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Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer
Pinar Mengüç
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Physics Open
Radiation Measurements
Radiation Physics and Chemistry
Results in Physics
Editors-in-Chief, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer Ozyegin University, İstanbul, Turkey
Professor M. Pinar Mengüç has completed his BS and M.S. degrees at the Middle East Technical University (METU), in Ankara, Turkey. He has received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana, USA in 1985. He joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky the same year, and was promoted to the ranks of associate and full professor in 1988 and 1993, respectively. In 2008, he was named as the Engineering Alumni Association Professor at the University of Kentucky. He served as the founding director of the Radiative Transfer Laboratory and the Nano-Scale Engineering Certificate Program at the University of Kentucky. Professor Mengüç was a visiting professor at the Universita degli Studi "Federico II," in Napoli, Italy in 1991, and at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University in Boston during 1998-1999 academic year. In 2006, he was recognized as an Honorary Professor at ESPOL (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral'), Guayaquil, Ecuador.
He authored/coauthored more than 110 refereed journal articles and more than 160 conference papers, several book chapters and two books. He has four assigned and three pending patents. He is the co-author of Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer along with J.R. Howell and R. Siegel. He has guided more than 50 MS and Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows. He served as an Associate Technical Editor of the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. He has organized five international symposia on Radiation Transfer, which were held in 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, and 2007.
Since early 2009 he is at Ozyegin University in Istanbul as the Founding Director of Center for Energy, Environment, and Economy and the Head of Mechanical Engineering Program. Professor Mengüç is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer, and a Senior Member of Optical Society of America. Since 2010, he is the Turkish Delegate to European Framework programs (FP-7 and Horizon 2020) on energy related topics. Since 2012, he is also serving as a contact point between NSF and TUBITAK in Turkey. His team at OzU has 18 students, 2 architects and more than 3,5M$ research grants, mostly on sustainable energy and energy harvesting related areas.
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Still Bay is situated on the coast of the Western Cape province of South Africa. Still Bay lies on the Garden Route almost 400 km east of Cape Town. Still Bay is situated at the mouth of the Goukou River.
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text: Born in Nottingham to West African parents, the playing career of saxophonist Tony Kofi started when he chanced upon a series of jazz workshops, run in Leicester by Nick Hislam. Tony also took lessons from local saxophonist and jazz mentor George Carmichael and was bitten by the jazz. This laid the seeds for what was to come, a four-year stint at the legendary Berklee College of Music in Boston Mass. USA, on a full scholarship music diploma. Returning to the UK in the early 1990s he became part of The Jazz Warriors, Gary Crosby's Nu Troop and has subsequently led several fine bands and played in many more. Tony is one of the handful of UK jazz musicians to have been recognized by the US and global jazz scene. Between 2003-2004 Tony was an integral part of the late Andrew Hill's Anglo-American big band and Sam Rivers Rivbea Orchestra. In 2006 Tony got a call from saxophone Jazz legend David Murray asking him to join the historic avant-guard jazz ensemble the World Saxophone Quartet which formed in 1977,this is a milestone in British jazz, Tony is the first UK born musician to join the previously all American group. Since 2008 he has been a member of bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma's Coltrane Configurations Quartet (Jamaaladeen was for many years bass player with the legendary Ornette Colman's electric band Prime Time). Since 2009 Tony's been a member of EKAYA led by South African legendary composer Abdullah Ibrahim. Also in 2009 Tony's quartet headlined was well received at the Rochester Jazz in New York and Manhattan. In 2010 was in New York recording an album in New York with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and the father of the modern free jazz movement Ornette Coleman.

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New resources taskforce welcomed by QRC
Published by Stephanie Roker, Editor
Global Mining Review, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 09:30
Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the new taskforce announced by the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Matt Canavan tasked with ensuring Australia's resources sector remains internationally competitive.
QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said the sector had moved past the green shoots phase but needed a stable and safe investment profile to maintain the momentum.
"Queensland's resources sector has seen a sustained lift in commodity prices with both new mines opening and others restarting, but we must not become complacent otherwise capital will flow to other resources jurisdictions," he said.
Macfarlane said the taskforce must focus on the misinformation being spread by extreme green activists, which is not only hurting the sector's investment profile but its connections with communities.
"One of the key priorities should be a ban on all foreign donations to green activists who are using overseas money to disrupt and delay job creating projects," he said.
"At the very least activists should be brought into line with democratically elected members of parliament and be forced to declare donations."
Macfarlane said the taskforce's high calibre representatives had the right balance to make meaningful change to the sector.
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It seems every week there is a new story about the molestation of children in a church setting. Stories like these often reinforce fear and distrust for millennial parents about church. Millennials grew up with the faces of missing children on their milk cartons. Many are shamed on social media for allowing their children to play outside unsupervised. The idea of the "church bubble" of safety has been burst more times than we care to admit. Pastors and church leaders must ask themselves if they have done all they can to create a safe and secure environment for children if they want to engage and retain millennial parents.
What are some basic steps that church leaders must take to build a safe and secure place for children?
Every staff member and church volunteer must have a background check before being allowed to serve with children. Reference checks and personal interviews should be conducted alongside a criminal background check as part of the procedure for approving workers to serve with children.
Background checks are not a "one and done" and should be repeated at least every three years on every staff member and volunteer leader.
Every church must have a written policy outlining procedures the church will take to ensure a safe environment. Non-negotiable portions of these policies should include a two-person rule for interacting with children, a minimum 6-month rule for membership before serving with children and youth, age limits for serving with different age groups, protocols for diaper changing and handling the toileting needs for preschoolers, mandatory background checks and a detailed process for checking-in and releasing children.
Policies are only as good as the enforcement that the church provides. When short staffed, it is easy to ignore the requirements for approval for service. In the event an accusation of molestation or abuse occurs, the courts will have no sympathy for a church that fails to follow their own written policy.
Every staff member, volunteer and parent should be informed about, and trained on, the church's safety and security policy.
Senior staff should insure that training is a priority and allocate budget for ongoing training and background checks. A periodic review of the effectiveness and enforcement of the policy should be on the to-do list of senior staff.
Every church, no matter the size or number of children, should have a plan for securely receiving and releasing children to their parents or guardian. This can be as simple as a sign in sheet, matching tags or as elaborate as an electronic check-in system that prints matching stickers.
In today's culture, parents may be separated and the church may have no notification of a custody agreement. A parent without custodial rights may arrive at church and the child may be released to them simply because they are the parent. Requiring proof that the person who picks up the child after service has the authority to do so is vitally important and protects both the child and the church. An emphasis on using the system designed by the church is crucial.
Many of today's electronic check-in systems can be accessed through smart phones and are tied into the church's software system for management of attendance records.
All of the steps listed above are important to millennial parents. If your church is diligent in ensuring the safety and security of its children, consider posting this information on your church's website. It can make a difference in a parent's decision to visit your church. Failure to have and enforce safety and security policies can impact a parent's decision to continue attending your church. Senior leadership needs to take the lead in this important area of children's ministry and understand the role intentional safety and security plays in outreach to your community's millennial parents.


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Author : Gwen Harper
The math, of course, came first.
It took a while, nearly forty years, for the technology to catch up to the possibilities in her set of equations.
They said it was impossible, the body of those who considered themselves enlightened thought. Even if such a thing would work – as the numbers, indisputable, cold, facts those numbers, indicated – it would not have the effect that its creator sought.
The human mind is more than data they said, and such a rich medium of data as the human experience could not just be coded.
Even if that were possible, somehow, using some fuzziness of logic that escaped all but the best and brightest of them, it wouldn't really be more than a simulation.
You could replicate, or so the theory went, the human personae, but you could neither store nor transfer it.
She, the grand architect, disagreed.
They told her it was tantamount to homicide. Suicide, maybe, if you believed it would merely be a copy.
Legislators seized on the whole thing. They're good at that, those legislators. Excellent at seizing on the crux of a perceived problem and dragging out every last little bit. Clearly, said those experts legal and – ostensibly – scientific, the very notion involved the commission of a crime, but what sort of crime. Precisely where, they asked, loudly, where all could see and hear, did the ethical transgression occur?
What, precisely, could they charge her with?
She held the patents, by hook and by crook. She knew that this would work – she'd had four decades to make certain of that. It would work, precisely as she had envisioned. Injunctions were filed; long winded speeches became sound bytes on the newsfeeds.
A simple matter, on reflection, it was. And – viewed from the right perspective, something of a solution to all of humanity's considerable ethical, spiritual, and moral problems. Not an escape, as some had proposed, but a new thing. A wholly new way of being, of existing.
Others, perhaps others closer to the architect, laid their fears down like confessions. Others questioned her judgment, if not her equation.
But how could you cast away the flesh so casually one asked.
She smiled and said you'll see.
And so the nation and the world talked, and talked, hot air likely contributing to the enhancement of an already rosy warm climate.
As the hour drew near, and the world grew strident its belief that they could put a stop to this sort of crime, she found a sense of peace where none had existed before.
This would work, she would be the first, and it would be all hers, for as long as she felt content to hold it. Which probably wouldn't be long, as the architect had never been a greedy woman.
They key to unlocking the code, the equation, the difference between all things had been maintaining their symmetry. In the right proportions, anything made of matter or energy could safely be changed from one to the other – the rest of it had been mitigating loss of one as it became the other.
That last night, the longest night, was all preparation. Cords and wires, and tests – countless tests, were run, attached, documented, and run again. The immense blue crystalline slab of memory was wheeled in and its backups run.
She didn't say good bye, for it wasn't good bye.
She dismissed them all, that small contingent that had believed in her and her work. The lights went out, and in a moment of Frankenstein glee, she threw the switch.
At 0917 pm 21 December 2036, she committed immortality.
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The therapist is part of the team involved in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients suffering low back pain. In some countries manipulative therapists are primary contact practitioners. Consequently, their diagnostic skills have greatly improved, enabling them to define which mechanical conditions can be helped by mechanical therapy and to separate these conditions from the nonmechanical lesions which have no place in the therapy clinic.
However, differential diagnosis is really not within the scope of manipulative therapy. It is my view that differential diagnosing by medical practitioners is necessary to exclude serious and unsuitable pathologies from being referred for mechanical therapy. In making diagnoses the manipulative therapist should confine himself to musculo-skeletal mechanical lesions. Specialised in this field, he is usually able to make far more accurate diagnoses than most medical practitioners. As the manipulative therapy profession gains international respect, we may soon see the day that this specialisation becomes generally accepted.
When authorities such as these clearly state that the problems surrounding specific diagnosis of low back pain are insurmountable, it seems that the time has come to alter the rules of the game. Instead of aiming for a specific diagnosis based on a particular pathology, we must apply an alternative system of assessment. This can be used until further development of our knowledge and diagnostic procedures enables us to become more specific.
In order to analyse mechanical low back pain and categorise the symptoms a new approach is necessary. I believe we have a means of overcoming the present diagnostic impasse. If mechanical pain is caused by mechanical deformation of soft tissues containing nociceptive receptors, we must confine our diagnosis within this framework.
This is caused by mechanical deformation of soft tissues as a result of postural stresses. Maintenance of certain postures or positions which place some soft tissues under prolonged stress, will eventually be productive of pain. Thus, the postural syndrome is characterised by intermittent pain brought on by particular postures or positions, and usually some time must pass before the pain becomes apparent. The pain ceases only with a change of position or after postural correction.
This is caused by mechanical deformation of soft tissues affected by adaptive shortening. Adaptive shortening may occur for a variety of reasons which will be discussed later. It leads to a loss of movement in certain directions and causes pain to be produced before normal full range of movement is achieved. Thus, the dysfunction syndrome is characterised by intermittent pain and a partial loss of movement. The pain is brought on as soon as shortened structures are stressed by end positioning or end movement and ceases almost immediately when the stress is released.
This is caused by mechanical deformation of soft tissues as a result of internal derangement. Alteration of the position of the fluid nucleus within the disc, and possibly the surrounding annulus, causes a disturbance in the normal resting position of the two vertebrae enclosing the disc involved. Various forms and degrees of internal derangement are possible, and each presents a somewhat different set of signs and symptoms. These will be discussed later. Thus, the derangement syndrome is usually characterised by constant pain, but intermittent pain may occur depending on the size and location of the derangement. There is a partial loss of movement, some movements being full range and others partially or completely blocked. This causes the deformities in kyphosis and scoliosis so typical of the syndrome in the acute stage.
The three syndromes presented are totally different from each other, and each syndrome must be treated as an entity on its own, requiring special procedures which are often unsuitable for the other syndromes. In order to identify which syndrome is present in a particular patient a history must be established and an examination must be performed.
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Державний прапор Суверенного Військового Мальтійського Ордену — поряд з гербом та гімном є офіційним символом Мальтійського ордену.

Опис прапора
Червоний прямокутний прапор з білим латинським хрестом. Він називається прапором Св. Іоанна і використовувався з найдавніших часів.

Походження
В «Історії» Джузеппе Босіо (1589) є запис про те, що в 1130 папа Інокентій II видав розпорядження: «…Чернецтво має воювати під прапором з білим хрестом на червоному полі». Після булли папи Олександра IV (1259), що дозволяє воюючим лицарям носити червону мантію з білим хрестом, Орден став використовувати латинський хрест. У 1291 Орден перемістився з Ватикану на Кіпр. З цієї пори протягом наступних шести століть над кораблями установи майоріли лицарські прапори. В наші дні державний прапор майорить над Магістральними Палацом у Римі і супроводжує Великого Магістра і членів Суверенної Ради під час офіційних візитів.

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 Все про світ. Країни. Прапори. Герби: енциклопедичний довідник / [відповідальний за випуск М. Ілляш]. —  : Школа, 2001. — 622 с. ISBN 966-7657-79-5.

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Song Hong Garment Joint Stock Company listed more than 47.6 million shares on the HCM Stock Exchange on November 28. MSH listed at a reference price of VND45,000 (US$1.93) and soon rose to the ceiling of VND54,000 where it ended the day.
At VND54,000 the company's market cap was worth over VND2.57 trillion ($110.2 million).
Bui Duc Thinh, the company's chairman, said Song Hong, established in 1988 in Nam Dinh Province, has grown from a small company into one of the country's leading garment and bedding products manufacturers, with nearly 11,000 employees and more than 20 factories.
It makes products for global brands such as Nike, Levi's, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld, Hurley, Converse, Jordan, Columbia Sportswear, Gap, Bugatti, Dillards, and Express.
It produces and exports 60 million products a year, including jackets, pants, fashion shirts, dresses, t-shirts, polo neck shirts and others.
Song Hong's bedding products brand has been one of the leaders in the domestic market for the last 10 years and has expanded exports to markets such as Japan and South Korea.
In the first nine months of this year the company reported profit before tax of VND335.5 billion on revenues of nearly VND3 trillion, 107 per cent and 21 per cent up year-on-year.
Since 2015 it has paid cash dividends of 45 per cent every year. A 35-40 per cent payout is planned for 2018 and 35 per cent for 2019.
It plans to expand capacity by 30 per cent from 2020 by investing in another production facility in Nam Dinh Province.


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A pipe-smoker from years ago, or perhaps from Yorkshire last week.
Mr Watmough certainly did things a bit differently. He was the geography teacher at my school in Bournemouth back in the 1960s. He doubled as the school's second-tier, hands-off rugby coach who never once actually played any rugby, and tripled as the drama teacher for the boys who'd chosen drama as their 'special subject'.
This was the name given to the one-hour period each week in which pupils could learn about a topic not covered by the national curriculum. As the other 'special' subjects included chess, running about and, unbelievably, additional maths, I chose drama.
There were around 18 of us budding thespians, not that we would have known what thespian meant at the age of 14. We didn't have an allocated classroom so met in the dining hall about an hour before the dinner ladies started preparing that day's heated sludge. We'd read parts of Macbeth, pretend to be other people, improvise dramatic conflicts, learn to project our voices (which we probably understood to mean 'shouting') and generally have a welcome break from the day's usual routine of maths, double maths, corporal punishment and maths.
Mr Watmough smoked a pipe and he probably thought that teaching arty-farty, trendy-wendy drama in a room that wasn't technically a classroom gave him permission to light up during the lesson. So he got out his pipe, filled the bowl with St Bruno, fished around for his box of Swan Vestas, struck a match, applied the flame to the tobacco until giant plumes of smoke began billowing around him and simultaneously replaced the match back in the box and put it in his pocket.
Then his jacket caught fire.
It wasn't an instant conflagration by any means. A few moments passed before a curling wisp of smoke began snaking out of his right-hand pocket. We watched transfixed as Mr Watmough continued listening intently to a boy somewhere behind me who was extemporising haltingly about life being but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage; the boy's powers of concentration evidently compromised by the drama unfolding before him.
Seized by a sudden panic, old Watmough began beating his flaming pocket with a vigour he'd never displayed on the touchline of the rugby pitch. The dining room filled with smoke: from his pipe, from the wood and cardboard of the matchbox and from the material of his ancient sports jacket. I swear I can remember the awful stench of a singed leather elbow patch, although that may be amusing-but-false memory syndrome kicking in.
I was reminded of the incident yesterday when Donald Trump suggested it might be a good idea to give guns to teachers. My experience of teachers – of those who raged and lashed out, who relied on whisky to get them through the day, who seemed to derive pleasure from assaulting and humiliating young boys and who could actually set themselves on fire during a lesson – strongly suggests that this strategy might not be entirely without risk.
The 'now' being December 2017, when they presented their mum with a calendar featuring 12 images from their past juxtaposed with contemporary recreations.
There were tears then, and I suspect in years to come there will be more.
Popular carols translated from English into several random languages then back into English. Everybody sing along!
Your evetime song, you singers.
Yon virgin mother J. Nino.
sleeps in La Paz sky. Sleep in La Paz sky.
Christ the Savior, noses! Christ the Savior, noses!
Jesus, it ñ Ore, in your birth.
Jesus, it ñ Pray, in your birth.
three French chickens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree is!
How to find a place?
You and I will have lunch.
A cold night, and it was very deep.
Thus continues day and night.


They may seem an unusual candidate for the title of man's best friend, but scientists have suggested that goats could rival dogs in forming an emotional bond with their owners.
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London aim to prove that goats are much cleverer than previously thought and interact with people in a similar way to pets, having trodden a path of domestication for 10,000 years.
Their latest experiment, documented in Biological Letters, showed that goats will gaze imploringly at their owners when they are struggling to complete a task, a trait common in dogs but not wolves, for example, who have never learned how to co-exist with humans.
The team has also demonstrated that goats can work out how to break into a sealed box using levers, a task used to gauge intelligence in apes. They can even remember the skill four years later without prompting.
"Goats gaze at humans in the same way as dogs do when asking for a treat that is out of reach," said Dr Christian Nawroth, one of the study's authors.
Goats were the first livestock species to be domesticated, about 10,000 years ago. There are 100,000 goats in Britain, and a billion worldwide, but until recently they have been considered no more intelligent than sheep.
In many countries, including Italy, and Germany the phrase "as stupid as a goat" is used as an insult.
However, co-author Dr Alan McElligott from Queen Mary's Department of Biological and Experimental Psychology said the reputation was unfair.
"You can't work with a sheep on its own," he said, "People think they are the same, but they are very different animals. Anyone who has ever worked with both animals can tell you that.
"From our earlier research, we already know that goats are smarter than their reputation suggests, but these results show how they can communicate and interact with their human handlers even though they were not domesticated as pets or working animals.
The stated aim of the research is to improve the animal's welfare.
"If we can show that they are more intelligent, then hopefully we can bring in better guidelines for their care," Dr McElligott said.
Scientists had thought that dogs and cats could connect with humans due to changes to their brains over thousands of years as companion animals.
But goats were domesticated around 10,000 years ago so have had plenty of time to interact with humans. Unlike sheep, which were domesticated later, they are perfectly happy outside a flock.
In the most recent experiment the team trained goats to remove a lid from a box to receive a reward. In the final test they made the box impossible to open and recorded the goat's reaction.
The bemused goats turned towards their owners in a pleading manner, clearly asking for help in getting to the treat. They were also seen to gaze for longer when the person conducting the experiment was looking at them, compared to when they had turned away.
The research was carried out at Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats in Kent.
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Twentieth-century acting and playwriting greats Antony Sher and John Kani star in Kunene and the King at the Ambassadors Theatre. As an actor and a nurse unexpectedly spend a lot of time together, their connections grow deeper in a play that examines the impact of changing politics in South Africa.
WHO'S IN IT?: KUNENE AND THE KING CAST
The Stratford-upon-Avon cast will reprise their roles in the West End transfer.
Antony Sher plays Jack Morris, a white classical actor. Knighted in 2007 for services to theatre, Sher's recent West End credits include the titular role in King Lear at the Barbican and 'Pinter One' as part of the Pinter at the Pinter season at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Throughout his career over stage and screen, Sher has played Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, the named title character in Tartuffe and appearing in films such as The Wind in the Willows and The Hobbit: The Desolated of Smaug.
Tony Award-winning actor John Kani stars as Lunga Kunene, a stay-at-home nurse who looks after Jack Morris. As well as co-writing plays including The Island and Sizwe Banzi is Dead, his performing credits include a South African production of Othello and the voice of Rafiki in the 2019 remake of Disney's The Lion King.
Anna Mudeka is the singer/musician for Kunene and the King.
Set in present-day South Africa, 25 years after the first post-apartheid democratic elections, two men from different backgrounds find themselves thrust together. As the white classical actor Jack Morris is looked after by Lunga Kunene, a stay-at-home nurse, it seems as if they'll have no common ground. But, as the two men realise they have a shared passion for Shakespeare, the pair begin to consider their backgrounds in a socio-political drama.
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West Street London WC2H 9ND
Nearest Bus stop: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 19, 38, 24, 29, 176
Parking: Chinatown (5mins)
Nearest Night Bus: (Charing Cross Road) 14, 24, 176, N5, N19, N29, N38, N41, N279
Nearest Tube: Piccadilly, Northern
(5mins) Take Cranbourn Street away from Leicester Square until St Martin's Lane, where you head left up to West Street. The theatre's on your left past St Martin's Theatre.
Nearest Station: Charing Cross
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Dorset scarlet fever cases confirmed in east of county
The latest infectious diseases report recorded scarlet fever in the county
Dave Doyle
The characteristic red rash that is a symptom of scarlet fever (Image: NHS)
Two people in East Dorset were diagnosed with scarlet fever during the six weeks to January 23, according to an official report to health security bosses.
The cases were revealed by the UK Health Security Agency in the NOIDs Weekly Report, which documents statutory notifications of infectious diseases.
These are illnesses of which medics have a duty to inform local authorities and include mostly eradicated diseases like plague, cholera, smallpox and tuberculosis.
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No other details about the patients, or their location, were revealed in the UKHSA report, but scarlet fever primarily affects children aged from five to fifteen years.
Scarlet fever symptoms
Characterised by a red, sandpaper-like rash on the torso, arms and legs, the illness is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes.
Other symptoms can be flu-like including reddening of the face, a fever, sore throat and swollen neck glands. So-called strawberry tongue, in which the organ becomes dark red and swollen, is another sign of scarlet fever.
Spread by poor hygiene, sharing of personal items and close contact with infected persons, its long-term consequences can include kidney and heart disease – but the illness is easily treated with antibiotics.
A history of scarlet fever
First identified in Sicily during the 16th century, scarlet fever was a major killer – particularly of babies and young children – up until the advent of penicillin during the mid-20th century.
There was a marked increase in fatal cases during the mid-19th century, with deadly epidemics occurring every five to six years.
Historians believe a subsequent fall in mortality was caused by falling wheat prices during the 1880s, improving children's nutrition and making them more robust against disease.
But the illness has resurged in Britain since 2019, for reasons which remain unclear.
Researchers believe that antibiotic resistance may be a contributing factor, as well as infection of the bacterium by three viruses which have created stronger strains.
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Scarlet fever across the UK in 2022
The two cases of scarlet fever in East Dorset were the only infectious diseases recorded on the report across the county in the latest figures.
The same six-week period to January 23, 2022, also saw 143 cases of scarlet fever reported to the UKHSA from across England and Wales.
There is currently no vaccine against the disease, which can be caused by around 200 different strains of Streptococcus pyogenes.
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Features Figure Skating Ice Time
[ICE TIME] Shoma Uno Back in Spotlight with Triumph at NHK Trophy
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Uno delivers a bold reminder that he remains one of the world's premier skating stars.
Shoma Uno performs during the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on November 12 in Tokyo. (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)
The NHK Trophy established that Shoma Uno is still a formidable force in the skating world, as he notched his first significant victory in an international competition in three years by a decisive margin on Saturday night, November 13.
Often overshadowed by superstar Yuzuru Hanyu, and recently by the up-and-coming Yuma Kagiyama, the Pyeongchang Olympic silver medalist illustrated that he is still one of the world's elite skating talents.
The competition in Tokyo also showed us that American Vincent Zhou will be a legitimate medal contender at the Beijing Olympics. Even though he struggled in his free skate, Zhou has the potential on a given day to win an event.
Both Uno and Zhou locked up spots in next month's Grand Prix Final in Osaka with their placements at the NHK Trophy.
The race for medals in China is comprised of five men at this point as Ice Time sees it ー Hanyu (presuming he is healthy enough to compete), Uno, Kagiyama, and Americans Nathan Chen and Zhou.
Vincent Zhou in action in the men's short program at the NHK Trophy on November 12. (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)
Coming off his victory at Skate America last month, Zhou appeared to be the favorite entering the NHK Trophy, but the 21-year-old was unable to execute his ambitious free skate to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and lost to Uno by a wide margin of nearly 30 points.
Uno led by just three points after the short program at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, but rose to the occasion in his free skate to "Bolero," landing four quads and showing great determination as he proceeded through it.
Uno discussed the challenge of a free skate with five quads planned.
"It is a task that I need to do to win," Uno stated. "The level of difficulty is really high and there are risks. But I feel a sense of achievement. I have the joy in training."
Shoma Uno's jumping ability is a major component of his skating program. (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)
Uno, who turns 24 in December, acknowledged that competing at the highest level in the sport can be stressful.
"Not every competition is fun. Sometimes I get really anxious," Uno commented. "In the NHK Trophy I was able to go in almost like an everyday routine. It is really hard to say, but I think globally that [five quads] is something everybody is doing, so I have to do it to compete."
Zhou blamed disruption in his training routine for his disappointing free skate.
"Doing a five-quad long program takes a huge amount of mental effort and lots of concentration and ability to compartmentalize different things in your head and take things step by step," Zhou stated. "That takes intense training, consistent training every day, leading up to the competition to cement the mindset and the body to perform at peak condition.
"Unfortunately, I was not able to have that training before this competition," Zhou added. "That is why I was not able to do well today."
Rino Matsuike competes in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy. (Issei Kato/REUTERS)
Rino Matsuike dealing with ankle injury
What came as a surprise in Tokyo was the poor showing of Rino Matsuike, last season's Japan junior champion and a legitimate contender for the Olympic team this season.
In both her short program and free skate, it was clear that something was off with the 17-year-old, who was third at last season's NHK Trophy as a junior, but finished sixth this time behind winner Kaori Sakamoto and runner-up Mana Kawabe.
Matsuike revealed in the mixed zone after her free skate on Saturday that she is still dealing with the effects of an injury to her right ankle.
"I dropped some component scores, so I am very disappointed," Matsuike stated. "I was able to at least enjoy the atmosphere of the venue in both the short program and free skate. It's not just tears of disappointment, I'm actually very relieved that I was able to finish skating."
One of Matsuike's goals this campaign was trying to stay healthy.
"This season I want to make sure that I don't injure myself," Matsuike commented. "I want to have a strong resolve and train hard. Even if my skating isn't perfect, I won't have any regrets. I want to make sure I hold my feelings strong."
Matsuike's second Grand Prix assignment will be at the Cup of Russia in Sochi later this month.
"I have another competition in Russia. I want to make sure that I train hard and put another combination in the latter part of the program to help with the composition," Matsuike noted.
Matsuike said her training routine was disrupted by the injury.
"After I hurt my leg, I wasn't able to practice for almost a week," Matsuike recalled. "When I take time off, I forget what it is like to skate and I don't like that feeling. That is why my jumps were off.
"Even after I started training again, the flip/lutz, because it is my right ankle, my foot is painful because I use the toe," Matsuike continued. "Even though I am feeling less pain, I am not rid of it. I want to go back to my former composition. I want to regain my knack for jumps and do all the training for Russia."
Rino Matsuike (Shuji Kajiyama/AP)
Matsuike, who is coached in Nagoya by Uno's former mentors Machiko Yamada and Mihoko Higuchi, knows she lost points as the result of her ailment.
"Doing all the combinations in the second half, that is really my strength," Matsuike said. "I wanted to show my program in the best way. That is why I am disappointed. "I think I was able to maintain a strong emotional state. I know I will have another opportunity, so I will do my best for that."
Matsuike labored ahead of the event, but saw something positive from her experience at the NHK Trophy.
"Leading up to the competition, I really struggled trying to get myself into a good place," Matsuike stated. "It didn't go well. It was pretty difficult every day. I think because I struggled, I am stronger mentally now. I need to work on being stronger mentally. I do think I was able to grow in this competition."
With the inconsistent performances of Satoko Miyahara and Wakaba Higuchi this season, the battle for the third spot for women on the Olympic team, behind Rika Kihira and Kaori Sakamoto, remains wide open. Though it is unfortunate that Matsuike won't be able to skate the GP Final, Ice Time still believes that she still has a good chance to be on the plane for Beijing.
Matsuike has almost six weeks before the Japan Championships in Saitama next month. If she can regain the form she showed last season, which featured stable jumps and elegant presentation, the odds still look good for her.
Wakaba Higuchi is seen in a file photo from Skate Canada in Vancouver on October 29.
(Darryl Dyck/THE CANADIAN PRESS/via AP)
Higuchi Triumphs in Challenger Series Event in Austria
Higuchi won the Challenger Series event in Graz, Austria, on Saturday with a total score of 189.43 points. She excelled in her short program, hitting a nice triple axel in her routine to "Your Song" on the way to racking up a big score of 79.73.
Higuchi was unable to replicate the performance in her free skate, however, to music from "The Lion King." She fell on her opening triple axel and had several other miscues. Her score would have ranked just fifth had she done it at the NHK Trophy.
The 20-year-old Higuchi's career has been marked by potential that has not been realized. The high point was her silver medal at the 2018 world championships in a field missing Pyeongchang gold and silver medalists Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva.
The Tokyo native's win in Graz was her first international victory in four seasons, since she topped the podium at the Challenge Cup in The Hague in 2018. After medaling three times in her first two seasons as a senior on the GP circuit, Higuchi has just one medal in the past four seasons. That came at last season's NHK Trophy against an almost exclusively domestic field.
Yuma Kagiyama
Internationaux de France Up Next
Yuma Kagiyama, last season's world silver medalist, will look to clinch his spot in the GP Final at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble this week (November 19-21), the fifth stop on the GP circuit. Kagiyama stormed back from seventh place to win the GP in Italy two weeks ago, setting a record in the process.
According to skatingscores.com, Kagiyama established a new mark for the International Judging System era (which began in 2004), by coming from 17.36 points down to top the podium in Turin. The previous mark had been held by Russia's Maxim Kovtun, who overcame a 14.67 deficit to triumph at the GP in France back in 2014.
Kagiyama will be joined in France by teammate Shun Sato, who was fourth at Skate America. They will take on a field that will include France's Kevin Aymoz, American Jason Brown and Russia's Dmitri Aliev.
Higuchi and Yuhana Yokoi will face tough competition in the women's event, with Russian world champion Anna Shcherbakova and teammate Alena Kostornaia scheduled to take part, along with American's Mariah Bell and Karen Chen.
Japan will have no entries in pairs or ice dance in France.
Author: Jack Gallagher
The author is a veteran sports journalist and one of the world's foremost figure skating experts. Find articles and podcasts by Jack on his author page, here, and find him on Twitter @sportsjapan.
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The 2016 Industrial Manufacturing Trends Report, published by PwC, asserts that investments in technology are "essential" for the growth of the U.S. manufacturing sector. According to the report, making strategic investments is one key to growth, particularly in fast-evolving industries.
Innovation is building a "data-driven factory of the future with robotics, augmented reality, 3D printing, Internet of Things and other technologies, creating an environment of higher productivity and reduced costs," the report said.
According to Nitin Rakesh, CEO and president of leading digital modernization firm Syntel, the digital age has disrupted many different aspects of manufacturing.
"Cost-conscious businesses need to realize that their long-term run-the-business costs will be higher without a proper technology infrastructure in place," said Rakesh.
Highlighted modernizing and automating back-end support systems as a key driver that can enable manufacturers to cut costs and improve efficiency.


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Welcome to the Latinitas online community. Read our blogs, write some of your own, upload pics or browse through the rest of our content for videos, advice and DIYs from girls just like you.
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Our brand Chaballo was first conceived when we found it difficult to find quality and functional equestrian gear for our event-riding son, Dale. Having a horse is expensive and buying something based on price alone can be even more expensive if the choices are minimal and reviews are scarce.
As equestrian retailers we have made it our mission to focus on quality brands that "hit the mark" in durability, function and style but are also affordable. In Schockemöhle Sports, Tonics Footwear and Busse Reitsport we have found three strong brands that not only offer a range of men's equestrian apparel and footwear, but also continue to set new standards in quality and innovation. Elite riders like Chris Burton, Shane Davidson and Brett Parbery and many of our (male) customers have been actively using these products and given them the expert tick of approval. We know our suppliers and manufacturers on a personal basis, so that quality control and after-sale service are taken care of.
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Significant worry has arisen recently over the potential of rapidly developing Artificial Intelligence technologies to automate large sectors of the workforce. As the EU currently advances with the development of a Civil Law framework for robotics, a general unease over the impacts of automation could lead to harmful draconian measures. It is important to acknowledge, then, that Artificial Intelligence will not lead to the technological unemployment that Keynes once described.
Fears over technological unemployment result from a narrow thinking regarding human capabilities and changing economic needs. Productivity boosting technologies such as current systems of AI are necessary in responding to the current economic malaise.
A study by the McKinsey Global Institute found that as workforce age increases and birth rates decline across advanced economies, Artificial Intelligence will be increasingly relevant to make up for the productivity shortfall. Early adoption of AI technologies (stipulated as a rapid increase in implementation beginning in 2025) would boost global GDP by 1.4% annually. This would result in significant improvements in the quality of products and services available for consumption and, through competition, lower prices. This in turn would increase the real wages of workers in sectors that experience these productivity improvements.
The same study showed that 30% of tasks are automatable in about 60% of all professions, which is one of the statistics used to sound the alarm bells over technological unemployment. This, however, is a misunderstanding of how human labour adds value to a company. The thing a worker spends most of his time doing is often not the task that provides most value for the company. As more tasks are automated, this does not replace human labour, but rather augments it, reallocating employees time to where they can add the most value.
A practical example of this argument is the introduction of the ATM and the increase in the demand for human tellers. Whereas the majority of the working hours spent by human tellers prior to the ATM's introduction was on giving customers their cash and updating their bank books, the ATM did not make them redundant. Instead, by taking away these time-consuming tasks from human tellers, it allowed them to reallocate their time to more profitable activities such as improving customer service and upselling to customers. At the same time, ATMs reduced the amount of space and investment required to deal with essential banking functions, allowing banks to open up more branches at lower costs.
An OECD study on automation noticed that most studies on automation view jobs as homogenous across countries and seniority. Once controlling for factors such as the heterogeneity of jobs across different markets, in different locations and at different levels of seniority, the share of jobs that are at high risk of automation actually falls substantially. The EU countries with the highest automation potentials are Germany and Austria, with their large manufacturing sectors putting 12% of their workforce at risk. Even this, however, is not a cause for unemployment concerns.
Since the financial crisis a productivity slump has plagued most of the world, reducing economic growth and holding down real wages. This problem, if not addressed, can spiral into economic disaster given the rapidly ageing populations in most OECD countries. As populations age demand for health and social care services rises. In the UK, it is estimated that by 2037 there will be a care worker shortage of over 750,000.
The introduction of AI technologies that can boost productivity has spillover effects on those sectors that provide more opportunities for human labour. By reducing cost of production and increasing output in certain sectors such as in transport, new technologies would allow more resources to be diverted to those areas with growing need. It has already been found that since 1980 work involving social skills has been the fastest growing sector of the labour market. AI will likely further strengthen this trend.
The essential conditions for this, however, are free labour markets, in particular in the health and social care sectors. The worry of unemployment would then only arise if there exist significant frictions in the labour markets and a lack of training programs. This actually leads to another source of fears regarding AI unemployment: the belief that individuals are only able to do the job that they currently do. Job destruction is a permanent fixture of the economy, but job creation is generally more rapid.
Rigid labour laws that restrict the ability for workers and firms to experiment with new contracts and positions hold back the potential for this (re)training, threatening both jobs and wages. Similarly, fields that are expected to experience high demand, such as health and social care, generally have State imposed wages, which reduce their flexibility. Given the continually increasing demand, market wages for these fields would increase, sending a market signal for individuals to retrain. At present, essentially, the shortage of human capital in these fields is being artificially inflated. It is clear then that it is not Artificial Intelligence that is biggest threat to jobs, but bad policy and rigid labour markets.


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Since it was first released and through subsequent re-releases and annual television showings, The Wizard of Oz™ has become an American classic and one of the most enchanting movies of all time. Filmed in glorious Technicolor© and released during Hollywood's golden year of 1939, the film was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture. It gives us great pleasure to present our interpretations of the characters from this beloved film for the first time in the medium of molded felt.


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package org.wso2.carbon.transport.email.client.connector;

import com.icegreen.greenmail.util.GreenMail;
import com.icegreen.greenmail.util.ServerSetupTest;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import org.wso2.carbon.messaging.exceptions.ClientConnectorException;
import org.wso2.carbon.transport.email.connector.factory.EmailConnectorFactoryImpl;
import org.wso2.carbon.transport.email.contract.EmailClientConnector;
import org.wso2.carbon.transport.email.contract.EmailConnectorFactory;
import org.wso2.carbon.transport.email.contract.message.EmailBaseMessage;
import org.wso2.carbon.transport.email.contract.message.EmailTextMessage;
import org.wso2.carbon.transport.email.exception.EmailConnectorException;
import org.wso2.carbon.transport.email.utils.EmailTestConstant;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;

/**
 * Class implementing test cases to test email sender. GreenMail is used to create local smtp server.
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public class SmtpServerMailTestCase {
    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(SmtpServerMailTestCase.class);
    private static final String PASSWORD = "carbon123";
    private static final String USERNAME = "carbon";
    private static final String ADDRESS = "carbon@localhost.com";
    private static final String HOST = "127.0.0.1";
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        emailMessage.setHeader(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_HEADER_REPLY_TO, "replyto@localHost");
        emailMessage.setHeader(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_HEADER_MESSAGE_ID, "1234");
        clientConnector.send(emailMessage);
        Thread.sleep(1000);
        MimeMessage[] messages = mailServer.getReceivedMessages();
        Assert.assertEquals(messages.length, 3);
    }

    @Test(description = "Test case to send emails via smtp server with multiple to recipient.")
    public void sendingWithMultipleRecipients()
            throws IOException, MessagingException, ClientConnectorException, InterruptedException,
            EmailConnectorException {
        // create user on mail server
        mailServer.setUser(ADDRESS, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
        EmailConnectorFactory connectorFactory = new EmailConnectorFactoryImpl();
        EmailClientConnector clientConnector = connectorFactory.createEmailClientConnector();
        clientConnector.init(initProperties);
        EmailBaseMessage emailMessage = createEmailMessage("This is test message", "text/html",
                "This is test message", "to1@localhost, to2@localhost, to3@localhost", null, null);
        clientConnector.send(emailMessage);
        Thread.sleep(1000);
        MimeMessage[] messages = mailServer.getReceivedMessages();
        Assert.assertEquals(messages.length, 3);
    }

    @Test(description = "Test case to test invalid contentType is given",
            expectedExceptions = EmailConnectorException.class)
    public void invalidContentTypeIsGiven()
            throws IOException, MessagingException, ClientConnectorException, InterruptedException,
            EmailConnectorException {
        // create user on mail server
        mailServer.setUser(ADDRESS, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
        EmailConnectorFactory connectorFactory = new EmailConnectorFactoryImpl();
        EmailClientConnector clientConnector = connectorFactory.createEmailClientConnector();
        clientConnector.init(initProperties);
        EmailBaseMessage emailMessage = createEmailMessage("This is test message", "attachment",
                "This is test message", "to1@localhost, to2@localhost, to3@localhost", null, null);
        clientConnector.send(emailMessage);
    }

    @Test(description = "Test case to send emails via smtp server with wait time to close the connection is zero.")
    public void sendingWithWaitTimeToCloseConnectionIsZero()
            throws IOException, MessagingException, ClientConnectorException, InterruptedException,
            EmailConnectorException {

        initProperties.put(EmailTestConstant.WAIT_TIME, "0");
        // create user on mail server
        mailServer.setUser(ADDRESS, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
        EmailConnectorFactory connectorFactory = new EmailConnectorFactoryImpl();
        EmailClientConnector clientConnector = connectorFactory.createEmailClientConnector();
        clientConnector.init(initProperties);

        EmailBaseMessage emailMessage1 = createEmailMessage("This is test message",
                "text/plain", "This is test message", "to1@localhost", null, null);
        EmailBaseMessage emailMessage2 = createEmailMessage("This is second test message",
                "text/plain", "This is test message", "to2@localhost", null, null);

        clientConnector.send(emailMessage1);
        Thread.sleep(1000);
        clientConnector.send(emailMessage2);
        Thread.sleep(1000);
        MimeMessage[] messages = mailServer.getReceivedMessages();
        Assert.assertEquals(messages.length, 2);
    }

    @Test(description = "Test case user name is not given in server parameters.",
            expectedExceptions = EmailConnectorException.class)
    public void usernameIsNotGivenTestCase()
            throws IOException, MessagingException, ClientConnectorException, InterruptedException,
            EmailConnectorException {
        // create user on mail server
        mailServer.setUser(ADDRESS, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
        initProperties.put(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_SENDER_USERNAME, null);
        EmailConnectorFactory connectorFactory = new EmailConnectorFactoryImpl();
        EmailClientConnector clientConnector = connectorFactory.createEmailClientConnector();
        clientConnector.init(initProperties);
    }

    @Test(description = "Test case where password is not given in server parameters.",
            expectedExceptions = EmailConnectorException.class)
    public void passwordIsNotGivenTestCase()
            throws IOException, MessagingException, ClientConnectorException, InterruptedException,
            EmailConnectorException {
        // create user on mail server
        mailServer.setUser(ADDRESS, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
        initProperties.put(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_SENDER_PASSWORD, null);
        EmailConnectorFactory connectorFactory = new EmailConnectorFactoryImpl();
        EmailClientConnector clientConnector = connectorFactory.createEmailClientConnector();
        clientConnector.init(initProperties);
    }

    @Test(description = "Test case where invalid server is given in server parameters.",
            expectedExceptions = EmailConnectorException.class)
    public void invalidServerParameterIsGivenTestCase()
            throws IOException, MessagingException, ClientConnectorException, InterruptedException,
            EmailConnectorException {
        // create user on mail server
        mailServer.setUser(ADDRESS, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
        initProperties.put("mail.smtp.port", "3000");
        EmailConnectorFactory connectorFactory = new EmailConnectorFactoryImpl();
        EmailClientConnector clientConnector = connectorFactory.createEmailClientConnector();
        clientConnector.init(initProperties);
    }

    /**
     * Method implemented to create a email text message with relevant headers and properties.
     *
     * @param content       Content which need to be set in email body.
     * @param contentType   Content type of the email.
     * @param subject       Subject of the email.
     * @param to            To recipients of the email
     * @param cc            Cc recipients of the email
     * @param bcc           Bcc recipients of the email
     * @return              EmailBaseMessage created by setting headers and properties.
     */
    EmailBaseMessage createEmailMessage(String content, String contentType, String subject, String to,
            String cc, String bcc) {
        EmailBaseMessage emailMessage = new EmailTextMessage(content);
        emailMessage.setHeader(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_HEADER_CONTENT_TYPE, contentType);
        emailMessage.setHeader(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_HEADER_SUBJECT, subject);
        emailMessage.setHeader(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_HEADER_TO, to);
        emailMessage.setHeader(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_HEADER_CC, cc);
        emailMessage.setHeader(EmailTestConstant.MAIL_HEADER_BCC, bcc);

        return emailMessage;
    }
}


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A day with Lama Thubten Wangchen
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Lama Thubten Wangchen at Renata Beffa's house during his 2017 visit to Costa Rica. ((Courtesy of Edgar Mora))
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It's noon on Sunday, Feb. 19 and we're at the home of Costa Rican artist Juan Carlos Chavarría's house in La Uruca, San José. As we pass through the garage, we enter a room filled with Chavarría's artwork made out of material from decommissioned guns. The Lama Thubten Wangchen, a special representative of the Dalai Lama to Europe, observes these vibrant and impressive piece, which contain a message of passive transformation through art.
An hour has passed. People keep entering the room to listen to the Lama's peaceful message. As everyone looks for a comfortable place, the Lama sits down on a white sofa in the center of the living room. As we all get comfortable, Chavarría introduces the Lama, who offers up a "pura vida" and a few words expressing how proud he is to be in Costa Rica.
Artist Juan Carlos Chavarría gifts Lama Thubten Wangchen with a print of his artwork. (Courtesy of Edgar Mora)
"Weapons destroy peace, nature and happiness. If there's no peace in a country, then how do we achieve it?" he asks his listeners.
While Juan Carlos Chavarría speaks, Lama Thubten Wangchen joyfully holds a baby. (Courtesy of Edgar Mora)
The Lama acknowleges that it is very easy to speak about peace, but much more difficult to truly achieve it. He recommends that the wisdom of the elderly be used as a tool of education for the younger generations, making it clear that they're the future of the world.
Dressed in the usual Tibetan monk's maroon robe, the Lama sits comfortably and describes our need for a more harmonious and peaceful society in which people smile more.
"[To reach] this peace, it starts with each one of us," he says. "You should feel proud of Costa Rica's peace, but we all need moral support, the support from all institutions, political and governmental."
As the Lama concludes this brief message, the young Costa Rican poet Ileana Castellón is introduced. She passionately recites a few lines on the topic of peace, reflecting on the critical moment in which humanity finds itself.
"It's very difficult to maintain this peace, but it's not a hard task when you're seeking it," Castellón says.
Lama Thubten Wangchen poses with the young Costa Rican poet Ileana Castellón (Courtesy of Edgar Mora)
In this family-like setting, people freely express their concerns regarding the world's current turbulent situation. The Lama answers with a hopeful tone, explaining that humanity has always been conflictive, no matter the time period, and that a key to responding effectively is to listen to each other.
Time passes quickly while we discuss these topics. It's 2 p.m. already and we're on our way to another activity. Wangchen, his manager Ana Lorena Wong, photographer Edgar Mora, and I jump into a brown Nissan Qashqai to get to Renata Beffa's house in Villa Real, Santa Ana. As we drive along Ruta 27, Santa Ana's beautiful mountains are seen to our left.
We get to Villa Real and enter a beautiful, crea- colored home. As we enter, we take off our shoes and continue through the stairs to get to the living room. Slowly, people gather all over the living room and the terrace. The rooms gradually fill both with people and with calm and joyous music, thanks to musician Randall Nájera, with his violin, and Rodrigo Oviedo, with his guitar and keyboard.
Musician Randall Nájera and Lama Wangchen behind him. (Courtesy of Edgar Mora)
This spiritual gathering unites about 100 people from different parts of the world. Just from overhearing snippets of conversation, it is clear that the room is filled with people from Costa Rica, the United States, England, Tibet, Canada, Colombia, Italy, and Guatemala, all here to listen to spiritual guidance from the Lama.
The activity starts with a few words from behalf of Beffa as she introduces the Lama when he enters the room. He sat down in his chair, thanks everyone for coming and thanks the musicians. As he finishes thanking other people, he closes his eyes, puts his hands together and begins singing a chant.
He greets everyone and explains his visit to our country and the rarity of a Buddhist monk in Costa Rica. His main purpose is sharing his knowledge, exchanging ideas and enjoying time with the people he meets. Along with these desires, he focuses on the importance of having a healthy body and healthy mind in order to lead a balanced life in a humane world.
"We are humans looking for peace and happiness. Our socioeconomic status does not matter and all religions guide us towards being people of good. If you can't do any good, then do no harm. We're all in search of peace and happiness, but the problem will remain until everyone decides to change their interior. [We've got to] take care of our soul, spirit and conscience," the Lama tells the gathering.
People meditating while Lama Thubten Wangchen sings some mantra chants. (Courtesy of Edgar Mora)
Wangchen refers to various other topics such as success, impermanence in the world, and life itself as a source of potential we can enjoy to develop our hearts, mind and souls. As well as in the previous activity, he mentions that the world is in suffering right now. Everyone has conflict at some point, he says. The question is how we will resolve these issues.
He explains that we've got to learn to forgive, accept and give compassion in exchange as a form of love towards others. This relates to the way in which karma works. If we act upon our good decisions, the well-being of our future will be the result. The same happens if we act based on hatred and negative feelings: the result will be a negative future.
The beautiful sunset from Renata Beffa's home. (Courtesy of Edgar Mora)
Ever day we are becoming older, so we must live with dignity and not be afraid of death: our future is entirely in our own hands.
A long day full of spiritual activities concludes with the singing of some chants, along with the words Om Ah Ra Pa Tsa Na Dhi, Nájera and Oviedo's accompanying music, and beautiful vibrant orange sunset whose light illuminates us all.
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VietNamNet Bridge – As of August 15, 112 athletes representing 13 countries and territories have registered to compete at the 7th World Shuttlecock Championship (WSC) in Dong Thap Province from September 2-5.
Participating countries include the host Vietnam, China, India, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Singapore, France, Finland, Austria, Macau (China), Hong Kong (China), and Taiwan (China).
Dong Thap is putting the finishing touch to preparations. Its 3,000 seat sports complex has undergone maintenance and Wifi has been installed in accommodation reserved for both press and competitors.
The organising board has selected 60 volunteers, fluent in English, to welcome foreign friends and introduce them to the province's many attractions.
The WSC was held in Hungary in 2000 and 2007, in China in 2001, 2005 and 2010, and in Germany in 2003. Vietnamese athletes have claimed championship titles at every tournament thus far.


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The myth that humans and environments must be sacrificed for beauty and high fashion was dispelled at a fashion summit held in Denmark yesterday.
The Danish Fashion Institute presented a runway show in conjunction with the climate summit in Copenhagen. To promote the idea that one can be fashionable and at the same time environmentally responsible, the Institute has formed Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical (NICE), a body designed to "lead the Nordic fashion industry towards a stronger focus on responsible, ethical, and sustainable production", according to its website.


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[Christian Examiner] Chelsea Clinton has said that, as a "deeply religious person," the idea of America going back to a pre-Roe v. Wade society where abortions were banned is "unChristian."
VIDEO: [Daily Caller] SiriusXM interview wth Chelsea Clinton where she calls the protection of the lives of unborn children 'un-Christian'
In an interview with SiriusXM's "Signal Boost," on Thursday, Clinton said every day she makes the "moral choice" to be optimistic for her children when it comes to what she says is the battle for women's rights.
"That my efforts and my energies, particularly when I'm fortunate enough to be in partnership with fellow travelers, hopefully will make a difference," the activist and former first daughter said.
"And when I think about all of the statistics that are painful of what women are confronting today in our country, and what even more women confronted pre-Roe and how many women died and how many more women were maimed because of unsafe abortion practices, we just can't go back to that," Clinton said, referring to the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the country.
"Like that's unconscionable to me, and also, I'm sure that this will unleash another wave of hate in my direction, but as a deeply religious person, it's also unChristian to me," she added, referring to her Methodist faith.
Clinton added that she has been receiving "a lot of hate" over the issue, and has been compared to slave-owners and Nazis.
Several conservative figures, including evangelist Franklin Graham, have recently taken objection to Clinton's continued comments on abortion. Back in August, she spoke at a pro-abortion event "Rise Up for Roe" in New York City against Judge Bret Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
This article continues at [Christian Examiner] Chelsea Clinton: 'As a Deeply Religious Person,' Banning Abortions 'Is UnChristian to Me'
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Julie Kennedy Harvey
You're confused Chelsea, being religious does not mean you're a Christian. On the contrary, being a Christian means you follow the leading and have a relationship with Jesus Christ. He was not at all religious, Jesus abhorred religion and it's practices. So well done you — all of what you have purported is genuine non-sense.
John McDonough
They only relifion you have is greed!!!!!!
Janet Herron
Abortion is murder and I believe that one of the commandments is "thy shalt not kill", so she should read what God says about murder!!!!
Becky Keyes Fox
Cheri Amos
But far far from spiritual.
Toby Silvers
It is if you worship the Devil!!!
Theresa Rossignol-Fields
Many are religious- but are not following God's commandments, living in His will, but only for their own. Jesus spoke to & about the religious rulers of His time about that.
Following Christ, ie: being a born again Christian, I cannot live according to my own will, twisting the gospel so that my wants dictate to others, leading them towards spiritual destruction.
Peter Plug
Ms Clinton: Neither your (publicly known) words or your actions lend ANY credence to your claim of being "a deeply religious person".
It appears that you are once again mouthing "whatever it takes" to accelerate the moral decline seen in "progressive" circles.
None of your words have real value to any real Bible believing Christian.
Tina Van Dongen
Has she read her Bible?
Lance Conley
nope just noi
Dewayne Francis
She needs to reread her bible God is against abortion
Johnny Smith
You sound like your Mother & Dad
You're confusing fact with fiction.
I would say more but Chelsea could not understand it.
I pray that one day you & the Democrats you represent will wake up to the real world.
Before Jesus returns!
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How the Pope lent Washington and Havana a helping hand
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The annual procession of Our Lady of Charity, the patron saint of Cuba in Havana.
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President Barack Obama's announcement of a "new chapter" in relations with Cuba was made possible thanks to help from a surprising partner in the lengthy secret negotiations with Havana: the Vatican.
According to an official statement from the Catholic Chuch, Pope Francis issued a personal appeal to leaders of both countries, encouraging them to pursue a closer relationship. The Vatican also hosted the discussions that ensued. President Obama specifically thanked the pope for his part in pushing the new policy.
"I want to thank His Holiness, Pope Francis, whose moral example shows us the importance of pursuing the world as it should be, rather than simply settling for the world as it is," Obama said during his announcement on Wednesday.
The involvement of the Catholic Church in the politics of a communist country like Cuba isn't especially unexpected, according to Paddy Agnew, the Rome correspondent for the Irish Times. "It's an expression of the Vatican's long-term Cuba policy, which is to maintain dialogue," he says.
But it hasn't always been an easy relationship. In the aftermath of the revolution, some Catholic priests were forced to take refuge in the Argentine embassy.
Agnew believes the current policy of détente can be traced directly back to the late 1990s, and a visit by Pope John Paul II to Havana. "He came from a very anti-communist stance," Agnew says. "But despite that, his priests told him that the Cuban people were being harmed by the embargo, and he entered into a dialogue with Fidel Castro."
That change in policy yielded concessions from the Castro government, including the recognition of Christmas as a national holiday.
According to Agnew, the current pope's personal history may also have influenced his reception in Havana. "I don't think you can overestimate the importance of having a Latin American pope," he says. "[Francis] is someone who is sensitive to the tensions in the region. And the Vatican gets a lot out of it. It's a triumph for their policy."
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Dragon Spin is one of the newer Asian themed slot machines in casinos today. That hasn't stopped it from quickly becoming one of the most popular slot machines. In fact, there are already multiple versions of this penny slot machine on casino floors.
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The Dragon Spin games are stunning because of their largess. This is one tactic to make a non-branded penny slot machine stand out in a casino flooded with new slot machines. It's almost impossible to miss the Dragon Spin slot machines when walking through a casino. This video slot machine has 5 Reels, 30 Lines, 20 Credit Bonus Bet, and plays with a 400 credit maximum bet.
Dragon Spin has five progressive jackpots, stacked wilds, and three different free spin Bonuses. The community feature allows other players to share in wins.
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Real blast – During this Bonus, the reels become three instead of five. The three center video reels become one massive symbol. It's possible to get a coverall in this Bonus for a large win.
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Players only need to make a minimum wager to be eligible for the Progressive Jackpots. Dragon Spin is different from other slot machines in this way. Other penny slot machines require that a player makes the maximum bet to be eligible for a Bonus game or progressive jackpot.
The progressive pick 'em game is activated randomly when the moon appears on one of the symbols during the base game. The player must pick three mini, minor, major, maxi, or mega jackpot symbols from 15 moons. Nice wins happen often in the progressive feature. Hand-pay jackpots are possible when a player wins the largest Dragon Spin progressive jackpot.
Dragon Spin slot games are produced by Bally Technology and Scientific Games. This group also includes WMS and Shuffle Master and is one of the largest casino gaming manufacturers in the world. Scientific Games online gaming division, SG Interactive, promotes online versions of their brick and mortar slot and casino games.
Dragon Spin is available as a demo for fun play in the United States. Unfortunately Dragon Spin isn't available as a real money game in online casinos in the United States. Online gamblers in other regions of the world should find the real money online slot game of Dragon Spin in their favorite online casino.
Dragon Spin online plays like a mellow version of the brick and mortar version of the original slot machine. The large cabinets, large video screens, high-quality audio, and vibrating chairs create an immersive feeling that can't be replicated online. That said if you love the dragon themed gameplay you should enjoy the online version of Dragon Spin.


Welcome to a site where meditation practitioners from any background or style can inspire one another.
Drink from the common pot of Knowledge and aim to extend Awareness in all beings throughout space-time and beyond.
Your comments and questions are welcome, please email them to the moderator.
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Take off your shoes, sit on the ground, a cushion, or a chair with your spine as straight as an arrow, your palms resting on your lap, and lower the eyes or close them. Sit absolutely still without fidgeting.
Think neither of the past nor of the future, do not analyse, initiate or engage in conversations or fantasies with yourself. Let the body be as tranquil as a sleeping babe and the mind resting in its natural state.
Try by mental alertness to arrest the thought process so that not even a single idea should arise. When a thought, feeling or memory arises don't give in, chop it down root and all, and continue meditating.
Through this meditation you'll become tranquil, still and silent, acquiring skill in handling the rise and fall of thoughts and emotions. It leads to freedom from the tyranny of thought, resembling one who is at rest sitting by a riverbank watching the river flow past.
Now become indifferent to thoughts and emotions, allowing them to do as they please. Neither attempt to prevent them, nor fall under their spell.
Stay in the moment relaxed, awake and detached.
If you forget yourself simply start over.
Eventually the mind will become clear and focused and suddenly your original, indescribable true nature may arise of its own accord. That is the beginning of Knowledge.
To end the meditation put on your shoes and feel the ground under your feet.
Check out pictures, mp3s, videos etc uploaded recently by meditators in "Recent" and "Gallery".
You'll find the author's posts in "News" , and "Old News".
Meditation groups and other resources of interest are in "Links"


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Mona foundation day was celebrated on 10th September to commemorate the birth anniversary of a Bahai martyr, Mona Mahmudnejad, who sacrificed her life for the truth and welfare of the humanity.
The event began with a sweet note of prayer and was illuminated throughout by the thumping programme, refreshing the sweet memories and noble ideals of Mona, presented by the students. The poems, dances, speeches and presentations left everyone with a mindful thought to reflect on the speciality of this day.


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