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Can I Take Oral Antibiotics While I Use the Birth Control Pill?
Written by Dan Kern. Last updated on April 20, 2022
Most Doctors Are OK with Prescribing Them Together as Long as You Use a Second Method of Birth Control
The Essential Info
Doctors sometimes prescribe both birth control pills and antibiotics at the same time for women who suffer from acne, and rumors abound that antibiotics lead to breakthrough pregnancy (pregnancy while on birth control). However, research indicates that there is only a negligible risk of breakthrough pregnancy.
Even though this risk is slight, scientists recommend using a second method of birth control while taking these two medications at the same time.
One Exception – Rifampin: An antibiotic called rifampin may reduce the efficacy of oral contraceptives, and women taking it should be aware of the risk of breakthrough pregnancy. Doctors do not prescribe rifampin for acne, but if you're on it for any other reason, it's best to use a backup method of contraception.
Caution: Antibiotics should be a last resort when it comes to acne treatment. Physicians understand this and prescribe them less for acne today than in the past. This is because antibiotics usually do not provide satisfying results, offer only temporary relief, and cause resistant strains of bacteria in about half of users, particularly when they are used for longer periods of time (over 3 months).
Do Oral Antibiotics Make Birth Control Pills Less Effective?
Doctors sometimes prescribe both birth control pills and oral antibiotics to treat acne in women. In addition, many women use birth control pills to prevent pregnancy and to treat other conditions, such as menstrual problems, and then their doctors prescribe oral antibiotics for acne.
Research indicates that there is an extremely small risk that taking antibiotics while on birth control pills results in breakthrough pregnancy, which occurs when a woman gets pregnant even though she uses birth control. Because of this risk, scientists recommend caution and using a second method of birth control when taking these medications at the same time, particularly when using an antibiotic called rifampin.
Let's have a deeper look now and see what the studies say.
Four large systematic reviews investigated the evidence concerning whether antibiotics make birth control pills less reliable. Systematic reviews are rigorous literature reviews that look at multiple studies and pool the results into a combined analysis. This type of review is considered to be the highest level of evidence.
Overall, these reviews have found that there is little chance of breakthrough pregnancy when using antibiotics prescribed for acne, but particular care should be taken in women who are using an antibiotic called rifampin.1-4
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A 1999 review published in The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases concluded that rifampin, which is not prescribed for acne, is the only antibiotic that reduces estrogen levels and makes birth control pills less reliable. The authors concluded that a backup method of birth control is necessary when taking rifampin. However, they also noted that antibiotics which are used for acne, including metronidazole and tetracycline, had been associated with breakthrough pregnancies in at least three clinical cases. The authors stated, "When these agents are used, the clinician should discuss the available data with the patient and suggest a second form of birth control."1
A 2001 review published in Obstetrics and Gynecology reported at least 30 cases of breakthrough pregnancy in women who had been taking both birth control pills and antibiotics. The antibiotic most associated with breakthrough pregnancy was rifampin. However, the study also reported 24 pregnancies in women taking tetracyclines or penicillins along with birth control pills. When the researchers pooled the results into a combined analysis, only rifampin affected the levels of estrogen and progestin. Nevertheless, there were cases of women taking other antibiotics who had experienced a decrease in these hormones that led to pregnancy. The authors concluded that doctors should be cautious when prescribing any antibiotic along with a birth control pill.2
A 2002 review published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that rifampin was the only antibiotic that reduced estrogen levels. The authors found no evidence that other antibiotics lowered estrogen levels or increased the risk of pregnancy, even though there are clinical reports of breakthrough pregnancies when taking other antibiotics. They concluded, "Available scientific…data [does] not support the hypothesis that antibiotics (with the exception of rifampin) lower the contraceptive efficacy of oral contraceptives."3
A very recent comprehensive review article published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2019 also confirmed that rifampin could lower the contraceptive efficacy of oral contraceptives. The authors reviewed 11 studies looking at women who took rifampin or rifampin-related antibiotics together with hormonal birth control. The researchers found that in 2 studies, rifampin increased the frequency of ovulation, which could make breakthrough pregnancy more likely. Additionally, in 5 studies, taking rifampin reduced estrogen and/or progestin levels, potentially making oral contraceptives less effective. Therefore, the authors concluded that women taking rifampin together with birth control pills should be aware that the efficacy of their birth control might be reduced. The scientists wrote, "Women taking COCs with rifampin should be advised of possible drug interactions affecting contraceptive effectiveness, but should not be denied use of this method."4
Two other, less rigorous studies came to conflicting conclusions. While one study found that antibiotics increased the risk of breakthrough pregnancy while on birth control, the second study found no connection between taking antibiotics and breakthrough pregnancy.5,6
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A 2012 study in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety compared 397 cases of pregnancy while on both antibiotics and birth control to 29,022 normal pregnancies. The authors concluded that the risk of pregnancy was greater in the group that had used antibiotics.5
A 2011 study in Contraception looked at 1,330 breakthrough pregnancies and concluded that there was no association between simultaneous antibiotic and birth control use. However, the authors noted, "[Because of study limitations,] findings from this study cannot rule out an elevated risk of COC failure among antibiotic users."6
The World Health Organization stated in 2004 that, while there are suspicions that antibiotics reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills, breakthrough pregnancy rates among women taking both antibiotics and birth control pills are similar to those taking only birth control pills.7
We can conclude from these studies that the only scientific evidence thus far is that rifampin reduces the reliability of birth control pills. However, multiple cases of breakthrough pregnancies have been reported over the years when antibiotics and birth control pills are taken simultaneously. These reports include a variety of antibiotics. Given the many cases of breakthrough pregnancies, it is prudent to employ a second method of birth control while taking antibiotics.
Zhanel, G. G., Siemens, S., Slayter, K. & Mandell. L. Antibiotic and oral contraceptive drug interactions: is there a need for concern? Can. J. Infect. Dis. 10, 429 – 433 (1999). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346401
Dickinson, B. D., Altman, R. D., Nielsen, N. H. & Sterling, M. L. Drug interactions between oral contraceptives and antibiotics. Obstet. Gynecol. 98, 853 – 860 (2001). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11704183
Archer, J. S. & Archer, D. F. Oral contraceptive efficacy and antibiotic interaction: a myth debunked. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 46, 917 – 923 (2002). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12063491
Simmons, K.B., Haddad, L.B., Nanda, K. & Curtis, K.M. Drug interactions between rifamycin antibiotics and hormonal contraception: a systematic review. BJOG 125, 804-811 (2018). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29130574
Koopmans, P. C., Bos, J. H. & de Jong van den Berg, L. T. Are antibiotics related to oral combination contraceptive failures in the Netherlands? A case-crossover study. Pharmacoepidemiol. Drug Saf. 21, 865 – 871 (2012). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22553004
Toh, S., Mitchell, A. A., Anderka, M., de Jong-van den Berg, L. T. & Hernandez-Diaz, S. Antibiotics and oral conceptive failure- a case-crossover study. Contraception 83, 418 – 425 (2011). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21477683
Bauer, K. L. & Wolf, D. Do antibiotics interfere with the efficacy of oral contraceptives? J. Fam. Pract. 54, 1079 – 1080 (2005). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16321347
Daniel Kern is the Chief Scientific Officer at Acne.org. This article is the result of Dan's collaboration with Acne.org's team of doctors and medical writers.
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Right to information is the right to obtain the sample of the verified documents or information. It is one of the recently identified rights in Nepal. It was guaranteed as a fundamental right by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 2047 B.S. It has been nearly two decades of its recognition as the fundamental right of Nepalese citizens.
Right to Information is defined in Section 2(e) of Right to Information Act, 2064 as:
Every citizen shall have the right to seek information on any matters of concern to him/her or public.
No person shall be compelled to provide information about which confidentiality is to be maintained.
The public institutions of Nepal are as follows:
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The provision to obtain information compels the government to be transparent.
The significance of sovereignty of the people is proven.
It helps to bring down the degree of corruption.
Impunity, financial irregularities and misuse of rights greatly diminish.
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Felix Roy-Arseneault ready for France
Alan Carter | April 27, 2019 | Sport | No Comments
After successfully completing his first season on the tennis circuit under the colors of Laval University's Rouge et Or, Jonquiérois Félix Roy-Arseneault is preparing to start a series of tournaments in France.
From May 3 to May 23, the Jonquiérois plans to take part in eight singles tournaments and his program should improve on a few doubles tournaments that he will do with his teammate of the Rouge et Or, Élliot Bisson. For the moment, he is registered at the Brignon Open, at the Open tournaments of TC Castries and at the Open Calvisson.
In recent months, the Saguenéenne racquet has had an excellent season by taking part in the Quebec University Championships held in early April at the IGA Stadium in Montreal. At stake, both men and women, a ticket to represent Quebec at the Canadian Championships, presented on the sidelines of the Rogers Cup, in Montreal, this summer.
In addition to Laval University, the University of Montreal Carabins (undefeated this season), the Concordia University Tennis Club and the McGill Tennis Team competed in this tournament. A member of the Rouge et Or, Roy-Arseneault gave a great start to his team by winning his two semifinal games in singles and doubles against McGill.
In the final against the Carabins, the Saguenéen reiterated his feat by winning both his matches in singles and doubles (with Bisson). "With his singles triumph of 1-6, 7-6 (8) and 6-2, he allowed other players on his team to believe in their chances of winning the championship as he was one of the first to play his simple, "explains his mother, Martine Roy. However, even though his teammates battled hard, it was the Carabins who won the other singles matches to win 5-2.
The young man can draw a very positive assessment of his first season on the circuit which includes representatives of six universities. In singles, the Jonquiérois has nine wins in 10 games and has celebrated in doubles. He has only suffered two losses in 20 games under the colors of the Rouge et Or.
With such a record, it's no wonder he's one of five student-athletes who earned the title of star player of the 2018-1920 tennis season.
It should be noted that Felix Roy-Arseneault was in a country of acquaintance when he joined the Rouge et Or. Indeed, the two coaches of the team are Jacques Bordeleau, from the Bordeleau family of Chicoutimi-Nord, and Jean-Sébastien Lavoie, who is a graduate of the sport-studies program supervised by Caroline Delisle and Jean-Arnaud Poirel. In addition, one of his team-mates, Tommy Villeneuve, is also a Saguenean from sport-studies in tennis (junior high performance program Delisle-Poirel).
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The U.S. Army Aviation enterprise is collaborating with Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to develop an AH-64 Apache Digital Twin in a contract that kicked off with a ribbon-cutting event on campus.
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Rethinking the 'Global' with approaches from the South
A Conversation with Prof. Siddharth Mallavarapu
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As a scholar from the Global South, what do you think are the latest developments in International Relations theory from the Global South, which could contribute to the way in which the world today understands or conducts global cooperation today?
This is a very exciting time for thinking about international relations and questions of global cooperation. As we know, there a number of certitudes in International Relations that no longer hold true. We must reflect on areas of neglect, wherein regions of the world, which have until now not been treated as equal partners in the creation of knowledge, are brought into the 'global' conversation. There are more claimants to the word 'global' now. For instance, the world is far more curious today about some parts of Asia – what is the state of play in Chinese International Relations thinking or in India at this point. There are many ways in which one can contribute to these ideas from the setting of the global south. One worthwhile pursuit is to bring these diverse intellectual inheritances in conversation with the existing bodies of thought, and second to consciously engage with the global.
Could you elaborate a bit more on that?
Some of the questions we are interested in within the discipline of International Relations are not very specific to one region or place. They have wide resonance and are best understood when they are treated as enquiries on their own terms as viewed from different parts of the world. For example, questions relating to political order, war and peace, the nature of global cooperation, the constraints on cooperation, questions related to justice and political legitimacy- these are globally relevant, but scholars from different regions may have disparate perspectives on them. Thus, we could have scholars located in parts of Africa, South America, the South Pacific, the Arab world, and Asia, for example, contributing actively towards rethinking some of these notions and see how they depart from mainstream conceptions around these questions. We need to explore these perspectives much more fully than has been done so far.
What according to you are the special foci required, in order to maximize the potential of global cooperation research?
I think that two things we need in this direction are multidisciplinarity and sound empirics. We are often ritualistic about multidisciplinarity but if we are able translate this idea into something very real; it provides a great vantage point for a problem-driven understanding of global issues. We must avoid having a preconceived notion or impose particular paradigms to think about global cooperation. My own research at the Centre sought to build on insights from the field of cognition studies. I brought this in conversation with conventional social sciences and asked questions relating to our assumptions about language, perceptions, and the role of emotions and affect in politics. It was interesting for me to see how cognition studies might enrich the traditional understandings we may have had in our social science disciplines. It culminated in a chapter in a co-edited book of Dirk Messner and Silke Weinlich. It examines how insights from cognition studies could help us think about institutional design. Studying global cooperation is strongly rooted in theory, and good theory draws on good empirics. To think in diverse empirical registers on these questions of global cooperation is important, especially as global cooperation is not always benign. There are complicated power dynamics that could be studied through a good mix of qualitative and quantitative data drawing on multi-method research.
The current projects you are working on also bring the voices from the South into the academic conversations on the 'Global'. Could you give us some details on them?
There are a couple of things I am currently working on. An important and intellectually rewarding project from a global south perspective is a collaborative endeavor with my mentor Kanti Bajpai, a distinguished academic at the National University of Singapore. This is a multi-volume series on India's internationalist and strategic thought. The idea was to bring together important slices of thinking within India dating back to the days of the anti-colonial nationalists and a close examination of how they conceived of the category of the international and strategic thought while responding to global political and intellectual currents. The first volume is in press and is forthcoming later this summer (2019).
Apart from this, I have just finished a chapter on comparative political theory for a Handbook of Political Science co-edited by Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Bertrand Badie and Leonardo Morlino. The contribution is forthcoming as part of a Sage Handbook of Political Science to be published in early 2020. I have also recently published a chapter on Octavio Paz in a Routledge Handbook of Critical International Relations edited by Jenny Edkins. Paz is a well-known Mexican Nobel Laureate who also served as a diplomat having done a stint in India between 1962 and 1968. I tried to glean insights from Paz's life and work that could potentially be of value to students of international relations.
I see a common thread running through all these projects that interest me. This relates to what the Kenyan academic and writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o refers to as the 'politics of knowing'. I have been for some time now been preoccupied in the context of the study of International Relations to understand what it means to think about categories and maps of knowledge that are shaped elsewhere and travel to other parts of the world. Walter Mignolo refers to this process as 'transculturation'. Further, we need to ask how the global south can contribute to the creation of what counts as knowledge and what are the silences around the term 'global' even today? I think all of these questions converge when we seek to decolonize the study of International Relations through a multidisciplinary perspective.
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Q: Is .5 % of YOUR answers SO relevant too? Is it not fascinating that everyone, me included, more easily gets interested in the questions that are non-programming related? They get more visitors, more answers, more up-votes and what-have-yous. What is the reason for all this?

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*"Soft" questions are easier to answer; anybody can have an opinion, right?

*Other people's programming problems are generally not very interesting, or at least inter-homosapinal problems are less uninteresting.

*We're all in it for the rep. We wanna be Jon Skeet.

*Generality strikes harder with man-kind. A person who know a fair deal about everything has higher status that one that knows everything about a fair deal (car sales people spring to mind).

*Most of us are total n00bs. That should be shot on sight.

If you're about to say that I'm wrong, first have a look at the title of Mr. Skeet's top question. It supersedes the next-best question by 2000% more answers.

A: The phenomenon you're describing is called "bikeshedding".

A: Just one more point to add to your list, slightly off-topic questions like "favorite programmer joke/cartoon/t-shirt" have a much wider appeal than just Stack Overflow.  These questions often get posted on Digg, reddit, and other internet forums, or emailed to family/co-workers.  This contributes quite a bit to their page views, which contributes to their votes.

A: The general questions on the site have a wider audience than the more specific questions. IE if I ask about C#, only 1/3 (just a random number) of the site traffic will be even mildly interested, and when I specify that it's an question regarding a specific part of C# then even less will be interested.
However with a question like favorite programming cartoon, everyone can participate. Not only that, but there is no "correct answer" so the question is never "finished". Secondly, it also becomes famous, so even more people look at it/vote on it.

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I set a variety of intentions before taking off to travel, very few came true. Hitchhiking is one of them though. Upon leaving Europe, I had hitchhiked no more than 1000 kilometers. However, having hitchhiked most of my travels in South America, I can now add roughly 5000 kilometers to my curriculum. This does not necessarily make me an expert, nevertheless I hope that by sharing my experience I can make the step, to get you engaged in this awesome way of traveling, a little smaller.
Catching a ride, hacer dedo, autostop, liften, pegar carona and hitchhiking all mean the same thing (in different languages); trying to catch a ride while standing by the road holding up your thumb. The idea is that you get a ride from someone without paying for it. The entire concept is entirely based on "giving", pure philanthropy.
The motivation to hitchhike often originates from the necessity to travel, but not having the money or the means of transport for it. The first is pretty straight up, but the second is not something you encounter in Europe often. In Argentina however, there are a lot of places where there is no public transport. The solution therefore: hitchhiking. For others, like me, the adventure and the unexpected experiences awaiting any hitchhiker are what might move one in this direction. Nevertheless, the fact that it is a transaction without money always plays a big role in the equation.
To give a ride on the other hand is also something that requires motivation, not everybody will stop for a stranger standing by the road. Even in countries where hitchhiking is very common there will be plenty of people driving by. Even though, most of the people that pick you up either believe in the art of giving, or see, like me, the added value of meeting a stranger. It is not just that you get a ride, it is an opportunity to meet somebody new, learn new things and most of all have some company. The last, is often a motivation for truckers to stop for a hitchhiker. Spending days on the road in a truck all by themselves, having somebody new next to them allows for a nice change of pace. On top of this, for you as a hitchhiker, this is great as well because trucks often travel long distances.
Furthermore, the beautiful thing is that there are no set rules. Yes it helps to be polite, and there are certain things that will definitely make it easier, but otherwise it is all up to you how you define your hitchhike. I used it as a means of transport but it could also be a day out. Definitely in Europe this is easily done. Meet up with a friend on Saturday morning, get to your starting spot by 07:00 and see how far you get until whatever time. Here after, you can spend the night somewhere or go back with public transport. In the meantime you will have experienced a million things you were not aware of before. Above all, having the best stories to tell when you get back.
I believe the ultimate thing to gain from the experience, is the fact that it is all up to oneself. There are plenty of people that hitchhike together or with more people, but dealing with the whole process by myself has taught me a lot. First of all, I had to figure out where to go, where to start and how to get there in the first place. This forced me to talk to people, to ask them where there is more traffic, where there is less traffic, and if there are any rules or situations I should be aware of. This not only helped me with my hitchhiking but automatically taught me a lot about the places I visited.
Second, the fact that I am all by myself makes me totally responsible for anything that happens. I can curse all the people driving by me for not picking me up (trust me, I have done this), but ultimately I am responsible for how I live this experience. Over time I have become more confident and relaxed standing by the road. Allowing me to make quicker and better decisions and to stay in a better mood all throughout. Nevertheless, the unique thing that hitchhiking did to my emotions is that I sometimes literally went on a roller coaster from feeling depressed to super awesome after catching a ride and back down again. Over time however, experience helped me to make this roller coaster ride a little calmer.
Finally, to have the opportunity to meet random people I would otherwise never meet was of great value to me. It allowed me to learn and practice two new languages (Spanish and Portuguese) and I got insights into how life really was in the places I was traveling through. I have had great conversations ranging from the troubles in somebodies personal life, to discussing local politics and the way certain agriculture works. I have had quiet rides and I have made friends on the go.
Just as much as hitchhiking can be amazing and liberating, it can be frustrating and severely depressing too. However, there are plenty of ways to increase the chance of an enjoyable experience throughout. A lot of the difficulties are easily diminished by teaming up with somebody. Next, hitchhiking in a familiar environment, like your own country or the region you live in is another way to reduce it's strain. Last, hitchhiking in countries with better roads, more trustworthy weather forecast and newer cars all increase the chance of making it an enjoyable adventure, rather than a 12-hour grind leaving you dehydrated and hungry looking for a place to spend the night.
Nevertheless, I learned so many things that apply to every time hitchhiked, regardless of where I was. I summed up as many as I could remember.
How much time do you have? There is nothing more stressful than hitchhiking with a lack of time.
Try to get as much information as possible from locals, before you start your hitchhike. Ask them for information on where, how and what to be aware of. Information from locals is more valuable than anything! If a local tells you something entirely different than what you figured out after hours of research online. Trust the local. The moments I didn't do this, it always meant at least more discomfort up until hitchhiking in the wrong direction.
Do not hitchhike at night. Your chances are heavily reduced because the people can't see you well, and you can't see them either. Also, depending on where you are, the security situation might change.
What day? Weekdays are usually better because of work traffic.
What time? Early is usually better and in rush hour. Also depends on the distance you are traveling.
How far? Shorter distances are always easier and are definitely preferred if you have the time.
The weather. I try to be prepared, depending on where I am and want to go. I always carry rain clothes, sun glasses, sun screen, and a cap.
Try to be aware of anything special happening during the days I hitchhike. Things that influence the amount of traffic; like holidays, strikes, demonstrations or parties.
Write the name of the place I am going on a carton. I prefer to do this if I am no more than 150-200 kilometers away. If there is more distance to my destination, I prefer to go without. A direction like north or south can also help in some cases.
I look for spots where traffic is slow and can stop easily, think of highway entrees, crossings, traffic lights and gas stations.
If you are unsure about anything ask locals, they know where traffic is slow or where there might be a gas station.
Try to position yourself so that oncoming traffic can see you well, colorful clothes or an attention-grabbing hand movement can help a lot.
If you do not feel well, because you feel unsafe, need to go to the bathroom, are hungry or whatever, take care of that first. Your (unconscious) presentation by the road is everything. You are all by yourself/together and you never know how long your trip will last.
If it is sunny look for a place in the shadow. Even the shadow of a lantern or traffic light might work if your position yourself well. This sounds funny, but it saved me a couple of times when I was out on midday, with just the sun in the sky and temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius.
Mendoza (AR): Finally arrived after hitchhiking 1300km in 3 days.
Finally, the following is something very simple but has increased my experience often in times when it was not that great; I try to say hello to anybody walking by, show thankful hand gestures when people communicate from their car things like "we do not have space", "we are going in another direction" or are giving you the thumbs up telling you you are awesome but they are too lame to pick you up. Whatever reason, I try to smile and thank them.
I challenge you to redefine hitchhiking according to your terms to make your next couple, or thousand kilometers of travelling even more exciting.
If you make it to the side of the road, give me a heads up. I would love to hear from you. If you have any questions please let me know.
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this is a super cool entry, I really enjoyed reading it!
So sorry to only reply now, but thanks a lot! I hope hitchhiking has become a bit more accessible for you.


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The Monastery of Diomedes
John W. Nesbitt
In: Byzantine Religious Culture
Byzantine Authors: Literary Activities and Preoccupations
Texts and Translations dedicated to the Memory of Nicolas Oikonomides
Series: The Medieval Mediterranean, Volume: 49
In honouring the memory of Nicolas Oikonomides the contributors offer a group of Greek texts and translations which reflect the wide interests of Byzantine authors and the varied genres to which they devoted their talents. Within its pages one finds an ekphrasis of Christopher of Mitylene, military speeches of Constantine VII, letters of Michael Psellos, an historical narrative regarding Empress Helena and the Finding of the Cross, two teaching texts, and a lengthy instructional manual, accompanied by a reprint of the original Brill Greek text, on withstanding a siege.
Byzantium in the Time of Troubles
The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes (1057-1079)
Series: The Medieval Mediterranean, Volume: 120
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The years before and after the battle of Mantzikert (1071) mark a turning point in the history of the Byzantine Empire. The invasions of the Seljuk Turks in the east and the encroachment of the Normans from the west altered the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and forced the Byzantines to confront new threats to their survival. These threats came at a time when internal rivalries made an effective military response all but impossible and led to a significant transformation of the Byzantine polity under the Komnenoi.
The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes, now translated for the first time, provides a contemporary view of these troubled times. An extension of the principal source for the middle Byzantine period, and a subtle reworking of the History of Michael Attaleiates, the Continuation offers a high court official's narrative of the events and personages that shaped the course of Byzantine history on the eve of the Crusades.
Alexander the Monk's Text of Helena's Discovery of the Cross (BHG 410)
In: Byzantine Authors: Literary Activities and Preoccupations
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Discussion in 'iOS Programming' started by Phantom1812, Jul 28, 2010.
Ok, I've done a lot of Googling, but I must be getting something wrong!
As you see, it couldn't be simpler - just log the current selected date. However, as soon as you select a date, the log shows "PICKER OUTPUT : 2010-07-28 09:00:30 +0100" and then no matter how much you change the date, the output is ALWAYS "PICKER OUTPUT : 2010-07-28 09:00:30 +0100"
I stress that this is not causing a crash and has been set up the same as a live iPhone app which currently works perfectly (the date is updated on each value change and I can use that elsewhere.
Can anyone offer a div like me, a little guidance as to why my UIDatePicker...erm doesn't pick dates on the iPad?
That's what is so strange - the code is a cut and paste job, from working code.
Is there any way of me getting my hands on your test project? I'm curious what setting/settings I have changed without realising.
Could I be suffering from a bug somewhere?
Thank you hugely, mate - right, that works perfectly in the simulator, but mine still acts strangely in the simulator and on the device.
I will try creating a blank project the same as yours and seeing what happens. Then I guess it's a case of starting to strip my main app back until I can get it working.
I will post the solution here, should I find it - unless it's bloody embarrassing, of course!
Ah, no worries, mate. We all have our "moments".
You're welcome. And good luck! I think many of us know how frustrating these obscure bugs can be.
There is definitely a rabbit off somewhere.
I created a brand new solution - added a picked in IB, added the function above, hooked up and it worked great.
So, I deleted everything relating to the picker on my app and rebuilt.
and guess what...that's right, the picker feeds back today's date only.
every time I change a date barrel in the picker, a line is added to the console as you would expect, but it's always 'now' and never the date actually selected.
I am absolutely at a loss as to what the hell is going on. To the point where I am wondering if there is some strange corruption happening and I need to delete my files and create new ones from scratch.
OK, scary update number 2.
I have just created a new view controller and added it to my app project. Fresh out the box, I added a date picker and linked the value changed to a function the same as the one above - the logged date is always today's date.
The fact I can create a fresh project and get it working suggests it's not a bug in XCode, but it's starting to look like I have a corrupt project/build.
Any suggestions for 'cleaning' my project without having to bin everything and start again? Should I be deleting any build directories or running any commands or anything?
Cheers all. My arse is pinching a little on this one as there is such a lot of work I potentially have to do all over again.
Yeah, that's not making any difference.
Does it sound like I'm going out of my mind here?
I have found one other reference to this on t'internet and it's someone at the end of a thread on another forum describing exactly the same behavior as above - but there are no further posts past his last one.
How new is this project that you are having issues with? I'm wondering because perhaps it is an issue with some difference between an older, existing project created in the past and a fresh, new project created with, possibly, an newer SDK.
Also, how much work do you think it'll be to just "recreate" the project, as it were? Daunting?
Hmmm, I do think this it was created in the old version of the SDK (pre-last update), but i have only just got to the only view ,controller i have with a date picker on it.
It would take me about a day and a half to create a new project and copy the stuff across, but I'm not entirely sure i just won't run into the same issue.
It's honestly a really unusual thing. Simpply adding a new UIViewController and adding a picker to that in the project, does not work either. It needs a whole new project.
Thanks for listening so far, mate. I actually wish this was the embarrassing thing i was fearing when i started the thread! At least it would work now.
Guess i need to get back to it first thing in the morning.
Just an update for anyone else who has followed this.
I believe the issue seems to be that the UIViewController that the picker is on, is being initialized in a new thread - basically, the entire UIView Controller is no longer running on the main thread. If I put a date picker on my root UIViewController, the date is fed back correctly. As soon as the view/UIViewController on which the date picker exists is init in a new thread, the date picker no longer passes back the date it shows.
This quirk ONLY seems to be happening when running on the iPad OS. It's been working great on the iPhone.
I am currently still working on this, but surely this HAS to be a bug, no?
Yup - that's it - moved the initialization of the UIViewController that the picker was on, onto the main thread and the picker now feeds back the date as shown - not just the date it was initialized with.
That was a fun couple of days...thanks for everyone's help. Much, much appreciated.
Most of UIKit isn't thread safe. You can't access UIKit classes from background threads at all. If you try the results are unpredictable.
Perhaps the best word you could have chosen.
Had it been a consistent issue, I would never have got this far - I would have done things differently from the start. But it's worked up until now.
Oh well...you live and learn...and stab and cry.


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Corona in the city. A crowd-sourced on- and offline exhibition (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
The digital exhibition Corona in the city is about the impact of Corona on the city and its inhabitants and documenting this for the future real time. After one year more than 3000 photo's, video's, story's, drawings, magazines, columns, letters, poems, interviews and songs have been collected and are shared on the exhibition website. The digital exhibition has been visited by more than 150.000 visitors in one year (15 may 2020 – 15 may 2021). For the corona in the city exhibition, not only the general public but also many organizations joined in, of which local strongly embedded media partners were most prominent. And this lead to greater exposure and themed rooms curated by many different organizations, artists and individuals. The exhibition is new in the way that the content is collected and curated by people from outside the museum world. The expectation would be that this makes the exhibition very inclusive.
Photo: Marion Golsteijn
Situated in an orphanage building from 1578 in the heart of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam museum has changed its name from Amsterdam Historical Museum to Amsterdam Museum in 2010. This name change reflected its change from a more classical historical museum, glorifying the past of, for example, the much-contested Dutch 'Golden Age' to a museum actively and critically investigating the city's past, present, and (so they say) even its future identity and story; "from a treasure trove to a networking production house". One of their objectives is to make the citizens and visitors part of its story through participation and co-creation. They are actively collecting 'the city' and are collaborating with knowledge partners such as the University of Amsterdam. In 2025 they will organize an exhibition called "Collecting the city; 750 years Amsterdam" to commemorate the 750 years 'anniversary of the city, a story mining project in which everyone with a story worth telling is invited to participate. In this way, the museum is actively carrying out these objectives. The museum receives structural support from the municipality of Amsterdam and BankGiro lottery.
The museum wants visitors to discover the past, present, and future of Amsterdam by focusing all their activities on the story, heritage, and identity of the city. And strengthen the bond between visitors and residents with the city, but also between residents themselves. One of the main goals of the museum is to focus on education. The museum is active in collaboration with schools and regularly launches educational projects (Amsterdam Museum sd).
The museum focuses on four different specific target groups: Amsterdammers, culture tourists, culture lovers, and families. These target groups have been established through market research and the current goals of the museum. The museum has adapted to these target groups by arranging specific events and activities for these target groups.
On average, the museum receives approximately 500,000 visitors per year. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the visitor numbers have significantly changed a lot. In 2020, the museum received only 224,728 physical visitors. In addition, a new type of visitor had been added due to the digital projects that were started by the pandemic, namely online visitors. The number of foreign visitors has decreased, but the number of visitors from the city itself has increased (Amsterdam Museum 2020).
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The Amsterdam Museum and various partners wanted to do something to commemorate one year of corona in the city. So, they created a unique digital exhibition called: Corona in the city. This exhibition shows the impact of the Covid-19 virus on the daily life of the city of Amsterdam and its residents. After the plan was drawn up, all organizations involved ensured that it would be promoted to the people to send in stories and images. From April 30, 2020, all residents, visitors, and enthusiasts of Amsterdam could submit their experience with corona (Boon 2021).
In the end hundreds of people and organizations have created the exhibition by means of sending in stories, photos, videos, and audio fragments. A team places a choice of entries on the digital platform every week. In this way, the exhibition continues to expand and is interesting to visit again and again. Corona in the city opened to the public on May 15, 2020. In total, more than 150,000 people visited the digital exhibition.
The digital exhibition is divided into nine so-called halls. Nine different works can be seen in each room. The first rooms are devoted to themes such as Dam Square, The silent city, New behavior and Life in isolation. In addition, a few of the participating partner organizations show what stories and images they have collected in recent months and share them in their own given digital hall (Amsterdam Museum 2020).
The main aim of the Corona in the city exhibition is to connect residents in isolation, to give a broader context and historical interpretation to the crisis period and to capture this unique period in testimonies so that it can be told about this period in the future. This ensures that this exhibition has a unique heritage value for the Netherlands. In addition, the Corona in the city exhibition has achieved a goal of the museum to organize exhibitions and public activities for a large audience, despite the physical closure of the museum (Amsterdam Museum 2020).
The exhibition was made possible by several participants. First and foremost, are the people who submitted material for the exhibition. Without them it would not have been possible to make the exhibition. A team put together by the Amsterdam Museum ensured that the exhibition was created. In addition, there is a list of partners on the website who have helped and were involved. The partners are all from Amsterdam, and most of them are also active in the cultural sector themselves. The target groups of these partners also differ, which made it possible to reach a large audience with the promotion (Corona in de stad sd).
As a result of Covid-19, the first digital exhibition of the Amsterdam Museum: Corona came to the city. Organizing this was a new challenge for the Amsterdam Museum. When designing the exhibition, the museum had to adopt a new way of working. For example, because of the measures, staff were advised to work from home as much as possible, which meant that communication was completely online. In addition, the museum has entered into a partnership with more than 40 different partner organizations. Never before have so many partners been involved in previous exhibitions. Many of these partners were also new to the museum to work with (Boon 2021).
For this project, the museum worked in a multidisciplinary team consisting of (guest) curators, trainers, and marketing & communication specialists. Working in a multidisciplinary team was one of the most important learning points of the museum itself. The museum never made an exhibition with this kind of team before. The museum sees working in such a team as an option for future projects (Corona in de stad 2021). Another challenge was the time frame that the museum had to set up the exhibition. Normally a work has already been made, possibly an assignment, and then months, sometimes years go by and that is ultimately the exhibition. The time span for this exhibition was much shorter. Within a month the exhibition was published online (Boon 2021).
This exhibition involves the community in its implementation and is also intended for society. The exhibition responds well to current social situations and problems caused by, among other things, Covid-19. For example, the need for digital platforms has increased and the museum is responding to this by making the exhibition digital. In addition, the museum responds to the social problem that has increased due to Covid-19, namely loneliness. The social purpose of the exhibition is to bring people into contact with each other, to give people the opportunity to share stories (Lans 2021).
There were more visitors than expected with a total of 200 unique visitors. This is therefore one of the museum's most successful exhibitions. The exhibition had a positive effect on the visitors. It gave them the feeling that they could tell their story on the platform. The museum expects that the exhibition will ensure that as soon as the museum opens again, more new visitors will come, and probably new target groups can arise (Boon 2021).
The exhibition is new in the way that the content is collected and curated by people from outside the museum world. The expectation would be that this makes the exhibition very inclusive. The question would remain if all the stories in the 78 online spaces would have found their way to the museum without this initiative, and browsing the outcome, it is safe to say; probably not. The exhibition was created with a large group of participants, and remains interesting to visit time and time again. The museum has learned a lot and sees potential for future innovative exhibitions. . During the lock down period it is safe to say that initiatives such as these have created a bond between isolated citizens. Initiatives as this could be perpetuated in future and can be therefore listed as a good practice as bonding will remain important for the social cohesion of a city or place.
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Amsterdam Museum. 2020. "Amsterdam Museum Jaarverslag 2020." Amsterdam Museum. Accessed December 2021. https://www.amsterdammuseum.nl/sites/default/files/am_jaarverslag_2020_website.pdf.
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Q: No solution for: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:keyboardNavigationCluster' Getting this: Error:(15, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:keyboardNavigationCluster'.
Using Android Studio 3.0.1, react-native 0.48.2.
My current build.gradle(app):
android {
    compileSdkVersion 26
    buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.awesome"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 26
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        ndk {
            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
        }
    }
    ...
}

The dependencies:
dependencies {
    compile(project(":react-native-google-signin")){
        exclude group: "com.google.android.gms" // very important
    }
    compile project(':react-native-splash-screen')
    compile(project(':react-native-fbsdk')){
        exclude(group: 'com.facebook.android', module: 'facebook-android-sdk')
    }
    compile "com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.29.0"
    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    compile("com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.2"){
        force = true
    }
    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
    compile project(':react-native-splash-screen')
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.6.2'
    compile project(':react-native-spinkit')
    compile project(':react-native-push-notification')
    compile ('com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:11.6.2') {
        force = true;
    }
    compile project(':react-native-google-places')
    compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-places:11.6.2"
    compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.6.2"
    compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:11.6.2"
    compile project(':react-native-android-location-services-dialog-box')
    compile project(':react-native-svg')
    compile (project(':react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation')){
        exclude(group: 'com.google.android', module: 'android')
    }
}

The gradlew app:dependencies
+--- project :react-native-google-signin
|    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1 -> 26.0.2
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:26.0.2 -> 27.0.2
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:26.0.2 -> 27.0.2
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.0.2
|    |    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.2
|    |    |    |    \--- android.arch.lifecycle:runtime:1.0.3
|    |    |    |         +--- android.arch.lifecycle:common:1.0.3
|    |    |    |         \--- android.arch.core:common:1.0.0
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-media-compat:27.0.2
|    |    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.2
|    |    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.0.2 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.0.2
|    |    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.2
|    |    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.0.2 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:27.0.2
|    |    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.2
|    |    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.0.2 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-fragment:27.0.2
|    |    |         +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.0.2 (*)
|    |    |         +--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:27.0.2 (*)
|    |    |         +--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.0.2 (*)
|    |    |         \--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.2
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-vector-drawable:26.0.2
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:26.0.2 -> 27.0.2
|    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-compat:26.0.2 -> 27.0.2 (*)
|    |    \--- com.android.support:animated-vector-drawable:26.0.2
|    |         +--- com.android.support:support-vector-drawable:26.0.2 (*)
|    |         \--- com.android.support:support-core-ui:26.0.2 -> 27.0.2 (*)
|    \--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0
|         +--- javax.inject:javax.inject:1
|         +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1 -> 26.0.2 (*)
|         +--- com.facebook.fbui.textlayoutbuilder:textlayoutbuilder:1.0.0
|         |    \--- com.facebook.fbui.textlayoutbuilder:staticlayout-proxy:1.0
|         +--- com.facebook.fresco:fresco:1.3.0
|         |    +--- com.facebook.fresco:drawee:1.3.0
|         |    |    \--- com.facebook.fresco:fbcore:1.3.0
|         |    +--- com.facebook.fresco:fbcore:1.3.0
|         |    \--- com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline:1.3.0
|         |         +--- com.parse.bolts:bolts-tasks:1.4.0
|         |         +--- com.facebook.fresco:fbcore:1.3.0
|         |         \--- com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline-base:1.3.0
|         |              +--- com.parse.bolts:bolts-tasks:1.4.0
|         |              \--- com.facebook.fresco:fbcore:1.3.0
|         +--- com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline-okhttp3:1.3.0
|         |    +--- com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.6.0
|         |    |    \--- com.squareup.okio:okio:1.11.0 -> 1.13.0
|         |    +--- com.facebook.fresco:fbcore:1.3.0
|         |    \--- com.facebook.fresco:imagepipeline:1.3.0 (*)
|         +--- com.facebook.soloader:soloader:0.1.0
|         +--- com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.0
|         +--- com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.6.0 (*)
|         +--- com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-urlconnection:3.6.0
|         |    \--- com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.6.0 (*)
|         +--- com.squareup.okio:okio:1.13.0
|         \--- org.webkit:android-jsc:r174650
+--- project :react-native-splash-screen
|    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0 -> 26.0.2 (*)
|    \--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
+--- project :react-native-fbsdk
|    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.0.0 -> 26.0.2 (*)
|    \--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
+--- com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.29.0
|    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-core:4.29.0
|    |    +--- com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.4.0
|    |    |    +--- com.parse.bolts:bolts-tasks:1.4.0
|    |    |    \--- com.parse.bolts:bolts-applinks:1.4.0
|    |    |         \--- com.parse.bolts:bolts-tasks:1.4.0
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.1 -> 27.0.2
|    |    \--- com.android.support:support-core-utils:27.0.1 -> 27.0.2 (*)
|    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-common:4.29.0
|    |    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-core:4.29.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.1 -> 26.0.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.android.support:cardview-v7:27.0.1
|    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.1 -> 27.0.2
|    |    +--- com.android.support:customtabs:27.0.1
|    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-compat:27.0.1 -> 27.0.2 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.1 -> 27.0.2
|    |    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:27.0.1 -> 27.0.2 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.zxing:core:3.3.0
|    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-login:4.29.0
|    |    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-core:4.29.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.facebook.android:facebook-common:4.29.0 (*)
|    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-share:4.29.0
|    |    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-core:4.29.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.facebook.android:facebook-common:4.29.0 (*)
|    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-places:4.29.0
|    |    \--- com.facebook.android:facebook-core:4.29.0 (*)
|    +--- com.facebook.android:facebook-applinks:4.29.0
|    |    \--- com.facebook.android:facebook-core:4.29.0 (*)
|    \--- com.facebook.android:facebook-messenger:4.29.0
|         \--- com.facebook.android:facebook-core:4.29.0 (*)
+--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.2 (*)
+--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
+--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.6.2
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-api-phone:11.6.2
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.6.2
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2
|    |    |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:25.2.0 -> 27.0.2 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement-license:11.6.2
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2
|    |    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks-license:11.6.2
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base-license:11.6.2
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-api-phone-license:11.6.2
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-base:11.6.2
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth-base-license:11.6.2
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.6.2 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2 (*)
+--- project :react-native-spinkit
|    +--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
|    \--- com.github.ybq:Android-SpinKit:1.1.0
+--- project :react-native-push-notification
|    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1 -> 26.0.2 (*)
|    +--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:+ -> 11.6.2
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-iid:11.6.2
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-iid-license:11.6.2
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm-license:11.6.2
|    \--- me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:1.1.8
+--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:11.6.2 (*)
+--- project :react-native-google-places
|    +--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:10.2.4 -> 11.6.2 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-places:10.2.4 -> 11.6.2
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:11.6.2
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps-license:11.6.2
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-places-license:11.6.2
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:10.2.4 -> 11.6.2
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-location-license:11.6.2
|    \--- com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.3.4
+--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-places:11.6.2 (*)
+--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:11.6.2 (*)
+--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:11.6.2 (*)
+--- project :react-native-android-location-services-dialog-box
|    \--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
+--- project :react-native-svg
|    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.3.1 -> 26.0.2 (*)
|    \--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
+--- project :react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation
|    +--- com.facebook.react:react-native:+ -> 0.51.0 (*)
|    +--- com.android.support:support-v4:+ -> 27.0.2 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:+ -> 11.6.2 (*)
|    +--- com.github.tony19:logback-android-core:1.1.1-6
|    +--- com.github.tony19:logback-android-classic:1.1.1-6
|    |    +--- com.github.tony19:logback-android-core:1.1.1-6
|    |    \--- com.github.tony19:apktool-lib:1.4.4-3
|    \--- org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.21
\--- com.google.firebase:firebase-core:11.6.2
     \--- com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:11.6.2
          +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
          +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-common:11.6.2
          |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
          |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2 (*)
          |    \--- com.google.firebase:firebase-common-license:11.6.2
          +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics-impl:11.6.2
          |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
          |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-iid:11.6.2
          |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:11.6.2 (*)
          |    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-common:11.6.2 (*)
          |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2 (*)
          |    |    \--- com.google.firebase:firebase-iid-license:11.6.2
          |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-common:11.6.2 (*)
          |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:11.6.2 (*)
          |    \--- com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics-impl-license:11.6.2
          \--- com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics-license:11.6.2

Tried many solutions as in:
No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:keyboardNavigationCluster'. when updating to Support Library 26.0.0
Nothing worked!
Getting no red underlines in dependencies.
Any specific advice for this case? Thanks a lot!
EDIT:
Some more information about the error:
(Fotgot to mention it, appears to be a problem in package react-native-fbsdk)
The error screenshot

A: Google Play services 11.6.2 depends on support libraries 27.0.2. But only on some of them.
Then you forced appcompat-v7 support library to version 26.0.2. This results in a conflict.
All imported support libraries need to have the same version, otherwise they will refer non-existent code and resources (such as style attributes) in other support libraries. Same thing goes for GMS + Firebase.
For now bump your appcompat-v7 version to 27.0.2 and keep it consistent in the future.
compile("com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.2") {
    force = true
}

Just as support library version 26 requires compile SDK version 26, support library version 27 requires your project compile against SDK version 27.
compileSdkVersion 27

That in turn may require build tools 27+.
buildToolsVersion "27.0.0"

"May require" means that

*

*I didn't check

*Android Gradle plugin 3.0.0 automatically picks at least the minimum required (so you can delete the line altogether)


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Man accused of murdering woman on the same day he was released from prison
Tucson Police Department SOURCE: Tucson Police Department
A man is accused of killing a woman on the same day he was released from an Arizona prison, authorities said Saturday.David James Bohart was arrested at a hotel Friday on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Marika L. Jones, 49. Tucson police said they found her body with stab wounds at a house two days earlier as well as a file of prison records on Bohart.He was released Monday from the Tucson state prison complex, where he served a three-year sentence for possession or use of dangerous drugs, the Arizona Department of Corrections website said. A warrant was issued for his arrest when he failed to check in to a court-ordered treatment facility, police said.Bohart, 34, remained in jail Saturday. Online court records don't list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.Police say Jones' body was found after a man identifying himself as a lawyer from out of state called police Wednesday with information about a possible killing at the home. Authorities didn't release the caller's identity.Police said they were already investigating in the same area after a man using a false name called 911 to report he had just been released from prison and killed his girlfriend. The man didn't provide an address, and police weren't able to immediately find anything.Bohart served two previous stints in prison, according to the corrections department website. One was for a forgery conviction, and the other was another conviction for possession or use of dangerous drugs.
TUCSON, Ariz. —
A man is accused of killing a woman on the same day he was released from an Arizona prison, authorities said Saturday.
David James Bohart was arrested at a hotel Friday on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Marika L. Jones, 49. Tucson police said they found her body with stab wounds at a house two days earlier as well as a file of prison records on Bohart.
He was released Monday from the Tucson state prison complex, where he served a three-year sentence for possession or use of dangerous drugs, the Arizona Department of Corrections website said. A warrant was issued for his arrest when he failed to check in to a court-ordered treatment facility, police said.
Bohart, 34, remained in jail Saturday. Online court records don't list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Police say Jones' body was found after a man identifying himself as a lawyer from out of state called police Wednesday with information about a possible killing at the home. Authorities didn't release the caller's identity.
Police said they were already investigating in the same area after a man using a false name called 911 to report he had just been released from prison and killed his girlfriend. The man didn't provide an address, and police weren't able to immediately find anything.
Bohart served two previous stints in prison, according to the corrections department website. One was for a forgery conviction, and the other was another conviction for possession or use of dangerous drugs.