increased the attention on the conflicts in Turkey and Syria. Lupe narrates the story as if Alan never died that day, and instead grew up to become an Olympic swimmer who saves a boy that would have died just like him.
"Jonylah Forever" follows the story of Jonylah Watkins. She was a 6-month-old baby who was murdered by gunfire in Chicago. Lupe flips the script, and reimages that Watkins survived and grows into a woman who strives to change her community. In contrast to the hopeful piano riffs of "Alan Forever," "Jonylah Forever" has a somber energy that is more cautionary than anything. Lupe pays his respects to another soul that has moved onto the next world as well, Timothy "Timbuck2" Jones. On "Happy Timbuck2 Day" Lupe dedicates his energy to raising up the Chicago DJ who passed away after a battle with cancer. The energetic and fun track sounds like Sunday morning, and Lupe flexes his flows flawlessly while still performing a catchy hook.
The features that Lupe collects on DROGAS Wave are well placed. Damian Marley and Fiasco collab for the addicting and revolutionary "Kingdom," which paints some of the most infamous hoods as royal grounds. In a time where rappers drop lines about killing each other with every other breath, it's refreshing to hear two artists ask for the motive of those actions. "Port-au-Prince is a kingdom, Kingston is a kingdom," sing Lupe and Marley in unison. "New Orleans is a kingdom, South Central is a kingdom/ Freedom, free men are freedom/ Black life is a kingdom, why kill yourself for no reason, fam?" The question resonates with the current racial strife unfolding throughout America.
"Haile Selassie" featuring constant Lupe collaborator Nikki Jean is a wavy salute to Emperor Selassie, who was born Ras Tafari Makonnen. His name and legend are forever tied to Rastafarian culture, and in turn, tales of Black empowerment would be incomplete without a nod to the legendary ruler. "Stack That Cheese," which also features Nikki Jean, is a nod to Lupe's older work. Functioning as a sequel to The Cool's "Hip-Hop Saved My Life," this story references the same rapper who suffered from writer's block before settling on the chorus "stack that cheese." Lupe had no reason to construct this song other than it being a well-intentioned gift for those who have stuck by his side since the beginning.
DROGAS Wave does feel bloated, but only because there is so much to digest. The album is riddled with interludes and sometimes, Lupe reaches a level of obscurity that is both unentertaining and counterproductive. Still, Fiasco's seventh studio album is one of his best records, and the closest project we'll get to receiving a sequel to The Cool.


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우리는 Avision AV180 드라이버를 리버스 엔지니어링하고 VueScan에 포함 시켰기 때문에 기존 스캐너를 계속 사용할 수 있습니다.
VueScan은 Avision의 AV180 Windows x86, Windows x64, Windows RT, Windows 10 ARM, Mac OS X 와 Linux과 호환됩니다.


This project involved a major exterior face-lift. Prior to remodeling, there was significant wear and decay, mostly from water damage, visible on both the exterior brick and the front steps and walkway, as seen in the "before photos." To correct this and to prevent water damage in the future, we raised the roof's gable in order to drain water more effectively, installed new copper awnings over the bay windows, a brand new front door, all new brick, and reconstructed the front steps and walkway along with new landscaping.


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package net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements;

import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.Suite;

/**
 *
 * @author uko
 */
@RunWith(Suite.class)
@Suite.SuiteClasses(
{
	net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements.GeneratorTest.class,
	net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements.AnalyzerTest.class,
	net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements.AndTest.class,
	net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements.OrTest.class,
	net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements.NotTest.class,
	net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements.SplitTest.class,
	net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements.SchemeTest.class,
	net.unikernel.bummel.logic_elements.UserInteractionTest.class
})
public class Logic_elementsSuite
{
	@BeforeClass
	public static void setUpClass() throws Exception
	{
	}
	@AfterClass
	public static void tearDownClass() throws Exception
	{
	}
}

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Pound rally but it's still bleak on the High Street
By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail
Updated: 10:03 EST, 27 January 2009
The pound ended its seven-day slump against the euro today and rose against the dollar, to above $1.40, despite horrific news from the High Street.
Sterling was up 0.74 cents against the European single currency, to €1.0684, making one euro worth 93.6p. It was also up 1.42 cents to $1.4082 against the greenback, having fallen to $1.35 on Friday - its weakest since September 1985.
The rally came despite the bleakest forecast from the High Street in 25 years after nearly two-thirds of retailers saw business decline on a year ago in the New Year sales.
Face-off: Sterling has pulled back from parity with the euro
It raised fears the recession could be deeper and longer than expected. But currency traders were betting the pound has been oversold in recent weeks and analysts at BNP Paribas argued that sterling's next stop could be $1.46.
This followed assurances yesterday from Barclays that it did not need a Government bailout, which would have put the UK's fragile finances under even greater strain. Barclays shares jumped 73% yesterday and were up another 5%, or 4.3p, to 93p today.
'The fact that sterling is benefiting from the banking news suggests it may not be the lost cause many seem to assume it is right now,' said Steve Barrow, head of G10 currency research at Standard Bank. BNP analysts added that the downturn in the UK is unlikely to be as bad as that in the eurozone.
However, others said that, despite sterling's gains, its broad downward trend would continue due to weakness in the UK economy and the prospect of interest rates falling to near zero.
Last week figures showed the economy shrank 1.5% in the fourth quarter, the worst since 1980, while legendary American investor Jim Rogers advised people to 'sell any sterling you might have', as the UK is 'finished'.
The case was underlined by a CBI survey today which showed just 16% of retailers saw sales volumes in the first two week of January improve on the same period last year, while 63% reported decline.
The balance of minus 47% was only marginally better than the minus 55% notched up in a dismal December despite some of the heaviest discounting in decades.
Exchange rates: Everything you need to know about the pound (thisismoney.co.uk)
In a sign of ebbing confidence on the High Street, a balance of 52% of retailers expected sales to decline in February - the gloomiest forecast since the CBI survey began in 1983.
Ian McCafferty, chief economic adviser at the CBI, said: 'Most of the retail sector continues to struggle as the recession bites more deeply, and February will be tough. It is possible that pre-Christmas discounting by some retailers numbed many shoppers to the allure of the New Year sales.'
Howard Archer of Global Insight said he now expected the UK economy to contract by 3.1% in 2009, compared with his earlier forecast of 2.9%. That would be the steepest decline since the aftermath of the Second World War.
'The fact that the CBI's January survey was not quite as awful as anticipated does not disguise that it still portrays an extremely weak picture of consumer spending,' he said. Retailer pessimism 'suggests they are highly worried that - once the clearance sales are over - consumers will batten down the hatches even more tightly.'
The rally followed assurances yesterday from Barclays that it did not need a Government bailout which would have put the UK's fragile finances under ever greater strain. Barclays shares jumped 73% yesterday and were up another 12% or 10.3p to 99p today.
'The fact that sterling is benefiting from the banking news suggests that it may not be the lost cause that many seem to assume it is right now,' said steve Barrow, head of G10 currency research at standard Bank.
However, other analysts said that despite sterling's gains, its broad downward trend would continue due to weakness in the UK economy.
Last week figures showed the economy shrank 1.5% in the fourth quarter, the worst since 1980, while legendary American investor Jim Rogers advised people to 'sell any sterling you might have' as the UK is 'finished'.
Pound ends seven-day slump versus euro but it's still bleak on the High Street
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En agriculture et horticulture, le forçage est une technique de culture qui vise à faire pousser des plantes ou des champignons en dehors de leur saison normale de croissance, dans des structures adaptées (serre, chambre, cave, champignonnière). Ce résultat est obtenu généralement par la modification des conditions climatiques de la culture, principalement la température. C'est un ensemble de technique qui remonte à plusieurs siècles : La Quintinie était par exemple arrivé à servir des asperges à Louis XIV en décembre.

Exemples de culture forcée : les endives (ou chicons); les pissenlits.

Voir aussi

 Primeurs
 Induction florale
 Serriculture

Références

Technique culturale

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In case you haven't noticed, I'm all about walking. That's not to say its the best exercise for weight loss - I never claimed it was - but rather it's what works for me. And that is one of the most important criteria when starting a weight loss program: choosing a form of fitness that's right for you and can be actively pursued forever. Remember, successful weight loss is not a short term proposition!
But just burning calories may not be enough, as the body can do strange things when it comes to where it burns off the fat. A common question when it comes to exercise is: can I selectively lose weight from specific parts of the body? The answer is NO. While you can tone up certain areas, where the fat is burned off is really controlled by your body without any input from you. For some of us, it comes away fairly evenly from top to bottom, with basic exercise while for others it burns away very disproportionally, which can be quite distressing.
If you fit that category, then you may need to consider working with a personal trainer who can help you focus on not only reaching your weight loss goals, but also on achieving the physical appearance that you desire.
In an article published in the Wilmington Star News, the author, Scott Perry of Real Results, Inc answers some important questions about exercise, muscle mass and weight loss. It's worth a quick read, because it explains in fairly simple terms the relationships between all of the physical aspects going on behind the scenes in your body.
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Q: ¿Cómo puedo hacer para que estos for impriman estos datos de la forma que les mostraré? ¿Cómo están? Soy nueva en c++ esta pregunta ya la había echo pero quise volverla hacer porque no se logró entender bien, estoy aprendiendo todo desde el inicio así que tal vez a algunos se les haga una pregunta muy fácil u obvia pero yo estoy comenzando.
Estoy haciendo un programa sencillo pero no entiendo por qué estos for me solicitan los datos 8 veces cuando deberían hacerlo solo 2 veces por cada for, en total 4 veces. ¿Me explicarían por qué sucede esto?
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main (){

    int acumulador1, acumulador2;
     acumulador1=0;
     acumulador2=0;

     for(int i=1; i<=2;i++){
        for(int j=1; j<=2;j++){

           int primernumero,segundonumero;

           cout<<"Ingrese el primer numero :"<<i<<endl;
           cin>>primernumero;
           cout<<"Ingrese el segundo numero :"<<j<<endl;
           cin>>segundonumero;

           acumulador1 = acumulador1+primernumero;
           acumulador2 = acumulador2+segundonumero;
        }

    }

    cout<<"El resultado del acumulador 1 es :"<<acumulador1<<endl;
    cout<<"El resultado del acumulador 2 es :"<<acumulador2<<endl;

    return 0;
}

El código debería hacer lo siguiente:

PRIMEROS DOS NUMEROS
Ingrese el primer numero :" 3
Ingrese el segundo numero :" 2
SEGUNDOS DOS NUMEROS
Ingrese el primer numero :" 3
Ingrese el segundo numero :" 2
El resultado del acumulador 1 es : 6
El resultado del acumulador 2 es : 4

Esto es lo que debería hacer el programa pero no entiendo como hacerlo me podrían ayudar le sigo dando vueltas pero no entiendo como pedir solo 4 veces los datos 2 por cada for.

A: Tu lógica es correcta, el código dentro del for se ejecuta 4 veces, pero se piden dos veces los datos, por eso se ve como si se ejecutara 8 veces.
// primera vez
Ingrese el primer numero :1
1
Ingrese el segundo numero :1
1
// segunda vez
Ingrese el primer numero :1
1
Ingrese el segundo numero :2
1
// tercera vez
Ingrese el primer numero :2
1
Ingrese el segundo numero :1
1
// cuarta vez
Ingrese el primer numero :2
1
Ingrese el segundo numero :2
1
El resultado del acumulador 1 es :4
El resultado del acumulador 2 es :4

Si buscas que se vea como tu solución solo es necesario reducir los limites de ambos for, aunque lo optimo seria tener un solo for; ejemplos:
for( int i = 1; i<= 2; i++) {

    int primernumero,segundonumero;

    cout<<"Ingrese el primer numero :";
    cin>>primernumero;
    cout<<"Ingrese el segundo numero :";
    cin>>segundonumero;

    acumulador1 = acumulador1+primernumero;
    acumulador2 = acumulador2+segundonumero;
}

// o bien

for( int i = 1; i <= 1; i++) {

    for( int j = 1; j<= 1; j++) {

        int primernumero,segundonumero;

        cout<<"Ingrese el primer numero :"<<i<<endl;
        cin>>primernumero;
        cout<<"Ingrese el segundo numero :"<<j<<endl;
        cin>>segundonumero;

        acumulador1 = acumulador1+primernumero;
        acumulador2 = acumulador2+segundonumero;
    }

}


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Scientist Gets More Support to Study Deepwater Horizon Spill Impact on Coast
Engel (left) and her collaborator from Louisiana State University measure soil strength at a Coastal Waters Consortium marsh site that was oiled in 2010. Credit: Audrey Paterson
Since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in 2010, Annette Engel has been traveling the coastline by boat and foot, taking samples to study how the oil has changed the coastal ecosystems.
The associate professor in earth and planetary sciences, and her team have made new discoveries about bacterial diversity and oil degradation processes never before seen in marshes—and thanks to a new grant, their work can continue.
Through a collaboration with the Coastal Waters Consortium (led by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, LUMCON), and funded from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, Engel and her team of graduate and undergraduate students and research staff will receive $849,000 over the next three years. This is the second round of funding provided by GoMRI to LUMCON and other consortia. GoMRI is a ten-year research initiative established in 2010 and funded by a $500 million commitment by BP.
Over the past three years, Engel's research has uncovered fundamental changes in the types of bacterial communities associated with oil and carbon degradation. These changes, which affect the quality and quantity of oil by removing some compounds and concentrating others, also affect the overall ecosystem. For example, microbial changes correlate to increased concentrations of toxic hydrocarbon compounds.
The next stage of research will examine microbial oil and organic matter decomposition processes, and how microbial cycling of the oil may impact the coastal food webs. The team also will investigate how oil impacts marsh erosion.
"The goal of the CWC research is to understand the long-term consequences of the oil spill to coastal ecosystems in the Gulf," said Engel.
Their findings will help guide local, state, and federal agencies in cleanup efforts when future oil spills occur.
Engel and the LUMCON team are one of twelve consortia investigating the effects of oil, dispersed oil and dispersants on the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem and public health.
For more information about the project, visit gulfresearchinitiative.org.
C O N T A C T:
Whitney Heins (865-974-5460, wheins@utk.edu)
Annette Engel
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology


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Arrest Report: Mother allegedly left her 3 children unattended, duct taped room shut
by: Carolyn Williams
Posted: Mar 30, 2021 / 11:21 PM PDT / Updated: Mar 31, 2021 / 04:29 PM PDT
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A mother is accused of leaving her three children unattended and duct taping the room they were in shut, according to an arrest report obtained by 8 News Now. Tierami Beverly faces three charges of felony child abuse or neglect.
Around 1:56 p.m. on Jan. 26, a Metro officer responded to the 8400 block of West Charleston in response to a report of three juveniles left unattended in an apartment, with the bedroom door duct taped shut.
According to the report, the officer met with a complex maintenance worker who said he'd received a call from another unit, reporting a leak coming from the apartment above. When the worker knocked on the apartment in question, no one answered. Due to the issue coming from that unit, he entered, working to determine the source of the leak.
The worker told police when he walked inside, he heard the children locked in the bedroom and noticed the master, which had an attached bathroom, was duct taped shut. The report describes the black tape stretching all the way across the door handle, keeping it from being opened from the inside.
Police say the worker took photos of the tape before entering. Upon opening the door, he discovered three unattended children inside the room, with the bathtub overflowing.
The property manager contacted the unit's tenant, identified as Beverly. She reportedly told the manager she was at the store and would return soon.
According to the report, the worker said a 1-year-old child was sleeping on the wet floor and that it took them "multiple minutes" to wake the toddler.
Officers on scene observed a red Mazda arrive, driven by Beverly. She confirmed to police she lived inside the unit and has three children. She also told them she'd left around 1 p.m., and that her mother was supposed to be watching the kids while she went to the store for candy. Police say Beverly continued to tell them this but that her story did not make sense.
Beverly was asked several times when she last saw her mother, and the report says she told police in the morning but that she'd left her home in the afternoon.
An officer asked Beverly when the kids last ate, to which she replied the evening of Jan. 25.
During an interview with police, the report says Beverly told officers she fought with her mother the night of Jan. 25. Her mother then told her she wouldn't come over and watch the children on Jan. 26.
Beverly was questioned about the duct tape on the door. The mother reportedly needed to go to the store but didn't want to wake her sleeping children and take them. She then told police she closed her bedroom door, then locked and duct taped it to make sure the kids wouldn't go outside. The report says Beverly "didn't plan on being gone long."
The mother told police she'd never done something like this before and that she was grappling with "tough times due to being a single mom of three and working three jobs." She said she didn't have anyone to help with the kids.
Officers say they observed the children did not have clothing on. According to the report, all three were in diapers that looked "completely full." One child reportedly appeared to have a bruise on the left side of his chest, and one was wet and appeared to be laying in the water. They say the children were left unattended for an "unknown amount of time."
As far as the apartment is concerned, police detailed the floor of the entire room was soaking wet due to the overflowing bathtub. They say the apartment, as a whole, was covered in trash. Officers also could not locate any of the children's clothing, the report says.
Beverly was booked into the Clark County Detention Center. A preliminary hearing is set for May 10.
The I-Team reached out to the Las Vegas Urban League, regarding resources parents may use if they find themselves in a difficult situation. The following are a few they provided:
Las Vegas Urban League's community partners
Baby's Bounty
The Shade Tree
Nevada Diaper and Diapering Assistance ServicesDownload
Additional resources include:
United Way of Southern Nevada
Three Square


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Rianna Jade Parker on "Letter from London" – Season 4, Episode 5
By Momus • Uncategorized• March 4, 2021
Rianna Jade Parker reads "Letter from London: What is the Status of Black Artists in England Today?" published in ARTnews (June 2020), and engages Sky Goodden on issues of artworld access, stature, masculinity, precariousness, deference to sovereignty, and duty to one another, for Black British artists working in the UK. From Steve McQueen's accepting the Knighthood to a broader conversation around meritocracy and the sudden rush of Black British art (after decades of deletion), Parker discusses her feeling of responsibility to her peers through criticism, and the long unmarked history that she's beginning to write.
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Momus is an online art criticism publication. Over its first six years, Momus has been shortlisted three times for the International Award for Art Criticism, and its Contributing Editors and writers have been awarded the Rabkin Foundation for Art Journalism and over a dozen Creative Capital Warhol Foundation Grants for Art Writers. Momus produces a podcast, named one of the top-ten art podcasts by The New York Times (March 2020), and now in its fourth season. We run twice-annual Momus Emerging Critics Residencies, in an effort to attend to both the heightened stakes, increasing potential, and renewed challenges for those entering the field of art publishing.
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TransAsia plane crashes in Taiwan
Reports say the 72-seater plane was carrying 50 adults and four children.
TransAsia plane crashes in Taiwan Reports say the 72-seater plane was carrying 50 adults and four children. Check out this story on rgj.com: http://on.rgj.com/1mEgLc3
USA Today Published 7:31 a.m. PT July 23, 2014
Journalists wait at a TransAsia reservations desk at the Sungshan airport in Taipei on July 23, 2014. More than 40 people were killed in a plane crash in Taiwan, officials said.(Photo: Sam Yeh AFP/Getty Images)
A TransAsia Airways passenger plane crashed Wednesday into residential buildings in an emergency landing in Taiwan's Pengu Islands, killing scores of people, according to news reports.
The Taiwan news agency CNA initially put the death toll at 51 and later reported as many as 45 dead and 9 injured.
The British newspaper The Telegraph reports that the 72-seater plane was carrying 50 adults and four children.
The news agency says the twin-engine turboprop ATR 72 crashed just outside Magong airport around 7 p.m.local time.
It said Flight GE 222 took off at 5 p.m. in Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second largest city, and was scheduled to land at Magong 35 minutes later.
CNN reports that Typhoon Matmo had just left the area around the islands and that visibility was bad as the plane was trying to land.
Magong is located in Taiwan's Penghu Islands, which are also known as the Pescadores. The islands are an archipelago off the western coast of Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait.
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Victoria's retail investment property market continues to gain momentum, with the recent sale Nagambie Central Shopping Centre marking the third asset purchased by an off-shore investor in as many weeks.
CBRE's Victorian Retail Investments team, led by Mark Wizel, Justin Dowers and Joseph Du Rieu, negotiated the sale of the property at 259-263 High Street to a Chinese investor for $7.8 million.
Located in the small township of Nagambie, approximately 100 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, the centre was recently redeveloped to include a 2,200sqm SUPA IGA, in addition to six specialty shops.
The centre benefits from a 15-year lease to Champions SUPA IGA group – a subsidiary of Metcash.
Mr Du Rieu said the property's strong tenancy profile underpinned strong interest during the sales process, including enquiry from more than 80 investors and eight formal offers.
"Despite being located in a town with only a permanent population of 1,500 people, the modern nature of the property together with the long term security associated through the 15-year lease generated strong investor interest," Mr Du Rieu explained.
The property marks the third retail investment property in Victoria to sell to an offshore buyer in the past three weeks, following the sale of Bunnings Yarrawonga (5% yield) and Beaurepaires Kew (3.9% yield).
"Reflecting an initial yield of 6.1% - more than 75 basis points sharper than the recent transactions of IGA Strathfieldsaye (6.86% yield) and IGA Bittern (7.4% yield) – this sale is a strong indication that investments of this nature are becoming more attractive to the off-shore buyer market," Mr Du Rieu explained.
CBRE's Mark Wizel said the transaction demonstrated the heightened level of interest for IGA leased assets amid the limited supply of Coles and Woolworths-anchored assets.
"We anticipate demand from Chinese investors for supermarket and shopping centres to strengthen given the long term security and relatively low risk profile associated with non-discretionary expenditure," Mr Wizel said.
Mark Wizel went on to say that over the past 18 months, offshore interest in Victoria's retail investment market had spiked significantly, with an average of 36% Asian enquiries for each campaign.
Recent CBRE's research highlighted that foreign buyers were responsible for record retail sales volumes in 2015 - 20% higher than in 2014. Foreign buyers contributed to 27% of the total retail transactions, which have historically averaged 12% over the past 10 years.
"We were extremely pleased with the response from the buyer market, where historically properties of this nature are considered less appealing than Coles or Woolworths leased investments," Mr Wizel said.
The next test of the market will be the sale of IGA Kyabram – a freestanding supermarket with a 10-year net lease to Ritchies SUPA IGA, generating a net annual income of approximately $288,000.


I was a little sad to miss out on last months Daring Cook's and Baker's challenge...but things were really just too hectic to do them. But I am back at it with this month's daring cooks Challenge. There is lots on the go here as always seems to be the case....it's actually a very busy day of baking here as I will post about later. But for now...here is the November Cook's Challenge.
Now I was pretty excited to learn that the November Challenge was to make a souffle. This is my first and hopefully not my last attempt at a souffle. It was the perfect accompaniment for a lunch with the early winter weather we have been having. I wavered back and forth on what kind of souffle to make....and in the end decided to make a basic cheese souffle to start out with. There seems to be no end of sweet baking going on here so a savoury concoction was most definitely in order. We had the souffle for lunch this afternoon with a nice bowl of tomato soup. I chose to try a recipe off the internet from Alton Brown.
Grease an 8 inch souffle pan with softened butter and coat with grated parmesan cheese, by dumping the cheese in to the greased pan and turning the pan. Preheat oven to 375F (you will be using only the very lowest rack in the oven).Heat butter and add flour, dry mustard, garlic powder, salt and cayenne pepper to make a roux. Cook 2 minutes. Whisk in hot milk and bring to bubble for two minutes. Remove from heat. In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks and temper them by beating in a few tbsp of hot roux into them. Pour egg yolk mixture into the roux and whisk constantly. Add grated cheddar and whisk to incorporate. In a large bowl whip egg whites and cream of tartar to firm peaks. Add 1/4 of the egg whites to the roux base and fold in well. Add the remaining egg whites in thirds, folding gently. Fill pan to within 1/2 inch of top making sure edges are clean and buttered. bake 35 minutes until cake tester poked into the center comes out clean.
November 15, 2010 at 5:20 p.m.
You've convinced me that I need to try this recipe for my first savory souffle attempt! Thank you!
November 16, 2010 at 12:56 a.m.
Thanks for stopping by! I really enjoyed this challenge as I was happy with the way it turned out....and I loved that it made me try something new. I will definitely make it again...but would like to make individual servings next time. I see some people made individual servings in mugs and they looked just perfect!
November 16, 2010 at 2:32 p.m.


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Q: How do I create a simple Gtk MessageDialog in Rust / gtk-rs? I am trying out gtk-rs and while there is certainly documentation available, it is much too hard to understand for a beginner. I just see many different impls and traits and generics, but there never are any code examples from which I can learn. Usually I look at code, use it, and then go through it line by line so I can understand it. But this isn't possible here.
Can somebody please help me?
I used to program in PyGTK and I found an old sample code:
def report_error(self, reason):
    dialog = Gtk.MessageDialog(Gtk.Window(), 0, Gtk.MessageType.INFO, Gtk.ButtonsType.OK, "You did something wrong")
    dialog.format_secondary_text(reason)
    dialog.run()
    dialog.destroy()

But how, just how can I do this in Rust/gtk-rs? I am completely lost.

A: There is an example demonstrating a message box:
extern crate gtk;
use gtk::prelude::*;
use gtk::{ButtonsType, DialogFlags, MessageType, MessageDialog, Window};

fn main() {
    if gtk::init().is_err() {
        println!("Failed to initialize GTK.");
        return;
    }
    MessageDialog::new(None::<&Window>,
                       DialogFlags::empty(),
                       MessageType::Info,
                       ButtonsType::Ok,
                       "Hello World").run();
}


"Survival mode is supposed to be a phase that helps save your life. It is not meant to be how you live." -Michael Rosenthal. So why is it that we tend to throw ourselves into that mode, long after survival is not an issue? We've got answers! This week we unpack how to tell the difference between actual survival mode and a drama loop and why you might be thriving on "surviving".


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Q: multithreading with mutexes in c and running one thread at a time I have an array of 100 requests(integers). I want to create 4 threads to which i call a function(thread_function) and with this function i want every thread to take one by one the requests:
(thread0->request0,
thread1->request1,
thread2->request2,
thread3->request3
and then thread0->request4 etc up to 100) all these by using mutexes.
Here is the code i have writen so far:
threadRes = pthread_create(&(threadID[i]), NULL,thread_function, (void *)id_size);

This is inside my main and it is in a loop for 4 times.Now outside my main:
void *thread_function(void *arg){
int *val_p=(int *) arg;
for(i=0; i<200; i=i+2)
{
    f=false;

    for (j= 0; j<100; j++)
    {
        if (val_p[i]==cache[j].id)
            f=true;

    }
    if(f==true)
    {
        printf("The request  %d has been served.\n",val_p[i]);

    }
    else
    {
        cache[k].id=val_p[i];
        printf("\nCurrent request to be served:%d \n",cache[k].id);
        k++;
    }
}

Where: val_p is the array with the requests and cache is an array of structs to store the id(requests).
-So now i want mutexes to synchronize my threads. I considered using inside my main:
pthread_join(threadID[0], NULL);
pthread_join(threadID[1], NULL);
pthread_join(threadID[2], NULL);
pthread_join(threadID[3], NULL);

pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex);

and inside the function to use:
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex);
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex);

Before i finish i would like to say that so far my programm result is that 4threads run 100 requests each(400) and what i want to achieve is that 4threads run 100 threads total.
Thanks for your time.

A: You need to use a loop that looks like this:

*

*Acquire lock.

*See if there's any work to be done. If not, release the lock and terminate.

*Mark the work that we're going to do as not needing to be done anymore.

*Release the lock.

*Do the work.

*(If necessary) Acquire the lock. Mark the work done and/or report results. Release the lock.

*Go to step 1.

Notice how while holding the lock, the thread discovers what work it should do and then prevents any other thread from taking the same assignment before it releases the lock. Note also that the lock is not held while doing the work so that multiple threads can work concurrently.

A: You may want to post more of your code. How the arrays are set up, how the segment is passed to the individual threads, etc.
Note that using printf will perturb the timing of the threads. It does its own mutex for access to stdout, so it's probably better to no-op this. Or, have a set of per-thread logfiles so the printf calls don't block against one another.
Also, in your thread loop, once you set f to true, you can issue a break as there's no need to scan further.
val_p[i] is loop invariant, so we can fetch that just once at the start of the i loop.
We don't see k and cache, but you'd need to mutex wrap the code that sets these values.
But, that does not protect against races in the for loop. You'd have to wrap the fetch of cache[j].id in a mutex pair inside the loop. You might be okay without the mutex inside the loop on some arches that have good cache snooping (e.g. x86).

You might be better off using stdatomic.h primitives. Here's a version that illustrates that. It compiles but I've not tested it:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdatomic.h>

int k;
#define true    1
#define false   0

struct cache {
    int id;
};

struct cache cache[100];

#ifdef DEBUG
#define dbgprt(_fmt...) \
    printf(_fmt)
#else
#define dbgprt(_fmt...) \
    do { } while (0)
#endif

void *
thread_function(void *arg)
{
    int *val_p = arg;
    int i;
    int j;
    int cval;
    int *cptr;

    for (i = 0; i < 200; i += 2) {
        int pval = val_p[i];
        int f = false;

        // decide if request has already been served
        for (j = 0; j < 100; j++) {
            cptr = &cache[j].id;
            cval = atomic_load(cptr);
            if (cval == pval) {
                f = true;
                break;
            }
        }

        if (f == true) {
            dbgprt("The request %d has been served.\n",pval);
            continue;
        }

        // increment the global k value [atomically]
        int kold = atomic_load(&k);
        int knew;
        while (1) {
            knew = kold + 1;
            if (atomic_compare_exchange_strong(&k,&kold,knew))
                break;
        }

        // get current cache value
        cptr = &cache[kold].id;
        int oldval = atomic_load(cptr);

        // mark the cache
        // this should never loop because we atomically got our slot with
        // the k value
        while (1) {
            if (atomic_compare_exchange_strong(cptr,&oldval,pval))
                break;
        }

        dbgprt("\nCurrent request to be served:%d\n",pval);
    }

    return (void *) 0;
}


A Pearson family celebration! Mandy Moore got engaged to her longtime love, Taylor Goldsmith, this week, and her This Is Us co-stars couldn't be happier for her.
After co-star Chris Sullivan confirmed the news to ET's Leanne Aguilera on Wednesday, Justin Hartley and Sterling K. Brown spoke with ET's Nischelle Turner about the exciting milestone at The Hollywood Reporter and SAG-AFTRA Inaugural Emmy Nominees Night on Thursday.
But Hartley did add that while he and Moore are in the same boat, there's no need for him to impart his relationship wisdom on his co-star.
MORE: Mandy Moore Sports Engagement Ring After Boyfriend Taylor Goldsmith Reportedly Proposed -- See the Pic!
For more co-star reactions to Moore's engagement, watch the clip below!


French-headquartered EDF is the world's second-largest electric utility company, with operations spanning Europe, Africa, the USA and Asia. EDF's main revenue stream comes from generating electricity through nuclear power, which accounts for 74.5 per cent of its production. Renewable energy makes up just 0.1 per cent of its portfolio. Founded in 1946, it was a state-owned company until floating on the stock market in 2003. It had an annual turnover of £65.2 billion in 2010 and 5.7 million customer accounts in the UK, where revenues rose 6.4 per cent to £8.4 billion in 2012. It is the country's largest electricity generator and distribution network operator.
EDF Energy's parent organisation, EDF Group, operates the largest civil nuclear fleet of power stations in the world, with existing and planned facilities in France, the UK, the US and China. EDF Energy owns and operates 15 nuclear plants at eight nuclear power stations in the UK.
Even by the low standards of the 'big six' (the six largest energy companies in the UK, which supply 99 per cent of homes), EDF compares badly. Energy regulator Ofgem reported that it was the most complained about of the big six last year. It received 8,072 complaints for each 100,000 customers in the last three months of 2012 – more than double the 4,001 logged for the next most complained-about firm, Npower. The total complaints numbered 440,317 – more than 1,200 per day.
EDF also performs poorly on carbon emissions – it has the second lowest portfolio of renewables of the big six, spending just £1.6 billion on renewable energy since 2006.
2011 was a bad year for EDF. A French court fined the company £1.3 million and sent two of its staff to jail for spying on Greenpeace anti-nuclear campaigners. Two private security company employees hired by EDF were also jailed and Greenpeace was awarded £430,000 in damages.
In the same year, Freedom of Information requests by Green MP Caroline Lucas revealed that EDF, alongside other companies such as Npower and Centrica, had at least 50 employees working within the government on energy issues over a four-year period, including drafting energy policy. The Department for Energy and Climate Change declared 195 ministerial meetings with energy companies and their lobby groups compared to just 17 with green campaign groups. This gives them a huge amount of influence over day-to-day government decisions and access to confidential information.
Also in 2011 the company's website was brought down three times by Anonymous. The attacks cost EDF an estimated £140,000. Then, in October 2012, its new flagship combined cycle gas turbine power station at West Burton, in Nottinghamshire, was targeted by 'No Dash for Gas' climate activists, who shut it down for a week. The new plant will emit approximately 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year when operating at full capacity – more than the annual emissions of Paraguay.
Sixteen activists occupied two 80-metre chimneys at West Burton for seven days to protest at plans to build up to 40 new gas-fired power stations and make gas the UK's primary fuel for the next 30 years. This dangerous and dirty pursuit would crash the UK's carbon emission reduction targets, breaching legally binding undertakings, and raise fuel poverty and reliance on imported fuel.
The No Dash for Gas activists pleaded guilty to aggravated trespass in February and await sentence on 6 June. In the meantime, EDF slapped an unprecedented civil suit for £5 million on the protesters. This was seen as an attempt to bankrupt protesters and stifle future dissent. EDF's profits last year alone were £1.7 billion – their £5 million damages claim amounts to just one day's profits.
The tactic, labelled 'reputational suicide' by PR sustainability guru Brendan May, proved a disaster for EDF. In an embarrassing climbdown, the company decided to drop the lawsuit after 64,000 people signed a petition against the action, Naomi Klein recorded a video declaring 'I Am No Dash For Gas' and high profile figures such as actors Mark Ruffalo and Lucy Lawless, Noam Chomsky and Margaret Atwood pledged support. Though EDF dropped the damages claim, it still insisted on an injunction preventing the 21 activists from entering EDF power stations in the future. A protest at the company's AGM has been announced for 1 May.


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New Zealand hospitals will have to deal with a 40 percent increase in the number of strokes in 10 years, a study says.
The University of Otago study predicted the number of strokes would increase from about 9000 to 12,000 strokes per year in the next decade, an increase of 40 percent, despite medical advances and public health initiatives.
Stroke costs New Zealand an estimated $700 million each year.
Report author Anna Ranta said the increase would be in total number of strokes, not the incidence of strokes, and is an issue of an aging population.
"The incidence of strokes has steadily decreased over the last three decades because of interventions we're providing and improved prevention measures," she said.
"But the total number of strokes will increase because the population will increase, with a disproportionate increase in people over 65."
Dr Ranta said the New Zealand healthcare system would struggle to cater for the projected increase.
"The origin for the paper was to help DHBs plan, as well as the ministry, for increasing resources in the hospital and community services," Dr Ranta said.
She is also the Ministry of Health national stroke clinical leader and a consultant neurologist with the Capital and Coast District Health Board.
"It's a wake up call ... we can all contribute to this and it's a problem we all share," Dr Ranta said.
More planning and funding for stroke prevention, treatment and education was needed to handle the increasing rates of stroke, she said.
"The services currently in place are very much geared towards the current numbers."
All New Zealanders should be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of stroke, she said.
"The public can do a great deal as well, as regards prevention especially.
"So we need to work on further reducing tobacco use, getting blood pressure checked and reducing sugar intake."
Better data was needed to validate the figures, Dr Ranta said.
New Zealand researchers have found a much more effective way to calculate heart attack and stroke risk in this country.


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Boy, 10, killed when shooter opens fire on New York City home
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(NEW YORK) -- A 10-year-old boy was killed and his uncle was wounded Saturday night when an assailant opened fire on a home in New York City, authorities said.
The incident comes amid a surge in violent crime in America's largest city and in other major metropolitan areas across the nation.
The death of the child, identified by police as Justin Wallace, followed the release of New York City's latest crime statistics showing shootings skyrocketed 73% in May compared to the same month in 2020.
The latest carnage occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the Far Rockaway section in the city's Queens borough, police said. Justin and his 29-year-old uncle, whose name was not immediately released, were hit by bullets when someone began firing into the house from the sidewalk, police said.
Justin was shot in the torso and taken to St. John's Episcopal Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The boy's uncle was treated for a non-life-threatening bullet wound to the shoulder, police said.
A motive for the shooting was under investigation and the killer was still at large and unidentified on Sunday.
The New York Police Department released a security video Sunday afternoon that showed a dark-colored SUV driving slowly by the home. Moments later the gunman, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and mask, is seen walking up to the house and firing up to eight shots from the bottom of the front stoop and then running away.
🚨WANTED for HOMICIDE: Do you know this guy? On 6/5/21 at approx 9:33 PM, in front of 342 Beach 45 St in Queens, the suspect fired numerous rounds, striking a 29-year-old male & killing a 10-year-old boy. Any info? DM @NYPDTips, or anonymously call them at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/cxp13hqEjI
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) June 6, 2021
Police collected multiple shell casings on the sidewalk outside the home, authorities said.
Police said they are investigating the possibility the shooting had something to do with a dispute, ABC station WABC-TV in New York reported.
In an interview with the New York Daily News, Justin's father, Albert Wallace, said the shooting may have stemmed from a dispute over a parking space earlier in the evening that involved his nephew, the man who was wounded in the incident.
Albert Wallace told the Daily News that he and his son, a sixth-grade student, had been visiting relatives at the home and were at the front door getting ready to leave when the gunfire erupted.
"I see my son laid down at the door, curled up," Wallace told the newspaper. "When I turn him over, I see this puddle of blood. And I'm saying, 'No no no.' And at the time I heard a [sigh], so I don't know, that could probably be the last breath he takes because he had internal bleeding."
In a tweet Sunday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio commented on the shooting, saying the city shares the family's anger and sadness.
Justin Wallace should be alive right now. He's dead because of a coward's act. He had his entire life ahead of him. It's a profound injustice. His killer will be brought to justice.
To his family: your city shares your anger, it shares your sadness. We mourn with you. https://t.co/ZeOmTJM4H9
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) June 6, 2021
The shooting came during a violent weekend in cities across the country.
Just after midnight Sunday, eight people were wounded, one critically, in a shooting in the East Area of New Orleans. No arrests were made and an investigation is underway to identify the suspect or suspects.
Monday, June 7, 2021 at 6:08AM by Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Permalink


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This stunning foldable iPhone concept one-ups the Galaxy Z Flip 3
Second, no one expects a foldable iPhone to be released before 2023. That leaves a lot of room for people with vivid imaginations to fill in the blanks.
The most recent comes from designer Antonio De Rosa, who shared a series of foldable iPhone renders on Twitter.
While the images first surfaced about a week ago, they've been making the rounds on rumour sites and are worth a look if you want to see what an iPhone Flip might look like if it does appear in 2023 or 2024, as is rumoured.
The iPhone Air folds into a device small enough to fit in your pocket, according to De Rosa's design.
The foldable iPhone's edges are flat, similar to Apple's designs for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13.
The interior display does not have the notch that is found on current iPhones.
If Apple decides to replace the iPhone's notch, this is the rumoured design of the iPhone 14.
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPad Flip could have an 8-inch display, making it much larger than the Galaxy Z Flip 3 or Galaxy Z Fold 3.
Apple would enter the foldable market long after its main rival Samsung and phone makers such as LG had already tried and failed to claim the title of best foldable phones.
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Ridewell Vice President of Sales, Rick Rickman, with Greg Hewitt, President of Heil International.


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Now I have to wonder if I'm at the right stage to start looking at startups again. I'm searching, I want to do something challenging and want to make something that others will use in the space I'm interested in working on.