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Putin Is Out to Undermine Merkel in Europe
Judy Dempsey
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Russian President Vladimir Putin approaches to shake hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 10, 2015. Russia currently is tapping into Germany's community of 1.2 million ethnic Russians to criticize Merkel's policies and boost those who are unequivocally against Germany taking in refugees, the author writes. Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
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This article first appeared on the Carnegie Europe site.
Russia's propaganda machine—which went full blast against members of the Ukrainian government during the Ukraine crisis, labeling them fascists and anti-Semites—is in full swing again. This time, the target is Germany, once considered Russia's closest ally in Europe.
Ever since Chancellor Angela Merkel declared her intention to allow refugees from Syria to enter Germany, the Russian media have been reporting every twist and turn of the opposition that is building up in her conservative bloc and among sections of the German public to her open-door refugee policy.
But in recent days, the Russian state media, joined by none other than Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, have taken a different turn.
They are tapping into Germany's community of 1.2 million ethnic Russians to criticize Merkel's policies and boost those who are unequivocally against Germany taking in refugees. The community is known for its conservative if not xenophobic views, as witnessed during demonstrations by Germany's anti-Islam Pegida movement, in which ethnic Russians participate.
Now Russia may be using Germany's Russian-speaking community to create further opposition to Merkel, similar to the way it tries to instrumentalize the ethnic Russian communities in the Baltic states.
Merkel is an easy target, certainly for many Russians living in Germany and for Russians back home. To the surprise and annoyance of the Kremlin, Merkel has managed to keep the EU united over maintaining sanctions on Russia after it annexed Crimea in March 2014 and subsequently invaded eastern Ukraine.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin can take solace over how the refugee crisis has divided and weakened Europe and, day by day, is making life more difficult for Merkel.
That may explain why the Russian media have homed in on the case of Lisa, the 13-year-old daughter of a Russian immigrant family. Ivan Blagoy, a correspondent for Russia's state-run First Channel TV, reported that the girl had disappeared for 30 hours and had been raped by "southern-looking" asylum seekers. His report went viral on Facebook.
Ethnic Russians recently held demonstrations in several German cities. Over 700 gathered outside the Chancellery on January 24, holding up placards demanding protection for their daughters. They accused the police of a cover-up and of political correctness in dealing with the refugees, a repeat of what was leveled against the police during New Year's celebrations in Cologne and other German cities, where gangs of North African men sexually assaulted women.
The Berlin police said the girl was neither abducted nor raped. The details are still vague. Blagoy has been reported to the police for incitement.
That didn't stop Lavrov from wading in. "It is clear that Lisa did not exactly decide voluntarily to disappear for 30 hours," Lavrov said during a news conference in Moscow on January 26.
Then, challenging the integrity of Germany's police and investigation authorities, he added: "I hope these issues do not get swept under the rug, repeating the situation when a Russian girl's disappearance in Germany was hushed up.... Truth and justice must prevail here."
This hit a raw nerve in the German Chancellery, the Foreign Ministry and the government. Steffen Seibert, the government spokesman, said there was "no reason, in fact it is even impermissible, to make political use of this case."
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German foreign minister, was unusually critical of his Russian counterpart. The case should not be used "for political propaganda, and to inflame and influence what is already a difficult debate about migration within Germany," he said.
Norbert Röttgen, the chairman of the parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, was even more critical. "Manipulation and untruths are common methods in the propaganda used by the Russian leadership," he said. "The case shows that domestic questions of power in Russia appear to be more important than relations with other countries."
But it's more than that. It's about Russia using propaganda to weaken the EU's common positions and therefore the union itself. There have been numerous reports of how Russia has been financing far-right movements or parties that are Euroskeptic and that challenge Europe's basic values of human rights, dignity and media freedom.
Lavrov denied that Russia wanted to see a weakened EU. "We are not interested in seeing the EU weakened or split," he said at the news conference. "We are interested in a united and strong European Union, a partner to work with comfortably on economic issues and other matters," he added.
Now that's news.
Judy Dempsey is a nonresident senior associate at Carnegie Europe and editor in chief of Strategic Europe.
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For the health and safety of its patients, visitors and healthcare team, Spencer Hospital is implementing a COVID-19 vaccination policy effective September 1, 2021. It will require that hospital employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment by December 1, 2021.
In a message to hospital employees, Spencer Hospital president Bill Bumgarner presented the rationale for the requirement.
"Hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise again in the United States as the Delta variant contributes to an alarming increase in infections throughout the country," he said. "An overwhelming number of the new infections, hospitalizations and deaths are among the unvaccinated. Vaccination is the best way forward to limit the threat of COVID-19."
Bumgarner addressed the sentiment held by some that a vaccine decision should be one of personal choice.
"I generally agree that healthcare decisions are best made between individuals and their doctors; however, the circumstances associated with the COVID-19 vaccine are much different," he said. "In this instance, we're fighting the spread of a serious and highly transmissible virus. The vaccine not only protects the individual, but is also necessary to protect others. This includes those who cannot be vaccinated, such as young children and adults with certain underlying health conditions. Vaccination also helps to slow the spread of the virus and – hopefully – limit the emergence of new and potentially more serious variants."
Hospital employees can request medical or religious exemptions, according to Bumgarner, and pregnant employees can choose to get vaccinated or wait until a time period after having their baby. He said approximately 70 percent of Spencer Hospital employees and its active medical staff have been vaccinated.
In his message to employees, Bumgarner directly addressed the prospect that there may be employees who choose to leave employment with the hospital because of the vaccine requirement.
"Should you choose to leave Spencer Hospital because you hold strong beliefs about the vaccination requirement, I understand," he said. "Perhaps we can all work together again when the pandemic is finally behind us. But I want to be clear, I hope that after considering vaccination from both a personal and professional perspective, you choose to stay. You are a valued team member and we need you."
Bumgarner concluded his message to employees by acknowledging their commitment to meet the needs of its patients throughout the pandemic.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has rendered a harsh toll on our society in many ways. But the Spencer medical community continues to persevere," he said. "Thanks for all you have done to meet every challenge Spencer Hospital has faced over the past 18 months. These are demanding times. But there's one thing I know with certainty. We will join together and see this through, with respect and caring for one another and the patients who place their trust in us each day."

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K-LOVE Announces 2015 K-LOVE Fan Awards Nominees and Debut of K-LOVE TV
K-LOVE TV to be unprecedented first industry subscription based TV channel
Posted: January 21, 2015, 5:00 PM | Category: Events
Artist Tags: Steven Curtis Chapman / / Newsboys
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At a press conference at The Franklin Theatre outside of Nashville last night, K-LOVE announced the nominees for the third annual K-LOVE Fan Awards Show to take place on May 31, 2015. K-LOVE – the leading Christian music radio network with a weekly listenership of over 14 million people – will once again bring the only fan-voted award show in Christian music history to the Grand Ole Opry House in Music City. The show will be the pinnacle event of the K-LOVE Fan Awards Weekend and Ultimate Fan Experience, which includes tickets to the Awards show, a three-night stay at Opryland, dinner with the K-LOVE staff and friends, a weekend kick-off concert, a late night event, two breakfasts, encouraging speakers, access to the K-LOVE Fan Zone and more.
Among the attendee's for tonight's press conference were K-LOVE President and CEO Mike Novak and K-LOVE CCO David Pierce, as well as host Steven Curtis Chapman, Colton Dixon, Francesca Battistelli, Matt Maher, Matthew West, Plumb, Nashville industry and media executives and, for the first time, fans.
Leading the nominations with four each, including an Artist of the Year nomination, were for KING & COUNTRY and Newsboys. Additional nominees for K-LOVE Artist of the Year include Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, MercyMe and TobyMac. For the first time, nominees were selected and voted upon completely by fans. Voting for the 2015 K-LOVE Fan Awards will open at Midnight ET on May 1 and will close at Midnight ET on May 30. Nominees for Film/Television Impact, Book Impact and Sports Impact Awards will be announced at a later date.
Additionally, Pierce and K-LOVE Fan Awards co-creator and producer John Sanders introduced special guest Jon Klein, co-founder and CEO of TAPP, to unveil K-LOVE TV. The network, set to launch as a subscription based TV channel this spring, is the first of its kind for the faith-based entertainment industry. TAPP, the brainchild of reality television pioneers Jeff Gaspin and Jon Klein, recently launched the Sarah Palin Channel, Herman Cain Channel, New Life TV and is partnering with K-LOVE and John Sanders LLC to build K-LOVE TV from the ground up.
"We're excited to provide K-LOVE fans with a gathering place where they can be fully immersed in a community that they love," said Klein. "The artists they'll meet and the stories they'll watch on K-LOVE TV will pull members deeper than ever into the music, message and meaning of the Christian songs and artists they adore. We'll offer premium content and provide subscribers ongoing opportunities to interact with fellow K-LOVE fans and radio personalities."
"We are thrilled about K-LOVE TV creating another avenue for fans to connect and go deeper with K-LOVE, their faith and the artists they love," said Mike Novak, K-LOVE President and CEO.
2015 K-LOVE Fan Awards Nominees
Male Artist of the Year
Jeremy Camp
Female Artist of the Year
Natalie Grant
Group/Duo of the Year
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Best Live Show
Worship Song of the Year
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"Do Something" Matthew West
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"We Believe" Newsboys
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Simo Häyhä (* 17. Dezember 1905 in Rautjärvi; † 1. April 2002 in Hamina) war ein finnischer Soldat, der im Winterkrieg (1939–1940) als Scharfschütze diente. Von den Soldaten der Roten Armee wurde Häyhä als "Weißer Tod" (russisch: Белая смерть, Belaja Smert; finnisch: Valkoinen Kuolema; schwedisch: den Vita Döden) bezeichnet. Hauptsächlich mit einer finnischen Version M/28 der sowjetischen Repetierbüchse Mosin-Nagant ausgerüstet, tötete Häyhä mehr als 500 sowjetische Soldaten. Insgesamt beträgt die Anzahl der Abschüsse möglicherweise über 700. Damit hat er die höchste Anzahl von bestätigten Tötungen eines einzigen Scharfschützen in einem Krieg.

Wehrdienst und Dienst im Winterkrieg
Häyhä wurde im Bezirk Rautjärvi in der Nähe der heutigen Grenze zwischen Finnland und Russland geboren. Ab 1925 leistete er zunächst den einjährigen Wehrdienst und arbeitete anschließend als Landwirt. In dieser Zeit schloss er sich auch der finnischen Nationalgarde (Suojeluskunta) an, bevor er im Winterkrieg zwischen Finnland und der Sowjetunion (1939/40) erneut Soldat wurde.

Nach seiner Einberufung wurde Häyhä der Infanterie als Scharfschütze zugeteilt und diente in der 6. Kompanie des Infanterieregiments (JR) 34. Seine Einheit kämpfte in der Schlacht von Kollaa gegen Teile der 9. und 14. Sowjetarmee. Dem Umstand, dass die Finnen diesen Frontabschnitt bis zum Ende des Winterkrieges hielten, ist es zu verdanken, dass die dort eingesetzten Soldaten als besonders heroisch betrachtet werden.

Häyhä werden 505 bestätigte und 37 unbestätigte Abschüsse mit seinem Scharfschützengewehr zugeschrieben. Die inoffiziellen Statistiken von der Front während der Schlacht von Kollaa sprechen sogar von über 800. Zu den über 500 mit seinem Scharfschützengewehr getöteten Soldaten kommen vermutlich nochmals mindestens 200 Tötungen mit einer Maschinenpistole Suomi M-31. Somit käme Häyhä auf eine Gesamtzahl von über 700 getöteten Menschen. Allerdings ist nicht ganz geklärt, ob diese 200 nicht ursprünglich dem vermutlich fiktiven finnischen Kriegshelden Sulo Kolkka zugeschrieben wurden (der aber wohl durch eine Verwechslung ausländischer Reporter mit dem Journalisten Sulo Kolkka entstand und vermutlich auf Simo Häyhä basierte). Im Hinblick auf die große Zahl seiner Abschüsse ist es bemerkenswert, dass er diese in nur 100 Tagen Fronteinsatz erzielte, wobei um diese Jahreszeit die Nächte noch sehr lang sind.

Vorgehensweise

Als Gewehr verwendete Häyhä ein Mosin-Nagant M/28. Dabei handelt es sich um eine finnische Variante des ursprünglich russischen Gewehrs Mosin-Nagant, das aufgrund der Silhouette der Kimme als Pystykorva (dt. Spitzhund) bezeichnet wurde. Er bevorzugte dabei aus den folgenden Gründen die offene Visierung statt eines Zielfernrohrs:

 Er wollte ein kleineres Ziel abgeben, denn ein Scharfschütze muss seinen Kopf stärker anheben, wenn er ein Zielfernrohr benutzt.
 Er wollte Sichtprobleme verhindern, da das Glas eines Zielfernrohrs leicht beschlagen kann.
 Er wollte sein Versteck verbergen; die Reflexion von grellem Sonnenlicht auf der Linse des Zielfernrohrs kann die Position des Scharfschützen verraten.

Um zu verhindern, dass man in der Kälte seinen Atem sehen konnte, nahm Häyhä jeweils ein Stück Schnee in den Mund.

Neben seinem Gewehr benutzte er als zusätzliche Waffe die Maschinenpistole Suomi M-31.

Ende des Kriegseinsatzes
Am 6. März 1940 wurde Häyhä durch den Schuss eines sowjetischen Scharfschützen im Gesicht getroffen. Das Geschoss drang in den Kiefer ein, rotierte und hinterließ beim Austritt eine schwere Kopfverletzung auf der linken Unterkieferhälfte.

Am 13. März 1940, dem Tag, als der Friedensvertrag mit der Sowjetunion unterschrieben wurde, soll er sein Bewusstsein wiedererlangt haben. Er arbeitete anschließend, weitgehend gesundet, als Jäger. Kurz nach dem Krieg wurde Häyhä durch den Oberbefehlshaber Feldmarschall Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim vom Dienstgrad Unteroffizier direkt zum Leutnant befördert, ein in der finnischen Militärgeschichte einmaliger Vorgang.

Orden
 Finnischer Orden des Freiheitskreuzes 1., 2., 3. und 4. Klasse

Späteres Leben
Häyhä benötigte mehrere Jahre, um sich von seiner schweren Verwundung zu erholen. Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde er ein erfolgreicher Elchjäger und Hundezüchter. 1998 gab er auf Nachfrage an, dass er seine hohe Präzision "durch Übung" erreicht habe. Die Frage, ob er es bereue, so viele Menschen getötet zu haben, beantwortete er mit "Ich tat, was mir aufgetragen wurde, so gut ich es konnte. Es gäbe kein Finnland, hätte dies nicht jeder andere ebenso getan".

Simo Häyhä verbrachte die letzten Jahre seines Lebens in dem kleinen Ort Ruokolahti, der im Südosten Finnlands an der russischen Grenze liegt.

Häyhä war weder verheiratet noch hatte er Kinder.

In der Populärkultur
 In der Fernsehshow Suuret suomalaiset (Die größten Finnen) des Finnischen Staatsfernsehens YLE wurde Häyhä an 74. Position genannt.

Literatur
 P. Sarjanen: . ISBN 952-5170-05-5.
 Tapio A. M. Saarelainen: . ISBN 952-5026-52-3.

Weblinks

 Simo Häyhä: The White Death – World's Greatest Sniper. Mosin-Nagant.net, 7. April 2002 (englisch).
 Marc von Lüpke:  Finnischer Scharfschütze Simo Häyhä – Der weiße Tod. einestages auf Spiegel Online, 30. November 2014.
 Gernot Kramper: Der weiße Tod – wie ein finnischer Bauer 505 Rotarmisten tötete. Stern.de, 16. Dezember 2017.
 Florian Stark: Er tötete mehr als 500 Menschen und war der Schrecken der Roten Armee., Welt, 9. März 2020.

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Person im Winterkrieg (Finnland)
Person im Zweiten Weltkrieg (Finnland)
Leutnant (Finnland)
Scharfschütze
Träger des Finnischen Ordens des Freiheitskreuzes
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Zika Virus Remains in Bodily Fluids Longer Than Other Flaviviruses
In the first study to examine multiple body fluids for the presence of Zika virus in an ongoing fashion, researchers discover Zika virus remains in bodily fluids longer than other flaviviruses.
Researchers and clinicians alike know that Zika virus remains in the bodily fluids of those infected for a significant amount of time, increasing the risk of transmission via sexual contact and other routes. Now, as mosquito season approaches in parts of North America, there is new understanding of exactly how long the mosquito-borne virus remains in blood, urine, and semen of infected humans.
In a study published February 14th in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), a team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University in Atlanta, Caduceus Healthcare in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR), and Ponce (PR) University School of Medicine—Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital Consortium found that Zika is present in serum for a longer duration than other flaviviruses—namely, Dengue.
"It is not well understood how often Zika virus particles can be detected in semen and other body fluids and for how long they remain detectable," study co-author Gabriela Paz-Bailey, MD, MSc, PhD, CDC Behavioral Surveillance Team Lead told Contagion®. "Existing evidence is based on case reports and cross-sectional observations, primarily from returning travelers. This study is unique in that 92% of participants were enrolled within 1 week after symptoms of Zika began, providing a clearer understanding of virus detection early in the course of infection. It is also the first study to examine multiple body fluids for the presence of Zika virus in an ongoing fashion."
For their research, Dr. Paz-Bailey and colleagues analyzed samples from 150 participants (55 of whom were male) with detectable Zika virus RNA (via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)) in urine or blood in an enhanced arboviral clinical surveillance site. They collected serum, urine, saliva, semen, and vaginal secretions weekly for 1 month, and then subsequently at 2, 4, and 6 months, testing them via RT-PCR (anti-Zika virus IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to test serum). For study participants with detectable virus RNA in any specimen at week 4, samples were collected biweekly until all tested negative for Zika. The authors used parametric Weibull regression models to estimate the time detectable Zika RNA remained in each body fluid.
The researchers found that half of the study participants had detectable Zika RNA in serum for 14 days (median) after the start of symptoms and that 5% of the participants still had virus present in serum at 54 days (median) following symptom onset. In collected urine specimens, half the participants had detectable RNA at 8 days (median) following symptom onset, and it was still present in 5% of participants 39 days (median) after they fell ill. Finally, in collected semen, half of the samples were positive for Zika RNA 34 days (median) after symptom onset, and for 81 days (median) for 5% of study participants.
"The study found that Zika virus particles were more likely to be found in serum than in urine," Dr. Paz-Bailey explained. "However, about 10% of participants only tested positive in urine and not in serum. Therefore, there is some modest benefit in testing both urine and serum in patients with suspected Zika virus infection. Outside this study, there have been only 2 case reports of men whose semen still had detectable Zika for more than 6 months after symptoms began. Based on our findings, such late detection seems unusual. It remains unclear whether those with detectable RNA pose an infection risk to partners at these time points."
She added that because she and her colleagues have concluded that the risk of spreading the virus to others via sexual contact "is minimal at 6 months," the CDC "will continue to recommend that men who have been exposed to Zika should use condoms or not have sex for at least 6 months from the start of symptoms or from their last exposure" to the virus.
"[The NEJM] results were part of an interim analysis and several participants still had detectable Zika virus particles at their most recent visit," she said. "We will continue to follow up with participants until reaching the planned sample size and estimates on how long evidence of Zika stays detectable in the body will be updated once complete information is available."


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Q: How to load events from php/mysql for DojoX Calendar? I want to customize the DojoX Calendar widget (http://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/1.8/dojox/calendar.html) in order to dinamically load events from php/mysql.
I've a db table where events are stored and events, after first initialization, should be retrieved again (ajax call?) ONLY when I change calendar view, for example when I click to go to previous/next month.
So my question are:
Where have I to change JS code referring to Dojox Calendar example/documentation page?
What kind of changes have I to do in JS code in order to call (http post or get) PHP file and getting new JSON dataset when month changes?
I've read this thread too:
dojox.calendar and JsonRest - how to update?
but:

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*I need a full working example (even if minimal) with HTML, JS and PHP code

*I couldn't post on that thread as for stackoverflow posting rules and netiquette

I think somebody has already developed this kind of solution...
I hope someone could help me, thanks!

A: Depending on how many events you have, you can just load every event into the calendar initially and no matter what month/view you scroll too, the events will be present.
How, so far as an example on how to load in events from a database backend:
Sure. here you go:
Let's assume that your php file (let's call it calendar-events.php) returned the following event data from your mysql table in the following JSON format:
{
    "items": [
        {
            "id":"0",
            "summary":"An event in the calendar",
            "calendar":"calendar1",
            "startTime":"1351756800",
            "endTime":"1351771200"
        }
    ]
}

Now, create the store that retrieves the data:
var calendarStore = new ItemFileWriteStore({
    url: "calendar-events.php",
    clearOnClose: true,
    urlPreventCache: true
});

Finally, set the store to the calendar and render the calendar:
calendar = new Calendar({
            store: calendarStore,
            dateInterval: "month",
            region: "center",
            roundToDay: false,
            editable: false,
            decodeDate: function(s){
                    return new Date(s * 1000);
            },
            style: "position:absolute;left:10px;top:10px;bottom:10px;right:10px;",
            columnViewProps: {
                    minHours: 0,
                    maxHours: 24
            }
    });

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This report discusses how in Guinea-Bissau, the underrepresentation of women in decision-making is almost systematic and currently, very few women sit in parliament and the presence of women in the upper ranks of the Defense and Security Forces is very limited. In order to address this issue, Interpeace and its local partner, Voz di Paz, launched in 2017 a project aimed at contributing to the inclusion of women in governance and conflict resolution.
Download the report on the project below, read further information below, or read the original by ReliefWeb here.
Inclusion in decision-making, particularly in political spheres critically contributes to the consolidation of peace and the construction of cohesive societies, be it in conflict-affected regions or elsewhere in the world. As a result, addressing the weak participation of women in governance has become a priority at the global level. In Guinea-Bissau, the underrepresentation of women in decision-making is almost systematic. Currently, very few women sit in parliament and the presence of women in the upper ranks of the Defense and Security Forces is very limited.
In order to address this issue, Interpeace and its local partner, Voz di Paz, launched in 2017 a project aimed at contributing to the inclusion of women in governance and conflict resolution. The project, entitled "Towards a New Balance in Guinea-Bissau: creating spaces for a real participation of women in conflict resolution and governance" is funded by the Gender Promotion Initiative of the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund and is being implemented in the eight regions of Guinea-Bissau and in its capital.
The history of Guinea-Bissau has been marked by female figures who left a deep footprint in society. Many women contributed and engaged with men during the liberation war of Guinea-Bissau. These women represent an honor for their country and are often remembered as national heroes. Notwithstanding, following the proclamation of independence, few women continued to play a prominent role in the country's highest decision-making spheres.
To understand the major obstacles and opportunities to women's participation and inclusion in decision-making spheres, a participatory research process led by Voz di Paz took place from March to October 2017. More than 600 people participated in this dialogue and research process, including representatives of different political parties, Civil Society Organizations, Defense and Security Forces, religious and traditional leaders, public office and private sector representatives, as well as social communication channels.
Over the course of this period, Voz di Paz facilitated consultations in eleven locations, in the eight regions of Guinea-Bissau, namely in Biombo, Canchungo, São Domingos, Mansoa, Farim, Gabú, Bafatá, Catió, Buba, Bubaque and Bissau, thus ensuring national coverage and local ownership. Parallel to this process, Voz di Paz used audiovisual research to generate dialogue among groups that usually do not meet due to geographical and social distances. The sound collected in these sessions were also used by Voz di Paz to disseminate and raise awareness about the issue at a national level using radio, through which more than 1,000 spots and programmes have been broadcasted since June 2017. This effort ultimately led to the production of a documentary film and a video clip, which portray the perspectives of the population in this research process (watch video clip here). In addition, to guarantee a greater diffusion of the results of the project, comic strips were produced to narrate in a simpler and clearer way the messages that came out of the consultations.
The report entitled, "Fala di Mindjer (The Voices of Women) – Beyond social pressure and institutional barriers: the role of women in decision-making spheres in Guinea Bissau" was launched on March 21, 2018, after a validation process by the stakeholders involved in the research and dialogue process. The report confirms that socio-cultural and political pressures on women create real barriers to their emancipation in decision-making spheres, as well as highlights the traditional social norms that endanger the participation of women in governance.
It specifically sheds light on how social pressure on women, the political game, and the specificities linked to the limited presence of women in the Defense and Security Forces constitute main obstacles to women's participation and inclusion in decision-making. Moreover, the report "Fala di Mindjer" describes best practices and recommendations that can help enhance women's role in decision-making in Guinea-Bissau. Building on these, Voz di Paz and Interpeace are now strengthening the capacities of society through training and policy engagement, to contribute to eventually create a new balance in the country.
Read the full Report in Portuguese.
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As you unify, your frequency will shift and as such your OUTER WORLD reality, the things you can touch, the things you can taste, the things you can feel, will become manifest, made real in your experience.
You set the tempo of these manifestations as you allow or resist these incoming experiences.
ALLOW by following your path of most joy.
Know that in this moment, as you allow SOURCE ENERGY to flow through you as we communicate, as you read these words, right now, that you are in this same moment pulling toward you the abundance you have amassed through your personal asking. And know this, it is INFINITE… any word would be less…your abundance in all things is INFINITE and assured.
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Trust becomes unnecessary as it is replaced by knowing.
Know that although the path is invisible, unseen, it is none the less right beneath your feet.
The pull of SOURCE LOVE is strong, sound, and ever lasting.
We lovingly guide you to its centre, where the earth is most soft, most green, most abundant. Where you are ONE with not only yourself but will ALL that IS. For you are never not a part of that, for indeed, it is your true nature… it is what you ARE and shall always BE.


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Our panelists have been instructed to leave all diplomacy aside, assessing each site's design, organization, content and functionality. How does the website fit with the comedian's overall online strategy, and how successfully does it achieve their goals? Our experts are extremely knowledgeable about website best practices and deeply allergic to bad design, Flash widgets and unreadable fonts.
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Nick auf der Mauer's new King West location means core lunchers can ditch their soggy brown-bag sandwiches for one of his popular porchetta ones. We recommend the fully loaded option topped with parm, grainy mustard, hot sauce and truffle sauce. The fried chicken on a Thuet bun (a Thursday-to-Saturday special at the Dundas West flagship) is available every day downtown, as is poutine topped with crackling and gravy goosed with pork drippings. A side of garlicky rapini is as good as greens get.
Harbord Room chef Cory Vitiello doubled down on the healthy bowl craze for his first quick-service restaurant. The menu is brief: perfectly seasoned rotisserie chicken, sandwiches, sides and salads that he tarts up with trendy mix-ins like roasted cauliflower, wheat and goji berries, red quinoa, and grated raw coconut. It's satisfying lunch grub that won't cause the dreaded afternoon blood-sugar crash.
Adam Skelly's honest-to-goodness Texas-style barbecue joint is hidden away in a Leaside industrial park. Here, it's all about the meat, smoked in-house using real wood and served simply. Platters come with a quarter-pound each of brisket, ribs and house-made sausage, two sides (beans, potato salad or slaw), onion, pickles, and white Wonder Bread slices—for making a sandwich or just soaking up leftover grease—but there are also sandwiches and meat by the pound or half-pound to go.
Barberian's steak house was ahead of the trend when it opened its minimalist neighbouring lunch counter two summers ago in a former wine and meat-aging cellar. (TLP stands for Three Little Pigs.) There's no porterhouse to go, but there is a steak sandwich topped with sautéed mushrooms, cubano peppers and caramelized onions, and doused with garlic butter. We recommend wedge fries on the side for a cubicle-friendly version of steak frites.


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Columnist Naomi to Single Women: "All Men Jive Women"
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"Naomi's Advice"
"Naomi's Advice" Appeared in The Guide From 1920s-1951
During the 1940s the Guide carried a column titled, "Naomi's Advice to Girls, Women, and Men: Are You Worried About Your Love Affairs? Write Naomi For Advice." Naomi's biggest readership came from young, single girls and women–about 55 to 60 per cent of all the letters in a sample from 1941 to 1951. Most were looking for advice on dating and marriage. What did Naomi tell them?
These young women—mostly aged 15 to early 20s—faced a world with at least two important challenges: First, the "revolution in manners and morals" that began in the 1920s was a rejection of older strict rules about how men and women were to relate. Before, men used to "call" at women's homes, but by the 1920s young Americans were dating. By going out for entertainment beyond the home, young women could partially escape from traditional parental and community control, but they were still judged by those older moral standards, which often remained quite strong in African-American communities. (Vivian Edmonds, a student in the 1940s at (the then named) North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham, recalled that female students could not go off campus without permission. "It was like having a million parents—you couldn't breathe," she said.)
Second, in the world of dating, and especially during the World War II years and after, young Black men in Norfolk had more money from serving in the armed forces or from jobs in war industries, and that gave them more leverage in dating.
Naomi recognized that her young female readers needed support to deal with these challenges. She believed that obeying parents and upholding traditional morality would protect them—"always be the little lady that you are now," she told one. But she also tried to strengthen young women's hand by urging them to act a little more like men and "play the field" in dating—not to get too involved with one man too early.
When one letter writer reported fighting with her boyfriend, she said, "I think you are making a big mistake by not allowing other boys to visit you, because you are taking this boy too seriously. Make new friends . . . ." When one relationship didn't work out, Naomi argued, "There is always another chance."
But one of the most fascinating aspects of Naomi's column was her attitude toward men. On the one hand, she did not question the idea that men were supposed to take initiative and be in charge. A female college student wondered whether she should tell a young man in her classes that she liked him. Naomi said no, because she might be "made a fool of"; it was unfeminine to be too forward.
Yet, on the other hand, Naomi did not hesitate to criticize men for taking advantage of women, by pretending to love them but not truly reciprocating, or by "running around." "All men jive women," Naomi told one. They are conceited and want to look like "Casanovas." Women should be on guard. Men who drank too much or were jealous or violent also earned Naomi's scorn; she warned young women to avoid them and said it was never good to marry such a man and hope to change him.
Naomi's loudest complaints were against married men who had affairs with single women. "Worried" wrote to Naomi about whether she should believe her married boyfriend when he told her he did not love his wife and would divorce her. "You try to forget him," Naomi answered, "because nine times out of ten these married men will make these promises which they have no intention of keeping." "Any woman is a fool to lose time with a married man," she told another. Although she also said such behavior was morally wrong, she seemed most concerned about the women being hurt.
Naomi was not a feminist in the modern sense because she did not criticize the whole system of male dominance. Other Black women in the 1940s did make those critiques—like Ann Petry, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Pauli Murray, who published articles in the Negro Digest condemning the notion that men should be the "lord and master" in marriage. Nevertheless, Naomi was much more outspokenly critical of men than most white advice columnists at the time and exemplifies a feisty spirit that may have inspired some of her young readers.
Do you have older relatives who told you about reading "Naomi" back in the World War II era? What did it mean to them? If you have any recollections or any information about Naomi's actual identity, please e-mail the Guide at njguide@gmail.com and Christina Simmons at simmonc999@gmail.com.
In the last installment: How did Naomi advise married women?
Christina Simmons, a retired professor of history and women's and gender studies from the University of Windsor in Canada, taught primarily American and Canadian women's history and African American/Canadian history.
In this article:African-American, Durham, Jive, Naomi's Advice, North Carolina College for Negroes, Revolution, Single Women, Women
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Study Summary Reducing Adminssions Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease Through Implementation Of An Individualized Pain Plan
Study Summary: Reducing Admissions Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease Through Implementation of an Individualized Pain Plan
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Schefft MR, Swaffar C, Newlin J, Noda C, Sisler I. A novel approach to reducing admissions for children with sickle cell disease in pain crisis through individualization and standardization in the emergency department. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018;65(10):e27274. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27274.
Vaso-occlusive crisis is the most common reason for hospital admission among pediatric patients with sickle cell disease.
Strategies that integrate individualization and standardization of care may reduce the burden of vaso-occlusive crisis in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease.
Utilization of individualized pain plans has been shown to reduce admission rates among pediatric patients with sickle cell disease who present to the emergency department with vaso-occlusive crisis.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell disorder.1 Based on data from 2001 to 2005, the average lifetime cost of care has been estimated at nearly $500,000 per patient, 80.5% of which is associated with inpatient hospitalizations.1 Vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) is a painful complication of SCD and the leading cause of hospitalization in pediatric patients with SCD. Severe VOC pain may require an emergency department (ED) visit or hospital admission when oral analgesics are insufficient to control pain.1
Various strategies to reduce the burden of VOC have been evaluated, including standardizing and/or individualizing care.1 Use of algorithmic or individualized strategies is increasingly advocated; however, supporting data are limited.1 The results of one study showed that implementation of individualized pain plans (IPPs) reduced admission rates; however, the intervention involved using a dedicated ED sickle cell nurse.1 Integrating a sickle cell practitioner in the ED may not always be feasible; thus, investigators at the Children's Hospital of Richmond (CHoR) sought to develop a standardized approach to creating IPPs that is effective in reducing VOC admission rates without requiring a dedicated ED sickle cell practitioner.1 The primary goal of this study was a 20% reduction in VOC admission rates within 6 months of initiating IPPs.1
Study Background and Design
A multidisciplinary quality improvement team at CHoR developed a template that provided a standardized approach to creating IPPs for pediatric patients with SCD.1 The IPP template included algorithms for VOC treatment in the ED, inpatient, and outpatient settings based upon patient-specific factors. The patient's recent VOC ED encounters were evaluated to determine opiate dosing. Prior ED medication dosages that prevented admission were noted in the IPP. If the ED encounter led to admission, a higher starting opiate dose was considered. Standard dosing was used for patients with no VOC ED encounters in the prior year. The template also included a section for patient-specific details (eg, medication of choice, opiates to avoid, and supportive care considerations).1
Investigators initially identified and created IPPs for 80 pediatric patients with the highest ED utilization in the prior year.1 Thereafter, IPPs were created as needed for patients presenting to the ED or clinic for VOC who required hospital admission. This prospective study evaluated IPP implementation in the ED setting and included pediatric patients with SCD (aged ≤18 years) with 1 or more prior VOC encounter who presented to the ED with VOC.1
The primary outcome was hospital admission rate. Other key measures included length of stay (LOS), rates of readmission and 72-hour return to the ED, and direct hospital costs.1
A total of 307 patient encounters involving VOC were included in this study. Data from 599 pre-IPP implementation VOC encounters were collected for baseline comparison.1
The overall admission rate post-IPP implementation (41%) was significantly lower compared with the year prior to implementation (57%; P = .016) and the 5-year pre-implementation average (51%; P = .046).1 The postimplementation admission rate for patients with an IPP was lower than patients without an IPP; however, this difference was not significant (39% vs 52%, respectively).1 An analysis of data from 25 children with the highest pre-implementation ED utilization showed a significant reduction in admission rate from 64% to 52% (P = .0431). Nearly two-thirds of the 25 children (n = 16; 64%) had a decrease in admissions per ED visit.1
With regard to the relationship between time to second opiate dose and admission rate, the likelihood of admission for pain crisis increased as the time to second dose increased. Patients discharged from the ED had a significantly shorter time to second dose than those who required admission (66 minutes vs 103 minutes, respectively; P = .008). The admission rate was significantly lower in patients who received a second dose less than 45 minutes after the first dose (P = .001).1 Notably, there were no incidences of respiratory depression, somnolence, or other safety events observed among patients who received a second dose less than an hour after the first dose. There was no association between existence of an IPP and time to second dose; however, it was noted that the study was likely not powered to assess this relationship given the high IPP adoption rate.1
With regard to average LOS and rates of readmission and 72-hour return to the ED, no changes were seen postimplementation compared with the year prior to implementation.1
Average hospital costs and patient charges after IPP implementation were lower compared with the year prior to implementation.1 It was estimated that 49 admissions were prevented during the 12 months postimplementation, which saved an estimated $240,020 in direct hospital costs. For the 126 admissions during the 12-month postimplementation period, there was a total estimated cost savings of $85,156. Thus, implementation of IPPs saved approximately $325,176 in direct hospital costs per year.1
The results of this study demonstrated that strategies integrating individualization and standardization of care may reduce the burden of VOC in pediatric patients with SCD. IPP implementation led to a reduction in VOC admission and reduced costs without increasing ED utilization. The authors noted that the 41% postimplementation admission rate was considerably lower than rates reported by prior studies of VOC in children (50% to 78%).1 The study also uncovered a correlation between shorter time to receiving a second opiate dose and decreased likelihood of admission.1 Given these promising results, further studies are warranted to assess the impact of the individual components of this approach and its use in outpatient settings.1
1. Schefft MR, Swaffar C, Newlin J, Noda C, Sisler I. A novel approach to reducing admissions for children with sickle cell disease in pain crisis through individualization and standardization in the emergency department. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018;65(10):e27274. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27274.


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CyberConnect2 to Announce a New Game in February 2022
By Andrew Kiya January 3, 2022
During a New Year live stream, CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama revealed that the company will announce a new game in February 2022. Notably, Matsuyama added that he believes the title will "100% blow up" on social media. The unannounced title has a release window of sometime in Summer 2022.
The New Year live stream featured Matsuyama sharing his memories and company events that occurred throughout 2021. After the New Year's countdown, Matsuyama discussed CyberConnect2's plans for 2022. Chief among these announcements was a new, unannounced title that will be announced sometime in February 2022. While Matsuyama didn't offer much in the way of details, he had this to say:
At the beginning of the year, in February, there will be a new title announcement. If I say too much, I'll be scolded … But there will be an announcement of a new title that no one knows about yet. That is already planned out.
What I will say is that it will 100% blow up. Well, 'blow up' might be a bit wrong… but I can tell. It's going to blow up. That will be announced in February, and probably release around summer.
You can check out the official CyberConnect2 New Year's live stream below. Game announcement talk starts at the 1:07:50 mark.
CyberConnect2 has worked on various popular titles over the course of its nearly three-decade history. Starting with the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series, the studio has since branched out to creating various fighting games for other anime franchises. These include JoJo's Bizarre Adventures: Eyes of Heaven, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, and Demon Slayer: Hinokami Chronicles. It also created the .hack video game series.
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Andrew Kiya is a mixed Japanese writer, streamer, and activist. Born in Japan, and raised in both Japan and the United States, he is forever waiting for the next Ape Escape game.
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According to Farage the event was "a good show" but he put this down to being "well-funded" by the likes of George Soros.
Farage, however, said that the campaign was a "waste of time" because there was just a matter of months before the UK is due to leave the EU.
So Adonis probed Farage asking what he would like to see on the ballot paper that would make him vote.
"I don't want another ballot paper!" he insisted before asking "if you want a second referendum why would you not give me the option of leaving?" "Mrs May's Chequers plan does give you the option of leaving the European Union," Adonis replied.
"But we'd still be in the single market," Farage continued.
But Adonis continued to make his point, highlighting the fact there were two Leave campaigns all saying different things about what would happen.
"Theresa May is negotiating a plan that would see us leaving the European Union. You've just told us on this programme that this does not constitute leaving.
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Realising he had been outmaneuvered in the argument Farage said he was moving to take telephone calls from the public, which he said was "far more important".


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4-H is a network of youth organizations based in the U.S. whose mission is engaging the youth to reach their fullest potential by advancing their field of youth development. The name '4-H' is a reference to the letter H occurring four times in the original motto 'head, heart, hands, and health', which was later incorporated into the 4-H pledge officially adopted in 1927. In the U.S., the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is responsible for the operation. 4-H Canada is another independent non-profit organization operating in all its branches throughout Canada. There are 4-H organizations in more than fifty countries. However, the organization and administration of 4-H vary from one country to the other.
Goal and Mission
The goal of 4-H is to develop leadership, citizenship, life skills and responsibility of the youth through a positive youth development approach and an inspiring learning program. Although generally thought of as an agriculture-focused organization due to its history and past activity, 4-H focuses on healthy living, citizenship, engineering, technology and science programs. Clubs in the 4-H world today consist of a wide range of options, each one of them allowing for personal growth and career success. The motto of the 4-H organization is "To make the best better", whereas its slogan is "Learn by doing", sometimes re-phrased as "Learn to do by doing". By 2016, the organization had nearly six million active participants and over twenty-five million alumni.
The 4-H Emblem
The emblem of the 4-H program is a green four-leaf clover having a white H written on each leaf. Each H stands for Head, Hands, Health and Heart. The stem of the clover in the emblem always points to the right. Making use of the four-leaf clover as an emblem for the 4-H program was the idea of Oscar Herman Benson of Wright County, Iowa. He used to award three-leaf and four-leaf clover pendants and pins to students for their domestic and agricultural science exhibits at school fairs.
The 4-H emblem and name have U.S. federal protection under federal code 18 U.S.C. 707. This federal protection makes it an emblem unto and of itself and has protection superseding the limited authorities of both a copyright as well as a trademark. The Secretary of Agriculture is given the stewardship and responsibility for the 4-H name and emblem at the U.S. Congress's direct request. These protections put the 4-H emblem in a category of the most protected symbols, which is very rare. This meant that it has the same level of protection as the Red Cross, U.S. Presidential Seal, the Olympic rings and Smokey Bear. These protections, with the exception of the Presidential seal, were revoked by Division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act in 2021.
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I usually use knoppix with the no3d boot parameter, like "knoppix64 no3d noscreensaver" but I've noticed with 8.2 it will go into a endless cycle of trying to start X, failing and trying again.
If I don't use no3d, everything is fine.
I thought no3d would just disable compiz.
Same observation here on laptop with Intel Haswell and desktop with nvidia GT218.
Funny observation: on VirtualBox virtual machine with 16 MB video memory and no 3D acceleration, booting with cmdline "knoppix64 keyboard=dk" works fine, starting X without compiz. It seems that if Knoppix 8.2 is allowed to detect that the machine has too little graphics resources to run compiz, it starts X with window manager openbox-lxde just fine. However, when I boot the same VM with cmdline "knoppix64 keyboard=dk no3d" it fails to start X and enters the endless cycle of failing.
who knows why the kernel already allocated the device so vesa cancels itself ?
why at all nod3 writes vesa in the config ?


AZARI & III have finally split up and AZARI's main man Alixander III joined the Toy Tonics records crew!
His first TT release is a 3 track EP of vocal laden, machine funking collaborations featuring guest vocalists and producers from his hometown of Toronto, Canada. From the silken strains of the forbidden love anthem "(She's So) Young" to the booming doom and acid drizzled dread of "The Black Room", Alixander III's "Heavy Friends" is a release that essentially incorporates three unique singles into an air tight package bulging with hooks and textures. A vast, intertwined collage of familiar but fresh elements, baked into a souflee of bittersweet melancholy, a polished yet irreverent statement that congeals the far-reaching influences and intricate techniques that have defined Alixander's work since long before Azari & III met the world.


2018: Most recently, it was a personnel issue that's made the headlines at Büroring, when Ingo Dewitz left the German dealer group at the end of August. Dewitz joined Büroring in 2010 and had worked as Joint Managing Director with Jörg Schaefers – sharing the roles of sales and marketing (Dewitz) and finance, IT and logistics (Schaefers).
Schaefers, a long-standing Büroring executive who began working at the group in 1998 and became a member of the board in 2012, initially took over all responsibilities after Dewitz's departure. He was joined by Thomas Grzanna, fellow board member and CEO of Büroring member Grzanna Büro Service, in mid-September on an interim basis until a permanent successor is found. Grzanna has taken on all of Dewitz's previous tasks, but Schaefers will remain in a supervisory role for the time being.
All round, Büroring has had quite a bit on its plate, most notably with its €4 million ($4.7 million) logistics upgrade and the teething problems that this presented. With order values declining and packaging as well as freight costs increasing, 2017 was all round a challenging year – that was the gist of the group's AGM in June. That said, total group sales of €212.4 million were up by 6.9% compared to the previous year, the "best sales figure of all time", according to the management team.
During the meeting, the group emphasised the progress that's been made in the areas of product expansion and e-commerce, both of which will continue to drive members' revenues. It also elaborated on its focus on forging more and better partnerships where synergies can be realised and cost taken out. Its deal with fellow cooperative Egropa, which was voted on at the AGM, is just one example of such a partnership.
On a different note – and that must be hugely satisfying to Schaefers and his team – Büroring over the past two years or so has been able to bring on board Germany's two biggest independent dealers. Kaut-Bullinger joined in mid-2016 amid plenty of controversy while Northern Germany's Plate moved to the group at the beginning of this year. Both had been with Soennecken for many years.


I got sent a few products from the L'Occitane 'Melting Honey' collection in 2015 and did a blog post about them back then (which you can read here). However I only just managed to really give the products a try recently. The scrub smells really warm, of honey and other soothing ingredients. Unfortunately it was not quite grainy enough for my taste and the slightly sticky texture was a bit hard to spread.
The body cream has the same smell as the scrub and the texture is comparable to Nivea cream. However the Ultra Soft Cream is less sticky and absorbs better. I found it really moisturising, but unfortunately the pot was empty in no time.
Another product from L'Occitane is the shower gel that smells of jasmin and neroli. The scent is rather deep without being too heavy or too masculine. Perfect for any women who doesn't like sweet and girly scents in her shower.
This was my first MAC mascara ever and I'm quite satisfied. It's carbon black and probably the blackest mascara I ever used. It has a large molded brush with really short bristles that creates great long-lasting volume. However that sh*** burned in my eyes like crazy so it's not a product for girls who tend to cry often or who are too messy with their mascara.
I currently take some pills against my acne whose side effect is that they dried out my lips during the first few months. This lip balm really saved my life during that period as it worked better than coconut oil or other balms. It feels and makes the lips super soft!
I got this hand cream in my Japanese subscription box and I loved it. The texture is amazing, it absorbs quickly while moisturising effectively. It left my hands with a healthy glow. Furthermore the green appel scent is just heavenly.
What products have you been testing and emptying lately?


What is a Vertical Float Switch?
A vertical float switch is a mechanical device that monitors liquid levels inside a reservoir tank. Regardless of the application, vertical float switches have one main purpose: to trigger an event when the liquid reaches a certain level.
What kinds of events can vertical float switches trigger? Refills, ceasefires, and discharges. Consider a typical dishwasher for example. Most modern dishwashers use vertical float switches as a backup for the fill timer. In the event that the timer fails to work properly, the float switch shuts the water off so that the dishwasher does not overflow.
Vertical float switches are made up of two main components: a center tubed magnetic float and a reed switch. Both the float and the reed are operated by magnets. When the float reaches a predetermined level, the reed switch reacts by closing or opening.
In the dishwasher scenario, the float rises as the water fills; once the float reaches a certain level, it triggers the reed switch, and the process ends: the reed switch sends a signal to open or close (depending on how it's configured by the manufacturer), and with that, water ceases to fill the dishwasher.
Like dishwashers, boilers require safety measures to work properly. If nothing existed inside the boiler to monitor and stop high water levels, then houses all over the country would flood. This is where vertical float switches come into play. The vertical float switch can trigger alarms that regulate pump controls, prevent overflow, and shut the system off entirely if extremely low water levels are reached.
Water in fish tanks evaporate over time, and when water evaporates, salt is left behind. Unfortunately, even saltwater fish can only handle so much salt. Since fish can die from an excess of salinity in the water, fish tanks are often built with a top-off system that pumps freshwater in if salinity levels are heightened. Top-off systems use vertical float switches to automate the pump: when a risky amount of evaporation occurs, the reed switch closes, and the pump activates. Freshwater then gets pumped into the sump until the float switch opens. When this happens, the pump deactivates.
Many water wells use vertical float switches to activate and deactivate well pumps. Two float switches are often used: one near the top of the tank, and one toward the bottom. The switch at the top cuts the electrical connection to the pump if the water level gets too high; the switch at the bottom connects to the pump if the water level gets too low. These two switches work simultaneously to keep the tank filled at an optimal level.
If you're curious as to how a vertical float switch can meet your unique needs, then SMD has you covered. Not only do we manufacture a variety of different float switches, but we know these devices inside and out. We can also create custom applications based on your specific application needs. Don't hesitate to contact us today. We will help you select the float switch that's right for you.


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Delhi Police deploys facial recognition systems, CCTV cameras ahead of Republic Day: Report
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Vimeo introduces customer facing subscription service
Brindaalakshmi K
Video creators can now build and customise their own customer-facing subscription channel and distribute it on Vimeo and other distribution platforms such as full mobile and connected TV apps. Joey Levin, CEO made this announcement in his letter to the shareholders in September 2016.
According to his statement, creators setting up their subscription channels on Vimeo can avail Vimeo's hosting, bandwidth, and credit-card processing services. The platform will charge a fee of $1 per subscriber per month from each channel. The company claims to have 100 such subscription channels since the acquisition of VHX in May 2016. The company intends "to experiment with proprietary consumer subscription services on Vimeo in addition to the existing experience that enables consumers to purchase from or subscribe directly to the creators on Vimeo's platform."
Vimeo Creator SaaS Platform
Vimeo seems to have been started primarily to target creative individuals, professionals and businesses a platform to share their work, something like a portfolio. Reason enough, unlike YouTube, the creators pay the platform to provide ad-free viewing experience of their videos to the viewers. The platform offers creators four paid packages namely Vimeo Plus ($5/month), Vimeo Pro ($199/year), Vimeo Pro Unlimited ($399/year) and Vimeo Business ($599/year with 30 day free trial).
While the free basic version comes with 25GB of storage space per year, the Plus, Pro, Pro Unlimited and Business subscribers get upto 250GB, 3TB, 1TB and 5TB per year, respectively. Apart from storage space, different categories of paid subscribers also get other privileges based on their package such as closed privacy settings, analytics dashboard with advanced settings, video customisations with logo, team collaborations, online sale of videos, customisable portfolio sites, among others.
The company presently claims to have over 750,000 creators as paid subscribers on the platform with more than 90% of their paying customers choose annual subscription and their average customer stays with the platform for more than 4 years. Vimeo claims to have over a billion monthly video views, 115 million videos, 240 million monthly viewers of which over 100 million are on Vimeo properties and 24 million who watch 3 or more videos on Vimeo per month and "millions of whom have already purchased content on the Vimeo platform from a Vimeo creator."
As of September 2016 (Q3 2016), Vimeo has increased its subscribers to 741,000 up 13% from 654,000 subscribers in the same quarter last year (Q3 2015). IAC, the parent company of Vimeo has recorded a revenue of $60 million from its video businesses for the quarter ending September 2016 (Q3 2016), up 0% from $60.1 million in the same quarter last year (Q3 2015).
Other developments in video on demand
In May 2016, YouTube was reported to be working on a new service called Unplugged which will stream cable TV packages for a fee. In the same month, Amazon launched a new video service named 'Amazon Video Direct' (AVD) that allow users to post videos and earn royalties from them
With video streaming services such as Netflix, Eros Now,HotStar, Hungama Play, ALT Digital and HOOQ gaining ground in India, Reliance Entertainment relaunched its streaming service Bigflix for a fee of Rs. 49/- per movie in April 2016. In the same month, Hotstar launched premium subscriptions for Rs 199 per month offering exclusive selection of movies and TV shows.
In March 2016, Viacom18 Digital Ventures' online video streaming platform VOOT went live. Similar to YouTube, the platform is monetised through ads. In the same month, Mobile VOD company Vuclip launched Viu, a video on demand (VOD) service in India at a fee of Rs. 99 after a month long free trial.
In February 2016, Zee Digital, the digital arm of Zee Entertainment, launched a new video on demand (VoD) platform called OZEE for free.
In January 2016, online TV network Netflix launched in India free for the first month and a fee of Rs 500/- thereafter for non-HD content.
In December 2015, Live streaming platform YuppTV launched YuppFlix, an on demand movie streaming service in all its regions of operation.
In October 2015, YouTube launched a new paid service called YouTube Red which will allow users to watch videos without ads, original content and listen to music.
Written By Brindaalakshmi K
Delhi Police deploys facial recognition systems, CCTV cameras ahead of Republic Day: Report January 19, 2022


Thank you for your recommendation and sharing your feedback with us. We are so glad that you enjoyed our Hotel and amazing location. It is always great to learn that our guests love our location just as much as we do, and I could not agree more regarding the convenience of our shuttles!
As for our pool, we strive to ensure a comfortable environment for all of our guests, but we have noted your comment regarding the amount of chairs and we appreciate your feedback.
The price you found is 22% lower than this hotel's average rate of $539/night.
Stayed for two nights, the checkin was very professional and very welcoming and teh rooms are luxurious and comfortable.
The rooms are spacious, luxurious and very reliable Wi-Fi. Had ostrich, sweet potato puree and vegies for dinner, the whole meal was Michelin standard and to top it up the Chef came to enquire and chat to us. The breakfast was also out o this world.
Room tip: The room I was in 1221A is near the Long street side so there was a bit of noise on Thursday. but a could sleep.
Thank you for your outstanding rating and feedback. We are so happy that you experienced our amazing offerings in our restaurant Copa and thoroughly enjoyed each meal!
We have shared your feedback with our F&B team as well as the chef!
Thank you again and we look forward to welcoming you back again.
Excellent small hotel with a serviced apartment feel but with all the usual hotel facilities. Great service and a great location to explore Downtown and the many restaurants and cafes in the area. Highly recommended for a few days stay in Cape Town.
Thank you for taking the time to review Pepperclub Hotel. We are so pleased to learn that you enjoyed the service from our wonderful staff and you had an opportunity to explore our beautiful surrounding areas.
We greatly appreciate your recommendation and we look forward to welcoming you back to Pepperclub Hotel.
We stayed here for 4 nights upon our arrival from London to Cape Town. It is easy to find with a satnav and has good parking facilities.
The room was comfortable and clean. I personally didn't like the bathroom and toilet set up. They were separate and had glass doors. Therefore if one person got up to go to the toilet the whole room would be lit up, like Blackpool illuminations. Secondly there was a call to prayers between 4am and 5am every morning. Very annoying after a long exhausting flight.
However the staff were amazing and very polite. We ordered a cheese board that wasn't on the menu expecting a slice of stilton and some bread. What we got was the best cheese board I have ever seen. They should seriously put this on the menu.
Location if you have a car is good. I am not sure it is the best area to walk around, quite busy with workers going to and from work with not much else to see. Be aware people will walk out in front of your car and cars will stop and park in the strangest of places, right in front of you.
Room tip: Be aware some rooms experience the daily call to prayers from 4am.
Thank you for review and sharing your feedback with us. We are so pleased to learn that our staff provided you with memorable service, and went above and beyond to meet your expectations.
As for your additional feedback we will definitely look at your suggestions and share with our teams. I would love to update your profile to ensure that we can allocate you a room with less noise and with a different bathroom setup if you choose to return.
Overall I am pleased that you had a nice stay with us and we appreciate your rating! Thank you again and we hope to welcome you back to Pepperclub Hotel.
Very good acomodation. We like about transfer to Waterfront. I think the kitchen should have the utensils. The bathroom of one of the rooms has no shower. The apartment is very nice. The breakfast is wonderful.
We hope you had a wonderful stay while you were visiting Cape Town and thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your accommodation and we have definitely made note of your suggestions.
Thank you again for your feedback and we hope to welcome you back again in the near future.
Thank you for your outstanding review of Pepperclub Hotel and sharing your experience with us. We are so pleased you had a memorable stay with us and enjoyed everything from our rooms, views, restaurant, and complimentary shuttles.
We definitely look forward to welcoming you back to Pepperclub Hotel.


TICKETS for the Glasgow Derby at Celtic Park are on sale now to eligible Season Ticket holders ahead of the match on Sunday, March 31 (KO: 12noon).
Special Season Ticket holders, Overseas Season Ticket holders and Concession Opt-out Season Ticket holders have the chance to secure their seasonal seat ahead of the deadline at 5pm on Friday, February 22.
Eligible Season Ticket holders can buy online at eticketing.co.uk/celtic, via the booking line on 0871 226 1888* or in person at the Ticket Office, open Monday to Friday from 9:30am until 5pm.
Please note: Concession Special Season Ticket holders can choose to upgrade to an Adult ticket for this match for £49. However, these upgrades are only available direct from the Ticket Office at Celtic Park and cannot be purchased online or via the sales line.
*Calls cost 13p per minute plus your phone company's access charge. Booking fees apply online and via the sales line.


Is the BMW M3 CSL 2003 more expensive than the Innocenti 90 L 1979?
Description Description:The BMW M3 CSL 2003 is a 2 door, rear-wheel drive, 5 seat coupé. It comes with Driver airbag, Traction control, ABS, Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Passenger airbag, Cruise control, Central door locking, Tinted windows, Fog lamps, Alloy wheels and Burglar alarm as standard. The car is 4492 mm, (176.85 in) long and 1780 mm, (70.08 in) wide. It has a 6 cylinder, multipoint injection petrol engine. Description:The Innocenti 90 L 1979 is a 0 seat, front-wheel drive, 3 door hatchback. It comes with Tinted windows as standard. The car is 1520 mm, (59.84 in) wide and 3120 mm, (122.83 in) long. It has a 4 cylinder, carburetor petrol engine.


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BRUSSELS, 7 June 2018 – Sustained access to and use of savings mechanisms like savings accounts contribute to the well-being of people. That is especially true for women, who often manage household finances and childrearing. But women make up close to 60 per cent of the world's unbanked. This gap is especially acute in Africa.
To help address this and other financial inclusion challenges there, a programme anchored by a WSBI-Mastercard Foundation partnership, called Scale2Save, aims to establish the viability of small-balance savings accounts in six African countries – Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire.
Empowering women through financial inclusion takes the form of many projects in place use linkage banking with savings groups. By doing this, it gives women the power to save towards community and individual goals, accurately track their finances in a digital way, afford better equipment to be applied towards household tasks and economic gain, and set aside money for insurance protection for their children as well as loan repayments. Women-focused projects occur in Uganda, Nigeria and Kenya, countries where women face up to a 20 percentage point gap with men when it comes to being plugged-in to mainstream banking services.
The WSBI Scale2Save programme was on display at this year's European Development Days (EDD) which was celebrated this week on 6-7 June in Brussels. A first for WSBI, the institute's financial inclusion experts hosted a stand entitled "Linkage banking with savings groups: Empowering women," which is in-line with this year's EDD theme "Women and Girls at the Forefront of Sustainable Development: protect, empower, invest".
Organised by the European Commission, the three-day event brings together thousands of people from the development community each year to share ideas and experiences in ways that inspire new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges.


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I took care of him through conemaugh home health. He was a wonderful person, great personality, and always shared his memories of being a "milk man". He will be greatly missed. God bless you all for having such a wonderful man like him in your life. Prayers for you all.


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Tipple to Tidewater, another film by Harry P Dodge and Bob Flack, shows the movement of coal from mines in West Virginia to the coal transfer docks at Lambert Point in Norfolk. Y class 2-8-8-2's haul the black diamonds to Roanoke, then A class 2-6-6-4's take over for the run to Norfolk, but not before crossing Blue Ridge with helpers and pushers! You'll see engine facilities at Bluefield, Roanoke, Crewe and Norfolk with lots of stunning color action!