The NISSIN FOODS Group respects basic human rights and strives to create a work environment that enables people with diverse values to fully demonstrate their capabilities, going beyond attributes such as gender, age, nationality, presence or absence of disability, sexual orientation, and career. We strive to ensure fair and equitable treatment in hiring and in subsequent promotion and advancement.
To promote human resource diversity, we have established a Diversity Committee, consisting of the executive director responsible for diversity and voluntary members, which plays a central role in implementing various measures. In fiscal 2018, we newly established the NISSIN DIVERSITY AWARDS, a program that recognizes leaders and teams who promote diversity. In the first year of the program, there were 95 applications, and 16 awards were conferred.
To ascertain employees' awareness of the company, their work, and their values, every year we conduct an employee attitude survey covering Group employees in Japan. We have added to the survey questionnaire the question, "Does the company respect various differences, such as nationality and gender, and create a climate of mutual acceptance?" The percentage of employees who gave a positive response rose by 10 points from 52% in fiscal 2016 to 62% in fiscal 2018.
The NISSIN FOODS Group has made promoting more active roles for women a high priority in diversity promotion and is preparing supportive employment systems and working to raise consciousness within the Group. We are also enhancing training for women and in fiscal 2018 began workshops for female managers. NISSIN FOODS Holdings participates in the Japan Business Federation's voluntary action plan for the promotion of women to managerial and board positions.
・ Catalyst course for female leader candidates in the Global SAMURAI Academy, a selective training program that cultivates future management personnel. The eight-month course covers leadership training, understanding of one's own characteristics, and strategic thinking. In fiscal 2018, career interviews between women who completed the training and the managers responsible for their development were held.
For employees with children, we are creating an environment that makes it possible to balance work and parenting. In fiscal 2018, 40 female employees made use of the reduced working hours for childcare program. Also, 91% of female employees who took parental leave returned to work.
In addition to e-learning as a skills development measure for employees on parental leave, in fiscal 2018 we prepared a Parental Leave Petite MBA program for studying management knowledge and thinking. Also, to pave the way for a smooth return to work, we conducted training for male managers on how to engage with employees on parental leave and interviews to relieve the concerns of female employees after returning to work.
We are preparing a flexible working environment through the flex-time system, work-at-home program, and use of lapsed annual paid leave for nursing care. In fiscal 2018, one person took nursing care leave.
The NISSIN FOODS Group is working to increase employment of people with disabilities and create amenable working environments for them. Currently, the NISSIN FOODS Group in Japan, including a special subsidiary*1, employs 70*2 people with disabilities.
*2Employees with severe disabilities are counted as two employees.
We have created a system that enables people who have reached the retirement age of 60 to continue working until they are 65 if they wish. As of March 31, 2018, the number of persons re-employed at Group companies in Japan was 60 persons.
We are building a future for NISSIN FOODS Group as a global company. As part of that process, we actively recruit talented workers without connection to their nationality. Locally hired non-Japanese nationals were appointed as presidents of NISSIN FOODS DE MEXICO in September 2017 and Nissin Foods GmbH in Germany in April 2018. In Japan we facilitate the recruitment of foreign students. We also accept new graduates from overseas universities in October in addition to accepting domestic graduates in April. As of March 31, 2018, NISSIN FOODS PRODUCTS was employing 38 foreign nationals.
The Harassment Response Standards (standards that clarify language and behavior that constitute harassment and the details of disciplinary actions), introduced in fiscal 2017, clearly prohibit language and behavior constituting gender discrimination. Beginning in fiscal 2018, we have included LGBT-related content in training for employees posted overseas and new manager training. In fiscal 2019, we plan to expand the scope of this training to all employees.
In 2013, we established a special subsidiary, NISSIN BUSINESS SUPPORT PLUS to facilitate employment for people with disabilities. Now, the company employs 35 people* in tasks that include building maintenance (cleaning) and office support (mail sorting and delivery) and has recently expanded tasks to include producing business cards and putting together product samples. Because the positive manner in which the company's employees accomplish their tasks has a beneficial effect on all Group employees, NISSIN BUSINESS SUPPORT PLUS was awarded Silver in the NISSIN Diversity Awards.
To increase understanding of employment prospects for people with disabilities and to aid their families in assisting their careers, NISSIN BUSINESS SUPPORT PLUS holds company visits and training. In fiscal 2018, the Tokyo and Osaka head offices held a total of 36 company visits in which participants could see how mail is sorted and building cleaning is conducted. The Tokyo and Osaka head offices also accept trainees from organizations such as special needs schools and held a total of 12 such training opportunities in fiscal 2018.
*Employees with severe disabilities are counted as two employees.


The Korean Journal of Urological Oncology 2009;7(2): 82-88.
Published online: August 1, 2009.
Conventional histopathological features are generally accepted as prognostic factors of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), but their predictive values are limited. Ki-67 is regarded as a potent prognostic indicator due to its association with cell proliferation and differentiation. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the expression of Ki-67 was associated with prognosis in human TCC.
From May 1995 to July 2007, 88 human TCC tissues (non-muscle invasive 48 cases and invasive 40 cases) were obtained from the patients who underwent transurethral resection or radical cystectomy. Immunohistochemical staining of Ki-67 was performed and Ki-67 labeling index (LI) was calculated. Patients were grouped according to the Ki-67 LI.
The Ki-67 LI was significantly associated with high stage (p=0.001) and grade (p=0.001). Ki-67 LI was significantly correlated with decreased time to progression, cancer-specific survival and overall survival time (log rank test, p=0.008, p=0.003, p=0.014, respectively). However, the elevated Ki-67 LI showed no difference in recurrence rate (log-rank test, p=0.821).


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This talk will review the history of online cyber conflicts and discuss the techniques and tools that emerged from each conflict, tracing how these inventions have trickled down into the hands of much less skilled adversaries. We will predict future risks by examining the current state-of-the-art in cyber weaponry and project how these tools will be used against enterprises in the near future.
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Most Worshipful Bro David Mace was conferred with the degree of Honorary Doctorate at a graduation ceremony at the University of Auckland on Wednesday 21st January.
Present at the ceremony were the University Council and leaders, senior staff of the Medical Faculty , friends and Masonic colleagues including Grand Master MW Bro Mark Winger. Mrs Anne Mace and members of the Mace family were also on hand to enjoy the ceremony and celebrate the occasion.
The eulogies were given by the University Public Orator, Professor Paul Rishworth of the Law Faculty.


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Helicopter CH-47C 67-18523
Information on U.S. Army helicopter CH-47C tail number 67-18523
Date: 04/02/1969 MIA-POW file reference number: 1421
Incident number: 690402311ACD Accident case number: 690402311 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: A/159 ASHB 101 ABN
This was a Accident incident.
The station for this helicopter was Phu Bai in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XD908232 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QXD908232)
Number killed in accident = 20 . . Injured = 26 . . Passengers = 45
costing 1536424
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: 1421 ()
AC MAJ BUTLER DANIEL L
P CW3 POWERS LOWELL STEPHEN BNR
CE E4 AT HERRERA
G E4 TOLAN RALPH E
FE SP4 MACKIE RICHARD W
Passengers and/or other participants:
UNK UNK, PAX, X
UNK UNK, PAX, A
UNK UNK, PAX, C
UNK UNK, PAX, D
REFNO Synopsis:
SYNOPSIS: At 1240 hours on April 2, 1969, WO1 Lowell Powers was the pilot of a CH47 helicopter (serial #67-18523). He landed at an LZ in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, near Khe Sanh, where about 73 members of the ARVN 9th Popular Forces Company were loaded onto his aircraft. Powers left the LZ, the aircraft lost power, settled to earth, but touched down on the side of a ravine and then rolled down to the bottom of the ravine, coming to rest on its left side. Upon landing, Maj. Butler, the aircraft commander, asked WO1 Powers if he was all right, and received a positive response. Maj. Butler later reported that WO Powers released his harness and called back through the companionway to the passenger compartment. Maj. Butler left the aircraft through the left window, but never saw WO1 Powers again. A short time later, the aircraft began to explode. The area was reached quickly by a Republic of Vietnam Popular Forces and their American/Australian advisors from Advisory Team 19. A series of searches was undertaken in the immediate area for any survivors. Later, it was determined that WO1 Powers was missing. Search efforts were made for him. The other members of the flight crew were able to reach safety. The result of the crash was one American missing in action, 23 ARVN killed in action, and 50 ARVN wounded. That night, the area was secured by an ARVN company, and the next morning an ARVN and 3rd Marine Division Graves Registration team started the recovery of the remains. The ARVN team recovered what was thought to be 17 bodies, and the Marine team recovered 3 bodies. At Quang Tri on April 4, it was found that the ARVN had taken what they recovered and divided it into 21 caskets, which were turned over to the next of kin. The ARVN believed that Americans could keep one of the bodies they had recovered and turn the other 2 over to the ARVN. The ARVN would then have accounted for all their known losses. It was later determined that all 3 of the remains recovered by the Marines were Vietnamese. Efforts were made by the U.S. Army mortuary officer to exhume the ARVN remains to determine if WO1 Powers was among those remains turned over to the Vietnamese next of kin, but his efforts were unsuccessful because of Vietnamese religious restraints.
Accident Summary:
 ON ^2 APRIL 1969^, CH47C HELICOPTER #^67-18523^ HAD A MISSION SOUTH OF ^VANDERGRIFT^ TO A NEW LANDING ZONE, ^LZ ANGLE^. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE GENERAL AREA UNTIL THE LZ WAS LOCATED BY SMOKE IDENTIFICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED TO THE EAST AND WAS LOADED WITH ARVN SOLDIERS. IT LIFTED OFF, AND AS IT CLEARED THE TREES, A LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DID NOT CORRECT THE CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED VERTICALLY AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A RAVINE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RAVINE, WHERE IT CAME TO REST IN PLACE.\\

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Football had always been popular among the sports teams playing within BCal.
Though from 1980 - 1983 BCal sponsored the local team down in Brighton. The Seagulls, or Brighton & Hove Ablion, were flying high and were in the top divison of English football then, Division One.
Though playing top flight football, Brighton & Hove Ablion's greatest success in the modern era was when they made the FA Cup final in 1983.
The Seagulls were off to Wembley, and were playing Manchester United in the final on 21st May 1983.
As with all great cup runs there is a need for a record, and this year was no exception.
Also an arrival in style was called for, and the team flew in by helicopter, BCal Helicopter's G-BFPF to be exact.
She flew under the call sign Seagull One and collected the team from near their hotel in Croydon before heading to London. They circled Wembley stadium, which was packed out with 99,059 football fans, several times.
Captain David Owen and Captain Paskett in command of the special flight that day.
The match itself was a great game, with the final result a 2-2 draw, Gordon Smith and Gary Stevens scoring Brighton's goals. The replay was held 5 days later, but this time Manchester United won 4-0 and lifted the cup.
After the main team sponsorship ended, BCal continued to sponsor certain matches through to 1987.
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We are well into winter and chances are, by now you've had a snow day—or what would be a snow day if you weren't a hard-working adult with bills to pay, that is. Ah, the joys of being a kid! There's something about looking outside and seeing everything blanketed with snow that makes me want to stay inside and dust off the rarely-used board game shelf.
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COLLECTION Identifier: TCS 53
Harvard Theatre Collection on London theaters
Digital Material
Contains prints (visual works), photographs, newsclippings, and posters displaying exterior and interior views and seating charts of London theaters.
Majority of material found within (1751-1875)
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
7.78 linear feet (10 boxes and 132 oversize folders)
Contains photographs, prints, posters, and newsclippings displaying exterior and interior views and seating charts of London theaters and gardens. Some photographs feature the abandoned Oxford Arms on Warwick Lane, and some prints feature the falling and ruin of the New Brunswick Theatre. Several prints depict the burnings of theaters, including the Covent Garden Theatre (also known as the Royal Opera House) and Haymarket Theatre, as well as a 1763 riot at Covent Garden Theatre. The images of theaters depict: the Adelphi buildings, Astley's Amphitheatre, Covent Garden Theatre (Royal Opera House), Cremorne Gardens, Drury Lane Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre Royal, Duke's Theatre, Globe Theatre (new and old), Haymarket Theatre, Haymarket Theatre Royal, Her Majesty's Theatre, King's Theatres, New Brunswick Theatre Oxford Arms, Queen's Theatre, Ranelagh Gardens, Royal Circus Theatre, Sadler's Wells Theatre, Sans Pareil Theatre, Surrey Theatre, Vauxhall Gardens, and many more.
The Harvard Theatre Collection was founded in 1901 through the efforts of Professor George Pierce Baker, and collects documentary materials pertaining to the history of the performing arts, including theatre, dance and ballet, and opera and musical theatre, among other areas. These prints, newsclippings, posters, and photographs have been collected over time.
Oversized materials are arranged in an alphabetical run by theater name. Boxed materials are loosely arranged in alphabetical order.
b, pfd (P1.C3.05.07 - P1.C3.05.09 [Folders 1-120]), ppf	(P1.C3.05.10 [Folders 121-130])
Various sources at various dates. Known acquisition information is noted in the file description.
For further images of theaters, see: TCS 54-59, Harvard Theatre Collections on New York, Boston, United States, provincial Great British, Paris, and international theaters.
Processed by Betts Coup, 2019 January.
Harvard Theatre Collection. Harvard Theatre Collection on London theaters, 1616-1967 (bulk 1751-1875) (TCS 53): Guide.
Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Description rules
Finding aid written in English.
hou03075
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ois:HOU
Houghton Library is Harvard College's principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, literary and performing arts archives, and more. The library's holdings of primary source material are managed by an expert staff and shared with scholars, students and the public in the reading room.
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Harvard Theatre Collection On London Theaters, 1616-1967 (bulk 1751-1875) (TCS 53). Houghton Library, Harvard University. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou03075/catalog Accessed January 20, 2020
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Der Rauschnauzen-Geisterpfeifenfisch (Solenostomus paegnius) lebt im tropischen Indopazifik von der Küste Ostafrikas bis nach Australien, Malaysia und Indonesien und nördlich bis zum südlichen Japan.

Merkmale
Die Art wird zwölf Zentimeter lang und ist variabel braun bis rot oder mehr oder weniger leuchtend grün gefärbt und oft weiß marmoriert. Auffallen sind die zahlreichen, fransenartigen Hautauswüchse, vor allem an der Unterseite der Schnauze. Kürzere Hautauswüchse finden sich auch auf der Schnauzenoberseite. Bei vielen Individuen sind Kopf, Körper und Flossen vollständig von "haarigen" Filamenten bedeckt.

 Flossenformel: Dorsale V/18–21, Anale 18–21.

Lebensweise
Die Fische leben zunächst pelagisch und gehen erst bei fast maximaler Größe zur Fortpflanzung zum bodengebundenen Leben über. Sie leben dann in veralgten Fels- und Schutt-Riffen über sandigen und weichen Böden von knapp unterhalb der Wasseroberfläche bis in Tiefen von unter zehn Metern. Wie bei allen Geisterpfeifenfischen bilden die Weibchen mit ihren Bauchflossen eine Bruttasche und tragen die Eier bis zum Schlupf der Jungfische mit sich herum. Sie ernähren sich von Schwebegarnelen (Mysida) und anderen kleinen Krebstierchen.

Literatur
 Rudie H. Kuiter: Seepferdchen, Seenadeln, Fetzenfische und ihre Verwandten, 2001, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-8001-3244-3

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Q: Adding one arraylist to another Here are my two Arraylists and how do I add one to the other
private ArrayList<String>  myStringList= new ArrayList<String>();
private ArrayList<String>  newStringList= new ArrayList<String>();

I would like to add all the strings which are in myStringList to newStringList.
Can anyone help me with this ?

A: You can use the constructor which takes a collection like
private List<String>  newStringList= new ArrayList<>(myStringList);

Or call List.addAll(Collection) like
newStringList.addAll(myStringList);

A: Got the answer:
Here is the way:
 myStringList.addAll(newStringList);

A: try this.Hope it helps
1. myStringList.addAll(newStringList);
2. you can loop and add to other.

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Canada hoping to progress from tough group
Team Canada look forward to taking on the world at Niagara
Hosts face huge battles with Malaysia, USA and Mexico in World Team Championship
By HOWARD HARDING – Squash Mad Correspondent
Canada will be fielding one of its youngest-ever teams as the hosts bid for success in next month's SHOP.CA WSF Women's World Team Squash Championship in Ontario.
The 11th seeds will be one of 20 nations represented – with all the world's top ten players in action – in the 19th staging of the biennial World Squash Federation championship at White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa in Niagara-on-the-Lake from 1-6 December.
"Our pool is TOUGH!" exclaimed team coach Melanie Jans, the former world No25 and one of Canada's greatest female players.
Pool C includes third seeds Malaysia, bronze medallists in the four previous championships and led by world number one Nicol David, together with North American rivals USA, the No6 seeds, and Mexico and event newcomers Guatemala.
"Malaysia may be out of our depth but we should be OK against Guatemala," said Jans. "We also have the US and Mexico to contend with. I think we have a chance against these teams!"
The Canadian squad was selected after team trials. Captain Samantha Cornett, the 23-year-old world No30 and the country's two-time champion making her third appearance in the championship, will be supported by Danielle Letourneau, 21; Nikki Todd, 24; and 20-year-old Hollie Naughton.
"The team trials were close because we have good depth," added Jans, the Squash Director at Club Meadowvale in Mississauga. "The fifth and sixth player could have made the team on any given day.
"We've had a training camp and the players have been training hard and playing in WSA tournaments. I hosted a WSA at my home club to give them an opportunity to play in a competitive environment on home soil to prepare."
Canada last finished in the top eight in 2000. The team took 13th place the last time the event was held in Canada – in 2006 in Edmonton, where Jans made her sixth and final appearance for her country – and last time, in France, finished in 12th place.
"I think we have a chance of finishing second in our pool, which would put us in the top eight," said the team coach. "We'd have our work cut out for us though. In the end, we'd like to finish better than two years ago.
"We have a young team: Players range from 20 to 24 and are committed to squash for a long time so we could really be a force four years from now!"
Squash Canada's Executive Director Danny Da Costa added: "Although we are sending a very young team to the Women's World Team Squash Championship, our girls have tremendous potential for success.
"I think the world will soon take notice of the excellent work being done in Canada by our Performance Director Jamie Hickox, our National Coaches and the Centre of Excellence staff including former world number one Jonathon Power, who are working hard to restore Canada to the forefront of world squash."
The full Pool line-ups (with seeding in brackets) are as follows:
Pool A: [1] EGYPT, [8] IRELAND, [9] NEW ZEALAND, [13/16] COLOMBIA, [17/20] CHINA
Pool B: [2] ENGLAND, [7] AUSTRALIA, [10] WALES, [13/16] GERMANY, [17/20] SPAIN
Pool C: [3] MALAYSIA, [6] USA, [11] CANADA, [13/16] MEXICO, [17/20] GUATEMALA
Pool D: [4] HONG KONG CHINA, [5] FRANCE, [12] SOUTH AFRICA, [13/16] INDIA, [17/20] AUSTRIA
Official event website: http://wsfwomensteams.com/
Picture courtesy of Squash Canada
Shawn Delierre takes Saskatoon title
Millie Tomlinson is on the march


The Denim Story of M.i.h for Vogue Italia is a tale in which the human body finds an ideal, caring place into nature, from the sea waves to enchanting lakes and sunny landscapes, the model walks dressed either in denim or only in her own skin looking for balance, touching, feeling and immersing herself deeply into nature, while sentences like "The world is such a precious place" echo softly in the air. We had a chat with Luzian Schlatter, that directed this video deeply inspired by sustainability, to know more about the story and his personal idea of denim.
My relationship with denim is definitely 'long-term'. I do not have many pieces, but I wear all the time the ones I own and I want to keep them as long as possible. I remember when I used to wear rather wide denim pants - about ten years ago - in the end they were full of patches and got literally eaten up by the street.
Denim can tell a lot about the person wearing it. It is able to tell a story, maybe like no other garment, as it can 'memorize' and carry the signs of time. I think it is crazy how denim is able to show the passing of time without ever aging! While other fabrics or clothes look outdated and used over time, denim always stays young and fresh and starts to look more and more like its wearer. That's why we don't want to ever let go of our favorite pieces. Denim is strong and timeless and thus very sustainable.
Sustainability is certainly the key word for my interpretation, because it is so important today, for all of us! To take it a little further, I wanted to create a metaphoric and poetic journey, which plays with the concept of 'balance'. We all need to think about it to create and achieve sustainability. So with that in mind, I started to create this rather minimal narrative, where a woman reflects on the idea of balance in a general way, trying to bring things in order. Basically she wants to free nature and beauty. In the beginning of the film the camera is often out of balance as well, to underline that idea also from a more formal point of view. During that long shot, where the horizon is going out of balance, we hear a statement by Donald Trump denying the fact of climate change. I'm exploring that concept on many different levels, using metaphors, formal analogies and the idea of contrast.
For the film we used two M.i.h pieces. We decided to shoot the film in the dry nature of Puglia, in the south of Italy, to create a strong contrast between the red earth and the blue denim. We all were instantly in love with the jumpsuit in the film. I did not want to change clothes, to keep our minimal narrative as linear as possible.
I have been wearing my favorite trousers every day for several years and I still keep in a special place, as I would never allow myself to give them away. When I think of my favorite denim piece, there is a red denim look from the Marques' Almeida Fall15 RTW collection, which I absolutely love! It is a simple look with a see-through top and red denim trousers. I just love that look a lot and have used it many times for moods and inspiration for other projects. The work of Faustine Steinmetz is very inspiring as well.
I guess the challenge is to find one of its core values. If there is a visual story which suits that value, it will translate also into the final garment, which of course will give it personality and style through the design, but it would still carry the values of the ingredient. I did concentrate on a symbolical approach to discuss sustainability by circling around the concept of balance, as I believe that if we can bring balance, we will create sustainability.


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Pacifici R, Zuccaro P, Farre M, Pichini S, Di Carlo S, Roset PN, Ortuno J, Segura J, de la Torre R.
"Immunomodulating properties of MDMA alone and in combination with alcohol: a pilot study".
Life Sci. 1999;65(26):PL309-16.
Pacifici R, Zuccaro P, Farre M, Pichini S, Di Carlo S, Roset PN, Ortuno J, Segura J, de la Torre R. "Immunomodulating properties of MDMA alone and in combination with alcohol: a pilot study" Life Sci. 1999;65(26):PL309-16.
Pacifici R
Zuccaro P
Farre M
Pichini S
Di Carlo S
Roset PN
Ortuno J
Segura J
de la Torre R
Cell-mediated immune response after the administration of MDMA alone and in combination with alcohol was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, cross-over pilot clinical trial conducted in four healthy MDMA consumers who received single oral doses of 75 mg MDMA (n = 2) or 100 mg MDMA (n = 2), alcohol (0.8 mg/kg), MDMA and alcohol, or placebo. Acute MDMA treatment produced a time-dependent immune dysfunction associated with MDMA plasma concentrations. Although total leukocyte count remained unchanged, there was a decrease in the CD4 T/CD8 T-cell ratio as well as in the percentage of mature T lymphocytes, probably because of a decrease in both the percentage and absolute number of T helper cells. The decrease in CD4 T-cell counts and in the functional responsiveness of lymphocytes to mitogenic stimulation was dose-dependent. The correlation between MDMA pharmacokinetics and the profile of MDMA-induced immune dysfunction suggests that alteration of the immune system may be mediated by the central nervous system. Alcohol consumption produced a decrease in T helper cells, B lymphocytes, and PHA-induced lymphocyte proliferation. Combined MDMA and alcohol produced the greatest suppressive effect on CD4 T-cell count and PHA-stimulated lymphoproliferation. Immune function was partially restored at 24 hours. These results provide the first evidence that recreational use of MDMA alone or in combination with alcohol alters the immunological status.


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Q: Transparency on Windows embedded desktop I am developing an application for Windows Embedded Compact 7. One of my requirements is to program a round button lying on top of other controls (e.g. a Grid or a List).
It seems to me, that this is not possible in the .Net framework, but desktop icons provide a very good transparency, also on top other icons.
Why is this and can I use this transparency in C# in anyway?
Sorry for missing so much information: I develop in c#, .net 3.5, for two ARM Processors, 500 MHz, 1 GHz, I use Resco Components, and they only support transparency against a Background. They also say, that System.Windows.Forms.Control does not support transparency.

A: Just Copy The Following Code , And Paste It . Just Make One Command Button Or Label Or Anything Else. Background Will Transparent Just Command Buttons Will Be Shown.
   Option Explicit
   Private Declare Function CreateRectRgn Lib _
   "gdi32" (ByVal X1 As Long, ByVal Y1 As Long, _
   ByVal X2 As Long, ByVal Y2 As Long) As Long
   Private Declare Function CombineRgn Lib _
   "gdi32" (ByVal hDestRgn As Long, ByVal hSrcRgn1 As Long, _
   ByVal hSrcRgn2 As Long, ByVal nCombineMode As Long) As Long
   Private Declare Function SetWindowRgn Lib _
   "user32" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal hRgn As Long, _
   ByVal bRedraw As Boolean) As Long
   Private Declare Function DeleteObject Lib _
   "gdi32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long

   ' Constants used by the CombineRgn function
   Private Const RGN_AND = 1
   Private Const RGN_OR = 2
   Private Const RGN_XOR = 3
   Private Const RGN_DIFF = 4
   Private Const RGN_COPY = 5

   Private Sub Form_Activate()
   Dim rgnForm As Long, rgnCombined As Long
   Dim rgnControl As Long, x As Long
   Dim formWidth As Single, formHeight As Single
   Dim borderWidth As Single, titleHeight As Single
   Dim ctlLeft As Single, ctlTop As Single
   Dim ctlWidth As Single, ctlHeight As Single
   Dim ctl As Control

   ' Calculate the form area
   borderWidth = (Me.Width - Me.ScaleWidth) / 2
   titleHeight = Me.Height - Me.ScaleHeight - borderWidth
   ' Convert to Pixels
   borderWidth = ScaleX(borderWidth, vbTwips, vbPixels)
   titleHeight = ScaleY(titleHeight, vbTwips, vbPixels)
   formWidth = ScaleX(Me.Width, vbTwips, vbPixels)
   formHeight = ScaleY(Me.Height, vbTwips, vbPixels)

   ' Create a region for the whole form
   rgnForm = CreateRectRgn(0, 0, formWidth, formHeight)

   rgnCombined = CreateRectRgn(0, 0, 0, 0)
   ' Make the graphical area transparent by combining the two regions
   x = CombineRgn(rgnCombined, rgnForm, rgnForm, RGN_DIFF)

   ' Make the controls visible
   For Each ctl In Controls
   ' Make the regions of controls whose container is the form visible
   If TypeOf ctl.Container Is Form Then
   ctlLeft = ScaleX(ctl.Left, vbTwips, vbPixels) + borderWidth
   ctlTop = ScaleX(ctl.Top, vbTwips, vbPixels) + titleHeight
   ctlWidth = ScaleX(ctl.Width, vbTwips, vbPixels) + ctlLeft
   ctlHeight = ScaleX(ctl.Height, vbTwips, vbPixels) + ctlTop
   rgnControl = CreateRectRgn(ctlLeft, ctlTop, ctlWidth, ctlHeight)
   x = CombineRgn(rgnCombined, rgnCombined, rgnControl, RGN_OR)
   End If
   Next ctl

   ' Set the clipping area of the window using the resulting region
   SetWindowRgn hWnd, rgnCombined, True
   ' Tidy up
   x = DeleteObject(rgnCombined)
   x = DeleteObject(rgnControl)
   x = DeleteObject(rgnForm)
  End Sub


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Snapchat launches Spotlight, another TikTok rival
As surely as the student succeeds the master, the cannibalized social media service shall, in turn, cannibalize another. It's the axiom of social survival in the ongoing battle for the attention of the Youth. What did the Youth love before? Snapchat. What do they love now? TikTok. So now Snapchat's ripping off TikTok.
Well okay, I'm exaggerating a little. Snapchat's goal appears to be to imitate one of TikTok's more important and interesting features: namely, its "For You" feed, where interesting videos are surfaced specifically for you without you having to follow anyone in particular. Now Snapchat's making a thing called Spotlight, a feed in which interesting videos are surfaced specifically for you without you having to follow anyone.
Spotlight is intended to be a more egalitarian place than the rest of Snapchat. To quote the announcement post: "We built Spotlight to be a place where anyone's content can take center stage – without needing a public account, or an influencer following." According to the company, its algorithm takes several factors into account when deciding what to promote on Spotlight: "Our ranking algorithm looks at factors that show people are interested in a particular Snap, like: the amount of time spent watching it, if it is favorited, and if it's shared with friends. It also considers negative factors, including if the viewer skipped watching the Snap quickly."
It sounds nice, but the video the company shared to promote the new feature shows Snaps that look almost exactly like what I see on my TikTok every day (yes, I'm on TikTok every day; sue me).
To incentivize everyone to post their Snaps to Spotlight, Snapchat is giving out $1 million a day, distributed between the top videos. Snapchat says the amount paid out is determined by how many unique views a Snap gets in a day. So particularly viral videos could receive a pretty payout for their creators. The program will run until the end of 2020, and honestly it's at least some kind of bright spot in this hellish year.
https://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2020/11/25/snapchat-ripping-off-tiktok-cycle-now-complete/
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Our guide to what's on in Norfolk this weekend
Emily Dixon
Published: 11:31 PM November 22, 2012
Got nothing to do this weekend? Well here are just a few of the events that are happening over the weekend to keep you busy.
This weekend the cinema is offering Silver Linings Playbook (15), which brings together both comedy and tragedy in a film that will have you laughing and crying at the same time. After school teacher Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) finds his wife with another man who he then beats up, Pat is sent to a psychiatric facility as part of a plea bargain. He then returns home to his parents were he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) who makes Pat her partner for a dance competition. With an excellent cast and a lot of emotion, Silver Linings Playbook provides a great opportunity to sit back and laugh along with this comedy.
To get you in the Christmassy mood, Sandringham is holding its Christmas Craft Show, from Friday to Sunday. Stalls will include many different arts and crafts, along with regional food and drink, gifts and craft demonstrations. Santa will also be making an appearance at his grotto with some of his owl friends, which includes Smurf the African Spotted Eagle Owl. This year will also feature a special Christmas panto which will be Dick Whittington. The event is on from 10am till 6pm every day and entry is �6 for adults, �2 for children, with an extra �4 for the panto. For more information visit: www.craft-show.co.uk
For a journey into the history of Norwich, Norwich Cathedral is holding a new family festival in its cloisters celebrating the 'Strangers.' The 'Strangers' brought a number of Dutch and Flemish Protestants to Norwich who helped trade with mainland Europe in 16th and 17th, also introducing new techniques and pet canaries, which later became the mascot of Norwich City FC. This Saturday (10am till 4:30pm) and Sunday (12 till 3pm) families can take part in activities that will give them the opportunity to journey back in time. Entry is free, for more information visit: www.heritagecity.org
Norwich puppet Theatre is offering Saturday afternoon fun for all the family with When Eggy Met Peggy. The Queen is in her allotment, when she hears a rumour that a fruit or vegetable under a pile of mattresses will reveal who will become a princess for her son. The Queen then finds the best way to discover the perfect specimen, which of course is a Grand Talent Competition. The play starts at 2:30pm with tickets costing �7.50 for adults and �5.50 for children. For more information visit: www.ueaticketbookings.co.uk
If you like classic literature then join Robert Powell on stage at St George's Theatre, Great Yarmouth on Sunday at 7:30pm. Robert will be looking at the many lives of Charles Dickens to coincide with the bicentenary of his birth. Writings and letters will reveal the genius of Dickens in a night that will be a fitting tribute to this literary master. Tickets cost �22 and are available from www.stgeorgestheatre.com/


The game offers you the next test. But first, then the characters who go on an adventure. In this game, you just need one more member, he will control one of the characters. So, you are in an ancient fairy land and now go into the long march over the sacred scroll. Each of the characters has its own mission, and one character will not be able to reach the finish line without the other.


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I've been working with cut-out poems from Nightwish lyrics since November 2012. Recently I finished "Angels Fall First" and "Oceanborn." The remaining lyrics have been printed.
What if you could find poetry in TV or movie dialogue? I'm watching Firefly episodes, searching for poems. I have five episodes to go.
What is love? I'm reading books about love. On my list: "Symposium" by Plato, "Mastery of Love" by Don Luis Miguel, and "Not a Match: My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters" by Brian Donovan. If you would like to suggest reading material, please comment below!


The eagerly awaited debut album from Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt has arrived. The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change has already obtained over 150 million streams and features singles like "The Best You Had," "Loyal To Me" and "Somebody Special." The album has been three years in the making and bears no hint of compromise as Nina demonstrates her unique talent for acute lyrical observations and ear-worm melodies. Heralding a musical change of direction from Nina with more obvious pop influences, the album is a scintillating journey through a whole range of genres and moods.


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Home Sweet Sorrow
Sweet Sorrow
David Nicholls
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945);
Nostalgia: general;
Advocate - Fiction
One life-changing summer Charlie meets Fran...
In 1997, Charlie Lewis is the kind of boy you don't remember in the school photograph. His exams have not gone well. At home he is looking after his father, when surely it should be the other way round, and if he thinks about the future at all, it is with a kind of dread.
Then Fran Fisher bursts into his life and despite himself, Charlie begins to hope.
But if Charlie wants to be with Fran, he must take on a challenge that could lose him the respect of his friends and require him to become a different person. He must join the Company. And if the Company sounds like a cult, the truth is even more appalling.
The price of hope, it seems, is Shakespeare.
Poignant, funny, enchanting, devastating, Sweet Sorrow is a tragicomedy about the rocky path to adulthood and the confusion of family life, a celebration of the reviving power of friendship and that brief, searing explosion of first love that can only be looked at directly after it has burned out.
'Such a beautiful book. Captures perfectly a moment in time we've all experienced.' Graham Norton 'He's such a genius. His novels are relatable and recognizable, but also surprising, breath-taking and life-enhancing' Nina Stibbe
By: David Nicholls
Imprint: Headline
David Nicholls is the bestselling author of US, ONE DAY, STARTER FOR TEN and THE UNDERSTUDY. His novels have sold over 8 million copies worldwide and are published in forty languages. David's fifth novel, SWEET SORROW, will be published by Hodder in July 2019. David trained as an actor before making the switch to writing. He is an award-winning screenwriter, with TV credits including the third series of Cold Feet, a much-praised modern version of Much Ado About Nothing, The 7.39 and an adaptation of Tess of the D'Urbervilles. David wrote the screenplays for Great Expectations (2012) and Far from the Madding Crowd (2015, starring Carey Mulligan). He has twice been BAFTA nominated and his recent adaptation of Patrick Melrose from the novels by Edward St Aubyn won him an Emmy nomination. His bestselling first novel, STARTER FOR TEN, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2004, and in 2006 David went on to write the screenplay of the film version. His third novel, ONE DAY, was published in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim, and stayed in the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list for ten weeks on publication. ONE DAY won the 2010 Galaxy Book of the Year Award. David's fourth novel, US, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014 and was another no. 1 Sunday Times bestseller. In 2014, he was named Author of the Year at the National Book Awards.
I don't think anyone writing right now captures youth and adolescence better; I'm not sure anyone even gets close. Such a beautiful book. Captures perfectly a moment in time we've all experienced. It's just perfect in every way. Funny, engaging and moving, another triumph from the brilliant David Nicholls. Astutely observed, and almost painfully nostalgic, SWEET SORROW reads like a true story. It's everything a story should be. Beautiful and clear and heartfelt, and it will do what all brilliant stories do: it will find the very pinpoint of who you are and it will stay there. He's such a genius. His novels are relatable and recognizable, but also surprising, breath-taking and life-enhancing Few pleasures in life compare to a David Nicholls novel and this is his best yet.


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Maryland Politics
Maryland comptroller backs David Blair for Montgomery executive
Potomac businessman and candidate for Montgomery County executive David Blair received an endorsement by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot on Monday, June 11, 2018. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)
By Jennifer Barrios
Jennifer Barrios
Reporter covering Montgomery County government and politics
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D) endorsed David Blair for Montgomery county executive on Monday, becoming the first politician to officially back the largely self-funded, outsider candidate.
Franchot, who lives in Takoma Park and served in the House of Delegates for two decades, is seen as a bit of a maverick among Democrats — a fiscal conservative who is close with Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
He said that Blair, who started and sold a successful prescription-drug benefits company, has a better understanding that any other candidate in the June 26 Democratic primary "of the pressures facing Montgomery County's working, middle-class families."
Blair has received a handful of other endorsements, including from The Washington Post's editorial board (which is separate from its news operation), the Apartment & Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington and the Coalition of Asian Pacific American Democrats of Maryland and Montgomery County.
Earlier this month, Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), who is running for president in 2020, tweeted that Blair "would be a superb Montgomery County Executive and help make MoCo more competitive for jobs."
In his endorsement email, Franchot argued that Blair was the candidate who knows that immediate action is needed to "create a stronger and more competitive business environment," adding later in bold: "beginning with an end to the government liquor monopoly" in Montgomery County.
Blair is one of several Democratic candidates for county executive who has said the county should not be in the liquor business — but he's also said the move to get out of it would be "difficult to unwind," noting the need to "take care of" the hundreds of county workers who staff the liquor stores and make alcohol deliveries.
The system also contributes roughly $30 million a year in revenue to the county's budget.
Early voting begins on Thursday.
Blair draws fire over self-funded county executive campaign
Berliner ad compares Blair, a fellow Democrat, to President Trump
After criticism, Berliner modifies Blair-Trump ad


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At the invitation of France, Vice President Wang Qishan will attend the Second Paris Peace Forum from November 11 to 13.
France is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and core major country of the European Union. In recent years, the China-France ties have grown in a steady and sound way with close high-level exchange, ever deeper political mutual trust and outcomes in practical cooperation across the board. This year marks the 55th anniversary of our diplomatic ties. President Xi and President Macron exchanged visitsthis year and reached new strategic consensuses. Vice President Wang Qishan's attendance at this Paris Peace Forum shortly after President Macron's visit testifies to the high standard and quality of the current China-France relations. China will join France in stepping up strategic communication, deepening practical cooperation and implementing our leaders' consensus with a view to scaling new heights in our comprehensive strategic partnership.
Q: A South China Sea question. A senior Vietnamese official said this week that Vietnam may consider legal options to resolve its disputes with China in the South China Sea. Has the Vietnamese government discussed this with China? If so, what was China's reaction to it?
A: The core of the South China Sea issue is territory, a matter related to the occupation of China's Nansha Islands by Vietnam and other countries concerned. I hope the Vietnamese side will face up to the historical fact, keep to our high-level consensus and resolve differences through dialogue and consultation. It needs to avoid taking actions that may complicate matters or undermine peace and stability in the South China Sea as well as our bilateral relations.
Q: US Secretary of State Pompeo said during his visit to Germany that German telecommunications network is facing complicated challenges presented by the Chinese Communist Party. In previous interviews, he also said that the US needs to make sure the world knows the risks brought by the CPC and the consequences of long-term tolerance. I wonder if you have a comment on his remarks?
A: China deplores and firmly opposes Mr. Pompeo's words that smeared China's political system as well as domestic and foreign policies, hyped up so-called "China threat", and were full of ideological bias and Cold-War, zero-sum game mentalities.
Mr. Pompeo is trying to drive a wedge between the Chinese people and the Communist Party of China (CPC) by severing the bond between them. Let me make it clear: the CPC, as our country's ruling party, has always been representing and defending our people's interests over the past decades, and it has been deeply trusted and warmly endorsed. Words and deeds intended to alienate the CPC from the people are considered provocations to all Chinese nationals. They are doomed to fail.
I must point out the fact that Mr. Pompeo's comments are extremely dangerous and unworthy of the US Secretary of State. His words further reveal a sinister intention to gain political capital for himself by taking anti-China moves.
We urge him to stop badmouthing China. If he continues doing so, the negative effects will only boomerang on himself.
Q: First question, Washington had no public response to China's Commerce Ministry statement yesterday that the two countries agreed to remove tariffs. How firm was the agreement between the two sides on this? It seems the US side is still hesitant about rolling back tariffs. Some in Washington accused China of trying to renegotiate the phase one deal to its advantage and the US previously only agreed to some tariffs that had not yet come into effect. Second question, what are China's concerns of when and where phase one of the trade deal will be signed? US Secretary of State Pompeo suggested holding an APEC summit in the US in January but it still delays the original plan to sign that in Chile. Do you have any comment?
A: On your question especially the part about China and the US rolling back tariffs, I believe spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce gave a thorough answer yesterday at a press briefing. I have nothing to update you at the moment.
Q: The BRICS leaders' summit traditionally holds the BRICS+ meeting where leaders can meet face to face with their regional counterparts but that's not happening at the summit next week. Does the foreign ministry know why the BRICS+ meeting isn't happening? Do you see that as a lost opportunity to improve the ties in Latin America?
A: The BRICS mechanism has been all about emerging markets and developing countries ever since it was first established. Cooperation with other developing countries is a tradition as well as a responsibility for us BRICS countries. In 2017, China first proposed BRICS+ cooperation and held the first ever Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries in Xiamen with guest countries. This innovative approach of cooperation was highly acclaimed. Last year, South Africa held the second BRICS+ dialogue in Johannesburg during the BRICS Summit, which also produced positive effects. We continued to apply this model by inviting representatives from emerging markets and developing countries to many BRICS events this year. BRICS countries are having more friends and contributing to common development of the world.
In the meantime, we respect the host country's decision to not hold a BRICS+ dialogue during the BRICS Summit in Brasilia this year.
Q: A question on the APEC meeting. Some say the US is considering holding the APEC summit in January next year after Chile canceled it. Does China have a comment on that?
A: We have been discussing this matter with all relevant parties and getting updated. As a principle, when it comes to APEC-related affairs, we believe the host country's opinion needs to be respected and all decisions need to be made based on consensus.
Q: Japan's former local lawmaker Takuma Sukuragi was sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court. Do you have any comment?
A: The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong today heard in public the relevant drug smuggling case. On October 31, 2013, a Japanese named Takuma Sukuragi was picked up by the security when he was at the Guangzhou Baiyun international airport intending to take a flight back to Japan via Shanghai. The security team found 3,289 grams of methamphetamine (also known as crystal meth) in a hidden interlayer in his suitcase and in the platform shoes inside his luggage. According to Chinese laws, the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court sentenced him to life imprisonment and confiscated all his properties. Related information was released by the court.
Regarding this case, China has notified the Japanese Consulate-General in Guangzhou.
Not long ago we celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Exactly 70 years ago, on November 8, 1949, the Foreign Ministry's inauguration ceremony was held in Beijing. The then Premier and Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai attended and addressed the event.
The past 70 years witnessed an extraordinary journey with fruitful outcomes and progress in China's diplomacy amid difficulties. Such achievements were made under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and won support and respect from our country and beyond.
Over the past 70 years, we have been safeguarding our national sovereignty, security and development interests. We have been making positive efforts in reform and opening up, dedicated to serving the people and contributing to world peace and development. Our diplomatic achievements have profoundly changed China's role in the world, made China more eminent on the global stage and created favorable external environment for our growth.
Standing at a new starting point, we will continue to implement Xi Jinping Thought on diplomacy, remain committed to peace, development, cooperation and win-win spirit, forge global partnerships, participate in global governance, and contribute to the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation, a new type of international relations and the community with a shared future for mankind.
In China we celebrate November 8 as the Journalists' Day. I wish all Chinese and foreign journalists working and living in China a happy day!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your coverage of China and our diplomacy, as well as your long-time support for and participation in our regular press conferences.
We look forward to continued, close communication and cooperation with you all!
Wish you a joyful day!


This decadent slice made from Mars Bars, cherries and rice bubbles is naughty but nice. Try it as a party treat or make some as a gift for a lucky friend.
Grease and line a slice tray with baking paper.
In a pan over low heat melt Mars Bars and butter until smooth. Do not bring to boil.
Remove pan from heat and pour in rice pops and glace cherries and mix to combine.
Press mixture evenly into slice tray.
Melt chocolate squares in microwave checking and stirring at 30 seconds intervals.
Stir in extra butter and pour over slice mix.
Refrigerate until slice is set.
This is a great recipe for the kids to make but be sure you make two as this disappears fast.
To make a white Christmas style slice you can add half green and half red cherries and cover it in a white chocolate layer for that festive touch.
This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot.com.au, Australia's best recipe finder.
Use 3 Mars Bar 2 packs (72g).


Nokia is a popular brand in Pakistan and recently they have introduced their new smart phones. They are getting a good response from users and gaining good attention in the market. Today we are going to discuss the another device of Nokia which is "Nokia 6", a sibling of Nokia 5. The price of Nokia 6 in Pakistan is PKR.27,900/-. Let's read the Nokia 6 Review.
The Nokia 6 has all flagship device qualities in the display section. It has 5.5 inches' screen size with the screen to body ratio of 70.5%. Above 65 percentage it is considered a very good designed handset. The supportive resolutions are 1080 x 1920 pixels which mean it supports full HD system. DPI (density per pixel) is 480 dpi for the visibility of icons and texts.
The best thing which I like about Nokia 6 is its multi-touch support. Most Nokia devices scored 5 points in multi-touch but this one has mesmerized us with us full support of multi touch and it has scored full 10 points. Touch support is very quick and accurate which is a plus point for Nokia handset.
It supports a graphic card of Adreno 505 which is very fast and quick than any other mali card. GPU mainly used for graphics and better display resolutions.
Let's talk about the design of Nokia 6 in Nokia 6 Review. The dimensions of Nokia 6 are 154 x 75.8 x 7.9 mm whereas the weight is 169 grams. It is packed with a fixed battery of 3000 mAh which is present inside the back cover.
If we talk about its front side then it has 5.5 inches' screen with the screen to body ratio of 71%. The front body resides with bezel layer which has covered the whole body from every side. Front body has an ear piece and front camera lens at its top side while down side has function keys and a fingerprint scanner on it.
Now let's move to its edges part in which Nokia 6 has volume keys and power button on its one edge whereas the other edge has SIM jacket and Memory card jacket. Both jackets are different which is plus point of Nokia 6. Down edge has speakers, micro USB port and mic on it while top edge has only audio jack on it.
The back side of Nokia 6 is very simple because it has only rear camera lens of 16MP and LED flash light on it. Rest of the body is totally simple. Nokia name is embossed on the middle side of Nokia 6. Check out the back body pictures in Nokia 6 Review.
The Nokia 6 has 32GB ROM and 3GB RAM which makes a very good pair. The internal memory of 32GB a s good choice as long as you don't fill the device with so many applications and games. If you fill the device then you must have to insert memory card which supports up to 256 GB.
Nokia 6 has non-removable big Li-ion battery of 3000 mAh that is present inside the back cover. Li-ion battery always provides less weight and a great performance which we can see in Nokia 6. The handset ha a big battery inside it that can easily provide us 7-8 stand by hours to play with it. It has Qualcomm chip set which also supports battery saving function so it is plus point for Nokia 6.
Although excessive usage of 4G/3G/2G, games or videos can drain the battery very quickly otherwise this battery is perfect according to all other features of Nokia 6.
Camera section of Nokia 6 is packed with 8MP lens for its camera lens while the back camera has 16MP lens. Back camera and front camera can record videos in full 1080p quality. Let's expand these both camera lenses in detail.
Nokia 6 has a 16MP lens as its back camera and it is present with LED flash light. It can record videos in full 1080p quality whereas Nokia 6 doesn't define any specific modes. HDR option, self-timer, and flash light options are accessible in the back camera of Nokia 6.
The interface of camera section is very simple and easy to use. It has some options which I have discussed in the earlier paragraph are present at its top side while down side has camera click button, video button, and gallery option.
Setting Menu has a variety of options such as direction, height, spirit level and many others. We can reduce the picture size from 16MP to 4MP if we are facing some space issue. Color theme option is also present in which we can change the theme of camera section. The available colors in color theme are red, green, orange and white.
If we talk about its camera results than Nokia 6 has given us better results than Nokia 5. The one thing which I have felt is pictures don't have color energy in them. They look so dull and boring although clarity is fine color accuracy and brightness is too weak. We have taken some images from back camera of Nokia 6, let's have a look at them in Nokia 6 Review – 2017.
Nokia 6 has an 8MP lens as its front camera but it is present without any flash light. It can record video in full 1080p quality and the modes are same like back camera even though all setting options are accessible for the front camera.
Results for front selfie camera are way better than Nokia 5. One thing which Nokia 6 is missing in front camera is beauty mode which it doesn't have. The colors, sharpness, and brightness are satisfactory in the front camera lens. We have taken some images from front camera of Nokia 6, let's check them in Nokia 6 Review.
Nokia 6 is 4G enabled device with the support of other networks also such as 3G or 2G. It supports all the bandwidths of networks in Pakistan.
Nokia 6 is carried with some other connectivities such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and expandable memory. Wi-Fi supports the standards of 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, and hotspot while Bluetooth version is 4.1.
It is Dual SIM enabled a device with the access of expandable internal memory. The place of both these connectivities is present on the edge of Nokia 6.
As we all know Nokia was associated with windows system but this time they did a come back with Android system. Nokia 6 has latest Android version 7.0 (nougat) which is fast and accurate as compared to older version of Android. Nokia 6 has 5.5 inches' screen and the colors used in its interface are impressive.
Let's start with its lock screen which has fixed wallpaper set on it which means it doesn't change automatically. We have notification bar at its top which shows the connectivity of SIM, WiFi, and others. Date and time are displayed in the center side whereas if you have to unlock the device, you have to swipe up the screen and enter pass code or pattern if you have set any.
If we talk about its application manager then I will say must say it looks too crowded and loaded with so many applications. You don't feel any fresh vibe because it doesn't have any extra space. All the applications are arranged in the form of rows and columns Furthermore many bloatware applications are already installed on it.
Nokia 6 has Octa-Core 1.4GHz processor with the chip set of Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 that is based on the architecture of ARM-Cortex A53. This chip set is faster than any other dual-core chip set. Qualcomm has performed so well in every testing of Nokia 6.
It has 3GB RAM which is a satisfactory choice for a mid-range device. We have installed some applications and games, got no delays and lags.
Nokia 6 is tested by Antutu Bench marking to check its efficiency and performance. It has scored 47360 points in it and the best part is its multi touch test in which Nokia 6 has scored full 10 points.
The vellamo marking always conducts three tests to check device performance. Nokia 6 has scored 2062 points in chrome browser test, 1196 points in metal test and 1418 points in multi-core test.


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UNESCO eradicates Jews and Judaism from the history of Temple Mount
UNESCO – where the 'E' stands for 'education' and the 'C' for 'culture' – is the "intellectual agency" of the United Nations, charged with "a commitment to peace-building, mediation, conflict prevention and resolution, peace education, education for non-violence, tolerance, acceptance, mutual respect, intercultural and interfaith dialogue and reconciliation". You'd think, therefore, that its resolutions would be moderately-worded, historically-informed, factually-accurate, politically-latitudinal and impeccably respectful of cultural difference and religious diversity. How otherwise do you foster peace and reconciliation in the minds of men and women?
Perhaps the history of Israel doesn't matter to UNESCO: Judaism is inconvenient, especially in Jerusalem, and the Jews are a manifest hurdle to peace.
To the delight of the Palestinian Authority, a UNESCO resolution was passed which denies Jewish ties to its most holy religious sites – Temple Mount and the Western Wall. All references to the site referred to it by its Arabic name; Some 24 nations supported the resolution; six opposed (including the USA and UK). 26 nations abstained; two were absent.
Let that sink in for a moment: just six nations opposed historical revisionism; the eradication of Jews from Mount Zion; the expunging of Judaism from the holiest place of Divine presence. This is where Talmudic tradition places the creation of Adam; it is Mount Moriah where Abraham offered Isaac; the hill which the prophet Isaiah called Zion; where King Solomon, son of David, Israel's greatest king, built his Temple; where the prophets Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi witnessed the building of the Second Temple after the Babylonian captivity. It is a 3000-year-old Jewish shrine – the Holy of Holies – settled in the Judean hills of the Jewish capital city of the Jewish State. It is where Mary and Joseph found the boy Jesus sitting in the midst of the learned, who wondered at his understanding. It is where the Jewish Messiah drove out the money-changers who had turned his Father's house into a den of thieves.
According to the UNESCO resolution, it is the Al-Aqṣa Mosque and Al-Ḥaram Al-Sharif ('the Noble Sanctuary'). Islamic names are adopted throughout. The Western Wall is referred to twice, in scare quotes: 'Kotel ha-Ma'aravi' appears nowhere. Israel is "the occupying Power" (mentioned 15 times, in case you don't grasp the point).
Some people (Christians, indeed) think this is just a resolution concerned with "breadth of religious access", which is a good a wholesome thing; Christian, indeed. But if you deny the Jewish connection to the Temple Mount, you deny the Christian also. Indeed, UNESCO sends a clear message to the whole world that the history of the Old City of Jerusalem is Islamic; the theology is based on the doctrine of Allah; the supreme prophethood is that of Mohammed; Abraham offered Ishmael, and so the third-holiest shrine of Islam trumps the holiest place on earth for Jews.
A couple of mentions in passing which affirm the "importance of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls for the three monotheistic religions" doesn't quite cut it. "Israeli right-wing extremists and uniformed forces" are the aggressor: Palestinians are the oppressed. Israel is not only the "occupying (upper-case) Power", the resolution associates her with "refusal.. aggression.. illegal measures.. violations.. obstruction.. blockade.. attacks on schools.." You get the picture. There is no mention of Palestinian terrorist atrocities; of Hamas rockets launched from Gaza on Israeli villages; of suicide bombers who target shopping malls and restaurants; of the mobs of Muslims who patrol Temple Mount to assault, intimidate and harass Jewish visitors.
..And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind (Deut 28:65).
This UNESCO resolution is a demonic delusion which tarnishes every other UN body. The demand for Judaism's holiest site to be recognised as primarily a Muslim holy site is a denial of history and the dissemination of falsehood. It is political and religious propaganda; an abomination of desolation. The Arab/Muslim claim to the Old City of Jerusalem may not be won with the bombs and bullets of intifada, but in the High Court of the United Nations the war is waged with insidious and inciteful resolutions. This is not the way to foster reconciliation, and it is not a path to the priestly blessings of peace.
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Costa Rica Info
Costa Rica Regions
The Central Valley covers the territory from San Ramon of Alajuela (in the west) to Paraiso of Cartago (in the east). To the north, it limits with the Heredia Mountains, the Barva and the Irazu Volcanoes. To the south, it limits with the Talamanca mountain range and on the southwest with the Tarcoles River Valley. It is divided in two sections, the Western Valley and the Valley of El Guarco, separated by the Ochomogo hill.
The Central Valley is the union of Costa Rica's main cities, San Jose, Heredia, Alajuela and Cartago. It also covers cities or towns with smaller populations like Palmares and Naranjo. More than half of the population of the country is located in the Central Valley; it is also the center of all economic activities, main institutions and the Government.
In average, the Central Valley oscillates between 800msnm (meters over the sea level), in Alajuela and La Garita, and 1.500msnm in San Jose de la Montaña and Tarbaca. It presents temperatures between 12°C and 35°C, depending on the time of the year and the altitude. The capital, San José, presents a temperature average of 20°C.
Its geography tends to have smooth hills and elevations, which increase towards the mountains that define the valley. It does not present extreme variations or geographic features in huge magnitude. It is crossed by different fluvial channels, and it's in the Central Valley where rivers originate.
In most parts of the country (except for the Caribbean), there are 2 defined stations:
The dry station called "summer"- characterized by the prevalence of trade winds, clear skies and low temperatures. It goes from November to March.
The humid station or winter – presents a high level of precipitation that generally appears in the afternoon, mainly in May and October. The atmospheric humidity increases with the temperature. This season goes from April to October/November.
Economic Activities.
They vary depending on culture potatoes to chayote (vegetable pear) in Cartago, to the microprocessors production in the Intel International Company in Heredia. A huge development in commerce areas and in services (banks, hospitals, universities, etc.) has helped the different social classes in the country. In the Central Valley also the main international airport is located. The Central Valley maintains an important relation with different parts of the country. All parts of the country are join by the Inter American Highway.
The only service that the Central Valley doesn't offers is a port.
Alajuela and the North of the Valley.
During the pre-Columbian era, Alajuela and the north part of the valley were inhabited. On the south, lived the native "huetares" and in the north part the indigenous group 'guatusos','tices' and 'catapas'.
I n 1574, the indigenous settlement of Santa Catherine was created, known today as the San Mateo district. In 1777, many families living in great poverty, would have to travel al the way to Villa Vieja, Heredia to attend the church. The long distances and the misery would often make them miss the ceremony. Parish priest Manuel Lopez, worried about the situation, requested a permission to raise a church in the neighborhood. The bishop Esteban Tristán visited the locality and approved the request. On October 12, 1782, the small church was constructed in the town of La Lajuela.
By initiative of the Deputy of Costa Rica Florencio del Castillo Villagra, the Spanish Court granted the title of "villa" (pretentious and luxurious residence with extensive grounds) to Alajuela in 1813. The following year the law was annulled by King Fernando VII, but in 1820, the Court granted the 'villa' title to the town once more, and was conserved until 1824, year in which the Constituent Congress of Costa Rica decided to give the name of city instead of villa.
Alajuela has a great flora and fauna diversity protected in two national parks, the Poás Volcano and the Juan Castro Blanco. Alajuela has also a national reserve for wild fauna (in Caño Negro), five protected zones and several forest reserves.
As a tourist attraction, the Museum Juan Santamaria exhibits locally produced crafts. Inside the museum, a room revives the history of the battle of Santa Rosa (when Costa Rican troops beat the filibusters commanded by William Walker, in 1856).
The colorful cities of San Ramon, Zarcero and Sarchí are another pride of the Alajuela province. In these towns you can acquire Costa Rican hand-made crafts and admire the wood works as well.
Sarchí is the crib of Costa Rica's crafts, where the wood retrieves up life and offers the tourists a great variety of "souvenirs" elaborated with precious local wood. It is the place where folklore takes place and colorful wooden cars became a national symbol.
There two active volcanoes in the zone: the Arenal Volcano, on the corner of San Carlos, and Poás Volcano, whose crater is 1km in diameter and 314 meters deep.
The Poás is one of the very few active and accessible volcanoes in the world; it is 2,704 meters above sea level, in the Central Volcanic Mountain range, and is located 37 kilometer north of Alajuela. It is possible to observe, the bottom of the crater, active fumaroles and small eruptions.
This park protects the rivers that make up the North hydrographic river basins. Around the volcano, in the park area, a vast wooded forest is populated with a great number of birds and small mammals. The place is 35 kilometers from San Jose, and has a sanitary service, information center, signalized footpath, picnic place and a history and exhibition room.
The province of Alajuela is divided in 15 cantons and in 107 districts. The cantons and their respective main cities are:
1. Alajuela, Alajuela
2. San Ramón, San Ramón
3. Grecia, Grecia
4. San Mateo, San Mateo
5. Atenas, Atenas
6. Naranjo, Naranjo
7. Palmares, Palmares
8. Poás, San Pedro
9. Orotina, Orotina
10. San Carlos, Ciudad Quesada
11. Alfaro Ruiz, Zarcero
12. Valverde Vega, Sarchí
13. Upala, Upala
14. Los Chiles, Los Chiles
15. Guatuso, San Rafael
Alajuela is very similar to San Jose in different aspects. It's a busy city with easy access to all services. Alajuela is home to Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport, making it a convenient spot for tourists as well.
Alajuela has great historical importance thanks to national hero Juan Santamaria, who was born in this beautiful province. Santamaría burned the military headquarters in Rivas Nicaragua and fought against the American filibusters commanded by William Walker. Costa Rica's hero died in combat but he assured his loved country independence and peace.
Atenas and La Garita
It is a town located in the west side of the province of Alajuela. This village is historically known as "carts way", due to being the place where carts were loaded with beans and then driven to Puntarenas. Atenas is also well known for having the best weather in the country.
La Garita and is located 11 km from Alajuela downtown and is known to be a 'corn town'. Restaurants in the area specialize in delicious corn food. The restaurants in this zone are specially for making corn food.
Sarchí: Located in the Northwest side of Alajuela, Sarchí is a popular small town characterized by two things mainly: its wooden carts, that have become a national symbol, and its fresh and flowering trees. Excellent coffee quality can also be found in the area.
Grecia: This is traditional small town known for having perhaps the prettiest church in the country. This famous church was created in Belgium and shipped to Costa Rica in 1897. It's a very clean and cozy town with a wide variety of insects and beautiful landscapes.
Palmares: Palmares is claimed for its annual parties. This is a 10-day party in the middle of January with carnival, rides, fireworks, discos, bars, food and horse parades. It is totally covered by the television channels, since over 10.000 people come to town.
If you are in Costa Rica during January you will see the posters advertising events and providing more detailed information.
San Ramon: it is the second canton of the province of Alajuela and has an area of 1,155 k m, which represents 2% of the Costa Rican territory. The city of San Ramon is an important commercial center and is the most important city, outside the Great Metropolitan Area. It is home to Universidad de Costa Rica's headquarters and numerous public organizations. In addition, it's a natural paradise with many tourist attractions.
Naranjo: it's located five kilometers away from Sarchí. It's an important agricultural place, as well as a traditional and cultural town. The Naranjo main road goes all the way up to Ciudad Quesada and Zarcero.
Zarcero: it's located to the north of Naranjo, at the end of the Central Mountain Range. The high mountains and the fresh air create a cooler climate, making it quite unique in Costa Rica. Zarcero's park is the main attraction for visitor, as it has lots of pine trees beautifully shaped.
North of San Jose
Heredia province is located in the North part of the country, 12 km north of San José. It limits with Nicaragua (to the north), in with the province of Limon (to the east), with the province of San Jose (to the South) and with the province of Alajuela (to the west). Heredia is the smallest province of Costa Rica, but it is extremely important for its coffee plantations.
It has an altitude of 1150 meters above sea level and maintains an average temperature of 23º C. The capital of the province is the city of Heredia, well-known as the "city of the flowers". It is the venue of the National University, one of most important public universities of Costa Rica.
This province offers the ecological wonders of the Central Mountain range. The Barva Volcano has 2,906 meters above sea level.
As well, the rainy Braulio Carrillo forest is a popular tourist attraction, as well as its rural t owns of San Isidro and San Rafael, which exhibit beautiful gothic revival churches and scenic places with great beauty.
It is divided in 10 cantons:
1. Heredia
2. Barva
4. Santa Barbara
5. San Rafael
6. San Isidro
7. Belen (San Antonio)
8. Flores (San Joaquin)
9. San Pablo
10. Sarapiqui (San Pablo)
Barva: It is located just 3 km north of Heredia. It was founded in 1561 and is now considered to be a national monument. Barva is a small town surrounded by mountains and has a colonial environment with historical buildings and the beautiful San Batolomeo church.
Today, Barva has beautiful hotels for its many visitors and many attractions including the Basilica of Barva Church constructed in 1767, The Museum of the Popular Culture, one and a half km southwest from Barva downtown and the Coffee Museum, opened in 1834.
Barva Volcano hills
• San Jose de la Montaña: located in the north side of Barva, it's known for its beautiful church and its many hotels inside the pine forest.
• Monte de la Cruz: located two km north of Heredia, it's known for its old gothic church and its many mansions all along the roadside.
Braulio Carillo National Park
It is located in the Central Volcanic Mountain range, to the north. The Barva Volcano, Cacho Negro and the Bajo de la Hondura make up this naturally amazing park.
Braulio Carrillo constitutes the second Biosphere Reserve of Costa Rica and its forest provides an important amount of oxygen. It also has a wide variety of flora and fauna, including orquids, ferns and birds.
East of San Jose
Cartago city is located in the central region of Costa Rica. It was founded in 1563 by the Spanish conqueror Juan Vazquez de Coronado and was Costa Rica's capital city for about 300 years.
Cartago was the first permanent Spanish establishment in Costa Rica and was home to Spanish governors until the country's independence in 1821. According to the Concord Pact signed in , the capital city would rotate between Cartago, San José and Alajuela. However, as a result of a civil war, the capital city was permanently moved to San José.
Cartago was the seat of the Central American Justice Court and was the first Central American city in establishing an International Rights Court, along with the Human Rights Court.
Today, Cartago is a modern but historical city with 127.000 inhabitants and is famous for its majestic church 'La Basílica de los Angeles'.
Basilica de los Angeles
The Basilica of Los Angeles is a catholic temple in the city of Cartago, constructed in 1639. an It's an amazing Byzantine style church where, according to Costa Rica's religious, an image of the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared to a young girl in 1635.
Romeria
Each year on August the 2nd, thousands of people, not only from Costa Rica but from all over the world, still peregrinate to honor the virgin of 'Los Angeles' and to render homage for favors conceded. The peregrination is better known as the 'Romería'.
National Park Irazu Volcano
The Irazú is an active volcano located in the Central Volcanic Mountain Range inside the national park, 30 km west of Cartago downtown. It was named after the indigenous community 'Istarú', whi lived on the side of the mountain.
Irazú Volcano has 3432 meters of altitude and it's cone shaped with several craters, one of which contains a green crater lake of variable depth. This beautiful national park can be easily visited from the capital city of San José.
On a sunny day, it's possible to see both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from the top of the volcano. The National Park was protects 2309 hectares around the volcano.
Beautiful Orosi Valley is only an hour drive from the capital city of San José. The town of Orosi is home to Costa Rica's oldest church, which is still in use by faithful locals.
On a clear day, the splendorous Orosi Valley, along with its flowing river, can be visible from the top of the Irazú Volcano.
The Orosi River flows out of the Talamanca mountains and Tapantí National Park, through the valley and into a lake which was formed by the construction of the Cachi Dam.
One interesting attraction between the village and the dam is La Casa del Soñador (The House of the Dreamer), a small house made of coffee trunks, each one sculpted into unique forms and figures.
The road around the south side of this artificial lake will take you through the village of Cachí and to the dam.
Continuing across the dam, you will get to the village of Ujarrás, known for its ruins, dedication to coffee production and beautiful gardens.
National Tapanti Death Hill Park
It protects the Northern slopes of the Talamanca Mountain Range and is one of the wettest places in the country. In the year 2000, this park expanded 585 hectares and now it is part of the Death Hill.
Turrialba
Turrialba is 650 m above sea level. Turrialba River follows the Reventazon River and passes through the Central Mountain Range. In 1991 a tremor stroked the country but Turrialba, with a population of 70,000 inhabitants didn't suffer.
Turrialba has the best access for white water springs.
Guayabo Arquaeological National Monument
Guayabo is 19 km northeast of Turrialba city. It's a contrast between the Mayan and the Aztec cultures. Its aqueduct system has served for more than 20.000 people in the area.
Turrialba Volcano National Park
Turrialba volcano is a large, densely forested, active volcano. Described by many as Irazú's twin volcano, Turrialba has unique natural attractions such as hiking along the trails, which allows visitors to see the several lava flows, evidencing the once flowing rivers of hot magma.