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Mitchell L. Parks, the son of R.E. Lee and Judy Parks was born in Elkhart, Texas in 1917. He graduated from Palestine High School and Allen Academy before attending Baylor University where he was a star in baseball (1936-1937), football and basketball.
Parks entered service with the Marine Corps in September 1941 and trained at Corpus Christi, Texas and Mojave, California. Captain Parks was a fighter pilot with VMF-221 squadron aboard the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) aircraft carrier. He was participating in air raids on Palau, Yap, Ulithi, and Woleai in the Palau Islands when he was killed in action on March 31, 1945. His mother (Judy) and wife (Doris), were notified he was missing in late April, but it was not until May 5 they were informed he had been killed.
Mitchell Parks earned the Air Medal with Gold Star and the Purple Heart. His body was never recovered. He is remembered at the Honolulu Memorial in Hawaii and the Garden of Memories at Elkhart, Texas.


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Adidas drops Vintage Meets Modern as Orlando Pirates Unveil 2021/22 Season Look
Orlando Pirates and adidas have unveiled the Club's Home and Away kit for the 2021/22 season – and it's a combination of the old and the new, with one jersey showcasing the Club's classic look, and the second introducing a fresh new design to highlight the Buccaneers' youthful energy.
The home jersey gives a strong nod to a Club always respectful of its traditions, reimagining the iconic black colourway of Orlando Pirates, and introducing a subtle, embossed skull and crossbones on the front of the jersey. It features a round neck collar, with the signature three white adidas stripes on the shoulder and red piping on the sleeve.
This season's away kit is where the Club breaks with tradition for a second year in a row. Following last season's bold orange away jersey, the 2021/2022 away kit is a striking mint colour, with white cuffs and a V-neck. The embossed skull and crossbones is offset on the side of the jersey, providing further evidence of the Club's constant progression, looking to surprise and delight fans with unexpected ideas.
"Orlando Pirates is a unique team with a unique history in South African football. We wanted to keep the design of this season's kit simple, but bold enough to reflect the expectation of the Club for the coming season, and that is to win. We want to give our players and supporters a sense of pride when they put on this season's jersey," said Thandi Merafe, Media Officer, Orlando Pirates Football Club.
Bob Maphosa, Sports Marketing Manager for adidas South Africa said: "Orlando Pirates is a Club that stands for creativity and innovation, so we focused on bringing a new and unique element to this season's kit, whilst staying true to the Club's heritage."
The new Orlando Pirates kit will be worn for the first time on the pitch during the Carling Black label Cup on 1st of August 2021. It will be available to purchase from today, 22nd of July 2021 exclusively at the Pirates Shop at Orlando Stadium, online at piratesshop.co.za at a retail price of R799 (Men & Women), R699 (Kids) and adidas.co.za, and adidas Sandton Flagship Store. From the 26th of July 2021 it will be available in adidas stores countrywide, and sports retailers across the country from 29th July, at a retail price of adults (Men & Women) R999, kids R899.
Get the look for on and off the field, the mint colourway of the Away Jersey features in this @OrlandoPirates branded tracksuit. Available on https://t.co/3Hg9DVBum2 or the adidas Flagship Store in Sandton City.#OnceAlways #Soccer #adidasZA pic.twitter.com/1HT8YghJuq
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National Current Affairs – UPSC/IAS Exams- 8th November 2019
by Mentors4ias · November 9, 2019
Online Political Advertisement
In News: Recently Twitter announced that it will no longer carry political advertisements as the power of Internet advertising "brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes". On the other hand, Facebook has said it will not fact-check political advertisements as it does not want to stifle free speech.
What makes online political advertisements different or maybe even problematic?
There are two things that make online political advertising different.
One is One couldn't engage in personalised targeting based on multiple attributes that is possible through platforms like Facebook and Twitter earlier through Medias like print.
Micro-targeting has got potentially damaging results in the context of political advertising, particularly for elections.
These platforms make it possible to go from manufacturing consent to manipulating consent. A person is continuously fed with information to vote for a particular party.
The second is the invisibility of this kind of advertising. If there's a billboard in the real world, everyone gets to see it. However, if there's targeted advertising on a social media platform, not everyone gets to know of it.
What role is played by the online Platforms in this regard?
Platforms, particularly Facebook, have been washing their hands of the issue saying they are only intermediaries providing space; that the content is being generated by the people to be consumed by the people, and they have no role to play.
But this is false. If one look at the complete business model of Facebook, Google, or any of the platforms, they clearly provide micro-targeting, or allow people to be manipulated for a particular purpose.
How the EC can play a role in this?
EC could bring the largest online platforms together to get transparency commitments from them.
Then this information needs to be made publicly available, so that the invisibility which happens with targeting gets countered.
Given that elections are geographical in nature in India, if one want to engage in advertising, one have to do it on the basis of geography, not on the basis of specific kinds of attributes of a person(like caste, religion, class etc.).
Alternative Investment Fund for Real Estate
Topic: Economy
In News: Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) for real estate, the long-awaited package to support the real estate sector, cleared by the Cabinet recently.
The AIF will provide funds to bail out stalled real estate projects with unit size of less than ₹2 crore a unit in metros and ₹1 crore in other places.
The Centre will contribute ₹10,000 crore, with the State Bank of India and Life Insurance Corporation of India providing the balance.
The fund, to be managed by SBICAP Ventures, will offer support to viable projects with a positive net worth and registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
It will also apply to projects that have been declared as non-performing assets by banks and to those lined up before the insolvency court.
Apart from real estate promoters, this will also aid lenders, mainly finance companies and banks, whose funds are locked up in these projects.
Challenges Ahead:
Identifying the genuine projects in need of support and ensuring no biases and corruption takes place.
Attracting more investors into the AIF is also a challenge.
About Alternative Investment Fund:
Alternative Investment Fund or AIF means any fund established or incorporated in India which is a privately pooled investment vehicle which collects funds from sophisticated investors, whether Indian or foreign, for investing it in accordance with a defined investment policy for the benefit of its investors.
Source: The Hindu
India Justice Report
Topic: Reports and Honours
In News: India Justice Report was released by Tata Trusts in collaboration with Centre for Social Justice, Common Cause, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, DAKSH, TISS- Prayas and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
Maharashtra has topped the list of states in delivering justice to people followed by Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Haryana, according to a report by Tata Trusts.
Among the small states (where population is less than one crore each), Goa has topped the list followed by Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh.
As per the findings, the country, as a whole, has about 18,200 judges with about 23% sanctioned posts vacant.
The report, in order to assess the capacity of states to deliver justice, looked at data indicators from the four pillars.
The indicators, across the pillars, covered the themes like infrastructure, human resources, diversity (gender, SC/ST/OBC), budgets, workload and trends over the last five years.
Women are also poorly represented in these pillars, constituting just seven per cent of the police.
Prisons are over-occupied at 114%, where 68% are under trials awaiting investigation, inquiry or trial.
Regarding budgets, most states are not able to fully utilise the funds given to them by the Centre, while the increase in spending on the police, prisons and judiciary does not keep pace with overall increase in state expenditure.
Some pillars also remain affected by low budgets. India's per capita spend on free legal aid-which 80% of the population is eligible for is only 75 paise per annum.
IAMAI Internet Penetration Report
Topic: Reports and Indices
In News: Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has released 'India Internet 2019' report.
Delhi NCR topped the list with 69% penetration.
The lowest penetration rate was in Odisha (25), Jharkhand (26) and Bihar (28). It is to be noted that the figure for Jammu & Kashmir is not reflective of the current situation as the survey period was before it was divided.
The IAMAI report also notes that Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Delhi have the highest proportion of female Internet users.
India Internet Usage Statistics:
According to Google's 'Year in Search – India: Insights for Brands' report, an estimated 40 million Indians are joining the internet bandwagon annually, and this rate of expansion is among the fastest in the world.
At 400 million active internet users, India is the second largest internet user market after China.
The average mobile data usage per subscriber is pegged at about 8GB a month, which is at par with the consumption seen in developed markets.
As more and more Indians are using the internet, the problem of 'digital divide' in the country will get resolved.
More and more players across several digital platforms will adopt a regional content strategy to reach out to the Indian masses.
The attitudinal shift to online services will aid in digital banking, digital governance etc.
Tiger TRIUMP
Topic: Defence Sector Affairs
In News: India and US are to jointly conduct Tiger TRIUMP, the first ever tri-services amphibious exercise.
It is to be conducted in Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. It includes field training and events that simulate humanitarian assistance in disaster times. The event will also hold simulations in moving disaster relief forces from ship to shore.
The exercise will help both the countries to exchange knowledge and to establish professional and personal relationship.
It boosts the capability of the Indian and US troops in humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and counter terrorism.
'Samudra Shakti'
In News: The Navies of India and Indonesia are holding bilateral naval exercise called 'Samudra Shakti' in Bay of Bengal.
As part of exercise INS Kamorta, India's anti-submarine warfare corvette, is jointly exercising with Indonesian warship KRI Usman Harun, a multi-role corvette.
The objective of the exercise is to strengthen bilateral relations, expand maritime co-operation, enhance interoperability and exchange best practices between the Navies of India and Indonesia.
Office of Profit
In News: President has rejected a petition demanding disqualification of 11 Delhi MLAs belonging to Aam Aadmi Party for allegedly holding office of profit.
If an MLA or an MP holds a government office and receives benefits from it, then that office is termed as an "office of profit".
A person will be disqualified if he holds an office of profit under the central or state government, other than an office declared not to disqualify its holder by a law passed by Parliament or state legislature.
Underlying principle for including 'office of profit' as criterion for disqualification:
Makers of the Constitution wanted that legislators should not feel obligated to the Executive in any way, which could influence them while discharging legislative functions. In other words, an MP or MLA should be free to carry out her duties without any kind of governmental pressure.
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Duncan Bartlett	| January, 2020 December, 2019 | North Korea
HORSEPLAY? Kim Jong-un distributed by N Korea's propaganda ministry in 2017 (l) and 2019
Media stories about North Korea often highlight the supposed eccentricity of its leader, the regime's oppressive nature and the threat of nuclear war. Some mix error with exaggeration, making it difficult for readers to sift fact from fiction. Yet, as Duncan Bartlett discovered, experts strive for accuracy as they tell North Korea's story
How should people respond when they see pictures of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un riding a white horse, or giving a piggyback to an elderly soldier?
Such photographs, distributed by North Korea's propaganda ministry in 2017 and 2019, were used by the world's media in a variety of contexts. Yet their deeper meaning was lost on those who don't know the situation well, according to the BBC's Korea Editor, Su Min Hwang.
'It's crucial to put the pictures in context and to offer as much insight as we can on what they mean for the North Koreans,' Ms Hwang told a recent conference at Oxford University.
For example, both the white horse and piggyback images were analysed by BBC online, in stories that were widely read and shared.
Contrasting tones
'The international media's reports about North Korea carry different tones,' said Ms Hwang. 'Sometimes, there's a comic tone about this weird country. At other times, there's a very dark tone, with a soundtrack of solemn music. But I believe we have a responsibility to present a 360 degree picture.'
She explained that one of the challenges for the BBC – which does not assign its own reporters in North Korea – is verifying news that appears on international websites. 'We see a lot of studies and analysis but we always need to ask what the sources are.'
Another panellist, Aidan Foster-Carter, Senior Honorary Fellow in Sociology and the Koreas at Leeds University in the UK, told the conference that North Korea watchers often end up looking repeatedly at the same set of data and 'pass it around like a slice of cold, stale pizza'.
Noting that the North Koreans often 'play' the media, Dr Foster-Carter maintained, 'They know we are watching and they send out false information.'
Defectors' perspectives
Among the issues the conference discussed were those that arise from doing interviews with North Korean defectors, who 'tell us that they will climb high mountains or walk many miles into the remote countryside to try to gain access to foreign television, radio or internet sources,' said Su Min Hwang.'Yet they also say that if you are caught watching a foreign film or listening to foreign music, the punishment can more severe than the punishment for murder.'
She therefore urged caution in accepting defectors' comments at face value, warning that 'some people are paid to speak to the media, so there's a risk of exaggeration. We are aware of the danger of being fed misinformation through defectors'.
The quest for accuracy
Su Min Hwang, BBC Korea Editor
Ms Hwang said the BBC takes great care over its sources of information and informs its audience when there is ambiguity. 'We value accuracy more than speed at the BBC. We'd rather wait until things become clear. For example, when Kim's train went to China, there were a lot of rumours flying around. But we waited until we had official verification that it was actually him before we reported the trip,' she said.
The media struggle to obtain accurate information about weapons tests and the development of nuclear facilities. Reporters often turn to experts to analyse developments but the conference heard that this can create further challenges.
It is similarly difficult for the press to accurately assess the North Korean economy. The central bank of South Korea offers estimates which are widely read, although its data is partly based on speculation.
Economic pressure
It is evident that North Korea's economy is harmed by multilateral sanctions, which are strongly supported by America and its allies. In recent years those sanctions have become tighter, although Isabel Hilton, CEO and Editor of China Dialogue, told the conference: 'China is busy busting the sanctions in order to keep the system going, in the hope that this will stave off any difficult or embarrassing collapse of the regime.'
Several people at the meeting noted that Kim Jong-un has made the economic revival of North Korea a priority, although it is hard to assess the situation because of a lack of reliable economic data.
Edward Howell, a lecturer in politics at New College, Oxford said: 'For the North Koreans, pretty pictures of Kim cutting the ribbons at factories or meeting with workers are no longer enough. They are seeking evidence of economic development.'
Expensive weapons
Many North Koreans, said Dr Howell,'are asking how the country can justify the nuclear weapons programme. I have spoken to defectors who have told me that as soon as they found out how much it cost, they wondered why the money was not being spent on them, or on the country's more impoverished regions.'
Another participant, who has close links to the South Korean government, said that the impact of the sanctions is diluted by the support North Korea receives from both China and Russia.He noted that negotiations aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes are currently stalled, and this creates frustration for South Korea.
'We need to rebuild trust,' said the South Korean government spokesperson.'In a situation where one partner is much stronger than the other, it is up to the stronger partner to take the first steps. So in our view, the responsibility lies with the United States, although it seems very difficult for President Trump to take those measures.'
He continued: 'Kim offers many promises to his people of a better life and that was the strong message he sent before his last meeting with President Trump in Hanoi. Yet he came back from that meeting with nothing. In my personal opinion, he has lost face.'
Professor Rana Mitter (l) joins other panellists at the Oxford China Centre
Denuclearisation
On the issue of denuclearisation, the Director of the Oxford China Centre, Professor Rana Mitter, was concerned that 'China's red lines include no regime change and no re-unification of the two Koreas, which leaves a large US troop presence on the border with China'.
Professor Mitter said that 'unfortunately' he does not see a path towards complete denuclearisation because it would be extremely difficult 'to prise all the weapons out of the hands' of the North. One solution, he believed, could be a deal which removes the intercontinental weapons but allows the North to retain some short-range missiles.
The panel concurred, though, that this would present a serious problem for both South Korea and Japan, which would resist a formal deal in which they remain under threat of a nuclear attack by a neighbouring nation.
The conference at the Oxford China Centre was moderated by Bill Emmott, chair of the International Institute for Strategic Studies,and organised by Asian Agenda
Duncan Bartlett is the Editor of Asian Affairs and author of the weekly blog Japan Story. He formerly worked in Tokyo for the BBC
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Introduction: Why One Health?
Emerging infectious diseases, defined as novel or known infectious diseases increasing in incidence within a specific location or population, and environmental contaminants pose global and profound threats to human, animal, and environmental health. The rise of emerging infectious diseases demonstrates the dynamic relationship among pathogens, hosts, and their environment. Over sixty percent of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, and over seventy percent of those zoonoses have a wildlife origin, including highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), sylvatic plague, Lyme disease, anthrax, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). These diseases increase burdens on public health systems, negatively impact the world economy, cause declines and extinctions of animal species, and increase loss of ecological integrity. The potential global impact of a wildlife-associated pathogen on human health is exemplified by the over 35 million people currently infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is reported to have originated from a simian (primate) virus. Likewise, negative effects of emerging and resurging diseases on agriculture, food safety and security, wildlife health, and human health in Southeast Asia have resulted from outbreaks of HPAI. There are also several newly described pathogens and diseases that have resulted in wildlife population declines and global extinctions. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a cutaneous fungal infection of amphibians, is linked to global declines of amphibian populations, and Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the etiologic agent of white-nose syndrome, has caused precipitous declines in the abundance of North American hibernating bat species. Such large-scale losses of animal species and biodiversity subsequently jeopardize the ecosystems on which all life depends. Of particular concern are novel emerging infectious diseases of wildlife origin as they are difficult to anticipate, devastating to wildlife populations, challenging to manage, and have the potential to have ecological ripple effects. Emerging diseases and pathogens of wildlife origin are increasing globally at alarming rates, in both incidence and by geographic location, which can be largely attributed to the driving forces of globalization, an increasing human population, and climate change.
Globalization, including the rising amounts of international human travel and trade in animal- and plant-based products and other goods, potentiates the spread of pathogens. Emerging infectious diseases are also driven by socio-economic, environmental, and ecological factors, including ecological disruption, microbial adaptation, and lack of preventative measures. For example, outbreaks of HPAI in Southeast Asia present ongoing challenges to biosecurity and food safety related to trade, transport, and marketing of poultry within and between countries. The growing human population and the ensuing urban development increase interactions among people, domestic animals, and wildlife, further escalating the risk for transmitting pathogens and initiating novel disease outbreaks. Climate change can also facilitate the movement of pathogens into new geographic regions. Additionally, climate change is altering insect population dynamics and increasing the potential for spread of vector-borne diseases, which constitute twenty to thirty percent of all emerging infectious diseases.
As a demonstration of an interconnected system, bats contribute up to 50 billion USD annually to the United States of America (US) agricultural economy through their part in insect control. However, the emergence of white-nose syndrome has resulted in the death of over 6 million bats in North America resulting in a marked decrease in insect control. Additionally, while bats are critical components of world ecosystems, they are also potential reservoirs of zoonotic viruses, including rabies, Marburg virus, and Nipah virus. In today's age of dynamic changes in the emergence of infectious diseases associated with increasing interactions among humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, the need to consider these interactions fully becomes crucial for effective management that balances the needs of humans, animals, and the environment.
Such issues are not limited to infectious diseases. For example, while it has long been known that human exposure to unsafe levels of methylmercury is predominantly through dietary consumption of contaminated fish and shellfish, recent technological advances in high-resolution mass spectroscopy now provide a means to "fingerprint" the contributing mercury and determine its source. For example, many locations are impacted by both point-source releases as well as nearly ubiquitous atmospheric fallout of mercury. This new fingerprinting capability has extended the capacity to determine which mercury sources contribute to fish, wildlife, and human exposures, thereby informing environmental decision makers of the most effective means to reduce such exposures.
What Is One Health?
The concept of One Health, defined as the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines—working locally, nationally, and globally—to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment, has been receiving growing recognition (One Health Commission, USA; Fig. 1). One Health acknowledges that human, domestic animal, and wildlife health are interconnected within the context of ecosystem health and provides a useful conceptual framework for the development of solutions to global health challenges. To date, most health-promoting interventions have focused largely on single-sector outcomes. By using the One Health concept as a framework, disease management and regulatory strategies can optimize outcomes for humans, animals, and the environment. For example, risk for transmission of zoonotic pathogens from wildlife to bush-meat hunters and other consumers of bush-meat is regarded as a public health issue, and current interventions focus primarily on educating bush-meat hunters about hygiene and personal protection (United States Agency for International Development [USAID], USA). However, bush-meat hunting is a complex issue with environmental and food security consequences if conducted unsustainably; thus, the need to support holistic strategies to reduce transmission of zoonotic disease while simultaneously ensuring food security and safeguarding wildlife populations.
Opportunities for a One Health Approach
Emerging infectious diseases have non-random global patterns of emergence, and development of the ability to appropriately predict, detect, and respond to emerging infectious diseases is crucial in preventing the spread of such diseases. Opportunities to implement a One Health approach are enhanced by the availability of new technologies and methodologies, including surveillance tools, diagnostics, and vaccines that have been developed through applied research. For example, the development of new laboratory technologies and computational methods has facilitated major advances in our ability to detect and characterize emerging contaminants and pathogens and to define disease risks. Specifically, advances in molecular biology have opened new avenues for the identification and detection of pathogens, and spatially referenced database applications allow for risk assessments that can assist in spatial and temporal targeted disease surveillance in accordance with anticipated disease threats. However, just as health interventions are often single-sector focused, disease surveillance systems may be equally limited. There are instances of major threats to human or domestic animal health that were unrecognized due to the lack of integration of environmental, wildlife, domestic animal, and public heath surveillance data. For example, there were delays in recognizing that human cases of encephalitis and concurrent mortalities of crows in New York, United States in 1999 shared the West Nile virus as a common etiology due to the absence of an established communication protocol between the public health and wildlife health sectors. Additionally, there is often insufficient surveillance in wildlife populations, thereby delaying the identification of and response to a disease event, consequently resulting in increased negative effects on wildlife and domestic animals. For example, a recent outbreak of Peste de Petits Ruminants in saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica mongolica) from Mongolia went unrecognized for several months, resulting in loss of approximately 50% of the population (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO], Italy). Surveillance in wildlife populations not only can protect wildlife from disease but also can provide early detection and rapid responses to domestic animal and public health threats, as a consequence of upstream surveillance (Fig. 2).
In addition, epidemiological studies to determine disease causation allow the development of interventions based on temporal and spatial separation of humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, as well as other preventive measures. Risk communication to modify human behaviors, along with other disease management strategies, are also needed to prevent disease transmission and allow wildlife and humans to co-exist in the same environment. Finally, development of specific disease-management tools or interventions should follow a One Health approach. For example, oral vaccination of wildlife for rabies control has been important in minimizing exposure of domestic animals and humans to the deadly virus. In another developing example, an orally ingestible vaccine is being used to prevent sylvatic plague in prairie dogs and sympatric endangered black-footed ferrets to conserve both wildlife populations and protect human health. By implementing a One Health approach, such holistic strategies should become more common in promoting global health and ecological sustainability.
One Health in Action
The US government response to HPAI in wild and domestic birds is an example of One Health in action. In the late fall of 2014, the US experienced an unprecedented introduction of a Eurasian strain of the HPAI virus. This virus, termed HPAI H5N8, was likely introduced by wild waterfowl during their normal migratory movements between Asia and North America. Once introduced, the HPAI H5N8 virus quickly spread along the Pacific Flyway of the US, and began mixing with the low pathogenic, native North American avian influenza viruses, resulting in the creation of two novel HPAI viruses. One of these novel viruses, termed HPAI H5N2, spread to the Central and Mississippi Flyways in the US Midwest in winter and spring of 2015. Collectively, these HPAI viruses were responsible for the costliest animal disease emergency event ever documented in the US, resulting in a loss of over four billion USD to the American agriculture industry and the US economy.
In response to the HPAI virus introduction, the Interagency Steering Committee for Avian Influenza Surveillance in Wild Migratory Birds (Interagency Steering Committee), comprised of state and federal scientists from the US Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, and Health and Human Services, and state natural resources agencies, coordinated state and federal scientists in the development and implementation of an enhanced surveillance system for the Pacific Flyway. By the end of January 2015, only six weeks after the initial HPAI detection, over 4,000 wild birds were sampled and tested, effectively documenting the role of specific species of wild ducks as reservoirs for the viruses, the particular sensitivity to infection of raptor species resulting in morbidity and mortality, the distribution of the HPAI H5N8 virus throughout the Pacific Flyway with limited spread of the HPAI H5N2 form, and, by using genetic sequence analysis, confirming that the viruses had not yet developed the capacity to infect mammals, including humans.
Unfortunately, by March and April of 2015, new infection foci were established in the US Midwest. Once again, federal and state wildlife disease experts were mobilized to investigate the role wildlife species were playing in these new outbreaks and to assist in determining how the viruses might be moving among farms and the environment. Additionally, the Interagency Steering Committee identified a working group of federal and state wildlife and agricultural ecologists, veterinarians, biologists, epidemiologists, and statisticians, which was assigned to develop a National Surveillance Plan that would identify the distribution of the HPAI viruses in wild birds throughout the US. This group relied heavily on knowledge gained from the previous surveillance program as well as using information from ongoing research into avian influenza in wild birds.
In July 2015, the Interagency Steering Committee led the implementation of the US National Surveillance Plan for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenzas in Wild Birds. Through that plan, over 77,000 wild birds were successfully tested for HPAI by January 2017, thereby documenting a persistent circulation of HPAI H5N2. The success of this program indicates how interagency collaborations can effectively and efficiently protect US agriculture, natural resources, and human health and safety. For example, the wild bird surveillance program has effectively provided early warnings to the poultry industry, agricultural officials, wildlife agencies, conservation programs, wildlife rehabilitators, zoos, and public health officials regarding the potential introduction and emergence of HPAI viruses. The program has also improved on-farm biosecurity measures by providing enhanced biosecurity recommendations to the poultry industry. These recommendations were primarily developed through recognition of the risks of creating habitat for wildlife near poultry production facilities that would inadvertently provide food, water, and shelter to wild birds and mammals. The recommendations also sought to modify and enhance management practices on farms to prevent transmission by the movement of people, feed, equipment, and waste products.
The US surveillance program for HPAI in wild birds is also seen as a model of One Health collaboration through its communication and outreach efforts to stakeholders and the public. The Interagency Steering Committee and its member agencies have produced numerous fact sheets, frequently asked questions, webinars, presentations, and web pages to keep scientists, policy makers, industry, and the public up-to-date on the global status of avian influenza and the US HPAI surveillance program, on how producers can minimize the risk of transmission to poultry, and on how hunters and poultry workers can minimize the risk of acquiring diseases from handling birds.
The One Health approach toward detecting and managing avian influenzas in the US has been successful because of several factors, the primary one being effective collaboration. Through identification of a clear purpose and vision, establishment of a governance structure, and by setting achievable goals, the Interagency Steering Committee was able to rapidly develop national surveillance strategies and plans. This could not have been possible without policy-level support, which facilitated the commitment of participating agencies to work together on avian influenzas over the last 14 years. Policy-level support has been identified as a key component of successful collaborations in One Health programs. Successful collaborations are also fostered through active communication among partners, information exchange within and across agencies, policy makers, and the public, as well as with the participation of stakeholders. For example, the public is encouraged to report sick and dead birds to wildlife officials, most apparently healthy wild bird samples are obtained from hunter-harvested birds, and there is active surveillance on farms during outbreaks.
Another, and perhaps most important, factor in the success of the One Health approach in detecting and managing avian influenzas in the US is the presence of advocates who were dedicated and committed to the cause, even when that cause was not their primary job focus. In this case, it is the members of the Interagency Steering Committee, many of who have been committee participants for over 10 years. Similarly, a review of several interagency One Health projects revealed that certain common factors, including group and individual leadership skills, were essential to the success of the projects. However, while progress has been made toward integration of disciplines, some segregation remains, as was illustrated by a recent study that showed that sectors continue to differ in the systems studied, questions asked, and methods employed.
The One Health concept is important in the development of interventions and actions that optimize outcomes for human, animal, and environmental health. The growing challenges presented by globalization, climate change, environmental contamination, human population growth, agricultural and urban development, and degraded ecological integrity pose substantial risks to global health, food security, and ecological sustainability, especially through the spread of emerging and zoonotic diseases. With the multitude of influencing factors, not only will occurrences of emerging infectious diseases persist, but the rate at which emerging infectious diseases are observed will also increase. Improved regulatory frameworks and holistic management strategies are needed to mitigate these emerging threats. To guide this response, clear multi-sector outcomes need to be defined. Understanding the epidemiology of relevant diseases, the unique challenges presented by each disease, and the current strategies used in the management of applicable diseases is needed to undertake properly informed decision-making and to support a One Health, systems-based approach to the development of interventions that will reduce risks and balance needs of humans, animals, and the environment. The ultimate goal will be to focus on long-term action directed at reducing the factors driving emerging diseases and contaminants and to provide interdisciplinary scientific approaches to manage environmental contaminants and emerging, high-consequence disease risks in order to achieve optimal outcomes for human, animal, and environmental health.


Twenty years later, we are continuing to separate the dual strands and liberate the cyborg from the embrace of the goddess. Our media continue to draw both extremes into the spiral, pushing them to dance out of control, with the goddess often attempting to lead.
The goal of this blog is to examine the spiral dance in our contemporary media landscape, including social media, emerging platforms and devices, and representations of gender in pop culture. This will include the collection of resources and the publicizing of events that may be noteworthy for those interested in the study of gender and emerging media. And because gender does not influence identity in a vacuum, you can expect to read about other relevant issues from time to time.
The Spiral Dance is edited by Kim A. Knight. Knight is an Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Communication at the University of Texas, Dallas. Her research interests include viral media, identity and media, amateurism, new media art, pedagogical uses of emerging media, and whatever else strikes her fancy.


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Q: Symfony Factory Service Not Passing Arguments I have created a Factory service in Symfony2 (click here for more info on that)
I then have added the service to the YAML config like so:
services:
#crypto services manager
cs_manager:
    class: MyMC\Encrypt\Manager
    factory_class: MyMC\Encrypt\Manager
    factory_method: getInstance
    arguments:
        - %cs_application_cert%
        - %cs_service_cert%
        - %cs_cert_password%

#identity management system manager
ims_manager:
    class: MyMC\Ims\Manager
    factory_class: MyMC\Ims\Manager
    factory_method: getInstance
    arguments:
        - %ims_service_domain%
        - @cs_manager

You can see that I pass the 2 arguments to the ims_manager. In the getInstance() function of the ims_manager factory, I check to make sure that those two arguments were passed in...
public static function getInstance($apiUrl = null, $cryptoService = null) {
    if(!isset(self::$service)) {
        $className = __CLASS__;
        if($apiUrl == null) {
            throw new Exception('getInstance','API url must not be null. Initiate with correct parameters on first call.');
        }
        if($cryptoService) {
            throw new Exception('getInstance', 'You must pass a valid Encryption object on first call.');
        }
        self::$service = new $className($apiUrl);
    }

    return self::$service;
}

But it is throwing my custom exception there saying I have to pass in the arguments, which means they are not being passed by Symfony when the function is being called. Can anyone think of any reason why Symfony wouldn't pass the arguments that I specified in the config file?
Also, here is my backtrace for the last 10 calls:
at Manager::getInstance()
at call_user_func() in /var/www/app/cache/dev/appDevDebugProjectContainer.php line 734
at appDevDebugProjectContainer->getImsManagerService() in /var/www/app/bootstrap.php.cache line 190
at Container->get() in /var/www/app/cache/dev/appDevDebugProjectContainer.php line 217
at appDevDebugProjectContainer->getEntityManagerService() in /var/www/app/bootstrap.php.cache line 190
at Container->get() in /var/www/app/cache/dev/appDevDebugProjectContainer.php line 857
at appDevDebugProjectContainer->getMcSecurityProviderService() in /var/www/app/bootstrap.php.cache line 190
at Container->get() in /var/www/app/cache/dev/appDevDebugProjectContainer.php line 1929
at appDevDebugProjectContainer->getSecurity_Authentication_ManagerService() in /var/www/app/bootstrap.php.cache line 190

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Emotional intelligence among themes as teachers prep for new year
News // Schools
Grace Duffield
Aug. 29, 2018 Updated: June 25, 2019 8:10 a.m.
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Although Thursday is the first day of school for pupils, the teachers were back in school earlier this week discussing strategies for the year as they get ready to welcome the 4,171 students entering the town's five schools.The Advertiser visited the New Canaan High School and the Saxe Middle school on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Teachers emphasized encouraging lifelong learning and social emotional intelligence.
At Saxe Middle School, physical fitness teachers were playing games in the gym with the instruction of Elyse Loughlin from Online Physical Education Network (OPEN). As the Advertiser entered, she was demonstrating a victory lap.
Instead of punishing students with additional exercises — such as the popular 'drop and do 10 pushups' — students should be rewarded with more exercise such as the running around with hands raised, explained Joshua MacDonald, physical education teacher of South School.
He said the physical fitness teachers are adding an emotional intelligence piece in their curriculum, as the teachers "advocate physical health" and "hope they use those skills later on." The teachers hope to inspire students to stay active and strive for good health throughout their lives, said MacDonald.
Down the hall, Zoe Robinson, curriculum coordinator in Math for West School said that teachers from grade 5 to 8 are working together since "we don't work in silos." They get together to share insights into strategies for "students' active participation" in their own learning, said Robinson.
Finding selves
Over at the high school, both art and music teachers were meeting together in a music room as they penned a new mission statement. The new one will reflect the 21st century thinking, said Alan Sneath, director of Visual and Performing Arts. The new mission focuses on the students "finding their artistic selves," he said. The teachers replaced the word 'succeed' in the previous mission statement with 'persevere,' in order to have students appreciate that success is not easy, he explained.
The students will also be able to use a 'Smart' digital music program to allow them to play a selected piece on a musical instrument and get feedback and scored digitally, Sneath explained.
Lamont appointed to national COVID task force
In another classroom at the high school, English was being discussed. English has always been about emotional intelligence since "literature is about the human experience," said Evan Remley, Language Arts teacher.
He said this year he expected to continue exploring different classroom configurations for collaborative work since the students no longer learn at desks arranged in straight rows.
The study of literature is also changing since research has shown that spending directed time on a single piece of literature is not as beneficial as moving more quickly through a masterpiece and letting students have more say as to where the discussion is directed.
For example, Shakespeare's Hamlet has always been taught step by step and now it will be self-directed. Instead of the teacher starting on page 12, perhaps a student will suggest the class delve into what happened on page 26, Remley explained.


Berkeley: AFOG Seminar Series, Feb. 19. 2019.
Stanford: RAIN Seminar Series, Feb. 20, 2019.
Ashoka U: Ashoka U Exchange, Feb. 22, 2019.
Johns Hopkins: CLSP Seminar Series, Mar. 4, 2019.
Univ. of Maryland, College Park: Inclusion Seminar Series, Mar. 5, 2019.
Columbia: Department of Computer Science, Mar. 7, 2019.
NIH: NIAID Workshop on Statistical Challenges and Opportunities in HIV/AIDS Research, Mar. 23, 2019.
MIT Tech. Review: EmTech Digital, Mar. 25, 2019.
Rockefeller Foundation: Mar. 26, 2019.
Cornell Tech: Behavioral Economics for Tech, March 27, 2019.
Georgia Tech: Data Science for Social Good Workshop, Apr. 1, 2019.
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor: MISC Seminar Series, Apr. 2, 2019.
Y Combinator: invited participant for YC 120, Apr. 26-28, 2019.
Brown: Computing for Social Good Series, April 29, 2019.
Cornell: SCAN Seminar Series, May 6, 2019.
NBER: Machine Learning for Health care, May 10, 2019.
CCC: Workshop on Economics and Fairness, May 22-23, 2019.
PLSC: Privacy Law Scholars Conference, May 30-31, 2019.
Marketplace Innovation: Workshop on Marketplace Innovation, June 4-5, 2019.
MD4SG: 3rd Workshop on Mechanism Design for Social Good, June 28, 2019.
CMU: I gave a talk in the AI Seminar Series on Dec. 11, 2018.
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AIES: I presented at the first AI, Ethics and Society Conference.
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NIPS: I presented at the Machine Learning for the Developing World workshop at NIPS '17.
Facebook: I was featured in a post and gave a talk at the Facebook Fellows Workshop.
Facebook: I'm honored to be a recipient of the Facebook Scholarship for the 2017-2019 academic years!
Microsoft: Here is a video of me talking about my experience at Microsoft Research-New England!
WWW: I served on the Program Committee for the research track on Social Networks & Graph Analysis at the 26th World Wide Web Conference (WWW '17)!
Google: I'm honored to be awarded the 2016-2017 Google Generation Scholarship!


Louise's life wasn't perfect but it was, at least, normal.
A brother obsessed with his looks, a dog that thinks it's human and a happy though, dull routine. Until that is, her father starts talking nonsense and she makes a shocking discovery about herself. Not to mention the strange events occurring in Frogham - a missing person and a case of dog-napping.


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'Tenet', 2D·4DX·IMAX·Dolby Cinema released
2020-07-31 motto k ALL, Hot News 0
[Daily Economy Star Today Reporter Hyun-Jung Han]
Christopher Nolan's new film, 'Tenet', is shown in 2D, 4DX, IMAX and Dolby Cinema formats.
'Tenet' is a multi-genre action blockbuster with spy action added to the Heist movie as a story that changes the past in progress against future attacks to prevent the Third World War.
IMAX and 70mm film cameras were shot in seven countries, the largest ever in overseas locations, to complete an international spying event that transcends time and space on a scale of history. He built the largest outdoor set in the history of the movie, and actually shot Boeing 747 planes and hangar explosions, not CG.
The general 2D movie theater offers a wonderful experience as the best entertainment movie ever. In addition, it will expand the enjoyment of watching movies in the theater by maximizing the immersion of the audience through the screening of special halls in various formats. A realistic screening environment is built from 4DX that adds liveliness to motion seats and various special effects, IMAX for the ultimate audio-visual appeal, and Dolby Cinema to which Dolby's video and sound technology is applied.
'Tenet' is a highly anticipated work that will revive the global film industry, which has been stagnant due to the Covid-19 crisis. Enthusiastic theater advocate Nolan and the cast of'Tenet' are also actively encouraging viewing at the theater.
John David Washington said, "If you look at 'Tenet' on the big screen of the theater, the impression will last longer and give the audience the best experience of your life." "Look at 'Tenet' on the largest screen possible," said Robert Pattinson, and Kenneth Branagh said, "The huge scale of 'Tenet' can only be seen on large screens."
It is the world's most anticipated work by 2020 fans and the first Hollywood tent pole movie released after the Covid-19 Pandemic around the world. It is a long-awaited blockbuster syndrome. It is expected that with the opening of the reservation, a fierce advance war is anticipated, and like the previous films of Nolan's previous works, it is expected to provoke the topic of the N-th viewing fever with a variety of interpretations. It is the first in the world to open in Korea on August 26, which is faster than North America.
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Nell'estate del 2015 si trasferisce all', club neopromosso nella prima divisione indiana, con cui giocando stabilmente da titolare vince la I-League 2016-2017 prendendo così anche parte ai successivi turni preliminari di AFC Champions League, nei quali gioca una partita, oltre che alla Coppa dell'AFC 2018, in cui gioca 6 partite.

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Q: query for find the counter that does not follow the order I have a table holding transaction dates and counter like this

NO CARD
DATE
COUNTER

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:14:12
76

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:14:33
77

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:14:45
80

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:14:55
85

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:24:05
86

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:24:11
87

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:24:12
88

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:24:13
12

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:34:10
89

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:44:01
90

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:44:05
91

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:44:11
92

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:54:22
120

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:54:26
93

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:54:32
99

1377370849
2022/11/13 11:54:45
100

I have to find counter 12 and counter 120. The counter is an incrementing counter, and it becomes 1 again at 250.
12  => counter incrementing but downs to 12 and become 89 again after 12
120 => counter jumps to 120 and become 93 after 120
How I can write to SQL Query for this. (Oracle 11)

A: You can use LEAD and LAG for that. If I understand correct, your counter is valid when it's between the previous and the next counter.
This can be verified like that:
WITH orderedData AS
(SELECT no_card, yourdate, counter,
LAG(counter, 1, 0) OVER (ORDER BY yourdate) AS counter_prev,
LEAD(counter, 1, 0) OVER (ORDER BY yourdate) AS counter_next
FROM yourtable)
SELECT counter FROM orderedData
WHERE NOT counter BETWEEN counter_prev AND counter_next
AND counter_prev < counter_next;

This will return 12 and 120 for your sample data since those two values don't satisfy this condition.
Note: It might be needed to add a PARTITION BY card_no and/or date clause to both the LAG and LEAD part if the counter is separated per card number and/or date. That's not clear from your sample data.
So feel free to extend this query if necessary.

A: The rows
WHERE counter NOT BETWEEN
        CASE WHEN 250 = LAG(counter) OVER(PARTITION BY no_card ORDER BY dat) THEN 0
        ELSE
        LAG(counter) OVER(PARTITION BY no_card ORDER BY dat) END
    AND LEAD(counter) OVER(PARTITION BY no_card ORDER BY dat)


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MEPs reject 'half-baked' EU Commission GMO opt-out plans
Written by William Louch on 28 October 2015 in News
An overwhelming majority of MEPs have voted to reject a Commission proposal enabling member states to opt out of EU GMO authorisations.
A large majority in European Parliament has voted to reject a European Commission proposal that would enable member states to opt out of EU authorisations for genetically modified food. Parliament's environment and food safety committee (ENVI) had rejected it earlier this month.
The Commission proposed giving member states the power to ban commercialisation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their territory, regardless of whether or not they had been approved at EU level.
579 of 751 MEPs said the Commission should withdraw the proposal, which the Commission refused. Following the refusal, the proposals were put to another vote, this time with 619 MEPs rejecting the plan.
National GMO bans are a danger to EU agriculture
Marijana Petir: Cultivation of GMOs in EU should be 'completely restricted'
Jan Huitema: GMOs represent a 'better future'
Bart Staes: Giving the 'green light' to GMO vested interests is 'anti-European'
MEPs welcomed the decision to reject the proposal, with one MEP saying they "have never seen so much consensus" in the European Parliament.
Criticisms focused on the potential impact of the legislation on the internal market, with MEPs urging the Commission to produce a proposal that was "fit for purpose."
Matthias Groote, S&D group spokesperson on the environment, food safety and public health, said, "The Commission should come up with a new proposal that ensures the effective functioning of the EU internal market. At the same time, it should guarantee that member states can effectively restrict or prohibit the use of genetically modified food and feed on their territory if they so wish."
His colleague and rapporteur on the file, Guillaume Balas, added, "It was clearly a bad proposal, rejected both by the Parliament and by member states. There are still no impact assessments on the compatibility of member state opt-out measures with internal market and WTO (World Trade Organisation) rules."
These criticisms were echoed by the Greens/EFA spokesperson, Bart Staes, who described the proposal as "fundamentally flawed," and as having met "consistent opposition of a majority of EU governments and a clear majority of EU citizens."
He continued; "The European Parliament has today urged the EU Commission to go back to the drawing board and come forward with a new proposal that properly addresses the major flaws with the EU authorisation process."
Leading industry figures have also highlighted the inadequacy of the proposal. Leticia Gonçalves, Chair of the Agri-Food Council of EuropaBio, said; "We welcome the European Parliament's rejection of the Commission's patchwork proposal to allow national bans on the use of safe, EU-approved products on the basis of non-scientific criteria."
EuropaBio also urged the Commission to, "take heed of the vote by the democratically elected Parliament and withdraw its harmful and disproportionate proposal."
In spite of the opposition, it is unclear whether the Commission will withdraw the proposal.
EU Food safety commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said, "I would like to confirm the Commission believes this proposal is the right way of addressing the challenges in relation to the decision-making process on GMOs at European Union level. The Commission will not withdraw its proposal."
However, if the Commission continues to decline to withdraw the proposal, national governments at European Council level - who have strongly criticised the report - may well kill the proposal by rejecting it.
William Louch is an editorial assistant for the Parliament Magazine
Agriculture and rural affairs
Bioplastics: Helping the EU 'close the loop'
Bioplastics are a key element in Europe's transition to a low-carbon, circular economy, writes Hasso von Pogrell
Europe must continue to invest in the bioplastic revolution
It is imperative to seize the momentum of recent policy developments at both European and international level, argues Philippe Mengal.
Salmonella – See no evil…..
No one likes to talk about salmonella in feed, but the consequences of the recent formaldehyde denial mean we will be forced to talk about it a whole lot more, warns Phil McGuire.


North Seattle College maintains a Certificate of Achievement from National Wildlife Federation through its Certified Wildlife Habitat Program, account #A0116275 (formerly 94291 &/or 25596). We were awarded this certificate for establishment and maintenance of a Certified Wildlife Habitat due to the ground crews' "conscientious planning, landscaping, and gardening, wildlife may find quality habitat-food, water, cover, and places to raise their young." The Environmental Science Department continues to integrate habitat issues as learning outcomes and uses the backdrop of NSC's wetlands as a living laboratory.


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Amit Khare assumes charge as Secretary I&B
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Newdelhi:31/5/18; Amit Khare, IAS (Jharkhand: 1985) today assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on superannuation of Narendra Kumar Sinha, IAS. Prior to his appointment, Shri Khare was Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand.
During a career span of more than 33 years, Shri Khare has held various field postings and has worked from grassroots to the higher levels of governance in both State and Central Governments. Prior to being Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand Shri Khare served as Principal Secretary, Finance & Planning Department, Government of Jharkhand. He has served as Member Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India and Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.Shri Khare also interacted with the senior officers of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and he emphasized on collaborative effort in taking the initiatives of the Ministry forward.
He has taken many lectures and participated in innumerable workshops, symposiums and public functions to connect with experts, stakeholders and general public to explain them government schemes, elicit their response on various government policies and social issues. He has travelled widely within the country as well as abroad and has been part of many government delegations during national and international meetings, negotiations and events as a senior member.
Shri Khare is an MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad. He also has an Certificate in Public Administration from Syracuse University, USA.
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Expense-Account Tightwads Take the Road Less Expensive
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Everybody knows them - those expense account tight-wads who go out of their way to keep business-travel costs low for the better of the company. But do the bosses notice? Photo: Getty Images.
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Updated March 30, 2012 2:14 pm ET
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