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Buccaneers vs. Bears score, results: Cairo Santos nails game-winning kick in second-half FG fest
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In what was supposed to be the first marqee "Thursday Night Football" matchup of the season, the Week 5 game between the Bears and the Buccanneers ended up being one of the scrappiest, lowest-scoring games of the season.
Chicago was able to secure a 20-19 win thanks to a 38-yard field goal by Cairo Santos with 1:13 left to play.
The second half felt more like a penalty shootout in soccer than a football game, with both kickers taking turns giving their team the lead. And the difference in this one was that the Bears got the last kick, as Tom Brady's pass on fourth down on the final drive was broken up.
MORE: Twitter roasts Brady for losing track of downs
Tampa Bay jumped out to the early lead in the first quarter, with Ryan Succop nailing a 39-yard field goal on the opening drive. A couple possessions later, Brady led a drive that ended with a slant pass in the end zone to Mike Evans on third-and-goal, giving the Buccaneers a 10-0 lead. Succop hit a 35-yard field goal to give them a 13-0 lead with 7:03 to play in the opening half.
The Bears hadn't been able to get much going up to that point, but on the ensuing possession Bears quarterback Nick Foles was finally able to lead a TD drive, which was capped off by a 3-yard run by David Montgomery. That made it 13-7 with 1:48 to play in the second quarter.
A few plays later, Kyle Fuller forced a fumble and Chicago recovered at the Tampa Bay 27. Foles then hit Jimmy Graham in the back of the end zone for a 12-yard TD to give the Bears a 14-13 lead before halftime.
Brady and the Bucs' offensive line struggled to deal with the Bears' pressure throughout the game, giving up three sacks and committing seven penalties (five enforced). Brady finished with a so-so line of 25-of-41 passing for 253 yards and a TD.
Foles may not have looked as flashy as he did during the Eagles' Super Bowl run in 2018, but he was competent enough to get the job done down the stretch. He finished the game completing 30 of 42 passes for 243 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Buccaneers vs. Bears on " Thursday Night Football ." Follow below for complete results from the NFL Week 5 game.
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Buccaneers vs. Bears score
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Bears 0 14 0 6 20
Buccaneers 10 3 3 3 19
Buccaneers vs. Bears live updates, highlights from 'Thursday Night Football'
11:33 p.m. — FINAL: Chicago 20, Tampa Bay 19. Brady's pass on fourth down is broken up and that'll do it.
11:28 p.m. — Cairo Santos hits the 38-yard field goal and the Bears take the lead, 20-19, with 1:13 to play.
Cairo Santos drills the 38-yard FG to put the @ChicagoBears ahead, 20-19.
1:13 remaining.
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11:26 p.m. — Tampa Bay uses its last time out as Foles' completion to Robinson is short and it's fourth down.
11:24 p.m. — Foles floats one perfectly to Montgomery for a big first down and now the Bears are in the red zone.
Foles Floater. 🎯
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11:22 p.m. — Tampa Bay uses its first time out for an injury. Chicago has it, second and 11 at the Bucs' 42-yard line, 1:50 remaining.
11:16 p.m. — 2-minute warning. Chicago has it, second and 9 at its own 49-yard line.
11:14 p.m. — Back-to-back incompletions from Brady and the Bucs have to punt.. Bears get the ball back at their 48-yard line, 2:21 left to play.
11:12 p.m. — Ndamukong Suh gets enough pressure on Foles to force an incompletion on third down and the Bears have to punt. Tampa Bay takes over at its own 14-yard line, 2:48 remaining.
11:02 p.m. — A nice completion on fourth and long from Brady to Rob Gronkowski sets up a 25-yard field goal and Succop hits it. Tampa Bay leads 19-17 with 4:49 remaining.
Here's Brady and Gronk hooking up for a big play earlier in the drive.
Gronk is rumblin' into Chicago territory. @RobGronkowski #GoBucs
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10:53 p.m. — Bears had a good drive and got into the red zone, but a big loss on first down and a false start penalty backs them up. Cairo Santos is able to connect from 47 yards out though and Chicago takes a 17-16 lead with 10:34 to play.
10:43 p.m. — End of 3Q: Tampa Bay 16, Chicago 14. Bears have the ball, second and 6 at their own 47 to start the fourth quarter.
10:37 p.m. — Brady is not happy after an ugly possession littered with penalties ends in a punt. Chicago gets the ball back at its own 12-yard line, 2:47 left in the third quarter.
Tom Brady is not happy. pic.twitter.com/9mEsTGmQwi
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) October 9, 2020
10:27 p.m. — The Bucs are sending heavy pressure towards Nick Foles as the Bears go three and out. After a block in the back during the kick by Chicago, Tampa Bay gets the ball at the 50-yard line, 7:16 left in the third quarter.
10:19 p.m. — Big gain for Tampa Bay as Ronald Jones gets 37 yards on the first play of the drive. But a Khalil Mack sack and a block in the back penalty stalls out the drive. Succop hits a 46-yard field goal and now the Bucs lead, 16-14 with 9:04 left in the third quarter.
Khalil Mack makes his presence felt. 💪 @FiftyDeuce
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. @Rojo got 'em with the juke. #GoBucs
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10:12 p.m. — Chicago goes three and out to start the half and the Bucs take over at their own 32-yard line with 12:15 remaining in the third quarter.
10:08 p.m. — Bears get the ball to start the second half. Patterson returns it 39 yards to the 31-yard line.
9:53 p.m. — HALF: Chicago 14, Tampa Bay 13.
9:51 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN BEARS. Foles finds Jimmy Graham, who hauls it down with one hand in the back corner of the end zone. Chicago leads 14-13 with 36 seconds left in the first half.
. @TheJimmyGraham WITH ONE HAND. 😱
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9:47 p.m. — After the review, it's ruled that the Bucs fumbled after a huge hit by Kyle Fuller. Bears have the ball at the Tampa Bay 27-yard line with 1:31 to play in the half and two timeouts.
Kyle Fuller forces the fumble and the @ChicagoBears recover! #DaBears
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9:39 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN BEARS . David Montgomery punches it in from 3 yards out. The Bucs lead 13-7 with 1:48 left in the first half.
#DaBears are on the board! @MontgomerDavid scores from three yards out.
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9:35 p.m. — A 25-yard completion on a swing pass from Foles to Patterson sets up a first and goal at the 3-yard line as we hit the 2-minute warning.
9:25 p.m. — The Bucs move the ball down field but stall out in the red zone. Succop hits a 35-yard field goal and Tampa Bay leads 13-0 with 7:03 left in the second half.
9:17 p.m. — The Bucs go for it on fourth down and 1 inside their own 20-yard line, and Brady converts on a QB sneak. Bold move but it pays off.
9:10 p.m. — Foles misses a couple of throws and the Bears stall out. Tampa Bay takes over at its own 9-yard line with 13:59 left in the first half.
9:05 p.m. — End of 1Q: Tampa Bay 10, Chicago 0. Bears have the ball, first and 10 at their own 48-yard line to start the second quarter.
9:02 p.m. — Cordarrelle Patterson gets a nice 46-yard return and the Bears start this drive in solid field position.
9:00 p.m. — TOUCHDOWN BUCS. Brady hits Mike Evans on a slant into the end zone on third and goal. Tampa Bay leads 10-0 with 56 seconds left in the first quarter.
1⃣2⃣ ➡ 1⃣3⃣ @MikeEvans13_ has a TD in every game this season. #GoBucs
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8:51 p.m. — Foles converts a couple of first downs, but gets greedy as he tries to hit Robinson one-on-one on the outside. Robinson tips the ball up and Carlton Davis picks it off. Tampa Bay has the ball back at midfield with 3:27 left in the first quarter.
Carlton Davis has his third interception of the season! #GoBucs
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8:45 p.m. — The Buccaneers go three and out. Chicago gets the ball back at its own 25-yard line with 5:39 to play in the first quarter.
8:40 p.m. — Foles misses a wide open Allen Robinson on third and short and the Bears punt on their first drive. Tampa Bay takes over at its own 14-yard line, 7:07 left in the first quarter.
8:34 p.m. — Brady can't quite connect with tight end Tanner Hudson, overthrowing him in the end zone once and then Hudson dropping a pass on third down. Tampa Bay settles for a 39-yard field goal and Ryan Succop connects. Bucs lead 3-0 with 9:48 left in the first quarter.
8:25 p.m. — Chicago gets things kicked off and Tom Brady will lead the Bucaneers out for the first drive.
'Thursday Night Football' start time
Date : Thursday, Oct. 8
Kickoff time : 8:20 p.m. ET
All Thursday night games throughout the 2020 NFL season will start at 8:20 p.m. ET, now with more TV options thanks to the addition of Fox to the broadcast in Week 5.
This will be Tom Brady's first prime-time game as a member of the Buccaneers after spending the entirety of his NFL career prior to 2020 with the Patriots. The Bears will also be in prime time for the first time this season. Brady and the Bucs return to prime time in a big way starting in Week 7, with three straight weeks of games under the lights.
NFL Week 5 schedule
Below is the complete schedule for Week 5 of the 2020 NFL season.
Thursday, Oct. 8
Game Time (ET) TV channel
Buccaneers at Bears 8:20 p.m. Fox, NFL Network, fuboTV
Sunday, Oct. 11
Rams at WFT 1 p.m. Fox, fuboTV
Eagles at Steelers 1 p.m. Fox, fuboTV
Cardinals at Jets 1 p.m. Fox, fuboTV
Raiders at Chiefs 1 p.m. CBS, fuboTV
Jaguars at Texans 1 p.m. CBS, fuboTV
Bengals at Ravens 1 p.m. CBS, fuboTV
Panthers at Falcons 1 p.m. FOX, fuboTV
Dolphins at 49ers 4:05 p.m. Fox, fuboTV
Giants at Cowboys 4:25 p.m. CBS, fuboTV
Colts at Browns 4:25 p.m. CBS, fuboTV
Vikings at Seahawks 8:20 p.m. NBC, fuboTV
Monday, Oct. 12
Chargers at Saints 8:15 p.m. ESPN, fuboTV
Broncos at Patriots 5 p.m. ESPN, fuboTV
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Time (ET)
Bills at Titans 7 p.m. CBS, fuboTV
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The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held with 32 participating teams and not an expanded 48 teams, organisers FIFA said on Wednesday.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino had proposed expanding the tournament but the sport's world ruling body said in statement: "Following a thorough and comprehensive consultation process with the involvement of all the relevant stakeholders, it was concluded that under the current circumstances such a proposal could not be made now."
The 2026 World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, is scheduled to feature 48 teams.
Qatar World Cup back in spotlight amid fresh FIFA bribe allegations
FIFA and Qatar also looked at whether the Gulf state could host an expanded tournament alone by changing the normal requirements for facilities.
"A joint analysis, in this respect, concluded that due to the advanced stage of preparations and the need for a detailed assessment of the potential logistical impact on the host country, more time would be required and a decision could not be taken before the deadline of June," said the FIFA statement.
"It was therefore decided not to further pursue this option."
Infantino began to back away from the idea in March when after a FIFA Council meeting in Miami he said: "If it happens — fantastic. If it doesn't happen — fantastic also".
The 2026 World Cup, to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, is scheduled to feature 48 teams and given the large number of stadiums available is unlikely to face any logistical problems.
The obstacles to a 48-team tournament in Qatar were numerous and some of the natural partners for joint-hosting in the Gulf were ruled out due to a deep political and economic rift in the region.
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and non-Gulf state Egypt cut political, trade and transport ties with Qatar in June, 2017. Those countries accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism, which it denies.
FIFA's study said the blockade would need to be lifted before there was any chance of those countries hosting matches.
The Qatar World Cup organisers were not immediately available for comment.
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A memoir based on the actor's Broadway play describes his experiences growing up in a family headed by a father who worked two jobs to support the family before succumbing to heart failure when Crystal was fifteen years old.
A memoir based on the actor's Broadway play describes his experiences of growing up in a family headed by a father who worked two jobs to support the family before succumbing to heart failure when Crystal was fifteen-years-old.
Most people know Billy Crystal as the hilarious entertainer who starred in several beloved films and specials. But '700 Sundays' is not about Crystal many successes in his career, it is about the people who helped him become who he is - in particular, his father Jack. While Billy was growing up, his father had to work two jobs to support the family; the only day he had to spend with his family was Sunday. '700 Sundays' refers to the number of Sunday's Billy had with his father before Jack's sudden heart attack when Billy was fifteen. Based on Crystal's Tony Award-winning play, this is the story of the people and events that made an American icon and the man who influenced him the most.
Horton Hears a Who! and Other Sounds of Seuss
[Unabridged]. 1 CD / 40 minutes.
I Already Know I Love You
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Grandpa can hardly wait!Starting with the anticipation of a new baby's arrival, this book from Emmy Award-winning comedian Billy Crystal celebrates all the moments, great and small, that a new grandpa is ready to share. Whether it's taking a nap together or attending baseball games, this grandpa just can't wait for his grandchild to be born.
I Remember Me
By Carl Reiner
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Presented on 7 CDs with a running time of 8 hours. Unabridged. Read by the author.
Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable careerBilly Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like "Buying the Plot" and "Nodding Off," Crystal not only catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards. Readers get a front-row seat to his one-day career with the New York Yankees (he was the first player to ever "test positive for Maalox"), his love affair with Sophia Loren, and his enduring friendships with several of his idols, including Mickey Mantle and Muhammad Ali. He lends a light touch to more serious topics like religion ("the aging friends I know have turned to the Holy Trinity: Advil, bourbon, and Prozac"), grandparenting, and, of course, dentistry. As wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal's reflections are an unforgettable look at an extraordinary life well lived.
"Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like "Buying the Plot" and "Nodding Off," Crystal not only catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards. Readers get a front-row seat to his one-day career with the New York Yankees (he was the first player to ever "test positive for Maalox"), his love affair with Sophia Loren, and his enduring friendships with several of his idols, including Mickey Mantle and Muhammad Ali. He lends a light touch to more serious topics like religion ("the aging friends I know have turned to the Holy Trinity: Advil, bourbon, and Prozac"), grandparenting, and, of course, dentistry. As wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal's reflections are an unforgettable look at an extraordinary life well lived"--


Cameron Diaz has just published her second book, The Longevity Book, which discusses the art and science of growing older in today's society. Obviously, one of the key ways to stay healthy and grow old gracefully and happily is to eat and drink in a wholesome way. As a self-proclaimed Goop-lover, eating a nutritious, balanced diet is something Cameron Diaz takes incredibly seriously. But she doesn't take it so seriously that we feel we can't aspire to eat and drink just like this beautiful, inspiring actress: In fact, we think this is the one celebrity whose diet we really could live with.
Cameron Diaz adds lemon to almost everything she eats and drinks. Slices of lemons are in her water, lemon juice is on her salads, and pasta is tossed with the zest and juice of this citrus fruit. Not only does lemon add a boost of flavor to your food and drinks, but it also helps maintain a healthy digestive and immune system, and is a great source of vitamin C.
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When asked what foods she could take to a desert island to eat for the rest of her life, Cameron's first response was avocado. Eaten simply with lemon juice and salt, ripe avocados are her absolute favorite food.
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One key to habitual healthy eating is to always have enough wholesome ingredients in your pantry. Cameron bulk-buys brown rice couscous to avoid any risk of running out, and consequently being tempted to skip cooking a balanced meal, and ordering take-out instead.
Cameron Diaz doesn't claim to be a completely virtuous human being: She often gives into her cravings for comfort food. For her, Cuban food is the ultimate comfort food, and is what she turns to when she needs her meal to cheer her up.
Probiotics are incredibly important to maintain a healthy digestive system. To make sure that she's getting plenty of them, and that they're the essential probiotics that she really needs, Diaz drinks a rice-based probiotic drink called Bio-K once a day.
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Cameron Diaz is a great admirer of so many cooks and chefs. She lists Gwyneth Paltrow, Donna Hay, Rachael Ray, and her own mom, as her main inspirations for all things food, ingredient, cooking, and nutrition.
One of the many reasons we love Cameron Diaz is that she doesn't claim to just eat chia seeds all day, every day. She's a firm believer in following the 80/20 rule, which dictates that 80 percent of what you eat is nutritious, healthy, and wholesome, and the other 20 percent can be the salty, sugary, comfort food, that you crave. By following this rule you'll be able to stay healthy, without having to restrict what you're eating all the time.
There's no use trying to restrict what you eat all the time: Diaz believes that it will be impossible to stick to a wholesome diet if you try to reject everything unhealthy forever. As an ex-fast food junkie, Diaz gives into her cravings for greasy, salty, fatty food every once in a while, and refuses to feel guilty about it.
Diaz's standard weeknight dinner is what she refers to as "kitchen sink soup." This is made up of cooking whatever protein and vegetables she has in the refrigerator in a simple chicken stock for a healthy, simple, filling meal.
Frying an egg over-easy and putting it on top of whatever meal she's eating, whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner, is Diaz's favorite cooking hack. Adding an egg to your dish gives you an extra boost of protein, and transforms any leftovers you're eating to a wholesome, hearty meal.
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Diaz is a big believer in the importance of eating breakfast every day. One of her favorite breakfast dishes is savory oatmeal, made up of oats cooked al dente, with sautéed greens, such as caramelized leeks, and topped with lemon juice, ponzu sauce, and maybe even a fried or scrambled egg.
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You may be surprised to know that pasta features in Diaz's diet. She often swaps regular pasta for whole-wheat or quinoa pasta for a healthier meal, but she is not afraid to admit that the classic spaghetti aglio e olio is her all-time favorite pasta dish.
For the Spaghetti Aglio e Olio recipe, click here.
Diaz's Sundays are always spent in the kitchen. If friends and family want to see her on a Sunday afternoon, they have to come and hang out with her in her kitchen while she prepares her food and meals for the coming week. Without having a well-stocked, meal-ready refrigerator on a Sunday night, she will not manage to get through the week in the most nutritious, energized way.
For our top tips on weekly meal planning, click here.
Diaz loves entertaining: Having her friends over for a relaxed meal is an absolute favorite way to spend the evening. When she's hosting a large group, she'll always use the grill to make the centerpiece of the meal, which will typically be steak, lamb chops, or fish. Alongside this, she'll serve a hearty salad — a favorite is a cabbage and citrus combination — and a simple pasta dish, such as the previously mentioned favorite spaghetti aglio e olio.
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If there's one diet habit that Diaz can't stress enough, it's to drink copious amounts of water. She starts every day with a huge glass of water, which she sets out by her bed before she goes to sleep. Throughout the day, she'll drink water constantly, and will never leave home without her glass water bottle in her bag.
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We've talked about assessing the situation, that is, our current situation. What are we coming into this with? What's our current state?
Now that have an idea where you are, it's time to figure out where you want to go.
A future section will go into much more detail about how to transform our desired outcomes into the skills, habits, and behaviors necessary to bring those to life.
This isn't a time to be hard on yourself. It's also not a time to worry about being "realistic." It's an opportunity to look ahead at the person you want to become.
Look, everything you've ever done has gotten you to this point in your life. Good, bad, ugly. Doesn't matter.
It's just data. Inputs, and outputs. You did ABC and now you have XYZ. Want QRS? Well, we'll soon figure out what DEF looks like to make that happen.
Figure out what QRS is for you. What do you want? Where do you want to go from here?
And I can't end this section without my first of many tips of the hat to my mentors at Precision Nutrition and their "Destination Postcard" exercise for the inspiration.


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Incarcerated Mother, Invisible Child
Rebecca Covington
The significant increase in the American prison population over the last three decades generated nationwide discussion about the need for criminal justice reform. This discussion has largely ignored the impact on the children of incarcerated individuals, especially incarcerated mothers. This Comment argues that the United States should make supporting incarcerated mothers and their children a primary focus in its criminal justice system. In doing so, the United States should look to international standards'in particular the Bangkok Rules and the Convention on the Rights of the Child'as well as the criminal justice reform to support incarcerated mothers and their children in Scotland. This Comment proposes that Martha Fineman's vulnerability theory provides the United States with a framework to ensure criminal justice reform is accomplished with a goal of reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience in incarcerated mothers and their children, with broader implications for overall reform.
Rebecca Covington, Incarcerated Mother, Invisible Child, 31 Emory Int'l L. Rev. 99 (2016).
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Take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you
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NBC airs the season finale of "Taken" tonight at 10PM and we really wanted to urge you all to watch! If you haven't tuned in so far, the show is an origin story that finds the protagonist of the "Taken" film Bryan Mills in his days as a young secret agent acquiring essential experience to add to his very lethal special set of skills.
There's a lot to love about the show. It's fast paced with plenty of fight scenes, a body count that has continued to climb each episode and a cast that's diverse without being extra or obvious about it. Standouts are Jennifer Beals — who is head chick in charge Christina Hart, Asha Flynn (Brooklyn Sudano) — Mills' love interest (who happens to be black) and fellow agent John, played by Gaius Charles.
Since the series' start earlier this winter Charles has made himself available for weekly recap calls that include a little foreshadowing into the next week's episode. When BOSSIP joined Charles on a recap call last week, he praised the episode for it's strong female characters. Another aspect of the show that we love. Specifically the Black Girl Magic that's evident in Beals, Sudano and Amanda Ware's performances. Ware was a standout in last week's episode "Gone," playing an agent named Marie Salt, who finds herself compromised when her husband is taken. But it's the threat against Sudano's character Asha, that most compels us to watch tonight.
"I like seeing Brooklyn Sudano's character getting some time to shine," Charles said of the episode. "I really like that relationship becoming so much more relatable, you see even in the struggles, in the fight, this isn't just a cookie cutter TV show. Their relationship is more than a superficial piece of the episode, it's really something that's part of the humanity of their experiences."
The finale is LITERALLY the moment that we've been waiting for all season. A moment that should be so obvious, given the show's title and the premise for the movie. The woman who is most important to Mills, his love Asha, has been "Taken" by the cartel leader who has been grappling with Mills for revenge since the first episode, a plot twist so obvious we could have kicked ourselves when it happened. But it snuck up on us, much like the show itself.
So if you haven't already guessed we will be tuning in for the season finale. We urge you to do the same, and if you can't catch it tonight be sure to catch up on the whole season on NBC.com or On Demand. This show definitely deserves to get a second season.
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EPICE cohort: two-year neurodevelopmental outcomes after very preterm birth
Elizabeth S Draper1,
Jennifer Zeitlin2,
Bradley N Manktelow1,
Aurelie Piedvache2,
Marina Cuttini3,
Anna-Karin Edstedt Bonamy4,5,
Rolf Maier6,
Corine Koopman-Esseboom7,
Janusz Gadzinowski8,
Klaus Boerch9,
Patrick van Reempts Van10,
Heili Varendi11,
Samantha J Johnson1
on behalf of the EPICE group
1Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
2Obstetrical, Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (U1153), INSERM, Paris, France
3Clinical Care and Management Innovation Research Area, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Roma, Lazio, Italy
4Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
5Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
6Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Marburg, Germany
7Department of Neonatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
8Department of Neonatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
9Department of Paediatrics, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
10Department of Neonatology, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
11Tartu University Hospital, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
Correspondence to Professor Elizabeth S Draper, Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire, UK; msn{at}le.ac.uk
Objective To determine whether the variation in neurodevelopmental disability rates between populations persists after adjustment for demographic, maternal and infant characteristics for an international very preterm (VPT) birth cohort using a standardised approach to neurodevelopmental assessment at 2 years of age.
Design Prospective standardised cohort study.
Setting 15 regions in 10 European countries.
Patients VPT births: 22+0–31+6 weeks of gestation.
Data collection Standardised data collection tools relating to pregnancy, birth and neonatal care and developmental outcomes at 2 years corrected age using a validated parent completed questionnaire.
Main outcome measures Crude and standardised prevalence ratios calculated to compare rates of moderate to severe neurodevelopmental impairment between regions grouped by country using fixed effects models.
Results Parent reported rates of moderate or severe neurodevelopmental impairment for the cohort were: 17.3% (ranging 10.2%–26.1% between regions grouped by country) with crude standardised prevalence ratios ranging from 0.60 to 1.53. Adjustment for population, maternal and infant factors resulted in a small reduction in the overall variation (ranging from 0.65 to 1.30).
Conclusion There is wide variation in the rates of moderate to severe neurodevelopmental impairment for VPT cohorts across Europe, much of which persists following adjustment for known population, maternal and infant factors. Further work is needed to investigate whether other factors including quality of care and evidence-based practice have an effect on neurodevelopmental outcomes for these children.
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What is already known on this topic?
Rates and degrees of neurodevelopmental impairment for babies born very preterm vary widely between studies and across populations.
International comparisons are complicated by a lack of standardised data collection, differences in assessment methods, definitions, registration and reporting.
What this study adds?
Using a standardised method, wide variation in the rates of neurodevelopmental impairment at 2 years corrected age were found across European countries.
Adjustment for pregnancy, maternal sociodemographic and health, perinatal and neonatal morbidity factors had little impact on this variation.
Significant advances in neonatal care since the 1980s resulted in increased survival rates for babies born very preterm (VPT: <32+0 weeks' gestation), predominantly for those born extremely preterm (EPT: <28+0 weeks' gestation).1 Survival rates for EPT babies born in the 21st century have continued to rise resulting in greater numbers of VPT survivors.2 3 There remains growing concern about the risk for residual disability in this population with rates of up to one-third of VPT survivors having neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) at 2 years.4 5
Rates of impairment for children born VPT vary widely across studies.1 6 7 It is unclear how much of this variation is due to differences in perinatal care, healthcare systems, populations or methodologies between studies. International comparisons to date are based on grouped data using meta-analyses that have not taken into account differences in population denominators.8 In addition, different methods and measures have been used to classify developmental outcomes, thus making it difficult to estimate an international rate of impairment or identify real between-country differences.9 10 The Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe (EPICE) collaboration investigates outcomes following VPT birth in 11 European countries using a standardised approach to data collection. This allows, for the first time, a pan-European standardised comparison of VPT outcomes. Here we present neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years corrected age for this cohort and explore rates of NDI between countries.
Study design
The EPICE cohort is a geographically defined prospective study of all VPT stillbirths and live births from 22+0 to 31+6 weeks of gestation born in 19 regions in 11 European countries covering 850 000 births annually.11 Regions were selected with respect to geographic and organisational diversity, feasibility and sample size considerations. Data from obstetric and neonatal records were collected on births over the period April 2011 and September 2012. At 2 years corrected age, the parents of surviving children who had consented to follow up were sent a questionnaire to assess their child's health and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Ethics
Parental consent was obtained for participation in the study. Authorisations for the European database: French Advisory Committee on Use of Health Data in Medical Research (N° 13.020 on 24 January 2013) and the French National Commission for Data Protection and Liberties (N° DR-2013–194 on 10 April 2013).
Study population
Our study population includes children whose families responded to a follow-up questionnaire at 2 years corrected age in 15 of 19 EPICE regions across 10 countries. Four regions were excluded: three French regions who used a different outcome assessment and UK Northern Region, which achieved a low response rate (<30%) resulting in a small and potentially biassed sample. Infants with severe congenital anomalies were also excluded due to regional variations in screening policies.11
Perinatal data collection
Investigators abstracted data from obstetric and neonatal records using a pretested standardised questionnaire. Gestational age was defined as the best obstetric assessment based on information for last menstrual period and antenatal ultrasounds. Inclusions were cross-checked against delivery ward registers or other external data sources. Data were collected up until discharge home from hospital or into long-term care or death.11
Parental questionnaire at 2 years corrected age
The parent questionnaire collected data on each child's health and healthcare use, neurodevelopmental outcomes and growth, as well as sociodemographic information. This questionnaire was either postal with a freepost return envelope enclosed or handed to parents for completion at their child's routine 2-year follow-up appointment. Questionnaires were translated as required, back translated and pretested in relevant regions. Reminders were sent via mail and/or phone in accordance with ethics approvals. To maximise response rates in some regions, non-responding parents were offered a telephone interview.12
Two-year assessment: measures
Parents were asked five forced-choice items from which impairment in gross motor function, hearing and vision were classified using standard criteria.13 14 This scale has been used in clinical practice across the UK since the late 1990s. Severe hearing impairment was classified if the child was deaf or had functional hearing loss requiring correction with aids but still had difficulty hearing and severe visual impairment if the child was blind or able to see light only. Children unable to: walk without assistance or aids or sit or hold their head up without support were classified with severe gross motor impairment. A composite outcome of severe neurosensory impairment (NSI) was derived for children with one or more of severe hearing, vision or gross motor impairment.
Non-verbal cognitive (NVC) development was assessed using the non-verbal cognition scale of the Parent Report of Children's Abilities-Revised (PARCA-R),15 16 a well-validated parent questionnaire of cognitive and language development at 2 years of age that has good diagnostic utility for identifying VPT infants with developmental delay (scores <−2 SD) on Gold Standard tests.17 The NVC scale comprises 34 forced choice items scored 0/1 from which a total NVC score is derived. Where there were ≤4 missing items, these were substituted with the average NVC score across completed items.18 NVC scores were not calculated for those with more than four missing items. Validated cut-off scores were based on UK data from a term-born cohort where children with NVC scores <22, corresponding with scores <2.5th percentile, were classified as having moderate to severe NVC impairment.18 The full PARCA-R was not used because the validated language component was not available in all countries.
The composite primary outcome of moderate to severe NDI was derived for children with severe NSI and/or moderate to severe NVC impairment.
Analysis strategy
Survival rates and response rates at 2 years were compared across regions, grouped by country and maternal and infant characteristics of responders versus non-responders were reviewed. Neurodevelopmental outcomes were computed by country for the total sample and for subgroups of children born VPT and EPT to facilitate comparisons with other published studies. As the PARCA-R has been validated for use in VPT children aged 22–26 months,15 16 18 a sensitivity analysis was carried out to investigate the impact of the timing of parental assessment.
To compare outcomes between countries, the ratio of observed to expected number of children with each outcome (standardised prevalence ratio (SPR)) was used to take into consideration differences in maternal, pregnancy and infant characteristics. The expected number of children with any outcome was calculated using effect parameterisation19: that is, the average prevalence observed across all countries based on the mean value of the log odds across all countries. Ninety-five per cent CIs were calculated using the percentile bootstrap method by resampling observations within each country with replacement. Variables selected for the adjusted models were based on clinical knowledge and the scientific literature on characteristics likely to affect longer term outcomes2 5 8 20 21 and previous findings from our cohort.11 22 Fixed effects models were selected for the adjusted models as previous work has indicated the heterogeneity between countries.23
Of the cohort of 6064 live-born VPT infants, 5214 (85.9%) were alive at 2 years corrected age as shown in table 1 (regions grouped by country), and questionnaires were returned for 3294 (63.2%), ranging from 47.2% in Belgium to 99.3% in Estonia. Factors associated with non-response were younger maternal age, foreign-born mother, multiparous mother, singleton pregnancy and prelabour preterm rupture of the membranes (table 2). There were no significant differences in gestational age or neonatal outcomes between responders and non-responders. Significance tests were adjusted by country because of potential heterogeneity. There was no evidence of a relationship between the number of morbidities observed for a child and the probability of loss to follow-up: p=0.54 from a logistic regression model. Further investigation also provided no evidence for this to vary by country: p=0.69. A more detailed description of the responders' characteristics by country can be found in online supplementary table S1.
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VPT infants included in the EPICE cohort and follow-up rates at 2 years corrected age
Characteristics associated with loss to follow-up at 2 years corrected age: EPICE cohort
Table 3 shows the prevalence of moderate to severe impairment overall and by country. Overall impairment prevalence rates were as follows: 17.3% for the primary outcome of moderate or severe NDI, 5.4% for severe NSI and 15.3% for moderate to severe NVC impairment. There were wide variations in prevalence with rates of moderate to severe NDI ranging from 10.2% in the Netherlands region to 26.1% in the Polish region, severe NSI ranging from 2.3% in the Danish region to 9.1% in the Polish region and moderate to severe NVC impairment ranging from 9.3% in the Netherlands to 24.6% in Poland. Rates of impairment for babies born <27+0 weeks and 27+0–31+6 weeks were (respectively): 26.4% and 15.6% for moderate or severe NDI, 10.8% and 4.4% for severe NSI and 23.3% and 13.9% for moderate to severe NVC impairment. For babies born <28+0 weeks and 28+0–31+6 weeks were (respectively): 24.8% and 14.7% for moderate or severe NDI, 10.1% and 3.8% for severe NSI and 22.1% and 13.0% for moderate to severe NVC impairment. Individual country details are provided in online supplementary tables S2a and S2b.
Prevalence of moderate and severe impairments and developmental delays at 2 years corrected age for the EPICE cohort
A sensitivity analysis to investigate the impact of late parental assessment on outcomes showed there were no significant differences for any outcome at country level, although the rate of moderate to severe NVC impairment in the total cohort was significantly lower for parents who completed questionnaires after 26 months compared with 22–26 months (8.5% vs 15.9%) resulting in a significantly lower rate of moderate to severe NDI (11.4% vs 17.7%) (online supplementary table S3).
SPRs with 95% CIs for the three outcomes are presented in table 4. The crude SPR for moderate or severe NDI ranged from a significantly lower rate of 0.60 (95% CI 0.39 to 0.83) in the Netherlands region to a significantly higher rate of 1.53 (95% CI 1.19 to 1.92) in the Polish region. Adjustment for maternal sociodemographic and health characteristics had little effect on this overall variation, but addition of infant factors resulted in a reduction of the SPR for the Polish region to 1.17 (95% CI 0.90 to 1.47) and a small increase in the SPR for the Netherland's region to 0.65 (95% CI 0.42 to 0.93) with the overall variation ranging from this to 1.30 (95% CI 0.87 to 1.76) in the Danish region. Adjustment for infant factors had the largest effect on the SPRs for severe NSI particularly in the Polish cohort, where these factors accounted for the excess in the crude rates of severe NSI: reducing from 1.98 (95% CI 1.18 to 4.63) to 1.08 (95% CI 0.63 to 3.05). Adjustment for maternal, pregnancy and infant factors had little effect on the variation between countries for moderate or severe NVC impairment except for the Polish region where the SPR reduced from 1.63 (95% CI 1.26 to 2.05) in the crude model to 1.29 (95% CI 0.99 to 1.66) in the final model.
Crude and adjusted standardised prevalence ratios for neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years corrected age by country: compared with overall EPICE cohort
The EPICE study provides novel standardised comparisons of neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years corrected age15 16 24 in a large population-based European cohort of VPT children. While recognising that there are a wide range of outcomes that are important for the future health and well-being of VPT children, this study has focused on severe NDI as a predictor of adverse long-term outcome for VPT populations. Despite using a standardised methodology, we found wide variation in moderate or severe NDI across countries (grouped by region), with a rate 2.5 times higher in the region from Poland compared with the region in the Netherlands in line with the levels of severe morbidity at discharge from neonatal care in this cohort.22
Following adjustment for maternal demographic, pregnancy and infant factors, the variation in the SPR for moderate to severe NDI was reduced by around a quarter. However, while there was little or no effect of this adjustment on most country's SPR for moderate to severe NDI, the SPR for the Polish region was reduced by around a quarter, whereas for the Danish regions, the SPR was increased by a quarter. Examination of the variation in outcomes showed that the reduction in the variation in the SPR for moderate and severe NDI was for NVC impairment alone which is unsurprising given the low frequency of severe NSI relative to cognitive impairment and their likely perinatal origins. The remaining variation in SPRs suggests that there may be residual differences in the quality of care provision, treatment and provision of follow-up services for VPT infants across Europe that requires further investigation.
Direct comparison of our findings with the same gestation specific cohort in EPIPAGE225 showed slightly higher levels of moderate or severe NSI in the EPICE study 3.7% compared with 5.4%, respectively. However, few studies have focused on our broad gestational age group and methodological variations10 making direct comparison of our findings with other cohorts challenging. Although only 15.5% of our cohort was <28 weeks, this group constituted 26% of the children with impairments. Nonetheless, almost three-quarters of the children with impairments were born between 27 and 31 weeks, underscoring the importance of including this broader group in research to mitigate NDI. In a recent meta-analysis6 of neurodevelopmental outcomes in VPT or very low birth weight (<1500 g) cohorts, rates of moderate to severe NVC impairment were 8.2% overall: almost half the rate found in our study (15.3% ranging from 9.3% to 24.6% by country). However, this meta-analysis included VPT infants and more mature babies born with very low birth weight (VLBW). To allow for a more direct comparison with other studies, we investigated impairment rates for the cohort split at 27 and 28 weeks' gestation. A similar rate of NDI was found in the national Swedish EXPRESS cohort of babies born <27 weeks' gestation20 (27% compared with 26.4% for EPICE), while rates across a US Neonatal Network were 19% for moderate to severe NDI.26 Over time rates of moderate to severe NDI in infants born <28 weeks' gestation from Australia ranged from 28.2% in 1997 to 20.3% in 200527 compared with our study rate of 24.8%
A major strength of this study is the use of a standardised protocol, definitions and instruments across a large international population facilitating robust and direct comparisons between countries. This prospective standardisation of data is unique in that it allows the harmonisation of individual patient data rather than the more limited grouped data of meta-analyses6–8 providing a model for future studies. Outcome data were collected using a parent questionnaire with good diagnostic utility compared with the results of gold standard developmental tests16 17 and can be a valid, reliable, efficient and cost effective way to assess NDI at 2 years of age.
The use of parent questionnaires can also be a limitation as they do not provide a diagnostic assessment and may overestimate true rates of neurodevelopmental disability in this population15 17 The PARCA-R has been validated in terms of both diagnostic and clinical utility in the UK, Italy, the Netherlands and New Zealand. However, we have no reason to suspect that it would not perform as well in other European countries. In addition, we were unable to include the verbal composite of PARCA-R as this has not been standardised for many languages. Also around a tenth of questionnaires were returned after 26 months of corrected age. Sensitivity analysis indicated that this had a significant impact on overall but not individual country rates of impairment with the possible exception of Italy where there were late returns for over 15% of the cohort and differences approached significance (p=0.07). As late reporting was not responsible for the difference found between countries, we felt it would be unethical not to include parent completed data. Future studies should work more closely with parents to ensure timely completion. Response rates varied between countries ranging from 50% to 99%, which can lead to biased estimates of the prevalence of impairment. Similar falling response rates have been noted in recent years in population-based health surveys.28 29 We found wide variation in rates of moderate to severe NDI between countries both for the crude rates and following adjustment for known risk factors despite similar levels of neonatal morbidity. However, we do not know the level of inherent variation that is residual within these populations and cannot therefore determine what proportion of the variation observed was due to the quality of care provision and treatment of these VPT infants.
In conclusion, this study found wide variation in the rates of moderate to severe NDI, severe NSI and moderate to severe NVC impairment among VPT infants across Europe, most of which persists following adjustment for known maternal, pregnancy and infant factors.
The authors would like to thank all the children and families who have participated in the Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe (EPICE) study as well as the health service and school staff who facilitated the data collection and assessments.
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Collaborators The following EPICE group members are non-author contributors to this manuscript: Evelyne Martens, Guy Martens†, Asbjoern Hasselager, Lene Huusom, Ole Pryds, Tom Weber, Liis Toome, Pierre Yves Ancel, Beatrice Blondel, Antoine Burguet, Pierre Henri Jarreau, Patrick Truffert, Bjorn Misselwitz, Stephan Schmidt, Ludwig Gortner, Dante Baronciani, Giancarlo Gargano, Rocco Agostino, Domenico DiLallo, Francesco Franco, Ileana Croci, Arno van Heijst, Julia Gunkel, Joppe Nijman, Jan Mazela, Luis Mendes Graça, Maria do Ceu Machado, Carina Rodrigues, Teresa Rodrigues, Henriques Barros, Raquel Costa, Mikael Norman, Emilija Wilson, Elaine Boyle, Alan C Fenton, David WA Milligan, Mercedes Bonet, Camille Bonnet, Anna-Veera Sepannen.
Contributors ESD conceptualised and designed the study, acquired the data, developed the analysis strategy, interpreted the data and drafted the initial manuscript. JZ conceptualised and designed the study, acquired the data, developed the analysis strategy, interpreted the data and revised the manuscript. BNM and AP designed the analysis strategy and carried out the data analysis, and revised the manuscript. SJ contributed to the development of the analysis strategy and reviewed and revised the manuscript. MC, A-KEB, RM, CK-E, JG, KB, PR and HV designed and organised the study, acquired the data and reviewed and revised the manuscript. All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Funding This work was supported by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013, No 259882) and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (No 633724).
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Q: Iterative method non convergent for singular matrix Consider the splitting $A=M-N$ we want to show that the general iteration :
$$ x_{k+1}=M^{-1}Nx_k +M^{-1}b $$ is not convergent in general if $A$ is singular even that if $M$ is nonsingular
Any ideas please or counterexamples please ?

A: I wrote the error equation down, something like @Mattos has writen. the error equation contains a $M^{-1}$$b$ term. since in order for the relation to be convergent, the error has to go to zero, the $M^{-1}$$b$ term prevents it and it doesn't converge.

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Q: Matplotlib: How to mirror an image with respect to both axes? I am working with NetworkX in order to evaluate the dynamics that occur in a network. Then I visually represent the result. I work with the following:
#Step 1: Creating the original network
import networkx as nx
import matplotlib.pyplotas plt
N=100
G=nx.grid_2d_graph(N,N) #2D regular graph of 10000 nodes
pos = dict( (n, n) for n in G.nodes() ) #Dict of positions
labels = dict( ((i, j), i + (N-1-j) * N ) for i, j in G.nodes() )
nx.relabel_nodes(G,labels,False)
pos = {y:x for x,y in labels.iteritems()} #Renamed positions. Position (0,0) is in the upper left corner now.
H=G.copy()

#Step 2: Dynamics modeling block

#Step 3: Plotting the resulting network
G2=dict((k, v) for k, v in status_nodes_model.items() if v < 1) #All nodes that must be removed from the regular grid
H.remove_nodes_from(G2)
nx.draw_networkx(H, pos=pos, with_labels=False, node_size = 10)
        plt.xlim(-20,120,10)
        plt.xticks(numpy.arange(-20, 130, 20.0))
        plt.ylim(-20,120,10)
        plt.yticks(numpy.arange(-20, 130, 20.0))
        plt.axis('on')
        plt.plot((0, 100), (0, 0), '0.60') #Line1 - visual boundary for failure stages
        plt.plot((0, 0), (0, 100), '0.60') #Line2 - visual boundary for failure stages
        plt.plot((0, 100), (100, 100), '0.60') #Line3 - visual boundary for failure stages
        plt.plot((100, 100), (0, 100), '0.60') #Line4 - visual boundary for failure stages
        title_string=('Lattice Network, Stage 2')
        subtitle_string=('Impact & dynamics | Active nodes: '+str(act_nodes_model)+' | Failed nodes: '+str(failed_nodes_haz+failed_nodes_model)+' | Total failure percentage: '+str(numpy.around(100*(failed_nodes_haz+failed_nodes_model)/10000,2))+'%')
        plt.suptitle(title_string, y=0.99, fontsize=17)
        plt.title(subtitle_string, fontsize=8)

What I visually get is an UNWANTED MIRRORING. Please see below:

My question: is there a way of mirroring the output image both horizontally and vertically, so that the image to the right is obtained, but with readable titles and labels?

A: You just need to change the values in pos.
my_pos = {}
for key in pos.keys():
     x,y = pos[key]
     my_pos[key] = (-x,-y)#or whatever function you want
nx.draw_networkx(H, pos=my_pos, with_labels=False, node_size = 10)


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Q: Android SDK installation is not found in Xamarin Studio Android SDK is successfully installed, but when I enter the location address to the Xamarin Studio settings, it says "No SDK found at the specified location."
Why this happens and how can I fix it?
How can I make sure the Android SDK installation process goes right and the files are not incomplete or anything?


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Spacious and comfortable, QUITE ESSENTIAL is capable of welcoming up to 12 guests onboard overnight in her 6 luxury staterooms.
Her outstanding full beam master suite has the distinction of being the largest owner's suite in the entire Heesen fleet. Beautifully decorated, the master suite channels the mythical 'quinta essentia' or 5th element with its silver tones and chic contemporary style. Equipped with a lounge space, office and ensuite bathroom, the master suite also opens onto 2 private balconies overlooking the ocean.
The remaining guest accommodation is made up of a full-beam VIP cabin, 2 double cabins and a twin cabin. Designed for versatility, the VIP cabin can also be converted into 2 double cabins as required. Light and airy, the guest cabins are decorated in chic white with jewel-coloured accent tones.
On the lower deck, QUITE ESSENTIAL also has accommodation for her attentive crew of 13.
Created by Ken Freivokh and styled by Michela Reverberi, QUITE ESSENTIAL's interior is chic and contemporary with a stunning futuristic flair. Glossy white walls and oversized windows enhance the natural light while silk carpeting and plush furnishings give the space a luxurious feel. In the elegant lobby, a spectacular glass spiral staircase and lift allow guests to move easily between decks.
The sleek modern salon is decorated in pure white with rich jewel coloured accessories. Divided into a formal sitting room plus a cosy lounge, the salon is equipped with an entertainment system for movie nights.
A magnificent circular formal dining room features a dining table for 12 plus floor-to-ceiling glass doors for the ultimate ocean backdrop.
On the upper deck, a delightful skylounge is set up for socialising with a fireplace, large-screen TV and baby grand piano.
For those in search of relaxation, QUITE ESSENTIAL has sauna and massage rooms with a professional masseuse available at any time. On the sundeck, a gym with all the latest equipment including Technogym offers 180° panoramas for workouts with a sea view.
With an impeccable pedigree, QUITE ESSENTIAL's naval architecture is by Van Oossanen Associates in conjunction with Heesen's in-house team. Frank Laupman from Omega Architects is responsible for her streamlined exterior and classic lines. The quintessential charter yacht, she has multiple outdoor living areas on her 3 expansive decks including several balconies overlooking the ocean.
On the main deck you'll find a large swimming pool with a waterfall cascade feature. Perfect for entertaining, the pool is surrounded by a large seating area which opens into an outdoor bar with a wide-screen TV.
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Shri Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President of India will be the Chief Guest and deliver the inaugural address at this important occassion.
FICCI Parliamentary Forum and FLO will be organising an Event with Women Parliamentarians of India. We also intend to recognise women achievers for exemplary work at the grass-roots level across various fields including entrepreneurship and social development.
FLO has partnered with the Women Development Cell, Shivaji College, Delhi University as a pilot. We intend to connect with the Youth, before they are into Job Market. The idea is to sensitize them of FLO Initiatives like SWAYAM, which is the entrepreneur development cell and various skilling initiatives under FLO. We also want to equip them with the knowledge of every law of the country that possibly affects them through our legal Initiative.
The 'INSIGHTS' events which are an important social sector initiative brought together by India Sanitation Coalition, IRC and TARU Leading Edge holds dialogue and discussions in key themes on sustainable sanitation. This includes sharing of new research findings, best practise sharing of successful sanitation initiatives and innovations in the WASH sector that are expected to help the stakeholders in sanitation including the policymakers, researchers, as well as social and market players.
To appreciate and recognise the efforts of multi-stakeholders including enterprises and individuals working in this arena.
In addition to the above mentioned initiatives, FICCI has also been promoting PM's 'Swachhata Hi Seva Movement' by encouraging it's industry members to support this cause. Through this movement our members have been able to impact approximately ninety lakh lives pan India.
Millennium Alliance under its Round6 call is accepting applications under the Health (Family Planning, Reproductive Child Health and Maternal Child Health) Education (Early Grade Reading) and the grant awards under these category would be up to 1 Crore for scale depending on the merit of the project (affordability, accessibility and Usability) for the population at the last mile. The application is open till first week of the Dec 2018, which would be followed by online evaluation; Sectoral review, pitching session and Due diligence followed by the Awards ceremony in month of April 2019. One of the awardee (Mr Jaydeep Mandal from Akar Innovation) was recently invited by the Vice President along with the Miss World who is supporting the cause and innovation like Millenium Alliance).
Annual CSR Summit & Awards on February 21 , 2019.
Plan to organise a World Khadi Forum to promote Khadi production through B2B meetings by bringing Khadi artisans and connecting them with prospective market within India and abroad.
In addition to the existing endeavours, FICCI is in touch with the Ministry of MSMEs to organize select business platforms with the objective create a sustainable entrepreneurial eco system amongst SC/ ST community by providing them right business opportunities, giving them access to market, finance et al and ability to utilize the existing government schemes in best possible manner for their business growth.
Flagship conference for school education and nation building on the theme, 'Schools of future: Learners of tomorrow' on December 17th , 2018,New Delhi.
School education today has to align with the needs of Industry 4.0 or the fourth Industrial Revolution. This conference aims to discuss reforms and policies that will help the Indian K-12 Education leapfrog to a futuristic education that draws a visionary roadmap to new paradigms and models powered by innovation, inclusivity, autonomy and helps us adapt to this rapid and unprecedented disruption.
The proposed Skills Summits would cover the impact of technologies on the skill development ecosystem and how the stakeholders should respond to the changes. The sessions would also come up with recommendations for key stakeholders.
FICCI has been undertaking significant endeavours aimed at bringing the under-privileged groups into the mainstream. These include focused projects and consultative platforms focusing on issues like women empowerment, empowering persons with disabilities, affirmative action in private sector, CSR initiatives and various social development and inclusion initiative. We now intend to further intensify our efforts in this area and undertake newer initiatives.


The United Nations Migration Agency and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) On Wednesday launched a joint platform on countering migrant smuggling.
The initiative encourages the main stakeholders to join forces on, among other things, research, reinforcing Member States' capacities – upon request – to dismantle criminal networks engaging in migrant smuggling, enhancing assistance to smuggled migrants, and supporting the development of prevention strategies and action plans.
Argentina Szabados, IOM's Regional Director for South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said the smuggling of migrants across borders is a transnational crime, profiteering from the misery of desperate people, and requires transnational cooperation.
"We need action. Too many lives are being lost, and too much suffering is being endured. Yes, smuggled migrants will eventually find work and – as migrants do – succeed in integrating at their destination. But this does not excuse the smugglers' crime of illegally crossing borders, and their poor treatment of migrants on their journey.
"In fact, smugglers seem to place little value on their human cargo, because once the fee has been paid, there is little thought given to the safe arrival of the vulnerable migrants. In order to close the smuggling activities and ensure appropriate migration management, we need transnational cooperation among States and other relevant parties." she said. Szabados said migration is a human reality, 'it is in our DNA. People will always be drawn to move places in order to improve their living conditions, and to distance themselves from danger'.


Anthony: How do you always find me? It's remarkable!
Me: I have a really good map, and a really good memory.
Me: Wow, thanks, Ants! You look good too.
Anthony: I need to get rid of this moustache.
Me: What? You don't have a moustache, Ants – you haven't had a moustache for years.
Anthony: So what do I have?
Me: Well, you have a lack of moustache I guess….
Me: Could we resume this discussion tomorrow?
Anthony: Yes, just bring chocolate.
Yesterday was a day of terror for me and last night I couldn't sleep, thinking that any minute I would receive "the phone-call" from the nursing home, to say that Anthony had died.
In the early hours of today, I eventually slept but woke up and, once again, in the grip of that horrible terror, I reached for my phone. No messages. Phew.
This morning, I headed in to the nursing home, thinking I would be met by sombre faces and bad news and, instead, I found Anthony, alive and in a wheelchair, watching the news in one of the communal areas. I wheeled him back to his room and managed to get him into his armchair, then rang a couple of worried relatives so that they could speak to him on the phone. He managed a few words but kept handing the phone back to me.
At noon, I fed him his vitamised lunch which he ate most of and he said, about the dessert (a frothy vanilla mousse), "My favourite". I must find out what it is so I can bring him some, because he loves it and it's easy to swallow.
After lunch, he fell asleep, just like yesterday, but he didn't lose consciousness. I know this because, every time I shook him, he woke up. Yesterday, he didn't.
Yesterday forewarned me by forcing me to face the prospect of Anthony's death, something I have been reluctant to do until now. And, in facing this inevitability, I am now forearmed with the knowledge of how to plan his funeral, right down to the kind of casket/coffin to purchase (the cheapest is still around $1,500 – I had no idea – Ants would be appalled!) I have decided who to ask to do readings, be pallbearers, deliver eulogies and am now trying to decide what music would be appropriate.
The terror has gone – whoosh – gone! There is no way of knowing how soon Anthony will die – even the doctor can't predict that – but, as the latest deterioration has been so fast, and so shocking to me, I feel much more prepared than I was.
Anthony can't find or utter the words any more and this is terribly frustrating for him, and for Ming and me. He was much more awake today than he has been for the last week, so I felt a bit silly to have thought/written that he might be on the brink of death. Last year I was terribly angry with a relative who suggested this and now it's me thinking the same thing, almost a year later.
I am shocked at how, within the space of a week, Anthony has developed dysphagia to the extent that he has difficulty in swallowing even vitamised food, and can hardly speak any more. It is the latter that is most upsetting for me because of how much I have always enjoyed our conversations, no matter how bizarre.
If Anthony stops speaking altogether, I will have to become more creative in what I say to him. The blog will help, photos of the farm will help, Ming references will help, memories will help.
I know that Anthony's incoherence will soon become a silence that I may not know how to read and this worries me.
Me: I love you, Ants.
A few weeks ago, Anthony told me he had been running all morning.
Me: How far did you run?
Me: Well, it's no wonder you're so exhausted! You must have overdone it. You're not a spring chicken any more, you know, Ants!
Me: Well bravo anyway. Have a nap if you want. You deserve it. I could never run that far!
I love these flights of fancy, these 'fabulations' and, even though I know they are a product of Anthony's Parkinson's disease dementia, they don't differ so much from what we all experience sometimes. Often I will wake up in the morning with what I call 'adventure dreams' still hanging around in my psyche, waiting for the next chapter, or a conclusion.
For someone who can barely walk now, it's beautiful to know that Anthony thinks he can still run.


We present BVRI observations of BL Lacertae during its recent outburst. These observations, made during a 3 month period, cover a significant portion of the optical flare. The reduced data are displayed as light curves and broadband spectra. Changes in the spectral index are analyzed, and the results are compared with previous BL Lac observations. We find that the variations are simultaneous in the optical bands, but the higher frequency bands show a higher amplitude of variability. The spectral index is variable during the active period, and there is marginal evidence that the spectrum flattens as the source gets brighter.


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Aws is a Human Rights Defender from Iraq who is working on digital rights. He is the founder of a large fact-checking network in the Middle East and North Africa. The focus of the network is to discredit sources of fake news by referencing them and providing proof to their claims through verified sources. The organisation also confirms the true news that lacks verified sources by adding additional sources to it. By finding and reporting profiles, pages and groups which spread sectarianism or violence, the organisation focuses on establishing grounds for reconciliation between different sects and divisions.
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Most Iraqi news media outlets are owned by or affiliated with political parties and ethnic factions, often leading to sharply partisan coverage.[1] Media outlets also have to deal with forms of pressure from the authorities. For example, government officials threaten to close or revoke the licenses of critical media outlets.[2] Social media influencers are often being paid by political and religious leaders and international organisations in order to deliver certain messages that usually result in violence, sectarianism, hatred blackmailing and personal attacks. However, most of these messages are fake and tell lies. Therefore, Aws' network counters the fake news and shows the real facts supported by official sources. This, however, led to the fact that all of these "digital armies" are trying to take the work of the network down.
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Aws has been victim of several digital and verbal threats by prominent Iraqi people and organisations, as well as by anonymous persons. He receives threats not only directed to his organisation but also at his private number and at his home address. The insecure situation is enlarged by the threat to takedown the website of the network.
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The 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics opened on this day 25 years ago, and the The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation celebrated the milestone today.
Power, miracle, power, power! One cannot escape it: these are the expressions of a country that is either superbly confident or racked by anxiety. Whenever one assumes it to be the former, evidence of the latter tends to break through.
Much was made of the tourists coming to visit, as photos below of the 'Olympic family' show, but Korea was also quite scared of the idea of such an invasion of foreigners, and feared they would bring AIDS with them.
The confidence / anxiety dichotomy Buruma describes played out in several ways, but most notably - through anger at reporting by American network NBC - contributed to one of the most enduring legacies of the 1988 Olympics: Anti-Americanism.
It was, in fact, during the 1988 Olympics that, due to the media inflating incidents involving thoughtless behavior by Americans, anti Americanism went mainstream, moving from universities and street demonstrations to the living rooms of the populace at large.
Over the next few days I'll try to post on some of these topics (I've probably done enough research to write a book, so it can be hard to whittle it down to blog post size). I'd imagine a fun place to start would either be the plans Korea tried to put in place to prevent the spread of HIV, or a Hankyoreh opinion piece on the haughty, decadent American, Carl Lewis.