Editor's note: This two-part article examines the effects of temperature and pH on free-formaldehyde levels (as detected by C-13 NMR) first in water, then in personal care formulations.
Formaldehyde-donor (FD) chemistry represents a class of preservatives commonly used for the control of microbial growth in personal care products, ranging from skin care, moisturizers and cleansers to shampoo and conditioners. Effective over a wide pH range and compatible with most leave-on and rinse-off formulations, FD chemistry has a long history of safe and effective use in personal care and cosmetics products.1 As scrutiny of these and other preservative technologies has increased in recent years, however, additional assurances of the relative safety and benefits of FD technologies are required.
However, almost all of the methods and many of the analytical reagents upset the equilibrium between free and bound formaldehyde, either by releasing or depleting bound or free formaldehyde. These equilibrium upsetting methods may yield results that do not represent the actual levels of FFD in complex personal care formulations.
The present researchers used carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (C-13 NMR) to mirror the FFD levels occurring in stable personal care products. This approach analyzes levels of free formaldehyde and other related compounds, such as methylene glycol and bound formaldehyde, in a manner without upsetting the equilibrium between bound and free formaldehyde. Low-energy excitation with a radio-frequency pulse, followed by detection of the sample response, yields the chemical composition in a quantitative manner.
The large window of the C-13 NMR spectrum—i.e., up to 220 ppm, provides excellent resolution and is selective by detecting carbon atoms from all the other molecules in the sample. This allows analyses of complex mixtures without interference from other components. Moreover, it requires no sample preparation. Accordingly, the sample is unaltered and unlike many other methods, this allows the analysis of the sample under many different conditions, e.g., temperature, pH and concentration, with a sensitivity to 20 ppm and a high spectral resolution.
Previously, a series of experiments was conducted to demonstrate the accuracy of this method in determining the levels of FFD from the amide-based formaldehyde donors imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea and DMDM hydantoin.3 Similar studies have been conducted by other groups.4 The present study examines the effects of temperature and pH on FFD levels as detected by C-13 NMR in water and personal care formulations.
Overall, these experiments show that increasing the temperature from 25°C to 60°C resulted in increased levels of free methylene glycol and consequently the level of FFD. Similarly, increasing the pH from 5.5 to 8.5 resulted in a small rise in the levels of methylene glycol and FFD. Imidazolidinyl urea, in particular, exhibited roughly half the level of FFD (120 ppb) than the other two preservatives.
To examine the stability of the formaldehyde donors, the samples were heat-aged from 25°C to 60°C over a one-month period, then analyzed for their FFD distribution at 25°C. The results, summarized in Table 2, indicate all three preservatives were stable across the pH and temperature ranges studied.
This article appeared in the February 2016 issue, see what else was in this issue's digital edition.
Several experiments were conducted to determine the FFAs at different pH levels and temperatures while maintaining the formaldehyde-donor preservative concentration at recommended use levels.
Resulted indicated all three preservatives were stable across the pH and temperature ranges studied.


According to Lifebanc, in Ohio, there are more than 3,500 people on the national waiting list and approximately 2,000 live in northeast Ohio. Students in Health at Canfield High School will hear from Lifebanc in November. Instructor, Mike Strohecker says, "Students will be given information to make an educated decision about an important life decision. This decision will come quickly for many as they will be getting their driver's license soon. Whatever they choose, it will be well informed." Lifebanc will walk the students through an actual scenario that happened in Cleveland and will discuss how decisions are made for those on a list to receive organs.


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On April 27, Rajinder Sachdeva pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Chicago, Illinois, to corruptly soliciting and accepting gratuities and kickbacks. Sachdeva was a department manager at PACE suburban bus service, a division of Chicago's Regional Transit Administration.
Between 2010 and 2015, Sachdeva demanded and accepted kickbacks and gratuities from IT contractors, as a reward for hiring and continuing to employ them at PACE. Sachdeva concealed the payments by obtaining the money either through a company in which his wife possessed an interest or directly from the IT contractors. Sachdeva told a cooperating witness that he wanted his share for placing people at PACE and that, through his influence, he was obtaining employment for those IT contractors. Additionally, Sachdeva directed a former employee and a current contractor at PACE to submit invoices for IT work to Sachdeva's wife's company, using a false name.


text:
/*
 * This source file is part of MyGUI. For the latest info, see http://mygui.info/
 * Distributed under the MIT License
 * (See accompanying file COPYING.MIT or copy at http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 */

#include "MyGUI_Precompiled.h"
#include "MyGUI_Canvas.h"
#include "MyGUI_ResourceManager.h"
#include "MyGUI_Gui.h"
#include "MyGUI_RenderManager.h"
#include "MyGUI_Bitwise.h"

namespace MyGUI
{

	Canvas::Canvas() :
		mTexture( nullptr ),
		mTexResizeMode( TRM_PT_CONST_SIZE ),
		mTexData( 0 ),
		mTexManaged( true ),
		mFrameAdvise( false ),
		mInvalidateData(false)
	{
		mGenTexName = utility::toString((size_t)this, "_Canvas");
	}

	void Canvas::createTexture( TextureResizeMode _resizeMode, TextureUsage _usage, PixelFormat _format )
	{
		int width = std::max(1, getWidth());
		int height = std::max(1, getHeight());

		createTexture( width, height, _resizeMode, _usage, _format );
	}

	void Canvas::createTexture( const IntSize& _size, TextureResizeMode _resizeMode, TextureUsage _usage, PixelFormat _format )
	{
		int width = std::max(1, _size.width);
		int height = std::max(1, _size.height);

		createTexture( width, height, _resizeMode, _usage, _format );
	}

	void Canvas::createExactTexture( int _width, int _height, TextureUsage _usage, PixelFormat _format )
	{
		int width = std::max(1, _width);
		int height = std::max(1, _height);

		destroyTexture();

		mTexture = RenderManager::getInstance().createTexture(mGenTexName);
		mTexture->setInvalidateListener(this);
		mTexture->createManual( width, height, _usage, _format );

		mTexManaged = true;

		_setTextureName( mGenTexName );
		correctUV();
		requestUpdateCanvas( this, Event( true, true, mInvalidateData ) );
	}

	void Canvas::resize( const IntSize& _size )
	{
		if ( _size.width <= 0 || _size.height <= 0 || ! mTexManaged )
			return;

		mReqTexSize = _size;

		frameAdvise( true );
	}

	void Canvas::createTexture( int _width, int _height, TextureResizeMode _resizeMode, TextureUsage _usage, PixelFormat _format )
	{
		mTexResizeMode = _resizeMode;

		int width = std::max(1, _width);
		int height = std::max(1, _height);

		if (_resizeMode == TRM_PT_CONST_SIZE)
		{
			mReqTexSize = IntSize(width, height);
		}
		else
		{
			mReqTexSize = IntSize(std::max(1, getWidth()), std::max(1, getHeight()));
		}

		bool create = checkCreate( width, height );

		width = Bitwise::firstPO2From(width);
		height = Bitwise::firstPO2From(height);

		if ( create )
			createExactTexture( width, height, _usage, _format );
	}

	void Canvas::setSize( const IntSize& _size )
	{
		resize( _size );

		Base::setSize( _size );
	}

	void Canvas::setCoord( const IntCoord& _coord )
	{
		resize( _coord.size() );

		Base::setCoord( _coord );
	}

	void Canvas::updateTexture()
	{
		mInvalidateData = true;
		frameAdvise( true );
	}

	bool Canvas::checkCreate( int _width, int _height ) const
	{
		if ( mTexture == nullptr )
			return true;

		if ( mTexture->getWidth() >= _width && mTexture->getHeight() >= _height )
			return false;

		return true;
	}

	void Canvas::validate( int& _width, int& _height, TextureUsage& _usage, PixelFormat& _format ) const
	{
		_width = std::max(1, _width);
		_height = std::max(1, _height);

		_width = Bitwise::firstPO2From(_width);
		_height = Bitwise::firstPO2From(_height);

		// restore usage and format
		if ( mTexture != nullptr )
		{
			if ( _usage == getDefaultTextureUsage() )
				_usage = mTexture->getUsage();

			if ( _format == getDefaultTextureFormat() )
				_format = mTexture->getFormat();
		}
	}

	void Canvas::destroyTexture()
	{
		_destroyTexture( true );
	}

	void Canvas::shutdownOverride()
	{
		_destroyTexture(false);
		frameAdvise(false);
	}

	void Canvas::initialiseOverride()
	{
	}

	void Canvas::_destroyTexture( bool _sendEvent )
	{
		if ( mTexture != nullptr )
		{
			if ( _sendEvent )
			{
				eventPreTextureChanges( this );
			}

			RenderManager::getInstance().destroyTexture( mTexture );
			mTexture = nullptr;
		}

	}

	void Canvas::correctUV()
	{
		if ( mTexResizeMode == TRM_PT_VIEW_REQUESTED )
		{
			_setUVSet(
				FloatRect(
					0,
					0,
					(float) mReqTexSize.width  / (float) getTextureRealWidth(),
					(float) mReqTexSize.height / (float) getTextureRealHeight()));
		}

		if ( mTexResizeMode == TRM_PT_CONST_SIZE || mTexResizeMode == TRM_PT_VIEW_ALL )
		{
			_setUVSet( FloatRect( 0, 0, 1, 1 ) );
		}
	}

	void* Canvas::lock(TextureUsage _usage)
	{
		void* data = mTexture->lock(_usage);

		mTexData = reinterpret_cast< uint8* >( data );

		return data;
	}

	void Canvas::unlock()
	{
		mTexture->unlock();
	}

	bool Canvas::isTextureSrcSize() const
	{
		return getTextureSrcSize() == getTextureRealSize();
	}

	void Canvas::frameAdvise( bool _advise )
	{
		if ( _advise )
		{
			if ( ! mFrameAdvise )
			{
				MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().eventFrameStart += MyGUI::newDelegate( this, &Canvas::frameEntered );
				mFrameAdvise = true;
			}
		}
		else
		{
			if ( mFrameAdvise )
			{
				MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().eventFrameStart -= MyGUI::newDelegate( this, &Canvas::frameEntered );
				mFrameAdvise = false;
			}
		}
	}

	void Canvas::frameEntered( float _time )
	{
		int width = mReqTexSize.width;
		int height = mReqTexSize.height;
		TextureUsage usage = getDefaultTextureUsage();
		PixelFormat format = getDefaultTextureFormat();

		validate( width, height, usage, format );

		bool create = checkCreate( width, height );

		if ( mTexResizeMode == TRM_PT_CONST_SIZE )
			create = false;

		if ( create )
		{
			createExactTexture( width, height, usage, format );
			correctUV();
		}
		else // I thought order is important
		{
			correctUV();
			requestUpdateCanvas( this, Event( false, true, mInvalidateData ) );
		}

		mInvalidateData = false;
		frameAdvise( false );
	}

	void Canvas::textureInvalidate(ITexture* _texture)
	{
		updateTexture();
	}

	void Canvas::_setUVSet(const FloatRect& _rect)
	{
		if (nullptr != getSubWidgetMain())
			getSubWidgetMain()->_setUVSet(_rect);
	}

	bool Canvas::isLocked() const
	{
		return mTexture->isLocked();
	}

	int Canvas::getTextureRealWidth() const
	{
		return (int) mTexture->getWidth();
	}

	int Canvas::getTextureRealHeight() const
	{
		return (int) mTexture->getHeight();
	}

	IntSize Canvas::getTextureRealSize() const
	{
		return IntSize( getTextureRealWidth(), getTextureRealHeight() );
	}

	int Canvas::getTextureSrcWidth() const
	{
		return mReqTexSize.width;
	}

	int Canvas::getTextureSrcHeight() const
	{
		return mReqTexSize.height;
	}

	IntSize Canvas::getTextureSrcSize() const
	{
		return mReqTexSize;
	}

	PixelFormat Canvas::getTextureFormat() const
	{
		return mTexture->getFormat();
	}

	const std::string& Canvas::getTextureName() const
	{
		return mTexture->getName();
	}

	void Canvas::setSize(int _width, int _height)
	{
		setSize(IntSize(_width, _height));
	}

	void Canvas::setCoord(int _left, int _top, int _width, int _height)
	{
		setCoord(IntCoord(_left, _top, _width, _height));
	}

	Canvas::TextureResizeMode Canvas::getResizeMode() const
	{
		return mTexResizeMode;
	}

	void Canvas::setResizeMode(TextureResizeMode _value)
	{
		mTexResizeMode = _value;
	}

	bool Canvas::isTextureCreated() const
	{
		return mTexture != nullptr;
	}

	bool Canvas::isTextureManaged() const
	{
		return mTexManaged;
	}

	ITexture* Canvas::getTexture() const
	{
		return mTexture;
	}

	void Canvas::setTextureManaged(bool _value)
	{
		mTexManaged = _value;
	}

	TextureUsage Canvas::getDefaultTextureUsage()
	{
		return TextureUsage::Stream | TextureUsage::Write;
	}

	PixelFormat Canvas::getDefaultTextureFormat()
	{
		return PixelFormat::R8G8B8A8;
	}

} // namespace MyGUI

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The Wines from Spain Awards represent one of the world's most exciting wine-producing countries in terms of quality, diversity and value. A dedicated panel of industry experts awarded distinctions to 106 wines from 20 regions in Spain. These wines were distinguished for offering "the very best of Spain" in the UK.


Even my beloved Michelle Obama has gotten in on the action. I wish they would all cut it out and speak the truth. To argue that moms in 2012 America have a choice as to whether to work for pay is simply a silly but dangerous joke. The defenses offered for Ann Romney's lifestyle only serve to perpetuate the myth that moms in the U.S. actually have such a choice about providing for their children's material needs (AKA working). Let's call Ann's lifestyle what it truly is: A Luxury. Hilary Rosen shouldn't apologize for speaking the truth, even if it offends some people. The reality is that not having to earn money because another adult is willing to cover your expenses is a LUXURY, not a choice. Most mothers who work for pay do all the work that Ann Romney did to raise her family, and yet have to meet the demands of a paying job on top of that work. The decision to work for pay when you do not have another adult who is willing to or capable of covering your expenses is not a choice either; it is SURVIVAL.
In a few hours, the woman who empties my office trash and recycling bins will come by as she does every work day. She'll do this while her own children are literally thousands of miles away, on another continent. Every penny she can scrape together is sent to her children back home. In many ways, she makes the ultimate sacrifice that any mother could for her children: She forgoes the cuddles, prayers, and laughter of her very own flesh and blood so that they can have the material things necessary to survive and hopefully thrive. She's a mom in America–does she really have a choice to work or not? On the other end of the spectrum is where I sit, a professional mom with an exciting and fulfilling job, earning a nice income. But, having come from a working class family, I still carry student loan debt with a monthly bill close to $1,000. How many women have a husband who can support her and their children by himself, and then pay her student loan debts on top of that? Is my working for pay a choice?
Who really does have a choice? What about debt-free women with high-income earning spouses? Is it really a choice for them to not work, even temporarily while their kids are still too young for school? After seeing how many husbands don't end up sticking around, would you advise them to give up their jobs and any seniority they've earned, and bet their children's well being on their husbands sticking around for the long haul?
A little history lesson/statement of what should be the obvious: Around the world, and even here in the U.S., most moms have always worked for pay. And this is especially true for moms of color. My own grandmother, Julia Ortega, worked in the canneries and farm fields of Northern California to earn money for the family. And she did so while raising 10 children! At other times, she literally "took in washing" from other families to make money. I've never understood how she and the older kids managed that when they already have 12 people's washing to do. And, of course, African American women's labor was literally stolen from them under the guise that not only their labor but their very bodies were owned by their masters. Labor history is replete with stories of European women working under horrific conditions in U.S. textile factories, oftentimes to pay off the debts they incurred to make the passage to the U.S. Only a tiny sector of women and moms ever had the luxury of not working for pay throughout U.S. history. And you can bet your bottom dollar that those American women in the canneries of California, the fields of the Midwest, the tobacco farms of the South, and the sweatshops of New York and Boston would have seen the opportunity to spend the day caring for their own children as a luxury. They and their modern day counterparts had no choice to make about whether to work for pay, a la Ann Romney.
And it's time to stop the kvetching about how hard it is to be a mom and that therefore moms who don't work for pay are excused from paid work. The disingenuous outrage about Ms. Rosen's supposed de-valuing of the work done by stay at home moms actually devalues the double-shift work done by moms who work for pay on top of raising their families. We still do everything the non-pay-earning moms do, just in 40 fewer hours a week. For those of us in the upper income echelons, perhaps our living rooms aren't as tidy, and our closets are a jumbled mess, but we still feed our children breakfast, outfit them in clean clothing, help with their homework, organize the play dates, plan the family vacations, find the missing shoes, change the sheets after a midnight "accident," write the letters to grandma, put something on the table for dinner, and make sure that the bathtub doesn't have mold growing in it. In other words, it's pure poppycock for Ann Romney or Michelle Obama to assert that ALL moms work hard and then leave it at that, as if that's the end of the story. Of course all moms work hard, it's just that some of us work hard at two jobs, not just one.
I say all this as somebody who was raised by a stay at home mom who is about to celebrate 50 years of marriage to my father. My mom would be the first one to say how incredibly lucky she is that my dad provided the money to support her and their four kids while we were young, and then for decades after that. After all, what was the alternative for a Mexican American woman with an 8th grade education? Before marrying my father at the ripe age of 21, she worked at the Patio Foods factory in San Antonio, Texas, on an assembly line. She stood for 8 hours a day slopping spoonfuls of beans & rice onto the TV dinner trays they produced. She also claims that the plant manager used to be the warden of a prison. At least that's how she and the workers explained how mean the boss was to them. Was it a choice for her to stay home with us four kids? Spend the day with her children using her own discretion about how to organize her time, or spend 8 hours on her feet on the assembly line under the watchful eye of the former prison warden? That's a choice?
And what about the dads? Why are men supposed to figure out how to simultaneously work and parent their children but women are only expected to do just one of these jobs at a time? As someone who is very fortunate to have a husband who truly shares in the parenting and home care duties, it seems really insensitive to assert that a male parent should have to do all the juggling required of parents in our crazy society that stubbornly clings to outdated conventions (like three months of no school when parents have to magically patch together safe and affordable care for their school-aged children during the workday, or random days off from school that don't coincide with work vacations) but female parents shouldn't. When we start providing subsidies to all parents, male or female, so that they don't have to work but their families' financial needs will be taken care of, then perhaps we can say that Ann Romney had a "choice" to stay home with her kids. Until then, let's just call it what it is: a Luxury.


Requirements: I need someone to look after a modest, 1960s three bedroomed brick home in a quiet street not far from the CBD. Modern evaporative and reverse cycle air conditioning. Foxtel tv, wi-fi, modern appliances. Various shady areas around a pretty backyard. Involves caring for Rusty, the elderly cat, feeding and watering three indoor birds (galah, cockatiel and kakariki), a very small outside aviary and around 20 friendly egg laying hens! The hens need locking in at night and letting out in the morning. Garden is under irrigation, just needs taps being turned on and off on veggie patch. Property is fully fenced and secure. There is also a young German Shepherd girl but I'm happy to have her in boarding kennels if house sitters would prefer it. Mildura is a friendly, historic town with numerous tourist attractions including paddle steamers on the Murray River. It is very picturesque and there is plenty to do in the locality. It has a thriving Arts Centre, theatre, and art galleries, and is renowned for its many great restaurants to suit all budgets.


These photographs were taken by Simon from English Electric at Lost Garden's performances in May. The top two were taken at the Cafe 9 in Nether Edge, Sheffield on the 21st, the shots amidst the CDs were at Barry's famous Record Collector shop the following lunch-time. The only show I've been to where we had to post someone on the door to keep an eye on the parking meter across the road!


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Wedding Planner – Verliebt, verlobt, verplant (Originaltitel: The Wedding Planner) ist eine US-amerikanische Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 2001. Die Regie führte Adam Shankman, das Drehbuch schrieben Michael Ellis und Pamela Falk. Die Hauptrollen spielten Jennifer Lopez und Matthew McConaughey.

Handlung
Am Anfang des Films sieht man die siebenjährige Mary Fiore, die mit den Barbie-Puppen Hochzeit spielt. Viele Jahre später arbeitet sie als eine erwachsene Frau in San Francisco für ein Unternehmen, das Hochzeitsfeierlichkeiten organisiert. Sie managt Krisensituationen wie ein Verschwinden des Vaters der Braut kurz vor der Hochzeit.

Marys Vater macht sich Sorgen, sie würde niemals heiraten. Er will ihr den Italiener Massimo vermitteln, den Mary bereits als Kind kennenlernte und nicht mochte.

Eines Tages klemmt der Absatz ihres Schuhs im Loch eines Gullydeckels, als sie eine Straße überquert. Ein großer Müllcontainer rollt die Straße herunter direkt auf Mary zu. Im letzten Augenblick wird sie von einem fremden Mann gerettet. Mary wird ohnmächtig und wacht auf der Kinderabteilung eines Krankenhauses wieder auf. Ihr Retter, Steve Edison, ist dort der leitende Arzt. Später verbringen Mary und Steve einen romantischen Abend in einem Park.

Mary bekommt einen neuen Auftrag von den Eltern der Braut Francine Donolly, die einer der früheren Hochzeiten beigewohnt haben. Es stellt sich heraus, dass Steve der Bräutigam sein soll. Mary fühlt sich betrogen, wütend erinnert sie ihn an die romantischen Augenblicke im Park.

Francine, Steve und Mary besichtigen einen Weingarten, in dem die Hochzeit stattfinden soll. Dort erscheint Massimo, der behauptet, mit Mary verlobt zu sein. Da Mary auf Steve sauer ist, berichtigt sie dies zuerst nicht. Die Eltern der Braut entscheiden später, die Hochzeit in einen Park zu verlegen.

Francine verreist geschäftlich für eine Woche, den Rest der Vorbereitungen sollen Steve und Mary übernehmen. Dabei kommen sie sich näher. Mary und Steve treffen zufällig einen früheren Freund von Mary, den seine schwangere Ehefrau begleitet. Mary erzählt Steve, dass sie vor Jahren ihren Freund beim Sex mit der Frau erwischte. Sie ist danach niedergeschlagen, Steve tröstet sie. Er fragt sie, bevor er geht, ob sie sich auch noch an den Abend im Park erinnert. Sie antwortet darauf seufzend, dass sie immer nur Männer anzieht, die vergeben sind. Sie sagt, dass Francine ihn liebt und dass das alles sei, was sie wissen müsse.

Mary wird in ihrer Firma befördert, der von ihrem Vater vermittelte Italiener macht einen Heiratsantrag, den sie annimmt. Steve ist inzwischen in Mary verliebt und nachdem er sich mit Francine zusammen entschieden hat die Hochzeit abzusagen, eilt er zu Marys Hochzeit, um sie zu verhindern. Es fällt die Frage um die möglichen Gründe, die gegen die Heirat sprechen; Marys Vater sagt, sie solle aus Liebe heiraten.

Am Ende tanzen Mary und Steve gemeinsam in einem Park und küssen sich.

Kritiken

Fremdsprachige Kritiken

James Berardinelli schrieb auf ReelViews, das Drehbuch wäre "schlecht geschrieben", stellenweise sogar "absurd" ("inept") und "peinlich" ("embarrassing"). Er schrieb weiterhin, lediglich der Anblick von Jennifer Lopez und Matthew McConaughey wäre der Grund, sich den Film anzuschauen.

Roger Ebert kritisierte in der Chicago Sun-Times vom 26. Januar 2001 die Handlung, vor allem die Szene des Kennenlernens von Mary Fiore und Steve Edison fand er "absurd". Ebert lobte die Darstellung von Bridgette Wilson.

Deutschsprachige Kritiken
Johannes Pietsch bezeichnete den Film auf www.filmstarts.de als eine "Seifenblasenstory" mit einigen "gelungenen" Gags wie auch "peinlichen Plattheiten".

Die Nürnberger Zeitung bezeichnete den Film in einer Kritik vom 5. Juli 2001 als einen "guten altmodischen Hollywoodspaß".

Auszeichnungen
Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey und der Film als Beste Komödie wurden im Jahr 2001 für den Teen Choice Award nominiert. Jennifer Lopez gewann 2002 den Kids' Choice Award und wurde für die Goldene Himbeere nominiert.

Quellen

Weblinks

Filmtitel 2001
US-amerikanischer Film
Filmkomödie
Hochzeit im Film

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text:
Home Rapper Translates Copyshop Life Into New Album
Rapper Translates Copyshop Life Into New Album
Rapper Romano at Copyshop in Dresden
Editor's Note: These two articles originally appeared in the publication of motio, the German reprographics association. They are reprinted here with permission.
Rapper's New "Copyshop" Album a Hit
The world of Berlin copy shops is something very special. The rapper Roman Geike (whose stage name is "Romano") emerged from this environment. Two years ago he created his first songs, and now the singer has released a new album called "Copyshop."
"Yes," said the rapper, "I worked in the copy shop to finance my life and have something in the fridge," he told an interviewer on the German station n-tv. "There are people who stay in the copy shop for a very long time. They sit for hours in the self-service area on the computer. That's when you really get to know bizarre types."
Romano described some customers with interesting orders: "There was, for example, a sweet couple. When the prints came out, they showed them both during sex. The whole thing should serve as a carton for a VHS cassette. I looked at her - and they winked at me. There were many such situations in which I thought: Wow, what's going on here?!"
Romano trained as a media designer at the company Copy Print in Berlin 2000 to 2003. Later he worked at Kopie + Druck in Berlin, and then moved to Blueprint Berlin. Overall Romano worked for about eight years in digital printing operations between 2000 and 2013, gathering strange experiences the whole time.
"Copyshop" consists of eleven tracks based on his life in copy shops, where he spent a long time standing at the laser printer. He's taken the insights he gained there, while watching people duplicate their efforts, and cast them in youthful, entertaining music. Click here to watch the "Copyshop" video.
Rapper Starts His Tour at motio Member Copyland in Dresden
Before his tour appearance in Dresden, the Berlin rapper Romano reentered his former copy shop world. He visited the digital printing company Copyland in Dresden.
Sebastian Hauffe, branch manager of the Copyland printing center, describes the exciting encounter with the Berlin musician:
"Romano was already known to us in the company through his first album, 'Beyond Köpenick.' But when his second album 'Copyshop,' with the eponymous single came on the market, it became even more popular with us, and the song was often played in our shop. At some point I heard that Romano was going to start his copy shop tour in the Dresdner-Neustadt and had a crazy idea - why not invite him directly to the only true copy shop in Dresden for sparkling wine and cake?
"One evening, we posted an 'Open Letter' to him on Facebook and Instagram. Shortly thereafter, he personally called our printing center and confirmed his coming. When he finally arrived in our shop after a bit of waiting, there was no stopping him and the show started.
"His unofficial touring debut in Copyland ended with the live performance of the song Copy Shop. Romano took a good half hour for us and was incredibly personable and cordial - an unforgettable event for all of us."
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A Comenius Assistant in Greece | Nine months as a teacher in Attica.
Nine months as a teacher in Attica.
I've been back in the UK for two months now, and Greece already seems like a dream. Next week I'll start my PGCE at King's College London, where I'll get the chance to put my Comenius practice into action!
I miss so many things about Greece – the sunshine, the sea, the people, the food. I miss speaking the Greek language and learning more about it every day. I even miss the terrible Greek tv (Τα Μυστικα Της Εδεμ, Ονειρο Παγιδα, Κατι Ψινεται etc!). I can't wait to go back for a holiday!
My final weeks as an assistant were hectic but great. I took part in a dance show with my class, helped my pupils contribute some songs from Oliver! for their end of year show and visited Naxos with my sister. Naxos is perfect for a summer holiday- I'll definitely go back!
I'll leave the blog up for anyone who's considering applying for an assistantship. Seriously, if you're dithering, DO IT. It's not an easy ride – I experience the steepest learning curve of my life, personally and professionally. I was lonely and miserable at times, even though my colleagues were endlessly kind. Learning Greek in a short period of time was really intense!
BUT, overall, I had a really wonderful experience that I will treasure for the rest of my life. To become part of a community in another country is a very special opportunity, not to mention the chance to develop teaching skills in a unique environment.
If you want to be a teacher, a Comenius assistantship is such a fantastic way to start your career. Go out on a limb and choose an unusual European country – learn a language you haven't studied yet – give your host school the chance to work with a native speaker and in return you'll learn so much.
What with my various visitors and hanging out in Athens by myself, I've discovered a few favourite restaurants and thought I'd pass on my recommendations.
TO HANI (Adrianou, Plaka) – A fairly cheap, touristy restaurant in the Plaka. It's a good place to try some Greek classics, like pastitsio, dolmades or moussaka.
TERINA (Karnikareas, Plaka) – Sit in the shady square and enjoy a modern take on classics and island specialities. I enjoyed the Terina salad, with chicken, apple and spring onion. The ladotyri is also good, but as it's esentially a 300g block of cheese in a delicious sauce, you may want to share it as a starter. On the pricey side but nice.
May has many traditions associated with it, in Britain and in Greece.
At school we celebrated the first of May with some traditional British Maypole dancing which I set up for the children. It was a lot of fun and the kids really enjoyed it! We used the volleyball nets and some cheap ribbons to make two maypoles, and I found the music (I recommend the Yetties for some good old-fashioned folk).
Of course, this was followed shortly by that other May tradition – strikes and riots. Although I was removed from the drama up here in Attica, I was glued to my TV and twitter as Athens descended into violence on May 5th.
A happier Greek tradition is making stephania, flower wreaths that are hung over the doorway. I got to make my own and it was a lot of fun! It's currently above my front door waiting for the festival in mid June when the wreaths are burned.
The other great thing I did in May was visit Santorini – which deserves a post of its own if I get the time! Only two weeks left of my assistantship…can't believe it. Time has zoomed by!
I'm also super busy. We're preparing pieces for the yiorti (fete) and I'm doing some songs from Oliver! with Year Five, I've got a performance with my dance class and the end of year celebration for my Greek school. Plus I'm giving some extra lessons to my pupil Joanna and doing lots of writing, as well as hosting some friends!
Over the two week Easter holiday I had a fantastic time here in Greece playing host to my boyfriend Dave and then my parents.
It was slightly strange to be back in tourist mode again. It reminded me that my first trip to Athens was nearly seven years ago (seven?!!!). In fact my parents and I stayed in a hotel just round the corner from the one I first came to with my school (The King Jason on Kolonou).
I had a fantastic 4 day trip last week to the north of Greece in the company of two other assistants, Ana (from Spain, an assistant in Athens) and Catarina (from Portugal, working in Katerini).
I started Greek dancing lessons this week and thoroughly enjoyed myself. It's a very social form of dance given that you hold hands with the people either side of you, so even though the average age of the group was about 50 it was lots of fun. The teacher didn't introduce me until about halfway through, when the whole group applauded at the notion that a British person might want to learn Greek dance! The only one I can remember the name of is unfortunately the most boring, but to get a flavour of what we did here's a video of the Sampson dance.
Apokrias ended last week. It's the build up to Lent which in other countries is celebrated as Mardi Gras or Carnival (which has a similar meaning to Apokrias – farwell to meat). Why cram all that feasting and partying into just one or two days, though? Greece has three weeks of festivities.
Tsiknopempti is one of the special days of Apokrias, when people grill meat to release the 'tsikna', the smoky smell. That day I went to the school's fancy dress party – fancy dress is a big part of Apokrias and led many children to call it their 'Halloween'.
Last weekend, the final weekend of Apokrias, is the time for a serious party! I was lucky enough to go to Patras for the first day of their world famous carnival. We saw hundreds of townspeople dressed in costumes ranging from Donald Duck (above) to brides, from shepherds to aliens. The party is fuelled by a sweet wine called 'mavrodafni' (μαυροδάφνη) that's available in nearly every shop.
After the carnival weekend it's Clean Monday, when kids fly kites (ours made theirs at school). So now it's Lent! At least one teacher at my school is going totally vegan for the period, which is traditional for Orthodox Christians, so I think the party period is justified.
The Greek school system has no formal inspection body (like Ofsted), but instead has a sort of peer review system by which teachers from the region are invited to observe other teachers. This week myself and my mentor Areti hosted two observation sessions for teachers from Attica, with the goal of showing them how a language assistant can be used in the classroom.
We were supposed to show an ordinary lesson from the textbook, so with yr 6 we read an email about visiting a flight museum and discussed war museums in Greece and Britain. With yr 5 we took an environmental quiz to find out how good we all were at looking after the planet! We also incorporated a little of the cultural side of my assistantship by recapping a previous lesson in which I showed some pictures of Oxford.
The feedback was very positive and I think the other teachers were enthusiastic about the idea of having an assistant, although I did have to warn them that native speakers of English might be hard to come by (I'm the only British assistant in Greece this year). Many commented that it was beneficial having a native speaker to get the children used to a native accent in both speaking and listening. One teacher, however, was a bit sceptical and wondered, 'is a good accent really what we are aiming for?'.
This is clearly a view shared by the Greek ministry of education, whose English course CDs are frankly dreadful. Rather than using English or American voices they use Greek 'actors' who speak with a dubious 'international accent' which is often unintelligible to me, let alone to the kids. The worst bits are when they have a 'French' character, played by a Greek actor, speaking English with a bizarre French-Greek accent.
I can understand that they don't want to give priority to one sort of English accent over another, but I believe that this viewpoint is hampering the kids' ability to develop good communication skills. The real question should not be 'are accents important?' but 'why are we teaching English?'. If the purpose is just so the children can gain xyz certificate then sure, they can use whatever accent they want. However, if the purpose is to open up a new world of communication for their future lives – be it for travel or work – then they will need to be able to understand native English accents.
They will also need to speak with a clear pronunciation that allows the other person to understand what they are saying. Pronunication can be key in English because it's full of heteronyms – words that are spelled the same but which have different meanings when pronounced differently – e.g. lead the metal and lead a horse to water. I'm not saying that they need to mimic my London accent, but if I can help them achieve good pronunciation of certain words and sounds which seem to be more difficult for a Greek person to reproduce ('h', 'sh', 'ch' etc.) then I think it's worth my input.
In case you were wondering, they enjoyed seeing pics of Oxford and will from now on remember the Bodleian Library as 'the library with robots'!!!
My first term is drawing to a close – only a little over one week to go! If asked to give my opinion honestly, I would say I have had a very interesting experience so far – but it's also been extremely hard. I still don't have any friends (apart from my fellow teachers, who have been very welcoming), and I spend my free time on the internet blogging or watching tv (now that I'm no longer writing my novel). It's just not possible for me to do more.
On a more positive note, I am looking forward to doing some fun Christmas things with my kids this week. We have already sung some good songs ('Santa Clause is Coming to Town' and '12 Days of Christmas'). On Tuesday the English subject supervisor will be visiting, so I hope to use an exercise I've created to introduce the kids to a 'British Christmas' (a short text explaining what we do on each day, and a table for them to put the info into).
There was an awkward moment the other day when two children that I'm teaching privately asked me how it was possible for Agios Vasilis to bring presents to Greek children and Father Christmas to visit Britain. I had to tell them the truth, of course – that the two bearded men are good friends who live and work together in Lapland!
Apparently this confusion over the role of their traditional present giver and that of the more globally recognised Santa is widespread. My year 6 pupils assured me that Agios Vasilis was a real person (but then again, so was St. Nicholas…), which seemed to be their means of making a distinction. However, I can't help but wonder if the clash between the two saints makes some children more cynical than those who are never exposed to a rival tradition.
Of course, the British/American tradition is not exactly untouched by the ravages of time/globalisation/commercialism. Father Christmas used to wear green until Coca Cola kindly provided him with a new, bright red outfit.
I've been slacking off on my Greek SRS practice. SRS stands for Spaced-Repetition-System, and it's advised by many language learners including Khatz.
I was using Mnemosyne for a couple of months and managed to enter about 80 sentences from greektionary.com and a couple of other sources (like the Τα Μυστικα Της Εδεμ website!), but because of NaNo and generally feeling bored with it I stopped doing my reps.
Today I downloaded Anki instead, because it has a much easier interface for adding audio. Because the greektionary.com site offers audio downloads of all its sentences, I figured it would be useful to translate from the sounds of the sentence as well as the Greek words. Sentences gathered from text can be inputted in a traditional Greek/English format. I'm starting from scratch with a new deck too, because I want to find more motivation with this one and pick up the pace with my Greek learning. I will be adding sentences from my textbook (Τα Νέα Ελληνικά για Ξένους if you're curious).
Violence has erupted again in the centre of Athens on the anniversary of the killing of a teenager by police. I highly doubt it will reach us up here though, so don't worry!


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Interview: Adult education and lifelong learning can be important tools to reduce inequalities in Brazil
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Ms Cláudia Costin, Director of the Center for Excellence and Innovation of Education Policies in Brazil, joined the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in November 2020. Read our interview with her and learn about the challenges Brazil faces in making lifelong learning in Brazil a reality – and the support UIL can offer.
What is the state of lifelong learning in Brazil?
Unfortunately, we still have 11 million illiterate adults, which represents 6.6 per cent of people aged 15 or older. Most of the adults who cannot read or write live in the north east of the country, are African-Brazilian and are over 60 years old.
This relates to the fact that Brazil was late in ensuring access to primary and lower-secondary education for all. Thus, older people have not benefitted from the recent effort to increase school enrolment.
Yet, despite these efforts, we are still struggling to fight functional illiteracy. Thirty per cent of Brazilians aged between 15 and 64 are unfortunately incapable of understanding and interpreting a short text.
Most of Brazil's efforts to promote adult education in Brazil are organized in the formal education system through the Programme of Youth and Adult Education (PEJA), offered by municipalities and states in regular schools by certified teachers, normally in the evening. This official initiative covers not only literacy, but also primary and secondary education. Some philanthropic and communitarian organizations also provide classes for adults, with funding from government or donors.
We have a sad situation in which young people abandon school before concluding lower secondary or during upper secondary. Thus, second chance programmes are an important intervention. More recently, we have started connecting these programmes with technical and vocational education and training (TVET).
What are the main challenges in implementing lifelong learning in Brazil?
Many of those who left school in Brazil were frustrated by the experience and still resent the harsh treatment they have received. Making them return to education when they face different challenges connected to work, home and childcare responsibilities is not easy and demands flexible approaches.
In addition, adult education is not a priority for government due to Brazil's demographic 'bonus'; the high proportion of people of working-age in the population compared to the dependent population. With limited resources, ministers prefer to limit their actions to ensuring that every child and adolescent has access to school.
Companies in some sectors, such as construction, have established adult literacy programmes, but the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has extinguished many of these programmes.
The main challenge remains retaining adult pupils on their courses and ensuring completion. Although some efforts connected with free transport to schools and meals to adult students have been established, many still drop out before finishing their courses.
How can UIL help to tackle these challenges?
UIL could help these initiatives through technical assistance and guidance on how to advance from where we stand as a country – and a region – since Brazil has some influence on what happens in Latin America.
There is a growing perception that the 4th Industrial Revolution will demand different and more sophisticated skills from the labour force, and might exclude many from work opportunities and even citizenship, thus increasing inequality, which is already huge in the country. Adult education and lifelong learning may be important tools to reverse this terrible trend.
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Tip Top Mountain är ett berg i Kanada.   Det ligger i provinsen Ontario, i den sydöstra delen av landet,  km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Toppen på Tip Top Mountain är  meter över havet.

Terrängen runt Tip Top Mountain är kuperad åt nordväst, men åt sydost är den platt. Tip Top Mountain är den högsta punkten i trakten. Trakten runt Tip Top Mountain är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer.. Det finns inga samhällen i närheten.

I omgivningarna runt Tip Top Mountain växer i huvudsak blandskog.  Trakten ingår i den hemiboreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är februari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är oktober, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med  mm nederbörd.

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Group: Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
Key members: Juan Zhang (left), Klaus Seuwen (middle), Andreas W. Sailer (right)
Contact: Juan Zhang, juan.zhang@novartis.com
Research activities: We and others have identified 7-alpha, 25-dihydroxycholesterol and closely related oxysterols as ligands for a G protein-coupled receptor called EBI2 (aka GPR183) (1). The EBI2 receptor is required for the humoral immune responses and has been linked to autoimmune disease. To characterize the molecular interaction between oxysterols and the EBI2 receptor we have initiated a mutagenesis study to identify critical residues for ligand receptor interaction and developed small molecule antagonists for EBI2 (2). Furthermore we are interested in establishing sensitive methods to measure oxysterols in tissues and biological fluids by mass spectrometry (3). Many of these activities are done in collaboration with academic investigators (4). Overall, we are interested in understanding the roles of metabolism in cellular functions and its relationship to diseases as well as therapeutic interventions. We develop methods for targeted metabolomics using various LC-MS technologies, e.g., RP-LC, ion-exchange chromatography, and HILIC combined with Triple-Q MS or FT-MS. Our methods cover intermediates on the central metabolism pathways, e.g, glycolysis, TCA, PPP, nucleotide metabolism, urea cycle, glutaminolysis, amino acids, and cholesterol metabolism. Our methods have been applied to various drug discovery projects for target identification/validation, biomarker discovery, quantitation, and validation in both pre-clinical and clinical researches.
Key papers related to ENOR:
(1) Hannedouche, S. et al. (2011). Oxysterols direct immune cell migration via EBI2. Nature 475, 524.
(2) Gessier, F., et al. Identification and characterization of small molecule modulators of the EBI2 receptor (2014). J. Med. Chem., 57, 3358.
(3) Karuna, R., et al. Detection of dihydroxycholesterols in human plasma using HPLC-ESI-MS/MS (2015). Steroids 99; 131
(4) Rutkowska, A., et al.. EBI2 receptor regulates myelin development and inhibits LPC-induced demyelination (2017). J. of Neuroinflammation, in press.
(5) Wanke, F. et. al., EBI2 Is Highly Expressed in Multiple Sclerosis Lesions and Promotes Early CNS Migration of Encephalitogenic CD4 T Cells, Cell Reports 2017, 18(5):1270
(6) Vigne S. et.al., IL-27-Induced Type 1 Regulatory T-Cells Produce Oxysterols that Constrain IL-10 Production, Frontiers in Immunology, 2017,
(7) Crick. P, et.al., Reduced plasma levels of 25-hydroxycholesterol and increased CSF levels of bile acid precursors in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, Molecular Neurobiology, 2016, 54(10),


So these are crab cakes made with salmon instead of crab and they're totally fab.
Andrew and I typically buy some type of fish each week. I've been getting bored with fish lately and was trying to think of a new way to make salmon. While pondering recipe ideas, homemade salmon cakes popped into my mind.
You could totally use canned salmon to make these, I went with a fresh salmon filet. Mainly because I bought fresh salmon at the grocery store not knowing what I'd do with it so I had it on hand.
So you cook up the salmon and then chop it up and mix it with some sautéed asparagus, Caesar dressing, cilantro and other things. I mean, I guess you could add so many different ingredients to these. Red bell peppers, celery, and even parmesan would all be good.
Once you mix all the ingredients up, you pack the salmon mixture into patties and cook 'em up.
We served these paired with a Dole Chopped BBQ Ranch salad. Man, I'm loving salad kits these days! They make life so easy.
Preheat oven to 350ºF. On a foil-lined baking sheet, place salmon (skin side down) and drizzle with olive oil + salt + pepper. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from oven. Use a spatula to scoop salmon into a bowl and roughly chop it up with the spatula. Allow salmon to cool in the fridge.
While your salmon cools, in a sauté pan over medium heat toss together ~1 tbsp butter with your diced up asparagus. Cook until asparagus softens, about 10 minutes. In a bowl, combine asparagus, Caesar dressing, capers, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, hot sauce, breadcrumbs, cilantro, eggs and cooled salmon. Pack salmon mixture into medium sized patties (bigger than a ping ball ball and smaller than a baseball). Place ~1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet and heat over medium. Once heated, add the salmon patties to the skillet and cook each side for about 2 minutes. Repeat until all salmon cakes are cooked. Add more butter and/or olive oil to the skillet as needed.
Genius. I love those chopped salads too!
On our loose weekly meal plan, I had written down salmon/tuna for one of our meals, but I hadn't chosen how to prepare it. I opened up your post, and I immediately knew this would be perfect for us! Ever since we made your falafel with kale Caesar salad last year, we've kept Newman's Own Caesar dressing in our fridge. It's so delicious!
I get the pre-made salmon cakes from Whole Foods all the time! Love serving them with light sriracha ailio (i.e. light mayo, sriracha, and lemon juice)!
Found this recipe while looking for a different way to prepare salmon and we and Ioved it! Even had the same salad as you! I forgot to buy the dressing so I subbed in Greek we already had. I was also tired of asparagus so I swapped for red peppers. We drizzled a bit of the bbq ranch dressing from the salad on top as well. Thoroughly satisfied! Excellent, accurate directions. Thanks!
YAY! Glad they turned out for you, Julia :) Thanks for letting me know!


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Szczyrk is a popular winter sports centre, with over 60 km of ski routes served by 30 ski lifts. The principal training centre for Poland's Winter Olympic athletes is based in the town, where they train for events such as skiing, ski jumping and ice skating. The ski jumping in the Youth WInter Olympics 2009 took place in Szczyrk. Peter Prevc won before Vladimir Zografski and Adrian Schuler.
Szczyrk Czyrna-Solisko is one of the biggest ski complexes in Poland composed of two main stations: Czyrna (Małe Skrzyczne 1211 m above sea level) and Solisko (Pośredni 990 m above sea level.) It combines 13 drag lifts of 7800 m in total. Ski routes of 22 km in total are perfectly adjusted to average skills of skiers. Two routes, black "Bieńkula" (No. 5) and red "Golgota" (No. 11) have got FIS certificates allowing for the organisation of sports competitions. Downhill routes are maintained with modern snow compression equipment and most of them is artificially snowed. One of the routes is lighted and may be used at night.
In the area of Czyrna Solisko, there are many restaurants, GOPR stations, ski and snowboard schools, ski equipment rental and maintenance companies, snowpark and ski kindergarten.
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Press Release -- July 22nd, 2013
Source: Hurricane Electric, Telx Group
Hurricane Electric Announces its Fifth New York Location with New Point of Presence at Telx
Third PoP this month for leading global Internet backbone willgive customersof Telx's 8th Avenue Data Center access to leading global IP network
New York and Fremont, Calif – July 22, 2013 – Hurricane Electric, the world's largest IPv6-native Internet backboneand a leading colocation provider, today announcedits fifth Point-of-Presence (PoP) in New York at Telx's data center located at 111 8th Avenue, New York, NY.
The new PoP will provide high speed IPv4 and IPv6 Internet connectivity through Hurricane Electric's globalIP network with 100GE (100 gigabit Ethernet), 10GE (10 gigabit Ethernet), GigE (1 gigabit Ethernet) and 100Base-T network connections. The connectivity optionswill provide Telx customers with reduced latency and router hops, as well improved fault tolerance.
"Hurricane Electric is thrilled to complete its fifth PoP in New York and continue its longstanding partnership with Telx," said Mike Leber, President, Hurricane Electric. "This new PoP strengthens Hurricane Electric's commitment to New York and the entire Tri-State area, and will provide increased bandwidth and global network connectivity optionsfor customers in Telx's 111 8th Ave data center."
In addition to this new location, Hurricane Electric also has a presence at Telehouse and Equinix facilities in New York.
Hurricane Electric first deployed IPv6 on its global backbone in 2001. Hurricane Electric's global Internet backbone is one of the few that is IPv6-native and does not rely on internal tunnels for its IPv6 connectivity. IPv6 is offered as a core service and every customer is provided IPv6 connectivity, as well as classic IPv4 connectivity.
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Fremont, California-based Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and is considered the largest IPv6 backbone in the world as measured by number of networks connected.Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to 60 major exchange points and exchanges traffic directly with more than 2,900 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber-optic topology, Hurricane Electric has no less than four redundant paths crossing North America, two separate paths between the U.S. and Europe, and rings in Europe and Asia.
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PUMA unveil new Arsenal third-shirt: Gunning for gold!
Arsenal have already won their first trophy this season, after picking up the Community Shield against Chelsea. Now PUMA make sure they are fully kitted out, as they hunt for more silverware and glory in other cup competitions, with the new Arsenal Third-shirt for the 2015/16 season.
For too many years Arsenal were completely without trophies, - it was always a question of almost, but not quite. That's changed and in the last few years Arsene Wenger and his lads have been consistently adding to the trophy cabinet.
You can already get your hands on the new 2015/16 Arsenal third-shirt right here.
PUMA celebrate the Gunners recent triumphs and continued hunger for victory, by making their cup shirt with gold detailing. Whether or not the elegant design will achieve this remains to be seen, but even if they fall short in the Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup, I still think the design looks great.
Arsenal have high hopes for this season and so they should, with the addition of a few more signings they will definitely be a force to be reckoned with, both domestically, but certainly also in the Champions League, where they will wear this new cup third-shirt. What do you think about the new kit?


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Q: Views not appearing in viewpager I'm trying to build a viewpager for the first time. I'm populating an ArrayList of views in the main onCreate method and passing it to the constructor of the PagerAdapter. The activity launches fine and I can see the ViewPager (or at least its background) but none of the views appear in it, I just see the blank background. I've tried inflating layout XMLs that I know are working in other widgets, so it can't be a problem there. I'm guessing it has something to do with the way I have the instantiateObject method written. Anyway, here is my adapter:
    public class StoryAdapter extends PagerAdapter {
    private Context ctx;
    private ViewBuilder viewBuilder;

    public StoryAdapter(Context ctx, ArrayList<View> views){
        this.ctx = ctx;
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        return views.size();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isViewFromObject(View arg0, Object arg1) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public Object instantiateItem(View arg0, int arg1) {
            View v = views.get(arg1);
            ((ViewPager) arg0).addView(v);
            return v;
            }

    @Override
    public void destroyItem(View pager, int arg1, Object view) {
    ((ViewPager) pager).removeView((View) view);

}
}

and here is my onCreate():
public class ShowStory extends Activity {
public int totalPages;
Button backBtn;
public String text;
public ArrayList<View> views;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_show_story);

    backBtn = (Button)findViewById(R.id.backBtn);

    backBtn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View view){
            Intent intent = new Intent();
            setResult(RESULT_CANCELED, intent);
            finish();
        }
    });
    ViewPager vp = (ViewPager)findViewById(R.id.storyFlipper);
    views = new ArrayList<View>();

    View v0 = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.galleryview, null);

    TextView v0t = (TextView)v0.findViewById(R.id.headline);
    v0t.setText("COVER1");

    View v1 = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.coverpage, null);
//      TextView v1t = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.coverText);
//      v1t.setText("COVER2");

    View v2 = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.coverpage, null);
//      TextView v2t = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.coverText);
//      v2t.setText("COVER3");

views.add(v0);
views.add(v1);
views.add(v2);

    StoryAdapter sa = new StoryAdapter(this, views);
    vp.setAdapter(sa);

PS I'm doing this mainly for educational purposes, this is obviously a very simple example. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
------Edit: I tried what you suggested:
        @Override
    public Object instantiateItem(View collection, int position) {
    LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) collection.getContext()
            .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

    int resId = 0;
    switch (position) {

    case 0:
        resId = R.layout.coverpage;
        break;
    case 1:
        resId = R.layout.coverpage;
        break;
    case 2:
        resId = R.layout.coverpage;
        break;
    case 3:
        resId = R.layout.coverpage;
        break;

    }
    View view = inflater.inflate(resId, null);
    ((ViewPager) collection).addView(view, 0);
    return view;

    }

and have the same result - I see the blank background of the viewpager, but no views appear

A: I figured it out - it was because I didn't have anything in the isViewFromObject method. Replacing null with
return arg0 == (View) arg1;

solved the problem.

A: I think that the views need to be inflated inside the instantiateItems method. This is how I did it:
@Override
public Object instantiateItem(View collection, int position) {
LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) collection.getContext()
        .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

int resId = 0;
switch (position) {

case 0:
    resId = R.layout.first_layout_id;

    break;
case 1:
    resId = R.layout.layout_id;
    break;
case 2:
    resId = R.layout.layout_id;
    break;
case 3:
    resId = R.layout.layout_id;
    break;

}

View view = inflater.inflate(resId, null);
((ViewPager) collection).addView(view, 0);
return view;

}

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Q: How to transform the floating action buttons to full screen and open new activity in android studio and vice versa? I would like to transition between two activities(Activity A and Activity B).Activity A contains a floating action button (FAB) on the bottom right.
When the FAB is clicked, the FAB should transform into a new surface that spans the entire screen and that entire screen is Activity B.
When the back button is pressed in Activity B then the whole screen surface should shrink back to FAB which is now Activity A.
How can I do that?

A: Yes. You can actually do that with the Shared Element transitions in android.
It's easy to use. Just follow the steps:

*

*Enable Window Content Transitions in your style XML which you are using in the activity.
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar">
      <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
      <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
      <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
      <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>

      <!-- Define the attribute here. -->
      <item name="android:windowContentTransitions">true</item>
</style>

*Set the common transition name in both your views. For example, You want to animate FAB to the full screen view of Activity B. So you have to apply the transition name to your FAB & the parent view of Activity B.
<LinearLayout ...>

<com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
    android:id="@+id/fab"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
    android:layout_margin="16dp"
    android:transitionName="transition_fab"/>

    ...
</LinearLayout>

Now in your activity xml of Activity B.
<RelativeLayout
    android:id="@+id/root_view"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:transitionName="transition_fab"/>

<TextView
    ... />

</RelativeLayout>

*Now, Open Activity with the Element Transition, Create ActivityOptions in Activity A and put the common object name in it like shown below.
FloatingActionButton fab = findViewById(R.id.fab);

Intent intent = new Intent(ActivityA.this, ActivityB.class);
ActivityOptions options = ActivityOptions
     .makeSceneTransitionAnimation(this, fab, "transition_fab");
startActivity(intent, options.toBundle());

And that's it! You can now see your FAB animating from Activity A to the Full screen in Activity B.
You can find more details about the Shared Element Transition here - Android Shared element transitions


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Iran criticizes intl. community's silence over martyrdom of anti-smuggling police forces
2 weeks ago 2 min read
Iran criticizes intl. community's silence over martyrdom of anti-smuggling police forces – Tehran Times
TEHRAN – Kazem Gharibabadi, secretary-general of the High Council for Human Rights, has criticized international bodies' silence over the martyrdom of Iran's police forces in the fight against criminals and armed smugglers.
In a letter to Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Gharibabadi asked her to make countries and organizations uphold their responsibilities against the elements that compromise the peace, stability and security of the people.
Referring to the martyrdom of 40 of Iran's police forces from March 21 to December 3, 2021, in the fight against criminals and armed smugglers equipped with all kinds of smart weapons and heavy equipment, he said "The Islamic Republic of Iran has adopted a principled policy in the fight against all types of trafficking (drugs, human beings, goods, etc.) and has been one of the most successful countries in the world in these areas. Reliable reports and documents published by relevant international organizations verify this clear and successful record.
It goes without saying that the national will of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the continuation of the above humanitarian policy has incurred heavy financial and human costs to my country, including, among others, the martyrdom of more than 3800 thousand individuals and the injury of more than 12 thousand people of our law enforcement forces only in the field of counter-narcotic plans.
Although the actions of the Islamic Republic have been acknowledged by the international community and most countries in the world, unfortunately not only it has not received the necessary cooperation and support of other countries which is still the case, but also the paltry assistance offered by international organizations in most cases face politically-motivated excuses and selective, arbitrary treatments of some countries."
Noting 'numerous statements by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights or Special Procedures in support of some criminals who have been tried in a fair trial, he asked that "the big question arises as to why not a single statement is issued condemning the terrorist and armed acts against the law enforcement forces of a country that has rendered the greatest services to the international community through the fight against drug trafficking, human trafficking, and organized crime?"
"I expect you to prove the reason to be of that important international mechanism by promoting its identity and standing and counter the instrumental, politicized, and selective approach in the field of human rights. Apart from condemning illegal and unilateral sanctions against the Iranian people, especially in providing the necessary equipment for the police forces in their unequal campaign against terrorist groups and international traffickers, as well as condemning the martyrdom of law enforcement personnel by these groups and traffickers and expressing sympathy with their families, you are expected to make countries and organizations uphold their responsibilities against the elements that compromise the peace, stability, and security of the people."
Original News : https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/468664/Iran-criticizes-intl-community-s-silence-over-martyrdom-of-anti-smuggling
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What Day Of The Week Was May 29, 1790?
May 29, 1790 was the 149th day of the year 1790 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 216 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
A person born on this day will be 228 years old today. If that same person saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $41,253.00 today.
Here's the May 1790 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1790 calendar.


Please help us ensure all federal employees take action to reduce the spread of influenza in the workplace, among our families, and in our communities. The best way to do this is to encourage everyone to get the annual flu vaccine—it can prevent influenza illness and reduce time lost from work and school, as well as preventing hospitalizations and deaths. Vaccination is particularly important for people at high risk for serious flu complications, and their close contacts.
Last year, we experienced some challenges during the flu season, with high levels of illness. Last year's vaccine offered reduced protection against the most prevalent flu virus because it had evolved to be significantly different than the viruses used to make last season's vaccine. Flu vaccines have been reformulated this year and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone 6 months and older be vaccinated. Beyond preventing the flu, the vaccine also can decrease the severity of illness among those who are infected. People who get the flu vaccine are also less likely to need treatment for flu complications, in turn reducing the use of antibiotics that may lead to resistance that makes these drugs less effective.
To help make flu vaccination more accessible and convenient federal employees and their family members can receive a free influenza vaccine through their Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plan. Most FEHB plans cover flu shots at pharmacies and retail stores, in addition to doctor's offices and clinics. Additionally, many federal agencies offer flu shots onsite at no or low cost.
Along with promoting immunization, please reinforce with your managers and employees that we can minimize the spread of flu in the workplace. For consistency, we provided the enclosed email text for you to send out to your supervisors and employees. Please do this no later than October 5, 2015.
Thank you for helping to ensure a healthier workforce through timely immunization.
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I am writing to encourage you to get your annual flu vaccine. It can prevent illness and reduce time lost from work and school, as well as prevent hospitalizations and deaths. People who get the flu vaccine are also less likely to need treatment for flu complications, in turn reducing the use of antibiotics that may lead to resistance that makes these drugs less effective.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6 months and older be vaccinated against the flu this year because beyond preventing the flu, it also can decrease the severity of illness among those who are infected. Vaccination is particularly important for people at high risk for serious flu complications and their close contacts.
To help make immunization more accessible and convenient, federal employees and their family members can receive a free influenza vaccine through their Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plan. Most FEHB plans cover flu shots at pharmacies and retail stores, in addition to doctor's offices and clinics. Our agency also has flu vaccines available onsite. Please check _____________ for details. -or- Consider making flu vaccination a family affair by taking your loved ones with you to these convenient locations.
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Michael Radwin is a Vice President of Data Science at Intuit, responsible for leading a team dedicated to using artificial intelligence and machine learning models for security, anti-fraud and risk. Prior to Intuit, Radwin was VP Engineering of Anchor Intelligence, which used machine learning ensemble methods to fight online advertising fraud. He also served as Director of Engineering at Yahoo!, where he built ad-targeting and personalization algorithms with neural networks and naïve Bayesian classifiers, and scaled web platform technologies Apache and PHP. Radwin holds an ScB in Computer Science from Brown University.


How do these two topics relate? You'll see at the end of the blog.
The last workshop I attended at Ojai's Wordfest was given by Susan Hart Hellman, a freelance writer and an editor. She knows how to put on a presentation, it was at the Casa Barranca Winery. We received a wine tasting, very nice hor d'oeuvres in an intimate setting for $5. The podium was a large wine barrel but that only added to the ambience.
Maria Deraisme, the first female to fight for and gain membership into the all male Mason Order is the subject of Sofia Gabel's debut novel, A Woman's Way, set amid Paris' 1871 civil uprising, where Maria's role in the quest for human equality earns her a place in front of a firing squad.
The first paragraph needs to have the hook, title, author, publisher and setting (I left the publisher out and her love interest Victor Hugo in 2nd paragraph). Remember, press, radio and talk shows get several if not hundreds of new authors sending them press releases and asking for the opportunity to be interviewed.With the title "First Female Mason…" in the email subject line, it might get a media person's attention. It might also make for an interesting author interview. The point is that it rises above the rest of the 100+ emails. The subject line should contain a buzzword.
After the title for the subject line and the press release is polished, they go into one of your colorful, labeled file folders with your name, book title, date: Mona Alvarado Frazier, Mariposa Hearts, March 24, 2011. Besides this press release you can include an author's photo, book review quotes, contact info and your CV. Keep it short. Viola (can't find the accent mark) and you have an instant press kit to leave with the media.
So now, what is the connection for the two titles above? Chula the Salsera is the hook and I wanted you to read the post. Now go get your glass of wine or favorite bev and click on the video. I guarantee you'll like the music and be amazed.
Previous post"The 10 Best Ways to Promote Your Book"-Part 2 of Wordfest workshop.


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CACI 2522A Work Environment Harassment—Conduct Directed at Plaintiff—Essential Factual Elements—Individual Defendant (Gov. Code, §§ 12923, 12940(j))
2522A Work Environment Harassment—Conduct Directed at Plaintiff—Essential Factual Elements—Individual Defendant (Gov. Code, §§ 12923, 12940(j))
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] subjected [him/her/nonbinary pronoun] to harassment based on [describe protected status, e.g., race, gender, or age] at [name of employer] and that this harassment created a work environment that was hostile, intimidating, offensive, oppressive, or abusive.
To establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following:
1.That [name of plaintiff] was [an employee of/a person providing services under a contract with/an unpaid intern with/a volunteer with] [name of employer];
2.That [name of plaintiff] was subjected to harassing conduct because [he/she/nonbinary pronoun] was [protected status, e.g., a woman];
3.That the harassing conduct was severe or pervasive;
4.That a reasonable [e.g., woman] in [name of plaintiff]'s circumstances would have considered the work environment to be hostile, intimidating, offensive, oppressive, or abusive;
5.That [name of plaintiff] considered the work environment to be hostile, intimidating, offensive, oppressive, or abusive;
6.That [name of defendant] [participated in/assisted/ [or] encouraged] the harassing conduct;
8.That the conduct was a substantial factor in causing [name of plaintiff]'s harm.
Derived from former CACI No. 2522 December 2007; Revised June 2013, December 2015, May 2018, July 2019, May 2020
This instruction is for use in a hostile work environment case if the plaintiff was the target of the harassing conduct and the defendant is an individual such as the alleged harasser or plaintiff's coworker. For an employer defendant, see CACI No. 2521A, Work Environment Harassment—Conduct Directed at Plaintiff—Essential Factual Elements—Employer or Entity Defendant. For a case in which the plaintiff is not the target of the harassment, see CACI No. 2522B, Work Environment Harassment—Conduct Directed at Others—Essential Factual Elements—Individual Defendant. For an instruction for use if the hostile environment is due to sexual favoritism, see CACI No. 2522C, Work Environment Harassment—Sexual Favoritism—Essential Factual Elements—Individual Defendant. Also read CACI No. 2523, "Harassing Conduct" Explained, and CACI No. 2524, "Severe or Pervasive" Explained.
Modify element 2 if the plaintiff was not actually a member of the protected class, but alleges harassment because the plaintiff was perceived to be a member, or associated with someone who was or was perceived to be a member, of the protected class. (See Gov. Code, § 12926(o).)
If there are both employer and individual supervisor defendants (see CACI No. 2521A, Work Environment Harassment—Conduct Directed at Plaintiff—Essential Factual Elements—Employer or Entity Defendant) and both are found liable, they are both jointly and severally liable for any damages. Comparative fault and Proposition 51 do not apply to the employer's strict liability for supervisor harassment. (State Dept. of Health Servs. v. Superior Court (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1026, 1041–1042 [6 Cal.Rptr.3d 441, 79 P.3d 556]; see Bihun v. AT&T Information Systems, Inc. (1993) 13 Cal.App.4th 976, 1000 [16 Cal.Rptr.2d 787], disapproved on other grounds in Lakin v. Watkins Associated Industries (1993) 6 Cal.4th 644, 664 [25 Cal.Rptr.2d 109, 863 P.2d 179]; see also Rashtian v. BRAC-BH, Inc. (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1847, 1851 [12 Cal.Rptr.2d 411] [Proposition 51 cannot be applied to those who are without fault and only have vicarious liability by virtue of some statutory fiat].)
See also the Sources and Authority to CACI No. 2521A, Work Environment Harassment—Conduct Directed at Plaintiff—Essential Factual Elements—Employer or Entity Defendant.
•Legislative Intent With Regard to Application of the Laws About Harassment. Government Code section 12923.
•Harassment Prohibited Under Fair Employment and Housing Act. Government Code section 12940(j)(1).
•Personal Liability for Harassment. Government Code section 12940(j)(3).
•"Employer" Defined for Harassment. Government Code section 12940(j)(4)(A).
•Harassment Because of Sex. Government Code section 12940(j)(4)(C).
•Person Providing Services Under Contract. Government Code section 12940(j)(5).
•Aiding and Abetting Fair Employment and Housing Act Violations. Government Code section 12940(i).
•Perception and Association. Government Code section 12926(o).
•"To establish a prima facie case of a hostile work environment, [the plaintiff] must show that (1) [plaintiff] is a member of a protected class; (2) [plaintiff] was subjected to unwelcome harassment; (3) the harassment was based on [plaintiff's] protected status; (4) the harassment unreasonably interfered with [plaintiff's] work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; and (5) defendants are liable for the harassment." (Ortiz v. Dameron Hospital Assn. (2019) 37 Cal.App.5th 568, 581 [250 Cal.Rptr.3d 1].)
•"[T]he adjudicator's inquiry should center, dominantly, on whether the discriminatory conduct has unreasonably interfered with the plaintiff's work performance. To show such interference, 'the plaintiff need not prove that his or her tangible productivity has declined as a result of the harassment.' It suffices to prove that a reasonable person subjected to the discriminatory conduct would find, as the plaintiff did, that the harassment so altered working conditions as to 'make it more difficult to do the job.' " (Harris v. Forklift Sys. (1993) 510 U.S. 17, 25 [114 S.Ct. 367, 126 L.Ed.2d 295], conc. opn. of Ginsburg, J.; see Gov. Code, § 12923(a) endorsing this language as reflective of California law.)
•"Under FEHA, an employee who harasses another employee may be held personally liable." (Lewis v. City of Benicia (2014) 224 Cal.App.4th 1519, 1524 [169 Cal.Rptr.3d 794].)
•"A supervisor who, without more, fails to take action to prevent sexual harassment of an employee is not personally liable as an aider and abettor of the harasser, an aider and abettor of the employer or an agent of the employer." (Fiol v. Doellstedt (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 1318, 1331 [58 Cal.Rptr.2d 308].)
3 Witkin, Summary of California Law (11th ed. 2017) Agency and Employment, §§ 363, 370
Chin et al., California Practice Guide: Employment Litigation, Ch. 10-B, Sexual Harassment, ¶¶ 10:40, 10:110–10:260 (The Rutter Group)
1 Wrongful Employment Termination Practice (Cont.Ed.Bar 2d ed.) Discrimination Claims, §§ 2.68, 2.75, Sexual and Other Harassment, §§ 3.1, 3.14, 3.17, 3.36–3.45
2 Wilcox, California Employment Law, Ch. 41, Substantive Requirements Under Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, §§ 41.80[1][a], 41.81[1][b] (Matthew Bender)
3 Wilcox, California Employment Law, Ch. 43, Civil Actions Under Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, § 43.01[10][g][i] (Matthew Bender)
11 California Forms of Pleading and Practice, Ch. 115, Civil Rights: Employment Discrimination, § 115.36 (Matthew Bender)
California Civil Practice: Employment Litigation §§ 2:56–2:56.50 (Thomson Reuters)


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Cool. I made a new comic in.. what… almost a month? Anyways, I should have enough time to work on new comics, maybe even revise a few older comics as well as retcon one in. Good times.
Oh yeah, and this is the start of Chapter 2!
Also, apparently my other Moose River domain name, www.mooseriver.us, is working again. So now you can visit Moose River at both that address and mr.ptip.us. Woot!
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SOR Strategic Elements Limited
Behemoth drilling
Surandy
SOR, through their 100% owned subsidiary Maria Resources has won up to $150k co-funding for drilling of the Behemoth project in the Officer basin.
Gravity and IP surveying of the Behemoth project has identified a large, dense anomoly which is highly prospective for gold or other base metals. Announcement is due shortly to provide more detail about this project.
IP survey at Behemoth an outstanding success with multiple drill targets being generated. Gravity anomaly is 6.5km in diameter with the bulk of the higher density core being 400m depth and the outer portions between 200 to 300m depth and the IP survey found it extends to a depth of 500m (the extent of testing so are open at depth beyond this). The gravity survey modelled the denser parts to continue to at least 1km depth. Less than half the gravity anomaly has been subject to IP survey to date. Six IP lines were completed with three identifying very large anomalous IP chargeability zones.
The Company will complete drill target generation in a matter of weeks and will then commence the process of lodging a Program of Works with the intention to drill at Behemoth and obtaining relevant aboriginal heritage clearances.
All approvals received and now completing pre-drilling construction, ie tracks to the drill zone, drill pad.
Drilling is due to start very soon, possibly as early as this week.
Separately, their 100% owned Stealth Technologies is presenting at an AI & Aviation Industry session on Thursday evening in Perth.
And drilling of the first two holes has commenced.
Moment of truth near for Strategic at odd geological feature
Thursday, 5 December 2019 3:46PM
Matt Birney
Strategic Elements is close to uncovering the source of the unusual geophysical features at its Behemoth project, with a rig now operating on site.
Strategic Elements moment of truth is drawing near as it seeks to determine if the odd shaped geophysical "ring" features at its Gibson Desert Behemoth project are harbouring massive sulphides and/or gold. Strategic has its truth diviner on site and drilling now with the financial backing of the WA Government's exploration incentive scheme.
The odd shaped rings are a bit of a mystery to the geological world – one theory being that billions of years ago, a big rock fell from the sky and created a mass of molten material containing nickel, copper, platinum, palladium, gold and all sorts of other nice to have metals.
The pooled development fund manager and mineral explorer is now drilling two, 550-meter-deep holes, aimed directly at the buried geophysical anomalies that the company thinks may have the potential to host accumulations lucrative minerals.
Strategic is pioneering exploration in this remote corner of WA that has laid essentially untouched aside from a few diamond chasers scratching the surface. Strongly anomalous gold-in-soil geochemistry results are scattered around the ring features, peaking at 119 parts per billion.
To put these gold anomalies into context, the plus 6 million-ounce Tropicana gold mine was discovered courtesy of a 10ppb to 30ppb soil anomaly.
Strategic initially recognised the unusual geological features at the Behemoth project after meticulously studying Government magnetic survey data. To investigate the features in more detail, it ran a gravity survey and an induced polarisation survey across the ground. Gravity surveys look at rock density and induced polarisation surveys look at the electrical chargeability of subsurface materials, such as massive sulphides.
The gravity survey identified a massive, dense body of material that appears to be buried wholly within the 12km-wide ring structure.
The induced polarisation survey turned up large, multi-kilometre sized chargeable zones, which indicate the potential for accumulations of disseminated sulphides that are, in theory, prospective for base metals, precious metals and rare earths.
Meteorite impacts are known in other areas around the world to be associated with lucrative accumulations of precious metals, base metals and rare earth elements such as the Sudbury basin in Ontario, USA.
Not surprisingly, Sudbury is now a major mining community and one of the worlds leading suppliers of nickel and copper.
There is a lot happening for Strategic now and it will be exciting to see just what comes up from of the depths courtesy of this drill campaign.
One thing seems certain though – if it is mineralised, it is likely to be big – the punt of course is on whether or not it will be mineralised.
"One thing seems certain though – if it is mineralised, it is likely to be big – the punt of course is on whether or not it will be mineralised." Likely to be big? The magnetic anomaly that the drilling will test is 12km in diameter and around 400 to 500m thick.
Delays due to fires, water supply issues and lightning strikes, so drilling to resume 6/1/20 and expected to be finished that week with assay results due early February 2020.
Hopefully they announce preliminary results following the completion of drilling with comprehensive results once the assaying is completed.
I either missed this picture on the 5/12/19 announcement or had forgotten about it.
So they are drilling Zone B1 (2km in length) & Zone B3 (3km in length). Zone B2 (1.4km in length is not being drilled initially although the IP results for Zone B2 appeared more prospective than Zone B3.
Based on the December 23rd update from the company the drilling of the two Behemoth holes should now be complete. Hopefully we get some preliminary results as early as next week with the assay results in early to mid February 2020.


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Study finds 2 million students need rehab
Consumption of illegal drugs begins at the age of 10
The National Council Against Addictions (Conadic) has estimated that over 2.38 million Mexican youths are in need of some kind of rehabilitation treatment for abuse of substances, mainly marijuana and alcohol.
This is but one of the staggering figures presented in the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use Among Students, conducted in public and private schools in the 32 states, which also indicated that children are beginning to consume illegal drugs at 10 years old, two years younger than had been thought.
The survey also established that addiction among youths in secondary and preparatory schools – nearly 80,000 young men and 50,000 young women – requires immediate intervention.
A broader number of the same spectrum of students, about 311,000 men and 260,000 women, were found to need brief support interventions, which could consist of counselling sessions or a short rehabilitation internment period.
The course of action to take in the case of younger, elementary school students is still being assessed.
Conadic chief Manuel Mondragón wants to know the how and where of treatment: "713,963 secondary and preparatory school students need to be treated for use of drugs, and 1.674 million for abuse of alcohol. The question is, where are we going to treat them, and who will provide the treatment? What are our infrastructural capabilities?"
Mondragón said nearly 1.8 million children and teenagers – from elementary to preparatory – have tried illegal drugs, 152,000 of which are fifth and sixth-grade students, and whose first experience was with marijuana, followed by inhalants and cocaine. Of that 1.8 million, over 108,000 have used marijuana between one and five times.
The abuse of alcohol is no less worrisome: 1.5 million secondary and preparatory school students have abused it, consuming over five drinks at a time and becoming drunk. Over 110,000 elementary school students have done the same.
The states with the most substance abuse among children are Chihuahua, Jalisco, State of México, the Federal District and San Luis Potosí.
Nine out of every 10 children in Michoacán, Campeche and Quintana Roo are experimenting with and abusing harder substances like cocaine.
Mondragón stated that immediate measures to deal with the issue could consist of shutting down all establishments that sell alcohol to minors, as well as signing agreements in every state to strengthen the use of breathalyzers and control the sale of legal and illegal drugs. Mondragón also said the federal government is open to raising the limit of recreational drugs an individual can carry, currently set at five grams. This would permit the reinsertion into society of non-violent, first-offender youths who are currently in jail for possession of illegal substances.
Meanwhile, in Congress, the first round of discussions around the use of marijuana and its derivatives is taking place with the participation of representatives from the United Nations and parents' associations. The discussion is focusing on the legalization of medicinal cannabinoid-based products.
Source: http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/study-finds-2-million-students-need-rehab/#sthash.yh7m6JYS.dpuf 26th Jan. 2016
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