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Changes announced to the senior ranks of the public service (October 21, 2022)
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On October 21, 2022, the following changes to the senior ranks of the public service were announced:
Annette Gibbons, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development, becomes Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, effective October 31, 2022.
Lawrence Hanson, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change, effective November 14, 2022.
Kevin Brosseau, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety and Security, Transport Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, effective November 14, 2022.
Catherine Blewett becomes President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, in addition to her current role as Deputy Minister of Economic Development, effective November 26, 2022.
Dominic Rochon, currently Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cyber Security Branch, Public Safety Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Transport, effective October 31, 2022.
Suzy McDonald, currently Assistant Secretary, Social and Cultural Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, effective October 31, 2022.
Francis Trudel, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources, Global Affairs Canada, becomes Associate Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, effective October 31, 2022.
The Prime Minister took the opportunity to congratulate Dan Costello, Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister on his upcoming retirement from the public service and thanked him for his dedication and service to Canadians.
The Prime Minister also thanked Francis McGuire, President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency for his commitment and service to Canadians as he retires from the public service.
Biography: Annette Gibbons
Biography: Lawrence Hanson
Biography: Kevin Brosseau
Biography: Catherine Blewett
Biography: Dominic Rochon
Biography: Suzy McDonald
Biography: Francis Trudel
David Morrison, currently Deputy Minister of International Trade and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the G7 Summit, becomes Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, effective October 17, 2022.
Rob Stewart, currently Deputy Minister of Public Safety, becomes Deputy Minister of International Trade, effective October 17, 2022.
Shawn Tupper, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Minister of Public Safety, effective October 17, 2022.
Kaili Levesque, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office, effective October 17, 2022.
Valerie Gideon becomes President of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, in addition to her current role as Associate Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services, effective October 17, 2022.
The Prime Minister also congratulated Marta Morgan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on her retirement from the public service. He thanked her for her dedication and service to Canadians throughout her career and wished her all the best in the future.
Biography: David Morrison
Biography: Rob Stewart
Biography: Shawn Tupper
Biography: Kaili Levesque
Biography: Valerie Gideon
Changes announced to the senior ranks of the public service (August 26, 2022)
On August 26, 2022, the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service were announced:
Diane Gray, currently Founding President and CEO of CentrePort Canada Inc., becomes President of Prairies Economic Development Canada, effective October 31, 2022.
Arun Thangaraj, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Transport, will join the Deputy Minister team at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada as Associate Deputy Minister, effective September 6, 2022.
Biography: Diane Gray
Biography: Arun Thangaraj
Changes announced to the senior ranks of the public service (July 8 and 15, 2022)
On July 15, 2022, the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service were announced:
Terence Hubbard, currently Acting President of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, is appointed as President, effective July 28, 2022, for a term of five years.
Kenneth MacKillop, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Communications and Consultations), Privy Council Office, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs, effective July 25, 2022.
As well, on July 8, 2022, the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service were announced:
Christiane Fox, currently Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services, becomes Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, effective July 18, 2022.
Caroline Xavier, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, becomes Chief of the Communications Security Establishment, effective August 31, 2022.
Gina Wilson, currently Deputy Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Youth, becomes Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services, effective July 18, 2022.
Erin O'Gorman, currently Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board, becomes President of the Canada Border Services Agency, effective July 18, 2022.
Frances McRae, currently Chief Administrative Officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, becomes Deputy Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Youth, effective July 18, 2022.
Scott Harris, currently Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement, Canada Border Services Agency, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, effective July 18, 2022.
Dominique Blanchard, currently Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, COVID-19 Coordination, Privy Council Office, becomes Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board, effective July 18, 2022.
Cliff Groen, currently Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Benefits and Integrated Services, Service Canada, becomes Business Lead, Benefits Delivery Modernization, Employment and Social Development Canada, effective July 18, 2022.
Benoît Long, currently Chief Transformation Officer, Service Canada, becomes Senior Official at the Privy Council Office, effective July 18, 2022.
As well, "the Prime Minister also congratulated John Ossowski, former President of the Canada Border Services Agency, and Catrina Tapley, former Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, who have retired from the Public Service, as well as Shelly Bruce, Chief of the Communications Security Establishment, on her upcoming retirement. He thanked them for their dedication and service to Canadians throughout their careers and wished them all the best in the future."
News release (July 15, 2022)
News release (July 8, 2022)
Biography: Terence Hubbard
Biography: Kenneth MacKillop
Biography: Christiane (Chris) Fox
Biography: Caroline Xavier
Biography: Gina Wilson
Biography: Erin O'Gorman
Biography: Frances McRae
Biography: Scott Harris
Biography: Dominique Blanchard
Biography: Cliff Groen
Biography: Benoît Long
Changes announced to the senior ranks of the public service (June 9, 2022)
On June 9, 2022, the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service were announced:
Catherine Blewett, currently Chief Strategic Engagement Officer, Ocean Frontier Institute, becomes Deputy Minister of Economic Development within the Innovation, Science and Economic Development portfolio, effective June 20, 2022.
Tricia Geddes, currently Deputy Director, Policy and Strategic Partnerships, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety, effective June 20, 2022.
Mollie Johnson, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Low Carbon Energy Sector, Natural Resources Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, effective June 20, 2022.
Biography: Tricia Geddes
Biography: Mollie Johnson
Reappointment announced in the senior ranks of the public service (June 7, 2022)
On June 7, 2022, the Prime Minister announced the following reappointment in the senior ranks of the public service:
David Vigneault, as Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, effective June 19, 2022.
The announcement said that, "Mr. Vigneault brings a wealth of experience from the intelligence and security community to the role, including almost two decades as a senior public servant at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Canada Border Services Agency, and the Privy Council Office."
Biography: David Vigneault
Changes announced to the senior ranks of the public service (April 1, 2022)
On April 1, 2022, the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service were announced:
Today, @CanadianPM announced Sony Perron as the next President of Shared Services Canada.
Congratulations and best of luck on this new chapter at SSC. Stay tuned and follow @President_SSC for updates! pic.twitter.com/eVlx9Tk4V0
— Shared Services Canada (@SSC_CA) April 1, 2022
Sony Perron, currently Executive Vice-President of Shared Services Canada, becomes President of Shared Services Canada, effective April 4, 2022.
Scott Jones, currently Federal Lead, Proof of Vaccine Credentials, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, becomes Executive Vice-President of Shared Services Canada and, concurrently, Associate Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, effective April 11, 2022.
Brigitte Diogo, currently Vice-President, Health Security and Regional Operations Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, becomes Deputy Commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency, effective April 11, 2022.
Jean-Guy Forgeron, currently Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Harbour Management, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, becomes Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, effective April 4, 2022.
As well, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to congratulate Paul Glover, President of Shared Services Canada, on his retirement from the public service, and thanked him for his dedication and service to Canadians.
Biography: Sony Perron
Biography: Scott Jones
Biography: Brigitte Diogo
Biography: Jean-Guy Forgeron
Changes announced to the senior ranks of the public service (January 5, 2022)
On January 5, 2022, the Prime Minister announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service:
Graham Flack, currently Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development, becomes Secretary of the Treasury Board, effective January 10, 2022.
Jean-François Tremblay, currently Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, becomes Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development, effective January 10, 2022.
Jody Thomas, currently Deputy Minister of National Defence, becomes National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, effective January 11, 2022.
Bill Matthews, currently Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement, becomes Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective January 11, 2022.
John Hannaford, currently Deputy Minister of International Trade, becomes Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, effective January 10, 2022.
David Morrison, currently Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the G7 Summit, becomes Deputy Minister of International Trade and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the G7 Summit, effective January 11, 2022.
Christopher MacLennan, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the G20 Summit, becomes Deputy Minister of International Development and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the G20 Summit, effective January 10, 2022.
Paul Thompson, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, becomes Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement, effective January 11, 2022.
Philip Jennings, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultations), Privy Council Office, becomes Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office, effective January 10, 2022.
Mr. Jennings will be nominated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance as the next Executive Director for Canada, Ireland, nine Caribbean countries, and Belize at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Until the IMF election process is complete and he is formally named to the position, Mr. Jennings will serve as Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office.
Michael Vandergrift becomes Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultations), Privy Council Office, in addition to his current role as Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Privy Council Office, effective January 10, 2022.
Jacqueline Bogden, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch, Health Canada, becomes Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Emergency Preparedness and COVID Recovery), Privy Council Office, effective January 10, 2022.
Dan Costello, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, International Security and Political Affairs, Global Affairs Canada, becomes Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, effective January 11, 2022.
Cynthia (Cindy) Termorshuizen, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Consular, Security and Emergency Management, Global Affairs Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, effective January 10, 2022.
Daniel Rogers, currently Deputy Chief, Foreign Signals Intelligence, Communications Security Establishment Canada, becomes Associate Chief of the Communications Security Establishment, effective January 10, 2022.
Stefanie Beck, currently Deputy High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Global Affairs Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, effective January 31, 2022.
Mala Khanna, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Sub-Saharan Africa Branch, Global Affairs Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage, effective January 10, 2022.
Francis Bilodeau, currently Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, effective January 10, 2022.
Paul Samson, currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, effective January 10, 2022.
The Prime Minister also congratulated the following individuals who have retired from the public service, and thanked them for their dedication and service to Canadians:
Peter Wallace, Secretary of the Treasury Board
Louise Levonian, Executive Director for Canada, Ireland, nine Caribbean countries, and Belize at the International Monetary Fund
Vincent Rigby, National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister
Nancy Chahwan, Senior Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence
Leslie MacLean, Deputy Minister of International Development
Les Linklater, Senior Official at the Privy Council Office
David McGovern, President of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Thao Pham, Deputy Minister, COVID Recovery, Privy Council Office
Martine Dubuc, Associate Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Monik Beauregard, Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety
Biography: Graham Flack
Biography: Jean-François Tremblay
Biography: Jody Thomas
Biography: Bill Matthews
Biography: John Hannaford
Biography: Christopher MacLennan
Biography: Paul Thompson
Biography: Philip Jennings
Biography: Michael Vandergrift
Biography: Jacqueline Bogden
Biography: Dan Costello
Biography: Cynthia (Cindy) Termorshuizen
Biography: Daniel Rogers
Biography: Stefanie Beck
Biography: Mala Khanna
Biography: Francis Bilodeau
Biography: Paul Samson
Reappointment announced in the senior ranks of the public service (December 3, 2021)
On December 3, 2021, the Prime Minister announced the following reappointment in the senior ranks of the public service:
John Ossowski, currently President of the Canada Border Services Agency, is reappointed in this role, effective December 7, 2021.
Biography: John Ossowski
New federal cabinet announced (October 26, 2021)
Today was the swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall for the new federal Cabinet, following the 44th election which was held on September 20.
The list of Ministers and their portfolios are:
Chrystia Freeland remains Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Omar Alghabra remains Minister of Transport
Anita Anand becomes Minister of National Defence
Carolyn Bennett becomes Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
Marie-Claude Bibeau remains Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Bill Blair becomes President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness
Randy Boissonnault becomes Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance
François-Philippe Champagne remains Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Jean-Yves Duclos becomes Minister of Health
Mona Fortier becomes President of the Treasury Board
Sean Fraser becomes Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Karina Gould becomes Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Steven Guilbeault becomes Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Patty Hajdu becomes Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Mark Holland becomes Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Ahmed Hussen becomes Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion
Gudie Hutchings becomes Minister of Rural Economic Development
Marci Ien becomes Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Helena Jaczek becomes Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Mélanie Joly becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kamal Khera becomes Minister of Seniors
David Lametti remains Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Dominic LeBlanc becomes Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
Diane Lebouthillier remains Minister of National Revenue
Lawrence MacAulay remains Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Marco E. L. Mendicino becomes Minister of Public Safety
Marc Miller becomes Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Joyce Murray becomes Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Mary Ng becomes Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development
Seamus O'Regan Jr. becomes Minister of Labour
Ginette Petitpas Taylor becomes Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Carla Qualtrough remains Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
Pablo Rodriguez becomes Minister of Canadian Heritage and remains Quebec Lieutenant
Harjit S. Sajjan becomes Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada
Pascale St-Onge becomes Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Filomena Tassi becomes Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Dan Vandal becomes Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Jonathan Wilkinson becomes Minister of Natural Resources
Now that Cabinet has been announced, the next step is the Speech from the Throne which will outline the government's priorities and opens the next session of Parliament which starts on November 22.
Full Cabinet list with biographies
News release: Prime Minister welcomes new cabinet


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Aeroflot's low-fares subsidiary Pobeda may obtain permission to operate international flights within two months, TASS newswire reports.
Russian regulations allow carriers to launch international routes after at least two years of successful operation on the domestic market. However, the Russian Transport Ministry proposes simplifying the approval process by dropping the two-year waiting period requirement. The relevant draft directive has been submitted to the Ministry of Justice, and is expected to be reviewed within two months and be enforced shortly afterwards.
The inconvenience caused by the two-year waiting period requirement is that Russian airlines cannot fly to Kaliningrad Region, the western exclave separated from mainland Russia by Lithuania. Pobeda has previously attempted to receive an approval to fly to Kaliningrad's Khrabrovo airport, but was denied the right to cross the national border seeing as it only started operations in December 2014.
Pobeda's top management has recently undertaken another attempt to gain access to flights to a number of countries, including Hungary, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Spain, France, Cuba, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, the Netherlands, Belarus, Slovakia, and Germany – only to have its application turned down again.
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As competições da categoria individual geral da ginástica rítmica nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão da Juventude de 2010 foram disputadas nos dias 24 (qualificação) e 25 (final) de agosto no Bishan Sports Hall, em Singapura. Estavam habilitadas para competir apenas as ginastas que não tivessem participado de nenhuma competição sênior, com idade entre 15 e 17 anos.

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Eventos da ginástica nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão da Juventude de 2010

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Development of large scale agro-industries are subject to serious environmental modifications. In malaria endemic areas this would greatly impact on the transmission paradigm. Two cross-sectional entomological surveys to characterize the Anopheles fauna and their entomological inoculation rates were conducted during May 2010 (peak rainy season) and December 2010 (peak dry season) in the intense rubber cultivated area of Niete in southern forested Cameroon.
Mosquitoes were sampled by night collections on human volunteers, identified morphologically and members of the Anopheles gambiae complex further identified to species and molecular form. Parity status was determined following the dissection of the ovaries. Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite antigen indices were estimated after the identification of CS antigen by ELISA and the average entomological inoculation rates determined.
A total of 1187 Anopheles was collected, 419 (35.3%) in the rainy season and 768 (64.7%) in the dry season. Species found were the M molecular form of An. gambiae s.s (66.8%), An. ziemanni (28.3%), An. paludis (4.7%), An. smithii (0.2%). An. gambiae M-form was the principal species in the dry (56.2%) and wet (86.2%) seasons. Average overall entomological inoculation rate for the malaria vectors varied between the dry season (1.09 ib/p/n) and the rainy season (2.30 ib/p/n).
Malaria transmission in Niete occurs both in the dry and rainy season with the intensities peaking in the dry season. This is unlike previous studies in other areas of southern forested Cameroon where transmission generally peaks in the rainy season. Environmental modifications due to agro-industrial activities might have influenced vector distribution and the dynamics of malaria transmission in this area. This necessitates the possible implementation of control strategies that are related to the eco-geography of the area.
Malaria is the most serious vector borne disease known to mankind and is tightly intertwined with poverty. Most poor countries depend on agro-industry for well-being. Nevertheless, large scale agricultural schemes are subject to serious environmental modifications, which would directly or indirectly impact on the vector species composition, their distribution and consequently the transmission paradigm [1–5]. Although all of Cameroon is endemic for malaria, the level of endemicity greatly varies between the various eco-epidemiological zones depending on the vector species present and the permissiveness of the environment to support their breeding [6–11]. Therefore, the efficacy of anti-vector control for malaria would require requisite baseline information such that measures taken are readily adaptable to the local eco-epidemiological situation [12, 13]. At least 45 Anopheles species have been reported in Cameroon, 14 of which are implicated in human malaria transmission with varying efficiencies. The major vectors include Anopheles gambiae s.s, An. arabiensis An. funestus, An. nili and A., moucheti[8, 14].
Malaria control in Cameroon relies principally on anti-vector intervention using long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) [13, 15], and mainly through large-scale campaign and free distribution of the nets. Although such intervention in many areas has been preceded by the acquisition of substantial baseline entomological data ascertaining the anopheline species composition and their degree of involvement in malaria transmission, there has been very little of such evaluation in Niete for several years . Situated within the dense equatorial forest zone of Cameroon where transmission is known to be perennial [13, 17], Niete has been occupied principally by the rubber (Fiscus elastica) plantation of Hévéas du Cameroun (HEVECAM) since the early 1970s. This agro-development scheme has exerted serious environmental alteration through urbanization, population growth and deforestation, which is thought to have affected the anopheline species composition, and behaviour, and consequently the dynamics of malaria transmission in this locality. Thus, it is important prior to implementation of any anti-vector intervention strategies to acquire substantial baseline entomological data from the diverse eco-geographic zones of Cameroon, especially in areas where very little or nothing is known concerning the malaria vectors and the extent of their involvement in malaria transmission.
Worldwide, efforts to eliminate and eradicate malaria warrant an integrated approach involving antivector-interventions, chemotherapy and vaccination . However, with the continuous evolution and spread of drug resistant forms of the parasite and resistance to insecticides in the major vector species, there is need to evaluate other forms of new drugs or drug combinations to identify the best treatment. Also vaccine molecules are becoming available and need to be tested in the field. Such trials require a well a characterized field site and stable population. Consequently, as part of an ongoing study to acquire baseline data for the preparation of Niete for future malaria drug/vaccine trials in Cameroon, this study describes the anopheline fauna and their contribution to malaria transmission during the dry and rainy seasons in the rubber cultivated area of Niete in the Ocean Division, South region of Cameroon.
This study was carried out in May 2010 (peak rainy season) and in December 2010 (peak dry season) in the rubber cultivated area of Niete (N02°43.508; E10°04.118; alt: 9 m) in the Southern region of Cameroon. Niete is practically occupied by the rubber plantation of HEVECAM (Hévéas du Cameroun), which was created in 1975 and employs over 6000 workers. The plantation spreads over 40000 hectares, about 40% of the forest. Mainly plantation workers live there, with farming being the major economic activity. The climate is essentially equatorial with four seasons; two rainy seasons (late March to June and September to early November) alternating with two dry seasons (late November to early March and July to August). It has an average annual rainfall of 1500–2000 mm (averaging 50 mm in the month of December and 2500 mm in May), an average temperature of 25 °C and relative humidity of 88% . The vegetation is composed of dense forest studded with marshy areas that are prolific for mosquito breeding. There are two main streams, namely, Nye'été and Nlongo. Figure 1 depicts the map of the study site.
Map of Cameroon showing the Location of the study site (Niete).
This study was conducted within the framework of a larger ongoing study to acquire baseline malaria data in order to help establish a cohort and site for future drug/vaccine trials in Cameroon. An ethical clearance document was obtained from the National ethics committee of Cameroon. Consent of household heads was sought prior to using the house for mosquito collection. Participation in mosquito collection was strictly voluntary and only those adequately trained on the collection process were retained. All collectors were given anti malaria prophylaxis based on Artesunate/Amodiaquine.
Human landing collections were performed during five consecutive nights from 06:00 pm-06:00 am each season. Mosquitoes were collected indoors and outdoors in three randomly selected houses (at least 50 m apart) and rotating between houses at different locations in each village each night. A team of two trained volunteers per house; one sitting inside the house and the other on the veranda collected female mosquitoes as they landed on exposed lower limbs, making a total of 30 human-nights per season. Thus, a total of 60 human nights for the two seasons. The mosquitoes were sorted by genus and the anophelines were identified morphologically using the keys of Gillies and De Meillon  and Gillies and Coetzee . The ovaries of a proportion of unfed mosquitoes were dissected and the tracheoles examined for parity determination . All dissected and undissected mosquitoes were individually stored desiccated in tubes containing silica gel for subsequent laboratory analyses.
A consecutive random sample of 120 members of the An. gambiae complex (60 per season) was further identified to species and molecular forms level. Briefly, genomic DNA from the legs and wings of randomly selected mosquitoes of the Anopheles gambiae complex was extracted as described by Collins et al. . The DNA was re-suspended in 25 μl sterile TE-buffer (10 mM Tris–HCl pH 8.1, 1 mM EDTA) and used to identify the siblings of An. gambiae by the standard ribosomal DNA polymerase chain reaction technique . Presence of molecular M and S forms of An. gambiae s.s. was ascertained by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) PCR analysis of the X-linked ribosomal DNA . The head-thorax portion of each mosquito was tested for P. falciparum circumsporozoite antigen by ELISA [25, 26]. The infection rates were calculated and the entomological inoculation rate determined.
Entomological parameters considered were : 1) man biting rate (ma), calculated as the average number of bites received per person per night of collection; 2) infection rate, measured as the proportion of mosquitoes positive for P. falciparum circumsporozoite antigen by ELISA; 3) Parity rate, measured as the ratio of parous mosquitoes to the total of parous and nulliparous mosquitoes dissected; 4) Entomological inoculation rate (EIR), calculated as the product of the man biting rate and circumsporozoite antigen rate. Data were analyzed in R statistics software version 2.8 and the Kruskal Wallis test was used to compare means at 95% confidence interval.
A total of 3247 mosquitoes were collected during 60 human nights in both the wet and dry seasons. Genera found were Culex (62.2%), Anopheles (36.6%), Aedes (1%) and Coquillettidia (0.2%). While Culex (79.6%) dominated the mosquito fauna during the rainy season, Anopheles was the most abundant in the dry season (61.95%). A total of 1187 Anopheles were collected: 419 (35.5%) in the rainy season and 768 (64.7) in the dry season. An. gambiae s.l. was the predominant species in both the dry (56.2%) and the wet (86.2%) seasons. While An. paludis (4.7%) and An. smithii (0.08%) were found only during the rainy season, An. ziemanni (28.3%) was found only during the dry season (Table 1). Molecular analysis of the An. gambiae complex siblings revealed only the presence of Anopheles gambiae s.s, M molecular form.
Anopheles gambiae was the most aggressive species with a bite rate of 12.07 bites/person/night (b/p/n) in the rainy season and 14.4 b/p/n in the dry season. An. ziemanni had higher bite rates (11.2 b/p/n) compared to An. gambiae. The difference, however, was not significant (p > 0.05) (Table 2). The night human biting cycle (Figure 2) showed peak biting hours for An. gambiae in the dry season between 02:00 and 04:00 respectively for indoor and outdoor biting females and in the rainy season between 24:00 and 02:00. With the exception of An. gambiae that was mostly exophagous during the rainy season (P < 0.05), the other Anopheles species showed no preference for the location of biting (P > 0.05).
n: Number collected; CI: confidence interval.
Seasonal variation in the indoor and outdoor biting cycle of anophelines in the rubber cultivated area of Niete.
A total of 1179 Anopheles mosquitoes were examined for P. falciparum circumsporozoite antigen by ELISA during both seasons of which 103 (8.76%) were infected. The overall average infection rate was 15% (n = 419) during the rainy season and 17% (n = 768) in the dry season. Of these, there were 90.2% infections in An. gambiae, 3.92% in An. paludis and 5.88% in An. ziemanni. Table 3 depicts the man biting rates, circumsporozoite antigen (CSA) rates and the entomological inoculation rates (EIR) by vector species. Apart from the lone An. smithii, which was not infectious, all the other anophelines carried P. falciparum circumsporozoite antigen. An. gambiae recorded the highest infection rates during both seasons with 8% (n = 354) in the rainy season and 14% (n = 432) in the dry season. Of the 56 An. paludis collected and tested during the dry season, 4 (7%) were positive, while 3% (10/336) of An. ziemanni found only during the dry season were positive.
Overall, the estimated average entomological inoculation rates were two-fold higher during the rainy season with 0.58 infective bites per person per night (ib/p/n) compared to the dry season (0.29ib/p/n). The highest inoculation rate was recorded for Anopheles gambiae averaging 0.79ib/p/n for the two seasons. This, however, varied between the seasons for this species with 0.95 ib/p/n during the rainy season and 2.05 ib/p/n during the dry season. The number of infective bites for An. paludis was 0.13ib/p/n during the rainy season while that for An. ziemanni was 0.32 ib/p/n in the dry season.
The results show that An. gambiae s.s., An. paludis and An. ziemanni are the malaria vectors in the studied area as they were found to contain P. falciparum circumsporozoite antigen. This study further confirms the role of An. gambiae as the major malaria vector in the southern forested areas of Cameroon and Western Africa and more so in areas of intense large scale agricultural activities as reported previously [1, 12, 15, 27–30]. The observed night biting cycles of the anophelines peaked generally between 10:00 pm and 02:00 am and did not deviate from the prototype described earlier by Gillies and De Meillon [19, 29]. The huge abundance of non malaria vector mosquitoes both in the dry and wet season pinpoints the discriminating level of nuisance they might cause in the locality.
Unlike previous observations in the southern forested areas of Cameroon, more Anopheles mosquitoes especially Anopheles gambiae, were collected during the dry season compared to the rainy season [13, 31]. This is presumably due to the fact that sampling was performed during the peak rainy month of the year, when most of the breeding sources were constantly flushed, thus carrying away most of the aquatic stages. However, the much reduced water beds of the Nye'ete and Nlongo rivers happen to be prolific sites for vector breeding during the dry season.
Although the roles of An. paludis and An. ziemanni are confirmed here as secondary vectors of malaria transmission in Cameroon [8, 32], these species play significantly important roles in malaria transmission and would therefore significantly maintain and extend the duration of transmission in this locality. The lone An. smithii collected was not infectious. Though present in Cameroon, this species has never been associated with human malaria transmission .
Akin to earlier observations in the rubber plantations of coastal south western Cameroon, the high parous rates of the vectors in Niete indicates that there is accumulation of an ageing adult Anopheles population in this locality over time . This is epidemiologically dangerous, as the vectors would exhibit higher feeding frequencies on humans and being able to transmit the malaria parasite over and again . This increase in the number of ageing mosquitoes is suggestive that the anti-vector intervention measures implored might not be efficacious and that the vectors might have simply developed resistance to insecticides , making it possible for them to survive longer with increased chances of transmitting malaria parasites more than once.
The CSA rates were higher in An. gambiae than the other vectors. This is not improbable and is in support of previous studies in the southern forested region of Cameroon [6, 13, 17, 35]. The fact that transmission occurs both during the dry and wet seasons might be indicative of a perennial pattern. However, the overall entomological inoculation rates varied seasonally with higher rates in the dry season. This is contrary to other earlier studies in the southern forested Cameroon where peak transmission generally parallels peak rainfall. As shown, persons living in this locality if not protected, stand the risk of getting a daily infective mosquito bite of 1.11 during the rainy season and 2.30 in the dry season.
This study depicts that malaria transmission in Niete occurs during both the rainy and dry seasons with the intensity varying seasonally with the vector species involved. Consequently, it provides preliminary baseline information needed for planning and implementation of anti-vector control measures amenable to the local eco-epidemiological situation.
We are thankful to the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership EDCTP/NACAAP, through The Central African Network on Tuberculosis, AIDS and Malaria (CANTAM) for the financial support to the University of Yaounde I. PCR primers and positive controls were generous donations of the Malaria Research and Reference Reagent Resource Center/ American Type Culture Collection (MR4/ATCC). We are grateful to all who took part in collecting the mosquito specimens.
JDB, RSM and RGFL planned the study design. FN, SP, PHA and JDB performed field activity, laboratory work and analyzed the data, JDB and FN drafted the manuscript. PHA, RGFL, RM and EF provided substantial improvement of the manuscript. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.


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Studios Adapting to Pandemic Limitations with Film Releases
By Debra Kaufman
WarnerMedia chief executive Jason Kilar revealed that his company plans to release blockbuster "Wonder Woman 1984" simultaneously in theaters and on its HBO Max streaming service on Christmas Day. He noted the changed environment, in which box office revenue alone doesn't measure a film's success but also by the number of new subscribers it generates for the studio's streaming service. The distribution plan for the much-anticipated release is a sign of how much media companies have evolved to put more emphasis on streaming.
The New York Times reports that Pixar's "Soul" and DreamWorks Animation's "The Croods: A New Age" were also anticipated to be box office successes during the holiday "but are now likely to be primarily seen in people's living rooms." Both WarnerMedia and Disney, which have their own streaming platforms, "have said that the moves will only last through the pandemic, but they also both recently shuffled their executive responsibilities to make it clear that streaming is the new priority."
University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts professor Jason Squire stated, "there will be a new normal." "Over the years, there has been a lot of tension between theatrical exhibition and studio distribution but not a lot of change," he explained. "The pandemic has jump-started the change."
He's referring to the fact that studios have long pushed to shorten the exclusivity window for movies playing in theaters, and "theater chains aggressively lobbied against that." Even when COVID-19 forced a lockdown, the theater owners "zealously guarded" that exclusivity window. In April, after Universal Pictures' "Trolls World Tour" was made available without an exclusive theater run, AMC chief executive Adam Aron called the move "categorically unacceptable." But by July, the two companies inked a deal whereby "Universal movies would play in AMC theaters for a minimum of 17 days before becoming available in homes through premium video-on-demand."
More recently, Universal signed a similar deal with Cinemark and Canada's top exhibitor Cineplex, "adding the provision that for movies opening to $50 million in ticket sales, the exclusive theatrical window will stretch to 31 days." Universal vice chair and chief distribution officer Peter Levinsohn stated that, "our hope is that by putting PVOD into the marketplace, we are improving the economics for the studio and as a result of that there will be more films that will get released theatrically."
He added that the strategy creates efficiencies in marketing, keeps films profitable and prevents the studios from having to sell them to Netflix or Amazon.
Currently, "half of the theaters in the United States are closed and virus cases are rising around the country," a grim outlook for theatrical releases. Regal Cinemas, the No. 2 exhibitor in the U.S., has closed all its theaters. National Association of Theatre Owners chief executive John Fithian has stated that, "if there is not a federal grant program available to theaters soon … he expects 70 percent of them will either close permanently or file for bankruptcy by early next year."
Studios that don't have their own streaming services have largely chosen to postpone theatrical releases until 2021. Netflix, however, will provide limited theatrical runs to eight of its movies.
Moviegoing Teeters After 700 Theaters Reclose Overnight in North America, The Hollywood Reporter, 11/22/20
Disney Mulling Pivot Of 'Pinocchio', 'Peter Pan', 'Cruella' From Theatrical To Disney+ Premieres, Deadline, 11/19/20
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Disney Doubles Down on Success of New Streaming Service, ETCentric, 11/16/20
Universal Adopts a New Theatrical/Online Distribution Model, ETCentric, 10/21/20
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Q: Problems with Asynchronous UDP Sockets I'm struggling a bit with socket programming (something I'm not at all familiar with) and I can't find anything which helps from google or MSDN (awful). Apologies for the length of this.
Basically I have an existing service which recieves and responds to requests over UDP. I can't change this at all.
I also have a client within my webapp which dispatches and listens for responses to that service. The existing client I've been given is a singleton which creates a socket and an array of response slots, and then creates a background thread with an infinite looping method that makes "sock.Receive()" calls and pushes the data received into the slot array. All kinds of things about this seem wrong to me and the infinite thread breaks my unit testing so I'm trying to replace this service with one which makes it's it's send/receives asynchronously instead.
Point 1: Is this the right approach? I want a non-blocking, scalable, thread-safe service.
My first attempt is roughly like this, which sort of worked but the data I got back was always shorter than expected (i.e. the buffer did not have the number of bytes requested) and seemed to throw exceptions when processed.
private Socket MyPreConfiguredSocket;

public object Query()
{
    //build a request

    this.MyPreConfiguredSocket.SendTo(MYREQUEST, packet.Length, SocketFlags.Multicast, this._target);

    IAsyncResult h = this._sock.BeginReceiveFrom(response, 0, BUFFER_SIZE, SocketFlags.None, ref this._target, new AsyncCallback(ARecieve), this._sock);

    if (!h.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne(TIMEOUT)) { throw new Exception("Timed out"); }

    //process response data (always shortened)
}

private void ARecieve (IAsyncResult result)
{
    int bytesreceived = (result as Socket).EndReceiveFrom(result, ref this._target);
}

My second attempt was based on more google trawling and this recursive pattern I frequently saw, but this version always times out! It never gets to ARecieve.
public object Query()
{
    //build a request

    this.MyPreConfiguredSocket.SendTo(MYREQUEST, packet.Length, SocketFlags.Multicast, this._target);

    State s = new State(this.MyPreConfiguredSocket);

    this.MyPreConfiguredSocket.BeginReceiveFrom(s.Buffer, 0, BUFFER_SIZE, SocketFlags.None, ref this._target, new AsyncCallback(ARecieve), s);

    if (!s.Flag.WaitOne(10000)) { throw new Exception("Timed out"); } //always thrown

    //process response data
}

private void ARecieve (IAsyncResult result)
{
    //never gets here!
    State s = (result as State);
    int bytesreceived = s.Sock.EndReceiveFrom(result, ref this._target);

    if (bytesreceived > 0)
    {
        s.Received += bytesreceived;

        this._sock.BeginReceiveFrom(s.Buffer, s.Received, BUFFER_SIZE, SocketFlags.None, ref this._target, new AsyncCallback(ARecieve), s);
    }
    else
    {
        s.Flag.Set();
    }
}

private class State
{
    public State(Socket sock)
    {
        this._sock = sock;
        this._buffer = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE];
        this._buffer.Initialize();
    }

    public Socket Sock;
    public byte[] Buffer;
    public ManualResetEvent Flag = new ManualResetEvent(false);
    public int Received = 0;
}

Point 2: So clearly I'm getting something quite wrong.
Point 3: I'm not sure if I'm going about this right. How does the data coming from the remote service even get to the right listening thread? Do I need to create a socket per request?
Out of my comfort zone here. Need help.

A: Not the solution for you, just a suggestion - come up with the simplest code that works peeling off all the threading/events/etc. From there start adding needed, and only needed, complexity. My experience always was that in the process I'd find what I was doing wrong.

A: So is your program SUDO outline as follows?
Socket MySocket;
Socket ResponceSocket;

byte[] Request;
byte[] Responce;

public byte[] GetUDPResponce()
{
    this.MySocket.Send(Request).To(ResponceSocket);

    this.MySocket.Receive(Responce).From(ResponceSocket);

    return Responce;
}

ill try help!
The second code post is the one we can work with and the way forward.
But you are right! the documentation is not the best.

A: Do you know for sure that you get a response to the message you send?  Remove the asynchronous behavior from the socket and just try to send and receive synchronously (even though this may block your thread for now).  Once you know this behavior is working, edit your question and post that code, and I'll help you with the threading model.  Once networking portion, i.e., the send/receive, is working, the threading model is pretty straightforward.

A: One POSSIBLE issue is if your send operation goes to the server, and it responds before windows sets up the asynchronous listener. If you arent listening the data wont be accepted on your side (unlike TCP)
Try calling beginread before the send operation.

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One million on "zero hours" contracts
Submitted by Matthew on 7 August, 2013 - 5:42
New surveys have revealed that the number of workers on "zero hours" contracts (that is, who work as and when their employer tells them to, rather than for a set number of hours each week) could be as high as one million.
The Office of National Statistics puts the figure at 250,000 for 2012 — an increase of 50,000 from the previous year's statistics — but the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development says that its survey of 1,000, if projected across the whole country, suggests a figure four times that amount.
McDonalds, which first introduced zero-hours contracts in 1974, says that 90% of its UK staff have no fixed hours.
Unite has launched a campaign against zero-hours contracts. Other unions, like the University and College Union (UCU), have existing campaigns against the practice in their particular industries.
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Celeste Barber (* 6. Mai 1982) ist eine australische Komikerin, Schauspielerin und Autorin.

Sie wuchs mit einer älteren Schwester in Terranova an der australischen Ostküste auf. Nach dem Besuch einer Schauspielschule in Sydney war sie ab 2005 in Nebenrollen in australischen Fernsehserien wie All Saints und Home and Away zu sehen.

Internationale Bekanntheit erlangte sie, als sie ab 2015 begann, auf ihrem Instagram-Account unter dem Hashtag #celestechallengeaccepted Prominente wie Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Gisele Bündchen, Jennifer Lopez oder Rihanna zu parodieren. Sie stellt dabei die glamourösen Fotos von Schauspielerinnern, Sängerinnen und Models nach und zeigt dabei, wie die Bilder mit einem "normalen" Menschen aussehen würden. Ihre Postings stießen schnell auf große positive Resonanz. Beispielsweise erhielt ihre Parodie eines Fotos von Emily Ratajkowski innerhalb einer Stunde über 170.000 Likes. Ihr Instagram-Account hat inzwischen mehr als 8,9 Mio. Abonnenten (Stand März 2022).

Im Jahr 2018 ging sie mit einer eigenen Stand-Up-Comedy-Show auf Tournee, deren Vorstellungen innerhalb von 24 Stunden ausverkauft waren. Ein Jahr später war sie auf dem Titelbild der australischen Vogue zu sehen. Ihr im gleichen Jahr erschienenes Buch Challenge Accepted! 253 Steps to Becoming an Anti-It Girl wurde zu einem Bestseller.

Ihr Spendenaufruf auf Facebook anlässlich der Buschbrände in Australien 2019/2020 generierte fast 30 Mio. Euro für die australische Feuerwehr.

Filmografie
 2005–2009: All Saints (Fernsehserie, 89 Episoden)
 2010: Home and Away (Fernsehserie, 2 Episoden)
 2015: How Not to Behave (Fernsehserie, 15 Episoden)
 2017–2019: The Letdown (Fernsehserie, 9 Episoden)
 2021: Zurück ins Outback (Back to the Outback, Stimme)
 2022: Seriously Red

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Venezuela's co-management in practice
Read online at https://workersliberty.org/node/29444
Submitted by Anon on 19 November, 2005 - 1:14
The UNT demands the nationalisation of bankrupt factories and cogestion, translated as co-management or worker participation.
Chávez has said he wants all basic industry under state control. The government has assessed 700 closed enterprises, evaluating their suitability for expropriation, to preserve 20,000 jobs.
Last month he said, "we are not just recovering these factories, we are recovering our true sovereignty." Chavez also said that people had to be patient. He said, "We cannot speed up. We cannot drive ourselves crazy. We must be conscious that this is a process with a far-off deadline, this has always been the case."
At the same time, workers have been occupying factories that have been abandoned or closed, to secure their jobs. This interplay of government policy and workers pushing their own demands has produced different forms.
Invepal
The paper factory Venepal was heralded as the great example of co-management. When it went bankrupt, workers responded by occupying the factory and demanding its nationalisation.
In January after legal action, the government paid market value for the firm and decreed it would be co-managed by workers and the state. It was renamed Invepal – "Endogenous Paper Industry of Venezuela".
However it is clear that management don't see this as workers' control. Alexix Ornevo, a member of the directorate of Invepal (and a former trade unionist) has said that since workers were part of a cooperative and no longer had any bosses, they no longer needed a union. The union continues to organise in the factory, but is not running it under workers' control.
Inveval
In April Chávez announced the expropriation of CNV, a company making valves for the oil industry. The company closed in 2003, laying off 100 workers. Its owner supported the coups against Chávez. Workers occupied the factory to stop the owner from removing machinery. The new company, Inveval — which stands for "Endogenous Valve Industry of Venezuela" — is run by a board of directors, not workers.
Alcasa
Probably the workplace closest to workers' control is Alcasa, a state-owned aluminium processing plant employing 2,700 workers. Alcasa was already a state-owned company that had made losses for years.
Earlier this year Chávez appointed former guerrilla Carlos Lanz as president of the firm. Lanz set up a factory council and departmental assemblies, although only around 20 workers turned up to the first meeting. Workers elected managers and two of its five corporate directors, as well as rank and file representatives.
But there is still a gap between the rhetoric and reality. Lanz was appointed, not elected. Although union leader in the plant Trino Silva called for the election of the whole board and the company president, this has not taken place.
In an interview in International Viewpoint, manager Rafael Rodriguez makes it pretty clear that the emphasis is on "development and diversity" i.e. getting production going, selling to countries other than the US and getting Venezuelan contracts e.g. for housing.
Cadafe
Cadafe, the state electric company, began co-management in 2002, after the April coup. In reality it only involves two workers' reps on a five-member coordinating committee — a committee that can make recommendations to the company president, though he has no obligation to take any notice.
The workers, led by electrical workers' union Fetraelec, have staged a series of protests. Fetraelec leader Joaquín Osorio says managers at Cadafe are persecuting the trade unionists struggling to introduce co-management there.
Companies for Social Production (EPSs)
A number of other companies have also been taken over and turned into Companies for Social Production (EPS). The first EPS was Cacao sugar mill in Sucre, declared in July. It is a co-op of around 100 workers. Another EPS is the Cumanacoa sugar mill in Cumaná, expropriated in September. It had been running at below capacity since its privatisation in 1992. Workers and the local sugar cane producers had demanded expropriation.
Last month the Sideroca factory, which makes metal pipes for the oil industry was expropriated. Its owners abandoned it six years ago. Workers and local people took over the plant. The government is also negotiating the buy out of a Heinz tomato processing plant, which has been shut since the mid-1990s.
Other businesses that are the subject of expropriation at present are the Probamasa corn processing plant owned by Polar, two Parmalat dairy plants and the Fribarsa meat-packing company. These expropriations are generally of small, private firms that have been closed for years or loss-making state firms. Workers are consulted, but they do not make the key decisions. Co-management is mostly absent from strategic industries — notably oil.
Co-management means more worker participation and consultation, but is a long way from workers' control, never mind workers' self-management — especially when the bourgeois state remains intact and workers have not formed their own mass workplace organisations.
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Fairies from her world find our work very cold, so Shadow wears a lot of sweaters and other cozy clothing items.
Shadow lingers in the background without really interacting, which is why her name is Shadow. People rarely notice she is there.
She's a fairy girl from a fantasy world most people think only exists in fiction. She doesn't speak, never has, doesn't even really interact, she just observes people from the background, which is how she got her name, Shadow. Shadow recently hitched a ride with a human as she was leaving the world she came from and now finds herself in the world we all know. She LOVES it! She is having so much fun learning and watching all of the different people. She starts wearing makeup, she goes to concerts, but she still doesn't interact. She's the girl that is giddy to be there but still stands in the back alone. She likes it that way though.
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Cannons take midday game at Woodstock
Amiel Abreu pitched a stong 6 innings against Woodstock on Tuesday striking out 6 River Bandits on the day. Photo by Corrie Wernle.
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA—The Cannons (25-15) traveled to Woodstock (14-26) for an early afternoon makeup game, with a lot on the line as they entered that game just two wins away from clinching first place in the North division. The Cannons did manage to come out with a win in extra innings and close out the season series against Woodstock with two wins out of five games.
The Cannons got out to an early lead in the second inning when Gabriel Castillo drew a bases loaded walk that scored Andy Szamski from third. In the third inning, Lamar Briggs led off with a double. After Shaggy Freeland sacrificed Briggs to third, Trey McDyre grounded out but Briggs was able to score, and McDyre would get the RBI credit. At the end of three innings, the Cannons led Woodstock 2-0.
The game remained close at 2-0 until the sixth inning, when the Cannons got two more runs. Trey McDyre led off by reaching base on an error. Andrew Zban stepped up and drove in McDyre and himself with a monstrous two-run homerun to make the score 4-0. In the seventh inning, Castillo and Trevin Esquerra hit back-to-back singles. Briggs then reached on a fielder's choice, Esquerra was thrown out at second, and Castillo was retired due to an interference call. With two outs, Shaggy Freeland homered to make the score 6-0, Cannons.
Amiel Abreu got the start for the Cannons and pitched lights out for the Cannons for the first six innings. However, the River Bandits didn't quit with a 6-0 deficit. The seventh started for the River Bandits with four straight singles. Gavin Rogers, then hit a two-RBI single to bring the score to 6-2. Parker Dyson then relieved Abreu and got the first out. With one out, Dyson surrendered the second two-RBI single of the inning to make the score 6-4. After bouncing back to get the second out, the River Bandits drew a walk to re-load the bases. Then Wyatt Belinda delivered the third and final two-RBI single to tie the game at six.
After that huge seventh inning, the game remained scoreless for the eighth and ninth innings and extras were needed. The bats for the Cannons came in the clutch as in the top of the tenth, Trey McDyre drew a one out walk. Zban then singled and McDyre was able to reach third on the throwing error by the second baseman. Andy Szamski did his job by driving a deep fly ball to left field to score McDyre and give the Cannons the 7-6 lead. Adam Whitacre then stepped to the plate and the first pitch in his at-bat was a wild pitch, which allowed Zban to advance to second. Whitacre then delivered a single to right field, and Zban was able to score to make the score 8-6.
Trey Alderman came on to close the game for the Cannons. The River Bandits managed to find a little life as they loaded the bases and scored one on Alderman. However, Trey would bear down and get the final outs to save the game and preserve the 8-7 victory for the Cannons.
The Cannons remain 1.5 games ahead of second place New Market (23-16). The Cannons and Rebels play on Wednesday in their final regular season meeting at Fireman's Field at 7PM. With the win against Woodstock, the Cannons need to win one of their two final games to clinch first place in the North division.


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EU and USA: we are united in our resolve to support Ukraine and defend our shared values
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden issued a joint statement after their meeting in Brussels on 24 March expressing their condemnation of Russia's unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine and their solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
"Today, we are continuing coordinated transatlantic efforts to support the Ukrainian people, impose severe costs on Russia for its unjustifiable actions, and strengthen the resilience of our democracies, economies, and societies," the statement said.
They confirmed they would coordinate responses against sanctions evasion and continue to mobilise and coordinate significant humanitarian relief to support people within Ukraine. This includes more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance the United States is prepared to provide and €550 million from the EU.
The EU and the United States said new actions would be taken to strengthen democratic sustainability and protect human rights in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. They will also continue supporting the work of war crimes documentation experts who are gathering evidence on the ground in Ukraine.
Von der Leyen and Biden added that the EU and USA were taking further, concrete steps in energy cooperation to ensure the security of supply and to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
In order to prevent a potential food crisis triggered by price hikes and disruptions to food supply sparked by Putin's war in Ukraine, the EU and USA intend to redouble their combined efforts to increase global food security and provide direct food aid, where warranted, worldwide.
Both sides will also advance their cooperation on cybersecurity through a variety of actions – from supporting the Government of Ukraine on cyber resilience and cyber defence to aiming to combat the abuse of virtual currency.
GLOBALink | Ukraine crisis: talks expected, U.S. mulls banning crude imports from Russia
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Ukraine and Russia are expected to hold a third round of peace talks on Monday, according to a member of the Ukrainian delegation. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone conversation with his French counterpart to discuss the situation in Ukraine. #GLOBALink
During the meeting with David Zalkaliani, Kelly Degnan thanked the Georgian government for its support to Ukraine
Wednesday, 02 March 2022 12:24
The Vice Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Zalkaliani met with the U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan. The main topic of discussions was the ongoing war in Ukraine, the current security environment and the partners' support of Ukraine. The U.S. Ambassador thanked the Government of Georgia, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for their political and practical support for Ukraine. The Minister of Foreign Affairs once again affirmed the close coordination with the strategic partner in the light of the ongoing processes.
"I again received unwavering support from the United States, our main strategic partner, for Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic integration course, and the assessments that followed our statements of support for Ukraine are fully backed and shared by the United States," - he said.
"The United States welcomes Georgia's clear support for Ukraine," Kelly Degnan said after meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry. The American diplomat underlined the support of the Georgian government and people of Georgia for Ukraine, including the importance of the humanitarian aid sent to Ukraine, as well as the support the Ukrainians citizens in Georgia. "We should also mention the very generous donations by the Georgian people, business community and the government, and the humanitarian assistance, as well as the support to Ukrainian citizens, including those here, in Tbilisi, Georgia," Kelly Degnan said.
The U.S. Ambassador also welcomed the Georgian Foreign Ministry's clear support for Ukraine in both bilateral and multilateral formats:
"We strongly welcome the important statements made by Minister David Zalkaliani and the Foreign Ministry regarding Russia's aggression, as well as their clear support within the multilateral organizations like the UN, United Nations, the OSCE and the Council of Europe, where Georgia made very important statements of support for the Ukrainian people."
MFA Georgia
The Russian Government can announce today – that Russia will not invade Ukraine!
Friday, 18 February 2022 17:31
The Russian Government can announce today – with no qualification, equivocation, or deflection – that Russia will not invade Ukraine. State it clearly. State it plainly to the world. And then demonstrate it by sending your troops, your tanks, your planes back to their barracks and hangars and sending your diplomats to the negotiating table.
In the coming days, the world will remember that commitment – or the refusal to make it". - Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Source: https://go.usa.gov/xtuQh
Juansher Burchuladze met with Ambassador Kelly Degnan
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Minister of Defence of Georgia Juansher Burchuladze hosted Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Georgia Kelly Degnan. The sides discussed the security environment in the region and the threats posed by Russia. MOD of Georgia announced it recently.
The sides focused on current issues and future plans for US-Georgia bilateral defence and security cooperation, including planned high-level visits and multinational military exercises.
During the visit of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to Georgia, a multi-year initiative about strengthening Georgia's defence and deterrence policy signed between the two countries' defence ministries was one of the main topics of discussion.
It was underlined that the progress made as a result of the implementation of the Georgian Defence Readiness Program (GDRP) formed the basis of the agreement, which aims to further modernize and develop the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Forces and supports the country's resilience and capabilities within total defence. The US Defene Attaché, Colonel Stephanie Begley attended the meeting.
Rashid Meredov met with the Ambassador of the USA to Turkmenistan
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Today, on January 26, 2022, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Turkmenistan Metthew Stephen Klimow was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
During the meeting, the parties considered a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as touched upon international and regional topics of mutual interest.
The diplomats also exchanged views on the agenda of the annual bilateral consultations planned to be held in the near future.
Drawing attention to the importance of economic cooperation between the two countries, the parties stressed the need to hold the next meeting of the Turkmen-American Business Council in 2022.
Press service of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
The U.S. Deputy Secretary has reiterated unwavering support for Georgia's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders
U.S. Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman spoke today with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani. The relevant press release was published on the official website of the U.S. Department of State.
The Deputy Secretary reiterated the United States' unwavering support for Georgia's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. She noted the United States will continue to urge Russia to withdraw its forces to pre-war positions and comply with the 2008 ceasefire agreement.
Deputy Secretary Sherman and Foreign Minister Zalkaliani emphasized the need to uphold the right of sovereign nations to choose their own security arrangements and support Georgia and Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of continued Russian aggression, and discussed how to enhance peace and security in Europe.
D. Zalkaliani has met with the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Georgia, K. Degnan
The Vice Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, David Zalkaliani met with the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Georgia, Kelly Degnan, on 29 December, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The sides exchanged views over the security environment in the region, the latest developments around Ukraine and Russia's aggressive rhetoric and actions to hinder Georgia's and Ukraine's NATO integration process. Underlining the inadmissibility of any third party making statements to revise the Bucharest Summit decisions, as well as of any attempt to impact this process, the sides referred to Russia's occupation and annexation of the neighbouring countries' territories and the failure to comply with its international obligations as the major challenge currently threatening the European security architecture.
The Foreign Minister reaffirmed that European and Euro-Atlantic integration is the Georgian People's firm choice and that Georgia will continue to use all available formats to the maximum extent possible to accelerate the process. Zalkaliani thanked the U.S. Government for its support of Georgia's Euro-Atlantic course and for its practical and political assistance in this regard.
The sides further agreed that, given the Russian Federation's increasingly aggressive rhetoric, it is important that Georgia and the U.S. remain in very close coordination and take concerted steps.
In the 30 years since, Georgia and the United States have grown to become steadfast strategic partners
On December 25, 1991, in his holiday address to the people of the United States, President George H. W. Bush announced the United States' recognition of Georgian independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
In the 30 years since, Georgia and the United States have grown to become steadfast strategic partners, cooperating across a broad spectrum of issues in the name of a Georgia and Europe whole and free and at peace.
US Embassy in Georgia
Irakli Garibashvili: Strong strategic partnership between Georgia and the US is key to regional and Euro-Atlantic security
In today's geopolitical environment, the strong strategic partnership between Georgia and the US is key to the two countries' shared interests and regional and Euro-Atlantic security, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated during today's meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Erika Olson. The Head of Government emphasized the unwavering bipartisan US support for Georgia enabling the country to achieve considerable progress across a variety of directions and to press on the right track toward European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
The meeting focused on the security environment and challenges in the Black and South Caucasus regions.
The Prime Minister singled out the importance of political stability in Georgia, also underlining that, now that the recent elections are over, it is crucial to concentrate on the agenda of the country's development.
Irakli Garibashvili also pointed out that Georgia remains a loyal and reliable ally of the United States in the region. The parties discussed the situation in Georgia's occupied territories and the threats posed by occupation, also the daily humanitarian problems encountered by the citizens on either side of the occupation line. Special attention was paid to the importance of ensuring peace and stability in the region. In this context, the meeting highlighted the Peaceful Neighborhood Initiative-a new peace format proposed by the Prime Minister of Georgia in the UN-and the importance of the engagement of American and European partners in this process. The American side also underscored Georgia's tremendous contribution to the recent evacuation effort from Afghanistan. The conversation also revolved around Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic integration and the reforms implemented to that end. The Head of Government expressed hope that concrete steps will be taken in the nearest future to start the implementation of the decision of the NATO Summit in Bucharest.
The meeting at the Administration of the Government was attended by US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan and Georgian Vice Prime Minister/Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani.
Press Service of the Government Administration


I have such a bad case of backlog. These photos feel so old, and now I'm at the point where I hate the way I look in them. I need to remind myself to smile more and remember take goofier pics. I'm always looking real serious more often than not. Anyways, F took these photos back in February for me. I miss Chicago dearly, can't wait to go back.


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Platysmodes gambeyi is een keversoort uit de familie loopkevers (Carabidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1903 door Fauvel.

Loopkevers


I don't like pumpkin pie. But I do like turtles. And now that I've made this, I know that I love turtles enough to make me like pumpkin pie if their elements are a part of it.
As for all normal humans (you know, the ones who already like pumpkin pie), they will like this pie too. It was a huge hit at my husband's potluck at work. It is sweet & creamy–more like a cream pie than your usual custard filling, but still with the pumpkin flavor (made more palatable enhanced by the caramel & pecans).
This is a very simple recipe, so of course I had to make it difficult and fussy by making my own caramel sauce and graham cracker crust. I wouldn't make my own breadcrumbs for a meatloaf , but I've spent up to an hour making huge amounts of frosting that requires boiling sugar & corn syrup, beating egg yolks to death…etc, etc, ad nausium.
If you have similar problems, you can watch my step-by-step video at the end and prepare your own caramel sauce as well.
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That looks ridiculously delicious! The egg nog substitution sounds genius–totally going to borrow that idea!


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Q: Replace part of a string in MYSQL, when only the substring's starting characters, ending characters & a unique string in the middle is known? I'm trying to find a way to replace part of a string in a database without knowing the exact substring content other than how it starts, ends and has a specific ID string somewhere in between that.
To specify, I have Vimeo iframes that are within post content inside a column in a MySQL database table. I need to replace all vimeo iframes strings in this column over to another video platform script. I have a list to use containing the Vimeo IDs and the new code to go in place of the existing Vimeo iframe, so this gives me a unique identifier to use when searching.
The problem is, some of the Vimeo urls have additional GET queries added to the URL so I can't do a 1 for 1 match of the Vimeo iframe.
I do know for certain that each iframe instance I need to replace will begin with <iframe, end with </iframe> and contain a specific Vimeo ID (ie 1234567). Is there a way to do this with Regex and concat or something similar so that I can replace the entire iframe code with a new string?

A: Test:
UPDATE source_table
SET field = CONCAT( SUBSTRING_INDEX(field, @start, 1),
                    @replacement,
                    SUBSTRING_INDEX(field, @end, -1)
                  )
WHERE LOCATE(@middle, SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(field, @start, -1), @end, 1))


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Niguel is a creative professional who was born and raised in Metro Manila. In 2011, he graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts major in Advertising Arts. After graduation, he worked as a Graphic Designer at Great Minds Media, a local public relations company that publishes Gadgets Magazine and manages ADBM resources. He reported directly to the Marketing Manager and to the President of the company for pr, events, online media and other special projects. He also assists the magazine whenever an artist is needed.
After five months, he transferred to Makati Shangri-La, Manila where he was introduced to the hotel industry, furthering his learning under the wings of Food and Beverage, and Sales and Marketing Divisions. While designing for the hotel, he was also given the chance to direct creatives, train his colleagues, coordinate during events, conduct photo and video shoots, entertain key executives, media and guests, make reports for the division and the hotel, and others.
The connections that he made in the hotel industry opened opportunities for him here and abroad. He was able to do branding collateral while working freelance. During that time, he was hired by The Lind Boracay, the first hotel under Scottland Leisure Inc, as a Communications Executive, then later as an Assistant Marketing Communications Manager of the resort. He solely managed the needs of the Marketing Communications Department for more than eight months, as a pre-opening team member.
After being part of the team that established The Lind as a top destination in Boracay, he worked as a Brand Director for Wine Warehouse Corporation and Wine Depot Inc., two of the largest beverage importation and distribution companies in the Philippines.
Now, he continues to pursue his dreams while growing with infinite possibilities.


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Q: How do you render a video from a MemoryStream using DSPack? I'm able to render a video from the file system using a TFilterGraph and a TVideoWindow within Delphi 2010. I'd like to render the video from a MemoryStream instead of directly from the file system. Here's the concept:

*

*Store the video in a database blob field.

*Read the blob (video) into a MemoryStream.

*Render the blob (video) using DSPack.
How do I tell the FilterGraph to use a MemoryStream instead of a file?

A: There's a working demo published on Ciuly's web corner answering the last part of your question:
http://www.ciuly.com/delphi/multimedia/using-directshow-with-dspack-play-multimedia-content-from-stream/
As for the other two parts, loading to and reading from a database blob field:
//add a file stream to a blob field
MemoryStream:= TMemoryStream.Create;
try
  MemoryStream.LoadFromFile(VideoFileName);
  MemoryStream.Position:= 0;
  ClientDataSet1.Edit;
  ClientDataSet1YOURBLOBFIELD.LoadFromStream(MemoryStream);
  ClientDataSet1.Post;
finally
  MemoryStream.Free;
end;

//read a memory stream from a blob field
MemoryStream:= TMemoryStream.Create;
try
  ClientDataSet1YOURBLOBFIELD.SaveToStream(MemoryStream);
  MemoryStream.Position:= 0;
  //do your magic with the memory stream here
finally
  MemoryStream.Free;
end;


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