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York University Gospel Choir
The York University Gospel Choir directed by Professor Karen Burke presents a rafter-raising concert of works by Hezekiah Walker, Edwin Hawkins, Kirk Franklin and other gospel greats.
The 100+ voice choir is backed by a rhythm section directed by Corey Butler.
Karen Burke is a pre-eminent singer, music director, choral conductor and composer in the field of African-American vocal music. An authority on the history and performance practices of Gospel music, she has worked with many major choral ensembles and organizations including the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Youth Choir, Toronto Choral Society and Ontario Choral Federation, as well as numerous schools and church congregations. In 1988, she co-founded the Juno Award-winning Toronto Mass Choir and continues to serve as its principal director, touring nationally and internationally.
Admission: $15 | $10 students & seniors
Friday, November 29th – 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Saturday, November 30th – 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Box Office: ampd.yorku.ca/perform/boxoffice | 416-736-5888
Categories: AMPD Music Tags: AMPD choir concert design gospel Music Students YorkU
Music @ Midday: York University New Music Ensemble
The York University New Music Ensemble directed by Matt Brubeck performs an eclectic mix of new music.
Free admission. Everyone welcome.
Maps and Directions.
Categories: AMPD Music Tags: AMPD Faculty Music
Media Music Concert – MMC:IX
The Media Music Concert (MMC:IX) is a showcase of film, television and video game music arranged and performed by York music students.
This year's arrangements include music from Zelda, Pocahontas, Star Wars, Studio Ghibli and more.
The Music Media Concert is in its ninth consecutive year and is organized by the Music Students Association at York University and the School of the Arts, Media Performance & Design.
Admission: $15 | $10 for students & seniors.
Box Office: Purchase tickets online or phone 416-736-5888
Categories: AMPD Music Tags: AMPD Faculty Music Student Life
World @ Midday: Amir Koushkani and Friends
AmirKoushkani is an ethnomusicologist, composer, performer, and instructor of traditional Persian stringed instruments Tar and Setar. Dr. Koushkani's training in Persian music began in Iran, where he was introduced to traditional Persian themes, under the tutelage of Master Dariush Pirniakan.
Amir Koushkani holds a Master's Degree in Western Musical Composition and he also received a PhD in Ethnomusicology at York University, with a dissertation on the history and theory of the Iranian musical transcription. With specializing in on a different aspect of Persian music, over the last three decades he composed widely for theatre, orchestra, and various musical ensembles. He has recently published a two-volume study on the "Persian Avaz" in collaboration with Master Mohammad-Reza Shajarian and Professor Rob Simms at York University.
Admission is free.
Music @ Midday: Classical Instrumental Concert
The Music at Midday series presents a recital featuring student soloists in the classical performance program.
Admission is free. Everyone welcome.
Concerto Competition Winners in Concert with the York University Symphony Orchestra
Professor Mark Chambers conducts the York University Symphony Orchestra in a concert featuring 2017 Concerto Competition winners.
Christian Masucci-Facchini: Countertenor
Daniel Pasoff: Tenor Saxophone
Xingzhi Wang: Tenor
Improv Soirée
An evening of improvisation in a participatory "open mic" set-up, hosted by the improve studios of Steve Koven.
Performers and observers welcome.
Faculty Jazz Performance with Jazz Artist-in-Residence Dave Douglas
DAVE DOUGLAS : 2020 OSCAR PETERSON JAZZ ARTIST- IN-RESIDENCE
Award winning trumpeter and composer, Dave Douglas, is the Department of Music's 2020 Oscar Peterson Jazz Artist-in-Residence. During his residency, he will deliver masterclasses for instrumentalists as well as coach small jazz ensembles.
This jam session offers a unique opportunity to hear Douglas in performance with faculty members in the Department of Music's jazz program. Admission is free.
Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, educator and entrepreneur from New York City known for the stylistic breadth of his work and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active simultaneously.
His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Doris Duke Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and two Grammy Award nominations. Douglas' career spans more than 50 unique original recordings as a leader and more than 500 published works. His current ensembles include: Dave Douglas Quintet; Sound Prints, a quintet co-led with saxophonist Joe Lovano; UPLIFT, a sextet including bassist Bill Laswell; Present Joys, a longstanding duo with pianist Uri Caine which recently added Andrew Cyrille as third member for a 2019 recording; High Risk, an electronic ensemble with Shigeto, Jonathan Maron, and Ian Chang; and the latest project, ENGAGE, a sextet with Jeff Parker, Tomeka Reid, Anna Webber, Nick Dunston, and Kate Gentile. Douglas is often engaged in special projects which include big bands, tributes, and multi-trumpet ensembles, such as Dizzy Atmosphere.
As a composer, Douglas has received commissions from a variety of organizations including the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Essen Philharmonie, The Library of Congress, Stanford University and most recently, Monash Art Ensemble, which premiered his chamber orchestra piece Fabliaux in March 2014. He is currently completing a new work for the chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound, which will premiere in May 2019.
Douglas has held several posts as an educator and programmer. From 2002 to 2012, he served as artistic director of the Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at the Banff Centre in Canada. He is a co-founder and president of the Festival of New Trumpet Music, which celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in 2017. He is currently on the faculty at the Mannes School of Music and is a Guest Coach for the Juilliard Jazz Composer's Ensemble. In 2016, he accepted a three-year appointment as the Artistic Director of the Bergamo Jazz Festival.
In 2005 Douglas founded Greenleaf Music, an umbrella company for his recordings, sheet music, podcast, as well as the music of other artists in the modern jazz idiom. Greenleaf Music has produced over 70 releases and will be celebrating its fifteenth anniversary in 2020.
"Dave Douglas is the unassuming king of independent jazz, a model of do-it-yourself moxie, initiative and artistic freedom."
– Frank Alkyer, Publisher, Down Beat
Categories: AMPD Music Tags: AMPD artist in residence Faculty Music
Mar 2 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
An evening of improvisation in a participatory "open mic" set-up, hosted by the improve studios of Brian Katz.
Belly Dance as Mindful Movement for Stress Reduction
This movement-based workshop utilizes belly dance vocabulary designed for self-soothing. Learn movements that support the reduction of stress and anxiety symptoms. Participants will leave with applications on how stress responses can be experiences on a spectrum from hyper-arousal (feelings of overstimulation) to hypo-arousal (feelings associated with low-energy or burnout). Belly dance used as mindfulness offers gentle wavey movement designed to down-regulate physical stress responses. This workshop also combines more energizing vocabulary through shimmying and shaking as well as core engagement to support up-regulation of the nervous system, based on internal rhythm and percussion.
About the Facilitator :
Shaila is completing her Masters in Dance at York University. She concurrently training as a Dance Movement Therapist through the National Centre for Dance Therapy in Montreal. Her work focuses on belly dance practices that use sensuality as a healing tool within dance interventions. Her movement offerings look at building resiliency, decoupling stress responses and promoting body positivity. Shaila provides a unique framework that maps belly dance vocabulary for nervous-system regulation. Shaila has been an active member of the Toronto belly dancing community for over a decade, both as a performer and instructor. She currently works as a Health Educator and Training Specialist and enjoys offering students training on mental health and well-being.
Categories: AMPD Dance design Digital Media Music Theatre Visual Art and Art History Winters College Tags: AMPD Colleges Dance mental health week mindful movement Students Winters College workshop
York University Chamber Choir
The York University Chamber Choir
John Holland, Interim Conductor
Join the York University Chamber Choirs as they perform works by Mozart, Dvořák, Loomer and Zelenka.
Ticket Admission:$15 adults | $10 students & seniors
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Hollywood Old and New: ReDesigns for Student Engagement in eLearning with Gillian Helfield & Dan Becker
AMPD Faculty Lounge (GCFA 214)
Join us for this lunchtime talk about the evolution of "Hollywood Old and New", a fully online class that offers students an understanding of Hollywood film genres from a historical and social perspective. In this talk, the presenters will discuss their pedagogical strategies for the new course redesign to facilitate student engagement in a large format class. This course is offered by the Department Cinema and Media Arts in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design.
Gillian Helfield lectures at York University, in Cinema and Media Studies in AMPD, Humanities in LAPS, and Canadian Studies at Glendon College. Though she has specialized in Canadian and Quebec Cinemas, other areas of academic interest include Genre Studies, Cultural Studies, Women's Cinema, National Cinemas, Diasporic and Exilic Cinemas, Middle Eastern Cinemas, and Rural Cinemas. In 2006, her book Representing the Rural: Space Place and Identity, in Films About the Land, was published by Wayne State University Press.
In collaboration with AMPD, Gillian has developed and redesigned two large-enrolment online film courses, which have earned recognition from international eLearning associations (IELA) and the Teaching Commons at York University (York's nomination for the STLHE Brightspace /D2L Innovation Award). In 2017, she received the AMPD eLearning Teaching Award.
Dan Becker is the Educational Designer and Developer for the Faculty of Education. He works extensively with instructors to operationalize educational theory and current research within courses that utilize technology. Dan develops learning experiences that engage students, build communities of inquiry and employ meaningful assessment strategies, while avoiding excessive effort on the part of the instructor. His approach of simplicity and depth has produced a variety of courses that are enjoyed by instructors and students alike.
Categories: AMPD Cinema and Media Arts elearning Tags: AMPD elearning Faculty lunch&learn moodle
Theatre@York presents Elizabeth Rex
Theatre @ York presents Elizabeth Rex by Timothy Findley directed by ted witzel
Timothy Findley's Elizabeth Rex shares Good Night Desdemona's interest in the Shakespearean canon.
Here, Findley imagines an intimate meeting between a group of players and Queen Elizabeth I, who has ordered a command performance of Much Ado About Nothing as she awaits the execution of a former lover, the Earl of Essex. With wit and poetry, Findley explores the entanglement of love, desire, and gender identity.
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday March 17th at 7:30 p.m. (Preview)
Wednesday March 18th at 1:00 p.m. (Preview)
Wednesday March 18th at 7:30 p.m. (Opening)
Thursday March 19 at 7:30 p.m. (Relaxed Performance)
Friday March 20th at 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday March 21st at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday March 21st @ 7:30 p.m. (Closing)
Previews: $7.00
All Other Performances:
Tickets: $20.00
Student: $12.00
Groups of 10 or more: $10.00
(Group price applies when all group tickets are purchased at once for a single performance. Not available online, please phone or visit the box office)
Buy online or call 416-736-5888
Relaxed Performance: Thursday, March 19th at 7:30pm
A Relaxed performance is intended specifically to be sensitive to and accepting of audience members who may benefit from a more relaxed environment. The performance is designed to reduce anxiety and provide a safe, enjoyable experience, taking into account variable sensory, communication or learning needs and abilities. This means that there is a more casual-than-usual approach to front-of-house etiquette and we ask audience members to be aware of people's needs to move or make involuntary noise.
Sold-out Show Advisory: Cash only Rush Seats are usually available at the door for sold out shows. If the show is sold out, please check back as seats may become available. There is NO GUARANTEE that seats will come available and the timing of seats coming available varies. We recommend booking early & coming early!
Categories: AMPD Theatre Tags: Faculty Students Theatre Theatre @ York
Dance Innovations 2020: Detail and Distance – Extraordinary works for extraordinary times.
Dec 3 – Dec 11 all-day
The Department of Dance presents
Dance Innovations 2020: Detail and Distance –
Extraordinary works for extraordinary times.
Series A: Detail
November 25th at 7:00pm LINK
Features new choreographic works from fourth year students.
Series B: Distance
Series C: Distant Measures
Features third year performance students and the York Dance Ensemble.
Each series will premiere on their respective date shown above and will be available to watch on demand till Friday, December 11, 2020.
Artistic Director: Susan Lee
Course Director: Modesto Amegago
Guest Artist: Don Sinclair
Check out the promo reel for this event here.
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Q: calculate the specific function import math

if x == 2 ** (((x-1000)/10)^(1/2)):
    print( x)

I am trying to write a function to solve the function N = 10 * (Log2 N)^2+1000, but it does not work, can someone help me to fix it?

A: Or iterate the function some times, provided it is by chance a fixed point iteration
from math import log

func = lambda x : 10*log(x,2)**2 + 1000
x=1000
for _ in range(15): x = func(x); print "%.12f" % x

which gives the output
1993.168564084178
2201.401890990801
2233.034094200055
2237.609428257210
2238.266536460564
2238.360814103042
2238.374338474385
2238.376278539726
2238.376556840441
2238.376596762423
2238.376602489195
2238.376603310695
2238.376603428538
2238.376603445443
2238.376603447868

which looks like slightly less than one correct digit gained per iteration.

A: IMHO:
This is what you are looking for based on this equation:function N = 10 * (Log2 N)^2+1000
import math
def funct_try(x):
    return (10*(math.log(x,2)**2)+1000)

funct_try(100)

answer would be 1441.4082507040794

A: It is hard to understand what you actually want.Also the code you wrote doesn't seem to have anything to do with the problem stated in your question.
Assuming you are having problem to understand how to use the log function:
lets say you want to calculate log function with base 2 then:
import math
print(math.log(8,2))

Output:
3.0

Assuming that helped.NOw,let's try your function;it should look something like this:
import math
def function_name(N):
    print(10*(math.pow(math.log(N,2),2))+1000)

function_name(110) #here I called the above function with a value 100

Output:
1459.8683956421526

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Aside from the use of Facebook to draw consumers in, the email scam carries with it many common red flags: consumers are being emailed out of the blue, they're being asked to click on suspect links in order to "claim a prize," and there's often an explicit demand for confidentiality, as well.
Should you receive an email like this, you can report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.
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The evolution of chondrichthyan research through a metadata analysis of dedicated international conferences between 1991 and 2014
Science is continually evolving, with recent developments in some fields, such as conservation biology, leading to shifts in priorities and needs. Recent international conferences focused on chondrichthyan research provide an opportunity to assess how the research environment of chondrichthyan science has evolved through time. We compiled metadata from Sharks Down Under (1991) and the two Sharks International conferences (2010 and 2014), spanning 23 years. Analysis of the data highlighted taxonomic biases towards charismatic species, a declining number of studies in fundamental science such as those related to taxonomy and basic life history, and the emergence of new research fields or tools such as social science and stable isotope analysis. Although there are limitations associated with our study, which are discussed, it lays the foundation for continued assessment of the progression of chondrichthyan research as future chondrichthyan‑focused international conferences are organised. Considering the research biases that our metadata analysis identifies, we suggest that: (i) greater attention should be given to species or species groups that are of particular conservation concern but that may not necessarily be charismatic (e.g. batoids); (ii) increased support should be given to scientists from low‑income countries; (iii) new research areas should continue to be developed and included within broad integrated research programmes; and (iv) concurrent with this, foundational research should not be neglected. © 2015 NISC (Pty) Ltd., Cited By :2, Export Date: 4 September 2015
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Uncle who raped, killed 10-year-old Chanelle McCrawl feels wrath of court
Western Cape / 15 June 2019, 1:36pm / Shanice Naidoo
Chanelle McCrawl Picture: David Ritchie/ANA
Cape Town - He grabbed her, raped her, murdered her, executed blows, wrapped her up and put her in a wheelie bin," commented Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe during arguments in mitigation and aggravation of sentencing for accused Carlo de Kock.
De Kock appeared in the Western Cape High Court this week for raping and killing his 10-year-old niece in Manenberg two years ago.
However, it was only in March that De Kock pleaded guilty to kidnapping, rape, murder and defeating the ends of justice.
Chanelle McCrawl was reported missing on October 19, 2017, after she did not arrive at school.
She went to the back of the house to where the accused lived in a wendy house with his family, looking for her cousins so they could leave for school. However, they had already left with their mother. Chanelle was then allegedly lured in by the accused.
The next day, her body was found wrapped in a curtain and shopping bag at a river near her home in Audrey Court by her grandmothers.
Carlo de Kock has been convicted of raping and murdering 10-year-old Chanelle McCrawl.
De Kock's DNA linked him to the murder after his semen was found on Chanelle's grey school pants.
He claimed that on the day of the murder, he smoked tik and dragged the little girl into the wendy house. She resisted and fell, hitting her head on a brick.
De Kock's lawyer, advocate Andre Botman, used his client's guilty plea as a mitigating factor. Judge Salie-Hlophe quickly shot down Botman.
Prosecutor Liezel Scholzel added that his plea of guilt did not necessarily mean he showed remorse. She asked for two life sentences without an option for rehabilitation.
"Considering, however, the callous manner in which he committed the offences and discarded of the deceased's body before attempting to remove all traces of his involvement before pretending to assist her family in their search for her, one cannot help but wonder if his remorse is genuine," read the State's argument.
Judge Salie-Hlophe explained that there were two types of people who pleaded guilty, the ones who were remorseful and the others who had no other option.
Using his client's 18-month awaiting trial prisoner status as a mitigating factor for a lesser sentence, Botman told the court that De Kock had also used drugs on the day.
Judge Salie-Hlophe quickly dismissed this.
Earlier in the trial, forensic pathologist Mandy Chong testified that the girl's vaginal injuries were "the worst" she had ever seen. She told the court that McCrawl had suffered blows to her head and a massive tear to her vagina, which caused her to bleed to death and choke on her own blood and vomit.
De Kock's paternal aunt, who can't be named for safety reasons, told the court her nephew did not have an easy life. He was orphaned after his father was murdered and his mother went into a coma after suffering a stroke. His 13-year-old brother was also murdered.
"It is not within the De Kock family to have something like this happen. I ask for forgiveness for what he has done to the family," said his aunt.
Chanelle's grandmother Gertude Basson told the Weekend Argus she was glad the case was coming to an end. "Although he might get life, we won't get her back. She was really special. It will be hard to forgive him."
Sentencing will commence on June 25.
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We failed Chanelle, say grieving residents
WATCH: Another girl killed, another tenant held
Long awaited children's commissioner on the cards for Western Cape
Murdered Chanelle's mom shares her grief
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For me, my weekend will be busy with the boys.
It starts with the opening of the art in the new park here in Yellow Rock.
In the evening, Josh is off to the Football (he is so excited).
Sunday: Lachie has a party then he has to pack for school camp.
He is off to camp on Monday for the week.
For today's card, I have used an stamp from the Gorjuss range of stamps at Funkykits.
Beautiful. Thanks for joining us at 2 Creative Chicks.
Yep ... sounds like a busy weekend ahead! LOL! So glad you found time to do a little creating and it's awesome! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood's 'DIES and/or PUNCHES' challenge and please come back again soon!


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Gypjak (oder Kipchak,  Kiptschak) ist ein kleines Dorf, 10 km westlich der turkmenischen Hauptstadt Aşgabat im Ahal welaýaty. Der Name leitet sich vom türkischen Volk der Kiptschaken ab.

Geschichte
Das Dorf ist als der Geburtsort des ersten Präsidenten Turkmenistans, Saparmyrat Nyýazow, berühmt. Nyýazow errichtete dort eine Moschee und ein Mausoleum, wo er am 24. Dezember 2006 neben seinen Brüdern und Eltern beigesetzt wurde.

Verkehr
Gypjak liegt an der Transkaspischen Eisenbahn von Türkmenbaşy nach Taschkent. Hier zweigt die Bahnstrecke Aşgabat–Daşoguz nach Norden ab.

Fußnoten

Ort in Turkmenistan
Ahal welaýaty

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May 2013 | Nate Pedersen
OED Editor John Simpson Announces Retirement
A standard reference work found on the shelves of special collections libraries and rare book dealers across the country is the massive, 20 volume Oxford English Dictionary, or the OED for short. The OED has been the gold standard of English dictionaries since the first of its volumes was published in 1888. The extraordinary scholarship of its writes and editors has produced an unparalleled reference into the history of the English language.
The longtime editor of the OED, John Simpson, announced his retirement this week, effective in October of this year. He has served as editor of the dictionary since the mid 1980s, overseeing its transition to an online publication. The first electronic version of the OED appeared in 1988 and the first online edition in 2000. Work is currently underway on the third edition of the dictionary, which thus far has been solely published online, where it is made available to paying subscribers The head of Oxford University Press said the OED is unlikely to ever appear in print. The online edition generated upwards of 2m hits per month.
Simpson gave a fascinating interview to The Independent in London about his time with the OED and his impending departure.
Here Simpson offers an interesting perspective on the historical nature of change in the English language:
"Big changes aren't happening so fast as they were in the old days. If you lived in 1000, and then looked ahead to 1500 you wouldn't understand the words and the accents that were being used then, especially with the influx of French. I don't see such cataclysmic change happening in the future. From 1750 or so, from Samuel Johnson's dictionary, things really haven't changed so much. Whereas 250 years before Johnson it was dogged by non-standardisation. In the middle ages it was a series of dialects. I'm probably slower to accept that there is a massive change on the way, because I'm aware that there has been a lot of stability over the last few centuries. I don't think a completely new form of language is going to come out of the technological changes we're seeing now. I'd be very surprised if it did."
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What Should Anyone Believe About The Coronavirus And Its Mutations?
In June of last year, an article of mine was published nationally about the Coronavirus.[2] I have kept abreast of the developments ever since, right up to and including today.
I received both doses of the Moderna vaccine in January and February of this year, without any noticeable ill effects. I only did so because a friend—who has had at least two open-heart surgeries—went ahead and was vaccinated with the same vaccine, again with no noticeable ill effects.
I have two friends who have steadfastly refused to be vaccinated. One is a law school classmate of mine; and the other is a retired engineer. For a while, I was alerting both as to where they could be vaccinated for free; and then I stopped, because I sensed that I was alienating them. This is the last thing that I wanted to do. Every American has freedom of choice, or at least they should have.
Since its arrival in the United States, the Coronavirus has mutated into the "Delta variant" and now the "Lambda variant," and it is anyone's guess how many more mutations will occur. Perhaps the biggest issues today are how to curb the Coronavirus' spread, and whether small children should be vaccinated.
Because the vaccines were rushed into production, adequate multi-year testing has not been completed yet. Also, they are said to be "gene-altering," which is an assumable risk for Senior Citizens, but not for little kids—much less for pregnant mothers, because of the risks to their fetuses.
All of this presents an enormous conundrum for Americans, regardless of their skin colors, ethnicities, religious or political persuasions. Indeed, my friend who prompted me to get vaccinated says that he doesn't know what to believe anymore, which is true of vast numbers of Americans.
[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6 He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams; and he can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com
[2] See Naegele, "The Coronavirus And Similar Global Issues: How To Address Them?"or https://naegeleblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/timothy-d.-naegele.pdf (Timothy D. Naegele, "The Coronavirus And Similar Global Issues: How To Address Them," Banking Law Journal (June 2020))
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Timothy D. Naegele (00:59:10) :
See https://www.npr.org/2021/08/20/1029837227/demand-covid-antibody-drugs-soars-regeneron-florida ("Antibody Drugs Are In High Demand As Delta Variant Drives A COVID Surge")
Trump was correct, and it saved his life.
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9914579/US-COVID-19-cases-hit-record-high-Florida-records-150-000-week-data-dump.html ("COVID-19 cases hit record-high in the U.S and deaths surge 300%: Florida releases data dump which shows there were more than 150,000 new infections in a week as hospitals in the state buckle under pressure")
Any American who believes that the Coronavirus pandemic has run its course, and that life has returned to "normal," has not been following the latest news. The "Delta variant" mutation is being followed by the "Lambda variant," and Americans need to resume their vigilance. The life you save may be your own or that of a loved one.
See also https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-los-angeles-this-covid-19-surge-is-different-from-earlier-outbreaks-11629558004 ("In Los Angeles, This Covid-19 Surge Is Different From Earlier Outbreaks")
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9922455/Pregnant-nurse-refused-vaccine-unborn-baby-die-COVID-19.html ("Pregnant nurse who refused vaccine and her unborn baby die of COVID")
What a tragedy.
Because of the Coronavirus vaccines' potentially gene-altering effects, two groups have been at risk in taking them: (1) young kids, and (2) pregnant women whose fetuses might be affected adversely.
This article underscores the risks either way: of being vaccinated or not being vaccinated.
See also https://www.thedailybeast.com/ultra-vaccinated-israels-debacle-is-a-dire-warning-to-america ("Ultra-Vaccinated Israel's Crisis Is a Dire Warning to America")
See https://www.nytimes.com/article/breakthrough-infections-covid-19-coronavirus.html ("Worried About Breakthrough Infections? Here's How to Navigate This Phase of the Pandemic"—"If you're vaccinated, you should think about a number of variables, including your overall health, where you live and the risks you take")
This article by Tara Parker-Pope provides some useful advice, as follows:
Many people are seeking definitive answers about what they can and can't do after being vaccinated against Covid-19. Is it OK to travel? Should I go to a big wedding? Does the Delta variant make spending time with my vaccinated grandmother more risky?
But there's no one-size-fits-all answer to those questions because risk changes from one individual to the next, depending on a person's overall health, where they live and who they spend time with. The bottom line is that vaccines are highly protective against serious illness, and, with some precautions, will allow people to return to more normal lives, experts say. A recent study in Los Angeles County showed that while breakthrough infections can happen, the unvaccinated are 29 times as likely to end up hospitalized from Covid-19 as a vaccinated person.
Experts say anxiety about breakthrough infections remains pervasive, fueled in part by frightening headlines and unrealistic expectations about the role of vaccines.
"There's been a lot of miscommunication about what the risks really are to vaccinated people, and how vaccinated people should be thinking about their lives," said Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. "There are people who think we are back to square one, but we are in a much, much better place."
While the Delta variant is causing a surge in infections in various hot spots around the country, including Florida and Louisiana, there will eventually be an end to the pandemic. Getting there will require ongoing precautions in the coming months, but vaccinated people will have more freedom to enjoy life than they did during the early lockdowns. Here are answers to some common questions about the road ahead.
What's my risk of getting Covid if I'm vaccinated?
To understand why there is no simple answer to this question, think about another common risk: driving in a snowstorm. While we know that tens of thousands of people are injured or killed each year on icy roads, your individual risk depends on local conditions, the speed at which you travel, whether you're wearing a seatbelt, the safety features on your car and whether you encounter a reckless driver on the road.
Your individual risk for Covid after vaccination also depends on local conditions, your overall health, the precautions you take and how often you are exposed to unvaccinated people who could be infected.
"People want to be told what to do — is it safe if I do this?" said Dr. Sharon Balter, director of the division of communicable disease control and prevention at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. "What we can say is, 'These are the things that are more risky, and these are the things that are less risky.'"
Dr. Balter's team has recently collected surveillance data that give us a clearer picture of the difference in risk to the vaccinated and unvaccinated as the Delta variant surged from May 1 through July 25. They studied infections in 10,895 fully vaccinated people and 30,801 unvaccinated people. The data showed that:
The rate of infection in unvaccinated people is five times the rate of infection in vaccinated people. By the end of the study period, the age-adjusted incidence of Covid-19 among unvaccinated persons was 315.1 per 100,000 people over a seven-day period compared to 63.8 per 100,000 incidence rate among fully vaccinated people. (Age adjustment is a statistical method used so the data are representative of the general population.)
The rate of hospitalization among the vaccinated was 1 per 100,000 people. The age-adjusted hospitalization rate in unvaccinated persons was 29.4 per 100,000.
Older vaccinated people were most vulnerable to serious illness after a breakthrough infection. The median age of vaccinated people who were hospitalized for Covid was 64 years. Among unvaccinated people who were hospitalized, the median age was 49.
The Delta variant appears to have increased the risk of breakthrough infections to vaccinated people. At the start of the study, before Delta was dominant, unvaccinated people became infected 10 times as often as vaccinated people did. By the end of study period, when Delta accounted for almost 90 percent of infections, unvaccinated people were five times as likely to get infected as vaccinated people.
What's the chance of a vaccinated person spreading Covid-19?
While unvaccinated people are by far at highest risk for catching and spreading Covid-19, it's also possible for a vaccinated person to become infected and transmit the illness to others. A recent outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., where thousands of people gathered in bars and restaurants, showed that vaccinated people can sometimes spread the virus.
Even so, many experts believe the risk of getting infected from a vaccinated person is still relatively low. Dr. Jha noted that after an outbreak among vaccinated and unvaccinated workers at the Singapore airport, tracking studies suggested that most of the spread by vaccinated people happened when they had symptoms.
"When we've seen outbreaks, like those among the Yankees earlier in the year and other cases, almost always people are symptomatic when they're spreading," Dr. Jha said. "The asymptomatic, pre-symptomatic spread could happen, but we haven't seen it among vaccinated people with any frequency."
Another study from Singapore looked at vaccinated and unvaccinated people infected with the Delta variant. The researchers found that while viral loads in vaccinated and unvaccinated workers are similar at the onset of illness, the amount of virus declines more rapidly in the vaccinated after the first week, suggesting vaccinated people are infectious for a shorter period of time.
Is it still safe to gather unmasked with vaccinated people?
In many cases it will be safe, but the answer depends on a number of variables. The risk is lower with a few close family members and friends than a large group of people you don't know. Outdoor gatherings are safer than indoor gatherings. What's the community transmission rate? What's the ventilation in the room? Do you have underlying health issues that would make you vulnerable to complications from Covid-19? Do any of the vaccinated people have a fever, sniffles or a cough?
"The big question is can five people sit around a table unmasked if we know they're all vaccinated," Dr. Jha said. "I think the answer is yes. The chances of anybody spreading the virus in that context is exceedingly low. And if someone does spread the virus, the other people are not going to get super sick from it. I certainly think most of us should not fear breakthrough infections to the point where we won't tolerate doing things we really value in life."
For larger gatherings or even small gatherings with a highly vulnerable person, rapid antigen testing using home testing kits can lower risk. Asking people to use a test a few days before the event, and then the day of the event, adds another layer of protection. Opening windows and doors or adding a HEPA air cleaner can also help.
How can unvaccinated children go to school safely?
Children under 12 probably will not be eligible for vaccination until the end of the year. As a result, the best way to protect them is to make sure all the adults and older kids around them are vaccinated. A recent report from the C.D.C. found that an unvaccinated elementary schoolteacher who didn't wear a mask spread the virus to half of the students in a classroom.
Studies show that schools have not been a major cause of Covid-spreading events, particularly when a number of prevention measures are in place. A combination of precautions — masking indoors, keeping students at least three feet apart in classrooms, keeping students in separate cohorts or "pods," encouraging hand washing and regular testing, and quarantining — have been effective. While many of those studies occurred before the Delta variant became dominant, they also happened when most teachers, staff and parents were unvaccinated, so public health experts are hopeful that the same precautions will work well this fall.
Dr. Balter noted that masking in schools, regular testing and improving ventilation will keep children safer, and that parents should be reassured by the data.
"The level of illness in children is much less than adults," she said. "You do weigh all these things, but there are also a lot of consequences to not sending children to school."
Can a vaccinated person visit with an elderly vaccinated person indoors without a mask?
In many cases it will be relatively safe for vaccinated people to spend time, unmasked, with an older relative. But the risk depends on local conditions and the precautions the visitor has taken in the days leading up to the visit. In areas where community vaccination rates are low and overall infection rates are high, meeting outdoors or wearing a mask may be advised.
If you're vaccinated but have been going to restaurants, large gatherings or spending time with unvaccinated people, it's a good idea to practice more social distancing in the days leading up to your visit with an older or vulnerable person. Home testing a few days before the visit and the day of the visit will add another layer of protection.
Gregg Gonsalves, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, said he recently visited his 87-year-old mother and did not wear a mask. But that is because both of them are vaccinated and he still works mostly from home, lives in a highly vaccinated area and has low risk for exposure. He is also investing in home testing kits for reassurance that he is not infectious.
"If I just came back from a big crowded gathering, and I had to go see my mom, I would put on a mask," he said.
Is it safe to work in an office?
The answer depends on the precautions your workplace has taken. Does the company require proof of vaccination to come into the office? Are unvaccinated people tested regularly? What percentage of people in the office are unvaccinated? What steps did your company take to improve indoor air quality? (Upgrading the filters in ventilation systems and adding stand-alone HEPA air cleaners are two simple steps that can reduce viral particles in the air.)
Offices that mandate vaccination will be safer, but vaccination rates need to exceed 90 percent. Even an 85-percent vaccination rate is not enough, Dr. Jha said. "It's not going to work because one of those 15-percent unvaccinated is going to cause an outbreak for every single person in that room," he said. "You do not want a bunch of unvaccinated people running around your offices."
Should I get a booster shot, and will it help protect me against Delta?
The people who have the most to gain from booster shots are older people, transplant patients, people with compromised immune systems or those with underlying conditions that put them at high risk for complications from Covid. People who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine may also be good candidates for a second dose.
But many experts say healthy people with normal immune systems who received a two-dose mRNA vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna won't get much benefit right now from a third shot because their vaccine antibodies still offer strong protection against severe illness. That said, the Biden administration appears to be moving ahead with offering booster shots to the general public starting as soon as the week of Sept. 20.
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9956313/Boxer-Oscar-La-Hoya-48-tests-positive-COVID-despite-fully-vaccinated.html ("Fully vaccinated Oscar De La Hoya, 48, is hospitalized with COVID and pulls out of his comeback fight against Vitor Belfort") and https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-estimates ("The pandemic's true death toll") and https://deadline.com/2021/09/mu-variant-los-angeles-first-cases-new-covid-1234827340/ ("Mu Variant: First Cases Of New Covid Strain Identified In Los Angeles") and
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9957753/COVID-cases-four-times-higher-Labor-Day.html ("US now has more than four times as many cases of COVID and twice as many in hospital as this time last year with deaths up 80% – despite 62% of population with one shot amid Delta surge: Mu is now in LA")
The UK's Economist estimates that the true death toll is approaching 20 million globally. Approximately 50-100 million died as a result of the "Spanish flu."
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9960361/Fans-flock-college-football-stadiums-country-amid-COVID-surge.html ("Saturday gamedays are back! Incredible scenes as fans flock back to college football stadiums across America with no masks or social distancing despite surge in COVID cases and hospitalizations")
This is irresponsible on the part of the Athletic Directors and other campus officials at each of the schools. If anyone contracts the Coronavirus' "Delta variant" or other mutations, as a result of such "super-spreader" events, class-action lawsuits should be filed.
Yes, Americans are frustrated with the Coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, and loss of freedoms. And in a very real sense, they are celebrating at such sporting events; and it feels like a return to normalcy. But it is illusory, and potentially dangerous.
See, e.g., https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-mu-variant-covid-19-us-coronavirus-vaccine-20210906-4aslq6ueqndb5myst5blsynqoq-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/news/ ("New 'mu' COVID variant now found in 49 U.S. states") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9995283/Los-Angeles-imposes-vaccine-passport-mandate-bars-nightclubs.html ("Los Angeles imposes vaccine passport mandate for bars and nightclubs: Dodgers and Chargers fans will also have to show proof of shots or negative test to attend games") and https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/idaho-declares-statewide-hospital-resource-crisis-covid-surge-rcna1997 ("Idaho declares statewide hospital resource crisis amid Covid surge") and https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17/politics/biden-measles-quarantinable-diseases/index.html ("Biden signs executive order adding measles to list of quarantinable diseases after outbreak among US-bound Afghan refugees")
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9964415/Mu-variant-detected-U-S-state-except-Nebraska.html ("Mu has been detected in EVERY US state except Nebraska: COVID variant which scientists fear is more transmissible than Delta and vaccine resistant hits US with Florida and California recording the most cases")
Here comes Mu, with a vengeance . . .
See also https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-06/overwhelmed-morgues-belie-u-s-illusion-of-a-defanged-pandemic ("Overwhelmed Morgues Belie U.S. Illusion of a Defanged Pandemic") and https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-numbers-up-since-last-labor-day-20210907-cb42e6polfehvldkhh43533wmm-story.html ("Daily U.S. COVID cases up more than 300% from Labor Day 2020") and https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-health-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-north-carolina-b9012bd212ef28dcceec583eb3ca7612 ("COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom") and https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-flu-season-is-expected-to-be-worse-than-the-last-one-threatening-hospitals-strained-by-delta-11631179980 ("The Flu Is Expected to Make a Comeback This Year, Threatening Hospitals Strained by Delta") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9980015/26-Lancet-scientists-trashed-theory-Covid-leaked-Chinese-lab-links-Wuhan.html ("REVEALED: 26 out of the 27 Lancet scientists who trashed theory that Covid leaked from a Chinese lab have links to Wuhan researchers") and https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17/politics/biden-measles-quarantinable-diseases/index.html ("Biden signs executive order adding measles to list of quarantinable diseases after outbreak among US-bound Afghan refugees")
See also https://www.timesofisrael.com/health-ministry-chief-says-coronavirus-spread-reaching-record-heights/ ("[Israeli] Health Ministry chief says coronavirus spread reaching record heights") and https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/fda-panel-begins-voting-on-pfizers-covid-booster-doses-rejecting-shots-for-general-public.html ("FDA panel rejects plan to administer Pfizer's Covid booster doses to general public") and https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17/politics/biden-measles-quarantinable-diseases/index.html ("Biden signs executive order adding measles to list of quarantinable diseases after outbreak among US-bound Afghan refugees")
See https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-death-toll-surpassing-spanish-flu-1918-pandemic-coronavirus-20210920-y6rnbg2e6bbuzkin7ijg7mhin4-story.html ("COVID's U.S. death toll on verge of surpassing Spanish Flu")
Ultimately, it has been estimated that 50-100 million died globally from the Spanish flu.
See also https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/20/pfizer-covid-vaccine-is-safe-generates-robust-immune-response-in-kids-ages-5-to-11.html ("Pfizer Covid vaccine safely generates robust immune response in kids, Pfizer says") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10008837/Pfizer-BioNTech-say-data-COVID-19-vaccine-safe-protective-kids.html ("Pfizer says its vaccine IS safe and effective in low doses for kids under 12 and could be authorized by Halloween – despite children making up just 0.1% of all COVID deaths") and https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/572971-flight-bookings-plummet-amid-delta-variant-fears ("Flight bookings plummet amid delta variant fears") and https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/health/sydney-man-facing-heart-transplant-after-covid-leaves-him-with-chronic-health-issues/news-story/3945bbff23358e006574818ced69209e ("Sydney man facing heart transplant after Covid leaves him with chronic health issues")
The problem is that a growing number of Americans do not believe in the vaccines, especially for young kids and pregnant women whose fetuses may be affected adversely.
See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10009793/Mother-four-unmasked-unmuzzled-unvaccainated-dies-COVID-19-age-40.html ("'Unmasked, unmuzzled, unvaccainated' mother-of-four dies of COVID"); but see https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/daily-pill-treat-covid-could-be-just-months-away-scientists-n1279938 ("A daily pill to treat Covid could be just months away, scientists say")
THE WORLD'S FIRST SUPER-SPREADER EVENT?
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10014895/Ex-Chinese-Communist-Party-insider-Wei-Jingsheng-speaks-Wuhan-theory-relating-Covid-19.html ("Chinese whistleblower claims first COVID outbreak was INTENTIONAL and happened in October 2019 at Military World Games in Wuhan – two months before China notified the world about virus")
Did China launch its own 9/11-like attack on the United States and the world, as a bioweapon attack?
After all, Xi Jinping and China's other civilian and military rulers have snuffed out Hong Kong's fledgling democracy; they have enslaved a million ethnic minorities including the Uyghurs; they have used EMP weapons to "fry" Indian soldiers in their border war with that country; they have threatened Taiwan, Japan and Australia; and their goal is global domination.
See also https://www.nysun.com/foreign/witches-brew-starts-to-bubble-in-communist-china/91665/ ("Witches Brew Starts To Bubble in Communist China, as Xi Jinping Edges Into Maoism")
H. Craig Bradley (18:04:12) :
MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH JNJ COVID VACCINE
First of all, I noticed no visible side-effects in the days following the vaccine injection, not even a headache. Its now been one month. I have read and know from the experience of others taking the same vaccine that side-effects vary considerably between individuals following injection. Just a note from my physician: 'Full' Covid Immunity only lasts 30 days with the JNJ formulation.
I attribute this to the organ tissues that receive the spike protein in the weeks after injection. Different patients have spike proteins in different parts of their bodies, hence a variety of short term side-effects are reported. As yet, there are no long term studies confirming adverse Covid-19 vaccine side effects. Let me suggest what they might be, at least in my case:
I wear a mask as a condition of using Anytime Fitness facilities. One day this week, I was using the exercise bike for 30 minutes, but wore the mask throughout. Then, I went to the nearby grocery store. As I left the grocery store (mask required), I removed the mask and noticed a red tinge on the inside of the upper part of the mask.Clearly it was due to small, minute droplets of blood in my breath as I exhaled. I had no bloody nose otherwise.
The ONLY possibility is from the pulmonary artery system (lungs). I suspect my spike proteins formed following my single JNJ covid vaccine settled upon the pulmonary arteries-capillaries and resulted in a weakening of the arterial walls, with some seepage of plasma. This never happened in the past year while exercising with a mask ( still required). Only after my vaccine. Pretty strong correlation and not coincidental, in my view.
I conformed and complied and received my reward: A CDC Vaccine Card verifying covid vaccine reception. Now I am "street legal", as they say. If and when Gov. Newsom imposes NYC style covid passport requirements for ALL indoor venues in Calif this coming Winter, I can go about unrestricted. Its now a choice but soon, as the coming Covid Winter sets in, probably not a free choice.
(In-fact, each of Florida Gov. De Santis's initiatives or orders are being overruled by Federal Judges, such as prohibiting sanctuary cities ( Haitians coming to Florida? or prohibiting mask mandates. He is being countered and neutralized. So, good luck Florida, as the Deep State now owns you). Another consideration as we become a Marxist run nation: free and fair elections are pretty much over going forward.
Thank you, Craig.
I know little-to-nothing about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and am mortified to learn that you had "blood droplets" on your mask.
I have had both doses of the Moderna vaccine, with no noticeable ill effects. However, in the case of family members and friends, the effects seem to depend on the individual.
I know that a doctor of a friend had to be hospitalized; and perhaps the best summation of the vaccines is that they are "poisoning" our bodies. As one person put it:
The vaccines, while effective against the virus, are bad shit we're putting into our bodies. None of this is good.
I agree with that assessment. And as I concluded in my Coronavirus article, we owe all of this to China, which should be paying trillions of dollars in reparations, and its products should be boycotted.
Like Chemotherapy for cancer patients, if the cancer doesn't kill them, the Chemo will. And yes, I am being facetious, somewhat.
With regard to whether we will have free and fair elections in the future, that remains to be seen. An increasing number of Americans do not believe in government or government-mandated vaccines.
Clarification:
Atomized ( minuscule) particles of blood/ serum from exhaling into a face mask while vigorously exercising on a recumbent bike for 30 minutes in a gym on Thurs. Its a good aerobic workout and I was indeed surprised to see a red tint on the upper part of the mask which covered my nasal passages. Its a good tell on what is going-on "under the hood", in my case.
Eventually, I will tell my primary care physician (M.D.) at the next annual Medicare "wellness check". They want overt "symptoms"; they (Medicare) get symptoms. Then what? Its the vaccine, stupid.
Droplets is not the most accurate term, since I unintentionally conveyed a larger volume of blood than realized. In my instance, the volume of blood is not even measurable but only its slightest presence. So, I just concluded that it had to come from the Pulmonary System and that undoubtedly means the circulatory system in and around the lungs (rt. and/or left ? ) was affected in some way ( spike proteins formed by vaccine ) by my recent covid vaccine.
Other patients who even got the same JNJ vaccine undoubtedly reacted differently. This is part of the "gain of function" of covid: nobody honestly understands it. All I know is its not healthful nor natural. Not facetious. Creepy, sneaky, yes. Just consider the source of Covid for those attributes (China and Dr. Fauci, M.D.).
Its troubling at a minimum and leaves too many unanswered health care questions. "Experimental" (for two years) means you and I are but guinea pigs for the Federal goverment, CDC, Dr. Fauci, and Big Pharma. That much I know for certain. Most people around here can't face the truth nor can they handle it either. Actually, most never could. Not changing.
HOW ARE VACCINE SIDE-EFFECTS ACTUALLY REPORTED?
Various articles and even individuals tell me (insist) there is plenty of "data" by now on the side effects of various covid vaccines. Other than Astra Zeneca formulation, which has been removed from the market due to patient deaths, I am unaware of actual reporting.
In any case, I suspect only serious vaccine side-effects which result in hospitalization are actually reported to the CDC. Most people don't see a doctor all that often, even if retired and on Medicare unless they first have overt symptoms. Mine only happened once.
There is simply no mechanism or procedure available for me to report my vaccine side-effect on day 32 to ANYBODY. Therefore, I think the reporting of vaccine side-effects is flawed or quite possibly a fraudulent claim or assertion. I have reason to doubt any side-effects outside of the hospital environment have any chance at being reported to anybody.
Yes, Craig, my sense is that you are correct.
See also https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/09/27/massachusetts-state-police-covid-vaccine-mandate-resignations/ ("Dozens Of Massachusetts State Police Troopers Resigning Over COVID Vaccine Mandate, Union Says")
MORE CONFIRMATION FROM PROJECT VERITAS
Johnson and Johnson scientists even express their doubts about their own vaccine but concede the best way to get the public vaccinated is to threaten their livelihood or turn them into second class citizens. Its all about money and power and that's really it.
This (short) candid video filmed at dinner with two such JNJ scientists, without their knowledge or consent, of course. ( Is such a tape legally admissible as evidence in a state like California which has a 2-Party privacy law?)
There are several vaccines, as you know, and Johnson & Johnson's is just one of them.
With respect to privacy, it turns on which state was/is involved. Each state law is different, in major or minor respects.
California Law is very specific:
A tape taken without a warrant from a Judge of a court of proper jurisdiction or without the written consent of both parties is inadmissible as evidence in court in Calif. (civil or criminal). This is certain and its why California is known as a "two-party" state in this regard. As you say, not necessarily so in OTHER States.
Again, the laws of each state vary; and the matter would be litigated.
See https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-new-york-california-health-d039cd2901289e1b48d8ef6657f157d2 ("Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom")
Lots of Americans will refuse.
See also https://www.todayonline.com/world/moderna-vs-pfizer-both-knockouts-one-seems-have-edge ("Moderna vs Pfizer: Both knockouts, but one seems to have the edge") and https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/29/majority-of-restaurants-say-business-is-worse-than-3-months-ago-survey.html ("Majority of restaurants say business is worse than 3 months ago: survey") and https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2021/09/29/tensions-run-high-over-proposed-mask-ordinance-at-second-night-of-anchorage-assembly-meeting/ ("Mayor Bronson backs use of Holocaust imagery by mask mandate opponents during heated second night of Anchorage Assembly hearing") and https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/10/01/california-mandates-covid-vaccine-for-students-staff-at-public-schools/ ("California Mandates COVID Vaccine For In-Person School Attendance; 1st State In Nation With Requirement") and https://abcnews.go.com/Health/american-tragedy-covid-death-toll-tops-700000/story?id=80303622 ("An American tragedy: US COVID death toll tops 700,000") and https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/574992-jj-vaccine-could-be-linked-to-another-clotting ("J&J vaccine could be linked to another clotting condition: EU") and https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/world/europe/portugal-vaccination-rate.html ("In Portugal, There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate")
See https://www.wnd.com/2021/10/pfizer-asks-fda-approve-vaccine-kids-5-11/ ("Pfizer asks FDA to approve vaccine for kids 5-11")
Anyone with young kids should read this sobering article.
See also https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/10/07/divorced-parents-covid-vaccine-court/ ("Divorced parents are going to court over vaccinating their kids against the coronavirus") and https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/health/pfizer-vaccine-waning-immunity/index.html ("Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine: Studies confirm waning immunity from vaccine") and https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article254829122.html ("UCLA doctor escorted from work for refusing COVID vaccine") and https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-06/ucla-anesthesiologist-vocal-against-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-is-escorted-out-of-workplace ("UCLA anesthesiologist, vocal against COVID vaccine mandates, is escorted out of workplace") and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-09/southwest-air-pilots-seek-to-block-covid-vaccination-mandate ("Southwest Air Pilots Seek to Block Covid Vaccination Mandate")
See https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2021/10/15/san-francisco-puts-nearly-200-unvaccinated-first-responders-on-leave-while-crime-surges/ ("SF Puts 200 Unvaccinated First Responders on Leave as Crime Surges")
San Francisco is a city that so many of us have loved, and where some of us have worked. But crime and filth have been rising for many years; and sadly, it is a city to be avoided like the plague today.
More than six years ago, Kate Steinle was killed there by an illegal alien, who had been incarcerated many times.
See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Kate_Steinle#:~:text=Victim-,Kate%20Steinle,back%20by%20a%20single%20bullet ("Shooting of Kate Steinle")
But the city became scary long before that.
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10102871/China-hypersonic-nuke-warned-risks-losing-new-Cold-War-decade.html ("'We will lose the new Cold War with Communist China within the decade': Stark warning to the US after Chinese launches 'hypersonic missile that orbits the Earth at 3,8000mph' but Beijing claims it is just a routine test for the 'PEACEFUL use of space'"); see also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gallagher_(American_politician) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10105467/MARK-ALMOND-Chinas-thirst-rule-world-just-gone-hypersonic.html ("China's thirst to rule the world has just gone hypersonic: MARK ALMOND says terrifying new weapon raises the spectre of 'Dr Strangeloves' in Beijing calculating their chances of WINNING a nuclear war") and https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/20/gen-david-thompson-space-force-commander-warns-chi/ ("Gen. David Thompson, Space Force commander, warns of China's growing threat to U.S. in space")
These assessments seem accurate.
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10103527/Colin-Powell-84-dies-complications-COVID.html ("Fully-vaccinated former Secretary of State Colin Powell, 84, dies due to complications from COVID")
Fully-vaccinated and the best medical care in the USA, yet Powell died from the Chinese-launched Coronavirus. Very sobering, but he had Parkinson's and cancer.
See https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colin-powell-dies-84-first-black-secretary-of-state-covid-19/ ; see also https://news.yahoo.com/vaccines-masks-japan-puzzling-over-034036438.html ("Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10117619/NIH-ADMITS-funding-gain-function-research-bat-coronaviruses-Chinas-Wuhan-lab.html ("NIH ADMITS to funding gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses at China's Wuhan lab despite Dr. Fauci repeatedly insisting to Congress that it did not happen")
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10111693/White-House-details-plans-vaccinate-28M-children-age-5-11.html ("White House releases plans to vaccinate 28 million kids aged 5-11 against COVID using smaller needles: Children could be fully vaccinated with double Pfizer shot before Christmas")
This is Brain Dead Joe Biden's Christmas present to American families.
History may record that this was the straw that broke the back of his failed presidency.
See https://www.ft.com/content/b2b74d63-7c94-4602-82eb-82e87ec5186f ("Covid vaccines associated with 7 rare neurological complications, says study")
Potentially very disturbing.
See https://www.wnd.com/2021/10/4956655/ ("COVID hospitalizations spike in most-vaxxed nation")
This article is sobering and worth reading. It's small wonder that so many Americans refuse to be vaccinated; and that parents with young children are adamant that their kids will not be vaccinated.
See also https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/10/28/vaccine-mandate-air-force/ ("Air Force is first to face troops' rejection of vaccine mandate as thousands avoid shots") and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-29/russia-suffers-deadliest-sept-since-world-war-as-covid-untamed ("Russia Suffers Deadliest September Since World War II With Covid Untamed") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10148881/The-26-NY-firehouses-forced-close-firefighters-refused-vaccinated.html ("The 26 NY firehouses that have been forced to close after firefighters refused to get vaccinated as seven-year-old dies in blaze and union warns lives are at risk") and https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-31/despite-sheriffs-warning-of-a-mass-exodus-county-officials-holding-firm-on-vaccine-requirement ("Sheriff warns vaccine mandate causing 'mass exodus' among personnel") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10151297/Mayor-Blasios-COVID-vaccine-force-24-000-city-workers-stay-home-TODAY.html ("'How many lives will be lost?': More than 24,000 city workers – including thousands of cops and firefighters – will be placed on unpaid leave TODAY after ignoring Mayor de Blasio's compulsory vaccine deadline") and https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-texas-prisons-d367722492d903e9299fd66ea3518998 ("US prisons face staff shortages as officers quit amid COVID")
See https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211104-grave-concern-over-covid-in-europe-as-german-cases-soar ("'Grave concern' over Covid in Europe as German cases soar")
Those who believe the Coronavirus pandemic is over are mistaken.
See also https://khn.org/news/article/hospital-acquired-covid-nosocomial-cases-data-analysis/ ("Patients Went Into the Hospital for Care. After Testing Positive There for Covid, Some Never Came Out. | Kaiser Health News")
Ugh . . .
See https://www.wnd.com/2021/11/4959223/ ("Doctors gather at summit to warn against vaccinating children")
Not surprising.
Americans want to believe that the pandemic is finished, but that conclusion is tragically flawed and naive:
"U.S. Covid-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass 2020's"
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-covid-19-deaths-in-2021-surpass-2020-11637426356; see also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10226551/Now-Germany-says-set-make-Covid-vaccinations-COMPULSORY-unavoidable-move.html ("Violence breaks out at Brussels anti-vaccine protest in Europe's latest day of rage: Fury over rules banning unjabbed from bars sparks clashes hours after Germany revealed COMPULSORY vaccinations are 'unavoidable'")
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10235555/Health-care-workers-fear-devastating-Covid-surge-corner.html ("Healthcare workers say they fear a devastating Covid surge is around the corner as the US enters the holiday season and scientists warn latest 'Nu' variant may be most infectious yet")
China's "gift" to the world.
Imagine if instead of cigarette smoke, it was Covid-19.
Yes, indeed, Craig. Scary!
A belated Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. 😊
See also https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/06/covid-not-over-next-pandemic-could-be-more-lethal-oxford-jab-creator ("Covid not over and next pandemic could be more lethal, says Oxford jab creator")
Ominous . . .
See https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/as-u-s-nears-800000-virus-deaths-1-of-every-100-older-americans-has-perished/ ("COVID has killed 1 of every 100 older Americans as U.S. nears grim milestone") and https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/14/omicron-us-spread/ ("Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S. and could bring punishing wave as soon as January, CDC warns") and https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/17049449/daily-covid-cases-highest-level-ever-78k-omicron/ ("Highest EVER daily Covid cases reported as 78k infected & Omicron cases soar 90%") and
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10314687/CDC-issues-grim-forecast-warning-weekly-COVID-cases-jump-55-1-3-MILLION-Christmas-Day.html ("CDC issues grim forecast warning weekly COVID cases will jump by 55% to 1.3 MILLION by Christmas Day and that deaths will surge by 73% to 15,600 a week as Omicron becomes dominant strain") and
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10318991/Columbia-study-finds-Omicron-markedly-resistant-vaccines-boosters-not-help.html ("Omicron is 'markedly resistant' to all four COVID vaccines and booster shots may only give 'slight protection', Columbia University study finds: Day after Fauci said triple-vaxxed should be protected")
Potentially ominous . . .
See https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/19/trump-demands-china-pay-60t-reparations-pandemic/ ("Trump demands China pay $60T in 'reparations' for pandemic")
Of course Trump is correct. Coincidentally, this is the conclusion that I reached when I wrote my Coronavirus law review article, which was published nationally last year.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/30/the-coronavirus-and-similar-global-issues-how-to-address-them/ ("The Coronavirus And Similar Global Issues: How To Address Them") and https://naegeleblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/timothy-d.-naegele.pdf (Timothy D. Naegele, "The Coronavirus and Similar Global Issues: How to Address Them," 137 BANKING L. J. 285 (June 2020))
Also, anyone who believes that the Coronavirus and its mutations are not killers is naive. My Coronavirus article was dedicated to a dear friend who was placed on a ventilator, and a coma was induced. I didn't believe he would survive, but thank God he did, unlike Carlos Marin in the following article.
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10326623/Carlos-Mar-n-dies-Covid-aged-53-Manchester-hospital-coma.html ("Carlos Marín dies from Covid aged 53: Il Divo star passes away in Manchester hospital after being put into a coma as he battled the illness, with brokenhearted bandmates saying: 'There will never be another voice or spirit like Carlos'")
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10332665/Dr-Fauci-says-Omicron-spreads-truly-unprecedented-speed-cases-DOUBLE-two-days.html ("Fauci says Omicron spreads at 'truly unprecedented' speed and cases WILL double every two days as CDC chief warns double-vaxxed is 'not enough' to be safe: US records more than 250k daily cases for the first time since Delta peak in the Fall")
See https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/03/1918-flu-is-even-more-relevant-2022-thanks-omicron/ ("The 1918 flu is even more relevant in 2022 thanks to omicron")
This is a fine article, which is consistent with my law review article about the Coronavirus that was published nationally.
See https://naegeleblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/timothy-d.-naegele.pdf; see also https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/omicron-variant-symptoms-latest-covid-making-people-really-sick-in-a-different-way/3477882/ ("Omicron Variant Symptoms: This Is How Omicron Is Different, Doc Says")
See https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/01/06/covid-hospitals-how-is-omicron-different/ ("In the nation's hospitals, this covid wave is different")
As predicted, our great nation's healthcare system is being overwhelmed.
See also https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/opinion/omicron-covid-us.html ("Here's When We Expect Omicron to Peak") and https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-education-pandemics-76830eee3a8c2a5688df4fc77488195a ("Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services") and https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-cases-reach-records-in-u-s-11641661595 ("Covid-19 Cases Reach Records in U.S.") and https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/08/cyprus-reportedly-discovers-a-covid-variant-that-combines-omicron-and-delta.html ("Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta") and https://news.yahoo.com/hospitals-reeling-california-tells-covid-130036030.html ("As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job")
See https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-pandemics-dc99bc9f769dd6d7cb669e3d185c6261 ("Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say") and https://www.wsj.com/articles/patients-drive-hours-to-ers-as-omicron-variant-overwhelms-rural-hospitals-11642251602 ("Patients Drive Hours to ERs as Omicron Variant Overwhelms Rural Hospitals") and https://news.yahoo.com/california-schools-under-intense-strain-130059166.html ("California schools under intense strain, fighting to stay open during Omicron surge") and https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-trial-worlds-first-finds-4th-dose-not-good-enough-against-omicron/ ("Israeli trial, world's first, finds 4th dose 'not good enough' against Omicron")
Will this ever end?
See https://unherd.com/2022/01/what-lockdown-took-from-my-parents/ ("What lockdown took from my parents")
This is a sobering look at what China's Coronavirus pandemic has done to so many, including the elderly in the UK. It has imprisoned them; there is no other way to describe it.


Coffee Farmers in Moruca have received staunch commendations from Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs for their commitment to the project which is intended to significantly contribute to the upliftment of their families and ultimately their communities.
The farmers are caring for approximately twelve thousand coffee seedlings on an effective rotation basis in a nursery which was established in the village.
Toshao of the Santa Rosa and its ten satellites, Whanita Phillips, has lauded Government efforts saying, "this is big for us, this is awesome and something that I'm very excited about and I can see this project prospering. It will be massive I know that, and the farmers are very excited too".
Sharing similar sentiments were several farmers who noted the significance of this initiative which is now being realized.
Solomon Abrams said "this is something really good and a good start in helping us in getting something from agriculture, I'm happy about it, because I have my sons and they will help me look after this thing. We here never expected this would happen and it will come as a great help".
Earl Rodrigues who is a teacher and the youngest farmer related that, "this is one of the best projects we have seen in this area, there are many other projects that have failed because of bad management and I feel that as this project goes on, we the farmers will look forward to continued support from the Ministry in whatever area. In the next five years I would like to see this project double because farmers will have a better idea how to do it better".
A senior villager and a farmer Roy Atkinson, "noted that coffee is important to the people of Moruca and we are learning so much and the man who is teaching us is teaching us real good how to take care of the plants. Minister Lowe and Dr. Santiago had this vision for the people of Moruca which will benefit us well into the future. No other Government has ever given us such a project and it is very interesting and even the youths are being drawn to agriculture. In the long run we will be able to start new projects which will in the future help us build our community".
A very excited Janet Rodrigues said "I feel real proud with this project and I must congratulate Minister for giving us the support and doctor Santiago too because I learnt a lot and it will help our community. I must also say that we must not abandon the nursery we must plant other things here citrus and so on. Another thing, with the project, it would see Moruca great again and everyone working together".
According to another farmer, Rose Francis, "it is a very good project and a long term one at that and it will be here for generations to come. My father used to plant but not this type and we were not conscious that we had to take so much care of it but now we see it differently. We will also get a factory and learn more things so that why this is a very good project not only for farmers alone but for the entire community and especially for the employment of our youths".
"It is a boost for me to get up in life, so far right now I lil down in life and is this project will give me a good start in life and for my family", the second youngest farmer Anton Williams who has shown great interest in farming and the project stated.
According to Assistant Regional Executive Officer Rennita Williams, "for me I'm impressed with it, it is like bringing back something that was long gone from the community and a lot of people see it as something beneficial not only the community but generally. During this phase, (the past three years) the interest being placed on this area will go a far way. For me it's a plus… long long now Agriculture was down and now it's back and on its way we could see clearly".
Minister Garrido-Lowe who engaged farmers on Friday noted that "I am very proud of you the farmers, and I will also be proud when the coffee trees start bearing and you start producing and packaging ground coffee and of course supplying not only here but the Caribbean and that is what this will do. This right here is history for you".
Shortly, farmers will be caring for their own seedlings (in the nursery) after collectively deciding that's the best way moving forward, since in a few weeks the seedlings will be less susceptible to the natural environment and will subsequently be transplanted to well-prepared fields.
The group also collectively decided on security arrangements at the facility which is critical at this stage in the life of the plants.
Some fifteen farmers have been selected to execute this project, all of whom have been playing their part in ensuring this project is a resounding success.
Minister Garrido-Lowe also joined farmers in thanking Dr. Santiago for his commitment to this project and for providing the technical expertise needed for success.
Moruca has long been known for its ability to produce Coffee, however this venture will ensure farmers receive triple dividends for their efforts since approximately twelve thousand seedlings will be planted by fifteen farmers, reaped and processed to supply both the local, regional and later, international markets.
"The APNU+AFC Government, I am proud to say, will continue to support green, sustainable, income generating projects that will benefit the indigenous and hinterland peoples", the Minister stated.


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Q: Print php output in pop window on submitting the form I would like to print the output of PHP in a pop window after the submission of html form. Below is sample of my code.
<?php
 if(isset($_POST['button1']))
 {
    if("condition match")
    {
       echo "output1";
    }
    else
    {
       echo "output2";
    }
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  <button type='submit' name="button1" class='button'>Submit</button>
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It should be able to print the echo output in the pop window based on the if condition.
Looking forward to hear.

A: There is no popout windows in php you have to do it in javascript
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Netanyahu: Arab Nations Can Help Bring 'Real Peace' - Breaking Israel News | Latest News. Biblical Perspective.
Netanyahu's comments come on the eve of his meeting with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls ahead of an international peace conference planned to take place in Paris at the beginning of June. Netanyahu has so far forcefully rejected the French conference, arguing that only direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians could advance peace and suggesting that the forum will be biased against Israel.
The latest remarks, however, suggest that Netanyahu places more confidence in the efforts of regional Arab governments than in European peacemaking conferences.
"We have many common interests with leading Arab countries in the region, and I think that one of those interests is to advance a process for real peace between us and the Palestinians, and perhaps with their help we can overcome those a few obstacles," Netanyahu said.
Jesse Lempel is a writer with the Tazpit Press Service.


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Q: How to set and get updatesourcetrigger of a textbox in codebehind? Just a short question :
In wpf, how do I set and get updatesourcetrigger of a textbox in codebehind ?
Thanks
Update :
I follow AngleWPF's code :
        var bndExp = BindingOperations.GetBindingExpression(this, TextBox.TextProperty);

        var myBinding
          = bndExp.ParentBinding;

        var updateSourceTrigger = myBinding.UpdateSourceTrigger;

But I got the exception :

An unhandled exception of type
  'System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException' occurred in
  PresentationFramework.dll Additional information: Exception has been
  thrown by the target of an invocation.

A: A another way to implement it is setting binding in TextBox loaded eventhandler.
Below is the xaml of TextBox:
    <TextBox Grid.Row="0"
             x:Name="txtName"
             Text="{Binding Name}"
             Loaded="TxtName_OnLoaded" />

Now in code behind for TxtName_OnLoaded eventhandler will will create new Binding object and will initialize it as per our needs. Also we will add ValidationRule into it.
    private void TxtName_OnLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
      ApplicationViewModel appVm = this.DataContext as ApplicationViewModel;
      TextBox TxtName = sender as TextBox;

      if (TxtName == null)
        return;

      Binding newBinding = new Binding("Name");
      newBinding.ValidatesOnDataErrors = true;
      newBinding.ValidatesOnExceptions = true;
      newBinding.NotifyOnValidationError = true;
      newBinding.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged;
      validator.ErrorMessage = "Labware name should be unique.";
      validator.ApplicationViewModel = appVm;
      if (!newBinding.ValidationRules.Contains(validator))
        newBinding.ValidationRules.Add(validator);
      TxtName.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, newBinding);
    }

As you can see in above implementation we have created an object of Binding with new binding path. Also assigned UpdateSourceTrigger to newly created Binding object.
A binding can have multiple validation rules. We will add a validation rule into it. Now we can set the binding to the TextProperty of textbox.
Benefits: You can bind multiple dependency objects to the properties of Validation Rule object from code behind which is not possible with xaml. For example:
I used it to validate inputs on TextChanged event, where I compare input with the list of Items stored as public ObservableCollection property, bound with Grid, in ApplicationViewModel. Code of ValidationRule is as follows:
    public class UniqueValueValidator : ValidationRule
  {
    public string ErrorMessage { get; set; }
    public ApplicationViewModel ApplicationViewModel { get; set; }

    public override ValidationResult Validate(object value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo cultureInfo)
    {
      if (value == null)
        return null;

      var lws = ApplicationViewModel.Inputs.Where(s => s.Name.Equals(value.ToString())).FirstOrDefault();
      if (lws != null)
        return new ValidationResult(false, ErrorMessage);

      return new ValidationResult(true, null);
    }
  }

Above code takes input and checks availability in the "Inputs" observable collection. Rule give false ValidationResult if value exists. Through this implementation I check uniqueness of inputs on run-time.
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A: What do you mean by UpdateSourceTrigger of TextBox? You mean to say UpdateSourceTrigger of TextBox.TextProperty's Binding?
E.g. if you have a TextBox named myTextBox having its Text property bound to some source then you can easily get it's UpdateSourceTrigger and Binding object via GetBindingExpression() call.
   var bndExp
     = BindingOperations.GetBindingExpression(myTextBox, TextBox.Textproperty);

   var myBinding
     = bndExp.ParentBinding;

   var updateSourceTrigger
     = myBinding.UpdateSourceTrigger;

But it is tricky to set UpdateSourceTrigger for an already used binding. E.g. in the above case you wont be able to set the myBinding.UpdateSourceTrigger to something else. This is not allowed when a binding object is already in use.
You may have to deep clone the binding object and set new UpdateSourceTrigger to it and assign it back to the TextBox. Cloning does not exist for Binding class. You may have to write your own cloning code for the same.
  var newBinding = Clone(myBinding); //// <--- You may have to code this function.
  newBinding.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.Explicit;
  myTextBox.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, newBinding);

Alternately ou can also try to detatch the existing Binding and update it and assign it back...
  myTextBox.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, null);
  myBinding.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.Explicit;
  myTextBox.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, myBinding);

Let me know if any of these tips helps.

A: I think this the right way to do this:
 Binding binding = new Binding();

 binding.Source = new CustomerViewModel();;
 binding.Path = new PropertyPath("Customer.Name");
 binding.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay;
 binding.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged;
 txtCustName.SetBinding(TextBox.TextProperty, binding);


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