This agreement is between St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Ventura County Greek Festival (hereinafter "Festival") and Vendor.
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is conducting its annual Ventura County Greek Festival on June 22, 23, and 24, 2018.
The Festival reserves the right to deem acceptable or not acceptable any Vendors, individuals representing the Vendor and any merchandise or service being promoted.
o Anything deemed by the Festival management to be conflict with Judeo-Christian values such as cult objects which are not part of ancient Greek art.
o Tasting samples of any food or drink.
DISPLAY: There will be no displaying of "SALE" or "DISCOUNTED" signs.
POLITICS: It is desired to maintain a non-political environment. Any Vendor advocating a particular political candidacy, platform, position on issues, or distributing political paraphernalia may be removed at the sole discretion of the Festival chairman. The decision of the chairman is not revocable, will not result in a refund and cannot be appealed.
BEHAVIOR: Vendors are to arrive during the designated set up hours, unload, then promptly remove delivery vehicle to the designated parking areas as stated in your Letter and on your Check-In envelope; stay daily for the duration, never return vehicles for loading before the stated times and complete all show days scheduled. Intoxication is intolerable, no liquor or drugs should be in evidence at any time. Absolutely no pets, loud radios, infants or small children, alcohol, drugs or smoking or open flames (except incense) allowed in booth during show hours. The Festival is a place for business.
WEATHER: Vendors are to be at the Festival no matter what the weatherman predicts. In case of rain, follow directions given by promoter on the spot. We expect to be working with professionals. Come to the event prepared with heavy, see-through plastic and clamps to cover your work in case of rain, and heavy weights in case of wind.
ATTITUDE: Our goal is to run a festival that is fun as well as profitable for us all. As important as products are, we do not lose sight of the need for Vendors who are co-operative and professional to work with. No amount of talent or ability to sell will compensate for this.
APPEARANCE: Clothing should be neat, clean and discreet—look successful. Your display area should be free of storage boxes, sloppy tablecloths or clutter. You are a professional. We expect you to look and act like it at all times.
CANCELLATION OF FESTIVAL: If weather, major disaster, or other circumstances beyond the control of the Sponsor of the Event cause the cancellation of the Festival, participation fees will not be returned. The Festival cannot be held liable by exhibitors for the failure of the event to take place.
The list of products and/or services the Vendor is selling is to be attached to this agreement. The Vendor understands that products and/or services not listed as part of this agreement will not be allowed.
· The booth fees for this year are $500.00 for a 10' x 10' booth space and $700.00 for a 10' x 20' booth space and I understand that I may take a discount of $100 if I submit this agreement and pay in full by May 1, 2018.
· The due date for submitting this agreement and fees paid in full is May 31, 2018. There are no exceptions!
· Payment is to be made payable to "Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church" by cash, check, or credit card.
· On-line payment may be made through our secure web site at: https://squareup.com/store/vcgreekfestival. Be sure to obtain a receipt and attach a copy to the signed agreement when you submit via email or regular mail.
Vendor may terminate this agreement by providing the Festival written notice of termination by June 1, 2018. In the event of such termination, the Church shall retain 25% of rental fee. No refunds will be given after June 1, 2018 under any circumstances.
Vendors will be provided a paved space approximately 10' x 10', one table 8' long and two folding chairs. This constitutes the Vendor's "Booth". Additional tables and chairs may be reserved for a fee of $10/table and $6/chair if requested in advance; otherwise, subject to availability of tables and chairs on hand.
Vendors are to provide their own canopy not to exceed a 10' x 10' footprint. If a vendor is renting two contiguous spaces, they may bring a 10' x 20' canopy. The Festival does not provide nor rent canopies.
It is not permitted to stake the canopies. Due to winds in the area, canopies should be secured by attaching weights to the legs.
The vendor area is a paved area adjacent to the Freedom Park Community Center at Camarillo Airport. Area lighting will be provided.
The Festival occurs after the summer solstice and so period of daylight extends almost to the closing of the festival. Should lighting be desired for the individual booths, it is the Vendor's responsibility to equip their booth with lights. The Festival will provide limited electrical generator service.
Electrical requirements must be declared at the time of signing this agreement.
We provide access to electricity at strategic points in the vendor area. Vendor must supply all extension cords for 110 volt electrical service. The Festival assumes no responsibility for damages caused by power fluctuations or outage.
The Festival cannot supply Vendors with a telephone line for a credit card machine.
We will make every effort to assign returning Vendors to the same space as the previous year. Vendors will accept their space assignments and space assignment is the sole discretion of the Festival. Once assigned, there will be no changes to space assignment.
The vendor space is available for set-up on starting at 8:00 am Friday morning of the Festival.
As the day progresses and more of the festival is set-up, the Festival area becomes more congested and access to the vendor area by motor vehicles becomes limited. Vendors expecting to arrive at the festival after 2:00 pm on Friday must be prepared to convey their wares and equipment without the use of a motor vehicle for a distance of up to approximately 200 yards.
Take down begins after the Festival on Sunday night and continues until Monday evening.
The festival has no means to store Vendors' wares. Contracted security guards will be present during Festival hours and a minimal security detail will be present during off-hours. However, due to the wide ranging and complex nature of the Festival area, security will not be sufficient to oversee every vendor's booth.
Vendors are responsible for the security of their booth and wares. The Festival assumes no liability for any loss or damage.
Have all licenses and permits necessary for their booth to operate within the City of Camarillo. http://www.ci.camarillo.ca.us/i3.aspx?p=651 contains information on obtaining licenses and permits.
Collect and remit sales Collection and remittance of sales tax to the California Board of Equalization. Please refer to http://www.boe.ca.gov/ for further information.
All Vendors agree to indemnify, defend, release and hold the Festival harmless from any and all claims, demands, complaints, charges, causes or actions, contracts, promises, rights, or liabilities or injuries, losses and/or damages sustained by vendor, vendor's employees and/or representatives and against any third party claims arising from the event.
The Festival assumes no liability with respect to any property, of any kind, placed upon the premises by the Vendor.
The Festival is not an insurer and shall not be liable for any theft, loss, or other casualty to any vendors' equipment, merchandise, or currency. The church shall not be liable for any damage whatsoever resulting from your occupancy of the leased space, including personal injury and property damage.
Vendors should obtain insurance coverage for their own protection.
Many vendors will be present at the Festival and it is possible that there will be some duplication of products or services among the vendors. Exclusivity of products or services is prohibited.
It is the Vendor's responsibility to maintain and keep their area clean and not to present a safety hazard to Festival attendees, staff, other vendors or contractors.
Vendors are responsible for leaving the property in the same condition as it was prior to occupancy.
No children are to be left unattended.
The Vendor will bring to the attention of the Festival management any situation regarding attention.
I hereby request that I be given consideration to participate in the Ventura County Greek Festival to be held at Freedom Park, Camarillo, CA on June 22, 23 and 24, 2018.


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MoboReader> Romance > Claimed Her Back
Chapter 42 NO.42
Claimed Her Back By Njhahmad Characters: 5396
[ Beautiful in White - Westlife]
A few years later
"Gabriel! Gabriella! Hurry up. Both of you gonna late for school. Gosh this kids." I look at my beautiful wife shout for the twins. She look hot though when she did that. "It's a good thing if both of you go to the same school." She said when the twins finally come down and sit to have breakfast.
"Oh I'm not going to school if he in my school." Gabriella said.
"Yeah me too. Even though I love my sister but still I don't want to be in the same school as her." Alexa Just shake her head and we eat our breakfast.
A few minutes later, Gabriel and Gabriella dismiss themselves to go to school. "Bye mom! Dad!" They said and get into the car.
"You know, if you always furrowed your eyebrows, you'll look old than your age." I said to her and he glare at me.
"So you're telling me that I look old?" I kiss her forehead.
"I just said. No you don't look old at all. You're the most beautiful, gorgeous and cute woman I've ever met." I kiss her lips and she kiss me back. "I love you and my love towards you will never go down becuase it's always go high and high." I said when we break the kiss.
"Stop with your sweet talking and now move your ass to go to work." She pish me out of the house.
"What about you?"
"What about me?"
"You didn't go to work?" I ask her.
"If I didn't go, I won't wear dress up like this. I will go but just a bit late. Now go.." She said. I kiss her again and then walk to my car. I drive to my company.
"Elijah!" I turn around and see Joseph running towards me. "Why you walk so fast?" He fin
Falling from nobility, Zen Luo became a humble slave and served as a human punchbag for his former cousins. Inadvertently, he found a way to refine himself into a weapon and a legend started because of that. With a strong belief in never surrender, he strove for revenges and pursued big dreams. Warriors from various clans contended for hegemony and the world was stirred. Relying on the body that was comparable to a powerful weapon, Zen beat his numerous enemies on his way to the immortality. Would he succeed eventually?
to become a dad again. Yes!" I kiss her and then hug her. I can't describe my feeling now. I feel so much happy about this news.
"Mom? Dad? What happened?" The twins come into our room and ask. "Mom, did you already told dad about it?" Gabriel ask and Alexa nodded her head.
"Got no choice. Come here." They sit on the bed and four of us hug as a family hug.
My life just become so great and I can't thankful enough to god that give me this woman as my wife and this two kids as my children. Thank you..
After lots of things happened back there, we finally can live as one happy family and now it just become more happy when I know that Alexa is pregnant.
The most important thing is that, I claimed her back....
It's officially complete. Thanks to all my fellow readers who's been supporting this book until the end. I can't thank enough to all of you.
Don't forget to read my second book. Also my upcoming books that I'll publish it soon. Stay tuned for it.
Much love from me
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Q: Angular Module not Registering properly So I'm getting the following errors and hints:
Failed to instantiate module stable due to:
Error: [$injector:nomod] http://errors.angularjs.org/1.4.9/$injector/nomod?p0=stable
    at Error (native)
    at https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:6:416
    at https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:24:186
    at b (https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:23:252)
    at https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:23:495
    at https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:38:153
    at n (https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:7:355)
    at g (https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:38:1)
    at db (https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:41:272)
    at c (https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.9/angular.min.js:19:463

Module 'stable' is not available! You either misspelled the module name or forgot to load it. If registering a module ensure that you specify the dependencies as the second argument.

So I've tried to figure out why the registering isn't working, but I've had no luck so far.
I've got this in my .js
/*global angular*/
var stable = angular.module('stable',[]);

stable.controller('mainController', function($scope) {
    $scope.master = {};
    $scope.login = function() {
        var loginAttempt = {
                "_userName": $scope.userName;
                "_password": $scope.userPassword;
            };
        console.log(loginAttempt);
    };
    $scope.create_account = function(user) {};
});

and have in my my top level html tag the "ng-app="stable"" attribute. What am I missing?
HTML code here:
<!DOCTYPE html>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">

        <title>User Login</title>

    STABLE

    <button type="button" ng-click="create_user(user)" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" name="create_user_button" style="float:right; margin-right:2.5%; margin-top:1%;">Create Account</button>

    Hello! Please Sign In.

    <input style="font-size:28px;" ng-model="userName" type="text" name="username" id="id_username" placeholder="Username" size="32" maxlength="16" />

    <input style="font-size:28px;" ng-model="userPassword" type="password" name="password" id="id_password" placeholder="Password" size="32" maxlength="16"/>

    Forgot Password?

    <button type="submit" ng-click="login()"  class="btn btn-primary big-btn btn-lg" name="login_button" >Login</button>

A: You need to make sure that your javascript file with the module 'stable' is included in your html in a script tag. You also need to ensure that your script tag to load angularjs comes before this other javascript file script tag.

...

Hopefully this helps.  It would also be useful to post your html code that goes along with this.  If this isn't a fix.

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What made you move from London to rural West Wales?
We saw an advert in Artist's Newsletter – It simply stated "Beautiful old woollen mill in South West Wales, Change Your Life!" And so we did!
Has moving effected your work/ the way you work?
Yes, so much. I moved from Peckham in London in 1996 and the transition from Urban to Rural effected my work. I love the flat light in Wales, the silvery sombre tones really suits my painting and the way it flattens the landscape. I find the grey damp days in the Winter so inspiring.. I'm not that good in the heat.
Do you find yourself getting more inspiration from people or places?
That's a hard question. My work centres on the emotional connections that I have to people but it uses the landscape for inspiration in terms of palette. My recent work is all about Love and Loss and my relationships, but in the painterly tones that you can find walking or in the colours of the pebbles and stones on the beaches.
In my studio – alone – listening to audiobooks on my iPhone. I can't work with other people around at all, I love the solitude. I miss my studio so much if I get bogged down in my office.
If you could only paint using one colour for the rest of your life what colour would you choose?
I know they are actually not colours but definitely black or possibly white. Actually, that would depend on what I'm painting on. However, if I get a pencil too then white.
It's rare for people to fully commit to a career in the Arts. What's the hardest thing about being a full-time artist today? What would be your advice to a young artist starting out in the industry?
Art is not a lucrative profession in terms of financial gains, but it is the most incredible way to spend your life. It has been incredibly challenging, especially now with Brexit; where lots of small galleries are closing because people are nervous and not buying original works of art. Making money out of something that you love to do is hard, but I wouldn't change my life and I couldn't if I am to remain true to myself. I've just always had to make things; my hands are never idle. Art is one of the most important parts of life, it feeds everything that is good. If you have a creative impulse, then you must trust it. My two pieces of advice to young artists would be to nurture your connections and to understand that rejection is not personal. I have had so many rejections in my career, but now I know it's about taste and how your work sits alongside other work. Oh, and also make things happen for yourself. If you can't get a gallery, then turn your house into a gallery space and invite people to come see.
What's your favourite painting of all time?
One of the best exhibitions I have ever seen was the Cy Twombly retrospective at Tate Modern. I also saw a smaller exhibition of his in Edinburgh. Analysis of the Rose as Sentimental Despair Part I (1985) is probably one of my favourite paintings ever to have been created. I also love the paler works by Peter Doig, Blotter 1993 is just so beautiful. I would find it hard to choose between these two paintings if I were to be offered one as a present!
Which painting are you most proud of?
It's difficult to say which of my works I am happiest with, but I suppose it would have to be "A Conversation With Myself". Its one of my most recent paintings, very small and stripped back down to a very simple structure. It makes me feel peaceful and it will be one of the works that I would be very reluctant to part with.
Spending time with my daughters, who are both now away at University.
To see more of Helen's work you can head over to her WEBSITE, or follow her on INSTAGRAM.


England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals has welcomed improvements at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust following its latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
A team of inspectors from the Care Quality Commission visited South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in July and August 2018 to check the quality of three core services: emergency and urgent care service, resilience, and the emergency operation centres. CQC also looked specifically at management and leadership to answer the key question: Is the trust well led?
The trust is now rated as Good for the overall quality of its services. The trust is also rated as Good for being safe, caring, effective, responsive to people's needs and well led.
"We are all well aware of the pressures on our ambulance services – so I am pleased to acknowledge the continuing improvements made by South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to build on the findings of our last inspection.
"The trust has implemented changes to ensure the organisation is more effective but still remains patient centred. Staff have consistently demonstrated kindness, dignity and respect to patients and callers during some very difficult and demanding situations.
"We found a strong senior leadership team that was able to address any risks to performance, while ensuring that these improvements could also be delivered.
In emergency and urgent care, inspectors found the trust ensured there were enough staff and they could do their roles competently. Different roles worked closely together as a team for the benefit of patients. This included staff being given access to enhanced clinical support when they needed it. While some staff felt there were gaps in their training, there was evidence of regular appraisals where staff were supported to improve the effectiveness of themselves and the service.
Overall the trust's performance for dealing with Category 1 emergency calls is better than the national average.
The trust's resilience services (specialist teams who deal with extreme emergencies), have been rated Good overall. Inspectors found that staff were equipped to managed patients' pain levels effectively. Some paramedics also had additional skills to administer pain relief to patients whose pain was not being effectively managed.
SCAS region to improve the resilience of services for the local populations during times of crisis.
Within the emergency operations centre, inspectors found that services were planned and audited to meet local needs, although there were periods when the service was unable to provide enough emergency call takers. There had been some turnover of staff including clinicians and call takers: at times call answering performance was below the national average.
But the inspection found that staff cared for patients with compassion, involving patients and those close to them in decisions about their care and treatment, and provided emotional support. Staff also understood their roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.


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We try crazy things here on the Perry mini farm!
Making wine at home has been an enjoyable experience for Joe and I. Eventually we are going to try making honey mead. After all we have tons of honey! We might even try beer making. I hope you will follow us on our little journey!


This is a rundown of most extravagant individuals in Dubai, Joined Bedouin Emirates starting at 2019 as indicated by the most recent report by an American business magazine Forbes. Nearly everybody on the planet knows Dubai from its huge extravagance life and being a home to a huge number. Dubai is a piece of the 7 Joined Middle Easterner Emirates and has been nearly connected with oil for the majority of the only remaining century. As indicated by the report from Forbes, banks, shopping centers, development, automobile dealership, land, and social insurance top the ventures list for the most extravagant men in Dubai.
He is the organizer and director of Mashreqbank, one of the main banks in the Assembled Bedouin Emirates. Ahmad Al Ghurair possesses Al Ghurair Nourishments which has the greatest pasta production line in the Center East. He additionally has interests in retail and development. Abdulla receptacle Ahmad Al Ghurair is worth $5.9 B starting at 2018.
Majid claims an organization by the name Majid Al Futtaim Holding which works 12 inns and 21 shopping centers, including Shopping center of the Emirates in Dubai and the Shopping center of Egypt in Cairo. His organization likewise has a permit to work hypermarkets for French organization Carrefour over the Center East, North Africa, and Focal Asia.
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Iowa & Illinois digest
Officials think mountain lion likely has left Des Moines
DES MOINES — Officials think a mountain lion seen in Des Moines likely has left town.
The animal was spotted on security video last week west of downtown and on the city's south side, not far from the airport.
Des Moines police received two calls Wednesday morning from people who think they saw it, too, but the reports haven't been confirmed.
Alex Murphy with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday night that agency officials think the mountain lion has made its way out of the city, because there's been no video or picture evidence or a confirmed sighting in the last few days.
Tyson sues federal agency for $2.4M over hog inspections
SIOUX CITY — Arkansas-based meat processor Tyson Foods is suing a federal agency for $2.4 million, saying it had to destroy 8,000 carcasses because a federal meat inspector lied about checking hogs at a plant in Iowa.
Yolanda Thompson, who works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service, signed certificates suggesting she had checked slaughtered hogs at the Storm Lake plant in March 2018, Tyson said. The company noted that video footage indicated Thompson never entered the plant and actually approved the inspections while sitting in her automobile.
Tyson filed suit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Sioux City alleging the USDA and Food Safety Inspection Service knew of Thompson's inadequate inspection practices and physical difficulties walking around the plant.
"The United States should have recognized Thompson's unfitness to perform the inspections that were necessary for the protection of Tyson's property. However, the United States failed to so recognize, resulting in the destruction of approximately 8,000 hog carcasses, causing injury to Tyson," the company said in the lawsuit.
Inspectors are mandated to visually examine all hogs slaughtered at the plant to decide whether they have health conditions that could make them unsuitable for human consumption.
On March 26, 2018, Tyson killed roughly 4,622 hogs at the Storm Lake plant, and Thompson gave signed inspection cards to plant supervisors. The lawsuit states that plant administrators were told by Food Safety staffers the next day that Thompson had not executed the inspections. On March 30, 2018, the USDA declared that it was not feasible to determine whether the hogs that had not been checked were subject to any health conditions that would have led to disapproval of the carcasses.
Tyson had no choice but to destroy about 8,000 carcasses, which included the inspected and uninspected, the lawsuit said.
USDA and Tyson officials declined to comment.
Tony Award-winning 'Hamilton' ending Chicago run in January
CHICAGO — The musical "Hamilton" will end its more than three-year run in Chicago in January.
Producers made the announcement Thursday, saying the production playing at downtown Chicago's CIBC Theatre would close Jan. 5, 2020. Productions of the Tony Award-winning musical detailing the life of U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton currently are playing in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and London, along with a U.S. touring company.
Producer Jeffrey Seller said in a news release that more people have seen "Hamilton" in Chicago than in any other city. He added "you can bet that 'we'll be back.'" Producers say "Hamilton" will have played 1,341 performances during its 171-week run in Chicago, performing for more than 2.6 million people.
"Hamilton" opened in Chicago on Sept. 27, 2016.


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CTNS Turns 35—and Becomes a GTU Program!
From the Fall 2016 issue of Currents, view PDF On Tuesday, October 18, the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) celebrated its 35th anniversary—and its new beginning as an internal program of the GTU. CTNS became a GTU program unit earlier this year, after a long and successful history as an independent nonprofit affiliated with the GTU. The October 18th celebration featured a retrospective by CTNS Director Robert Russell touching on the major facets of CTNS's eventful history, as well as words of encouragement from current and former CTNS staff, students, and colleagues. The...
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From the Fall 2016 issue of Currents, view PDF by Dr. Riess Potterveld One of my disciplines as president of the GTU is to scan the thick magazines published by universities, colleges, and theological schools to monitor the evolution of education. There are an incredible number of stories about students, faculty, and whole academic fields seeking to impact specific global issues. Recently, the GTU secured a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to encourage research that seeks to address particular global challenges. Through this new program, cohorts of students, with a faculty...
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The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences (CTNS) has given the Graduate Theological Union the endowed Ian G. Barbour Chair in Theology and Science and two endowed fellowships, the Russell Family Fellowship in Religion and Science and the Charles H. Townes Graduate Student Fellowship in Theology and Science. These gifts, valued at nearly $2.1M, mark the latest and most significant step in the year-long transition through which CTNS will shift from being an independently incorporated GTU affiliate to an internal program of the GTU. Founded in 1981, the Center for Theology and the Natural...
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Orange County Employment Lawyers Blog
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Pregnancy Discrimination Led to Firing, Netflix Exec Alleges
July 10, 2019 | by Nassiri Law
A former executive who worked at Netflix alleges she was terminated from her post because her superior was angered by the fact that she was pregnant and had made known her intention to take maternity leave.
In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, plaintiff had been part of the team that had helped launch original international content for the streaming services company.
Plaintiff is a filmmaker in her 30s who alleges that once her pregnancy became known, she was removed from key projects and other executives began to shun her.
Pregnancy discrimination is a form of gender discrimination that is illegal under federal law (Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978) and California state law (the Fair Housing and Employment Act).
Did Pregnancy Discrimination Play a Role in Executive's Firing?
Through a spokesperson, the company answered it had previously investigated these claims and deemed them unwarranted.
At the time of her termination, plaintiff had been assisting in the production of a handful of Spanish-language shows on the binge-able platform. One of those included a series about a beloved Mexican-American singer gunned down in her prime. Although initially named as an executive managing that series, her boss allegedly stopped adding her to e-mails that concerned the show and excluded her from key meetings. When she inquired why he was doing this, her supervisor reportedly responded that he was unaware she'd ever been working on the show in the first place.
Meanwhile, the supervisor also reportedly made a host of patronizing comments about plaintiff's appearance post-pregnancy, such as "you look tired," and "you don't look happy."
After a month of this passive-aggressive action from her boss, plaintiff filed a complaint with human resources, alleging adverse employment action on the basis of her pregnancy. She sought to remedy the situation by being transferred to a different department, and asked that management speak to her supervisor regarding, what she alleges, was inappropriate and illegal.
Her supervisor confronted her later that day, visibly agitated and said that he'd heard she'd been "saying things" about him. He reportedly pressured her to quit, and she responded she did not want to quit her job. She again suggested a department transfer, but her boss indicated that was not possible.
The following day, with a human resources person in the room, her boss said she was being fired. No explanation was given. Plaintiff stated in that meeting, "This is because I'm pregnant."
She noted that her work was always considered top-notch, receiving praise from executives across-the-board. Prior to her announcing her pregnancy, she had never received any complaints or negative performance reviews.
She alleges the company was aware of her family obligations prior to taking the job, as she and her husband already had two young children and the family would be required to move from the East Coast to the West Coast for the positions. She had specifically asked about childcare benefits and family policies. The manager of human resources insisted the company had a progressive culture with regard to paid leave and other family policies for executives. Her termination, she said, left her feeling not only angered by the incident, but also misled by the company.
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USM (7-14, 4-6) has played well in Hattiesburg of late, winning three of its last four there and its last two against UTEP and UTSA.
Second-year USM coach Doc Sadler hopes Hattiesburg will again be kind to his team, but the Golden Eagles will have to pick up their play on the defensive end of the court after North Texas and Rice both shot over 44 percent from the field against USM.
The Blazers are led by a strong sophomore duo in the front court in 6-foot-8 Chris Cokley and 6-foot-9 William Lee.
Cokley, who was named the C-USA Sixth Man of the Year in 2015, is UAB's leading scorer with averages of 13.6 points and 6.3 rebounds a game. Lee is UAB's top rebounder at 6.5 a game and averaging 10.3 points.
Even though USM is limping into this week's home games, UAB coach Jerod Haase believes his team will face a challenge Saturday.
"Southern Miss is continuing to improve," Haase said in a Wednesday press conference. "Doc Sadler has done an amazing job.
"I watched their tape and they play as hard as anybody in the league. They're not the tallest team or the best shot-blocking team, but they play hard and unselfish. They're going to try to shorten the game. They're going make us shoot quick and they'll take 25 seconds before they get a shot up. We have to be careful with their style of play because (Sadler) is doing a heck of a job playing to their strengths."
Senior guard Kourtlin Jackson continues to lead USM in scoring with an average of 11.6 points a game.
Point guard Khari Price is pitching in 10.2 points and and 4.0 assists a game.
Saturday's match against Middle Tennessee will serve as somewhat of a homecoming for MTSU sophomore guard Ed Simpson, a former St. Martin High School star. He is averaging 4.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 21.5 minutes a game this season.
Simpson scored a season high of 14 points in a 64-61 win at Old Dominion on Jan. 16.
Sophomore guard Giddy Potts has been a standout for the Blue Raiders, hitting 51.1 percent of his 3-point shots and averaging 15.2 points a game.
MTSU has won nine of its last 10 games and sits at 17-6 overall with an 8-3 mark in conference play.


Re: Anyone have good sound bar ideas/advice?
We just ordered this one. Best rated one on Amazon under $300 and the audio review sites gave it high marks too. It's arriving later this week so no first hand experience yet.
Bought a complete Sonos 5.1 system with the Playbar as the fronts and center channel. It's incredible especially mated with Sonos sub and Sonos one's as rears. Worth the money.
Another option if you're only looking for a bar is Sonos playbase . Sonos almost never goes on sale but over holidays had like $100 off a bunch of their stuff like playbase, playbar etc. Then you also get the benefits of it being a sonos in addition to a typical tv bar.
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Bought one of these right after Thanksgiving. For a low-priced soundbar option, which is what I was looking for, it's absolutely fantastic.
I picked up two Vizio soundbar off of Amazon.
The soundbar was around $100 and the soundbar with the satellite speakers was around $200.
I have the previous version, very good for the money.
I picked up the above. The sub really thumps clear base. Rears are discrete and fill the sound out nicely. The sub is tall so it would require a tall couch to go under, I have it behind my couch.
Vizio systems are a good deal and perform very well for the price. Spend double for a Polk system if youve got the cash and you'll not regret it. Vizio has good sound. Polk has wonderful sound.
For the record I replaced my Polk with Vizio when the Polk died. I've become a bit budget conscious.


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Yubo
Starting date: January 23, 2022
Partial remote authorized
> 3 years
📱 Yubo is a safe space for young people to socialize and make connections while streaming and chatting online through an app.
🔒 The platform boasts an innovative suite of safety tools that guarantee all its users' security, moderation, and privacy.
Faced with a new generation of hyperconnected digital natives who are lonely and overwhelmed, Yubo helps Gen Z engage with the world and learn about themselves. Inspired by the best of offline interactions and the possibilities of digital life, Yubo's vision is to fix online social interactions for the next generation. Unlike traditional social networks, Yubo prioritizes people over content, real-time interactions over likes, and real connections over followers.
🌍Created by three friends/engineers who are passionate about consumer apps and thanks to a team of 60 people in 3 different offices (Paris, Londres, Jacksonville), Yubo now has 50 million users across and attracts approximately 2 million new users every day.
Since its launch in 2015, the app's users have:
✔made more than 2 billion real connexions/friendships on the platform.
✔ sent more than 10 billion chat messages.
✔ streamed live almost 30 million times.
Discover Yubo
As the IT Manager of Yubo, you will be key to provide easy-to-use, secure, scalable, and reliable technology solutions to support Yubo's hyper growth. You will build and maintain all existing platforms, manage projects, and communicate effectively to stakeholders. You will be working with the DevOps team.
Your missions
Build, test & maintain office information technology infrastructure, including audio visual equipment and personal computers
Devise and establish IT and security policies to support our employees scale
Assist new hires and ensure a smooth onboarding experience as they join Yubo
Responsible for the ordering, acquisition, inventorying, and disposition of hardware and software (including cloud services management).
Ensure the continual operation of the IT network including the wireless networks.
Maintain security and privacy of the information systems, communication lines and communications equipment, and other IT-related equipment.
Develop, review, and certify all backup and disaster recovery procedures and plans.
✨Yubo is a tribe of diverse backgrounds and expertise (tech, marketing & communication, safety, support functions…) that share common values like a results-based culture, total transparency, a strong team spirit, the drive to continue learning, and courage to face challenges head-on.
🏳🌈 We're serious about diversity and inclusion at Yubo. People of color, gay, lesbian, transgender, non-binary people, parents, and people with disabilities are all welcome on our team. We hold regular workshops to foster a culture of empathy and compassion for minority issues. We are proud that diversity and inclusion are crucial assets to our team.
Working at Yubo means :
🗽Flexibility and autonomy: the chance to work remotely when you want and where you want and with the material and tools of your choice
🔥 Trust and empowerment: We've only just begun this adventure, and there are plenty of projects to work on. So it's up to you to shape your role according to your skills and career path with the support of your manager.
🥰 Care and well-being: We care a lot about our people with a lot of benefits such as… Health insurance 100% reimbursed, lunch vouchers 60% reimbursed, sick leave 100% covered, parental leave for both parents, brand new offices in the Paris, London, and Jacksonville, Pass Navigo (metro/bus) 100% covered, transport cost reimbursement for people who bike to work, and a kitchen stocked with free snacks and drinks.
🥳 Togetherness and fun: 1 monthly team-building to celebrate, 1 incredible trip per year to relax and disconnect, quarterly team-buildings per team to rediscover each other and reconnect, Switch games after lunch, and, of course, kind and friendly teammates
What You Bring With You
+2 years experience in a fast-paced IT environment
Familiar with our tools (Slack, Gsuite, etc.)
Excellent working knowledge of computer systems, cyber security, network, office IT setup and systems administration, and phone systems
Experience with information security concepts and industry standards in adherence to security frameworks (ISO27001, SOC 2, NIST, etc.) is a plus
Excellent organizational skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills. You like working across an organization
Strong bias towards actions and delivering results
1 fit interview with Mikael, the Lead Devops
1 technical test with Mikael
3 fit interviews (45min) with tech leads, CTO and CPO
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<?php

namespace WebConstructionSet\Billing;

/**
 * Прием платежей через PayPal
 */
class Paypal {
	private $user, $password, $signature, $endpointUrl, $redirectUrl, $apiVersion = 124, $transactions, $subscriptions, $log;

	/**
	 * @param \WebConstructionSet\Database\Relational $db
	 * @param string $user PayPal user
	 * @param string $password PayPal password
	 * @param string $signature PayPal signature
	 * @param boolean $sandbox
	 * @param integer $key User Key (filter data)
	 * @param string $tablePrefix
	 */
	public function __construct(\WebConstructionSet\Database\Relational $db,
		$user, $password, $signature, $sandbox = true,
		$key = null, $tablePrefix = 'paypal')
	{
		$this->user = $user;
		$this->password = $password;
		$this->signature = $signature;
		if ($sandbox) {
			$this->endpointUrl = 'https://api-3t.sandbox.paypal.com/nvp';
			$this->redirectUrl = 'https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_express-checkout';
		} else {
			$this->endpointUrl = 'https://api-3t.paypal.com/nvp';
			$this->redirectUrl = 'https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_express-checkout';
		}
		$fields = [];
		if ($key !== null)
			$fields['user_key'] = $key;
		$this->transactions = new \WebConstructionSet\Database\Relational\TableWrapper($db, $tablePrefix . '_transactions', $fields);
		$this->subscriptions = new \WebConstructionSet\Database\Relational\TableWrapper($db, $tablePrefix . '_subscriptions', $fields);
		$this->log = new \WebConstructionSet\Database\Relational\TableWrapper($db, $tablePrefix . '_log', $fields);
	}

	/**
	 * SetExpressCheckout
	 * @param integer $invnum Идентификатор платежа, показывается клиенту в поле Invoice ID.
	 * @param double $amt
	 * @param string $currencycode
	 * @param string $subscription Описание, которое пользователь видит рядом с галкой автоматических платежей
	 * @param [key => value] $addParams Другие параметры SetExpressCheckout
	 * @return integer|null transactionId
	 */
	public function initiateTransaction($invnum, $amt, $currencycode, $subscription = null, $addParams = []) {
		$params = [
			'USER' => $this->user,
			'PWD' => $this->password,
			'SIGNATURE' => $this->signature,
			'VERSION' => $this->apiVersion,
			'METHOD' => 'SetExpressCheckout',
			'PAYMENTREQUEST_0_AMT' => $amt,
			'PAYMENTREQUEST_0_PAYMENTACTION' => 'Sale',
			'PAYMENTREQUEST_0_CURRENCYCODE' => $currencycode,
			'PAYMENTREQUEST_0_INVNUM' => $invnum,
			'RETURNURL' => \WebConstructionSet\Url\Tools::getMyUrl(),
			'CANCELURL' => \WebConstructionSet\Url\Tools::getMyUrl()
		];
		if ($subscription) {
			$params['L_BILLINGTYPE0'] = 'MerchantInitiatedBilling';
			$params['L_BILLINGAGREEMENTDESCRIPTION0'] = $subscription;
		}
		$params = array_merge($params, $addParams);
		$result = $this->call($params);
		if ($result)
			if (isset($result['TOKEN']))
				if ($id = $this->transactions->insert(['time' => time(), 'invnum' => $invnum, 'amt' => $amt, 'currencycode' => $currencycode, 'token' => $result['TOKEN']]))
					return $id;
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * @param [integer] $ids
	 * @return [][id => integer, key => integer, time => integer, invnum => integer, amt => double, currencycode => string, token => string, url => string]
	 */
	public function getTransactions($ids = null) {
		$fields = ['id', 'user_key', 'time', 'invnum', 'amt', 'currencycode', 'token'];
		if ($ids === null) {
			$data = $this->transactions->select($fields);
		} else {
			$data = [];
			foreach ($ids as $id) {
				$data1 = $this->transactions->select($fields, ['id' => $id]);
				if ($data1)
					$data[] = $data1[0];
			}
		}
		foreach ($data as &$data1) {
			$data1['key'] = $data1['user_key'];
			unset($data1['user_key']);
			$data1['url'] = \WebConstructionSet\Url\Tools::addParams($this->redirectUrl, ['token' => $data1['token']]);
		}
		return $data;
	}

	/**
	 * GetExpressCheckoutDetails/DoExpressCheckoutPayment
	 * @param integer $id
	 * @return [invnum => integer, amt => double, currencycode => string,
	 *  transactionid => string|null, subscription_id (optional) => integer, data => string] | null
	 */
	public function processTransaction($id) {
		$data = $this->getTransactions([$id]);
		if (!$data)
			return null;
		$transaction = $data[0];
		$params = [
			'USER' => $this->user,
			'PWD' => $this->password,
			'SIGNATURE' => $this->signature,
			'VERSION' => $this->apiVersion,
			'METHOD' => 'GetExpressCheckoutDetails',
			'TOKEN' => $transaction['token']
		];
		$result = $this->call($params);
		if (!$result)
			return null;
		$data = 'Token: ' . $transaction['token'];
		if (isset($result['ACK']) && $result['ACK'] == 'Failure') {
			$data .= ', Message: ' . $result['L_SHORTMESSAGE0'] . ' (' . $result['L_LONGMESSAGE0'] . ')';
			if ($this->transactions->delete(['id' => $id]))
				return ['invnum' => $transaction['invnum'], 'amt' => 0, 'currencycode' => '', 'transactionid' => null, 'data' => $data];
		}
		if (!isset($result['PAYERID']))
			return null;
		$params = [
			'USER' => $this->user,
			'PWD' => $this->password,
			'SIGNATURE' => $this->signature,
			'VERSION' => $this->apiVersion,
			'METHOD' => 'DoExpressCheckoutPayment',
			'TOKEN' => $transaction['token'],
			'PAYERID' => $result['PAYERID'],
			'MSGSUBID' => $result['PAYMENTREQUEST_0_INVNUM'],
			'PAYMENTREQUEST_0_PAYMENTACTION' => 'Sale',
			'PAYMENTREQUEST_0_AMT' => $transaction['amt'],
			'PAYMENTREQUEST_0_CURRENCYCODE' => $transaction['currencycode']
		];
		$result = $this->call($params);
		if (!$result)
			return null;
		$data = 'Token: ' . $transaction['token'];
		if (isset($result['ACK']) && $result['ACK'] == 'Failure') {
			$data .= ', Message: ' . $result['L_SHORTMESSAGE0'] . ' (' . $result['L_LONGMESSAGE0'] . ')';
			if ($this->transactions->delete(['id' => $id]))
				return ['invnum' => $transaction['invnum'], 'amt' => 0, 'currencycode' => '', 'transactionid' => null, 'data' => $data];
		}
		if (isset($result['BILLINGAGREEMENTID']))
			if ($subscriptionId = $this->subscriptions->insert(['time' => time(), 'billingagreementid' => $result['BILLINGAGREEMENTID']]))
				$data .= ', Billing Agreement ID: ' . $result['BILLINGAGREEMENTID'];
		if (isset($result['PAYMENTINFO_0_TRANSACTIONID'])) {
			$data .= ', Invoice ID: ' . $result['MSGSUBID'];
			if ($this->transactions->delete(['id' => $id])) {
				$ret = ['invnum' => $transaction['invnum'], 'amt' => $transaction['amt'], 'currencycode' => $transaction['currencycode'],
					'transactionid' => $result['PAYMENTINFO_0_TRANSACTIONID'], 'data' => $data];
				if (isset($subscriptionId))
					$ret['subscription_id'] = $subscriptionId;
				return $ret;
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * @param integer $id
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	public function cancelTransaction($id) {
		return $this->transactions->delete(['id' => $id]);
	}

	/**
	 * @param [integer] $ids
	 * @return [][id => integer, key => integer, time => integer, billingagreementid => string]
	 */
	public function getSubscriptions($ids = null) {
		$fields = ['id', 'user_key', 'time', 'billingagreementid'];
		if ($ids === null) {
			$data = $this->subscriptions->select($fields);
		} else {
			$data = [];
			foreach ($ids as $id) {
				$data1 = $this->subscriptions->select($fields, ['id' => $id]);
				if ($data1)
					$data[] = $data1[0];
			}
		}
		foreach ($data as &$data1) {
			$data1['key'] = $data1['user_key'];
			unset($data1['user_key']);
		}
		return $data;
	}

	/**
	 * DoReferenceTransaction
	 * @param integer $id
	 * @param integer $invnum Идентификатор платежа, показывается клиенту в поле Invoice ID.
	 * @param [key => value] $addParams Нужно задать IPADDRESS - настоятельно требуется в документации.
	 * @return [invnum => integer, amt => double, currencycode => string, transactionid => string|null, data => string] | null
	 */
	public function processSubscription($id, $invnum, $amt, $currencycode, $addParams = []) {
		$data = $this->getSubscriptions([$id]);
		if (!$data)
			return ['invnum' => $invnum, 'amt' => 0, 'currencycode' => '', 'transactionid' => null, 'data' => 'Bad Subscription Id'];
		$subscription = $data[0];
		$params = [
			'USER' => $this->user,
			'PWD' => $this->password,
			'SIGNATURE' => $this->signature,
			'VERSION' => $this->apiVersion,
			'METHOD' => 'DoReferenceTransaction',
			'REFERENCEID' => $subscription['billingagreementid'],
			'MSGSUBID' => $invnum,
			'PAYMENTACTION' => 'Sale',
			'AMT' => $amt,
			'CURRENCYCODE' => $currencycode,
			'INVNUM' => $invnum
		];
		if (isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']))
			$params['IPADDRESS'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
		$params = array_merge($params, $addParams);
		$result = $this->call($params);
		if (!$result)
			return null;
		$data = 'Billing Agreement ID: ' . $subscription['billingagreementid'];
		if (isset($result['TRANSACTIONID'])) {
			$data .= ', Invoice ID: ' . $result['MSGSUBID'];
			return ['invnum' => $invnum, 'amt' => $result['AMT'], 'currencycode' => $result['CURRENCYCODE'],
				'transactionid' => $result['TRANSACTIONID'], 'data' => $data];
		}
		if (isset($result['ACK']) && $result['ACK'] == 'Failure') {
			$data .= ', Message: ' . $result['L_SHORTMESSAGE0'] . ' (' . $result['L_LONGMESSAGE0'] . ')';
			return ['invnum' => $invnum, 'amt' => 0, 'currencycode' => '', 'transactionid' => null, 'data' => $data];
		}
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * BillAgreementUpdate/Canceled
	 * @param integer $id
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	public function cancelSubscription($id) {
		$data = $this->getSubscriptions([$id]);
		if (!$data)
			return false;
		$subscription = $data[0];
		$params = [
			'USER' => $this->user,
			'PWD' => $this->password,
			'SIGNATURE' => $this->signature,
			'VERSION' => $this->apiVersion,
			'METHOD' => 'BillAgreementUpdate',
			'REFERENCEID' => $subscription['billingagreementid'],
			'BILLINGAGREEMENTSTATUS' => 'Canceled'
		];
		$result = $this->call($params);
		if (!$result)
			return false;
		return $this->subscriptions->delete(['id' => $id]);
	}

	/**
	 * RefundTransaction
	 * @param string $transactionid
	 * @param [key => value] $addParams
	 * @return [amt => double, currencycode => string, transactionid => string|null, data => string] | null
	 */
	public function refund($transactionid, $addParams = []) {
		$params = [
			'USER' => $this->user,
			'PWD' => $this->password,
			'SIGNATURE' => $this->signature,
			'VERSION' => $this->apiVersion,
			'METHOD' => 'RefundTransaction',
			'TRANSACTIONID' => $transactionid
		];
		$params = array_merge($params, $addParams);
		$result = $this->call($params);
		if (!$result)
			return null;
		if (isset($result['ACK']) && $result['ACK'] == 'Success')
			return ['amt' => $result['GROSSREFUNDAMT'], 'currencycode' => $result['CURRENCYCODE'],
				'transactionid' => $result['REFUNDTRANSACTIONID'], 'data' => ''];
		else
			return ['amt' => 0, 'currencycode' => '', 'transactionid' => null,
				'data' => $result['L_SHORTMESSAGE0'] . ' (' . $result['L_LONGMESSAGE0'] . ')'];
	}

	/**
	 * @param string $timeMin
	 * @param string $token
	 * @param string $correlationid
	 * @return [][id => integer, time => integer, key => integer, data => mixed]
	 */
	public function getLog($timeMin = null, $token = null, $correlationid = null) {
		$fields = [];
		if ($timeMin !== null)
			$fields['time'] = $this->log->predicate('ge', $timeMin);
		if ($token !== null)
			$fields['token'] = $token;
		if ($correlationid !== null)
			$fields['correlationid'] = $correlationid;
		$data = $this->log->select(['id', 'user_key', 'time', 'data'], $fields);
		foreach ($data as &$data1) {
			$data1['key'] = $data1['user_key'];
			unset($data1['user_key']);
			$data1['data'] = json_decode($data1['data'], true /* assoc */);
		}
		return $data;
	}

	public function clearLog($time) {
		return $this->log->delete(['time' => $this->log->predicate('less_eq', $time)]);
	}

	/**
	 * Вызывать PayPal API
	 * @param [key => value] $params
	 * @return [key => value]|null
	 */
	private function call($params) {
		$options = [
			'http' => [
				'method' => 'POST',
				'protocol_version' => '1.1',
				'header' => "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n",
				'content' => http_build_query($params)
			]
		];
		$context = stream_context_create($options);
		$result = file_get_contents($this->endpointUrl, false /* use include path */, $context);
		if (!$result)
			return null;
		$data = [];
		parse_str($result, $data);
		$this->log($data);
		return $data;
	}

	private function log($result) {
		$fields = ['time' => time(), 'data' => json_encode($result)];
		if (isset($result['CORRELATIONID']))
			$fields['correlationid'] = $result['CORRELATIONID'];
		if (isset($result['TOKEN']))
			$fields['token'] = $result['TOKEN'];
		if (isset($result['PAYMENTREQUEST_0_INVNUM']))
			$fields['invnum'] = $result['PAYMENTREQUEST_0_INVNUM'];
		if (!$this->log->insert($fields))
			error_log(new \ErrorException('Log insert failed', null, null, __FILE__, __LINE__));
	}
}

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Mosharraf Sarker
National Horizons Centre
Senior Lecturer in Human Biology, SHLS Life Sciences
EmailM.Sarkertees.acuk
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Academic Biography
Mosharraf Sarker is a human biologist whose research interests lie in the understanding of mammalian cell signalling mechanism to inflammation and oxidative stress. Currently he is also working on understanding the beneficial interaction of probiotic bacteria and health. He obtained his undergraduate and Master of Science degrees in Physiology from the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1982-1987).
Dr. Sarker obtained his PhD in vascular physiology from King's College London under the supervision of Dr. Paul Fraser (1991-1995). The subject of his thesis was the mechanisms by which some inflammatory mediators increase cerebral microvascular permeability. Following this he undertook two postdoctoral research fellowships, firstly working with Dr Fraser and then with Dr. Fraser and Dr. Kevin Pedley at the Vascular Biology Research Centre, Cardiovascular Division, King's College London. Both Fellowships was funded by the Welcome Trust where Dr. Sarker was the named applicant. Dr. Sarker is still collaborating with Dr. Fraser at King's College London as a visiting lecturer. Dr. Sarker was also taught at the Pharmacy Department, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dr. Sarker took up a lectureship in human biology at Teesside University in 2001. At Teesside, Dr. Sarker has developed a tissue culture facility to study the role of probiotic bacteria to inflammation and oxidative stress. Currently a number of PhD students, MSc and undergraduate students are working in his lab in related fields.
Since 2007 Dr. Sarker has developed a link with the internationally renowned vascular biology research group at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London (UCL) and Cellular and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA through which he has been able to spend time doing research in UCL and in the USA as an academic visitor. Dr. Sarker is currently appointed as Honorary Lecturer in the Institute of ophthalmology at UCL, London (Oct 2013-Sep 2018).
Dr. Sarker has so far successfully supervised one PhD student to completion as director of studies and is currently supervising a number of PhD students. Dr. Sarker has also taken an active role in research management within the School of Science & Engineering and the University as Postgraduate Tutor (2007-to date); Chair of the University Research Degree Sub-committee (Oct 2913 –to date); member of the School Research Degree Committee (2004-2013) and University Research Degree Committee (2007-to date) and also was Vice Chair of the School Research Degrees Committee (SRDC) (2007-2009). He was an active member of the School Research Ethics Committee (2003-2010). Dr. Sarker also led the undergraduate final year research project as a module leader (2003-2007) and was a course leader for MRes in Science (2008-2011).
1. Microscopy: Fluorescence microscopy specially to measure intracellular calcium, free radicals and nitric production in live animal model in vivo and also in vitro cultured cell systems.
2. Cell culture: both primary and cell lines; permeability studies both in vitro and in vivo.
3. Molecular technique to detect protein expression, gene expression.
4. Fluorescence microscopy and gentamicin protection assay (GPA) to study Phagocytic activity of immune cells.
Summary of Research Interests
Role of Probiotics in the modulation of bacterial macrophage interaction
This project is designed to study role of probiotic bacterial supernatant to phagocytic activity of murine macrophagic cell line. The ability of probiotics to influence immune function is still poorly understood. This study utilised a gentamicin protection assay (GPA) to assess the influence of probiotics on the interaction of E. coli with the murine macrophage cell line J774. Findings will help us in understanding the effect of probiotics on bacterial ingestion.
Probiotic mediated anti-inflammatory and anticancer cell signalling in cultured cell system
In this project we have been studying the effect of probiotic bacteria in the regulation of inflammatory, antioxidant, cancer proteins expression in macrophage and in a number of colon cancer cells.
Enterprise Interest and Activities
Dr. Sarker would welcome enquires from companies which require expertise related to investigating any product (natural/synthetic) for their health beneficial effects.
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Permeability Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Capillary Permeability Medicine & Life Sciences 60%
Lactobacillus rhamnosus Medicine & Life Sciences 56%
Bradykinin Medicine & Life Sciences 47%
Blood-Brain Barrier Medicine & Life Sciences 39%
Biodegradation Engineering & Materials Science 36%
lucifer yellow Medicine & Life Sciences 30%
Xylene Engineering & Materials Science 29%
BRECON: Building REsearch Capacity on Oral cancer genomics and bioinformatics in sub-SaharaN Africa Project
Nnyanzi, L., Adisa, A., Aladelusi, T., Kuba, S., Lenis, V. P., Kanmodi, K., Sarker, M., Nkhata, M., Adetunji, C., Amzat, J., Kunonga, E. & Ogbureke, K.
mouth 100%
Sub-Saharan Africa 80%
copy number variation 38%
bioinformatics 27%
Quantification of iron and copper ions in some edible oils using broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy (BBCEAS)
Bazina, N., Ahmed, T. G., He, J., Almdaaf, M., Sarker, M. & Islam, M., 10 Jun 2022, In: JSFA Reports. 2, 7, p. 351-360
Edible Oil 100%
Ion 30%
Metal Ion 24%
AMP-activated protein kinase is a key regulator of acute neurovascular permeability
Dragoni, S., Caridi, B., Karatsai, E., Burgoune, T., Sarker, M. & Turowski, P., 12 Mar 2021, In: Journal of Cell Science. JOCES/2020/253179.
AMP-Activated Protein Kinases 100%
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III 31%
Retina 24%
CCL4 induces inflammatory signalling and barrier disruption in the neurovascular endothelium
Estevao, C., Bowers, C., Luo, D., Sarker, M., Hoeh, A. E., Frudd, K., Turowski, P. & Greenwood, J., 22 Oct 2021, In: Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health. 13, 100370.
Blood-Brain Barrier 100%
Endothelium 91%
cadherin 5 70%
Tight Junctions 58%
Chemokines 48%
Integrated Multi-omics Analysis of Ovarian Cancer Using Deep Learning
Hira, M. T., Swan, S. & Sarker, M., May 2021, p. 149. 1 p.
Integrated multi-omics analysis of ovarian cancer using variational autoencoders
Hira, M. T., Razzaque, M. A., Angione, C., Scrivens, J., Sawan, S. & Sarker, M., 18 Mar 2021, In: Nature Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 6265.
Ovarian Neoplasms 82%
Data Analysis 40%
Survival Analysis 35%
The Friendly Bacteria.
Teaching and research in UK


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Ukraine Introduction Top of Page
Background: Richly endowed in natural resources, Ukraine has been fought over and subjugated for centuries; its 20th-century struggle for liberty is not yet complete. A short-lived independence from Russia (1917-1920) was followed by brutal Soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died, and World War II, in which German and Soviet armies were responsible for some 7 million more deaths. Although independence was attained in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, true freedom remains elusive as many of the former Soviet elite remain entrenched, stalling efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civic liberties.
Ukraine Geography Top of Page
Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia
Geographic coordinates: 49 00 N, 32 00 E
Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States
Area: total: 603,700 sq km land: 603,700 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area – comparative: slightly smaller than Texas
Land boundaries: total: 4,558 km border countries: Belarus 891 km, Hungary 103 km, Moldova 939 km, Poland 428 km, Romania (south) 169 km, Romania (west) 362 km, Russia 1,576 km, Slovakia 90 km
Coastline: 2,782 km
Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Climate: temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south
Terrain: most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (steppes) and plateaus, mountains being found only in the west (the Carpathians), and in the Crimean Peninsula in the extreme south
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Hora Hoverla 2,061 m
Natural resources: iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land
Land use: arable land: 58% permanent crops: 2% permanent pastures: 13% forests and woodland: 18% other: 9% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 26,050 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment – current issues: inadequate supplies of potable water; air and water pollution; deforestation; radiation contamination in the northeast from 1986 accident at Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant
Environment – international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Geography – note: strategic position at the crossroads between Europe and Asia; second-largest country in Europe
Ukraine People Top of Page
Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.3% (male 4,310,158; female 4,127,677) 15-64 years: 68.57% (male 15,965,079; female 17,468,035) 65 years and over: 14.13% (male 2,275,004; female 4,614,521) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.78% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 9.31 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate: 16.43 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 21.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.15 years male: 60.62 years female: 71.96 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.29 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS – adult prevalence rate: 0.96% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS – people living with HIV/AIDS: 240,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS – deaths: 4,000 (1999 est.)
Nationality: noun: Ukrainian(s) adjective: Ukrainian
Ethnic groups: Ukrainian 73%, Russian 22%, Jewish 1%, other 4%
Religions: Ukrainian Orthodox – Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox – Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 100% female: 97% (1989 est.)
Ukraine Government Top of Page
Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Ukraine local long form: none local short form: Ukrayina former: Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Government type: republic
Capital: Kiev (Kyyiv)
Administrative divisions: 24 oblasti (singular – oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtomnaya respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular – misto) with oblast status**; Cherkas'ka (Cherkasy), Chernihivs'ka (Chernihiv), Chernivets'ka (Chernivtsi), Dnipropetrovs'ka (Dnipropetrovs'k), Donets'ka (Donets'k), Ivano-Frankivs'ka (Ivano-Frankivs'k), Kharkivs'ka (Kharkiv), Khersons'ka (Kherson), Khmel'nyts'ka (Khmel'nyts'kyy), Kirovohrads'ka (Kirovohrad), Kyyiv**, Kyyivs'ka (Kiev), Luhans'ka (Luhans'k), L'vivs'ka (L'viv), Mykolayivs'ka (Mykolayiv), Odes'ka (Odesa), Poltavs'ka (Poltava), Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'), Rivnens'ka (Rivne), Sevastopol'**, Sums'ka (Sumy), Ternopil's'ka (Ternopil'), Vinnyts'ka (Vinnytsya), Volyns'ka (Luts'k), Zakarpats'ka (Uzhhorod), Zaporiz'ka (Zaporizhzhya), Zhytomyrs'ka (Zhytomyr); note – when using a place name with an adjectival ending 's'ka' or 'z'ka,' the word Oblast' should be added to the place name note: oblasts have the administrative center name following in parentheses
Independence: 24 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
National holiday: Independence Day, 24 August (1991)
Constitution: adopted 28 June 1996
Legal system: based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts
Executive branch: chief of state: President Leonid D. KUCHMA (since 19 July 1994) head of government: Prime Minister Anatoliy KINAKH (since 29 May 2001), First Deputy Prime Minister Oleh DUBYNA (since 29 May 2001) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president and approved by the Supreme Council note: there is also a National Security and Defense Council or NSDC originally created in 1992 as the National Security Council, but significantly revamped and strengthened under President KUCHMA; the NSDC staff is tasked with developing national security policy on domestic and international matters and advising the president; a Presidential Administration that helps draft presidential edicts and provides policy support to the president; and a Council of Regions that serves as an advisory body created by President KUCHMA in September 1994 that includes chairmen of the Kyyiv (Kiev) and Sevastopol' municipalities and chairmen of the oblasti elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 31 October and 14 November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the Supreme Council election results: Leonid D. KUCHMA elected president; percent of vote – Leonid KUCHMA 57.7%, Petro SYMONENKO 38.8%
Legislative branch: unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; under Ukraine's new election law, half of the Supreme Council's seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 4% or more of the national electoral vote; the other 225 members are elected by popular vote in single-mandate constituencies; all serve four-year terms) elections: last held 29 March 1998 (next to be held NA 2002) election results: percent of vote by party (for parties clearing 4% hurdle on 29 March 1998) – Communist Party 24.7%, Rukh (combined) 9.4%, SPU/SelPU 8.6%, PZU 5.3%, People's Democratic Party 5.0%, Hromada Party 4.7%, Progressive Socialist Party 4.0%, United Social Democratic Party 4.0%; seats by party (as of 25 February 2000) – Communist Party 115, PRVU 36, Fatherland Party 35, United Social Democratic Party 34, People's Democratic Party 27, Trudova Ukrayina Party 27, Rukh K 27, left-center 23, PZU 18, Rukh U 17, SelPU 15, Hromada Party 14, Reforms-Congress 12, independents 14, unaffiliated 31, vacant 5
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Constitutional Court
Political parties and leaders: Communist Party of Ukraine [Petro SYMONENKO]; Fatherland (Motherland) All Ukrainian Party [Yuliya TYMOSHENKO, chairperson]; Green Party of Ukraine or PZU [Vitaliy KONONOV, chairman]; Hromada [Pavlo LAZARENKO]; Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine or PRVU [Volodymyr RYBAK]; Peasant Party of Ukraine or SelPU [Serhiy DOVHAN]; People's Democratic Party [Valeriy PUSTOVOYTENKO, chairman]; People's Movement of Ukraine or Rukh U [Hennadiy UDOVENKO, chairman]; Progressive Socialist Party [Nataliya VITRENKO]; Reforms and Order Party/Reforms-Congress [Viktor PYNZENYK]; Socialist Party of Ukraine or SPU [Oleksandr MOROZ, chairman]; Solidarity [leader NA]; Trudova Ukrayina/Working Ukraine [Igor SHAROV, chairman]; Ukrainian Popular Movement or Rukh K [Yuriy KOSTENKO, chairman]; United Social Democratic Party of Ukraine [Viktor MEDVEDCHUK] note: and numerous smaller parties
Political pressure groups and leaders: NA
International organization participation: BSEC, CCC, CE, CEI, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, MONUC, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMSIL, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNTAET, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer), ZC
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Konstantin Ivanovych HRYSHCHENKO chancery: 3350 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007 telephone: [1] (202) 333-0606 FAX: [1] (202) 333-0817 consulate(s) general: Chicago and New York
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Carlos PASCUAL embassy: 10 Yurii Kotsiubynskyi Street, Kiev 01901 mailing address: use embassy street address telephone: [380] (44) 490-4000 FAX: [380] (44) 244-7350
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Ukraine Economy Top of Page
Economy – overview: After Russia, the Ukrainian republic was far and away the most important economic component of the former Soviet Union, producing about four times the output of the next-ranking republic. Its fertile black soil generated more than one-fourth of Soviet agricultural output, and its farms provided substantial quantities of meat, milk, grain, and vegetables to other republics. Likewise, its diversified heavy industry supplied the unique equipment (for example, large diameter pipes) and raw materials to industrial and mining sites (vertical drilling apparatus) in other regions of the former USSR. Ukraine depends on imports of energy, especially natural gas, to meet some 85% of its annual energy requirements. Shortly after independence in late 1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized most prices and erected a legal framework for privatization, but widespread resistance to reform within the government and the legislature soon stalled reform efforts and led to some backtracking. Output in 1992-99 fell to less than 40% the 1991 level. Loose monetary policies pushed inflation to hyperinflationary levels in late 1993. Ukraine's dependence on Russia for energy supplies and the lack of significant structural reform have made the Ukrainian economy vulnerable to external shocks. Now in his second term, President KUCHMA has pledged to reduce the number of government agencies and streamline the regulation process, create a legal environment to encourage entrepreneurs and protect ownership rights, and enact a comprehensive tax overhaul. Reforms in the more politically sensitive areas of structural reform and land privatization are still lagging. Outside institutions – particularly the IMF – have encouraged Ukraine to quicken the pace and scope of reforms and have threatened to withdraw financial support. GDP in 2000 showed strong export-based growth of 6% – the first growth since independence – and industrial production grew 12.9%. As the capacity for further export-based economic expansion diminishes, GDP growth in 2001 is likely to decline to around 3%.
GDP: purchasing power parity – $189.4 billion (2000 est.)
GDP – real growth rate: 6% (2000 est.)
GDP – per capita: purchasing power parity – $3,850 (2000 est.)
GDP – composition by sector: agriculture: 12% industry: 26% services: 62% (1998 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.9% highest 10%: 26.4% (1996)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 25.8% (2000 est.)
Labor force: 22.8 million (yearend 1997)
Labor force – by occupation: industry 32%, agriculture 24%, services 44% (1996)
Unemployment rate: 4.3% officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers (December 1999)
Budget: revenues: $8.3 billion expenditures: $8.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1999 est.)
Industries: coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing (especially sugar)
Industrial production growth rate: 12.9% (2000 est.)
Electricity – production: 157.823 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity – production by source: fossil fuel: 47.67% hydro: 9.65% nuclear: 42.67% other: 0.01% (1999)
Electricity – consumption: 146.675 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity – exports: 2.3 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity – imports: 2.2 billion kWh (1999)
Agriculture – products: grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk
Exports: $14.6 billion (2000 est.)
Exports – commodities: ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, machinery and transport equipment, food products
Exports – partners: Russia 24%, Europe 30%, US 5% (2000 est.)
Imports: $15 billion (2000 est.)
Imports – commodities: energy, machinery and parts, transportation equipment, chemicals
Imports – partners: Russia 42%, Europe 29%, US 3% (2000 est.)
Debt – external: $10.3 billion (2000)
Economic aid – recipient: $637.7 million (1995); IMF Extended Funds Facility $2.2 billion (1998)
Currency: hryvnia (UAH)
Currency code: UAH
Exchange rates: hryvnia per US dollar – 5.4331 (January 2001), 5.4402 (2000), 4.1304 (1999), 2.4495 (1998), 1.8617 (1997), 1.8295 (1996)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Ukraine Communications Top of Page
Telephones – main lines in use: 9.45 million (April 1999)
Telephones – mobile cellular: 236,000 (1998)
Telephone system: general assessment: Ukraine's telecommunication development plan, running through 2005, emphasizes improving domestic trunk lines, international connections, and the mobile cellular system domestic: at independence in December 1991, Ukraine inherited a telephone system that was antiquated, inefficient, and in disrepair; more than 3.5 million applications for telephones could not be satisfied; telephone density is now rising slowly and the domestic trunk system is being improved; the mobile cellular telephone system is expanding at a high rate international: two new domestic trunk lines are a part of the fiber-optic Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) system and three Ukrainian links have been installed in the fiber-optic Trans-European Lines (TEL) project which connects 18 countries; additional international service is provided by the Italy-Turkey-Ukraine-Russia (ITUR) fiber-optic submarine cable and by earth stations in the Intelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems
Radio broadcast stations: AM 134, FM 289, shortwave 4 (1998)
Radios: 45.05 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997)
Televisions: 18.05 million (1997)
Internet country code: .ua
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 32 (2000)
Internet users: 200,000 (2000)
Ukraine Transportation Top of Page
Railways: total: 22,510 km broad gauge: 21,951 km 1.524-m gauge (8,927 km electrified) standard gauge: 49 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 510 km 0.750-m gauge (2001)
Highways: total: 273,700 km paved: 236,400 km (including 1,770 km of expressways); note – (these roads are said to be hard-surfaced, and include, in addition to conventionally paved roads, some that are surfaced with gravel or other coarse aggregate, making them trafficable in all weather) unpaved: 37,300 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990)
Waterways: 4,499 km note: 1,672 km are on the Pryp'yat' and Dniester (Dnister) (1990)
Pipelines: crude oil 4,000 km (1995); petroleum products 4,500 km (1995); natural gas 34,400 km (1998)
Ports and harbors: Berdyans'k, Illichivs'k, Izmayil, Kerch, Kherson, Kiev (Kyyiv), Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Reni, Sevastopol'
Merchant marine: total: 156 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 757,582 GRT/841,755 DWT ships by type: bulk 8, cargo 110, container 3, liquefied gas 2, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 14, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 2 (2000 est.)
Airports: 718 (2000 est.)
Airports – with paved runways: total: 114 over 3,047 m: 14 2,438 to 3,047 m: 50 1,524 to 2,437 m: 21 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 26 (2000 est.)
Airports – with unpaved runways: total: 604 over 3,047 m: 13 2,438 to 3,047 m: 37 1,524 to 2,437 m: 52 914 to 1,523 m: 45 under 914 m: 457 (2000 est.)
Ukraine Military Top of Page
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal Troops, Border Troops
Military manpower – military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower – availability: males age 15-49: 12,285,623 (2001 est.)
Military manpower – fit for military service: males age 15-49: 9,630,184 (2001 est.)
Military manpower – reaching military age annually: males: 390,823 (2001 est.)
Military expenditures – dollar figure: $500 million (FY99)
Military expenditures – percent of GDP: 1.4% (FY99)
Ukraine Transnational Issues Top of Page
Disputes – international: has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other nation
Illicit drugs: limited cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy, mostly for CIS consumption; some synthetic drug production for export to West; limited government eradication program; used as transshipment point for opiates and other illicit drugs from Africa, Latin America, and Turkey, and to Europe and Russia; drug-related money laundering a minor, but growing, problem
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This Sunday, we will welcome 44 confirmands into membership at Kenilworth Union Church where they will confirm their faith, affirm their faith, and seek God's blessing.
Some hiked and canoed through the wilderness, wondering about God in the deep woods. Others met here at church on Sundays, bumping elbows with you in the Culbertson Room after class. All of them volunteered at church, at Rummage and VBS, Sunday School and Youth Groups, serving as greeters, readers and ushers in worship, and working with our outreach agencies across the city. They sat in the pews with you for worship, and they met one on one with adult mentors from the church who got to know them and their big questions.
Then, they all wrote faith statements—outlining how they see God in their lives, and what this church means to them. This is all hard work, good work, holy work. I could not be more grateful for this sweet class of students who were in 5th grade when I first arrived. Their tenderness, faith, and honest questions have helped define for me what Kenilworth Union means—a place of radical welcome that allows young people to bring their whole selves to the work of being church.
Please join them this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for the rite of confirmation, and consider staying, too, for the delightful, meaningful Celebration Service after worship that they lead.
Next year's confirmands can begin to get excited about their year ahead—registration for wilderness and classroom is now online here.


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We are defined by the caliber of challenges we choose to undertake. So attack adversity with gusto.
Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution is a quest that can be obtained in the Commonwealth in Fallout 4.
The derelict USS Constitution is due for relaunching under the captaincy of Mr Ironsides. The Survivor can participate in this glorious endeavor! Avast, ye landlubbers, listen to ol' Vault spin a tale of exploits that will make you quake in your boots!
Upon approaching the ship, talk to the Lookout. You will be scanned, and requested to meet Captain Ironsides on top of the ship. Access the ship by a hatch inside the hole in the forward section of the ship.
Navigate through the ship. The First Mate will accost you, but will be pacified by Captain Ironsides. Ascend to the deck.
Repulse the scavenger attack that so rudely interrupts the good Captain. The circuit breaker allows for firing a lethal volley of cannonballs at regular intervals, which deal a good deal of explosive damage.
First, the Bosun will require fixing three power cable boxes located below decks. Find the box of cables (in a metal crate southwest of the Bosun).
The cables are located in orange boxes mounted into the structure of the ship. One is near the Bosun, and two more on the deck below, near the mast foundation and on the wall.
With Intelligence 3, you can simply jury-rig the cables without needing a replacement.
Then, he will request that you find a replacement power relay coil, which is available from Deb at Bunker Hill. The power relay is located on the starboard-side of the vessel, same level as the Boatswain.
With Intelligence 5, you can simply repair it yourself.
The Navigator asks for an NX-42 guidance chip. Head over to Mandy Stiles just a bit south of the Constitution, behind the bend, and talk to her.
The only way to acquire the chip from her without fighting is to agree to help her, if your sneak is high enough you can steal it without being detected. This will not lock out the robots' quest line.
Alternatively, kill the scavengers or steal the guidance chip from the cabinet in the left-hand office.
Nick Valentine will disapprove of the player saying that they will help the scavengers (although the later boost in loyalty will offset this loss).
Return to the ship and install the chip in the core guidance system near the radar dish.
The Navigator will request that you locate a replacement Poseidon radar transmitter at Poseidon Energy turbine.
Travel to the location and retrieve the dish from a steamer trunk. Return to the ship.
Install the radar transmitter and complete the Navigator's objectives.
Captain Ironsides has one remaining task - find some FLL3 turbopump bearings. These are located in a random location, in a steamer trunk.
Return to the Captain, then install the bearings in the turbopump in the Captain's quarters.
Report back and prepare to fend off a scavenger attack before the Constitution can lift off. Defend using everything you have, including the Constitution's cannons.
Once the scavengers are dead, report to Ironsides to receive your reward - and throw the switch to see the Constitution sail away!
It is possible to get back on the ship after the quest if the player sides with the robots. Speak to the Captain and he will promote them to Honourary Lieutenant and give them the Captain's Quarters and a Lieutenant's hat.
Report to Mandy Stiles and agree to sabotage the turbopump. Return to the Constitution as usual, but sabotage the pump before installing the bearings.
Return to her and participate in the attack on the ship. Once you slay Ironsides, her quest arc ends - and they promptly turn on you once you report back.
Meet the captain A strange lookout robot ordered me to report to the captain of the USS Constitution. A ship that's stuck on top of a bank(!).
Repulse scavenger attack The captain of the USS Constitution, Ironsides, has ordered me to assist on repairing his vessel. I'm to report to Mr. Navigator and Bosun for details.
Talk with Ironsides I've made all the repairs Mr. Navigator and Bosun have requested. Now I'm to report to Ironsides.
Find FLL3 Turboprop Bearings Ironsides needs one last component to repair the USS Constitution: Turboprop Bearings. I can find it at a nearby factory. After that, maybe he can tell me what the hell he's up to.
Install Turboprop Bearings Now I have to install the Turboprop Bearings on the USS Constitution. Then report in to Ironsides.
Defend the USS Constitution Before the arguably insane Ironsides can launch the USS Constitution into the Atlantic, we have to fend off a last ditch attack from the scavengers.
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OkCupid takes a step to keep unwanted messages out of users' inboxes.
OkCupid Users Have Long Had to Put Up With Unwanted Messages. That's About to Change.
Women have been asking for this for a long time.
This shift will bring the platform more in line with other online dating platforms, such as Tinder and Bumble, on which users can't message one another at all until both have shown interest in the other. The new OkCupid way won't be quite so strict—users can still send messages to whomever they want, though those messages will only appear in the recipients' mailboxes if they indicate that they like the sender—but engineers hope it will help seed more connections while filtering out some messages that will never get a response.
Meanwhile, men have told the company that their biggest gripe with OkCupid is that they send a ton of messages to women and get very few replies. Former OkCupid engineer and data scientist Dale Markowitz says one of the main problems with apps with no or low barriers to messaging, like OkCupid, is that a very small proportion of the site's users get a very high proportion of the site's messages. Those users are then less likely to respond to any messages, even to people they might be interested in, because they waste a lot of their time picking through random "Hi"s and "ur hot"s.
In OkCupid's new system, users will see blue rings around the profile photos of those who've sent them messages and gold rings around those they've liked who've liked them back. Users who indicate that they like someone can message that person before getting a like back—and if they do, OkCupid will take that as a sign of serious interest, moving them up the recommendation feeds of the objects of their affection. The recipients will only see that message if they choose to click on it. And because eager male users—it's almost always male users—will know that their messages won't show up in someone's mailbox unless that person likes them back, they may choose not to waste their time casting a too-wide net.
Markowitz says another major benefit of the new system is that it will help turn passive message-receivers into active participants. "The problem with OkCupid as opposed to Tinder, is that on Tinder, in order to participate in the ecosystem at all, you have to like people," she says. On OkCupid, people—especially attractive women—could simply make a profile and wait for messages to roll in. These users were way less likely to find good matches on the site, because they weren't making the effort to find the people who actually interested them. A 2016 OkCupid study of the behavior of 70,000 users found that women who initiated contact with men on the site got much higher response rates than men who did the same, and those women ended up chatting with people more attractive than the average guys who flooded their inboxes. Now, if they want to get anything in their inboxes at all, they'll have to make a move.


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Oiro ist eine Punkband aus Düsseldorf, die 2001 gegründet wurde. Die Band besteht aus Jonny Bauer (Gesang), Akki, Bauer Jonny (beide Gitarre), Vander (Bass) und Tomo_01 (Schlagzeug). Oiro spielen deutschsprachigen Punk, der sich textlich an Hamburger Bands wie den Die Goldenen Zitronen, Dackelblut, Kommando Sonne-nmilch aber auch stark an den Wipers orientiert. Diese Parallele führte auch zu einem Gastauftritt des Kommando-Sonne-nmilch-Sängers, Jens Rachut, auf dem ersten Album, das 2005 erschien.

2008 wurde eine Kneipentour-DVD von Oiro veröffentlicht, die neben zwei Kurzfilmen auch Videoclips zu drei Oiro-Songs enthält. Seit 2009 sollen im Rhythmus von drei Monaten Solo-Singles von allen Oiro-Mitglieder bei Flight13 herausgebracht werden. Mit der Motivation, dass die Bandmitglieder die Musik machen können, die sie schon immer machen wollten, sind die ersten beiden Tonträger dieser Reihe von Tomo_01 und Jonny Bauer erschienen. Die Band bietet ihre Lieder bis einschließlich Vergangenheitsschlauch auf ihrer Homepage zum kostenfreien Download an.

Diskografie
 Oi Spiesser Gib mal Feuer (2002, 7", Flight 13, sold out)
 Andi ist nicht mehr in der Gang (2002, 7", Flight 13, sold out)
 Mordsee (2003, 7", Flight 13, sold out)
 Neon (2003, CD; Zusammenstellung aller Songs der drei vorherigen 7" auf CD + Bonus, Flight 13)
 Als was geht Gott an Karneval (2005, LP/CD, Flight 13)
 Vergangenheitsschlauch (2008, LP/CD, Flight13)
 Kneipentour DVD (2009, Flight 13)
 Blut und Schleim (2009, 7" Club #1, Flight13)
 Ozean der Anarchie (2010, 7" Club #2, Flight13)
 Wenn Leila Wasser Holt (2011, 7" Club #3, Flight 13)
 Love is nicht mein Ding (2011, 7" Club #4, Flight 13)
 Lohn der Emigration (2012, 7" Club #5, Flight 13)
 Gruppe ohne Therapie (2012, LP; enthält die Songs der fünf Club-7")
 Rentner Boy (2013, 7"; split mit duesenjaeger)
 Zähmen / Stadt Erde III (2015, 7")
 Meteoriten Der Grossen Idee (2015, LP/CD/Tape)

Weblinks
 Offizielle Homepage der Band

Punkband
Deutsche Band

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