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Justice for Kamisha Block commanding officers are not above the law.
Shonta Block signed this petition…
Shonta Block started this petition to U.S. House of Representatives and
Our family is seeking justice for Army Spc. Kamisha Block. Because we don't trust the Army will do the right thing when it comes to holding the Command accountable, we request hearings with the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee to address the negligence that lead to Kamisha's murder.
After years of investigating the situation ourselves, we want to hold the Command accountable for poor leadership decisions that lead to the murder of Kamisha. We come to you today because witnesses have come forward with their truths. Those truths include but are not limited to the fact that Brandon Norris' actions were problematic prior to the murder of Kamisha and the Command has been accused of destroying evidence after the murder. How can we prevent murder and the destruction of records in the future?
The Command failed us the moment they reported to our family that Kamisha had died from friendly fire. We learned how Kamisha actually died when we opened the casket at the funeral home. At this point, an apology will not suffice and in order for us to move on, we need justice for Kamisha. Kamisha's death was preventable and the Chain of Command needs to be held responsible for negligence and wrongful death. We want Lieutenant Colonel John Copeland, Sergeant Major Clayton Sneeds, Lieutenant Martinez, and Platoon Sergeant Starsky Smith to answer for their decisions to issue an ineffective protective order in Iraq and so much more (see goals). In our efforts to get justice for Kamisha, we hope that we are able to get justice for other service members as well. The individuals who made these poor decisions need to be held accountable for their actions and inaction. They did not protect Kamisha. None of these individuals should lead anyone ever again. There should be consequences for their decisions because Kamisha lost her life as a result. And there should be consequences for the cover-up that occurred after Kamisha's death.
Kamisha's death in and of itself traumatized us but the behavior of the U.S. Army leadership re-traumatized us over and over. We want the process streamlined when a family questions the outcome of an investigation by Army leadership and/or Army CID. We should not have to fight for twelve years to get her case reopened. Every family should receive support from a victim advocate or special victims counsel to help us navigate how to get justice when we question a cause of death ruling and the circumstances that lead to a preventable crime. Our family should be compensated for the pain and suffering Kamisha's untimely death and subsequent investigation has caused. No family should ever go through what we have been through to find the truth. As with any victim of homicide, we are their voice and we should be afforded the support any other victim of crime in the military is eligible for.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. We can make a difference for Kamisha and we can make a difference for other victims of crime in the military.
Shonta Block
1. Hearings to discuss service wide responses to dangerous situations, negligence, and preventable deaths
2. There's a break down in continuity of 'no contact orders.' For example, may be enforced in US but not in Iraq, may be enforced in civilian jurisdiction but not on base, etc.
3. Discussion of how a victim of crime copes when they report and are ignored or they don't report for fear of their lives, loss of career, retaliation.
4. Brandon Norris was in Kamisha's enlisted chain of command and was able to manipulate the situation to keep Kamisha under his control. When Chain of Command learned about the forbidden relationship, one of them should have been moved to address the situation.
5. When the homicide-suicide occurred in Iraq, military members were told not to talk to Kamisha Block's family. Out of fear, they remained silent until they watched an Investigation Discovery episode outlining what happened in Iraq. Most are veterans now and as a result of time and conscience, they now are willing to come forward and testify at hearings.
6. The service members who were in Iraq are now suffering with what we would refer to as moral injury. They knew the truth, they were shocked the Army told Kamisha Block's family she died by friendly fire. They were fearful of coming forward while still serving in the US Army.
7. Brandon Norris was problematic before being deployed to Iraq. His behavior was erratic, he was drinking, he very likely could have had PTSD due to prior deployments, and he should not have been sent back to Iraq. When the command found out about the forbidden relationship, they did not separate the two or issue a no contact order, which is virtually useless when both parties are on the same small base anyways. They sent Brandon Norris to Iraq knowing he would be working with Kamisha and it wasn't until he arrived in Iraq that they gave him a no contact order. It didn't work obviously. There were a number of red flags in Brandon's history to warrant getting him evaluated and medically retiring him. Although PTSD isn't an excuse for violence, the mental health breakdown that comes with that diagnosis will send someone into a downward spiral if not addressed. These are co-occuring issues. Prior problems with domestic violence and PTSD are a deadly combination if no intervention.
8. When they sent Brandon Norris back to Iraq, it made Kamisha even more fearful because she could not escape him, there was nowhere to turn and she was isolated. The expedited transfer policy needs to be expanded to include all victims of crime and those who are fearful of their lives and trapped in dangerous situations. Did Brandon manipulate fellow leaders to see things his way as opposed to protecting Kamisha from Brandon's escalating violence?
9. Why didn't the Command issue a no contact order immediately when they found out about Brandon and Kamisha's relationship, why was Brandon not removed from Kamisha's Chain of Command, why was Brandon sent to Iraq with Kamisha, why did the Army tell Kamisha's family she died by friendly fire, why was the Chain of Command not held responsible for negligence, why did Kamisha feel like she had nowhere to turn, why were service members told to remain silent, why did it take this long to get Kamisha's case reopened?
10. Why was Kamisha's computer wiped clean before it was returned to the family? Why was it returned to the family if it was considered evidence? Why would anyone wipe the computer clean when it was full of potential evidence that would help us understand the victimology of Kamisha and what was going on in her life at the time? Service members informed family they were asked to destroy all paperwork and personnel records before Army CID arrived to investigate. Why would anyone destroy evidence needed to evaluate and investigate a homicide-suicide? How can we prevent the Chain of Command from destroying evidence?
11. The morning of the homicide-suicide, it is alleged that Brandon Norris was experiencing a mental health breakdown. Why was his gun not taken from him immediately if there were already concerns about his behavior, actions, and deteriorating mental health state. Another example of how this tragedy could have been prevented had the Army intervened and sent him home. Again, he should have never been sent to Iraq on a deployment with Kamisha. The no contact order is impossible to enforce if both are in the same unit on the same base in Iraq. Kamisha clearly expressed fear of Brandon and wanted the no contact order in Iraq enforced. Why was Brandon not sent to medical? Did they need warm bodies in Iraq? Did Norris manipulate them? Did the chain of command not care about Kamisha's safety?
12. Why was Brandon sent to Iraq instead of discharged? Why was he not held responsible for an illegal relationship with a subordinate? Why was his mental health and problematic behavior ignored? Why would the chain of command wait to issue a no contact order that can't be enforced when two service members are serving together in the same unit on the same base whether in the US or overseas? Had any of these things been addressed and investigated, it could have saved Kamisha's life.
Was Brandon Norris taking any medication for his mental health issues? If so, what were they and what are the side effects. It is alleged that Brandon was taking ambien to help with sleep in a war zone. If this is the case, what is the responsibility of the mental health professionals or other military doctors who prescribed this medication to him? What is the responsibility of the chain of command if they have knowledge of medications? It was alleged Brandon was on steroids but not enough urine was available to test . Steroids are done by blood test . Do the health professionals and chain of command discuss whether it is healthy for a service member to deploy while on said medications? Did the medications or the side effects of the medications contribute to a downward spiral? Did he abruptly stop taking the medications at any point? Why was his health and medication management not considered before he was sent to Iraq? This puts everyone in danger if the person is not well.
14. Discussion of Feres Doctrine. This archaic, unconstitutional Supreme Court decision is preventing us from holding key players accountable. Lawsuits are a form of checks and balances in the system. How do we hold them accountable if we can't utilize one of the three forms of government to force positive change for all in the future? Wrongful death lawsuits help us find the answers we may not get in an investigation or if something was not investigated. Lawsuits are used to force change and prevent the same tragedies from happening over and over. This is not happening in the military as evidenced by the research included. Preventable deaths are a common occurrence and until we can hold them accountable, nothing is going to change. How do we begin the process of getting the Feres Doctrine overturned? If congressional members do not do their jobs and help family members learn the truth, where do we turn? How do we get a case reopened without re-traumatizing ourselves over and over. It took years for Kamisha's family to get her homicide case reopened. The family wants the chain of command held criminally responsible for they know was a preventable death. What do families do if Congress doesn't help them? What do families do if the media won't help tell their story? What do families do when they want an independent investigation because they question the outcome of the Chain of Command's and CIDs investigation?
15. Does the Chain of Command involved in the wrongful death of a soldier deserve to continue serving in the military? Why are they not held responsible for manslaughter or negligence? If their actions or inaction lead to the death of someone under their command, shouldn't they be held responsible for that death as well? Shouldn't they be held responsible for not taking care of Brandon or Kamisha when they had the chance? Why was Brandon's escalating violence and problematic behavior ignored at Kamisha's expense? How do we hold them accountable when they destroy evidence? How do we prevent them from destroying  evidence and wiping computers and phones clean before giving them back to the family?
16. The research included in this e-mail (see below) includes a list of other female soldiers who have died under suspicious circumstances while deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other overseas locations. There were a cluster of deaths around the time Kamisha died as well. if you study each female service members story, it fits a pattern, a pattern recognized in Kamisha's case as well. This shows the continued repeated pattern of placing people in dangerous situations with potentially dangerous service members. We need an evaluation of all the non combat deaths overseas to find out what the root causes are in an effort to prevent these suspicious deaths and/or suicides from happening in the first place. Did the service member ask for help, report a crime, etc. before they died. We need to know how and why they died to help us create deployment policy that can be enforced in an effort to prevent a wrongful death. They need the expedited transfer policy expanded to capture all the dangerous situations not related to a sexual assault or rape. This can be used to save the service members life if they chain of command ignores them. The danger increases exponentially in a war-time environment one cannot escape.
17. What about the impact this has on the loved ones left behind? First off, the families should be compensated for the pain and suffering the military causes them when they question the cause of death ruling or they question what happened to their loved one who died under suspicious circumstances. We must address how the military treats families in these situations. Most don't even know where to start. They don't know how the military works. They don't know the Commander is the central investigator and CID does what is asked of them. They don't know how to FOIA records. They can't make sense of records they do obtain because most of it is blacked out. No family should have to FOIA any records related to their loved ones death. This should be an automatic for them. The system is set up to make the family feel hopeless and give up, and that's exactly what most do because the current system re-traumatizes them when they learn that no one will take responsibility for what happened under their watch or help them find the answers they deserve to have. They should not be expected to simply accept the military's outcomes. In the civilian world, they have more access to the case and those involved and it is a proven fact a second set of eyes on a case can be the deciding factor in learning the truth. They don't have this option. They should be assigned a victim advocate and or a special victims counsel like those provided to victims of sexual assault and rape. They should be treated with kindness, not ignored, transferred from person to person, and intimidated. The current system is reinforcing the trauma originally experienced from losing their loved one to a preventable death. This is unacceptable and causes irreversible harm. The truth is all that is wanted and it shouldn't come at the expense of the family member's health and wellness.
18. Lastly, what is the role of the FBI? Why is it that they can investigate a case in Nigeria involving folks pretending to be soldiers to scam people of money but they can't investigate any of the suspicious deaths of female soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. If you do the research and look at how many suspicious deaths of service members occurred overseas, you will see the pattern. Every family who loses a loved one to a non combat death overseas deserves answers and a full investigation of the circumstances if they believe they were murdered or pushed to suicide because they had no way out. We lost a lot of female soldiers to non combat death overseas but we also lost a lot of male service members too. Would the expansion of the expedited transfer policy saved their life? Or are they still trapped because current policy dictates their commander make that decision. Why can't we have a bug out plan for the service members who were ignored like Kamisha? Why can't we provide them with a plan that safely helps them extricate themselves from a dangerous situation if the chain of command chooses to do nothing because they don't care or don't understand how violence escalates?


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Q: Need to avoid opening multiple terminals using Selenium and TKinter - Python The driver is set to be headless and there is a loop that iterates through URLs and gets some action done. The idea is to run this in the background without disrupting workflow but the terminal keeps popping up with this code. If I would execute the program in the terminal, it is fine because all the output is sent in one place but there is a need for a GUI. I tried moving the driver so that it would be share across the URLs fetched but there is an ID error and appears that a new driver instance needs to be created. There is multiprocessing to avoid Tkinter from freezing by running multiple processes. Pyinstaller was also used to execute the program. Using the command "pyinstaller -w -F --onefile TMO_Scrub.pyw" but still not luck. Seems its the console from the chrome driver.
Following is the code:
import os
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
from tkinter import *
import multiprocessing as mp

class Scrub:
    def __init__(self, master):
        mp.freeze_support()
        self.master = master

        self.submit_btn = Button(
            self.master, text='Submit', command=self.submit)
        self.submit_btn.pack()

    def submit(self):
        self.t1 = mp.Process(target=execute)
        self.t1.daemon = True
        self.t1.start()

def execute():
    try:
        urls = ['https://www.google.com/', 'https://www.youtube.com/',
                'https://www.instagram.com/', 'https://www.facebook.com/', 'https://www.cnn.com/']
        for url in urls:
            scrape_page(url)
    except NameError:
        print('There was an error...')

def scrape_page(url):
    opts = Options()
    opts.add_argument("headless")
    chrome_driver = os.getcwd() + "\chromedriver.exe"
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=opts, executable_path=chrome_driver)
    driver.get(url)
    driver.quit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    root = Tk()
    gui = Scrub(root)
    root.mainloop()

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Russian Galley 1720
The history of medieval naval warfare is the history of the galley. Since ancient times, battles at sea have taken place largely on the decks of ships and were fought much like land battles, with hand-to-hand combat. Medieval naval battles usually followed a similar pattern. First, smaller, more maneuverable ships would pin down the enemy fleet. Then the larger, more heavily armed galleys would attack, initially firing missiles and then ramming or grappling the enemy vessel in order to board it. Blasts of lime were often fired to blind the enemy and were then followed by volleys of stones. One of the most dreaded tactics was to fling onto the enemy ship what was known as Greek fire, a substance that, once ignited, was inextinguishable in water. Crossbows, lances, bows and arrows, and, by the late Middle Ages, guns and cannons served as well at sea as on land. However, the ship itself was the most powerful weapon, often determining the outcome of a naval battle. The warship at sea was likened to the warhorse on land and, like the warhorse, the warship was bred for fighting.
Equipped with sails for distance and oars for maneuverability, the medieval galley was ideally suited for the purpose of war. Medieval variations on the classical galley were many. The dromon, developed by the Byzantines, was a large galley that utilized one or two tiers of oars, a square sail set on a single mast, and a stern-hung rudder. In times of war, the dromon could carry troops, weapons, supplies, and cavalry horses, as well as engage in sea battles when necessary. The beam of the dromon permitted mounted cannons in the bow of the ship, which could be fired directly ahead of the vessel. A variation on the dromon was the Italian galley, which had one level of oars with two or three oarsmen to each rowing bench, a total of approximately 120 oarsmen. The Italian galley was manned by about fifty soldiers and typically had a large catapult mounted on a platform on the front deck.
The galleas was another variation on the galley. Developed by the Venetians, the galleas had a gun deck, oars, and two to three masts. The triangular lateen sails, adopted from those of the Arab dhows, permitted the galleas to sail nearly straight into the wind, impossible with square sails. Sailors armed with crossbows and lances could fight on the ships' decks.
The last major naval battle in which galleys were employed was the Battle of Lepanto II, fought off the coast of southwestern Greece on October 7, 1571, between the Ottoman Turks, under the command of Ali Pala (died 1616), and the Christian forces, under the command of Don Juan de Austria (1547-1578), half-brother of King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598). The Turks' 273 ships (210 were galleys) and the Christians' 276 ships (208 were galleys) faced off in long lines across from one another, with the Christian forces hemming in the Muslim forces. Don Juan skillfully placed his most heavily armed galleys in the center of the line and his smaller, more maneuverable galleys on the outside, where they could dominate the flanks. The massive and heavily armed Christian galleys eventually triumphed over the lighter and less armed Arab ships, giving naval supremacy to the Christian forces in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Battle of Lepanto was the last major naval battle in which galleys were employed, and it was the first major naval battle in which guns and gunpowder played the decisive role. From this point on, guns and cannons would be increasingly important in naval warfare.
Although the galley was the vessel of choice in the Mediterranean Sea for more than four millennia, it was a typically unstable ship, particularly in rough waters. Maneuverability during battle was provided by oars, rather than by the sails, which had to be lowered during battles to prevent the enemy from tearing or setting fire to them. Despite their shortcomings, however, various forms of galleys continued to be employed in the Mediterranean until 1717 and in the Baltic Sea until 1809. In an effort to produce a more seaworthy craft, medieval shipbuilders turned to other designs for seagoing vessels.

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New & Forthcoming Titles | Palgrave Studies in Life Writing
Palgrave Studies in Life Writing
Series Editors: Brant, Clare, Saunders, Max
This series features books that address key concepts and subjects in life writing, with an emphasis on new and emergent approaches. It offers specialist but accessible studies of contemporary and historical topics, with a focus on connecting life writing to themes with cross-disciplinary appeal. The series aims to be the place to go to for current and fresh research for scholars and students looking for clear and original discussion of specific subjects and forms; it is also a home for experimental approaches that take creative risks with potent materials.
The term 'Life Writing' is taken broadly so as to reflect its academic, public, digital and global reach, and to continue and promote its democratic tradition. The series seeks contributions that address global contexts beyond traditional territories, and which engage with diversity of race, gender and class. It welcomes volumes on topics of everyday life and culture with which life writing scholarship can engage in transformative and original ways; it also aims to further the political engagement of life writing in relation to human rights, migration, trauma and repression, and the processes and effects of the Anthropocene, including environmental subjects where lives may be non-human. The series looks for work that challenges and extends how life writing is understood and practised, especially in a world of rapidly changing digital media; that deepens and diversifies knowledge and perspectives on the subject; and which contributes to the intellectual excitement and the world relevance of life writing.
Responsible Editor, Molly Beck
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Styles of Chickasaw Country
Chickasaw Country, a tourism marketing organization, promotes attractions, businesses and restaurants within the Chickasaw Nation's boundaries which includes 13 counties in south-central Oklahoma. The organization promotes this very diverse cultural destination year-round, engaging audiences of all ages from around the country.
Chickasaw Country sought to raise awareness of locally-owned, unique boutiques throughout the Chickasaw Country region. The brand desired to educate the drivable market about the interesting, locally-owned shopping locations that Chickasaw Country has to offer. Through those efforts, the audience would be encouraged to visit featured boutiques and explore the town in which the boutique is located, thereby increasing tourism for the region.
Additionally, the project required coordinating with the small businesses so that they could each see the inherent value of sharing their story through the Chickasaw Country brand. Each small business needed to agree to put in the time, effort and manpower to tell their story, or the campaign would lose its value. Sharing the genuine stories of business owners in the region was essential for cultivating connections between the businesses and the Chickasaw Country audience.
Koch Comm addressed these challenges through the development of a campaign called Styles of Chickasaw Country. The campaign features a series of short videos highlighting the owners and their stories behind the locally owned boutiques in Chickasaw Country.
Video was the ideal way to create digestible content for web and social media. Video would bridge the gap to help viewers understand that Chickasaw Country is more than just 13 ordinary counties, and it could naturally and visually tell the stories of the people behind the boutiques. Each video in the series needed to instantly capture the attention of the audience while showcasing the store and telling the owner's story. The stories told would captivate viewers in a way that would compel them to drive to visit the boutique and the surrounding tourism destinations. The campaign's direction was inspired by travel shows and documentaries, bringing attention to the story, merchandise and uniqueness of each boutique.
To accomplish this, Koch Comm's strategy involves initial work for each video including researching and pre-interviews with the businesses via email and phone, investigating the businesses' websites, social media channels, online reviews and the surrounding attractions. From this information, Koch Comm weaves together a story angle for each video, generates ideas and compiles a shot list.
Capturing video in the wide variety of spaces and environments to create a cohesive aesthetic for the campaign is often challenging. The video shoots involve quick thinking and creativity to work with space, lighting and guiding each boutique's spokesperson to be on camera. Each video includes the Chickasaw Country Travel Blogger interacting with the business owners to tell their story and aligning b-roll to each piece of the interview.
This ongoing campaign has been a success for Chickasaw Country and the boutiques featured and it has grown connections between the stores and the Chickasaw Country audience. The campaign has shown the impact of the boutiques in their respective communities and the uniqueness of Chickasaw Country as a tourism destination. For the White Feather Styles of Chickasaw Country video from November 2017 (shown above), impressions exceeded 100,000 on Facebook and the video view rate on Twitter was nearly 40 percent (39.08%).
Classic Christmas at The Artesian
The Artesian Hotel wanted to use Classic Christmas to brand themselves as a sought-after destination in south-central Oklahoma.


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UNMOGIP Cleanup Drive at Margalla Hills
Chief Mission Support Office
Environmental Sustainability helps prevent global warming and climate change. A lot more can be said but one example of environmental sustainability is simply through cleaning. Cleanliness in the environment contributes a lot in maintaining a clean and green surrounding. Cleaning is a simple but helpful way of improving a healthy environment.
On 9 February, 2019, UNMOGIP had a cleanup drive and trekking at Margalla hills Trail no 3, Islamabad. The activity was headed by the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer Major General José Eladio Alcaín. The purpose of the activity was to raise awareness on keeping public places clean, healthy and environmentally friendly. The clean-up exercise was a part of the many activities UNMOGIP plans to carry out this year to mark 70 years of its existence.
Environment Cleanup:
The clean-up drive began from the car parking and the green belt of Margalla. The drive went along the whole trekking trail up to the top of Margalla hill. A remarkable amount of trash that includes rappers, empty mineral water bottles, plastic
bags, tins, used cans and fruit husks were collected. It was a source of motivation for all the visitors and the other trekkers who witnessed what the team was doing.
Breaking up the Monotony:
The exercise also gave the participants an excellent opportunity for the Military and Civilians to interact with each other and build a team spirit in line with UNMOGIP motto of "We go together" and refresh their relationship. The exercise had fun in it especially the game played with the theme of clean environment in our neighborhood.
Trekking the Margallas:
Before the start of the trekking exercise, the Medic, Lt. Col Antonija Nenadic MD briefed all participants about safety precaution and on what the participants may or may not do during the trekking as trail No. 3 of Margalla Trek is considered the most difficult trek among others. The Doctor advised participants who may have difficulties during the trekking to immediately contact her on her cellphone. The trekking is generally easy at the beginning but with the passage of time it becomes steep and perpendicular that is why it is the most difficult trek of the Margalla hills. The participants kept cleaning while climbing the hill, an act that was very much appreciated by the local community.
The exercise overall created a positive image among the local community who appreciated the exercise of the environmental cleaning efforts by UNMOGIP. The Local Community were heard commenting that it was a good lesson for them to keep their environment clean.
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Homemade Chronograph Update: Less Math, More Shooting!
There have been several iterations of the homemade chronograph I posted earlier, for things like airsoft or the firing of spud cannons. Thanks to a bit of searching, this post led me to a better way to operate my own chrony: a piece of software called SoftChrono (click here for download).
After you unzip the folder into uncompressed form, just open it up and run the executable file to begin. Then click on settings to start tweaking!
SoftChrono was made with airsoft in mind, and was built to use the input of a single microphone. By comparing the sounds of firing and impact, and adjusting for speed of sound, etc, it can calculate the velocity of the projectile in question. Since our homemade chronograph has two IR sensors connected to the mic input in series, we can use the incoming signal in place of the microphone signal that SoftChrono would use.
Set your target distance as the distance between the IR sensors. The default retained velocity is 96%. I'm not sure if that's a reasonable estimate, but since the dart has left the barrel and is now completely subject to air resistance, it at least makes sense. So don't change that.
For the calibration, set the velocity min/max to 10 and 300, respectively. Finally, under hardware, set the microphone to the frequency (sample rate) at which the computer is going to read the input.
After everything is set, do a calibration shot. Follow the instructions, and at the end of the countdown make a shot into the chronograph. The program will bring up an "Analyze" window. (You can also bring up this window yourself from the initial menu, and open the previous ten shots for looking at later.)
When the waveform pops up on screen, you can move the lines up/down to select the "volume" at which the program will recognize a legitimate reading. Set it about 2/3 to 3/4 of the way to the top of the peak (or in this case, down to the trough), and set both trigger lines at the same level. The program should now display the velocity of the shot. Close the analysis window, and you're all set for future testing1
Softchrono will save the data for the last ten shots in the uncompressed folder it sits it. It will also show the average velocity of the shots you've taken during that session.
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Of all the Craft Breweries in the area, one that I like to keep an eye on is Cameron's Brewing from Oakville, ON. Reasons being because #1 I like the people behind it and #2 they're very active on social media! They're always up to something. New events here, there, and everywhere.
Imagine my surprise when I went to look them up on Twitter and could only find another craft brewery named Cameron's with a modern logo. And then it dawned on me. This was the Cameron's that I knew…. with a makeover!
I immediately tweeted to Cameron's asking about their re-designed logo. I was told that the rebrand was done by boutique design agency, Cactus, and it was a makeover for not only their iconic 'Barley Man' logo, but also their award-winning beers!
Of course, I'm nosy, so I had to find out about their new can designs immediately. I wasn't able to visit their brewery, but sent my buds at Hoppily Ever After blog to do a visit to Cameron's. Cameron's spoiled me (thanks guys) and sent the new cans home for me with Jessica and Josh.
Their Auburn Ale is now Ambear Ale. The story behind it: "The wild black bear has a lot in common with our Ambear Ale. Both are complex, intelligent and incredibly unique." Read more about the taste-profile at Hoppily Ever After.
Their Cream Ale is now Cosmic Cream Ale. The story behind it: "On clear nights, it seems as if you can reach out and touch the stars. Cosmic Cream Ale is the perfect companion for idyllic , curious nights beneath constellations." Read more about the taste-profile at Hoppily Ever After.
Their Lager is now Captain's Log Lager. The story behind it: "Since 1836, many a Captain has used Oakville's first lighthouse as a guiding light during their evening boyars. A true Oakville landmark, the first lighthouse keeper was also the town's first tavern owner. Enjoy it while relaxing by the lake or after dark and make this day worth an entry in your logbook." Read more about the taste-profile at Hoppily Ever After.
The trio of cans launched mid-February at the LCBO and at Cameron's retail store. All-in-all, I think the rebrand was very successful. They have brought their designs up to par with their award-winning beers. Since the craft beer world is a very visual, design-oriented industry, a good brand is necessary for success.
Which design is your favourite? Tell us in the comments below!


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Home > News > Cities > Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Shaikpet Sarai faces risk of crumbling
M M Farooqui
Hans News Service | 1 Sep 2021 7:41 PM GMT
Shaikpet Sarai faces risk of crumbling
Heritage conservationists say the protected monuments may crumble if not restored
It shows State govt's neglect
Sarai, constructed in the 16th century to cater to needs of travellers to the city, has been reduced to nothing
Shaikpet: Hyderabad had many 'sarai' (guest house) complexes dating back to the Qutb Shahi and The Nizam era. Apathy has resulted in several crumbling over the decades of which the centuries-old two-storeyed Shaikpet Sarai is located a few km away from the historic Golconda Fort. It is in dilapidated state with portions of the first-floor caving in. Heritage conservationists say the now protected monuments may crumble if not restored. This shows the State government's neglect.
The sarai, which was constructed in the 16th century to cater to needs of travellers to the city, has been reduced to nothing. It was constructed along with a mosque attached and a mausoleum. Most people are finding it tough to even identify these historical structures.
Safa Juweria of Shaikpet said "I have been residing here for the last three years. I am unaware of such monuments cited here. The sarai must be restored and not neglected."
According to the heritage conservationists, the Shaikpet sarai is a two-storeyed arch structure which has 16 rooms and a big hall. The rooms had enough space to house three persons and shelves to keep their belongings. The guest house complex was built in the Qutb Shahi era for the convenience of traders and travellers visiting the Golconda province then.
"The sarai is a protected monument. It needs immediate attention by the Heritage department. One can observe that the entire structure has developed cracks on walls. The recent rain has more affected it as the roof of the first floor is caving in," heritage activist Mohammed Habeebuddin said.
The mausoleum adjacent to the sarai and a mosque was built with granite stones. The roof, slabs and pillars are of granite which are also in dilapidated state. "These monuments have developed cracks; a huge gap has formed. The chunks are falling from the roof and weeds are growing. The department also took up conservation work at the complex a few years back and later was stopped. The government should do something to protect the monuments," he added.
The mosque located in the Shaikpet sarai complex and the adjacent mausoleum show the fine architecture of the Qutb Shahi era. The mosque has three domes and arches, while the mausoleum is a granite structure. There are inscriptions in Arabic on the outer surface and in the mausoleum. "the inscriptions are damaged; some are also missing. The grave in the mausoleum is fully damaged; the stones are missing," Habeebuddin pointed out.
The sarais were constructed mainly outside the gates of the Golconda Fort and later the Hyderabad city. As the fort gates used to be closed at evening only to be opened by vigilant guards next morning, those arriving in later hours were accommodated in these sarais.
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My 65+ Years Of Motoring
By Glenn L. Flock
This is where it all started in the summer of 1950 at the age of 16.
Behind the wheel of my father's 1940 Buick Super 4-door sedan.
[Photo: Interior of a 1940 Buick Super. Depressing the clutch to the floor activated the starter.]
My father and I drove from Los Angeles back to Palmyra, NE in June 1950 just as soon as I was out of the 11th grade for the summer.
He was a millwright with the Fluor Corp. and had been contracted to lead a team of others to install Worthington natural gas pump engines at a pump station near Palmyra.
Even though a teenager, I was hired as a general all-around GoFer and parts cleaner.
During the summer dad taught me how to drive in our robin-egg blue 1940 Buick Super similar to the one on the left.
My dad even let me live after I backed over a hidden piece of equipment which left both rear wheels high in the air without "purchase".
We both survived and returned home to L.A. in late September. By then, I was well and truly smitten with an indestructible love for the art of driving.
More Than Just Cars
Way more. Interspersed expeditions into aviation, motorcycles and boats are sprinkled about the landscape. Interesting and exciting stories related to the ways we humans move about planet Earth.
Above all, stories of people, places and events experienced along the way. Great Drives, interesting characters and how Goddess Serendipity led me into many wonderful encounters and friendships along the way.
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1966 Jaguar E-Type 2+2
The Flock's factory-delivered E-Type at the border of Scotland and England in July 1966.
From 1961 - 1967 we lived in Germany and Belgium. Dreams coming true as we traveled and lived in Europe for six years.
Many cars, many stories and many interesting people met.
Even a Grand Drive or two.
1987 VW Westphalia With Subaru Motor
Flock's Westy in a campground near MaryHill, WA. circa 2004.
The Subaru engine made this camper into the ideal motoring machine.
After a 1972 - 1976 Pennsylvania interlude we moved to the Great Northwest.
RV Grand Trips, cross-country drives and a motoring life well spent and enjoyed.
1954 Porsche Super Coupe
Owned by Glenn Flock on the North Mojave Desert at the Naval Ordinance Test Station (NOTS) at China Lake, CA. circa 1958
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An amazing world of aircraft, car and motorcycle enthusiasts coming together in bursts of activity and notoriety.
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A Near-Oxymoronic Tale
Right before being married in June 1963, my fiance, Dee Dee, and her father, Lt. Col. Malcolm Flickinger, were highly focused passengers as I "motored" them around the Nurburgring.
My soon to be father-in-law was a brave war hero having survived North Africa, Sicily and commanding an artillery company on an island just off of Naples, Italy. At the time he was G4 for the 3rd Armored Division, US Army, at their Frankfurt, Germany HQ.
A lap around the Nurburgring was intended to build trust in his mind that I would never do any harm to his precious daughter.
Maybe be a little scary, but never hurtful.
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Sailing high into the air, it bounced a few times and disappeared over a hedge on the right. It may still be there. A war casualty.
Having survived the ride, said father-in-law regained his composure after a few swigs of dunkles bier and graciously gave his permission to marry his daughter. After my wife, it was my finest sale ever.
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Q: Actuating a solenoid through a capacitor I would like to actuate a latching solenoid through the following circuit:

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
A capacitor is charged over a resistor. When this operation is completed, the switch changes position and the capacitor is discharged onto the solenoid.

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*The solenoid runs on 6-20 VDC

*Coil resistance is 6 ohms

*Pulse width is 20-100 ms

*Coil inductance is 90 mH

How do I calculate the sizes of the capacitor and the resistor?

A: For these kinds of things, I personally like to simulate the circuits. This not only gives you the values, it also makes it possible to play with the circuit to learn more about how it behaves. And an inductor and a capacitor in one circuit always smells like oscillation so calculations don't always turn out as simple as one might think. Also the actual form of the current pulse through the solenoid will be intresting to estimate how it would physically behave (we don't know anything about what is attached to it).
My simulator of choice is mostly LTspice IV since it is free for personal use. Lets start with a slightly modified version of your circuit:

SW1 and SW2 are voltage controlled switches which are controlled by source V2 and B1, whereas V2 is a pulse (0V to 10V 200ms on, 400ms cycle, 1ns rise/fall time). B1 is the opposite of it, so SW1 and SW2 have are always open when the other is closed.
Lets first concentrace on the pulse, for that we set R1 to a reasonably low value (10Ohm in this case) and give C1 the special value {C1}. To get a bit more realistic I usually give it some value (e.g. 4k7u) and then select a capacitor from the list that roughly matches on I would use to get a useful ESR. You can also just enter one like 60m Ohm or so. Then we add the SPICE Directive (.op toolbar button) .step param C1 100u 10000u 100u and start the simulation (simulating one second here). The resulting current through the solenoid (90mH, 6Ohm) is:

Right click on the graph, chose "Select Steps" to see what curve fits to what capacitor value.
You see that the current is of course not a square wave, so arbitrarily assuming everything above 800mA is considered part of the wanted pulse, looking at the blue one it is roughly 20ms there, so a useful value there would be 7100uF. But depending on what the solenoid should do, this may or may not be the pulse you are after.
Now we have a value to play with, so we can either replace the {C1} by that value, or if we want to later play with it again, we can comment out the .step directive by prefixing it with a ; and then lets add the line .param C1 7100u to the same directive (right click to edit).
Now lets add another directive .step param R1 1 10 1 to the circuit and change the value of R1 to {R1}. Then run the simulation again and additionally look at the current through R1 now:

Due to the way we set up the simulation (that is, we have a fixed cap loading time before we switch over) you can see that at the point we do the switch, there is for each resistor value a different current flowing, which is equivalent to a different load of the capacitor, which you can see influences the pulse on the solenoid. You can change the pulse on V2 to e.g. PULSE(0 10 100ms 1ns 1ns 400ms 600ms) to simulate a longer loading time, which then will have almost no influence on the solenoid pulse. To satisfy your "at most a couple of seconds" requirement, the 10 Ohm will sufficiently load the wanted capacitor within half a second at a peak current of ~810mA so you can probably even go a bit higher. Of course this changes when you chose a different cap.
Note that you can have at most three .step directives active at once, giving you the ability to play with a lot of value combinations, at the cost of an almost unusably crowded graph window. Sometimes using .step param list will help here to chose some better values.


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Q: Column (Cost) was used in a CALC expression but is not defined in the rowset Keep getting this error after inserting a subdatasheet into a query and trying to show it by clicking on the +
Column (Cost) was used in a CALC expression but is not defined in the rowset.

What is confusing, is that there isn't even a column named 'Cost' anywhere in the database. Although there is a column that starts with 'Cost' and has spaces in. Setting that to an alias without spaces does not fix the problem

A: Not sure why, but it was related to a sort in one of the subqueries, even though there is no column called 'Cost' being sorted. Once I removed sorting, it worked.

A: when you have  space in a column name you need to put brackets around it in sql server
[Cost ]

A: There's always making a solution that doesn't use a subdatasheet.  Although the subdatasheet tool isn't loathed as universally as the "look-up field," it's at least similar in that it trades straight-forward table handling for a kind of convenience that can be costly.  So I'd try building it without the subdatasheet, and see what happens.

A: Try creating a query based upon the table that you subdatasheet is referencing, and then reference the query instead.


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Q: Spring Cloud Brixton.M3 Dependency Issue I am migrating our application from Spring Cloud Angel.SR2 to Brixton.M3 and I have encountered an issue with one of the transitive dependencies included as part of the spring-cloud-starter-eureka-server artifact. Specifically, the artifact "jackson-dataformat-xml" is marked as a runtime dependency.
This manifests as an exception during startup of my discovery service:
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlFactory
at com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.XmlMapper.<init>(XmlMapper.java:59) ~[jackson-dataformat-xml-2.6.3.jar:2.6.3]
at org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder$XmlObjectMapperInitializer.create(Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.java:775) ~[spring-web-4.2.3.RELEASE.jar:4.2.3.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.http.converter.json.Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.build(Jackson2ObjectMapperBuilder.java:550) ~[spring-web-4.2.3.RELEASE.jar:4.2.3.RELEASE]
at org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration$MappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverterConfiguration.mappingJackson2XmlHttpMessageConverter(JacksonHttpMessageConvertersConfiguration.java:68) ~[spring-boot-autoconfigure-1.3.0.RELEASE.jar:1.3.0.RELEASE]

I am able to fix this issue by adding an explicit compile time dependency to my project:
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
        <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-xml</artifactId>
        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
    </dependency>

Ideally, this would be defined in the spring cloud dependencies, similar to how it is done in the org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies:1.3.0.Release.pom
Before I submit an issue on github, I want to make sure I am not missing something.
Thanks


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The average cost of going to the emergency room today is $500, while a doctor visit will set you back $150. Strep throat treatment online will generally run between $39.95 and $69.95, depending on the tier level of service you require. All you have to do is fill out a form, provide your medical history and state a reason why you need a doctor.
You may have to wait several days to see a local doctor, especially if you get sick on Friday. With an online doctor, you can get treatment any hour of the day, every day of the year.
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Uxbridge – miejscowość w hrabstwie Worcester, stanu Massachusetts, USA, położona nad rzeką Blackstone.

Historia
Uxbridge zostały nadane prawa miejskie w 1727 roku, pod nazwą New Towne.

W tym mieście zagłosowała pierwsza amerykańska kobieta Lydia Chapin Taft w 1756.

Uxbridge było znane z produkcji tkanin wełnianych, ponieważ wyroby z kaszmiru i szycie mundurów wojskowych dokonywano tutaj od ponad 140 lat.
Największy rozwój przemysłowy produkcji kaszmiru i mundurów nastąpił po otwarciu kanału Blackstone w 1828, łączącego Worcester z Providence (Rhode Island).

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Sat May 16, 2015 3:52
Amnesty Strongly Slams Bahrain's Human Rights Record
TEHRAN (FNA)- Amnesty International strongly condemned the Bahraini regime for the ongoing suppression of freedom of expression, and called on the Persian Gulf Kingdom to release the prominent human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab.
"Today's verdict shows once again that Bahrain is brazenly flouting its international obligations," said Deputy Director of Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Program Said Boumedouha.
"Nabeel Rajab has been sentenced solely for peacefully expressing his opinion. The Bahraini authorities must release him immediately and unconditionally, and ensure his conviction is quashed," Boumedouha added.
The Bahrain News Agency quoted the attorney general's office in the kingdom as saying earlier on Thursday that Rajab had been convicted of "publicly insulting two government bodies", making a reference to the interior and defense ministries in the Persian Gulf state.
The rights group also deprecated the Bahraini regime for gagging political activists by treating freedom of expression as "crime."
"The Bahraini authorities have expressed outrage at criticism of their human rights record, claiming they have introduced a series of reforms in recent years. However, this case provides further proof that these reforms amount to little more than empty gestures. Bahrain today remains a country where exercising freedom of speech is treated as a crime," Boumedouha added.
Rajab was sentenced to six months in prison in January for posting tweets deemed critical of the Al Khalifa regime. Known internationally for his peaceful human rights work, Rajab spent two years in prison from mid-2012 to mid-2014.
On May 11, Mohammed al-Jishi, Rajab's lawyer, said the country's criminal court has decided to extend the detention pending further investigation. The Bahrain Center for Human Rights also confirmed the news.
Rajab's family says he was arrested on April 2 for posting comments on Twitter denouncing torture in a regime detention center where activists are held.
Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, has been critical of Manama's heavy-handed crackdown on the peaceful anti-regime protests that erupted in the kingdom in 2011.
Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February 2011, calling for an end to the al-Khalifa dynasty.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 2011, to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
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Q: make a loop to generate dataframe nested in a list loop I have a loop that connects to an API to get data and put it in a list that I convert to a dataframe. The loop repeats as many times as there is a Ticker, which is a list of company names.
**d = []**
for symbol in stocks['Ticker'][:5]:
        for symbol in stocks['Ticker'][:5]:
            api_url = f'https://sandbox.iexapis.com/stable/stock/{symbol}/chart/ytd?token={IEX_CLOUD_API_TOKEN}&chartCloseOnly=true'
            data_chart = requests.get(api_url).json()
            data_chart= pd.DataFrame(list(data_chart)).assign(Ticker=symbol)
          **d.append(data_chart)**

**pd.DataFrame(d)**

This is a history of the share price of a hundred companies over several years. That is to say that for the company AA it will take out the price of the last years and then start again the loop and the data to put that of the company following APPLE for example.
What I'm trying to do to avoid that at each iteration the table is overwritten I would like to nest it in a bigger loop that would store each time in a new dataframe the table of AA then AAPL etc.  These problematic lines are indicated with stars.

A: It's hard to understand what you're asking for, but it seems like:

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*d is a list of 'data_chart's (DataFrame).

*Each 'data_chart' is a DataFrame for a particular ticker symbol that is stored from a request as a json object.

It seems like you should be using dictionaries to store you data charts, so you can access them by ticker. Try this:
import pandas as pd
import requests
from typing import Dict

import json # to convert the json object into a dictionary

IEX_CLOUD_API_TOKEN: str # assuming we have this

data_charts: Dict[str, pd.DataFrame] = {}
for symbol in stocks['Ticker'][:5]:
        for symbol in stocks['Ticker'][:5]:
            api_url = f'https://sandbox.iexapis.com/stable/stock/{symbol}/chart/ytd?token={IEX_CLOUD_API_TOKEN}&chartCloseOnly=true'
            data_chart: dict = requests.get(api_url).json()
            data_charts[symbol] = pd.DataFrame(data_chart)
print(data_charts)


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The Season's series made its spectacular return to the beach on Tuesday, starting off the 2017 season with the opening of the Fort Lauderdale Major. As teams headed to the sand for the qualification matches, CEO of the Beach Majors Company Hannes Jagerhofer was on site to launch such a historic premier.
Furthermore, for the first time in Swatch Series history, the legends of beach volleyball will get to shine under Center Court. Floodlights will illuminate the whole stadium, ensuring that the action on the beach will continue well after the sun goes down.
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SinoFortone Group, a Joint Venture between two Chinese investment firms, and the London Trading and Development Group, has announced investments of up to $328 million in the UK tourism sector.
SinoFortone, which is a Joint Venture between Chinese firms Sinolinks Group and Fortone Group, has already bought Lakeview Country Club for £12.5 million. Other projects are planned near London, Edinburgh and in the Lake District.
Cornwall is set to be at the forefront of a new £250 million drive to attract Chinese visitors to the UK.
A British/Chinese joint venture has bought Lakeview Country Club, near Bodmin, for £12.5 million and has plans to extend its 100 acres into "the largest and most desirable private waterside village in Britain".
It will be called Waterside Luxury Village Cornwall and will the first of a number of such schemes, with other developments planned for London, Scotland and the Lake District.
Visit Cornwall chief executive, Malcolm Bell, called the announcement a "significant investment in the future of Cornish tourism".
He said: "Cornwall is already the country's leading leisure tourism destination... it is now right that Cornwall starts to take its place as an international tourism destination.
"We have a world-class coastline, landscape, heritage, attractions and culture and this exciting investment will help us to meet our ambitions. We look forward to working with the team as the developments take shape."
MP for North Cornwall, Scott Mann, added: "Cornwall is a beautiful county and is working hard to stimulate its tourist economy. Therefore, we welcome the Chinese involvement in the building project along with Chinese visitors, with open arms."
The scheme is a joint venture between The London Group Plc and SinoFortone Group, who were in Cornwall to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the deal.
London Group chief executive, Simon Hume-Kendall, said: "It is an honour for London Group to be involved in this unique concept through a partnership between two of the world's greatest and most historic nations."
Dr Peter Zhang, MD of SinoFortone Group, commented: "We have signed a deal worth more than £250 million, we will create hundreds of jobs locally and long-term economic growth for the British and Chinese people.
"The UK is the most popular European destination for Chinese investment and visitors, our SinoBritish tourism concept is a tremendous opportunity for us to make more of this great market."
It is hoped that the contract will be finalised in time for the Chinese State Presidential visit to Britain in October.
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Two men have been released on bail following a hot pursuit on one of the region's busiest roads.
Essex Police engaged in a car chase after attempting to stop a vehicle in Margaretting without success at around 11.25pm on Wednesday, September 12.
Following the pursuit, officers managed to bring the vehicle to a safe stop in Romford, and arrested two men from Essex.
While searching the vehicle police also found a lock knife and cannabis.
A 21-year-old man from Canvey was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to stop, theft of a motor vehicle and burglary.
A 21-year-old man from Romford was also arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, two burglaries, possession of drugs, possession of an offensive weapon, driving under the influence and theft of a car.
They have been released on bail until Friday, October 5.


"Column 2 – key features" "
The psychodynamic theory is a theory which believes behaviour can be explained by what happens in the unconscious mind. The mind is made up of: the id, ego and superego. Another feature is that behaviour is rooted in our childhood experiences and each child goes through stages in developing their personality and behaviour.
Freud worked with Physician, Breuer on a case known as Studies on Hysteria (1895). Patient of Breuer, Anna O, who had become ill not long after her fathers death. She was eventually diagnosed with hysteria. Freud never met Breuer's patient however they worked together to publish the case study.
The study involved analysis of her condition and treatment. One of the important findings of this study was the effectiveness of the 'Talking Cure'. It involved Breuer engaging in conversations with Anna on a daily basis about her problems.
It provided an insight into her mind and brining unconscious anxieties to the surface helped her overcome some of the symptoms.
This theory believes that behaviour can be understood by looking at how the mind processes information. Its main focus is the inner working of the mind and how it processes perception, memory, problem-solving, attention and language.
Piaget (1963) studied how children and at what age they acquire object permanence.
The study is called the Blanket and Ball study. Piaget's method was to hide a toy under a blanket whilst the child watched and observed if the child would look for the hidden toy.
He discovered that infants would look for the toy when they were around 8 months old. Therefore children are able to achieve object permanence at this age because they are able to form a mental representation of the object in their mind.
Biological theory believes that behaviour can be explained by studying the biological processes of the brain. It is a highly scientific method of studying and predicting human behaviour by analysing results from equipment that can measure various aspects of the brain.
Harlow (1868) studied the effects on how behaviour of a man has altered due to serious injury to the brain.
Phineas Gage was involved in an accident where much of his brain tissue was severely damaged. Despite the patient surviving the accident, Harlow recorded that there were significant changes in his behaviour. The study involved observation of Gage's behaviour over several months whilst in Harlow's care.
Behaviour is learned through the process of classical conditioning. This theory believes that all behaviour is learned from birth. Classical conditioning is the process that humans go through to acquire a certain behaviour by when a stimuli becomes associated with a specific response.
Conditioned emotional reactions in humans (Little Albert). The aim of this investigation was to see if an infant could be made to fear a white rat through the process of classical conditioning.
The study involved displaying the rat to the boy experienced no fear. When shown the rat again a loud bang was made which scared the boy. This process was repeated several times and then the boy associated the rat with the loud noise which created a fear response to the rat.
"Study 1 author/s, and date:"
The study was well documented and recorded. It gave evidence that classical conditioning can be used to alter human behaviour.
There are many ethical issues concerning this experiment. The boy could have suffered long term impact as a result of the study. It is possible that the study created a permanent fear that would carry on to later life.
As mentioned in the study, Albert showed signs of distress which was ignored and they continued to create try and create a stimulated response.
"Study 2 author/s, and date:"
Freud used talking therapy to help his patient, which in turn decreased the patients symptoms. The same application has been repeated several times in other studies to support Freud's theory.
The study was conducted on one patient which cannot be generalised therefore the same method might not work with each individual.
Reductionism is a theory that behaviour can be explained by breaking down into smaller parts (McLeod, 2008). Behaviourism is seen as a reductionist approach because it believes the environment directly influences behaviour. The theory believes that behaviour is determined by environment and does not put into consider events such as the individuals thought processes. It is a heavily scientific approach as breaking complicated behaviours down into smaller parts means they can be tested and analysed.
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Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain
Abdulkarim Abdulrahman1,2,
Manaf AlSabbagh3,
Abdulla AlAwadhi1,4,
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq5,6,7,
Ali A. Rabaan5,
Stephen Atkin8 &
Manaf AlQahtani ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-04291,8,9
The quarantine period imposed to travelers in many countries due to COVID19 is a major obstacle for any traveler. Lifting the quarantine period could lead to significant improvement in people's quality of life and any country's economy. Bahrain have used two quarantine models from arriving passengers. We report data about the incidence of COVID19 on arriving passengers at Bahrain International airport. Infection rates were reported on arrival, during quarantine and after leaving quarantine. Results showed that travelers had low incidence of COVID19 on arriving and during the quarantine period, while becoming at higher risk after leaving quarantine. We concluded that quarantine requirement maybe lifted for arriving travelers. Testing upon arrival with implementation of the public health preventative measures can minimize the risk of transmission.
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections have infected more than 65 million people worldwide and Bahrain has witnessed over 87,000 cases to date [1]. This pandemic had its implications on all aspects of life, and it especially affected many countries economically. Different countries instated quarantine measures for international arrivals. A 14 day quarantine with testing upon exit has been a common practice [2].
The quarantine period is an obstacle for travelers. There is potential improvement in people's quality of life (QOL) and to the country's economy should this quarantine period be lifted. Quarantine hinders people from attending their work and business in timely manner. There are issues that require urgency such as, diplomatic missions and urgent business dealings, which could be delayed and canceled due quarantine. Implementing quarantine incur a significant cost to the health authorities, as there is a need to test, track and follow up. This can prove to be a financial and a resources burden. Quarantine also have a negative psychological effects. Stemming from people lack ability of managing quarantine challenges; Such as, social isolation, loss of freedom, and uncertainty over disease status [3].
Maldives, Turkey, UAE, Mexico and Brazil have removed the quarantine period for visitors. Other countries have stratified arrivals based on the risk of the country of origin. This has been a common measures in European countries like Austria, Slovakia, Switzerland and Netherlands.
The quarantine measures may not be necessary. In this manuscript we discuss Bahrain's data and experience about quarantining of international travelers.
The quarantine measures were especially important early during the pandemic, when the majority of cases in Bahrain were travelers. Between 24 February and 31 March, travelers made up 60% of all cases in Bahrain, with the local cases being contacts of those travelers. As local transmission within the country grew, local cases became the majority of cases. In April and May, local transmission cases made up more than 95% of all cases in Bahrain. This was due to increased local transmission and decreased in traveling. There were 8477 cases due to local transmission in May compared to 2349 cases in April.
We retrospectively examined the data of all arrivals at Bahrain International Airport between 15th May to 30th June 2020. There were 10,784 passengers arriving and all were tested. 335 (3.1%) tested positive upon arrival. All other travelers entered quarantine for 14 days after testing negative. Only 63 passengers (0.6%) who entered quarantine tested positive. Furthermore, 276 (2.6%) of the arrivals who were negative after completion of the quarantine period, got infected by coming in contact to a positive case in Bahrain.
Several studies report that most infected individuals are no longer contagious 10 days after symptoms development [4, 5]. The incubation period for SARS-CoV-2 was thought to have a median time of 4–5 days from exposure to symptoms onset [6]. 97.5% of infected people who develop symptoms would do so within 11.5 days of SARS-CoV-2 infection [6]. Moreover, it was observed that the time from exposure to onset of infectiousness was shorter than the incubation period estimated [6]. A Chinese study suggested that infectiousness starts 2.3 days prior to symptom onset [7]. Hence, the Bahraini authorities concluded that a PCR test through a NP sample at day 10 would be sufficient to detect at least 97.5% of all infected individuals. Moreover, the authorities also issued new guidelines for international passengers where quarantine rules were imposed for 10 days upon arrival after their first RT-PCR test.
Based on this policy, another analysis of the data was conducted. Between 1st July & 16th August, all 15,070 arrivals at Bahrain International Airport were tested. 178 (1.2%) tested positive upon arrival. 28 (0.2%) passengers tested positive during the 10 days quarantine period. 312 (2.1%) tested positive while in Bahrain due to local transmission.
Conversely, under these two models of quarantine protocols, only few cases turned positive during quarantine (Table 1). The percentage of arrivals diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection after leaving quarantine did not increase and remained low. Thus, quarantine rules were withdrawn, and the testing was continued for all passengers upon arrival.
Table 1 Summary of the returning travelers in quarantine with percent of positive SARS-CoV-2 test
With community transmission rising in the country, travel restriction and compulsory quarantine alone cannot control the outbreak. Preventive measures such as self-isolating if symptomatic, social distancing, wearing a face mask, washing hands and proper hygiene maintenance is more crucial than quarantining travelers. These measures, in addition to testing on arrival, can be sufficient to prevent the transmission of an infected case traveling into the country and can improve the country's economy and the QOL of the arrivals. This is especially important as reopening measures have been planned and starting.
The results from our study showed that only a minority of travelers were infected with SARS-CoV-2. This highlights that quarantine for travelers may not be necessary. However, testing upon arrival with implementation of the public health preventative measures can minimize the risk of viral transmission.
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
SARS-CoV-2:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Corona Virus Disease of 2019
RT-PCR:
Real time polymerase chain reaction
Nasopharyngeal
QOL:
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We would like to acknowledge the efforts of Team Bahrain in their amazing work during the period of this pandemic. The collaborative effort from all have helped to keep the country safe.
National Taskforce for Combating the Corona Virus, Riffa, Bahrain
Abdulkarim Abdulrahman, Abdulla AlAwadhi & Manaf AlQahtani
Mohammed bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre, Riffa, Bahrain
Abdulkarim Abdulrahman
Planning and Economic Studies Directorate, Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Manama, Bahrain
Manaf AlSabbagh
Department of Medicine, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, Riffa, Bahrain
Abdulla AlAwadhi
Infectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq & Ali A. Rabaan
Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Bahrain, Muharraq, Bahrain
Stephen Atkin & Manaf AlQahtani
Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, Riffa, Bahrain
Manaf AlQahtani
Ali A. Rabaan
Stephen Atkin
MAS gathered the data. MQ, AK analyzed the data and concluded the inferences and scripted first draft of the manuscript. MQ AK and JAA participated in the design of the study. SA and AAR reviewed the manuscript and helped to draft the manuscript. AIA assisted in revising and scripting the manuscript. All authors read and approve the manuscript.
Correspondence to Manaf AlQahtani.
Approved by National COVID19 research committee.
Abdulrahman, A., AlSabbagh, M., AlAwadhi, A. et al. Quarantining arriving travelers in the era of COVID-19: balancing the risk and benefits a learning experience from Bahrain. Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines 7, 1 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-020-00128-w
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-020-00128-w


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In the Fall of 2008, I ran my first marathon at the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC. It was an all-around amazing experience. I ran a Boston qualifier (BQ), was inspired by our military, and thought I found my calling in long distance running. In fact, I loved it so much that I made a commitment to run 50 marathons by age 50, which, at the young age of 25, was only 2 per year! What a deal.
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During an introspective conversation with my fiancé (and the Washington Running Club's el Prez), Kirk Masterson, on our long drive back from another disappointing, injury-plagued Boston Marathon, I recognized that I was running merely to PR, to reach an arbitrary goal of running 50 by 50, and, what's worse, because I defined myself as a marathoner and not a runner. This conversation made it very clear that running became more a job than a passion – something that I had to do rather than what I wanted to do.
The conversation also brought me back to basics. I remembered that I started running cross country in high school because I loved going back into the woods, running fast, and coming out of the tree line stronger than I started. I also recalled the stress I felt during indoor and spring track because of external pressures of being "on stage"; I've always performed better when out of the spotlight, when left alone to develop and act on my own talents. I realized that road races, while lively and fun, were similar to track in that it gave me the "all eyes on me" feeling that churned my stomach years ago.
And this, in a roundabout way, is why I decided to sign up for the Blues Cruise 50K.


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10 August 2014 by Rob Burgess
Coming soon – the Terminal 5 'luxury retail project'
If you've been in Terminal 5 recently, you will have seen the construction work underway at the South end of the terminal where Paul Smith, Smythson and the Galleries First lounge are based.
Itsu has gone as, I understand, is / will be Caviar House. WH Smith has moved. And this is what is coming:
What the architects call 'the luxury retail project'.
Heathrow has pulled off something of a coup here. The 'luxury retail project' will include a Louis Vuitton duty free store, something very rarely seen outside Asia. I get a feeling that this in itself may be enough to persuade some tourists to choose British Airways and Terminal 5 over competing carriers.
Fortnum & Mason is also moving in and will run the 'island champagne bar' alongside a store. Along with a bit of shuffling of existing retailers, the luxury brands will be concentrated at the south of the terminal with the more mainstream retailers at the north end.
The escalators inside Harrods are being removed as part of this work with passengers funnelled into the other sets of escalators.
On a more practical / useful level, new escalators are being put into the Flight Connections centre and the flow of connecting passengers will be changed to split them more equally between both security zones. Additional lifts are also being added – Terminal 5 was originally built with a number of lift shafts which did not actually have lifts put in them.
The shops will be open by Christmas, apparently.
Anton says:
11 Aug11 August 14:31
I hope Itsu returns, I'm a regular! Nothing like some light food before flying.


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