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Edge Reveals When He Would Have Retired Had He Not Been Forced To
By Amish Patel - August 8, 2011
Former WWE Superstar Edge appeared on Right After Wrestling with Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas. Highlights from the interview are as follows:
If he didn't receive the news, how long he felt he would have competed before he retired: "I pretty much assumed that WrestleMania in Miami (WM 28) would be my last because my contract runs out around then. I just thought I would get to there and have my final match there and then retire. The best laid plans never work out the way they should. And they didn't and that's okay. I knew it was coming to an end but I didn't know exactly when that end would be. All this did was speed up the process by exactly 1 year. I already knew I was ready to retire. My body was telling me it was time. All the pain I was in and mentally, the grind, was just getting me down."
The unique way Tony Chimel announces him to the ring: "I loved the way Chimel announced me to the ring. He would announce me and Cena to the ring for like 250 nights and he would go out of his way for Cena and then simply announce 'and here's the Rated R Superstar Edge.' So I was like come on Chimel, at least make an effort for me as well. So he started to elongate the 'Super' in 'Rated R Superstar' and it just became a huge joke in the back and everybody would say it along as he would in the ring. I don't even think Kevin Dunn noticed, it just kinda flew under the radar."
When does Edge want to enter the WWE Hall of Fame?: "I would love to be inducted into the WWE HOF but I never put any thought into when. I never said 'I wanna be inducted in the next year'. I wouldn't be offended if it was in a few years from now. If it was the same year that WrestleMania returns to Toronto, that would be awesome but I never really put any thought into when exactly I wanted to get inducted."
The interview can be accessed here.
Edge's best last opponent would have been Christian, but the Del Rio feud was good.
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Martin Braithwaite Christensen, né le  à Esbjerg au Danemark, est un footballeur international danois. Il évolue au poste d'attaquant polyvalent à l'Espanyol de Barcelone.

Biographie

Origines
Martin Braithwaite est originaire du Guyana par son père Keith Braithwaite.

Natif d'Esbjerg au Danemark tout comme sa mère Heidi Christensen, il est danois et guyanien. Néanmoins Christensen se prononce à la danoise et Braithwaite se prononce à l'anglaise (contrairement à son collègue Bråtveit).

Carrière professionnelle

Esbjerg fB
Formé au FC Midtjylland ainsi qu'au Esbjerg fB, il a signé son premier contrat professionnel en 2009.

Relégué en deuxième division en 2011, Martin et son équipe remporte le Championnat du Danemark de Division 2 2011-2012.

Pour la saison 2012-2013, auparavant milieu de terrain, Martin est replacé attaquant. Il marque neuf buts, participe à tous les matchs de son équipe et gagne la Coupe du Danemark après avoir marqué deux fois en demi-finale.

Durant l'été 2013, de nombreux clubs européens montrent de l'intérêt pour s'attacher les services de Braithwaite. Auxerre, Rennes mais aussi le Celtic ou Hull City se positionnent. Il quitte Esbjerg en seconde place de la Superligaen après quatre journées, en totalisant déjà trois buts.

Révélation à Toulouse
Le , Martin Braithwaite signe un contrat de  pour environ  d'euros en faveur du Toulouse FC.

Il marque son premier but avec les violets face à Bastia le  pour un match comptant pour la  de Ligue 1. Le Danois de 22 ans est auteur de trois buts en cinq rencontres fin . Face à ses bonnes performances, Eden Ben Basat est poussé sur le banc. Son bilan en fin de saison est satisfaisant, avec 8 buts marqués et 6 passes décisives.

Après une première bonne saison en France, la saison 2014-2015 s'avère plus difficile. L'équipe est en difficulté et se retrouve relégable à quelques matchs de la fin de la saison. Braithwaite marque 3 buts et réalise 1 passe décisive lors de ses 4 derniers matchs de la saison. Durant la , il marque le dernier but du match contre Lille qui permet au TFC de rester en première division.

Braithwaite entame bien la saison 2015-2016. Lors de la première journée de championnat, il égalise contre l'AS Saint-Étienne d'un coup franc tiré à  des cages adverses. Ce but relance Toulouse qui vient remporter le match 2-1. Sa forme lui permet d'être rappelé en sélection. Lors de la dernière journée du mois d', il marque dès la première minute de jeu face au Stade Rennais mais les Toulousains s'inclinent finalement 3-1. Ses performances individuelles contrastent avec la situation du club qui se retrouve rapidement en zone de relégation. Fin , Braithwaite réalise deux passes décisives en Coupe de la ligue. Un succès contre l'OGC Nice où il transforme un penalty relance Toulouse qui enchaîne deux victoires de suite. À la trêve hivernale, Braithwaite a marqué six buts en championnat. Début , il se distingue en Coupe de France en réalisant un doublé. Pourtant, le club garonnais n'arrive pas à se sortir de la zone de relégation et Braithwaite attire l'attention de clubs anglais tels que West Ham. En , il devient capitaine du club à la demande du nouvel entraîneur du TFC, Pascal Dupraz. Il marque sur penalty durant le derby face à Bordeaux pour une victoire surprise 4-0 à domicile. Le , Braithwaite participe au succès assurant le maintien contre Angers, inscrivant le but égalisateur après avoir raté un pénalty. Braithwaite revient peu après sur cette rencontre décisive :

La saison suivante (2016-2017), il inscrit pour la première fois un doublé en Ligue 1 lors du derby de la Garonne, le  à domicile. Le , il inscrit son troisième doublé de la saison ce qui porte son total de buts de la saison à 10. Il clôturera son passage au Toulouse Football Club avec 35 buts et 11 passes décisives.

Expérience mitigée à Middlesbrough
Braithwaite rejoint officiellement le club de Middlesbrough, récemment relégué en Championship, le  pour une somme estimée à  d'euros et un contrat de quatre ans. Il reçoit le numéro 10.

Le , Braithwaite débute pour Middlesbrough en championnat mais voit son équipe s'incliner 1-0 contre Wolverhampton. Il se blesse au tendon peu de temps après et se retrouve éloigné des terrains pour un mois. Braithwaite ouvre son compteur le  durant un match nul 2-2 contre le Brentford FC.

Le , Braithwaite est prêté au Girondins de Bordeaux avec une option d'achat de sept millions d'euros.

Confirmation en Espagne
Le , il est prêté pour six mois au CD Leganés. Auteur de cinq buts et cinq passes décisives en 21 rencontres, le prêt s'avère concluant et Martin Braithwaite signe un contrat de quatre ans avec Leganés en .

Le , Braithwaite rejoint le FC Barcelone qui s'acquitte de sa clause libératoire de 18 millions d'euros auprès de Leganés. Il signe un contrat de quatre ans et demi tandis que sa clause libératoire est fixée à 300 millions d'euros. Braithwaite vient en qualité de joker médical à la suite de la blessure de longue durée d'Ousmane Dembélé. Il devient ainsi le cinquième joueur danois de l'histoire du Barça. Le transfert est sujet à de nombreuses critiques en raison du choix de Barcelone de se porter sur un joueur statistiquement moins performant que les autres candidats en liste, Willian José ou Ángel. Toutefois, les Catalans cherchaient un profil d'attaquant polyvalent, capable de répéter les efforts et dont ils pouvaient tirer un bon rapport qualité-prix. Les observateurs s'interrogent sur les détails de sa signature alors que certains médias avancent que le club aurait pris comme option de vendre le joueur dès l'été prochain en cas de performances décevantes ; ce dernier ayant une cote auprès de clubs anglais.

Braithwaite dispute son premier match le , remplaçant Antoine Griezmann lors d'un succès 5-0 au Camp Nou contre Eibar. Il se montre d'emblée décisif en étant à l'origine des deux derniers buts barcelonais. Le , Braithwaite marque son premier but pour le Barça, sur une passe de Lionel Messi, face au RCD Majorque (victoire 0-4).

Titulaire du numéro 19 depuis son arrivée au Barça l'hiver dernier, il profite du départ de Luis Suarez et du changement de saison pour récupérer le numéro 9.

Le , il inscrit un doublé et offre une passe décisive à l'extérieur face au Dynamo Kiev pour sa première titularisation en Ligue des champions de l'UEFA.

En équipe nationale
Âgé de , après avoir joué avec les différentes sélections nationales des jeunes du Danemark (-17 ans, -18 ans, -19 ans, -20 ans), Braithwaite est contacté pour jouer avec l'équipe nationale du Guyana mais refuse cette offre. Il décide alors de jouer pour l'équipe nationale du Danemark.

À la suite de sa bonne saison 2012-2013 en club, à , il est appelé pour la première fois en sélection nationale A. En , Braithwaite débute en sélection lors d'un match amical contre la Géorgie. Il marque son premier but en match amical contre la Pologne en .

Il fait partie de l'équipe du Danemark atteignant les demi-finales de l'Euro 2020. Durant le tournoi, il est titulaire sur l'aile gauche ou droite. En huitièmes de finales, il est buteur contre le Pays de Galles (victoire 4-0).

Le , il est sélectionné par Kasper Hjulmand pour participer à la Coupe du monde 2022.

Style de jeu
Braithwaite est un joueur polyvalent. Milieu de terrain de formation, il est replacé attaquant à partir de la saison 2012-2013 et peut évoluer sur les côtés comme dans l'axe. Il déclare à son arrivée à Toulouse en 2013 : .

Braithwaite se démarque par sa vitesse, le rendant dangereux lorsqu'il est trouvé en profondeur. Très actif sur le terrain, Braithwaite ne ménage pas ses efforts et répète les courses. Discipliné, le Danois s'adapte rapidement à un nouvel environnement et sa rigueur lui permet d'éviter des blessures fréquentes. Lors de son passage à Toulouse, Braithwaite est le joueur le plus utilisé pendant ses quatre années. De plus, malgré des saisons difficiles pour le club, il demeure un buteur régulier et décisif. Braithwaite est également meneur d'hommes, n'hésitant pas à prendre ses responsabilités durant les moments délicats, et obtient ainsi le brassard de capitaine avec les Violets.

Palmarès
 Esbjerg fB
 Division 2 du Danemark
 Champion en 2012.
 Coupe du Danemark
 Vainqueur en 2013.

 FC Barcelone
 Coupe du Roi :
 Vainqueur en 2021
 Supercoupe d'Espagne :
 Finaliste en 2021.

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Statistiques détaillées

Buts internationaux

Notes et références

Liens externes

Footballeur international danois
Joueur de l'Esbjerg fB
Joueur du Toulouse FC
Joueur du Middlesbrough FC
Joueur des Girondins de Bordeaux
Joueur du CD Leganés
Joueur du FC Barcelone
Joueur du RCD Espanyol (football)
Naissance en juin 1991
Naissance à Esbjerg

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The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has issued a new tender for the Halsa-Kanestraum connection. This 20-minute ferry crossing connects the E39 between Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag.
The start of the new 10-year contract is in 2021.
The three ferries that connect the connection today will have to be replaced by larger, environmental-friendly ferries. There will be more crossings too, 24/7.
The route is actually operated by three Fjord1 ferries: SVANOY, RAUMA and ROMSDAL.


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Lobbyists slipping into Obama administration
By Kevin Bogardus - 03/05/09 05:33 PM EST
Several former lobbyists are scattered throughout the Obama administration, despite the president's efforts to slow the revolving door.
A review by The Hill of staff announcements for the White House and other departments in the administration found about two dozen people who have registered to lobby in the past, some as late as last year, according to lobbying disclosure records.
On his first day in office, President Obama issued an executive order that said political appointees could not participate in any issue area or work in any agency they had lobbied on in the past two years. It also forbade officials leaving the administration from lobbying the executive branch during the remainder of his time in office.
"During the campaign, then-Sen. Obama put forth the toughest ethics and lobbying reform policy in history, and now he is acting on that pledge to reduce the influence of lobbyists and special interests in Washington," said Tommy Vietor, a White House spokesman.
The stringent order has won plaudits from ethics watchdogs. "This is the first time this reverse revolving door has been tried by any administration. You have to give them credit for doing this," said Meredith McGehee, policy director for the Campaign Legal Center.
Yet some ex-lobbyists have found senior positions at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
For example, Emmett Beliveau is the White House's director of advance, handling many of the logistics behind its big events. Beliveau also was the executive director for the presidential Inaugural committee.
But before joining the Obama campaign in 2007, Beliveau worked at Patton Boggs, K Street's top firm in terms of annual revenue. He was registered to lobby for several clients there, including federal contractors ABT Associates and the Shaw Group.
Others with past lobbying ties have made it onto the staffs of Vice President Biden and first lady Michelle Obama Michelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaSanders v. Warren is just for insiders Overnight Health Care: Trump reportedly lashed out at health chief over polling | Justices to hear ObamaCare birth control case | Trump rolls back Michelle Obama school lunch rules Trump to roll back Michelle Obama's school lunch rules on vegetables, fruits MORE.
Biden's senior aides include Tom Donilon, who registered to lobby last in 2005 for housing giant Fannie Mae, and Ron Klain, who was a lobbyist for the firm of O'Melveny & Myers that same year.
Jocelyn Frye, director of policy and projects for the first lady, was registered to lobby for the National Partnership for Women & Families last year as its general counsel. The first lady's deputy chief of staff, David Medina, was a lobbyist for the AFL-CIO and worked for the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign in 2008.
Other aides who come most immediately from Congress have also worked as lobbyists. Now a member of the White House's legislative affairs shop, Dan Turton was a lobbyist at Timmons and Company in 2006 before leaving to accept a position on the House Rules Committee. White House legislative liaison Sean Kennedy, who was Sen. Claire McCaskill Claire Conner McCaskillHow Citizens United altered America's political landscape #MidnightMoscowMitch trends amid criticism of McConnell's proposed impeachment trial rules The most expensive congressional races of the last decade MORE's (D-Mo.) chief of staff, had lobbied for AT&T in 2006.
McGehee said it is important to have people on staff who have Washington experience, and that often includes lobbyists.
"I do have concerns that some policy wonks could be eaten alive by Washington," McGehee said. "I don't think the numbers are at all outrageous. It is important to have people in Washington who understand Washington, and that includes lobbyists."
Some appointments with past lobbying ties, however, have drawn criticism from lawmakers. William Lynn, the Defense Department's deputy secretary, was registered to lobby for Raytheon, one of the nation's biggest defense contractors, as late as 2008, which some deemed a conflict of interest.
But Lynn earned a waiver from the executive order for his past lobbying. White House aides argued he was uniquely qualified for the position. He has since been confirmed.
McGehee is critical of the waiver process and believes it is too opaque and insulated from independent oversight.
"It should be done by [the Office of Government Ethics (OGE)] and with transparency, and with timely transparency. You don't want to find out six months from now that a waiver has been granted," McGehee said. "Having an Obama appointee sign off on a waiver for another Obama appointee is not the appropriate process."
Under a Feb. 23 memo on OGE's website, ethics officers at federal agencies will decide whether an official needs a waiver or not from Obama's executive order. Originally, the director of the Office of Management and Budget was designated to sign off on waivers from the executive order.
Lynn is the only administration official to have a waiver from the executive order finalized so far. The White House is developing a waiver process with OGE and is working to finalize any additional waivers for aides.
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The Burgeoning Invisible App Market
Omar Bohsali	4 years
Omar Bohsali Contributor
Omar Bohsali an engineer/designer building Sudo and who is very curious about the invisible app market.
Today's "invisible app" market could be classified as a passing trend, but it might also be the beginning of a significant multi-year shift in how we transact when we're away from our computers. This shift applies to mobile devices, email, home devices like the Amazon Echo and even wearables like the Apple Watch.
In this essay, I begin by explaining why the market exists and highlight some key benefits. Next, I share my mental model of how the market is structured. Lastly, I end by anticipating where it could be headed.
Why It Exists: Speed And Reduced Decision Fatigue
Invisible apps are taking off because, in many cases, they are faster than using a native application or mobile website. While scheduling a calendar event using the native iPhone calendar app takes at least six keystrokes, using an invisible app like Clara Labs, you can forward an email or send a message without any context switching. In addition, because invisible apps are asynchronous, you send the message and you're done.
Getting a model 80 percent accurate is easy; but the following 10 percent could take years.
Invisible apps also reduce decision fatigue, which is especially beneficial when you, the user, know what you want. For example, looking at 20 different flight options from a pair of airports — 80 percent of the time, you either want the fastest or cheapest option.
That's one of the key benefits of Operator and Luka.ai: It's much easier to answer a yes/no question like, "Do you want to send your mother flowers for Mother's Day?" than be faced with an open-ended question like, "Mother's Day is coming up. What gift should I get her?" This is also the reason why clicks for "mother's day gifts" are significantly cheaper than what BloomThat would probably pay for an app install.
In fact, reducing decision fatigue drives costs down. For instance, Uber reduces decision fatigue by limiting a user's choices to one of three vehicle classes: UberX, Black or SUV. That's it.
By contrast, earlier companies that attempted to take advantage of excess automobile capacity offered you, the user, a list of cars, drivers and prices, allowing you to make an offer for how much you'd pay to get from point A to point B. Decision fatigue at its finest.
Elsewhere, companies like TaskRabbit initially launched an auction model where you, the user, bid on the person you wanted to provide you a service. They've since switched away from that, but predictably, under such a model, by the time you coordinated the service and the person you bid on, you may as well have spent the time assembling the IKEA furniture yourself.
Excessive optionality is a liability and a burden, and messaging apps near-eliminate that by reducing the number of choices. Existing companies are slowly making that shift. Postmates, for one, defined itself as the company where, "we'll deliver anything to you."
Since then, they've shifted focus slightly to: "we'll still deliver anything, but here are some awesome food choices we can deliver to you within an hour," and this is one of the (many) factors contributing to their well-deserved success.
The invisible app market has three pieces:
1. The Messaging Channel: From where does the user express his or her intent? Right now, there are a few different ways:
Mobile Messaging Platforms: WeChat, LINE, Facebook Messenger, iMessage, Slack, Kik, etc.
Cellular Carriers + SMS Platforms: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, AND — an SMS gateway like Twilio or Plivo.
Native Application: Operator or Luka.ai. These apps are bespoke and built specifically for that one messaging application.
OS-level Assistant: Siri, Google Now, Microsoft Cortana, Amazon Echo, Apple Watch.
2. Operator/Assistant: What's on the other end to receive the message?
Completely human: Some companies have what are essentially call centers that dispatch requests to humans. Example: Magic, Operator.
Leverage humans through AI: Some combination of human labor leveraged by artificial intelligence and natural language processing to understand intent and field requests. Example: Clara Labs.
Pure AI: All done through software. Example: luka.ai.
3. Fulfillment Layer: Once the request is understood (either by a human, a machine or some combination thereof), which service will actually fulfill the request? The answer varies based on what the user wants. For example:
Transportation: Uber, Lyft, GetAround, RelayRides, FlightFox.
Food delivery: Instacart, UberEATS, Postmates.
Travel: Airbnb, Native, HotelTonight.
Monopolistic And Vertically Integrated
Invisible apps might eventually promote vertical integration, and indirectly, monopoly power. Being the universal top-of-funnel is extremely valuable: By owning the customer experience, you can exert downward price pressure on suppliers.
Let's take Digit as an example. Digit is an invisible app that automatically moves money from your checking into your savings account. If they keep delivering on the user experience and keep a rock-solid, secure foundation, they could be poised to be the savings bank of the future.
I presume they currently store customer funds in FDIC-backed savings accounts at large financial institutions (like Wells Fargo and Citi), but that's an irrelevant detail to Digit's customers, who don't need to know where their money is being stored.
At scale, Digit could work with whatever bank makes the most competitive terms, or conceivably could set up an independent banking operation, thereby becoming more vertically integrated.
The same applies with many messaging apps in China. WeChat, for example, released WeChat Taxi last year and users booked more than 21 million taxi rides in a single month. There's immense value at being the top-of-funnel for mobile, and I predict the winner will become very successful.
Companies in this space will face a handful of challenges.
First, operator/assistant companies must be differentiated in order for users to stay top-of-mind. By claiming to do "anything" for the user, you end up doing everything decently well, but you fail at staying top-of-mind with your customers.
The mobile space is thirsty for such an operation: On the desktop, we've come to know "I'll find you anything" as search; developing such an operation on mobile remains a challenge.
Today's "invisible app" market could be classified as a passing trend, but it might also be the beginning of a significant multi-year shift in how we transact when we're away from our computers.
Next, scaling such an operation can be arduous. If you're lucky enough to have a growth spike, you have to scale operations proportionally. While this sounds like a good problem to have, it is still nevertheless a big problem that could sour many first impressions.
Speed is one of the core benefits of messaging services, and if your ssa can't respond to the user within a timely manner, they'll likely move on. Therefore, first impressions really matter in this space.
If your company decides to use artificial intelligence and natural language processing, you're in luck because of the wealth of open source frameworks (python nltk, etc.) and APIs (like wit.ai).
That said, these will only get you so far. And while boosting your AI's natural language interface's mean-squared-error from 80-82 percent is an internal cause for celebration, users are much more shrewd.
They generally expect things to work all the time, which is hard to do with a natural language product. It also be a resource rabbit hole — getting a model 80 percent accurate is easy; but the following 10 percent could take years.
Where It Could Go
Like most things in Silicon Valley, messaging may just be a passing trend that we look back at in 12 months and laugh. But there's also a chance that we could be onto something really exciting. Many of the most important technological innovations in the past 50 years were ex-ante novelties with little business application. That is, until they weren't.


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سابقه و هدف: با توجه به گسترش عفونت های قارچی یافتن ترکیبات ضدقارچی جدید ضروری است و گونه های مختلف باسیلوس به دلیل ویژگی های زیستی منبع مناسبی برای این منظور است. هدف این مطالعه دستیابی به گونه های بومی باسیلوس با توان تولید ترکیبات ضدقارچی می باشد.
مواد و روش ها: در این مطالعه گونه های باسیلوس از نمونه های خاک تیمار شده با حرارت، جداسازی شده و با استفاده از روش انتشار دیسک اثر ضدقارچی مایع رویی حاصل از کشت براث آن ها بررسی شد. شاخص های MIC و MFC جدایه منتخب علیه دو قارچ استاندارد سنجیده شد و منحنی رشد آن در مقادیر مختلف دما و pH رسم شد. اثر pH، دما، زمان، منبع کربن و نیتروژن بر تولید ترکیب ضدقارچی توسط جدایه منتخب بررسی شده و جدایه با استفاده از تست های بیوشیمیایی و مولکولی تعیین هویت شد.
نتایج: از 6 جدایه باسیلوس، 3 جدایه توانایی تولید ترکیب ضد قارچ را داشتند و جدایه Bacillus cereus SB15 بیشترین توان ضدقارچی را نشان داد. شرایط بهینه تولید ترکیب ضدقارچ توسط این جدایه عبارت بود از: دمایC °37، 7pH=، 48 ساعت انکوباسیون و مانیتول و اوره به عنوان بهترین منابع کربن و نیتروژن. MIC و MFC ترکیب ضدقارچی تولیدی علیه آسپرژیلوس نیجر به ترتیب برابر 2 و 4 و علیه آسپرژیلوس فلاوس 4 و 16 میلی گرم در میلی لیتر به دست آمد.
نتیجه گیری: در مجموع می توان گفت باسیلوس جداسازی شده قابلیت مناسبی جهت تولید ترکیب ضدقارچ دارد و می توان از آن در راستای تولید ترکیبات ضدقارچی جهت کنترل عفونت های قارچی و نیز کنترل قارچ ها در صنایع غذایی و محیط استفاده کرد.
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Doctors have prescribed Xanax to almost 50 million people for help with anxiety, panic attacks, and more.
As a benzodiazepine, Xanax (or Alprazolam) works within the GABA receptors of your brain and central nervous system to help you feel calm.
There are several different dosages of Xanax that you can take — however, it's important to note that, when not used correctly, Xanax can be addictive.
In some cases, you may notice that you've built up a high tolerance in as little as six months.
If getting off Xanax is a priority for you, then you need to make sure you do it safely.
So, what do you need to know about how to stop taking Xanax?
What is one of the most important things you need to know about getting off Xanax?
Going cold turkey is never the right approach.
We know that, especially since deaths from overdoses on benzos like Xanax are on the rise, you may feel that the best thing for your health is to put down your pill bottle and never pick it up again.
However, doing that could cause you to experience severe withdrawal symptoms. This is because your body has developed a chemical dependency on Xanax. Depriving your body of the pills could cause it to start shutting down.
When you stop taking Xanax completely, your brain's GABA activity plummets. Soon, your body begins to look for other ways to produce a healthy amount of neurotransmitters.
This puts you at a high risk for experiencing some dangerous withdrawal symptoms. These include tremors and full-body convulsions, seizures, entry into a coma, and even feelings of mania.
Be aware that, even if you don't feel these Xanax withdrawals within the first few hours of going cold turkey, they may appear after a few days without the pills.
In some cases, you may experience severe withdrawal effects even after you've stopped taking Xanax for good. That's why it's so important to enter into a medically-supervised detox program — especially if you've been taking Xanax for a long period of time. They can help manage your withdrawal so that you don't suffer any long-term effects.
Some people are so afraid of the potential Xanax withdrawal symptoms that they wonder if it's worth getting off Xanax.
After all, it's only a pill, right?
When abused, Xanax can lead to serious consequences on your long-term health.
People who abuse Xanax often struggle with memory problems and general confusion. In fact, many aren't aware that long-term abuse of Xanax actually makes you more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
In some cases, you may experience extreme, frightening psychosis. Xanax abuse can cause both auditory and visual hallucinations, which can worsen any pre-existing psychological conditions you may have.
You're also more likely to develop seizures and lose lots of your overall muscular coordination. Expect to feel not only tired, but exhausted and lethargic, almost all the time.
Of course, we haven't even discussed yet the serious consequences that abuse and addiction can have on your relationships, your finances, and your career.
If you're weaning off Xanax in a medical environment (we'll talk in more detail about what to expect later on in this post), we know you're curious about the withdrawal timeline.
In general, you should expect to experience the first symptoms of withdrawal between 6-12 hours after you've taken your final dose.
Remember that if you take fast-acting Xanax, you may experience symptoms even sooner than that. During your initial withdrawal phase, you'll likely deal with intense anxiety and paranoia. You'll also feel restless, and will probably deal with insomnia.
Soon afterward, you'll begin to enter the second phase of withdrawal from Xanax. This is, unfortunately, the most difficult part of the withdrawal timeline. You should expect it to last for about 1-4 days in total.
You may deal with nausea and vomiting, continue to have insomnia, experience panic attacks, and suffer from diarrhea. In some cases, your symptoms will feel somewhat like the flu — think chills and fever, excessive sweating, and a loss of appetite.
The next phase, which can last for up to two weeks after the second withdrawal stage ends, is somewhat of a continuation of the above symptoms. However, they'll begin to subside during this time.
You'll begin to feel better after about 14-15 days off Xanax completely. This is likely when you'll enter a longer-term treatment program and rehabilitation center.
Anywhere from 10-20% of people who have to take Xanax will eventually become addicted to the medication.
Because of alarming numbers like these, you'll have lots of different ways of getting off Xanax.
In some cases — especially if your addiction is more severe — you may even use other benzos to help your body learn how to detox from Xanax. This helps you go through detox without experiencing withdrawal symptoms that could cause you harm.
This is part of the process of tapering off of Xanax, and it's something that you should never attempt on your own.
Coming up with your own Xanax taper schedule is dangerous, and it's likely that you'll start using again because the symptoms you will experience will be so intense.
Benzos like Valium are given in smaller dosages, gradually weaning you off of the drug. Your treatment team will ensure that you only take safe dosages of the medication.
You'll also have access to other more standard medications in detox to help you to manage the symptoms of withdrawal. In some cases, things like common pain relievers (think Tylenol and Advil) will be able to help you. You may also find that you need to take medications to stop your nausea, like Dramamine.
Especially if you're suffering from intense gastro-intestinal issues during withdrawal, your medical team may also suggest anti-diarrheal medications.
You'll also need to make sure that you've kept an eye on your overall water intake during the detox process.
You'll be at a higher risk of dehydration, especially if you're experiencing withdrawal side effects like vomiting and diarrhea.
Getting enough liquids is also key because serious dehydration can cause seizures. Since during the detox process you're already at a higher risk for seizures, you need to take hydration seriously.
In many cases, those that struggle with an addiction to Xanax also have some sort of a mental health disorder.
This is called a co-occurring disorder, and throughout your treatment, you'll need to work on developing a plan to help you manage both sides of this difficult coin. But if you have a co-occurring disorder, know that you're not alone.
In fact, about 8 million people in the United States alone have co-occurring disorders that can cause them serious stress and make them more likely to become addicted to drugs, pills, or alcohol.
It doesn't matter whether the addiction or the mental health issue came first. The important thing is that you take both of these issues seriously.
Since your mental health issues will increase during the detox process, it's important that you and your team come up with a plan.
Getting off Xanax also means that you'll need to stop taking SSRIs and other forms of medication for your mental health. This makes a lot of people nervous, and for good reason.
In the vast majority of cases, you'll still be able to take the non-benzo mental health medications prescribed to you during the detox process. Of course, if you're frequently getting sick, the medication won't be as effective.
This is why cognitive behavioral therapy and standard talk therapy often begin during the detox process itself. Now, let's take a look at other ways to treat your mental health during the recovery process.
It's important to note that a huge part of learning how to stop taking Xanax for good is to make sure that your mental state has its own recovery process.
While therapy and rehab won't necessarily be able to completely cure your depression, anxiety, or other mental health disorder, it will be able to teach you coping mechanisms, and will help you to understand the underlying causes of addiction.
One of the most popular methods is cognitive behavioral therapy.
Cognitive behavior therapy, or CBT for short, helps you identify and overcome unhelpful or unproductive patterns of thought. We all have "learned" behaviors influenced by both our genetics and the environments in which we grew up.
In most cases, we've all had to develop coping mechanisms and even survival strategies. However, not all of these are healthy or even effective.
CBT is all about understanding not only your own behavior but also what motivates other people. It also has a distinct focus on improving your own sense of self-worth and overall confidence.
You'll face your fears and will likely even confront difficult realities about your past experiences. In some cases, you may even use role-playing to help you to better understand your overall thought process.
Of course, CBT is far from the only kind of therapy that you'll receive during the rehabilitation process.
In many treatment centers, talk therapy and mental health programs exist to give you the tools that you can use to fill up your recovery toolbox. What works for one person might not be as effective for another, and vice versa.
It's important that you find a treatment program that treats the whole person. In other words, detoxing alone isn't enough. You may find that you need to "re-learn" how to live a sober lifestyle.
You may need to understand how to feed your body in a healthy way, or how to master different forms of exercise, and much more.
In some cases, you may even need to find a treatment program that helps you to address and reconnect with members of your family and others that your addiction has hurt.
Your treatment team will be able to help you to develop a recovery program that's uniquely suited to your needs.
You have no idea how wonderful life can be when you get off Xanax. Are you ready to get started on your own recovery?
Do You Need Help Getting off Xanax?
If you need help getting off Xanax, it's important to remember that you're not alone. There are millions of people that experience the same hardship you're going through. There are also people that care and want to help you.
It's not necessarily your fault that you developed a dependency on Xanax, and it's not a sign of weakness, either. Many people don't even realize that they've become addicted to Xanax until the symptoms of withdrawal have become unbearable.
If you need help, you shouldn't quit cold turkey or attempt to wean yourself off of Xanax alone. Doing so only makes you likely to start using again, and it's dangerous.
Instead, let us connect you to the kind of help that you truly need. No matter what sort of treatment you're looking for, we'll help you find it.
A better, benzo-free life is possible, and you can begin to feel like you're in control of your life again.
Reach out to us to learn how you can get started. We'll help you start living your best life today!
This entry was posted in Accepting Help, Prescription Drugs and tagged anxiety disorder, getting off Xanax, Xanax, Xanax Detox, Xanax Withdrawal on November 27, 2018 by Anna Wheatcraft.


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Susan Olesik received her A.S. from Vincennes University B.A. from DePauw University and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, under the auspices of James W. Taylor in field of analytical mass spectrometry. She held a postdoctoral fellowship for Milos Novotny at Indiana University followed by a postdoctoral fellow for Tomas Baer at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. After that she became a faculty member at The Ohio State University. She is currently the Dow Professor of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. In 1989, she began a science outreach program, Wonders of Our World (WOW) that assists elementary schools by providing exciting hand-on experiments for the students and professional development workshops for the teachers. She continues as the Director of the Ohio House of Science and Engineering (OHSE), a K-16 science outreach center.
Her awards include: 2019 The Analytical Scientist-100 Most Influential Analytical Scientists, 2017 The Analytical Scientist top mentor award, 2016 one of the Top 50 women in Analytical Science, 2015 The Analytical Scientist -100 Most Influential Analytical Scientists, ACS 2014 Helen M Free Award for Public Outreach, 2014 ACS Award in Chromatography, 2012 AAAS Fellow, 2010 OSU Building Bridges Excellence Award, 2009 ACS Fellow, 2008 ACS National Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences; 2008 Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences; OSU Alumni Association Heinlen Award-2006; 2005 Columbus Technical Council (CTC) Technical Person of the Year; 2004 ACS, Columbus Section Award for Outstanding Achievement & Promotion of Chemical Sciences; 2000 AWISCO Woman in Science Award; and a commendation from NASA for Contributing GC Column to Cassini- Huygen's probe.
She is most known for research in three areas of separation science — Enhanced-fluidity Liquid Chromatography (EFLC), development of carbon stationary phases (one of these columns was a component of the Cassini-Huygen's probe of Titan), and design of nanoscale materials for chromatography-mass spectrometry. Recent areas of study include studies of biologically relevant compounds and improving in efficiency in separation science and ionization efficiency in surface assisted laser desorption ionization (SALDI) using nanoparticle and nanofiber arrays and devices.
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Title:A black widow population dissection through HiPERCAM multi-band light curve modelling
Authors:D. Mata Sánchez (1,2,3), M. R. Kennedy (1,4), C. J. Clark (1,5,6), R. P. Breton (1), V. S. Dhillon (2,7), G. Voisin (8,1), F. Camilo (9), S. Littlefair (7), T. R. Marsh (10), J. Stringer (1) ((1) Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, (2) Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, (3) Departamento de astrofísica, Univ. de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, (4) Department of Physics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, (5) Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Albert Einstein Institute, Hannover, Germany, (6) Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany, (7) Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, (8) LUTH, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Meudon, France, (9) South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, South Africa, (10) Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK)
Abstract: Black widows are extreme millisecond pulsar binaries where the pulsar wind ablates their low-mass companion stars. Their optical light curves vary periodically due to the high irradiation and tidal distortion of the companion, which allows us to infer the binary parameters. We present simultaneous multi-band observations obtained with the HIPERCAM instrument at the 10.4-m GTC telescope for six of these systems. The combination of this five-band fast photometer with the world's largest optical telescope enables us to inspect the light curve range near minima. We present the first light curve for PSR J1641+8049, as well as attain a significant increase in signal-to-noise and cadence compared with previous publications for the remaining 5 targets: PSR J0023+0923, PSR J0251+2606, PSR J0636+5129, PSR J0952-0607 and PSR J1544+4937. We report on the results of the light curve modelling with the Icarus code for all six systems, which reveals some of the hottest and densest companion stars known. We compare the parameters derived with the limited but steadily growing black widow population for which optical modelling is available. We find some expected correlations, such as that between the companion star mean density and the orbital period of the system, but also a puzzling positive correlation between the orbital inclination and the irradiation temperature of the companion. We propose such a correlation would arise if pulsars with magnetic axis orthogonal to their spin axis are capable of irradiating their companions to a higher degree.
Comments: 18 pages (+12 pages for appendix), 12 figures (+13 in the appendix), 3 tables (1 in the appendix). Accepted for publication in MNRAS on 2023 January 17th
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE); Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
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Class Action Waivers: The Law of Unintended Consequences
By: Don Samuels
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis [1] that class action waivers in arbitration agreements are enforceable, employers have been rejoicing. However, is their excitement misplaced?
As that eminent legal scholar, Isaac Newton, once said "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."[2] To the extent class action waivers are enforceable, employers may experience an increase in individual cases, each of which includes the possibility for plaintiff's counsel to obtain attorneys' fees if he or she is successful. Accordingly, companies should carefully evaluate whether to include a class action waiver in any arbitration agreement with their employees in light of the possibility of multiple individual arbitrations involving similar issues for which the company must pay for the arbitration fee, its attorney's fees and the plaintiff's attorneys' fees if it is unsuccessful in each arbitration.
Class Action Waivers Outside Of Arbitration
The reasoning behind the Court's decision in Epic Systems is tied closely to the policies underlying the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), and it is unclear whether a class action waiver is enforceable in the absence of an arbitration agreement. For example, in the absence of an arbitration agreement and the public policy underlying the FAA, would a non-arbitration class action waiver survive a challenge under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act involving concerted activity? Similarly, in the absence of an arbitration agreement, would state statutes regarding unconscionability of a class action waiver be applicable? See e.g., Gentry v. Superior Court, 42 Cal. 4th 443, 165 P.3d 556 (2007), abrogated by Iskanian v. CLS Transp. Los Angeles, LLC, 59 Cal. 4th 348, 327 P.3d 129 (2014). Finally, in the absence of an arbitration agreement, can collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") be waived? As a general matter, substantive rights under the FLSA cannot be waived. The question is whether the right to a "collective action" is a substantive or procedural right, and the courts are split on this issue.
A company should carefully consider whether to employ class action waivers in connection with any arbitration program and, in the absence of an arbitration program, should consider that a class action waiver may not be enforceable in certain circumstances.
[1] Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 138 S.Ct. 1612 (2018).
[2] Sir Isaac Newton, Newton's Third Law of Motion, in Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687).
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Those greedy, self-absorbed,Jewish vintners who use Hayovel's "free" labor in the vineyards (it costs Am Yisrael more than it does these self-absorbed quislings), get zero sympathy from me when they whine about the hardships of running a vineyard, or the fact that Jews 'won't do the labor'.
First of all, if you cannot afford the cost of running such an enterprise, don't do it. For example, I don't own the Jeep company I may believe I deserve in the Negev Highlands, nor have I started a bear-watching enterprise in Alaska. (Even though I would be so good at it!) Those are the breaks.
More importantly, their hardship, whether real or imagined, doesn't give them a heter to use missionary labor. Now of course they vociferously deny that Hayovel are missionaries. But Hayovel's own words and actions disprove this lunatic assertion. The evidence is abundant unless one is a fool or a liar.
As far as the oft mentioned claim that Jews won't work the fields, it is all nonsense. Plenty of Jews need employment. Plenty of Jews enjoy physical labor. The fact that many Jews don't want to, doesn't change the fact that the generalization is false. In truth, these owners don't want to pay Jewish workers an honest wage, and free labor is something these unprincipled types cannot refuse. Many of them would use Arab labor, but the security issues make this a non-option. And even the Thais want to get paid SOMETHING.
Furthermore, there are all sorts of creative programs that could be created to offset costs, including using college-age Jewish volunteers. What a novel idea! Singles who might actually meet another Jewish single and start a family! All could be done within the framework of a dignified, responsible, halachic program. Sure beats the reality of attractive and affable christian singles roaming the fields of Jewish yishuvim.
But such things would require effort, initiative, and some money, and the evangelical missionaries give it for free. Or so they say. The leaders of Hayovel are actually making a pretty penny off of their scam, it is the foolish pilgrim volunteer who gets nothing save the delusions of his lunatic beliefs. How else could Hayovel afford a new million dollar plus compound in the U.S?
In any event, the price of such forbidden "help" costs a lot more than money, but these vintners and the other unscrupulous Jewish activists, advocates, tour guides, and general hasbara shills, don't really give a damn. In their eyes it is profitable and they can cloak it within the ideology of a skewed Jewish notion of the end-game. By selling their souls for shekels, they set a fire to the greater nation of Israel.
These egotistical types don't give a damn, no matter what evidence you show them. The forbidden fruit is just too damn sweet. And strange wines are intoxicating.
Let them rant and defame us. Let them lie and spread their poison. A handful of us are committed to exposing this horror, no matter the cost. And as I've noted before, when you let asps into the house, we are going to raise hell. You better believe it.
The vipers have to go, and those moral defectives who let them in our house, need to be outed, tarred, and feathered. Metaphorically speaking, or otherwise.
"Af all pi"-nevertheless, despite the never ending vitriol, it is an honor to fight for Torah.


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Our Mothers Ourselves
Bernice Wachter, Mama Bear. A Conversation with Lori Wolfson and Andrea Wachter
Happy Mother's Day! Sending some extra love today to all the extraordinary mothers out there!
And speaking of extraordinary mothers....
This week, Katie interviews her sisters-in law, Lori Wolfson and Andrea Wachter, about their mother, Bernice Wachter.
Bernice raised her kids in quintessential "Mama Bear" mode, striking the perfect balance between giving guidance and granting independence. She gave her children the room to make their own mistakes, but still pushed them to do what she sensed was right.
And through all the ups and downs, Bernice has never lost her wonderful sense of humor!
Artwork by Paula Mangin (@PaulaBallah)
Music composed and performed by Andrea Perry
Producers: Alice Hudson & Sophie McNulty
Mother Word Cloud: Please contribute the one word that best describes your mother to the Mother Word Cloud.
Also, starting this week, we're bringing you the Mother Mine mini-series from producer Katie Semro, right here on the Our Mothers Ourselves Buzzsprout feed.
Mother Mine is about our mothers and how they've shaped us. It will be coming to you as 75 short episodes in the voices of people from across the globe. I hope you'll listen along as we explore who our mothers are and who we have become because of them.
More episodes from Our Mothers Ourselves
Gladys Barry, aka Omaha Gigi, Grandma Poker Player. A Conversation With Michele Barry
Some women take up crafting or knitting or volunteering in their later years. For Gladys Barry, also known as Gigi, there was a different hobby: Poker. Gigi was born in Brooklyn and worked as a math teacher in elementary school. She learned to play poker from some of her friends, and realized she had a knack for it. So she began to play in low stakes tournaments, and kept getting better and better, earning herself the nickname Omaha Gigi. Once, she went into a casino and sat at a table filled with young guys, and someone came and said, 'let's move you to an older table.' Omaha Gigi was not having it. She said, 'you just sit and watch me play,' and that casino worker quickly realized his mistake. Gigi wasn't messing around, and stayed at the table. With her earnings, Gigi helped pay for her daughter's medical school tuition. On this episode, Katie talks to Gigi's daughter, Dr. Michele Barry, who is the senior associate dean for global health and director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health in the Stanford School of Medicine. She has traveled the world for studies and conferences, often bringing her mother along with her--whether she wanted to or not.
Dorothy Nayer, Brave Survivor. A conversation with Louise Nayer
Dorothy Nayer was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania and into her twenties, life bumped along. She went to nursing school, got married, and had two daughters. Then, when her daughters were still young children, Dorothy was in a horrible accident while the family was vacationing on Cape Cod. She was planning to light a hot water heater and it exploded, leaving her with horrible third degree burns. Dorothy had 37 restorative surgeries, but for the rest of her life she looked dramatically different. Her youngest daughter, Louise, chronicled her mother's experience and how it affected her own childhood in "Burned: A Memoir," which was an Oprah Great Read and won the Wisconsin Library Association Award. Louise talks with Katie about her childhood, her mother, and the incredible story of bravery and resilience.* Artwork by Paula Mangin (**@PaulaBallah**) Music composed and performed by Andrea Perry Producer: Claire Trageser Social Media: Claire Trageser Mother Word Cloud: Please contribute the one word that best describes your mother to the Mother Word Cloud at **www.ourmothersourselves.com**. Note: Our sister podcast, Mother Mine, has moved to a separate feed. **Click here to listen to it on Apple Podcasts**.*
Joy Liasson, whose warmth carries on. A conversation with Mara Liasson
Joy Liasson was born in Pittsburgh in 1926, a child of the Depression. She was an aspiring writer who met her husband when he accidentally burned a hole in one of the two dresses she owned. They went on to have children, including a daughter who became a well known voice in America's political news coverage. That is my guest, Mara Liasson, national political correspondent for NPR. Joy didn't work when her children were young, but raised them to care about writing, reading and democracy. She wrote children's stories, worked for the League of Women's Voters, and worked for the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Southern Westchester, which provided special education to gifted children. *Artwork by Paula Mangin (**@PaulaBallah**) Music composed and performed by Andrea Perry Producer: Claire Trageser Social Media: Claire Trageser Mother Word Cloud: Please contribute the one word that best describes your mother to the Mother Word Cloud at **www.ourmothersourselves.com**. Note: Our sister podcast, Mother Mine, has moved to a separate feed. **Click here to listen to it on Apple Podcasts**. *


Are you interested in learning more about our therapeutic and self-knowledge methods pertaining to Gestalt and Transpersonal Therapy?
In this space you'll soon find all the activities that I – María Vázquez – organise with my colleagues in the field of Transpersonal Gestalt therapy in various locations around Spain, in different and very entertaining formats.
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Accreditations and Partnerships
Singapore International School @ CiputraSingapore International School (SIS) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Our Student Achievements
Schoolwide Learner Goals
Integrated Programme
Virtues Programme
Admission policy / requirements
Singapore International School is proudly connected to top universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. We continue to work in partnership with top schools and globally recognized associations to provide the best opportunities for our students, in Vietnam and abroad.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
WASC is one of six private, nonprofit, regional accrediting authorities in the United States. WASC provides assistance and accreditation to schools located in California, Hawaii, the Pacific Islands and East Asia.
As an international and high profile accrediting agency, WASC is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and services over 4,000 schools, aiming to foster excellence in education by encouraging continuous school improvement.
Seven of our Singapore International Schools have been accredited by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Schools included are:
SIS @ Saigon South
SIS @ Binh Duong New City
SIS @ Vung Tau
SIS @ Da Nang
SIS @ Van Phuc
SIS @ Ciputra
SIS @ Gamuda Gardens
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB), formerly the Examinations Division of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, was formed to develop and conduct national examinations in Singapore and to provide other examinations and assessment services, locally as well as overseas.
KinderWorld was appointed as an Overseas Examination Center in April 2005 by the SEAB, to conduct the Singapore International Primary School Examination (iPSLE).
The iPSLE is an international version of the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) taken by Singaporean students after completing Primary education.
Cambridge Assessment International Education
KinderWorld's Singapore International Schools are registered with Cambridge Assessment International Education to teach and assess the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Cambridge International AS and A Levels.
The IGCSE is taken in over 100 countries worldwide and is the world's most popular international qualification for 14 -16 years old. The IGCSE is recognised by Universities and employers worldwide as a mark of quality signifying clear evidence of a student's ability.
The Cambridge International AS and A Levels are internationally benchmarked qualifications providing excellent preparation for university under graduate education. They are taken in over 125 countries and are widely recognised by universities and employers alike.
ACT Education Solutions Limited, USA
An agreement with ACT Education Solutions Limited was signed certifying KinderWorld's Singapore International Schools in Ho Chi Minh City ,Hanoi, Da Nang, Binh Duong and Vung Tau as American College Test (ACT) Centres. Under this agreement, KinderWorld also conducts the Global Assessment Certificate (GAC) Programme.
The GAC is a University Preparation Programme that provides students with the academic knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully complete a Bachelor Degree at one of many GAC pathway universities around the world.
ACT is an independent, non-profit organization and is one of the foremost providers of educational testing, workforce development, and research services in the world.
Elmhurst College, USA
Elmhurst College is located in a safe and green campus which is only a 30-minute train ride from downtown Chicago, USA. Being in the Top 10 Regional Mid-west University in 2017 by US News & World Report, Elmhurst College currently has more than 3,300 students and offers Bachelor and Master Degrees with 61 undergraduate majors, 16 graduate programmes and 16 pre-professional programmes. All programmes of Elmhurst College are taught by resident Associate or Full Professors
Designed to give Overseas Students from ASEAN a taste of College life, Elmhurst also offers a 4-week Summer Immersion Programme combining academic coursework and college admission workshops with cultural activities.
Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland
Edinburgh Napier University is one of Scotland's largest universities with over 15,000 students studying courses in Arts, Business, Computing and Information Technology, Health Care, Engineering and Science.
Edinburgh Napier University is a recipient of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for providing a world-class standard of excellence.
KinderWorldsigned an MOU with Edinburgh Napier University to develop an articulation pathway for our students.
Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore
A premier independent school in Singapore with a rich history of 90 years, Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) has produced 50 President's Scholars to date. It is one of the finest educational institutions for high-achievers and the gifted in the region.
Through a mutual collaboration, both KinderWorld and Hwa Chong aim to provide opportunities for students to participate in learning experiences and leadership programmes at each other's school campuses.
This relationship also provides opportunities for teacher attachments designed to promote and improve effective pedagogy, teaching capacity and leadership capacity.
Outward Bound Vietnam
Outward Bound is an international, non-profit, independent outdoor education organisation with approximately 40 schools around the world and 200,000 participants per year. Outward Bound programmes aim to foster the personal growth and social skills of participants by using challenging expeditions in the outdoors.
Our students participate in the Outward Bound course, which is designed to bulid self-confidence and strengthen leadership skills such as teamwork, perseverance and effective communication.
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São Tomé and Príncipe competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Athletics

São Tomé and Príncipe qualified one athlete.

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

Girls
Track & road events

Beach Volleyball

São Tomé and Príncipe was given a team to compete from the tripartite committee.

Canoeing

São Tomé and Príncipe was given a boat to compete by the tripartite committee.

Girls

References

2014 in São Tomé and Príncipe
Nations at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
São Tomé and Príncipe at the Youth Olympics


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Radio Bristol Book Club – I Saw the Light: The Story of Hank Williams
By Rene Rodgers, January 2, 2021
Welcome to another year of Radio Bristol Book Club! Each month, readers from the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and the Bristol Public Library come together to celebrate and explore one book inspired by our region's rich Appalachian cultural and musical heritage. We invite you to read along and then listen to Radio Bristol on the fourth Thursday of each month at 11:00am when we will dig deep into the feelings and questions raised by the books, learn more about the authors, and celebrate the joys of being a bookworm!
Our book for January is I Saw the Light: The Story of Hank Williams by Colin Escott with George Merritt and William MacEwen. This book is the perfect accompaniment to our current special exhibit Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music, 1972—1981, featuring the photography of Henry Horenstein and a variety of related artifacts, including a Hank Williams guitar. In his tragically short time on Earth, Hank Williams created one of the defining bodies of American music – including "Your Cheating Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'," and "Jambalaya." He sold millions of records and was hugely influential on country music and beyond. However, while he made a success of his career in so many ways, his life was also characterized by personal demons and sadly an early death at the age of 29. Estcott's definitive biography vividly details the singer's life and career – from its highs to its lows – while unveiling much that was previously unknown or hidden about this iconic country star.
The cover for Colin Escott's I Saw the Light: The Story of Hank Williams. The book was later made into a film with Tom Hiddleston playing the title role.
Born in England, Colin Escott has written numerous music-related books, including Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll, Lost Highway: The True Story of Country Music, and The Grand Ole Opry: The Making of an American Icon (some of which we might be reading as future Radio Bristol Book Club picks!). His CD box set, The Complete Hank Williams, won two Grammy Awards in 1999 for "Best Historical Album" and "Best Recording Package—Boxed." In 2010, Escott received a Tony nomination for Million Dollar Quartet, a Broadway musical about the one-night jam session between Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis in December 1956.
Portrait of author Colin Escott.
Be sure to tune in on Thursday, January 28 at 11:00am to hear the book club discussion about I Saw the Light: The Story of Hank Williams! You can find us on the dial at 100.1 FM, streaming live on Radio Bristol, or via the Radio Bristol app. And be sure to pick up a copy and read it ahead of time. We look forward to sharing our thoughts on this wonderful biography of a troubled and iconic musician.
Looking ahead: We have picked all of the books for 2021 – and are looking forward to a wide range of titles and topics from Dolly Parton's songwriting and Affrilachian folktales to a Carter Family graphic novel and an illustrated fiction book about Appalachian economic and social challenges. You can find the full list of our 2021 reads here – so be sure to check it out, read along with us, and then tune in to our discussion on-air! And if you have any questions about the books you'd like us to address on-air, email us at info@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org with the subject line "Radio Bristol Book Club." Happy reading!
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Baloda Bazar é uma cidade e uma nagar panchayat no distrito de Raipur, no estado indiano de Chhattisgarh.

Demografia
Segundo o censo de 2001, Baloda Bazar tinha uma população de 22 853 habitantes. Os indivíduos do sexo masculino constituem 51% da população e os do sexo feminino 49%. Baloda Bazar tem uma taxa de literacia de 69%, superior à média nacional de 59,5%; com 57% para o sexo masculino e 43% para o sexo feminino. 14% da população está abaixo dos 6 anos de idade.

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Q: Is there a standard for keeping extra info about a MySQL table? My task involves reading from a constantly updated MySQL table created with:
CREATE TABLE mailing (
    addr VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
);

(no date_created fields or anything, kind of arbitrary, I know, but this is what I am given)
This table is supposed to hold millions of email addresses, and more will be added daily.
I am supposed to count the daily growth from the last 30 days of all the domains in this table in a separate one, which I create with:
CREATE TABLE domain_count (
    domain VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
    total_count INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
    count_1 INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
    count_2 INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
    ...
    count_30 INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
);

If say, on day 1 mailing table contains 10 addresses from a single domain, and on day 2 it contains 15 addresses, then I'd like for domain_count.count_1 = 10 and domain_count.count_2 = 5
To that end, I need to keep track of 2 things: one is the total number of addresses in the mailing table as of yesterday (so for day 2 I should have "10" stored somewhere, and for day 3, I should have "15" stored somewhere; with this I can resume searching from the 11th/16th column of the mailing table). The other is the latest count_# value since I need to know to insert into count_2 on day 2 (and loop around back to count_1 on day 31).
I can store these values in a separate file easily, but it feels really messy doing something like that. Is there a MySQL query that would let me associate those values with the tables themselves?

A: There's no standard for what you describe, no.
There's INFORMATION_SCHEMA, which is part of the SQL standard.  The TABLES table has a column TABLE_ROWS, but this only shows the current number of rows.
To do what you describe, I'd make another conventional table based on the TABLES table, add a TIMESTAMP column, and periodically copy rows from the I_S table to my own.
CREATE TABLE mydatabase.TABLES like INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES;

ALTER TABLE mydatabase.TABLES ADD COLUMN updated_at TIMESTAMP;

/* once per day do the following: */
INSERT INTO mydatabase.TABLES
 SELECT *, NOW() FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
 WHERE (table_schema, table_name) = ('mydatabase', 'mytable');

A: To answer your specific question: such aggregation and denormalisation of your data for reporting is something that would typically be covered by a data warehouse rather than by the DBMS.
To help with your problem, a neater structure might be the following:
CREATE TABLE `domain_count` (
    `domain` VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
    `date` DATE NOT NULL,
    `count` INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
);

It's still separating an aggregation of the data from the data itself, but you might find the structure easier to query for your requirements. You can use date range / BETWEEN operators to get the ranges that you're interested in, and SUM the counts or use GROUP BY to group by domain, month etc.

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Next On Key West's Environmental Agenda: To Be Free Of Single-Use Plastics
WLRN 91.3 FM | By Nancy Klingener
Published August 7, 2019 at 12:43 PM EDT
From left, Dolly Garlo, Robert Keeley and Kathy Miklossy dressed up as 'bag monsters' to express their support for a ban of single-use plastics in Key West.
In the last few months, Key West has banned the sale of chemical sunscreens and the use of styrofoam and some pesticides on city property. Now the city is taking on single-use plastics.
Tuesday evening, Key West officially set a goal to be free of single-use plastics. That includes bags, straws and utensils.
Shawn Martin, chair of the Keys chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, says the group does frequent cleanups on the beaches and shallow water around the island.
"No matter how often we do cleanups, we find that we are always collecting several hundred pounds of trash in just a few hours' time," Martin said. "Most of that being single-use plastic straws, plastic cups, bags."
The measure won unanimous support from the Key West City Commission. Many of the people who spoke in support live in other parts of the Keys and say they hope the same idea will be taken up throughout the island chain.
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Victoria Cassar, a plastic marine debris artist from Tavernier, spoke in favor of the resolution banning single-use plastic.
"This is not just polluting our environment of our island, of the beauty of why people come here," Martin said.
Key West commissioners told city attorneys to come up with an ordinance that would ban single-use plastics, while also taking into account the legal challenges based on state laws that pre-empt local governments from such actions.
Coral Gables, Bal Harbour, Surfside and Fort Lauderdale have all taken aim at different kinds of plastics, ranging from straws or bags to all single-use plastics.
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Plane crashes near March Air Reserve Base in…
Plane crashes near March Air Reserve Base in Southern California, evacuations underway
An F-16 fighter jet crashed into a building on Thursday, March 16, on Opportunity Way near March Air Reserve Base. (Photo courtesy Jeff Schoffstall)
By Richard Deatley | rdeatley@scng.com and Brian Rokos | brokos@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: May 16, 2019 at 6:19 pm | UPDATED: May 16, 2019 at 6:21 pm
RIVERSIDE — An Air National Guard F-16 fighter crashed through the roof of a manufacturing building near March Air Reserve Base, Thursday, May 16, with the pilot escaping by ejecting while workers inside the building scrambled for their lives.
Maj. Perry Covington, director of public affairs at the base, said the pilot ejected before the crash Thursday and was not hurt. The pilot was reportedly the only person aboard the plane and was being medically evaluated, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Covington said there are no injuries reported on the ground.
The crash and concern about reported weapons on board the plane and other hazardous materials led to authorities creating an evacuation zone in the area, filled with warehouses, factories and distribution centers.
The crash site is located near the 215 Freeway and major surface streets, which were shut down, along with Metrolink train tracks in the area.
The crash was reported around 3:30 p.m. and put a hole in the roof of See Water Inc. at 22220 Opportunity Way.
"We hear the jets fly over, but this one kept getting louder and louder," said Jon Godoy, 26, who works at See Water, a pump control manufacturing company. "All of a sudden, it came through the roof. It was terrible. As soon as I saw the fire, I turned around and I told my co-worker 'We have to get out of here.'"
Co-worker Steve Hernandez, 26, said one person inside was hit by debris, but appeared to have only a minor injury. All inside the building appeared to be accounted for.
Dan Cupido, a retired Riverside County chief deputy coroner, was headed to the base to photograph planes, as he often does, and was monitoring the March control tower frequency.
The pilot said he was in trouble, Cupido said he heard, and that he had hydraulic problems and wanted to circle to burn off fuel.
"I was just cresting the Van Buren (Boulevard) overpass and here's this F-16 pitching left and coming straight down into the building," said Cupido, 69. "It's one of those surreal moments (like) 'I didn't see that.'"
Cupido said he didn't hear an explosion or see a fire.
By 6 p.m., the Riverside County Sheriff's Department continued to keep people at a distance and asks that people stay clear of emergency vehicles.
FAA issued a temporary flight restriction over the site because of concerns of hazardous materials.
Deputies ordered people who had gathered along Opportunity Way to evacuate, about 4:45 p.m., about a quarter mile to Meridian Parkway and Cactus Avenue.
Metrolink tracks are closed between Moreno Valley and Perris Downtown due to police activity tied to the crash.
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Letter: Hey — there's an election coming up soon
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A journalist since 1975, for City News Service in Los Angeles, The Associated Press in Los Angeles and New York, and The Press-Enteprise, Richard DeAtley has been Entertainment Editor, a features writer, courts and breaking news reporter. He is currently a business reporter for The P-E. He is a Cal State Long Beach graduate, lifelong Southern Californian (except for that time in New York -- which was great!), he has been in Riverside since 1992, and has watched and reported as a great community grew into its own identity.


1996 SATURN SL2…..DRIVEN BY MAURA MURRAY ON FEB. 9TH 2004..?
February 9th 2017 marks the 13th year since Maura Murray disappeared without a trace. The 1996 black Saturn SL2 was found deserted, locked and apparently disabled, the Saturn had sustained minor hood area damage and was found in the roadway facing Westbound in the Eastbound lane. The mystery of this case leaves behind many unanswered questions, some of those so bizarre that it does not seem feasible to have to ask the question in the first place. The inconsistencies and inaccuracies plague this case like an epidemic, it is sickening to say the least and even more nauseating that some people cannot see through this or are in complete denial of something that cannot be ignored.
And that is WHY 13 years later Mr. Murray still comes here searching, changes the Ribbon every year and as a determined and persistent man will never cease in the quest for answers. WE the People stand behind and beside Fred Murray as a symbol of strength in this never ending nightmare and will help to keep the case moving forward and keep the light shining bright……. that being the spirit of Maura. 'We the People' will not let this case disappear like Maura Murray did 13 years ago.
"WE THE PEOPLE WANT THE TRUTH……..
Good afternoon and Thank You for joining us on this the 13th year since Maura Murray mysteriously vanished from this exact location.
My name is John Smith from Truth Seekers Investigations and I have been looking into this case for 13 years now.
It was at 7:27 pm on Feb. 9th 2004 when the 1st call came into 911 @ the GCSD dispatch center. The caller, Faith Westman stated there was a car in the ditch, a man in the car smoking a cigarette and unknown if there was any personal injury to the occupant.
A few minutes later school bus driver Butch Atwood came along and witnessed a female at the scene and offered to call for help but was told that AAA had already been called. Atwood then drove to his house, parked his bus and went inside to call 911 to report what he had seen knowing that there was indeed NO cell phone service in that area.
At 7:46 pm Sgt. Cecil Smith from the Haverhill PD arrived here on scene to find the Black 1996 Saturn deserted, locked and apparently disabled. The vehicle has sustained minor damage to the hood area and was located facing Westbound in the eastbound lane.
was gone, she had vanished in what seems like a blink of an eye.
WHICH WAY DID SHE GO.?
For 13 years now a determined and persistent man, Fred Murray has been coming to NH to find the answers that will lead him to the whereabouts of his Daughter Maura.
Mr. Murray has searched the roadsides, scoured the streams & traversed the small hills and mountains in what must be a never ending nightmare.
Fred Murray has dug thru trash dumps, looked in wells, crawled under buildings & even came across bones in a sandpit. Those remains turned out to be animal bones, that of a cow but one can only imagine the feeling that must have been totally overwhelming and a gasp of helplessness. A feeling no-one should ever have to experience.
WE THE PEOPLE, the investigators, friends, locals and concerned citizens are here today to show support for the Murray Family as well as let the community know that we are still searching for the answers to help resolve this case and bring closure to the Murray family. We will continue to search for the TRUTH on a mission to bring forth justice for this Cold Case Mystery.
NOW Annie Searle will be doing a reading of a short poem / prayer written especially for Maura. This will be followed by a 13 balloon release marking the 13 year long & tiring journey that has brought us to this point in time. The red heart signifies strength for all of us.
Witnessing the crowd here today gives hope that this mystery of what happened to Maura Murray will not be forgotten. I can feel the positive energy and know that it definitely must be Maura smiling at us all.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING PART OF TODAY. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE VFW THIS SAT. FEB. 11TH FROM 2 TIL 8 PM FOR THE GATHERING.
COME AND JOIN US FOR WHAT WILL BE AN INFORMATIVE MEETING AND IT WILL BE MUCH MUCH WARMER THAN IT IS HERE TODAY.
February 9th 2017 Remembrance at the Ribbon Tree….Very emotional day.
A cold and blustery day at the Weathered barn corner. Full of warm hearts though.!
Fly high and soar, catch the winds and sail, send us the strength to never fail.
On February 11th 2017 The Truth Seekers Group put together an informational meeting and gathering at the VFW in Littleton NH. The local community supported us by donating their personal time, assorted services , food and so much more. The outpouring of local support shows the true spirit of the the kind and caring people that inhabit the Great State of New Hampshire. Your help was very much appreciated and we could not have done this without You.
February 11th 2017 @ VFW gathering…A very powerful day.
Below are links to the media attention received this the 13th year since Maura vanished from Rte. 112 in Haverhill NH.
The Warm Hearts of the supporters as they watch the balloons reach for the skies.
2017 Balloon release @ The VFW……Remembering the Missing gathering.
During Mr. Murray's emotional words he spoke of many things including the investigation or lack thereof, questioning why the cops did not look to the East that night, Why NHSP Commander John Scarinza denied / lied about having a Trooper on scene that night and why the NHSP have questioned the credibility of Witness 'A' Karen MacNamara. During the time Mr Murray was behind the podium You could feel the energy in the room and see the faces of the people, it was as if they were entranced. I am sure their Hearts were fractured from the oh so powerful utterance by Fred Murray. Words that filled the room with sorrow yet gave new meaning to a group of people that had come together to support the Murray Family. The gathering not only showed support but was a multi faceted opportunity. The contacts that were made and friendships that will grow from this event can only only add to the power and intent of the mission to help find the answers to the mystery of what happened to Maura.
Some of Fred Murray's last words was 'A Call for Action'….A Plea from the People to help get the FBI to TAKE OVER the investigation into the disappearance of his daughter Maura.
Well…….Here is the Plea (see below). I ask that you Call or E-mail the FBI as well as the Governor of NH and any other person you can think of that has the POWER to help. Flood these people with the info, be relentless and do not let this cold case mystery be ignored or swept under the carpet any longer.
On Feb. 11th 2017 Fred Murray and his family made a personal plea for "We the People" to join together in a force of numbers to encourage the FBI to TAKE OVER the investigation into the disappearance of Maura Murray. Mr. Murray feels this is the ONLY HOPE He has to find the answers as to what happened on Feb. 9th 2004 @ the Weathered Barn corner on Rte 112 in Haverhill NH.
Our mission is to flood the Boston office of the FBI and Harold H. Shaw, Agent in charge with E-mails and phone calls requesting that he not only acknowledge the Change.org petition with almost 6,000 signatures now but answer a plea from the Murray Family to get the FBI to take over, one that he has been asking for from the beginning.
It is not 100% fact that it was indeed Maura Murray at the scene that evening. This along with the fact that the Saturn was found in NH, it had left Mass and gone through VT and then ended up in NH. Police have indicated this case is an active missing person case with possible criminal activity, that being said it seems that having 3 states involved would possible make it an interstate crime of some sort.
Also Please contact newly elected Governor Chris Sununu and make the same plea to him as well as Senators and Representative for the state of NH.
WE THE PEOPLE have the power to make these people listen. We the People have the power of social media, do not let them silence our words. We the People are the voice for Maura Murray and her Family.
WE THE PEOPLE ARE TURNING UP THE HEAT ON THIS COLD CASE.
PLEASE add this picture of the Murray family to any correspondence sent to 'THE PEOPLE WITH THE POWER'.
The petition was submitted to the FBI when it reached 5,200 signatures. I have yet to receive a response from Harold H. Shaw, Agent in Charge even after sending this email to him 6 times. I have called 3 times and spoke to his secretary and left messages and have not even been given the courtesy of acknowledgement of receipt of said petition. All 'We the People' want is a response from the FBI….a simple email or phone call sating they have received it. But NO….Nothing. Do 'We the People' even exist and matter, do our words count for anything.?
It seems 'We the People" are being ignored, like our existence is irrelevant in this case. I personally will not sit back and let the powers that be ignore what must not be ignored. I am hoping You feel the same way and will do the right thing by signing the petition and spreading the word far and wide.
Do not let Maura Murray become an urban legend…….Just another unknown mystery.
There was a major Documentary team at the event filming for what will become a 6 part series about the Mystery of Maura Murray's disappearance and those behind the 13 year search for 'Truth & Justice'. There will be much more info about this Doc later on down the road but at this point I am unable to share anything else.
Below is a bunch of pix from the blog since it was started. Just to bring back some memories for the old timers here as well as the newbies just now jumping on the Maura Murray Mystery Train.
I chose to end this blog post with the 3 pictures below. These photos keep Me moving forward every day on a mission to find the Truth. These pictures leave a feeling of sadness, despair and hopelessness but also give one the strength to forage on. Join me on that mission.