Senior forward Alissa Sealby watches a shot in the Eagles' 61-47 loss to Montana State on Thursday. Sealby shot 3-13 from the field.
The EWU women's basketball game attempted 26 shots from the field in the second half of Thursday night's game. Only four went in, and the Eagles lost their sixth straight game on Reese Court to Montana State 61-47.
EWU shot a respectable 40.4 percent from the field in the first half and played tight defense, forcing eight MSU turnovers. Second half offensive struggles allowed MSU to go on a 20-2 run in the third and fourth quarter, as the Eagles split the season series against the Bobcats..
Senior Kapri Morrow led EWU with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Her 3-pointer in the second quarter moved her into 10th place on the all-time EWU scoring list. It wasn't Morrow's most efficient game, as the veteran guard shot just 5-15 from the field.
Morrow wasn't the only EWU leader to struggle from the field. Senior forward Alissa Sealby shot 3-13, freshman guard Jessica McDowell-White was 1-4 and freshman forward Grace Kirscher was 2-12. Freshman center Bella Cravens was the only Eagle who attempted over two shots to shoot better than 50 percent (3-5).
Thursday's loss was EWU's sixth straight at home. Overall, the Eagles are just 1-7 at Reese Court this season, with the lone victory being over Division II opponent Eastern Oregon. The trend has left Schuller searching for answers.
EWU's next game is on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2:05 p.m. against Montana. Admission is free to students.


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BPTO publishes phase III of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published, by means of Ordinance n° 55, dated December 15, 2021, phase III of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) shared examination Pilot Project.In order to participate in the PPH program, the application shall meet the following conditions
It must belong to a patent family wherein at least the oldest application was filed at the BPTO or at a Patent Office that has a PPH agreement with the BPTO, or wherein at least one of these offices was selected as receiving office under the PCT;
It must belong to a patent family wherein a Patent Office that has a PPH agreement with the BPTO has issued: 1) a granting or allowance decision; OR 2) an International Preliminary Report on Patentability (IPRP) indicating patentable subject matter in the application;
It must belong to a patent family wherein the patent office that has a PPH agreement with the BPTO has performed a technical examination on merits and indicated patentable subject matter in the application.
The Patent Offices of the oldest priority, issuing an allowance/granting decision or issuing the IPRP may be different therebetween, provided that all have a PPH agreement with Brazil.
Currently, the following Countries/Regions have a PPH agreement with Brazil: Austria, China, Denmark, EPO, Japan, Portugal, United Kingdom, Singapore, South Korea, USA and Sweden.
Furthermore, the program continues to contemplate patent applications that claim protection for innovations belonging to all areas of knowledge, enabling to seek protection for subject matters that are identical or more restricted than those considered patentable by the office of the first examination, and to forbidden addition of any matter not examined by said office.
This new phase of the PPH follows the same criteria previously established in phase II, with the following changes now introduced:
– The request must occur between 01/01/2022 and 12/31/2024;
– The result from IPRP is now accepted as a basis for PPH requirements, limited to 100 requirements of PCT-PPH per year;
– Phase III is restricted to 800 PPH requirements per annual cycle, which will obey the order of the date and time of the priority request protocol.
As in phase II, there is a limit of 150 requirements per International Patent Classification Section (IPC) per year and of a single requirement of the same owner or applicant per week.
If you are interested in obtaining more details, have specific questions or wish to participate in the program, do not hesitate to contact us at mail@kasznarleonardos.com.
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BPTO issues Phase II of prioritization of Technologies Available on the Market and Resulting from Public Financing
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09Aug August 30, 2020
Toward the end of July, Kenyan students learned that there will be no school until next January. The news came as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 exceeded 10,000, ranking Kenya as the country with the second highest number of confirmed cases in eastern African nations, and the eighth highest in all of Africa.
In recent weeks the numbers have continued to rise. At this writing there have been 26,436 coronavirus cases. Of those cases, 12,961 people have recovered and 420 people have died. Kenya no longer holds the dubious distinction of ranking number two in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in eastern Africa, but the fallout hasn't changed. Adults are out of work, teenage pregnancy and crime are on the rise, and hunger is an ever present challenge.
A young mother with her sleeping child
A recent conversation with William Aludo, EC's Kenyan Program Coordinator, revealed that while students are disappointed that school has been cancelled for the remainder of 2020, they are also relieved that they will be less likely to be exposed to the coronavirus. However, many students are also wondering how they can continue practicing and studying in order to prepare for the next school year. The Kenyan government has made online YouTube lessons available throughout the country, but there is a tremendous disparity between those with and those without access to radio, television, internet and computers.
Another pressing issue resulting from the government's decision to close schools is the absence of feeding programs for orphaned and vulnerable students. To date the Kenyan government has not responded with a nationwide answer to this dilemma. This issue affects tens of thousands of children from pre-primary through high school.
EC's Response
When the news broke that there would be no school for the remainder of 2020, EC's Board of Directors responded quickly and compassionately. They made a commitment to ensure that the 575 students we support have what they need to survive while they are out of school. To that end, EC plans to continue with monthly food distributions in all of the locations where these students live and go to school. Since this past April, our students have been receiving monthly supplies of beans, maize, rice, wheat and porridge flour, as well as jugs of cooking oil. Young women are also receiving sanitary items that are otherwise difficult to for them to find.
Frank happily shows off his monthly supply of food
This response is not something we anticipated when we created our annual budget, but I am grateful to report that our supporters have continued to give, allowing us to help these students and their families during this time. As always, we welcome new supporters of Everyone's Child. If you would like to help, please click here to partner with us in our efforts to provide orphaned and vulnerable children with a monthly supply of food during this pandemic. Your gift will make an immediate difference for these children and their families.
EC's 10th Year
This August marks the tenth year of the existence of Everyone's Child as a 501(c) (3) organization. When I stop to think about how far we've come in ten years, I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of good will, prayers and financial contributions that have come from our many supporters over the past decade.
It has been said that a long journey begins with one step. As we begin moving into our 11th year of operating as a non-profit, our Board of Directors and I want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all who have helped to feed, educate and encourage hundreds of children who otherwise would have been left behind on this journey. We know that we could not have come this far without your help. Our gratitude to each of you is unending.
Asante sana ~ with deep and abiding thanks,
A long journey begins with one step
A Challenging Time
24Jun July 1, 2020
Last month, in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and a global cry for justice, students sponsored by Everyone's Child were also facing a challenging time. After schools closed in mid-March, they waited anxiously for almost four months to find out when they could safely return. Last week they learned that the government won't be opening schools until September. The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has grown from just seven in mid-March to just under 5,000 at the end of June 2020. Students and their families are now being told that the decision to re-open schools is tentative and will be based on the countrywide status of COVID-19.
School schedules in Kenya are based on an agrarian calendar, with month-long breaks occurring every three months to allow for the tilling, planting and harvesting of crops. But due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the expected month-long break in April turned into three months, and by the time schools re-open it will have been almost half a year since students will have been in a classroom with each other. The Kenyan government has organized lessons on television and via the internet, but in a country where 73% of the population live in rural settings, access to television or internet is not always possible.
A typical wattle and daub home in rural Kenya
The other challenge these students face is that of having enough food to survive during a time when many markets have closed and breadwinners are out of work. All students are guaranteed at least one meal a day while they are in school, but with school closures, that daily meal is no longer available. Also, in recent months the country has seen its worst locust infestation in 70 years. To make matters worse, lockdown restrictions have prevented farmers from protecting their crops from these voracious eaters. Gone unchecked, the locusts will cause catastrophic food shortages throughout the region for months to come.
A Different Kind of Injustice
Life often isn't fair to the orphans we serve. These children suffer from a different kind of injustice – also resulting from prejudice and ignorance. Rather than being judged for the color of their skin, theirs is the injustice of suddenly being placed at the bottom of a totem pole because one or both of their parents died from HIV/AIDS. This stigmatizes and marginalizes them, and often causes them to become outcasts within their own family. Pity is replaced by silent suspicion, reminding them that the disease that took their parents could also infect them and those who have taken them in.
Losing a parent to HIV/AIDS causes great grief and confusion
Not long after schools closed in March, knowing that we were in a challenging time, EC's Board of Directors decided to direct funds toward providing EC sponsored students with enough food to survive during this pandemic. As a result, during April and May, EC staff and volunteers held two food distributions for over 600 orphaned and vulnerable children in Kenya. To a certain extent, this effort seemed like a drop in the bucket. But to each child who received a bag of food, it meant so much more. It meant that they would eat without having to worry about where the next meal would come from. And perhaps even more importantly, it meant that they would be able to contribute to the family that had taken them in after losing their parents.
An orphan receiving food during the coronavirus lockdown
They Belong to All of Us
Kinship is what happens when we remember that we all belong to each other. Everyone's Child stands by the precept that the children we serve belong to all of us. These children are the adults of tomorrow. If we can value and treat them with care and concern, then the hope is that they will do the same for those who come after them.
To that end, we have reached out to the students at each of the six schools where we currently offer support to make sure they and their households have food during the outbreak that has rocked our world. Contributors have generously supported the decision of our Board, making it possible for hundreds of children and their families to have food during this time.
Two young orphans in Kiti holding bags of food
Justice for the Orphan
The prophet Isaiah tells us to "seek justice, encourage the oppressed and defend the cause of the fatherless" (Isaiah 1:17). Justice may seem to be somewhat elusive these days, and the coronavirus doesn't seem to be going away. But if in some small way we can reach a few of those who are being negatively affected by current circumstances, then we are all better off for having done so.
Our plan is to continue distributing food while schools in Kenya are closed. If you would like to join us in our efforts to help EC sponsored students get through this pandemic, please consider a gift to Everyone's Child. Your donation will feed, educate and connect these children, and will give them a chance to discover what is important in life. Please click here to make a secure donation to Everyone's Child.
As always, asante sana – great thanks for reminding these children that they do belong to all of us.


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Q: How to get onNewIntent() in a Navigation Fragment I want to use Navigation component in my android project, in order to achieve this, I have refactored my app to be fragment-based, but it raises a problem that I don't know how to pass onNewIntent() in my MainActivity to my Navigation Fragments.
So MainActivity is a NavHost, to make it simple, saying that I have a fragment as the start destination, how can I get onNewIntent() inside this fragment from MainActivity?
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Also, is there a way to get the reference of the current presented fragment, like the one currently held by NavHost?

A: On new intent , you can do something like
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Here you can pass any values to the function doSomething()

A: You can use in MainAcitivy class this:
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Carl Spence talks about Seattle International Film Festival
By Bijan Tehrani on	 05/23/2007 Festivals
Carl Spence is currently the Artistic Director of the Seattle International Film Festival Group and the director of programming at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Before his tenure at these two organizations he was director of programming at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Prior to his work in San Francisco, Carl spent eight years at the Seattle International Film Festival as a programmer and associate director of the organization. He began his career successfully curating two years of film programs, concerts and live events at the University of Washington in 1991 followed by a brief stint working for the major film studios in publicity and promotions prior to joining the Seattle International Film Festival in 1994. Carl has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in Theatre. He has also studied film at the NYU Tisch School for the Arts and has lived abroad in Japan.
Bijan Tehrani: Please tell us about the history of Seattle International Film Festival
Carl Spence: The Seattle International Film Festival began in 1976 at the Moore Theatre with a two-week, 18 film schedule—a creation of SIFF co-founders Dan Ireland and Darryl MacDonald. Seattle filmgoers immediately supported the Festival in large numbers at a time when there were only a handful of film festivals in North America (San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Vancouver and the now defunct Filmex in LA). The Festival grew rapidly, beginning in 1980 to bring in filmmakers for post-screening discussions and expanding in 1985 to a new home, the Egyptian Theatre on Capitol Hill. Now the Festival has grown to encompass multiple venues and 30 days of over 400 films. SIFF had also added many innovative new programs to its lineup, including a short film competition, the Midnight Movies series, Tributes, Retrospectives, all-night movie marathons and two of its most innovative and popular events: the Secret Festival and the annual poster auction. Newer programs added in the last 10 years, now SIFF mainstays, include Films 4 Families, Fly Filmmaking Challenge and Archival Presentations.
Always on the cutting edge, the Festival is perhaps best known for its eclectic, wide-ranging programming, which encompasses everything from the latest in European, Asian, and Contemporary World Cinema to the premieres of American Independent and major studio releases. SIFF was the first festival to introduce work of Lar von Trier, Julio Medem, the Coen Brothers, Carl Franklin, Pedro Almodovar, Richard Linklater, Jan de Bont, Neil Jordan, Paul Bartel, Stephen Frears, Sam Raimi, Krysztof Zanussi, Fons Rademakers, Bigas Luna, Takeshi Kitano, Alejandro Amenabar, and many, many others.
Cited by the New York Times, Variety, Film Comment and USA Today as one of the top five festivals in North America, SIFF is also considered one of the best "audience festivals" in the world. Seattle's love for film (Seattleites see more movies per capita than any other city in the nation) makes the city the most appropriate setting for new films to be seen, tested and celebrated, by everyone—film fan and filmmaker alike.
Bijan: How and when did you involve with the festival?
Carl: I've first came to SIFF in 1994 and have worked with SIFF for the majority of my career. I got my start prior to this programming films, concerts and events at the University of Washington bringing people like Ellen Degeneres and music groups like Phish to the campus in addition to jump-starting the film exhibition program there. Most recently I have headed up the programming departments at the San Francisco International Film Festival and also the Palm Springs International Film Festival prior to being promoted to the position of Artistic Director at the Seattle International Film Festival two years ago.
Bijan: What are the different categories in Seattle International Film Festival competitions?
Carl: NEW DIRECTORS SHOWCASE: most promising emerging talents in world cinema- each film considered in this category is a debut or second feature by the selected director. The stand out film is selected based on its original conception, striking style and overall excellence.
NEW AMERICAN CINEMA: Extraordinary films that have yet to receive American distribution, jurors select the film that best represents both filmmaking excellence and distinct vision.
DOCUMENTARY COMPETION: 12 remarkable films that capture true human spirit through non-fiction storytelling.
SIFF SHORTS: Best in each of these three categories- Live Action, Animation and Documentary
In addition to the four main SIFF competitions, a young filmmaker will be chosen for a cash prize from the FUTUREWAVE PROGRAM (18 and under), from the jury consisting of SIFF's 2007 FlyFilmmakers.
The Audience awards- the esteemed Golden Space Needle award, is given to; Best Film, Best Documentary, Best Documentary, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress & Best Short Film.
Bijan: Have international cinema a strong presence at Seattle International Film Festival. How many countries are expected to participate in 2007 festival?
Carl: 60 countries are represented
Bijan: Is there any focus on cinema of a reign, a country or an international filmmaker?
Carl: We truly represent the "international" in Seattle International Film Festival and will have over 60 countries showing films including four from Malaysia. Each year we highlight one country and this year our country spotlight is focused on Germany. With a remarkable selection of 15 films from emerging talents and established masters, including Bülent Akinci's funny, tragic and existential feature debut, Running On Empty; second time director Chris Kraus's award-winning Four Minutes; director Ann-Kristin Reyels' hilarious tale of adolescent puppy love and family dysfunction, Hounds; and director Martin Weisz's austere and chillingly true story of cannibalism, Grimm Love. Established master Volker Schlöndorff finds renewed inspiration in the true stories of overlooked heroes of the Poland Solidarity Movement in Strike. Also a part of SIFF's Face the Music offering, local psych band Kinski will perform a live film score to the 1927 German classic Berlin: Symphony of a City.
In Addition our EMERGING MASTERS honors the work of four directors poised to become the world's next cinematic masters. The Emerging Masters series presents the newest film by selected artists, in addition to one of their earlier achievements. This year SIFF honors Mauritania's Abderrahmane Sissako (Bamako and Waiting for Happiness); Israel's Eytan Fox (The Bubble and Yossi & Jagger); Franco-Iranian Rafi Pitts (It's Winter and Season Five); and France's Olivier Dahan (La vie en rose and La vie promise). Eytan Fox, Rafi Pitts, and Olivier Dahan will be in attendance.
Bijan: What are different events of the 2007 festival?
Carl: We have lots of events that happen at the festival, our opening night will kick-off May 24th at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, with Son of Rambow, an energetic and visually striking homage to childhood and the movies, from filmmakers Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith, who will be in attendance. We follow the screening that evening with a celebration for SIFF's 3,000 friends and fans.
Over the 25 days of SIFF, more than 200 actors, directors and film industry professionals will be in attendance and at the screenings of their films, including Steve Buscemi, and honored guest Sir Anthony Hopkins, who will introduce his writing/directing debut, Slipstream. Hopkins will also be presented with a SIFF Lifetime Achievement Award during a tribute event on May 30th, which will include an onstage interview with film clips, followed by a screening of The Remains of the Day. A special tribute screening will be held for the late Dutch director and friend of SIFF from its beginning, Fons Rademakers. SIFF will celebrate his great additions to the world of cinema with a memorial presentation and a screening of his crowning achievement, Max Havelaar.
Four films encompass SIFF's Weekend Gala Presentations, with special guests and celebrations to follow. SIFF's 2007 Gala selections include Julie Delpy's charming 2 Days in Paris, the North American Premiere of Jacob Chueng's A Battle of Wits, Lars von Trier's provocative and funny The Boss of it All, and the star-studded Evening, directed by Lajos Koltai. In addition to the Saturday Galas, SIFF will present the North American premiere of Poltergay as a special Thursday night 'Gay-la' event.
Additionally, the Festival will spotlight four more films as Special Presentations, including David Sington's stunning documentary on the stories of the Apollo missions, In the Shadow of the Moon, the North American Premiere of Fernando Pérez's atmospheric Madrigal, Gary Weimberg's portrait of conscientious objectors, Soldiers of Conscience, and the US Premiere of Milos Forman's newest, Goya's Ghosts, featuring Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem.
The festival will wrap with the North American premiere of Laurent Tirard's Molière, a sumptuous historical comedy about the great French satirist. Principal cast features some of France's hottest stars, including Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante, Éduoard Baer, and Ludivine Sagnier.
In addition to all the parties, we are also very excited about a new program and a landmark event among major film festivals, SIFF's inauguration of Planet Cinema. Curated in collaboration with Caroline Libresco and presented in partnership with the Greater Seattle Climate Dialogues, the series will showcase 16 new films about the environment and global climate change along with a festival-wide dialogue campaign that invites people to discuss, engage, and act on the most pressing issue of our time.
Bijan: Please tell us about Seattle International Film Festival jury members.
Carl: This year we again, have an outstanding group of talented jurors for each of our competitions including :
This year's New Directors Jury: Cameron Bailey, a writer, broadcaster and film programmer with the Toronto International Film Festival, where he founded the Festival's Planet Africa section, and headed its Perspective Canada series. Angelo Acerbi Head of Production for Italy's leading Film Commission, Torino Piemonte. In 2004 he started his own television and movie production company. He's now CEO of the Alba International Film Festival in Italy. Jeremy Kay is the chief US reporter for the film trade magazine Screen International.
The New American Cinema Jury:
Charles Pugliese is currently the head of development for Killer Films.
Carl Hampe was named Director, Acquisitions, Warner Independent Pictures in July 2006.
Nancy Bishop is the editor and publisher of Venice magazine
The Documentary Competition Jury: Emily Woodburne is the director of theatrical sales for IFC First Take, a newly created label that acquires and distributes 24 films per year, releases them nationwide and simultaneously offers them on-demand. Sarah Finklea currently handles theatrical booking and television sales for Janus Films. Ella Taylor is a film critic at the L.A. Weekly, member of the national Society of Film Critics and co-host of a weekly radio broadcast, Filmweek, for Southern California's KPCC.
Bijan: What we should look forward in 2007 festival? Any exceptional movie or new talent?
Carl: With over 400 films, we have a great mix of new discoveries alongside masterfilmmakers. We are thrilled to be hosting Anthony Hopkins as our 2007 Lifetime Achievement Recipient and equally excited to introduce the many new filmmakers featured throughout the festival from our numerous short film programs to our new directors and new American cinema competitions. Daniel Waters, the writer beyond the film Heathers will be presenting the World Premiere of his new film SEX AND DEATH 101 starring Simon Baker and Winona Ryder. Planet Cinema is an bold groundbreaking sidebar at the festival looking at our interaction with the planet. These are just a few of the exceptional highlights at the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival.
Bijan: Is there any attention to Documentary productions at the festival?
Carl: We will screen 61 documentary features at this year's Festival -these selections are from all over the world and bring to the screen a wide spectrum of experiences–detailed personal profiles, individual expressions, political scrutiny, historical revelations and examinations of cultural trends and divides.
From the stories of the Apollo Missions with IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON; to a resonating portrait of conscientious objectors in SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE; to the innocent joy and transformation of young girls at a NW music camp in GIRL'S ROCK.
Also as a part of our third annual and very popular Face the Music program, SIFF has selected eleven music documentaries that span time, genre and the world. Additionally, SIFF is screening two programs of documentary shorts; AGAINST THE GRAIN: ART AND LIFE, four stories of life lived to its most passionate, and BEHIND THE HEADLINES, finding the virtues of truth and strength in unlikely places.
SIFF attendees are encouraged to vote for their favorite documentary feature: The winning film receives the venerated SIFF audience award, the Golden Space Needle. Twelve films from around the world participate in this year's juried Feature Documentary competition. All short documentaries will be eligible for the juried Short Film/Documentary competition.
Bijan: Please tell us about your plans for the future of the Seattle International Film Festival
Carl: Starting last March we opened our own state-of-the-art cinema at McCaw Hall in Seattle. In addition to maintaining SIFF's reputation as the largest and best attended film festival in the United States, we plan on expanding our year-round programming efforts and will be building a permanent home that will provide
a distinct, international destination committed to celebrating the world of film 52 weeks a year. The Film Center will inspire audiences to a greater understanding of the world's cultures —past, present, and future—through film; celebrate achievements of American and international filmmakers; and illuminate the power of film through education for all ages.
Our new home will include a film archive and reference library with public viewing stations, educational facilities, a permanent box-office and office space for SIFF Group staff, The Film School and possibly other Seattle film organizations to help brand Seattle as one of the premiere epicenters of film culture.
Bijan Tehrani
Bijan Tehrani a film director, film critic and writer, works as editor in chief of Cinema Without Borders while teaching Language of Film and Film History at workshops nationwide. Bijan has won several awards in international film festivals and book fairs for his short films and children's books.
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a behavioral faith-based diabetes prevention program called the Fit Body and Soul program in a semi-urban African-American church using a community-based participatory approach. METHODS: The 12-session Fit Body and Soul program was modified from the group lifestyle balance intervention that was modified from the successful National Institute of Health (NIH) funded Diabetes Prevention Program. The Fit Body and Soul program was implemented in a semi-urban African-American church community. Based on the results of physical examinations and increased body mass index (BMI > or = 25), 40 adult members of the church were identified as being at high risk for diabetes. Four church ministers, after receiving Fit Body and Soul program training for 2 days, served as study interventionists. The primary objective was weight loss of at least 5% by the end of the 12-session Fit Body and Soul intervention. RESULTS: Screening of church participants was conducted at the Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. A total of 40 individuals having a BMI > or = 25 were selected. Of the 40, a total of 35 (87.5%) attended at least 10 sessions and provided information required for the study. Of the 35, a total of 48% lost at least 5% of baseline weight, 26% lost 7% or more, and 14% lost >10% of baseline weight. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot trial suggests that carrying out a larger Fit Body and Soul study in a faith-based setting, using behavioral lifestyle interventions, in the context of a diabetes prevention program for African American communities is feasible, as is the possibility that subjects in that larger study will achieve a clinically significant degree of weight loss.


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Cropia indigna is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found on Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica.

References

Moths described in 1858
Hadeninae

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The Long-tailed Goral is the most northerly occuring goral, it is characterized by its long hair, especially on the tail.
English common names: Long-tailed Goral (3), Northern Long-tailed Goral (1), Korean Long-tailed Goral, North Chinese Goral, Amur Goral (5)
German: Nordchina-Goral (3), Langschwanz-Goral (5), Nördlicher Langschwanz-Goral (1)
French: Goral à longue queue (3), Goral à queue longue (5), Goral du nord à queue longue
Korean: 산양 (1)
Russian: Восточный гора́л (wikipedia)
Spanish: Goral colilargo (3), Goral de cola larga (5), Goral del norte a cola larga (1)
Antilope caudata Milne-Edwards, 1867
Type locality: Russia (Amurland)
Previously classified as a subspecies of N. goral, N. c. raddeanus is a synonym. Analysis of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene indicates that long-tailed Goral populations in Korea may be genetically distinct from populations in China. (3) A breeding experiment in the Prague Zoo, involving Chinese Goral (N. g. griseus) and Long-tailed Goral (N. g. caudatus) produced sterile offspring. Hence both forms appear to be different species. (1)
Russian Far East, Northeast China, and Korean Peninsula; appearently extending to the West to extreme SE Mongolia (3)
length / head-body: males 109-132 cm; females 106-135 cm (3); 129 cm (1)
shoulder height: 69-75 cm (3); 81 cm (1)
weight: males 26-47 kg and females 24-45 kg (3); 33 kg (1)
toes: small, rather vertical (6)
ears: short (4); 11,5-15 (3)
glands in front of eyes: inconspicuos (7)
tail: 14-18 cm – males and 13-17 – females (3), 15 cm (1), but 37-48 cm to tip of tail hairs (3);
horn length: c. 15-18 cm (3) – particularised below
life expectancy: up to 18 years in captivity, in the wild rarely more than 12 years (3), up to 15 years (1)
diploid chromosome number: 56 (3)
Coloration / pelage
Body color of the Long-tailed Goral is gray-fawn to brown, but it is paler than the Chinese Goral, and has no black overlay. Legs are creamy to yellow-gray, with less of a sharp transition to body color than in the Chinese Goral. The front of the forelegs comes with a dark line (4) – (not present in Chinese Goral (6)). The Underside is pale fawn or gray; groin and axillae are white; chest is darker; throat is broadly white, extending forward to the chin, with no golden tone on edging; lips are white, the white extending to the mouth angles; forehead and nose are usually not very dark; the whole head, expecially the muzzle, is more brownish; often with a gazelle-like stripe. A stripe on the neck continues to the somewhat thinner dorsal stripe. The color of the stripe is almost black in males and dark grey in females. (7) The tail is usually black near the base (4); a broad white fringe borders the tail below (5), reaching to the hocks or below (in Chinese Goral more of the tail is black – at least two-thirds of it (7)). The length of this hair gives N. caudatus its long tailed aspect. Fur is longer, softer than in other species; underwool is ashy brown, differing from the long, pale, buffy, dark-tipped contour hairs. (4)
The recurved black horns are basally annulated – more gracile than in serows. (6) The horns are apparently shorter on average than those of the Himalayan gorals, but with similar base circumferences (1). horn length: c. 15-18 cm (3), 12,7-17,8 cm (7), up to 23,5 cm (3, 7); horn basal girth: c. 7-10 cm (males) (3) In males horns are strikingly thick. Ribbing is deep and conspicuous, in even-numbered grooves over 20. Females have slightly shorter, more slender and straighter horns. The ribbing is deep and conspicuous, but the number of grooves is much lower, around 10. (7)
The Long-tailed Goral occupies precipitous terrain with cliff component at elevations of 80-2000 m. (3) In China they inhabit evergreen and deciduous forests with exposed grassy ridges from about 500-2000 m (6). In Russia, they occur in seashore cliffs, usually at 100-300 m, and in inland montane areas of mixed pine forests and oak woodlands at 300-800 m. Long-tailed Goral use slopes of 45-90° and can tolerate snow cover up to 35 cm. (3)
In China Long-tailed Goral eat on a wide range of plant material: grass, herbs and shoots, leaves and small trees, and even some fruit (6). In Russia, the diet of the Long-tailed Goral varies seasonally, but consists primarily on grasses (77-82 percent). Browse (eating grass) dominates the diet in summer. It can constitute up to 40 percent in winter. Gorals dig through snow to feed and spend 72-82 percent of their total active time feeding. (3)
Major predators of Long-tailed Gorals are Gray Wolves (Canis lupus) and Eurasian Lynxes (Lynx lynx) (3), rarely tiger (1).
Mating: early winter (6, 1)
Sexual maturity attained: 1,5 years (3), 3 years (1); first participation of males in rut: 2,5 years (3)
Estrus lasting: 15-30 hours
Gestation: 6 month (6)
Young per birth: single, rarely twins (3); 1 or 2 in China (6)
The long-tailed Goral is diurnal or nocturnal, usually feeding at night. They have 4-5 feeding periods from 5:00 to 21:00 h. (3) Has resting scrapes in sheltered places under rocky crags and cliffs and also rests on rock ledges. Visits salt licks. Gives hissing sneeze call when alarmed. (6)
Males occupy 22-55 ha and mark vegetation in home ranges with the postcornual gland, a gland behind the base of the horn. (3) This goral typically lives in small groups of 4 to 12 individuals, with older males usually solitary. (1) Groups consisted of two females with young: 2-5 animals less than three years old; an adult male and 1-3 subadult males; or mixed groups (at least one adult male and female and various individuals of both sexes) of up to 16 animals. Only young males disperse. (3)
The Long-tailed Goral is classified as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List because of a population decline, estimated to be more than 30 percent over the last three generations (approximately 21 years). (2) In the early 1900s, the estimated population of the Long-tailed Goral was 2000 individuals in Russia. By 1980, it was reduced to no more than 550. In South Korea, fewer than 300 remain.(3) The Long-tailed Goral ist threatend through: over-exploitation, shrinkage in distribution, and habitat destruction and degradation (2), further through range deterioration by livestock, also illegal hunting can be a major cause of adult mortality. Enforcement of game laws is a priority. And there is need to expand and increase protected areas and limit human intrusions in goral habitats. (3)
(1) Damm, Gerhard R. and Franco, Nicolás, 2014: The CIC Caprinae Atlas of the World – CIC International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, Budakeszi, Hungary in cooperation with Rowland Ward Publications RSA (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa.
(2) Duckworth, J.W., MacKinnon, J. & Tsytsulina, K. 2008. Naemorhedus caudatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T14295A4429742. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14295A4429742.en. Downloaded on 25 January 2017.
(3) Wilson, D.E. and Mittermeier, R.A. [eds], 2011: Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 2. Hoofed Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
(4) Groves, Colin and Grubb, Peter, 2011: Ungulate Taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press.
(5) Castelló, José R., 2016: Bovids of the World – Antelopes, Gazelles, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, and Relatives. Princeton University Press.
(6) Smith, Andrew T. and Xie, Yan, 2008: A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press.
(7) Hrabina, Petr: "A new insight into the taxonomy and zoogeography of recent species of goral (Nemorhaedus, Bovidae, Ruminantia)", Gazella 42, 2015, Zoo Praha
in Long-tailed Goral (Nemorhaedus caudatus)
Amur Goral goral Korean Long-tailed Goral Langschwanz-Goral Long-tailed Goral (Nemorhaedus caudatus) Nemorhaedus caudatus Nordchina-Goral North Chinese Goral Northern Long-tailed Goral


Under the umbrella of the newly formed Crooked Limb Press, New Slang is a bound selection of graphic novels, poetry and illustrations.
We are a collective specialising in The New, allowing the contributors the freedom to try things that they may have not been able to before. You must "cut free" your old styles of working.
Anything goes, it could be a small change or it could be a catastrophically large and scary change but it must be New to you, the creator.


Hey, I had this idea of what if we added a list of scratch abbreviations and what they mean. I think this would really help new scratchers!
I have a list so far, if you have more to add, just let me know!
This is a dictionary with slang words commonly found on Scratch. (Not just limited to scratch) I thought this would be helpful for New Scratchers who did not know much about Scratch. Hope this clears everything up!
SBX - Scratch X (Scratch 2.x with extensions enabled) project.
Please consider GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM to my suggestion about adding a "Shops" section to the forums!
Here is a list project with a lot of text slangs.
AT also means "Advanced Topics".
Is this a mostly scratch abbreviation?
actually, almost none of these are scratch terms.
FNAF, AT, OP, OC, HS, MAP, PMV, AMV and DTA are not.
Ah, thanks for telling me about that.
How to get 2.0 back - permanently!
almost none of these are scratch slang.
Yeah, and guess what, this list isn't limited to Scratch.
well, it does say "scratch" slang.
This is Questions about Scratch - and this topic isn't a question or about Scratch.


Don't buy another board game without reading our Best Family Board Games reviews. We will prevent an expensive mistake, and help you to find the best family party games and other top family games!
We're committed to reviewing the best family board games. Here's a lot of the top 10 family games, according to our board game reviews team. These are in no particular order.
This fun game is a dice-based race to avoid drowning! Your rats must run from the sinking ship, and send back their opponent rats. Cute and cleverly designed, Abandon Ship board game can be played with up to seven players of any age.
Loud, simple and great as a family party game, the Jenga stacking game could not be easier to learn. Even so, it's tons of fun, guarantees laughter, and can be played by a crowd of all ages.
If you've never played the Operation game in a mixed age crowd, then you've not witnessed first-hand how much fun this game can be. We recommend adapting this to family game format by declaring teams of two. Each player will take alternating turns. Don't expect the adults to always win!
Another classic strategy game, the Othello board game shows how simple two-player games can be huge hits with the family crowd. If you have a lot of players, consider getting two or three sets, and creating either a league or knockout competition to give a sense of competition.
If you think the best family board games don't amount to a hill of beans, then you've never played the Bohnanza game! It's actually a card game, but this bean-growing and harvesting classic game is really fun, easy to play and hard to master.
The Game of Life board game is a classic that has not changed much in the 50-odd years since its release. However, there are now multiple versions to appeal to collectors, so even if the original doesn't appeal, you can play Family Guy Game of Life, The Wizard of Oz Game of Life, or even Haunted Mansion Game of Life!
Nothing to do with The Beatles, Ticket to Ride board game is a train board game that is easy to learn. Colored tickets link towns together in a quest to complete your routes. Fun for all ages, and don't be surprised if the kids beat you!
Another two-player board games classic, again, play the Battleship board game as a league or cup knockout tournament if you are in a larger group. Can also be on standby for when players get knocked out of a longer family board game.
A great choice of puzzle games, Blokus can be played by two to four players. The idea is to place as many of your tiles on the board and stop the opponents from doing the same. It is very simple, but fiendishly hard to master!
While fans of more modern board games like to sneer at this old chestnut, there are Monopoly games for all themes, cities and interest groups, and more than 600 million people are estimated to have played the game. We believe it belongs on the list of top family games, and you may disagree, but until your family plays, you should not jump to conclusions! Just avoid the silly versions with credit cards in place of paper money.
It's important to note that different occasions and mixes of people will call for very different best family board games choices.
A mostly older crowd will not get the most out of the same games that, for example, two under 10s, two teens and two parents would enjoy.
If your personal top family games are not listed here, send us board game reviews. See also: Best Board Games Award Winners.


That mischievous boy with a winning personality is back in a new compilation of colorful comic strips called Big Nate: Great Minds Think Alike (Amp! Comics for Kids/Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2014, $9.99 paperback, Ages 8-12). Nate has a lot of big ideas for fun and achieving greatness and tries his hand at Sudoku, life skills coaching, painting, business, and a world record holder of anything (the only record he holds is for detention).
Big Nate fans will be pleased to see favorite characters from past volumes: his clueless dad; Mrs. Godfrey, his strict teacher; teacher's pet, Gina; and Nate's best buddies, Frances and Teddy.
Hilarious vignettes include a planned YouTube video of Nate jumping off a shed onto a trampoline while dunking a basketball into a hoop ends in a flop. Attempting to form his own lawn mowing business, he works during a heat wave and is unable to finish even one lawn. Turning to something less strenuous, Nate offers to cool people off with his water hose for $1.00. Unfortunately, he doesn't adjust the nozzle spray, creating very unhappy customers.
Interior spread from Big Nate: Great Minds Think Alike by Lincoln Peirce, Amp! Comics for Kids/Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2014.
Nate also tries to propel his friend Frances to greatness by competing against Nate's archenemy "brainiac" Gina for "Outstanding Scholar" medal (p. 100). Unfortunately for Nate and Frances, Gina is one step ahead of them.
Nate's instructions to Teddy on how to write a three page report on the Boston Tea Party in just one page are an absolute riot. Many teachers are on to student tricks like these: large font and dragged out sentences and words. Here's an example: "When King George III received news of the Boston Tea Party, he flew into a rage." A super-long "ARRRRRRRRRRRRR" fills up three panels of the strip, and of course, several lines on Nate's paper."Just call me Dr. Filler'!" quips Nate (p. 72).
Finally, my favorite: Nate's outburst in the (quiet) library when teased about reading a comic strip popular with the girls catches the attention of the librarian. "The life of a school librarian is never dull, " she muses stoically ( p. 79). Amen, sister.
Big Nate fans, those who enjoy comic anthologies, and reluctant readers will appreciate this collection. Also steer them to Peirce's well-illustrated Big Nate novels. Big Nate is a growing hit at my school library and I look forward to putting this book into eager hands. Recommended for ages 8-12.


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from emokit.emotiv import Emotiv

def test_emotiv_no_headset():
    try:
        emo_test = Emotiv()
    except Exception as ex:
        assert (ex.message == "Device not found")

def test_import_hidapi():
    hidapi_found = False
    try:
        import hidapi
        hidapi_found = True
    except Exception as ex:
        pass
    try:
        import pywinusb.hid
        hidapi_found = True
    except Exception as ex:
        pass
    assert hidapi_found

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Australiceras is an extinct ammonite genus from the upper part of the Early Cretaceous, Aptian stage, included in the family Ancyloceratidae.

Description
Australiceras has an evolute shell, coiled with all whorls showing in keeping with its inclusion in the Ancyloceratida.  The inner, early, whorls bear ribs that alternate between those that are smooth and those the bear stout blunt or conical tubercles. Ribs on the outer whorls become free of tubercles and end up all smooth.

Australiceras bears some resemblance to Tropaeum and Balearites, both related genera.

The type species is Australiceras jacki.

References
Notes

Bibliography
 W. J. Arkell et al. 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invewrtebrate Paleontology, Part L. Geological Society of America, R.C.Moore, (ed)
 F. W. Whitehouse. 1926. "The Cretaceous Ammonoidea of Eastern Australia", Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 8(3):195-242.

Ammonitida genera
Cretaceous ammonites
Cretaceous animals of Africa
Aptian life
Ancyloceratoidea


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July Newsflash
The latest fun stuff on our radar from moon landing anniversary events to bar and attraction openings
MOON LANDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
It's 50 years since those plucky Apollo 11 astronauts set foot on the moon and there are plenty of fun and educational events going on around Sussex to celebrate the launch and the landing.
Chichester's South Downs Planetarium is celebrating the moon landing anniversary with 'Moonfest'. It incorporates two telescope Observation Evenings on Sat 13 and Sun 14, films about the space race on Wed 17 and about Apollo 11 on Fri 19, Sat 20 and Wed 24 July. There are also Family Fun days with plenty of hands on activities coming up on Sat 20, Sun 21 Sat 27 and Sun 28 and several other family-friendly planetarium shows.
Astrophysicist Dr John Mason (who we know is a fantastically enthusiastic talker) will be sharing some intergalactic insight while diners tuck into a three-courses at the One Small Step For Man dinner at The Kennels, Goodwood on Tues 16 July. If skies are clear there'll then be a chance to explore the moon through telescopes outside.
There's another astronomy dinner in East Sussex the same night at Rathfinny Wine Estate up on the Downs outside Alfriston to witness a partial lunar eclipse. The planets Jupiter and Saturn should also be visible and the astronomer guided session will be complemented by wine on arrival and a three-course set menu at the Flint Barns.
A weekend of family activities at The Observatory Science Centre, Herstmonceux with celebrate the moon landing on 20 and 21 July. See science shows, launch rockets, create craters and build buggies from recycled materials. There's also a chance to see the 26-inch refracting telescope that Sir Patrick Moore used to create maps of the moon – the very maps used by NASA to help chose Apollo landing sites.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, on Sat 20 July, Stephen Hawking's daughter, author and presenter Lucy Hawking, will join soprano and actor Sarah Gabriel and composer and music director Joseph Atkins in Fly Me to the Moon, as part of Petworth Festival. The show incorporates space-themed music and song (with hits from Bowie, Pink Floyd and more), film, historic artefacts, the voice of Stephen Hawking, some recently revealed secrets from NASA, and a moon buggy. It's on at 17.00 and 20.00 in Leconfield Hall.
The Picture House, Uckfield has a season of films to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. In the Shadow of the Moon and Apollo 11 are still to be screened this month. Various other cinemas are also showing one-off screenings.
Coppa Club half price soft launch + Muddy prize draw!
Good things come to those who wait – and next month Coppa Club in Brighton, long in the planning, is finally opening its doors in The Lanes, with cosy lounges, alfresco dining and a fountain courtyard. Already in London, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, each Club is different in look, but has the same emphasis on relaxed luxe – bars and restaurants to catch up with friends, meet colleagues, work quietly or slouch resplendently. It officially launches with popping corks on 27 Aug but here's a heads up – there'll be a 'soft launch' period just before when, if you enter our fabulous Reader Treat draw, you could WIN one of five three course meals! and if you don't, you can still get a chance at 50% off (plus bragging rights!)
Coggings to cocktails
In other Brighton booze news, not long after moving its original speakeasy-style cocktail bar to larger premises on London Road, L' Atelier Du Vin has just opened a second branch in what was the smart burger restaurant Coggings and Co. up at Seven Dials and it comes with a 'private champagne garden' ooh la la. Cue more opportunites for my other half to laugh at my French pronunciation.
Sussex sparkling win
More good news in the march of Sussex sparkling wine. Ridgeview Wine Estate at Ditchling was announced among the Top 50 Best Vineyards in the World this week. It was placed number 36 in a ceremony at the Banqueting House on Whitehall, the only British vineyard to make the 2019 cut. The World's Best Vineyards Academy which compiles the list comprises nearly 500 leading international wine aficionados, sommeliers, and luxury travel correspondents who give their expert opinion on the international wine and wine tourism scene.
NEW ATTRACTION
Worthing's wheely big newcomer
Yes, Worthing is the latest place to get an observation wheel and it's bigger than the one at Brighton a few years back, in fact it's the highest to be placed in South East England at 46 metres tall. Worthing Observation Wheel (which has the handy acronym WOW) has 36 part glass pods, one wheelchair accessible. It's up and poised to open and you'll soon be able to simply turn up and ride for £7 adults, £5 children or £20 a family of four. It will be around for three years over the summer seasons, April to October, being dismantled in between and packed in, we presume, a rather large garage.
ARUNDEL HOLIDAY BARGAIN
Lovely 19th century Brooklands Barn at Arundel has room for up to an amazing 20 guests. Get extended family or friends together and you can currently save £400 on a summer break. You'll get exclusive use of the property with its pool and courtyard (perfect for BBQs) within walking distance of Arundel itself. Grab your diary.
NEW PRODUCTION
Sussex debut for best-selling tale
Heads up on a new production of a Sarah Waters novel adaptation that's starting its tour in Sussex next month. The Night Watch is a clever novel (my personal favourite from the best-selling author) that tells the story of several illicit gay and straight relationships in reverse, so aspects are revealed as it progresses back through three periods post WWII and during the Blitz in London. The scenes in a quiet dating agency, bombed out church and prison cell are now played out on stage in this new Original Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal version of the Hattie Naylor adaptation. It will open at Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne on Thurs 22 to Sat 31 Aug. Tickets are from £19.
DRIFTWOOD GARDEN OPENING
The gorgeous Driftwood Garden at Seaford that has featured on TV has a brief opening period in aid of charity. Go along and get ideas – or just envy, until 25 July. It's £15, supporting St Peter and St James Hospice, and you must pre-book.
In case you missed it….
Island addict? A reminder that Luna – the guys behind Brighton's beach cinema, which opens at the end of July are before then bringing us Love Island The Experience this July 19 – 29 with themed photo ops and cocktails, outdoor screenings of the live action and guest appearances from departing islanders. It will all be happening on a site beside the Palace Pier. Tickets from £14.50 with upgrade options including a VIP beach hut with drinks.


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package cli

import (
	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
	"knative.dev/test-infra/tools/go-ls-tags/files"
	"knative.dev/test-infra/tools/go-ls-tags/tags"
)

type args struct {
	directory  string
	ignoreFile string
	extension  string
	exclude    []string
	joiner     string
	sort       bool
}

func withArgs(root *cobra.Command, a *args) *cobra.Command {
	pf := root.PersistentFlags()
	pf.StringVar(&a.extension,
		"extension",
		tags.DefaultExtension,
		"A Go file extension")
	pf.StringVar(&a.ignoreFile,
		"ignore-file",
		tags.DefaultIgnoreFile,
		"An ignore file used to filter out tags")
	pf.StringVar(&a.directory,
		"directory",
		files.WorkingDirectoryOrDie(),
		"A directory to start from")
	pf.StringSliceVar(&a.exclude,
		"exclude",
		tags.DefaultExcludes,
		"Directories to exclude")
	pf.StringVar(&a.joiner,
		"joiner",
		"\n",
		"Tags will be joined with this string on output")
	pf.BoolVar(&a.sort,
		"sort",
		true,
		"If true then tags will be sorted",
	)
	return root
}


I have the opportunity to trade my No. 1 draft pick 2 years from now for this guy. My pick will most likely be a top 5 pick, possibly the No. 1 overall. Would you do it?
I would not, given that it is essentially the end of his OS 21 season. I would make the assumption he was low in his grades, simply for the fact the other owner is willing to give him up for an unknown.
No. This guy has a light pitching staff and he wouldn't trade this guy unless he was complete trash.


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The severity and kinds of allergy symptoms depend on a person's genetics, the allergic condition and the type and amount of allergens involved.
There are many different types of allergic conditions. An allergic condition is the appearance of allergy signs and symptoms in specific organs or areas of the body. The most common allergy symptoms affect the nose, sinuses, lungs and eyes. However, in some conditions, organs such as the skin, digestive system and blood vessels can be affected as well.
Not all allergic reactions happen the same way. Some allergy symptoms occur immediately after exposure to an allergen, while others take hours or days to occur. Scientists think that the biological events leading up to immediate allergic reactions are different from those that result in delayed allergic reactions.
Immediate allergic reactions typically occur within minutes of exposure to an allergen. Allergic reaction time will vary depending on a person's genetics and on the site of the body affected.
Delayed or late-phase allergic reactions generally occur 2 – 6 hours after exposure (and even longer in some people). Signs and symptoms of delayed or late-phase allergic reactions are generally the same as those for immediate allergic reactions.
In the case of allergic asthma, a delayed allergic reaction can cause other problems, such as loss of sleep due to nighttime asthma attacks. There are ways to time allergy and asthma medications to reduce symptoms of the delayed allergic response.


If I told you I was feeling confident about my allotment, I would be lying! And if I told you that I didn't have a meltdown one afternoon after gazing at the neighbouring plots around me, well, that would be a lie too. After a few weeks away from the allotment, serval frosts, and a pep talk with myself, I am back and determined to make it work.
I have 6 semi raised beds in total, all of which are now some what filled with young plants or seedlings. During our 'surprise summer' weather last week I took advantage of the warmer ground temperatures and sowed Parsnips, Carrots, Radish, Beetroot and Turnips. In between the rows of my root veg I have also planted some lovely annuals (Marigolds, Calendula and Petunias) that are brilliant at deterring pests such as, Carrot Fly. All the seeds I use are from the RHS seed range as they are fault proof. It is rare that they do not germinate and they are great value for money to. Within the same bed I planted two asparagus crowns with some added mulch to help them settle into their new home. Asparagus can take 2-3 years to establish before you are able to harvest them fully but they are a great investment as some plants give impressive yields for up to 15 years!
Next up…. in a separate bed I have Courgette, Butternut Squash and Nasturtium. I personally like to buy my courgettes as young plants. This is because it would be a waste for me to sow them from seed as I don't have room for more than four plants. Plus, the fantastic thing about courgettes is that each plant provides fresh yields all the way to late summer. The varieties I planted were Butternut Squash 'Metro F1' and Courgette 'Summer Ball'. Here at Wildbunch we sell young veggie plants for that reason! It allows you to grow a larger variety of vegetables without having to sow more seeds than you need. I cant wait to watch them grow over the next few months.
Lastly I planted Kale in a raised planter in hope that the birds and slugs would stay clear of my precious leafy greens!! I can confirm, that this did not stop them and I have resown some more and this time I protected my crop with netting and sprinkles egg shells around the edges of the planter. I wasn't lying when I said I really am learning as I go.
So that concludes my latest allotment update. What started as an overwhelming project, has now become my space to explore and experiment with my way of gardening. If you to have started a new gardening project, planted vegetables for the first time or have any words of wisdom to help us 'allotment newbies' then please feel free to share your experiences with us.


When Sheffield University was looking to refurbish the Richard Roberts atrium, Claughtons was asked to help design and supply the new furniture to help update the space.
We worked closely with DAB Contract Services Ltd to ensure that we thoroughly understood the requirements of the project, so we were able to enhance and develop the refurbishment through our product recommendations.
To complement the large, open and airy atrium we sourced stylish, Ciotollo pebble seating from Italy which are functional seats and artistic decorative pieces. In the cafe break out area we supplied and installed sleek granite-topped tables and white metal chairs to complement the contemporary feel of the overall project and create a comfortable meeting space.


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GotVMail CTO David Hauser Appointed To Students For The Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) Advisory Board
GotVMail CTO David Hauser appointed to the Global Advisory Board of the Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE).
Weston, MA (PRWEB) November 10, 2005
GotVMail Communications®, the professional sound of today's small business, announced that the Company's Chief Technology Officer, David Hauser, has been appointed to the Global Advisory Board of the Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE). Hauser, also a co-founder of GotVMail, was recently a judge at the Third Annual SAGE World Cup international competition.
"I am pleased that David Hauser has joined the SAGE Global Advisory Board," said Dr. Curtis L. DeBerg, SAGE founder and professor at California State University, Chico. "He epitomizes the meaning of 'social entrepreneur' -- he seeks profits through his entrepreneurial ventures while simultaneously giving back to the community through his expertise and mentorship. He will be an excellent board member and an exemplary role model for youth around the world."
"I am very pleased and honored to be a part of SAGE's Global Advisory Board," said Hauser. "Part of having a successful business like GotVMail means having the power to affect social change and give back to the community through which you draw your success. SAGE provides young entrepreneurs with a great opportunity to hone their business skills and network with established professionals."
In addition to serving on the SAGE Global Advisory Board, Hauser is an active member of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO), and mentors students at Babson College, where he graduated with a degree in Entrepreneurial Studies and garnered several awards including the prestigious "Small Business Initiative Award."
About GotVMail
GotVMail Communications offers the most advanced and affordable suite of hosted, virtual and on-demand telecommunications services that allow small- and home-based businesses, as well as mobile professionals, to sound more professional and function more productively. Starting at just $9.95 a month, the VirtualOne service from GotVMail provides the "big company" functionality of a large company phone system without the need to purchase or maintain expensive onsite equipment. Features include the recently-announced myGotVMail advanced online administration tool, a virtual toll free or local number, customized main greeting, multiple mailboxes for departments and employees, call forwarding to any phone or extension anywhere in the world, and email delivery of voice and fax messages. More information about GotVMail can be found at http://www.gotvmail.com.
Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) is an international network that links secondary school student organizations to mentors from local universities and businesses. Its purpose is to advance global entrepreneurship in an ethical and socially responsible manner. Additional information about SAGE can be found at http://www.csuchico.edu/sage/
David Powers
Director, Corporate Communications
GotVMail Communications
800.820.9210, x712


To meet this challenge head on, global services provider iQor is leveraging a young, tech-savvy workforce in Trinidad that is helping the company satisfy some demanding retail clients with a combination of front-line customer engagement and product support services.
Hartmut Liebel: My main challenges stem from the fact that we operate in both a centralized and de-centralized way. Our internal systems, such as financial systems, operating systems, and ERP are the core bones of our business and are all centralized, but at the same time we have de-centralized operating units and client schemes that are all over the world. This de-centralized approach creates an interesting mix of an entrepreneur culture with lots of small business units, and the leaders of those units feel like CEOs with lots of flexibility, while still operating on the same global system. However, by geography, the variety of time zones and the different service quality requirements all have to be taken into account.
Hartmut Liebel: The difficulty in hiring has been similar to other markets, but we have been able to find success through social media recruitment channels. The first challenge was in finding folks who are interested in joining the BPO industry, which is still young in the country. Contrary to other local industries, such as tourism and transportation, which regularly experience ups and downs, BPO is very stable, so we've had to find people who are truly motivated to be a part of the sector.
A vast majority of our leadership has come up through the ranks, rapidly bringing down the ratio of expatriate managers in the company. This is evidence that Trinidad has the ability to develop its own management strengths, which I think is the future of the country. To support this, we have mentoring programs in-house, as well as an innovative workspace to attract knowledge managers who want to be part of a modern physical facility. Our omnichannel presence and support is getting deeper, again attracting the right knowledge workers. It's a mix of providing the tools, having the right talent, and having strong communication.
Hartmut Liebel: We always strive to create the right fit for each client demand, and clients typically have a say on which location they want to be serviced from, which is what Panama needs to get more of a shot in the arm. That said, we have had a stable group of clients that have been happy with our service in Panama along with excellent leadership team and experienced staff members.
iQor has maintained a presence in Panama for more than eight years, supporting primarily Spanish-speaking customers. We currently have close to 500 employees there and will be relocating them to a new, more modern facility nearby our existing site in Panama City within the next three months. Even so, the recent excitement and growth for our Customer Interaction business in Nearshore has been in our new Trinidad locations.
That said, with our product support offering, we are using machine learning inside our repair depots to feed a knowledge management system that is helping to inform our agents on the front lines. Gamification for agent training and agent effectiveness has helped to attract a young workforce, and bots enable agents to focus on more value-added tasks, and adoption of the tech is accelerating at a steady rate.


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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) offered an amendment to S. 3240, the Senate farm bill titled the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, which would repeal the Conservation Stewardship Program and the Conservation Reserve Program. Together, these two programs reward agricultural producers who help conserve critical natural resources on more than 75 million acres of farm and ranch land in the United States. These programs not only are very popular with farmers, but also have a proven track record of providing valuable taxpayer benefits by improving soil, water, and wildlife habitat. On June 20, the Senate rejected the Lee amendment by a vote of 15-84 (Senate roll call vote 148). NO IS THE PROENVIRONMENT VOTE.


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One Of Peter's Contestants Went On A Date With Mike Johnson
By: Dylan Hafer / January 9, 2020
To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of The Bachelor, but I really do love all the chaos that comes along with show. I can't sit through three hours of limo introductions on a Monday night, but I can sure as hell read 50 Reddit threads about whose Instagram behavior is messy AF. It's called research. Yesterday, I broke down all the crazy details about one of this season's frontrunners, Hannah Ann, but today we're looking into someone whom Peter sent home on night one: Maurissa Gunn.
Maurissa actually got a lot of attention on Monday night's episode, which is why a lot of people were surprised that she didn't stick around. But homegirl clearly had her eyes on a different, perhaps better prize: Mike Johnson. Pretty much everyone besides the conservative midwestern moms were mad when ABC passed over Mike for this season of The Bachelor, and apparently Maurissa was in the same boat. Back in November, after her brief time filming the show, she was allegedly spotted having dinner with Mike in Atlanta, which is possibly the best news I've ever heard. I actually gasped when I saw this photo.
Maurissa won in the end #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/XKlApYZMdj
— #JusticeForMaurissa (@decidedtostan) January 7, 2020
This picture might be an exercise in confirmation bias, because these could literally be any two people in the world. However, we were sent this picture through someone who's a few degrees of separation from Maurissa, so as far as I'm concerned, it's legit.
Wow, so much to process. I guess Mike and Demi Lovato aren't hanging out anymore, but we already knew that. Demi was actually dating another guy, Austin Wilson, for most of the fall, before they broke up in December. We only have confirmation that she and Mike hung out a couple of times, so there was probably never anything serious going on. No word on whether she and Mike have reconnected post-breakup, but for now I'll assume that's a no.
In the meantime, Mike has been living his life, being generally adorable, and posting Instagram ads like this one, which makes me want to slide into his DMs right now:
Bringing sexy back and happiness is my new year, new you vibe. As a #ColgatePartner I'm using @shopsmilesbycolgate's Optic White Advanced LED Whitening System to prep and maintain my smile for the new year. It's easy and makes your teeth 6 shades whiter after 10 min a day for 10 days 💯 Use ColgateMike for 30% off #ColgateSmile @shopsmilesbycolgate
A post shared by Mike Johnson (@mikejohnson1_) on Nov 26, 2019 at 4:51pm PST
This man can sell me a teeth whitening system any day of the week. If every influencer's sponsored posts looked like this, I would be a lot more likely to actually buy any of the sh*t they're shilling. But let's get back to Maurissa. Back in September, ABC gave us a first look at the contestants on this season, and they started filming that same week. Obviously, we now know that Maurissa's time in the house was brief, but she was determined to get the most out of her Bachelor experience.
According to an Instagram post, she was seen out with Mike in Atlanta in November, roughly two months after she got eliminated from the show, and I need to know how this came about. Did she not realize that Mike wasn't the Bachelor until she got out of the limo? Did she slide into his DMs after she got eliminated? Did he see her DMV-looking photo on the Bachelor Facebook page and slide into hers? Did he just happen to be in Atlanta, or did he fly there to see her? Do they have mutual friends? Did they already know each other, à la Hannah Ann and Caelynn? Is she just trying to get Mike on reserve for Paradise? I have many questions, but sadly, few answers.
Other than that one photo of them at dinner together, there's little evidence that anything else happened between them. Maurissa follows Mike on Instagram, but Mike doesn't follow her back. I'm tempted to say that this is because men are trash, but it might just mean that they don't actually really know each other. Either way, I doubt they're in some kind of secret relationship.
Actually, based on her decent amount of screen time and this extra AF Instagram caption, I'd say it's more likely that she has her sights set on a Bachelor in Paradise appearance this summer. While getting sent home the first night isn't ideal for her Paradise chances, she seems to have made a positive impression in her brief time on the show. Who knows, she could be the next Grocery Store Joe.
"And for Pete I'm so thankful, but… thank you, NEXT." 😉😂 all jokes aside, I am so extremely thankful for this amazing journey, and the chance to find love. Turns out Pete didn't have what it takes to win my heart 😉 but I have faith that this journey is not over. I am confident that I will soon have the chance to experience this thing called "Love" , but until then I will continue to share my story, and empower other women to feel beautiful and confident in their own skin. It's important to remember that before you can love someone else, you must love yourself first. One mans "No thank you" is another mans "Yes please" … I want to thank everyone for all of your love and support on my quest to find love. 💕and on that note, "Catch flights, not feelings" 😉 ✈
A post shared by Maurissa Gunn (@maurissagunn) on Jan 6, 2020 at 7:21pm PST
Right now, Maurissa only has 15K followers on Instagram, so she has a lot of work to do if she wants to actually be a memorable figure in Bachelor Nation, but her date with Mike has definitely made me 150% more invested in whatever she has going on. You don't need to follow her every move or anything, but don't be all like "who??" when she gets announced for the Paradise cast. She's one to watch, I'm calling it now. But also, Mike, if you're reading this, just remember that my DMs are incredibly open.
Images: ABC; decidedtostan / Twitter; mikejohnson1_, maurissagunn / Instagram
Dylan Hafer
Dylan Hafer has watched over 1000 episodes of Real Housewives because he has his priorities in order. Follow him on Instagram @dylanhafer and Twitter @thedylanhafer for all the memes you could ever want.


103 VOCs, TVOC, CO, CO2, NH3, H2S, and particulate matter were investigated.
Health risk for residents were estimated follow the method from U. S. EPA.
Carcinogenic risk for the residents was categorized as possible risk.
Non-carcinogenic risk for residents was considered at acceptable level.
Municipal wastewater treatment processes have the function of removing harmful pollutants in the wastewater. However, there are probably several problems of air emissions related to these processes, especially for residents who live near a wastewater treatment plant. Volatile organic compounds exposure increases the risk of cancer. Thus, the health risk of residents to ambient volatile organic compounds exposure is essential to be conducted. One hundred and three volatile organic compounds (VOCs), total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), and some prominent air pollutants (CO, CO2, NH3, H2S, PM1, PM2.5, PM7, PM10, TSP) were investigated at the surface of an underground wastewater treatment plant in Taipei City during four different seasons. Twenty four VOCs were identified, some of which were categorized as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) and possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The mean values of CO, CO2, PM1, PM2.5, PM7, PM10 and TSP were found to be 0.64 ppm, 293.68 ppm, 1.37 µg m–3, 3.20 µg m–3, 10.74 µg m–3, 13.48 µg m–3, and 16.90 µg m–3, respectively. NH3 and H2S were not detected in the present study. The health risk for residents was estimated following the method from United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). The cumulative of carcinogenic risk was 3.48 × 10–5 and categorized as a possible risk. In addition, the result was also possibly affected by traffic nearby. The magnitude for non-carcinogenic risk index was less than 1.


Commissioned by Museum of Contemporary Commodities, co-hosted by Exeter Phoenix, Exeter Library and Devon Fab Lab; developed in partnership with Furtherfield.
Louise Ashcroft made a video trailer inviting the people of Exeter to help her re-make the internet from scratch using low-value, analogue craft materials to create a messy pile of collective brain-clutter. Conversations and constructions were summarised as a series of proposals (below).