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Waiving SAT as HOPE Requirement Beyond 2021 To Get Consideration
Legislators plan to discuss what's next for scholarship qualifications
by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder September 13th, 2020 Updated January 28th, 2022
Charles Mendels has helped thousands of students prepare to get into college as the founder and head tutor at Atlanta-based Access Test Prep.
He and his fellow tutors are giving lessons online now, but demand remains high for SAT and ACT prep classes, even as colleges across the state go test-optional in the wake of spreading COVID-19 cases.
"For students who can take it and do well, it's still good, it's still a help for their application," Mendels said. "Students realize that being test-optional doesn't mean that they shouldn't take it. They can take it, and it's still an advantage. And we're already busy with this year's high school juniors, because I think most people are hopeful that things will return closer to normal by the application cycle next year."
The University System of Georgia's 26 institutions are allowing students to apply for spring, summer and fall 2021 semesters without taking college entrance exams this year after nearly 60 SAT testing sites across the state closed in August due to fears of spreading COVID-19. The university system made the exams optional at most of its colleges in the spring as COVID-19 shut down testing sites and school buildings.
That puts some high school seniors and college freshmen in a tough spot — the relief does not remove the testing requirements for the Zell Miller Scholarship, which can pay the full cost of in-state tuition for students who qualify.
To receive full tuition, students must earn a 3.7 GPA in high school and score a 1,200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT or a 26 on the ACT. The HOPE Scholarship only pays a portion of tuition but has a lower GPA threshold, 3.0, and no test requirement. Neither version covers books or fees as HOPE scholarships once did.
A University of Georgia student could receive up to $7,680 per year from HOPE or up to $9,790 from the Zell Miller Scholarship. In the last school year, 9,901 students received the Zell Miller Scholarship for the first time, up from 9,669 the year before.
The Georgia Student Finance Commission pushed back the deadline for submitting test scores from the end of the school year until December and is considering further steps to make sure students get the help they deserve, said spokesman Chris Green.
"Given the ongoing cancellations of SAT and ACT testing, the Georgia Student Finance Commission is considering additional options for administrative and statutory changes to further support students during this time," he said. "Students in the Class of 2020 and 2021 should continue to visit www.GAfutures.org for additional updates in the coming days."
State Rep. David Wilkerson, a Powder Springs Democrat, is calling to remove the testing requirement altogether, a move which would make every Georgia student with a 3.7 GPA eligible for full tuition in a university system school.
"You'd still have to take the same rigorous courses, you'd have to have the same GPA, you still have to be one of the top performers in your school, you just no longer would have to have the SAT or ACT score," Wilkerson said.
Wilkerson opposed the testing requirement when the Zell Miller Scholarship was created in 2011, he said, and the current situation demonstrates the tests are not needed.
"These tests aren't even available," he said. "And the Student Finance Commission can push back the requirement, but they can't eliminate it. So I think it's good for us to take a look at it and say what students have a 3.7 GPA but don't get a 1,200? It's usually your students that are moderate to lower income that can't afford the SAT prep classes and students that may not perform well on a one-day test, but they are no less successful in college."
But permanently changing the requirements because of a temporary pandemic could be shortsighted, said Alpharetta Republican and House Higher Education Committee Chairman State Rep. Chuck Martin.
"…doing it based on the test not being available this year is a long-term policy discussion based on this short-term situation."
State Rep. Chuck Martin, chairman of House Higher Education Committee
"If David thinks it's a good long-term policy decision to get rid of the achievement requirement for the Zell Miller Scholarship, then certainly he can offer that for discussion," Martin said. "But doing it based on the test not being available this year is a long-term policy discussion based on this short-term situation."
Legislators should instead craft a specific solution for the students who are not able to test without changing the entire system, Martin said.
"I've had conversations with the executive branch and others about what we can do to provide access to the class of '20 and the class of '21 for Zell Miller," he said. "And that's what we'll do, because that protects the integrity of Zell Miller and the HOPE Scholarship as merit-based programs that reward achievement. So we absolutely want to give these classes access while maintaining the integrity of the merit-based system."
The solution is likely to be hashed out in next year's legislative session after its scheduled start in January, but it should be merit-based and narrowly tailored to the students affected by the virus, Martin said.
"When we write the accommodation, if you will, I think you would write it toward if you are unable to get the test, this could apply and you don't want to put a closed door, a date on it," he said. "It could be something along the order of your achievements in college. I'm not sure what that is. That's what the discussion should be.
"Everybody cares about our students, and especially the students that have felt pressure not being able to test," Martin added. "Absolutely, we want to help them. My disagreement with the representative's approach is painting with such a broad brush without knowing the cost."
The Zell Miller Scholarship and HOPE Scholarship are funded by the Georgia Lottery, which also pays for the state's Pre-K program.
More students receiving the scholarship means more money from the lottery and potentially less for pre-K and HOPE, Martin said.
That should not be a concern, Wilkerson said. The state is required by law to set aside 50% of the prior year's net lottery proceeds. Half of the reserves are designed for use in case of a shortfall in lottery sales, but the rest are not restricted, according to the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. At the start of the year, the lottery's reserve was nearly $1.3 billion and sales rose as the state shut down in April.
"The HOPE has the funds for it," Wilkerson said. "And do you really want to risk losing these students to other states? Other states have already made this change. Will they start sending their kids out of state because HOPE is not as valuable? Even with HOPE, you can spend $2,000 to $3,000 a semester living off campus. You're still paying a significant chunk of money with HOPE. So we can keep our best and brightest in the state by giving the full HOPE."
Mendels said he does not expect a change to the Zell Miller formula to affect business at his center, where students generally aim for higher-tier universities.
"I think it would have a bigger impact if it were true for admissions generally than if it were true for just the Zell Miller, and I have trouble seeing Georgia schools dropping the SAT and ACT generally for admission," he said. "And the numbers you need on the SAT or ACT for Zell Miller aren't very high compared to what you need to get into some of the schools anyway. It's 1200 for the SAT, 26 for the ACT. And for a lot of the Georgia schools, including UGA, Georgia Tech, to some extent Georgia State, you need those numbers to get in, aside from the scholarship."
College entrance exams should be given less weight because they disproportionately benefit those whose families are able to afford SAT prep classes and multiple tests, Wilkerson said.
"The question becomes, is a kid who gets a 1200 after spending $1,000 on a prep class any smarter than a kid that gets 1100 after taking the test once and doesn't take the course? The answer is no," Wilkerson said. "A better indicator is how they did relative to their peers in schools."
There is some truth to that idea, Mendels said, but colleges can consider standardized tests as just one part of an applicant's story.
"If you look at their impacts overall, they've really opened up opportunities for lower income students and students of color, I think, more than they've blocked opportunities," he said. "Because colleges have the ability to judge students from a huge range of schools with really different programs based on some objective, standardized system. They're therefore willing to look for students in schools where they might not have the same opportunities at school, but they show promise through these tests that they wouldn't otherwise have some standardized way of showing."
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by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder, The Current

Waiving SAT as HOPE Requirement Beyond 2021 To Get Consideration

by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder, The Current
September 13, 2020

Charles Mendels has helped thousands of students prepare to get into college as the founder and head tutor at Atlanta-based Access Test Prep.

He and his fellow tutors are giving lessons online now, but demand remains high for SAT and ACT prep classes, even as colleges across the state go test-optional in the wake of spreading COVID-19 cases.

"For students who can take it and do well, it's still good, it's still a help for their application," Mendels said. "Students realize that being test-optional doesn't mean that they shouldn't take it. They can take it, and it's still an advantage. And we're already busy with this year's high school juniors, because I think most people are hopeful that things will return closer to normal by the application cycle next year."

The University System of Georgia's 26 institutions are allowing students to apply for spring, summer and fall 2021 semesters without taking college entrance exams this year after nearly 60 SAT testing sites across the state closed in August due to fears of spreading COVID-19. The university system made the exams optional at most of its colleges in the spring as COVID-19 shut down testing sites and school buildings.

That puts some high school seniors and college freshmen in a tough spot — the relief does not remove the testing requirements for the Zell Miller Scholarship, which can pay the full cost of in-state tuition for students who qualify.

To receive full tuition, students must earn a 3.7 GPA in high school and score a 1,200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT or a 26 on the ACT. The HOPE Scholarship only pays a portion of tuition but has a lower GPA threshold, 3.0, and no test requirement. Neither version covers books or fees as HOPE scholarships once did.

A University of Georgia student could receive up to $7,680 per year from HOPE or up to $9,790 from the Zell Miller Scholarship. In the last school year, 9,901 students received the Zell Miller Scholarship for the first time, up from 9,669 the year before.

The Georgia Student Finance Commission pushed back the deadline for submitting test scores from the end of the school year until December and is considering further steps to make sure students get the help they deserve, said spokesman Chris Green.

"Given the ongoing cancellations of SAT and ACT testing, the Georgia Student Finance Commission is considering additional options for administrative and statutory changes to further support students during this time," he said. "Students in the Class of 2020 and 2021 should continue to visit www.GAfutures.org for additional updates in the coming days."

State Rep. David Wilkerson, a Powder Springs Democrat, is calling to remove the testing requirement altogether, a move which would make every Georgia student with a 3.7 GPA eligible for full tuition in a university system school.

"You'd still have to take the same rigorous courses, you'd have to have the same GPA, you still have to be one of the top performers in your school, you just no longer would have to have the SAT or ACT score," Wilkerson said.

Wilkerson opposed the testing requirement when the Zell Miller Scholarship was created in 2011, he said, and the current situation demonstrates the tests are not needed.

"These tests aren't even available," he said. "And the Student Finance Commission can push back the requirement, but they can't eliminate it. So I think it's good for us to take a look at it and say what students have a 3.7 GPA but don't get a 1,200? It's usually your students that are moderate to lower income that can't afford the SAT prep classes and students that may not perform well on a one-day test, but they are no less successful in college."

But permanently changing the requirements because of a temporary pandemic could be shortsighted, said Alpharetta Republican and House Higher Education Committee Chairman State Rep. Chuck Martin.

"...doing it based on the test not being available this year is a long-term policy discussion based on this short-term situation."

State Rep. Chuck Martin, chairman of House Higher Education Committee

"If David thinks it's a good long-term policy decision to get rid of the achievement requirement for the Zell Miller Scholarship, then certainly he can offer that for discussion," Martin said. "But doing it based on the test not being available this year is a long-term policy discussion based on this short-term situation."

Legislators should instead craft a specific solution for the students who are not able to test without changing the entire system, Martin said.

"I've had conversations with the executive branch and others about what we can do to provide access to the class of '20 and the class of '21 for Zell Miller," he said. "And that's what we'll do, because that protects the integrity of Zell Miller and the HOPE Scholarship as merit-based programs that reward achievement. So we absolutely want to give these classes access while maintaining the integrity of the merit-based system."

The solution is likely to be hashed out in next year's legislative session after its scheduled start in January, but it should be merit-based and narrowly tailored to the students affected by the virus, Martin said.

"When we write the accommodation, if you will, I think you would write it toward if you are unable to get the test, this could apply and you don't want to put a closed door, a date on it," he said. "It could be something along the order of your achievements in college. I'm not sure what that is. That's what the discussion should be.

"Everybody cares about our students, and especially the students that have felt pressure not being able to test," Martin added. "Absolutely, we want to help them. My disagreement with the representative's approach is painting with such a broad brush without knowing the cost."

The Zell Miller Scholarship and HOPE Scholarship are funded by the Georgia Lottery, which also pays for the state's Pre-K program.

More students receiving the scholarship means more money from the lottery and potentially less for pre-K and HOPE, Martin said.

That should not be a concern, Wilkerson said. The state is required by law to set aside 50% of the prior year's net lottery proceeds. Half of the reserves are designed for use in case of a shortfall in lottery sales, but the rest are not restricted, according to the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. At the start of the year, the lottery's reserve was nearly $1.3 billion and sales rose as the state shut down in April.

"The HOPE has the funds for it," Wilkerson said. "And do you really want to risk losing these students to other states? Other states have already made this change. Will they start sending their kids out of state because HOPE is not as valuable? Even with HOPE, you can spend $2,000 to $3,000 a semester living off campus. You're still paying a significant chunk of money with HOPE. So we can keep our best and brightest in the state by giving the full HOPE."

Mendels said he does not expect a change to the Zell Miller formula to affect business at his center, where students generally aim for higher-tier universities.

"I think it would have a bigger impact if it were true for admissions generally than if it were true for just the Zell Miller, and I have trouble seeing Georgia schools dropping the SAT and ACT generally for admission," he said. "And the numbers you need on the SAT or ACT for Zell Miller aren't very high compared to what you need to get into some of the schools anyway. It's 1200 for the SAT, 26 for the ACT. And for a lot of the Georgia schools, including UGA, Georgia Tech, to some extent Georgia State, you need those numbers to get in, aside from the scholarship."

College entrance exams should be given less weight because they disproportionately benefit those whose families are able to afford SAT prep classes and multiple tests, Wilkerson said.

"The question becomes, is a kid who gets a 1200 after spending $1,000 on a prep class any smarter than a kid that gets 1100 after taking the test once and doesn't take the course? The answer is no," Wilkerson said. "A better indicator is how they did relative to their peers in schools."

There is some truth to that idea, Mendels said, but colleges can consider standardized tests as just one part of an applicant's story.

"If you look at their impacts overall, they've really opened up opportunities for lower income students and students of color, I think, more than they've blocked opportunities," he said. "Because colleges have the ability to judge students from a huge range of schools with really different programs based on some objective, standardized system. They're therefore willing to look for students in schools where they might not have the same opportunities at school, but they show promise through these tests that they wouldn't otherwise have some standardized way of showing."

This article first appeared on The Current and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


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Жозе Мариу Ваш (также Жозе Марио Ваш , род. 10 декабря 1957, Калеквуссе, Португальская Гвинея) — политический и государственный деятель Гвинеи-Бисау, президент Гвинеи-Бисау с июня 2014 года по февраль 2020 года (с небольшим перерывом в июне 2019 года).

Биография
Родился в пригороде Кашеу — Калеквуссе. Вскоре после получения независимости Гвинеи-Бисау уехал в бывшую метрополию изучать экономику. В 1982 году работал в качестве стажёра в Лиссабоне в Банке Португалии. По возвращении на родину вступил в партию ПАИГК. В 2004 году был избран мэром столицы Бисау.

Осенью 2009 года на пост президента страны вернулся Малам Бакай Санья, сформировавший новое правительство, в котором Жозе Мариу Ваш получил пост министра финансов. На этом посту он заслужил прозвище «человек 25-го числа» — за то, что без задержки, месяц за месяцем, 25-го числа служащим аккуратно выплачивалось жалование.

После кончины в начале 2012 года президента страны Санья и произошедшего в апреле государственного переворота Ваш был вынужден эмигрировать в Португалию.

Вернувшись в страну в феврале 2013 года, был арестован военными по обвинению в хищении 9 млн евро ангольской помощи, но отпущен на свободу уже через три дня.

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Однако в стране продолжал усугубляться кризис и из-за усиления разногласий с премьер-министром по вопросу распределения их обязанностей после перехода к гражданскому правлению 20 августа 2015 года правительство Перейру было распущено. Новым премьер-министром стал Басиру Джа, однако его кандидатура вызвала неодобрение среди некоторых членов правящей ПАИГК, которые призвали своих сторонников провести протесты на улицах столицы. В связи с этим уже через 20 дней был назначен новый премьер-министр Карлос Коррейя, который трижды до этого уже занимал этот пост в 1991—1994, 1997—1998 и 2008 годах. Однако это правительство просуществовало немногим более полугода. 12 мая 2016 года оно было распущено.

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В октябре 2016 года между противоборствующими сторонами при участии ЭКОВАС было подписано Конакрийское соглашение, предполагающее, как основу для разрешения конфликта, согласование кандидатуры премьера, которая устраивала бы всех. Соглашение, однако, не было выполнено президентом, который уже в ноябре назначил нового «несогласованного» с ПАИГК премьер-министра Эмбалу.

Эмбалу продолжал оставаться премьером до января 2018 года; всё это время на Ваша оказывалось давление со стороны ЭКОВАС. Наконец правительство было отправлено в отставку, а 31 января был назначен новый премьер — Артур Силва, кандидатура которого также не была согласована с оппозицией. Сразу же после объявления о назначении Силвы ЭКОВАС объявило о намерении ввести персональные санкции против политиков и чиновников, ответственных за раздувание кризиса. Санкции были введены в отношении 19 человек из окружения Ваша, однако, самого президента в списке не было. Только в апреле 2018 года, после угроз применения личных санкций против президента, главой правительства был назначен компромиссный кандидат — в прошлом уже занимавший пост премьера в 2005—2007 годах Аристидиш Гомиш.

В конце июня 2019 года у него заканчивались президентские полномочия. Весной 2019 года он принял решение принять участие в очередных президентских выборах в стране. По целому ряду обстоятельств президентские выборы в стране не состоялись и 27 июня он заявил, что оставляет этот пост, чтобы не нарушать Конституцию страны. Однако через два дня он по требованию ЭКОВАС вернулся на президентский пост. Незадолго до первого тура президентских выборов (которые прошли в ноябре) президент сменил главу правительства, назначив на этот пост Фауштину Имбали. Однако через полторы недели вернул прежнего главу правительства.

В ходе президентских выборов, прошедших в конце ноября 2019 года, не сумел пройти во 2-й тур, заняв лишь четвёртое место (69 тысяч голосов, 12,4 %). В конце февраля 2020 года он оставил пост президента страны, передав его новоизбранному президенту страны.

Семья
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Home » Health News » Association between Prediabetes, Risk of Heart Disease, and Early Death
Association between Prediabetes, Risk of Heart Disease, and Early Death
Written by Mat Lecompte
The association between diabetes, risk of heart disease, and death have been the focus of interest in recent years for many researchers. However, the results of many studies and even the terms used, such as "prediabetes," remain controversial.
A new review published in The BMJ Today is gaining attention, however, as it has found that prediabetes is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death in both the general population and in patients with a history of heart problems.
To explore the relationship between the health problems, researchers at Southern Medical University in China analyzed the results of 129 studies on the associations between prediabetes and the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in individuals with and without a history of heart disease. This included over 10 million individuals.
The study concluded that in the general population, Prediabetes was associated with a 13% increased risk of death and a 15% increased risk of cardiovascular disease over an average of 10 years. It was also shown that prediabetes carried a higher risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.
In individuals with a history of heart disease, prediabetes was associated with a 36% increased risk of death and a 37% increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This was found over an average follow-up time of three years. There was no difference recorded for the risk of stroke.
In patients who had impaired glucose tolerance (higher than normal blood sugar levels after eating), there was a higher risk of death, coronary heart disease, and stroke. This was compared to individuals who had impaired fasting glucose (higher than normal blood sugar levels after a period of fasting).
Researchers concluded, "Prediabetes is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality and CVD in both the general population and patients with a history of heart disease. Screening and proper management of prediabetes "may contribute to primary and secondary prevention of CVD."
This research is of high quality and is noted as being one of the largest studies to analyze the relationship between diabetes, heart disease, and early death. It was noted, however, that researchers had no access to individual patients' data and could not rule out the possibility that some of the risks could be caused by unmeasured factors.
A Pre-Diagnosis
It is estimated that more than 470 million people worldwide will have prediabetes by 2030, and up to 70% of them will eventually develop type 2 diabetes. Prediabetes is known as a "pre-diagnosis" of diabetes. This is when a person's blood sugar level is higher than normal, but not enough to be considered diabetes. When patients are diagnosed as prediabetic, it should be taken as a warning sign of type 2 diabetes.
With so many people developing prediabetes worldwide, it is essential for research to continue to find relationships between the disease and other health issues. The findings of this study suggest that screening and proper management of prediabetes may help to prevent cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy individuals as well as those with already existing heart problems.
About eight years ago, Mat Lecompte had an epiphany. He'd been ignoring his health and suddenly realized he needed to do something about it. Since then, through hard work, determination and plenty of education, he has transformed his life. He's changed his body composition by learning the ins and outs of nutrition, exercise, and fitness and wants to share his knowledge with you. Starting as a journalist over 10 years ago, Mat has not only honed his belief system and approach with practical experience, but he has also worked closely with nutritionists, dieticians, athletes, and fitness professionals. He embraces natural healing methods and believes that diet, exercise and willpower are the foundation of a healthy, happy, and drug-free existence.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/prediabetes.html


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Thor: The Dark World Premieres, Critics
Thor: The Dark World premiered in the UK today (spoilers are everywhere BTW!) and, so far, through 8 official reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, which you can view here, it's fairing quite well.
Below are some tweets floating around tonight about the premiere:
really dug THOR 2. It's not a home-run, but the relationships/characters are great and it's extremely funny. Stay till VERY end of credits.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) October 22, 2013
THOR: THE DARK WORLD has a few scenes that made the entire theater laugh so loud you couldn't hear the dialogue. Can't wait to see it again.
THOR premiere was a lot of fun. Really bigass action fantasy movie.
— Ed Brubaker (@brubaker) October 22, 2013
Thor: The Dark World film review: Tom Hiddleston steals the show, but Thor: The Dark World is best Marvel sequ... http://t.co/9DPHWsEk0C
— SciFiNow (@SciFiNow) October 22, 2013
Our First-Look, Spoiler-Free Mini-Review Of Thor 2: The Dark World http://t.co/83GNzWKkAx
— Bleeding Cool (@bleedingcool) October 22, 2013
Labels: MCU, Thor: The Dark World


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    usernameField: 'accessCode',
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Los Cabos Is The Celebrities Favourite Destination Acording To Forbes
Lila Downs On Stage In Los Cabos
Solaz - The New Jewel In Los Cabos
The online magazine Forbes mentions Los Cabos as one of the tourist destinations spoiled by famous. In his article "Where millionaires spend New Year's Eve? Part II? "Ranked this destination south of Baja California Sur with other international and Dubai, United Arab Emirates or Las Vegas, United States.
"This place has become one of the most exclusive beach destinations in Mexico and is another chosen by national and international most famous people to relax and be surrounded by breathtaking views"; It described to San Jose del Cabo as "a serene town full of boutiques and good restaurants" and Cabo San Lucas, "ideal for holidays, shopping and where there are also many private villas, apartments and superb resorts where they have hosted personalities like Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney and Cameron Diaz, like Justin Timerlake and Oprah Winfrey, among many others. "
One of the most luxurious hotels, it says, is the Hotel Auberge Hotel- -An Esperanza Cabo San Lucas, described as "luxury villas with private chef and butler, and wonderful views of the Sea of Cortes and from Punta Ballena, where you can see humpback whales that migrate in winter. It ranks among the 50 best hotels in the world and has hosted celebrities such as actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her ex-husband Chris Martin, frontman of Coldplay. Nightly rates for the rooms range from 11,200 pesos. " Finally, comments on Spa´s and Golf courses and other attractions of Los Cabos as fishing.
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Q: How can I set the visibility of an element from another class in WPF? I have a little program with an extra class. In the Main Thread I start another thread that starts a method in that class. Now I will set the visibility of a label from the class. I have tried to do that so:
MainWindow main = new MainWindow();
...
main.lable.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;

The program gives me the error that the Thread must be a STA-Thread.
How can I do that?
Thank you!

A: The thread that modifies the UI must be STA thread. Moreover it must have a message loop, so we are talking about your application main thread. You can read more about WPF threading here.
The point is that you have to use the Dispatcher.BeginInvoke method.
To solve your problem, supposing that lable is public, in your secondary thread try to use this code:
main.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(
    DispatcherPriority.Normal,
    new Action(() => main.lable.Visibility = Visibility.Visible));

I hope this can help you.
EDIT
I edit my answer with a simple example about updating UI from a secondary thread:
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        Task task = new Task(new Action(() => ExecuteOnSeparateThread()));
        task.Start();
    }

    private void ExecuteOnSeparateThread()
    {
        Thread.Sleep(2000);

        this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Normal,
            new Action(() => Label.Foreground = Brushes.Red));
    }
}

I do not know your complete code, so I can just help you by providing an example which can lead you on the right path.

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Non-Pareil/Aldrich variety almond trees planted 2003. Easement for Ag well located on 2.5 acres to the East. Laguna Irrigation District. Buyer must lease to purchase the 17.05 acres to the west, same variety planted same time for appx. 1 year or less until sellers complete separation of permanent parcel of homesite. Making total sales price $884,040 $26,500 per acre. Because of timing, owner will allow buyer to re-imburse for cultural practices and harvest crop if closing is before end of June.
This payment is based on a 30-year loan at a fixed rate of 4.12 % with a down payment of $43,222. Actual lender interest rates and loan programs may vary.


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80s Jazz Pop Soul
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So glad to hear that it's back and working again! I love 105.1 Crossover!
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I left a nice comment here, but STREAMA, lol LOST IT. No big surprise They do have a mobile app, for free down load. Make sure it is their app, with the logo. There is a page here, somewhere, cannot find it now, and it is wonderful, because it is of days gone by, like 2001 and others. has commercia see more... ls, and all. Breaks my heart to heart it, because it was when life was great listening to 105.1
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They have a nice mobile app. Google in google store to find it. Make sure it is the real deal with their logo. The format is nice, not like past years, but good enough. There is a website here which plays older days of Crossover, commercials and all, but it breaks my heart
Crossover appears no longer available on line
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Editorial: Campus should continue push for action on racism
By The Ithacan
What transpired on the Ithaca College campus last semester — student-led protests and a week-long occupation of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center — was historic in terms of participation, intensity and impact. Over 1,000 students rallied at one time, drawing national eyes and ears to our small college's message about racial injustices.
It is imperative that the campus community turn this remarkable energy into productive action this semester to keep this momentum going.
Last semester was not the first time students have brought up issues of racism and microaggressions through demonstrations. Last year, a group of students known as The Collective organized a die-in in response to the death of Eric Garner, followed by a rally at the PRW Center. Shortly after this protest, in December 2014, they issued a list of demands, among them a revised Native American studies minor. Last February, the group hosted a public week-long Assata Shakur discussion series, which led to critical conversations about indigenous studies and media representation of people of color.
POC at IC has again raised these issues to the forefront of campus discussion, and it's up to everyone to keep them there.
We ended last semester with more members of the campus community on a united front than ever before, but even with one key issue resolved, we cannot take a step backward, or even stand still. At other campuses where students have demonstrated for racial justice, both administrators and students have taken steps forward by signing agreements, like at Towson and Princeton Universities, detailing commitments that would be met by the fall.
To move forward, every constituency on campus, including the college administration, must rise up and continue thinking about and taking action on these issues that students have raised time and time again.
Assata ShakurEric GarnerithacaIthaca CollegeNative American StudiesPeggy Ryan WilliamsPOC at ICPrincetonthe CollectiveThe IthacanTowson


Second Pride – Celebrate Diversity!
Second Pride is currently accepting submissions from the Membership (that's you) in three areas. Please take time to read this information and even if you don't think your idea is good enough, we want to hear from you!
The logo must be "adjustable" to work in horizontal, vertical, and straight line formats.
You may make your initial submission in jpg or png format, but if your design is chosen, you will need to be able to provide the original artwork in either Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop, along with the names of fonts used, etc. so that the logo can be resized and manipulated by our own team.
Please feel free to submit hand sketches if you don't have or use Illustrator or Photoshop. If we feel you have the right idea, we may reach out to a digital artist to "flesh out" your vision. You never know!
All submissions made beginning on February 20th, 2019 become the property of Second Pride, and may be used or displayed in any manner deemed fit by the Board.
THEME for June Event The Board is now entertaining ideas from the community for the theme of our main June event. The event runs nine (9) days from June 14th through the 23rd. Shorter themes are best…two to three words that resonate, but we will entertain all suggestions. Second Pride reserves the right to use or modify any submission in part or in whole and use it or any portion thereof in future endeavors.
SUGGESTIONSWe are also seeking suggestions from the community for other services that Second Pride can provide, aside from fund-raising for various LGBT organizations. We do parties and we do them well, but what else would you like to see? This category is wide open, and we will take a serious look at all suggestions.
Please send any materials to be considered for any of these items to the "Second Pride" avatar in-world. A notice will be sent in-world with an email address to send Illustrator and Photoshop files to. We won't display that address here to prevent spam.
We look forward to seeing what you have to offer! The first meeting of the Board to look at submissions will be held in approximately two weeks.
I am happy to inform the membership of Second Pride that as of December 28th, 2018, YOU have helped us make a donation in the amount of $2,170.00 USD to The Trevor Project! Please see the verification document here (Redacted-Receipt-TTP). The donation has been verified directly with a representative of TTP as well.
For the sake of transparency, this donation represents your contributions over approximately three years of fundraising due to the difficulties involved in converting Linden funds to US dollars, the fact that the Second Pride avatar is not tied to a single personal account, tax issues, etc.
In the past, it was always the policy of Second Pride to only make donations using Linden funds passed to an organization that had its own avatar in Second Life, leaving the "cash out" process and taxes in their hands, as it should be. Because fewer candidate organizations for our donations have a presence in Second Life, previous board(s) for the last several years struggled with how to make the donations, and significant time passed with no donation being made. It was finally decided in 2018 that the best option was to go ahead and cash the funds out and make the donation in US dollars, which has now been completed. We are currently researching the best options for future donations, and entertaining suggestions for organization(s) to support.
At this time, all available funds beyond our operating expenses have been donated, and in fact, Second Pride is looking at options to reduce our operating expenses, the majority of which goes to tier for the region "Second Pride." We will likely have an open Board meeting soon to discuss this and make any necessary decisions.


I used to keep a couple of live CDs of various Linux Distributions at hand for the purpose of carrying out data recovery tasks, should my computer refuse to boot because of corrupted Master Boot Record, or corrupted Windows files or hard disk failure. Later those disks were replaced by bootable USB drives. USB drives today come in large capacities with enough space to carry two or more live operating systems at the same time. Here are some tools that lets you turn a USB or Pen drive into a multiboot system with several operating systems.
YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) can create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more. YUMI uses syslinux to boot extracted distributions stored on the USB device, and reverts to using grub to Boot Multiple ISO files from USB, if necessary. Aside from a few distributions, all files are stored within the Multiboot folder, making for a nicely organized Multiboot Drive that can still be used for other storage purposes.
To create a multiboot USB drive, run the portable YUMI executable file, and follow the onscreen instructions which basically consist of selecting the type of operating system or utility you want to install and choosing the actual ISO file using the file picker. Then click the Create button to create a bootable drive. To add more ISOs or distribution, run the tool again and repeat the steps.
XBoot is another utility that can be used to create multiboot USB and even a multiboot ISO file that can then be burnt to a CD/DVD. XBoot supports many Linux Distributions, Windows ISO images and utilities such as antivirus rescue disks. XBoot even allows you the choice of bootloader – either Grub or Syslinux, and after the multiboot USB has been created, you can launch the bootloader config file to make changes.
To create a multiboot USB drive, drag and drop ISO files into XBoot's window or use the file picker to add them. Then click on the "Create USB" or "Create ISO" button depending on what you wish to create.
XBoot comes with QEMU, a virtual machine emulator, built-in enabling you to test the bootable drive you just created.


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describe Masamune::Schema::Catalog do
  let(:environment) { double }
  let(:instance) { described_class.new(environment) }
  let(:postgres) { instance.postgres }
  let(:hive) { instance.hive }
  let(:files) { instance.files }

  describe '#method_missing' do
    before do
      instance.schema :postgres do
        dimension 'foo', type: :two
      end
    end

    it { expect(postgres.foo_dimension.id).to eq(:foo) }
    it { expect(postgres.bar_dimension).to be_nil }
    it { expect { postgres.foo_baz }.to raise_error NoMethodError }
  end

  describe '#[]' do
    context 'with :postgres' do
      subject { instance[:postgres] }
      it { is_expected.to eq(postgres) }
    end
    context 'with :hive' do
      subject { instance[:hive] }
      it { is_expected.to eq(hive) }
    end
    context 'with :mysql' do
      subject { instance[:mysql] }
      it { expect { subject }.to raise_error ArgumentError, "unknown type: 'mysql'" }
    end
  end

  context '#load' do
    let(:postgres_extra) { %w[/tmp/schema.psql /tmp/00_schema.psql /tmp/20_schema.psql /tmp/40_schema.psql.erb] }
    let(:hive_extra) { %w[/tmp/schema.hql /tmp/00_schema.hql /tmp/20_schema.hql /tmp/40_schema.hql.erb] }
    let(:extra) { postgres_extra + hive_extra }

    before do
      extra.each do |e|
        instance.load(e)
      end
    end

    it 'should load postgres extra in order' do
      expect(instance.postgres.extra).to eq(postgres_extra)
      expect(instance.postgres.extra(:pre).size).to eq(2)
      expect(instance.postgres.extra(:post).size).to eq(2)
    end

    it 'should load hive extra in order' do
      expect(instance.hive.extra).to eq(hive_extra)
      expect(instance.hive.extra(:pre).size).to eq(2)
      expect(instance.hive.extra(:post).size).to eq(2)
    end
  end

  describe '#schema' do
    context 'when schema does not define store' do
      subject(:schema) do
        instance.schema do
          dimension 'foo', type: :two
          dimension 'bar', type: :two
        end
      end

      it { expect { schema }.to raise_error ArgumentError, 'schema store arguments required' }
    end

    context 'when schema defines unknown store' do
      subject(:schema) do
        instance.schema :mysql do
          dimension 'foo', type: :two
          dimension 'bar', type: :two
        end
      end

      it { expect { schema }.to raise_error ArgumentError, "unknown type: 'mysql'" }
    end

    context 'when schema contains dimensions' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'foo', type: :two
          dimension 'bar', type: :two
        end
      end

      it { expect(postgres.dimensions).to include :foo }
      it { expect(postgres.dimensions).to include :bar }
      it { expect(postgres.foo_dimension.id).to eq(:foo) }
      it { expect(postgres.bar_dimension.id).to eq(:bar) }
    end

    context 'when schema contains columns' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'table_one', type: :two do
            column 'column_one'
            column 'column_two'
          end

          dimension 'table_two', type: :two do
            column 'column_three'
            column 'column_four'
          end
        end
      end

      let(:table_one_columns) { postgres.table_one_dimension.columns }
      let(:table_two_columns) { postgres.table_two_dimension.columns }

      it { expect(table_one_columns).to include :column_one }
      it { expect(table_one_columns).to include :column_two }
      it { expect(table_one_columns).to_not include :column_three }
      it { expect(table_one_columns).to_not include :column_four }
      it { expect(table_two_columns).to_not include :column_one }
      it { expect(table_two_columns).to_not include :column_two }
      it { expect(table_two_columns).to include :column_three }
      it { expect(table_two_columns).to include :column_four }
    end

    context 'when schema contains columns with symbol names' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension :table_one, type: :two do
            column :column_one
          end
        end
      end

      let(:table_one_columns) { postgres.table_one_dimension.columns }

      it { expect(table_one_columns).to include :column_one }
    end

    context 'when schema contains columns and rows' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'table_one', type: :two do
            column 'column_one', type: :integer
            column 'column_two', type: :string
            row column_one: 1, column_two: 'a'
            row column_one: 2, column_two: 'b'
          end
        end
      end

      let(:table_one_rows) { postgres.table_one_dimension.rows }

      it { expect(table_one_rows[0].values).to include(column_one: 1, column_two: 'a') }
      it { expect(table_one_rows[1].values).to include(column_one: 2, column_two: 'b') }
    end

    context 'when schema contains references' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'foo', type: :one
          dimension 'bar', type: :one
          dimension 'baz', type: :two do
            references :foo
            references :bar, label: :quux
          end
        end
      end

      subject(:references) { postgres.baz_dimension.references }

      it { is_expected.to include :foo }
      it { is_expected.to include :quux_bar }
      it { expect(references[:foo].label).to be_nil }
      it { expect(references[:quux_bar].label).to eq(:quux) }
    end

    context 'when schema contains overrides' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'cluster', type: :mini do
            column 'uuid', type: :uuid, surrogate_key: true
            column 'name', type: :string, unique: true
            column 'description', type: :string

            row name: 'current_database()', attributes: { default: true }
          end
        end
      end

      subject { postgres.cluster_dimension.columns }

      it { is_expected.to include :uuid }
      it { is_expected.to_not include :id }
    end

    context 'when schema contains facts' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'dimension_one', type: :two do
            column 'column_one'
            column 'column_two'
          end

          fact 'fact_one' do
            references :dimension_one
            measure 'measure_one', aggregate: :sum
          end

          fact 'fact_two' do
            references :dimension_one
            measure 'measure_two', aggregate: :average
          end
        end
      end

      let(:fact_one) { postgres.fact_one_fact }
      let(:fact_two) { postgres.fact_two_fact }

      it { expect(fact_one.references).to include :dimension_one }
      it { expect(fact_one.measures).to include :measure_one }
      it { expect(fact_one.measures[:measure_one].aggregate).to eq(:sum) }
      it { expect(fact_two.references).to include :dimension_one }
      it { expect(fact_two.measures).to include :measure_two }
      it { expect(fact_two.measures[:measure_two].aggregate).to eq(:average) }
    end

    context 'when schema contains fact with partition table' do
      before do
        instance.schema :hive do
          fact 'visits', partition: 'y%Ym%m' do
            measure 'count', aggregate: :sum
          end
        end
      end

      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.partition).to eq('y%Ym%m') }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.measures).to include :count }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.measures[:count].aggregate).to eq(:sum) }
    end

    context 'when schema contains fact with partition columns' do
      before do
        instance.schema :hive do
          fact 'visits' do
            partition 'y', type: :integer
            partition 'm', type: :integer
            partition 'd', type: :integer
            measure 'count', aggregate: :sum
          end
        end
      end

      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.partitions).to include :y }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.partitions).to include :m }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.partitions).to include :d }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.measures).to include :count }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.measures[:count].aggregate).to eq(:sum) }
    end

    context 'when schema contains fact with degenerate dimension references' do
      before do
        instance.schema :hive do
          fact 'visits' do
            references :message_kind, degenerate: true
            measure 'count', aggregate: :sum
          end
        end
      end

      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.references).to include :message_kind }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.columns).to include :message_kind_type_id }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.measures).to include :count }
      it { expect(hive.visits_fact.measures[:count].aggregate).to eq(:sum) }
    end

    context 'when schema contains fact with a single grain' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'user', type: :two do
            column 'user_id'
          end

          fact 'visits', grain: 'hourly' do
            references :user
            measure 'count'
          end
        end
      end

      let(:visits_hourly) { postgres.visits_hourly_fact }

      it { expect(visits_hourly.name).to eq('visits_hourly_fact') }
      it { expect(visits_hourly.references).to include :user }
      it { expect(visits_hourly.measures).to include :count }
    end

    context 'when schema contains fact with multiple grain' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'user', type: :two do
            column 'user_id'
          end

          fact 'visits', grain: %w[hourly daily monthly] do
            references :user
            measure 'count'
          end
        end
      end

      let(:visits_hourly) { postgres.visits_hourly_fact }
      let(:visits_daily) { postgres.visits_daily_fact }
      let(:visits_monthly) { postgres.visits_monthly_fact }

      it { expect(visits_hourly.name).to eq('visits_hourly_fact') }
      it { expect(visits_hourly.references).to include :user }
      it { expect(visits_hourly.measures).to include :count }
      it { expect(visits_daily.name).to eq('visits_daily_fact') }
      it { expect(visits_daily.references).to include :user }
      it { expect(visits_daily.measures).to include :count }
      it { expect(visits_monthly.name).to eq('visits_monthly_fact') }
      it { expect(visits_monthly.references).to include :user }
      it { expect(visits_monthly.measures).to include :count }
    end

    context 'when schema contains file' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'user_account', type: :mini do
            column 'name', type: :string
          end
        end

        instance.schema :files do
          file 'users' do
            column 'postgres.user_account.name', type: :string
            column 'admin', type: :boolean
          end
        end
      end

      subject(:file) { files.users }

      it 'should expect dot notation column names to reference dimensions' do
        expect(file.columns).to include :user_account_type_name
        expect(file.columns).to include :admin
        expect(file.columns[:user_account_type_name].reference).to eq(postgres.dimensions[:user_account])
        expect(file.columns[:admin].reference).to be_nil
      end
    end

    context 'when schema contains file with headers & format override' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          file 'override', headers: false, format: :tsv
          file 'default'
        end
      end

      it 'should override store format' do
        expect(postgres.headers).to eq(true)
        expect(postgres.format).to eq(:csv)
        expect(postgres.override_file.store.headers).to eq(false)
        expect(postgres.override_file.store.format).to eq(:tsv)
        expect(postgres.default_file.store.headers).to eq(true)
        expect(postgres.default_file.store.format).to eq(:csv)
      end
    end

    context 'when schema contains file with invalid reference' do
      subject(:schema) do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          file 'users' do
            column 'user_account.name', type: :string
            column 'admin', type: :boolean
          end
        end
      end

      it 'should raise an exception' do
        expect { schema }.to raise_error(/dimension user_account not defined/)
      end
    end

    context 'when schema contains map from: file' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'user_account_state', type: :mini do
            column 'name', type: :string
          end

          dimension 'user', type: :two do
            references :user_account_state
            column 'tenant_id', type: :integer, natural_key: true
            column 'user_id', type: :integer, natural_key: true
          end
        end

        instance.schema :files do
          file 'users' do
            column 'id', type: :integer
            column 'tenant_id', type: :integer
            column 'updated_at', type: :timestamp
            column 'deleted_at', type: :timestamp
          end

          map from: files.users, to: postgres.user_dimension do |row|
            {
              'tenant_id'               => row[:tenant_id],
              'user_id'                 => row[:id],
              'user_account_state.name' => row[:deleted_at] ? 'deleted' : 'active',
              'start_at'                => row[:updated_at],
              'delta'                   => 0
            }
          end
        end
      end

      subject(:map) { files.users.map(to: postgres.user_dimension) }

      it 'constructs map' do
        expect(map.function).to_not be_nil
      end
    end

    context 'when schema contains map missing the from: field' do
      subject(:schema) do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          map do |row|
            {
              id: row[:id]
            }
          end
        end
      end

      it 'should raise an exception' do
        expect { schema }.to raise_error(/invalid map, from: is missing/)
      end
    end

    context 'when schema contains map with invalid options' do
      subject(:schema) do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          map :x do |row|
            {
              id: row[:id]
            }
          end
        end
      end

      it 'should raise an exception' do
        expect { schema }.to raise_error(/invalid map, from: is missing/)
      end
    end

    context 'when schema contains map missing the to: field' do
      subject(:schema) do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          file 'users'

          map from: postgres.users_file do
            field 'tenant_id'
          end
        end
      end

      it 'should raise an exception' do
        expect { schema }.to raise_error(/invalid map from: 'users', to: is missing/)
      end
    end

    context 'when schema addressed with symbols' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'user', type: :one
          file 'users'

          map from: postgres.files[:users], to: postgres.dimensions[:user] do
            field 'tenant_id'
          end
        end
      end

      subject(:map) { postgres.files[:users].map(to: postgres.dimensions[:user]) }

      it 'should construct map' do
        is_expected.to_not be_nil
      end
    end

    context 'when schema addressed with strings' do
      before do
        instance.schema :postgres do
          dimension 'user', type: :one
          file 'users'

          map from: postgres.files['users'], to: postgres.dimensions['user'] do
            field 'tenant_id'
          end
        end
      end

      subject(:map) { postgres.files['users'].map(to: postgres.dimensions['user']) }

      it 'should construct map' do
        is_expected.to_not be_nil
      end
    end
  end

  describe '.dereference_column' do
    before do
      instance.schema :postgres do
        dimension 'table_one', type: :two do
          column 'column_one'
        end

        dimension 'table_two', type: :two do
          references :table_one
          references :table_one, label: :label_one

          column 'column_two'
        end
      end
    end

    subject(:result) { postgres.dereference_column(input) }

    context 'with a column name' do
      let(:input) { 'column_two' }
      it { expect(result.name).to eq(:column_two) }
    end

    context 'with a table.column name' do
      let(:input) { 'table_one.column_one' }
      it { expect(result.name).to eq(:table_one_dimension_column_one) }
    end

    context 'with a labeled table.column name' do
      let(:input) { 'label_one_table_one.column_one' }
      it { expect(result.name).to eq(:label_one_table_one_dimension_column_one) }
    end

    context 'with a undefined table.column name' do
      let(:input) { 'undef.column_one' }
      it { expect { result }.to raise_error ArgumentError, /dimension undef not defined/ }
    end
  end
end


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Brexit Immigration update: 10 things we know
November 14, 2018 Gateley PLCBrexit, Immigration
Sources in the European Union are confident that a deal between the UK and the EU27 is soon to be signed.
Following the recent Conservative conference, which included key speeches from the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary, we look at what we have learned to date about immigration in the UK following the UK's departure from the EU:
1. EU nationals in the UK prior to 31 December 2020 need to make an application for a new immigration status:
The Home Office is currently trialling the Beta stage of the application which is due to be launched by next March. We expect the application to be very light touch and to only require minimal information from applications to confirm their residence in the UK and lack of criminal convictions.
Those who have been in the UK for 5 years by the end of 31 December 2020, will be granted indefinite leave to remain. Those who will have been in the UK for less than 5 years by that date will be granted pre-settled status for five years. Once they have achieved five years' residence they can then make an application for indefinite leave to remain.
All EU nationals and their family members will need to make one of these applications in order to remain lawfully resident in the UK.
2. Third Country Nationals who are in unmarried partnerships with EU nationals will need to first make an application for an EEA Residence Card:
Where an EU national intends to make a settled or pre-settled status application with his or her unmarried partner, his or her partner will need to first make an application for an EEA Residence Card in order to submit the card with the settled or pre-settled status application. These applications have been taking up to six months to be processed and so need to be factored in prior to applying for settled or pre-settled status before the deadline for applications: 30 June 2021.
3. EU nationals arriving after 29 March 2019 will need to register:
EU27 nationals arriving in the UK after 29 March 2019 will be subject to a registration process, the details of which are still to be published.
4. Free movement from the EU into the UK will continue until 31 December 2020:
The current rules that we have allowing EU27 nationals to enter and remain in the UK will continue during an 'implementation' period which will run up to 31 December 2020. Until this time, EU27 nationals and their third national family members will continue to have a right to enter the UK and remain for 3 months and remain beyond that time as long as they are either employed, self-employed, self-sufficient, students or looking for work.
We assume that reciprocal arrangements will apply to UK nationals entering any of the EU27 member states.
5. From 1 January 2021, EU nationals are unlikely to have preferential treatment under new immigration rules:
The Home Secretary and Prime Minister have both confirmed support for the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) findings that a new immigration system will not benefit from a continuation of free movement, or preferential treatment of EU27 nationals. This means that those looking to come to the UK from the EU are likely to be subject to the immigration routes that currently exist for those from outside the EU. This would mean Tier 2 for skilled workers, Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) for those wishing to start business in the UK and Tier 4 for those wishing to study in the UK.
6. Tier 2 (General) will be adjusted in order to accommodate workers from the EU:
The MAC has recommended abolishing the quota which currently applies to Tier 2 (General) restricted Certificates of Sponsorship. It also suggests that the skills threshold for Tier 2 should be lowered from NQF level 6 to level 3.
The Resident Labour Market Test as it stands is also set for review with the Home Secretary suggesting in this conference speech that the focus should be on using salary thresholds to ensure migrants are not competing for jobs that could otherwise be filled in the UK. This follows from the MAC's findings that the Resident Labour Market Test was a very subjective test and perhaps not the best approach to making sure settled workers are not being passed up for UK jobs.
We await more concrete information on new immigration rules following a White Paper due either this month or next month, and then an immigration bill in the New Year.
7. A new temporary visa route may be opened for those from the EU27 aged between 18-30
The MAC also advised the merits of a visa which is the same as the Tier 5 (Youth Mobility) visa, which allows young people mostly from Australia, New Zealand and Canada to live in the UK for two years. The same conditions could be applied to young people from the EU.
8. Business visitors from the EU may receive concessions:
The Prime Minister and the Home Secretary have both presented the idea of an ESTA-type system where visitors to the UK can be screened quickly prior to travelling to the UK to allow swift entry to the UK at the border. The system is being aimed at 'trusted' nations, which would presumably include part, if not all, of the EU27. The Prime Minister also spoke of 'mobility' concessions for EU workers, suggesting a relaxation of the visit visa system for workers from the EU.
9. There will be no sector-based visa types other than for agriculture:
The agriculture sector has relied heavily on EU workers and so the government will maintain a temporary visa category for seasonal workers in this sector. However, despite requests from other industry areas which are also reliant on EU workers, there are no plans for a similar visa category for any other industry sector.
10. Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed:
This continues to be the theme. We will only truly know the immigration rules post-Brexit for certain once every part of the Brexit deal has been agreed. There is potential for information released during negotiations to in fact be part of the negotiations, and so it may be case that immigration is not so restrictive for the EU27. We will hopefully know for certain by the end of November.
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	Player(id, width, height, current, next), ai_(ai) {

}

void RemotePlayer::receive(net::Packet& packet) {
	packet.reset();
	PacketType type;
	packet >> type;
	int id; // Not used;
	packet >> id;
	int playerId; // Not used;
	packet >> playerId;
	switch (type) {
		case PacketType::PLAYER_MOVE:
		{
			Move move;
			packet >> move;
			BlockType next;
			packet >> next;
			tetrisBoard_.update(move);
			tetrisBoard_.updateNextBlock(next);
			break;
		}
		case PacketType::PLAYER_TETRIS:
		{
			std::vector<BlockType> blockTypes;
			while (packet.dataLeftToRead() > 0) {
				BlockType type;
				packet >> type;
			}
			tetrisBoard_.addRows(blockTypes);
			break;
		}
		case PacketType::PLAYER_NAME:
			packet >> name_;
			break;
		case PacketType::PLAYER_LEVEL:
			packet >> level_;
			break;
		case PacketType::PLAYER_POINTS:
			packet >> points_;
			break;
	}
}

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	level_ = 1;
	points_ = 0;
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	level_ = 1;
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Javier Solana: "We are living the consequences of suggesting that Ukraine would enter NATO"
Javier Solana (Madrid, 1942) was Secretary General of NATO (1995-1999) and High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union (1999-2009). He is currently President of the EsadeGeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics. From there, he reviews international news marked by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
He says one of the readings he recommends for his students these days is the famous 1962 speech by President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in the midst of the missile crisis. With his words, he deactivated a nuclear powder keg. The United States did not invade Cuba and withdraw its missiles from Turkey when Moscow promised to dismantle Cuban missiles.
"It is an excellent speech on nuclear war. It must be the philosophy. When we see chaos, war in cyberspace, pandemic or climate change, if we are not able to react, then we will have to cry over the mistakes made," he says.
– What is your diagnosis on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine?
The first thing to remember is that Russia is not only afraid that there are missiles in Ukraine – which there is not – but that it is an economic part of Europe, because when the agreement agreement between Ukraine and the European Union was negotiated, Russia asked the then President, Viktor Yanukovych, not to sign it. This opened the thunder box and the pro-European Maidan protests in 2014. Moreover, the northeast of Ukraine, where the Donbass is located, is very important for the Russian economy. The main problem was therefore economic. It became a security issue when Russia annexed Crimea. The energy factor also plays into the tension with Russia, because we are moving towards clean energy and at the same time we have a conflict which can make it difficult to transport gas.
– In this context, how should the European Union view its relationship with Russia?
The European Union and Russia are part of the same geographical massif. We don't have to cross the Atlantic. We have a physical border, which must be well defended, but there are no miles of water separating us. Russia and the European Union are, in quotation marks, the same territory. Therefore, I think the relationship must be good. And it was. It was during German reunification. But the breakup of the Soviet Union at the end of the 20th century was a blast. When the USSR existed, the EU was very weak, whereas in the middle of the 21st century, the EU has united and is compact. This is the big change.
-How was this change handled?
When the historic agreement between Russia and the Alliance was negotiated in 1997 [Solana era entonces el secretario general de la OTAN] It looked like progress was going to be made, but a mistake was made at the NATO summit in April 2008 by giving in to the temptation to talk in such a way that it looked like Ukraine and Georgia were going to join the Atlantic Alliance. This year is also important not only because there is a great economic crisis but also because it is the presentation in Chinese society through the Beijing Olympics. It should be remembered that the opening of the games took place on August 8 and 24 hours before Putin attacked Georgia.
– Will Russia follow the same pattern in Ukraine as in 2008?
Russia then reacted as if the decision had already been taken for Ukraine and Georgia to join NATO when only one possibility remained open, because many members of the Alliance believed that it couldn't go any further. However, Russia ended up with the couplet that Ukraine could be in NATO and now we are somehow suffering the consequences.
– How do you think the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will be when the NATO summit is held in Madrid next June?
At this meeting, during which NATO is mandated to review its strategic concept, I hope that we will arrive with the Ukraine crisis moderately resolved. This will not have been completely resolved, but I am sure there will be a more relaxed situation at the border.
– Spain would like the Alliance to also turn towards its southern neighbourhood. Do you share this approach?
The Sahel region is in a very delicate situation due to the presence of terrorism, drug trafficking and paramilitary forces. Russia is present with the Wagnerian mercenaries. However, we should deal with this issue not from the point of view of NATO, but from that of the European Union. I would not be in favor of redefining very distant objectives for NATO. What Spain is asking for has a certain rationality, but not all countries want it. NATO could carry out activities that are not traditional military operations, for example the whole battle that is fought in cyberspace. We live in hybrid wars.
– If the idea of creating a European army went ahead, would it be compatible with joining NATO?
Europe will not have an army marching behind the EU flag. Europe is a structure created for peace and therefore will not go to war. Countries will go. What it needs are supranational military capabilities to pool, which is perfectly compatible with NATO. There will be places, like Africa, where Europe will want to have some sort of peacekeeping operation and it is Europe, not NATO, that will take on that responsibility.
-Where do you see the greatest tensions in gaining global hegemony?
Without a doubt, the most significant tension is between the United States and China, a technological powerhouse that has overtaken the United States in terms of GDP. Today, eight times more engineers, mathematicians and biologists graduate from Chinese universities than from the rest of the world. It has a very great capacity for training scientists and technicians, and it uses it. Never in history has a country experienced such economic growth in such a short time. We will have to see how China reacts to Russia.
-Although it sometimes seems, today's world is not the one that emerged after World War II. However, it is still guided by the same standards and institutions
We should make an effort to change. For example, in the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, China should have its real weight, but the United States still wants to retain its veto power. In a globalized world, with nuclear weapons, with a huge crisis due to climate change, with a pandemic that has paralyzed us for two years, it is absurd that tension and mistrust are the norm. China, the United States, Russia and the European Union should sit down seriously to make more progress on climate change. If it were clear that there is a will to cooperate in solving this global problem, we would be able to regain strategic trust. Tactical confidence cannot exist without the first. The world has huge problems of inequality, national and international, and we are fighting for something that cannot keep us all going. A conflict that can be nuclear is a huge lack of common sense.
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Scholarly Work - Center for Biofilm Engineering
Application of molecular techniques to elucidate the influence of cellulosic waste on the bacterial community structure at a simulated low level waste site
Published Article (2.636Mb)
Field, E. K.
D'Imperio, Seth
Miller, A. R.
VanEngelen, Michael R.
Gerlach, Robin
Lee, Brady D.
Apel, William A.
Peyton, Brent M.
Low-level radioactive waste sites, including those at various U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites, frequently contain cellulosic waste in the form of paper towels, cardboard boxes, or wood contaminated with heavy metals and radionuclides such as chromium and uranium. To understand how the soil microbial community is influenced by the presence of cellulosic waste products, multiple soil samples were obtained from a non-radioactive model low-level waste test pit at the Idaho National Laboratory. Samples were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene clone libraries and 16S rRNA gene microarray (PhyloChip) analyses. Both methods revealed changes in the bacterial community structure with depth. In all samples, the PhyloChip detected significantly more Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs), and therefore relative diversity, than the clone libraries. Diversity indices suggest that diversity is lowest in the Fill (F) and Fill Waste (FW) layers and greater in the Wood Waste (WW) and Waste Clay (WC) layers. Principal coordinates analysis and lineage specific analysis determined that Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria phyla account for most of the significant differences observed between the layers. The decreased diversity in the FW layer and increased members of families containing known cellulose degrading microorganisms suggests the FW layer is an enrichment environment for these organisms. These results suggest that the presence of the cellulosic material significantly influences the bacterial community structure in a stratified soil system.
10.1128/aem.01688-09
Field EK, D'Imperio S, Miller AR, Vanengelen MR, Gerlach R, Lee BD, Apel WA, Peyton BM, "Application of molecular techniques to elucidate the influence of cellulosic waste on the bacterial community structure at a simulated low level waste site," Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2010; 76(10): 3106-3115