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Human Rights Council to send Commission of Inquiry to Occupied Palestinian Territories
A Special Session on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem, was held yesterday in the UN Human Rights Council.
In her address to the Human Rights Council, Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for "powerful entities, such as the Security Council, and individual States with serious leverage over the parties to this dreadful and interminable conflict" to do more to bring it to an end once and for all.
A resolution was adopted calling for an immediate cessation of Israeli military assaults throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and an end to attacks against all civilians, including Israeli civilians.
The resolution also condemned in the strongest terms the widespread, systematic and gross violations of international human rights and fundamental freedoms arising from the Israeli military operations carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 13 June 2014, particularly the latest Israeli military assault on the occupied Gaza Strip.
An independent, international commission of inquiry will now be dispatched to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Professor Alan Miller,Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said:
"I fully welcome Navi Pillay's assertion that the situation in the Gaza strip is critical for the civilians living there and must be urgently addressed. The Human Rights Council's adoption of this resolution to ensure the respect of international law and dispatch of an independent, international inquiry is an essential first step towards achieving peace and full accountability for all violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in the region.
Once again we express our sincere support and solidarity to our colleagues in the Palestinian National Human Rights Institution, the Palestinian Independent Commission on Human Rights, and all human rights defenders who courageously continue to monitor and report on human rights violations in the area."
Read the Resolution in Word format.
Navi Pillay's full statement is available here on the UN website.


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Q: Why can back-quotes and $() for command substitution result in different output? Can anyone explain the differences between  `` (back-quotes) and $() in Linux?
Thank you very much!
By now , I just found that :
$echo `echo \\\\ `
\
$echo $(echo \\\\ )
\\

A: It's documented in man bash:

When the old-style backquote form of substitution is used, backslash retains its literal meaning except when followed by $, `, or
         \.  The first backquote not preceded by a backslash terminates the command substitution.  When using  the  $(command)  form,  all
         characters between the parentheses make up the command; none are treated specially.

The more important difference is how they nest:
echo $(echo $(echo a))
echo `echo `echo a``   # Wrong
echo `echo \`echo a\``

A: Back-quotes(``) and $() can be both used for command-substitution, but they have minor difference.
Take the cases mentioned in the question as examples:
$echo `echo \\\\ `

The 1st and 3rd "\" will be treated as escapes, echo \\\\ will be evaluated as "\\"
Therefore, the above command is equal as:
$echo \\

And the first backslash is treated as escape, so the output is:
\

In the case of $(), there is a little tricky, what is evaluated inside $() will be passed as an argument to the outside command.
As an example:
$echo $(echo \\\\ )

What is inside the $() is evaluated as "\\", which is the same as the previous case. What's different is that "\\" will be passed directly to the outside echo command, the first backslash will not be treated as an escape.
Therefore we will got the output:
\\

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namespace _11.Inferno_Infinity.Controllers
{
    using System.Linq;
    using IO;
    using Factories;

    public class Engine
    {
        private WeaponManager manager;
        private GemFactory gemFactory;
        private InputReader reader;
        private OutputWriter writer;

        public Engine()
        {
            this.manager = new WeaponManager();
            this.gemFactory = new GemFactory();
            this.reader = new InputReader();
            this.writer = new OutputWriter();
        }

        public void Run()
        {
            var command = this.reader.ReadLine().Split(';');

            while (command[0] != "END")
            {
                switch (command[0])
                {
                    case "Create":
                        this.ParseCommandForCreatingWeapon(command.Skip(1).ToArray());
                        break;
                    case "Add":
                        this.ParseCommandForAddingGemToWeapon(command.Skip(1).ToArray());
                        break;
                    case "Remove":
                        this.ParseCommandForRemovingGemFromWeapon(command.Skip(1).ToArray());
                        break;
                    case "Print":

                    default:
                        break;
                }

                command = this.reader.ReadLine().Split(';');
            }

            this.writer.WriteLine(this.manager.GetAllWeapons());
        }

        private void ParseCommandForRemovingGemFromWeapon(string[] cmd)
        {
            var weaponName = cmd[0];
            var socketIndex = int.Parse(cmd[1]);
            this.manager.RemoveGemFromWeapon(weaponName, socketIndex);
        }

        private void ParseCommandForAddingGemToWeapon(string[] cmd)
        {
            var weaponName = cmd[0];
            var socketIndex = int.Parse(cmd[1]);
            var gemType = cmd[2].Split();
            var gem = this.gemFactory.CreateGem(gemType[1], gemType[0]);

            if (gem == null)
            {
                return;
            }

            this.manager.AddGemToWeapon(weaponName, socketIndex, gem);
        }

        private void ParseCommandForCreatingWeapon(string[] cmd)
        {
            var weaponName = cmd[1];
            var weaponType = cmd[0].Split();
            var weaponKind = weaponType[1];
            var weaponRarity = weaponType[0];

            this.manager.CreateWeapon(weaponKind, weaponName, weaponRarity);
        }
    }
}

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Declared an "invigorating new perspective to the classic coming of age story (New York Times)," Passing Strange is a heartfelt and hilarious story about the challenges of being a young artist. Commissioned by the Public Theatre, the musical was work-shopped at the Sundance Theatre Lab for two years before debuting at the Berkeley Rep in 2006. The show moved to Broadway in 2008 where it won five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical, Lyrics, and Music, and the Tony Award for Best Book. The powerful, high-octane score combines rock, punk, R&B, and soul. "Richer in wit, feeling, and sheer personality (New York Times), Passing Strange is a passionate and original tale of growing up.
Please Note: This musical contains strong language, adult content, and flashing lights. Recommended for ages 14 and over.


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Re: mo' better 'peachment DRAFT (none / 0)
I am a very remote observer of the US political scene, but it's been obvious to me that McConnell is the most powerful person in the US, because, unlike Trump, he knows how to execute on his plans (see: SCOTUS etc...).
McConnell believes impeachment push will help rid Trump from the GOP, but has not said if he will vote to convict - CNN
Another person with direct knowledge told CNN there's a reason McConnell has been silent on impeachment as other Republicans have pushed back: he's furious about last week's attack on the US Capitol by the President's supporters, even more so that Trump has shown no contrition. His silence has been deliberate as he leaves open the option of supporting impeachment.
While he knows they all aren't there with him, the Kentucky Republican believes the party needs to turn the page.
Several GOP sources said on Tuesday that if McConnell supports conviction, Trump almost certainly will be convicted by 67 senators in the impeachment trial.
"If Mitch is a yes, he's done," said one Senate GOP source who asked not to be named.
Feel the luv:
A source familiar with the relationship between the two men told CNN that McConnell is furious with Trump. The source said McConnell "hates" Trump for what he did last week following the attacks on the Capitol that left at least five people dead including a Capitol Hill police officer.
Also, speaking with a former colleague:
McConnell is also speaking with the President-elect about how the chamber should handle an impeachment trial against Trump.
by Bernard on Wed Jan 13th, 2021 at 06:40:11 PM EST

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Q: Add custom cell in childViewController I have a childViewController on a UICollectionViewController. I have so my childViewController appears on the screen. But when I register a cell collectionView?.register(MyCustomCell.self, forCellWithReuseIdentifier: CellId) and use numberOfItemsInSection and cellForItemAt. The problem is that the cells wont appear, I have checked the code so it´s right. Can it be something with the childViewController?

A: Generally it's not preferred to add any child view or viewController to UICollectionViewController or UITableViewController as you will see un-expected results as both of them inherits from scrollview and make the added content scroll able or scattered any place, if you have then better create a custom viewController with a collectionView and the childViewController


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Harry Styles About His Sexuality
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THEATER The Music Man
by Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times
This article shared 1921 times since Sat Jul 20, 2019
Author: Meredith Wilson ( book, music & lyrics )
At: Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn. Tickets: 312-443-3800; GoodmanTheatre.org; $25-$142. Runs through: Aug. 18
Director Mary Zimmerman won a Tony Award and a MacArthur Fellowship for her imaginative adaptations of classical literature such as The Arabian Nights and Ovid's Metamorphoses. But she's always wanted ( she told me over 10 years ago ) to direct a classic Broadway musical comedy. Previously she's staged Candide and Wonderful Town, both with brilliant scores by Leonard Bernstein, but both with fragmented plots she couldn't overcome. Now, with The Music Man, Zimmerman has staged a strongly-written musical comedy with a memorably tuneful score and an all-American story … and it's a resounding success!
Of course, it's easy to triumph with songs such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Til There Was You," "Ya Got Trouble" and all that great barbershop quartet stuff. All you need is a terrific tight marching band orchestra, four guys who actually can sing notoriously-difficult barbershop harmony, a warm-hearted Marian the Librarian and a Prof. Harold Hill who's slickly charming but not too cynical. The rest is a piece of cake, right? The costumes, choreography, scenery, supporting players and the ambience of a kinder, gentler, early 20th century America.
Well, Zimmerman and her fellow artists really do make it seem like a charming piece of cake. Geoff Packard is rakish but likeable as con man Harold Hill, selling musical instruments to the rubes, and he's a master of Meredith Wilson's rapid patter, both sung and spoken. Marian the Librarian—suitably red headed as befits her Irish heritage—is sweet voiced Monica West, whose songs betray her dreamy side so well. The 29-person troupe features top Chicago musical theater veterans, among them ( but not limited to ) Matt Crowle, Heidi Kettenring, Ron E. Rains, Tommy Rivera-Vega, Bri Sudia and Mary Ernster.
The brass-rich, 12-piece orchestra sparkles under musical director Jermaine Hill, earning a well-deserved ovation, although the lone violin gets lost in the mix. Denis Jones's choreography works really well, even with the non-dancers in the ensemble, with Act II's Shipoopi as the delightful highlight. Ana Kusmanic's costumes are fresh, summery and period-accurate down to the shoes. Daniel Ostling's set ( nicely lit by T. J. Gerckens ) is simple but effective with its hedgerow of corn, Midwestern main street and miniature Wells Fargo wagon.
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- Pansy Kings performance artist, education advocate, curator, designer and LGBTQ activist Edward Murray McKay died Jan. 4 of cancer. He was 53. McKay was born Oct. 2, 1968, in Brussels, Belgium. The family moved to Toronto ...
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Government On Video Shared By Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: Misleading Claim
The Press Information Bureau today tweeted about the clip shared by the PIB.
The government today flagged a Facebook post shared by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and dismissed her "misleading claim" that "Railways has accepted a private firm's stamp".
"It has been claimed in a Facebook video that Indian Railways has accepted a private firm's stamp. This claim is misleading," the Press Information Bureau said in a tweet.
"This is just an advertisement that aims to improve revenue," the PIB said in a "Fact Check" alert.
In her post, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared a 45-second clip that showed a logo of Adani Wilmar Limited, an FMCG firm, on a train. "The Railways that was created with the hard work of crores of Indians… the BJP has put a stamp of its billionaire friend Adani. In the days to come, a large part of the Railways will go to the billionaire friends of Modi ji," she wrote in a post in Hindi, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP.
दावा: #फेसबुक पर एक वीडियो के साथ यह दावा किया जा रहा है कि सरकार ने भारतीय रेल पर एक निजी कंपनी का ठप्पा लगवा दिया है। #PIBFactCheck: यह दावा भ्रामक है। यह केवल एक वाणिज्यिक विज्ञापन है जिसका उद्देश्य केवल 'गैर किराया राजस्व' को बेहतर बनाना है। pic.twitter.com/vSmK8Xgdis
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) December 16, 2020
"India's farmers are waging a tough battle as they try to stop Modi ji's billionaire friends from taking over the farm sector," the 48-year-old Congress leader further wrote on Facebook, commenting at the farmers' protests near Delhi borders that began late November.
However, on Twitter, she shared a post by Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel that had the same clip as he commented on an "advertisement" on the train. "Adani group's flour advertisement is clearly being endorsed by Indian Railways. Now, it can be said, without a shadow of doubt, that the farmers' fight is on the path of truth," he wrote in his tweet.
Thousands of farmers are camping at Delhi's borders for the last three weeks against the controversial farm laws, which they say will leave them at the mercy of corporates.
Yesterday, PM Modi said the opposition is misleading farmers and he "will keep reassuring them". "The Government of India is always committed to farmers' welfare and we will keep assuring the farmers and addressing their concerns," he said while speaking at an event in Gujarat.
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November 23, 2014 (24th Sunday After Pentecost) Entrance of the Theotokos in the Temple
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October 5, 2014 (17th Sunday After Pentecost) Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
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September 21, 2014 (15th Sunday After Pentecost) Lukan Jump
September 14, 2014 (The Universal Exaltation Of The Precious And Lifegiving Cross)
September 7, 2014 (13th Sunday After Pentecost) Nativity of the Theotokos
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"In the spring of 1980, The New Museum began hosting a bimonthly discussion group which was organized primarily for two reasons: to promote a familiarity between a variety of minority artists and The New Museum, and to enhance the interaction between those artists and other interested parties. The ongoing series of meetings, now called "Minority Artists' Dialog," promoted and established an exchange of ideas and opinions among all participants. The group has focused on common problems and current issues in the visual arts community, particularly in relation to the under-representation of non-white artists.


A common question for people have about the BITX40 is "Can I make it work on [insert band here]?". The answer is that yes, you can make it run on other bands, and we'll show you how to add 80m to the BITX40. Radio wizards know that, but many of us are just learning, and to us, these things are mysteries to be revealed. This week I was able to uncover one such mystery for myself, with the help of Orin Beebe VE7BEE on the BITX40 Facebook group. He documented bypassing the 40m Band Pass Filter (BPF) and modifying the analog (non DDS) VFO to work on 80m. I wasn't really understanding how it worked, so I experimented a bit, and now have my BITX40 working on both 40m and 80m with a flick of a switch, and it was far easier than one would imagine.
First things first: What is a Band Pass Filter (BPF)? A BPF is a filter that effectively limits what frequencies get past it. It's used in the BITX40 receiver to reject unwanted interference and noise.
Secondly: What is a VFO? A Variable Frequency Oscillator effectively tunes the radio to a specific frequency by mixing the Beat Frequency Oscillator (BFO) and the incoming radio signal, and you get audio. The analog VFO on the BITX40 only covers 7.1-7.3mhz, but I don't have that- I am using the QRP Labs VFO kit. This mod should work with the Raduino that's packaged with the BITX40 as well, but the specifics are unknown to me. If you know it, comment below.
So if you want to receive 80m on a 40m receiver, you have to allow the frequency past the BPF. So you have to bypass the 40m BPF.
You'll be opening the receiver wide open for interference, because you're basically eliminating the BPF. So you do get more noise, but you also get any band you want to listen to. If you look at the circuit, you can see how you can bypass it from L1 to C6 like so (to the right). By putting a switch inline with the bypass that I diagrammed to the right, you can selectively bypass the BPF, and you can receive on 80m. It's really that simple. You can also receive on any other bands, and if you tune to 2.5mhz you can even hear WWV. Pictures of my own modification are at the end.
What about Transmitting on 80m?
This is where we get into the Low Pass Filter. As far as I understand, the LPF suppresses harmonics (which are always of a higher frequency). So it already allows lower frequencies on transmit, and works fine with 80m. No other modifications are necessary! Just tune your VFO down to 80m, bypass the BPF, and now you have a dual band radio. The best way to go about this would be to add an 80m BPF that you could switch in and out as needed, but this works and costs not a dime and a bit of soldering. Give it a shot, and let us know how it goes in the comments. 73!
Cheap Soldering Iron: Which one?
Ryan: You might suggest that anyone transmitting using this modification use an outboard bandpass filter. Not only will you be transmitting a hefty second harmonic (nearly a watt!) but all the other stuff that the (now bypassed) BPF normally removes from the transmit signal. Further simplification of bare simplicity has its risks.
Hi Don, Thanks for the comment. Your suggestion is of course the right one. This is a "hack", no doubt about it. The right way to do it is to make a switchable 80m BPF so that you always have a BPF in place.


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Common Code Violations
The following are some of the Town's most common Code Violations, which can also now be reported online by going to the Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Online Citizen Access Portal.
Yard maintenance is the responsibility of each property owner or tenant.
Commercial Vehicles & Equipment/Recreational Vehicles
For the specific regulations related to a location in Town, please call Code Compliance at 954-640-4220
Inoperative vehicles must be kept in a fully-enclosed structure. An inoperative vehicle is one that does not display a current license tag and/or is not equipped with all the parts needed to legally and safely operate the vehicle on public roads.
Outdoor storage is prohibited. Any equipment, materials or furnishings that would ordinarily not be used outside may not be stored outside. For example, you may not keep indoor furniture, household appliances or building materials outside.
Commercial Structure Maintenance
Exterior building structures and walls in the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea must be maintained in a secure and attractive manner. All defective structural and decorative elements of such buildings must be replaced or repaired to match as closely as possible the original materials and construction of the building.
Condition of Structures
The maintenance of a home or structure is the responsibility of the property owner or tenant. The following must be maintained in weather-tight, rodent proof, sound condition and in good repair
Any wood
Roof coverings
Windows and screen
Other exterior parts of a structure
Building permits for the replacement of items are also required. The property owner or tenant is responsible for maintaining secure windows, doors or other openings that cannot be readily opened from the outside. An owner may need to board up a vacant structure if a break-in occurs. Security boards should be made of an exterior grade plywood painted in a neutral color that blends inconspicuously with the exterior colors of the building.
Parking on private property is permitted in Town for passenger vehicles and motorcycles in residential neighborhoods only on a legal driveway or inside a garage. A driveway or parking area must be built with approved parking surfaces.
There are limits to the size of yard area that can be utilized for a driveway or parking. Check with Code Compliance by calling 954-640-4220 for more info about parking regulations.
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Junk, trash and debris cannot be left in the yard and must be properly disposed.
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Dwelling units added on to the interior or exterior of a building without permits violate the law, regardless of when they were constructed, and must be removed.
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Puerto Rico Tip-Off 2012: Penn State to face No. 6 NC State
Penn State will face a tough test in non-conference play when they take on No. 6 NC State in their first matchup of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, their second straight year facing off with a top ten squad early in the year.
By Rodger Sherman Nov 13, 2012, 5:38pm EST
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The Penn State Nittany Lions will face a top-10 opponent early in the season for the second time in as many years, as they're pitted against the No. 6 North Carolina State Wolfpack in the first game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Challenge Thursday.
Last year, the Wolfpack were a fringe NCAA team, eventually earning a No. 11 seed before eventually advancing to the Sweet 16, where they were barely beaten by Kansas, 60-57. Led by combo guard and one of the nation's few triple-double threats, Lorenzo Brown - he has yet to actually record one, but has come close on several occasions, tallying 17 points, eight assists, and nine rebounds in the first round of the tourney last year - NC State are a formidable threat for non-ranked teams, winning 21 of 22 games against unranked teams, although they wouldn't knock off somebody in the top 25 until the NCAA Tournament. For Penn State head coach Pat Chambers, the tough opponent and the trip are a welcome test for the Nittany Lions:
"It's great to play a high major team like NC State," Chambers said. "I don't know if it's a barometer for us, this game isn't going to be so much about NC State as much as Penn State, and how far we've come in a year. To see if we can handle playing on that stage, last year I didn't think we handled it as well. We need to play team basketball; if we can do all of that, we'll see what the outcome is."
The No. 6 Wolfpack won by 38 in their first game of the season against Miami (Ohio), while Penn State, led by Tim Frazier and Southern Miss transfer D.J. Newbill, knocked off St. Francis (PA) in a much closer affair, only winning by seven. Last year, when Penn State faced eventual champion Kentucky in non-conference play, it didn't go so well, as they lost by 38.
Penn State will play either Providence or UMass in their second of three games in Puerto Rico.


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Catalase or coagulase %*!%*&" gibberish!
The identification of bacteria causes a lot of confusion and difficulty for students and doctors and having recently seen the microbiology lecture notes of a final year medical student, I'm not surprised. The notes talked about things
like "catalase positive DNAse positive, slide coagulase positive Gram-positive cocci" and "lactose-fermenting, indole positive, citrate negative, Gram-negative bacilli" which to anyone other than a microbiologist is just so much gibberish! (For the record, the first is Staphylococcus aureus and the second is E. coli).
Why is microbiology made so complicated? This microbiology gibberish means nothing in the clinic or at the patient's bedside and should be reserved for microbiology laboratories. It is however important that doctors can confidently identify common bacteria, and understand how this identification relates to clinical disease and their choice of antibiotics.
The first step in identification is the Gram film. This technique was developed in 1884 by a Danish scientist called Hans Christian Gram, and still forms the corner stone of bacterial identification today.
The Gram film will divide the bacteria into 3 broad groups; Gram-positive, Gram-negative and those that don't stain at all. Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative groups can then be subdivided into cocci (round) and bacilli (elongated or rods), and then further divided as to their normal growth requirements (aerobic, anaerobic, facultative anaerobe or
microaerophilic). The group that don't stain at all are either acid fast bacilli (like Mycobacteria) which have mycolic acid in their cell wall which does not allow the Gram's stain in, or bacteria with a cell membrane but no cell wall so they do not retain the stain (see diagram below).
There are thousands of bacteria which can be identified however clinically only a handful are really relevant. Knowing, understanding and being able to identify these will be helpful on a daily basis to the junior doctor. Those really interested in bacteria can always learn an ever expanding list and become microbiologists!
At the end of the day confidently knowing a small list of the main clinical contenders in each group will serve most doctors most of the time when the lab calls and tells them a Gram film result from a specific tissue sample. The "must know" list:
Gram-positive cocci:
• Staphylococcus sp. (clumps)
• Streptococcus sp. (chains)
Gram-positive bacilli:
• Listeria monocytogenes (facultative anaerobe)
• Clostridium sp. (anaerobe)
Gram-negative cocci:
• Neisseria sp.
Gram-negative bacilli:
• Enterobacteriaceae e.g. E. coli, Klebsiella sp.,
Salmonella sp. (facultative anaerobe)
• Haemophilus sp. (facultative anaerobe)
• Pseudomonas sp. (aerobe)
• Bacteroides sp. (anaerobe)
The patient clinically has community acquired pneumonia; the lab rings with a Gram film result of the sputum showing Gram-positive cocci in clumps. Community acquired pneumonia is caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza, Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and
Chlamydia sp. (see table below). As the result is Gram-positive this rules out Haemophilus influenza, which is Gram-negative and the Non-culturable bacteria: Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia sp.
The microscopy also states clumps, which rules out Streptococcus pneumoniae, as this form chains. This leaves Staphylococcus aureus, a clump forming Gram-positive coccus.
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Having now refined the cause, Staphylococcus aureus, an antibiotic specifically targeted to that bacteria can be given. The patient is currently being treated with Amoxicillin by their GP as 90% of CAP is caused either by viruses or
Streptococcus pneumoniae (approx 24% and 65% respectively) but the patient is not improving because Staphylococcus aureus is not sensitive to Amoxicillin.
Staphylococcus aureus, although a cause of CAP, is only proportionally approximately 2%. Changing the treatment to Co-amoxiclav would be a better choice to target the causative organism (see table for spectrum of activity).
So bacterial identification is important, and Gram's work from 1884 is still useful, but don't get too bogged down in the detail, keep it simple and know the way to distinguish the common bacteria and choose an antibiotic specific to
those common organisms. Let a microbiologist deal with the catalase, coagulase and lactose-fermenting!
For more examples see Basic Bacterial Identification.


Here you can find some information about the loop construction by different amateurs using AAA-1 kit or LZ1AQ loop amplifier.
All images are delivered kindly from hams around the world. I hope you can draw some ideas about antenna design and mechanical construction from them.
More details are available from the corresponding sites.
A Japanese transaltion of the article "Wideband Active Small Magnetic Loop Antenna" Thanks to Japanese hams who translate the article.
K9ZCE's loop design with photos.
IK0VVE's loop design with photos.
K6AVP's loop design with photos.
Article from DL4ZAO – in German.
ON5KQ: The battle against windmills!
Qualche anno fa, mentre ero alla ricerca dell'antenna delle meraviglie, quella che tutti cercano, l'antenna magica che riceve tutto, su tutte le frequenze, l'antenna che tira fuori i segnalini dal QRM, quell'antenna che deve essere piccola, per stare nel piccolo spazio che abbiamo, ma grande nelle sue incredibili performance, ho incontrato per caso, navigando su Internet, un articolo di un Radioamatore Bulgaro: Chavdar Levkov LZ1AQ.
This is an element from PA3AKE's phased array.
Het wonen midden in een woonwijk is niet altijd even prettig als je zendamateur bent. Teveel buren te dichtbij en veel stoorbronnen vaak in de vorm van (plasma) televisies. Het storingsvrij luisteren op de lage amateurbanden op de zendantenne wat vaak een verticaal of (verkorte) dipool antenne is levert dan erg veel storing op. Als je kijkt met een SDR tussen de 1 en 3 MHz dan zie je heel veel stoorsignalen staan. Dit kan oplopen tot ver over de S9 op een aantal frequenties. Lastig als daar nu net het station zit waar je naar wilt luisteren of een verbinding mee wilt maken. Een aparte ontvangstantenne wil dan wel eens helpen en dan vaak in de vorm van een magnetische loop antenne. Zo heb ik er een aantal gebouwd.
The magnetic loop is very good antenna, with the lowest of low footprint and space requirements. Compared to the K9AY, it is a winner for me. If I had to pick one receive array of my three current ones… hmmm, it would really be a tough call.
Active receive antennas will be with me for the rest of my radio days, even if I have large amounts of space for antennas in the future. The new magnetic loop has remarkable performance for such a small footprint antenna. It is a keeper!
Loop: 2/4 crossed loops each with 1m side. Tubes with diameter 14mm. L: 0.53uH. L of single loop 2.10uH.
The 4 loops system is now always connected to my QS1R + Skimmer Server, receiving 7 band at the same time.
The loop is 34m away from the most closely transmission tower. I used about 50 meters ofcat. 6cablebecause I had a roll in stock. It is composed of two screens (each around 2 pairs) + a ground wire that I connected to the base of the mast. The cable is buried in a sheath. I kept 5 meters more over the base of mast if I ever want to put the antenna higher.
Les premiers essais, avec pour antenne de référence l'end-fed décrite sur le site, permettent de constater que la loop fait généralement jeu égal avec cette dernière sur les bandes basses sans jamais être meilleure, tant du point de vue de la force du signal que du rapport signal sur bruit (en position double loop). A partir de la bande du 40m, l'end fed amène des signaux plus forts et un meilleur rapport S/B. La loop semble un peu moins sensible aux parasites orageux. Il convient de préciser que l'installation se trouve en zone résidentielle ; les antennes étant éloignées des habitations les plus proches d'environ 10m (QRA) à environ 50m (voisins). L'end fed fait 37,5m de longueur à 7m de hauteur, la loop d'environ 1,50m se trouve à 2m de hauteur.
Then there is the possibility of SDR chip damage from your 1.5 KW station! In researching Loops we came across LZ1AQ. A Brilliant design /engineer (http://www.lz1aq.signacor.com/). Deep reading sometimes, but a great understanding of what makes a good receiving loop antenna.
Those who chase DX know that sometimes fading is caused by the signals' polarization changing in the Ionosphere. Having both vertical and horizontal loops, and the ability to combine both signals diminishes this fading problem. Being able to filter the powerful, commercial FM transmitters diminishes image problems. Clipping strong signals at the antenna from very near powerful antennas/transmitters could save the SDR receiver from damage.
"I made the antenna from 15 mm copper tubing. By bending the tube in small pre detemined angles, it became a full circle.
LZ2WO – RX phased array with 2 or 3 active AAA-1 loops 1 m diam. tube 14mm.
Phased with PA0SIM phaser or with Flex 5000 – dual RX mode.


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Home Match Reports Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe speaks out on England omission after 'special'...
arsenal midfielder emile smith rowe speaks out on england omission after special watford goal
After scoring the game-winning goal in Arsenal's 1-0 triumph over ten-man Watford, Emile Smith Rowe showed England head coach Gareth Southgate just what he was missing.
At the Emirates, the Gunners had a frustrating first half, with Ben Foster saving a penalty from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang before denying Gabriel Magalhaes with a great low right-hand save.
After the half, Mikel Arteta's side came out firing, and Smith Rowe beat Foster from the edge of the box to break the stalemate in the 56th minute, his third goal in his previous three Premier League outings.
At the death, Juraj Kucka was sent off for a second bookable offence, but the hosts hung on to earn all three points and draw level on points with fourth-placed West Ham in the table, extending their unbeaten run to ten games across all competitions.
Many expected Smith Rowe to be named in Southgate's England squad for the team's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers, but the midfielder was left out and has to settle for a spot with the Under-21s.
Aubameyang Penalty Miss
When asked about missing out on the latest England team following Arsenal's victory, Smith Rowe told Sky Sports: 'It's essential I just put my head down and keep working hard. I'm pleased whoever I get called up for.'
Read More 👉 Manchester City Legend sends warning to Manchester City ahead of crucial clash
Smith Rowe was overjoyed that his hard work on finishing paid off in Arsenal's 'tough' game with Claudio Ranieri's battling Watford side.
'Today was a difficult game for us. Watford are a formidable opponent. 'We're glad we gained three points,' the Arsenal academy product stated.
'I am delighted to have scored.' During training, I've been practicing. It's incredibly special, and doing it at home in front of our fans makes it even more special.
'We've been working incredibly hard, and it's very crucial that we gained three points today.'
'I think we've always had faith in ourselves and each other.' It was simply a matter of banding together as a team, and we are such a close family.'
Smith Rowe's inclusion at senior level, according to Southgate, is a "little bit early" ahead of the Three Lions' qualifying matches against Albania and San Marino.
The England head coach, on the other hand, felt Arsenal's No.10 was on a "very fantastic path" after a solid start to the season with his team.
'Emile, Conor Gallagher, and Marc Guehi, in particular, are all doing really well with their clubs,' Southgate told reporters.
Read More 👉 Forest defeat shows why Arsenal won't make the Top Four under Arteta
'To put those in, we have to leave some of these on the sheet out, and I don't think it's a terrible thing that we're starting to build a really strong Under-21 squad because you need that depth.'
'We fast track a lot of young players, and the majority of them are still in this squad, and a lot of them played a key role in the Euros.'
'But we've also had some come up, and then when you put them back with the Under-21s, it becomes a lot more problematic, so we want to get the time right.'
'I think the boys I just described are on a really good road, we like them, we'll get a nice chance to watch them with the Under-21s as well as their club, but at the moment we think it's a little bit early for some of those guys to come in.
'We can put them in, and they will be just OK.' But we believe the players we've chosen are only a smidgeon ahead at the moment.'
Emile Smith-Rowe
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Change the look and feel of your iPad case to make it unique with the iPad Air 2/Pro 9.7 Case Insert Pack.
Get creative and colour the five inserts however you like, then simply take off the shell of the Johanna Basford case (sold separately) and interchange between your creations. Show off your designs wherever you are, every time you use your device. You can be sure your case will always be a one of a kind.
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What quantity of calories burned will equal one pound of lost body fat for Smelling Bananas Lose Weight y2o and how to lose weight fast ? If you put your time and attention into this then you will get the weight loss results. This is a good number to remember. 3500 calories of fat burned yields a single pound of fat lost. This means burning 3500 calories from your own stored fat. Got that?
Assume for a moment that in your daily routine you use about 2000 calories. Okay, now we will take the case where you eat around 2000 calories. To make a change in your weight, we will reduce the calories eaten to 1500, and the difference of 500 calories will come out of stored fat on your body.
In a weeks time you have burned 500 calories a day and therefore burned a total of 3500. What you really want know is, how much weight lost in a week? Answer, 1 pound. After a month has passed, you have reduced by 4 pounds. After a year it is 52 pounds lost.
When you put on weight, it often is the case that it happens slowly. So why not plan on losing weight, the same way? Slowly. Do not hurry. Do not worry. Make consistent progress, a bit at a time. Steadily.
To achieve Smelling Bananas Lose Weight y2o and how to lose weight fast , it will be quite helpful to know about negative calories. You are going to be surprised at the ease and simplicity of doing this.
As you eat, you must be using calories. Eating and digesting is itself an activity, and those activities require calories. The miracle of negative calorie foods is the amount of calories demanded for digestion is more than they are contributing to the body themselves. So for Smelling Bananas Lose Weight y2o and how to lose weight fast , this is important.
The body fat represents a storage of calories and they can be harvested for this digestion. Yes, a bit of a surprise. Study this idea for a minute. You ate a certain food and you achieved weight loss.
Losing weight and burning off the fat. How do we do that? The stored fat on your body can supply the calories needed to run the metabolism. If Smelling Bananas Lose Weight y2o and how to lose weight fast is really your goal, then know this. Fat is burned by metabolism. Metabolism must be there to support the activity of muscles. Get some jazz in your life. Do not park yourself in an easy chair. If you do not use your muscles you will lose them. You will lose muscle mass. Use them! Nothing in Creation wants to work more than muscles. Working is all that they ever want to do. Getting active with your muscles will have a nice side advantage of feeling more energetic. Are these facts new to you?
The human body is a complex machine and uses hormones to control various processes. One such process involves fat burn. The question is, how to get these hormones flowing to start the job of fat burning? It is your diet. Yes, certain items in your diet will do this.


I wrote this article on 30th April 2013 but never published it. I think it makes sense to share an updated version now.
In 2013 I read a blog post by someone who bravely shared a horrible experience of online dating and this inspired me to write about my experiences. I do know people who have had positive experiences of online dating, but anyone entering into into this world should do so cautiously, whether they are male or female.
Looking back, online dating was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life. You may first welcome the idea without realising how vulnerable you might be naturally at that point in your life! If you decide to stop, you don't realise that you may be continually pestered for payments from the sites you subscribed to, and other sites to which you never have subscribed but are affiliated to the main one.
Online dating is a billion pound industry. The Business of Online Dating was explored in an article in 2012 and is probably even greater today. I note in 2013 the formation of the Online Dating Association in the UK, although comprising board members and directors from the sites I had poor experiences from. I hope this is not just another scam to make themselves look credible.
Anyhow, here is what I experienced.
You create a profile, enjoy a free subscription, but then you soon realise you cannot browse and certainly not contact any suitors until you have paid a fee. So you generally chose the shortest time period – 3 months, which then automatically renews.
On one site, it was only after I'd paid – generally around £50 for 3 months – that I realised there were few people on the database, but it was too late and I'd lost my money.
So you'd search the internet for another site of suitable people. For example "Jazz lovers" seemed reasonable. "Classical music lovers" seemed reasonable. So I joined these two, created profiles, paid money, to then realise they were then same single database of fellas, run by the same parent company. In fact a third site I joined was also part of this, and some people I chatted to had subscribed to all manner of different websites (Single Dads, Guitar Lovers etc etc). Different website (front ends) all attached to one database – but you paid money to subscribe to each one.
TIP Look at the "terms" of the websites and you will probably find they are operated by just one or two large companies, Global Personals Limited in this case.
I also checked out the Times (The Dating Lab) and the Guardian (Soulmates) and fortunately before I paid money realised they too were the same database.
I did join Match.com as was promoted heavily at this time. Again I paid money, and although was at least a new and separate database of fellas from what I had seen elsewhere, there was very little in the way of any communication (either by an online message or email). What I didn't know is that my profile would then be passed to affiliate company MatchAffinity.com, and this company too decided to start taking fees from my credit card registered with Match.com.
When I did start unsubscribing to the sites – I don't want you to think I was a tart – but joining sites advertising my different interests seemed reasonable! When I did unsubscribe from Global Personals, I had to do three separate phone conversations with the same lady on the end of the phone, who would not admit at any point their websites were linked or indeed being misleading.
The mechanisms to unsubscribe are also reasonably well hidden on the sites and not at all transparent. It was not always possible to do so directly online, and other required several hours of waiting to get through on the telephone. I would imagine there would be quite a backlog of users who simply cannot get off these platforms.
The trouble really started months later when I thought that I'd cancelled subscriptions that additional payments were coming off my credit card from some of the affiliate sites. I phoned the bank and cancelled all the remaining payments. Looking back at my bank statements I probably lost something around £1500 over this time period.
Moving beyond the unethical operations of the companies themselves, we can delve into a further layer of scams derived from the people participating. I'd suspected that many people on there did not exist, perhaps were put up there by their mates for a joke, and also were probably already married. By searching in my local area, in fact, there were people already in relationships, but that was their business. I was delighted to see Orlando Bloom on one occasion but he suddenly disappeared when I said hello.
Then we begin to read about the large-scale operations behind the scenes by employers of the agencies creating fake profiles. A dating agency in Scotland was creating fake profiles to encourage people to subscribe. In online dating platforms such as this, people are charged for sharing individual messages, and I certainly recall being charged extra to obtain someone's email. At other times, the exchange of phone numbers and personal information was blocked by the platform so you could not contact the individual outside of the system should you so wish.
A further article in July 2013 alludes to the mass purchasing of stolen data for the creation of fake profiles. After reading Online Dating Sites Use Stolen Data I think you might agree that the entire industry is out of control.
But then came the fish men!
Not to leave the readers of this post in an unhappy state, there certainly were some highlights. I met someone who described themselves as an "organ impresario". "Aren't they all" I thought. But indeed he was a concert organist and a lovely individual, and we corresponded for some time. Also there was an extraordinary large number of fellas who thought it desirable to be photographed with large fish! One evening I had several possible fishy suitors; "fwar look at the size of my trout". Of the few men I met in person it was surprising how many had lied about their height! And the crème de la crème – the number of fellas photographed dressed in tiger costumes kept my Facebook friends more than amused. "He's grrrreat Viv". "He'll bring out the Tiger in you". Fortunately I never got close enough to find out.
Then I realise the extent of the fish-men thing. Tumblr shares it beautifully on Guysholdingfishondatingsites. And then there are the Fish Men of Tinder.
Want to go internet dating – here are my recommendations?
Be extremely careful of these websites. Maybe use a site that you know a friend uses, and certainly if you are going to subscribe to more than one, look at the company details at the bottom of the page and make sure the parent company is not the same.
Be cautious of everyone you are in contact with – can you verify they are for real?
It goes without saying, be very cautious if you chose to meet up – have a friend nearby, or certainly let someone know where you are going. I did have one frightening experience believe me.
Well the extend of the dating industry scam has taken on new fishy dimensions more recently to my knowledge. An individual can join online dating and build social media profiles to falsely portray themselves. I suppose the more we readily share photographs, videos and recordings of ourselves these days, the more we are all at risk. Anyone can take this content and produce a false profile. Like bank fraud, I imagine there is a certain feeling of violation if they are photographs of you, or someone is using your personal details. The perpetrator will gain trust from different suitors and perhaps demand money who knows. For the suitor who may themselves be vulnerable, there will almost definitely be an emotional cost if not a financial one.
Here are two well explained articles on so-called 'cat fishing'. Alan's account in Catfishing is Not Love is horrible in that his persona has been used several times over possibly by one individual to create multiple false accounts. Alan has endeavoured to contact Facebook but this has not resolved the situation, so he has taken to promote his 'real' self online in the best way he can – No You Can't Use My Photo.
Alec's account of Identify Love and Catfishing is also dreadful in that it uses the identity of his family members also to create a credible story.
If they have a Facebook or Twitter account – is it recent? Something set up in the past few months is a little suspicious these days.
Is there much activity – tagging of photos or comments from other friends? Anyone who hasn't had much 'chatter' with friends and relatives again is slightly unusual.
It still feels uncomfortable to think back over these experiences. It seems ironic that I met someone soon after that purely by chance on a boat sailing around Vancouver Harbour. He was 11 years younger and lived over 150 miles away. I'd never have found him by clicking a load of search boxes. And with permission…..
And I asked David to find a fish to hold up, and he came downstairs with a BASS.
There was another nail in the coffin of the UK Higher Education (HE) sector today as we know it. I see the arena in which I have worked for 10 years undergo such recent policy changes that the underlying principles that drew me to work in HE are fading away. I didn't sign up to a sector that cares more about league tables than learners. But perhaps because I've worked also in the private sector, I'm just not familiar with the comings and goings of education policy, infrastructure and investment. Perhaps this level of turbulence, poor economic management and lack of long-term vision is normal. In industry we used to say it was a "moveable feast" which at least brought welcome images.
Today the HEA announced the delay of the 2016 National Teaching Fellowship scheme, quite understandable really as a result of financial pressure and insecurity of the future of HEFCE. It is beginning to sound like the song "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly". The implication of each announcement sends ripples through the community and I feel now we are a few steps away from swallowing the "horse". Here are some other notable ripples.
To become a self-sustaining organisation by 2017. Well all I can say is that I wouldn't be sitting here now if it wasn't for the Higher Education Academy (HEA). I bring no baggage and memories of whoever or whatever was there before. I walked straight out of industry in to a lecturer job and I knew nothing about students and teaching of science. The HEA – subject centre for bioscience – offered an instant community. It was fast-food professional development – like pouring hot water onto your Pot Noddle and getting an instant meal – you attended the bioscience events and got an immediate sense of the profession and set of skills and resources on which to build your career. I was also participant in other subject centres, which was vital to observe approaches from other disciplines. You could pick the best thinking – the 'designing out plagiarism' materials from 2005 the subject centre for ICT I still refer to today. But for me the Bioscience Subject Centre was the 'Bombay Bad-boy' of them all. The community, expertise, research methodology and skills. I wrote for the first time, I published in my first peer-review journal and I presented at my first education conferences. I gained some funding. I got my first promotion to Senior Lecturer and then to Principal Lecturer. I have three National Awards.
And then there was TechDis who provided technological support and guidance to support the needs of all learners. The team of staff were employed by the HEA, and from January 1st 2015, Techdis has been languishing helplessly on the internet archive. That the government can think so little of the education requirements of the general population is beyond belief. Some 6.8% of undergraduate learners who decide to draw down Disability Funding Allowance (excluding postgraduates and parttime learners and likely to be an underestimate) contribute to the diversity and richness of our learner population. That is still around 82,000 students in the UK. We commonly then also think of also of dyslexia – 10% of the population. So without even thinking too deeply about other differences and needs that our learners (and always overlooked staff) may be experiencing, the idea that we do not invest centrally to support the full TechDis service and the specialist expertise therein is incredulous.
It is deeply worrying to see the lack of visibility of the importance of diversity in universities across the board – gender imbalance, lack of BME participation. A quick Google search will direct you to a wealth of information including such from HEFCE, Times Higher Education, ScienceGrrl.co.uk and Sciencecampaign.org.uk. Parts of the sector are toxic with discrimination. And the most staggering thing for me in the last week or so was a colleague saying if a learner can't spell by the age of 18 year that it is tough, they are an adult. You can pick up professional skills and knowledge relatively easily with a bit of training and investment. However, once discriminatory attitudes become entrenched, I would think it would be hugely challenging to change the culture and recreate a positive environment once more.
And what about Cetis? Not that I understand much about technology but I know enough to appreciate you need standards of practice and uniform ways of working. Again, a small group who pack a big punch – they have provided the 'brains' behind educational approaches toward learning, assessment, diversity, new technologies and much more. Again I cannot understand why they are not supported through a little investment to recognise the essential work that they do. However I do believe they are presently holding their own and have become a sustainable organisation despite their transition in May 2015.
Jisc have weathered an immense storm and undergone dramatic organisational change that in itself has to be an impressive success since the announcement to funding changes in 2013. However I do worry at what we are left with, and whether the education sector needs the newer commercially-focused organisation as opposed to passionate and expert staff who responded to the technological needs of the sector. The annual Digifest seems to position Jisc as a technology-broker, and through lack of project funding and the loss of those valuable networking opportunities, the result is the feeling of lack of engagement with academic teams.
I welcome the excellent online resources and few networking opportunities, there isn't any support for digital innovation or professional development that we saw previously. I would think this will have a major impact on the competitiveness of the UK HE sector against global players. Jisc is nowhere in significant areas of activity including participation in open education, and has been noticeably silent in responding to major areas of challenge for the HE sector including the Teaching Excellence Framework.
The NTF scheme has awarded around 700 fellowships to outstanding education professionals –teachers, librarians and professional support staff. Very different to the UK Professional Skills Framework (UKPSF) that rewards four levels of professional competency, the NTF scheme is a reward for excellence based on an annual quota and attracting a small amount of funding for those awarded. These individuals are often the champions within their institutions, leading innovation and questioning decisions that impact on their colleagues or jeopardise the spirit of their learning community. In a time where there is practically no research or project funding to support education endeavours, the funds are a welcome life-line for staff who otherwise would not be able to financially support projects or attend conferences and events. I dearly hope the announcement, now delayed until the Spring brings good news, but deep inside I don't feel so optimistic.
So we've swallowed the horse.
Rebuilding communities of practice and changing mind set and cultures will take time and investment.
New staff are reinventing the wheel and not sharing across their subject disciplines; they don't know that a body of literature and practice reports are out there and why should they?
The lack of visibility of learner diversity in universities and support could be significant.
Lack of investment has pulled the rug from under our feet in terms of evidence-base – who is exploring urgent topical issues and informing the community?
What university – even now – is going to prioritise investment for learning and teaching over discipline research, and show me one already not investing in the next REF?
The poor curation of our literature-base and sector reports is a travesty and waste of public funds.
The loss of networks will erase sector 'memory' of past work, people and practices?
At least we have social media and new networks and communities can pop up in an instant. Great ideas such as the Wednesday evening #LTHEchat on Twitter is one example. However we cannot sustain a sector that increasingly relies on home-working and self-funding to participate. This maintains connections but does not fuel innovation.
We can respond to online e-petitions and provoke parliamentary debate.
You can gather your communities – professional bodies – institutions or even individually to blog, lobby and shout.
You can respond to parliamentary committee inquiries individually or as a group.
You can lobby your institutional leaders and decision makers.
You can lobby your students!
Form pedagogic communities within your institution.
Here are some details of a workshop that I've developed to help teachers and instructors think about INCLUSIVE AND EFFECTIVE multiple choice question (MCQ) development.
I would not by any means consider myself an expert because there are so many nuances and technicalities to writing good quality questions that do not discriminate, and that actually test knowledge and understanding and not just examination technique.
This guide is licensed under CC-BY-SA and I fully advocate people developing their own versions and examples with their programme and teaching teams.
Right mouse click the links to download them and have fun.


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Biografia
, in Coppa del Mondo esordì il 14 dicembre 1991 nella sua città natale e ottenne l'unico podio in carriera il 5 febbraio 1995 a Falun (3°). Non partecipò né a rassegne olimpiche né iridate.

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Coppa del Mondo
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